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Fireworks fizzle first, then flash Fireworks fans breached fence, forced stoppage By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Coquitlam Mounties have launched a criminal investigation after some Canada Day partygoers breached a security fence to see the fireworks display, prompting officials to postpone the pyrotechnics until the next night.
On Tuesday, RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung said police are interviewing several people but he declined to say if any arrests had been made in connection with the July 1 incident that left some 20,000 spectators wondering why there was no Town Centre Park light show as planned at 10:30 p.m. According to the city, which was forced to reschedule the fireworks to Monday at 10 p.m., the show was halted by Archangel Fireworks —
a Winnipeg-based company that won the HSBC Celebration of Light competition in 2007 and ’08 — when several revellers jumped into the restricted fall zone on the east side of Lafarge Lake. “Archangel prides itself on safety for our people and our audience, and sometimes that means the show doesn’t go on,” Candice Mitchell, Archangel’s general manager, said in a news release. see FIREWORKS, O KS, page g 6
LEFT: TRACY RIDDELL ; RIGHT: STEVE SMITH
Rain plagued a busy weekend in the Tri-Cities that included Golden Spike Days at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park (left) as well as Canada Day celebrations and fireworks in Port Coquitlam (right) and Coquitlam.
AFTER THE FIRE As a youngster, Erica Salemink recalls, her brother was a sweetheart. But then he changed. See page 3
Teaching style key: Crown By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Last month, Blake Salemink was found not criminally responsible, by reason of mental disorder, of manslaughter in the death of his mother, Colette. She died in a fire he set in their Coquitlam home in April 2010. Judge Paul Williamson ordered that Salemink go before the B.C. Review Board, where he will be assessed, before beginning treatment at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital at Colony Farm.
property in a taxi cab, crossed the U.S. border and began to make his way south.
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Erica Salemink (left) shows a picture her brother Blake painted for her as a child. Above, Salemink with her mother, Colette, who was killed in a fire set by Blake in 2010. Below, Colette, Blake and Erica in a family photo taken in 2007.
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t Royal Columbian Hospital in 2004, Erica Salemink’s suspicions about her brother are confirmed. Blake sits in a padded room, watched by a security guard, and she is told her younger sibling is suffering from a mental disorder and needs to be kept under observation for several days. She walks into the room, where Blake sits on the floor, eating. They talk for a few moments until, suddenly, in a jerking motion, he drops his food. The guard quickly reacts, believing Blake intends to harm his sister. But Erica waves the man away, assuring him she is not in any danger. “My brother would never hurt me,” she says.
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As a youngster, Erica Salemink recalls, her brother was a sweetheart. Ten years her junior, he would draw pictures, adding inscriptions telling her how much he cared about her. “Best sister in the universe” is written across the bottom of one of the more brightly coloured pieces, which Erica has framed and plans to hang on the wall of the Port Coquitlam home she recently purchased with her husband. The couple are expecting their first child together this fall. Blake was just a teenager when Erica first saw signs that things were not all right with her younger sibling. The quiet youth who
previously had a “gowith-the-flow” attitude disappeared, replaced by a teen who would argue with everyone over everything. Erica hoped she was just witnessing a kid acting out but she recalled one moment in which she could see in his eyes that something was seriously wrong. “Afterwards, someone told me there is something with the dilation of the pupils,” she said. “I looked at him and started crying and I said, ‘He has a mental illness.’” In the week leading up to Blake’s first stay at Royal Columbian Hospital, Erica was no longer able to make excuses for her brother’s increasingly strange behaviour. He would speak long sentences of gibberish and respond to comments with words that did not make sense. Blake went to school that week but when teachers found him wandering the parking lot in an agitated state, they drove him to Royal Columbian. There, he was handcuffed to a bed and placed in a padded
room for several days before he was assessed and sent for what was to be the first of many stays at Riverview Hospital.
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For a while, things appeared to be OK. Despite his troubles, Blake managed to finish high school and, in 2005, attended cooking school at Malaspina College (today known as Vancouver Island University). The family believed that being away from home might help Blake gain some independence and, as he completed the one-year program, he began to take an interest in travelling. But the positive feelings would not last. In 2007, Erica received a call from a family Blake was staying with in Mexico City. She learned that her brother had smashed a car and had been acting erratically. “You need to come get him,” someone on the other end of the phone said to her in broken English. Erica boarded a plane but upon her arrival, she
was unable to convince her brother to come home. Then, during a heated argument, Blake punched her. “I was in shock,” she said. “We ended up having to leave him there. You can’t make someone get on a plane.” Blake was eventually taken to a hospital in Mexico, where he was treated for psychosis, and escorted back to Canada by authorities. In the years that followed, Blake had several stays at Riverview Hospital, spending anywhere from a month to two months at the facility. “They don’t keep you until you are well,” Erica said. “They keep you until they think you have the medication sorted out... They take you to a certain level and that is when they let you out.” When Blake was diligently taking his medication, she said he could once again be sweet, like the boy who used to draw her pictures. During those periods, it was difficult to talk to him about his mental problems, she said, be-
cause the family was so relieved he was feeling better. But when he wasn’t following his regimen, he could be mean and difficult to deal with, and would often lash out at his family. By the spring of 2010, fights between Blake and his mom became common, and Coquitlam RCMP officers were routinely called to Colette’s Burian Drive home to intervene in disputes. On April 13 of that year, a mental health warrant was drawn up that could have put Blake, who was still on extended stay from Riverview, back in the hospital. But when he met with his caseworker two days later, the warrant was not executed, despite the fact he appeared giddy and admitted to having auditory hallucinations. He said he heard a song that sounded like it was speaking to him, the court would later be told, but he knew the voices were not real. After the meeting, Blake was allowed to return home. On April 17, police
were again called after Blake threatened to hire a hit man from Mexico to kill his mother. When officers arrived, Colette told them she did not believe the threat was serious and Blake was not taken into custody. Despite all the problems, however, Erica said her mom seemed to be feeling better when they spoke on the phone the next day. Blake had asked Erica to accompany him to a doctor’s appointment that week and Colette was formulating a plan to limit the amount of time he could spend at the house. “She felt good and I felt good,” Erica said. “We said, ‘It was a mess of a weekend but we will get this sorted out.’ “There just wasn’t enough time.” On the day Erica and Colette spoke on the phone, Blake bought a bus ticket to Tijuana, Mexico. In the early morning hours of April 19, he is believed to have piled some old recipes on the floor of a downstairs room and set them on fire. He quickly left the
“Blake, there’s been a fire.” Erica remembers talking to her brother on a cellphone standing outside the family’s home a few hours later as firefighters were finishing knocking down the blaze. “Were you cooking last night?,” she asked. “No. Is mom OK?” “No,” she replied. Then he asked about his inheritance, his voice cool and emotionless. “I was even shielding him at that time,” Erica said. “Anyone who hears that is obviously going to think he did it. But I was thinking, who with a sane mind was really going to say, ‘Oh, that is too bad. What about my inheritance?’” The inheritance is one of Blake’s many fixations and is a part of his mental illness, Erica said. He still talks about it, which infuriates his sister, who is reeling from the loss of her mother. She said she wants to see remorse and contrition. She wants him to be ashamed and show compassion. Given his mental condition, however, Erica does not know if he fully understands what he has done. And despite her grief, her anger and frustration, pulling away from her brother is difficult. “Because of our age gap, I have more of a big-sister, parental kind of love,” she said. “The unconditional part of it is pretty amazing.” Even now. When she is fed up with her brother’s calls, she tries to ignore him. But when the voice on the other end of the phone sounds drugged and she knows he has spent time in the isolation room at the hospital, she can’t help but feel bad. “You feel horrible that anyone has to do that,” she said. “All he has to do is say, ‘Erica, can you come visit me’ and then I melt.”
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Blake was arrested in Salem, Ore., on the afternoon of April 19. He was taken into custody and held at an American hospital before being turned over to Canadian authorities. Upon his return home, he was sent to Port Coquitlam’s North Fraser Pretrial Centre, a provincial jail, where his condition severely deteriorated, according to Erica. When the trial started, the judge ordered Blake be moved to the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital at Colony Farm in Coquitlam, where he will likely stay following the court verdict. While his immediate future is settled — custody, treatment — more than two years after her mother’s death, Erica still has many questions and few answers about what led her brother to burn down their home and what wasn’t done that could have stopped him. She wonders why the mental health warrant that was drawn up the week of the fire was not executed. She asks why police would not take Blake into custody, even after he threatened to kill his mother. She also wonders why her mother’s request for supportive housing was ignored, forcing Blake back into her care when the family believed he should have been in a hospital setting. “I think back at what could have been done differently and I still don’t have the answer,â€? she said. “I just don’t know. “Sometimes, when bad things happen, you think, ‘If only I had done this, if only I had done that.’ I don’t even think about those things. I just don’t know.â€? • Requests for information from the Provincial Health Services Authority were not returned by deadline. A spokesperson for PHSA said the organization does not comment on specific patients, due to privacy issues. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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Port Coquitlam will participate in a Metro Vancouver study examining the feasibility of building charging stations for electric vehicles throughout the Lower Mainland. It is too early to say whether PoCo would receive a station, but the study will look at what infrastructure will be required and where it will be placed to encourage more people to use electric cars. Coun. Brad West, chair of PoCo’s environmental enhancement committee, said the city will have to consider the costs before it makes any decision on bringing charging stations to PoCo. “I don’t think it makes sense to build something for which there is no demand,� West said. “We are being told that you are seeing more and more people opting for electric vehicles. I don’t think at this point they are widely available but that could change in the next couple of years.� West added that he would rather see electric vehicle owners set up their own charging equipment at their home. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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Canada Day was entertaining in the Tri-Cities. Left, Kalaya Dancers perform at Canada Day festivities at Castle Park in Port Coquitlam. Above: Doug and the Slugs rock out on stage Sunday evening during Golden Spike Days in Port Moody. Below: Children’s entertainers Bobs and Lolo sing for the youngsters next to Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam.
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B.C.’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 4.5% in the first four years of the carbon tax on fossil fuels but most of that drop was probably the result of a world recession rather than the steadily increasing tax. Environment Minister Terry Lake re l e a s e d t h e l at e s t emissions report last Wednesday in Kelowna, insisting that B.C. is on track to meet its interim target of a 6% reduction in greenhouse gases this year. The latest federal government emission figures are for 2010 and in that year, B.C. emissions crept up again after two years of decline. Lake said the global financial crisis of 2008’09 is likely responsible for a 3% drop in emissions since the carbon tax took effect. The other 1.5% came as B.C. residents chose to reduce their fossil fuel use, partly due to the tax and also because of the steep increase in gasoline prices. Lake acknowledged that it will be “challenging” for B.C. to meet its target of a 33% reduction in emissions by 2020, especially with new liquefied natural
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Tax unlikely to bring a pump price record CTF pushes for elimination of levy on fuels By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
The 1.1-cent-per-litre increase in B.C.’s carbon tax as of Canada Day isn’t expected to push Metro Vancouver gasoline prices into record territory. Gas prices in the region averaged $1.39 per litre as of Thursday, before the final lift in the carbon tax to 6.67 cents a litre. Gasbuddy.com founder Jason Toews said the bump could take average prices here back over $1.40, but not likely above the 2008 record of nearly $1.50 or this year’s late May peak of $1.489. “I think that’s going to be the peak for the year unless we see some major refinery issues,” he said. Prices have trended lower this spring as crude oil prices dropped on a sagging world economy and, more importantly, as three west coast refineries came back on line after previous shutdowns con-
stricted supply. don’t benefit ordinary Higher demand from consumers. the summer driving seaCTF spokesman son has kept gas prices Jordan Bateman listed from falling too far yet, tax breaks for industrial Toews said, but he ex- property owners, interpects significantly lower active digital media venpump prices by the fall if tures, scientific research all else stays equal. and the film industry. “ We s h o u l d s e e “The quickest way to gas prices get much save taxpayers money is cheaper,” he said. “I for B.C. to scrap the carthink we could see the bon tax,” he said. return of $1.20-someThe carbon tax also thing gas.” applies to other carbonThe last scheduled in- releasing fossil fuels, increase in the carbon tax cluding diesel, natural comes as the provincial gas, coal and propane. government asks for The Pembina Institute, public input which backs w on the fua higher carture of the bon tax, isb tax ahead of ssued its own You can comment on any story you read at 2013 budget rreport June www.tricitynews.com delibera225, arguing tions. tthe measure Up for dehas been posih bate is whether the tax tive for B.C. It surveyed a crossshould be reduced or rise further, whether any section of business, further increases should academic and governcontinue to go to tax re- ment leaders, and found lief or be redirected to a majority concluded fund carbon reduction there was no significant initiatives such as tran- downside so far. They were split, however, on sit. The C a n a d i a n whether the carbon tax Taxpayers Federation should continue to climb is calling for the carbon when no other North tax to be eliminated en- American jurisdictions tirely, adding many of have imposed any simithe offsetting tax cuts are lar tax. geared to business and jnagel@blackpress.ca
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“Crown contends that the touching went beyond inappropriate and necessitates criminal charges.” During the trial, teaching colleagues testified that Plehanov lacked proper classroom management abilities. All of the students he allegedly touched described the teacher as “fun” and said he allowed them to play games for much of the day. Defence lawyer Lisa Jean Helps has suggested throughout the trial that Plehanov had “disastrous” classroom management skills and misunderstood the boundaries between teachers and students. But Van Tongeren Harvey sug g ested his style of teaching was a factor in his alleged crimes. She said Plehanov approached the students more as friends rather than as an authority figure, allowing him to build a trusting relationship with them. “The relationship was more of a friend
relationship... and eventually an intimate relationship rather than a teacher-student relationship,” she said. Plehanov is facing five charges of sexual interference and five charges of sexual assault involving girls who were aged seven and eight at the time of the incidents, which date back to January 2008. He is also facing a charge of criminal harassment in relation to a June 2010 incident, when he was alleged to have been spotted sitting in his car outside of one of the girl’s homes. Va n Tongeren Harvey said incidents of inappropriate touching began soon after Plehanov started substitute teaching in School District 43 in 2007. He continued teaching despite repeated warnings from school administrators and an investigation into his behaviour that began in 2009. The investigation culminated in February 2010 with a finding of misconduct and Plehanov received a letter stating he would be
required to see a psychologist. He met with the psychologist once and also met with a coordinator to help him with his classroom management skills. A month after the investigation concluded, three girls from a Grade 2/3 class at Coquitlam’s Glen elementary school were allegedly touched by Plehanov. Two girls said he had rubbed their bottoms and pelvic area while a third student said he touched her shoulder and rubbed her bottom while checking her math work. One of the parents of the Glen elementary girls contacted the Coquitlam RCMP and Plehanov was arrested on March 18, 2010. Plehanov’s trial wrapped up June 21 and the defence and Crown lawyers are now giving their closing submissions to the judge. Van Tongeren Harvey was expected to wrap up her closing arguments after The Tri-City News’ print deadline and the defence was to continue its submissions Wednesday. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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Road & Utility Improvements Please use alternate routes to avoid delays. David Avenue—Noons Creek Drive to Pinetree Way – Roadway widening including new pedestrian and cycling facilities in the form of a multi-use pathway and wide curb lanes for commuter cyclists and street lighting followed by repaving. An additional westbound travel lane will be added in portion between Johnson Street and Pinetree Way. Parking southside near Silver Springs Boulevard will be permanently removed approximately July 15th to make room for above improvements. Watch for No Parking signs posted for actual date. Construction to begin July 9th by Imperial Paving Ltd., 604-431-5161 between Noons Creek and Johnson, weather dependent. Traffic controls in place with reduced lanes and parking restrictions.
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ill 22 was a hammer where a feather was needed but, thanks to some fancy footwork by mediator Charles Jago, the worst elements of Bill 22 have been rendered moot, an agreement has been reached and B.C.’s public school teachers and their employers will live to fight another day. While BC Teachers’ Federation president Susan Lambert characterized the mediation process as a sham, labelled the pressure teachers were under as bullying and the agreement the best that could be achieved under duress, some modest improvements were gained, albeit not in wages. More importantly, the two-year contract ending in 2013 contains few if any of the concessions that had been demanded by the employers, the BC Public School Employers’ Association. True, there are no improvements in class size and composition language, and the government chose to tighten the screws on teachers with Bill 22 by eliminating limits without giving teachers any of the control they sought in classroom organization. The government claims its $165-million Learning Improvement Fund will allay some of the concerns by putting more teachers and special education assistants in the classroom. For the coming school year, School District 43 has $1.2 million in extra funds to support large elementary schools and struggling students thanks to strike savings and other surplus funds from this year. Still, it’s unlikely teachers will be satisfied given their ongoing concerns about what they view as government attacks on their professionalism, autonomy, control over classroom organization and wages. Some of these issues will be addressed through the courts in the hopes that the judicial system will give teachers what the government will not while wages will remain a sticking point when negotiations resume. For parents, the teachers’ agreement is a relief after months of uncertainty and anxiety, a three-day walk-out and withdrawal of teachers’ support for field trips and other volunteer activities. But the relief will be short-lived unless the economy turns around, the government changes or it turns out that more money does make a difference to in the classroom — although there will never be enough cash to solve every issue.
Rough seas ahead for financially leaky ferries BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA C Ferries has begun its summer schedule, ramping up sailings for the vacation season that is crucial to the fleet’s bottom line. It has been rough sailing for BC Ferries so far this year. The corporation released its financial results in June, reporting a net loss of $16.5 million, compared to net earnings of $3.8 million the previous year. Last year’s earnings were boosted by the sale of the former corporate headquarters for $9.3 million, preventing a loss there as well. In the fiscal year that ended March 31, vehicle traffic was down 3.5% and the number of walk-on passengers was down 2.8%. As a result, BC Ferries is forecasting a “small loss” for this year as well. The spring “Coast Saver” sale has just ended. That’s a 37% discount offered Fridays
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through Mondays, May 25 to June 25 on the major runs from the mainland to Victoria and Nanaimo. The discounts allowed a foot passenger to cross for $9.95 and a car and driver for $39.95. I asked BC Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan last week how the sale went. He didn’t have final figures yet but he allowed that the boost in traffic was “marginal.” It’s the second year the spring sale has been offered over weekends, when people are more likely to travel. But instead of generating additional trips, Corrigan said the main effect has been to shift traffic from midweek to weekends. One of the primary reasons for this spring’s poor performance is the lousy weather that kept people at home. Gasoline at $1.40 a litre is another big one. Hotels and other tourism services tell the same story. Here’s another problem: Student traffic on the ferries was down by a third this spring because teachers cancelled field trips as part of their lengthy work-to-rule campaign. The simplistic political debate about ferry
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service starts and ends with rising fares — with occasional fits of temper over executive salaries — and ignores the other factors. Just cut the fares and increase the taxpayer subsidy, say the NDP and their local echo chambers. Of course, taxpayers are already pitching in an extra $80 million this year, bringing the subsidy to the ferries close to $200 million. That’s how Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom sweetened the pot as he unveiled new powers for B.C. Ferry commissioner Gord Macatee to set service levels as well as regulate fares. Macatee’s task now is to travel the coast and endure the demands of island dwellers who want the rest of us to subsidize their splendid isolation. The proposition for them will boil down to this: You can pay more or you can have fewer sailings. And where the boat is a third full, you will have fewer sailings. This consultation period is an opportunity to ask some hard questions. For instance, does Saltspring Island really need three
ferry terminals? And why is there no passenger-only service? Macatee’s term as commissioner started with a detailed review last year that pointed to some other ways to save serious money. But CEO Corrigan says there are no quick fixes. FortisBC has offered an $11-million incentive for conversion of marine vessels to natural gas, which would give the fleet significant relief from spiralling fuel costs. But a ferry conversion would take six months or more, and another vessel would be needed in the meantime. Another promising suggestion is overhauling the ferry reservation service, making reservations free and charging extra for those who just show up. Corrigan says a computer reservation overhaul is underway but it will take three years. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and bclocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca twitter.com/tomfletcherbc
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TRI-CITYY LETTERS Canada Day made mess at Lafarge Lake & park The Editor, Re. “Fireworks rescheduled to Monday” (www.tricitynews.com). I did not attend the Canada Day celebrations at Lafarge Lake on July 1 but I did take the dog for a walk there the next morning and I am appalled at what I saw. There was half-eaten food and garbage, broken furniture and empty alcohol containers strewn throughout this lovely park that we cherish and in which wildlife is trying to exist.
Apparently, what I saw Monday morning was not viewed as bad enough because I heard over the news that Canada Day fireworks were going to proceed Monday evening. Anyone with even the smallest amount of common sense would have put an immediate stop to any functions proceeding at this park for now and in the future. This park is a haven for the wildlife and the community of taxpayers who truly care for and
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take care of it. T he monstrosities that were erected for this “festivity” were in the poorest of taste and utterly revolting to see both before and after. What do you think happens to the little ducklings and goslings
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The Editor, I was unhappy to hear that the TD bank at Prairie Avenue and Coast Meridian in Port Coquitlam is probably moving to the Save-On Foods parking lot on Ottawa Street. There are already several vacant storefronts in the Prairie mall, the CIBC at Prairie and Coast Meridian is closing, with a new one opening near Walmart. Our gover nments
Feed those bears away from city The Editor, A member of a B.C. first nation reportedly suggested that a steady supply of food be made available for bears in an out-of-town location so that hungry bears don’t go into town looking for food. This makes sense to me. Norbert Kaysser, Port Coquitlam
pay lip service to having green communities. They tell us to walk or ride our bikes. But while telling us this, they are allowing — and encouraging — big shopping areas away from where people live. How many people are actually going to walk or ride to these shopping centres? What happened to the village model, where you could walk to and suppor t local busi-
nesses? Maybe this is for the people who will live in new, still-to-be-built highrises. What about those of us who’ve been here and paid taxes for years? It seems our city really doesn’t care about neighbourhoods, about shopping and doing business where we live. I find it very frustrating. Alma Sollanych, Port Coquitlam
when you perform these festive acts? Do you care? This is definitely not how I want my local government to operate. I am ashamed of what took place at this festival (I understand people were hurt and at least one person was taken away by ambulance). I am saddened by the complete lack of common sense that comes from this council with respect to the use of this park. Helen Smyth, Coquitlam
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The B.C. Government and Service Employees Union launched strike action Tuesday with a one-day walkout at liquor distribution warehouses in Vancouver, Victoria and Kamloops. BCGEU chief negotiator David Vipond said the strike action is to protest the B.C. govern-
ment’s plan to sell off the three warehouses as well as back the union’s demands. The union rejected an offer of a 2% wage increase this year and another 1.5% next year, and is seeking about 6% over two years after three years without a raise. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon responded to the union’s strike vote by suggesting the wage offer could be withdrawn. The government describes its current negotiating mandate as “co-operative gains,”
where pay increases must be financed by cost reductions in work arrangement. Vi p o n d s a i d t h e BCGEU’s proposal to raise revenue by opening more government liquor stores on Sundays was rejected. When the plan to sell liquor distribution operations was revealed in February’s budget, the union was told its jobs would be protected in the transition to a private operator if the Sunday opening proposal was withdrawn, he said.
safety or emergency service duties. Another union proposal was to expand the duties of deputy sheriffs from court security to include traffic enforcement. That was also rejected with no explanation, Vipond said. “We can put three deputy sheriffs on the street for the price of two RCMP [officers],” he said. “They tried it in Alberta, and it was so successful they doubled the crew doing it in just a few months.” tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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RIVERVIEW STORIES
A grand plan, a grand place Riverview Hospital is about to shut its doors and Colony Farm is a regional park while the sweeping lawns and beautiful species of trees on the property create an iconic landscape and respite from the grinding traffic. Historian and writer Val Adolph says the hospital, the farm and the arboretum were integral to the Riverview Hospital lands from the beginning, and are a legacy of the high ideals and wisdom of early government officials.
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n 1904 when the Fraser Valley was an isolated outpost of farmers, fisherman, loggers and a few entrepreneurs, a visionary man with an eye for real estate stood in the area we now know as Riverview and Colony Farm and laid out some plans. Dr. George Manchester was worried about the crowded state of the asylum he managed in New Westminster and thought this new and larger property — 1,000 acres of lowland delta and upland forests — would make an ideal site for a new provincial psychiatric hospital. In words that now seem prescient, Manchester wrote down his thoughts, giving shape to a notion that would stand for 99 years: “Having given a good deal of consideration to the subject, I am convinced that in view of the antiquated nature of the present institution, and the great need for considerable extension to meet future requirements as to accommodation, it would be a wise policy for the government to lay out plans for the erection of a complete modern hospital for the insane upon that property.” He was joined in his endeavour by C.E. Doherty, his successor, and Henry Esson Young, provincial secretary, who together with the support of the government of the day, created what became Essondale and, later, Riverview Hospital, with Colony Farm providing fresh food and work “therapy” for patients. “The sense I had is that in the very early days, that people had a lot of wisdom that we seem to now lack,” says Val Adolph, who has written several articles and books on Riverview Hospital and Woodlands, where she worked. She continues to worry about the fate of the Riverview property and people with mental health concerns now that the hospital is officially closing. In the early days, the Riverview lands and Colony Farm were virgin timber and swamp, and it took significant vision as well as muscle to create the hospital, which would become a company town for thousands of patients and staff by the mid 1950s. Adolph says the original vision was for a hospital for “moral treatment” providing fresh air, wholesome food and peace and quiet in a beautiful setting, but it took many people, most of them patients, to bring the project to fruition. “The province was growing and there was certainly a need for more practical infrastructure,” she says. Woodlands, the original mental hospital, was over-crowded and a new, more modern institution was needed. Henry Esson Young got the ball rolling by freeing up government funds and the property was cleared mostly by patients, some considered excellent “axe men.” One was given the responsibility of handling 17 tons of blasting powder. A contest was held for the design of the first building and Henry Sandham Griffith was hired as architect for what was then called the Male Chronic Wing, now West Lawn. The sweeping lawns and curving roads we see today were created by G.K. McLean, an engineer and landscape architect. The massive trees that dominate the property were originally tiny saplings and a cement walkway that runs in a straight line over terraced lawns downhill from West Lawn are an elegant reminder of McLean’s early vision, refined and emphasized by gardener Jack Renton, who trained at the Kew Gardens in London. Colony Farm was being developed around the same time to provide first root vegetables and then potatoes, meat and dairy for the hospital; an orchard planted on the Riverview property was also established, and a young Scotsman named John Davidson was given approval to establish a research and botanical garden on the site. “The people who designed [the Riverview lands] had designed landscaping for large mansions and castles in Scotland, and they saw the large mansionstyle building, thought, ‘OK, we know what to do with this’ and they designed it the way they’d do it at Kew,” Adolph says. To see West Lawn today, with its impressive size, distinctive cast pillars, red brick facade — bricks
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Centre Lawn (above) was built in 1924 and is one of the Riverview Hospital grounds’ three “grand old lady buildings” that writer and Riverview historian Val Adolph (below) would like to see rehabilitated.
were made on site — and bevelled glass windows is to imagine a time of optimism and economic prosperity, when even government buildings to house the “insane” were afforded every detail. Today, wards with 50 people and shared bathrooms are no longer considered appropriate for people with mental health concerns and the rooms would have been drafty in winter and hot in the summer. But in its day, West Lawn was a grand dame, now cracking and aged with greenery poking through the balustrades. It’s nearly hidden by two large redwoods, and tucked in the far northwestern corner of the property but its beauty holds up despite being left empty for more than a quarter century. Adolph said it is no mistake that Riverview was designed in a grand manor to inspire and provide peace and tranquility to people suffering from inner demons. To make significant alterations to the property would change, even destroy, the plans of those early pioneers, and she would like to see thoughtful preservation of the property. “I would love to see the three grand old lady buildings rehabilitated in some way for whatever purpose might work architecturally,” Adolph says about West Lawn and its sister buildings, Centre Lawn (built in 1924) and East Lawn (1930), which were built with a similar design by the Public Works Department. Whether that can be done given the bottomline approaches of government today is an open question. But for now, those stately buildings and lovely lawns and trees remain a legacy to British Columbians who lived, worked and were treated there, and those who pass by in their cars and give an inquiring glance as they go by. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Riverview timeline 1904 — Province acquires 1,000 acres for a mental hospital and botanical gardens. 1911 — Botanical garden established at Riverview. 1913 — New hospital is opened and named Essondale to honour the provincial secretary who initiated and saw it through to completion (later renamed Riverview). 1916 — An estimated 26,000 plants are moved to the new botanical garden at UBC but a nursery remains for 40 years, supplying trees and shrubs for government properties; 1,900 significant trees have been identified and tagged. 1922 — Boys Industrial School opened for “juvenile delinquents.” 1924 — Centre Lawn is opened. 1930 — East Lawn (for women) opened. 1949 — Crease Clinic of Psychological Medicine opens for short stays, up to four months, includes surgical unit and laboratories. 1955 — North Lawn building opens primarily for patients with TB. 1955 — Pennington Hall opens with a cafe, theatre and bowling alley. 1956 — 4,306 patients live at Riverview but new treatments and medications will result in a gradual decline in patient population. 1959 — Valleyview 300 for elderly patients opens. 1981 — 1,690 patients at Riverview. 1983 — Colony Farm, West Lawn close. 1990 — Plan to replace Riverview with smaller, more specialized facilities. 1992 — Riverview Horticultural Centre Society opens to advocate for the land, tree walks held, Crease clinic closes. 2002 — Riverview redevelopment project reconfirms plan to continue with transfer of patients to newer, specialized facilities. 2005 — East lawn closes. 2007 — North Lawn closes. 2012 — Last 40 patients are being moved from Centre Lawn to facilities in Surrey and Vancouver; Riverview Hospital closes.
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Learn about cops at fair on Friday This year’s Junior Mounties Police A c a d e my m ay b e booked up but that does not mean Coquitlam residents c a n’ t l e a r n m o re about policing. T h e I n t e r a c t ive Emergency Response Fair for young people will be held Friday at the Poirier recreation complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) between 9 a.m. and noon. “The Emergency
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Travelling the silk road in books Grotenhuis, Along the Silk Road d shows how the cultural and artistic aspects of Silk Road life have changed from ancient to modern times. It contains illuminating essays on music, textiles and metallurgy, while the photographs of sacred sites are hauntingly beautiful. These books should help readers to achieve a greater understanding of the rich and dynamic Silk Road, and all are available from local libraries. A Good Read is a column by Tri-City librarians that is published every Wednesday. Shirley Chan is multicultural services librarian at Coquitlam Public Library.
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liefs. With vividly descriptive prose, Tamm does the same thing while also reflecting on more contemplative issues, such as the spectacular rise of China and its issues in achieving racial harmony. All in all, the book provides a stirring account of the adventures of two outsiders — Mannerheim and Tamm — who attempted to grasp the workings of modern China. Renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma established the Silk Road Project to encourage “sharing and learning across cultures, art forms and disciplines.” As an in-depth introduction to the endeavour, a collection of essays was published. Edited by Elizabeth
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toms, institutions, habits, diets, dress, dances and religions with a great deal of cultural sensitivity. The 19th and early 20th centuries saw a new interest in central Asia as Russia and Britain vied for power in Asia Minor. A new breed of explorer, part archaeologist, part spy, was seen on the Silk Road. In July 1906, Gustav Mannerheim, a Russian spy, set out from St. Petersburg to travel to Beijing. He had to overcome difficult terrain, harsh weather and unpredictable politics, all for the sake of “gathering intelligence” on the modernization of China by the Qing imperial court. In the end, the modernization effort failed as the Qing dynasty was overthrown and replaced by the Republic of China (which, in turn, was replaced by the People’s Republic a few years after the Second World War). In 2006, Eric Enno Tamm boarded a Russian train, intent on juxtaposing his experiences with those of Mannerheim. In The Horse that Leaps through Clouds, Tamm reconstructs the hazards and glories of this long and sinuous route. In the early 20th century, Mannerheim described everything he saw and learned on his long trip: landscapes, customs and, above all, people and their religious and racial be-
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• Fraser Pacific Rose Society annual rose show with the theme A Diamond Jubilee Celebration with Roses, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $3, children accompanied by an adult get in free. The public is invited to exhibit roses in the show or to go inside and see
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• Fraser Pacific Rose Society annual rose show with the theme A Diamond Jubilee Celebration with Roses, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 1-5 p.m. (also open Sunday). Admission: $3, children accompanied by an adult get in free. The public is invited to exhibit roses in the show or to go inside and see the hundreds of roses in vases, bowls and baskets. Visitors can help judge the people’s choice award for most fragrant rose, floral design and commercial exhibitor. Floral theme crafters will also be on site and roses will be for sale throughout the festival; at the end of the show, all the exhibit cut roses will be offered for sale. the hundreds of roses in vases, bowls and baskets. Visitors can help judge the people’s choice award for most fragrant rose, floral design and commercial exhibitor. Floral theme crafters will also be on site and roses will be for sale throughout the festival; at the end of the show, all the exhibit cut roses will be offered for sale.
statements and tax documents, pay stubs, medical records; donations will be collected for Tri-City Transitions.
SUNDAY, JULY 15 • Riverview Horticultural Centre Society guided tree walk on the Riverview Hospital grounds, leaving at 1 p.m. from the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. For a site map, visit www. rhcs.org. Info: 604-2909910.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 • Tri-Cities Women’s Friendship Club book/ social club, 7-8:45 p.m., Coquitlam Public Library, Poirier branch, 575 Poirier St. Info: Charlene, 604944-7086.
CLUBS • Fear speaking to a group? Get self-confidence and speaking skills as the Tri-Cities only noonhour Toastmasters club meets at Coquitlam city hall every Tuesday, noon-1 p.m. Guests and visitors welcome. Info: tottcoquitlam.toastmastersclubs.org or Brad, 604-418-2393. • Circle of Friends is a
SATURDAY, JULY 14 • Fundraising community shredding event, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Royal LePage Coronation West, 2164 Elgin Ave., PoCo; shredding of private documents such as old bank
social group for 50+ fun singles who are looking to meet new friends and participate in fun activities. Group meets at 7 p.m. on the third Friday of each month at the PoCo Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St. Info: Keiko, 604-942-9431 or Nina, 604-941-9032. • Lincoln Toastmasters meets from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Hyde Creek rec centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo (Room 3, upstairs). Improve your self-confidence, communication and leadership skills through public speaking; new members welcome. Information: http://6399. toastmastersclubs.org. • Friends of Coquitlam Public Library meet on the second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the boardroom, Poirier Branch. Info: 604-937-4130. • PoMo Men’s 55-plus Curling League is looking for players who would like to curl regularly or as a spare; league runs Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: Phil, 604-468-2801 or Tony, 604-461-5901. • Morningside Toastmasters meetings are held Thursdays, 7-8:30 a.m., at Burkeview Family Funeral Home, 1340 Dominion Ave., PoCo. Club is looking for new members who are committed to improving their public speaking, leadership and communication skills. Info: lindakozina@ gmail.com or www.morningsidetoastmasters.ca.
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• Do you want to improve your public speaking skills or practice hosting a meeting in a friendly environment? City of the Arts Toastmaster Club meets Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m., Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. Club provides opportunities to practise your communication and leadership skills. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Andrew at andrew_geider@hotmail. com or www.cityartstoastmasters.com. • Dogwood Drama Club meets every Monday and Thursday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. New members are always welcome for acting roles or backstage crew. Info: Dale, 604-939-6172. • Tri-City Singles Social Club offers an opportunity for 40+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of activities such as dining, theatre, travel, bowling and more. Meetings are held on the third Friday of each month (no meeting in December). New members are welcome. Info: tcsscmember@gmail.com or Darline, 604-466-0017 or Vicki, 778-883-6108. • Dogwood Photography Group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m., at Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion. Club members must be members of Dogwood Pavilion; professionals and novices alike are welcome. Info: Arcadia, 604-936-2263 or artistarcadi@gmail.com. • Euchre Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Royal Canadian Legion, 2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo. Info: Bev, 604-942-8911. • Barnet Lions Club meets first and third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Coquitlam Grill restaurant, 2635 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam. New members welcome. Info: 604-6447194 or www.barnetlions. com. • Tri-City Photography Club meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at Port Moody secondary school, 300 Albert St., PoMo. The club is a great way to hone your skills and meet other photographers of all levels. Group also has photography outings throughout the Lower Mainland. Info: Grant, 604671-8458. • Learn to square dance with the Ocean Waves Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Kyle Centre, 123 Kyle St., Port Moody. Info: Penney, 604-463-1477 or www. oceanwaves.squaredance. bc.ca • New Toastmaster club: Are you interested in having fun while developing communication and leadership skills? Would you like to be able to deliver a powerful toast at a wedding or a memorable speech, or learn to lead a team more effectively? This is your opportunity to be a charter member of the new RP2 Toastmaster Club. The club will meet Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. at Port Moody rec complex. Info: Gene, 604 230-8030 or genevickers@ hotmail.com. • Dogwood and Glen Pine Seniors’ Softball Association seeks players
FUN & FRIENDSHIP FOR WOMEN
• Tri-Cities and Area Women’s Friendship Club welcomes all women to join weekly fun and interesting activity groups. These include breakfast group, walking group, bowling night, games night, dinner night and a casual conversation/discussion group night. For a casual drop-in, the second Wednesday of each month, members meet for coffee/book/social night at Coquitlam Public Library’s Town Centre branch (at city hall), 7 p.m. For dates, times and locations of our other activities, call Wendy, 604-468-2423. for a new, competitive co-ed team, ages 50+; this team plays in the daytime. Info: Rick, 604-937-5446. • Apex Netball Club is held Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hillcrest middle school, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam for women and girls of all ages. Beginners welcome. Info: Wendy, 604-552-3219. • Do you want to improve your ability to speak? Check out Rocky Point Toastmasters in Port Moody. Meetings are held Mondays, 7-9:15 p.m. (guests please show up 15 minutes early) at PoMo city hall. Info: rockypoint. freetoasthost.net. • Pocomo Hiking Club invites people to join Saturday hikes starting at 9:30 a.m. from the Rocky Point Park parking lot. Info: Maurina, pocomohiking@hotmail.com. • Grab a friend or come out to meet some new ones with the Recreation Unlimited Volleyball Club, an adult group of recreational level players who play at Hillcrest middle school gym every Wednesday, 8-10 p.m. Fun is the focus, so even if you haven’t played in years you will be welcome. Info: Gary, 604-469-6389. • Singles over-45 walking group meets Saturdays, 9:15 a.m. at Pitt Meadows rec centre for walks in Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows areas. Info: Graham, 604-464 1839. • Super Strikers Youth Cricket Club plays at Mackin Park in Coquitlam; all levels welcome, including handball cricket for U16 and U14 and kanga (softball) cricket for U10. Info: 604-461-2522 or kittybridgens@yahoo.ca. • Coquitlam Lawn Bowling Club is looking for new members. The bowling green and clubhouse are next door to Dogwood Pavilion and rose garden, located at 624 Poirier St. Membership is $90 per year and includes use of practice bowls, exercise, clean air, sunshine and friendship. Info: 604-9316711. Leave your name and phone number and an instructor will contact you with lesson dates and times. Games are scheduled on a drop-in basis. • Port Coquitlam Elks Lodge 49 meets first and third Thursdays at 8 p.m. it Elks Hall, 2272 Leigh Sq. Elks are looking for new members. Group provides community service to young people and seniors in the Tri-Cities and beyond. Info: Ed, 604-9450880 or 604-942-1345. • Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Cities Committee, meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Port Moody city hall.
If you ride your bike in the Tri-Cities, meet and work with other cyclists to help improve cycling facilities in the area. New participants always welcome. Info: John, 604-469-0361 or jseinen@shaw.ca. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets first and third Tuesdays of each month, noon-3 p.m. plus first and third Thursdays, 7-9:30 p.m., Howe Room, Poirier community centre. Members do needlework, embroidery, needlepoint, cross-stitch, knitting, crochet and much more; new members welcome. Info: Maureen, 604-942-5457. • Happy Wanderers Walking Club welcomes all singles 45 and older for walks in the Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows areas; meet every Saturday at 9:15 a.m. Info: Marilyn, 604-463-8874. • The Kinsmen Club of PoCo is looking for new members. It is a service club operating since 1965 that combines raising money with fun times. Kinsmen meet the second Thursday of each month and commit time for projects and social events. Anyone interested in joining or attending a meeting, call Cyrille at 604-942-4826 or email kincyril@shaw.ca. • Crystal Clear Speakers Toastmasters meet every second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., the Oasis, 1111 Austin Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Walter, 604-941-0191 or http:// crystalclearspeakers.freetoasthost.info.
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CONTACT Janis Warren email: jwarren@tricitynews.com phone: 604-472-3034 • fax: 604-944-0703
A little park music Music will be flowing from Port Coquitlam and Port Moody parks and squares this summer. Here’s the line-up for the two cities’ concert series that start this weekend:
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(Leigh Square, Saturdays, 2 p.m.) • July 7: Dance performances • July 14: Doug Rolling, Sister Says • July 21: Johnny Gallant, Second Storey Theatre • July 28: Ivan Dimitrov, Sheldon Witt • Aug. 4: Etienne Siew, Wintercoast • Aug. 11: Jessica Davidson, Sharmaine & Luvena Kwong • Aug. 18: Jet Black, Echo • Aug. 25: Brave Waves, Fera
It’s Bard time PoCo high grad returns to the Bard on the Beach stage for a second season By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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shley Wright won’t have much time to relax this summer. The Port Coquitlam native is not just playing the lead character of Sir John Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, he’ll also be portraying the Earl of Salisbury in King John. Both shows run on the Studio Stage in Vancouver’s Vanier Park as part of the annual Bard on the Beach festival, until late September, with Merry officially opening tomorrow. The son of PoCo Coun. Michael Wright, Ashley Wright was last seen at Bard in 1994 when he was cast in Merry as well as in King Lear. “I love Shakespeare,” he said. “I
love the challenge of making the text understood for a modern day audience, let alone all those wonderful words that you get to say every night.” And he has had many opportunities to immerse himself in dramatic literature over the years. After graduating from UVIC with a bachelor of fine arts, majoring in theatre, Wright moved to Edmonton — one of Canada’s leading arts scenes — for a decade before settling in Toronto. Recently, Wright has performed with such companies as Canadian Stage (Fernando Krapp Wrote Me This Letter, Omnium Gatherum, As You Like It, and Of Mice and Men); Tarragon Theatre (The Fall, The Red Priest, The Black Rider, and Slavs!); Factory Theatre (True Love Lies); Passe Murraille/DVXT (St. Christopher); and Stratford (The Trials of Ezra Pound). d see HE HAD DOUBTS DOUBTS,, page 25
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Ashley Wright (above left) plays Sir John Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor (above, in costume), which runs on the Studio Stage at Vancouver’s Vanier Park as part of the annual Bard on the Beach festival, starting tomorrow.
Stevens returns as an Altar Boy for ACT By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Geoff Stevens never dreamed that, three years after playing an Altar Boy, he’d be called back for a third remount of the Arts Club Theatre musical comedy. It was back in the winter of 2009 when the Gleneagle secondary graduate portrayed Abraham in Altar Boyz that toured the west coast, including a stop at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre. That summer, it also ran on the Granville Island Stage to rave reviews, with a month hold-over. Now, the Coquitlam native is back in the show but not in his old set-up as the Christian boy band’s songwriter who happens to be Jewish; rather, Stevens is Mark, “the sensitive one.” The character switch came at the request of Arts Club Theatre director Bill Millerd, who asked Stevens to change parts after the actor scheduled
to be Mark dropped out for personal reasons. “I was in Paris when I got an email two weeks before I was to fly out [to Vancouver],” Stevens remembered. “The director, musical director and choreographer said they had full faith in me to do Mark. “I was so excited just to come back and to be working in Vancouver, especially for the summer.... It added a whole new challenge to learn new material, which is my favourite part about joining a new play.” Also reprising their roles — but portraying their 2009 characters — are Jeremy Crittenden (as the band leader, Matthew) and Jak Barradell (as the bad boy, Luke). Through he liked playing Abraham, Stevens said Mark “is a really fun vocal role. All of his songs are really high and diva-ish so that’s super see STEVENS S S NOW O CALLS, C S, page g 25 5
(Lions Park, Sundays, 2 p.m.) • July 8: The Bent Nails • July 15: Hilary Grist • July 22: Babe Gurr • July 29: Apollo Votary • Aug. 5: Rip van Finnegan • Aug. 12: No Sinner • Aug. 19: Tambura Rasa • Aug. 26: Genuine Jug Band
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(Rocky Point Park, Sundays, 2 p.m.) • July 8: Big City Soul • July 15: The So Tight Band • July 22: Incognito with Nadine States • July 29: Mr. Boogie Woogie with James Rogers Band • Aug. 5: Oliver and The Elements • Aug. 12: Groove n Tonic • Aug. 19: The Twisters • Aug. 26: Brickhouse DAVID COOPER
Gleneagle secondary graduate Geoff Stevens (kneeling) returns to the Altar Boyz.
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Get ‘art’ and about About 75 watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings — as well as photos — will be up for sale this weekend as part of the Coquitlam Art Club’s annual summer show. The original pieces by the Dogwood Pavilion members will be on display on Friday night (7 to 9 p.m.); Saturday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.); and Sunday (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at the Centennial Pavilion, located at 620 Poirier St. There is no cost for entry. Among the artists featured will be Port Coquitlam’s Yoshi Kamei, a Tokyo native who paints landscapes and portraits primarily using oil; he has been with the club for five years. Meanwhile, in Port Coquitlam, the
move to the beat! Featuring hip hop, latin, ballroom, bellydance, Bollywood, classical Indian and more!
city is hosting two exhibitions from Clay for You pottery club as well as Elizabeth Kyung Ah Hwang, at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village (1100 Leigh Sq.). Running until mid-July, the show highlights new works from the Tri-City-based club, which is led by master clay potter Jung Hong Kim, who practice traditional Korean style pottery and stoneware. And Hwang’s bold paintings, part of her Vitality series, complement the ceramics. Over in Port Moody, the library (100 Newport Dr.) is showcasing the portraits of people and animals by Cindy Wu, who has her bachelor’s in fine arts from UBC. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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Lee’s play to close festival Third instalment in the Bright Young Things series, which highlights recent graduates who are pursuing careers in the performing or visual arts.
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It may have been good timing — or just plain hard work — that brought Jong Lee to this point. Back in March, then a Grade 12 Gleneagle secondary student, Lee called up his former drama teacher to ask for a reference letter. Lee was applying to the Arts 1 program at the University of B.C. Richard Dixon obliged but he also asked Lee how is creative writing was going, knowing that Lee was gifted in the craft. Lee responded that he was working on a play, and Dixon asked if he could read it. And so Lee spent three furious days and nights working on a script that he had not yet conceived. Coffee was his best friend. “It kind of just all poured out of me when I got going,” Lee said, shaking his head. “I was under a lot of pressure but that’s how I do well.... I wrote a lot at night because I feel that’s how my brain connects better then.” The result was a 45-minute teen angst drama called Bones, a piece that’s scheduled to close the first annual Port Moody Youth Arts Festival later this month and stars his fellow Gleneagle colleagues.
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Gleneagle secondary graduate Jong Lee will see his play, Bones, close the Port Moody Youth Arts Festival. Besides writing and taking on the role of the father, Lee is also directing the play — his debut outside of the Coquitlam school. Directing, he said, isn’t that easy. A selfadmitted introvert who achieved a 4.0 GPA in his final year, Lee said he doesn’t especially like telling people where
to go and what to do. Rather, he focuses on the story and tries to get the cast involved right from the start. And there have been a few challenges right from the get-go. “We’ve had two dads. Two moms. And two teachers,” he said, noting the change-overs have been because of personal
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The award-winning thespian has film and television credits, too, including in Copper, M i s s i n g, M u rd o ch Mysteries, Princess, Degrassi — The Next Generation, Ultra, Solitaire, and Intern Academy. Still, Wright admits it hasn’t been easy road. “A lot of colleagues and classmates, by the time they reach their early 30s, they’re thinking about getting out of the game because there’s not a lot of money and it’s a hard lifestyle. You’re out of town a lot and a lot of people opt to go for something more secure than something that doesn’t require as much travel,” he said. A few years back, Wright also had second thoughts about his career. He considered taking up law but friends
and family convinced him otherwise. “They said, ‘You’re an actor. You’re not a lawyer.’ “I guess I’m successful in the sense that I stuck with it,” he continued, “and I think the longer one stays in it, the less competition there is and the more established one gets the more opportunities there are.” Asked if he has any sage words for young, struggling actors, Wright says with a laugh, “If there’s something else that you’re really passionate about and makes you just as happy as acting, go for it.” • You can see Ashley Wright as Sir John Falstaff in The Merry Wi v es of Windsor and as the Earl of Salisbury in King John on the Studio Stage at Vanier Park until late September. For tickets, call 604-739-0559 or visit www.bardonthebeach.org.
A concert to mark what would have been the 140th birthday of Alexander Scriabin will be held in Coquitlam on Sunday. The production, organized by the Yarilo Music Ensemble and Methodica Acting Studio, will focus on the Russian composer and Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, Opus 60 (1910), his penultimate work. Pianists Jane Hayes and Anna Levy, a Port Moody resident who founded Yarilo with her husband, Gregory Myers, will join reader David Skulski for the performance, which includes a live media presentation by 11:Thirty Productions. As well, the show, to be held at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way) at 8 p.m., will highlight an exhibition by artist Irene Dobreva-Mueller, who will display her collection of Prometheusinspired paintings.
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Space is still available for youth and teens wanting to hone their improv skills this summer. Port Coquitlam’s Second Storey Theatre (201-2550 Shaughnessy St.) is running its weeklong camps for young people, ages nine to 16. The courses are led by Jennifer Pielak and pianist Peter Abando. To sign up, call 778-285-0109 or email jenniferpielak@gmail.com. Visit www.secondstoreytheatre. com.
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fun to bite my teeth into.” The musical spoof, which opens tomorrow (Thursday) and runs until Sept. 1 at the Revue Stage on Granville Island, originally debuted in New York OffBroadway in 2004 and features smalltown heartthrobs M a t t h e w, M a rk , L u ke, Ju a n a n d Abraham in a fictitious boy band. Stevens said he’s kept busy since the second Altar Boyz closed in Vancouver, working primarily in and around Toronto, where he calls home. He was a member of a band called The Stagehands, which wrote and produced The Silent City for the Toronto Fringe Festival 2010 (and
was named a Best of the Fringe). The band recorded a CD that year but disbanded afterwards. He also had a recurring role in the HBO/Cinemax production Lingeriee and appeared in Seven Sins: On Greed for Bravofact. Stevens picked Toronto as his base “because of all of the festivals like Shaw and Stratford,” he said. “There are a lot more opportunities.” As for after the 2012 Altar Boyz run, Stevens said he hasn’t bought a ticket home, hoping they’ll be another hold-over as in 2009. “I’m open to working out west but, if nothing happens, then I’ll go back and see what’s up. “That’s an actor’s life for you.”
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Coquitlam Adanacs had the host Timbermen right where they wanted them midway through the first period Saturday in Nanaimo. Then the T-men put the Adanacs right where they wanted them –– in the penalty box. Up 5-1 before the game was 11 minutes old, the A’s allowed the referees and the T-men get the better of them, as Nanaimo went five-for-10 on the powerplay to prevail 13-9 in Western Lacrosse Association action. The result dropped the A’s to 5-6-0, while the T-men improved to 5-3-1.
“Sure, there were some calls [against us] but my guys didn’t handle it well,” said A’s head coach Bob Salt, whose team, in comparison, was zero-for-four with the man advantage. “It always hard over there [on Vancouver Island)... I don’t know how to change that. We just have to handle it better.” League-leading scorer Scott Ranger rallied the T-men with four goals and one assist, giving him a staggering 53 points, including 30 goals, in just nine games. Ex-Adanac Cory Conway helped stick it to his old team by dishing out five assists for the winners, who
out-scored Coquitlam 7-2 in the second period to take a 10-7 margin into the third. The pair’s production over-shadowed that of the A’s top duo on the night of Kevin Olson and rookie Ryan Johnson, who notched three goals and five assists respectively. “We started our like gangbusters but they [T-men] are a tough team, especially at home,” Salt said. “They pecked away at us and we kind of lost our momentum.” Dane Dobbie contributed two goals for the A’s, who got singles from Mark Negrin,
Shin bags three birdies to post Prairie golf win Coquitlam’s Ally Shin went wire-to-wire and finished in style last Thursday during the CN Future Links Prairie Championship at Minnewasta Golf and Country Club in Morden, Man. The 16-year-old Shin fended off 13 others in the junior girls division by firing three birdies in the final round to end with 82 and a 233 three-round total, three strokes better than runner-up Winnie Hyun (236) of Langley. Victoria’s Naomi Ko was third with 237. Shin shot a division best 76 in the first round, followed by a 75 to holding a comfortable lead heading into day three. It marked Shin’s first victory of the 2012 season, with her previous best finish being second place at the CJGA-Nike Junior Series/Stephen Ames Cup qualifier in March. The win also earned Shin an exemption into the 2012 Royale Cup Canadian junior girls championship at Calgary’s River Spirit Golf Club. In the Prairie’s junior boys division, two Coquitlam natives –– Jun Kang (77-83-84-244) and Young Oh (81-8384-248) –– finished tied for 28th and 32nd respectively in a 40-shooter field. Gajan Sivabalasingham of Ballantrae, Ont., finished first with an even-par 216 total.
Damon Edwards, Jason Jones and Daryl Veltman, who added two assists. Shots on goal were 49-47 for Nanaimo. Next, the A’s battle the now 7-3-0 Victoria Shamrocks in a pair of back-to-back home games the next two Saturdays at Poirier Sports Complex, both 7 p.m. starts. “Those are two huge, huge games for us,” Salt said. RAG LINE: In B.C. Junior ‘A’ league play, the first-place Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs jumped to 15-3-0 on the season after crushing the Lakers 15-6 in Burnaby on Sunday. That same day, the host PoCo Saints were bounced 10-4 by the visiting Victoria Shamrocks to dip to 9-10-0, one night after they were spilled 13-10 by the Delta Islanders in Ladner.
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Patrick Walker of Coquitlam and Port Moody’s Jerry Huang powered their way to 2012 B.C. provincial junior tennis titles last weekend at Vancouver’s Jericho club. Walker defeated West Vancouver’s Todd Fought 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to capture the Boys Under-18 singles division crown, while Huang ousted Coquitlam’s Jared Maclean 6-3, 6-3 to grab the Boys U-12 singles championship in an all-Tri-Cities’ match-up. In the Boys U-14 singles final, Port Moody’s Jack Davis finished runnerup to Vancouver’s Manroop Gill, who won 6-2, 6-0 in the final. Due to inclement weather, various indoor facilities were also used for the event, which ran Thursday through Monday.
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Gymnast, rower hit h London Rogers, Guloien make Olympics C a n a d a ’s t o p - f ive women gymnasts, including Coquitlam’s Brittany Rogers, can start packing their bags for London, England after qualifying for the Games at a final Olympic selection meet on Thursday. Rogers, ranked sixth coming into the final selection meet, claimed her Olympic berth after moving up three places to finish third overall with 42.80 points “I knew I had a solid
performance this week but I didn’t know how close I was and as soon as they announced my name I wanted to drop,” Rogers said. “I’ve worked so hard for this and I’m really glad that all that hard work has paid off. It’s a dream come true. It’s incredible.” Three-time Canadian all around champion Kristina Vaculik of Whitby, Ont., topped the 11 finalists in the running for an Olympic berth with a total of 94.40 points. Selection was based primarily on results
from the 2012 Canadian championships and the two-day Olympic selection meet which began on Tuesday. Also qualifying for Canada’s first full team in women’s gymnastics since the 2004 Olympics were Victoria Moors of Cambridge, Ont., Dominique Pe gg of Sarnia, Ont., and Ellie Black of Halifax. In rowing, Por t Moody’s Krista Guloien was among the athletes chosen Thursday by Rowing Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee to make up the women’s eights team
at the London Olympics. A total of 10 athletes were selected to the squad, with an alternate yet to be named. Others making the squad included Ashley Brzozowicz and Lesley Thompson-Willie, both of London, Ont.; Janine Hanson of Winnipeg; Darcy Marquardt of Richmond; Natalie Mastracci of Thorold, Ont.; Montreal’s Andreanne Morin; Cristy Nurse of Georgetown, Ont.; Rachelle Viinberg of Re g i n a ; a n d N o r t h Va n c o u ve r ’s L a u r a Wilkinson.
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T he Maple Ridg e Burrards traded away their top scorer and assistant captain on Thursday as they sent Derek Lowe to the Victoria Shamrocks for a second round draft pick in next year’s draft. A former Jr. ‘A’ standout with the PoCo Saints, Lowe has played nine seasons with the Bur rards, amassing 392 points in 161 games played, including 197 goals. This season, Lowe led the team in scoring with 33 points in 11 games. Burrards coach and general manager Daren
Fridge said Lowe expressed an interest to move to a contender as the 30-year-old attacker gets closer to the end of his playing career. “I want to thank Derek for his work and commitment to our club since we drafted him in 2004,” Fridge said. “He has been a consistent point contributor and has shown huge grit for an offensive star in the past few seasons.” Lowe said he was excited to be moving on to Victoria in press release last Thursday. “It’s obviously a very historic club that’s also a contender and Bear Mountain has always been one of my favourite places to play,” he
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Black Press Digital has an immediate opportunity based out of our Surrey headquarters at 5460 – 152 Street. The position is full-time temporary (paternity leave), reporting to the Director of Online Content. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing field in our online division. You will liaise with all our titles in B.C. and Alberta, aiding them in digital ad trafficking for their websites. You will take a lead position managing Affiliate Marketing opportunities for Black Press Digital. Responsibilities include: • managing digital advertising campaigns and their assets throughout their lifecycle including delivery, optimization and post campaign analysis; • providing regular site and campaign performance stats and traffic analysis reports; • coordinating digital inventory across all British Columbia, Alberta web properties; • liaising with Black Press National Sales with statistical analysis to support sales pitches; • liaising with development teams on digital product development; • managing User Groups and Google Analytics reports for all Black Press titles in B.C. and Alberta, and liaise with managers to familiarize them with GA for their title; • managing all facets of the Affiliate Marketing program for Black Press online, including; - Analyzing account performance to identify areas for improvement; - Analyzing traffic, payouts, commissions, and costs to maximize profit; - Recruiting new affiliates; maintain valued existing accounts; - Report revenue breakdown to stakeholders and forward revenue collection You qualify for this job if you are: • fluid in major ad serving platforms (DFA, DFP, OAS, Mediaplex, etc) • conversant in HTML, CSS, Adobe Creative Suite, JavaScript; • nimble in working with Google Analytics, and able to help entry level users better understand; • personable and detail-focused; • able to communicate complex information effectively to a broad audience; • comfortable and self-motivated to succeed in a fastpaced environment; • able to multi-task efficiently and still deliver high quality results Please submit a cover letter and resume to webeditor@ blackpress.ca before 5 p.m. Friday, June 29. We appreciate all applications, however only those shortlisted will be contacted for an interview. www.blackpress.ca
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Classified Sales Representative Full Time Position Classified Business Centre Black Press is one of Canada’s largest independent media companies. We publish over 100 award–winning newspapers, host over 75 websites and create value for communities across British Columbia. We have a passion for growth and are courageous innovators. Black Press Classified Business Centre has a full time Classified Outbound Sales Representative position available immediately. Are you interested in: • 5 day work week ( Mon-Fri) • No weekends or holidays • Great earning potential • Opportunity for advancement You will work as an integral part of the dynamic classified sales team to achieve both departmental & personal goals. Your main focus will be to develop new classified business as well as building on an existing client base. You will have a professional manner, a passion for serving people and the desire to “WOW” customers. You will understand the basic elements of classified advertising and have a proven track record in sales. To apply, please send a covering letter with your resume to Lisa Farquharson, Classified Manager, lisa@blackpress.com or mail your resume with covering letter to Black Press Classified Business Centre, #100, 5460 152nd Street, Surrey, B.C. V3S 5J9. Closing date is August 1, 2012.
www.blackpress.ca
www.tricitynews.com
Tri-City News Wednesday, July 4, 2012, A29
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 125
FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130
HELP WANTED
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 130
HELP WANTED
$100-$400 CASH DAILY
6078 631-800 Alderside Rd 646 Bentley Rd 642-740 Ioco Rd
ADULT CARRIER
8461 787-802 Banting St 743-825 Como Lake Ave(odd) 740-760 Covina Crt 790-798 Dalip Crt 741-800 Egmont Ave 738-780 Ellice Ave 800-810 Fowler Crt 808-838 Raynor St (even) 804-926 Robinson St
With reliable car required to deliver The TriCity News door-to-door to households in the Tri-City area Wednesday & Friday.
Call 604-472-3040 All Unemployed Start Now!
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F/T employment on our promotions team. Great hours, great pay, great atmosphere. We want 6 new people by next week! Call today start tomorrow.
6055 1002-1015 Alpine Pl 1102-1119 Barberry Pl 3-17 Campion Crt 1302-1323 Campion Lane 1202-1224 Cypress Pl 1402-1414 Dogwood Pl 1502-1509 Fernwood Pl 1602-1622 Hemlock Pl 999-1124 Noons Creek Dr
Call Erica 604 777 2195
How to write a classified ad that works Writing an effective classified ad is easy when you know how. What follows is a step-by-step guide focusing on the time-tested principles of a successful ad. 1. Use a KEYWORD. Start your ad with the item for sale, the service offered or the job title. 2. Be DESCRIPTIVE. Give customers a reason to respond. Advertisers have found that the more information you provide, the better the response. 3. LIMIT abbreviations. Use only standard abbreviations to avoid confusion & misinterpretations. 4. INCLUDE PRICE. Always include the price of the item for sale/rent.
An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-7235051. Australia/New Zealand dairy, beef, sheep, crop enterprises have opportunities for trainees ages 18-30 to live & work Down Under. Apply now! Ph:1-888-598-4415 www.agriventure.com
F/T BAKER F/T BAKER ~ $13/hr + ben. Bake mixed dough, frost baked goods, ensure that the quality of products meets established standards, follow traditional European recipes and procedures, supervise and train staff. Knowledge of European recipes and gluten free products an asset. Send resume by mail: #902-115 Schoolhouse St., Coquitlam, BC V3K 4X8. Fax: 604-521-5512 or Email: glutenullcoquitlam@yahoo.ca
.Fitness Instructor. Earn up to $70/hr as a Personal Trainer. 604-930-8377
5. GET ATTENTION! Use enhancements, such as LARGE TYPE, white space, borders, graphics, etc. to bring attention to your ad. 6. How to RESPOND. Always include a phone number (with area code) and/or area. For more information & assistance please contact one of our professional classified sales representatives 604-575-5555
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Coquitlam: where urban vitality combines with abundant natural beauty and a thriving cultural milieu. The City of Coquitlam, approximate population of 125,000, is carving out a unique presence that is attracting more and more people to its neighbourhoods and significant investment into its infrastructure.
FireÀghters Coquitlam Fire/Rescue Department has exciting opportunities for highly motivated individuals seeking a challenging and rewarding career as a professional firefighter. We are looking for team-oriented, community-focused individuals wanting to join a progressive, growing department dedicated to serving the needs of the community. Please refer to our website for a complete list of requirements for this position, which include completion of an NFPA 1001 Level I and II certificate (Pro Board or IFSAC accreditation). Applications and further details are available on our website at www.coquitlam.ca or from the Human Resources Division at City Hall. Completed packages with all required proof of documentation must be submitted and received in our office by 5 pm, July 17, 2012 at: City of Coquitlam - Human Resources Division 3000 Guildford Way Coquitlam, B.C. V3B 7N2 There are no exceptions to this deadline and incomplete or late applications will not be accepted. The City will only accept fire applications, not résumés. The City of Coquitlam is an equal opportunity employer.
We thank all applicants for their We thank all applicants for their interest; interest; however, only those however, only those selected for an short-listed will be contacted. interview will be contacted.
HELP WANTED
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS
PERSONAL SERVICES 171
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
Administrative Assistant
8118 333-359 Decaire St (odd) 356-376 Duncan St 1566-1778 Hammond Ave 378-399 Laurtian Cres 1551-1768 Thomas Ave 9262 1104-1189 Alderwood Ave 3910-3969 Ambleside Close 1103-1188 Lynwood Ave 4013-4098 Wedgwood St 8779 2535-2574 Fuchsia Pl 1316-1342 Honeysuckle Lane 2532-2560 Jasmine Crt 8314 373-375 Clayton St 559-622 Edgar Ave 347-390 Guilby St 559-619 Lougheed Hwy (odd) 560-621 Shaw Ave
Back in Motion Rehab seeks a F/T or P/T Administrative Assistant for our Physiotherapy Clinic in Burnaby. Hours are 11:30am to 7:30pm, Monday to Friday. REQUIRED DUTIES INCLUDE: - Reception; greeting visitors, answering & directing ph calls - Using Medical Billing software to book client appointments, invoice visits, collect and process payments - Liaising with insurance agencies and referral sources - Setting up files and updating databases - Reconciling daily billing and deposit reports - Accounts receivable tracking and follow up - Ordering supplies - Cleaning exam rooms, washing and folding laundry - Other duties as required by clinicians Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office programs. Strong communication skills and professional phone manner. Team player with excellent organizational skills and the ability to focus and multi-task in a busy environment. Excellent attitude and communication skills. Min. 1 year of administrative exp.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
The following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area:
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Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca
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Carriers Needed
for Landscaping Work! Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!
Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite. Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
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If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.
MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.
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CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET
1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com
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To apply, please forward resume and cover letter to: hr@backinmotion.com or fax to 604-575-7746 by July 15th. Please state “Burnaby Admin Assistant” in the subject line and where you saw this posting in your cover letter. Only successful candidates will be contacted.
NUTRITION/DIET
SLIM DOWN FOR SUMMER! Lose up to 20 lbs in just 8 weeks. Call Herbal Magic today! 1-800-8545176
APPLIANCE REPAIRS
MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Years+ Experience
Ph: 604-941-3277
SALES
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3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq.
8623 2922-2941 Burton Crt 954-990 Crystal Crt 2898-2928 Dewdney Trunk(even) 2921-2940 Heckbert Pl 957-972 Laurel Crt 900-968 Sharpe St (even)
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed
8454 836-946 Como Lake Ave (even) 835-929 Grover Ave 728-740 Hailey St (even) 834-925 Regan Ave
Special pkg $79. Call 604-945-5801
9266 1326-1368 Chelsea Ave 1308-1392 Halifax Ave 1217-1289 Lincoln Dr (odd) 3815-3876 Toronto St 1321-1388 Windsor Ave 8643 1711-1915 Charland Ave 1568-1793 Dansey Ave 425-435 Decaire St (odd) 429-477 Laurentian Cres 6093 2-99 Ashwood Dr 2-62 Firview Pl (even) 9899 3180-3195 Caulfield Ridge 3090-3171 Plateau Blvd 9111 2521-2557 Davies Ave (odd) 2510-2551 Gordon Ave 3115-3189 Hastings St (odd) 3120-3155 Seymour St Other routes not listed may be avail. Please call to enquire. If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please call Circulation
@ 604-472-3042 and quote the route number.
WAREHOUSE PERSON M.A. Stewart & Sons Ltd., An International valve and fitting company headquartered in Surrey, B.C., has an immediate opening for Warehouse Person to our growing team full-time.
Please visit our website www.mastewart.com & click careers or fax/email your resume 604-594-9271 careers@mastewart.com
Shop from home! Check out our FOR SALE sections: class 500’s for Merchandise, 600’s for Real Estate, and for Automotive view our 800’s.
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142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS RECEPTIONIST, P/T needed immediately for SEARS Hearing Aid Centre in Coquitlam Centre. Shifts are Friday’s 5-9pm, Saturday’s 9:30am-5:30pm, total of 12 hours/week + holiday & sick relief. Must have reception exp., and be familiar with computers & data entry. Perfect for someone who is retired, or only looking for a 1-2 days of work. Compensation $12/hr. Call (604)464-8090 or drop off resume.
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CARPET CLEANING
Action Carpet & Furn. Cleaning
Inside Sales, Quotations & Actuation Professional
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CLEANING SERVICES
~~ A GIFT OF TIME ~~
Clean to Perfection Reliable / Honest ICBC & Veteran’s Claims Lic’d / Ins. ~ Windows Free Gift Certificates
M.A. Stewart & Sons Ltd. An International valve and fitting company headquartered in Surrey, B.C. has an immediate opening for a qualified Inside Sales, Quotations and Actuation Professional to our growing team full-time.
Radiance Day Spa Tel:604-936-6828 K-435 North Road Coquitlam
778-840-2421
Please visit our website www.mastewart.com & click careers or fax/e-mail your resume 604-594-9271 careers@mastewart.com
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TRADES, TECHNICAL
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Req. for ABC Transmissions Ltd. Positions available in the Surrey location. Applicants with previous manual transmission & gear exp. will be considered.
MIND BODY SPIRIT 242
ALLISON TRANSMISSION MECHANICS
CALLIDALE SPA Specialists in • Acupressure • Reflexology
Union Shop ~ Full Benefits Forward Resume to Steve Palm: Fax: 604-888-4749 E-mail: sep@cullendiesel.com
BUNDLER
778-708-7733
#40-20631 Fraser Hwy. Langley
175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS
COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT & DIESEL ENGINE MECHANICS Required for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. and Western Star & Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Positions avail. in Surrey & Kamloops. Also, Elk Valley as resident men. Detroit Diesel / MTU experience an asset.
Union Shop ~ Full Benefits. Forward Resume to Annish Singh: Fax: 604-888-4749 E-mail:ars@cullendiesel.com
• Stamped • Exposed Aggregate • Broom Finish • Site Prep • Re & Re • Forming • Custom Overlays • Staining
Free Estimates
HERFORT CONCRETE NO JOB TOO SMALL
Competitive Wages!
CABLE PLOW and Drill Operator. Well-established company provides underground telecommunication installations throughout Alberta. Experience required. Accommodation and meal per diem provided. Email resume; catearmstrong@ grahamsbackhoe.com
DECOR CONCRETE STAMPING
604-807-3464 / 604-466-8401
Required Monday - Friday for a Fraser Valley logging company sort yard. No experience necessary. We will train. Summer position, potentially could turn into long term. Please fax resume: (1)604-796-0318 or e-mail: mikayla.tamihilog@shaw.ca
CONCRETE & PLACING
DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors disc. Friendly, family bus., 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408/604-299-7125
Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...
Kristy 604.488.9161 threescocatering@shaw.ca
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500
Serving Lower Mainland 23 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed Aggregate *Stamped Concrete. *Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured
LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620
UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured
778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES
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DRYWALL
45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060
FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945
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DRYWALL
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 281
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
GARDENING
300
LANDSCAPING
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
374
TREE SERVICES
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JMYK CONTRACTING Specializing in steel stud framing, drywall, taping, texture, t-bar, firerating, painting + general renovations. WCB, Insured. Jay 604-7226197 Mike 778-996-2296. Taping, Spraying & Patching No job too big or small 30 yrs exp Del 604-505-3826
NOW! is the time to KILL Chaffer Beetles in lawn. Best Prices - Lawn Cutting. Tree Services - Installations.778-885-6488 Leave message
Seven Days a Week
D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail. D Composted Mushroom Manure
Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd.
When QUALITY Matters
Prompt Delivery Available
260
ELECTRICAL
DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 604-460-8867. LICENSED. Local. Low cost. Home theater, Big/small jobs. Renov. & panel change expert. 604-374-0062
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EXTRA
CHEAP
PICK-UP ...... or .... DELIVERY
(604)465-1311
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627
Serving Tri City 32 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com
Instant Grassifacation!
PEDRO’S GENERAL CONTRACTING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backfilling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919.
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Ph: 604-942-4383
16897 Windsor Road Pitt Meadows (Turn right 1 road East of Pitt River Bridge from Vancouver)
604-728-5643
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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.
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GARDENING
*Retaining Walls *Interlocking *Fencing *Drainage *Decking *New Lawns *Hedges 17 Years exp. - Work Guaranteed Cel:604-836-6519, 778-285-6510
Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB
Kitchen & Bathrooms Specialists, complete renos, tub to counter, from floor to wall, proud BBB Member. Refs. 30 yrs. exp. John @ 604779-4029. www.bcbwreno.ca MLG ENTERPRISES All Aspects Landscaping & Garden Solutions
OF Home (604)501-9290
Improvements,
15% SENIORS DISCOUNT lawn cuts, aerating, power-raking, pruning, hedge trimming, trees, 23 yrs. exp. Free est. Brad 778-552-3900
Running this ad for 8yrs
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com
West Coast Masonry Brick Block, Stone, Culture Stone, Retaining Walls, Repointing, Repair, Rebuilding Chimneys. Free Estimates. No Job Too Small. Fully insured with WCB. westcoastmasonry@shaw.ca Call Steve (778)895-4966
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COQUITLAM LANDSCAPING
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MISC SERVICES SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton
Fully Insured All Work Guaranteed.
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GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton
Call John 778-867-8785
604-465-1311
Moon Construction Building Services. Your Specialists in; • Concrete Forming • Framing • Siding 604.218.3064
RENO & REPAIR
Alpine Landscaping ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
Retaining Walls New Lawns Plant Installation Complete Landscape Installation ◆ Renovation Services.
604-537-4140
BEST RATE MOVING EXPERIENCED MOVERS WITH AFFORDABLE RATES. Starting $40/hr. LICENSED & INSURED. ✶ Local & Long Distance ✶ ✶Seniors Discount. ✶
(604)787-8061 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
604 - 961 - 8595
TRICITY Pro Painter - Refs. WCB. Call Dragan 604-805-8120 www.montenegropainting.com
ANDY’S LANDSCAPE Majored, 20yr exp. www.andyslandscape.ca 778-895-6202
2 HUNGRY PAINTERS JUST SIMPLY BETTER Int./Ext. + Power Washing. 75 years exp. combined 604-467-2532
Free Estimates * Fully Insured
PETS PETS
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 German Shepherd pups, ckc reg, 1st shots, deworm, parents gd temp. $900. 604-796-3026 no sun calls NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!
SALE on last 4 St. Bernese puppies, 3 mo. 2nd shots. Come see! $500. 604-796-0116
604.587.5865
www.recycleitcanada.ca
SMOOTH MINI Dachshunds. Born May 11/12 Family raised. 1st shots, dewormed. $750. 604-855-6176
bradsjunkremoval.com
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
Haul Anything... But Dead Bodies!!
220.JUNK(5865)
Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988 Big Phil’s Rubbish Removal Take your junk away same day Call for rates 778-892-4515
359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL
506
APPLIANCES
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.
542
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
341
PRESSURE WASHING POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING
SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE
Call Ian 604-724-6373
STRAWBERRIES Greenvale Farms
EXCEL ROOFING LTD. All kinds of roofing work. New roof, reroof, repairs. Free est. (778)878-2617.
FIVE STAR ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. (604)961-7505, 278-0375
Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net
COQ CTR 2 BR 2 BA Condo,5 appls, gas f/p, 1100 sf, storage, newer cpt, patio, sec u/g prkg, $1250 + util. Aug1. N/S, N/P. 778239-1711
Coquitlam 996sf clean 2bdrm 2bath nr Coq Ctr Douglas Coll, aquatic ctr NP/NS July1 $1295. 604-941-3259
Coquitlam Centre “Raphael Towers” 1 Bdrm & den apt. $950 2 bdrm. apt. $1225 *IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL
Call 604-944-2963 Medallion Court Apt / Townhomes 515-525 Foster Avenue
Take 264 St exit off Hwy #1 & follow yellow signs
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(6030 248 Street) OPEN Mon. Sat. 8am - 7pm Sun. 8am - 6pm
2 Bedroom suite available immediately (heat and hot water included). Pet allowed.
SUNDECKS
604-856-3626 / 604-855-9351
FURNITURE
603
Woodland Decks WDesign & Renovations WCedar Decks WFences WWooden Retaining walls Home Renovations Call Patrick for a free est.
604-351-6245
612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE
SPECIALIZING IN CERAMIC TILE & Painting. 25 years exp of quality work. Free est 604-618-2717
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615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
3 Bedroom townhouse available now (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up. Pet allowed.
Contact: Costina 778-847-3153
ACREAGE
20 Acres - Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee! Free Color Brochure. 800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com
LIVE THE DREAM. Harbours End Marine, 27 year history on beautiful Salt Spring Island, BC “the best place on earth!” Owner retiring, well-established business only $129,000 email: bjg_cormorant@shaw.ca
TILING
TOWNHOMES 3 Bedroom townhouse available immediately (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up. Pet allowed.
REAL ESTATE
Aluminum patio cover, NO HST Summer Sale. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
AT SKY VIEW ROOFING LTD Lic. & Ins. Exc. Refs. 15% Discount google our site 604-317-4729
1 Bdrm Apts starting at $850 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1100 Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.
Now Open!!
373B A EAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured. Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437
BURNABY
Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 604-230-0627 will spread
TOPLINE PRESSURE WASHING Siding, gutters, & tile roofs. We use SOAP. WCB insured 604.861.6060
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
APARTMENT/CONDO
COQUITLAM
• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
#1 IN RATES AND SERVICE. Clogged drains, drips, garbs, renos & installs. Lic/Ins. 604-805-2488.
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201 Laval Street, Coquitlam. Close to Hwy 1 and skytrain station. 1-bd, $750/mo. 2-bd, $900/mo. 3-bd, $1050/mo. Heat, hot water, parking and storage included. Coin laudry in building. NS, NP. 1 year lease. Please contact Glemys @(604) 808-3646 (9am-6pm) for more information and viewing
MAPLE PLACE TOWERS
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MATTRESSES starting at $99
.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting
$45/Hr
Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist
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AFFORDABLE MOVING From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
LANDSCAPING
• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!
ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020
Local & Long Distance
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JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.
NO JOB TOO SMALL!
TRIPLE M RENO’S & PAINTING Low Prices, High Quality. Meeting your needs. 604-805-8548
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
MOVING & STORAGE
Renovations/Repairs/Building Emergency services available! S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing
Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities”
PLUMBING
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Meadows Landscape Supply
320
Rubbish Removal, Caring for the Earth. Professional Quality Service at Great Rates. 604-787-8782
604.
ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582
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S Yard Maintenance S Lawn Cutting S Tree Pruning S Hedge Trimming S Weeding
Happy Place Garden & Home Services. Gardening, Pruning, Landscaping, Trimming and Handy Home Services. 604-615-4356
.Jim’s Mowing www.jimsmowing.ca
A-TECH Services 604-230-3539
311 MASONRY & BRICKWORK
Dean 604-834-3076
RECYCLE YOUR JUNK!
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SPRING YARD MAINT. Home Renovations and New Construction
• Portable Toilets • Fencing • Containers • Waste Management • Storage
Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work
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Robert J. O’Brien
NICK’S
1-A1 BRAR CEDAR FENCING, chain link & landscaping. Block retaining wall. Reasonable rates. Harry 604-719-1212, 604-306-1714
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
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“JUST A GREAT JOB!”
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FENCING
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Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
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TOWNHOUSES
RENTALS
F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
641
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Call Tim 604-612-5388
284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION
2005 Breckenridge Parkmodel trailer (390 sq feet) in beautiful Leisure Park, Birch Bay, Washington. One bedroom + two pull out couches + bunk beds in the guest house. Includes all furnishings, most dishes & small appliances....just move in and have fun. Great family getaway, close to the pool, tennis courts and a short walk to the lovely tidal beaches of the bay. 45 minute drive from Coquitlam, low maintenance lot. $135,000.00 Canadian, offers considered. Maintenance fees of $1175.00 twice a year. amplectorh@gmail.com or 604-3121094
604-787-5915, 604-291-7778
PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
WOODWARDS Gas & Heating: new gasline installations or conversions, repairs, and servicing, gas appliance hookups, gas bbq box, CALL DAN 604-760-4488
Residential & Commercial Services
• Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~
Scott 604-891-9967
28 YEARS EXPERIENCE FULLY INSURED
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Tree removal done RIGHT!
DISPOSAL BINS
D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing
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LOOK for our YARD SIGNS
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RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! Ext./Int. Summer Special
Professional Installation
Tree Stump Removal
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for a FREE ONLINE ESTIMATE
604-465-3189 # 1 PAY-LESS Painting
778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger
RUBBISH REMOVAL
17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows
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Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates
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A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting. Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, Written Guarantee. Free Est. 20 Years Exp.
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HOMES WANTED
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NO Wood byproducts used
✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel
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WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422
Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.245.9069
My Friend Gardening Lawn Maintenance, Pruning, Sprinkler Landscaping. Free Est. Call your friend 604-916-7275
REAL ESTATE
COQUITLAM
Sherwood Apt 727 North Rd 1 & 2 bdrms on quiet street. 15 Mins to SFU 5 Mins to shops & transp
Call 604-830-9781 www.aptrentals.net
Coquitlam Silver Springs beaut clean 2bdrm 2bath unobstructed view nr Coq Ctr all schls Doug Coll. NP/NS $1400 July 1.604-941-3259
MAPLE Ridge dntwn Urbano complex, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, inste w/d, f/p, deck, 2 u/g prkg Nr amen NS/NP $1100+util Ref. Immed 604-512-8725
STEEL BUILDING - HUGE CLEARANCE SALE! 20X24 $4,658. 25X28 $5,295. 30X40 $7,790. 32X54 $10,600. 40X58 $14,895. 47X78 $19,838. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.
MAPLE RIDGE. Lrg, new 1 bdrm & den gr/flr apt. Luxurious, S/S appls, granite counters, prkg, f/p. $1180. Avail July. Call 778-386-1243.
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PORT MOODY, 1 Bdrm 3rd flr, with view, secure prkg, cat maybe. $835 for 1 tenant. 604-298-8775.
PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm apts. $780 & $800/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.
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RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.
Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value
RENTALS 748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION
TRANSPORTATION 810
AUTO FINANCING
PROF. F/M to share penthouse/dcks/view/Westwood Plateau; ns/np; 1bdrm/furn, bthrm, w/d, d/w, st, fridg, util, cable, int. Avail Jul15/Aug1. $600 per mth. Cont 604-839-7778 or 604-475-0935
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1 bdrm $790/mo - No pets
Avail Aug 1 - Ref’s req’d MAPLE RIDGE
1 & 2 Bdrms $775/$875 GREAT LOCATION
Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.
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604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge CertiďŹ ed Crime Free Buildings
Maple Ridge 22450-121st Street 2 Bedroom Apt $840/mo Attractive modern unit, in a safe, all ages community in beautiful Maple Ridge. Amenities include community gardens, playground, amenity rooms, on site laundry facilities & secure parking in a certified Crime Free Multi Housing complex. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply). The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are filled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time.
Call 604-451-6075 to view. Metro Vancouver Housing Corp.
Polo Club Apartments
All Makes, All Models. New & Used Inventory.
S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Gated parking and Elevator S Adult oriented building S References required CALL FOR APPOINTMENT
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MOTORCYCLES
CHECK CLASSIFIEDS bcclassified.com 604-575-5555
RECREATIONAL/SALE
GUARANTEED
Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
We Will Pay You $1000 1-888-229-0744 or apply at: www.greatcanadianautocredit.com Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526
2007 30ft Trail Bay Tow Trailer full load generator awning 2 TV’s 13ft slide $16,900. 604-556-3731
#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200
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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of the late BERYLE META MOFFATT, formerly of 1010 Alderson Avenue, Coquitlam, British Columbia, are hereby required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executor, c/o TODD C. HARVEY, Lawyer, 9259 Main Street, PO Box 390, Chilliwack, BC V2P 6K2, before August 3, 2012 after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they then has notice. Raymond Murray Webb
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TRUCKS & VANS
2003 CHEV SUBURBAN Z71, black, rebuilt trans. w/warranty, used eng., new B.J. & brakes. Inspected. $8900 obo (604)826-0519
PR E-R E ON GIST LY ER
*Near schools *5 Appliances *Decorative Fireplaces
*No Pets *Avail Immediately ~also apartments available~
Call 604-942-2012 www.coquitlampropertyrentals.com GUILDTOWN HOUSING CO-OP, 10125 156 St. is accepting applications for 3 & 4 bdrm units. No subsidy. Close to schools & shopping. Participation req. Shares $2000. Call 604-581-4687 or pick up application at office. PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938 PORT COQUITLAM; 2 bdrm townhouse, $850, quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-464-0034. PORT COQUITLAM
MERIDIAN VILLAGE
A safe, all ages community in POCO, spacious grounds in a park like setting, close to schools and parks with shopping near by. Great for families - Day Care and After School Care facilities right on site! On site laundry facilities in the apartment building. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply). The tenant and other occupants must demonstrate they meet eligibility criteria related to income, number of occupants, and other similar criteria. Please note that fully subsidized, or Rent Geared to Income (RGI) units are filled via a waiting list called The BC Housing Central Registry (www.bchousing.org/applicants). No RGI subsidy available at this time. Call 604-451-6075 to view.
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PERFECT LOCATION In the City of the Arts! On-site Manager Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. SORRY, NO PETS.
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Notice to Creditors and Others Beryle Meta Moffatt deceased
• Cars & Trucks • Scrap Metals • Batteries • Machinery • Lead
COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA
PORT MOODY. Ideal Apartment. 1/bdrm. Avail May 1. Secure parking, storage. Res manager. No pets. 778-355-1808, 604-469-9100,
PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft. Ground floor, dance/fitness area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550.
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PORT MOODY
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
COQUITLAM area, recently reno’d 3 bdrm, upper lvl of house, garage, b.yard, 2 full baths, cls to Douglas college, Coq. Centre, & school. Avail. now. $1450 + 70% util. Call (604)516-9800.
2 & 3 bedroom Townhouses available RENTS between $970 - $1176
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PORT MOODY. Exec 1 bdrm ste. Pri ent/prkg. Shrd lndry. N/S. N/P. $795 incl hdy/cble. Aug. 1. Nr. SFU, College Park area. 778-988-9852.
Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express
1 Bdrm suite $735 1 Bdrm & den suite $815 2 Bdrm corner suite $895
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604.465.7221
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The Scrapper
PORT COQUITLAM *1Bdr ste $650 & *2Bdr ste (w/priv laund) $850/mo. Own ent & prkg, patio, newer paint, carpet & lino. Quiet area nr bus, Cedar Dr Elem & all amens. Ns/np. Refs req. Avail now. 604-537-2131.
19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows
W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets
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2002 TRIUMPH TROPHY. Low k’s, new battery, runs good. $4,700. Call 604-217-3479; 778-880-0233.
EAST Coq 2 bdrm bsmt N/S N/P $850 1/3 gas & hydro sep laundry internet incl. 604-307-2485
SUITES, UPPER
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TRANSPORTATION
1976 VESPA 150. Restored, runs great, very clean, new seats & Speedo. $2500. Call 778-378-4776.
COQUITLAM WW Plateau. 1 Bdrm + den, grnd lvl, priv ent, h/w flrs, full bath, alarm, w/d. Ns/Np, avail July 8 $825/mo incl utils. 778-231-9604.
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1998 CHEVY MALIBU, 1 owner, only 80,000 miles. $5,000 obo. Phone 778-237-0828.
SUITES, LOWER
WESTWOOD Plateau. Bright 3 bdrm 1200 sqft. W/D. N/S, N/P. $1100/m. incl. utils. 604-719-2719. Avail. now.
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TRANSPORTATION
1987 CAMARO 2.8, just AirCared, looks excellent and runs excellent, $1495. Call: (604)866-6168.
COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm. Brand new, w/d. New fridge/stove & d/w. $1050 all incl. Sep. prking. 1204 Coast Meridian Rd. July 1. N/S, N/P. Ted 604-942-0220 or 604-788-3386.
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