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No easydecisionson budget

Money troubles – the New Westminsterschool district has them in spades.

The district has a hefty $2.8-million defi-cit from last year, and it’s had to slice awaya big chunk – about $2.2 million – from thisyear’s budget, but it’s done that mainly byputting off expenses and making short-term fixes. It’s a strategy that might helpthe district squeak by this year with a near-balanced budget, but moving forward thedistrict has “structural” concerns – budgetissues that are deep-rooted, including theever-increasing cost of substitute teachers,leasing expenses (almost $1 million a year)and maintenance costs.

The board of education is looking intowhere to cut back on those structuralcosts, but it’s doing so behind closed doorsbecause personnel issues are involved,trustee Casey Cook told The Record.

“There is nothing, right now, that wecan say, except that we are working hardon it,” Cook said.

The board has made a number of cutsthis year to services, supplies and staffing,as well as delaying saving, for the replace-ment of the Massey Theatre and the skate-board park at Mercer Stadium.

But Cook said it is not effective in thelong term to put a budget together by cut-ting around the edges.

“A lot of those things were delay this,delay this, delay that; well, you can’t dothat on an ongoing basis. What you haveto do is you have to get at that structuraldeficit,” Cook said.

The two-term trustee said it would be

In the spotlight: Amanda Zacharuk reacts to being named Miss New Westminster Ambassador on Saturday night, while fel-low contestants cheer her on. Below, contestants enjoy a moment in the spotlight and pose for the photographs.

After months of hard work, 2012 Miss NewWestminster Ambassador contestants had achance to kick up their heels on Saturdaynight.

The Hyack Festival Association held theMiss New Westminster Ambassador pageantat Massey Theatre on Saturday night. Morethan 200 people attended the event.

“It’s all about showing them we supportthem,” said Lynn Radbourne, who has beencoordinating the program for 15 years. “Wehave been doing weekly rehearsals sinceNovember. Every Monday night, we havebeen practising speeches and dancing.”

Early on in the program, Radbourne toldthe 2013 contestants that they had “big boots”to fill because the 2012 group did such an awe-some job.

“They have stepped up to the plate,” sheraved. “They are enthusiastic. They are lovely

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David Cobb has moved a“national treasure” to a new homeon New Westminster’s waterfrontbut isn’t sure it will be greetedwith the respect he believes itdeserves.

Cobb relocated his 100-year-old fishing boat Chief Skugaidfrom the Larco (143 CathedralVentures Ltd.) foreshore site tothe adjacent site in front of FraserRiver Discovery Centre.

The move to the site that wasonce home to Royal City Starriverboat casino came just daysbefore a bailiff was set to tow theboat from the site.

“I am out of the frying pan andinto another frying pan, I guess,”Cobb said. “Not into the fire yet.”

In January, a B.C. SupremeCourt judge granted an injunc-tion and gave Cobb 30 days tomove Chief Skugaid from Larco’sforeshore. The developer’s law-yers stated that their client hadnever granted Cobb permissionfor moorage on the dock or on theforeshore.

On Saturday, 15 to 20 “citizenbarges” helped Cobb slowly movethe fishing boat to the adjacentsite.

“It remains to be seen whose(property) it is,” Cobb said. “I ampresuming it is the city’s.”

Cobb believes it’s a tragedythat a vessel with a storied historylike Chief Skugaid isn’t welcomeon the waterfront. “This is a pro-vincial, if not national treasure.”

Chief Skugaid’s colourful his-tory has included stints as a hali-but schooner, a rumrunner vesselduring U.S. prohibition and a fishpacker for the salmon and herringfleets.

Cobb is grateful to commu-nity members who assisted withSaturday’s move, which prevent-ed the boat from being moved by

a bailiff.While he “continues to cast

about” for a more stable placeto moor his boat, Cobb is alsoexploring the concept of havingthe vessel “adopted” by a serviceorganization and addressing themoorage situation with city coun-cil. He may present council witha petition that’s been signed bysupporters of Chief Skugaid.

“I don’t feel alone,” he said.“I do feel the goodwill of quitea cross section of the populace.That gets me through the low

moments.”According to Cobb, more than

100 people have signed a petitionthat support the boat and believeit should remain on the water-front.

“All they are saying is they areappreciating the Chief on NewWestminster’s waterfront,” hesaid. “It’s ‘we like the boat’, endof story.”

Cobb isn’t quite sure what kindof response to anticipate from theCity of New Westminster regard-ing his latest moorage spot.

“There are people there wholove the boat, people who hate theboat,” he said.

Cobb was traveling to a ship-yard in Queensborough in June2011 when a gravel barge crashedinto the rail bridge leading fromthe waterfront to Queensborough,preventing Chief Skugaid fromaccessing the shipyard. While he’senjoyed his berth on the river-front, Cobb has also discoveredit’s challenging to find a dock thatcan accommodate a boat that’smore than 90 feet in length.

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Settling in: David Cobb helps his boat settle into a new home on the waterfront in front of FraserRiver Discovery Centre. Local citizens helped Cobb move the 100-year-old vessel from the adja-cent water lot site on the weekend so it wouldn’t be towed by a bailiff.

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“premature” for him to say where theboard should start cutting to balance thebooks.

Last fall, the school district hired con-sultant Joan Axford to come in and reviewthe budget after it was learned the districthad a surprise deficit from last year.

“What Axford laid down is the blueprint for what we are doing,” said Cook,

who is a Voice New Westminster member.The Voice trustees – Lisa Graham and

MaryAnn Mortensen – are sometimes inopposition with labour-endorsed trusteeMichael Ewen, Jonina Campbell, JamesJanzen and David Phelan, but Cook saidthey are all in agreement “that we simplycan’t continue going the way we are, andwe have to find answers that are sustain-able and protect the classroom.”

The district recently faced anothersetback when secretary-treasurer BrianSommerfeldt, who is responsible for put-ting together the district’s budget, went onmedical leave.

The district isn’t saying when or if hewill return to his post. In the meantime,assistant superintendent Al Balanuik isoverseeing the more than $60-million bud-get.

Cook commended Balanuik for step-ping in.

“Everybody is on an incredible learningcurve, including staff,” Cook said. “Thesefolks have to put in an incredible amountof time and effort, at the same time theyhave a school district that they need torun.”

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Pageant: ‘They are all Hyack Ambassadors regardless of their title’young women. They havebecome good friends.”

Amanda Zacharukwas crowned Miss NewWestminster Ambassador2013, while Devine Calanogwas named First HyackAmbassador. Tiana Bosnjakreceived the FriendshipAward.

“That is voted on bythe girls themselves,”Radbourne said. “She is theone the girls feels goes aboveand beyond to be friendly,help the other girls. That’s abig honour to be voted thatby your peers.”

Cynthia Tan receivedthe Bernie Legge MemorialMedallion, which includesa medallion and a $250scholarship provided by theLegge family.

“It is the girl that is themost improved with herspeech,” said Radbourne.“She shone on Saturdaynight. You’d never know itwas the same girl.”

Carli Henssler andFiona Senyk will also rep-resent New Westminster inparades and pageants in thecoming year.

“They are all HyackAmbassadors regardless oftheir title,” Radbourne said.“They have all drawn fortheir parades. There (are)quite a few this year.”

The first judging oppor-tunity for Miss NewWestminster ambassadorcontestants was during aone-on-one interview withjudges prior to the pag-eant. On the night of thepageant, the contestantswere judged on their spon-sor speeches (each girl issponsored by a communityorganization or business),the topic speech (whichrelated to different aspectsof New Westminster) andan impromptu question.

“They have to be ableto think on their feet,”Radbourne said. “Whenyou are going around, younever know what you aregoing to be asked.”

Once the evening’s“work” is done, the girlsget to let loose and havefun during a dance perfor-mance. For the first time,the outgoing 2012 MissNew Westminster ambassa-dors joined the current con-testants on stage for the per-formance, which featureddancing to Boot Scootin’Boogie and Gangnam Style.

“It was so much fun,”Radbourne said. “Thecrowd loved it.”

MaggieRogalandMaggyDeras-Rodriguez, two of the2012 ambassadors, sharedthis year’s Spirit Award,which is given out to anambassador who has goneabove and beyond whatthey had to do during theiryear representing the cityand Hyack.

“They did everything,from baking cakes for thePresidents’ Tea to acting

like a big sister/mentorfor the 2013 candidates,”Radbourne said. “Theywere the Spirit Award win-ners. They were all excellent– these two stood out just alittle bit more.”

Miss New Westminsterand one ambassador willjoin the Hyack float at 10of the out-of-town parades.Ambassadors are also rais-ing funds so they can attendadditional pageants that

Hyack won’t be attending.“They are really anxious

to go to other pageants,”Radbourne said. “It’s kindof fun.”

The 2012 ambassa-dors attended pageants

in Ladysmith, Kamloops,White Rock and Vernon.

A summer car wash, aspring plant sale, a cloth-ing drive, a poinsettia saleat Christmas and a bottledrive will help raise funds

for out-of-town trips. Thecontestants are too young toattend a pub night fundrais-er, but they will each con-tribute a gift basket towarddraws at the event.


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As more days go by, the more on edgeresidents living on the New Westminsterwaterfront grow, waiting to hear PortMetro Vancouver’s decision on a coaltransfer facility proposed for Fraser SurreyDocks.

“We’re concerned that it hasn’t beenbrought forward for public consultationand that it’s going to be going ahead with-out that,” said James Crosty, past presidentof the Quayside Community Board.

The board’s concerns stem from thedust that could originate from the facilityif it isn’t managed properly. And whileFraser Surrey Docks has proposed a dustsuppression system that includes coveredconveyor belts, this isn’t enough whenit comes to the health of residents, saidCrosty.

“When the wind gets a hold of it, it’sterrible,” he said, speaking of the currentfacility in Delta.

But this facility isn’t the same as whatFraser docks has proposed. The proposedfacility is a direct transfer station and onlyallows for an emergency stockpile, saidJim Crandles, director of planning anddevelopment at Port Metro Vancouver.

Stockpile or no stockpile, it’s still a con-cern for New Westminster residents.

Fraser Surrey Docks is located directlyacross the river from the Quay. If the facil-ity is approved, the community board isworried that gusts of wind would carrythe harmful coal dust over the river andinto the city.

“Air quality is a huge problem,” Crostysaid. “We’re worried this is the toxicimbalance that’s going to put us over theedge.”

While Crosty’s heart is in NewWestminster, he said some residents havealready moved out of the area because ofthe pollution around Front Street.

With the possibility of a coal facility, hedoesn’t see the problem going away, espe-cially without help from local politicians.

“We just have no support here from thepolitical wills that can actually get some-thing done,” he said. “You take a stand,you support the residents and you dowhatever you can to sway powers that be,not to go forward with this.”

But Crandles is adamant that noth-ing will be approved until Port MetroVancouver is satisfied that Fraser SurreyDocks can handle any possible environ-mental issues that might occur in thetransport of coal, including fugitive dust.

“We will review to what degree theproponent’s mitigation is acceptable toits environmental effects,” he said. “Theyhave to identify to what degree the (coal)would move.”

The proposal is still under review byPort Metro Vancouver, Crandles said,which means any issues the municipali-ties have, including New Westminster,will be brought to Fraser docks for furtherinformation.

It’s an ongoing discussion, he said.And it comes down to whether or notPort Metro Vancouver is satisfied with theresponse it receives from Fraser docks.

“Can (Fraser Surrey Docks) safely, andin an environmentally sensitive way, han-dle this product such that we won’t see itsimpacts?”

Dave Thompson doesn’t think theycan.

Thompson, who has lived in the area foreight years, said he has hard time believ-ing the facility will be pollution free.

“If it’s anything like what they’re doingknow, they’ve got open conveyors comingup and it’s just spreading this dust all overthe place,” he said. “We’re lucky we don’tget a southeast wind.”

Dust is a problem even without thecoal, Thompson said. He worries that ifthe coal facility is approved, layers of thetoxic dust will blow over the river intoNew Westminster.

And it’s not only the residents of NewWestminster who are worried about theeffects this new facility would have on the

area.InanopenlettertoPortMetroVancouver,

the B.C. Lung Association asked that theyinclude local municipalities in the deci-sion-making process. The associationwants to see more consideration given tothese communities, especially when thehealth of residents is concerned.

“This is going to become an issue moreand more,” Crosty said. “We will continueto keep a very watchful eye on it as far asit effects Queensborough, the Quay andother parts of New Westminster.”

Dusty: A Quayside Drive resident took this photo on February 15 while a freighterwas loading at Fraser Surrey docks. There was an east wind on that day.

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Pedestrian struck Monday night

A New Westminster resident is in hos-pital with life-threatening injuries afterbeing struck by a vehicle at the intersec-tion of Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue lastnight.

The 25-year-old woman suffered majorskull fractures when she was hit by anoncoming vehicle around 10:30 p.m.Monday night.

Sgt. Diana McDaniel said heavy rainand the artificial lighting from the street-lights were a factor in the accident.

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may have been making a turn at the timeof the accident, according to McDaniel.

The driver of the vehicle remained atthe scene and has cooperated with inves-tigators.

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City hall is pulling out the spread-sheets, poring over staff benefit plans,calculating how much revenue it cansqueeze out of the dusty corners in thebylaw department. The process is akinto taking the cushions off ofthe old sofa and looking forlost change. When you havediscussions about how muchthe city can make if it expandsits dog licensing program, then youknow it’s tight.

Department heads are expected to domore with less, and there is no doubt

much of the pressure, implied or spok-en, is based on making sure that the newAnvil Civic Centre doesn’t look like themoney-sucking venture it could turn outto be.

No one is saying (well,almost no one) that the centreisn’t a pivotal and importantproject for the city’s future.But, can the city support it in

the long term? Staffing costs are the kill-er. You can turn off the lights at night tosave on the Hydro bill, but someone hasto run the joint in the daytime.

The city is currently recruiting fortwo administrative positions – the facil-ity’s general manager, and the sales andmarketing manager. And while existingstaff will fill some of the roles at Anvilcentre, the centre will also require somenew staff positions, including a buildingmaintenance supervisor and workers, anarts specialist (director/curator, archivist,and exhibit/perpetrator), a conferenceduty coordinator who provides supportwhen events are taking place and a con-ference beverage coordinator.

The projected costs will be $1.2 mil-

lion in 2014 when it all gets rolling. In2013, at $263,000 that amounts to .44 percent of the current proposed 2.9 per centtax hike. It doesn’t take a city treasurerto tell you that the new civic center maytake a much larger share of the tax billin the future.

Is it worth it? Time will tell. But ifparks get run down and other facilitiessuffer because the new bright and shinykid on the block gets the lion’s shareof resources, we suspect someone willpay for it – politically, if not through thepocketbook.

No money for majorchanges under NDP

Aprotest rally this pastweekend served asanother reminder that a

whole bunch of New DemocraticParty supporters are in for arude awakening if their politicalparty wins the May election.

About 200 people gatheredoutside Premier Christy Clark’sconstituency office, demandingmore government money for acomprehensive child-care plan.

If the NDP does indeed formthe next government, I suspect asimilar demonstration will even-tually take place outside NDPleader Adrian Dix’s constituencyoffice.

That’s because Dix has sig-nalled he knows the govern-ment cupboard is bare, andhas already indicated his plansfor a province-wide child careprogram are dead in the water,at least for a while, because themoney simply isn’t there to fundone and the federal governmentneeds to come on board, andit too is grappling with budgetissues.

But the lack of an expensivechild-care system isn’t the onlyissue sure to disappoint the vari-ous interest groups that supportthe NDP over the B.C. Liberals

and who can be depended uponto come cap in hand to which-ever party forms government inMay.

Teachers, for example, mayget a slight pay hike from anNDP administration, but notone that comes anything close towhat they’ve been demandingfrom the provincial governmentfor years.

And they’d be wise to lowerexpectations when it comes tosignificantly more funding forthe classroom – there will besome, but not a lot.

There will be some pro-unionchanges to labour legislation, butunionized public sector workersshouldn’t expect any significantpay hikes any time soon.

Don’t look for much of anincrease in social assistance rateseither.

This is nothing new for theNDP – when it formed govern-ment in the 1990s it actuallycracked down on the welfaresystem.

And the NDP has decriedthe level of child poverty in thisprovince for years, but again, I’llbe surprised if much action istaken on that front for at least afew more years and the state ofgovernment finances improves.

Wait times in the health-caresystem are not going to radicallychange no matter which partywins in May.

I suspect the NDP’s elec-tion platform will commit moremoney than the B.C. Liberals’current budget, but even that

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Property taxes continue to riseDear Editor:

Re: When is enough enough?, Letters, The Record,March 6.

I completely agree with the content of Mr. Eady’sletter regarding the 2.9 per cent tax increase, and Iwould like to take his point one step further.

Property values in the Lower Mainland haveskyrocketed over the past decade.

While they are forecast to dip slightly, even inmy area of Connaught Heights, which isn’t knownfor stratospheric property values, forecasters wererecently expecting some homes to sell for over amillion dollars – homes that were half that assessedvalue 13 years ago.

As property taxes are based on assessed propertyvalues, municipalities have been like pigs at thetrough. On top of rising tax levels due to rising real

estate prices, they are also increasing the actual per-centage rate of those taxes at the same time.

What would these councillors do if there wasa serious real estate correction? Double propertytaxes to make up for the lost income? Triple them?Increase the tax load on ratepayers who are stuckunderwater on their mortgages?

It is understandable that in order to run a first-class city that revenues will need to be raised.However, there has got to be some level of fiscaldiscipline.

The B.C. Real Estate Association forecasts thatproperty values will fall by one per cent during2013 and then bounce back marginally by 0.4 percent during 2014, indicating the years of rapidlyrising real estate asset values are over, and a side-ways market makes the possibility of an unexpectedsharp correction very real.

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Bridge traffic increasingDear Editor:

Re: City wants stats to see if residentsare right, The Record, March 8.

There is absolutely no doubt that traffichas increased on the Pattullo Bridge sincethe new Port Mann went into business,especially during the afternoon rush.

I live on Ginger Drive and comehome from work around 4:50 p.m. fromMonday to Friday, and I have had tochange my route to access Ginger Driveever since the changes to the Port Mann.

I used to approach Ginger Drive fromEast Sixth Avenue via Cumberland Streetand never had a problem getting home.

Then I began to notice it would takeme three to four light changes at SixthAvenue and McBride Boulevard to be ableto reach Ginger Drive.

Some days I got so frustrated I wouldabandon my truck in the Canada GamesPool parking lot and retrieve it after din-ner.

Now I have to come up off of EastColumbia Street to McBride Boulevardand enter Ginger Drive off McBride.

The other thing I’ve noticed is onthe traffic radio reports, they used to

comment on traffic backed up to SixthAvenue. Now it is 10th Avenue.

I’ve also noticed a large volume of traf-fic coming up off East Columbia Streetand entering the Victoria Hill area onRoyal Avenue and then coming out ontoMcBride via Memorial. They are doingthat to avoid having to travel south onMcBride from Eighth Avenue or SixthAvenue.

I am sure the people who live in thatarea have noticed a huge increase in traf-fic in their area and the increase of truckson McBride is huge.

I am a former truck driver and I havereally noticed it, and what annoys me tono end is those truck drivers who thinkthey need to use both lanes to cross thebridge.

That just means they are lazy driverswho don’t want the challenge of stayingbetween the lines. Someone should beticketing them for obstructing traffic.

So for me, there is a dramatic increaseof all traffic on McBride Boulevard fromthe Pattullo Bridge and it has been notice-able on weekends, too.

What’s the answer? Increase my taxesand build five new bridges? Sure?

Ted Usher, New Westminster

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amount will simply main-tain the status quo.

I’ve noted before thatone large constituency thatusually supports the NDPmay be particularly upsetwith the party.

That would be theenvironmentalmovementwhich, amongother things,wants a banon fracking toextract naturalgas.

The NDP’senergy critic,John Horgan,says his caucushas committedto a study onfracking, butthat’s about it.

He’s mind-ful of the vitalrole naturalgas revenuesplay in paying for govern-ment services, from healthcare to education, and Idoubt an NDP governmentwould do anything to stiflethe money that could flowfrom that critical industry.

Governments of allphilosophical stripes arebecoming desperate for

more revenues, whichnaturally sets the stage fora clash between environ-mentalists and whicheverparty forms government,as the extraction and salesof natural resources is thebackbone of the economy.

About the only sec-tor that mightnotice some sig-nificant differ-ences betweenan NDP admin-istration andthe B.C. Liberalgovernment ispost-secondaryeducation.

Dix hasmade it clear heconsiders thatskills trainingand studentaid are his toppriorities, andhas committeda large pot ofnew funding

for those areas.But that’s about it folks.

For all the criticism theNDP throws at the B.C.Liberal government on anear-daily basis for a lackof funding here, a lackof spending there, thingsaren’t going to changemuch after the May vote

even if the party takespower.

The conundrum of whatto do about B.C. Ferries isa good example.

This past week, theparty’s critic for that com-pany was unable to offerany specifics for what theNDP has planned for ferryservices in this province.

There was no commit-ment for increasing the taxsubsidy for B.C. Ferries, ordoing anything to reducefares or make changes toservice levels.

So all those specialinterest groups can sticktheir hands out all theywant if the party theyappear to be backingactually takes power, butit doesn’t mean much ofanything will actually behanded out to them.

All of this means that,should Dix become pre-mier, demonstrations out-side his constituency officemay be rather common-place. And those doing theprotesting will be the samefolks who voted for him.

Keith Baldrey is chief pol-itical reporter for Global B.C.Email him at [email protected].


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While the B.C. Liberals are projecting abalanced budget for 2013, the NDP believesit’s a “bogus” budget that’s based on unre-alistic expectations.

The B.C. Liberals’ 2013 provincial bud-get, which passed in the legislature March5 in a 45 to 38 vote, is promising a balancedbudget by controlling spending, targetingtax increases, and selling surplus govern-ment properties and assets. The budgetinclude a new early childhood tax ben-efit (starting in 2015), a new Early YearsStrategy that will invest $76 million overthree years to support the creation of newchild care spaces and the improvement ofquality child care and early years services,and a new training and education savinggrant that provides a one-time $1,200 granttoward B.C. residents’ Registered EducationSavings Plan for their children.

“They are calling it a balanced budget,”said New Westminster NDP MLA DawnBlack. “The fact is they are putting in reve-nue in this budget that we will never see.”

The provincial government is projectingto raise $625 million over the next two yearsthrough the sale of surplus property andassets. The government stated that salesagreement are in place for five properties,negotiations are underway for eight prop-erties and four more are in the market, withanother 65 properties being prepared formarket this year.

Black said it’s risky to include revenuein the budget from the sale of assets, notingthose kinds of sales don’t always happenquickly. She said the budget is also “shaky”in that it underestimates the expendituresneeded to maintain services like healthcare.

While there is “nothing” in the bud-get regarding skills training or reinvestingin the province’s lands and forests, Black

said she is extremely concerned that itcontained no provisions for dealing withclimate change.

The budget includes funds aimed atincreasing youth participationin the arts, policing and ser-vices for problem gaming. Italso includes a four per centincrease to Medical ServicesPlan premiums, a tempo-rary two-year increase on thepersonal income tax rate forpeople who earn more than$150,000 and an increase in thegeneral corporate income taxrate from 10 to 11 per cent.

“They are taking the ideaswe have put forward andincorporating them into thisbudget,” Black said about thecorporate tax hike, noting itwas something the Liberalsopposed when put forward bythe NDP. “They said it would kill all invest-ment in the province – now they have goneand done it.”

New Westminster Liberal candidateHector Bremner has a far different view ofthe budget.

“I think the budget was prudent, it madesense,” he said. “It was a balanced approachin a lot of different ways.”

Bremner said B.C. Liberals are commit-ted to maintaining services that are impor-tant, holding the line on spending andtaking steps that won’t leverage children’sfutures for short-term gain.

Bremner said the budget is about morethan balancing the numbers financially, asit’s also about striking a balance amongBritish Columbians. He said that’s reflectedin the “modest” one per cent increase to thegeneral corporate income tax rate.

“They are still in the most competitivetax regime in Canada and one of the mostcompetitive tax regions in North America,”

he said of the rates.With Black set to retire when the elec-

tion is called, Judy Darcy will be runningfor the NDP in New Westminster in May’s

provincial election. She said it’sdangerous to rely on the saleof government assets as a wayof balancing the budget becausethere’s no way of knowing howmuch money will be raised.

“I don’t think anybody knows.They don’t either,” she said. “Thatis why we are saying it is a bogusbudget. … You can’t take thatmoney to the bank.”

Darcy said the budget is remi-niscent of 2009, when the B.C.Liberals brought in a budget pro-jecting a deficit of $495,000 butsoon found it had quadrupled.

Bremner said he finds it trou-bling that the NDP would classifythe budget as bogus, without pre-

senting a credible alternative.“I don’t take their criticism very serious-

ly,” he said. “Our economic managementhas been exceptional.”

According to Bremner, the B.C. Liberalshave hit their budget targets 80 per cent ofthe time. He noted that the 2009 budgetcame at a time of a global economic crisis.

“This is a particularly shameful thing tokeep repeating it,” he said. “Fair enough– we missed it in 2009.”

Since 2009, he said B.C. has been able tobackstop major losses and keep the GDPratio at a level that’s the envy of the westernworld.

“We have absolutely nothing to beashamed of,” he said. “British Columbianshave a lot to be proud of what we haveachieved together.”

While the B.C. Liberals have set out a“really clear plan for B.C.’s future,” Bremnersaid the NDP is refusing to say what theparty would do if elected.

“Adrian (Dix) hasn’t made a lot of finan-cial commitments,” Darcy said of her par-ty’s leader. “He wanted to see what thebooks looked like.”

Darcy said Dix has “put out a fair bitmore than other leaders do” prior to anelection, including a commitment to restorethe nonrefundable student grant programthat was in place until 2004.

Darcy, who was attending an event atDouglas College when the budget wasreleased, said students were disappointedthat the budget doesn’t address the afford-ability of post-secondary education. Someexpressed concern that the new B.C. train-ing and education savings grant wouldonly benefit children whose families werefinancially able to contribute to RegisteredEducation Savings Plans.

Although the budget claims to protectfrontline services in British Columbia, Darcysaid it’s based on “false pretenses”.

“When you lowball expenditures forthings like health care and seniors care, itwill mean cuts to frontline services thataffect vulnerable people.”

PaulForseth,whoistheB.C.ConservativeParty candidate in New Westminster, saidthe Liberals presented “a last-gasp, election-year budget” that includes tax increases,service cuts and asset sales. He’s concernedabout the decision to increase corporateincome tax rates.

“We have to grow the economy,” he said.“By increasing the tax burden on the busi-ness sector, that perhaps hurts.”

Forseth said the increases to the businesscommunity defy logic at a time when jobsare supposed to be everyone’s number-onepriority.

“The business sector will face a hiketo 11 per cent in the corporate income taxrate, while light commercial industry willlose a valuable school-property tax credit,”he said. “It simply is not helpful for jobcreation.”

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Is it bogus, or is it balanced?BY THERESA MCMANUS [email protected]

Paul Forseth‘last-gasp electionyear budget’

It’s official – whenveteran politician PaulForseth blasts the Liberalsin the story above, he’sbeen blessed by JohnCummins.

Forseth won four termsas a member of Parliamentin the House of Commons,and will now attempt towin a seat in the B.C. leg-islature.

“I am ecstatic thatPaul will be workingwith us in the weeks andmonths leading up tothe May election,” saidB.C. Conservatives leaderJohn Cummins in a pressrelease. “He and I workedtogether in Ottawa formany, many years and Ideeply appreciate his intel-lect and dedication andlong service on behalf ofBritish Columbians. Paulis a great addition to the

team.”Forseth was first

elected to the House ofCommons in 1993 as aReform Party candidate inNew Westminster-Burnabyand then with the ReformParty in 1997 in therenamed riding of NewWestminster-Coquitlam-Burnaby.

He was elected in2000 with the CanadianAlliance and in 2004 as aConservative.

Winding downLongtime New

Westminster residentDawn Black is windingdown her political career.

Black was in the B.C.legislature Feb. 19, whenthe Liberal governmentpresented its 2013 provin-cial budget – the final bud-get of her political career.

“It’s a time of firstthings for me,” she said. “I

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Black has discovered that differentrules apply regarding offices for MLAsand MPs once an election is called.While MPs’ constituency offices canremain open to do nonpartisan workright up until the federal election,Black said MLAs’ constituency officesmust be closed the day the provincialelection is called.

A packed house forPamela Martin

A familiar face to many BritishColumbians recently visited the RoyalCity to lend support to a political cam-paign.

Former CTV news anchor PamelaMartin attended a Ladies Event withthe Bremners. Held at Lorraine Brett’shome, the gathering gave locals achance to mingle and support HectorBremner, who will run for the B.C.Liberals in May’s provincial election.

“We were really happy to have apacked house,” Bremner said of theevent organized by his wife Virginia.“We had a really great mix of people.”

Martin was a member of the teamthat supported Christie Clark’s bid forLiberal leader.

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Traffic congestion in New Westminsteris prompting some residents to voice sup-port for tolls on the Pattullo Bridge.

The B.C. Truckers Association recentlyreported a 25 per cent increase in trucktraffic on the Pattullo Bridge from January2012 to January 2013, although it couldn’tpinpoint the origin of those trucks. The Cityof New Westminster is currently awaitingtraffic counts being done by TransLink tosee if tolls on the new Port Mann Bridgehave led to increased traffic on the freePattullo Bridge crossing.

Like many New Westminster residents,Quayside resident Linda Fox said she’snoticed an increased in traffic congestionin the city since tolls were introduced onthe Port Mann Bridge. She’s also noticed anincrease in truck traffic in the city.

“They seem to be all over,” she said.Fox sometimes travels from the Quay to

the uptown area in the afternoon, stoppingto pick up a friend on Royal Avenue. Sincetolls were introduced on the Port MannBridge, her five-minute trip has tripled intime.

“I used to do this close to 4 p.m. butnow have to leave earlier and earlier, andnow I sit and watch trucks on Royal,on Columbia, on Front,” she wrote in anemail to The Record. “In fact, shoppingin Sapperton is pretty much out of the

question and I used to love the shops andrestaurants there. As a taxpaying residentof New Westminster, I would like to seeour bridge tolled so that trucks would beforced to use the multi-billion dollar bridgebuilt to take their weight and girth.”

Fox believes that tolling the PattulloBridge would level the playing field andreduce the number of commuters tryingto avoid tolls on the Port Mann Bridge.Alternatively, Fox suggested that tollscharged for trucks be reduced on the PortMann Bridge.

“I think the trucks would rather use thebig bridge,” she said.

Jason Lesage, president of the MasseyVictory Heights Residents’ Association,said the association supports tolling of thePattullo Bridge.

“It’s a more fair system than to have onebridge tolled,” he said. “It would probablyease traffic in our neighbourhood.”

Lesage said it’s unfair that NewWestminster residents and neighbour-hoods are suffering from increased traffic,as commuters try to avoid tolls on the PortMann Bridge.

Some Massey Victory Heights residents,particularly those living on East EighthAvenue, are noticing more trucks – andhearing more trucks gearing down as theyclimb the hill and apply their brakes asthey go down the hill toward McBrideBoulevard. Others have reported increasedsoot on their patios.

“In addition to the noise, there seems tobe an increase in air particulate,” Lesagesaid. “That raises health issues.”

While Lesage commutes to work ontransit, he said other area residents havereported longer queues along the 10thAvenue and McBride Boulevard traffic cor-ridor.

“Some mornings, that 10th Avenue canbe a bit of a parking lot because of theincreased traffic,” he said.

Although the city has yet to receiveTransLink’s statistics about traffic on thePattullo Bridge, the city has received anec-dotal evidence from residents that they’veseen more traffic on arterial routes andmore rats running through neighbour-hoods since the tolls took effect on the PortMann Bridge.

Jim Lowrie, the city’s engineering direc-tor, recently told The Record the city strong-ly believes trucks should be using the PortMann Bridge, not the Pattullo Bridge. Hesaid steps may need to be taken to makethe Port Mann more desirable for truck-ers, whether that’s favourable toll ratesfor trucks on the Port Mann, tolls on thePattullo Bridge or restrictions on the typeof trucks able to cross the Pattullo Bridge.

Trucks currently have to pay a $9 percrossing toll on the Port Mann Bridgeduring the day. They receive a 50 per centdiscount on the toll between 9 p.m. and 5a.m.

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First opened in 1927, The ColumbiaTheatre at 530 Columbia St. in NewWestminster has gone from being

a bright spot on the local entertainmentmap to a decrepit old building and back

again.Less than five

years ago, TheColumbia satempty, with thelights off, gather-ing dust.

But thenlocal entre-preneur BarryBuckland, ownerof Lafflines

Comedy Club, had a vision to restore thetheatre to its former glory and bring backthe energy of the early 20th century musicscene to Columbia Street.

“I usually just start businesses and getthem running and then sell them, but Iloved this so much I’ve kept this,” he said.

That was in 2010, and after more thana year of renovations and another yearof slowly building a reputation as theplace to book a gig, Buckland has nowbrought in event coordinator/market-ing manager Randy Clarke (who prefersto refer to himself as the CEO, or ChiefEntertainment Officer) to spread the wordthat the doors are wide open once again.

“You gotta come down and see thisplace,” said Clarke. “I’ve sent people pic-tures and descriptions, and it’s always thesame thing. When they walk in the door,they go, ‘Oh, my God. I had no idea itwould look like this.’”

The original fresco paintings on thewalls high above the chandeliers havebeen carefully restored, and the originalMoorish interior design has been re-craft-ed to highlight the theatre’s classic early20th century vaudeville feel.

The main floor of the building has beenconverted into a dinner theatre-style areawith a dance floor and raised stage withclassic heavy red velvet curtains.

Upstairs, Lafflines Comedy Club isopen Thursday to Saturday, with popularstand-up acts drawing audiences fromaround the Lower Mainland.

Clarke says the venue is booked steadi-ly through the coming year – with corpo-rate events during the day, musical acts,dance shows and theatre performances inthe evenings, weddings coming up in thesummer, and other events, like fundrais-ers and school shows, in between.

“Word’s spreading really well,” hesaid.

One of the most popular events thetheatre is running on a regular basis is theSunday Night Blues Revue.

These jam sessions bring together vari-ous local blues and roots bands to playtogether and allow the public to listen totheir musical creativity from 5 to 9 p.m.every Sunday evening. There is no covercharge and the venue offers weekly drinkand dinner specials.

The evenings include sets by three toseven bands, as well as mix-ups of musi-cians from different bands who rock thenight away together, entertaining guestswith their riffs and spontaneous musicalcreations.

With the recent closing of the Waldorf

Hotel and the Yale Hotel in Vancouver,Clarke said having a music venue dedi-cated to live blues music is a real boon forboth musicians and fans alike.

“Every musician I contact to comeplay says, ‘It’s about time. We need a new

venue to play, to put our shows on,’” hesaid.

For more information about events andbookings at The Columbia, visit www.thecolumbia.ca.

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Columbia Theatre has a new lease on life‘I USUALLY JUST STAR T BUSINESSES... BUT I LOVED THIS SO MUCH I’VE KEPT THIS’

Old is new again: Above, Randy Clarke,event coordinator and marketing man-ager for The Columbia Theatre is excit-ed about the new lineup of acts booked.Right, the theatre in the late 1920s.

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welcomed a new music directorfor its 25th season and the publicis invited to celebrate this passingof the baton at a festive concert.

The 45-member band willperform a joint show withabout 60 senior music studentsfrom Burnaby North SecondarySchool on Thursday, March 14at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in

Burnaby.The concert will include a vari-

ety of music, including jazz, stringorchestra, choral performance andconcert band.

Peter Wenzek, a longtimemusic teacher at the school, tookover the role of music director ofthe alumni band at the beginningof November last year.

Wenzek said he is happy tobe in this new role and is keento bring the youth from his class-es and the adult musicians from

the alumni band together for thisshow.

“Often when kids finish highschool, they often say, ‘Well, whatdo I do next with my music?’ or,‘I’m done,’ and I look at it as, actu-ally this is just the beginning,” hesaid of the alumni band. “I want-ed to get a chance to introduce thekids to the band, and the band tothe kids.”

Bill Walters, president of theRoyal City Alumni Band Society,said the band originally formed to

provide adult amateur musicianswith the opportunity to furthertheir musical education and expe-rience, which, over the past quar-ter century, has grown to includemusicians from all over the LowerMainland.

“We play general concert reper-toire, classical, pop, show tunes,”he said. “It’s a very wide vari-ety. It’s a wind ensemble concertband, so no strings – it’s wind andpercussion.”

The alumni band has a long

tradition of performing at commu-nity events in New Westminsterand around the Lower Mainlandand continues to welcome newmembers.

The alumni band practises atNew West Secondary School musicroom and performs at communityevents around town throughoutthe year.

The concert on March 14 startsat 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 at the door,at the Michael J. Fox Theatre, at7373 Macpherson Ave.

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Art shows at the library this month

Two art shows at theNew WestminsterPublic Library are

open to the public dur-ing library hours untilSaturday, March 30.

At the ramp gallery,it’s all floral, all the time.Richard and KathleenKlein are showing theirphotos of fall and springflowers – with a few city-scape shots thrown in forgood measure.

In the reference depart-ment, the Artists in the

’Boro are hosting their firstshow at the library.

On display are a varietyof styles and techniquesby Penny Cheng, DaleCostanzo, ChristineCovert, Tony Donnelly,Terry Erickson, JoannHeringer, Karen Justice,Jean Konkle, KellyLambert, Peter Lojewski,Wren Long, FloydSandiford and GareyShergill.

The library is located at716 Sixth Ave.

For more information,call 604-527-4670.

Mixed-mediaartists wanted

Calling all mixed-mediaartists.

The Arts Council ofNew Westminster has put

out a call to artists andartisans for artwork fora new exhibition to behosted by the council nextmonth.

The mixed-media exhib-ition is called Inspired ByWords, and will featuremixed-media works thathave been inspired by thewritten word, to “lift thespirits of the viewers bythe humour, beauty, theunusual and the unexpect-ed,” according to a pressrelease.

Artists can submit up tothree original pieces thatmust have been completedwithin the last two years.

To apply for submissionand for further informa-tion, visit www.artscouncilnewwest.org, or call 604-525-3244.

Registration deadline is

March 25.

Movie showtimecorrection

In my last column, Iwrote about the CanadianParents for Frenchmovie series happeningThursday, March 14 andSunday, March 17 at theNew Westminster PublicLibrary.

The article stated thefilms would be shown onboth dates at 7 p.m., but infact, the short films to bescreened on March 17 – LesYeux Noirs/Private Eyes,and Le Printemps de Mélie/Molly in Springtime – willbe shown at 2 p.m.

Apologies for any con-fusion.

Total running time forthe March 17 show is 41

minutes, and the films aresuitable for ages six andup.

The library is located at716 Sixth Ave.

For more information,contact [email protected] or call 604-517-1505.

Have any New Westminsterarts items for our Lively Citycolumn? Contact Marelle Reidwith all the details by email [email protected].

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Dr. Brenda Horner, whopractices optometry inNew Westminster, has

been elected a director of the B.C.Association of Optometrists.

The election took place at theend of February during the asso-ciation’s annual conference.

Horner’s office is the FamilyEyecare Centre at Royal CityCentre in Uptown New West.

Along with electing newdirectors, the association alsohonoured B.C. optometrists whomade an outstanding contribu-tion in their field. Doctors of

optometry provide a full rangeof vision and eye health care,including comprehensive eyeexams, vision correction, diseasedetection, treatment and eye-wear.

Spring cleaningNew Westminster resident

Heidi Clarkson wants localsto stay tuned for details aboutan event coming to the RiverMarket next month.

Spring Cleaning for yourMind, Body and Soul – an inter-active and fun event showcasingNew Westminster businesses,community organizations, clubsand groups that promote healthand wellness – is coming to themarket, she wrote in an email.

The main organizers of thisall-day event, which will go from11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday,April 13, are Zhoosh – Fitness byDesign, Sonja Curry Design Inc.

and Clarkson, herself. Admissionis free.

Currently, River Market andFresh Magazine are two majorsponsors, Clarkson said.

For more information, [email protected].

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Aformer New Westminsterresident is searching forphotographs taken 60

years ago.Donald Reibin, who is

president of Regalia House inOsgoode, Ont., attended theQueen’s Coronation Parade inQueen’s Park on June 2, 1953.

“I was on that parade withthe Westminster Regiment, asa boy soldier,” he wrote in an

email to The Record. “I remem-ber the day so well to this day.”

While Reibin has his memo-ries of the Queen’s CoronationParade, he has no photographsof the day and would love totrack some down. He’ll be intown in April to attend theLester Pearson Senior HighClass of ‘58 reunion and wouldlove to view photos, if anyonehas any available.

“I sometimes think peopledoubt me when I say I was onthat Coronation Day Parade,”he wrote. “I don’t think anyoneis left alive from that event.Don’t know of any regimentalpeople.”

If anyone has photos ofthe Regiment or cadets whoparaded on Queen’s Coronation

Parade, email Donald Reibin [email protected].

First ‘skyscraper’The New Westminster

Historical Society will be goingback in time at its upcomingmeeting.

The society’s March 20presentation at the NewWestminster Public Librarywill feature the Westminster(Trust) Building: A landmarkdowntown for 100 Years. TheWestminster Building, whichis located on Columbia Streetat Begbie Street, began accept-ing tenants in late 1912, andby early 1913 it was busy andprominent on the street.

“This structure, the first ‘sky-scraper’ downtown, became

an instant landmark that was adominant factor in city photosfor many decades,” states apress release from the historicalsociety. “This presentation fol-lows a research project on thestructure and will include manyphotos of this building alongwith a wide variety of informa-tion and wonderful anecdotesfrom its 100 years in the city.The Westminster Building hasa great story and a wonder-ful connection to an enormousnumber of names, people, busi-nesses, community groups andlocal events that all are parts ofthe city’s history and heritage.”

The free presentation willtake place at 7:30 p.m. in thelibrary’s auditorium at 716 SixthAve. Everyone is welcome and

there is no need to pre-register.

Army hits 125The Salvation Army recently

celebrated a special date in itshistory in the Royal City.

March 4 marked the 125thanniversary of the SalvationArmy in New Westminster.

“We are extremely excitedabout that,” said Pastor SharonTidd. “Truthfully, we are look-ing for another 125 years start-ing March 4.”

New Westminster citycouncil proclaimed March 4 asSalvation Army Day in NewWestminster.

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Michael Milkovich is anX-ray and computedtomography (CT) tech-

nologist who has been workingat Royal Columbian Hospital forthree years. Marelle Reid of TheRecord caught up with Milkovichthis week to find out what it’slike in the medical imagingdepartment.

Question: Can you describe yourrole?

Answer: Basically, we take X-rays of all different types of people,from out-patient walk-ins to majortraumas, either in our department oraround the hospital. Depending onwhat kind of X-ray we’re doing, it’llbe a couple of different views for thedoctor to diagnose what’s going on.

Q: What’s the most difficult part ofthe body to X-ray?

A: Probably abdominal X-rays,because sometimes patients have dif-ficulty standing up, so you have tokind of work with their limitations.

Q: The easiest?A: The hand or something like

that, if patients are mobile.

Q: What’s the most common type ofX-ray?

A: I would say chest X-rays. We’relooking for different things like fluidin the lungs, collapsed lungs.

Q: What’s the age range of patientsthat you see?

A: It’s everybody. We do new-borns in the neonatal intensive careunit, right up to, I think the oldestwas 102 or 103. It definitely varies.

Q: What’s the most interesting thingabout your job?

A: You get to meet all differ-ent kinds of people at the hospital,especially with RCH being a traumahospital. You get to meet peoplewalking in, sent from their doctors,or patients that have been in majoraccidents and need a different typeof care.

Q: Most challenging aspect of yourjob?

A: There are different personali-ties and all different types of injuries,so their limitations can be differentfrom one person to the next, so bal-ancing those can be kind of difficultsometimes.

Q: How many patients do you see ina typical shift?

A: Probably around 30 to 40,myself. I know our department(sees) about 180 people in a day.

Q: Is there a myth you’d like to dispelabout your job?

A: That it’s all easy and we justpush a button. It’s not all a matter ofhaving them lie down on a table andpushing a button. You really need agood knowledge of human anatomyand pathologies; knowing say, forexample, a doctor is wonderingabout a certain bone being brokenand you have to know what they’retalking about so that you give themthe right kind of X-ray to make adiagnosis.

Q: How many times can a personsafely be X-rayed in their lifetime?

A: There’s no set limit for devel-oping certain types of cancer fromradiation. Having said that, youobviously don’t want to X-ray some-one for no reason. It’s kind of a bal-ance between giving them the radia-tion and trying to figure out what’swrong.

Q: What did you want to be whenyou were a kid?

A: I wanted to play hockey for therest of my life.

Q: How did you get into this field?A: I was actually going to

Capilano College; I wanted to dophysiotherapy, and then kind ofwasn’t really enjoying that toomuch, and started looking aroundfor something in healthcare becauseI wanted to do something withmedicine, in that general area. Ithought X-ray would be kind ofinteresting and applied for BCITand that’s where I went. It’s one ofthe jobs where you get to work withall different types of doctors. You’reworking with radiologists and theemergency doctors and differentsurgeons.

Q: Is your job stressful?A: Especially at our hospital,

because we are a trauma hospital, itcan be pretty stressful, pretty intense.We get people just walking off thestreet, all the way to people whohave been in major accidents, andshooting victims and things like that.Every day is different; every hourcan be different.

Q: Do you wear scrubs?A: Yes. We have hospital scrubs

that are the standard blue, or whenwe’re in the operating room we weargreen.

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A hoop first for junior girlsThe St. Thomas More

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The JV Knights didmuch better than that,placing second in the pro-gram’s first-ever provin-cial final following a 41-29loss to No. 1 W.J. Mouat atthe Langley Events Centreon Saturday.

However, the Knights’accomplishment was not aBurWest district first.

Past New WestminsterHyacks teams placed sec-ond overall on four sepa-rate occasions, includingthe most recent provincialfinal in 2008.

A Hyack team firstmade it to the finals in 1986.New Westminster also hadback-to-back appearancesin the championship gamein 1990 and ’91.

The ninth-rankedKnights, with four Grade9 starters, shot lights outin the team’s 58-47 upsetwin over No. 2-rankedRiverside in the semifinalson Friday.

But the shots refused tofall against the all-juniorsquad from Abbotsford inthe championship final.

“(The ball) wasn’t goingin today and it was yester-day,” said STM head coachRachel Tulk. “Our defencewas real good and Mouatgot some shots off, butours weren’t dropping.”

First team all-starGabrielle Laguerta, whoalong with junior team-mate Leilani Carney led thethree-point parade in theupset win over Riverside,had a game-high 15 pointsin the loss to Mouat.

“We worked all year.They hit all their shots andwe didn’t hit that many ofours,” said Laguerta, whowas also named STM’splayer of the game. “Butwe played hard.”

Defensive player ofthe tournament, Zion

Corrales-Nelson, chippedin with five points, eightrebounds and two steals.

Tournament MVPAmanada Thompson ofMouat was the threat inthe final. The 5-10 forwardscored all of her team-high14 points, including three

first-quarter three-point-ers, in the first half beforefoul trouble kept her onthe bench for much of thesecond half.

STMalsobeatClaremont46-34 after opening upwith a 65-45 victory overSouth Kamloops.

BY TOM BERRIDGE SPORTS [email protected]

Larry Wright file photo/THE RECORD

All-star: Gabrielle Laguerta, in white was an all-starat the B.C. high school JV girls’ basketball champion-ships.

SFU women fall to Western Washington VikingsSimon Fraser University was far

from its best in the Great Northwestconference women’s basketball final.

The No. 2-ranked Clan trailedthe conference champion WesternWashington Vikings all game longin a 60-40 loss to the NCAA DivisionII west region champs in Lacey,Washington on Saturday.

Although conference player of theyear, Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe led theteam with her 61st career double-double – 12 points and a game-high14 rebounds – Western Washingtonnever trailed in the contest. Eight ofRaincock-Ekunwe’s points came at

the foul line.“When your best players aren’t

your best players, you get resultslike that,” said SFU head coach BruceLangford in a school press release.“We’re going to need to learn fromthis if we get into the national tourna-ment next week because if we don’t,we’ll be one and done.”

SFU trailed 27-16 in the openinghalf and were outscored 20-10 by theVikes off turnovers.

On Friday, the Clan advanced tothe conference final with a 66-55 winover Seattle Pacific.

Erin Chambers led the SFU offencewith 20 points. Katie Lowen chippedin with 15 points and a team-highfour assists. Raincock-Ekunwe added

13 points and 11 rebounds in just 28minutes work.

SFU struggled in the first half, buta Chambers jumper early in the sec-ond frame sparked an 18-2 Clan run.

Western Washington knockedoff Northwest Nazarene to alsoadvance.

Despite the loss, SFU was seed-ed second heading into the NCAAWest Regionals, which start Friday inBellingham, Washington.

SFU will face Northwest Nazarenein the first round of the tournament.

The Clan split their season serieswith the Crusaders, winning theirhome match 73-52, while losing toNorthwest Nazarene by a single pointon the road.


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Top scorer: SFU’s Erin Chambers, in white, scored 20points against Seattle Pacific on Friday.

South winsback-to-backhoop titles

Burnaby South’sJermaine Hayley is bestknown for his offensivetalents, but it was his efforton defence that helped theRebels to a first-ever pro-vincial junior varsity bas-ketball title.

Hayley andcompany shutdown No. 3-ranked PittMeadows in thesecond half in athrilling 40-38comeback winin the champi-onship finals ofthe B.C. highschool boys’juniorbasketballchampionshipsat VancouverCollege onSaturday.

Hayley, at o u r n a m e n tMVP for a second consecu-tive year, scored 13 pointsand had seven reboundsfor South, but it was the6-5 top prospect’s workon Pitts’ big man GrahamSmith that made all the dif-ference.

Smith, alongside team-mate Jordan Murley, hada combined 25 points inthe opening half for Pitt,including 10 in the secondquarter.

“Their big man was real-ly killing us down low. Wejust played great defencein the second half,” saidHayley. “We’ve had someups and downs this season,

but I thought, as a group,we played our best basket-ball down the stretch.”

That stretch included afirst provincial Grade 9 titleas juveniles last year.

The second half of thejunior final was a far dif-ferent story than the firstas South slammed shut thedoor, allowing the Fraser

Valley champsjust 11 pointsthe rest of theway, includ-ing a minisculedeuce in thefinal eight min-utes of play.

“What wereally tookaway was theirbig man. Weput our bestguy on him and(Hayley) reallyfought hard forus,” said Southco-coach MikeBell.

Trailing by just sevenpoints heading into thethird quarter, Southchipped away at the lead,outpointing Pitt 12-9 in theopening quarter to closewithin four points of theleader.

Second team all-starTyus Batiste then steppedup with 11 of his team-high 18 points in the sec-ond half, including three offour three-pointers.

Batiste opened thefourth quarter with a bombto close the deficit to a sin-gle point. His second of


“What we reallytook away wastheir big man.We put our bestguy on him andhe really foughthard for us.”

MIKE BELLOn MVP Jermaine Hayley

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Silver medal : The New Westminster Hyacks, seen here in a 9-2 win over Cen-tennial, won a silver medal following a 5-4 overtime loss to Terry Fox in theTier 1 junior final at the high school field lacrosse championships.

the quarter proved the game-winner– a baseline trey with 2:23 minutesleft on the clock.

South guard E.J. Mabone thenall but sealed the win with a greatattempted steal in the Rebels’ endthat led to a jump ball and a Rebelpossession with just 7.4 seconds leftin the game.

Earlier, South upset No. 1-ranked

Winston Churchill 68-48 in an emo-tional semifinal on Friday to advanceto the junior final.

First team all-star Nicolas Trninicscored 16 of his team-high 21 pointsin the win over Churchill.

“I don’t think we’ve really beenin a game that big, but we settled inand played big again today,” Hayleysaid. “It was a great win.”

On Thursday, the Rebels knocked

off No. 5-ranked St. Michaels 62-52and No. 12 Semiahmoo 78-52 in thetournament opener to stay on thechampionship side of the draw.

Burnaby independent St. ThomasMore placed 11th overall at thejunior provincials following a 51-45win over Okanagan Mission. TheKnights were upset 45-44 in overtimeby the Charles Hayes Rainmakers inthe provincial opener.

JVs: STM bounce back after opening loss to Hayes◗ continued from page 17

STM girls rally for11th-place finish

Kamila Wojciechowskiwas named an honour-able mention for the 11th-place St. Thomas MoreKnights following the B.C.AA high school girls’ bas-ketball championships inKamloops.

The senior STM for-ward scored a total of 85points and pulled down 46rebounds in four games forthe Knights.

Wojciechowski postedthree double-doubles at thechampionship tournament,including 26 points and 12boards in STM’s opening67-58 loss to St. Michael’sUniversity School onMarch 6.

Wojciechowski also had22 points, 12 rebounds andthree blocked shots in a 68-59 win over independentrival Notre Dame to secure11th place at the competi-tion.

Vanessa Pizzolon ofNotre Dame shared thescoring lead with 22 pointsand 10 boards. Burnaby’sJolene Robinson alsochipped in with 15 points,including seven-of-10 free

throws and five steals forthe Jugglers.

STM’s only other losswas a 58-54 defeat toSouthridge on March 8.Chantelle Gangoso ledthe squad with 16 points,including four three-point-ers. Megan Ho had a 10-point, 17-rebound double-double. Domunique Bookeradded eight points and 15rebounds, including nineoffensive boards.

STM, which came intothe provincials ranked fifthin the province, also defeat-ed Kalamalka 62-53 onWojciechowski’s 25-point,15-rebound outing.

Top-ranked Holy Crossdefeated No. 10 Vernon 69-37 to take the AA girls’provincial title.

No. 4 overall WellingtonWildcats from Nanaimoedged third-ranked St.Thomas Aquinas 61-55 inthe bronze-medal final.

In AA boys’, KelownaChristian took the B.C.high school title, beatingBrentwood 58-47 in thechampionship final.

Holy Cross took thebronze medal following an86-75 win over LambrickPark.


OMAC studentto quarter-finalsat U.S. Open

Grade 9 student RowenaLau made it to the quar-ter-finals of the U.S. OpenTaekwondo championshipin Las Vegas last month.

Lau, who trainswith OMAC Master’sTaekwondo on 12th Streetin New Westminster,opened with a 20-3 winover a U.S. combatantin the junior A fin classand then won her secondmatch 15-4 before narrow-ly losing her quarter-finalbout 11-10 to a Mexicanmartial artist.

Grade 5 studentRaymond Baptiste waseliminated in the secondround, while Master Nigelwas edged 6-5 by a formerGerman national cham-pion in the final momentsof his match.

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2075 Furniture2075

LIVING ROOM& Dining RoomFurniture, $1,200 obo. Flexsteel84" sofa/ chair & ottmn. Tubchair, coffee table, 2 end tbls & 2lamps. Deilcraft 72" oak diningrm tbl, 96" w/ leaves, 8 chairs,buffet/hutch. Will sell separately.604-943-1060.

2080 Garage Sale208021ST CENTURY FLEA MARKET

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3015 ChildcareAvailable3015

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25. Family Turdidae28. Duck-billed mammal33. German tennis star Tommy34. “You Send Me” singer Sam35. Volcanic mountain in Japan36. Governed over38. Process of decay39. Clear wrap brand41. Put into service42. Snake catcher tribe of India44. Best section of the mezzanine45. Masseur47. Funereal stone slabs

49. Before50. Again51. 1 of 10 official U.S. days off58. Alternate name59. One of Bobby Franks’ killers60. Port capital of Vanuatu61. Individual dishes are a la ___62. Shellfish63. Welsh for John64. Fencing swords65. Griffith or Rooney66. Titanic’s fate

1. Far East wet nurse2. Apulian seaport3. Barrel hole stopper4. Tavern where ale is sold5. Anew6. Actor Montgomery7. Pigmented skin moles8. Adam & Eve’s garden9. Legislative acts10. Pit11. Butter alternative12. Actor Sean13. A major division ofgeological time

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43. One who regrets46. Serenely deliberate47. Stuck up48. Cablegram (abbr.)50. In advance51. Envelope opening closure52. Ireland53. Australian LabradoodleClub of America (abbr.)54. Poetic forsaken55. Female operatic star56. Actor Alda57. An American58. Highest card

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GERMAN SHEPHERDPUPS CKC REG. 8 wks.$1500.00. 4 F, 3 M. Hips andelbows x-rays. Home raised,first shots, micro chip,wormed. [email protected],604-512-3310

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STND POODLE Pups, great fampets, non-shed, hypo-allergenic,pics avail, $900, 250-819-4876

BERNESE Mountain DogPuppies. Vet checked withfirst shots and ready forloving homes. $975. Langley.

Call: (778) 241-5504.

3540 Pet Services3540

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6007 BUSINESSES FORSALE6007

PIZZA FRANCHISE QUICKSALE Due to medical reasons.New equip + lease hold improve-ments. $93,000 interested partiesto meet in person. 604-729-4089

6008 Condos/Townhouses6008

6008-02 Abbotsford6008-02

IMMACULATE TOP fl 963sf 2br condo, insuite laundry, +55building, $121,500 604-309-3947see uSELLaHOME.com id5565

TOP FLR 762sf 1br condo, in-stelaundry, 45+ building Mt. Bakerview $85,000. 778-822-7387see uSELLaHOME.com id5553

6008-04 Burnaby6008-04

HIGHGATE RIDGE 1 levelground fl tnhse, 845sf 2br 2baw/lge backyd $375K 604- 376-7652see uSELLaHOME.com id5550

6008-06 Chilliwack6008-06

IMMACULATE 984SF 2br condoinsuite laundry, mountain view40+ bldg $76,500 604-703-3839see uSELLaHOME.com id5543

6008-12 Langley/Aldergrove6008-12

NICOMECKL RIVER hiking trailsnr this1279sf 2br 1.5ba tnhousew/pool, $224,900 778-240-3699see uSELLaHOME.com id5512

6008-14 Maple Ridge/Pitt Mead.6008-14

IMMACULATE 2446SF 4br 4bat/h. Incredible view, huge masterbr $399,900, 604-466-3175 seeuSELLaHOME.com id5226

6008-26 Port Moody6008-26

INLET & Mtn views, reno’d 928sf2 br condo, insuite laundry rentalsok $219,500 604-936-7547 seeuSELLaHOME.com id4642

6008-28 Richmond6008-28

STEVESTON VERY large 1284sf 2br 2ba top fl condo amazingmtn views, $455K 604-618-8362see uSELLaHOME.com id5376

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ACROSS1. Swedish rock group5. Teen skin disorder9. An instrument that magnifies14. Sledgehammer15. Ran away from16. Old European silver coin17. “Rule Britannia” composer18. Rend or tear apart19. Oats genus20. Greater TV resolution23. Kiln24. A furrow in the road

25. Family Turdidae28. Duck-billed mammal33. German tennis star Tommy34. “You Send Me” singer Sam35. Volcanic mountain in Japan36. Governed over38. Process of decay39. Clear wrap brand41. Put into service42. Snake catcher tribe of India44. Best section of the mezzanine45. Masseur47. Funereal stone slabs

49. Before50. Again51. 1 of 10 official U.S. days off58. Alternate name59. One of Bobby Franks’ killers60. Port capital of Vanuatu61. Individual dishes are a la ___62. Shellfish63. Welsh for John64. Fencing swords65. Griffith or Rooney66. Titanic’s fate

1. Far East wet nurse2. Apulian seaport3. Barrel hole stopper4. Tavern where ale is sold5. Anew6. Actor Montgomery7. Pigmented skin moles8. Adam & Eve’s garden9. Legislative acts10. Pit11. Butter alternative12. Actor Sean13. A major division ofgeological time

21. Hyrax22. Country of Baghdad (alt. sp.)25. Repetitive strumming26. West Chadic27. Rattling breaths28. Savile Row tailor Henry29. Burbot30. Christmas lantern in thePhillipines31. Utilization32. Sound units34. Leg shank37. Umlauts40. Female owners of #4 down

43. One who regrets46. Serenely deliberate47. Stuck up48. Cablegram (abbr.)50. In advance51. Envelope opening closure52. Ireland53. Australian LabradoodleClub of America (abbr.)54. Poetic forsaken55. Female operatic star56. Actor Alda57. An American58. Highest card

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PETS & LIVESTOCK

OCEAN FRONT boat access only2 yr old 1600sf 3br 2.5ba 30minfrom W Van $799K 778-998-9141see uSELLaHOME.com id5424

6008-30 Surrey6008-30

CLOVERDALE UPDATED 696sf1br condo, rents for $650 insuitelaundry $99,500 604-341-9257see uSELLaHOME.com id5500

NEWTON 723SF 1br groundlevel w/private entry, insuitelaundry $139,900 604-984-8891see uSELLaHOME.com id5546

PRICE REDUCED 1200sf 2br2ba upr lvl twnhse +55 complxw/chairlift $197,500 604-951-7738see uSELLaHOME.com id5547

6008-42 S. Surrey/White Rock6008-42

PARTIAL OCEAN view, 920sf2br+den 2ba quiet condo, kids,pets ok. $310,000 778-294-2275see uSELLaHOME.com id5575

6015 For Sale byOwner6015

5 ACRE South Langley horse propertyright on South Langley Regional trail.Clean, bright & updated, older 2368 sqft, 2 bd home – Barn, stalls, x-fenced,p a s t u r e . 6 0 4 - 3 2 3 - 4 7 8 8PropertyGuys.com ID: 76788

7BDRM/3BTH 5187 Marine Dr,Burnaby. For Sale by OwneruSELLaHOME.com, ID# 5669.Tel: 604-722-7977. MortgageHelper. $695,000.

THOM CREEK Ranch. In Chilli-wack’s premier retirement com-plex. 2090 sq ft finished plus 294unfinished ready to model. In thetop row with superb, unspoilableviews of the City, mountains andway beyond. Excellent Club-house. Friendly neighbours$419,000 negotiable. No HST.604-377-1068

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www.bcforeclosures.com5 BR home from $26,000 down$2,375/mo. 604-538-8888, Alain@ Sutton WC Realty W. Rock


4 BD 2300 sq ft home backs ontopark, 2.5 bth, corner lot, garage +parking, newly decorated $354,900.Viewing by appt. 604-793-6642



CULTUS LK gardener’s dream1160 sf 2 br 1.5 ba rancher, a/c55+ complex $63K 604-858-9301see uSELLaHOME.com id5400

6020-08 Coquitlam6020-08

OFFERED BELOW assessedvalue 1000sf 3br 2ba home huge10,000sf lot $375K 778-859-0717see uSELLaHOME.com id4272

REDUCED 3136SF 7br 3.5bafabulous vu, below assessmentCDS lot $688,888 778-898-7731see uSELLaHOME.com id5595

6020-14 Langley/Aldergrove6020-14

211/80B AV 3034sf 6br 5ba withlegal 2br basement suite, quietcrescent $589,900 604-649-6030see uSELLaHOME.com id5607

$739,900 YORKSTON Southarea Langley, 1 yr old, 3865 sq ftCstm design 7 bdrm + 5 bthrm +Legal 2 Bdrm Suite. Call778-298-8108.See Propertyguys.com ID: 76108

ALDERGROVE SXS DUPLEX80K below assessment. $3K/morent $527,900 firm 604-807-6565see uSELLaHOME.com id3428

CAMPBELL VALLEY Park 5acres, exec.,estate home 6162 sqft, 8 bd, 5.5 bths, carriage-housegarage, 2 suites, barn, board-fenced $1,498K. 604-880-0462PropertyGuys.com ID:76465

FORT LANGLEY 2300sf 5brw/suite above 3 additionalrental units $965K 604-882-6788see uSELLaHOME.com id5533

SOUTH LANGLEY Immaculate1042 Sq Ft 2 bdrm mobile home,55 yrs+ park, RV parking, low padrental $87,900. 604-514-5059PropertyGuys.com ID 76059

WALNUT GROVE, desirablelocation, elegent 3 stry, 3372 sq ft,6 bdrms, 4 baths, $718,900. Call6 0 4 - 2 5 0 - 6 9 7 8 . S e ePropertyGuys.com id:76978


6020-24 North Delta6020-24

UPDATED 4541SF 7br 5½baon large 8264sf lot, basementsuite, $749,000 604-805-6614see uSELLaHOME.com id5604

6020-32 Richmond6020-32

22351 SHARPE Ave Richmond,3 storey, 2425 sq ft, 5 bdrm, 4bath Set up to have a suite,$778,000. Call 778-835-0019 seePropertyGuys.com ID: 76019

6020-34 Surrey6020-34

18983-72A AVE Surrey, 1321 sqft 2 brdm, 2 bath t/h in wellmanaged complex, extensiveupgrades, $314,000. Cal l7 7 8 - 5 7 1 - 1 5 4 4 S e ePropertyGuys.com ID: 76544

CHIMNEY HTS 3600sf 7br+den6ba w/2 suites quiet cul-de-sac4600sf lot $669K 604-866-3515see uSELLaHOME.com id5597

FLEETWOOD RENO’D 2140sf4br 3ba, large 7100sf lot, bsmtsuite $545,000 604-727-9240see uSELLaHOME.com id5617

GUILDFORD 1900SF 3br 2baw/basement suite on huge 8640sf lot, $479,000 604-613-1553see uSELLaHOME.com id5608

GUILDFORD MAGNIFICENT4952sf 10br 6.5ba back on creek,main floor master br, $729K

604-581-5541 see:uSELLaHOME.com id5506

TYNEHEAD 3800SF 5br 4.5baexecutive home 12,077sf lot, withside suite, $850K 604-575-7311see uSELLaHOME.com id5350

6030 Lots & Acreage6030

LANGLEY BUILD your dreamhome, secluded 5 ac view ppty,well inst $630,000 604-825-3966see uSELLaHOME.com id4513

LANGLEY NR town fully reno’d2474sf home on 5ac ppty, bsmtsuite $1,150,000 604-825-3966see uSELLaHOME.com id5582

6030 Lots & Acreage6030

SURREY 2 4615sf NEW RF12building lots, back slope, ongreenbelt $390Kea 778-895-8620see uSELLaHOME.com id5637

SURREY TYNEHEAD 1ac dev.ppty into 5.5 lots starting Jan2013, $1,399,000 604-951-8777see uSELLaHOME.com id5566

6035 Mobile Homes6035

CHILLIWACK REDUCED mustbe moved 1130sf 2br 2bathmobile $5,500obo 604-795-7570see uSELLaHOME.com id5612

OWN THE land, 1092sf 2brrancher style mobile home, kidsOK, $179,900 604-824-7803see uSELLaHOME.com id5541

6040 Okanagan/Interior6040

MERRITT HERITAGE style 3070sf 4br 5ba on 9.9ac lot detachedshop, view $895K 250-378-8857see uSELLaHOME.com id5592

6050 Out Of TownProperty6050

CRANBROOK 2060SF 4br 3bareno’d home w/side suite on 2lots $239,900 778-887-4530see uSELLaHOME.com id5304

6052 Real EstateInvestment6052

LANGLEY RENOD sxs duplex+1/2ac lot, rental income $2,200/month $479,900 604-807-6565see uSELLaHOME.com id3186

6065 RecreationProperty6065

3 BR, lrg kitchen/lving room,1300sf seasonal, Gambier Isl.Sea Ranch $325K 604-266-6191

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HATZIC LAKE 1 hr drive fromVanc, 2 vacant lots 1 is lakefront$70K is for both 604-302-3527see uSELLaHOME.com id5588

6065 RecreationProperty6065

HATZIC LAKE Swans Point, 1 hrfrom Vanc incl lot & 5th wheelski, fish, $148,500 604-209-8650see uSELLaHOME.com id5491

6008 Condos/Townhouses6008

REAL ESTATE RENTALS

6508 Apt/Condos6508BBY, Lougheed Mall. 1 BR $850.Avail Now. Incl heat & hot water.u/g prkg avail, ns/np, newly ren-o’d, 604-779-3882

BBY, Near Lougheed Mall, offGovernment Rd, 2 BR, f/p, u/gparking, N/P, Now. 778-708-4352

BBY S. 1 BR $760, 6187 King-sway, cat ok, hw flrs, ug prkg,WiFi, Now/Apr 1, 604-818-1129

2BR/1.5BA BBY Lougheed Stn.Highrise, u/g prkg, NS, NP. Availnow. $1100 mo. 604-298-7610.

2232 McAllisterPort Coquitlam2 BR ApartmentAvailable Now

* Newly reno’d, quiet securebldg, walk to all amenities.

* Near WC Express.* Rent incls heat, hot water,

fridge, stove, priv balcony &window coverings

* Laundry & Storage ea/ floor* No pets

✔ Wheel Chair Access604 - 941 - 7721

BURQUITLAM APTS561 Cottonwood Ave, Coq

Bachelor, 1 BR & 2 BRIncludes heat, hot water,underground parking, close tobus stop, school, SFU,Lougheed Mall. No Pets.

Office 604-773-6467

ARBOUR GREENE552 Dansey Ave, Coq

Extra Large 2 Bedrooms.Close to

Lougheed Mall and S.F.U.

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

AMBER (W)401 Westview St, Coq

Large Units.Near Lougheed Mall.

Transportation & S.F.U.

office: 604-939-2136cell: 604-727-5178

AMBER ROCHESTOR545 Rochester Ave, Coq

Close to Lougheed Mall,S.F.U. & Transportation.

Office604- 936-3907

BALMORAL STREETSuites

AvailableClose to trans, Highgate Mall &shopping. Rent incls heat &h/w. Refs req’d. Reno’d stes.

Ana 778-859-0798 or BaysideProperty Office 604-432-7774

6508 Apt/Condos6508

COQ Austin & Blue Mnt. 1 BRstart $720. Immed/Mar 1. Bldglaundry. By transit. 604-518-8935

FRANCA VILLA APTS, COQ W.1005 Ridgeway Ave. 1 or 2 BR,lrg ste, nr transit & Lougheed Mall,security camera’s & caretaker onsite. N/s, N/p. Call 604-931-4648,604-889-8534 or 604-936-4774

700 PARK CRESCENT NewWestminster, 1 BEDROOM $925.Adult friendly building. visual in-tercom, gated parking. Nearshops & bus. Includes hotwater &storage. Sorry No Pets!!

Call 604-522-3391

NEW WEST. 1 BR & 2 BR.Reno’d. New Appls, Flooring,Fixtures, Paint. Prof. mgmt. $250MOVE-IN BONUS. From $825 -$1,175. Call (604) 724-8353.

BONSOR APTSRenovated high rise, concretebuilding. Suites available.Very close to Metrotown,Skytrain & Bonsor swimmingpool. Rent includes heat, hotwater. Refs req’d.

Contact Alex604-999-9978

Bayside Property ServicesOffice: 604-432-7774

SKYLINE TOWERS102-120 Agnes St, N.West

Hi-Rise Apartment withRiver View & Indoor Pool.1 BR & 2 BR Available.Rent includes heat & hotwater. Remodelled Buildingand Common area. Gatedundergrd parking available.References required.

CALL 604 525-2122BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

WHITGIFT GARDENS550 Cottonwood Ave., Coq.1 BR $775, 2 BR $950

3 BR $1,150(incl. heat, h/w, parking)

Indoor pool, near Lougheed Mall,SFU, public transit, schools1-888-495-7106

[email protected]

VILLA MARGARETA320-9th St, New West

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

CALL 604 715-7764Bayside Properties Services

KING ALBERT COURT1300 King Albert, Coq

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

office: 604-937-7343cell: 778-863-9980

JUNIPER COURT415 Westview St, CoqClose to Lougheed Mall, all

Transportation Connections,Schools & S.F.U.

office: 604-939-8905

GARDEN VILLA1010 6th Ave, New West

Suites Available. Beautifula t r i u m w i t h f o u n t a i n .By shops, college & transit.Pets negotiable. Ref required.

CALL 604 715-7764BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES

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

CALYPSO COURT1030 - 5th Ave, New West

Near Transportation &Douglas College.

Well Managed Building.

Cell: 604-813-8789

CASEY STREETCoquitlam

Bachelor & 1 BRStarting at $700 & up.

Call 604.931.6408

NEW WEST 1 BR g/lvl apt$775/mo incls heat, light, cable,laundry. Apr 1. Also upper bach-elor suite in my home, $650 inccbl/heat/light. Imed 604-780-0048

6508 Apt/Condos6508PORT COQUITLAM 2 BR APT,$815, quiet complex, no pets. Call604-464-0034

ROYAL CRESCENTESTATES

22588 Royal Crescent Ave,Maple Ridge

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

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

6540 Houses - Rent6540BBY 7 BR, 2 bath, 2 livg rm, 2kitch, Apr 1. $2500 + utls. NS/NP.Near school, bus. 604-779-8400

BBY, N. Willingdon Hghts. 3 BR,2000sf, 2 lev whole house, 4appls, garage. Very clean. $1800.Avail now. NS/NP. 604-671-0701

BBY NORTH 3 BR + 1 BR fullbsmt, fncd yd, dbl garage, 4 appls,nr schls/SFU, rec ctr & shops h/wflrs, Refs. $2200. 604-987-0638

BBY S, 3 BR w/bsmt, 5 appls, 2bth, $2300. Avail May 1. NS/NP.604-539-1959 or 604-612-1960

COQ CTR 3 BR, 1 ½ baths,f/bsmnt, fncd yrd, quiet CDS, N/s,N/p, Apr 1, $1650. 604-461-9995

POCO SPAC 3 BR Rancher, petok, nr ammens, big fncd yard,$1600, Avail Now. 604-720-7299

6590 Rooms6590BBY ROOMS avail, w/d, n/s, n/p.Prof person. $475 & $500 inclsutil, pkng. Av now. 604-434-5578

6595 SharedAccommodation6595

6595-10 NorthBurnaby6595-10

BBY CAPITAL HILL Lrg 1BR,Furn’d share/kitchen/liv room,W/D. $550 incls utls, cable, net.Av Apr 1. NS/NP. 604-708-1157

6595-15 SouthBurnaby6595-15

ROOM-MATE, PARKLIKE set-ting in lrg house, parking avail,$650/mo incls all. 604-356-5225

6602 Suites/PartialHouses6602

BBY 13 Ave, 2 BR, f/bath, hrdwd.Avl now. $900 incls utils, N/s, N/p.604-544-6641or 604-782-7062

BBY E. Newer 3 BR g/lev, 2 bath,W/D, alarm, radiant heat. NS/NP.Ref. $1100. Apr1. 604-723-5844

BBY, HIGHGATE. Bright 1 BR,quite area. Ns/Np, No w/d.$650/mo incl hydro/cbl. April 1.604-522-6773, 778-320-6773

BBY S. 1 BR gl, sep kitch, diningrm, liv rm, 950sf, own W/D. $895incls utls. NS/NP. 604-526-7335

BBY S. Highgate, 2 BR bsmnt,super clean, no lndry, incl hydro,N/s, N/p. Av Apr 1.604-525-9821

BBY S Royal Oak/Rumble 2 BRbright bsmt suite, w/d, lge kit, fullbath, n/s, n/p. Available now.$1100 incls utils. 604-434-1288

BBY SFU area, Top flr Duplex, lrg3 BR, 1.5 bath, new paint. Bytransit. $1295 incls utls, sh’d W/D.NS/NP. Immed. 604-444-3365

COQ. 1 BR g/l, own W/D, alarm.$800 incls utls. NS/NP. Nr SFU,Lough’d Mall. Ap 1. 604-931-8308

COQ CENTRAL. New 1 BR,$900 incls utls, W/D. 1 person.604-999-3227 or 604-937-5737

COQ, COMO LAKE. Newer 1 BRbsmt ste. Priv laundry & entry.$700/mo + sh’d utils. Avail Now,Near bus & amens. 604-939-6765

COQ, MUNDY PARK, Avail Now,Clean 2 BR $995, 3 BR $1350, inclsutils, ns/np, Refs. 604-291-2090

COQ. Spac 1 BR gr lev, W/D,storage, prkg. Nr trans/shops. Apr1. $650. NS/NP. 604-931-7432

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PRESSURE WASHING,Gutter Cleaning and Repairs

Call George • 778-859-7793

2005 40’ Vectra CummingsDiesel Pusher ,Fre ight l inerEvolution Chasis,air ride &independant front suspetion,towpackage, 33610 mi.3 slides autoeverything-awnings,levell ingjacks,sunvisors,floor cover,retactable cord & hose etc. Air(Jake) brakes,King sleep # bed,Washer/Dryer, Lge slide outs torage. Heated storage,$119,900, 778 835-3455.

9522 RV’s/Trailers9522

1979 FORD M/H, 23 ft, cozy,bunk beds, fully equipped, low k,hi way usage, $6,000. 778-737-3890

1969 Mariner Ski Boat, 4 cylin-board consider trade for sportutility atv $4,100. 778 808-7250

9515 Boats9515

1989 19’ Bayliner Capri Blue, 2.3litre IB Fresh water cooled Exccond. Well maint. Lots of extras,c/w trailer . $4,695. 604-837-7564

9173 Vans9173

LEASE OR BUY PRE-OWNEDVans or Trucks - Huge Selection.Roger Coombes 604-257-3139

[email protected]

2012 AUDI A4 Quattro, Premium,29,000km, $43,900, panoramasunroof, auto, monsoon grey,black leather interior, all seasontires. Snow tires optional.604-764-8044

2009 KIA Spectra, 4 dr, pwrgroup, 66K, grey on grey, a/c,cruise, $8,100. 604-439-9840.

2007 BMW 525i88,400km Premium Pkg, loaded$21,900 obo. 604-532-9292

2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT.46,000 km. Grey. 4 drs, auto, p/w,p/l, leather heated seats, sunroof,mag wheels. Good condition!$16,000 obo. 604-240-9912

2001 Toyota Celica 604-690-6235 Power win/brakes/steering,new tires/brakes/battery $7,950.

HOME SERVICES AUTOMOTIVE6602 Suites/Partial

Houses6602COQ WESTWOOD Plat 2 BRbsmt, 4 appl, nr bus, ns/np. $880+ 1/3 util. Now. 604-306-6136

NEW WEST 1 BR bsmt ste, sh’dW/D. $500 incls utls. NS/NP.Near Douglas Coll. 604-525-4298

NEWPORT VILLAGE, Pt Moody,1400 sq ft, 3 BR upper level, 1 ½baths, hardwd flrs, N/s, N/p, Avlnow. $1450, refs. 604-725-4133

6605 Townhouses -Rent6605

COQ 2 BR townhouse, quietfamily complex, no pets. $965.604-942-2277

NEW WEST 3 BR, River view,avail May 1. $1332. For details

www.queens-ave-coop.ca

6620 Warehouse/Commercial6620

N WEST 728 12th St, 800sfcommercial space or heated stor-age. $750. Byron 604-726-0153

SRY, 15155 62A Ave. Spac 3 BR,2 baths, w/d. N/s, n/p. $1595/mo.Avail Immed. 604-861-7757

RIVERS INLETTownhouses

(Coquitlam Centre area)

2 BR & 3 BR Townhouse2 levels, 5 appls, decorativefireplace, carport. Sorry nopets. Great Location!We also have apartmentsBachelor, 1 BR & 2 BR call foravailability.

604-942-2012coquitlampropertyrentals.ca

8010 Alarm/Security8010

604-463-7919ALARM

Systems Ltd.

8015 ApplianceRepairs8015

SERVICE & PARTS. Licenced &Insured. Washers, Dryers, Stove,Fridge, Dishwashers. 604-346-8925

8030 Carpentry8030* RENOS * Bsmt refinish * Drywall* Bath Tiles * Windows * Doors *Stairs. Call Norm 604-437-1470

8055 Cleaning8055

* HOUSE & Home Cleaning *We are Licensed, Bonded &Insured. $25/hr. (604)700-9218

8060 Concrete8060Dall’Antonia Brothers ConcreteRemove, Place & Finish. No Jobtoo small. • Call 604-240-3408

2006 ACURA 3.2 TL custom fullyloaded, 300 HP, 6 spd. 125,000km on body, only 44,000 km onengine $9500. 604-241-0357

9160 Sports &Imports9160

1994 PONTIAC Trans Am GT redwith grey int., well maint., ladydriven $4800. Serious inquiresonly. Ph 604-997-2583

9160 Sports &Imports9160

1991 MERCEDES BENZ 300C.Auto, new tires. 111,000 km. Exccond. $5,600 obo 604-786-6495

2007 Nissan Titan,automatic, 112,000 Kms,mint condition, 4 door,champagne color, on greyinterior. Very clean car withno accidents, very welltaken care of (recentlydetailed), all maintenancedone on time and everythingis up to date.

Call Navid 778-882-6443$16,000 OBO

9155 Sport Utilities/4x4’s/Trucks9155

1997 LANDROVER Defender(s)9 0 , 5 s p d d i e s e l , m i n t ,160,000km, from desert $23,9001-780-945-7945 [email protected]

THE SCRAPPERSCRAP CAR &TRUCK REMOVALCASH FOR ALL VEHICLES

604-790-39002 HOUR SERVICE

JORDANI’S FREE SCRAP CARREMOVAL. Top $$ for completecars. 7 days/wk, 604-720-0067

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash paid for fullsized vehicles. 604-518-3673

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

$$ PAID for Some 604.683.2200

(604) 209-2026

FREEScrap/CarRemoval

No Wheels No Problem

2 HOUR2 HOURFamily Owned & Operated

Service From Call

9145 Scrap CarRemoval9145

9130 Motorcycles/Dirt Bikes9130

1998 HONDA Goldwing SE +Champion Daytona 2+2 conv.sidecar, loaded, 36K, new cond,classic, $13,500. 604 945-0376

8060 Concrete8060AKAL CONCRETE. Renos,driveways, stairs, floors, forming,landscaping. 778-881-0961

8080 Electrical8080Need an electrician?

Call KCR Electric 604.808.5445Contractor No. LEL0201238

8080 Electrical8080Electrical • Power • LightingNew or Renovations. Insured.Lic #18870 • 604-728-4336

LIC. ELECTRICIAN #37309Commercial & residential renos

& small jobs. 778-322-0934.

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 ser-vice call. Insured. Lic # 89402.Fast same day service guar’d. Welove small jobs! 604-568-1899

8087 Excavating8087# 1 YARD DRAINAGE,

STONE WORK &HOUSE DEMOLITIONBy hand, Paving, landscaping,

stump / rock / cement / oil tank &dirt removal, paver stones,

Jackhammer, Water / sewer line/ sumps. Slinger avail. 24 hrsCall 341-4446 or 254-6865

8105 Flooring/Refinishing8105

INSTALLATION REFINISHING,Sanding. Free est, great prices.Satisfaction guar. 604-518-7508

8125 Gutters8125A1 Steve’s Gutter Cleaning &Repair from $98. Gutters vacu-umed/hand clean. 604-524-0667

2007 TRAIL Lite Model TL8230,Light Weight. New cond. 1 owner.Extras. $16500 604 224 4927

8130 Handyperson8130HANDY ANDY

Handyman services. Odd Jobs.(WHATEVER). 604-715-9011

HANDYMAN Int & Ext repairs &reno’s. Carpentry, Kitch & Bath,Plumbing. Walter 604-790-0842

8150 Kitchens/Baths8150

www.RenoRite.comBath, Kitchens, Suites & More

Save Your Dollars! 604-451-0225

8155 Landscaping8155Greenworx Redevelopment Inc.Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls,Returfing, Demos, Drainage,Jackhammering. Old Pools Filledin, irrigation. 604.782.4322

★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★Bobcat, retaining walls, irrigation,paving, fences. 778-688-2444

8160 Lawn & Garden8160

Residential and Commercial• Lawn Mowing • Gardening• Power Raking • Hedge Trim• Pruning • Lawn Repairs

Free Est. 604-779-6978www.alljobslandscaping.com

WILDWOOD LANDSCAPINGHedge Trimmimg & Tree

Pruning & Hedge RemovalFall Clean Up

Chaffer Control & LawnRestoration. Comm/Strata/Res

Aerating & Power Raking.Free Estimates.604-893-5745

A Gardener & A GentlemanLawn, Garden, Tree svcs. Pruning,Yard Clean-up, Junk. 319-5302

A & W Landscape • Clean-ups,Disposal, Pruning, GUTTERSSeniors Disc. Al @ 604-783-3142

ANDREW’S Lawn Cutting &Trimming. Reasonable rates.Free Estimates ★ 778-773-2703

8160 Lawn & Garden8160

LAWNS CUT, power raking,aerating, hedge trim, pruning,gardening, fertilizing, yard clean-up,rubbish removal. (604) 773-0075.

8185 Moving &Storage8185

AFFORDABLE MOVING

604-537-4140www.affordablemoversbc.com

1 to 3 Men1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton

From $45We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

Licenced & InsuredLocal & Long DistanceFREE ESTIMATES

Seniors Discount

ABE MOVING & Delivery andRubbish Removal $35/HR perPerson • 24/7 604-999-6020

ABBA MOVERS bsmt clean 1-4ton Lic, ins’d from $35/hr, 2 men$45/hr, 24/7, 26 yrs 604-506-7576

AMI MOVING ★ 5 ton cube.Starting at $49/hour. Local & longdistances. 24/7 ★ 604-617-8620

BROTHERS MOVING & DeliveryLocal & Long Distance 604-720-0931Best rate. [email protected]

8220 Plumbing8220

10% Off with this Ad! For all yourplumbing, heating & reno needs.Lic Gas Fitter, Aman. 778-895-2005

LICENSED PLUMBER & Gasfit-ter. BBQs, ranges, etc. Repairs,renos. VISA ok. 604-830-6617

8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

EUROPE RENOVATIONQuality workmanshipReliable finish productCustomer satisfaction

kitchen & bathroom renosflood restoration-flooring

basement additionwindows-doors

Visit: europerenovation.comor Call: 778-233-5726

8250 Roofing8250

604-984-9004604-984-6560

Trusted since 1986!A+ Rating - BBB

Residential/Commercial25YearsworkmanshipwarrantyCall for FREE ESTIMATE& SPRING PROMOTION

A+

AFFORDABLE QUALITYROOFING LTD.

COAST TO COASTROOFING

15 Years ExperienceRE-ROOF & REPAIR

SPECIALIST~ No Job Too Small ~Gary, 604-897-3614

FRASERVIEWROOFING LTD.

A Eastcan Roofing & Reno’sRe-Roof, Repair. Ins. WCB. BBB.604-562-0957 or 604-961-0324

A-1 Contracting & Roofing Re-Roofing & Repair. WCB. 25%

Discount. Jag, 778-892-1530

AMG ROOFING & SIDING10% Discount. WCB. Re-Roofing,New Roof, Gutters. 604-812-9721

AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFINGAll types. BBB, insured, references.www.affordablequalityroofing.com604-984-6560

8250 Roofing8250

Roofing Experts 778-230-5717Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. Allwork Gtd. Free Est. BBB member

8255 Rubbish Removal8255RUBBISH REMOVAL

Reasonable Rates, Free Est.Call Gary 604-897-3614

8309 Tiling8309A to Z CERAMIC TILES

Installation, Repairs, Free Est.604 444-4715 cel 604 805-4319

8315 Tree Services8315

*Quality Tree and Hedge Trimming,Pruning and Removals* Full range of Landscape Servicesavailable* Stump Grinding - Insured & Licensed

Call 604.588.8733Call 604.588.8733www.ProTreeServices.cawww.ProTreeServices.ca

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Wildwood Tree Services, ExpHedge Trimming and Removal &Tree Prun ing . F ree Es t .604-893-5745

9102 Auto Finance9102

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9110 Collectibles &Classics9110

1928 FORD 1/4 ton RoadsterP/U, older restoration, recentupdates, drives nice, $16,000. Notrades. 604-308-9976

1969 MERCEDES Benz 280S,col lector plates, excel lentcondition, $3900. 604-723-3654

9110 Collectibles &Classics9110

1976 MGB Roadster. Britishracing green colour. 4 speed.New top and carpet. Engine workdone. $5,850. 604-591-8566

9129 Luxury Cars91292007 BMW 525I, black, loaded,leather, sunroof, very clean,130K, $23,900. 604-999-4097

2006 BMW 325 130,000 kms,$18,750. manual transmission,with sport package, steeringwheel, sport seats and sportsuspension. 604-219-6234email: [email protected].

1987 PONTIAC FIERO auto,collectors plates, 4 cyl, newbrakes, garage kept 169km$3100 604-987-0926

1981 LINCOLN Town car,signature series, stock, collectorplates, $3500 obo 604-792-6367

1989 JAGUAR XJS coupe, V12159 K, pristine cond $6950 obo.Priv sale, call Bob 604-986-8516

1989 PORSCHE 944 Turbo,white on burgundy, all rcrds, newexhaust, 5 spd, a/c, Ltd slip, greatcond! $15,900 Call 604-943-0945

9125 Domestic91251993 PLYMOUTH Sundance126 K, 4 dr, w/hatch, 2.2L, $2000obo. Great 1st car 604-809-6353

2006 PONTIAC Wave, 4 doorhatchback, automatic. 121,000+kms. 1 owner, no accidents.Winter tires available. Excellentcondition! $5000. 778-668-7854

2011 Dodge Charger SE 1,700kms. Very cool,mint,smells new!$24,600obo. Gord 778-300-2538

2011 Hyundai Sonata LimitedAffordable Luxury 35,600 kms.2.4L GDI DOHC. $19,999. Email:[email protected] (604) 794-3428.

9129 Luxury Cars9129

1987 JAGUAR XJS Cabriolet, 1owner, lady driven, V12, ps, pb,pw, rebuilt ac, new tires, $8900obo, Don 604-826-7012

2006 Volvo XC70 2.5TAutomatic, 147,000 kms, fullyloaded, meticulous, WillowGreen, 1 driver, Call Ken 604-841-2324, $18,000 OBO

1989 Rolls Royce Silver Spur.Exc. cond. 98K kms, local, auto,blk/parch leather. (604) 538-6319

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