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Thousands of people turned out dor the Downtown Port Coquitlam Business Improvement Association Car Show, the Tri-Cities’ biggest one-day event, to view over 500 hot rods , vintage and specialty cars, including 100 Mustangs, listen to tribute singers and down delicious pancakes. Part of the proceeds from Sunday’s event will go to the Children’s Wish Foundation.
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Murderer of Coq. family dies in jail
By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A fire at the Dulux Paints store on Barnet Highway may have been sparked by roofing materials. Coquitlam Fire/Rescue Chief Tony Delmonico said they received about 30 calls Monday, just before 6:30 p.m., reporting the billowing black smoke coming off the roof of the building at 2764 Barnet Hwy. Two engines and 17 fire fighters battled the rooftop blaze.
Roufosse relative is relieved By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Firefighters attacked blaze on Barnet Highway.
It was Friday morning when n Kurt Roufosse picked up the phone and learned that Darcy Richard Bertrand, the man who had viciously murdered three members of his family in 1995,
had died in prison It was a few days earlier. Thanksgiving “You never hope Sunday in 1995 when for someone to die, you would rather t h e 2 9 - ye a rsee him behind old Bertrand, bars for the rest of in a simmerhis life,” Roufosse ing, jealous BERTRAND said. “But we were rage, went kind of worried to Our Lady he would get out in five of Lourdes Church in or 10 years...so it’s jus- Maillardville and waited tice in a sense. There’s for the parents of his no way he deserved to for mer common-law be out.” wife, Annette Roufosse,
to leave church. When Mass ended just before noon, Henry and Celine Roufosse, along with their eldest grandchild, headed outside. Bertrand stabbed first the 60-year-old Celine, then her 63-year-old husband when he came to her aid, according to Tri-City News’’ reports at the time. see MURDER MURDER,, page 6
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Coroner to look into Salemink death Inquiry into the 2010 death to be held in November By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
The BC Coroners Service will hold an inquest into the death of Coquitlam’s Colette Marie Salemink. The 59-year-old woman died on April 19, 2010 in a fire at her Burian Drive home. Her son, Blake Salemink, was charged with arson and
manslaughter and was recently found not criminally responsible by reason of a mental disorder. H i s s i s t e r, E r i c a Salemink, told The TriCity News last month that her kid brother was a sweetheart who became troubled in his teenage years. He was in and out of Royal Columbian Hospital and, later, Riverview Hospital, but he managed to finish high school and later attended cooking school on Vancouver Island. But in early 2010 the fights between Blake
and his mother became more frequent, and Coquitlam RCMP were called to attend Salemink’s home several times. On April 13, 2010 a mental health warrant was issued, which would have put Blake back in Riverview. But when he met with his caseworker two days later, the warrant wasn’t executed, despite the fact that he appeared giddy and admitted to having auditory hallucinations. Blake returned to his mother’s home and, on April 17, police were
called again after Blake threatened to hire a hit man to kill his mother. But when police arrived Colette told officers she didn’t believe her son was a threat, and he wasn’t taken into custody. In the early morning hours of April 19, it’s believed that Blake piled some old recipes on the floor of a downstairs room and set them on fire. He left in a taxi, crossed the U.S. border and headed for Mexico. Blake was arrested later that day in Oregon. During the inquest,
scheduled to take place Nov. 13 to 16 at the Burnaby Coroners Court, presiding coroner Liana Wright and a jury will hear evidence from subpoenaed witnesses to deter mine the facts surrounding Salemink’s death. The jury may not, by law, make any findings of legal responsibility, but it will have the opportunity to make recommendations aimed at preventing deaths under similar circumstances in the future. — with files from Gary McKenna
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Pictured in a family photo taken in 2007 are Colette, Blake and Erica Salemink. In May, Blake was found not criminally responsible for the death of his mother, who died in a Coquitlam house fire in 2010.
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t rests on a concrete pad, bolted upright with two aluminum bars, tucked behind Coquitlam’s Dogwood Pavilion on Poirier Street. And even though it’s 16 metres tall and has been there for 45 years, it’s still hard to find a local resident who knows of its existence. The presence of the totem pole came up last spring when someone stood before a townhall meeting to enquire of its origins. City council and staff were stumped, and tasked the municipality’s arts and culture advisory committee to do some digging on the topic. In stepped Christopher Moreno, a committee member and Coquitlam resident, who volunteered to take on the research project. The pole, as it turns out, is one of four that were carved in 1967 as part of a community-driven initiative organized by the Columbian, a regional newspaper that once served Surrey, New Westminster, Burnaby and Coquitlam. The project, aimed to mark Canada’s 100th birthday and bring attention to the First Nations, involved raising from the readers $1 per inch to install a totem pole in each of the four cities the newspaper was distributed in. Surrey’s structure, located on the Surrey Municipal Centre grounds, is 12 metres tall and has four figures — an eagle, bear, beaver and frog — carved in the Kwakwaka’wakw tradition of northwest coast First Nations art. That city lists its totem pole maker as John Edward “Ted” Neel (the son of well-known carver Ellen Neel), who is also named on a plaque at the back of Coquitlam’s pole, along with Lloyd Wadhams and Robert Whonnock. The Coquitlam pole also differs with its colours and characters. Carved into the heavy cedar wood are a thunderbird, a heron with a fish, a man and a frog/lizard. Piecing together the background of the four poles hasn’t been easy. Recently, he rifled through archives and spoke with civic leaders and now Moreno plans to visit with the SFU anthropology department and First Nations groups to uncover the pole’s story. Coquitlam city council will also look at helping out financially. Last month, it voted to consider putting money aside in next year’s budget for more research as well as sprucing up the immediate area and promoting the pole online. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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Coquitlam’s Christopher Moreno, a member of the city’s arts and culture advisory committee, volunteered to research the background of the Centennial Totem on Poirier Street. If you have information about the Coquitlam Centennial Totem Pole, email him at chrismoreno21@yahoo.ca.
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Three people are vying for a seat on Anmore council but only one of them is a village resident. Nominations closed last Friday for the byelection, which is being held to fill the chair left vacant in June by former councilor Tim Laidler. Candidates have until this Friday to withdraw their application. Running in the Sept. 22 race are Arthur Crossman of Coquitlam, Sagheer (Sager) Jan of Port Moody, and Anmore’s Ann-Marie Thiele. Under provincial legislation, contestants wanting to hold office don’t have to live in the municipality in which the election is happening. Crossman, who is retired, is well-known locally on the election circuit, having run in Anmore against Heather Anderson for mayor in 2010. Crossman has also sought civic seats in Coquitlam and campaigned for a provincial job (in 2005, he ran as an independent against BC Liberal MLA Iain Black, gaining 227 votes). Jan has worked as a logistics manager and planning assistant with the United Nations in Monrovia, Liberia. He holds a bachelor of science degree from the University of Karachi. Jan, who ran for the BC Reform Party in 1989 in Vancouver, cites development and sustainability as his platforms. And Thiele is a stay-at-home mother-of-three who is running for office for the first time. She wants to create sustainable and affordable housing in the village, and explore options for the Ioco lands. “My focus is on the future of Anmore,” she said. Laidler, who was elected last November, quit two months ago in protest over council’s decision to hire Tim Harris as the village’s chief administration officer. Laidler said he does not believe Harris is qualified for the job and claimed “outside sources” interfered with the hiring process. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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The recent heat wave is threatening the Port Coquitlam blueberry crop and farmer Karam Dhanwant, owner of Ankars Farms, is encouraging people to come by and pick berries to get them off the bushes.
Pick berries and name your price, says worried farmer By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A Port Coquitlam blueberry farmer is offering up his crops for a song to spare them from the sudden summer heat. “Because of the weather — it was wet in the spring and cold, and now it’s too hot — we are
losing our crop,” said Karam Dhanwant, owner of Ankars Farms. “Instead of losing them, why not have people come and take it?” Dhanwant is welcoming people to his two farms, at 2952 Burns Rd. and 440 Prairie Rd. to pick the blueberries before they’re melted by the sun.
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A number of solar-powered parking stations now dot Pinetree Way in Coquitlam near Town Centre Park and Douglas College’s David Lam campus, ready for their Sept. 1 start-up. By the middle of next month, a total of 22 machines, monitored by Precise Parklink Inc., will be operational along the busy corridor as well as at the City Centre Aquatic Complex, Pinetree community centre, Evergreen Cultural Centre and Lincoln Street parking lot as well as on Glen Drive, The High Street and Town Centre Boulevard. Although the city previously lost thousands of dollars on metered pay parking in Town Centre over a number of years, the parking management program is expected to be “revenue neutral” for taxpayers as of next year, said Dan Mooney, Coquitlam’s manager of roads and traffic operations. As for the 75 cent-per-hour price, the devices will accept credit cards and cash.
Information sought in Sunday morning stabbing A man in his 20s is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed several times in Coquitlam early Sunday. The man was walking in the Austin Heights neighbourhood, near Blue Mountain Street, between 2 and 4 a.m. when someone de-
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incident does not appear to be related to the rash of recent business robberies in the area. Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call police at 604-945-1580 and quote file number 2012-22933, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.
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Annette’s seven-yearold boy witnessed the event and ran away. Bertrand then drove a short distance to the Roufosse’s home on Therrien Street, where he tried to kick down the front door. He smashed through the front door window and, when he started walking toward a neighbour, Annette Roufosse, 29, walked out of the basement. She was car rying her and Bertrand’s oneyear-old baby, with their three-year-old beside her, when Bertrand stabbed her 11 times. He then grabbed the children and drove to his parents’ south Burnaby home, where he was arrested a short time later after he called 911 for an ambulance to treat a severed tendon in his finger. At the time, Bertrand was under a court order not to contact Annette or her children after being charged with assault and sexual assault involving one of her children. The killings gutted the Roufosse family and stunned the close-knit Maillardville community. “Henry and Celine’s door was always open and their help, advice and good company they gave without limit,” said Fr. Stan Frytek, the parish priest at Our Lady of Lourdes in 1995, at their funeral. Just five days earlier, Frytek had rushed outside the church to perform the last rites on his dying friends in the church parking lot. In June 1996, on the day his trial was to start in B.C. Supreme Court for three counts of first-degree murder, Bertrand stood up to plead guilty to seconddegree murder. “He should get life, of course,” said Gerry Roufosse, the eldest of Henry and Celine’s four children, said outside the courtroom at the time. Bertrand was later sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 20 years. At the hearing he broke down in sobs, saying he couldn’t ask for the family’s forgiveness because he couldn’t forgive himself. “I only wish there was a death sentence for my deeds,” Bertrand said. Just 10 years into his sentence, however, Bertrand applied for escorted day passes so that he could see his mother and buy plants for his prison projects. The application was denied, though Bertrand was eligible to re-apply for day passes after six months. He would have been eligible for unescorted leaves this year, and for full parole in
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Bears back in forest Bears found in school dumpster set free By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
W h e n t h re e b e a r cubs were brought to Langley’s Critter Care last fall after being found scared and hungry in a dumpster at a Coquitlam middle school, the animals weighed approximately 40 lb. apiece. Fast-forward nine months and the once cuddly cubs are now 180 lb. adults, healthy and strong enough to be released back into the wild in the spring. And although Elaine Stirling and her fellow Critter Care volunteers miss the animals, she hopes to never see them again. “The idea is to get them as far away as possible,� she told d The TriCity News. “We don’t want to see them again. If we see them, that means they are interfering with humans and we don’t want that.� When the three bear cubs ar rived at the Langley rehabilitation centre in October, they were still feeling the effects of a tranquilizer. There mother, an animal authorities deemed to habituated to humans, had been euthanized. But the three younger bears were examined and found to be in excellent health. They were given names — Kira, Rose and Kaymona — and placed in an enclosure with two other bears, one from North Vancouver and another that was trapped in Whistler.
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Top debater has big plans Kwon bests older youth in competition By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
You have one hour to prepare arguments in favour of returning the Falkland Islands to Argentina, with no access to the internet or other research materials. Now do the same for a ban on smoking, abolishing individual countries’ veto rights at the United Nations and a handful of other topics. Coquitlam resident Luciano Kwon, who recently finished Grade 6 at the Pacific Academy in Surrey, delivered those debates with such persuasiveness that, by the end of the Heart of Europe Debating Tournament, the youngster was ranked fifth out of 140 competitors, most of whom are nearing their high school graduations. Speaking against a ban on smoking, Kwon cited the chaos of the Prohibition era and the rise of Mexican drug cartels as evidence that well-intentioned legislation can lead to serious public safety threats. “It really takes a lot of critical thinking,” said the bow-tied Kwon. “You have to think really, really hard.” Kwon just got into debating this year, when he entered the regional novice competition. He competed against students from 17 other schools throughout the Lower Mainland, many of them in Grade 8; his team finished first by an unheard-of 12 points. “The difference between first and second is usually one or two points,” Kwon said. Spurred on by his surprising success, Kwon moved on to the provincials. He finished first in the individual public speaking and debate divisions. “This is phenomenal,” beamed his father, Antonio Kwon. “It’s unheard of, even at the regionals, for a Grade 6 to be the top debater against Grade 8s.” At the national competition Kwon was ranked 12th out of 68 competitors in a division that included students up to Grade 9. Kwon cobbled together a team for the Heart of Europe tournament, which took place July 27 to Aug. 3 in Olomouc, Czech Republic, where 140 students from 19 countries sparred over a variety of subjects. He was the youngest person at the
tournament by three grade levels. His team was eliminated after eight preliminary rounds of debate, but Kwon’s individual perfor mance ear ned him the fifth-place standing by points. He attributes his success to rhetorical prowess and a passion for learning, which has him exploring everything from history to psychology to math, a subject at which he proudly announces he’s operating at a Grade 10 level. “The sport of debating combines every learning subject and makes it into a super sport,” Kwon said. A voracious reader, Kwon gobbles up current events information by reading the BBC online, The Globe and Mail and The Economist every morning. In the evening, he visits the same sites to see how stories have evolved throughout the day. It’s all part of his five-point plan, Kwon states, starting with a spot on Canada’s national debating team, attending Stanford or Harvard universities, becoming a lawyer and, one day, Canada’s first Asian prime minister (a Liberal one, he figures). His father reminds the youngster to be humble, that his search for knowledge is like “finding one piece of gravel on the beach.”
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Time for an investment in B.C.’s depleted forests BC VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA – The B.C. government’s emergency committee on timber supply has produced its report, but it leaves many of the big questions unanswered. Can the Burns Lake sawmill, destroyed by fire last winter, be given enough timber to rebuild? It’s likely, committee members concluded, if areas that are currently considered “marginally economic” are harvested. With nearly half the pine in that region dead from beetle infestation, and much of the better timber already cut, that means harvesting areas that would produce only about two thirds of the volume that is currently considered economical to log. Will eight more sawmills have to close once the beetle-killed timber becomes too degraded to cut in the next few years? Committee members hold out hope that
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areas affected by disease and fire. This was not only at the peak of the epidemic, it was one year before devastating wildfires raced through the Interior in the summer of 2003. “In 2002, the government removed its obligation to replant those areas, and cut the budget by 90 per cent,” Macdonald told me. “The three-year budget that’s in front of us is keeping on the downward slide, and it’s not what people in communities are saying is the answer. So that has to change.” The opposition, the auditor general and various forest experts have been blasting the government for the degraded state of the timber inventory, at a time when environmental changes have been sweeping. Steve Thomson, minister of the newly amalgamated forests, lands and natural resource operations ministry, points to the urgent efforts to upgrade the government’s detailed picture of the state of the forests, so it can consider new cutting, planting and fertilizing efforts. But there’s no denying that he came to the job in a crisis that will take more spending in the future, and he
will have a hard time finding it as Finance Minister Kevin Falcon looks to balance the books for the 2013 election. If nothing else, the pine beetle epidemic has forced the B.C. government to consider some of the intensive forest management that we hear about in Scandinavia, one of those places that supplies B.C. with wood furniture. And it has prompted renewed interest in offering new forest tenures to aboriginal communities with unresolved resource claims. Under current law, the government can only directly award new forest tenures to aboriginal communities. So part of the committee’s proposed solution is to “expedite negotiations” with the Burns Lake First Nations to give them a chance to harvest some of the marginally economic forest areas that remain. *** Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com. Reach him at tfletcher@blackpress.ca.
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TRI-CITYY LETTERS Stay tuned for ERH master concept plan The Editor, The news from the latest update meeting on the master concept plan being developed for Eagle Ridge Hospital through the partnership of Fraser Health Authority and the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation is, to say the least, good — perhaps even great. For example, steps are to begin as early as this fall to achieve — within existing operating budgets and with little new capital investment — some of the desired expansion of patient care at ERH and community health services within the Tri-Cities. Additionally, the planning
process indicates that, in as few as five years, ERH’s emergency room services can become what the foundation and others have been seeking to achieve. And get this: Meeting the plan’s priorities in the first five years of the 20-year master concept is expected to need a capital investment of $15 million to $20 million. Compare that with the $500 million recently announced as the requirement to make Royal Columbian Hospital what it wants to be. Look for more ERH plan details this fall. Jim Peacock, Port Moody
Reuse Riverview, don’t tear it down for money The Editor, T he Riverview Hospital grounds are historic sites and must be preserved. In this context, the heritage conversation is a must not an option. For years, Crease Clinic was a dumping place for families, and many people never left the grounds. Then it closed and the government rents it to the movie industry because money talks. Riverview has had no updates and moving the patients from surroundings they have spent more than half their life is not good.
Fact is, these buildings can be saved and, if the government updated the buildings, there would be lots of room for the patients and facilities for the homeless not to mention good jobs for people such as doctors and nurses. Instead, everybody thinks of the mighty dollar and developers are waiting in the wings. The government is waiting to pull a fast one and no one cares because Riverview area is not in a rich area. Darcy Walters, Port Coquitlam
No sense in pot laws The Editor, Regarding your Aug. 1 editorial, not only should medical marijuana be made available to patients in need, but adult recreational use should be regulated. Drug policies modeled after alcohol prohibition have given rise to a youth-oriented black market. Illegal drug dealers don’t ID for age, but they do recruit minors immune to adult sentences. Throwing more money at the problem is no solution. Attempts to limit the supply of illegal drugs while demand remains constant only increase the profitability of drug trafficking. For addictive drugs like heroin, a spike in street prices leads desperate addicts to increase criminal activity to feed desperate habits. The drug war doesn’t fight crime, it fuels crime. Taxing and regulating marijuana, the most popular illicit drug, is a cost-effective alternative to never-ending drug war. As long as marijuana distribution is controlled by organized crime, consumers will continue to come into contact with hard drugs like methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. This “gateway” is a direct result of marijuana prohibition. Robert Sharpe, Common Sense for Drug Policy Washington, DC
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Old roofing materials removed during a roofing job may have been the cause of the thick black smoke that rose from a paint store fire on Barnet Highway Monday. Fire fighters battled the blaze and quickly doused it, according to fire chief Tony Delmonico. STEVE SMITH/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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RIVERVIEW STORIES
The place they went to visit ‘She was a housewife, like every other mother on the street,’ says one of Anne Smith’s three daughters. The Vancouver family’s history is intertwined with that of Riverview
Riverview Hospital is a daunting place. The buildings are gothic. The bars on the windows reflect an era of mental health care when locked doors were supposed to protect patients. Visitors to Riverview Hospital now can only wonder what went on there because the buildings are closed and the last patients were transferred out to other facilities just this summer. But one family says Riverview was very much a part of their lives. With the hospital closing, they agreed to talk to The Tri-City News to honour their mom and dad, who spent so much time there.
By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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ecil Smith was as genial a man as you could find. At Riverview Hospital, where ‘Smitty’ was a regular visitor, he was popular among patients, who trailed him as if he were the Pied Piper and the nurses enjoyed his pleasant smile. They would wish him well as he walked out of the hospital, with his wife in tow and a bag of laundry in his arms. Smitty was an electrician, and his wife, Anne a pretty woman with thick, brown hair, who was also a talented seamstress and knitter. When they married in 1939, they had no idea what life had in store for them. For three years, they were happy. But in 1942, when Anne gave birth to their first daughter, Carolynn, the clouds descended on the young wife and mother. For a while, it seemed they would never lift.
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The Smith sisters are an attractive group of women whose distinct characters shine after only a few minutes of conversation. There’s Carolynn, the oldest and possibly the most practical one; Elaine, the middle child, emotional and thoughtful; and Diane, whose vivaciousness hides a steely strength and whose nicely decorated Coquitlam home suggests an artistic inclination. They’re meeting in Diane’s backyard to chat and compare memories of their mother’s mental illness and how they coped. They are full of stories, not all of them happy ones, but they say their parents’ strong family values — hard work, discipline and mutual support — helped them get through those tumultuous years. Their mother, Anne, battled bipolar disorder, with periods of mania, alternating with depression, but she was also a good mother, entirely devoted, and when she couldn’t get out of bed, would braid her daughters’ hair at her bedside. Their dad, Smitty, adored Anne and during the early years of the girls’ childhood in Collingwood in Vancouver, you wouldn’t have known there was mental illness in the family. “She was a housewife,” Diane recalls, “like every other mother on the street.”
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Carolynn was about four years old when she first visited her mother at Riverview and was surprised to see all the locks. “‘Why is everything locked?’ I wondered, that was the perception of a four year old,’” she says. First at Crease Clinic and later at East Lawn, Anne became a regular patient at Riverview and, as electric shock treatments destroyed her short-term memory and drugs diminished what had been a sharp mind, the place became as much her home as the house in Collingwood.
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Above, the Smith family, circa 1986: Cecil (known as ‘Smitty), wife Anne and their daughters, Carolynn, Elaine and Diane. Right, the sisters now — from left, Diane, Elaine and Carolynn — with a rocking chair their mother, Anne, a patient at Riverview, made for her grandchildren in an occupational therapy class. The girls remember their mom as a strong character who was careful about her appearance and kept regular appointments with her hairdresser. But it was Smitty who was the rock along with the assorted friends and family members who gave the girls’ life a semblance of order. Beginning in 1942, when Anne had her first breakdown, Smitty became her primary caregiver and her pillar of strength. Money was tight but despite not having a car, Smitty managed to make regular trips to the Coquitlam hospital. To this day, the girls don’t know how he managed. “It’s a mystery,” Carolynn says. After a six-month stay at Riverview, Anne returned home and had two more daughters over six years, then kept it together for another 15 years until a hormonal imbalance following a hysterectomy sent her spiralling downward.
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Snow White was a rare gem & few films today can match A GOOD READ Martin Boughner When choosing a movie, consider animated classics
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now White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) was the first full-length animated movie, and to my mind still one of the best. Composed of cells painted by hand, the film achieves a richness of animated effect that has not until recently been equalled (I especially enjoy watching the shadows move with the characters). The visual beauty of the rhythmic movement of the forest animals adds to the movie. As important is the richness of characterization — the dwarfs are all fully individual personalities. The great soundtrack doesn’t hurt either. Snow White contained 1,500,000 individual penand-ink drawing and paintings, done by dozens of graphical artists and animators “The golden age of animation” was
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his psychiatrist, “What about my needs?” A word should be said about recent successes in stop-action animation, most famously represented in the original King Kong (1933). Tim Burton has two deliciously creepy stop-actions, The Corpse Bride (2005), and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). The first concerns a young man, slated to wed an heiress, who finds himself married to a dead (and partially decomposed) woman instead, and the second with the effort by Jack, the Pumpkin King of Halloween, to expand his franchise to Christmas as well. Both have wonderful scores by Danny Elfman, and present characters who are creepy, funny, and loveable at the same time. All these movies are available at the Port Moody Public Library. A Good Read is a column by Tri-City librarians that is published every Wednesday. Martin Boughner works at Port Moody Public Library.
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Riverview Hospital has achieved iconic status among those who wish to see it preserved. It was considered a leading-edge hospital where psychiatric nurses learned skills and new therapies were developed. Smitty visited three or four times each week, even though he still had to get Diane through high school and fulfill his work obligations. When he retired, looking after Anne at Riverview became a major focus of his life. He would drive her to visit her grandkids and make sure she attended special occasions. For the Smith sisters, Riverview was the place they went to visit their mom and the place they took their kids to see their grandma. It was a duty but not always a chore.
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The sisters remember having tea with their mom at Penn Hall and attending dances on Friday nights. “My mother would say, if someone asks you to dance, be polite and dance with them,” said Diane. Elaine remembers the male patients asking her how long she’d been at Riverview. “I would say, ‘I’m a visitor’ and they would say, ‘I’m a visitor, too.’” They advocated for her well-being, communicated with doctors and made sure she was well-looked after. It was not always easy but the experience has rubbed them as smooth as stones in a rushing stream. “She had mental illness and it affected everyone in the family,” Diane now says. There is no way to capture all the moments in a life time, big
or small, but one anecdote hints at how the Smith family managed all those years. Mom and dad are sitting at the kitchen table and the sisters are fussing over corsages and neckties. It’s their 50th wedding anniversary and 40 guests are about to arrive at Diane’s Coquitlam home. With a loving, lastminute gesture, Smitty applies adhesive to his wife’s dentures and sticks them in her mouth. “What would you do without me?” he says. “What would you do without me?” Anne retorts while adjusting her teeth.
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The daughters tell a story: Smitty steers his car off of Lougheed Highway onto Holly Drive towards
Riverview hospital. Much has changed in the years since his Anne first became a patient in the early 1940s. There are fewer patients and fewer staff. It’s not quite a ghost town, but almost. Although he has no errand to keep since his wife passed away, he’s there to visit patients and has brought cigarettes as a gift. His daughters don’t understand why he returns now that his burden has been lifted. Smitty has only this to say: “I don’t know why,” he says, giving them a smile. “My car just automatically goes out there.” Cecil ‘Smitty’ Smith passed away in 2002, roughly a decade after Anne died in a Burnaby nursing home. The extended family remembers them fondly. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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4,980 2004 Dodge Dakota SLT Truck Quad Cab
4 door, 2.0L, I-4 cyl UC535217
4 door, 4.7L V-8 cyl. UT728125
4,980
$
10,980
12,980
2002 Dodge Dakota Sport Truck Quad Cab
2003 Hyundai Santa Fe GL V6 SUV
4 door , 3.9L V-6 cyl, UT700639
4 door, 2.7L V-6 cyl, Automatic UT353676
$
PITT MEADOWS
▲ N
LANGLEY
NISSAN
MAPLE RIDGE
Golden Ears Way
High
way #
1
lowest prices guaranteed
$
9,980
WEST COAST
ZOOM. ZOOM. LOUGHEED HIGHWAY
TOLL FREE DL#30501
2011 Ford Mustang
2010 Mustang GT Coupe
43,800 km’s, auto, 300 HP, Alloy wheels, all power options. Was $28,991 UC143138
5 spd, leather, 18” wheels, bullit shifter, loaded. Was $32,991 UC136173
NOW$19,991 ONLY$138bi-weekly***
NOW$27,000 ONLY$185
7,980
PITT MEADOWS
1-866-208-8820
19625 Lougheed Hwy.
www.westcoastautogroup.com
P
MEADOW GARDENS GOLF
V N
LOUGHEED HWY
NISSAN
bi-weekly***
save $6,291
2012 Ford Mustang 20,901 km’s alloy wheels, leather auto, loaded, convertible. Was $41,991 UC213035
Only 30,000 kms, convertible, loaded. UC102897
NOW$28,500 ONLY$219bi-weekly**
NOW$37,500 ONLY$219bi-weekly****
save $7,491
save $
2010 Ford Mustang GT
2004 Ford Mustang Convertible
5 spd, leather, 18” wheels, loaded, 53,000 kms. Was $34,991. UC110848
Only 61, 546kms!!!, Loaded must see. UC237349
NOW$27,500 ONLY$189 bi-weekly***
NOW$9,975
save $10,091
save $6,991
2002 Lincoln Navigator
2008 Ford Escape 4x4
Leather, sunroof, 4x4, luxury was $18,991 UT18834A
82,933 km V6 automatic, power group A/C. Was $22,991 UT061423
NOW$8,900
SALE$16,000 ONLY$150
SOLD
SOLD bi-weekly*
save $8,201
save $6991
*See in-store for details
DL 26469
save $5,991
2009 Ford Mustang California Special GT
2008 Dodge Caliber SXT Hatchback
$
save $9,000
JUST IN!
UC004636
WEST COAST
TOLL FREE
LOUGHEED HWY
CANADIAN TIRE
4 door Sedan, 3.5L V-6 cyl UC184266
58,341 km leather, sunroof, AWD, 22” wheels, loaded. Was $38991 UT077594
2009 MAZDA6 GT-V6
BRIDGE EARS
westcoastautogroup.com
SAFEWAY
STAPLES
3 door, 4.6L V-8 cyl, Automatic UT024943
UC194558
UT502571
D EN G OL
19950 Lougheed Hwy., Pitt Meadows
DEWDNEY TRK RD
MEADOWS GARDENS GOLF COURSE
2010 10 Chrysler Sebring Touring Sedan
$
BLOWOUT!
2010 Edge Sport
2007 07 FFordd E-150 Commercial Van Cargo
A Better Place to Buy A Car!
$17,995
▲ N
15,500
$
All Used Vehicles Inspected by BCAA
TOYOTA
1-866-910-1579
14,000
save $6991
K RD AR
DL 7662
$
2011 FORD FIESTA
Buy with Confidence.
All prices and payments plus taxes and fees. All financing on approved credit. ++ See dealer for detail
WEST COAST
2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT
USED MUSTANG
VEHICLES
203rd
2010 Lexus IS350C
200 St
2009 Toyota Corolla
· LARGE AND VARIED INVENTORY. We have a massive selection of vehicles from all makes and models, so you’re sure to Ànd something to Àt your budget and lifestyle. Less searching, and more Ànding.
QUALITY PRE-OWNED
Keeps You Rolling
E
TOYOTA WARRANTY & SPECIAL FINANCING(OAC)
· NO-HAGGLE, LIVE-MARKET PRICING. We believe in giving everyone a fair price and you don’t have to spend hours negotiating for it. That’s just one of the ways West Coast Mazda is a Better Place to Buy a Car
HARRIS
ALL VEHICLES ARE INSPECTED & WARRANTED
West Coast Mazda is a part of the West Coast Auto Group, and with hundreds of quality used cars, trucks, SUVs and vans between our four stores we’re bound to have just what you’re looking for.
NISSAN
HARRIS RD
MAKE MODEL
ANY ALL VEHICLES ARE INSPECTED OR & WARRANTED
IS A BETTER PLACE TO BUY A CAR!
PITT RIVER BRIDG
CONFIDENCE
E
2011 Ford Edge Limited
2011 Ford Explorer Limited
AWD, Leather, moonroof, Navigation, loaded. Was $42,991 UT042087
Leather, sunroof, 4x4, Navigation only 3800 km’s Was $52,001 UT031839
SALE$36,000 ONLY$258bi-weekly***
SALE$43,800 ONLY$310
bi-weekly***
All prices plus $399 Dealer Administration fee, plus taxes. *60 months, **72 months, ***84 months ****96. All payments plus taxes
WEST COAST
FORD LINCOLN
DEWDNEY TRUNK
203 RD
WEST COAST MAZDA
SALE
176 St
BUY WITH
80 8 0N UNITS ON
located at the north end of the new golden ears bridge
- SHIFT -
Great Reasons Why
OVER
bridging the gap
20370 LOUGHEED HWY. MAPLE RIDGE
1-888-251-7930
DL 6077
www.westcoastautogroup.com
www.westcoastautogroup.com
STAPLES
BURGER KING
SAVE-ONFOODS
V N
LOUGHEED HWY.
A16 Wednesday, August 22, 2012, Tri-City News
Tri-City News Wednesday, August 22, 2012, A17
west coast auto group
Local vehicle, special fleet purchase, fully inspected and serviced, no accident claims, toyota warranty, pre-approved Financing(OAC) UC030463
1 local owner, full service history, pearl white, black leather air conditioned/heated seats, fully loaded including navigation,lexus factory warranty, leasing and finance plans(OAC) UC503513
$11,595
2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser
2012 Infiniti G37X,
Auto, b package, fully equipped, Toyota Certifiedspecial finance rates and terms(oac),Toyota warranty, bottom line price reduction!! UT037429
LOCAL Vehicle, fully loaded, premium package, power roof,leather, infiniti warranty, save on new!! Pre-approved financing or leasing available(OAC), UC680427
$24,975
2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2007 Dodge Caravan
1 local owner, no accident claims, fully equipped & serviced, low kilometers, west coast powertrain warranty, pre-approved financing (OAC) PRICE REDUCED!! UC547880
Local vehicle, no accident claims, fully equipped, serviced and inspected, west coast powertrain warranty, pre-approved financing(OAC) UT121649
$8,595
2007 Pontiac G6 GT
1 Local owner, fully inspected and serviced, nissan warranty, fully loaded including power roof and leather interior, preapproved financing(OAC) UC220138
Local vehicle, fully loaded including power sunroof and leather interior, chrome wheels, gm warranty, 143 point BCAA inspection, now specially priced!! UC219502
2010 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4X4,
2009 Toyota Venza AWD V6
1 Local owner, toyota warranty, fully serviced,fully loaded, SR5 pkg, pre-approved financing(OAC) UT722784
Local vehicle, fully equipped including panoramic roof and leather interior, toyota Certified-Toyota Warranty and Roadside Assistance & special financing(OAC) UT022977
$27,995
· 15-DAY EXCHANGE GUARANTEE. At West Coast Mazda, we know that not every car is perfect for every person. That’s why all of our vehicles come a 15-day exchange guarantee. You can exchange a car for one that better suits your needs within a 15-day period. No questions asked.
$40,995
· 90-DAY LIMITED WARRANTY. For even more peace of mind, we provide you with a limited 90-Day powertrain warranty. Visit us in-store for written details. · WE BUY CARS. Whether you buy one of our cars or not, we’re happy to buy yours from you. We buy any car—any age, any make, any model, any condition. Our fair, market-based appraisals are conducted by experienced specialists in less than 30 minutes. And best of all, our Ànal offer for your car will be good for 7 days.
$10,995
6900
$
$10,900
UC248741
2012 KIA RIO 5
2007 TOYOTA YARIS
2007 Toyota Sienna Ce
1 local owner, economical 5 speed, fully equipped, west coast powertrain warranty, pre-approved financing(OAC), price just reduced!! UC034403
Local one owner 8 passenger, fully equipped, pre-approved financing available(OAC), deep discounted price!!
$28,995
16,000
$
UC021077
UT062460
$8,995
· WEST COAST CERTIFIED. West Coast Mazda offers one of the most comprehensive certiÀcation and reconditioning policies in the industry.Vehicles undergo a rigorous quality inspection, which includes a 160-point inspection by Mazda technicians and a comprehensive 3rd-party inspection performed by BCAA.
$47,995
2006 CHEVY OPTRA 5 LT
2008 Nissan Altima SL
$17,995
· FLEXIBLE FINANCING OPTIONS. We work with a variety of Ànancial institutions to provide the best possible Ànancing options. We’re conÀdent we’ll Ànd a Ànancing or leasing option that suits your needs. Rates for certiÀed pre-owned Mazdas start at 0.9%. Apply for credit today!
2008 MAZDASPEED3
18,800
22,500
$
$
UC799221
20000 Lougheed Hwy. Pitt Meadows
we will not be undersold
203
BURGER KING
1-866-334-2016
sales@westcoastmazda.com www.westcoastautogroup.com
NOW $32,000 ONLY $226bi-weekly***
$
12,980
13,980
2004 Chevrolet Venture LS Van Passenger Extended
2004 Chrysler Intrepid ES/SXT Sedan
4 door, 3.4L, 3.4L, Automatic UT225072
4 door, 3.5L V-6 cyl UC671517
$
$
4,980 2004 Dodge Dakota SLT Truck Quad Cab
4 door, 2.0L, I-4 cyl UC535217
4 door, 4.7L V-8 cyl. UT728125
4,980
$
10,980
12,980
2002 Dodge Dakota Sport Truck Quad Cab
2003 Hyundai Santa Fe GL V6 SUV
4 door , 3.9L V-6 cyl, UT700639
4 door, 2.7L V-6 cyl, Automatic UT353676
$
PITT MEADOWS
▲ N
LANGLEY
NISSAN
MAPLE RIDGE
Golden Ears Way
High
way #
1
lowest prices guaranteed
$
9,980
WEST COAST
ZOOM. ZOOM. LOUGHEED HIGHWAY
TOLL FREE DL#30501
2011 Ford Mustang
2010 Mustang GT Coupe
43,800 km’s, auto, 300 HP, Alloy wheels, all power options. Was $28,991 UC143138
5 spd, leather, 18” wheels, bullit shifter, loaded. Was $32,991 UC136173
NOW$19,991 ONLY$138bi-weekly***
NOW$27,000 ONLY$185
7,980
PITT MEADOWS
1-866-208-8820
19625 Lougheed Hwy.
www.westcoastautogroup.com
P
MEADOW GARDENS GOLF
V N
LOUGHEED HWY
NISSAN
bi-weekly***
save $6,291
2012 Ford Mustang 20,901 km’s alloy wheels, leather auto, loaded, convertible. Was $41,991 UC213035
Only 30,000 kms, convertible, loaded. UC102897
NOW$28,500 ONLY$219bi-weekly**
NOW$37,500 ONLY$219bi-weekly****
save $7,491
save $
2010 Ford Mustang GT
2004 Ford Mustang Convertible
5 spd, leather, 18” wheels, loaded, 53,000 kms. Was $34,991. UC110848
Only 61, 546kms!!!, Loaded must see. UC237349
NOW$27,500 ONLY$189 bi-weekly***
NOW$9,975
save $10,091
save $6,991
2002 Lincoln Navigator
2008 Ford Escape 4x4
Leather, sunroof, 4x4, luxury was $18,991 UT18834A
82,933 km V6 automatic, power group A/C. Was $22,991 UT061423
NOW$8,900
SALE$16,000 ONLY$150
SOLD
SOLD bi-weekly*
save $8,201
save $6991
*See in-store for details
DL 26469
save $5,991
2009 Ford Mustang California Special GT
2008 Dodge Caliber SXT Hatchback
$
save $9,000
JUST IN!
UC004636
WEST COAST
TOLL FREE
LOUGHEED HWY
CANADIAN TIRE
4 door Sedan, 3.5L V-6 cyl UC184266
58,341 km leather, sunroof, AWD, 22” wheels, loaded. Was $38991 UT077594
2009 MAZDA6 GT-V6
BRIDGE EARS
westcoastautogroup.com
SAFEWAY
STAPLES
3 door, 4.6L V-8 cyl, Automatic UT024943
UC194558
UT502571
D EN G OL
19950 Lougheed Hwy., Pitt Meadows
DEWDNEY TRK RD
MEADOWS GARDENS GOLF COURSE
2010 10 Chrysler Sebring Touring Sedan
$
BLOWOUT!
2010 Edge Sport
2007 07 FFordd E-150 Commercial Van Cargo
A Better Place to Buy A Car!
$17,995
▲ N
15,500
$
All Used Vehicles Inspected by BCAA
TOYOTA
1-866-910-1579
14,000
save $6991
K RD AR
DL 7662
$
2011 FORD FIESTA
Buy with Confidence.
All prices and payments plus taxes and fees. All financing on approved credit. ++ See dealer for detail
WEST COAST
2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT
USED MUSTANG
VEHICLES
203rd
2010 Lexus IS350C
200 St
2009 Toyota Corolla
· LARGE AND VARIED INVENTORY. We have a massive selection of vehicles from all makes and models, so you’re sure to Ànd something to Àt your budget and lifestyle. Less searching, and more Ànding.
QUALITY PRE-OWNED
Keeps You Rolling
E
TOYOTA WARRANTY & SPECIAL FINANCING(OAC)
· NO-HAGGLE, LIVE-MARKET PRICING. We believe in giving everyone a fair price and you don’t have to spend hours negotiating for it. That’s just one of the ways West Coast Mazda is a Better Place to Buy a Car
HARRIS
ALL VEHICLES ARE INSPECTED & WARRANTED
West Coast Mazda is a part of the West Coast Auto Group, and with hundreds of quality used cars, trucks, SUVs and vans between our four stores we’re bound to have just what you’re looking for.
NISSAN
HARRIS RD
MAKE MODEL
ANY ALL VEHICLES ARE INSPECTED OR & WARRANTED
IS A BETTER PLACE TO BUY A CAR!
PITT RIVER BRIDG
CONFIDENCE
E
2011 Ford Edge Limited
2011 Ford Explorer Limited
AWD, Leather, moonroof, Navigation, loaded. Was $42,991 UT042087
Leather, sunroof, 4x4, Navigation only 3800 km’s Was $52,001 UT031839
SALE$36,000 ONLY$258bi-weekly***
SALE$43,800 ONLY$310
bi-weekly***
All prices plus $399 Dealer Administration fee, plus taxes. *60 months, **72 months, ***84 months ****96. All payments plus taxes
WEST COAST
FORD LINCOLN
DEWDNEY TRUNK
203 RD
WEST COAST MAZDA
SALE
176 St
BUY WITH
80 8 0N UNITS ON
located at the north end of the new golden ears bridge
- SHIFT -
Great Reasons Why
OVER
bridging the gap
20370 LOUGHEED HWY. MAPLE RIDGE
1-888-251-7930
DL 6077
www.westcoastautogroup.com
www.westcoastautogroup.com
STAPLES
BURGER KING
SAVE-ONFOODS
V N
LOUGHEED HWY.
A18 Wednesday, August 22, 2012, Tri-City News
www.tricitynews.com
SIGN ME UP 2012! Community Volunteer Services for Seniors (CVSS) is looking for 25 volunteers (age 40 plus, 8 male and 17 female) to visit seniors who are isolated and lonely, living in the Tri-Cities area. These seniors are very interesting people who would enjoy sharing their stories and hobbies with a friendly visitor. Ladies are matched with ladies, and gentlemen are matched with gentlemen. These seniors are patiently waiting for a friendly visitor to spend some time with. Here are a few of our seniors who are eagerly waiting to share one and a half to two hours a week with a volunteer visitor who shares similar interests; • 78 year old lady, a retired RN, would like to meet with a volunteer who would enjoy going out for walks together. • 67 year old lady, who has been waiting for a visitor for quite some
Write time Writers wishing to meet with people with similar interests could join the Port Moody Evening Writers’ Group. The fall session runs every Monday (except statutory holidays) from Sept. 17 to Dec 3, 2012. The group meets from 7-9:30 p.m. at Kyle Centre, behind the old city hall on St. John’s Street. Julie H. Ferguson is the facilitator and she can be reached at info@ beaconlit.com. To register, call 604-469-4556 and quote course #45174. The cost is $92.50 for 10 sessions. The Port Moody Recreation Department has offered writers’ groups for 35 years.
time. Mandarin is her first language, however, she converses well in English. • 80 year old lady, who has lived in many countries, would like a visitor to share her love of travel. • 75 year old man, a retired Seaman who enjoys 50’s music, would like spending time with a visitor and perhaps visits into the community.
• 95 year old lady, a retired LPN, would like a visitor to share a pleasant conversation with. • 85 year old man, who loves Scrabble and card games, would like to visit with someone who also enjoys “the love of the game”. • 82 year old lady, who enjoys having visitors, would like to spend time with a visiting volunteer who speaks Polish or Russian.
• 74 year old lady, born on the Prairies, would like a visitor to go for walks with and friendly conversation. CVSS will be holding its next volunteer orientation at Wilson Centre, 2150 Wilson Avenue, Port Coquitlam, on Oct. 23 and the registration deadline is Oct. 2. For more information and to register, call Sue or Suzanne at 604-9277919.
Port Moody School of Dance Di
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Visiting volunteers sought
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g the Dancer WiCelebrating 33 wonderful years in the City of Arts! thi n” Competitive, Recreation & Exam Programs
Highest scoring performance from all Peak Invitational, Next Level Hip Hop and Festival du Ballet dance competitions in 2012 awarded at the Provincial Honours Performance.
• Acrobatics (CDTA exam) • Ballet (Cecchetti exam) • Contemporary • Creative Movement • Hip Hop • Jazz (CDTA exam) • Lyrical • Musical Theatre • Tap (AIDT exam) • Twist & Turn for Tiny 2’s • Stage • Adult Ballet and Tap
Registration Dates: For the month of August: every Tuesday 4 to 7 pm Sept. 5th, 6th & 7th 1 -6pm, Classes for ages 2 year to adults
2625A Clarke Street, Port Moody Just kiddy corner behind the Chevron Gas Station
Classes Start Monday, Sept. 10th
604-936-0966
*Visit us @ www.portmoodydance.com info@portmoodydance.com
Upcoming Cooking Classes Dinner in The Garden ...... Mon., Sept. 10th Welcome to the Taverna! ..Wed., Sept. 19th Dumplings of The World.... Sat., Sept. 22nd An Evening in India ..........Tues., Sept. 25th Hot Buns and More! ........... Sat., Sept. 29th
LUNCH & LEARN Italian in The Kitchen ......... Fri., Sept. 14th Gringo Baja September......Fri., Sept. 21st Thai Table September ........ Fri., Sept. 28th Gift certificates and private classes also available. 2500 St. Johns St., Port Moody
Tel: 939-6200
www.edenwest.ca
Where the Music Begins! Register For Music Lessons Today Guitar, Piano, Drums, Bass, Voice, Violin, Sax, Flute, Trumpet, and more. Why Choose Long & McQuade? Music lessons for all ages, stages and styles. Professional instructors make learning fun. Convenient lesson times for busy families. No Registration Fees. Affordable Instrument Rentals.
1360 Dominion Ave., Port Coquitlam
604.464.1118 Recreational & Competitive Classes In Jazz • Tap • Ballet • Acrobatics • Hip Hop • Musical Theatre
NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATION FOR UPCOMING 6 WEEK ADULT PROGRAMS
• Family Discounts Drop In Registration Hours: • Company Programs (by audition) Saturday, Aug. 25th 12:00 - 3:00 pm • New State Of The Art Dance Facility Monday, Aug. 27th 5:00 - 8:00 pm • Free Wi-Fi Wednesday, Aug. 29th 5:00 - 8:00 pm • Spacious Studios and Parent Lounge • Fun classes that focus on the “fun factor” • Highly Qualified & Experienced Teachers • Friendly & Helpful Office Staff 604-942-1070 #101 - 1730 Coast Meridian Rd., Port Coquitlam • Performance Opportunities www.melladodanceelite.ca + info@melladodanceelite.ca for All Dancers
• Lyrical • Contemporary • Stretch and Strengthen and more • Classes for all ages and ability levels...3 years to adults!
www.tricitynews.com
Sign up with a non-profit organization If you have some free time this fall, consider volunteering for a worthwhile cause. The following volunteer opportunities are available: • Crossroads Hospice Society is looking for volunteers to help
with its meat draw at the Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam on Monday evenings. Info: Shannon, 604-945-0606. • PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing basis. Meals are delivered over the
noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604942-7506. • Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624. • Big Brothers
Program matches men over the age of 19 with boys 7-12 who have limited-to-no contact with their fathers. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvan-
Tri-City News Wednesday, August 22, 2012, A19
Quiring Chamber Music School
couver.com. • Big Brothers’ InSchool Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 19 with boys and girls from local elementary schools. Info: 604-8762447, Ext. 436.
Experiienced violin & viola teacheer is accepting studen nts for September.
Coquitlam Studio Please contact Reg Quiring 604-524-8898
I t ’s A l l A b o u t K i d s Kids Cottage
Come visit our beautiful spacious preschool, with huge windows all around. It is a warm and inviting place for preschool children to come together, socialize and learn with other children their own age.
Quality Group Daycare in Coquitlam
FUTUREKIDS CENTRE
Y Your Child’ Child’s “Home Away From Home”
At Roy Stibbs Elementary School
600 Fairview St., Coquitlam
OUT OF SCHOOL CARE
Now Registering
(Riverview Auditorium) A non-profit, parent run society specializing in ages 0 - 12.
+ transporting children to and from school (K-Gr.6) + providing a full program including a wide variety
• DAYCARE • PRE-SCHOOL • OUT OF SCHOOL
of activities and games (gym, baking, sewing,
Enjoy lots of ART, MUSIC, STORIES, PET BUNNY and a variety of fun & educational centres. Teacher with Degree in Education as well as E.C.E.
• ECE • Infant/Toddler/Preschool Programs • Before & After School Program (Incl. Sportball) • Summer Program with Fun Activities & Field Trips
SOME SPACES STILL AVAILABLE FOR FALL 2012
Serving Riverview and RC MacDonald Elementaries
Will Your Child Be Ready for All Day Kindergarten? WE CAN HELP!
Serving Coquitlam & Port Coquitlam
1237 Beedie Dr. (Located at the north end of Shaughnessy)
Call: 604-464-9656 www.learnplay.ca
604-521-8952
crafts, etc.)
GROUP DAYCARE + providing high quality care to children between the ages of 1 - 5 years of age
2665 Runnel Drive, Coquitlam Phone: 604-944-0420 www.shiningstardaycare.ca
Location:
parentsliaison@kidscottage.ca
www.kidscottage.ca
BC CHRISTIAN ACADEMY A Tri-City Pre K-12 Christian Education Alternative Since 1992
604-937-5212
www.futurekidsdaycare.ca
• Qualified Staff • Structured Curriculum (Best of programs, Montessori, etc.)
+ Math + Science + Language(s) + Phonics + Geography + Art + ESL
• Computer Enhanced Program Introducing: Brain Dance & Fun Family Phonics
Prepare Your Child for the Future Today
CITADEL MONTESSORI ~Childcare Centre~
1103 Confederation Drive, Port Coquitlam
Citadel Heights (opp. Castle Park Elementary School)
Spacious 2 floor facility with a larg large, large, ffenced enced outdoor playg playground playground ooff offering: fferin ering: g:
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2, 3, 5 Day Programs 2, Languages (English & French) Phonics, Math, Music/Movement, Science etc. Dailyy schedule balances between Montessori work & social / play time
• BEFORE/AFTER
SCHOOL CARE
Serving Castle Park & Hazel Trembath Schools Kindergarten to Grade 5
604-942-1234 PORT COQUITLAM
PARKS AND
RECREATION
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90% Post Secondary entrance rate Early introduction into French & Music Special needs program Bussing program Safe environment Christ centered education
Kinder Open Houses Join us the 3rd Thursday of each month from September - February for our “Kinder Open Houses” and find out what BCCA Kindergarten has to offer! Each open house runs from 12:30pm - 3:30pm
604.941.8426 www.bcchristianacademy.ca
1019 Fernwood Avenue, Port Coquitlam
A20 Wednesday, August 22, 2012, Tri-City News
www.tricitynews.com
Plan now for a successful homework routine
After a long hot summer it can be tough to get kids back into a routine, and focused on homework. But homework is a key part of your child’s education, and it’s important that they not only complete it, but also understand what they’ve learned. Studies show that children’s
achievements in school improve with increased parent involvement in education. So get involved in your kids’ schoolwork — you might even learn something new too! ABC Life Literacy Canada offers 10 tips on how to make homework part of your daily routine: 1. Develop a daily routine by set-
ting aside a specific time each day/ evening for homework. 2. Provide a quiet, well-lit place with basic school supplies. 3. Understand your child’s style of learning — this will help you develop a personalized homework plan for your child. 4. It’s not uncommon for kids to
get overwhelmed with big assignments or projects. Help them break the project down into smaller steps. Work on pieces throughout the week and do the hard parts on the weekend. 5. Talk with your child’s teacher and be aware of their method of
teaching. Help your child by using familiar terms and examples. 6. Don’t reserve learning to homework hour. Make learning a part of daily life.
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Now accepting registration for Sept. 2012 WE OFFER ThE fOLLOWING PROGRAMS: s & 4 DAY CARE AM PM s B EfORE AND AfTER +INDERCARE SERVICING 'LENAYRE %LEMENTARY s &ULL DAY +INDERGARTEN LIMITED SPACES AM PM s AM Preschool programme s -USIC PROGRAMS (limited spaces)
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We are conveniently located on the school grounds of Glenayre Elementary.
NEW HORIZON MONTESSORI SCHOOL APPLY NOW
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The Phenomenon of Early Childhood Education with Montessori Approach • Preschool • Extended Montessori • Full Day Care • School Age Care
• Montessori Preschool AM or PM • Montessori Full Day Program (7am - 6pm)
• Kindercare AM & PM • Choice of 5, 4, 3 Day Programs
Register Now For 2012/2013 1438 Pinetree Way (Grizzly & Pinetree)
604-942-3688
604-472-3025
(Adult classes also available)
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960 Lillian Street, Coquitlam
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Inspire, Motivate, Create! Ballet (R.A.D.), Jazz, Tap (A.I.D.T.) Musical Theatre, Hip Hop & Pre-Dance
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or program need that could be addressed through academic research and problem solving by third and fourth year Douglas College students. “Many non-profit agencies are stretched thin and don’t have the time or expertise to research and develop new programs or marketing campaigns,� says Susan Byrom, manager of corporate citizenship at Envision Financial. “This program fills that need while providing enriching learning opportunities for the students. At Envision, we want to make a meaningful difference in our local communities and this program allows us to do just that.� In April 2012, ten Douglas College students partnered with the Surrey Food Bank and Coquitlam Foundation. The marketing students developed strategies and visual imagery to increase awareness and engagement of youth through
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DragonDiva dials in NBC radio play New Westminster theatre company puts a fresh take on a 1939 radio opera starring a Terry Fox graduate By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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or DragonDiva Operatic Theatre’s fifth anniversary production o f The Old Maid and the Thief — the first radio opera commissioned by NBC in 1939 — the cast and crew were each given a part to transcribe. Riley McMitchell, a graduate of Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox secondary who portrays the character of Bob, was asked to dictate part of the radio announcer’s text. “And it was lots of fun,” said McMitchell, a Grade 3 and 4 teacher at Coquitlam’s Lord Baden-Powell elementary. “You really got a feeling for radio from that era.” But for DragonDiva’s show, artistic director Jeanine Fynn put a fresh spin on the performance: Not only will the audience hear the 73-year-old act penned by Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti but it will also see a behind-the-scenes reenactment. That means McMitchell and the other eight cast members are on stage for the full two-hour broadcast. McMitchell, a UBC opera grad and DragonDiva alumnus (HMS Pinafore, Iolanthe), was handpicked to play the pivotal role of Bob. A wanderer, Bob lands in town and woos Miss Todd (played by Lisa-Dawn Kilthau), a wealthy upstanding lady in the community who heads up charities and the Prohibition committee. Desperate to keep her new lover, Miss Todd “ends up doing all of these immoral things for him like breaking into a liquor store and stealing money from her friends,” McMitchell said. Parallel to the story is an announcement about a prison escapee who coincidentally fits Bob’s physical description. “Everybody wonders if Bob is this thief or not. It’s never actually spelled out for you in the opera so you have to make your own decision,” he said. McMitchell said the production is not just geared to opera lovers: Theatre-goers enchanted with the music from the 1940s will also cherish the stage play as the Three Graces (à la Andrews Sisters) sing commercial jingles from that time period. “The opera has never been done in the way we’re presenting it,” McMitchell said, “and that’s kind of what DragonDiva is known for. They like to do a bit
Tracy Wiens (top left) plays one of the Three Graces while Christina Lewall (top right) portrays Miss Pinkerton and Coquitlam elementary teacher Riley McMitchell is Bob in DragonDiva’s production of The Old Maid and the Thief.
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Art centres cross boundaries with waterways By Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Three major art centres in the Tri-Cities have joined forces to commission work on a common theme. The first annual Arts in the Tri-Cities: Crossing Boundaries exhibit launches tomor row (Thursday) with the Port Moody Arts Centre (PMAC) displaying pieces by Robi Smith in her new collection for the A View from the Water’s Edgee series. Her craft can be seen in the facility’s Cabinet of Curiosity until Sept. 30. Next month, also following the waterways concept, Port Coquitlam’s Leigh Square Community Arts Village will present a show by artists Colin James Craig, Skai Fowler, Heidi Lambert, Ranjan Sen and Gerry
Thompson; the opening reception will be held Sept. 29 and the show runs until Oct. 30. And the following day, Sept. 30, Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre (ECC) will have an installation up in its main lobby by Sylvie Roussel-Janssens, titled How Deep Is Your Lake?? Her sculptural work — a series of suspended wire and fabric pieces — can be seen until Nov. 3. The three inaugural exhibits, which coincide with Culture Days, Sept. 28 to 30, a national arts and culture celebration, are a result of last year’s ArtsConnect summit when artists, musicians and cultural leaders converged at the Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam to find ways to promote the local arts scene. Afterwards, PMAC’s Susan Jessop met with Yvonne Chui,
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PoCo’s art and culture co-ordinator, and ECC visual arts manager Astrid Heyerdahl to brainstorm. “We wanted to connect the three organizations somehow,” Jessop said, adding, “It helps all of us when we work more closely together.... We don’t see it as competiting for the same audience.” The waterways theme was a perfect fit to link for the three cities and symbolizes the art centres’ new partnership, Jessop said. “Evergreen Cultural Centre is thrilled to reach across municipal boundaries and to work with such fantastic arts organizations in Port Moody and Port Coquitlam,” Heyerdahl said. “Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture and what better way to celebrate than to allow for the arts to break barriers of all kinds and to join communities together.”
Meanwhile, Mother Earth is also featured predominately in new exhibits that open this week in Port Moody and Port Coquitlam. Besides the Smith show, PMAC hosts an opening reception tomorrow (Thursday) at 6 p.m. for displays from Rosie James (Crowd Cloud: Drawings in Space); Shari Pratt (portraits collected via Facebook); and Amang Mardokhy ((Returning to Nature). As well, on Saturday at 2 p.m., Leigh Square Community Arts Village in Port Coquitlam will have an opening reception at 2 p.m. for its Coming Up For Air, Rocks, Trees and H20 display. The mixed media show is by Pender Harbour artists Pat Jobb, June Malaka, Fran Sevier and Wendy Simmonds. jwarren@tricitynews.com
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of a twist to make it good theatre and interesting for the audience.” DragonDiva was also forced to make the production portable with only three musicians in the orchestra: on piano, clarinet and flute. Last weekend, The Old Maid and the Thieff opened the Gabriola Theatre Festival and this week, it’s on for two performances at the Bernie Legge Theatre in New Westminster as well as this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at Evergreen Cultural Centre, as part of the Coquitlam facility’s first annual Opera on the Lake series. “People in the Tri-Cities don’t see opera come out so often to the community,” said McMitchell, a former director of the Coastal Sound Music Academy boys’ choir. “This is something that you don’t have to drive out to Vancouver for. And DragonDiva has done this really well. It’s not to be missed.” Also performing are Christina Lewall as Miss Pinkerton; Karen Santos as Laeticia; Megan Bryden, Kayla Matzen and Tracy Weins as the Three Graces; Henry Chen as the sound man; and
PoMo fest Music, comedy and a teen dance are on the bill for next month’s 15th annual Port Moody Festival of the Arts, running Sept. 20 to 30. Singers Cole Armour, 13, and Téa will be featured at the festival gala on Saturday, Sept. 22. Comedian Adriana Ohradku of Teater Ko m i k a w i l l m a rk Slovakia’s 20th year of independence with a perfor mance for Experience Slovakia Cultural Night;Ivan Decker and Sudden Death Improv (Second Storey Theatre) will also have a stand-up routine. Port Moody secondary’s rock school graduates Deanna’s Lovers, Reverie in Sound and Snare will play at a youth dance party, and the school’s Phoenix Films — plus Heritage Woods’ Filmmakers — will screen their flicks. Juno award-nominee Hannah Georgas will rock the Inlet Theatre for Indie Music Night, with Dustin Bentall and Kendel Carson opening. For more info or to buy tickets, visit www. pomoartsfestival.ca.
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Bard for kids A Shakespearean actor known for her New York theatre workshops for kids will bring her talent to the Tri-Cities this fall. Re n Ê e B u c c i a r e l l i will be teaching as part of Port Moody’s Young Actors Project (YAP) in a 30-week program that includes acting, improv, BUCCIARELLI buffoonery and film. Also instructing are VanArts teacher Trilby Jeeves, Canadian Improv Games coach Julian Kolstee and Robert Randall, a Leo award-winning filmmaker who runs YAP. Classes begin Sept. 27 in Coquitlam. Visit www.youngactorsproject.ca to register.
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By Janis Warren The miniature multimedia piece Yuliya Yaremenko clutches is a symbol for her life so far. Titled d My Journey as an Artist, the work was a school project assigned by her art teacher, Judi Gardnner, at Port Moody secondary. The black spiral leads upwards to a blue flower with masks, representing her three “facesâ€?: The first, a copper mask, has a hard exterior and tends to be the one she exposes to the public; the second, a sculpty mask, is somewhat softer and is the side she mainly shows to her friends; while the third mask is hidden inside the flower and is her sensitive layer, made out of threads. It’s all about growth and discovering identity — “very clichĂŠ teenager stuff, I know,â€? the plain-spoken 18-year-old Port Coquitlam resident said with a wave of her hand. But, a few years ago, Yaremenko admits she wasn’t so sure about her talent. There was sadness and angst with her art, “which is very, very personal to me. I was having doubts that I could do it. It was a very hard time because all I wanted to be when I was growing up was an artist.â€? Yaremenko’s mother taught her daughter how to draw in their native Ukraine. The family moved to the Tri-CIties when Yaremenko was eight and, three years later, she was in painting classes at the Wiseman Academy of Art on Austin Avenue, for seven years. At PMSS, where she was an international baccalaureate (IB) student, Yaremenko’s also excelled with other media like sculpting under Gardnner’s wing. “She really pushed us to think outside the box,â€? Yaremenko said. Still, she remembered wrestling with the concept of making a living from art after grad. Then, in Grade 10, while watching a fashion television show, Yaremenko had an “ahaâ€? moment. She saw catwalks filled with garments by such makers as Alexander McQueen and Givenchy “and I thought, ‘This is so expressive and creative. I can do this.’â€? And so Yaremenko started to tailor her dreams around fashion design. In her Grade 12 year, she left the IB program to focus on her artwork. Her submissions to Emerging Talent XV — a juried art show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre that features more than 50 works from Grade 12 students in School District 43 — won her rave reviews and scholarships.
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A hit animated flick starring funny man Steve Carell will be screened in Port Coquitlam on Friday as part of the city’s Cinema Under the Stars series. Despicable Me will be shown at 8:30 p.m. at Sun Valley Park (Lincoln Avenue and Hamilton Street) on Aug. 24; bring a blanket and bug spray. Kids can also hop on a fire truck that PoCo firefighters will park on site for the movie event, which is sponsored by G&F Financial; their staff and volunteers will be handing out free popcorn and prizes.
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Port Coquitlam’s two summer music series will cap off this weekend with three bands taking to the Leigh Square and Lions Park stages. On Saturday at 2 p.m., sister act Fera will entertain at the Leigh bandshell with Brave Waves. And on Sunday, also at 2 p.m., the Genuine Jug Band — who mix 1930’s jazz, ragtime and Delta blues with some original jams — play Lions Park. Visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/leighsquare for concert details.
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Jr. A’s make Minto semis in Ontario By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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fter fading in the third period to the Ontariochampion Orangeville Northmen to open Minto Cup play Saturday, the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs came out blazing and mauled the Calgary Mountaineers on Sunday. The Jr. A’s got out-scored 5-1 in the final frame and dropped a tournament-opening 9-5 decision to Orangeville at the four-team Canadian national Junior A box lacrosse championships in Whitby, Ont. The next day, Coquitlam stormed to a 7-0 firstperiod lead and sailed to a 10-goal triumph over the Alberta champs from Calgary. The A’s were set to battle the defending Mintochampion hosts, the equally 1-1 Whitby Warriors, on Tuesday (after The Tri-City News’ deadline) in a mean-little game, while 2-0 Orangeville was slated to play the Mountaineers, who enter the game already having been eliminated from the playoff round. Also Sunday, the Northmen edged Whitby 8-7 in overtime to secure first place in the round-robin an automatic berth in the best-of-three final. Coquitlam and Whitby will meet again today [Wednesday] in a do-or-die semifinal. “They key for [Tuesday’s game] is to come out of the game healthy,” Jr. A’s head coach Neil Dinsdale told The Newss on the phone from Whitby. “It really means nothing other than the winning team gets the choice of benches, which doesn’t matter to us. It’ll be a pretty vanilla-type game for both teams.” Dinsdale said he wasn’t impressed with the travel schedule the Jr. A’s were dealt entering the tournament. The squad arrived in Whitby at 10:30 p.m. on Friday, he said, and was pencilled in for an 8 a.m. practice Saturday followed by the Orangeville game later that night. Dinsdale said the Jr. A’s had little choice but to nix the early-morning practice and rest up for the tilt with the Northmen. “Not to make excuses, but the chips were definitely stacked against us,” he said. “Orangeville played well and we ran out of gas in the third, which can happen when you get that kind of travel schedule. Oh well, it is what it is and we’ll deal with it.” The Jr. A’s and Northmen were knotted 4-4 entering the third before Orangeville took control down the stretch. Coquitlam game MVP Ben McIntosh rifled in three goals, with Robert Church and Tyler Garrison also tallying in a losing effort. Against Calgary, McIntosh pumped in three goals and added five assists to rally Coquitlam. Wesley Berg also scored three times for the Jr. A’s, who got two goals and a pair of assists from game MVP Church. Matthew Dinsdale collected a goal and three helpers for the winners, with Coquitlam’s other marksmen being Connor Buchanan, Vincent Ricci and Garrison. The best-of-three final is set for Friday and Saturday and, if necessary, Sunday.
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Coquitlam Adanacs did a terrific job preventing goals Sunday. Scoring them, however, proved a problem. The A’s managed only one marker in each period during a 7-3 defeat to the host Langley Thunder in the opening game of the Western Lacrosse Association best-of-seven final series. Game 2 went Tuesday [after The Tri-City News’ deadline] at Poirier Sports Complex, 7:45 p.m. The teams were knotted 1-1 after the first period and the Thunder held a 4-2 lead after the second. Jason Jones, Steve McKinlay and Daryl Veltman scored for the A’s, who were outshot handily 59-37 and got an outstanding 52-save showing from league MVP goalie Nick Rose. Former Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs’ player Athan Iannucci and ex-PoCo Saint Rob Van Beek were among the Langley goal-getters.
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Josh Collins is trying to give cancer the boot. More specifically, the former football player is hoping to kick 100,000 yards in field goals — 2,858 field goals of 35 yards apiece — in 48 hours in his quest to raise $100,000. The money would be used to help families take care of their loved one who are battling cancer. “I know first hand just how hard it is,” said Collins. Collins’ father Ron was diagnosed in August 2008 with lung cancer, despite never smoking a day in his life. Eight months later, he passed away. “He was my biggest supporter, my biggest fan,”
“Billions of dolCollins said about his father. lars goes to cancer “He was my soundresearch, which is great, but the famiing board, my guy I would go to for adlies always get forgotvice whether it was ten,” he said. life or sport, he was “ T h e p hy s i c a l the guy who would and mental stress it sit down with me . . . put on her was not and taught me there needed.” are more things than JOSH COLLINS Collins played socsport and being super wealthy. cer growing up and always “It was about helping peo- had a strong leg. When he was 13, he deple.” “I watched as my mom cided to give football a try as a [Susan] had to work full-time kicker and was lucky enough while taking care of him. It to get a few pointers from B.C. took a huge toll on my mom,” Lions’ legend Lui Passaglia, a he said. Coquitlam resident. After his father passed away, Collins played in the B.C. Collins and his mom tried to Junior Football Conference a come up with an idea to bring few seasons, including against awareness to the plight of the now-defunct Tri-City families dealing with similar Bulldogs, before playing prosituations. fessionally in the U.S. in the
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TC three miss out in final bid for golf Open
Three Tri-City residents were part of the 27 players who hit Morgan Creek Golf Course in South Surrey during Monday’s final qualifying event in hopes of securing one of the four final spots into the 2012 CN Canadian Women’s Open. Unfortunately, none in the trio advanced despite their gallant efforts. The Open’s four rounds of competition run Thursay through Sunday at Coquitlam’s Vancouver Golf Club. Canadian amateur A. Ram Choi of Surrey, a sophomore at Portland State University and a former B.C. Junior girls championship winner, shot two-under-par 70 to earn one of the final four spots into the field. Two other players –– amateur Erynne Lee of Silverdale, Wash., and Maiya Tanaka of San Diego, Calif. –– also earned spots into the 156-player field after carding rounds of twounder-par 70. Lee, a sophomore at UCLA, was recently named to the 2012 USA World Amateur Team after reaching the quarterfinals at the 2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur. Ta n a k a , wh o c o m petes primarily on the Symetra Tour, is also a product of UCLA. Emily Talley of Napa, Calif., a product of the University of Colorado, was awarded the final qualifier spot after besting Brit Hayes of Polson, Mont., and Katy Harris of Humble, Tex., in a playoff after the trio shot one-under par 71 through 18 holes. Among those failing to qualify were amateur’s Valentina Trillo or Port Moody and Coquitlam’s Anica Yoo. Trillo finished tied for 10th with a three-overpar 75, while Yoo was deadlocked for 17th with a five-over-par 77. Also, Port Moody’s Ashlee Claydon placed 24th with a 15-over-par 87 score. With the addition of Choi to the field, a total of 15 Canadians will now compete for Canada’s N a t i o n a l Wo m e n ’ s Open Championship. Coquitlam’s Jisoo Keel, 17, has already qualified. A pair of previously announced Canadians have withdrawn from the event, including Ste phanie Sherlock (wrist injury) and Langley’s Sue Kim, who will instead compete in this week’s Symetra Tour event.
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“Whenever I am kicking, it is that zone where no one can touch me,” Collins said. “I feel rested, relaxed and just in my own little world and I know that my dad is sitting there on my shoulder. “I think he gave me the idea to help people who are in need.” For the past
eight months, Collins has spent his evenings on the football/rugby field at Willoughby C o m m u n i t y P a rk , practising for the big event. It will take place on Friday at 7 p.m. and continue until Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. at Richmond’s Sportstown BC (4991 No. 5 Rd.). For more information, email info@kickingcancer.ca or visit www.kickingcancer.ca.
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THE DRIVE OF EXCELLENCE
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We are now recruiting an experienced, businessminded General Manager for Dufferin Care Centre, our highly regarded 153-bed residential care facility located in Coquitlam. The GM is accountable for all aspects of facility operation, including administration, HR functions, marketing and auditing care delivery and recreation outcomes.
HELP WANTED
8401 739-923 Foster Ave (odd) 730-920 Sprice Ave
DENWILL
• Strong supervisory experience and related product knowledge
General Manager, Seniors Care – Coquitlam
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9025 910-983 Fort Fraser Rise
• Understanding and knowledge of safety programs
Please send covering letter and resume to: careers@donaldsfinefoods.com or fax 604-875-6031
HELP WANTED
ALBERTA BASED COMPANY looking for qualified & experienced: Equipment Operators, Mulcher, Feller Buncher & Processor Operators. Out of town & camp work. Safety tickets & drivers abstract required. Email resume: jobs@commandequipment.com Fax 780-488-3002.
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The preferred candidate will have: • Demonstrated superior performance in material handling, shipping/ receiving and inventory management
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
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Please contact Gateway Property Management Corporation Fax Line: (604) 635-5001 ecygan@gatewaypm.com
HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS
SMARTSTYLE is looking for full time talented hairstylists to join our team. Please call Jenny at 1-888888-9998 ext 41101 , or email to j e n n y. f i k e @ r e g i s c o n n e c t . c o m Thank you!!
OWNER OPERATORS Signing Bonus
Live-in resident caretaker needed for a smaller rental building in the Maple Ridge area; duties to include but not limited to renting of suites, collections, cleaning and minor maintenance. Salary based on experience with benefits after probationary period.
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
Accommodation available.
Competitive Wages & Benefits After 3 mos.
NOW HIRING!!! 10 Customer Service positions available! Up to $20.00/hr paid weekly Must work well with others!!! Call Erica 604 777 2195
Please fax: 604-796-0318 or e-mail: coleen.tamihilog@shaw.ca QUALITY CONTROL PERSON experienced with Piping & Structural Welding needed for a growing Northern Company. Competitive wages & benefits. Please email resume to: info@torqueindustrial.com. Fax 250-775-6227 or apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com.
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APPLIANCE REPAIRS
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed
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APPLIANCE REPAIRS
MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Years+ Experience
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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
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F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting
Ph: 604-942-4383
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$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
❖ New Lawns ❖ Landscape ❖ Garden Designs ❖ Installation ❖ Yard Clean-ups ❖ Pruning ❖ Cedar Fencing ❖ Maintenance
NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses
604-537-4140
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GARAGE SALES
EMERALD Pig Theatrical Society Garage Sale. Saturday August 25, 9am - 3 pm. 12046 234th St. Maple Ridge. Own a piece of community theatre history! Props, sets, costumes, and more! emeraldpig@theatrebc.org MULTI-FAMILY Garage Sale Saturday August 25th 9 am - 4 pm 1616 Chadwick Ave. Port Coquitlam
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GARAGE SALES
Port Coquitlam
GARAGE SALE SAT. AUG. 25th 9 A.M. - 1 P.M. 870 Riverside Drive Tools; good stuff.
“JUST A GREAT JOB!”
Marc 604-315-8954
BEST RATE MOVING
Happy Place Garden & Home Services. Gardening, Pruning, Landscaping, Trimming and Handy Home Services. 604-615-4356
EXPERIENCED MOVERS W/ AFFORDABLE RATES
CLEANING SERVICES
PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD
Local & Long Distance
Dean 604-834-3076
Cedar Fencing
LINDBJERG Chimney & Masonry Service 604-614-7516 Call Henning for Free Consultation & Troubleshooting
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AFFORDABLE MOVING
Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB
CHIMNEY SERVICES
MOVING & STORAGE
ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020
Home Renovations and New Construction
GARDENING
Ph: 604-941-3277
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.
POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.
3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq.
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Robert J. O’Brien
604-728-5643
Starting $40/hr. LICENSED & INSURED ✶ Local & Long Distance ✶ ✶ Seniors Discount ✶
604-787-8061
778-840-2421
EZ GO MOVERS
CHEMICAL FREE CLEANING $20/hr - Min 3hrs. All supplies incl except vacuum. Judy 604-839-6410
Quick & Reliable Movers
A-1 EXTERIOR/ INTERIOR. Quality job, senior rates, free est, residential, commercial. Refs. 15 yrs exp. No job too small.Call 604-476-0766 AWD Interior/Ext Painting. Drywall/Ceiling Repairs. Call Will for a Free Estimate. (778)709-1081
From $48/per
604-524-2177
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
FIVE STAR ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. (604)961-7505, 278-0375
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL
Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk. Simon 604-230-0627 will spread
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SUNDECKS
www.ezgomovers.com
RENO & REPAIR
GET the best for your moving 24/7 From $40/hr Licensed & Insured Senior Discount 778-773-3737 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
NO JOB TOO SMALL! 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
.Jim’s Mowing www.jimsmowing.ca
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PAINT SPECIAL
LANDSCAPING
LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620
PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 32 Years Exp. Free Estimates.
Prompt Delivery Available
Seven Days a Week
Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. ✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel
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
FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945 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.
WE’RE ON THE WEB
SANDRA DEE GARDEN ESCAPES Certified horticulturist Modern & traditional plant design for newly or renovated garden beds, patios & balcony. ✦ Garden cleanup ✦ Fertilize ✦ Pruning & shaping ✦ Weekly maintenance programs ✦ Garden consultations available
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.
all soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements.
D Free estimates D Insured Licensed D References Residential D Pressure Washing
17607 Ford Road Pitt Meadows
604-465-3189 Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING
604-941-2263 / 604-725-7246
EXPERT POWER
Instant Grassifacation!
ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS Electrical, Plumbing Res/Comm. Liability Ins & WCB. 604-600-1368
16897 Windsor Road Pitt Meadows
778.885.7074 Trent Reisinger
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MISC SERVICES
Residential & Commercial
WorkSafeBC insured. Special OFFER !! see.. www.expertpowerwashing.com
Mike 604-961-1280
Tiles, Plumbing, Under floor Heating etc.
POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING
Seniors Discount Book by end of Aug. - 10% off. 25 yrs exp. Guarantee on work. Refs. (604)773-7811 or 604-432-1857
SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE
Call Ian 604-724-6373 Pressure Washing, Gutter Cleaning & Repairs. (Res. & Strata). Window Cleaning. Prompt Service. Call Grants Home Maint. 604-936-2808. TOPLINE PRESSURE WASHING Siding, gutters, & tile roofs. We use SOAP. WCB insured 604.861.6060
2 HUNGRY PAINTERS JUST SIMPLY BETTER Int./Ext. + Power Washing. 75 years exp. combined 604-467-2532
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
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
✶Dump Site Now Open✶ SBroken Concrete RocksS $22.00 Per Metric Ton SMud Dirt Sod ClayS $22.00 Per metric Ton
GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton
Meadows Landscape Supply
604-465-1311
www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD
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JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!
Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist
On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!
604.587.5865
Free Estimates * Fully Insured
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PETS
EXTRA
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477
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RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free!
BOXER puppies ready to go. 2 white/ 2 fawn. Vet ✓ tails/dewclaws, 1st shots. $875. 604-882-7477.
(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991
BULL MASTIFF available for stud service. Call 604-997-2001 or 604997-9500
RECYCLE YOUR JUNK! Rubbish Removal, Caring for the Earth. Professional Quality Service at Great Rates. 604-787-8782
DISPOSAL BINS Residential & Commercial Services
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
MALTI-POO Puppies For Sale Vet, vaccine 2 f, 3 m call 604-826-8189 oso_dogo@yahoo.ca
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
ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582
P/B Choc. lab puppies, 5 left, born June 27, CKC reg. vet✓ $750. 604217-6551 or 604-825-1730.
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
Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. Crews available for new construction & additions Patrick 604-218-3064
604-787-5915, 604-291-7778
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(Turn right 1st road East of Pitt River Bridge from Vancouver)
604-465-9812 1-800-663-5847
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
WASHING Services..
STAN’S PAINTING
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
ALFORD CONTRACTING LTD. * Drywall * Stucco * Painting * Textured Ceilings & Walls * Repairs & Renovations * Steel Stud * TBar Ceilings etc. Over 35 years experience. No job is too small! Call Steve 604-230-7551 or salfordc@telus.net for a free estimate.
PRESSURE WASHING
Always!pressure washing, window cleaning, Gutter, lawn maintains, yard clean-up. Simon 604-230-0627
KITCHEN & BATH RENO’S
Specializing in Renos New Const, (Comm./Res.) Free Estimates
PEDRO’S Contracting & Drainage. Landscaping, Water Lines & Cement work. Call 604-468-2919. Rick’s Bobcat Service. Leveling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.778-355-2978, 604-290-2978
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GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627
(#102055) Bonded
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#1 IN RATES AND SERVICE. Clogged drains, drips, garbs, renos & installs. Lic/Ins. 604-805-2488.
*Rototilling *Levelling *Gardens *Loader Work *Brush Cutter
Comm. & Res. BBB, WCB.
But Dead Bodies!! Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988
AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.
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Haul Anything... 604.
Scott 604-891-9967
Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~
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604 - 761 - 1818
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
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Searching for your dream home or selling it? This is the location. BCCLASSIFIED.COM listings include everything from acreage, farms/ranches to condos and waterfront homes.
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.Enterprise Plumbing, Heaitng, Gasfitting
NO Wood byproducts used
(604)465-1311
Call: Rick (604) 202-5184
www.paintspecial.com
When QUALITY Matters
meadowslandscapesupply.com
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
Pay-Less Pro Painting Ext./Int. Summer Special
TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed.
D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail. D Composted Mushroom Manure
NO JOB TOO SMALL 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
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3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour
DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE Seniors disc. Friendly, family bus., 40+ yrs. 604-240-3408/604-299-7125
HERFORT CONCRETE
Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Call Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7. Res/Com, plugged drains. h/w tanks. ★15 yrs exp. 604-837-6640
604-230-3539 Running this ad for 8yrs
CONCRETE & PLACING
PLUMBING
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
A-TECH Services
Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities”
RELAX its Clean. Work long hours? Need some help around the house? Call us, we can help. Profession cleaning services. - $40/hr. 604910-5651 relaxitsclean@gmail.com
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Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
EXCEL ROOFING LTD. All kinds of roofing work. New Roof, Reroof, Repairs.
Free est.
(778) 878 - 2617
• Portable Toilets • Fencing • Containers • Waste Management • Storage
We Recycle! GO GREEN! www.EconPro.com 604-882-2733
Two Registered German Shepherd Males. Excellent breeding lines. $800 each. Serious inquiries only. Call 604-869-3349.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 506
APPLIANCES
POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.
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FRUIT & VEGETABLES
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
BLUEBERRIES. U-PICK $1.30 lb. WE-PICK $2.00 lb. 19478 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Pitt Mead. 763-2808
RENTALS 706
#1 IN RENTALS (Since 1990)
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
706
COQUITLAM
PORT COQUITLAM
Medallion Court Apt / Townhomes
Professional Property Management Services
1 Bdrm suite $735 2 Bdrm corner suite $895
515-525 Foster Avenue
BLUEBERRIES U-PICK NO FIXED PRICES! PAY WHAT YOU THINK IS FAIR,
P.Meadows Brand New. Solaris Towers. *1 Bdrm +den $1100. 5 Appls, nr WCE, shops, parks, schls. Ref’s req’d. NS/NP.
2 Bedroom suite available immediately (heat and hot water included). Pet allowed.
TOWNHOMES
Call 604-464-7548
Visit our website for other rental properties:
3 Bedroom townhouse available immediately (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up. Pet allowed.
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to cover our costs so we are here next year!
3 Bedroom townhouse available now (heat and hot water included) with laundry hook up. Pet allowed.
Farm Fresh - Picked Daily Best Quality & Lowest Prices No Pesticides
Ankars Fruit Farm
Contact: Costina 778-847-3153
OPEN: Daily 9a.m.- 6p.m. 2952 Burns Rd. Port Coquitlam
APARTMENT/CONDO
778-688-9421
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
604-464-3550 PORT COQUITLAM - Newly renovated, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amens, WC Exp - 1 & 3 BDRM APTS AVAIL. - Lrg, bright, incl heat, h/water, f/s, priv balc, window coverings. - Laundry & storage on ea floor. - Plenty of pkng avail. No Pets. - Wheelchair accessible
(604)941-7721
FURNITURE Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave.
A New Pillowtop Mattress Set Still in Packaging! Can Deliver! $150 - Call: 604-484-0379
Heartwood L shaped Office Desk 80x72 w/locking drawers & files $300. Teak Dining Suite 8 chairs, 2 leaves & sideboard 71� wide w/glass doors $1500. Call to view 604-477-0820 MATTRESSES starting at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
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SUITES, UPPER
BCHL + GRG. INCL UTL. $700. NO PET, NO SMK. ELCAMINO DR. 604-773-7210.
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MAILLARDVILLE - Coquitlam - Reno’d 3 bdrm main oor - All appl. In-suite lndry. Cls to all amen. & schools. Sept. 1. N/S. Cat only. $1550. Noura 1-604-615-5110.
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TOWNHOUSES
INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities. SENIOR’S DISCOUNT
1 Bdrm & den apt. $975 to $1100
12186-224 St, Maple Ridge CertiďŹ ed Crime Free Buildings
*IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL
Polo Club Apartments
Call 604-944-2963
PORT MOODY. 3 Bdrm 950sf, 1 lvl, w/d, 1 bath, fenced bkyrd, pool. N/s $1250. avail Sept 1. 604-306-9488
TRANSPORTATION ANTIQUES/CLASSICS
810
Price $19,950. Henry 604-309-6012
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MARINE 912
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
The Scrapper
741
W 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites W 3 Appliances W Secured Garage Parking W Adult Oriented W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets
OFFICE/RETAIL
lower mainland in the 17 best-read community papers!
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STORAGE
COQUITLAM RV / BOAT & MISC. STORAGE MERIDIAN RV
752
Rivers Inlet Family Townhomes A short walk to Shopping mall, schools & recreation.
#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200
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PORT MOODY. Ideal Apartment. 1/bdrm. Avail Sept 15. Secure parking, storage. Res manager. No pets. 778-355-1808, 604-469-9100,
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www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557 WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in August $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-936095.
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CARS - DOMESTIC
COQ. 183 San Lucas Crt. 2 Bdr. bas. suite. Avail. Sept. 1st. Util incl. $1000/mo., NS/NP. 604-710-8727, lazar165@yahoo.com
2006 CHRYSLER 300, 4 dr, loaded, 77K, fresh AirCare, awesome shape, $9950. Jim 604-828-2084
COQ 1 bdrm suite. No smoking/pets, shrd lndry. $795 + 1/3 utilities includes wireless and cable. 778-836-4224
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS
COQUITLAM, 1018 Quadling Ave. Avail Aug 15th. 1 Bdrm bsmt ste in 4-plex. 4 Appls, peaceful backyard, close to shopping & bus. $775/mo. No Pets. 604-454-4540.
2011 NISSAN VERSA 4/dr h/back, auto, 25,000/km, red, many options, $8700/firm. 604-538-9257.
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RECREATIONAL/SALE
COQUITLAM, Como Lake. Newly reno’d 2 bdrm suite. Near all amenits. Avail. now. N/P. $850 + 40% utils. Internet. Call 604-440-8990. COQUITLAM lrg 2bdr grnd lvl bsmt in quiet family home nr all amens. With insuite w/d, cbl, f/p, small yard. Ns/np, avail Sept 1st. $1100/mo incl utils. Call 604-880-7237 COQUITLAM, Westwood Plateau, Newer 2 bdrm, w/d, incl heat & elc, Ns/Np, avail Sept 1st, $1200/mo, Call 604-328-2280
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MAPLE RIDGE West 1 bdrm gr/lvl, parking, share w/d. N/S. $750 incl utils/cbl. Avail Sept1. 604-463-7487 MAPLE RIDGE West - 1 Bdrm N/S, N/P, sep entry, includes W/D, utils, cbl & intr, newly painted, parking. Avail Sept 1. $700/mo. 604220-7363 aft 6pm. NEW 1 bdrm bsmt suite 600 sq ft. Near Como Lake No Smoking and No Pets Please Sept 1 - $800 mo incls utils. 778-995-4280
.One4YachtFractions 604.669.2248
Scotty 604-313-1887
COQUITLAM OFFICE SPACE WESTWOOD CORP. CENTRE Various sizes of office space available CALL 604-944-2963
604.465.7221
PORT COQUITLAM. 2/bdrm condo. patio, stor. 5/appli. 2 bths, $1300 Sept 1/15. 604-941-9418
Metal Recycling Ltd.
MAPLE RIDGE, 1650sf 3bdrm rancher off Dewdney, nr Garibaldi high schl, lge yd, ample prkg, Sept1 $1425. NS/NP. 604-941-3259.
Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg. 3 Blocks to W.C. Express
PORT COQUITLAM: 2 Bdrm apts. $800 & $850/mo. Quiet family complex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.
HOMES FOR RENT
We Pay CA$H For •Auto •Scrap Metals •Batteries •Machinery •Lead
1983 Dodge ext van, wide body raised roof, camperized runs gd, needs lots of sm work. New tires Lots of upgrades Pics avail $1500/obo. 604-996-8734 1988 TAURUS 5th wheel 25.5 foot $3500. obo (604)463-4488 2007 WILDERNESS trailer, bought new in 2009 - 28’, Alum frame, 2 doors, 2 slides, Q bed, comp. w/hitch, exc. shape. $18,500/obo. 604-856-3777
Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
BOATS
20’ SKI & FISH BOAT, on trailer 140 HP, new rebuild needs TLC $2800Call for details (604)479-3265
AUTO FINANCING
2,800sf. 2 lvl. 5 bdrm. 3 bath, lane access hm. Reno’d kit., W/D, D/W, F/S, small pet neg. Easy hwy. access. Cls. to schools.
TRUCKS & VANS
2000 Windstar SEL, mini van 5 dr. exc cond. loaded, a/c $2500 obo. Pictures avail. 604-996-8734. 2008 FORD 350, diesel. Black. 3 yr warranty left. $27,000. Call 604589-6032 or 604-807-6022. 2008 FORD F150 regular cab 2 whl dr 8ft box auto V6 only 14,000kms, silver $10,500 firm 604-538-4883
2008 CROSSROADS Seville 38’ 5th wheel. Winter package. 4 slideouts, fireplace, Corian counters, 17 cu.ft. dble door fridge, oak cabinets, electric awning, lots of heated storage. Luxury year round living! $43,800. 604-870-4799
Avail. Sept. 1 $2500 604.999.3227 or 604.341.9166
19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows
COQUITLAM: Clean, quiet apt blk. Suites to rent. Sorry no pets. Family owned & operated for 39 yrs. (604)936-5755.
Call (604) 942-2012
Mode-34 SI. Ford chasse, 460CID engine SFI, 4 spd, auto. trans (with over drive) Power steering, power brakes, disk brakes on 4 wheels, tilt st. wheel, a/c, cruise, burner range, oven, double sink & many more extras. A must see! Original owner. Under 70,000 miles.
PORT Moody - Townhouse - 3 BR; 1 Bath 1100 sf; lndry; $1350 n/s,n/p nr bus and Newport Village 604941-2990 Avail Sept 1.
1977 CADILLAC Eldorado Biarritz, mint. All original, no accidents. Garage kept. Loaded, 425cu. in. V8 engine. 92,000 miles. Must be seen. $7500. (604)535-1602.
604-463-7450 604-463-2236
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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
Blue Mountain & Como Lake
Clean, very quiet, large,
2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026
1989 Chev Getaway van raised roof, new tires, no rust. P/W, alarm, runs good. Pic’s avail. $1550. 604-996-8734
COQUITLAM
* Renovated Suites *
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
PORT COQUITLAM, 1 bdrm, F/S, shrd lndry, avail. now. $700 + 1/3 utils, incl. cbl/net. (604)805-8262.
3400sf Warehouse 641 Lougheed Hwy 3 phase, sm office, heated, 20x12 door. $2900m. 604-504-1825
Queen Anne Apts.
Email: sandy@terramanagement.ca Or phone 604 945 5864
TOWNHOUSES
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Close to transit, shopping & schools
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RECREATIONAL/SALE
1 & 2 Bdrms $790/$890
Available immediately $810 - $1100/month No subsidy available
NEW WEST 621 Colburne; Avail Aug 1, quiet & clean 1 bdrm, 1 blk fr Queens Park & Canada Games pool. No pets, $740. 604-454-4540
TOWNHOUSES
MAPLE RIDGE
2 & 3 bedroom apartments and townhomes
RENTALS
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 laundry in building. NS, NP. 1 year lease. Please contact Glemys @ (604) 808-3646 (9am-6pm) for more information and viewing
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TRANSPORTATION
POCO West - 2 bdrm bsmt ste incl. heat, elec. shrd lndry. Priv. entr. n/s. Sept. 1st. $900: (604)464-0004
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
PORT COQUITLAM, 2043 sq ft. Ground floor, dance/fitness area. Facing onto city park. 1 blk from Lougheed/Shaughnessy intersection. 604-464-3550.
Avail Sept 15 - Ref’s req’d
Coquitlam Centre Co-op
Coquitlam Princess Cres clean 2bdrm 2bath nr Coq Ctr college, np/ns $1250 Sept1 604-941-3259
APARTMENT/CONDO
1 bdrm $790/mo - No pets
www.aptrentals.net
www.dannyevans.ca
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
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Call 604-421-1235
RECREATIONAL
DEEDED RV LOT #5
SUITES, LOWER
NICE! Lg.1 bd. Nr. bus, prks. Lndry, dw, pkg, stge, wifi, $850. Sept. 15. NS, NP, rf rq. 778-285-8820
Call 604-724-6967
1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 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.
HOMES WANTED
In Latitude 49. Birch Bay. Gated 5 star complex. Reduced to $29,600. Incl. water, sewer, fncd yd & patio. Abbotsford. 778-549-7750
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.
MAPLE PLACE TOWERS
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.
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RENTALS
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MP New Westminster, Coquitlam & Port Moody
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PORT COQUITLAM 2233 McAllister Ave. 604-942-1200
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