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Ivonne Penit and Maylen Crespo hold the baby Jesus figurine that will be added to the nativity scene on Christmas Eve, the last night of the Posadas that launches the Christmas season in Mexico. The tree is also decorated on Christmas Eve.
From early November to late December, we are surrounded by the touchstones of the Christmas season, colourful strings of lights, Santa Claus in malls, Black Friday and Boxing Day sales, special church services, long lines at the grocery store, and harried check-in counters at the airport as families travel to be together over the holidays. But it’s not that way for everyone. As a nation of immigrants, many new Canadians, or those whose roots are elsewhere, celebrate Christmas by reforging the bonds to the culture and traditions of their homeland. It’s a way of connecting to their heritage, to relatives and friends they may not get the chance to see too often and to pass on their traditions to the next generation. Today, the NewsLeader highlights some of their stories.
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the baby Jesus and celebrate her and Joseph’s search for a room at an inn in Bethlehem to give birth. Children carry candles and figurines of Joseph and Mary riding a donkey as they parade past houses decorated with evergreen boughs and paper lanterns. At each house where they stop, they sing songs about Joseph and Mary’s quest for a room. Most of the time the procession is told to move along, there’s no room.
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Christmas in Mexico is a nearly two-month celebration of parties, plays, pinatas and praying you don’t end up with the little plastic Jesus in your slice of rocas de reyes, or Three Kings cake. It all begins Dec. 16 when the first of nine daily Posada processions is held in neighbourhoods, towns and villages. The Posadas symbolize the nine months of Mary’s pregnancy with
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But at the last house on the day’s route, the children are welcomed to go around back where there is a party with food, sparklers, games and a chance to swat the pinata. In the past, explains Maylen Crespo, pinatas were made of clay and took many mighty blows to crack and rain down candies and little toys. Now they’re constructed of paper maché in a star shape with seven points, each representative of the deadly sins.
On the last night of the Posadas, Christmas Eve, a manger and shepherds are added to the nativity scene at the designated host’s house. When the procession arrives, the children place a figure of the baby Jesus into the manger and then everyone heads to midnight, or rooster, mass. Christmas Day is spent with family. For Crespo, that meant gathering at her grandmother’s home with more than 30 relatives
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to share a lavish dinner of traditional soup, turkey, green beans, cod and desert of a bread sweetened with raisins. The days following are spent visiting friends or enjoying one of the pastorelas, nativity plays with often satirical political overtones, that are presented by amateur and professional thespians in town squares, community and regional theatres. “It’s really fun,” says Crespo. Please see STOrY, A9
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‘Wait for Me, Daddy’ designs to be unveiled in January Fifteen artists make their pitch to create tribute to famous photo Grant Granger
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The City of New Westminster will soon select an artist to produce a tribute to an iconic Second World War photo. Wait For Me, Daddy was shot by Claude P. Dettloff, a photographer with The Vancouver Province newspaper, on Oct. 1, 1940, and features The British Columbia Regiment marching down Eighth Street near Columbia. While the photo was being taken, a boy, Warren “Whitey”
Bernard broke free from his mother and reached out for the hand of his father, Private Jack Bernard. The photo so powerfully captured the feeling of the time it was subsequently featured in publications around the world. To commemorate the photo, a task force chaired by Coun. Lorrie Williams was struck to determine what form the public art honouring the photo would take. It is not included in the budget for the Anvil Centre, which the city is building along with an eight-storey office tower at the same corner. City arts and culture manager
Greg Magirescu said the city received 15 submissions from artists in response to its request for proposals for the work, which will be installed at Hyack Square. The criteria requires the artist to show the mother, father and son “realistically” in three bronze statues. But it was up to the artist’s creativity to determine how the other elements of the photo, such as the long line of soldiers heading off to war and the incline of Eighth Street, would be incorporated. “That’s probably what would have been the greatest challenge to come up with a way to depict the entirety of the picture and
the emotional impact of the photograph,” said Magirescu. The task force is paring the submissions down to three, to present at its next meeting on Jan. 11. That will be the first time Magirescu will get a look at them. “I’m really curious. I’ve heard there were some very strong proposals, some really excellent ones,” said Magirescu. “I don’t think it was an easy task to select the top three.” A piece of public art in Hyack Square, titled Ab Ovo - The Fertile Nest, will have to be moved within the square to accommodate the new sculpture. Magirescu said one of the neat things about the Wait For Me,
Daddy project is the new work will end up being almost at the exact spot as the family was when the picture was taken. “That was one of the compelling rationales of depicting the three individuals as realistic rather than impressionistic,” said Magirescu. “That makes it even more powerful for anyone that knows that photograph to say this is where it happened.” City council has given the project an initial budget of $300,000 but hopes to get sponsorship or partners to reduce those costs.
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Food central to Ethiopian Christmas Mario Bartel newsLeader
Fanaye Mengesha is looking forward to wearing her Ethiopian shamma on Christmas. But she won’t be donning the traditional white dress and shawl, with elaborate embroidery along its fringes, on Dec. 25. Ethiopia is Orthodox Christian and celebrates the birth of Christ on Jan. 7, according to the old Julian calendar. It’s a religious holiday without the commercial trappings of Santa Claus or colourfully wrapped gifts. “It’s very pretty, it’s very festive,” says Mengesha, who immigrated to Canada more than 20 years ago and now lives in New Westminster. After weeks of preparation that includes creating the sauces spiced with curries, masala and red chili peppers that are the staple of the Christmas Day feast, and acquiring new clothes for the children, the elders fast on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day starts early as families head to church, the women dressed in their shammas, the men wearing long shirts, riding-style pants that puff out at the thighs and white sandals. The men also carry a chira, a fly swatter made of the hair from a horse’s mane. From church, families begin to make the rounds of elders’ homes for sumptuous spreads of homemade breads, chicken, beef and the spicy sauce and injera, a traditional flatbread. It’s all washed down with mead or a kind of homemade beer made of barley and hops. It’s not the kind of day anyone wants to be on a diet. “Wherever you go you have to eat something,” says Mengesha. “You more or less eat and drink all day. It’s actually a show of respect to the elders.” In rural areas, the men will work off some of their feasting with a rousing match of ganna, which resembles field hockey and is played with bent sticks and small wooden ball. As Mengesha settled into her new life in Canada, and her kids grew older, her Christmas traditions Westernized. She erects a tree and her family exchanges gifts. But on Orthodox Christmas, much of the Ethiopian community in Metro Vancouver will put on their special garments and attend luncheons. “It reminds us of home,” says Mengesha. “We don’t get to wear it here much.”
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Andy Bradshaw has fond memories of pulling open the Christmas cracker for the prize inside and everyone wearing the silly paper hats around the dinner table.
Christmas Day, British style Mario Bartel
When Andy Bradshaw was growing up in England, his Christmas Day started in a pub. But this isn’t some heart wrenching Frank McCourt tale of alcohol-tinged squalor and depravity. The Cricketers pub was like a communal living room and at noon on Christmas day everyone from Bradshaw’s London neighbourhood gathered there to greet old friends, and raise a pint to the season while the kids noshed on crackers, cheese and vegetable snacks laid out along the bar. “It was packed and festive,” recalls Bradshaw, who runs The British Shop on Columbia Street. “The whole scenario of getting together at the pub with family and friends you hadn’t seen in months created a real feeling of love and warmth.”
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Baha’i share in other religions’ celebrations Mario Bartel NewsLeader
Eman Elmasri’s Baha’i faith teaches her to respect and celebrate all religions. So, when she was growing up in Egypt she was able to accept invitations from her orthodox Coptic calendar of 19 months and Christian friends to 19 days to synchronize join them for Fata, the with the solar year of special meal they’d 365 days. Families and host on Jan. 7, after friends visit, sometimes mass the night before, exchanging small gifts. But, to break their 40-day says Elmasri, the holiday holiday fast of meat, is more about generosity, poultry and dairy. She goodwill and giving to would bring along MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER charity. As a Baha’i from Egypt, Eman Elmasri doesn’t kaik, a type of sweet Since arriving in celebrate Christmas, but she does join her Muslim Canada in the middle of a shortbread cookie. and Christian friends for their holiday festivities. She also got to join snowstorm 15 years ago, her Muslim friends Western tourists escaping the the holiday juggling act has for Eid, the great celebration cold winter weather of Europe. continued for her family as they in the ninth month of the “We are lucky, we get to negotiate all the commercial Islamic calendar that concludes celebrate so many religions,” trappings of Christmas while Ramadan. says Elmasri. “We feel the joy of learning about the traditions of And she got to enjoy the their happiness.” their multicultural friends and traditional trappings of secular Baha’is don’t celebrate neighbours. Christmas, decorated trees, Christmas. Their comparable “Everyone has holidays, it’s strings of colourful lights and tradition is Ayyam-i-Ha, a good to be aware,” says Elmasri. Baba Noel, laid out by hotels, four or five day festival in late “It’s beautiful to celebrate with districts and cities catering to February that allows the Baha’i them.”
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Robert Goodrick’s blades work overtime in the weeks leading up to Christmas as he rushes to fill orders for holiday feasts, including blood sausage and pork pies.
Preparing a special feast Mario Bartel NewsLeader
Robert Goodrick sighs heavily when he takes a break from his knives and cutting boards to consider the dwindling days to Christmas. It’s one of the busiest times of year for the British butcher as he fields orders from customers old and new looking to pile their holiday dinner table with the meats and treats they grew up with. That means churning out endless links of blood sausage
and black pudding, both of which will likely be served up as part of a big traditional British breakfast, along with bacon, baked beans, tomatoes and fried bread. It’s enough, he laughs, to make a cardiologist wince. “The way we looked at it it was the main meal to get you going on Christmas,” says Goodrick, who now plies his trade in New Westminster. “It’s the time of year you go for it.” In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Goodrick estimates he’ll grind 20-30 sides of pork
into sausage and pork pies. He’ll also prepare dozens of Gammon hams, a brine-cured cut renowned for its delicate flavor. Some of his Scottish customers order a turkey stuffed with a haggis. His piece-de-resistance though, is a turkey royal, a kind of extreme version of the infamous turducken. It consists of a turkey stuffed with a goose stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken stuffed with a pheasant stuffed with a squab. All the birds have to be deboned from the inside out so it will fit. Each takes more than an hour to construct. Fortunately, he says, he only has an order for one so far this year.
Grace, Grit and Gusto selling well It’s only been available for a few weeks and Grace, Grit and Gusto has already sold about 300 copies. The book profiles 40 “remarkable Royal City women” past and present, written by 26 New West residents. It is a fund raising project for Monarch Place transition house in New Westminster. Grace, Grit and Gusto launched at the River Market on Dec. 6 to coincide with the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Former MLA Anita Hagen, a founder of Monarch Place, told the audience about Dorothy Beach, who, like Hagen, is profiled in the book. Just as Hagen began telling Beach’s story the 99-year-old environmentalist arrived to a round of applause. A family friend of Beach said the opportunity to reconnect and relive her journey for Beach and her family was priceless. “Dorothy was so thrilled by the lovely attention she received,” the friend is quoted in a press release. “It was a thrill for David [her son] and me to watch his mom sparkle and relive her journey.” The book costs $20 and can be purchased at the Arts Council Gallery in Queen’s Park, Greens
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Free Xmas meal for seniors Moonrakers Pub is hosting its second annual Christmas meal for seniors on Christmas Day, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local seniors will be transported to and from the event, where they’ll enjoy carolling and a free Christmas feast prepared by an army of volunteers. They’ll also receive a gift. Moonrakers is at 525 Seventh St. Call 604-5229010 to RSVP or to volunteer.
Temporary change in publication Please note the NewsLeader has altered its publication schedule for the holiday season. It is publishing today, Monday, rather than Wednesday, due to the Boxing Day holiday. The next issue publishes on Friday, Dec. 28. Everyone at the NewsLeader wishes you a Merry Christmas, and a safe, happy holiday season.
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Last week’s snow and ice storms may have brought a white Christmas prematurely, but they haven’t dampened the spirit of the season. This is the time of year for families and friends to gather and enjoy each other’s company. It’s a time for children’s eyes to alight with wonder and magic. It’s a time for parties, with much laughter and fellowship. It’s a celebration, both religious and secular. It’s also a time of year when many of us connect with our roots, whether it’s traveling to visit far-flung family or blowing the dust off trinkets and traditions from generations past. That’s especially true in Canada, a nation of immigrants. For many, Christmas is an amalgam of Western traditions like turkey and colourfully wrapped presents under a decorated tree and their own cultural celebrations, a piñata hung from the ceiling, a feast of spicy sauces and flatbread, polished boots placed in the window awaiting gifts left in the night. Some don’t even celebrate Christmas. They gather a couple of weeks later according to the Julian calendar, or for the new year, or for Eid, the festive conclusion to Ramadan. In our ever-changing world, filled with so much uncertainty, it’s traditions that ground us, keep us connected to where we came from, who we are. They also weave the tapestry of our multi-cultural country. Celebrating the season and creating new traditions is part of the magic of Christmas. Here’s to a joyous one, however you celebrate. Merry Christmas!
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Dix seeks balance with business VICTORIA – NDP leader Adrian Dix has completed yearend interviews with members of the legislative press gallery. Here are highlights from my discussion with him. TF: On the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion proposal, federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair says the federal environmental process would have to be strengthened before a project like that could get a thorough enough hearing. Do you agree? AD: The B.C. Liberal government has signed an equivalency agreement that says that the federal decision is the provincial decision on these projects. If it applies to Enbridge Northern Gateway, presumably the B.C. Liberals would apply it to Kinder Morgan. They could have done a joint process, where [the final decision] would have gone to both cabinets. They chose instead to give up jurisdiction. They were so afraid of making any decision on Northern Gateway that they sent it over to the federal government. So what we’ve said is within a week of coming to office, we would end that equivalency
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agreement, and British Columbia would make decisions about both Enbridge Northern Gateway, which applied in May 2010, and any other pipeline, including the Kinder Morgan proposal, for which no application has been made. Obviously it would have been desirable for everyone had they chosen a true joint review, as they have in Site C [dam proposed for Peace River], as they did with Kemess North [rejected mine expansion proposal] and other cases. TF: You don’t want duplicated review processes here, you just want a provincial cabinet say in the decision? AD: That’s right. TF: On your relationship with the B.C. Federation of Labour, your caucus is considering a proposal that B.C. should once
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again do away with secret ballots for union certification. AD: The B.C. Fed makes a case to the government on a series of issues on employment standards every year. Labour law, every year. WorkSafeBC, every year. Trades and training, every year. With respect to [accepting signed union cards for certification], it is a democratic process that the Newfoundland Conservative government just put into place a few months ago. So it’s a proposal from the labour movement and we’re looking at it. For most of B.C.’s modern history, since World War II, we’ve had that card-check system in place. The question would be whether [returning to that system] is a priority for this term in government. TF: So those kinds of things will be made clear in your platform? AD: Absolutely. TF: You picked up some serious money from the business community at a fundraiser in October. Is that some kind of a record for the NDP? AD: [Laughs.] It might be a record, I don’t know. I think
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Pattullo traffic suffering I commute on the Pattullo almost daily, and it has been quite obvious to me that traffic has immediately suffered on the bridge since the opening of the Port Mann. I thought I was lucky to go against traffic each day, as I live in New West and work in Surrey. I would cross the bridge early each morning and return to New West during rush hour on most weekdays. It wasn’t such a bad commute for me as I was generally going against the bulk of the traffic. But since Monday, it is no longer smoothly sailing; southbound lanes into Surrey at that early hour are already busier, and northbound lanes have been notably bogged down. CBC Traffic reports were making note of this each day. I noticed that a traffic recording device was installed along Royal Avenue just before the Pattullo on-ramp. I presume that data has been captured in detail, but when we will actually hear about this is yet to be determined I suppose. The bridge isn’t so bad if people would only stick to the 50 km/h speed limit, but inevitably someone must blast past everyone else to make up for whatever lost time they have gotten themselves in. I don’t know the fatality stats, but as stated in the NewsLeader by TransLink’s director of roads Sany Zein, “The lanes are so narrow there’s an accident on the bridge an average of every third day, and an accident causing an injury once every 12 days.” If heavy traffic persists on the bridge, there will be more accidents, and there will likely be fatalities. I wish people would think about that when they choose the Pattullo over the Port Mann, and when they carelessly break the speed limit and/or tailgate across the bridge. Starting next year, I will no longer be commuting across the bridge. Jason Vanderhill New Westminster
Let’s find an equitabLe soLution I have been watching the chaos of the last two days from my condo at Victoria Hill. The worst offenders of traffic delay and stoppage are large trucks. Obviously, this is a snow event but numerous complaints
about increased commute times have arisen since tolling of the new Port Mann has been implemented. These trucks are mostly responsible for compromised traffic flow. Has anyone given any consideration to the approach of restricting large truck traffic to night time only on our roads? In Germany, apparently, this is the rule and daytime traffic is a lot less congested. Trucks must be off the roads by 6 a.m. I agree also with a general idea of a road/bridge tax. All roads and bridges need repairs and maintenance so why should any one or two be singled out and tolled? The lineups for the Pattullo Bridge have increased both directions since the Port Mann tolls began. Come on people, let’s find an equitable solution! Lesley Bettles New Westminster
City negLeCting its responsibiLity I live on Jamieson Court and would like to extend a big fat thank you to all the residents that got their arses out there in that miserable weather and shoveled their sidewalks, just like the New West bylaws say we should. And what’s that big fat stretch along Jamieson Court not shoveled? The Glenbrook Ravine! That’s the part the city owns. It sits right across the street from a seniors home and is home to a daycare centre that includes lots of walking, drop offs and pick ups. This street is also home to lots of seniors. Is city council so busy concerning themselves with crap like a “living wage” that they just can’t take care of the basics? Note to city: we expect you to follow the same bylaws that you keep cramming down our throats. Karen Turner New Westminster
Canadian workers shouLd Come first Last Friday, federal court Judge James Russell dismissed an injunction to prevent more foreign workers from coming to Canada to work in a coal mine. And B.C. Jobs Minister Pat Bell has defended HD Mining’s plan to use temporary foreign workers, recently suggesting the
jobs linked to exploration work are slated to last up to eight months. (Actually it is more like at least four years or more.) It’s too bad we can’t replace Judge Russell and Pat Bell with foreign workers as well. To me these two so-called professionals are taking away qualified Canadian workers rights to these jobs. The only reason HD Mining is hiring these foreign workers is because they are being paid a lot less. Jobs in Canada should go to Canadians first and not to outside foreign workers. As far as Judge Russell goes it is too bad judges are not elected in this country. And as for Bell, I’m sure with the election next year he will be replaced as he rightly so deserves. Cody Tabois Burnaby
time to pLan for a new CLimate I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh when I read that another climate change summit has been convened in Doha. Global warming and resulting climate change are irreversible facts and nothing these out-oftouch academics can do will have any effect. I can’t imagine anything more useless or futile than another climate change summit. It is hard to justify making the economic sacrifices required to achieve even a minimal reduction of carbon emissions when so-called third world countries like China are exempt and continue to spew massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Also, none of the goals set at past conferences have been met. It is time to be realistic. The world’s leaders need to refocus their efforts and concentrate on preparing to deal with the macro-effects of global warming, particularly the melting of the polar ice caps and resulting catastrophic rise in sea levels and climatic temperature, and precipitation shifts which will radically alter land use in many parts of the world. Garth Evans Burnaby
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In her homeland of Sudan, Lubna Abdelrahman had only a glancing connection to Christmas. A Muslim, her family’s big celebrations centered around Ramadan and Eid, which move through the calendar according to the lunar cycles. But half of Sudan’s population is Christian, so Abdelrahman had friends who celebrated Christmas. And everyone enjoyed a holiday in late December, two days for the Muslim population, and three for the Christians. In that time they visited each other’s homes, exchanged small gifts. Sometimes they attended special seasonal carnivals. When their own political beliefs forced Abdelrahman and her husband to immigrate to Canada as refugees 11 years ago, they landed in their new home smack in the middle of the Christmas season. As they ventured from the welcome house where they first settled to acquire the first necessities of their new life, they were bombarded with the crazy consumerism that accompanies the season. It was, says Abdelrahman, a little overwhelming. “I saw all these people giving gifts from Santa. That was a shock. People try to do too much at once.” A teacher in her homeland, with a natural instinct to learn and reach out to others, Abdelrahman started volunteering to help other refugees like herself acclimatize and get their
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that the sole reason I left is because of personal reasons that required me to be home with my family.
The entire Oulu organization treated me very well, and I feel terrible that people may now feel that I was not grateful to be part of the organization. I know that I was very lucky to play for such an awesome organization that welcomed me with open arms and treated us very well. Everyone I met in Finland, the coaches, management, fans and people of Oulu were all very nice and made my time there a memorable one.
“I was also lucky to have great teammates, with whom I have made good friendships. For all this I am very thankful and wish the Karpat organization great success in the future.” In media reports Wednesday, Turris questioned the accuracy of the quotes, but although Winnett didn’t record the interview he stood by what he had written. After graduating from NWSS, Winnett headed to Bishop’s University
in Lennoxville, Que., to play basketball for the Gaiters and work on the school newspaper. After two years as a sportswriter for the Sherbrooke Record, he headed to Wales for a masters degree in media, communications and political science from Swansea University. He has since settled in Brighton, England and is temporarily working for the Reading Rockets professional basketball club as well as doing freelance journalism.
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It’s not acceptable to And the TI Corp. has engineers shut down Harry Bains, NDp transportation critic who review it prior to the the bridge for Was this because of money or because they commencement of work.” lengthy periods simply never thought about it and never did proper due diligence? Polak was also asked about when similar reports that workers raised snow and ice concerns previously about conditions potential problems with snow develop, he and ice, and whether an option Kiewit-Flatiron. said, nor is it acceptable if for heated cables was presented The Christian Labour motorists are left scared to drive to the province or TI Corp. Association of Canada over the Port Mann in winter. “Nothing of that nature was (CLAC), another union whose “There’s no other choice but ever brought to the attention of members worked mainly on the to fix the problem,” Bains said. the ministry and I don’t believe highway side of the $3.3-billion “Why didn’t they do this before? it was brought to the attention Port Mann Highway 1 Project They ought to have known.” of TI Corp.,” she said. and less frequently on the If the ministry did know Kiewit-Flatiron spokesman bridge, said its reps did not hear about the issue but chose not to Tom Jansenn said in an emailed of falling ice concerns. build in a better solution, Bains statement the firm is “very NDP transportation wants to know if it was to cut concerned” and working to find critic Harry Bains said even costs. a solution as fast as possible. without worker complaints, “Was this because of money He would not say if the the government should have or because they simply never contractor accepts cost known that snow and ice falls thought about it and never did responsibility. onto traffic at other bridges of proper due diligence?” Earlier in the day, the main similar design, where cables ICBC has received more union representing workers on from the outer bridge rails cross than 100 claims of vehicles the Port Mann Bridge wouldn’t over top of traffic to central damaged on the Port Mann confirm whether its members support towers. Bridge Wednesday. Two vehicle had raised falling ice as a safety Bridges with falling ice occupants were injured and one concern last winter. problems exist in Sweden, the was hospitalized. Asked if the issue was U.K. and Boston. Motorists described the recorded as a concern at “If they knew, why did they falling ice chunks as large — a health and safety meetings, not consider eliminating that few feet long — and cracking Ironworkers Local 97 president risk?” Bains asked. and in some cases punching Cecil Damery would only say: Bains said either a retrofit to through windows. “Snow was an issue last year ensure de-icing — or whatever TI Corp. has said drivers also.” other technology is suitable — who travelled across the Damery said he had to be must be performed even if it bridge between 10 and 6 p.m. “careful what I say” because costs much more now than it Wednesday won’t be charged the union works closely with would have during construction. tolls and the company will cover insurance deductibles for vehicles damaged by falling snow and ice 49% OFF! UP TO 75% OFF! on the bridge, as well Deluxe salad spinners available Anodized, Natural Chef fry pans with as work to compensate in green and PFOA & PTFE free ceramic coating. yellow. motorists on a case25cm/10” Natural Chef fry pan. $38.99. List: $139.99. Now $34.99! by-case basis who had 30cm/12” Natural Chef fry pan. no comprehensive List: $149.99. Now $39.99! insurance. $1999 ⫸
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Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite. Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.
Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 caregiving@plea.bc.ca www.plea.bc.ca
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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.
CARRIERS NEEDED YOUTH and ADULTS
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Programmer/Developer Black Press Group Ltd., a leading international media company, is seeking a talented programmer and developer to build, integrate and maintain its software and websites. Ideal candidates will have a can-do attitude, passion for technology, extensive programming and web development experience, and the ability to get up to speed quickly. Required Skills PHP4/PHP5 - Candidate should be a top-notch PHP developer, familiar with the latest features; POSTgreSQL/MySQL - Modern database development expertise - familiar with PHPMyAdmin and command line access; HTML 5/CSS 3 - Expert level development in HTML & CSS will be necessary; Javascript/JQuery - Intermediate level Javascript/ JQuery development will be necessary; Server Admin – Complete understanding of Apache Tomcat, FreeBSD and basic server administration; RESTful APIs & SOAP – Demonstrated skills problem-solving with RESTful APIs and SOAP; Self-Starter - Looking for candidates who can jump in quickly. Bonus Skills Experience using AJAX in both PHP and Perl; Java development experience; Experience in Perl and Python; Comfortable in a Macintosh OS X and Linux environments. Other Details Black Press offers a competitive salary and benefits package. You will work at our Surrey corporate offices with a talented group of individuals who have a passion for creating content in print and online. Please email your resume and cover letter to edutton@blackpress.ca (no phone calls please). Deadline is Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 at 5 pm.
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FARM labourer - fertilize, spray, cultivate, irrigate crops. Operate/maintain farm mach/equip starting Mar.1/13 @ $10.25/hr Gill & Sons Berryland 15155 40 Ave Surrey. Fax resume 604-574-1306.
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AGREEMENT It is agreed by any Display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event of failure to publish an advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for that portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement.
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Only those candidates short-listed will be called for interviews. www.blackpress.ca Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Scheduled Days Off. Call Lloyd 780-723-5051
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Digital Media Manager Black Press Digital (B.C.) Black Press is seeking a creative, web-savvy freethinker to work in our Digital division. This is an immediate opportunity for a full-time, permanent post, based out of our head office in Surrey. Reporting to the Director of Content for Black Press, the Digital Media Manager is integral in managing online initiatives with our 120 Black Press websites in B.C., Alberta and Washington State. A key feature of the job is training and support for those web-based initiatives, so you’ll need to be a clear thinker with a high degree of patience. You will be part of development and ongoing projects and site improvements to enhance the user experience for our clients, viewers and staff. You will: t CF JOUFHSBM JO EFüOJOH QSJPSJUJ[JOH BOE implementing new web features t XPSL XJUI BOBMZUJDT UP VOEFSTUBOE CFIBWJPVS analysis, site traffic, campaign effectiveness t XPSL XJUI B WBSJFUZ PG JOUFSOBM TUBLFIPMEFST UP create and enhance site design , content and navigation t JEFOUJGZ BOE NBOBHF JTTVF SFTPMVUJPO JODMVEJOH escalation as needed t DSFBUF QSPKFDU TUBUVT SFQPSUT BOE EFMJWFS TUBUVT updates to project participants Key Competencies t &YDFMMFOU QSPKFDU NBOBHFNFOU TLJMMT BOE BUUFOUJPO to detail t "CJMJUZ UP NVMUJ UBTL QSJPSJUJ[F BOE QSPCMFN TPMWF t "CJMJUZ UP XPSL JOEFQFOEFOUMZ BOE BT QBSU PG BO A-Type team Role Essentials t 1PTU TFDPOEBSZ KPVSOBMJTN USBJOJOH PS XPSL JO B related field t &YQFSJFODF XJUI JOUFSQSFUJOH XFC BOBMZUJDT and determining best practices for audience engagement and retention t %FNPOTUSBCMF VOEFSTUBOEJOH PG TPDJBM NFEJB BOE related best practices (Facebook, Twitter), and monitoring tools (HootSuite, TweetDeck, etc). t &YQFSJFODF XJUI BVEJP BOE WJEFP QSPEVDUJPO editing We want you to bring new ideas to an old industry. We are looking to expand in areas we haven’t even thought of yet. As a trusted second-in-command to the Director of Content, you will help generate ideas for site improvements, then work with our technical team to make them happen. Applications will be accepted until Dec. 31, 2012. Rob DeMone Director of Content, Black Press B.C. #310 - 5460 152 Street Surrey, B.C. V3S 5J9 &NBJM webeditor@blackpress.ca For more details, visit www.blackpress.ca Only those candidates short-listed will be called for interviews. www.blackpress.ca
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HELP WANTED
PACKAGING MACHINE OPERATOR required by Coquitlam coffee plant. He or she will be working as part of a team which packages and ships coffee. Duties include set-up and operation of a variety of packaging machines. The successful applicant would be someone who is responsible, a problem solver, capable of multi-tasking safely in a fast paced environment and is interested in long term employment. Some heavy lifting required. Forklift experience an asset. Benefit plan available after 3 months.
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TRADES, TECHNICAL
PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.
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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
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BEAUTIFUL 5 Bdrm, 2 1/2 Bath home built in ‘05 on a large corner lot that backs onto an elementary school. 2nd floor boasts a spacious open area with plenty of nat. light that could be an office or fam. rm. 2-car gar., rear patio, A/C, Stove, DW., 3 new APPLS; fridge., W&D. Formerly valued at 261K. Interested in sale, trade or credit of $149.9K towards a house, cottage or land in ONT. See ad #430956976 on Kijiji GTA, or search “Buckeye” under “Real Estate”, or call 905-439-7773. Avail. for viewings by appt. Dec. 26-Jan.5.
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Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and Others, Having claims against the Estate of Ryan Marty Brown, formerly of #1808 - 14 Begbie Street, New Westminster BC, V3M 0C4, deceased, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the person, Sharon Elizabeth Campbell, (in the process of applying for administration) 7121 129A Street Surrey BC, V3W 6T4 on or before January 7th 2013, after which the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims received. 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.
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