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What will the City of PortMoody look like in 20years?

The face of Port Moody haschanged considerably sincethe city drafted its last officialcommunity plan (OCP), whichlaid out how land would beused in the future and wherethe city would grow. Since2001, the city has grown toinclude 10,125 dwelling unitsfrom 8,540 — an 18.5-per-centincrease that overshadows othercities in Metro Vancouver.

Almost a decade later, thecity is encouraging residentsto provide last-minute inputon the new OCP before makingfinal changes to be approvedby council in either late Mayor early June, when it will bereviewed by Metro Vancouverofficials this summer.

There’s a marked shift in theplanning document from previ-ous years, in that the OCP notonly calls for zero to minimalgrowth — since the city madesuch strides in densifying con-struction during the last decade— but shines a spotlight onthe increased need for housingaffordability.

Port Moody policy planner Mary De Paoli said thecity conducted an affordable housing strategy in2009 as part of the OCP review, to talk to residentsabout the cost of housing — which had been top ofmind for some.

“A lot of longtime Port Moodyresidents whose children have grownup here, they were sad in manyways, because their children thathave their own families are unable topurchase housing here and in someways maintain the same kind of life-style they had growing up,” De Paolisaid. “That made them sad that theirchildren or grandchildren couldn’tbe close by or had to go out eastwhere prices were more reasonable,or maybe had to seek a different typeof housing form.”

The plan notes that Port Moodywas partially feeling the net effect experiencedthroughout Metro Vancouver, which has become“the country’s most expensive place to buy or renthousing, compared to all other urban areas.”

While it’s impossible to predict the future of themarket, the plan assumed housing price increaseswould continue due to B.C.’s strong economy,migration and shortage of land. This could resultin people who would normally buy choosing to rentinstead, leading to low rental vacancy rates — ademand that could translate into high rents.

Households at the lower end of the income spec-trum are most affected by these factors, the planfound. While Port Moody residents are typically bet-

ter off than Metro Vancouver residents as a whole,the 2006 census indicates that 22 per cent of owners(1,760 households) and 27 per cent of renters inthe city spent more than 30 per cent of their grossincome on shelter. Of these people, 425 owners (25per cent) and 485 renters (85 per cent) were spend-

ing at least half of their pre-taxincome on housing.

Those numbers are significant,the OCP explains, because the 50-per-cent mark is the level at whichfamilies are considered in corehousing need and at risk of home-lessness. Since 2001, those figureshave increased: that year only 365households, or four per cent, were atrisk of homelessness.

According to the 2006 census, 21per cent of Port Moody householdslive in rented housing — muchlower than the 35-per-cent averagein Metro Vancouver.

“In Port Moody we do have some stable rentalhousing, and we’re probably seeing more demandfor it now given how the market’s going and howmuch more difficult it is for people to buy their ownhome,” De Paoli said.

“Part of what came out of this study was the fearthat we would lose some of the rental stock that wedid have as the market continued to put pressureson what we did have for redevelopment, possibly asthese rental units get older.”

The city has 364 known secondary suites, andofficials estimate the actual number could be double— meaning 10 to 20 per cent of Port Moody single-family homes have a secondary suite.

To bridge the affordability divide, new develop-ment should build density into the city — but notnecessarily through additional condo tower projects,the kind of density that marked most of the 1990sand 2000s.

“In some ways we did hear they [residents] wantto see a little bit of a slowdown in growth,” De Paolisaid, adding that external forces have changed sincethe city created its last OCP and affordable housingstrategy.

“The market had changed significantly, and thehousing mix was changing a lot too in the city. Itwas a good opportunity to take stock of what kind ofhousing we did have, what some of the needs mightbe going into the future,” De Paoli said.

Developers won’t be bringing towers into theMoody Centre area anytime soon, but the city will bereviewing how to maintain the character and scale ofthe area, while offering a range of housing choices.

“That area is perhaps more in transition thanother residential areas, given the age of the housingstock,” De Paoli said.

For creative solutions, the city looked west toVancouver for backyard cottage concepts off lanes,also known as granny flats or mew housing.

“Laneway housing was something that wasalready on people’s minds because the discussionwas already taking place in Vancouver,” De Paolisaid. “The feedback was more related to how do weuse a form like laneway housing to encourage theretention of some of the existing residential hous-ing? Then we can add some additional density andperhaps provide mortgage helpers.”

Laneway housing is not a panacea, though.

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For many Port Moody residents, the city is already too expensive for their kids

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Port Moody already has a mix of housing types, but the city wants residents’ input on where to go from here.

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“A lot of longtimePort Moody residentswhose children havegrown up here … areunable to purchase

housing here.”Mary De PaoliCity of Port Moody

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De Paoli said Vancouver isworking through the growingpains of the new housing formas some residents jumped onboard — only to find servicingrequirements more expensivethan originally thought.

“We would have to ensurethere’s proper servicing andthat it’s in an area that’s safe,and that access is good,”De Paoli said of future PortMoody implementation.

“It’s also up to the individ-ual property owner to decideif this is something they wantto engage in. Some feedbackI’ve heard [is that] some prop-erty owners feel it may notbe an affordable option. Therent they’d have to chargewouldn’t necessarily make itaffordable, so that’s not neces-sarily the reason they woulddo it.”

So how to build new afford-able housing when it maynot seem, at first blush, to be

incredibly profitable?De Paoli said the city is

open to requiring affordablehousing as a condition of thesale of city land, exploring anaffordable housing land bank,encouraging partnershipsand offering density bonusesto developers willing to takeon creative and affordableprojects.

The OCP recommendsallowing for an increase upto 15 per cent for innovativeforms of housing or assistedliving. Co-housing is beingexplored as one of thoseforms. This housing typicallycomprises private homes withfull kitchens supplemented byextensive common facilities,creating an “intentional com-munity,” as De Paoli explainedit. While some operate undera co-operative structure,others are strata that alsooffer shared services likechildcare facilities.

“There’s a different inten-tion behind that, getting

people to interact more withtheir neighbours. It’s a phil-osophy in some ways, in thatit’s creating a kind of com-munity within that,” De Paolisaid.

“There’s economic andenvironmental benefits andthey share resources andspace and items. The policylooks at allowing the fullrange of housing opportun-ities and leaving that open sothat, as opportunities comeup, we’re able to facilitatethose.”

De Paoli said the city is stillaccepting input and feedbackon the OCP. To contribute,visit the city’s website at www.cityofportmoody.com and,under “Services,” click onthe section for the planningdepartment. Click the linkcalled “Official CommunityPlan — April 2010 Update,”then click on the blue hyper-link for the online commentform. Residents have untilMay 10 to respond.

“We’re hoping to get asmuch feedback as we can,” DePaoli said, “so we can tweakwhatever we need to and get itmoving forward.”

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City accepting OCP feedback until May 10

And as students learn about political andenvironmental issues, they reap the rewards ofthe hands-on project.

Ten-year-old Kylee Brown explained whythis lesson is meaningful to her class.

“It’s important so pesticides don’t go upinto the air and wreck theatmosphere,” she said. “Thepolar bears and penguins arestarving because of globalwarming.”

Classmate Shelby Ticehurstemphatically agreed.

“We’re trying to make pesti-cide-free weed killer and slugbait to save the environmentbecause we don’t want any ani-mals to die,” she said.

Melanie Osborne empha-sized the chain effect thatoccurs when pesticides and lit-ter enter the environment.

“It might go into the drain and then it goesinto the ocean,” she said. “Animals can eat it orit can go into the water and then fish could eatit, and then we might eat the fish.”

As their teacher, Sherle said the environ-ment has become a growing concern for her30 students, who also bring litterless lunchesto school.

“They just started a science unit on habitatsand communities, so it’s really meaningful for

them. They’re understanding how these pesti-cides and chemicals force wildlife out of theirhabitats and destroy the environment. They’reon to the idea,” Sherle said.

“This is an excellent project to be involvedwith. These are nine- and 10-year-olds makinga difference in their community, making smallchanges. Everybody has a chance to make a

change. What we need now isthe bigwig support.”

Ten-year-old AnthonyMorena hopes to find this sup-port at home and across thenation. He wants his dad toswitch to natural products,since he’s not allowed to playoutside after chemicals havebeen sprayed on the lawn.

“I’m thinking with this, itwould give us more time out-side to play stuff, and it wouldactually help the world so ourinsects in our grass won’t bekilled on it,” he said.

“The thing that I don’t like is, what if a birdcomes and eats the dead insect? It’s going toaffect them because that means they’ll diebecause pesticides were in that bug. So thechain keeps going on. The food chain getsaffected and all these different species getkilled off it. “So we’re going to try to helpthe environment and we’re going to try to dothings that create change. We’re going to try tomake a difference in our whole country.”

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Police are calling on adultsto properly supervise noviceboaters after a mishap twoweeks ago almost led to a 12-year-old boy drowning.

Vancouver police’s vessel,the R.G. McBeath, was patrol-ling the waters of Moody Inletwhen officers saw a small skiffwith a mast and sail sailing onthe south side of the inlet.

The officers noticed theskiff suddenly capsize, throw-ing the operator into thewater, and manoeuvred thepolice vessel into positionnext to the skiff.

They found a 12-year-oldboy clinging to the capsizedhull and pulled him aboard.He was checked for injuries,given dry clothes and broughtinto the pilot’s house to warmup. The boy told officers hisfather had been observinghim from shore, and theycontacted him by cellphone.He met his son at Reed PointMarina, where the boy waschecked over by paramedics

and cleared to go home.Port Moody

police Const.Bill Kim saidboaters shouldwear a prop-erly fitting flo-tation devicein additionto ensuringnovice boatershave adequatetraining and supervision.

“Police noted and were

concerned about the oversizedlifejacketthe boy waswearing atthe time ofthe rescue,”Kim said in apress release.“If it was notfor the quickactions ofpolice that

day, the outcome could havebeen dire.”

Police issue warning to boatersafter child rescued from inlet

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“The thing that I don’tlike is, what if a birdcomes and eats the

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Anthony MorenaParkland Student

“The outcome couldhave been dire.”

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Anti-HST campaigners gather thousands of signatures

In a week where the prov-ince moved to start collectingsome HST payments earlierthan expected, those fightingthe incoming tax have record-ed massive gains in their sig-nature-gathering campaign.

Port Coquitlam-based FightHST campaign organizerChris Delaney told The NOWWednesday that signaturetotals collected as of April 25had more than tripled com-pared to one week before.

“We have collected signa-tures for about 175,000 peoplenow across the province— it took off like a rocket lastweek,” he said. “And there’sprobably at least another30,000 to 40,000 comingdown the pipeline.”

The Fight HST campaignbegan in earnest in the Tri-Cities last Friday, when cam-paign organizers met in PortMoody to drum up supportand collect signatures.

“We had about 200 to 250people attend the meeting,which was pretty good con-sidering it was a Canucksplayoff game night. It was avery enthusiastic crowd andthere was strong support forus,” Delaney said, adding thatcanvassers collected about 500signatures.

The Fight HST camp has

until July 5 to collect thesignatures of 10 per cent ofregistered voters in each ofthe province’s 85 ridings,though the group aims to get15 per cent of such signa-tures. Delaney said 22 ridingshave crossed that 10-per-centthreshold, and eight of thoseridings have moved past the15-per-cent mark.

The amount of signaturesneeded to reach that 15-per-cent mark in the Tri-Citiessits at 4,650 for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain; 5,534 inCoquitlam-Maillardville;5,487 in Port Coquitlam; and4,950 Port Moody-Coquitlam.First week signature totals,which were tabulated Sunday,include: 436 signatures col-lected in Coquitlam-BurkeMountain; 719 in Coquitlam-Maillardville; 2,093 in PortCoquitlam and 314 in PortMoody-Coquitlam.

Those signature totalscome in light of the provin-cial government announcingearlier this week that it willbegin collecting the HST as ofSaturday, May 1 on advance-purchase items like airlinetickets and gym memberships.Pending approval in the legis-lature, the tax will be fullyimplemented on July 1.

“That was kind of a bait andswitch for people — nobodyexpected that,” Delaney said.“We had heard reports that asof May 1 that some member-ship renewals would kick inwith HST, but now it seemslike it’s being applied to awhole number of things, so[the provincial government]just keep on surprising every-body and I think it just cre-ates greater anger.”

Not so, says Coquitlam-Burke Mountain MLA DougHorne, who argued that thetax debate centres around onefundamental question.

“This is a decision betweenwhich is better — the PST orthe HST — because that issubstantially what this argu-ment is about,” he said in aninterview Thursday.

“With all of the politicaltheatre aside … the fact ofthe matter is, the PST and theHST collect about the samenumber of dollars.”

Horne listed a number ofscenarios to illustrate whatkind of effect the HST would

have on different incomeearners: a family living on$60,000 per year, he suggest-ed, would pay less than $50 amonth in HST-related costs.

“For low-income people, acouple making $30,000, withthe HST credit we have inplace, you’re actually a fewhundred dollars ahead, notbehind,” he said. “So you havemore money in your pocket.”

Horne added that the realbenefit of switching to theHST will be felt once it’simplemented, and that thosewho oppose the tax are pur-

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We live in an incredibly fast-paced world, withendlessly advancing technology. It’s inter-esting how even as we embrace the newest

tech gadget, we rarely realize the fact that our worldis changing around us until it has already changed asignificant amount.

Looking around my history classroom a coupleof weeks ago, I realized with shock thatmore than a majority of the class had alaptop on their desks. Four years ago,nobody brought their laptops to schoolon a regular basis. Now more than halfof my friends do.

Of course, the fact that I have gottenolder may play a part in this change.In Grade 9, I probably was neither ableto afford a laptop nor be responsibleenough to have one with me at schooland make sure that it stayed that way.Yet it is undeniable that both the num-ber of people who use computers and the amountof time people spend online have risen significantlyover the last few years.

Thinking of all the assignments I complete onMicrosoft Word, all the e-books that I read on mylaptop, all the pages of math textbook in my USB,all the notes I took using OneNote and all the hoursthat I spend on MSN and Facebook, I honestly think

I spend more time with my laptop turned on thanwithout it.

The fact that I’m spending so much time staringinto my monitor rather than interacting with theworld around me was a little scary. Using Maple tosolve a math problem or writing this article mayseem “real-life” enough, but the fact that I’m dealing

with virtual representations by relyingon such advanced technology ratherthan doing math or writing with a pen-cil and an eraser on a tangible paperdoesn’t change. It’s as if there’s a wholedifferent world behind my laptop screen.The series of 0s and 1s have some kindof strange value in there.

Yet I personally don’t have muchissue with intense use of technology;after all, the tremendous growth of theInternet and computer programs havewidened our access to information and

made our lives much more convenient in variousways. However, I think that there is a problem whenvirtual interaction starts to replace face-to-facehuman interaction.

The ways of expressing emotion online are verylimited compared to our real world. This onlineinteraction can occur not with our physical bodiesbut with our virtual representations, whether they

take the form of an avatar, a picture or even just alittle tag that identifies the user.

No matter how advanced the technology is, noprogram or site yet has the range of possible emo-tional expression that a human can show. It’s notlike there is an avatar so well developed that it cando all the functions that our bodies can show, orour faces can express. Thus, expressing emotionsthrough body language or facial expression is verydifficult, if not impossible, online.

Another matter is that online, the medium oflanguage communication is very limited. In thereal world, we may communicate using both oraland written language. When we chat online, onlythrough typed language can interactions occur atall. Since we can’t speak orally to other users, it isimpossible to express our emotions through voicetone or by speaking at all.

Having a webcam and a video-calling programmay help make virtual communication more real.Yet nothing can really replace the feeling of sharingthe same physical plane as your buddy or a warmhug from a friend.

After all, there is a difference between somethingvirtual and something real.

There’s a difference between virtual and real

The largest flight disruption in history has justhappened, bigger than 9/11. That qualifies theIcelandic volcano to be put on the Terrorist WatchList or at least the No Fly List. Iceland is suddenlycentre stage in the world news. If we could readthe daily news from the dark ages, thenIceland would show up as a frequentnewsmaker.

I was raised in Iceland and whilein school, we had to study the majoreruptions within Iceland and how theywreaked havoc time and again. Icelandiceruptions caused ash to rain onto Icelandand mainland Europe, sometimes killing grass andcattle, and even causing plagues to spread in Europeas rats feasted on the carcasses and then spread dis-eases. At times the outcome was cold summers andfood shortages. This time it has only been inconven-ience to travel and no one is dying here.

Iceland is the product of the bleeding crack of thecontinental drift. Every year Europe and Americamove further apart from each other by a few inches,and up comes lava. It is wise to be aware of thehistory of Eyjafjallajokull that is now erupting. Itis one of the smaller glaciers sitting about 11 miles

from the famous volcano Katla. Katla has a largerglacier on top and is known amongst geologists forfrequent large eruptions. In Iceland, Katla is con-sidered one of the most dangerous volcanoes andhas caused many troubles throughout the centuries.

Most people live on the western edge ofIceland with Katla to the east and theother volcanoes sitting in the highercentre portion of the island. The west-erly winds and the jet stream blow mostof the ash towards eastern Iceland andEurope.

Jay Miller of Texas A&M Universityhas studied these volcanoes for years. He points outthat Eyjafjallajokull has only erupted three times inthe last thousand years, but Katla has erupted 20times. To be noted is that Katla has erupted everytime Eyjafjallajokull has, but has always followedwithin weeks or a few months. This is why Icelandersand geologists now watch Katla closely. Therefore ifyou plan on crossing the Atlantic by plane, it wouldbe a good idea to buy some trip interruption insur-ance in case history repeats itself.

Jon JonssonPort Moody

The new bridge going in at FraserHighway across the Nicomekl River is notlike the one that was built almost half a

century ago.Instead of simply driving creosote-treated

pilings into the mud, the new bridge must becarefully sited to avoid damaging the stream.Workers will try not to wipe out salmon habi-tat. The bridge infrastructure will even haveplants growing on it.

All of this adds to the cost of the bridge, acost shared by every taxpayer in Chilliwack,and across B.C. and Canada. Over the past 50or 60 years, governments have slowly changedregulations and laws, almost always after vig-orous prodding from active citizens.

Where are the results of this flurry of green(well, greener) lawmaking?

They’re all around us, visible and invisible atthe same time.

It’s in the air, which is no longer polluted byleaded gasoline. It’s in the water, which hasbeen protected from a host of pollutants, fromPCBs to lead-acid batteries, to paint. Whenyou turn on a taxpayer-subsidized energy-effi-cient light bulb, you’re helping put off the daywhen we need another power plant.

Governments love to tout roads and bridges,stadiums and new schools. What they can’tadvertise as well is the invisible infrastruc-ture that has been put together by activists,streamkeepers and better regulations. Thereare few places one can point at and say“There, that’s the result of all the money youspent.”

Yet it’s there, in the salmon streams notplowed under, in the stands of trees left undis-turbed, in the birdcalls outside your door.

It goes without saying that more could havebeen done, and more must be done in thefuture, but our green infrastructure is worth afew dollars.

For younger generations, who have beenraised with the knowledge of such things asglobal warming, green infrastructure is notjust a bonus, but a necessity. Check out ourPage 1 story if you have any doubts.

Children growing up now will demand morechanges, and that, in turn, will bring morecosts — but also more benefits.

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Sophia Kim is a Grade 12 student at Port MoodySecondary.

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HST for DummiesSomeone really needs to write

an “HST for Dummies” book forall the gullible people who’ve beenconned into believing the HST is anew tax that will cost them moremoney than they’re paying rightnow. P.T. Barnum really knewwhat he was talking about whenhe said there’s a sucker born everyminute, and B.C. seems to be fullof them these days.

There are layers and layers ofhidden provincial sales tax embed-ded in the things you buy rightnow. And it works out to far morethan the seven-per-cent PST youcurrently see on your receipts.

Do people in B.C. really want togo on blindly paying these hidden,very costly layers of PST? I don’t.The PST is an antiquated, costly,uncompetitive tax. B.C. is one ofthe last places in the country to doaway with it and replace it with avalue-added HST.

People need to open their eyesand start doing the math insteadof running after fools and charla-tans like lemmings heading for thecliff. This is definitely a case whereignorance is not bliss.

Michael McBratneyPort Moody

Always signalI was recently ticketed with

a traffic violation that I wish toshare with the community. I wasin a left-turn lane on LougheedHighway waiting for the light to

change to turn onto WestwoodStreet.

As I made my left turn, I shoul-der checked and went into theoutside lane. When I was pulledover, I honestly didn’t know what Idid wrong. OK, I failed to signal atthe turn (even if my turn lane hada separate turn light). Secondly, Ididn’t signal during my turn to gointo the outside lane. I am sharingmy experience with the public sothat you can use your signals atevery turn even if youdeem it unnecessary.

May WrightCoquitlam

Yes to Site CNo sooner did the

premier announce that the Site Cdam is going to be built than thenaysayers started saying No. Nodoubt the same naysayers who sayNo to run of river, No to wind, Noto the Olympics, no to just aboutanything else you can think of.

So if we don’t build Site C, andwe don’t build run of river orwind, where do these naysayerspropose we get our power from?Are we going to start rationingpower the way we ration lawnwatering in the summer? Willeven-numbered houses get to turnon their lights and appliancesMondays, Wednesdays and Fridaysand odd-numbered houses on thealternate days? Give me a break.

I, for one, am not going to givein to the naysayers. I’m going tosay Yes. Yes to run of river. Yes

to wind. Yes to Site C. And yes toanything else that will make thisprovince great and give us thecompetitive advantages we need tosucceed.

Sandra RobinsonMaple Ridge

Vote for clean airI am pleased to see the question

of a smoking ban for restaurantpatios will be included in the vot-

ing package whenresidents go to thepolls on May 15.

Second-hand smokeis more danger-ous than the smokeinhaled directly by thesmoker. A cigarette

burns for about 12 minutes, buta smoker usually inhales for onlyabout 30 seconds. The rest of thesmoke, with its 4,000 chemicals(2,000 of which cause cancer), isreleased into the air. What is evenworse is that the smoke from thelit end of the cigarette containstwo times more tar and five timesmore carbon monoxide thaninhaled smoke.

Is it really fair to subject non-smokers to this? I don’t thinkso. Let our council know thatCoquitlam residents want cleanair.

Bev HarrisCoquitlam

Park a lunch area?Re: “Activities planned for

Spirit Square,” Wednesday, April28.

The City of Coquitlam is plan-ning, or rather would like, tohave trial entertainment for fourmonths in this postage-stampsized park, which has cost us, todate, $2.6 million of taxpayers’money. The new expenditure of$40,000 is in addition to the otherprojects and ice rink errors, whichhave likewise cost us more tax dol-lars. This park could be considereda lunch area for Mayor RichardStewart and council and possiblythe surrounding condos whencouncil and mayor are not usingit. This is another example of thismayor and council spending ourmoney in areas which are notavailable for all Coquitlam taxpay-ers to use. The next thing will beto impose a limit on those whocan use it at one time. Could thisbe 50? Will the fence remain andwill there be nighttime securitycosts? What about costs associatedwith regular maintenance?

Accessibility is also a concern,as parking facilities are limited. Ohwell, there’s the TransLink issue,which may work as long as someof us have hours of travel time toand from, only to find Spirit Parkovercrowded by a maximum 50users. Is this park now completeand have the dates for governmentgrants been achieved and fundsreceived as anticipated, althoughlate?

Elwin MowryCoquitlam

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Teens sit as mayor and councillorsduring Port Coquitlam meeting

Five Port Coquitlam teensbrought their issues to the tableMonday night as they acted asmayor and councillors at a specialyouth council meeting.

Anthony Bruno presided asmayor, surrounded by youthfulcouncillors Haider Nayani, JuliaTikhonova, Jenna Buchanan andTessa Oljaca.

They began the meeting bydeliberating and debating themerits of a later start time for highschools.

Coun. Haider voiced his sup-port as the only proponent of themotion.

“The habit of sleeping late iscommon amongst teenagers.A more alert child is a smarterchild,” he said.

“Research has shown that thebrain is more awake later in themorning and in the afternoon than

very early in the morning; there-fore, school should begin later soas to accommodate these traits inteenagers.”

His fellow councillors disagreed,and the motion was defeated.

Next on the agenda, the youthcouncil voted in favour of sendinga letter to TransLink to requestmore bus routes.

“Increasing routes will encour-age more people to be environ-mentally friendly,” Coun. Juliasaid.

Coun. Jenna agreed, adding thatshe’d like to see routes added onthe David Avenue Connector.

Lastly, council consideredexpanding the Get Active recrea-tion pass to include all students ingrades 5 to 12.

“I think it would encourage allages to stay active,” Coun. Tessasaid.

Mayor Anthony supported theidea.

“I’d like to add that incorporat-ing a healthy lifestyle takes more

than one year,” he said.“If we’d like to stop obesity, we

need to make it easy for youngpeople to stay active.”

The motion passed unanimously.For new business, the teen lead-

ers encouraged Port Coquitlamresidents to attend the Youth Weekskate competition on May 2, theTri-City Reach Awards on May 6and the Fathers’ Run on May 15.

Soon after the youth councilmeeting adjourned, the regularcouncil meeting began.

As a former youth worker, MayorGreg Moore said he has wanted tobring young people to the counciltable since he was elected to office.

“Part of what we do here … is totry to spread out what goes on here— how it affects their communityand how they can be involved intheir community through council,”Moore said Monday.

“And tonight was an opportunityto invite our youth into the coun-cil chambers and have them takepart and lead the show forward.”

Jennifer [email protected] An adult black bear was shot

and killed in north Port CoquitlamWednesday, and conservation officersare reporting a surge in bear sightingsover this time one year ago.

Conservation officer Terry Myroniuktold The NOW the bear shot onWednesday afternoon had been spottednear Lincoln Avenue and Oxford Streeta few times already this spring.

“When we arrived, we were able toidentify the bear as being the same onethat we were having problems with alittle west of where the sighting was.”

Myroniuk said RCMP officers initiallytried to get the bear to move backtowards the greenbelt. Once it startedtravelling east towards Coast MeridianRoad, conservation officers were calledto the scene.

“We were able to walk within, literal-ly, four or five paces from the bear andit wouldn’t back off,” Myroniuk said.“At that time, the decision was made toshoot the bear, so the bear was shot andpermanently removed from the popula-

tion for public safety concerns.”Described as a three-year-old adult

male, it had all the behavioural hall-marks of a bear that had grown accus-tomed to feeding on garbage.

“The behaviour was pretty consist-ent with a food-conditioned, human-habituated bear. It was coming into theresidential area during daylight hoursand roaming the streets looking forgarbage,” he said. “He was in very goodcondition, particularly for this time ofyear, which also leads me to believe itwas probably getting fairly high-caloriefood sources, which is, unfortunately,what they can get with access to gar-bage.”

Myroniuk said that compared to lastspring, the number of bear sightingsare on the rise not just in the Tri-Cities,but throughout Mission, Maple Ridgeand Pitt Meadows.

“It’s the same story,” he said ofWednesday’s incident. “It’s sometimesfalling on deaf ears, but it’s the attract-ants, the non-natural attractants likegarbage.

“Garbage is the reason that bear isdead. It’s almost always the reason whythings develop that way.”

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Coquitlam woman honoured by premierOne Coquitlam woman was among

47 British Columbians hon-oured with achievement awards

Thursday.Individuals from 32 communities

throughout the province were recognizedat the seventh-annual B.C. CommunityAchievement Awards ceremony held atGovernment House in Victoria.

Among those honoured, Coquitlam’sSarina Mawji received an award.

Lt.-Gov. Steven Point and PremierGordon Campbell presented each recipi-ent with a medallion on behalf of the B.C.Achievement Foundation.

“These 47 individuals exemplify thecharacteristics and accomplishmentsof British Columbians who have helpedshape our province,” Campbell said in arelease.

“They are citizens from all over theprovince whose contributions, leadershipand inspiration have helped make BritishColumbia one of the best places to live inthe world.”

“They are dedicated individuals whoshare the most valuable of today’s com-modities: time and compassion. Whatthey all have in common is a passion forthe people and places where they live

and a strong commitment to making adifference,” said Keith Mitchell, chairof the British Columbia AchievementFoundation.

Mawji was chosen for her dedication tomaking a difference for young people inthe Tri-Cities, inspiring their participa-tion in physical activity and communityengagement.

Mawji co-ordinates a very effectivedrop-in centre for at-risk youth at thePort Coquitlam Recreation Complex.

She is also a director of the KidSportTri-Cities committee and a past directorof the Steve Nash Youth League.

Community

Tri-Cities represented in YWCA award nominees

Three Tri-Cities residentshave been nominatedfor the YWCA Women

of Distinction Awards, to beannounced June 1.

Renée Chadwick, chair ofPort Coquitlam’s spirit of B.C.committee, has been nomin-ated in the com-munity buildingcategory.

Sara Swenson,a senior researchgrants facilitatorat Simon FraserUniversity andco-nominated with DawnMcCarthur of Vancouver, isa finalist in the education,training and developmentcategory.

Rita Thodos, theregional manager of theJuvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation, has been nomin-ated for the non-profit andpublic service award.

Four winnersFour local non-profit

groups will flourish with thehelp of grants announced thisweek from the Port MoodyFoundation.

The organizationannounced its 2010 springgrants, to be awarded to: TheChildren of the Street Societyfor the benefit of Port Moodyyoung people, KidSportTri-Cities for the benefit ofPort Moody children, thePort Moody Senior HousingSociety to update its loungearea, and the Port MoodyHeritage Society for a culturalprograms project.

An annual general meet-

ing will be held on Tuesday,June 15 in the Galleria of PortMoody City Hall at 7 p.m. Allare welcome.

Quizzed outIf this were Jeopardy, Alex

Trebek would be reading ablue screen with“The Laureates”scrawled acrossit.

The question,of course, wouldbe “Who won theCoquitlam Public

Library’s quiz night on April9?”

The team, consistingof Neal Nicholson, KathyMacCorkindale, Ivan Crothers,Marilyn Craig, Jean Baker,Pam McElheran, Steve Baileyand Pat Dewhirst, took topprize for certificates andbrainy bragging rights.

The sold-out event raisesfunds to support literacy pro-jects for children and adults.

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Parish of Port Moody carried

out its 15th-annual Easterflower distribution at EagleRidge Manor, as parishionersvolunteered to make EasterSaturday a memorable day atthe long-term care facility.

Art Knapp Plantland againdonated the flowering plants,and the parish’s pro-life com-

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The reason I ask is simply because the eye health assessment partof an eye exam is crucial for the detection of serious eye and healthdisease when people have their eyes or vision examined. Accordingto MSP figures, there were 122,693 medical services associated withpatients referred from optometrists to ophthalmologists in 2005.

If sight-testing examinations by opticians goes ahead asannounced, there will be many people who will suffer from delayeddiagnosis of serious eye or health disease such as glaucoma, retinaldetachment, hypertension and even brain tumours.

I respectfully ask you to reconsider this move to deregulate eyeexaminations. The risk to the public’s eye and general health issimply too great.

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Community

Having a way with words has earnedthree local students some cash.

The Coquitlam Optimist Clubannounced its oratorical contest winners thisweek, after Selin Jessa emerged as the winnerof the event held April 21. For her first-placefinish, Selin received a $500 cash award.

Joylyn Secunda placed second and received$250. Third-place winner Sherwyn D’Souzareceived $100.

On April 24, Selin and Joylyn moved on tocompete in the Fraser Valley Zone OratoricalContest, placing second and third, respectively.

Selin and the zone winner from Abbotsfordhave advanced to compete in the RegionalOratorical Contest, scheduled for May 1 againststudents from the Vancouver-Burnaby-NorthShore-Victoria Zone.

The first and second place winners from thatcontest will advance to the Pacific NorthwestDistrict finals, with a chance to win a $2,500scholarship.

The Optimists also announced that Grade12 student Michael Nadolny is the winner ofthe Coquitlam Optimist Club’s annual essaycontest.

For his first place essay on the topic “TheInternet: Today’s Evolution or Tomorrow’sMenace?,” the Pitt Meadows Secondary studentreceived a cash award of $500.

Jenny Tan, a grade 12 student at KillarneySecondary School, placed second and received$250.

Her brother, Andy Tan, who is a first-yearstudent at the University of B.C., placed thirdand received $100.

Michael’s essay has been forwarded to PacificNorthwest District Essay Contest, wherecompetitors sponsored by Optimist Clubs

in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and BritishColumbia vie for a $2,500 college scholarship.

The Coquitlam Optimist Club, a memberclub of Optimist International, has striven tolive up to its motto of bringing out the best inkids since 1977.

Optimist Clubs in Canada, the United Statesand Caribbean conduct positive service pro-jects that reach more than six million youngpeople each year. For information about theCoquitlam Optimist Club’s activities, [email protected] or visit www.coquitlameveningoptimistclub.blogspot.com.

Optimist Club honours talents of young orators and writers

mittee organized the event.Homemade cards, preparedby Mary Pisko-Dubienski andher family, were given to 75patients.

Rotary awardsThe Rotary Club of

Coquitlam has honoured twoexceptional individuals.

The recipient of thisyear’s Rotary District 5050Ambassadorial Scholarship,Yashar Keramati, was spon-sored by the Coquitlam club.

Keramati is studying inSouth Africa for his master’sdegree in political sciencewith a concentration onhuman rights, justice andtransformation. While there,Keramati plans to buildthe Peace and Love GrowthCentre: a one-of-a-kind homefor orphans in order to fostertheir complete growth, fromeducation to mental and phys-ical health and everything inbetween.

Keramati is among theambassadorial scholarshiprecipients from 70 countrieswho have studied throughoutthe world, and he was selectedfrom the 5050 District, whichincludes the Fraser Valley,Bellingham, Mount Vernonand Everett areas.

The Rotary InternationalPaul Harris Fellowship Awardwas also presented in recogni-tion of exceptional contribu-tions to the community.

Gordon Harskamp, ownerof Mundy Park Bakery, wasalso awarded a Paul HarrisFellowship by Rotary Club ofCoquitlam past-president AlZuccolin and president FernBouvier.

Harskamp was honouredfor his help to the Rotary Clubof Coquitlam, providing themwith the facilities for bakingfor their various fundraisingevents like the annual Italiannight.

Harskamp has also beenactive as a leader in theScouting movement, a mem-ber of his church and is con-sidered generally a conscien-tious corporate citizen.

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Rochester Elementary is hosting a fun fairtomorrow (Saturday) with a Harry Pottertheme.

The Castles and Cauldrons Fun Fair runsfrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school, 411Schoolhouse St. in Coquitlam. Attractions willinclude games, a dunk tank and a concession.

The parent advisory council is organizingthe fair to raise money for items not coveredby the school district or Ministry of Education.

E-waste recycledLast weekend’s e-waste drive at Anmore

Elementary brought in piles of technologicaltrash, which was donated to the non-profitorganization Free Geek.

Tri-Cities residents dropped off 24 comput-ers, eight modems, eight monitors, eight harddrives, two Mac computers, 12 keyboards, 49phones, two laptops, a brand new flat screenmonitor, plus bags of CDs, DVDs and cords.

The 10-year-old organizer, MirandaAndersen, said the event was a big success.

Festival raises $950Port Moody Secondary’s Community

Leadership Force is singing a high note afterraising $950 at its recent Multicultural MusicFest at Inlet Theatre.

The event featured a raffle and speeches,plus performances from the Port Moody DanceSchool, Violet Moore Irish Dance Group, EliteBhangra Entertainment and LoritaLeung Dance Company.

Like last year’s fundraiser, allmoney raised will be donated tothe Hope For Freedom Society.

Tourney nets $1,000The recent Rebound 2010

basketball tournament raisednearly $1,000 for Act 2 Child andFamily Services, which providestherapeutic services to childrenwho have experienced abuse and other trauma.

Travelling from as far as North Vancouver,14 teams competed at Riverside Secondaryin the three-on-three double eliminationtournament. Team Timberwolves triumphedthanks to the skills of Glernie Bautista, NikolayGeorgiev, Ralph Samaniego and ShamilSattarzadeh.

Act 2 executive director Brad Watson pre-

sented the best spirit award to Team CosmicWonder, made up of Elizabeth Boey, NicholasChow, Chris Ohiobo and Laura Pennell. In trueteam spirit, they shared their award with com-petitor Jody Bhandal, who had been entertain-ing crowds by dancing in a banana costume.

“We are really pleased to be asso-ciated with this terrific event andfor the organizers to have chosenour organization as the beneficiaryof their fundraising effort,” Watsonsaid in a press release.

The tournament began lastyear as a philanthropic project ofstudents Emily Chan, Justine Lamand Ashley Mak, who say Reboundwill be back in 2011 “bigger andbetter than ever.”

Team heads to PlaylandA two-person team from Dr. Charles Best

Secondary will compete in the fifth-annualB.C.’s Brightest Minds Contest at Playland onMay 4.

Students Siavash Seyfollahi and Sonja Lonnewill compete for the first prize of $1,500, sec-ond prize of $1,000 and third prize of $500 in

the provincial physics competition.The duo will put classroom lessons to the

test when they are given a series of physicsproblems and a set of tools to solve the chal-lenges, with access to Playland.

A team of educators from UBC’s physicsdepartment will develop the questions, monitorthe competition, mark the papers and deter-mine the winners.

Police help youth societyThe Kateslem Youth Society was the recent

recipient of a $1,500 cheque from the RCMPFoundation to support the Kateslem UnitedSoccer Team. The society provides after-schoolprograms for youth at Banting and Como Lakemiddle schools.

Cpl. Louis Deslile of the Coquitlam RCMPschool liaison section presented the funds,which were advocated for by Const. LauretoPadawan.

“I’m very pleased to have been able tocontribute to this wonderful after-school pro-gram,” Padawan said in a press release. “Thekids here found not only friendship but havehad an opportunity to learn life skills that willserve them well in the future.”

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While he works in a management capacity now,doing everything from designing unorthodoxpatios to dragging his workers out ofrestaurants when it’s time to get back to work,he still has marks on his hands from the manyyears of hard, exacting work he’s done.

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The crane was used to plant three large trees.The decks were taken out and the yard wasoutfitted with a fire pit, a hot tub and a gazebo.

four in Toronto and the last three inVancouver.

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Because one customer wanted a patio thatdidn’t look like anything people had seen before,Battell created a pattern that he figured thereisn’t even a name for. The design looks like it’spart zig-zag, part parquet and a bit of maze. Thepatio ended up looking unique, and surprisingly,quite good.

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However, Battell also caters to people who wantto make a few improvements to their yard, butaren’t quite ready to fork over $80,000 to get itdone.

Battell has pictures of a very impressive frontyard landscaping job his company did. He saidthe job was prompted by the owner not wantingto mow his lawn anymore.

Battell paved some of the area with flagstone,turned over some of the remaining lawn tocreate a rock garden, and added a bed of riverrock to deal with any problems that might comeup in terms of drainage.

Battell says he customizes yards for variousconcerns his clients have. If a client has youngchildren and wants to make sure the yard is “kidfriendly,” Battell says he’ll avoid sharp cornersand steep drop-offs.

If a customer is worried about his dog diggingup the garden, Battell says he’ll designate onearea of the yard for the dog. Following that, he’llbury a box of dog biscuits, thus keeping theclient’s garden safe from canine assaults.

People interested in hiring Battell can call 604-842-3201 or send an e-mail to [email protected].

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FROM PAGE 12

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Spring gets me revved abouteverything new and alive in theworld of gardening. Here arefive things I want to do thisspring.

Use organicproductsOnly 20per centof nitrogen

put down withconventional/ commercialfertilizers - including thosemarketed as organic - reachesthe plant roots; the rest goesinto the soil water, rivers,lakes and oceans, causingdamage to the environment.This spring, rebuild your soilwith beneficial microbesinstead of fertilizers. Thesemicrobes deliver nitrogen andother nutrients just in time tobe used by the plant - and willnot be leached.

Adding active living compostsfrom your own garden or wormbin is the first step in building

microbe-filled healthy soils.Then try using products thatboost microbe activity. Productswith humic acids, kelp, rockdust or fish hydrosolate feedmicrobe populations.

There are several newproducts on the marketincluding Humik, fromthe Orgunique company(orgunique.com). To trial thisproduct, I mixed it with organicpotting soil, rock dust andMicronized Endo mycorrhizalpowder (ecolivingorganics.com) when transplantingseedlings this past weekend.

Save fossil fuels withgas-free mowerEven though I stoppedfertilizing a few years ago, mylawn is already greening upand will need a haircut in thenext few weeks. That’s whyI was so excited about thenew Momentum Mower fromFiskars, available this springat Canadian Tire. Anyone who

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I currently have a Gardenapush mower, but it missesspots, is not good in deepgrass, gets stuck when yourun over a stick and generallydoesn’t work too well. Thenew Momentum promises tosolve many of the traditionalproblems with push mowers.

Participate in urbanagricultureThe wave of urban agricultureis not abating. Let’s get someagriculture back in the city byplanting pots of potatoes ortomatoes on the balcony ora row of beans in the backyard.

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Try a new plantNew plants are introducedevery year, but few compareto the trailing annual alyssumcalled Snow Princess. I hadit busting out of pots duringits test launch last year andcouldn’t believe how great itwas - blooming all summerand trailing a good 45centimetres.

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Find eggplants bitter? Choose ones with fewer seedsWhile shopping amongst all the wonder-

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tunity to put a couple of eggplants in yourbasket?

This wonderful fruit, more often than not,stays in the produce bin rather than making itto one’s family dinner table. There seem to becountless people who do not knowenough about eggplant, so hope-fully I can shed some light on thesubject for you.

Eggplant, as mentioned above, istechnically a fruit not a vegetable.There are common characteristicdifferences between fruits andvegetables. Fruits are usually theproduct of a plant or tree and con-tain seeds or a pit, while vegetablesare the stalks, roots and leaves ofthe plants themselves.

Allow me to give you a couple of examples:apples are obviously fruit — they are a prod-uct of a plant and have seeds. Broccoli is avegetable, as it is the stalk of a plant. Oranges,peaches, grapefruit, lemons, grapes, etc. are allfruits, while onions, carrots, asparagus, lettuce,etc. are all vegetables. Today’s consumer mostcommonly differentiates fruits from vegetableson the basis of sweetness or lack thereof.Although determination by judging sweetnesswould be generally correct, it would eliminatesuch fruits as tomatoes, peppers, avocados andeggplants.

There are many types of eggplants that arecultivated around the world. The variety ofeggplant that is most common in our marketsis the pear-shaped, deep-purple species, and isappropriately named the common eggplant.Therefore, I will focus on it specifically.

Eggplants have a spongy flesh with a mild

yet sometimes bitter flavour. Many peopleprefer to peel eggplants; however the skin iscompletely edible.

When choosing one at the produce counter,make sure the skin is unblemished and it isuniform in colour and shape. The small edibleseeds that are inside the eggplant are the cul-prits for causing most of the bitter flavour they

may have. Therefore, select onethat has fewer seeds.

The best way to go about doingthis, other than cutting one open,is by choosing a male eggplantover a female one. Refraining fromgoing deep into plant horticul-ture, I will simply say that thereare male and female differences.Detecting these differences in egg-plants is not as difficult as it mayseem.

Male eggplants are usually morerounded on the lower half of the pear shapeand have a smoother bottom where the flowerbase is located. Female eggplants have a moreslender pear shape, and you can feel that thebottom flower base at the bottom of the egg-plant is indented. You will find, in comparison,that the male eggplant will usually have fewerseeds than the female.

Regardless of which eggplant you may havepurchased, there are other ways to removesome of the bitter flavour. Simply salt slicesof the eggplant and let drain for one to twohours. Although this is effective for remov-ing bitterness, it also obviously removes alot of the water content. Therefore, this stepmay work better with some recipes more thanothers.

There are many great dishes you can preparewith eggplant. They can be halved, stuffed,grilled and baked. Stew them with tomatoes

and other vegetables to make a ratatouille,or use slices to replace the pasta for a lower-carbohydrate lasagna. Or try making Greekmoussaka — a delicious casserole made witheggplant, ground lamb and cream sauce.

Dear Chef Dez:“I tried pan-frying cubes of eggplant for a

recipe, and they sucked up all the oil I had inthe pan. Is this normal and, if not, how can Iprevent this from happening?”

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Dear Angie:Yes, this is completely normal. The great

thing about this is that it soaks up flavour atthe same time. Since eggplants are very mild,this makes for an excellent opportunity to addsome flavour to them.

If you did want to avoid soaking up as muchoil, you could accomplish this by coating theeggplant with flour, beaten eggs and a breadingbefore pan frying (if the recipe allows for this).A vegetable-based oil spray in the pan worksgreat as well.

• Chef Dez is a food columnist, culinaryinstructor and cooking show performer. Visithim at www.chefdez.com. Send your food orcooking questions to [email protected] orP.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, B.C., V2T 6R4.

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festivities with an opening reception at 7:30p.m. at the PoCo Rec Complex, 2150 WilsonAve. The May queen and ambas-sador will be crowned, and theentire royal party will celebrate thefestivities.

Redeemed Christian Church ofGod Trinity Chapel celebrates itsanniversary with a special com-munity power night church serviceat 7 p.m. Church is located at 2624 Spring St.in Port Moody. Information: 604-710-4754.

Central Coquitlam Pensioners Branch108 weekly social bingo at 1 p.m. in the MikeButler Room at Dogwood Pavilion. There are15 games, and pots range from $5 to $25. Newplayers welcome. Information: Catherine at604-937-7537.

Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a freeweekly walking group for the bereaved from10:30 a.m. to noon. Participants are askedto meet at the Labyrinth Healing Garden

in Pioneer Memorial Park at Ioco Road andHeritage Mountain. Registration: CastineBreckwoldt at 604-949-2274.

Port Moody Public Library and SHAREFamily & Community ServicesSociety host a free English prac-tice group for informal languagepractice from 9:30 to 11 a.m. inthe ParkLane Room.

SATURDAY, MAY 1Art Focus Artist’s Association

annual Spring Art Show from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Outlet at Leigh SquareCommunity Arts Village. Variety of works willbe showcased, and many are for sale.

Port Moody Commemorative Society hostsa Battle of the Atlantic dinner and dance at 6p.m. in the Galleria of Port Moody City Hall,100 Newport Dr. Tickets are $20 and includefour-course dinner, cash bar, silent auction,storytelling and entertainment by a 17-piecejazz ensemble. Information: 604-719-1317 [email protected].

Port Moody Ecological Society holds itsannual Fingerling Festival at Noons CreekHatchery, just across the walking bridge at300 Ioco Rd. Children can release young chumsalmon into Noons Creek, and displays at theskating arena will cover environmental stew-ardship. Information: www.noonscreek.org or604-469-9106.

Rochester Elementary hosts its Castles andCauldrons Fun Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.in the school gym, 411 Schoolhouse St. inCoquitlam.

Pinetree Youth Centre holds a barbecue foryouth 14 to 18 years in the teen centre from5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Evening will feature music,food and activities. Information: 604-927-6924.

Redeemed Christian Church of God Trinity

Chapel celebrates its anniversary with a freedinner at 6 p.m. Church is located at 2624Spring St. in Port Moody. Information: 604-710-4754.

Dogwood Garden Club annual plant salefrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Scout Hall in BlueMountain Park. Perennials from members’gardens plus annuals, vegetables, herbs andhanging baskets available. Information: Shelleyat 604-936-0874.

Maillardville Residents Association hostsa community cleanup called Picking upMaillardville from 9 to 11 a.m., rain or shine.Meet at the Mackin Park picnic tables. Garbagebags and pickers provided.

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Some weeds just won’t dieWeeding is apt to take more gardening

time than anything else — but withmany you can be sure that you’ll never

pull those particular plants again. Other weedsare nightmares that reincarnate over and over.

The white morning glory (Convovulusarvensis) is one of those that breed despair ingardeners because virtually anything you do tothe top growth doesn’t touch the deep roots,which rise up and re-shoot.

If the morning glory crept in from a neigh-bour’s yard, a weed barrier at least three feet(one metre) deep may succeed in controllingspread. The vines creep along onshallow roots at first, but later putdown deep, vertical roots reputedto plunge 20 feet (six metres)and store three years food sup-ply. That’s why the last-resortmethod of covering infested areaswith black plastic should be keptin place for at least three years toeradicate morning glory. For weedcontrol, black plastic is far moreeffective than landscape fabric.

It helps if you remove all the top growth anddig the surface roots before covering. When thethree years are up, remove the plastic and puta thick mulch on the soil to ensure any dor-mant morning glory seeds can’t germinate.

Horsetail is another demon weed. This onehas survived since the time of the dinosaurs,and will have a good try at outwitting you too.Often it arrives in topsoil since the fine blackroots are tough and hard to see. A North Shoregardener once told me she eradicated horse-tail by repeated digging. It took 20 years, sheadded.

Clay soil gardeners have the worst time withhorsetail. But it isn’t happy with dry soil, nordoes it like deep shade. Black plastic mulchforces it to endure both. A less drastic solutionis planting the area closely with leafy ever-

greens and resigning oneself to intermittentdigging. Horsetail can grow up through somelandscape fabrics. The third bully in this triois couch (aka quack) grass. This penetrateslandscape fabrics by needle points on its shoots— which means resorting to black plastic toclear any given area.

Shoot ends are breakable. That’s why dig-ging always leaves a few young roots thatinevitably re-shoot. But these new plants areeasily pullable when very young. Black plasticusually clears the couch grass in two years,though if the roots have moved deeply down it

will ultimately return.Another nasty is ground elder.

But its roots are shallow andremoving them by sharp-eyedpatience and/or soil sifting reallydoes work. Dandelions, bramblesand stinging nettles also spread toomuch and too far, but have someredeeming features. Bramblesmerit mercy in small numbers onlarge lots because they do producedelicious fruit. Removing them

becomes much easier after you’ve dug out theshallow root ball. The remaining roots sprouteasily-dug bramble plants that vanish withpersistent uprooting. Young dandelion greensare edible and butterflies love the flowers.Eradicating them means digging and/or shad-ing them out with thick, healthy grass. Somegardeners pour common white vinegar downeach hole to discourage the remaining root.

The young shoots of stinging nettles aredelicious in spring. Cooking destroys the sting.The leaves are also food for caterpillars ofbutterflies. Stinging nettles are quickly pulla-ble if you wear close-textured or leather gloves.

• Anne Marrison is happy to answer gardenquestions. Send them to her via [email protected].

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Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada hosts a free introductorytai chi lesson from 10:15 a.m. to noon at Como Lake UnitedChurch, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Information: 604-681-6609.

SUNDAY, MAY 2Port Moody Commemorative Society honours

the Battle of the Atlantic with a parade at 11 a.m.at Port Moody Legion Branch 119, 2513 Clarke St.Parade will feature veterans, police, fire and navycadet bands, and the reception will follow at 11:30a.m. in the Legion auditorium. Information: 604-719-1317 [email protected].

Art Focus Artist’s Association annual Spring Art Show from11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Outlet at Leigh Square CommunityArts Village. Variety of works will be showcased, and many arefor sale.

Coquitlam Leisure and Parks Services hosts a children’sswap meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Centennial Pavilion ofPoirier Community Centre, 630 Poirier St. Sale features slightlyused clothing, toys, books and baby accessories.

Coquitlam Centre hosts children’s music performer JackGrunsky for two free concerts at 12:15 and 3 p.m., and twosing-alongs from the hit Playhouse Disney series Wow! Wow!Wubbzy at 11:15 a.m. and 2:10 p.m. A Wubbzy meet and greetwill also be held at 1:15 p.m.

Lupus Canada holds the eighth-annual Walk a Block forLupus at 11 a.m. in Lions Park. The two-km walk will follow theTraboulay PoCo Trail to Reeves Park and back, and participantscan enjoy a free hotdog barbecue following the walk.

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age walk during May Day week starting at 10 a.m. Meet at theTerry Fox Library on Mary Hill Road. Registration required.Information: 604-927-7611 or [email protected].

PoCo Youth holds a carnival and skateboard competitionfrom noon to 4 p.m. at Railside Skate Park. Prizes are availablein a number of categories. Information: 778-773-0947 or www.pocoyouth.com.

Glen Pine Pavilion offers a solo singing workshop for begin-ner and seasoned singers in need of a refresher with vocal tutorDaniel Knight from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $17, with discountsavailable for members. Participants are asked to bring sheetmusic. Information: 604-927-6940.

TUESDAY, MAY 4Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce hosts an all-candidates

meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room A1470 of the David LamCampus of Douglas College, 1250 Pinetree Way. Voters areencouraged to bring questions for candidates.

Pinetree Youth Centre hosts a youth dodgeball tournamentfor youth 14 to 18 years form 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is $1, andthere are a maximum of 30 spots available. Information: 604-927-6924.

Coquitlam Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group

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Eagle Ridge Hospital Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. in theParklane Room of the hospital. Information: Gift Shop, 604-461-2022, Local 2907.

Ladies Legion Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. in Branch No. 133,2675 Shaughnessy St. in Port Coquitlam. New members wel-come. Information: 604-941-7536.

Metro Vancouver holds a public meeting on itsdraft integrated solid waste and resource manage-ment plan at Inlet Theatre at Port Moody City Hall,100 Newport Dr. Open house runs from 6 to 7p.m., with public input accepted between 7 and 10p.m. Information: www.metrovancouver.org.

Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Citiescommittee, meets at 7 p.m. at Port Moody City Hall, 100Newport Dr. Information: John at 604-469-0361.

Lincoln Toastmasters meets from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at HydeCreek Recreation Centre, 1379 Laurier Ave. in Port Coquitlam.New members welcome. Information: www.lincolntm.com orKen at 778-786-2533.

Kyle Centre offers drop-in bridge for all skill levels from12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Games follow reasonably priced soup andsandwich lunch prepared by Community Integration ServicesSociety, which supports adults with disabilities. Information:604-469-4561.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5Riverview Horticultural Centre Society marks Mental Health

Week with a guided tree walk at 1 p.m. Meet at the upperentrance of the Henry Esson Young Building. Information: 604-290-9910 or www.rhcs.org.

Hyde Creek Watershed Society meets at 7:15 p.m. at HydeCreek Education Centre and Hatchery, 3636 Coast MeridianRd., Port Coquitlam. For information, call 604-461-3474 or visitwww.hydecreek.org.

Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society holds a herit-age walk during May Day week starting at 1 p.m. Meet at the

Terry Fox Library on Mary Hill Road. Registration required.Information: 604-927-7611 or [email protected].

Central Coquitlam Pensioners Branch 108 meet at 1 p.m. inthe McDonald Cartier Room at Dogwood Pavilion. Membershipis $10 per year. Information: Roy at 604-939-0303.

Women Helping Others (WHO) meets from 10 a.m. to noonat Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. Widows andsingle women over 50 welcome. Information: 604-464-2058.

SHARE alcohol and drug program staff continues the educa-tion series with a discussion on cocaine and crystal meth from 7to 8:30 p.m. at 2615 Clarke St. in Port Moody. Program is free.Information: 604-936-3900.

THURSDAY, MAY 6Burquitlam Community Association hosts an all-candidates

meeting for those running in the Coquitlam byelection from7 to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium of Banting Middle, 820 BantingAve.

Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce hosts a networking break-fast at the PoCo Inn and Suites Hotel, 1545 Lougheed Hwy.Advance registration is required. Information: www.tricities-chamber.com or 604-464-2716.

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Central Coquitlam Pensioners Branch 108 weekly socialbingo at 1 p.m. in the Mike Butler Room at Dogwood Pavilion.There are 15 games, and pots range from $5 to $25. New playerswelcome. Information: Catherine at 604-937-7537.

Crossroads Hospice Society continues its coffeehouse fund-raising series with a performance by Poncho and Sal starting at9 p.m. at the Gathering Place at Leigh Square, 1100-2253 LeighSq. in Port Coquitlam. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the openstage begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5, and proceeds supportCrossroads Hospice Society.

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Hockey obsession a mysteryIt’s playoff season and our house is not

oblivious. Hubby and I have got quite intohockey since we moved to Canada and now

proudly know that an icing call is not a refer-ence to one player spraying ice up at anotherduring a game (honestly, when you’re firstwatching and trying to guess what just hap-pened, you can guess seriously wrong).

Daughter is less of a fan generally and usu-ally tolerates the first period of a game beforebed, only with the promise of popcorn. Thatsaid, maybe the hockey fanatics at daycare arestarting to rub off on her. I askedwhat they were drawing on theirEaster egg pictures and was told“hockey.” While she may not be abig fan, Daughter seems to knowthe names of quite a lot of the NHLteams now and was cheering onDetroit against Phoenix the othernight (I am suspicious that shepicked Detroit purely on the basisthat they were enjoying a 2-0 leadwhen we joined the game).

While Daughter’s interest in hockey isspurred on by popcorn, her friends and theexcitement of the playoff season, I’m still try-ing to work out where Son got his passion.I know there’s a saying, “He eats, drinks andsleeps …” in this case hockey, but the reality isthat he has no time or patience to eat or drinkthese days because he’s far too busy playinghockey, thank you, and when it comes to sleep-ing, the latest must-have to cuddle at night ishis hockey stick.

Son got so excited about the last Canucksgame against the L.A. Kings that when, dur-ing the intermission, he saw a goal and startedcheering wildly and then I pointed out thatit wasn’t another goal, rather they were justrecapping the first period, he continued cheer-ing wildly, jumping up and down shouting“Yay, recapping, yay!”

I find it fascinating to think about wherethis intense passion has come from. He’s nowjust two and a half and goes to a group day-care, so although there are older kids around,he’s in a classroom with other two- andthree-year-olds. It’s not as if older kids or hisfamily are telling him about this on a dailybasis, but he’s absolutely obsessed. He musthave known that the Canucks were facing animportant game last Friday, as he insisted onwearing his “blue hockey top,” even thoughMommy showed him it was wet in the washing

machine. Thank goodness it wasmade of that material that prettymuch dries instantly.

It will be curious to see wherethis interest in hockey goes. If itkeeps up at its current level, thenI foresee lots of early mornings atthe rink for Mom and Dad.

Of course, we’ve already seenwith Daughter that interestscan and do change as they grow.Having enjoyed gymnastics and

creative dance in the past (ballet was not forher and lasted just three classes of full-onscreaming before we realized that), Daughteris now trying karate, swimming and horsebackriding. In the winter, she enjoys skiing, and iskeen to improve her ice skating this year too.

I regard swimming as an essential life skilland will always encourage her with classes, butotherwise I’m generally keen for her to just tryas many different things in life as possible (orat least as our time and money will stretch to),and I’m hoping that Son will do the same.

For now, I’m just hoping that sleeping withhis hockey stick, wearing his hockey jerseyand cheering wildly for the Canucks (at leastthe first period of) every game, is enough of agood luck charm to keep them in the playoffs— mainly because I’m scared to find out whathappens when there isn’t any more hockey.

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IN THE GRASP: Gleneagle Talons’ Evan Stewart, right, puts a lock on a Lord Tweedsmuir player during theirsenior boys rugby game last week. Powered by head prop James Rathbun’s three-try performance, theTalons toppled Tweedsmuir 36-21. Cashing in a late try to lock it up was Alex Cousineau, while Gleneaglegot standout efforts from Adam Shamei and Nima Pakseresht.

At six-foot-six and 205 pounds, Port Coquitlam’s Taylor Green cutsquite an impressive profile — even more so on skates.

With the size that all hockey general managers and coaches covet,Green entered Thursday’s Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft asa rising commodity.

The Seattle Thunderbirds expect the defenceman’s stock to continueclimbing, but this time as a future member of their blueline.

Green was tapped by the WHL club with the 26th choice in the draft,early in the second round.

“It was nerve wracking watching the first round and it was so great tosee my name called by Seattle,” Green said. “I’ve wanted this for so long,getting drafted in the WHL has been a short-term goal of mine for a longtime.”

The 15-year-old was monitoring the draft on the Internet and wasextremely pleased to see Seattle pick him. A Grade 9 student at Riverside

Secondary, Green says hockey has beenhis chosen sport for a long time — hav-ing first laced on the blades at the ageof two.

“They tried to get me to play basket-ball (at Riverside) but that’s more mydad’s sport ... I’ve loved (hockey) always,we had a hockey net in our living roomwhen I was born,” he said.

As a member of the PoCo bantamAAA Pirates this year, his size drew theattention of scouts, but he kept theirinterest with his demeanor and talent.

“We were at a tournament and themoment he stepped off the ice he wassurrounded by scouts,” PoCo bantam

coach Steve Bruneau recalled. “He had to balance that attention and histeam, and he did a tremendous job — his parents have raised him right.”

He also skated with the Vancouver North East major midget Chiefs— where he’ll possibly suit up next season — and didn’t look out of place,either.

“Obviously the selling feature that most see first is his size, at six-foot-six,” Chiefs’ major midget coach Doneau Menard said. “He also moveswell for his size. Like most teenagers that big, being long and lanky oftenresults in being awkward on their feet, but he moves well.”

As a blueliner, Green demonstrated Mike Green-type offensive skills thispast season. Like the Washington Capitals defenceman, the PoCo skaterwith the same last name spearheaded a lot of his team’s offence, scoring12 goals and setting up 38 others in 42 games.

Although he enjoys contributing to the attack, the teenage Green feelshis game is more on the defensive end.

“Playing Tier 2 I was able to be more offensive and put up the stats, butI see myself more of a shutdown defenceman. But I’ve always been able toscore.”

Bruneau concurs.“He has the offensive upside and moves the puck well and with his size

and speed he was moving through players at will.“As his strength improves, he will have an aggressive upside that he

hasn’t had to use yet.”T-birds’ GM Russ Farwell posted on the team’s Facebook page: “We

have added another imposing player on the blueline. Green has tremen-dous potential to develop into an outstanding player.

“His skating and hand skills are what make this player so exciting andat six-foot-six, the upside was too much to pass up.”

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Fresh off a Fraser Valley championship, theCoquitlam Ducks under-13 girls volleyball teamstayed the course en route to a silver at the B.C.Club Volleyball provincials last week.

The Ducks went undefeated in pool play, top-ping White Rock, BCO and Langley in straightsets and bested Action Avengers 25-10, 25-11 toadvance to the semifinals.

Up against a feisty Sunshine Coast squad, theCoquitlam crew delivered their best match ofthe season to outlast the competition 25-16, 16-25, 15-10.

That lifted the Ducks into the championshipfinal against Surrey’s Forca club. Despite string-ing together some tremendous performances,Coquitlam fell 24-26, 20-25 to place second.

Ducks feather nest with u-13 provincial silver

Last year’s soccer championsare not trying to prove a point.

They are also not looking atmaking a statement.

The Port Moody under-21men’s Gunners would likenothing better than to let theirskills speak for themselves.

Behind a stellar teamdefence, the Gunners advancedto the u-21 Provincial Cupsemifinal by blanking WestsideRino 2-0 Saturday.

Port Moody began witha gameplan to push theVancouver Metro League’s sec-ond-place squad. It was success-ful, until Rino saw a man sentoff at the 30th minute.

“We started off very well andplayed an excellent first half,but when they went down aman we seemed to think that itwas going to be easy,” Gunnerscoach Larry Moro said.

It wasn’t until the 60th min-ute, when Logan Fales burieda breakaway opportunity, thatPort Moody grabbed the lead.

Domenic Dmytrenko addedan insurance tally with timerunning down.

“We were very solid defen-sively and gave up very fewopportunites. We just weren’talways on the same page offen-sively,” Moro noted.

As the defending B.C. cham-pions, Port Moody brings expe-rience and high expectations tothe park. The road to the finalcontinues Saturday, 3 p.m. atTown Centre, when they playVancouver Island’s Bays United,who bested Dewdney FC 4-0 inanother quarterfinal.

Moro said his roster, whichincludes eight 20-year-olds, arewell versed in what it takes tokeep the streak going.

“At this stage, every teamdeserves to be here,” he said.“For us, when we play the gamethat suits our style we’re prettyhard to beat. But we need to doit for 90 minutes.”

Quick start for WolvesNeither exams nor an

unknown opponent couldthrow the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Junior Wolves off thescent last Sunday in their pur-suit of an Under-21 ProvincialCup final berth.

The Vancouver Metro Soccerleague champions put theiruniversity studies behind them

for 90 minutes and buried theirfirst scoring chance en route toa 3-0 victory over Nanaimo inthe men’s quarterfinal contest.

Port Moody product SashaVukovic chested a pass at the18-yard mark off a free kickand fired it past the Nanaimokeeper to give the Wolves a leadjust five minutes in.

Mladen Ljumovic made it 2-030 minutes later. Vukovic com-pleted the scoring late in thegame, finishing a penalty kick.

“A lot of players had finalexams last week so we werepretty exhausted going in,”Vukovic said of the quarterfinal.“We didn’t have our best game,but our coach said we got thejob done.”

Coquitlam needs onemore win to advance to theu-21 final. They play the UBCMetropolitans, Saturday, 12:30p.m. at Town Centre.

“They’re a very quick, fastteam and even though we heldthe edge during the season, Itold the kids we can’t take themfor granted,” Wolves coach RickHorvath said. “I’m sure UBC isgoing to give us a handful.”

The Metropolitans edgedPort Moody Arsenal 1-0 in theother quarterfinal.

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Some would say there’s safetyin numbers. Kevin Reineltbelieves there’s fun, too.

As owner/instructor of a localtaekwondo club, Reinelt has puta large effort into shifting thefocus from medals and winningto emphasizing participationand achieving one’s best when itcomes to tournaments.

He’s got the numbers to backhim up, too.

Reinelt’s TriumphTaekwondo club will take 55athletes to this weekend’s 2010Provincial championships inVernon, from ages seven to 50.

“It’s turning into a real familyevent for us,” Reinelt said of theannual spring road trip.

“We’re trying to make ita character development(opportunity) for our students,because unlike soccer andhockey, taekwon do is an indi-vidual sport and they rely upontheir own performance to reachtheir goals.”

If past performance is anyindication, there will be plentyof medals coming home withthem. But the aim is not to beat

a rival, but to deliver the besteffort each athlete is capable of.

“I tell them, ‘If you medal,fantastic. If you don’t win amedal, fantastic.’ It buildsconfidence and it’s about goingoutside their usual experience,to aim at personal goals.”

Open to anyone who wishesto compete, the provincials isalmost more about meetingnew and old friends than aboutthe gold. But as anyone who isinvolved in competitive sportscan tell you, rewards are alwayspart of the process.

Following the annual friend-ship tournaments that manyof the athletes attend, the pro-vincials is considered a greatwarm-up for the Westerns,where athletes need to qualifyto compete.

Gaven Mayville, LynHardman and Kristie Stewartall have their share of hardware.They are eager to turn the focusonto personal goals in patternsand sparring.

“I’m not going (to the pro-vincials) just for the medals,but I’m trying to do as best asI can,” 14-year-old Mayvillesaid. “My first provincials I wasthinking about the medals andstuff, but now I’m more focused

on just my own performance.”Hardman is also looking at

personal goals.“From the friendship to

provincial tournaments, it’s awhole different level of competi-tion,” the black stripe athletesaid. “You’re going not onlybecause you want to have funbut you also want to do yourbest.”

That kind of approach ismusic to Reinert’s ears.

“When we train for a compe-tition like this, I give goals andsuggestions to what they can befocusing on. I believe that weshould be focusing on actions,not outcomes.”

For 17-year-old Stewart, oneof the benefits of the B.C.s isthat it provides a new challenge.

“It’s going outside yourcomfort zone, which is what Ilike. I really love the activity andI’ve gained so much from thesport.”

Stewart, who has only beenin the sport for four years, isa black belt and helps instructclasses at the club. She creditsthe sport with helping boost herconfidence.

Hardman, who joined withson Nikolas four years ago, haskept climbing the black belt

ladder despite a broken toe andtorn ankle ligaments.

“I signed (Nikolas) up andthen I saw older people doingit. It was then I thought, ‘MaybeI should do this.’ I thought I’dnever be able to do it, but hereI am.”

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FIGHTING STANCE: Leading a large PoCo contingent to this weekend’s ITF taekwondoprovincials in Vernon are locals, clockwise from left, Lyn Hardman, Kristie Stewart,Gaven Mayville, Damian Korcz, Natalie Fox and Inaam Jina.

A berth to the provincialplaydowns assured, the NorthCoquitlam United under-16gold boys Gunners turned theirattention last week to a goldenopportunity.

In a marathon contestagainst Lynn Valley, theGunners went the distance tocapture the Coastal B Cup titlewith a 3-2 shootout victory

The squad set the tone early,thanks to some dominatingwork by defenders Alex Bai,Jason Delgrosso, Cole Spoonerand Tom Townsend. NorthCoquitlam opened the scoringwhen Nima Samiei headed theball into the cage, but LynnValley charged back.

Despite some stellar goal-keeping from Jordan Borrato,the North Shore team scored

twice to take the lead into thelatter stages.

That’s when Sean Leach,coming in as a timely sub-stitute, stepped up and tookRoman D’Alessandro’s passto tie the game and keep theGunners’ hopes alive.

Neither team could scorein overtime, with the Gunnersprevailing 5-4 in the shootout.

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under-16 B boys Sparta neededextra time to secure their sec-ond straight title, but they didit Sunday with flare, edgingNorth Shore 3-2 in overtime for

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Kresevljak buried BrodyHuiteuma’s header for the over-time winner, after Huiteuma

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Coquitlam led 1-0 but fellbehind 2-1 after North Shoretallied twice before the half.

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Aries March 21 - April 19: Chase money, especiallymoney owed to you, or pursue past dollar sourcessuch as a former job/employer. Pay old bills. Life iseasy, mild. But don’t start any new projects beforeMay 11. You might discover, early week, that there isa flaw or major hindrance in something you thoughtwas “in the bag,” especially in romantic, creative orspeculation zones. Work with a Gemini, Taurus orCapricorn to overcome that flaw. (Or just accept it.)Communications are affectionate, especially withsomeone who means a lot to you (enemies can meana lot, too!). Happiness, Wednesday/Thursday!

Taurus April 20-May 20: Your energy and charismasoar, you love life and it loves you! But once every fouryears your April/May high-energy period will occurwhile it is unwise to begin new projects – as now.These 1-in-4 year phases must be meant to nudge youinto cleaning up your past, or seizing it so you don’tlose something --- or someone – valuable. That mightbe why old flames, nostalgia, old contacts, and past“ungrabbed” opportunities return, as they are doingnow. So use your high energy and magnetism thisweek, but use it to reprise (or clean up) the past. Joy,Friday/Saturday!

Gemini May 21-June 20: Lie low, rest, make nodemands.Cleanup,handleoldobligations,government-related tasks, administrative duties – and be nice.(Bureaucrats do engage in revenge sometimes.) Yourspeech and writing is a bit aggressive, male, volatile– and unusually friendly – last October to this comingJune. Neglected chores will return. So might an oldflame, but a quiet or restrictive or burdensome one,perhaps someone you want to protect. (Remember, thisis your year for career success, not for shenanigans.)Big money, mysteries and sex favour you Sunday toTuesday. Mid-week’s mellow.

Cancer June 21-July 22: A former friend,schoolmate, could pop by, phone. If this occursSunday to Tuesday noon, or Friday/Saturday, it couldhave bigger implications – opportunity, love, travel,etc. Be engaging, welcoming. Your domestic scenehas “lightened up” lately, and will stay light until lateJuly. (This also takes the pressure off marriage andother partnerships.) Use this interval to prepare for theresumption of “serious matters” in this arena late Julythrough 2012. Get contracts signed, disagreementssettled, etc. Someone out there wants to “rescue” you.If the knight’s white, say yes.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Start nothing new before May11. Reprise the past in career, prestige areas – andprotect these from mistakes, supply shortages, missedmeetings, etc. A former career role might return.You’re still assertive/aggressive, your face is redderthan usual, you want quick results, and you mightpush people too hard – this from last October to earlyJune 2010 (and Monday/Tuesday!). On the good side,higher learning, foreign countries and lawyers benefityou. Your social life has picked up! Work hard Sundayto Tuesday noon. Be flexible, welcoming mid-week.Mysteries, intimacy late week.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Start nothing new beforeMay 11. An assortment of old friends, former lovers,teachers, schoolmates, even bosses might havestarted flowing in – most of these won’t last, so benon-committal until you see who “sticks.” A Taurus,Gemini and/or another Virgo figure prominently.Romance, creative or speculative urges, love for happychildren – these bless you Sunday to noon Tuesday.The “person” side of this shines bright; the sex/intimate side meets problems, perhaps due to securityfactors. Relationships intrigue you Friday/Saturday. For15 years, marriage/love will fascinate you.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Mysteries, intimate bonding,sex, pregnancy, lifestyle change, commitments andconsequences, crime, research, dreams, investments,finances, inheritances and other people’s money– these continue to occupy you, and continue to besubject to delays, mistakes and misunderstandings.Be patient. Reprise the past – e.g., grab a formerlover, chase former financial situations, revisit formermysteries. You might be contemplating marriage, oranother cultural passage. Wait: January to June 2011will bring your answer, ring your bell. Security, homeSunday-Tuesday. Romance mid-week.

Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Relationships remain yourprime focus. Don’t start new ones. Protect ongoingcontacts from (your?) neglect. You could deal with aformer spouse, business partner or contact, or a formeropportunity might return (especially one involving thepublic, relocation, sex, finances, and/or a social group).You could grow increasingly intimate with a friend oraffectionate bond. That’s good. If you learn a secretSunday/Monday, it’s true. Take care if a relationshipconflicts with your career or community status. Slowdown, attend to home, family mid-week. Romance,creativity visit Friday/Saturday!

Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The accent remainson work — you have a lot to do, including choresyou neglected weeks or months ago. Tackle these. Ifunemployed, contact former employers, or return toa former field. But DON’T start any brand new workprojects, nor buy machinery. All this to May 11. If aco-worker’s driving you crazy, just take a deep breath.Your spouse is affectionate. If you’re unattached, othersrespond sweetly (but don’t seek anyone brand newbefore May 11). Money has “significance” or involvesimportant news Sunday-Tuesday. Be domestic, or innature, Friday/Saturday.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Romance is deep,meaningful, might be of marriage quality. This appliesespecially if an old flame has wandered back. Take achance on this. But don’t start a brand new relationshipnow – it would forever remain an “unfinished symphony.”Same advice applies to creative, speculative, sportsand pleasure projects. Work is pleasant, co-workersaffectionate. Your energy and charisma soar Sunday tonoon Tuesday – much succeeds, but don’t push lovetoward intimacy too soon, and beware mixing gamblingwith investments. Money’s important mid-week – benimble!Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Rest, lie low andcontemplate people, things, your life Sunday to noonTuesday. There is much to think over, and a series ofvaluable insights,especially in the areas of home,security,spirit, government, sex and intimacy, romance and largefinances. Your relations with others (or one other) are ata low, and critical point. Don’t expect agreement, butdo realize you are probably in the “power seat” of thisrelationship now. (As opposed to last October/November,when roles were switched.) A “déjà-vu” situation mightexist. Your energy and charisma return mid-week. Money,Friday.Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: You’re busy, but not pressured(much) – enjoy the respite.Your popularity rises Sunday tonoon Tuesday – seek friends, be happy, flirt with a casualacquaintance you haven’t seen in awhile, have fun! (Thatcasual friend might be the key to a significant social, evenpartnership event.) But realize restlessness can interferewith job success. Settle into rest, contemplation and mildwithdrawal Tuesday noon through Thursday. True insight,inspiration arrives Thursday. Your energy and charismasurge Friday/Saturday! Attract and do. But don’t startanything new before May 11.

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Transportation & S.F.U.

office: 604 939-2136cell: 604 805-9490

ARBOUR GREENE552 Dansey Ave, Coq

Extra Large 2 Bedrooms.Close to Lougheed Mall &S.F.U.

office: 604 939-4903cell: 778-229-1358

6508 Apt/Condos6508SALISBURY APARTMENT

7111 Salisbury Ave Bby Highgate1 BR rent incl heat & hot water.N/S & N/P. Call 604-526-5584

1721 Booth Avenue, CoquitlamBeautiful, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Full Basement

OPEN HOUSE SAT. & SUN. 2-4

Joe Kogler604-833-6814 Sterling Realty

6020-08 Coquitlam6020-08

FOR SALE BY OWNER27021-24th Ave, Aldergrove

usellahome.com ID# 5108604-626-4122 [email protected]

A must see!

Gorgeous 5,300 sq. ft. custombuilt home with a finishedbasement & in-law suite. Opendesign,very functional,great forentertaining family & friends. Close to all amenities,5 minutes to the USA.Too many features to list! You won’t be disappointed.

$718,000Reduced Price to the

Current Assessed ValueNo Real Estate Fees

6020-14 Langley/Aldergrove6020-14

Donna Karpowich

Why pay more?

Full MLS® $3,000 Plus buyer’s agent fee

www.team3000realty.com

604-809-4889Office: 778-297-3000

[email protected]

6002 Agents6002

6508 Apt/Condos6508

SALISBURY PLACE7272 Salisbury Ave Bby Highgate1 BR incl heat & hot water. N/S& N/P. Call 604-524-4720

BBY Brentwood Gate, Deluxenew 1 BR & Den, Fully Furnished,ss 7 appls, granite counters, sec’dprkg, Incls utls, cable, internet.Avail now. Call 604-649-8931

BBY HIGHGATE 1 BR $760 & 1BR $850. Clean, quiet, N/S, N/P.Avail May 1. 604-803-9104

BBY, Lougheed Mall. 1 BR cornerunit, $855 incl heat & h/w. ns/np,Newly reno’d. U/grd prkg. stor-age, May 15/Jun 1. 604-779-3882

BBY METRO Town 1 br availimmed Clean quiet bldng. Incheat/hot water. 604-569-1614



COQ AUSTIN & BLUE MTN.Bach $600. 1 BR $720. incl h/w &u/g prkg. Bldg w/d. 778-865-6696

BBY Nice 1 BR, balc, Royal Oak/Rumble, quiet, May 15, $850 inclsht & h/w, ns/np. 604-430-5857

BBY NORTH, VIEW Mt Baker. 2BR apt, 1.5 bath, storage, sec’dprkg, quiet bldg, incls heat. Onbus rte. NS/NP. $1040 + utls.604-294-4048 or 604-299-3677

CALYPSO COURT1030 - 5th Ave, New West

Near Transportation &Douglas College.

Well Managed Building.

office: 604 524-8174cell: 604 813-8789

www.caprent.com

544 SYDNEY PLACECOQUITLAM

RENTALS 778-783-0258

1 Bdrm $9252 Bdrm $1045

Heat/Water incl.,parking available.Tennis courts,close toLougheedMall, bus/skytrain.

Follow us on twitter.com/capreit

Bachelor $7201 Bdrm $815D/W, Heat/Water

included,parking avail.

Exercise room onsite.

612 CLARKE ROADCOQUITLAM

RENTALS 778-783-0254

50% OFF1stMonth’s

Rent

6508 Apt/Condos6508BBY S, 2 BR $895, ug prkg, hw,net, hardwood, cat ok, Jun 1,6187 Kingsway. 604-818-1129

COQ CTRL 1 BR Condo, totalreno, 2nd flr, corner, quiet, ssappls, granite top, inste w/d, tile &h/wd flrs, u/g sec prkg. $1000.Immed. Prof or couple, 1 cat ok,N/s, refs. Call 604-619-2642

MONTECITO TOWERS99-7360 Halifax St, Bby

Bach, 1 BR & 2 BR

604 420-5636www.montecitotowers.com

Family Living

WHITGIFT GARDENS

1 BR, (80% adult bldg), $750.2 BR fr $895. 3 BR fr $1100.

● s p a c i o u s a p a r t m e n t s●heat, h/w, prkg, indoor pool●ball court, daycare available●near skytrain, shopping and

kids park. Sorry no pets.

604 939-0944

Middlegate Manor1 BR − $700 & 750. 2 BR −$950. Spacious updated, newpaint, clean quiet bldg. Rentincl heat, water, basic cable &prkg. CATS only OK.Call Diana 604 540-0337

KING ALBERT COURT1300 King Albert, Coq

Close to Transportation,Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604 937-7343cell: 778 848-5993

JUNIPER COURT415 Westview St, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall, allTransportation Connections,

Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604 939-8905cell: 604 916-0261

CASEY MANOR325 Casey St, Coquitlam

Large 1 BR Apt, $760 inclsheat, hot water, cable &secure u/grd prkg. Clean,quiet, adult oriented building.No Pets. View by appt.

Call 604 936-0408 9am-8pm

COTTONWOOD PLAZA555 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

Large units some with2nd bathroom or den.

On bus routes, close toS.F.U. & Lougheed Mall.

office: 604 936-1225

200 Westhill PlaceGlenayre − Port Moody

Totally reno’d 1 BR, top flr.Pool & weighroom. $850 inclsheat and hot water. Quietarea. N/S & N/P.ACD Realty 604 521-0311

pager 604 252-4424view @www.acdrealty.com

CASEY STREETCoquitlam

1 BR from $775, May 1.2 BR $950, May 1.

Call 604.931.6408

Large 1 BR. from $785, Newlyrenovated Incl heat & hot water.

1016 Howie Ave. nr AustinRaymar Realty. 778-828-6345

NEW CONDO 2bdrm+Den. 2bath, s/s appl, w/d, f/p, top flr.$1350. ref req. 604-315-8385.

NEW WEST Lrg 1 BR apt, $750incls heat, prkg & cbl, cat ok, AvailMay 15. 604-522-7196

6508 Apt/Condos6508NEW WEST 2 bdrm/2 bath & dencondo, large balcony, quiet bldg,5 appl. 1 block Sappertonskytrain. N/S, N/P. $1200/mo. Ref& proof income req. Avail now.Call 778-554-6947 after 7pm &wknds.

NEW WESTMINSTER,1 BR Apt, $700/mo

Includes heat, hot water, cable &parking. Near schools, shops, bus& Skytrain. Available now.

Cats okay! Deposit required.Call 604-521-2884

PORT COQUITLAM. Atkins ParkPlace. Adult oriented, 1 BR apart-ment. Lovely building, ideal forseniors. Near bus, library, shop-ping & WCE. $650. Cal l604-944-8697

VILLA MARGARETA320-9th St, New WestBach & 1 BR Available.

All Suites Have Balconies.Undergrd Parking Available.Refs Required. Small Pet Ok.

CALL 604 715-7764BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

GARDEN VILLA1010 6th Ave, New West

1 BR & 2 BR Available.Beautiful atrium with fountain.By shops, college & transit.Pets negotiable. Ref required.


CANTERBURY COURTFifth Ave, New West

1 BR $745. 2 BR $855. Lrg,bright, well maint bldg. Rentincludes heat, hot water &cable. N/P. Central New West.

CALL 604 519-1095Professionally Managedby Colliers International

EL PRESIDENTE220 7th St, New West

1 BR $700. 2 BR $850. Rentincls heat & hot water, reno’dsuites with big patios. Byshops, banks, skytrain &college. U/grd prkg available.

Call 604 519-1382Managed by Colliers International

RIVERS INLETApartments

(Coquitlam Centre area)

1 BR & Bachelor Apt,3 appls, incls heat & hot water,bldg laundry room on each flr.

Sorry no pets.Call 604 942-2012

ROTARY TOWER25 Clute St, New West

Age 55 or over. Beautiful view.B a c h h i g h r i s e a p t .Close to trans & shopping.Rent incl all utils. Refs req.

Contact AnaCell: 778-859-0798

Bayside Property Services Ltd.

ROYAL CRESCENTESTATES

22588 Royal Crescent Ave,Maple Ridge

Large units. Close to GoldenEars Bridge. Great view of River

office: 604 463-0857cell: 604 375-1768

STOP RENTING-RENT TO OWNNo Qualification - Low Down

CHILLIWACK – 9557 Williams St,3 bdrm, 2 baths, cozy HOUSE on49x171’ lot, excellent investmentproperty in heart of town, close toshops & schools................ $888/MVANCOUVER – 558 Taylor St, 1bdrm + den, 2 level TOWNHOME,nr GM Place, 1.5% Finance $988/MPITT MEADOWS -11860 SpringdaleDr. 4 Bdrm, 3 Bath FAMILY HOUSEAppliances, huge family room, f/p,fully fenced back yard, garage,close to West Coast Express,Schools & shops..............$1988/MCLOVERDALE – 6965 - 192nd St,6 bdrms, 5 baths NEW HOUSE with3 suites + BIG income potential, allnew appliance, w/d, f/p ....$2,688/MCall Kristen 604 435-5555 or 786-4663

www.HomeBuyingCenter.ca

N.WEST 3 BR + den, upr ste,share w/d, $1700 + util lease only,Immed. N/s, N/p. Nr schl/bus/park/shop. 604-436-9013 aft 6pm

COQ Austin/Hickey 5 BR, 2800sf, 2.5 bath, appls, lrg cov’d deck,quiet cds, by grnbelt. N/S. Av now604-931-6339 or 604-812-6339

BBY CARIBOO/10TH AVE,Clean 3 BR, view, deck, n/s, n/p,$1700 + utils, 778-846-4745

6540 Houses - Rent65403 BR 2 Bath 1961 Bow Drive,1540sf nr Coq River. Elementary,Garage, 1yr lease, NP, NS,$1700. May 1, Eric 604-723-7368

6535 Homestay6535POCO, Riverwood Gate. 3 BR +den. Gas f/p, 7 appl, large sun-deck, double attached garage,f/yard, veggie garden. Near bus,shops & schools. $2000/mo + util.Ns/np. June 1st. 604-762-1900

N. WEST. 2 BR, upper flr. Front &back yard. Ns/np. $995/mo inclhydro. Avail May 1. 604-618-9340

6515 Duplexes - Rent6515BBY SOUTH 1 BR & Den g/l, nrBCIT, f/p, 4 appls, n/s, n/p, privent, incls utils, $800 (1 person),Now or May 1st, 604-430-8142

6510 Co-ops6510

Queens Avenue136 10th St, New West

3 BR Townhouse, $1218includes heat & hot water, w/dhookup & common laundry &u/grd prkg. $1200 sharepurchase.

Email for [email protected]

6508 Apt/Condos6508SFU UNIVERSITY - Sub pent-house (view) 2 bdrm + den, hughbalcony, storage/1 parking no s/p.$1,800 immed (604)307-9307

BONSOR APTSR e n o v a t e d h i g h r i s e ,Penthouse, 1 BR & 2 BRavailable, concrete building.Very close to Metrotown,skytrain & Bonsor swimmingpool. Rent includes heat, hotwater. Reference required.

Contact Natalie778-230-9037 or

Bayside Property ServicesLtd., Office: 604-432-7774

for more info & to view

SUNSET PARK5870 Sunset StreetClose to Bus & BCITSTUDIO & 1 BDRM

★ Quiet park-like setting★ Newly Reno’d

★ Heat/hot water incld604-291-8197

www.sunsetparkapt.com

St. Andrews Court910 St. Andrews Street,

New Westminster

Bach fr $700. Lrg 1 BR fr $750incls heat. Reno’d, new paint,hardwood floors. Cat ok.Seniors special.

Danny 604 728-2086

REAL ESTATE RENTALS

GRANDVIEW @ Las Vegas onSouth Blvd brand new concretebldg, 2 sep 1 br XLrg units,Luxurious, ldry, 2 jacuzzi, a/c,plasma, king bed, slps 8, fullequipped kitchen. Timeshare 4 xper yr, you own % of property,Rentals ok Asking $35,000604-374-4350 * 604-506-7576

6065 RecreationProperty6065

COZY COTTAGE Home on .82acres Lake Front, less than 1 hourfr Vancouver. Just $525K. ParkGeorgia Rlty, Lisa 778 882-7275

6052 Real EstateInvestment6052

★ RENT TO OWN! ★If you have a small downpayment, I have a nice home foryou! Less then perfect credit OK.

Call Kim 604-628-6598

6040 Okanagen/Interior6040

EXCEPTIONAL LAKEVIEWLots from $160,000 also:1 panoramic 3 - acre parcel.Owner Financing, 250-307-2558

www.orlandoprojects.com

6030 Lots & Acreage6030

N. WEST. All services paid, incldsu/grd electrical, DCC’s, survey &eng’ng report. 33’ x 130’ lot. NoGST. $339,000. 604-726-0677.usellahome.com ● ID # 4711

★ MISSION ★ 1.35 AcresCome Build your Dream Home

Rare Cul-de-sac building lot inMission. Street of High EndHomes, backs onto Greenbelt.Lots of Privacy - Room for sepgarage. 10 mins to downtown.Drive by 9749 Jones Terrace onDewdney Trunk Rd, nr the Abbey,$298K. Call Len 604-763-4118

6030 Lots & Acreage6030

LANGLEY LOT. $284,000. Fullyserviced. 3,800 sq ft. Prime loca-tion in new area of WilloughbyHeights. Can build three levelhouse with bsmnt and doublegarage, with lane access. Closeto Hwy 1 & amen. 604-618-3244


6020-24 North Delta6020-24

10671 WESTSIDE Drive, Canter-bury Hts, N. Delta; Sunday only,2- 4pm. Updated home with view!$584,900. Bob Edwards, Re/MaxPerformance Rlty, 604-590-4888


6020-22 NewWestminster6020-22

NW/BBY Border. New, spac 6 BR+ Den, 4 baths. 2,600 sf. Granite,SS appl, legal suite, river view.Call now-beat the HST! $749,000,& no tax! Kelly Bhatti, Century 21Coastal Realty, 604-808-0221

RentalsContinues on next page


Best Value Gardening Full LawnCare. Cut fr $20. Pwr rake, hedgetrim. 18 yrs exp. 604-719-6832

8110 Floor Refinishing8110

Dustless sanding and refinishing, custom stains &installations, sales & design. Res/Com. Call for appt

604-722-6350

8020 Blinds & Draperies8020PERFECT FABRICS • 1,000+ unique patterns!

Ideal for designer homes! European, high quality, professional homedecorative fabrics and unique accessories.Environmentally friendly fabrics, custom designs, garden-stylecollections, children’s prints and much more. International qualitycertification. All fabrics are 300cm wide, with firewall, antibacterial,antistatic and odor remover. By appointment, call:

604-565-2424 ● [email protected]

8010 Alarm Services8010

604-463-7919ALARM

Systems Ltd.

8030 Carpentry8030FINISHING WORK • Trim, crownmolding. Sr’s disc. 604-341-2512

lauriescustomfinishing.ca

HOME REPAIRS. Reno’s toHandyman’s service. Hammer604-220-4857 or 604-942-0941

8055 Cleaning8055#1 QUALITY Cleaning ServiceHomes & Business. Senior Disc.Low Rates. 604 724-8998

★★★★A GIFT OF TIME ★★★★Clean to perfection, Honest, Lic &Insured, Free Window Cleaning,

Call 778-840-2421

Exp. Rel iable EuropeanCleaning, Move In or Out, Res/Comm★ Call 604 760-7702 ★

8058 ComputerServices8058

Computer REPAIR: PC, Internet,Network, home/office reg maint.Sr’s Disc. Simon • 604-999-0815

8060 Concrete8060

STAMPED CONCRETE*Patios, Pool Decks,

*Sidewalks Driveways*Forming *Finishing * Re & Re

Danny 604.307.7722

All Your Concrete Needs30 yr exp. Quality workmanship

Fully insured

8070 Doors8070

Tri-City Garage DoorsSpecializing In

Residential Garage Doors

Repairs • Installation • Service

Call Joffre at 778-999-4471tri-citygaragedoors.com

8073 Drainage8073BAJ MINI EXCAVATING

Sewer/storm, drains, remove oiltank, pave/concrete, retain’g wall.604-779-7816 or 604-540-9420

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINESWithout Digging a Trench

604-294-5300

8075 Drywall8075

ALL WORK GUARANTEEDJ.A. CONSTRUCTION

Specializing in drywall &textured ceiling repairs, drywall

finishing, stucco repairs,painting. Fully insured.

604-916-7729 JEFFDRYWALL & FINISHING. Freeestimates. Reasonable rates.15% seniors’ disc. 778-858-1750

FOR EXPERT Drywall, Taping &Finishing, Bob @ 604-520-9888leave msg. or call after 5pm

8080 Electrical8080NEW WEST ELECTRIC Lic 94644Rewiring & Service & Upgrades

Free Est. 604-724-7381 24/7

8080 Electrical8080www.AbacusElectric.ca Res &comm. 40 yrs exp. 1 stop! Reas.rates! 778-988-9493. Reg. 97222

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 servicecall. Insured. Lic # 89402. Fastsame day service guaranteed. Welove small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087 Excavating8087

ABSOLUTE BOBCAT& EXCAVATION LTD.• All Bobcat & Mini-X

Services• Small Hauls Available• Fast Reliable Service

Call Ryan: 604-329-7792

8110 Floor Refinishing8110

THE ART OFHARDWOOD FLOORS

InstallationsRefinishing & Repairs

Dust Free.Affordable Rates!Free Estimates.

Call: 604-240-3344

Artistry of Hardwood FloorsProf. refinish, sanding from $2.installs. Dustless 604-219-6944

8125 Gutters8125

Full Seamless GutterInstallation/Repairs

SoffitsAll jobs Guaranteed.

Fully insured/WCB coveredWill beat anycompetitors price

604-439-9417Edgemont Gutters. Sales &

Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minorrepairs, cleaning. 604-420-4800

PRESSURE WASHING, GutterCleaning & Repair, Drain Clean-ing. Call George 778-859-7793

Steve’s Gutter Cleaning from$98. Repairs & power wash avail.Prompt. 604-524-0667, 782-5085

8130 Handyperson8130

TRUSTED HOMEIMPROVEMENTS

604-878-5232SINCE 1997

HANDYMANExperienced with Inside &Outside Home Reno’s

Repairs & Maintenance.No job too small.

Quality work. Low rates.Call Doug • 604-833-9536

8130 Handyperson8130A Semi Retired Tradesman

Small Crown & Trim work, SmallRepairs. Richard, 604-377-2480

★ HANDYMAN★$30 per hour

Call 604-762-6401

HANDYMAN - framing, decks,tiles, hardwood, roof repair. Total

additions & basements. Ken778-773-6251 or 604-455-0740

Stevie’s Handyman ServicesNo Job too Small, Good Rates

Call Stevie 778-997-0337

★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★Retaining walls, irrigation, paving,patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444

8160 Lawn & Garden8160

• Residential and CommercialLawn Maintenance

• Power Raking • Yard Cleanup• Lawn Repairs • Gardening• Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning

Free Est 604-779-6978

CoquitlamLANDCAPING LTD.

❏ SPRING CLEAN-UP❏ Yard Maintenaance❏ Hedge Trim ❏ Tree Pruning❏ Lawn Cuts ❏ Weeding❏ Retaining Walls ❏ Drainage

Fully insured. Call John:604-464-8700 or 778-867-8785

AERATE $50CUTTING $30

Free EstimatesWembley Lawncare604-571-5771

Pwr Rake Com/Res/StrataRubbish RemovalFertilizing Edging

Spr ing & Summer yardservices: lawns, pruning, hedges,great rates... Adam 778-899-4162

TERRA NOVA ..604-786-9797Lawn & gardens. Certified staff.

Aeration & fertilizer. Fully insured.Visa, Master card & Amex.

8175 Masonry8175

STONE WORKRetaining walls, facing,

cultured stone.

604-603-2576tymerstonework.com

STONE WORKRetaining walls, facing,

cultured stone.

604-603-2576tymerstonework.com

8180 Home Services8180Overhead DoorsDemolition &Rubbish RemovalPressure Washing& Gutter CleaningLandscaping & LawnCarePainting - Interior& ExteriorFence Building/RepairCrime Scene Cleanup

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BE COOL!Talk to Someone

You Trust.

CENTRAL AIRCONDITIONINGSears also installs

ROOFING,WINDOWS,

WINDOW COVERINGS& CARPETING

604-464-8600 ext 21324 HOURS

1-800-4-MY-HOME • (1-800-469-4663)

8185 Moving &Storage8185

Experienced Movers~ 2 Men $50 ~• Includes all Taxes• Licenced & Insured• Efficient & Reliable

B&Y MOVING

604-708-8850

AFFORDABLE MOVING

604-537-4140

1 to 3 Men1, 3, 5 or 7 Ton

From

$45Been in business for over 10 years

Packing, Office & Piano moving specialist

FREE ESTIMATESLicenced & Insured

Local & Long Distance MovesSeniors Discount

www.affordablemoversbc.com

AMI MOVING ★ 3-5 ton cube.Starting at $39/hour. Local & longdistances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620

LAWN MAINTENANCE 20 yrsexp. power rake, aerating. Freeest. Reliable Reas. 604-649-9965

Lawn & Garden • Clean-ups &Disposal, Gutters/Press WashingSeniors Disc. Al @ 604-783-3142

RENTALSTo place your ad call

604-444-3000

A Gardener & A GentlemanLawn, garden, tree svcs. Pruning,yard clean-up, rubbish. 319-5302

Marc’s Lawn CareHedge Trimming Pruning

Yard Clean UpFull Lawn Care

Fertilization ProgramRubbish Removal

Ask About Seniors DiscountMarc 604 315-8954

8160 Lawn & Garden8160

QUALITYPROPERTY CARE

Licenced for lawnChaffer Beetle

treatment.Garden rototilling,

tree services,stump grinding, lawn

aeration, reseeding, lawnand garden installations.Call: 778-885-6488

S&E Landscaping and FencingCustom Cedar, Prefab panels,Chainlink. Free Est. 778-838-3005

8090 Fencing/Gates8090

Timberland Forest Products

6x8 Fence Panels from $27,Siding, Decking, Roofing,

Shed, Split Rail etc...We Install Cedar Fencing

Free Estimates − Call Today

7753 Edmonds St, BurnabyCall 604 520-7792

★ AMAZING TOUCH LAND’G ★Paving, retaining walls, turfing,planting. Call 604-889-4083

8155 Landscaping8155FORTRESS RETAININGWALLS & LANDSCAPES

Retaining walls • Interlockingpaving stones • Patios

• Walkways • Driveways.Sod • Top soil • Sand • Gravel

• River rock • Bark mulch.Fencing & Woodworking:

Arbours • Pergolas • Bridges.Call Chris Spruston,

604-908-1258Certified by The National

Concrete Masonry Association.

DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETEPrompt, Professional, Family run40+yrs. Seniors % 604 240-3408

8060 Concrete8060CONCRETE WORK of any kind.Third generation. Call Mike at604-945-8717 cel 604-318-3649

HOME SERVICESTo place your ad call

604-444-3000

6620 Warehouse/Commercial6620

WAREHOUSE FOR LEASE3400 Sq Ft. Coquitlam

604-521-7444

WOODLAND PARKTOWNHOMES

Professionally managedfamily townhome complexon 28 acres located inbeautiful Port Moody.Spacious 2 BR & 3 BRunits, 5 appls, inste w/d,walk out bsmt, 1 parking.Cat friendly.

Contact 604 [email protected]

6605 Townhouses -Rent6605

RIVERS INLETTownhouses

(Coquitlam Centre area)

2 BR townhouse3 BR, 1.5 bath, townhse2 levels, 5 appls, carport.

Sorry no pets.

Call 604 942-2012

6605 Townhouses -Rent6605

PITT MEADOWS 3 BR T/H, quietfamily complex, Rent geared toincome, n/p, 604-465-4851

POCO Near Pitt River Rd, 1 BRbsmt ste, $780 , inste w/d. NS/NP.Avail Now. 604 945-3508

POCO MARYHILL Bright 2 BR,full bath, utils incls, small pet ok,n/s, $1100, w/d, 604-329-2783

POCO 6 yr old 1 BR bsmt ste,$750 incls utils, n/s, n/p, AvailNow, shared w/d, 604-817-2499

POCO 1 BR & Den ste, big backyard & patio, alarm, w/d, $850incls utils. Immed, 778-245-8016

MRidge Newly reno 900 sf, 1 BRste, on 5 acre fully fenced, lg barn,$1150 + 1/3 util, livestock wel-come! N/S, June 1, 604-347-7776

6602 Suites/PartialHouses6602

COQ, WESTWOOD Plateau.Reno’d large 2 BR. 1,000 sf. Fullbath, priv w/d & entry. Ns/np.$950/mo + 1⁄3 util. 604-612-3384

COQ WEST, New 2 BR gr lev ste,own W/D. May15/Jun1. $1250incls utls. NS/NP. 778-558-0331

COQ, Ranch Park. 2 BR, f/ba, privw/d, greenbelt view. Ns/np. $825+ sh’d util. Immed. 604-941-6264

COQ LANSDOWNE New 2 BRBsmt Ste, 1bth, $1000 incl util +cbl, N/p, N/s. Sep Ent, Cls to CoqCntr. Avail Immed. 604-468-4450

COQ FOSTER/PORTER, 1 BRbsmt ste, own W/D. $850 incls utl.Jun 1. NS/NP. 778-838-3786

COQ, COMO Lake. NEW 1 BRbsmt ste, Own W/D, sep entry,$700/mo + utils, avail May 1, Nearbus & amens. Call 604-939-6765


COQ Brand New Bright 2 BR glste, 1400sf, b/yd, f/ba, Now,$1400 incl util/cbl/net, shd wd, wlkto schl/bus, ns/np, 604 319-5029

COQ BLUE Mnt area, 2 BRupper, shared w/d, d/w, big deck,$1125 + 2/3 utils. May 1. Sm PetConsidered, n/s. 604 897-0411

BBY S. SLOPE New Furn 1 BRbsmt, nr Metrown, Now, ns, np.$800, 604-430-5549, 506-4451

BBY ROYAL Oak/Rumble, BrandNew Main flr 3 BR ste, 2 bath, w/d.Nr bus/school. NS/NP. Avail May1. $1500 + util. 604-375-4261

BBY ROYAL Oak / Rumble.New 1 BR grnd lev ste. $700 Inclsutls/cable. N/S, N/P. Avail now.

604-375-4261

BBY PARKCREST 1 BR bach g/lbright, partly furn, backyard, view,$700 incl util, June 1, n/s, n/p, nrskytrain, Suits 1. 604-294-8500

BBY, NORTH. 2 BR, full bath,d/w, sh’d w/d. Ns/np. $1,075/moincl hydro. May 1. 604-924-1933


BBY, NEAR BCIT, Reno’d lrg3 BR main flr, livrm, diningrm,kitch, share w/d. $1350 + utils.N/P, N/S. June 1. 604-299-8415

BBY, Near BCIT, large 1 BRbsmt, living & diningrm, kitchen,share w/d, own entry, $750+ utils,np, np, June 1. 604-299-8415

BBY N. 1 BR grnd lev ste in quietcul de sac. $850 incls utils, net,alarm, share w/d. By shops. NS/NP. May 15. 604-298-1559

BBY, N. 1 BR, f/bath, d/w. Sh’dw/d. Ns/np. $750/mo incl util.Near SFU. June 1. 604-420-1080

BBY, MIDDLEGATE. Bright 1BR. Ns/np, no w/d. $650/mo inclhydro/cbl, May 15.604-522-6773

BBY, METROTOWN. Bachelorsuite. No w/d. $600/mo incl hydro.Avail now. Ns/np. 604-434-5310

BBY Edmonds area, 1 BR bsmt,$800 incls utils & appls. 700 sf, Avnow. Refs. ns/np. 604-936-0630

BBY, EDMONDS, 2 BR Ste,$900/mo incls utils & cable, N/s,N/p, Avl May 15. 604-522-4124


BBY, EDMONDS. 1 BR, f/bath.$765/mo incl utils. Nr bus. AvailImmed. Ns/np. 604-376-5129

BBY E., New 1 BR main flr, N/s,$700/mo, nr all amens, availimmed. Call 778-398-1111

BBY, E. 2 BR. Ns/np. Sh’d w/d.$850/mo incl hydro/’net. Immed .Near schools/bus. 604-525-0196

BBY CARIBOO, 2 BR bsmt , sh’dW/D, NS/NP $800 incls utls. Now604-525-6283 or 604-838-6736

BBY 2 BR lrg, quiet , clean, 2 lvl,upper Deer Lake, prkg, sharedw/d, utils incls, $1050 + net. N/S &N/P. 604-521-6120 after 6pm

BBY 1 BR ste, Canada Way &14th Ave, $750 incls utils, no w/d,n/s, n/p, Immed. 604-777-2455


BBY 1 BR g/l ste, full bath, $675incls utils, no w/d, $675. AvailNow. N/S, N/P. 604-777-2426

6595 SharedAccommodation6595

6595-10 NorthBurnaby6595-10

Lrg 1 BR to shr in Clean Brighthouse, View, 1 blk to bus, $500incls all, fem pref, 778-668-7181

6450 MiscellaneousRentals6450

GATED PARKINGAVAILABLE

New Westminster


WESTWOOD PLATEAU 5 bed-room, 3 1/2 bath, 3000 sf, 2f ireplace, dbl garage. Nosmoking, no pets $2250.604-931-4510

POCO Lougheed/Prairie, New1 BR glv ste, 5 appls, inste w/d,$750 + shrd util/cbl, avail Now,NS/NP, Stan 604-313-8764

POCO 2 Br 2 bath modern brightcondo. S/S appls, inste wd. Nearshops, schools transit, park. Exccomplex, $1400/mo + util,604-521-0876 ext 29 or Email:[email protected]. QuayPacific Property Management

6540 Houses - Rent6540PO CO 3 Br upper, hw flrs, newpaint, w/d, f/p, deck, carport, fncdyd, nr schls/shops. May 15.$1300 + 60% util. 604-313-3503

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WILL HAUL out garages andbsmts, for little or no $ if saleableitems are included. 604-936-8583

SPACEBOOKING

For: WEST COAST LIGHTINGRep: LHunterAd#: 1226245

9125 Domestic91251981 CHEVY Z-28 CAMARO.Black. Tan inter. T-top, V-8, auto,exc cond. $6,500. 604-512-7083

1993 CHEVY CORSICA, Auto,alarm, good cond, runs well,$1,200 obo. Call 604-588-7455

1993 MERCURY Grand Marquis,White with Blue Leather Interior, 4DR Sedan, Power Windows,Power Locks, 4.6 Litre OHCEngine. Pristine Condition, onlytwo owners. Air Cared and readyto drive away. $2495 Firm. Call780-202-4222 or 780-542-9876

1996 OLDS ACHIEVA, 4 dr, auto,white, 180k, $1600 obo. goodcond. 604-536-4974

9145 Scrap CarRemoval9145

604-761-7175

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle RemovalAsk about $500 Credit!!!

$$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

9145 Scrap CarRemoval9145

Pays $150 minimumfor Full-Size Complete

Vehicles. Free Removal!2-Hr. Service in Most AreasCall 778-316-3217

9155 Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155

1998 TOYOTA RAV 4. 5 speed,AWD. Well maintained. 217,000km. $5,500 obo. 604-530-2907

9155 Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155

2001 FORD XTR F150, 4x4,s/cab, 4.6 v8, auto, 200,000 k,reliable, $8,000 604-820-0114

2006 FORD Escape, XLTv6, 4x4,auto, 145 k, exc cond, mostoptions, $12,500 604-820-0114

2007 DODGE Ram 1500. 4x4.Quad cab. Full warranty. 44,000km. Auto. $19,900. 604-835-5601

9160 Sports &Imports9160

1989 CORVETTE Roadster conv,view at www.corvette4sale.co.nr$14,000 obo 604-701-2257

1993 MAZDA 626, well main-tained, 139kms, sunroof, p/w$2300 obo. (604)-476-1634

2007 SUZUKI SX4-JX h/b, auto,41k, front wheel drive, optionspkg, $7700 Firm. 604-538-9257

9515 Boats9515WANTED. 10, 12 or 14 footaluminum boat, with or withoutmotor or trailer. 604-319-5720

2006 JAG 28JBSS, bunk, slideout, vy clean, storage, surroundsound. $15,500 778-908-8876

FREE SCRAP car & truck remov-al. Top $$ paid for all. No wheels- no problem. 604-761-7175

STEVE TOWING SERVICESScrap Car Removal. We Pay $$for all cars. Call 778-316-7960

★ FREE TOWING ★up to $300 CASH Today!

604-728-1965 John

THE SCRAPPERSCRAP CAR &TRUCK REMOVALCASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-39002 HOUR SERVICE

AUTOMOTIVE

HOME SERVICES CALL THE EXPERTS

HOME SERVICES

9522 Motorhomes/RVs9522

2006 CEDAR Creek, 5th Wheel,30ft. Rear living, br. slide). Fullyloaded. 21ft add a room under theawning & enclosed storage areaunder the pin. Central vac. w/kickplate. A ns & np unit. Slide outpantry & 2 way fridge (Electrical/Propane), 10 gal water heater(electr ic/propane), outsideshower, Thermostat fantasticbreeze control fans in br & living,thermopane windows & tinted. 4holding tanks; fresh water, blackwater & 2 grey water (large 1 fortoilet & shower & 20 gal forkitchen. tanks can be heatedduring winter/late fall operations.$34,900 obo Vernon Call Jerry1-250-558-7836

2004 28 FT Terry 5th wheel, allequipped, clean, reduced price$17,900. Call 604-230-2728

2002 SPRINTER 5th Wheel, 32ft., 2 slides, TV & stereo, new qnbed, ducted air, also 1999 FordF350 Lariat, 4x4, 7.3 L. PowerStroke diesel, Ext. cab, spray inliner, lg. Tuff box, Hijacker hitch,both in good cond. $32,000 for all.6 0 4 - 8 5 5 - 0 6 4 5 o r c e l l604-209-3125

1996 RUSTLER 5th Wheel Bunk-house, sleeps 8, A/C, awning, extshower, bunks, tons of storage.$9850. Langley. 604-881-4566

9540 Trailers/Tents/Campers9540

1988 FORD self containedCamper Van, flush toilet, stove,fridge, alrm, $7000 obo. 576-0256

2004 32FT. Scottsdale, Class A,ns, np, 67K, gas eng. 2 slide, 15ftawning, $57,000, 604-826-3992

9522 Motorhomes/RVs95221995 TRAVELAIRE Rustler 5thWheel, 22 ft, exc cond, newawning, light weight, $8400.604-846-1783 or 604-702-8845

Edgemont Building Mainten-ance. Window & Gutter Cleaning,Power Washing. 604-420-4800

DIRTY WINDOWS?Call Stanley

604-202-9480

8335 Window Cleaning8335BOB’S WINDOW

Gets that Clean, Clear ShineNo Drops, No Drips, No StreaksRight into the corners! Serving

you for over 20 yrs. Also doGutters 604 588-6938

Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in& View Work 291-7778, 787-5915

www.treeworksonline.ca

GJ’s Tree Services´ Removals ´ Topping

´ Spiral Thinning ´ Pruning´ Stump Grinding ´ Hedge TrimmingFree Estimates´ Fully Insured/WCB

24 hour Emergency Service

604-945-2999Gabriel (Gabe) J. Czank

Dangerous tree removal, pruning, topping,hedge trimming & stump grinding.

Fully insured & WCB

Jerry 604-618-8585

$ BEST RATES $

A-1 TRI CRAFTTREE SERVICES (EST. 1986)

Andrew 604-618-8585

8315 Tree Services8315

CERAMIC TILING by prof, 25 yrsexp, qual work at reas rates.F/place & h/w flrs. 604-618-2717

8309 Tiling8309★ Joseph’s Quality Tiles ★

Tile Installation & Supplies. Joe604-518-0068 or 604-719-2212

• Waterproofing • Aluminum Awnings• Custom Aluminum Railings

• Deck Renovations

Free Est.942-5394

UNITEDVINYLSUNDECKS LTD.

8305 Sun Decks8305

SPACEBOOKING

For: Kerts LandscapingRep: JTaylorAd#: 1229126

DISPOSAL BINS10 - 40 yard bins. Lowest rates!disposalking.com 604-306-8599

Big Phil’s Rubbish RemovalTake your junk away same day.Call for rates 778-892-4515

8255 Rubbish Removal8255$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery& Rubbish Removal. ★ Available24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020

Call Tony 604 834-2597

Bulldog DisposalRubbish removalFree EstimatesFast & ReliableSame Day ServiceResidential/CommercialRental Bins Available

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LOW COST ®Rubbish Removal

❏ DISPOSAL Construction,Reno’s & Drywall / Demolition

❏ YARD & HOME Cleanup•7 Days/Week •Free Est’s

Isaac ★ 604-727-5232

Eastcan Roofing & Siding Ltd.10% Discount: Re-Roof, Repair,Gutter. WCB. BBB. 604-562-0957

SMART BATH SOLUTIONS INC.Complete Bathroom RemodellingEuropean Tradesman. Free Est.

Call Today! 604-944-6800

RENOS & DECKSBathrooms, basements, int/ext

home repair. 604 376 3192

FERREIRAHOME IMPROVEMENTS

Additions ★ RenovationsConcrete Forming ★ Decks

Garages ★ BathroomsCeramic Tile ★ Drywall

Hardwood Flooring''Satisfaction Guaranteed''

NORM, 604-466-9733Cell: 604-841-1855

FERREIRAHOME IMPROVEMENTS

Additions ★ RenovationsConcrete Forming ★ Decks

Garages ★ BathroomsCeramic Tile ★ Drywall

Hardwood Flooring''Satisfaction Guaranteed''

NORM, 604-466-9733Cell: 604-841-1855

Three time Georgie Award FinalistNational Sam Award Finalist

Georgie Award for Best Renovation“Why Trust Your Renovation To Anyone Else”604-728-3009www.jkbconstruction.com

DLR CARPENTRY

CALL 604-728-5685

FramingRenovationsAdditions

New Construction

TOTAL HOMERENOVATIONS

Since 1983

FROM DESIGNTO FINISH

Specialties Include:Kitchen & Bath Improvements

We Also Do:• Roofing • Sundecks • Door& Window Replacements

Call Bill604-298-1222www.chrisdalehomes.com

8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

Edgemont Building Mainten-ance. Power Washing. Window &Gutter Cleaning, 604-420-4800

WET & WILDPressure Washing

Residential / CommercialNo job too BIG or small.

Low Rates. Quality Service.Seniors Disc. Free Estimates

Call • 604-941-2297

8225 Power Washing8225

Grant’s Home MaintenanceComplete Pressure Washing:Roofs, Houses, Driveways, etc

Gutter Cleaning & Repairs.

Residential & StrataPrompt Service. WCB Insured

604 [email protected]

PACIFIC ACE PLUMBING INC.•Repairs •Installation •Insured

Free Est. Call • 778-836-8835

LOCAL PLUMBER - Licensed,insured,GASFITTING, renos, Re-pairs. VISA 604-469-8405

PLUMBERSWater Lines (without digging)Sewer Lines (without digging)Install. Drain tiles. 604-294-5300

CANRO SERVICE. H/W tank,furnace, boiler, drain, installations& repairs. BBB. 604-789-6767

#1 IN RATES & SERVICELicenced local plumber. PlugDrains, Reno’s 1-877-861-2423

8220 Plumbing8220

BBM Big Boss Mechanical

PLUMBING & DRAINAGERenovations Big or Small.Water Lines without DiggingBroken Water Mains & SewerMains. Hot water Tanks,Plugged Drains, Toilets, Tubs,Leaky Faucets & Broken Pipes.

★ Good Quality Service ★Fully Licenced & WCB.

604 729-3864778 928-9839

8205 Paving/SealCoating8205

ALLEN Asphalt, concrete, brick,drains, foundations, walls, mem-branes 604-618-2304/ 820-2187

8250 Roofing8250

• Repairs • Reroof• New Roof

10% lower than any other written estimate

604-726-6345SENIORS DISCOUNTWCB & Fully Insured

JJ Roofing

8250 Roofing8250

Member BBB - Member RCABCFull Liability Coverage and WCB

Designated Project Managersand Third Party Inspections

www.crownresidentialroofing.com

•Residential Roofing•Siding andWindow Installations

•Aluminum Awnings and Railings•Rain Gutter Replacements

•Drainage Installations and Repairs

Call 604-327-3086for a free estimateQuote code 1969for a 5% discount

ARMOR ROOFING• Superior Quality

• Competitive Pricing• All Types Of Roofing

• Siding, Doors & Windows• Gutters & Custom Metal• 25+ Years Of Experience

604-785-9880

A Eastwest Roofing & SidingRe-roofing, Gutter, Free Est, BBBMember, 10% disc, Seniors Disc,604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

8250 Roofing8250

A North West Roofing Specialistin Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Est10% disc, BBB, WCB, LiabilityInsured. Jag 778-892-1530

PRP RENOVATIONS. Kitchens,baths, tiling, flooring, painting,plumbing, gutters 604-764-0399

Complete Bathroom Reno’sSuites, Kitchens,Tiling, Skylights,Windows, Doors, 604 521-1567

Additions, Renovations, NewConstruction, Concrete Form-ing & framing crew. 218-3064

8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

Haney HomeImprovement

Bathrooms DrywallKitchens DecksMoulding Siding

604-476-9393

MILANO Painting 604-551-6510Int/Ext. Good Prices. Free Est.Written Guar. Prof & Insured.

Good Day Painting Fully In-sured, Quality Work, Res/Comm,No Payment till Job is Completed!

Call Thomas 604 377-1338

DENALI PAINTING − Int. & Ext.Reliable, Insured, WCB. Free EstSeniors Discount. 778 320-4438

★ PAINTING ★• Pressure Washing• Residential/Commercial• Over 25 years experience

Call Geoff Dann at:604-782-8665

or 604-944-8665

D & MPAINTING

Interior/Exterior SpecialistMany Years Experience

Fully InsuredTop Quality, Quick Work

Free Estimate604-724-3832

Top QualityQuick Work

3 ROOMS

for$299

Free Estimates

Magic Star Painting

Call Now: 780-6510

AAA PRECISIONPAINTING

Interior/ExteriorExcellent Prices

Free Est/Written GuaranteeInsured/WCB

778-881-6096

KraftPainting & Decorating

RUDIRUDI604-939-0697 or 778-838-2666

Residential, Commercial,ApartmentsEXPERTS OF:EXPERTS OF:

Drywall Repair Repaint TextureCeilings,Trim, Doors, Frames, CabinetsWalls & Floors, Colour Selection…etc.Special rates for ongoing maintenance painting.

CANSTAR PAINTINGThe Quality You Trust!

Interior & Exterior★ EXCELLENT PRICES ★

Free Est./Written Guarantee

No Hassle Quick WorkInsured/WCB

778-997-9582

8195 Painting/Wallpaper8195

POPEYE’S MOVING10% off all of March

with this coupon604-783-6454

Vancouver 604-377-2503www.popeyesmovingbc.com

Monty J’s Moving$70/hour • 604-710-5253www.montyjsmoving.com

AAA ADVANCE MOVINGExperts in all kinds of Moving,Storage & Packing. Different fromthe Rest. 604-861-8885

A.M.C. MOVERS. All kinds ofmoving local/long distance. Ins’d604-582-0045 or 778-888-9628

#1 MOVING EXPERIENCE WITHL & D ENTERPRISES !!!

Fast & Dependable Special RatesSeniors Disc. Call 604 464-5872

8185 Moving &Storage8185

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery& Rubbish Removal. ★ Available24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020

LANDSCAPING

KERTLandscaping Ltd.

Retaining Walls, Pavers, Machine Work, Drainage,Soil and Gravel Delivery, Sod, Lawn Repairing,

Perimeter Drains, Sewer Line

604.942.5378www.kertlandscaping.com

ELECTRICIAN

www.tbselectric.comContractor number 97364

Fast Friendly Reliable Cost Effective Service.Free estimates & 1 year warranty on parts and labour.

604-803-8782


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