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IIOBC seeks Lougheed shooting witnessesMan shot by police expected to survive

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIOBC) wants to talk to anyone who may have been in the Lougheed area where a man was shot by Burnaby RCMP officers on Friday night.

On March 20 at about 7:45 p.m., Burnaby Mounties responded to reports of a man with a gun in the 9300-block of Salish Court, say Burnaby RCMP.

Officers found the suspect and his vehicle in the area.

They confronted the man, who was in distress and allegedly threatened to harm first himself and then the police officers. Shots were fired and the man was hit.

“He has been taken to hospital for treatment and is expected to survive,” said Burnaby RCMP. “No RCMP members or members of the public were injured during the course of the incident.”

IIOBC, which investigates police-involved deaths or injuries, was contacted and was canvassing the neighbourhood on the weekend.

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The impending closure of Louis Riel House Residence at Simon Fraser University is a direct result of provincial funding and debt policies, says Burnaby-Lougheed NDP MLA Jane Shin.

The 45-year-old residence is

closing at the end of August due to ongoing concerns about its structure and indoor air quality, and the fact the mechanical systems and building envelope are coming to the end of their service life, according to an SFU statement earlier this month.

Currently, only 58 per cent of the 210 units are occupied.

“The closure comes after years of chronic underfunding for maintenance needs at SFU by the B.C. provincial government,” said

Chardaye Bueckert, president of the Simon Fraser Student Society, in a letter of support for Riel residents.

The society is “actively advocating for the provincial government to provide more funding to address maintenance needs and to prioritize measures that will allow for more student housing on campus,” Bueckert said.

For years, the family-oriented residence has had ongoing issues with mould and other concerns,

said Shin, whose riding includes the SFU campus. The closure will force 20 families to move and try to find new homes in a tight rental market where it will be difficult to find affordable family housing close to the Burnaby Mountain campus.

Over the years, wings of the residence have had to be closed as its conditions worsened, and closing the entire building is the final step, Shin said.

MLA blames province for Riel closure

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADEREric Damer and Susan Wilkinson set up posts to support a beaver fence along Deer Lake Brook on Saturday. Volunteers supported by the Burnaby Lake Park Association and the Fraser Valley Conservancy helped clean up the brook’s shores, removed invasive blackberry bushes and planted new native shrubbery as part of an ongoing effort to preserve fragile wetlands.

Shin says funding, debt problems to blame for shutdown of residences

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Muggles, dust off your brooms.The Canadian National Quidditch

Championships will be played at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium March 28-29.

The tournament is the sport’s first national championship, with eight teams from Victoria to Montreal.

Quidditch is a full-contact version of the popular game from J.K. Rowling’s series of Harry Potter books. But unlike the fictional incarnation, which is played by young wizards who can soar and fly through the air on their magical brooms, real-life Quidditch players (or “muggles”) run around on a large grass pitch with conventional whisk brooms between their legs, chasing a “snitch” who wears a tennis ball in a sock tucked in the back of their pants.

The sport is governed by rules set by the International Quidditch Association (IQA) which has over 1,000 teams in more than 13 countries.

Burnaby previously hosted the 2014 Global Games last July when seven international teams competed at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex. Canada finished third in that event.

Games at Swangard will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day with admission by donation.

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Anyone who has information or who was in the area where the incident happened between 7:30 and 8 p.m. on March 20 is asked to call IIOBC at 1-778-988-1041.

The IIOBC will investigate the actions of the police officers while the RCMP will be responsible for the investigation into the suspect’s actions and any others involved prior to the shooting incident.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a visit to

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Province won’t allow SFU to go into debt to fix residence building

“Talk about a waste of our capital infrastructure that our taxpayers’ dollars paid for. That could have given us a lot more shelf life had they been maintained properly.”

Shin has visited the residence and other similarly-affected buildings on the SFU campus, noting this is just one example of a wider problem of deferred

maintenance at B.C. universities. She was to raise the issue in the legislature this week.

SFU was unable to properly maintain the residence because of cuts to capital funding resulting in less money for maintenance, she said in an interview.

The other major stumbling block is the provincial government prohibits post-secondary institutions from taking on loans because it counts toward the government’s

debt load, Shin noted.Pat Hibbitts, SFU’s vice-

president of finance, said the cuts in provincial capital funding have been an issue but not one that actually applies to student residences, only academic buildings.

Such residences have not been eligible for provincial funding for many years, as they are expected to be self-funded through rental revenues, Hibbitts said.

However, within the last 10 years, post-secondary institutions were prohibited from borrowing, something SFU would have done in the past to maintain a building such as Louis Riel House and even construct new buildings.

But “even on a building that is supported by a business case, non-taxpayer-supported debt,” it’s still not allowed, she said.

In fact, five to seven years ago, SFU sought a private partner to help operate and maintain the building but

couldn’t find one willing to get involved without a guarantee, Hibbitts said.

“In the eyes of the accountants over in Victoria, giving a guarantee is the same

thing as taking on debt. So we weren’t allowed to do it. So that’s really the issue.”

As for the fate of Louis Riel House, Hibbitts said it will likely be demolished and a new residence eventually built on its site.

“But again, we’d have to find a way to do that without taking on debt.”

“Simon Fraser University is responsible for managing its resources including student housing,” responded

the Ministry of Advanced Education in an emailed statement.

Since 2001, the ministry has provided $64.5 million to SFU, for capital and facilities

maintenance. “In 2014/15, for example, government is providing SFU with $2.2 million for capital maintenance projects such as replacing and upgrading water pipes.”

As for borrowing, “any taxpayer-supported debt on the books of a publicly funded post-secondary institution is also on the books of the provincial government,” the ministry confirmed.

“The ministry is working with the public post-secondary institutions to explore the possibility of a self-supporting model to finance student residences. It’s up to each institution to develop a proposal and bring it to the ministry for discussion.”

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A fledgling math mentoring program at North Burnaby elementary schools is showing benefits for all involved, from the high school mentors to the elementary kids they’re helping.

About two years ago Karl Kraemer and Scott Spracklin, both math teachers at Burnaby North secondary, were asked by Burnaby school district to develop projects to help improve numeracy at its elementary schools.

An additional goal was to build bridges between “this gap, this chasm between elementary school and secondary school,” said Kraemer. “There’s a lot of anxiety when kids go from

Grade 7 to Grade 8, this weird unknown and the parents pick up on that so they’re concerned.”

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The first year Kraemer was “blown away” to get 30 volunteers willing to make the trek through all kinds of weather to help their younger charges. “What was really neat was these magical relationships happened … It wasn’t just math it was friendships being built.”

When school started the next year, some of the new Grade 8 students attending North didn’t feel so lost or lonely because they knew some of the older students through Math Buddies. They were “more relaxed, more comfortable.”

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On the other side, some of the high school students tend to be shy and quiet, but they would come out of their shells to show leadership to the younger students they were helping, Kraemer said.

“I wouldn’t say they were gregarious but they were definitely more animated and you can see them grow and become leaders.”

It was a boon also to some of the older students who speak English as a second language, he said. They “weren’t comfortable speaking English but they could speak the English of math.” The younger students loved the help they were getting in math and never drew attention to any limitations in English, which gave the older mentors the confidence to speak the language more often.

The North volunteer students come from grades 8 to 12, while the elementary participants are in grades 5 to 7.

In this, the second year, the program has grown from three to five elementary schools—Sperling, Lochdale, Montecito, Aubrey and Capitol Hill—all within walking distance of North. Next year they hope to expand it to all seven of North’s feeder schools.

Little was needed in matching students as they all seemed to naturally split off into their own small groups.

Kraemer said the program has helped students in general with their math skills but more importantly, encourages them to struggle through it instead of dismissing it as something they couldn’t do.

One student who had difficulties started putting his math homework to the side to go over it with his math buddy, Kraemer said.

In other cases, the older buddies talked to

Kraemer about how even they struggled through some questions before arriving at the answer.

He told the students that was the perfect approach. “Math shouldn’t be easy for everyone. Math should be showing that even the Grade 12 students struggle … Asking for help is an important part of life.”

Grade 11 North student Branden Sorbo said he initially started helping out with the program to get some volunteer hours. But he soon saw the opportunities to build connections with the younger kids to reduce anxiety when they get to high school.

And it’s been useful in helping him build leadership skills.

“It shows you how to teach in a responsible manner and how to deal with kids who have no patience at all … It’s difficult, you learn it, it’s a skill.”

Sorbo, 16, said one of the biggest challenges working with elementary-aged kids is “getting them to focus” especially after the school day ends. “That’s why we try to make it, we’re not teachers, we’re friends, basically.”

And through his weekly visits, he’s noticed one of his buddies making a significant improvement in math skills they struggled with before, and “now they’re abler to do it almost flawlessly.”

Hailey Luo, 10, is one of the Aubrey participants. Her mother, Lisa Leung, said she’s also noticed a difference in her daughter’s math marks since being in the program.

It helps that there’s the consistency of having the same math buddy from one week to the next, Leung said.

“She’s looking forward to the sessions.”When the sessions involve math, that may be

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The B.C. government has fired its Auditor General for Local Government, after accountant Basia Ruta “lost all confidence” of her supervisors to complete audits that compare local government spending practices.

“The auditor general for local government’s obstruction of an intended review of her office has created an intolerable situation that compounds the unstable work environment and lack of performance from that office,” said Community Minister Coralee Oakes, who took the action on the recommendation of the government-appointed audit council.

Former deputy minister Chris Trumpy was due to start his own review of the new office Monday. It is the first attempt in Canada to do “performance audits” by comparing groups of municipalities, but the performance of Ruta’s office has become the pressing issue.

Oakes said Ruta will not be offered severance pay, because

the government has determined she has been fired for cause. The work environment in the Surrey office of the AGLG had deteriorated, and Ruta’s decision to refuse Trumpy’s involvement led to the decision, she said.

Hired to execute an idea proposed by Premier Christy Clark in her 2012 bid for the B.C. Liberal Party leadership, Ruta set herself a target of 18 audits in the first year. Clashes with the staff at her Surrey office and the audit council began to emerge last year.

NDP local government critic Selina Robinson said

the two-year-old office has lost credibility over spending $5.2 million over two years to produce only one audit. Two more reports were issued last week.

The function should be included in the existing B.C. Auditor General office, which is an independent office of the legislature, Robinson said.

Oakes said she remains committed to the current structure, which had envisioned three audits in the first year and five in the second. It was Ruta who raised expectations far beyond that and then didn’t deliver, she said.

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B.C. auditor general for local government Basia Ruta, left, was fired by Community Minister Coralee Oaks, right, Monday.

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I haven’t felt the need to hold my nose like this since the last time I drove past a mushroom manure plant in Abbotsford — and I haven’t even decided how to vote in the transportation referendum.

It’s not just Yes voters whose options in this referendum stink. Everything about the appropriately named “congestion tax” plebiscite is a bit ripe.

Most Metro Vancouver voters are finding both voting options odiferous, regardless of their political predilections, and we’re all reaching for our schnozzes on this one.

Yes voters have to hold their noses and accept that reducing congestion and enviro imperatives trump: the ills, real and perceived, of TransLink; another flat tax initiative that inordinately affects the poor; and the abdication of transit leadership by the provincial government.

No voters are convinced that their votes will chastise

TransLink and save us from further organizational and fiscal malpractice. But even the disparate wings of the unlikely coalition of No voters are plugging their nostrils.

The progressive wing of the No vote generally favours expanding public transit but is either angry with TransLink’s performance or the provincial government’s sitting this one out. But they also worry that their No vote could force an inordinately long wait for a Plan B (if there is one). They worry that their desire to punish TransLink and/or the government may be tantamount to transit-icide.

The conservative, anti-tax wing of No voters knows that while a .05 per cent sales tax hike may

rankle its long-held austerity sentiments, it also supplies transit revenue without much affecting the rich, usually a litmus test for its support of any public revenue measure.

So even No voters genuflecting to Jordan Bateman are holding their noses for fear the next transit funding option might be more progressive.

Yes or No, there’s enough stench to go around for voters in this proboscis-pinching plebiscite.

And while our voting options have us holding our noses, the referendum process itself is even more odious.

TransLink is another in a series of public/private scapegoats. It’s doing its job well, allowing the provincial government to appear neutral on the divisive issue of public transit.

A non-binding transit plebiscite was forced on metro Mayors to just that end.

If the measure passes, Victoria can take credit for prudent

leadership and all subsequent transit improvements while not being blamed for raising taxes.

If the measure fails, the BC Liberals can shrug transit inadequacies off onto TransLink, Metro mayors or shortsighted voters.

It’s a bulletproof strategy that many suspect has been Plan A, B, C and D from the beginning.

So, Metro voters find themselves holding squeezing hard and pondering the unanswerable plebiscite question: “Do you favour approving a flat tax that exacerbates an already unequal tax burden or would you prefer to stifle public transit improvements indefinitely?”

I still can’t answer that question, so I’ll be holding my nose no matter how I vote.

Jim Nelson is a retired Tri-City teacher and principal

who lives in Port Moody.

A proboscis-pinching plebiscite

With the No side clearly in front in this spring’s transit plebiscite, last week’s announcement by Transportation Minister Todd Stone is perplexing.

In the middle of the campaign to persuade Metro Vancouver voters to say either yes or no to the .5 per cent congestion improvement sales tax, Stone makes the grand announcement of its B.C. On the Move, 10-year transportation plan.

It promises to widen Highway 1 to six lanes from Langley to Abbotsford, at some point, as well as more overpasses, bicycle lanes and a new, likely a tolled bridge, one of the government’s pet projects, to replace the George Massey Tunnel. Funding, however, for the 10-year plan, has only been identified for three years.

But to transportation-talked-out voters, it’s more confusion to the mix. And confused people often don’t vote, or they get angry and vote no and say to heck with everyone.

Why would the government make its announcement at this time? It easily could have waited until the mail-in voting period finished at the end of May.

There’s something malicious or mischievous in the way the government plays with Metro Vancouver government and residents, struggling under steadily rising property taxes and house prices.

It must play well in the hinterland when the MLAs can say the latte-sipping denizens of the Lower Mainland get no favours from the province.

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The provincial government has let the people decide if an additional regional tax is acceptable. This additional tax will pay for part of the regional expenses related to transit in the Lower Mainland.

For the choice of living in the Lower Mainland, one is already faced with visible regional taxes such as the regional automobile fuel tax and local bridge tolls. To live in the region, one must earn more to pay for generally more expensive housing, and both higher income and more expensive real estate attract more tax paid to the provincial government.

I understand transit must be improved in the region and that money would have to come from taxation. I am not being told if there is a balance between taxes collected and moneys spent inside the Lower Mainland (versus outside the region), yet I am being asked to decide on paying more taxes than those living outside the region because of the higher transit expense in my region. I consider this unfair.

J.R.MacKenzieBurnaby

RESOURCES DRIVE B.C. ECONOMY NOT VANCOUVER

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is apparently mystified as to why the provincial government would be investing in road and bridge infrastructure around the province while requiring Metro Vancouver mayors to figure out how they are going to pay for their share of Metro Vancouver’s urban transportation infrastructure.

Robertson’s mystification is yet another example of how clueless he really is about transportation, about the provincial economy, and about Vancouver’s role as a port city.

Robertson exhibited this same economic cluelessness at the recent “Big Cities Summit” in Toronto where he stated it was time “to recognize that cities are the drivers of jobs and the economy.” Sorry Gregor, but cities do not drive our economy, natural resources do. Vancouver is a mere by-product of the wealth and abundance of our province’s natural resources, a

port from which these resources are exported.

Someone really should explain to Gregor Robertson the reason the provincial government is investing in the province’s road and bridge infrastructure is so our natural resources, such as minerals, metals, trees and energy, can be tapped to generate economic wealth and create jobs for people. Without a network of roads and bridges criss-crossing our vast, rugged province we would not be able to access these natural resources and we would not be able to get them to global markets.

Yes, Gregor, natural resources drive our economy and create jobs, not cities. And without the investments that have been made, and are being made, in our province’s network of roads and bridges, the port city of Vancouver would have no real reason to exist and Gregor Robertson would essentially be the Mayor of Nothing.

Donald LeungBurnaby

MORE MUST BE DONE FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION

British Columbia is a renowned global centre for mineral exploration and development and is well-positioned to access growing markets. But even though the exploration and development of B.C.’s mineral resources has injected billions of dollars into our provincial economy, B.C. is still seen as a challenging exploration jurisdiction globally.

Despite this fact, and despite the current economic environment for commodities, the exploration industry has retained a prominent place in our province, serving as an important source of jobs and opportunity.

The provincial government is to be applauded for its ongoing support of the mineral exploration sector and the steps it has taken to support the sector. However, more must be done to make B.C. more attractive to the investors and exploration companies that can help move our province beyond the ups and downs of the commodity cycle.

Imagine the prosperity

mineral exploration could bring to B.C. if we removed more of the barriers that thwart innovation and the growth of this environmentally safe industry.

Pamela GardnerBurnaby

PUBLIC EDUCATION NEEDS A CHAMPION

Here we go again. Ordered by the B.C. Liberal government to find “administrative savings” to the tune of $29 million in the coming year (and another $25 million the year following), school boards are once again trying to cope with the annual budgetary assault on public education.

In a letter sent to Education Minister Peter Fassbender the Vancouver school board protested the cuts and, in a knee jerk fashion, the minister summarily appointed a “special advisor” to take “an objective hard look” at that board’s budget. It’s an instant replay of 2010.

Never one to let an opportunity to go unexploited, Fassbender was also quick to point out that no other school district has complained in writing. Well, no, of course not. Years of under-funding has taught school boards that protesting doesn’t work and, a la Vancouver, all it will get them is a provincially picked bean counter armed with a slash and burn mandate.

Meanwhile, the government doesn’t seem to have a problem finding $30 million to increase private school funding. It leaves one to wonder if perhaps it is to be financed by the administrative savings imposed on public schools. Or maybe it is simply a result of effective advocacy on the part of the parliamentary secretary for private schools.

One thing is certain: Public schools could use a champion as well.

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Will we get what’s promised?Referendum No campaign leader Jordan

Bateman argues the cost estimates of major projects like the proposed Broadway subway and Surrey light rail network aren’t up to date and are likely to run over budget.

On top of that, there’s no guarantee yet of $1.5 billion in federal contributions that would be required to fully fund the mayors’ vision.

That creates some uncertainty about what transportation improvements will be built and when if voters approve the proposed Congestion Improvement Tax to add 0.5 per cent to the sales tax in Metro Vancouver.

Bateman argues residents could say Yes and then watch as the region is forced to shelve or delay some promised improvements.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore says more buses and SeaBus service will be deployed in the first five years, while major rapid transit projects would be built in the back half of the 10-year plan, leaving plenty of time to secure federal and provincial contributions, and he is confident they will come.

It’s normal, he said, that senior governments will wait to make contributions for major projects until there’s a completed business case.

Bateman contends federal contributions to the plan may come at the cost of other funding expected by municipalities to build costly sewer treatment or water upgrades, effectively forcing local property taxes higher.

Moore counters there’s a strong case for federal help, separate from other municipal projects.

“This is the Pacific Gateway and we need goods and people moving around this region.”

Then there’s the province’s rewording of the referendum question to delete the mayors’

references to the “tunnelled” Broadway line and to replace “light rail” with “rapid transit” in Surrey.

Some critics wonder if it may mean cut-and-cover Broadway construction and more costly SkyTrain technology in Surrey, significantly altering the project the City of Surrey has spearheaded.

Moore said the shift to more generic wording shouldn’t alarm voters.

“The province wanted to ensure all options were open,” he said. “They didn’t want to predetermine the technology before the business case was done. Fair enough.”

Reassurances have come also from Transportation Minister Todd Stone, who has repeatedly endorsed the mayors’ plan and its projects, and urged a Yes vote.

REFERENDUM QUESTIONS:

Referendum Questions is a Black Press series exploring issues related to the Metro Vancouver transit and transportation referendum. Voters must mail in ballots by May 29 on whether they support the addition of a 0.5 per cent sales tax in the region, called the Congestion Improvement Tax, to fund billions of dollars worth of upgrades. Read more in this series on our website.

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Yes forces claim the 10-year plan of proposed upgrades will “cut congestion” and the document itself says drivers will “spend less time stuck in traffic.”

The plan projects round-trip time savings once the projects are complete of 15 to 20 minutes per day for drivers on some routes, such as Langley to Metrotown or the North Shore to Tsawwassen, and 20 to 30 minutes for transit commuters.

But rarely do Yes campaigners make it clear that improvement is not compared to current

conditions, but to the congestion that will exist 10 years from now if the proposed projects don’t proceed and after more population growth.

So will drivers face less congestion than they do today if they vote Yes?

Urban planner Brent Toderian says it’s safer to say the plan will prevent much worse congestion in the future without the upgrades

than to claim it will cut road congestion below current levels.

“When they say it’s going to cut congestion it doesn’t necessarily mean our roads are going to be 20 per cent more empty,” he said. “What it means is we’re going to be able to move a lot more people in our region – to the benefit of our region’s success in every way we can think of – without being trapped by congestion and gridlock.”

The reality is any room freed up on the roads – whether it comes from building new lanes or by some drivers switching to transit as that alternative improves – is expected to fill back up and revert to the same level of congestion, a phenomenon called induced demand in planning circles.

But Toderian said while road congestion might not change noticeably from the plan’s investments, boosting the transit system’s capacity so it can carry more people will be crucial because of continued population growth, which is forecast to add a million residents over 30 years.

Since Metro Vancouver keeps adding residents – and there is no way to stop them from coming – it needs to ensure a growing proportion of us move by transit, while the number driving remains about the same.

“It won’t suddenly make the roads empty,” Toderian said of the plan. “But building more options prevents horrible congestion, as we’ve seen in other places where it’s irrational to be in your car but there’s no other option.”

He points to cities in China where people could walk faster than the crawling vehicles but nobody does because the poor air quality makes it too dangerous.

Punching new lanes of road through existing neighbourhoods to instead try to make more room for cars would be incredibly expensive, wasteful and damaging, Toderian said.

“When you build more capacity into transit, you’re moving people with a lot less public money and a lot less space,” he said.

More people and cars doesn’t just mean more time lost getting from point A to B in slow traffic, but also more delays looking for parking in increasingly full lots and residential streets.

The space required just to park the forecast 600,000 additional vehicles under a do-nothing scenario is estimated to occupy 22 square kilometres, equivalent to one quarter of Burnaby.

Other trends are also important, particularly the densification of the region along transit friendly smart-growth corridors that developers now prefer.

REFERENDUM QUESTIONS:

Will the plan actually ‘cut congestion’?

Referendum Questions is a Black Press series exploring issues related to the Metro Vancouver transit and transportation referendum. Voters must mail in ballots by May 29 on whether they support the addition of a 0.5 per cent sales tax in the region, called the Congestion Improvement Tax, to fund billions of dollars worth of upgrades. Read more in this series on our website.

BLACK PRESS FILE PHOTOUrban planner Brent Toderian points out the Mayors’ Council plan will prevent worse congestion in the future and not necessarily reduce congestion.

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The plan projects that even without the new investments, the average Metro resident will drive 10 per cent fewer kilometres per year by 2045 than they do today.

That’s because over time more people will be in a position to walk, bike or take transit for more trips, or will have chosen to live closer to where they work.

The plan’s proposed upgrades would only cut per capita kilometres driven by another four per cent.

What really makes the difference in the mayors’ long-range plan out to 2045 – delivering a further 12 per cent cut – is an assumption that road pricing will be imposed.

Apart from economic collapse, Toderian says international experience shows nothing can truly cut congestion other than some form of road user fees.

That’s borne out by the free flowing conditions on the Port Mann and Golden Ears toll bridges, compared to other congested free crossings like the

Pattullo Bridge. “What we’ve seen is the

only things that actually drop congestion are pricing mechanisms – toll roads.”

While an actual cut in current road congestion is doubtful, much more bus service should go far to meet demand and reduce overcrowding and delays. The plan predicts the bus system pass-ups that now plague the busiest routes would be virtually eliminated.

– Jeff Nagel

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Assumption road pricing will be imposed makes a difference

Bateman also claims the plan cost of $7.5 billion has jumped by $200 million.

That comes from a report released March 12 summarizing the plan’s assumed revenues and costs that shows the capital cost over 15 years is $7.7 billion and $6.9 billion over 10 years, in 2015 dollars.

“They’re already $200 million over budget,” Bateman said, predicting higher estimates of the big projects will be released after the referendum is over. “This is just the first of many increases.”

The mayors’ council says all of the numbers are still accurate. Moore said the $7.5-billion cost is in inflated rather than 2015 dollars and over 10 years, which covers all of the projects except the final two years of construction of the light rail line from Surrey to Langley – it would be complete in the 12th year.

Moore said the report, prepared by a joint working group of TransLink, the mayors and consultants KPMG, verifies earlier assumptions are accurate and the expected revenues will fully cover the operating and capital financing costs.

The report does outline several uncertainties that may affect how the plan rolls out.

They include partner government contributions, capital project costs and the assumed growth rate of revenue from the 0.5 per cent sales tax.

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change in shift hours which will include weekends and possible afternoons above one’s schedule when necessary.Job Responsibilities:

following trades: Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport or Automotive

• Meet Transport Canada requirements stipulated in the Airport Restricted Area Access Clearance Program

• Hold and maintain a valid B.C. driver’s license & the ability to obtain and maintain a YVR D/A license

• Comply with all federal, provincial, municipal, airport authority and carrier security requirements

• Follow all safety guidelines set out by WCB, EPA, WHMIS, and GGFS management.

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Executive Director of International Department, Sales and Marketing

Sprott Shaw College is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director of the International Department. Reporting to the Vice President – International Department, the Executive Director will assist in implementing the strategic plan to advance the position of Sprott Shaw College internationally as a destination for international students. This permanent position, based out of our International Department in Vancouver, B.C. has an annual salary of between $70,000 and $80,000 (depending on experience) working 35 hours per week and includes a bene ts package with Health and Dental plans.

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Email: [email protected]

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HIGHWAYOWNER OPERATORS

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

We offer above average rates and an excellent

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

[email protected] orCall 604-968-5488 or

Fax: 604-587-9889Only those of interest

will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed toEmployment Equity and

Environmental Responsibility.

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LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE STAFF

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Please email resumes to: [email protected]

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Food Service Supervisor (NOC: 6212)

Interwest RestaurantsOperating as Wendy’s Restaurants

Food Service SupervisorS Permanent, F/T, P/T, Shiftwork, Weekends, Day, Night & Eves S 6 positions availableS $12.00/hr + benefi ts available (medical & dental)S Anticipated Start date (ASAP)S 1 to 2 years industry experienceS Minimum Education: some high school required

This position involves the super-vision of crew activities on shift to ensure high standards around people, product, cleanliness and exceptional customer service are fulfi lled.

JOB DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE AT THE RESTAU-

RANT

How to Apply: In person, mail, or email

1488 Main St. North Vancouver V7J 1C8

[email protected]

* 3698 Grandview HighwayVancouver V5M 2G9

[email protected]

* 5970 Kingsway Burnaby V5J 1H1

[email protected]

* 1359 Cliveden Ave Delta B.C. V3M 6C7

[email protected]

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4 FUNERAL HOMES

6 IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

7 OBITUARIES

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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42 LOST AND FOUND

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74 TIMESHARE

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES



114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING



115 EDUCATION

130 HELP WANTED



130 HELP WANTED



134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES


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134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

Saffron Indian Cuisine (dba Pizza Factory) located at

4300 Kingsway Burnaby is looking for a Pizza Chef & an Indian Curry Assistant Cook.

Responsibilites: include food as-sembly, food preparation, cook-ing, plating, garnishing, training staff, maintaining hygiene & food safety, kitchen management ex-perience, leadership skills, assist-ing main chef etc.It is a permanent full time position and the wage offered is $17/hour. Minimum Secondary School & at least 1 year Pizza Cook exp req.Fluent English, Punjabi/Hindi are assets. Flexible Hours. Able to fi ll

in shifts on short notice. Please email your resume at:

[email protected]

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

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

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

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

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



151 PROFESSIONALS/MANAGEMENT

Food Service Manager (NOC: 0631)

Interwest RestaurantsOperating as Wendys Restaurants

Food Service ManagerS Permanent, F/T, P/T, Shiftwork Weekends, Day, Night & EvesS 4 positions availableS $17.76/hr + benefi ts available (medical & dental)S Anticipated Start date (ASAP)S 1 to 2 years industry experienceS Minimum Education: Completion of secondary school

This position manages store op-erations including employees, fa-cilities and equipment in order to ensure that standards around people, product, cleanliness and exceptional customer serice are fulfi led.

JOB DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE AT THE RESTAURANT

How to Apply: In person, mail, or email

* 1488 Main St. North Vancouver, V7J 1C8

* 3698 Grandview Highway

Vancouver, V5M 2G9

* 5970 Kingsway Burnaby, V5J 1H1

* 1359 Cliveden Ave

Delta, V3M 6C7

[email protected]


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic

(Surrey Terminal)

Van-Kam Freightways Ltd.requires two (2) full-time Com-mercial Transport Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road. One (1) position is an afternoon shift starting at 3:30PM and working until midnight and the other position (1) has an 11:30PM start working until 8:00AM.

Applicants should have an in-spectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experi-ence in a freight fl eet environ-ment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fl eet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers.

For more information, call Derek,

at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149

Interested candidates should at-tach an updated resume and cov-er letter to:

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

Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those be-ing considered will be contacted.



PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

203 ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

INFLOW ACCOUNTING & Tax Ser-vices. T1 TAX RETURN $40+, 25% discount to seniors, students, and donors. ACCOUNTING $30+/hr. Exp. & reliable. English/Mandarin. www.ifaccounting.ca, Ph: 604-525-7618

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

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

* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists

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Call: Rick (604) 202-5184


260 ELECTRICAL

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

281 GARDENING

GIN GARDENER - Landscaping, Garden Care, Power Raking, Trimming & Paving Stones.

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

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT A+ Rating with BB Bureau

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

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

Brad 778-552-3900

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION

Furnace & Air Conditioning~ Hot water tanks ~Gasfi tting/Sheet metal

604-461-0999

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTSA-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing,

reroofi ng. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

Central Creek Construction Refi nish & Sand Hardwood & New

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

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

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.1-800-573-2928

300 LANDSCAPING

.Highland Turf

GREENWORX Redevelopment Inc. Hedges, Pavers, Ponds & Walls.

Returfi ng, Demos, Drainage, Concrete cutting, Jack hammering,

old swimming pools fi lled in &decks. 604-782-4322

320 MOVING & STORAGE

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

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

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

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

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PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299

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

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring.

338 PLUMBINGBRO MARV PLUMBING

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

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341 PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

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

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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

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

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

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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372 SUNDECKS

374 TREE SERVICES

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

PETS

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

Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $675. 1-604-794-5844

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

$1000-$1500. 604-765-0453

TOY POODLE PUPS 7 weeks old. Chocolate brown. $800 each. Call 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.Nor-woodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

Langley - SxS Duplex, 4 suites 8500s/f lot, full renod, new siding/ windows, rent $3400. $639K or $325K each side. 604-807-6565

627 HOMES WANTED

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630 LOTS

SURREY: Lot for sale by owner. 9100 sf lot. 70 x 130. Ready to build new home. 12344 - 96 Ave. Surrey. Asking $390,000obo. 778-881-4717

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY,

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1 & 2 Bdrm units. Small pet ok. From $850/mo incl heat & HW.

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RENTALS

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

Westwood Corporate Centre2963 Glen Drive

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

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

736 HOMES FOR RENT

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752 TOWNHOUSES

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

TRANSPORTATION

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

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912 BOATS

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