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Man dies after police incidentWanda [email protected]

A man who went into medical distress while in Burnaby RCMP custody has died in hospital, says the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO), which is investigating the incident.

Just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, Burnaby RCMP responded to a complaint at a home near Cambridge Street in North Burnaby, says the IIO. At the scene, officers found a man in medical distress. They placed him in a police car then noticed his condition deteriorating.

Paramedics were called and emergency medical care was given before the man was taken to hospital, where he died the next day. The civilian-led IIO, which investigates cases of death or injury involving police, was notified at 7:17 a.m. on the day of the incident and immediately sent investigators to the scene. “Investigators have completed initial activities including identifying and interviewing witnesses, conducting a neighbourhood canvass and obtaining other forensic evidence,” said the IIO.

Staff recommend going ahead with programWanda [email protected]

Burnaby’s status as one of the few Metro Vancouver municipalities that doesn’t allow secondary suites could soon come to an end.

Burnaby city staff is recommending council approve implementation of its proposed

secondary suites program after it met with majority support in a public opinion survey conducted last spring.

Although there are almost 6,000 of them in Burnaby, secondary suites are currently illegal in Burnaby and all it takes to have one shut down by bylaw inspectors is a complaint to city hall from a neighbour.

The proposed program was

developed partly due to community requests for such affordable housing that came out of the process for the city’s social sustainability strategy.

The city received 130 completed public opinion surveys for the program which asked people’s input on five aspects of the program.

On the program’s objectives, 80 per cent agreed with the city’s aims which include increasing safety standards of suites, protecting

affordable housing and ensuring impacts on neighbourhoods are minimized.

Of the 17 per cent who did not agree, concerns cited included the impact of suites on the livability of single-family neighbourhoods.

The plan would:• limit suite size to 970 sq. ft. or

40% of total floor area of the house, whichever is less

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The plan would:• set minimum suite size of 344

sq. ft. • require an additional off-street

parking space for homes with a suite

The city proposal that received the lowest amount of respondent support in the survey was the 54 per cent seen in the question regarding the proposed licence and utility fees for suites, which also saw the largest number of comments and suggestions, the staff report said.

The proposed fees are:• business licence and application

fee of $270• water and sewer fees of about

$500 annually• requirement that all homes

with suites have medium-sized

garbage toter for $205Those opposed felt the fees

were too high and would affect rental rates, make homeownership financially difficult, and discourage property owners from legalizing suites.

Others felt the fees were not high enough to pay for suites’ impact on city services, the report said, noting one of the major concerns of residents over suites is that their owners don’t pay their fair share.

The report noted that the fees are consistent with what is being charged in other municipalities in the region.

“A cautious and deliberate approach by the City in developing its own policies and programs has allowed Burnaby to build on valuable insights gained through the experience of other Metro Vancouver municipalities.”

If approved by council, the necessary bylaws could be in place by Jan. 1, 2014.

The second phase of implementation would include a public information program while in the third phase, property owners of existing unauthorized suites could be billed for utility fees starting Jan. 1, 2015.

The report noted that the number of illegal suites rivals that of the city’s total non-market housing stock of about 6,175 units.

According to BC Assessment Authority records, there are currently about 5,878 illegal secondary suites in Burnaby, or a suite in 20 per cent of single-family homes, according to an earlier city staff report.

That’s in addition to the 426 legal in-law suites which are registered and must be occupied by a family member.

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Survey results:• 66% supported proposed rules• some respondents who objected

cited concerns parking-space requirement inadequate

• others said parking requirements prevent homeowners from creating legal suites and were against city policies to encourage transit use.

City hall’s proposal:Re: Proposed building permit process:

• city hall to offer free suite feasibility reports first two years of the program to help owners legalize existing suites

• encouraging new houses built to accommodate suites in future

Re: Legalizing current suites:

• prioritize complaints from people who live at or own a property within 200 metres of illegal suite

• shutting down suites in duplexes or multiple suites in single-family homes subject of complaints

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“Additional support was provided by the investigator who works with affected persons and their families.”

As the investigation is in its preliminary stages, the IIO is not releasing any additional information at this time.

The BC Coroners Services said Friday it is not yet releasing the man’s name as they are still attempting to notify his family.

The incident took place in the 4200-block of Cambridge Street, between Carleton and Madison avenues.

As reported in the NewsLeader, area resident Jodie Wenschlag, 42, said she heard a commotion at about 6 a.m. which sounded like men yelling as they were running up the street.

Police arrived immediately, she said, and made a shirtless man stay seated on the sidewalk.

Another neighbour, Mitchell Sayers, 21, said he woke at about 6:30 a.m. to see flashing lights outside and looked out to find paramedics trying to resuscitate a young man who appeared to be of Asian heritage.

The man’s jacket, shoes and shopping bag remained in the middle of the road at the scene hours afterwards.

Sayers said there was blood on his sister’s car parked on the street as well as bloody hand and fingerprints on the rear door of a police cruiser.


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Mayor Corrigan also cited as contenderWanda [email protected]

Now that Adrian Dix has announced he’s stepping down as leader of the BC NDP, Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian is considering a run for the leadership of the party.

Julian, a federal New Democrat, said he really admired Dix but wasn’t surprised by his announcement last week.

Since then, he’s started receiving more calls asking him to consider a leadership bid.

He said he’d been approached earlier but wasn’t willing to consider it while Dix remained leader.

“People both in caucus and outside of caucus have approached me to run,” Julian confirmed.

Those that have contacted him have cited Julian’s business experience before entering politics, his blue-collar background, having worked as a labourer before returning to university, and his strong links with the diverse community in Burnaby, including the South Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese and African communities.

There’s also his parliamentary experience and the economic

critics portfolios he’s held as and MP.

“I’m certainly honoured and will take what they say with a lot of consideration,” Julian said.

“It would be a difficult decision because we’re working hard to win government federally in 2015. But I’m going to take the time to reflect on what people are telling me.”

The BC NDP also has numerous other possible contenders including several locally, he said, citing Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan and MLAs Kathy Corrigan (Burnaby-Deer Lake), Raj Chouhan (Burnaby-Edmonds) and Judy Darcy (New Westminster).

“There are a lot of people that are potential candidates so I’m certainly aware that we don’t lack for talent. I’m honoured people are approaching me and asking me to consider it. So I’ll take that time.”

Julian could not offer a time frame for his decision, saying, “It’s still very early days. And I think within the party there’s going to be a very healthy conversation and discussions over the next few months and I think this is important we need to do a lot of soul-searching

following what happened in May.”

As for Mayor Derek Corrigan, the Globe and Mail included him on a list of potential contenders for the job, saying, “He has current experience running something –

a city Maclean’s magazine has deemed a model for the country for its lean, debt-free status that allows for great public services. Blunt and forthright, so could take the fight to the Liberals

in the years ahead.”Corrigan could not be

reached for comment before the NewsLeader’s deadline.

Pedestrian killedAn elderly man has died of his

injuries after being hit by a car while crossing the street last Thursday morning. The accident happened at about 6:30 a.m. around Oakland Street and Elgin Avenue. The pedestrian, an 80-year-old Burnaby man, was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital and was later pronounced dead as a result of his injuries, say RCMP.

The driver of the car was taken to Burnaby Hospital. No names are yet being released pending notification of next of kin.

Anyone with information is asked to call Burnaby RCMP Traffic Services at 604-294-7922.

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Burnaby councillors support move; Volkow touts cost savingsWanda [email protected]

Burnaby councillor Nick Volkow was among the 60 per cent of delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention last week that voted in favour of four-year terms for municipal politicians.

The motion called for the period between elections be extended from three years to four starting with the next civic vote in November 2014.

Such a move would still require the approval of the provincial government.

If approved, B.C. would join every other province in Canada to have four-year terms for local politicians.

As it is, for a new councillor, Volkow said facetiously, the first year “it takes you that long to find where the washrooms are in the building.”

By year two, they’d just be developing an understanding of how the system works at city hall, then by the third year

they’re already trying to get re-elected, possibly affecting some voting decisions.

Less frequent elections would also be less expensive for city taxpayers, Volkow said.

And for municipal politicians who successfully make the jump into provincial or federal politics and get elected as MLAs, aligning the timing of civic and once-every-four-years senior government elections could reduce the need for expensive by-elections.

Volkow said that there was less support for longer terms among politicians from rural communities who are paid “very nominal” amounts for their council work compared to their counterparts in urban municipalities.

He suggested one solution could be to adopt the model of Saskatchewan, where politicians in urban communities have the longer term while those in rural

areas have only two-year terms.Coun. Pietro Calendino

did not attend the UBCM convention, but was also supportive of four-year terms, largely for the “huge cost savings” involved.

It costs Burnaby about $1 million to run an election, Calendino said.

While he stressed it doesn’t really affect Burnaby council, on which the Burnaby Citizens Association enjoys a monopoly, he agreed that four years would give municipal councillors an extra year to vote how they see fit without worrying about hurting their re-election chances.

As it is, in the year leading up to an election, “like the provincial government or the federal government they’d make decisions that are not necessarily for the common good.”


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Bonsor Seniors Centre opens Saturday

The new Bonsor seniors centre, dubbed Bonsor 55+ Centre, will host its grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 11:45 a.m.

The new two-storey, 8,400-square-foot centre was built by Polygon Development as a community amenity in exchange for bonus density next to its Chancellor at Metrotown highrise condo project at Nelson Avenue.

Its opening will be part of a larger celebration of the 25th anniversary of Bonsor Recreation Complex which runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day.

The event will start at 11 a.m. with a giant outdoor Zumba class on the sports field open to all skill levels. There will be free access to the weight and cardio room from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., free public swimming from 1 to 3 p.m., demonstrations, entertainment and other interactive activities.

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VICTORIA – Despite efforts to keep the smart meter “controversy” alive by repeating imaginary health claims, the end is near.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett has made what sounds like a final offer to holdouts. You want to keep your old mechanical meter, fill your boots. It’ll cost you an extra $35 a month, starting in December. If you insist on a “radio off” wireless meter, there will be a setup fee of $100 and a monthly fee of $20 to have someone collect the readings.

These charges are to be reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the independent panel that smart meter opponents want to review BC Hydro’s whole smart grid project.

As it happens, the BCUC recently did just that for an application by FortisBC to install wireless meters for its Okanagan and Kootenay customers. The meters were approved, and the findings are instructive.

The BCUC report notes that it received “many” complaints about smart meter signals being added to existing radio frequency

(RF) sources. Some used familiar scare rhetoric about “toxic microwave radiation” that’s promoted by people trying to make money by exploiting fear.

One of the experts retained by FortisBC was Dr. Yakov Shkolnikov, an electrical engineer with advanced degrees from Princeton and Cornell Universities. His testimony was not challenged by any of the lineup of opponents. A sample of his findings illustrates the absurdity of this whole discussion.

Shkolnikov calculated that a cell phone in use generates radio signals that reach 10 per cent of the international safety code limit. A microwave oven generates 2.3 per cent of the safe limit. A cordless phone: 1.25 per cent.

A wi-fi signal: 0.0045 per cent. A bank of smart meters, not

separated by a wall, registers 0.0019 per cent. The natural background RF level is 0.013 per cent. Note the decimal place. The level in the middle of a wilderness is more than 10 times that received from a bank of meters.

BCUC staff added, for comparison, the radio signal level emitted by a human body. It’s 0.018 per cent. What this means is your spouse snoring beside you is a stronger source of RF than a whole wall of smart meters.

Experts put up by opponents didn’t fare so well. One was Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Forces officer from Kelowna who travels around taking readings, talking to elderly people about alleged hazards of meters, and making claims to the media about what he has called the single biggest threat to human health today.

The BCUC found his military experience not “relevant,” and his evidence frequently “incorrect, exaggerated and/or unsubstantiated.”

Then there was Curtis Bennett, who described himself as “chief

science officer” for a company called Thermoguy. He spoke on behalf of West Kootenay Concerned Citizens. In a 2012 letter to the B.C. energy ministry, Bennett warned of the danger of smart meters triggering “molecular earthquakes.”

The BCUC panel wrote: “While Mr. Bennett has an electrician’s knowledge of electrical systems, it is clear that he is unqualified to give expert opinion evidence on the health effects of RF, exposure standards for RF, engineering, physics or geological phenomena such as earthquakes.”

Citizens for Safe Technology put up one Dr. Donald Maisch, who claimed to have experience with this issue in Australia.

The panel noted that Maisch runs EMFacts Consultancy, and agreed with FortisBC’s argument that “Dr. Maisch’s consulting livelihood depends upon public fears and concerns about RF exposure.”

Would you like this circus of quackery to be restaged over BC Hydro’s program, at your expense?

Regulator’s reading on smart meters

Out front of the big stone building in Victoria’s Inner Harbour is where tourists snap pics, where the annual marathon has its finish line and where concerts are held on Canada Day.

The grounds of the legislature are busy, except as a place of work for our 85 elected provincial representatives. With another fall sitting cancelled, MLAs will have sat in the chamber for 36 days this year. Good work if you can get it.

Cancelling legislative sessions has become the norm for the B.C. Liberals. House leader Mike de Jong has repeated the script four times now—he has announced the cancellation of the fall sitting in 2013, 2012, 2008 and 2006.

Each time, the NDP opposition registered its outrage with the media, declaring the cancellation an abdication of democracy and accusing the Liberals of trying to avoid tough issues and questions.

Premier Christy Clark points out the legislature sat in the summer after the spring election and that the government will get more work done not being in session. The government apparently can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.

The province is facing big questions about the direction of its energy policy, the shrinking provincial budget surplus (or increasing deficit, depending on who you talk to), increasing B.C. Hydro rates and our role as a Pacific Rim economy.

No matter your political stripe, B.C. residents should be skeptical of the claim the government has no pressing legislation or issues to discuss through the fall.

City councillors and mayors normally don’t get the luxury of cancelling public meetings. Other than promoting liquefied natural gas as a future cash cow, the Liberals’ priorities for the next four years remain unclear.

For a full public accounting of our rising provincial debt and struggling budget, stay tuned, five months from now.

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Re: Salute to teachers, welts and all (Column, NewsLeader, Sept. 20)

Chris Foulds’ column prompted me to write.

I suppose everyone thrives differently, but when I read about the teacher that he looked up to, a Mr. Gladman, I was horrified. I was about 10 years old when a teacher hurled a baseball bat across the room. Mr. Smith had lost his temper because the classroom was too unruly for his liking.

Well, his behaviour terrorized me for the rest of the year. Being terrorized into submission is not a pleasant feeling.

It was bad enough being abused at home, but now when I came to school and was treated similarly, I grew up believing violence and abuse was “normal,” since it was all around me.

It took me years of therapy to begin to trust humanity. I would not recommend holding a violent teacher up as some kind of role model today.

I question how many people grow up thinking that kind of behaviour is somehow acceptable and civilized.

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SOCIAL HOUSING IMPORTANT ISSUE

This week the Union of BC Municipalities is in Vancouver doing their usual debate and deliberation on how to best lobby the provincial and federal governments.

Trapped among some resolutions of dubious viability was one presented by the City of Burnaby regarding social housing.

The situation with regards to affordable and social housing in British Columbia and especially in the Lower Mainland is becoming impossible for local governments to address on their own, with the impact of this problem being felt by citizens who are being forced to move further away from the city centre just to find affordable places to live.

This isn’t right and needs

to be addressed, so I want to thank Burnaby city council for drawing attention to this and pushing for a unified municipal voice on this important issue.

Trevor RitchieBurnaby

ISLAMIST MOTIVES DANGEROUSRe: It’s just opinion (Letters, NewsLeader, Sept. 6)

The way Mr. Jason Lee responded to the decision by TransLink to allow the anti-Israel “disappearing Palestine” ads to stay up is probably representative of most British Columbians.

However, my reason for having tried to bring the issue to the attention of fellow travellers is precisely the opposite of Mr. Lee’s deductions.

The ads are not the opinion of an individual, but outright lies, and another clever attempt by one more Palestinian support group to introduce us gently to their demands.

They do not spend $15,000 to vent an opinion, the ads are meant to collect funds and sympathy, which becomes quite clear when you visit their website CanPalNet and others.

The group is taking advantage of all legal protection afforded to all citizens in democratic countries.

However, law goes by the wayside when others take liberties with Islam. Think Danish cartoons or the murders of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh in Amsterdam or the British soldier in London, to name a few.

Let’s also remember that over 100,000 people have died during the past two years in Syria, mainly because they belonged to another stripe of Islam.

The Boston marathon reminded us how many people

must continue life minus a limb plus other major problems when “only” two casualties die. No matter who used gas in Syria, they were Islamists (political Islam).

None of the reasons given for these acts of terror are acceptable in our society, but must be “logical” outcomes in Islamist thinking.

The ads on TransLink are designed to look innocent enough.

However, the charters of Hamas and Fatah state clearly that Israel has no right to exist.

Islam deals with the rights of infidels.

We have none!When the war against the

Ottoman Empire was won all Arab nations were established in their present form, more or less.

The League of Nations voted in 1917 that Palestine was to be a homeland for Jews. In those days local Jews were called “Palestinians” and todays Palestinians were called Arabs.

Not only did Israel have to wait till 1948 for the United Nations to finally agree, its land area was considerably reduced in size because the present Kingdom of Jordan had been wittled off the original plan.

Middle East maps displayed in Gazan kindergartens and schools do not show Israel.

Does anyone honestly believe they harmlessly represent an “opinion”?

Ziggy EckardtBurnaby

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Province requiring school districts to find money for wage hikesWanda [email protected]

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has reached a tentative deal for its school support workers, giving school districts a better idea of how much money they’ll have to come up with.

CUPE’s framework deal with BC Public Schools Employers’ Association, which has yet to be ratified, is for a 3.5 per cent wage increase over two years.

Paul Simpson, president of CUPE Local 379 which represents support workers in Burnaby school district, said he expects the local to hold a ratification vote within a month.

While the deal saw no direct concessions, Simpson noted that districts will have to find savings to pay for the pay hikes, which could ultimately mean some job cuts.

The provincial government had earlier indicated school districts would be expected to cover any CUPE wage increases negotiated, and Burnaby district had already started looking into potential cost savings in late August.

The contract is expected to cost Burnaby about $1.5 million by the time all the raises are fully implemented, said district secretary-treasurer Greg Frank. The contract expires June 30, 2014.

“We’re working through it, we have to have a savings plan that we’re going to

have to send to the provincial government. We’re doing that next week,” said acting Burnaby school board chair Ron Burton on Thursday.

“But it’s going to be tight, no question about it. It’s not like we have a lot of money.”

The district expects to have a surplus from last school year that it can apply towards the pay hikes, but Burton didn’t have those figures available.

“There will be some cuts, hopefully it’ll be minimal though.”

All areas of the district’s budget will be considered for cuts, but those farthest away from impacting classrooms “we’ll be looking at the hardest, so the least effect on students.”

Potential cost savings identified but not

implemented during last spring’s budget process will “definitely” be looked at again, Burton said.

He was satisfied with the deal. “CUPE they

deserved a raise, they’ve gone a long time without a raise.”

Both sides started off with wishlists but concluded

negotiations with a “bare-bones agreement, they got the job done.”

Negotiations over a new teachers

contract had been put on hold while the CUPE contract was being worked on, said Burton. The BC Teachers Federation and the province should be heading to the bargaining table in October.

Simpson said the province has been clear in its desire for a longer term deal with the teachers. As for why the CUPE’s deal is for

such a short period, he said, the union will head back to the bargaining table for the next contract in six to seven months.

“The bottom line is they want to see what happens with the teachers before they deal with us.”


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GR Green’s patented process transforms 44,000 plastic bags and 4,400 plastic milk bottles into roofing material that looks like slate and cedar shingles. The durable roof can then be recycled again after its 50-year lifespan.

“This is big news for a little green startup from B.C.,” said Geoff Wensel, GR Green’s president.

The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is a non-profit organization formed to turn the manufacturing of products into a positive force for people, the economy and the planet.

The challenge attracted 144 companies from around the world. Other finalists include insulations made of fungi and agricultural byproducts and another comprised of sheep’s wool, a process that uses bacteria to help produce a natural cement and wall panels made of straw.

The top three winners will share a prize of $250,000.

This isn’t the first taste of international recognition for GR Green. In 2012 the company was one of three winners in the Pacific Northwest regional finals of the Cleantech Open, a competition to fund and foster entrepreneurs using clean technology to address energy, environmental and economic challenges. They also won the green building category in the national

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for more than seven years, the company has installed prototype roofs on four show homes in West Vancouver.

“We wanted to do the roofing thing and do it right,” said Wensel. “The product will last longer than the house they’re on.”

The winners of the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge will be announced in New York City on Nov. 15

For more information about GR Green, go to www.grgreen.com.

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Burnaby soccer star Christine Sinclair will join the likes of Terry Fox and Oscar Peterson as 2013 inductees into Canada’s Walk of Fame.

Canada’s Walk of Fame Awards honour internationally-recognized Canadians for lifetime achievements in fields including music, sports, film and television, literary, visual

and performing arts, science and innovation.

Sinclair, who led Canada’s women’s soccer team to a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, will be honoured along with cancer research activist Fox, jazz pianist Peterson, actors Victor Garber and Alan Thicke, music producer Bob Ezrin, and Craig

and Marc Kielburger, children’s rights activists and founders of the charity Free the Children and the Me to We social enterprise.

The awards show, featuring appearances by Mike Myers, Carly Rae Jepsen and Martin Short, will air Oct. 27.

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2013 Annual Tax Sale

The Local Government Act Sec. 403(1) states “At 10:00 A.M. on the last Monday in September, at the council chambers, the collector must conduct the annual tax sale by offering for sale by public auction each parcel of real property on which taxes are delinquent.”

Prospective bidders are advised that it is their responsibility to search the title in advance to determine if there are any charges against the property. All properties are sold as is.

All bidders must pre register to be eligible to bid at the auction. Registration will start at 9:00 A.M. and bidders must have photo ID, Social Insurance Number and must have available certified funds at the time of registration.

The minimum bid is the upset price, that is, the current taxes and penalties, arrears and delinquent taxes and interest, 5% tax sale costs and Land Title Office transfer fees. Upon completion of each sale, the successful bidder must make payment immediately before the auction continues to the next property. Acceptable forms of payment are: cash, certified cheque, and bank draft. Debit and credit cards are not accepted. If the successful bidder does not have the full payment required, the property will be put back in to the auction. All properties being used for commercial purposes and vacant land sold are subject to GST to be added to the successful bid price.

Properties sold at tax sale have a redemption period of one year from the date of the tax sale by the property owner. Properties not redeemed are subject to Property Transfer Tax, by the purchaser, under the Property Purchase Tax Act. This tax will be calculated on the market value of the property at the time the title is transferred to the purchaser at the Land Title Office.

Take Notice that the following properties shall, on the 30th day of September, 2013, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby BC at the hours of 10:00 A.M. be offered for sale at the public auction, unless delinquent taxes with interest arepaid by September 30, 2013.

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Annual Tax Sale

The Local Government Act Sec. 403(1) states “At 10:00 A.M. on the last Monday in September, at the council chambers, the collector must conduct the annual tax sale by offering for sale by public auction each parcel of real property on which taxes are delinquent.”

Prospective bidders are advised that it is their responsibility to search the title in advance to determine if there are any charges against the property. All properties are sold as is.

All bidders must pre register to be eligible to bid at the auction. Registration will start at 9:00 A.M. and bidders must have photo ID, Social Insurance Number and must have available certified funds at the time of registration.

The minimum bid is the upset price, that is, the current taxes and penalties, arrears and delinquent taxes and interest, 5% tax sale costs and Land Title Office transfer fees. Upon completion of each sale, the successful bidder must make payment immediately before the auction continues to the next property. Acceptable forms of payment are: cash, certified cheque, and bank draft. Debit and credit cards are not accepted. If the successful bidder does not have the full payment required, the property will be put back in to the auction. All properties being used for commercial purposes and vacant land sold are subject to GST to be added to the successful bid price.

Properties sold at tax sale have a redemption period of one year from the date of the tax sale by the property owner. Properties not redeemed are subject to Property Transfer Tax, by the purchaser, under the Property Purchase Tax Act. This tax will be calculated on the market value of the property at the time the title is transferred to the purchaser at the Land Title Office.

Take Notice that the following properties shall, on the 30th day of September, 2013, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby BC at the hours of 10:00 A.M. be offered for sale at the public auction, unless delinquent taxes with interest are paid by September 30, 2013.

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No word yet on tolls or scope of new megaprojectJeff NagelBlack Press

A new bridge will replace the aging George Massey Tunnel but the provincial government isn’t yet saying if the span will be tolled.

Premier Christy Clark promised construction will begin in 2017 in her speech Friday at the Union

of B.C. Municipalities convention.

Clark said it’s too early to say how improved transit along Highway 99 might fit into the project or whether tolls will be required to pay for it.

If the new bridge is tolled it would join the new Port Mann, the Golden Ears, and possibly the Pattullo – where tolls are also an option to pay for replacement – as Metro Vancouver bridges that motorists must pay

to cross. The premier said the province is following the advice of the public provided in consultations that a new bridge is best, rather than another tunnel.

The province is also rejecting one controversial alignment that would have crossed the river further upstream and was strongly opposed over concern it would intensify pressure to develop farmland in east Richmond.

“People said the tunnel must be replaced and it must be replaced on the same route,” Clark told UBCM, adding the project will relieve congestion on what is now “the worst bottleneck in the Lower Mainland.”

A newly released report on public feedback found “medium” support for building a new bridge and also keeping the old tunnel.

But

decommissioning the 55-year-old tunnel also offers the major advantage of allowing larger ships to sail up the Fraser River, opening up expanded port use of sites in North Delta and Surrey.

Asked if Port Metro Vancouver should contribute to the cost, Clark called that “a good idea.”

The new Port Mann Bridge itself cost $830 million, not counting about $2 billion more to expanding the highway and interchanges.

It’s not yet clear if the province intends

similar upgrades along Highway 99 or how many lanes are planned for the new bridge.

But a video released by the transportation ministry depicts a large 10-lane bridge with special HOV and truck lanes.

Some transit advocates have previously said they fear the new bridge will come at the cost of more transit and SFU City Program director Gordon Price predicted Friday it will add more pressure to develop farmland.

Engineering and technical work is underway to develop

a project scope and business case for the new bridge and associated Highway 99 corridor upgrades, to be made public next spring.

Meanwhile, the transportation ministry plans to immediately lengthen the Steveston off-ramp at the north end of the tunnel to improve safety and ease traffic congestion there.

The announcement was applauded by Delta mayor Lois Jackson and the B.C. Trucking Association.

Clark first pledged to begin studying options to replace the tunnel at last year’s UBCM convention. The province says the tunnel has about 10 years of useful life left.

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Civic leaders make case for better mental health careJeff NagelBlack Press

B.C. won’t reopen the closed Riverview Hospital, not even in a modern form.

That was Premier Christy Clark’s response Friday to a vote earlier in the day by the Union of B.C. Municipalities to support reviving the old psychiatric institution.

“We’re not considering that,” Clark said. “The folks that we are all so concerned about who are living homeless in British Columbia are not from Riverview. It’s a new set of problems we need to deal with.”

Clark said she shared UBCM delegates’ desire to improve mental health care and highlighted provincial investments in affordable housing and treatment.

She also said an improved economy will help pay for more social programs.

“As we grow the economy, we will grow our ability to be able

to look after what appeared in the past to be these unsolvable problems.”

Municipal leaders endorsed a Maple Ridge resolution calling for the re-establishment of Riverview as a modern centre of excellence, with patient-centred wraparound care.

Some delegates stressed it must be a new model, not a return to what Victoria Coun. Lisa Helps called the “checkered history” of primarily warehousing psychiatric patients.

Maple Ridge Coun. Bob Masse cited a low number of psychiatric beds per capita in

B.C. and longer waits than other provinces.

He said the mentally ill are ending up in prisons, alleys, doorways and “in our morgues.”

Also passed was a Delta resolution calling for the creation by senior governments of early intervention centres to house mental health or addictions patients who a doctor decides may be a risk to themselves or others.

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson says police are spending too much time dealing with calls involving the mentally ill and the current system doesn’t do enough to prevent those individuals from harming themselves or others.

She recounted the story of one young Delta man who was taken by police to hospital and was released from care later with some pills and a bus ticket home. He went straight to the Alex Fraser Bridge and jumped to his death.

“There is a clear need for facilities where these individuals can be housed,” Jackson said.

Premier rejects UBCM call to reopen Riverview

eff Nagel / Black PressPremier Christy Clark takes questions from reporters Friday in front of a rendering of the future bridge to replace the Massey Tunnel

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Don’t cut BC Ferries service when the province is on the verge of reaping a huge windfall from natural gas in the coming years.

That was the plea from one Union of B.C. Municipalities delegate who sought to link the two issues at a forum on the economy Wednesday.

“Coastal communities can’t afford to wait for that revenue to start coming in,” said Evan Putterill, Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District director for Haida Gwaii and chair of the North and Central Coast Ferry Advisory Committee.

The Sandspit resident said ferry-dependent towns have been badly damaged by two decades of rapidly rising fares and further cuts to service now being eyed will make their plight worse.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone agreed fares can’t go higher.

“We can debate whether we’re at the tipping point or nearing the tipping point or past the

tipping point, but fares are at the point where they’re not affordable any more,” he said.

But he warned “service optimization” cuts are coming and will be unveiled in the coming months.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong noted new ferries cost hundreds of millions of dollars and asked delegates to indicate by show of hands if government should buy from overseas builders when they’re the low bidder or if local shipyards should win no matter the cost. The room was split.

The ferry question came after de Jong described liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a “generational opportunity” for B.C. that’s estimated to eventually generate government income of $10 billion a year.

Asked if LNG is being oversold, he said the skeptics are wrong.

“People still say ‘It’s mythical, it’s not happening, it’s not real.’ LNG is real and will result in significant additional revenues.”

He said it promises a renaissance for northern B.C., reversing a decades-long trend

of depopulation.Other cabinet ministers at

the forum cautioned the gas boom means growing pains for communities and a scramble to recalibrate training programs so workers have the required skills.

Chetwynd Mayor Merlin Nichols urged the province to seek ways to make it more attractive for coal and gas workers to move to towns in the northeast rather than work in camps without becoming part of the fabric of local life.

“If you sit in any flight from Fort St. John back to the Lower Mainland, you’re going to be sitting beside somebody who’s going home, taking home the paycheque after living in camp in the last two or three weeks,” Nichols said.

Asked about UBCM’s unanimous call for government to commit to systematically sharing its revenue with cities in strong years, De Jong noted that other options include paying down debt or reducing taxes.

He also said B.C.’s been modestly sharing forestry resource revenue for years with local communities.

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SFU defender Jessica Parker tries to check a West Vancouver forward in the first half of their Vancouver Women’s Field Hockey Association match, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Make that two tough opponents on the road, and two wins for the SFU Clan football team.

A fumble recovery deep in Clan territory by safety Travis Hayes with 11:22 left in the game set the table for a scoring drive that traveled almost the entire length of the field and gave SFU a 21-14 win over the Central Washington Wildcats in Ellensburg on Saturday. It was the Clan’s first win over the Wildcats since their old NAIA days in 1980.

“Obviously we couldn’t have gotten off to a better start,” said SFU head coach Dave Johnson of his side’s early-season winning streak that kicked off two weeks ago with a victory over Humboldt State in Arcata, Calif.

After kicker Chad Heerspink’s 18-yard field goal staked the Clan to a 3-0 advantage, Wildcats’ running back Jordan Todd scampered 65 yards up the middle to put Central Washington in front 7-3.

Heerspink’s second field goal,

from 26 yards out, made the score 7-6 at the half.

The Wildcats widened their advantage to 14-6 on their first series of the second half.

It wasn’t until early in the fourth quarter that the Clan were able to mount their comeback.

Linebacker Mitchell Barnett knocked the ball loose from Wildcats’ running back Jordan Todd, recovering it on Central Washington’s 46 yard line. SFU quarterback Ryan Stanford connected with tight end Jamal Kent for a first down and a roughing the passer penalty put the ball on the 10-yard line. From there running back Chris Tolbert punched it into the end zone.

Stanford and receiver Bobby Pospischil successfully completed the two-point conversion to tie the game.

The Clan will play their first home game Saturday at 12:30 at Terry Fox Field against Western Oregon.

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Second Street Community School: The school celebrates 100 years with great memories, reunions and refreshments. When: Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26 and 27, starting at 4 p.m. each day. Where: Second Street

Community School, 7502 2nd St., Burnaby. Info: Roger Mlait, 604-377-1944.

World Rivers Day Celebrations: For the first time, mark World Rivers Day at Burnaby Village Museum, home to Deer Lake Brook, an ecologically significant stream that runs through the site. Community groups and activities will be featured. When: Sunday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where: Burnaby Village Museum and surrounding site, 6501 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Cost: Free admission, carousel rides $2.21. Info: burnaby.ca/worldriversday.

RiverFest: Celebrate BC and World Rivers Day on the Fraser with a free family event including displays by art, artisan, environmental and river-related conservation groups, live entertainment, the work boat parade and a salmon chowder cookoff at River Market. When: Friday, Sept. 27, 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: Boardwalk , Westminster Quay, New Westminster. Info: www.facebook.com/RiverFestNewWest

Walk for Wildlife: 5-km walkathon fundraiser around the south shore of Burnaby Lake for the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC raises money for food, medicine, equipment

and housing for the animals it helps each year. In support of the community, this year WRA will donate 5 per cent of proceeds to Edmonds Community School. When: Sunday, Sept. 29, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Burnaby Lake Rugby Club, 3760 Sperling Ave., Burnaby. Cost: $25 adults, $15 seniors, $10 youth (under 18) and $60 for a team of 4. Register: www.wildliferescue.ca or sign up on the day of the event. Info: 604-526-2747 or [email protected].

Workshop on Interview Skills: Free employment workshop hosted by MOSAIC, a multilingual non-profit organization dedicated to addressing settlement issues that affect immigrants and refugees. When: Thursday, Sept. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Where: Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby. Info and register: 604-436-5400.

Sett ing Up Your Own Small Business in BC: Free workshop hosted by MOSAIC, a multilingual non-profit organization dedicated to addressing settlement issues that affect immigrants and refugees. When: Monday, Sept. 30, 5:30 p.m. Where: Tommy Douglas Burnaby Public Library, 7311 Kingsway, Burnaby. Info: 604-254-9626.

And join us on a 5km walk to raise money for local wildlife

Give a Hoot for Wildlife

2012 was our busiest year ever. Please join us for a 5km walk around Burnaby Lake to raise funds to ensure injured wildlife can get the care they need.

Sign up or pledge at www.wildliferescue.ca

Or Call us at 604 526 2747

5km walk & BBQ 9 am - 12 noon

Sunday, September 29, 2013Burnaby Lake Rugby Club

We Can Because You Care

Registration: Adults: $25, Seniors: $15, Youth $10 (under 18), Team: $60 (For a team of 4)

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CENTRE STAGE· 11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Century House Singers· 12:00 pm: Greetings from New Westminster Mayor & Council and dignitaries· 12:30 - 1:30 pm: Ralph Shaw-King of the Ukulele· 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Tara Stevens, Youth Artist performing 60s & 70s music· 12:30 - 2:30 pm: Rod Boss-Roving Magician energetic and entertaining

SENIORS’

FESTIVAL presents

Saturday, October 511:00 am – 3:00 pm | Century House, 620 Eighth St

Free parking also available at New Westminster Secondary School (835 Eighth Street) parking lot with shuttle bus service to Century House

Entertain, Educate & Engage!Featuring a range of DROP-IN classes, workshops and presentations designed to entertain, educate and engage older adults aged 50+ and IMBY Information Fair (In My Back Yard) with representatives from not-for-pro� t seniors’ service providers. IMBY is presented in part by Thornebridge Gardens and the United Way of the Lower Mainland.

For more information please call 604.519.1066 or visit www.newwestcity.ca

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Career Opportunities:Benefits Liaison Pay and Benefits Administrator Payroll Officer Financial Officer Financial Clerk Accounting Clerk Personnel Clerk

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATORIf you are good with numbers and attentive to detail, consider leveraging your strengths towards a career as a Payroll Administrator. No matter which industry you work in, the Accounting and Payroll Administrator program offers you key skills that can save time and resources spent on HR and Accounting.

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

7 OBITUARIES

BC Cancer Foundation Legacies accepted. 604.877.6040 or visit: bccancerfoundation.com

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

21 COMING EVENTS

GROW MARIJUANA COMMER-CIALLY. Canadian Commercial Production Licensing Convention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Air-port, Marriott Hotel. www.greenli-neacademy.com. Tickets 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.

WESBURN WRANGLERS New Dance Season started - Choreo-graphed Ballroom and Modern Square Dancing, membership fees tax deductible, earn DPA school credits, fi rst 3 classes for free! http://wesburn.squaredance.bc.ca/

42 LOST AND FOUNDLOST: Ladies Eyeglasses (dark brown rectangular lens, Armani, in black case). vicinity of Dear Lake Trails on Sept. 15th am. Pls call (604)525-8282

TRAVEL

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CHILDREN

86 CHILDCARE WANTED

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER Responsibilities: care for my 3

children age, 8, 6 and 4. Position: Full-time & live-in

Salary: $10 per hour.Location: New Westminster, BC

Work Experience: at least 2 years experience working with

children in a private home setting. Skills: fl uent in both spoken and written English. Must know how to cook and must know how to

communicate with kids.Education: Secondary school or

equivalent. Post secondary education would be an asset. Contact 604 515-8191

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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111 CARETAKERS/RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS

CARETAKERResident Caretaker/Maintenance required for multi site complex in the City of Langley. Competitive wages with an excellent benefi t package.

FAX resume to 604 530-7104

114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

CLASS 1 DRIVER W/ AIRTo conduct deliveries for interna-tional lubricants co. in Vancouver

area, Seattle-Tacoma, Prince George, Okanagan & Edmonton. Pay $20/hour, mileage, bonus, profi t-sharing & full benefi ts.

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or faxing to 604-888-1145

Owner / OperatorsBusy Surrey based

Transportation company currently hiring 1 ton, 3 ton and cargo van

owner/operators. Clean drivers abstract with min.

1 year driving exp. A must.

Contact Brad Davis 604-591-8641 ext# 245

115 EDUCATIONTRAIN TO BE AN Apartment / Condominium Manager ONLINE! Graduates get access to all jobs posted with us. 33 years of suc-cess! Government certifi ed. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

130 HELP WANTEDAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hir-ing dozer and excavator operators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051Edson,Alta

115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTED

CARRIERS NEEDED

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130 HELP WANTED

FOOD & APPLIANCEPRODUCT SAMPLERS

Need To Get Out Of The House, Talk To People

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Job Description: You must be a go-getter able to work on your own who enjoys talking to people & doing basic cooking. Great for men & women, seniors, retirees & mature adults.

Availability: contracts would consist of 2-3 days on Fri.Sat. and/or Sun. (must be able to work all 3 days) from 11-5 or 6.

Requirements:• Fully fl uent in English• Own a car to carry supplies• Be well groomed &

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Pay starts at $10.50/hr.Training provided in

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Supervisorsfor Ultra Tech Cleaning Systemsin downtown & Burnaby areas.

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115 EDUCATION


131 HOME CARE/SUPPORT

Become a PLEA Family Caregiver.

PLEA provides ongoing training and

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an open door...make it yours.

[email protected]

www.plea.ca

F/T LIVE-IN NANNY req for male elderly. Min Wage, Burnaby area. Email, [email protected]

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

Heavy DutyDiesel Mechanic

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BENEFIT PACKAGE!Please contact Mike e-mail: [email protected] or

fax 604.599.5250

Trailer MechanicMega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader is seeking an energetic, aggressive self starter for a full time position. Required Immediately.BENEFIT PACKAGE!Please contact Mike e-mail: [email protected] or

Fax: 604.599.5250

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

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PERSONAL SERVICES

173E HEALTH PRODUCTS

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BUSINESS SERVICES ................... 203-387

PETS & LIVESTOCK ...................... 453-483

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE........... 503-587

REAL ESTATE ............................... 603-696

RENTALS ...................................... 703-757

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PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

188 LEGAL SERVICESCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, educa-tion, professional, certifi cation, adoption property rental opportu-nities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

PLACING & Finishing * Forming* Site Prep, old concrete removal

* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists

34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

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

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

DEMOLITIONEXCAVATING - DRAIN TILEOld Garage, Carport, House, Pool, Repair Main Waterline, Break Concrete & Removal

Free Estimates!

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTSALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627

329 PAINTING & DECORATING


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

. Expert Power Washing. Gutters cleaned & repaired. www.expertpowerwashing. Mike, 604-961-1280MIKE 604-961-1280

ARCO CONST. Framing, Drywall, Wood Finishing, Texture, Painting,

Kitchen/Bath Remodeling,Elec, Plumb, Flooring. FREE EST.

Mike 604-825-1500. Harry 604-500-3630.

288 HOME REPAIRS

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It can’t be done

Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222

INTERIORS: Baths (reno’s/repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, fl ooring, 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

320 MOVING & STORAGE1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING.

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329 PAINTING & DECORATINGA-1 EXTERIOR/ INTERIOR. Quality job, senior rates, free est, residen-tial, commercial. Refs. 15 yrs exp. No job too small.Call 778-980-0717


329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

332 PAVING/SEAL COATINGASPHALT PAVING

• Brick Driveways • Retaining Walls • Foundation Repairs • Sealcoating 604-618-2304

ASPHALT PAVINGCommercial & Residential• Parking Lots • Driveways

• Garage Apron • Speed Bumps • Potholes • Patchwork • Tennis Courts • Repair & Resurface

Over 10yrs of exp. Free Estimates

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338 PLUMBING10% OFF if you Mention this AD!

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341 PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

PATTAR ROOFING LTD. All types of Roofi ng. Over 35 years in business. 604.588.0833

356 RUBBISH REMOVALFLEETWOOD WASTE

Bin Rentals 10-30 Yards.Call Ken at 604-294-1393


356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

374 TREE SERVICES

PETS

477 PETSCATS 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

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ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso)

P/B blue males Ready to go. 1st shots &

tails/dew claws done. ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN

$800. 604-308-5665


PETS

477 PETSLAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO PUPS, perfect family dogs, non-shedding, stable, intelligent & loving, $1900.www.lagottinokennels.com

MUNCHKINS KITTENS, born Sept 11, ready Nov 14. 2 Fem, 1 Male. $400 - $700, shots, dewormed & vet chkd. (604)543-1828

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

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STEEL BUILDING - SIZZLING SUMMER SAVINGS EVENT! 20X22 $4,188. 25X24 $4,598. 30X36 $6,876. 32X44$8,700. 40X52 $12,990. 47X70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS / METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

REAL ESTATE

612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE

CREPE restaurant in New West-minster for sale. Asking price $ 65,000. We are selling this busi-ness because we are expanding our business to catering. The 270-square feet restaurant is locat-ed in a renovated shopping centre with a lease until 2016. Gross sales from 2012 is greater than $100,000. Information will be provided only to qualifi ed buyers. Before replying , please be willing and prepared to provide your qualifi cations. Please contact us by e-mail at [email protected]

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments

Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

REAL ESTATE

PRIMELAKEVIEW LOTS

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639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

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No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing?We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

CLEAN SPACIOUS SUITESFully Renod 1 & 2 Bd Suites

Centrally Located, 5 min walk to Metrotown Mall

On-site caretakerExtra large patios

MOVE IN TODAY!!!CALL ANYTIME TO VIEW

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

Call (604) 931-2670

NEW WEST 621 COLBURNE St. Avail now. 1 Bdrm, newly reno’d, very quiet. Starting at $735/mo. No pets. 1 Blk to Canada Games & Queens park. Call: 604-454-4540

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

WALKER MANOR6985 Walker Ave

Bright large 1br for rent fully reno, available immediately very clean quite building.

Please Call 604-358-9575

736 HOMES FOR RENTMAPLE RIDGE - 1,100sf. 2 bdrm. rancher. Private fnc’d 10,000sf. lot. Updated kit. bath, new windows & roof. A/C in suite lndry. & D/W. Lots of parking. Small pet nego. w/ pet deposit. No smoking! $1400 plus utilities. Avail. Oct 1st. No calls after 7:30pm. 604-790-1710 Duane

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONNEW WESTMINSTER: room avail, top fl oor of house with great view. Share bthrm & kitchen. Avail Oct1. $550/mo. Call (604)780-0048.

750 SUITES, LOWER2 BEDROOM basement for rent. 2 minute walking distance from 22nd skytrain station. House is only 8 years old. Very convenient location. $900 per month including basic utilities. Call Sandy for further infor-mation - 778-834-9070.

BURNABY, Edmund Stn. 1 Bdrm bsmt suite. $600/mo. N/S, cat ok. Avail Oct 1st. (604)936-2257

Coquitlam Harbour Chimes 1 bdrm brand new, incl heat alarm granite counters NP $950 604-788-1275

LARGE 2 Bdrm Bsmt Canada Way/Imperial. $850 incl. utils w/shared W/D. N/S, N/P. 604-524-5065

N. BURNABY: 1 Bdrm inc heat, hy-dro & cbl. Priv entr. parking. n/s, n/p. $800m. Avl now. 604-299-1724

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWERNEW WESTMINSTER - 2 bdrm. garden suite $1200 & 3 bdrm. w/ garden view $1300. Deluxe units. W/D & D/W. H/W fl rs. Cls. to 8th street skytrain. N/P N/S Avail. Now. Must See! 604.524.5494

751 SUITES, UPPER

SURREY Bridgeview. 3Bdrm upper, 2 balconies, RV pkng, priv laundry, ns/np, avail Oct 1st. $1300 +utils. 778-574-4621 or 778-388-4623.

752 TOWNHOUSES

MAPLE RIDGE. Brookside Garden. Reno’d attractive 3 bdrm. N/S. Oct. 1st. Call 778-835-0748

NEW WEST. 828 Royal Ave.2 Bdrms, 2 bthrms, 1 secured prkg. $1450/mo. Avail now. TJ @ Sutton Proact (604)728-5460

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1097/mo - $1199/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

TWO AND THREE BEDROOM TOWNHOUSES

$1085.00 – 1220.00 PER MONTH PLUS UTILITIES

GREYSTONE VILLAGE – 7485 WOODBROOK PLACE,

BURNABY

RAN BEAMISH PLACE – 8750 MAPLE GROVE CRES.

BURNABY

Spacious units, in a safe, family oriented community on beautiful Burnaby Mountain. Enjoy nature and the great outdoors, with all the city amenities such as schools, shopping and SFU near-by on the bus line and close to Production Way sky train. Pet friendly (some exceptions apply). If your gross household income (before deductions) is between $40000.00 and $61,200 CALL 604-451-6075 to view.

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Burnaby NewsLeader, September 25, 2013

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