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DECEMBER 21 2012 www.newwestnewsleader.com
Is it time for a regional police force? See Page A13
Fat cut, now into bone: teachers union School district proposes ‘staffing adjustments’ to recover deficit Grant Granger
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Motorists discover it’s not easy to negotiate New Westminster’s hilly streets in the snow and ice as a TransLink bus gives up its descent of 12th Street.
Ice, snow keep city crews hopping Grant Granger
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New Westminster was hit with a perfect storm of sorts Tuesday, and that was followed up by a winter wonderland of snow Wednesday morning. The city’s roads were gridlocked during Tuesday’s morning rush hour thanks to an ice storm hitting in the early morning hours. Engineering manager Jim Lowrie said all of the city’s equipment was deployed by 5 a.m., but the snow trucks also got caught up in the rush hour traffic. “That’s one challenge we had,”
said Lowrie Tuesday afternoon. Lowrie said an intense ice storm hit the city just before the rush hour leaving frozen ice pellets on the road with snow on top. The forecast Monday evening had prompted the city to have crews administering a salt brine to the streets but that wasn’t as effective as usual. “Freezing rain stays frozen and doesn’t melt as quickly as snow does. We did have trucks out but we didn’t have a chance to fully address that before the rush hour,” said Lowrie. In addition, he said, crews
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contracted by the province and TransLink weren’t able to clear the Queensborough and Pattullo bridges before rush hour backing up traffic on both sides of those structures. “It was a pretty extreme event. I understand it was about up to four centimetres in two hours,” said Lowrie. New Westminster also has many steep hills with commercial businesses and residential units on them making the streets busy and difficult to clean. Lowrie said portions of Cumberland Street and
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Third, Fourth and Queens avenues were closed because the steep terrain didn’t allow city trucks to safely navigate them. The crews were kept hopping again on Wednesday as another storm rolled in. Manager of engineering operations Jon McDonald said it was a busy night and a hectic day for city crews. “It’s all over the map because it’s snowing hard at some points, and at some points not,” said McDonald. “I think we’ve done well. All the streets are pretty drivable.”
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A2 NewsLeader Friday, December 21, 2012
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CITYPAGE ESL CONVERSATION CIRCLES AT THE LIBRARY The New Westminster Public Library offers free, drop-in ESL conversation circles for adults who want to meet people and practice speaking English. There are two programs.
Property owners and occupants in New Westminster are reminded that the City’s Street and Traffic Bylaw requires snow and ice to be removed from sidewalks abutting their property by no later than 10:00 am of the day following a snowfall event. • Please clear the sidewalks of snow and ice to the full length and width and down to bare concrete.
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• Please do not shovel snow onto the street. • Please do not use salt as it will damage the surface of the sidewalk. De-icing products are available for purchase at local retailers. For those who are unable to shovel their own sidewalk, lend a hand: adopt the sidewalk of a senior or a person with a mobility issue and keep it clear of snow and ice all winter long. For more information on snow removal and the City’s priority response routes, please visit www.newwestcity.ca.
• For all adults, every Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. • For women only, every Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Children are welcome.
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2013 CURBSIDE COLLECTION SCHEDULE Check your mailbox for the 2013 Curbside Collection Schedule, which will be arriving at your doorstep any day now. You can also pick one up at one of the following locations: City Hall, Library, Community Centres, Recycling Depot, and Tow Yard/Animal Shelter. Be sure to keep your calendar handy all year round as it contains important information on the City’s collection programs. You can also visit the City website at www.newwestcity.ca for more information.
ART IN THE LIBRARY Enjoy a variety of art during the month of December at the New Westminster Public Library. On the ramp, members of the Century House Painters are showing a sample of their work. Using a variety of styles and media including acrylic, watercolour and collage, the group of painters presents landscapes, florals and portraits. In the reference department is Martin Jasiuk’s Forests and Swamplands. Martin is a self taught painter, starting when he was a child. His love of forests is enduring, and this passion shows in his paintings which are based on forests he has visited in BC and Europe. The art can be viewed at any time during library hours at 716 6th Avenue in New Westminster.
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Stories from the side of the road
Project gives those silenced a chance to talk Grant Granger
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While toxicity from heavy metal poisoning left Diane Haynes stuck in her Queen’s Park home for more than a year the isolating illness was also inspirational. Haynes felt like she was stuck on the side of the road while everyone else whizzed by with their lives. She needed to talk about what she was enduring, but the only person she could burden with her experiences was her partner. “He got a lot of it, but I could also tell it was too much because he still had to hold the fort,” says Haynes. “I just found that I needed Grant GranGer/newsLeader Writer Heather Ray Bax interviews Cliff Block resident Richard McDonald, 69, as part of to talk.” the Royal City Writers project which gives voice to those largely unheard. It was particularly frustrating for Haynes because as a writer—she’s connection with the community.” the author of the Jane Ray young including Dave Brown of the Bax was matched up with adult wildlife rescue mystery series Lookout Society which runs the Richard McDonald, 69, who is and a speechwriter for the UBC Cliff Block transitional housing developmentally disabled. In 1952, president’s office—she loves telling residence in Downtown New West. at the age of nine, McDonald stories. Brown told her the residents have was put into New Westminster’s By the time her health improved stories she wouldn’t believe. notorious Woodlands institution early in 2012 her perspective had “They’re amazing,” he said to her. changed. “They want their stories to be heard. where he remained until 1962. “I was well enough that I started They’ve got a lot to offer the world.” He was transferred to Tranquille Sanatorium in Kamloops and then to turn the lens back outward again Together they launched Royal sent to another institution in Powell and think about people who were City Writers in October pairing going through the same thing and writers and residents for eight weeks. River in 1970 before moving into that community in 1976. In October needed to talk about going through Human nature 2002, he moved back to the Lower their illness or chronic situation,” tO sHare Our stOrIes es Mainland, spending seven years saysAlw Haynes.Ays up to 60% off seArs originAl pric HeatherPrices Ray in Bax is the author of 18THin Vancouver before taking up She also started yoga, which has y, Oct. Thursda effect TH T E , L 24 Oct. day, The Charm Tree, the first book in a2012 residence at Cliff Block. community contribution as one ofT to Wednes OU unless otherwise stated, while quantities last. E R O T four-part series for tweeners, age 9 to “It thought it was a good project its ‘intentions’—and she decided S sale priced merchandise may not be exactly as illustrated. 12. She’s also a librarian at the New to be part of,” says McDonald. giving people an outlet to tell their ® ! ES Library LONG tWEED chrISt MAS ArrIV S ArE IN S together bOOtwhere WOMEN’ Westminster Public “ItNOW was something that needed to stories was a good one. with FAuX Fur cOLLAr EArLY At SEArS OutLEt cOAt ED SELEct N’S WOME Haynes held her information session be happening because without it “It was like two pieces of lightning $209.99 was SAVE uP tO 70% OFF N & would have known what I FALL FAShIO on the project. nobody hitting together $ that sparked ON A LArGE PrIcES 99 my OrIGINAL bOOtS S, WrAPPING OrNAMENt ONLY NOW “It’s human nature to want toWINtEr was doing.” feeling to do something,” EA. says ASSOrtMENt OF was $69.99-$199.99 DEcOrAtIONS & cArDS PAPEr, share our story and share the stories He’s anxious to have his stories Haynes. WOMEN’S NEVADA® DOLMAN hAVE ArrIVED N cArDIGA SLEEVE told so his family (he has a brother The first person she talked to wastOYSof others,” sayst Bax. “I thoughtNOW ONLY At thE OutLE was $34.99 99 $ in Hope99 this would be a great opportunity and a sister in Chilliwack) Coun. Jonathan Coté, $ 99previous SAVE 70% OFF $ the Pr. PrIcES EA. help those tIcKEt who are less fortunate knows what he went through. He owner of herONLY home. He put her OrIGINAL SEArSto NOW and struggling, and help them find a even wants to make a book out of it. in touch with a few organizations
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“I’m very curious as to how they’re going to identify positions for redeployment, especially when they’re looking at such a significant amount [in staffing adjustments],” Osborne said. Woudzia also proposed not filling leaves for staff in nonessential positions. “I would be curious what those non-essential positions would be,” Osborne said. “We cut fat years ago, we’re now into bone and muscle.” How the adjustments affect class size and composition is also a concern. Osborne said while New Westminster is doing fairly well with size—although there a lot of classes close to the 30 student maximum— composition is always an issue. He said the system at the start of the year was already under stress. “We haven’t really felt it yet, and we’re certainly concerned about what may be coming down the road,” he said. “There have been some impacts, but until the board actually approves the measures that need to be taken we won’t fully understand the impacts of the measures we’ll be taking.” Osborne said the union will
be working with the district as they flesh the details out. The district will meet with the Ministry of Education on Friday to discuss the proposed deficit recovery plan. Board chair Michael Ewen said the board will meet weekly in January to go over all the options. “It’s not obviously an ideal situation,” said Ewen. “It will be a process that I think it will take us about a month.” He said districts in the past have used redeployment to try and recover deficits. Ewen said the redeployment wouldn’t necessarily just be for teachers, but for administration as well. The board will be going through each option one-byone, said Ewen, and the district will set up an online feedback system to get the community’s reaction to the proposals. Both Ewen and trustee Casey Cook said the sooner the decisions are made the more money that can be saved. “Time is ticking away,” said Cook. “As time goes on your ability to makes cuts, your range of choices diminishes. To make cuts over a 40-week period is not the same as a 28-week period.” Cook isn’t sure Woudzia’s
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Wasted opportunity The Missing Women Inquiry, chaired by former judge and attorney-general Wally Oppal, was an exercise in wasted opportunities. The inquiry report, released on Monday, tells the public almost nothing new about the sad case of the dozens of missing women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Many of them were murdered by Robert Willie Pickton, but he has only been convicted of six murders. Twenty other charges against him were stayed, ironically under Oppal’s watch as B.C.’s attorney-general. The inquiry itself became quickly bogged down with far too many lawyers representing police officers, current and retired, at taxpayers’ expense. The police officers had nothing to fear from any testimony. None of them have been disciplined in any way. The actual victims received minimal attention throughout much of the inquiry, although Oppal tried to make up for it with the title of his report, Forsaken, and some expressions of sympathy at his Monday news conference. The inquiry was flawed from the start, with limited terms of reference and insistence that police be represented by legions of lawyers. They went on to take control of the proceedings and bill to their heart’s content. They slowed it to such a degree that Oppal needed time extensions and had to rush some testimony. The Law Society of B.C. should be concerned about such legal over-representation and misuse of scarce public funds, but no such concerns will come from that quarter. There will be no biting of the hand that feeds. This inquiry was launched with great fanfare by Premier Christy Clark, as proof that she was doing things differently. It has ended with a thud, with little to show for all Oppal’s efforts except a raft of lawyers’ bills. —Black Press
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Men of the world... untie! There it was, hanging innocently enough on the rack on the wall. Colourful, unthreatening, but still, under its silky exterior lurked a snake with a cruel legacy. I pondered. I debated. I weighed the consequences. There was no way out of it. With resignation, I wound the ligature around my neck. It was a tie day. I am very fortunate. I don’t have many mandatory tie days. Open dress shirts and sweaters are acceptable in my office environment. It’s with both empathy and sympathy when I consider those men for whom every day is a tie day. Shower, shave, and fasten on the fashionable noose. Apart from the utterly purposeless function of this particular clothing accessory, what is truly remarkable about the necktie is that it has lasted as long as it has. Apparently, we have Louis XIV to thank for its 17th century introduction into the mainstream
Andrew Holota of male attire. The story goes that he saw some Croatian soldiers wearing a bit of cloth under their chins. Ignoring the possibility that they may have had sore throats, or have been messy eaters, Louis immediately seized upon this as fashion genius and began sporting his own piece of neck-strung fabric. You would have thought his male peers would have said, “Louis, you old poofter! Lose the silly chest rag!” But no. Louis obviously had major clothing mojo, because everyone else started to wear what became the necktie, and the staple of the well-dressed man. Now, the world of fashion changes constantly, and is chronically fickle. In that environment, the tie ought to have gone the way of white spats
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or whalebone corsets. But, again, no. This infernal device has doggedly hung on through bowler hats, bell bottoms, and checkered suits. And most confounding, it has done so despite the fact that it is a source of discomfort. What’s the stereotypical reaction of a man under duress? He runs a finger around the inside of his tie-bound collar. What’s one of the first things a guy does when he gets home after a long day at the office? He loosens his tie, or takes the cursed thing off altogether. Gentlemen, why do we put up with this? Think about it... Let’s take a narrow length of cloth, and wrap it around our throats. Yes, put a knot in it so it has a death-grip on your larynx. And not just any knot – a special square, flat pattern that requires countless hours in front of a mirror to learn. Some will never quite get it, and they will look like uncultured clods. Each one of these chunks of cloth will cost you about $50, and
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you’ll need a least a dozen so you can change colours every day. And they’ll go out of style every so often, so you’ll have to invest in longer, wider and shorter, and big stripes versus thin stripes. Purpose? None, really. We just voluntarily garrot ourselves in the morning and stay that way all day. Madness you say? Well, who’s tolerating this? What if crazy Louis had spotted soldiers frolicking about with garlands of ostrich feathers around their mid-riffs? Would that be accepted with similar male stoicism spanning centuries? Why do we do such penance? The tie offers no redemption from real or imagined sins. It teaches no lessons. It symbolizes no devotion other than that of conformity. Men of the world! Rise up! Cast the yokes from your throats! Untie yourselves! Andrew Holota is editor of the Abbotsford News.
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Let’s keep it the Royal City Re: Let’s keep it the Royal City (Letters, NewsLeader, Dec. 12) I just want to remind Bob Rennie and New West city council that without the past, there is no present and no future. Don’t we treasure our past? This is why we keep memoirs and mementos. Don’t we value our names from our family’s history? Do we change our names because they are not modern or contemporary? I moved to New West 15 years ago. I am proud to tell people I live in “The Royal City.” I love its history and heritage. I have lived in other cities, and New West is the best place I have lived. I do not have anything against progress, but please do not forget where the present New West came from. Also, do not shortchange the younger generation by saying they will not be attracted to live in New West because it is the “Royal City,” and dismiss the name as antiquated. I feel the younger demographics understand the importance of history more than we think they do. Please leave New West as the Royal City, and retain its historical image. As the saying goes “if it’s not
On Nov. 22 TransLink held a “2013 Bus Service Optimization Open House at Royal City Centre. Their proposal affecting the 154 Braid/22nd Street Station is logical on a map but doesn’t serve hundreds of seniors. Approximately 500 seniors live north of the Safeway at Eighth Avenue and McBride Boulevard. They take the 154 to get to the city centre, the mall, doctors, dentists, the library and for shopping. Many of them are limited in how far they can walk, and use walkers and scooters. The new proposed route will go straight across Eighth Avenue with no jog to Sixth and Sixth. It will help with the congestion in our busy centre, but on the other hand will impact services in that area. Many people will take HandyDart or use TaxiSavers. Some will just stay home. At times I have counted 15-20 people waiting for the 154 at Eighth and McBride. Many are seniors or disabled and have bus passes.
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school district 40: Yea or naY? I would hate to see the dissolution of New Westminster School District, because of tradition. But the time has come. With students crossing the border from New West to go to school at Byrne Creek and students from Burnaby crossing to go to NWSS I’d say we are already part and parcel of the Burnaby school district, and it seems they know how to build schools. In the time it has taken us in New West to decide on whether to dig for more bones, or how to dispose of asbestos, or where to build a school—if it ever will be built—Burnaby has built three high schools and done seismic retrofit on others. If we were to get rid of SD40, we’d already be saving ourselves $1.4 million in administrators’
salaries alone per year, and that is $16.8 million over I give credit to those teachers and educators the last 12 years that have had to put up with this whole that could have debacle. I guess the question we should all be gone to cover asking ourselves is, ‘District 40, Yea or Nay?’ the $76 million shortfall from the original $44 needs to happen at John Robson. million price tag for the new high It’s not just the construction school. issues. Not only do we vote for a My wife and I were at an school board which has been—for information session not to long lack of a better word—ineffectual ago at the NWSS library. Library in its endeavour, but we vote them is not the right word. back in to continue playing the The sign said Library but it’s blame game. out of date, poorly equipped, I’m not seeing any progress and lacking in every conceivable folks. amenity kids should have access Oh, sorry, I’m wrong. We have to. finally decided on where to put I give credit to those teachers an elementary school at the St. and educators that have had to Mary’s site, for which I’d still like put up with this whole debacle. I to see the demographics and not guess the question we should all just because it is one of the few be asking ourselves is, “District spaces we have in the city to build 40, Yea or Nay?” a school. Given the track record my vote From the artist sketch it already has to be a sad Nay. John Unger looks like a school where within New Westminster two years from completion we’ll be adding portables. All of our schools are in We want your view! trouble. Lord Tweedsmuir is a sea email: letters@ of portables. newwestnewsleader.com Herbert Spencer no sooner twitt er: @newwestnews was completed and—you guessed facebook: facebook.com/ it—portables. newwestnews And let’s not even get into what
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TransLink estimates that up to $2 million will be saved by picking a Netherlands shipyard to build the new SeaBus.
TransLink picks offshore firm to build next SeaBus Union decries decision against local shipbuilding yard Jeff Nagel Black Press
A new SeaBus will be built offshore rather than in North Vancouver after TransLink chose the lowest of two final bidders for the vessel replacement contract. Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands beat out North Vancouver’s Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. for the $25-million project. TransLink spokesman Derek Zabel said up to $2 million will
be saved by picking the low bid. “We need to be wise stewards of scarce taxpayer dollars, so cost was one of the main factors,” he said. Zabel said some components of the new boat would have been built in the U.S. if the North Vancouver shipyard had been chosen. A third bidder eliminated earlier in the procurement was from the U.S. The decision is being criticized by the Shipyard General Workers Federation, which said TransLink failed to take into account significant spin-off benefits to the B.C.
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Heritage Christmas: A n nu a l s a l u t e t o Christmas gets lit up with over 24,000 lights to complement the traditional sights, sounds and tastes of Christmases past at the village. Features h o l i d ay s c ave n g e r hunt, seasonal entertainment and special displays by the Miniature Club of BC and the Canadiana Costume S o c i e t y. When: Dec. 15 to Jan. 4, 12 to 9 p.m. (closed Dec. 24 and 25).
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Tr e a s u r e Room: Arts Council of New Westminster presents its annual sale of artisan gifts featuring Chain Maille Jewellery by New Westminster artisan Penny Cheng, raku, pottery, scarves, woven shawls, unique tree ornaments, Vi c t o r i a n i n s p i re d decorations, books by local authors and more. When: Until Dec. 23, 1 to 5 p.m., Tuesday
New West Artists: Presents The Small and Crafty Show, a collection of art priced under $100. When: Until Feb. 7, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: The Network Hub, Second floor of The River Market, 810 Quayside Drive, New Westminster.
favourites, and Verbum Caro, a 17th-century Canadian Ursuline carol, arranged by Vancouver composer Janet Danielson. When: Saturday, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m. Where: Knox Presbyterian C h u rch , 4 0 3 E a s t Columbia St., New Westminster. Tickets: Adults $35, Seniors $30, Students $10, available at musicaintima. eventbrite.ca or 604731-6618.
Sweet Soul Gospel Christmas: VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir presents a family friendly Christmas concert. When: Saturday, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m. Where: Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster. Admission by donation. Info: 604-521-5050 or www.masseytheatre. com. Musica Intima: Vocal ensemble Musica Intima presents Home for Christmas, a varied program from traditional spirituals, audience
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Few mayors back push for regional police force Surrey’s Dianne Watts wants reform of integrated units Jeff Nagel Black Press
Some Metro Vancouver mayors say they’d welcome reform of regional police services but few are endorsing the idea of fully switching to a regional force from the current patchwork of municipal police and RCMP detachments. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson issued a statement supporting Missing Women Inquiry commissioner Wally Oppal’s call Monday for a regional force, saying it’s “crucial” to improving public safety and policing in the region. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, however, wants to improve the current system of integrated policing units that pool resources across the region, adding that could go as far as a regional services force, but not at the expense of independent local control. “If you solely go to
a regional force, what happens is all the police are pulled out of a variety of communities to deal with an issue,” Watts said. “You’re leaving your community very scantily policed.” The problem now, she said, is that some cities opt out of the integrated units – Vancouver and some other municipal forces don’t participate in the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) and instead pool efforts with the VPD’s homicide squad. “We need to have an overriding structure and everybody has to participate,” Watts said. “It’s not about what uniform somebody wears. It’s a matter of the model.” Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay, whose municipal force works closely with the VPD, said he’s happy with that arrangement, but would also support a bolstered system of integrated teams, while leaving local forces or detachments in charge of local community policing.
One challenge is that some cities willingly charge higher taxes than others to deliver no-call-too-small policing and mayors like Clay wonder if their cities, with a high rate of police per capita, would lose boots on the ground under a regional model. “If Port Moody becomes part of a larger Metro Vancouver regional police force, are we getting the same amount of attention we’re getting now?” he asked. Clay added he could see an amalgamated regional force if local precincts were created to preserve service levels and local autonomy – a scenario Oppal advances in his report. Delta Mayor Lois Jackson opposes regional policing, saying it would disconnect officers from local citizens. “I just do not believe regional policing with a great faceless group of people from all over the Lower Mainland will do our cities in good stead,” Jackson said. SFU criminologist
Oppal on regional policing Some of findings from the report of Missing Women Commissioner Wally Oppal on regional policing: - Only a regional force can provide leadership and set regional policing priorities. - Without a unified command structure, accountability suffers. “There are many people in charge, and when there are many people in charge, no one is in charge.” - Criminals can exploit police jurisdictions with fewer resources or less sophisticated systems. - Further integration of police in the Lower Mainland would merely “prop up a broken system.” - While there’s much cooperation between existing forces there’s also “considerable rivalry” between the VPD and RCMP. - With regionalization comes a single procedure and central command to respond to planned celebrations, riots, natural disasters and terrorist attacks. - A larger scale Metro force can better deliver specialized services and should achieve savings through bulk buying, reduced administrative overhead and eliminating duplicate jobs. - Options include a provincial police service, separate regional police forces, or a combination of provincial and regional policing.
Rob Gordon, a longtime reform advocate, dismissed concerns of mayors, saying the concept is “not rocket science” and is done in many major cities. He said tinkering with the integrated units is not what Oppal intends. “The people of Metro Vancouver in particular are not being policed well,” Gordon said. “They’re not being served by this balkanized system we have.”
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2012 Coats for Kids campaign a success By Kerry Vital
The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association is proud to announce that this year’s annual Coats for Kids campaign was a resounding success. “We brought in around 3,300 items,” says GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit. “That’s about 10 per cent more than last year.” Among the items collected were jackets, scarves, toys and blankets, all of which will be donated to the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau. “It was a great year,” says de Wit. “There were so many community members getting involved, including schools and hockey teams.” Next year, de Wit wants to collect 4,000 items. “We are really happy to be part of it,” he says. “It’s really gratifying ... to know that we’re helping.” The Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau is run by executive
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The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association has a busy calendar for the year ahead, with events for homeowners, builders and other real estate professionals. The BC Home & Garden Show will take place on Feb. 20 to 24 at BC Place. The GVHBA is a partner in the event and presents the Renovation Gallery that showcases before and after photos of professional renovations. The show features local experts in all aspects of home ownership, from renovation to organization, appearances by HGTV celebrities and tons of tips for outdoor living
and gardening. The GVHBA Ovation Awards will be handed out on April 20 at a gala awards dinner. The awards honour the best of the best in newhome construction, renovation and design in the Lower Mainland. The finalists will be announced on Feb. 6. The GVHBA will hand out the People’s Choice Award for the first time, giving the public a chance to vote for their favourite new or renovated project. The annual First-Time Home Buyer Seminar will be presented on March 19. The seminar gives prospective buyers a chance learn from experts on all aspects of the home-buying process. Builders and suppliers are in attendance beforehand to allow you to ask questions. The seminar is
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604-787-8061 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
329 PAINTING & DECORATING www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley
HOME IMPROVEMENTS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 778-355-5840
Running this ad for 8yrs
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
FIVE STAR ROOFING All kinds of re-roofing & repairs. Free est. Reasonable rates. (604)961-7505, 278-0375
GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362
Mainland RooďŹ ng Ltd. 25 yrs in rooďŹ ng industry
Family owned & operated. Fully ins. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles, torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warr. 604-427-2626 or 723-2626
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Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222 INTERIORS: Baths (renos/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
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AMERICAN BULLDOGS $1200 Ready for Xmas 4 females, 3 males 1st shots dewormed(604)230-1999
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NEEDED IMMEDIATELY: GMC Driveability Tech with diesel motor and auto trans experience. For more info contact gary@sullivangm. com or call: 250-845-2244
Sullivan Motor Products Ltd. 2760 Highway 16 West PO Box 478 Houston B.C. V0J 1Z0 Ph 250-845-2244 • Fax 250-845-2524 www.sullivangm.com
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
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Canuck Roofing All Roof Repairs Any job big or small. Free Est. *WCB *Insured *BBB 778-772-1969
Starting $40/hr.
GUTTER CLEANING
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• Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service
EXPERIENCED MOVERS W/ AFFORDABLE RATES
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
FOR ALL YOUR RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL NEEDS Kitchens / Bathrooms ~ Garages Windows ~ Painting WaterprooďŹ ng ~ Drain Tiles JOHN BEAUMIER 604-649-5404 totalrenovations@shaw.ca
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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
BEST RATE MOVING
Additions, Home Improvements Restorations, Renovations, & New Construction. Specializing in Concrete, Forming, Framing & Siding. 604-218-3064
Please forward resume to Glenn at sierraglenn@telus.net or fax to 604-524-6030
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604-537-4140
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JUNK REMOVAL
$45/Hr
263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE
A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.
Email: lisa@blackpress.ca
PLUMBING
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RECYCLE-IT!
AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance
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Advertise your job postings with ease and reliability. We can help you source candidates locally or province wide with our proven advertising methods in over 96 community publications. Contact us today for customized packages and pricing!
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ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576
Fax resume to 604-503-0951. REQ’D F/T FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS for 0926944 BC LTD Sal: $10.50/hr Duties: take customers’ orders wrap fast food items and package take-out food. Reqd F/T kitchen helpers Sal: $10.25/hr Duties: wash work tables and appliances, unpack and store supplies in refrigerators. Contact Jatinder Saini Email:jatindersaini733@yahoo.ca Fax: 604-436-1311 Location: Burnaby, BC
MOVING & STORAGE
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.
Canuel Caterers BC’s largest High School Cafeteria Company with over 50 locations is now interviewing. Team leaders, counter attendants / cashiers / food prep, 4-8 hour shift during the school year to start at a high school near you.
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EDUCATION
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Advertising Sales Representative The award-winning Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News has an immediate opening for a full time Advertising Sales Representative. The successful candidate will be required to meet sales targets by deepening relationships with existing clients and developing new business with an aggressive face-to-face cold calling mandate. The ability to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment while adhering to deadlines is a must. Candidates considered for the position will be results oriented, strong communicators, and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever changing business environment. A vehicle and a valid driver’s license is required. We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary and commission plan along with a strong benefit package. Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless. Please submit your resume with a cover letter by 5:00 pm Sunday, December 23, 2012, to: Carly Ferguson, Advertising & Creative Services Manager Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News 22328 - 119th Avenue Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2Z3 or by email: admanager@mapleridgenews.com Thank you to all who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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604.581.0101
THE NEWS Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978
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Friday, December 21, 2012 NewsLeader A19 PETS 477
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AMERICAN COCKER Vet ✔, cuddly, family raised, paper trained. Exc pet! $700. 604-823-4393 Chwk. CANE CORSO MASTIFF all blues 6F 2M, ultimate family guardian ready to go $1000 (604)308-5665 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
European German Shepherd pups, 12 weeks, nice, classic colors. Lrg dogs CKC + all shots $1000/ea & up. 2 F. 604-538-4883
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES P.B. $1200: Born Sept. 29th. 2 Male, 1 Female. (778)863-6332
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
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HOMES WANTED
• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331 *NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379
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HOUSES FOR SALE
AUTO FINANCING
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BURNABY 2 Bdrm ste nr Edmonds Stn/Stride elem. $1050/mo incl utils. Avail Jan 1st. Call: (604)515-9418
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HOUSES FOR SALE
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BURNABY S. nr Metrotown, Sussex/Victory. Upper lvl 3 bd,1600 s/f, 1.5 baths, 2 car carport, h/wood & carpet flrs, w/d, avail now. Refs req, n/s, $1750 +2/3utils. 604-322-0180
We offer a great working environment with a competitive base salary plus commissions coupled with a strong benefit package. Vehicle is required. To apply, please forward your resume with a cover letter to:
No qr code reader? Text info: 778.786.8271
P. Meadows, bright spac 1 bdrm gr flr, new reno, 4 appl incl w/d, lots stor pri ent+patio. Nr WCX $850 incl hydro, cbl, wifi + ph 604-828-5717
NEW Paint, Kitchen Cabinets, 3x2 bedrooms, $1075, $1100 & $1125, 1X3 bedroom $1300, heat, hot water, parking, pool, 5 min walk to Lougheed mall and skytrain. December 1st, cat ok. Call 604-4206454. 3846carrigancourt@live.ca
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NEW WEST: Reno’d furn’d bright room, nr Sapperton Skytrain. Lndry. Avail now. $450/mo. (778)385-2904
Nice, clean and quiet 1 bdrm Walk to Highgate Close to transit & schools Upgraded suite Cat okay On site manager
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This is a fantastic opportunity to develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing. We are seeking a highly creative individual with an ability to multi-task in a fast paced team environment plus have good interpersonal and sales skills. The successful applicant will have a university or college education or two years of sales experience, preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player and will also be called upon to grow the account list with an aggressive new business growth mandate. There is plenty of advancement opportunities within the company and much room for growth.
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL KINGWAY CORPORATE CTR Quality corner office 1480sf 2nd flr, $1227.16/mo nnn. 604-970-0144
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430 – 9th Street. 1 bdrm apart, on site laundry, 1 parking spot. Close to shops, all amens, great loc. Heat & hot water incl. $775/m. 604-451-6676
WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-626-9647
WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $160 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $180. 604-856-8877
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There will be no pressure and no obligation, but let’s discuss possibilities.
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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
Call (604) 931-2670
If you would consider selling your property of 3 Acres or more and want maximum value, send the details to: randyd@portraithomes.ca
ANTIQUES & VINTAGE
STEAMER CHEST, very old. curved top. needs some work. $70. North Delta. 604-591-9740
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DEVELOPMENT LAND WANTED
Pupplies for Xmas -Rottie X Pitti. 1st shots, dewormed. cropped tails. 8 wks. $400/ea. (604)961-9117
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Welcome Home ! 1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
ACREAGE
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RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
COQUITLAM
REAL ESTATE
PUPPIES FOR SALE, 7 wks old, Terrier X Multi Poo $500 Call 604-856-3855
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
PITBULLS. Ready for Christmas. 3 M & 1 F. $950 obo. View both parents. Call for pictures 778-240-5811
Wolf X Shepherd pups, $450. blk w/markings, view parents. chrisjo@telus.net (604)869-2772
RENTALS
• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022 TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!
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NOTICE of Disposition - Attn: Mr. D. Mcfadden & Mrs. T. Sabo - All your personal belongings (clothing, furniture etc) left abandoned in bsmt suite of 7350 Boundary Rd., Bby will be disposed at the discretion of the landlord, G. Chan if not removed 30 days from this notice. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Merle Elizabeth Ross, late of #331 – 649 8th Avenue, New Westminster, BC, that the particulars of their claim should be sent to the solicitor for the estate at #235 – 550 Sixth Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3B7, on or before the 18th day of January, 2013, after which date the solicitor for the estate will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.
2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.
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