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No staff cuts are planned for the next school yearDiAne StrAnDbergThe Tri-CiTy News

School District 43 will be able to avoid staff cuts next year, pay off some of its debt and absorb $1.5 million in administrative downloading

thanks to a steady stream of fee-paying foreign students.

This year was a record for in-ternational education in SD43, with 1,500 students paying $13,000 each to attend Tri-City public schools — up from the 1,050 that were budgeted — and there doesn’t appear to be any slowing of this trend, according to superintendent Patricia Gartland.

On Tuesday, dozens of teachers, parents and support

workers attended a special public meeting on the school district’s 2015/’16 budget and heard that the trend of foreign students studying here has prompted the district to fore-cast 300 more students than it usually estimates, translating to a nearly $4-million funding boost.

Budgeting for 1,300 inter-national education students instead of 1,050 is “aggres-sive” but doable, according to

SD43 secretary treasurer Mark Ferrari, who said the money won’t pay for any frills but will allow the district to plan for a “status quo” budget for the next school year and avoid staff cuts.

The district will also be able to cover its $1.5-million por-tion of the province’s shared services mandate under Bill 11, in which school boards must find approximately $29 million in cost savings or risk being

removed and replaced by an official trustee.

An additional five teach-ers will be hired over and above the number that would normally be allocated given a slight decrease in enrolment but, other than some staffing realignments, there is no in-dication that the $13.8 million in cuts made last year will be restored.

Bucks bounty in TMTJAniS WArrenThe Tri-CiTy News

The Tri-City economy may have taken a hit recently with the loss of Target, Future Shop and Williams Moving but it will soon see the ripple effect from a multi-million dollar federal contract awarded to a Port Coquitlam firm.

Guy Nelson, the ex-ecutive chairman, CEO and president of Empire Industries Ltd., which owns Dynamic Structures in PoCo, told The Tri-City News the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) may be destined for Hawaii but the $243.5-million contract to build it will be felt in the Tri-Cities.

Nelson said the company of 150 employees expects to hire another 130 people in the next two years to help manufacture one of the world’s largest telescopes at its Kingsway Avenue plant.

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Veteran climber is raising money for kids’ hospitalDiane StranDbergThe Tri-CiTy News

When Dora Vanourek leaves Coquitlam for three weeks in June

to climb one of the world’s tall-est mountain peaks, she’ll be thinking of her family — and many others.

What the mother of one would like to accomplish, besides reaching the summit of Denali in Alaska, is to raise money for B.C.’s sick children through the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.

To be precise, she wants to raise $6,194 — a dollar for every metre of Denali’s height.

“I thought, ‘I must find a meaningful way to give back,’” Vanourek says of her cam-paign, which is on Facebook (ClimbDenaliForKids) and has a website (www.climbdenali-forkics.com), and is sponsored in part by Twist Fitness and Conditioning Centre in Port Coquitlam, where she trains.

She also trains around the Tri-Cities — Vanourek, her husband, Jiri, and daughter, Tereza, who is four, do various walks and runs, including the Coquitlam Crunch — Vanourek with a 65 lb. pack on her back.

Family is a key theme and concern of her adventure.

It’s not every family that can let mom go for three weeks to climb Denali, formerly Mount McKinley, and if there’s one thing the family knows is that when mom heads to Kahiltna Glacier, where the climb will begin, she might as well have dropped off the planet. There will be no regular phone con-tact, email is out of the ques-tion and snowstorms — some possibly lasting up to a week — could keep Vanourek and six other climbers in a snow cave for days.

But for now, it seems, the family is OK with that.

“I don’t have any fear,” says Jiri, “I know she is very safe.

“Besides,” he adds with a little laugh, “I’m glad to have a wife that’s a little bit crazy. I’m a

musician and more artistic and I’m really far from the moun-tain stuff.”

It’s true Vanourek is a prac-ticed mountaineer, and the diminutive (5’6” and 135 lb.) climber knows what to do in an emergency, having rehearsed crevasse rescue with her team.

This is not her first climb. Already, she has summited three of the world’s tallest mountains: Kilimanjaro in Africa, in 2011; Aconcagua in Argentina, in 2013; and Mt. Elbrus in Russia, in 2014. And while other moms dream of relaxing trips to Hawaii or Mexico, Vanourek is clearly a little more adventurous.

She doesn’t mind endless

meals of dried pasta painstak-ingly cooked with water heated from snow melt, and she’s fine with carrying a large pack and pushing a 40 lb. sled while struggling for oxygen with every single step.

“It is physically demanding,” she admits, explaining that she is willing to put up with inconveniences, such as try-ing to sleep during a howling windstorm and being hungry and tired, because of the payoff in the end.

“You feel so good,” she says, of getting to the summit, where the air is crisp, adrenaline over-comes exhaustion and climb-ers forget the hardships they

had to experience to get there.Vanourek can’t explain her

mental toughness and her drive, except to say she took on the challenge of trying to climb the tallest peak on every conti-nent (Everest may be out of her league because of the cost) after hiking up Squamish Chief as a new mom. As an IT specialist, she’s used to working on mul-tiple projects under pressure — although usually at sea level.

While she’s not the biggest or the strongest on her team of climbers, some of whom she’s met on other climbs with Alpine Ascents International, she has nerves of steel that are essential when facing down

difficult challenges and an optimistic nature that can be a benefit when others are dis-couraged.

There will be adversity and times when she will have blot out everything but the need to keep breathing because oxygen levels will be so low — it’s not unusual, she says, to have to take seven breaths for every step. But on Denali, so far north, the days will be long and the cold nights under glittering stars will provide some down-time. Vanourek expects she’ll be thinking about her family back in Coquitlam, and other fami-lies she has met through the fundraiser, families that have

also made it through difficulties and become stronger.

“It’s OK to be at the level where you don’t feel comfort-able and just believe you can get there,” she says. “I believe we have those reserves physically and mentally, and those are the times you tap into them.”

Back at home, though, it will be a waiting game for Jiri and Tereza.

Only the team leader will have a satellite phone and just for emergencies, so her family can expect radio silence until the trip is complete.

Still, her husband, while not exactly happy about letting her go, is her biggest supporter, tak-ing photos for the fundraiser and designing the website and poster. He’s worried about being left behind because there is no close family to help out in an emergency — both sets of grandparents are back in the Czech Republic. It will be tough to get along without mom, he admits, but there are side ben-efits to having a wife who is an adventurer.

When she returns he’ll get to spend time editing her photos and the extensive project sifting through images of barren, rock-strewn camps, pristine snow-capped mountains against an icy blue sky and exhausted climbers at the summit will give him an insight into her journey.

“I will have the feeling I was there as well,” he says.

Together, they make a good team, says Jiri, even if the family must separate to accomplish her goal.

And if other B.C. families experiencing their greatest challenges can benefit from the joint endeavour to climb Denali, then so much the better.

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SUBMITTED PHOTOSAbove: Dora Vanourek, and her daughter Tereza, get ready to support the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. Vanourek will climb Denali, Alaska’s tallest peak, in June and she’s also raising funds for the provincial hospital. The Coquitlam mom has already reached the sum-mits of three of the other world’s tallest peaks, including Mount Elbrus in Russia (below right) and Aconcagua in Argentina (below left).

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As the city of Port Coquitlam gears up to revise its official community plan this fall, the downtown business im-provement association (BIA) will also undergo a visioning exercise for how the core will change over the next five to 10 years.

Next month, at an annual general meeting, the 320 busi-ness operators and owners that make up the BIA will con-sider a new strategic plan that will guide the area between Lougheed Highway, Wilson Avenue, Mary Hill Road and Maple Street until 2020.

PoCo BIA president Lih-Ming Tam said the framework, if approved by members at its May 6 meeting, will zero in on a number of goals to update the downtown.

And among its plans is to speak to property owners about vacant shops. Recently, J.K. Cooper Realty Ltd. moved from Shaughnessy Street — after 60 years in PoCo — to a new site on Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain, a decision that

stirred plenty of emotion at the city’s last smart growth commit-tee meeting. But there are other downtown shops that have sat empty for too long as well.

“Every business is concerned about this,” Tam said, “so we want to reach out to ask them what’s going on. How can we work together to get things moving?”

Another goal on the BIA’s checklist is to rebrand the downtown as a destination. Competing with big-box stores in Fremont Village, in the Dominion Triangle, isn’t the way to go, Tam said. Instead, the BIA should focus primarily on catering to the residential population in the 12-block ra-dius that can walk to the core.

How the BIA will shift its identity will be left to a consul-tant, who will work with city officials and business owners on the next steps. Tam said the consultant’s project will also tie in with the city’s review of its arts and culture policies.

Still, Tam said he’s most eager about implementing a new cornerstone into the BIA’s mandate: member advocacy. The draft framework calls for

direct action for downtown businesses, encouraging them to connect and grow. It has already done this by providing resources on the organics ban and transportation issues but, with a more formalized ap-proach, the BIA would make advocacy a priority.

Being part of city council decisions is one way for the BIA to have a voice, he said. Tam has sat at the city’s smart growth table for eight years while its vice-president, Brad Fenton, has been on transportation for two years and BIA executive director Kayla Steele takes part on the healthy community committee.

Besides acting as the voice of business in downtown PoCo, the BIA also puts on the

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One woman was trans-ported to hospital with non-life threatening inju-ries after a tractor trailer collided with an automo-bile Thursday morning on Como Lake Avenue.

The incident occurred near the intersection at Gatensbury Street at around 7 a.m. and the woman was quickly trans-ported to Royal Columbian Hospital.

Como Lake was closed for seven hours after the crash while a hazmat team worked to contain a fuel spill that resulted from the collision.

“There was a lot of diesel leaking so we had a hazmat situation,” said Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Jamie Chung.

By 1:50 p.m., the road had re-opened and Chung said police were continuing to investigate the incident.

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The company’s 200 suppli-ers will benefit, too, as many of its services and products are outsourced to machine shops, electrical contractors and software programmers. Dynamic’s spokesperson said Altec Integrated Solutions in Coquitlam as well as PoCo businesses Fastenal Canada and Mahler Industries will likely see a surge in business as a result of the contract that was announced Monday evening by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

In addition, Nelson said Dynamic is looking at how it will expand its 10 acres to ac-commodate the telescope and other projects. Currently, it has two properties on Kingsway that last year brought in $254,097 in municipal taxes for the city of PoCo.

Nelson said the TMT con-tract had a positive effect on the company’s stock price, with shares in the publicly traded company up as much as 25% after the news broke.

On Tuesday, Nelson was in the Dynamic offices to talk to employees, although “I knew only half the people be-cause we’ve been growing so quickly,” he said. “We’ve had to backfill because of so much work.”

PoCo Mayor Greg Moore said he has been working with Dynamic for several years to promote the TMT being built on home turf. Industry Minister James Moore, the MP for Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, has also been

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ever federal project to directly benefit Port Coquitlam,” the mayor said.

The federal government commitment to TMT means Canada has a 19.6% interest in the project. The other partner countries are Japan, China, India and the U.S. Once com-plete in 2023 or ’24, TMT will be sited at the summit of the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii.

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COURTESY OF DYNAMIC STRUCTURESGuy Nelson explains telescope engineering to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, at an announcement in Vancouver on Monday.


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Coquitlam Teachers’ Association president Charley King said while it’s a relief teachers won’t have to go through what they faced last year when more than 600 layoff notices were issued, he’s disap-pointed budget information provided at the meeting didn’t include line-by-line details of costs and expenses, which he said would give the public a better understanding of the district’s intentions.

“For the public who’s had to live with reduced service levels, providing basic budget information is not only impor-tant in terms of transparency but it is also basic courtesy and shows what the public has been through,” King told The Tri-City News.

CUPE Local 541 president Dave Ginter, whose union rep-resents non-teaching staff, had similar concerns, and when he asked the board why a more detailed preliminary budget wasn’t presented at the meet-ing, was told the procedure is different this year.

The district is looking to contract out cafeteria services at five non-teaching secondary school cafeterias but Ginter said he won’t agree to that unless the approximately 20 workers get other jobs and training in the district.

“It wasn’t a shock to me,” Ginter said, acknowledging the district could save money if it had a contractor providing

food and service, ending an ongoing subsidy that has per-sisted for years. But he said he wants to make sure his workers are protected.

The goal is to instead have more CUPE educational as-sistants, youth workers and clerical staff, which are seen as priorities in the school district.

FUNDING WOESThe public meeting was also

an opportunity for the district to lay out its concerns about provincial operating grants, which it says haven’t kept up with inflation.

In a lengthy budget pre-amble, it was pointed out that the district is now dead last in the province when it comes to per-student funding despite an increase from the base student operating grant from $6,900 to $7,158 to cover recent labour settlements (the provincial av-erage is $7,614).

One of the reasons for the disparity, meeting attendees were told, is that many other districts get funding protec-tion because of declining enrolment while SD43, with relatively stable enrolment, does not.

“This translates to a loss of $2.9 million in the 2015/’16 year to districts with funding protection,” financial services manager Chris Nicol said, add-ing, “This program does, in fact, hurt this district.”

Inflation is also taking a bite out of school district funds, with millions lost over the

years as funding has not kept up with the costs of utilities and benefits, among other things. To counter the trend, the district is planning a series of measures over the next year to find additional savings or revenue in efficiencies, build-ing rentals and technology initiatives.

FOREIGN STUDENTSBut tapping the vein of

money from foreign students is another key plank because of the growth in the market. Garland, who ran the district’s international education de-

partment for 15 years and con-tinues to oversee the revenue generator, said fami-lies from China, Europe

and South America continue to send their children oversees for an English education, and Coquitlam district is a top des-tination for many.

“All the work into building relationships is paying off,”

Gartland said, noting the dis-trict in the enviable position of being able to announce its plans to raise tuition to $14,000 for the 2016/’17 school year and still be able to attract stu-dents.

“This continues to be a strong and thriving market,” she said, adding that the new fee schedule has already been published and matches the fees required by other school districts catering to interna-tional education students.

In other budget news, the district continues to whittle down the $10.2-million debt

it incurred in 2013, paying off $3.276 million this year, with another $2.5 million going to-wards the debt in the 2015/’16 budget.

NEXT MEETINGThe next public meeting on

the budget is Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Winslow Centre gymnasium, 1100 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. This will be an opportunity for members of the community to talk to staff and trustees about the proposed 2015/’16 budget.

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Is it time for a national carbon tax? Yes, PM Harper“but doesn’t somebody have to take bold

action?” It was merely months ago when CbC’s Peter Mansbridge questioned Prime

Minister Stephen Harper’s federal climate action plan. Harper’s response: Everybody has to take action. In other words, we’ll continue sitting on the sidelines and wait for someone else to step up.

as a Coquitlam resident studying kinesiology at Sfu — who this time last year wouldn’t have known b.C.’s carbon tax existed — I’ve been exposed to the complex-ity surrounding our energy future as a result of spending a Semester in dialogue discussing the issue with lead-ing experts in policy making and renewable energy.

for more than six years, british Columbia has led the way by implementing a carbon tax on fossil fuel and related emissions, from gasoline to home-heating fuel. Now it’s time for the rest of the nation to catch up. What b.C. did was to make its tax system smarter. We reduced taxes on things we want more of — like jobs and busi-ness activity — and shifted the tax over to something we want less of: carbon pollution.

b.C.’s carbon tax became an example of how a price

can be put on carbon with minimal impact on the econ-omy. Taxpayers come out on top because every dollar of revenue generated is given back to british Columbians through tax cuts and credits. Thanks to the carbon tax, the province reduced its consumption of fossil fuels by 16% since 2008 while the rest of the country’s fuel use increased by 3% in the same time frame.

Prime Minister Harper has sought to scare Canadians into believing a national carbon tax would devastate the economy but the b.C. policy has proven this wrong and is both an environmental and economic success.

b.C.’s introduction to a carbon policy has been ef-fective due to its simple design: If you burn fossil fuels, thereby causing carbon pollution, you pay the tax.

Still, b.C.’s carbon tax won’t be enough to curb green-house gas emissions across the country, thus implying the need for a nation-wide strategy. a federal tax would provide consistency rather than each province imple-menting their own tax using different policies.

So how do we sell the idea of the carbon tax to all Canadians?

first, policies should be implemented at opportune

moments: when gas prices are low, as we have seen with the recent plunge in oil prices.

Second, ensure the tax will be revenue-neutral — b.C. has shown that linking the carbon tax to subse-quent tax cuts has proven politically effective — or at least any government revenue should contribute to Canada’s green economy and improving transit sys-tems.

finally, an incremental approach to the tax will en-sure its success: Set the initial price on carbon per tonne low and gradually increase it each year so the tax shock is lessened.

If carbon emissions levels don’t drop, we will lose the battle to keep the global temperature rise below 2 C. by putting a national price on carbon, Canada can play a critical leadership role in dealing with climate disrup-tion ahead of Paris’s international climate conference this November.

Whether it’s a political, environmental or economic issue, carbon pricing will likely be in the future of taxa-tion. Is the land of the strong and free up for the chal-lenge?

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Protesters, maybe try Google firstLast weekend, protesters attempted to interrupt a

community event honouring a Port Moody sol-dier who died in the first World War.

for some reason, the protesters mistook a simple ceremony to open a recently completed authentic WW1 trench by volunteers and the Port Moody Heritage Society as propaganda promoting war. but with a little Google search, the ad-hoc group of sign carriers would have known that this is far from the truth.

In fact, volunteers spent hours digging and building the trench not to glorify war but to promote peace and to show young people some of the uncomfortable truths surrounding war — that it is fought by average people, not superheroes; that living conditions are terrible, cramped and cause disease; and that people die.

It’s ironic that those who did die to protect Canadian freedoms, such as free speech, made it possible for such a disrespectful display. but that is at the heart of this ex-hibit, and a lesson the protesters would do well to learn.

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The Editor,A letter to Mayor Richard

Stewart and Coquitlam council:When we went through the

Regional Liveability Strategy Conferences, transportation was discussed and debated a lot. Most of the participants agreed that there should be a mix of user-pay, tax-based and private sector portions. I don’t think anyone believed in only tolling new bridges. We sup-ported all main water crossings being tolled, or none. If cross-ings were tolled, then commer-cial drivers delivering goods to our region should get reason-able rates to keep the cost of our commodities down.

We agreed that all transit riders should pay for their trips and that there should be all available methods in place, such as turnstiles, to keep fare evasion down.

Municipalities should pay a share of transit building and maintenance costs in their jurisdiction and all projects should seek all federal support

that is available.Parking taxes, licence levies,

insurance levies and gas taxes were all part of the user-pay resolution.

Now comes a proposal for a 0.5% sales tax hike to pay for transportation improvements.

Since we haven’t been able to trust our governments or TransLink to do something good with all the options above, we probably shouldn’t trust them to do something good with this tax as well.

All that being said, I believe this is a good idea. I believe it for the way that it is funded by those who can afford it the most. Those who would spend the most will pay the most amount of tax and those with the smallest of means should be taxed the least because they won’t spend as much. This tax proposal is a equitable way to raise funding from the region’s residents.

What we need, still, are workshops to outline what the citizens of this region want our

governments and TransLink to do, with funding raised for transit and maintenance.

Right now, leaving all these methods of taxation in their hands is really bad, especially with how much they fight amongst themselves, yet agree to salary increases for them-selves without public support.

I don’t trust our politicians or TransLink but I am sold on this idea. I voted Yes and I hope many with a social con-science will. Steve Mancinelli, Coquitlam

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Well done at the mallThe Editor,

Hats off to Coquitlam Centre. The mall has set up two recycling areas in the food court and all waste flows through those two area. It’s im-pressive and every tray is handle efficiently and the contents recycled.

Mall management and staff should be rec-ognized for their efforts in setting an example for all similar food premises to follow.A. Williams,Port Coquitlam

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SLOW DOWN GROWTHThe Editor,

“A million more people are due to move into this region by 2040,” says the Yes side in the transportation referen-dum. No, they’re not. A million more people may want to come into this region but it’s not a given that they have to come in.

As I pointed out on the Letters page a while ago, we can control new population growth to only that which can be accommodated successfully. Don’t panic at the mil-lion figure. Major projects are completed successfully by doing them in manageable chunks. As each developer approaches a municipality for a building permit, the city could grant it only if the plan includes funding and plans to mitigate the impacts on the community in question.

If done this way, a million or two million or however many new residents could be accommodated without open ended and unnecessary taxation. Once they are resi-dents, this new group’s taxes maintain the transportation, education, etc. services needed.Jonathan Myers, Port Coquitlam



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THE QUESTIONWill a new Pattullo Bridge and Surrey LRT come despite a No vote?

THE ANSWERReplacing the Pattullo Bridge

is an urgent TransLink priority because the 77-year-old span could be knocked out at any time by an earthquake, river erosion or a ship collision.

Pulling it offline before a new bridge opens — eight years away at the earliest — would trigger traffic chaos in the region and force toll-averse drivers to go even further out of their way if they won’t pay to cross the river.

The $980-million replace-ment of the Pattullo with a new four-lane toll bridge, expand-able to six lanes, is by far the biggest road-related project in the mayors’ plan.

But No forces say it shouldn’t be on the ballot at all — that it’s merely bait to lure drivers to vote Yes in the referendum for an otherwise transit-heavy plan.

So will a new Pattullo come even if voters defeat the pro-posed 0.5% sales tax increase to fund transportation upgrades?

TransLink officials said as re-cently as October they’d aim to rebuild the Pattullo Bridge even if the referendum fails. Other observers also say that’s likely.

“The Pattullo bridge prob-ably would go ahead anyway,” said Robin Lindsey, a trans-portation and logistics profes-sor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. “The LRT plan in Surrey is less likely, but still far from a dead prospect.”

Tolls alone would cover most of the long-term financing cost of the new bridge.

But an expected shortfall in toll revenue in the early years means there’s a funding gap to be plugged — $90 million over the first 10 years or $130 million

over 15 years — that the mayors say would be covered through the sales tax hike.

It’s unclear where that will be found if there’s a No vote.

“I’m not saying it won’t be re-placed,” Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore said. “But I’m not sure where you get that $90 million of new revenue from because the provincial govern-ment’s been very clear that any new revenue has to go through a referendum.

“Does the province or the federal government come up with that extra subsidy? Potentially. But there is no local money to do it.”

The province has pledged to cost-share a third of the Pattullo construction and rapid transit projects under the plan. The mayors assume that money isn’t certain even under a Yes vote but that it will pay the bridge off faster if it does arrive.

TransLink has delayed major maintenance on the existing bridge as much as possible but a No vote will force that work to proceed — $200 million will be spent on band-aid repairs of a bridge that should soon be torn down. A Yes result means those savings instead help fund the replacement.

While a new Pattullo is to be user-pay, mayors intend to have a road pricing system in place by the time it opens, so it might not be tolled in the same way as the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges, but as part of a broader system that Moore says would be more fair.

Surrey-area voters also won-der if they’ll get a $2.1-billion light rail network regardless

of the referendum outcome because of Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner’s election promise to find a Plan B for LRT, if neces-sary.

Residents are wrong if they think they’ll pay less by voting No, she said.

“Plan B does not come free,” Hepner said. “We will be paying for it, make no mistake, one way or another.”

The difference, Hepner said, is Surrey alone may have to pay for LRT, without the costs being spread over the rest of the region, without one-third cost-sharing from senior gov-ernments and without the new sales tax capturing money from

tourists and visitors from out-side Metro.

“It’s equitable funding from right across the region and from those who are visiting our region,” Hepner said. “A No vote means it will likely come at a very specific cost to Surrey

alone.”Private partners might front

the project costs but the city would still have to pay them.

Hepner won’t say how money would be raised for a light rail Plan B.

But Surrey’s new mayor and

council so far haven’t hesitated to raise local taxes to keep promises — they immediately imposed a $100-a-home “recre-ation” levy so the city could hire more police officers.

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Referendum Questions is a series exploring issues related to the Metro Vancouver transportation referendum. Voters must mail in ballots by May 29 on whether they support the addi-tion of a 0.5% sales tax in the region, called the Congestion Improvement Tax. Read more questions at tricitynews.com.

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- accounting for 44% of Canadians aged 15 and over - did volunteer work in 2013. They devoted 1.96 billion hours (with a ‘b’) to their volunteer activities: a volume

of work that is equivalent to one million full-time jobs.In the Tri-Cities volunteers help reach out to isolated seniors, foster

homeless pets, keep our streams and rivers clean and full of salmon, mentor kids through their turbulent teens, and serve on countless boards and committees. Canada has been celebrating volunteers for 74 years. National Volunteer Week began in 1943 to draw attention to the contributions women made to the war effort, and is now the biggest celebration of the volunteer spirit in Canada.


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NatioNal VoluNteer week: april 12th - 18th, 2015


Can you be a great volunteer at 14? We work with youth in a volunteer program called CVC Flying Squad. Most (as in 85%) of our Squad volunteers are under the age of 19, and they volunteer with the Squad to help out at community events all over the Tri-Cities and New Westminster.We asked our Squad volunteers to tell us the top characteristics of a good volunteer. They did a great job of describing themselves! What they told us about volunteering shows the wisdom that comes with meaningful contribution to community. Some youth broke it down list-style:What a great idea! Here is my little list (in no particular order):• Eager to take initiative

and help out without being asked

• Collaborates with other volunteers, and compromises on methods to achieve project goal

• Open to new tasks and brings enthusiasm to table

• Respectful to the constructive criticism of peers and coordinators, and attempts to integrate the feedback

• Is punctual and seeks clarification when uncertain of a task or

in a situation.Here is my list of what makes a great volunteer.• Someone who is passionate about the cause• Someone who motivates others to do their best• Someone who is a true leader• Someone whose reason goes beyond the normal

“I’m doing this for a program requirement or graduation transitions”

• Someone who walks away with a better understanding of their surroundings

Others had some important insights into some key characteristics: Responsibility: As a volunteer, you are

responsible for the facility, people and organization that you are volunteering for and people trust you to take care of them. When people are sincere in their everyday life, it enriches their volunteer work in a way that speaks louder than words. The way you serve really show how much you care and those you serve see it.Selflessness:Volunteering is sacrificing one’s time, energy, and services without anything in

return. But once you reach that point where you spent a lot of time and effort into something, you feel satisfaction and happiness because you know that you have made someone else’s life better. Volunteering itself is not for your personal reward, but it’s for someone else.Flexibility:Volunteers must expect the unexpected at all times. One’s job shift or plans may be modified or changed at the last minute due to certain circumstances. That’s why a successful volunteer must be engaged, attentive, and adaptable.

Enthusiasm:Even if one volunteers a lot, if one is unenthusiastic and tired, peers will be affected as well. But even if a volunteer stays for a little but is enthusiastic, that volunteer’s presence, attitude, and actions will leave positive impact to his/her peers.The only thing youth need is the chance to volunteer - if you have a volunteer opportunity, open it up to young people, you won’t be disappointed.

Youth tell it like it is: What makes a great volunteer?


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2015 EVENTSComo Lake Fishing Derby

Sunday, May 24

Teddy Bear Family ConcertSaturday, June 13

Grand ParadeSunday, June 14

Teddy Bear PicnicSunday, June 14

Lafarge Lake FREE Family Fishing Day

Saturday, June 21

The Festival Coquitlam Society would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped make last year’s events such a

success and we look forward to seeing you again this year.For more information visit:

We at Community Volunteer Connections are continuously amazed by what Volunteers Accomplish in our Community.

A Special Thank You to the Volunteers who Work Directly with Us:Our Volunteers at the Cottonwood, Connolly & Cypress LodgesOur Volunteers in Public Health ClinicsOur Volunteer Partners in the Volunteer Integration ProgramOur Flying Squad VolunteersOur Volunteers who organize our Volunteer FestivalsOur Tri-Cities Seniors Planning Network Volunteers

And to our CVC Board of Directors, who keep it all going!

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How do you thank a volunteer?Every year organizations that rely on volunteers struggle with how to express their gratitude. With so many di� erent people, what kind of “thank you” means the most?Some volunteers love a good party, some really like a badge of honour, and others just want to focus on the job, no thanks required or desired.SHARE Community & Family Services engages over 900 volunteers, who do everything from give out food at the SHARE Food Bank to drive

seniors to medical appointments through the Better at Home program to organize fundraisers to help SHARE supports families and children in the Tri-Cities. For Martin Wyant, SHARE’s CEO, volunteer recognition is about “getting everyone in the room and thanking them publically for all the work they do. We don’t do one major event for our entire 900 volunteers anymore. We spread out our events to all the programs that engage volunteers so volunteers can celebrate together with those they work with. Every day

during National Volunteer Week we will be recognizing our volunteers.”At Place des Arts, recognition revolved around the arts. “We celebrated with a pizza party and art workshop with Joy

Kirkwood and had a lot of fun,” said Casey Daniels, Volunteer Coordinator. “It’s really important to us that we recognize the contributions of our volunteers because we depend on them to deliver unique experiences with art. Our 140 volunteers are group of passionate and enthusiastic people, and we wanted to do something fun for them.” Community Volunteer Connections also decided to go the party route this year, and open it up to everyone. We’re inviting all volunteers to celebrate National Volunteer Week at our Super Happy Fun Volunteer Pub Night at Woody’s Pub. Why?1. Volunteers like to meet other volunteers! 2. Pub night tickets are cheap AND include food

and drink - you have to eat anyway!

3. We all really deserve a night out at the pub!We have games, door prizes, some 50/50 action, and a load of fun planned for everyone. Tickets are $18 in advance, or $20 at the door, and include Woody’s super happy fun delicious prime rib beef burger or veggie burger with your choice of beer or wine. Any proceed we raise go to support our youth engagement work with the CVC Flying Squad. � is way the adults get to enjoy the Pub, and the youth get support volunteering – and we all win!

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK: APRIL 12th - 18th, 2015


Where: Woody’s Pub, 935 Brunette, Coquitlam

When: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pmTickets: tinyurl.com/

SuperHappyFunPubNight


Place des Arts we inspire the artist in everyone!

Thanks to our valuable

volunteers!The success of programs

and events at Place des Arts depends on the contributions

of each and every one of you!

www.placedesarts.ca | 1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam

• Comforting a patient• Holding a loved one’s hand• Helping someone who grieves• Organizing a special event• Serving a customer’s need• Supporting our business office• Sitting on a committee• Guiding our future plans• Inspiring us every day

Thank you to all our volunteers for:

Linda Reimer MLA Port Moody - Coquitlam

Suite 203 - 130 Brew Street, Port Moody, BC V3H 0E3 Phone: 604-469-5430

Fax: 604-469-5435 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.lindareimermla.ca

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/ linda.reimer.796

Local Community Volunteers have Heart. � ank you for all the wonderful work you do!

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Tens of thousands raised, spent in TC

B.C. POLITICS

Riding associa-tions spent money to make moneyJanis WarrenThe Tri-CiTy News

When it comes to raising money, the BC Liberals in the Tri-Cities know how to bring in the bucks and spend them.

According to financial re-ports made public this week by Elections BC, the local BC Liberals collected more than $92,000 in 2014 for their rid-ings.

In Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, for which Doug Horne is the MLA, the associa-tion raised $21,625 last year at two functions: a Feb. 28, 2014, event at the Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club grossed $39,405 but cost $18,321 to put on; and a June 18 burger-and-beer night grossed $1,040 but cost $498.

In the Port Moody-Coquitlam riding held by MLA Linda Reimer, the riding group also hosted two fund-raisers last year that brought in nearly $40,000: an April 4 function at the Vancouver Golf Club grossed $28,180

but cost $10,050; and a June 3 fundraiser at a private home grossed $24,700 with a price tag of $3,332 to host (Reimer’s office declined to provide spe-cifics on either event).

Meanwhile, a joint fund-raiser — put on by all four Tri-City BC Liberal ridings on Oct. 3, 2014 at the Vancouver Golf Club — grossed $42,370 but cost $11,309, resulting in a net income of $31,060.

Because of the centralized way the BC Liberal Party dis-closes its finances on an an-nual basis, the balance sheet of each riding association is not made available.

By contrast, the BC NDP provides a more detailed look at how its constituency asso-ciations are run.

In Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, the NDP riding association reported about $5,200 in its kitty last year and held no fundraisers or received no contributions.

The NDP constituency association in Port Moody-Coquitlam had about $11,400 in assets and received a $1,666 transfer last year from Joe Trasolini’s campaign (Reimer defeated Trasolini in the 2013 general election).

“Some constituencies

were left with deficits after the election. Fortunately, for Port Moody-Coquitlam, Mr. Trasolini’s campaign had a small surplus,” treasurer Raman Braich told The Tri-City News.

And in NDP MLA Mike Farnworth’s Port Coquitlam riding, his constituency asso-ciation recorded about $23,000 in assets and transferred $11,472 to the BC NDP as part of a 50/50 cost-sharing agree-ment with the central party.

As well, in NDP MLA Selina Robinson’s territory of Coquitlam-Maillardville, the constituency association showed about $15,000 in as-sets, raised $580 from a May pub night and transferred $14,000 to the BC NDP.

The constituency and riding association, and political party, reports for 2014 can be viewed at www.elections.bc.ca.

[email protected]@jwarrenTC

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Students at Centennial second-ary in Coquitlam got schooled on the dangers of distracted driving at an event hosted by ICBC and Coquitlam RCMP on Wednesday. Cpl. Quentin Frewing of the Traffic Services department gave a presenta-tion to the students, after which they were given a chance to try out the distracted walk-ing/driving course and the distracted video simulator game. Community Policing Cell Watch volunteers were also conducting Cell Watch around the school. Above: Student Stephanie Baias picks her way around the cones in the dis-tracted driving obstacle course. Coquitlam RCMP Community Police volunteers Yves Chu and Jamal Dabir also peppered stu-dents, including Chantel Joseph (right) with questions to further distract them as they try to pay attention to stop signs, railway crossing and playground signs.

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Students who are keen to test their policing skills can submit applications for the fifth annual Junior Mountie Police Academy this sum-mer.

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Applications for students aged nine to 15 years of age are due by May 22. Those who have participated in the academy in previous years are welcome to join again.

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This weekend offers up some top-notch mov-ies, a brain-busting quiz night, outstanding the-atre and a chance to mark the 35th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope.

Friday, April 10QUIZ NIGHT

Sharpen your pencils, it’s time to test your trivia knowledge for the Friends of Coquitlam Public Library’s annual Quiz Night fundraiser at the City Centre branch (1169 Pinetree Way). Tickets for the 7 p.m. event are $25 at 604-937-4130. Proceeds support literacy initiatives and equipment purchases for the library.

FOOD FILMWhether it’s organic, GMO, farm-fresh or

farmed, The Future of Food explores the issues surrounding major changes in the food system today. The Cornerstone Seventh-Day Adventist Church (1415 Noons Creek Dr., Coquitlam) of-fers a free screening of the documentary at 7 p.m., along with food samples, door prizes and more. Email [email protected] for info.

POETRYThe Port Moody Film Society presents Poetry,

a Korean film about a woman in her 60s with Alzheimer’s who discovers a heinous family crime. She enrolls in a poetry class and finds an inner strength and purpose in a search for the truth. This critically acclaimed film, described as “disarmingly powerful” and “quietly riveting,” garnered 10 awards, including best screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival. It’s on at 7:30 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.). Visit www.pmfilm.ca for details.

MISS CALEDONIAAward-winning stage actor Melody A.

Johnson stars in Miss Caledonia, a charming and heartwarming tale about Peggy Ann Douglas’ quest to leave her farm folk behind by winning the local beauty pageant. The show runs to April 11 at 8 p.m.; tickets are $30/$25/$15 at www.ev-ergreenculturalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555.

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Fancy a run this morning? Join the crew get-ting set for the Up the Creek Run at the Hyde

Creek recreation centre (1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo), whether it’s the 10 km, 5 km or 1 km kids’ run (free). Entry fee is $45 and registration is available on Friday, April 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the PoCo Running Room during race package pick-up or by phone at 604-782-5432. The 10 km route leaves at 8:30 a.m. and the 5 km route at 8:35 a.m. There will be medals for the top three finishers and certificates for first place in each age group. Visit www.trioevents.ca for info.

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children at the annual Kids Only Swap Meet at the Port Moody recreation centre (300 Ioco Rd.) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be more than 115 tables stocked with kids’ clothes, books, toys, sports equipment, baby furniture and more.

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(1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam), starting with a merengue lesson from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. After that the dance floor comes alive with authen-tic music and your chance to shake it to some salsa, bachata and cha-cha-cha until midnight. Admission is $10/$8 at the door. Visit www.hot-salsadancezone.com for more information.

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35 YEARS AGOOn April 12, 1980 Terry Fox took the first

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SUBMITTED PHOTOMelody A. Johnson wrote and stars in the touching and funny play Miss Caledonia, about a young woman who dreams of a life not on the farm — and hopes to get there by winning the local beauty pageant — at the Evergreen Cultural Centre until April 11.

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As many as 15% of B.C. seniors in residential care could have more independence with as-sisted living or community care support, B.C.’s Seniors Advocate says.

Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie also com-pared statistics for B.C. seniors in home and res-idential care with those in Alberta and Ontario, finding B.C. patients are prescribed more anti-psychotic drugs and receive less physiotherapy and recreation therapy than other provinces.

Mackenzie said the potential overuse of resi-dential care is “troubling on a couple of fronts” with the shortage of residential care beds for high-needs seniors.

“Most seniors would prefer to live indepen-dently than in residential care and so we want to ensure all supports and alternative living arrangements are exhausted before we move someone to residential care,” Mackenzie said. “If we are filling even 5% of these scarce beds with folks who could live independently, that is 1,500 beds that could open up province-wide.”

Health Minister Terry Lake said the ministry is aware of the problems highlighted by the report, and is putting more resources toward home care and community health services, with spending up $1.2 billion to $2.8 billion since 2001.

Lake said B.C. has two programs underway to deal with overprescription of medications in care facilities. One is a training program for staff to more accurately determine psychiatric signs, and the other is working with doctors and pharmacists to find behavioural alternatives to anti-psychotic drugs.

Mackenzie’s review is based on assessment surveys given to B.C.’s 25,000 seniors in residen-tial care and 29,000 home care clients. It found that a third of residential care patients are being prescribed antipsychotic medication, but only 4% have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. Antidepressants are administered to almost twice as many patients as have that diag-nosis.

The survey found 12% of seniors in B.C. residential care received physiotherapy, com-pared to 25% in Alberta and 58% in Ontario. Recreational therapy was also more widely used in Alberta than B.C.

“Getting seniors moving properly and keeping them moving is absolutely key to maintaining function and independence,” Mackenzie said.

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“What is good for your heart is good for your brain,” says Nadine Jans, a regional education and support coordinator for the Alzheimer Society of BC for Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and the North Fraser.

Better control and detection for hyperten-sion and diabetes, as well as measures to encourage smoking cessation and to reduce cardiovascular risk, have the potential to re-duce the risk of dementia. Currently 747,000 Canadians are affected by the brain disorder and that number is forecast to double within the next 25 years.

“While there is no clear-cut way to prevent dementia, you can take steps to lower the chances of developing the disease,” Jans says.

It starts with knowing your personal risk. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hyperten-sion, smoking and depression can increase the risk.

“Healthy lifestyle choices are good for your heart, as well as your brain,” adds Vivian Tsai, another education and support coordina-tor. Residents should choose a diet low in fat, incorporate exercise into daily routines,

challenge their brains, be socially active, and protect their heads.

Another important step: talking to your doctor about your personal risk or if you have concerns about dementia. “There is a differ-ence between normal aging and dementia.”

The society is doing its part by offering a variety of programs and services for local residents. Support and information groups, for example, serve as a forum for sharing practical tips and strategies for coping with the disease. They help create support and friendship with others whose lives are af-fected by dementia.

“The groups are there for people who want to inform themselves with current informa-tion that will help improve quality of life with the disease. It’s a safe environment where you can learn, laugh, and help each other through mutual understanding.”

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• Share Family and Community Services’ free seniors (60+) is offering a free, weekly support group that meets for 90 minutes on Wednesday mornings at Poirier community centre, Coquitlam. No group experience necessary. Info & registration: Rhea, 604-937-6964.

• Stroke Recovery Association of BC, Coquitlam branch at Dogwood Pavilion invites people re-covering from stroke and their caregivers most Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for speech therapy, exercise, indoor bocce, music, dance, games, speakers, outings, fun and friendship, 624 Poirier St. (enter off Winslow Avenue). Info: Margaret, 604-927-6093 or [email protected].

• Share is running a free support group for people 60+ wanting to meet others and talk about things important to them. Info and regis-tration: Rhea, 604-937-6964.

• Dogwood Songsters meet every Monday, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dogwood Pavilion; group also visits and entertains at seniors’ facilities weekly. If you love to sing, you can join. Info: 778-285-4873 or 604-464-2252.

• Silver Chord Choir, for those over 50, meets Mondays, 3-5 p.m., Wilson Centre, PoCo; if you love to sing and have fun, you can join – no au-ditions. The choir, which has been going for 43 years, sings twice a month at seniors’ residences in the Tri-Cities and at other events. Info: Teresa, 604-942-5144 or Ann, 604-464-5580.

• Seniors meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., to do fun group activities including physi-cal fitness exercises, games, storytelling, local tours and recipe sharing. All women and men 50 or older are welcome at Share Family and Community Services’ Mountain View Family Resource Centre, 699 Robinson St., Coquitlam (corner of Smith Avenue and Robinson Street). Info: Gina, 604-937-6970.

• Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to seniors’ concerns. Seniors’ organizations and others interested in joining, call Ernie, 604-576-9734, or email [email protected].

• The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.

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• Caregiver support group meets second and fourth Friday of each month, Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: 604-933-6098.

• Monthly seniors luncheon with Jewish entertainment, Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2680 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Coquitlam. Info: 604-552-7221 or [email protected].

• ABCs of Fraud, a consumer fraud prevention program for seniors, by seniors, gives free one-hour presentations to seniors groups of 10 or more. Info: 604-437-1940 or [email protected].

• Honeycombs, a group of people over 50 who entertain with song, dance and skits, meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Wilson Centre, PoCo. Performers plus prop, sound and stage hands needed. Info or show bookings: Frances, 604-941-1745.

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when he travelled across Canada to urge 20 munici-palities to adopt a resolution to ensure Canadians have a right to clean water, unpolluted air, healthy food and the ability to live in a healthy environment.

The name refers to the famous photo of Earth taken from the Apollo spaceship. This beautiful photo, which re-vealed our planet to be a fragile and finite blue planet provided a startling new perspective for many of its inhabitants.

Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, adopted in the 1970s, does not explicitly pro-tect or even address environ-mental rights, although it does

guarantee us freedom of ex-pression and protection from discrimination. This omission has left Canada in the minor-ity of nations that do not yet recognize the right to a healthy environment. More than 110 nations currently recognize the right of their citizens to live in a healthy environment. It’s unfortunate Canada does not rank among them.

Within Canada, the province of Quebec included such rights in its Environmental Quality Act of 1978 and, more recently, in its Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms in 2006. Ontario passed an Environmental Bill of Rights in 1993. The Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest territories have all passed similar legislation. To date, B.C. has no such legislation, although the NDP government attempted to introduce a bill in 1994 that, regrettably, was blocked by unions associated with the logging industry.

When municipalities pass such a resolution, they are declaring their residents have a right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, consume safe food, have access to na-

ture, know about pollutants released into the local environ-ment and participate in deci-sion-making that affects the environment. The resolution also says that municipalities will apply the cautionary prin-ciple and that where threats of serious or irreversible damage to human health or the envi-ronment exist, the municipal-ity will take cost-effective mea-sures to prevent degradation of the environment and protect the health of its residents.

This declaration then goes on to state the municipality will, by the end of 2015: (1) ensure equitable distribution of environmental benefits and prevent the development of pollution hotspots; (2) ensure infrastructure and develop-ment projects protect the envi-ronment including air quality; (3) address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and implement-ing adaptation measures; (4) responsibly increase density; (5) prioritize walking, cycling and public transit as preferred modes of transportation; (6) ensure adequate infrastructure for safe drinking water; (7)

promote the availability of safe foods; (8) reduce solid waste, promote recycling and com-posting; and finally, (9) estab-lish and maintain accessible green spaces.

While this list may seem like a tall order, it is, in fact, what most responsible mu-nicipalities are already trying to achieve. Some of these initia-tives refer to responsibilities assumed or shared by Metro Vancouver (such as drinking water, clean air, waste-related issues, green spaces) while others, such as the availability of safe food, overlap consider-ably with federal or provincial responsibilities.

There is little doubt that most people want to live in such a place and that, in a warming world, we must take more progressive actions to ensure our world will remain capable of supporting billions of people.

The goal of encouraging local municipalities to pass such resolutions is also to build momentum so that such resolutions will eventu-ally be adopted by the Union of BC Municipalities and

the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Ideally, it is our federal government that should be adopting such a resolution but, with a pro-industry, anti-environment government currently in place, there seems to be little hope of achieving this in the near future.

We still have much to do to ensure a safe living envi-ronment for all Canadians. Adoption of the Blue Dot resolution would by no means be a magic bullet that will au-tomatically ensure a safe and clean environment for all. But it would provide a legal frame-work that would underpin the passing of other much-needed and more detailed legislation by municipalities, provinces and, ultimately, the federal government. It’s a good first step to take — and then, we must ensure our actions live up to our best intentions.

Elaine Golds is a Port Moody environmentalist who is conserva-

tion/education chair of the Burke Mountain Naturalists and member

of the boards of the Colony Farm Park Association and the Port

Moody Ecological Society.

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Connect the Blue Dots, a national day of action, will include an event in Port Coquitlam.

A community cel-ebration and gathering will feature people and organizations that work to improve the com-munity and the environ-ment.

The event runs from 1 to 5 p.m. at Leigh Square (behind city hall). For more information, email Peter Cliff at [email protected]; or you can visit bluedot.ca.


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Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities’ three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

COQUITLAM• Drop-in tech help: The

library is hosting help ses-sions for your computer and technology questions. Come by with your ques-tions (internet searching, email, eBooks, tablets, social media, etc.) or get help with practising your skills. If you have a tablet or eReader question, bring your device with you. No registration is required. Sessions are: April 22, 2 to 3 p.m., Poirier branch, Meeting Room 8; April 15 and 29, 2 to 3 p.m., City Centre branch, com-puter lab.

• Parlez-nous Français: Fluent French-speaking teenagers are needed as vol-unteers for the French Club at Coquitlam Public Library. Volunteers work with young

French Immersion students. Meetings every Friday from through May 15, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. at the Poirier Branch. To register, email Chris at [email protected] or call 604-554-7339.

For more information about any of these programs, visit www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca. The City Centre branch is located at 1169 Pinetree Way and the Poirier branch at 575 Poirier St.

PORT MOODY• International TableTop

Day: Celebrate International TableTop Day on Saturday, April 11 at PMPL between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. — play the library’s games or bring your own to join in the fun. Suitable for all ages and no registration required. For more information about International Tabletop Day, visit tabletopday.com.

• I’m the Executor: Now What?: On Tuesday, April 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., PMPL will present a free program in partnership with People’s Law School that can help you learn what you need to know to be an effective executor of

an estate. What happens if the family challenges the executor? How does mar-riage and separation affect a will? Who pays the probate fees? What do the docu-ments for obtaining consent from the Public Guardian and Trustee look like? All these questions and more will be answered by local solicitor Hermann Luitingh. Call 604-469-4577 to reserve a seat.

• Get Published: Calling all writers: Are you work-ing on a manuscript and need some help with editing and query letters? Are you wondering which publica-tion method is best for you? There are so many choices with traditional, self and e-publishing options available. On Saturday, May 2, PMPL will offer a panel discussion, workshops and opportuni-ties to talk to published au-thors. For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca; call 604-469-4577 to register.

For more information, visit library.portmoody.ca or call 604-469-4577. Port Moody Public Library is located at 100 Newport Dr., in the city hall complex.

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Parents and caregivers have an opportunity to learn more about programs available for families and children during the Tri-Cities Healthy Kids Fair later this month.

The event, planned for Thursday, April 23 at the Port Coquitlam recreation complex, will offer information on safety, health, literacy awareness, recreation and community programs.

Admission is free but dona-tions of non-perishable items will be accepted by the food bank.

The event for families with children from birth to six years of age runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and is presented by the Tri-Cities Early Childhood Development Committee.

For more information, visit www.tricitiesecd.ca.

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Scouts at Kilmer elementary school, 1575 Knappen St., PoCo, 9 a.m.. For assured pickup, call 604-970-2579.

• Free movie screening: “The Future of Food,” 7 p.m., Cornerstone Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1415 Noons Creek Dr., Coquitlam; hosted by GE Free Tri-Cities and Society for a GE Free BC. Door prizes, food samples, info handouts. Info: [email protected].

TUESDAY, APRIL 14• Burke Mountain Naturalists

monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Hiker and naturalist Ian McArthur will give a slide presentation on gearing up for summer hikes. Admission is free and all are welcome. Info: 604-936-4108 or www.bmn.bc.ca.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15• Singles Travel Club

meets at 6 p.m. for dinner at ABC Restaurant, 300-100 Schoolhouse, Coquitlam. Club offers group tours for solo trav-ellers – meet friends, enjoy se-curity of group travel, avoid the costly single supplement. Info: www.singlestravelclub.ca. RSVP: Val, 604-669-6607, Ext. 304.

• University Women’s Club meets, 7 p.m., Scott Creek middle school, 1240 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam. Speaker: Rosemary Mallory, who has led initiatives for the B.C. Council of Women improving the status of women in Canada, will give an update on current issues and initiatives. Info: Allison, 604-939-9146 or Ellen, 604-464-0246.

THURSDAY, APRIL 16• Burke Mountain’s commu-

nity association, the North East Coquitlam Ratepayers, meets, 7 p.m., at Victoria Hall (Victoria Drive and Soball Street). Speaker: Cathy van Poorten from the city of Coquitlam will speak about initiatives to pro-vide affordable housing. Regular meeting will follow at 8 p.m. Info: 604-970-2579.

• Have you considered be-coming a foster family? There are children and youth in the Tri-Cities who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an informa-tion session, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at 200-906 Roderick Ave., Coquitlam. For info or another session date: 604-764-8098.

• PoCo Heritage and Cultural Society AGM and general meet-ing, 1 p.m., Community Meeting Room at The Gathering Place, Leigh Square, PoCo. All mem-bers are asked to attend if feasible. Info: 604-927-8403 or pocoheritage.org.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17• Tri-City Singles Social Club,

which offers an opportunity for 50+ singles to get together and enjoy a variety of fun activities such as dining, dancing, theatre, travel, movies and more, meets, 7:30 p.m. at new location, Legion Manor, 2909 Hope St., Port Moody (street parking only). New members are welcome. Info: Darline, 604-466-0017.

TUESDAY, APRIL 21• Dogwood Garden Club

meeting, 7 p.m., in Centennial Room at Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Speaker: Paul Buikema, on lawn care and the chafer beetle. Info: 604-931-3433 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22• Tri-City Centennial Stamp

Club hosts small stamp auc-tion, visitors welcome; viewing at 7 p.m., auction after 8 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier com-munity centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: www.stamp-club.ca or 604-941-9306.

• Coquitlam River Watershed Society is at Coquitlam city hall between 4 and 8 p.m. for Earth Day to celebrate mile-stone for the launch of Healthy Watersheds, Healthy People: Our Action Plan for the Lower Coquitlam River Watershed. The day will include an open house to share the action plan for the Lower Coquitlam River Watershed, free outdoor (rain or shine) community yoga, an inter-active art project and an evening guest speaker. Participation is free but registration is required for some activities due to space limitations. Info: www.coquitlam-riverwatershed.ca.

THURSDAY, APRIL 23• Caregiver Support

Meeting, 10-11:30 a.m., Glen Pine Pavilion, 1200 Pine Crt., Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen, 778-789-1496.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24• Caregiver Support Meeting,

10-11:30 a.m., Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St., Coquitlam. All caregivers are welcome to attend. Info: Karen, 778-789-1496.

VOLUNTEERS• Volunteer drivers needed

for Share Family and Community Services’ Better at Home pro-gram to give seniors rides to doctors’ appointments. Drivers must be 21 or older, have a reliable vehicle, insurance and driver’s licence, and be willing to undergo a criminal record check and commit for a minimum of three months (up to six trips a month). Reimbursement for mileage is available. Info: Paola, 604-937-6991 or [email protected].

• Volunteers wanted for all positions at Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2811B Shaughnessy St., PoCo; applications avail-able at the store during open hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Sundays.

• Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is looking for volunteer tutors for Study Buddy program, which gives young girls the edu-cational support they need by matching them in a one-to-one tutoring relationship. To be a Study Buddy volunteer, you must be female, age 19 or older, have a high school diploma, some post-secondary education (com-pleted or in-process), and some experience helping others learn. Study Buddies spend one hour a week tutoring a Little Sister for a minimum of six months. Info: 604-873-4525 Ext. 300 or [email protected].

• Hyde Creek Watershed Society is looking for volunteers to assist with programs and operations; society is made up of volunteers of all ages who donate time that will fit their schedules. A few hours during the month would benefit this group. If you have an interest

in helping with hatchery tours, building operations or event planning, email [email protected]. Info: www.hydcreek.org.

• Volunteers wanted for Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary Weekend Coffee Program in the main lobby at ERH; openings for both Saturday and Sunday shifts. Info: 604-544-1470.

• Crossroads Hospice

Society is looking for volunteers to help with its meat draw at the Arms Pub in Port Coquitlam on Friday evenings. Info: Shannon, 604-945-0606.

• The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No experi-ence is needed as extensive training and ongoing support are provided. If you are interested in learning more about this chal-lenging and rewarding oppor-tunity, visit www.options.bc.ca. and follow the link for the crisis line. Next training starts soon.

• Canadian Cancer Society Greater Vancouver Region des-perately seeks volunteer drivers in the Tri-Cities to drive cancer patients to primary cancer treat-ments. Drivers are required to

have their own well-maintained, smoke-free vehicle and a clean driving record. Volunteer driv-ers who use their own car are compensated for mileage. Volunteers need to be avail-able weekdays during business hours. They will be screened and must undergo a short train-ing session, and they are asked to commit to a minimum of one day per week for at least one year. Volunteers must familiarize themselves with the Canadian Cancer Society’s programs and services in order to share resources and information with clients. They should also be service-oriented, empathetic, patient and friendly. Info: www.cancervolunteer.ca or 604-215-5217.

• PoCoMo Meals on Wheels needs drivers on an ongoing

basis. Meals are delivered over the noon hour and training is provided. Info: 604-942-7506.

• Scouts francophones is looking for volunteers to be youth leaders (who can fulfill practicum hours, too). Info: 604-936-3624.

• Big Brothers Program matches men over the age of 18 with boys 7-14 who have lim-ited-to-no contact with a positive male role model. Big Brothers spend 2-4 hours a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvancouver.com.

• Big Brothers’ In-School Mentoring Program matches men and women over the age of 18 with boys and girls from local elementary schools for one hour a week. Info: 604-876-2447, Ext. 236 or www.bigbrothersvan-couver.com.

APRIL 16: EMPOWERING DADS GROUP• Empowering Dads Group from Tri-City Transitions

Society begins, running 6:30-8:30 p.m., 2420 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo. Free 8-week group for dads with children up to 6 years who want to learn more about reinforcing positive be-haviours and to make parenting fun and less stressful. Info: Kathy, 604-941-7111, Ext. 106.

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Stringing of the transmission line (conductors) along the new transmission towers for the Interior to Lower Mainland Transmission Project has begun.

Helicopters are required for this work. The contractor has obtained the necessary permits and permissions and is in compliance with Transport Canada requirements.

Conductor ends will need to be joined with the use of an implosive connector that is a metallic sleeve with a small charge in it for each conductor. Using safe and controlled methods, the sleeves are detonated which compresses (welds) the conductor ends together. This split-second process will create several flashes with smoke and very loud bangs.

Traffic control measures will be in place as needed. Work hours will conform to municipal bylaws.

The new 247 kilometre, 500 kilovolt transmission line between Merritt and Coquitlam will expand the capacity of the system that brings power to businesses and homes in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

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The charming townhome com-munity is the perfect place to raise a family, offering a unique mix of two-storey double car garage layouts to three-storey tandem garage layouts. Access to greens-pace is a guarantee, with some of the homes even backing on to Rainbow Creek and a walking

paths. Enjoy entertaining and outdoor living on spacious patios and decks with a professionally landscaped yard.

The walkable neighborhood of-fers nearby shops and services like Haney Place Mall that includes Thrifty Foods and Alouette Den-tal Centre, Maple Ridge Square

with a Shoppers Drug Mart and Valley Fair Mall with banking options and a liquor store. Nearby schools include private, secondary and elementary education op-tions, restaurants range from bars and grills to coffee shops, outdoor adventures include golf courses and parks, while local indoor activities range from the Maple Ridge Museum, a public library, the ACT Arts Centre, Chances Casino and many others.

“We are located just minutes from Kwanaka Creek Regional Park and are also a 5-minute drive from the Westcoast express station, if you need to commute to Vancouver, and 10 minutes

from the Golden Ears Bridge,” says marketing and sales manager, Vanessa Isler.

A matter of fact, Isler says that “enviable location” is among the Top 3 features of Maple Heights.

The others include, contempo-rary finishes like shaker or flat panel cabinetry and quartz coun-tertops throughout (bathrooms and kitchen), as well as stainless steel gas appliances, and the fact that the new, family friendly com-munity is built by StreetSide, a Qualico company.

“Homeowners can be assured that we as a company have been around for 65 years and aren’t go-ing anywhere,” says Isler.

All of the townhomes are three-bedrooms, starting from $330, including net GST.

There is a choice of two inte-rior colour schemes by Occupy Design., - all homes come with powder rooms on the main floor and 9ft ceilings, with the optional upgrade of a cozy electric fire-place in the living room.

Maple Heights offers the kind of

freedom and security that comes from finding a place with plenty of room to grow, play, move and roam. From big open spaces and lush habitats to explore, including Alouette Lake or a huge array of hiking trails, along with camping, boating and fishing – the laid-back and friendly charm of the area is a reminder that finding a dream home and location in one shouldn’t be compromised.

While taking in the scenic mountains on a Sunday morn-ing, enjoying a picnic by a nearby lake, exploring the abundance of waterfalls and creeks, or strolling to the one of the nearby stores for a bottle of wine to entertain guests in your contemporary town home, the opportunity for a great life at Maple Heights is there, it’s up to you to decide what to do with it.

The sales centre is located at #104 – 11305 240 Street, Maple Ridge (240th and Kanaka Way). Grand opening is Saturday April 11 at noon!

Charming new townhome community designed for the way you really want to liveAn escape from the ordinary townhome in a beauti-ful new area of Maple Ridge – that is Maple Heights in a nutshell. The unique master-planned community is nestled amongst trees, lush habitats and a natural set-ting, offering homeowners all the urban conveniences they rely on without compromising the greenery of a lovely landscaped setting.

Welcome to Maple Heights — a unique master-planned community gently nestled amongst the trees. Bordering nearby Kanaka Creek Regional Park and adjacent to walking trails and Rainbow Creek, Maple Heights is a distinctive collection of nature-centric homes where greenery is all around you.

Choose from a lovely collection of three bedroom townhomes on 2 or 3 levels that come complete with attached garages and beautifully planted front and back yards.

Your new townhome at Maple Heights is close to amenities and restaurants as well as schools, shopping and only 5 minutes to the Westcoast Express.

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PRIME WEST SIDE12091 Irving St., Maple Ridge

4 level split in NW Maple Ridge location, on no thru street with lots of updates & private backyard! Over 2700 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, massive rec rm, remodeled kitchen & sunken family rm w/direct access via sliders to the backyard & sundeck. Backyard features tiered deck & privacy hedges.

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Updated Westside townhome in small, adult oriented 45 + complex. End unit features house sized living room and dining areas, granite counters and undermount sink in kitchen, gas f/p, big Mbdrm w/ WI closet and ensuite w/ soaker tub, fully fenced, private backyard. A must see!

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MILLION DOLLAR VIEW10649 - 249 St, Thornhill

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#68 13819 232nd St., Maple RidgeGorgeous townhome, almost 1400 sqft in Silver Valley. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, chef’s kitchen w/ granite counters, tile backsplash, stainless appliances and huge island! Laminate fl oors, massive double tandem garage with extra room for storage! SILVER VALLEY!!

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22930 Abernethy Lane, Maple Ridge ANOTHER HOT NEW LISTING! 3 bdrm rancher with 2 car garage + dedicated RV parking close to town but not too close! Professional 20' x 20' addition above garage with kitchenette makes incredible offi ce or games room. Newer roof. Approx 1700 sqft total.

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24038 109A Ave., Maple Ridge Squeaky clean basement entry on quiet cul-de-sac with greenbelt across the street. 1500+ sqft up + 2 bedroom suite down. Bright plan with vaulted living rm. 2 car garage and plenty of parking. First showings this weekend. Be quick!!

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10792 Erskine St., Maple Ridge 5150 sqft lot. Just 4 years young with balance New Home Warranty. Now features custom millwork & awesome fi nished basement with scraped wood laminate fl ooring & feature walls in real brick. Bigger fenced yard than most with lane access.

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STUNNING DUPLEX#6 22865 Telosky Ave., Maple Ridge Windsong! Like new inside with vaulted ceilings, granite kitchen and fabulous master suite. Easy street access - like a house, plus double garage and more. Huge 6'4" crawlspace - storage galore! Easy strata living without that "closed in" feeling!

BEST BUY CENTRAL CONDO#226 12170 222 St., Maple Ridge

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UPLANDS IN MAPLE CREST10718 247A St. Maple Ridge

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Wow! Impressive 2 storey with full unfi nished basement on quiet low traffi c street. X-LARGE FENCED BACK YARD! 3 bedrooms + family rm up. Vaulted ceilings & extra windows make this plan bright. Approx 3400 sqft total. Great house and location!

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DETACHED GARAGE!10731 240th St., Maple Ridge

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Fantastic 2 storey w/bsmt home, over 3000 sqft, 5 bdrms, 4 baths. Main fl oor features great rm feel, big, open chef's kitchen w/maple cabinets and large island, formal dining area & living rm. 3 large bdrms, 2 bdrms and living area in bsmt. Fenced yard & detached double garage with lane access!

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Wonderful bsmt entry home on 2.2 acres of total privacy in West Mission. Lots of updates include newer fl ooring, newer vinyl windows, metal roof, drilled well. Beautiful acreage includes big established garden with oodles of fruits and veggies, big garden shed & green house.

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JEWEL IN THE VALLEY!35548 Cathedral Crt, Abbotsford

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$609,900TOO NEW FOR MLS#12245 205B St., Maple Ridge

Custom rancher with loft in prime Westside location. Approximately 1750 sqft, 3 brdrooms, 2/5 baths + rec room. Big layout, gas fi replace, jacuzzi soaker tub, walk-in shower, big double garage. Low maintenance backyard, room for RV parking and central A/C. All within walking distance to everything!

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38-11355 236th St., Maple RidgeBeautifully upgraded townhome in Robertson Ridge, close to everything and only a minute from Kanaka Creek Elementary! Features 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths. Upgrades include newer laminate fl ooring, light fi xtures, upgraded kitchen cabinets, newer carpeting, stainless appliances. Be quick!

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MEADOWS HIGHLANDS!#39 19665 Poplar Dr., Pitt Meadows Manufactured home in Meadow Highlands, Pitt Meadows. Close to everything. Approximately 900 sqft, features updated laminate fl ooring, big, fl exible layout, big living rm, full bath w/soaker tub, large master bdrm. Big covered deck, fenced, private backyard. PLUS INDOOR POOL!

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ROBERT MCDONALD PHOTOThe Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils defeated the Centennial Centaurs 5-0 in AAA girls’ high school soccer action Wednesday night.

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Ravens, Kodiaks also at the top of tight standingsGary McKennaThe Tri-CiTy News

It is still early in the AAA girls high school soccer season, but Coquitlam’s Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils are already showing signs that they could be con-tenders at this year’s provincial championships.

The club has jumped out to an early division lead with two-straight regular season wins and have won seven in a row when exhibition tournament play is taken into account. Best has also had impressive goals for totals, finding the back of the net 33 times in sevens games, while only allowing one goal against.

On Wednesday night, the team added another notch in the win column with a 5-0 rout over Coquitlam’s Centennial Centaurs.

“We were pleased to come away with a sound victory,” said Alfonso Napoletano, the coach of the Blue Devils. “We were a bit concerned before the game, as we were missing 10 players and had to play the game with no subs,” he said.

Larry Moro, coach of the Centennial Centaurs, said his team gave up a few changes to the Blue Devils and allowed them to take the early lead.

After that, the Cents were chasing offensively, which made them vulnerable in their own end, he added.

“We shot ourselves in the foot,” he said.

Best was scheduled to take on Port Moody’s Heritage

Woods Kodiaks on Thursday night for first-place in the divi-sion. The game was expected to take place after The Tri-City News’ deadline.

The Kodiaks are also off to a good start so far this year, notching wins in both of their regular season matches, in-cluding a 3-1 victory over the Riverside Rapids Wednesday night.

“The girls are starting to play well together,” said Julie French, a coach with the Kodiaks. “Combined with their high skill level, we expect a strong season from the team.”

The Kodiaks controlled the play for most of the game Wednesday, only giving up one goal in the win.

Despite dropping the first two games of the regular season, Rapids coach Kenny Jamieson said the club is still confident that it can meet its goal of getting into the Fraser Valley play downs this year.

The first two games were against some tough com-petition — Charles Best and Heritage Woods — and Jamieson noted that his team played well at the Guildford Park Start Up tournament, where they lost to Best in the finals.

“I do feel that if we have our full squad and everyone is healthy that we can definitely be a team to compete with in the Fraser Valley,” he said. “I know both coaches would love to see this group of girls have some success.”

Also on Wednesday night, the Terry Fox Ravens defeated the Gleneagle Talons 3-1. Terry Fox is currently in third place in the league by way of their goal differential with a 2-0 record.

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The Simon Fraser University Clan golf team continued its impressive start to the season this week when the club took fifth place at the Mustang Intercollegiate at the Palm Valley Golf Club in Arizona.

Coquitlam golfer Kevin Vigna carded a 69 in the final round, after shooting a 76 in

the opener and a 72 in the second round to finish the tournament +1. The score was good enough for 13th overall at the tournament.

But it was SFU swinger Chris Crisologo who helped the Clan hang on to fifth place at the Arizona event.

He also carded a 69 in the final round to post a three-

under-par total of 213, finish-ing eighth overall, four shots behind individual winter Harry Wetton of Western New Mexico, to lead the SFU golf team. He was one of nine golfers to finish the tourna-ment under par.

Clan teammates Bret Thompson and John Mlikotic also played in the tourna-

ment. Thompson posted a 73-80-73 to finish in 46th place, while Mlikotic went 72-83-73 to finish 57th.

The team is now gearing up for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships in Idaho on April 20.


Clan golfers take 8th in Ariz.SFU GOLF

Best’s Blue Devils have strong start to season


ROAD RIDE • POCO TRAIL RIDE • KIDS RACE

For Port Moody’s Katrina Voss, the Whistler Cup is hal-lowed grounds.

The annual event includes skiers from around the world and has featured some of the greats of the sport. Lindsey Vonn, Christof Innerhofer and Julia Mancuso are just some of the athletes that have taken part in the competition, and last weekend, Voss added her name to the list.

Many of Canada’s top com-petitors have also raced dur-ing the Whistler Cup’s 23-year history, including Marielle Thompson, Kelsey Serwa, Jan Hudec, Erik Guay, Robbie Dixon, Britt and Michael Janyk and Manuel Osborne-Paradis.

The skier, who is a member of the Hemlock Ski Team as a junior under-16 racer, finished 31 out of 76 athletes from around the world in Sunday’s two-run slalom race.

Voss competed in three races over the weekend.

The first was a super G speed event, where she fin-ished 68th, before moving up to 53 out of 76 racers with a top speed of 57 km/h. In the second race, the giant slalom, Voss was solid, playing 45th overall in the first heat, mov-ing up 22 spots from her start-

ing position in 67. But it was the slalom where

the young skier had her best showing.

“She laid down the 28th fastest second run time of all racers to finish the race in 31st place,” said head coach Kelly Blair, “up an amazing 37 placers higher than her start position. This was a great day for Katrina.”

The race marked a high-point in a difficult season for Voss.

Hemlock Resort, where she normally trains, has been shut down for most of the year due to a lack of snow.

This has made it difficult for the developing athlete to get on the slopes, and she has spent a lot of weekends driv-ing around the region looking for places to ski.


SUBMITTED PHOTOPort Moody’s Katrina Voss finished 31 out of 76 during the slalom race at the Whistler Cup this week-end. The event is an important challenge for young skiers, with athletes like Lindsay Vonn and Julia Mancuso having competed during the cup’s 23-year history.

Voss is the boss at annual Whistler Cup

ON THE SLOPES

SUBMITTED PHOTOKatrina Voss at the Whistler Cup.

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Serving B.C. families since 1961.

Convenient location.

Sensibly priced funeralsKeith Louw, Funeral DirectorSensibly priced funerals

“ We provide care, respect and dignity in your time of need”

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BURKEVIEW CHAPEL

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Special Education Assistant

Heritage Christian On l ine Schoo l

Position: Special Education Assistant (Part-time & On Call)

Location: various positions available throughout British Columbia

Heritage Christian School is seeking part-time and on-call SEA’s. SEA certification is preferred (or equivalent). Experience working with special needs students in a home schooling setting would be an asset. Successful candidates will fully support and agree with the organization’s Statement of Faith. This is a self-employed contract position.

Interested candidates should submit their application via our online application system by visiting http://www.schoolmail.ca/ to submit your application.

For more information pleas visit our website http://schoolmail.ca/

MECHANICVancouver International Airport (YVR)

Globe GroundFuel Services

About Us: Swissport International Ltd. is the leading Ground Services Provider to the aviation industry.

Job Summary: To service, maintain and keep in good working

which include weekends.

Job Responsibilities:

Hold and maintain a valid B.C. driver’s license & the ability to

Starting wage $31.50/hr

Please send resume: [email protected] orFax: 604.207.9941 or apply online: www.swissport.com

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

21 COMING EVENTS

.Kerrisdale Antiques Fair. April 18 & 19th. 10am-5pm. Kerrisdale Arena 5670 East Blvd. Vanc. Adm $7.

CHILDREN

98 PRE-SCHOOLS

WHITE SWAN MONTESSORIEducation Centre

Preschool & Kindergarten

NOW REGISTERINGFOR SEPTEMBER 2015

800 Egmont Ave.(off Robinson, off Como Lake)

at MILLER PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL, COQUITLAM.

QUALIFIED CARING STAFFWarm Nurturing Environment.2, 3, 5 Day Progams, AM & PM

All Day Montessori Program incl; Language - Math - Science

- French - Music and Much More!NOW REGISTERING

604-931-SWAN (7926)

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

EXPANDING INTOThe Tri-Cities!

Includes Training...Call Dave for a Presentation

778.996.0369www.bc.abuyerschoice.com

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES


114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

DRIVERS WANTEDAZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 w/ Airbrake

• Guaranteed 40hr. WorkWeek & Overtime

• Paid Travel & Lodging• Meal Allowance

• 4 Weeks Vacation• Excellent Benefi ts Package

Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.Apply at:www.sperryrail.com,

careers & then choosethe FastTRACK Application.

HIGHWAYOWNER OPERATORS

$3500 SIGNING BONUSVan Kam’s group of compa-nies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experi-ence/training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent

employee benefi ts package.To join our team of profession-al drivers, email a detailed re-sume, current driver’s abstract and details of your truck to:

[email protected] orCall 604-968-5488 or

Fax: 604-587-9889Only those of interest

will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed toEmployment Equity and

Environmental Responsibility.


DREAMING of a new career?Look in bcclassified.com’s

Class 109 Career Opportunities!Why not make your dream a reality?


115 EDUCATION

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.

NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

124 FARM WORKERS

AUJLAS’ FARMS LTDFARM LABOURERS required

5 or 6 Days/Week40 or 50 Hours/Week

$10.49/HourHorticultural work such as:

Planting, pruning, spacing andharvesting the crop.

Employment starts early June /15Submit your application to:

Phone: 604-465-8153or by Fax:604-465-9340 or

by mail:12554 Woolridge Rd., Pitt Meadows, B.C. V3Y 1Z1

130 HELP WANTED

COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY in PoCo requires FT inside workers, M-F, 8am to 430pm, $11.45 to start plus benefi ts. Apply in person at 205-1515 Broadway Street PoCo



130 HELP WANTED

ADULT CARRIERWith reliable car required to

deliver The TriCity News door-to-door to households

in the Tri-City areaWednesday & Friday.

Call 604-472-3040

COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY in PoCo requires part-time inside workers, M-F, 10am-2pm, $11.45 per hour to start. Apply in person 205-1515 Broadway Street PoCo

CONSTRUCTION SITEIn your NEIGHBOURHOOD

Req: Carpenters, HelpersLabourers, CSO’s/OFA’s

TCP’s, Cleaners $11-28/hrWork Today, Daily or Weekly Pay

Apply 9AM to 2PM at:118 – 713 Columbia Street

New West 604.522.4900

• Dishwasher• Housekeeper

Required Part-Time for Astoria Retirement Residence, Coquitlam B.C. Dishwasher starting wage $13/hr. & Housekeeper starting wage $15/hr. Opportunity for Benefi ts. Must have fl exible schedules & love working with seniors.

Please fax resume:604-944-2344 or email:Astoria.Concierge@

theroyale.ca

MECHANIC WANTEDSmall engine, outboard. Experience required, full time, excellent Wage benefi ts. ShopRite Marine and Out-door. est.1956. Port McNeill, BC.Resume to [email protected]



130 HELP WANTED

FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certifi cation? Get Certifi ed, 604-575-3944

Landscaping Sales & Service Opportunities

Up To $400 CASH DailyF/T & P/T Outdoors. Spring /

Summer Work. SeekingHonest, Hard Working Staff.

www.PropertyStarsJobs.com

110 CAREER SERVICES/JOB SEARCH

115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTED

.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certifi ed & experienced. Union wages & benefi ts. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: [email protected]

PARTS MANAGER requiredat Comox Valley RV. Automo-tive or RV parts experience required. Email resume to [email protected]

110 CAREER SERVICES/JOB SEARCH

115 EDUCATION

INDEX IN BRIEFFAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS ............... 1-8

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ... 9-57

TRAVEL............................................. 61-76

CHILDREN ........................................ 80-98

EMPLOYMENT ............................. 102-198

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

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

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

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

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

AUTOMOTIVE .............................. 804-862

MARINE ....................................... 903-920

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130 HELP WANTED

CARRIERS NEEDEDThe following routes are now availableto deliver the News in the TriCity area:

607190-149 April Rd2-50 Bedingfi eld St100-108 Roe Dr (even)1-19 Symmes Bay

6082201-241 Parkside Dr1-74 Wilkes Creek Dr

8224430 Decaire St445 Schoolhouse St1324-1423 Charland Ave1500-1551 Dansey Ave

86083248-3256 Mariner Way2840 Norman Ave991-1032 Ogden St1014-1031 Palmdale St1015-1028 Saddle St

86241028-1056 Bouy St2600 Dewdney Trunk Rd2555-2595 Passage Dr1044-1079 Spar Dr

86313002-3035 Ashbrook Pl2951-2975 Como Lake Ave (odd)802-814 Greene St (even)820-856 Irvine St (even)3001-3028 Maplebrook Pl2988-2998 Marcellin PL

87591221 Coast Meridian Rd3380-3455 Darwin Ave1225-1248 Holtby St1239 Soball St3403-3465 Victoria Dr (odd)3388-3476 Wilkie Ave

87901266-1299 Creekstone Terr1266-1319 Hollybrook St3336-3361 Leston Ave3347-3361 Mason Ave (odd)1280-1311 Sadie Cres

87941423-1516 Dayton St3402-3428 Harper Rd (even)3425-3450 Horizon Dr1502-1510 Shoreview Pl

90082335-2496 Begbie Terr926-974 Captain Crt909-993 Citadel Dr2314-2453 Colonial Dr922-982 Moody Crt

90171221-1286 Gateway Pl2309-2438 Kensington Cres1215-1266 Kensington Pl1217-1265 Knights Crt2306-2378 Nottingham Pl

90101015-1197 Fraserview St2012-2060 Leggat Pl2025-2056 Poel Pl1014-1181 Yarmouth St

90232701-2717 Anvil Green738-788 Cannon Green2609-2698 Fortress Crt2603-2698 Fortress Dr806-868 Musket Terr

90652106-2157 Anita Dr2103-2166 Audrey Dr1468-1582 Celeste Cres (even)1602-1616 Eastern Dr (even)2101-2126 Elspeth Pl1618-1640 Western Dr (even)

91103511-3550 Carlisle St3527-3564 Graham St3600-3675 Hughes Pl2302-2416 Patricia Ave (even)2377-2441 Scott Pl3520-3550 Stevenson St

98961486 Johnson St

Other routes not listed may be avail. Please call to enquire.If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please callCirculation @ 604-472-3042and quote the route number.


134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

CARETAKER needed for a 15 unit motel in Delta. Free accommoda-tion plus income included in the package. This position is ideal for retired couple looking to keep busy while enjoying some income. For more information Call (604) 943-2632.

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

RATES & AUDIT CLERKWe have an opening for a Rates & Audit Clerk in our Pricing department. This position will conduct rate audits of existing billings and prepare online and telephone rates/quotes from customers. It will also provide minor customer service overfl ow support when required. In addi-tion, this position will relieve the afternoon shift for fi ve (5) to six (6) weeks a year as well as covering any sick leave.

Related experience rating within the transportation/freight industry and an excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written, is required. Appli-cants must be self-motivated, good at problem solving, detailed oriented and profi cient in Micro-soft word and excel. Above aver-age key board skills, excellent telephone manner and a strong customer service attitude are essential. Individuals with AS400 experience will be given prefer-ence.

Interested candidates should send an updated resume and cover letter to:

[email protected] or fax: 604-587-9889

Van-Kam is committed toEmployment Equity and

Environmental Responsibility.

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

CABINETMAKERS, Experienced;Required for Commercial Millwork company in Port Coquitlam. Must be reliable, able to read blueprints and have own vehicle. Minimum 5 years experience in Commercial Millwork including reception desks and wall paneling. Please call 604-464-6813 or fax 604-464-5871

PERSONAL SERVICES

Piano Drums Guitar Abacus English Ukulele Group lessons WWW.THEMUSICCENTRE.CA

PERSONAL SERVICES

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

Specializing in Private Events!We Come To You! Doing It All,

From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals

• Weddings • B-B-Ques• Birthdays • AnniversariesUnique Taste, Unique Menus...

Gourmet, Customized MenusTailored To Your Function...

Kristy [email protected]

or Visit us at: www.threescompanycatering.ca

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

INCOME TAX. TAJ DAMJI604-781-0315. Pickup delivery in Tri City Free. Singles $45 Couples $80. No limit on number of slips.

130 HELP WANTED


203 ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

TAX RETURNS

Current and overdue Over 15yrs exp.

Starting at $50.00 per return Free check-up of last year return

MAREK & JOANNA BRAGIEL Tri-City Business Centre 3rd fl r 2300-2850 Shaughnessy St.

604-338-2513

206 APPLIANCE REPAIRS

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed

236 CLEANING SERVICES

MAIDS R’ USBEST CLEANERS

AROUND GUARANTEED!Residential & Commercial

Weekly, Bi-Monthly- Best Rates!

Since 1985 604-808-0212

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETENO JOB TOO SMALL

Serving Lower Mainland 25 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish

*Granite & Interlocking Block Walls *Stairs *Driveways *Exposed

Aggregate *Stamped Concrete.*Interlocking Bricks *Sod Placement

EXCELLENT REF’S -WCB InsuredLeo: 604-657-2375 / 604-462-8620

STAMPED CONCRETE

FPatios FPool Decks FSidewalksFDriveways FFormingFFinishing FRe & Re

30yrs exp. Quality workmanshipFully Insured

crossroadsstampedconcrete.com

Erin 604 - 354 -0596

WESTWOOD CONCRETE

★ Stamped Concrete★ Forming★ Patios, Pools & Decks★ Removal / Repairs★ Custom Design★ Bobcat & Mini Excavator

Free Estimates 604-813-6949

130 HELP WANTED

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242 CONCRETE & PLACING

UNIQUE CONCRETEDESIGN

F All types of concrete work FF Re & Re F Forming F Site prepFDriveways FExposed FStamped

F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

260 ELECTRICAL

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

Low Cost. Same Day. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

PEDRO’S Contracting & Drainage. Landscaping, Water Lines &

Cement work. Call 604-468-2919.

269 FENCING

1-A1 BRAR CEDAR FENCING,chain link & landscaping. Block retaining wall. Reasonable rates. Harry 604-719-1212, 604-306-1714

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORSNew fl oor inst. & fi nishing. Refi n. Repairs, Staining. Free Est. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-468-4117.


281 GARDENINGGIN GARDENER - Landscaping,

Garden Care, Power Raking, Trimming & Paving Stones.

20 Yrs Exp. Reasonable Rates 604-781-1953 or 604-725-5561

Prompt Delivery Available7 Days / Week

Meadows LandscapeSupply Ltd.

✶ Bark Mulch✶ Lawn & Garden Soil

✶ Drain Gravel ✶ Lava Rock✶ River Rock ✶Pea Gravel

(604)465-1311meadowslandscapesupply.com

WE BUILD YOUR Veggie Garden!we design, build, and plant. You can enjoy the bounty! ALSO: weed-ing, leaf and yard cleanup. 778-953-1987, [email protected]

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT A+ Rating with BB Bureau

•Lawn Cuts/Trim •Aerating •Leaf Cleanup •Power Rake •Hedge & Shrub Trimming

•Pruning Trees •23 yrs. exp. •Insured •Free Estimates

Brad 778-552-3900MARK’S LAWN CARE & HANDYMAN SERVICES.

Friendly Service. Free Estimates. Insured. 604-308-8073

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281 GARDENING

GREEN & CLEAN* Full Lawn Service* Power Washing *Painting* Gutter Cleaning * Roof Replacement* (asphalt, cedar, torch on)Call Dwight 604-721-1747

CLEAN UPS Hedge Trim S Lawn Cuts

S Tree PruningYard Maintenance

Insured S Guaranteed John 778-867-8785

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTSGutter Cleaning & Repairs. (Res. & Strata). Prompt Service. Window

Cleaning & Pressure Washing. Grants Home Maint 604-936-2808.

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Residential & Commercial“Award Winning Renovations”

32 Years of Experience

[email protected]

RENO &REPAIR

NO JOB TOO SMALL!Renovations/Repairs/Building

S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical

www.jnlreno.comShane 604-690-7565

“Family Owned & Operatedin the Tri-Cities”

TOTAL RENOVATIONSRepair, Replace, Remodel...

SPECIALIZING IN• Basement Suites • Kitchens

• Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting

• Drywall • Much MoreSince 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

VECTOR RENO’S Specializing in all interior & exterior

home renovations & additions Call 604-690-3327

Central Creek Construction Refi nish & Sand Hardwood & New

Floors, Kitchens & Bathrooms, Build Decks, Painting & Crown Mouldings. Fencing. 28 yrs exp.

604-773-7811 / 604-432-1857 WCB [email protected]

HANDYMAN CONNECTIONHANDYMAN CONNECTIONHandyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations - Repairs - 604.878.5232

A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing,

reroofi ng. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

CONCRETE FORMING,FRAMING & SIDING.

604.218.3064

288 HOME REPAIRS

If I can’t do it

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

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294 IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER

.Allner Landscaping

300 LANDSCAPING

D Garden Blend SoilD Lawn Blend SoilD Custom Blends avail.D Composted Mushroom Manure NO Wood byproducts used

When QUALITY Mattersall soils are tested for Optimum

growing requirements.

17607 Ford RoadPitt Meadows

PICK-UP ...... or .... DELIVERY

604-465-3189

317 MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶SBroken Concrete RocksS

$25.00 Per Metric TonSMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS

$25.00 Per Metric TonGrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

$59.00 Per TonMeadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320 MOVING & STORAGE

MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men

BIG OR SMALL MOVESStart $45/hr ~ All size trucks

Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca604 - 720 - 2009

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPINGAcross the street - across the world

Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-5 ton truck, 2 men fr $45. Seniors Discount. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576

AFFORDABLE MOVINGwww.affordablemoversbc.com

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks

Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree Estimate/Senior DiscountResidential~Commercial~PianosLOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299

2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring.

NORTHSTARS PAINTINGwww.northstars-painting.com

Master Painters at Students Rates.We will BEAT any Qualifi ed Quotes.

778.245.9069


329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Pay-Less Pro PaintingSpring EXT/INT SPECIAL

LOOK for our YARD SIGNS D Free estimates D Insured

Licensed D ReferencesResidential D Pressure Washing

Serving Tri City 35 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days

www.paylesspropainting.comScott 604-891-9967

PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD - Est. 1989

✓ F WCB, Insured, Licensed ✓ F Free Estimates ✓ F Many References ✓ F All Types of Painting

B.J. (Brad) Curtis B.A.

Ph: 604-942-4383www.pro-accpainting.com

BESTWAY PAINTINGBenjamin Moore Accredited

Spring Special$150 OFF Interior Painting

$250 OFF Exterior Paintingfor all early bookings.

Drywall Repairs. WorkSafe. Fully Insured. 15 Yrs exp.

Free Estimates, Call John,778-881-6737

NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

Robert J. O’Brien

604-728-5643

A-1 EXTERIOR/ INTERIOR. Quality job, Senior rates, Free est, residen-tial, commercial. Refs. 20 Yrs exp. No job too small.Call 778-980-0717

338 PLUMBING

BRO MARV PLUMBING Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More

Call Aman: 778-895-2005

FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATINGH/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. 604-380-2932

341 PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHING since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FIVE STAR ROOFINGAll kinds of re-roofi ng & repairs.

Free est. Reasonable rates.778-998-7505 or 604-961-7505

Roofi ng Experts. 778-230-5717Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

PATRICK’S RUBBISH REMOVAL*Landscape *Trimming *Yard Clean

*Const. Clean. *ANYTHING!!! 1 Ton Truck. Call Patrick for Prompt Quality Service @ 604-808-1652.

EXTRA CHEAPJUNK / RUBBISH REMOVAL

Almost for free! (778)997-5757


356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

. FREE Scrap Metal Removal. .FREE Scrap metal removal. Appls, BBQS, exercise equip, cars, etc. 604-572-3733 ww.tkhaulaway.com

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

SAND & GRAVEL SALESAll types of sand & gravel

604-560-9255

bythebay.com

372 SUNDECKS

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

373B TILING

COMPLETE TILE INSTALLATION & SERVICE, 36 Yrs exp. Call Frank for a free estimate (604)816-1664

374 TREE SERVICES

.give and take tree service 778.872.8406

ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899


374 TREE SERVICES

Your Tree ServiceFor Honest Prices& Quality Work

Call Scott at604-618-0333

Certifi edArborist

Free Estimates *Fully Insured

PETS

477 PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

COCKAPOO-POO PUPPIESVet checked. Non-shedding. $600.

604-381-4809 or 604-785-4809

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

PITTBULL pups, born Feb 24th. Blue/blue brindle. Gotti/razors edge.

$850-$1250. 604-765-0453

SIBERIAN HUSKY, male, needs a good home. Fenced yard a must. Ph: (604)866-2934 (Langley)

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

506 APPLIANCES

POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*StoveUp to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.

551 GARAGE SALES

CoquitlamMOVING SALE April 11 & 18 1pm - 4pm

Everything must go.

1697 Eden Ave Rain or shine

REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

Creekside Villa! 45+ Aldergrove 2BR/2BA T/house, 9’ ceilings; f/p; Clean/Quiet; Pet OK ~ $299,500 604-856-2955 or 778-878-1222

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES BC• All Prices • All Situations •

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604-657-9422

630 LOTS

SURREY: Lot for sale by owner. 9100 sf lot. 70 x 130. Ready to build new home. 12344 - 96 Ave. Surrey. Asking $375,000obo. 778-881-4717

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Coquitlam: Clean, quiet apt blk.

Suites to rent. Sorry no pets.

Family owned & operated for 40 yrs.

(604)936-5755

PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm apt $845 Quiet family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Derek Manor2048 Manning Ave.

Port Coquitlam 604-941-5452; 604-944-7889

Impeccably Clean!

Good Apartment SizesHeat SH/W S Parking 1 Bedroom Available

$810/mo. No Pets Ref’s & Credit check req’d

MAPLE RIDGE

1 & 2 Bdrms available $840/mo & $940/mo

Great LocationQueen Anne Apts.* Renovated Suites *

*Large *Clean *Very QuietIncludes: Heat, Hot Water

and HydroNear Shopping & Amenities.

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT

604-463-2236 604-463-7450

12186-224 St, Maple RidgeCertifi ed Crime Free Buildings

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

PORT COQUITLAM 775-3000sqft. Ground fl oor commercial space. Offi ce / retail / service type busi-ness. Facing onto city park. 2 blks from Lougheed/ Shaughnessy inter-section. Call 604-464-3550.

Westwood Corporate Centre2963 Glen Drive

~ 4 story offi ce building ~ In the heart of Coquitlam Centre surrounded by residential high rises, commercial business &

Coquitlam shopping mall. 700sf-5000sf large offi ce space

Additional info......604-944-2963

736 HOMES FOR RENT

SOUTH SURREYEXECUTIVE

Fully Furnished & Equippedor Unfurnished Based on

Your Needs.

Short Term orLong term!Hotel Living

Like New Townhouse. Only 3 years old. Immaculate Deluxe, 2 bdrm. + Rec. Room/Offi ce + 2 Full Bath T/House. Flr. to ceiling storage + storage rm. in garage. 6 s/s appli. d/w, w/d, Garburator. Crown Mouldings, 9ft. ceilings, H/W laminate fl ooring and slate tile. Gas F/P & Alarm. 1 car garage parking. Covered patio lower & outdoor patio upper. Amenities room incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Walk to Morgan Heights shopping.NO Smoking inside & NO Pets!

$2050/mo. or negotiableAvailable NOW or April 15.

604.488.9161

RENTALS

749 STORAGE

Pitt Meadows Marina14179 Reichenback Rd

Moorage RentalYear or Semi-annual

Outdoor Storage Available Starting

At $30/month for Boats, RV’s, Cars, Trucks &

Trailers Launch Ramp with 3 lines and

ample parking for tracks and trailers Onsite Manager

604.465.7713

750 SUITES, LOWER

PORT COQUITLAM 1 bdrm ground level suite, walk to all amens. Avail May 1st. $775 +utils. 604-454-4761.

752 TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1108/mo - $1211/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

PORT COQUITLAM; 2 Bdrm town-house, $905. Quiet family complex, no pets. 604-464-0034.

TRANSPORTATION

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1985 DODGE CONVERTIBLE, au-to, 2door, 87,000K garage kept, good cond. $3500. 604-830-0204

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2005 TOYOTA ECHOhatch back, auto, A/C,new tires, good cond. $2500. 604-465-2391.

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL

ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

604.683.2200

THE following vehicles have been seized and will be sold or disposedof on/or after April 22, 2015 in Port Coquitlam to recover debt of Bill Huskey of $23,000 + costs of stor-age/seizure/sale: 1964 Chevrolet vin D4C144S182951, 1986 Porsche vin WPOAAO950GN154236

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50¢ to $300OVER 30,000 ITEMS

• Home Decor • Garden Ware • Pet Supplies • Pottery & Glass • Electronics • Jewelry & Accessories • Cosmetics • Flowers & Plants • Giftware • Toys • Party Supplies • Housewares

• Fashion • Crafts • Stationary • Lamps • Small Furniture... WE HAVE IT ALL!

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$2.99/ea

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MOTHER’S DAY IS SUNDAY MAY 10TH

30HOURS:

Mon. to Wed. 9:30am - 7pm Sat. 9:30am - 7pm

Thurs./Fri. 9:30am - 9pmSun. 10am - 5pm

The Tri-City News, April 10, 2015

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