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School’sback at MaillardMaillard middle school principal Andrew Graham welcomes back students Tuesday morning to theCoquitlam school, whichwas closed for a year for a$7-million seismic upgrade(see story, page 12). Thestudents joined thousandsof others for opening dayand will be back in classestoday. Among the visitorsin School District 43 wasB.C. Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid, who was on hand to welcome the first class of full-daykindergarten students atWalton elementary school(see story, page 3).JENNIFER GAUTHIERTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

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Metro man tells Terry’s story in N.C.By Janis Warren

THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Ask a Canadian about Terry Foxand you’ll likely hear a storyabout how the Port Coquitlam

hero ran across Canada in 1980 on oneleg and a prosthetic to raise money forcancer research.

Ask an American about Fox’s legacyand you’ll probably get a blank stare.

Sean Mitton, a former Vancouver and

Surrey resident now living in NorthCarolina, is one of many Canadian ex-patriates in the United States wanting tochange that.

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Back to school, plenty of changeBy Diane Strandberg

THE TRI-CITY NEWS

It’s back to school for 30,000 students inSchool District 43 but more than 1,000 kin-dergarten kids will simply be meeting theirteachers and checking out their classroomsduring welcome interviews set to take placethis week.

On Tuesday, 20 kindergarten studentsexperienced their first taste of school life

under the glare of the media spotlightand got to sit cross-legged on the floorwith B.C.’s education minister, MargaretMacDiarmid.

The minister was in the Tri-Cities to high-light the province’s $280-million commitmentto implementing full-day kindergarten for allfive-year-olds in B.C. as well as a $144.5-mil-lion investment in new classroom space forthese students.

She visited Coquitlam’s Walton elemen-

tary school, which is also the site of B.C.’sfirst bilingual Mandarin program, and con-gratulated the district in meeting the de-mand for the popular language program.

“I think it’s a program that’s appropriatefor B.C. We have such close ties [to Asia]with our education and it’s one of the mostimportant languages to have,” MacDiarmidtold The Tri-City News.

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She said she wouldn’t be surprised if otherschool boards introduced Mandarin immer-sion, with the only issue being finding enoughMandarin-speaking teachers familiar with theB.C. kindergarten curriculum.

Although the province is rolling out full-daykindergarten for all students in 2010 and 2011,MacDiarmid said there are no plans to changethe current curriculum for the longer day.

“What teachers are telling me as that theywill be expanding some of the areas and getinto some things more deeply,” MacDiarmidsaid, noting that younger children take moretime to transition between topics and activities,and now they’ll have it.

The point of MacDiarmid’s visit was to high-light the transition between the province’s freepre-school program, called Strong Start, andfull-day kindergarten.

Several students who have been attendingStrong Start at Walton got to walk down thehallway with their peers and parents in tow toteacher Nicole Daneault’s kindergarten class-room. Despite the presence of television cam-eras and representatives from the school boardoffice, the students quickly got down to thebusiness of playing with books, crayons andbuilding materials.

Daneault, who will work part-time as a kin-dergarten teacher and part-time as a learningresource teacher helping other kindergartenteachers adapt to the longer day, said the mate-rials encourage the students to be creative intheir play.

There was a lot of banging of doors as thestudents climbed onto the play platform andDaneault said students will learn to self-regu-late their behaviour, as well.

She said she will be an observer and a re-sponder so students take their play to the nextlevel in learning. “They’ll lead the script ratherthan me leading the script,” said Daneault, whowill be sharing the classroom with another kin-dergarten teacher who is also an early learningresource teacher for the district.

Daneault’s classroom has been outfitted withmaterials that are supposed to stimulate theimagination. There is no plastic; instead, thereare baskets of natural materials, such as rocks

and pine cones, swaths of fabric and pieces ofwood in various sizes and shapes. The studentssit at low tables with benches and pillows or theycan climb a ladder to a raised platform wherethey can act out plays or nap if they need to.

SD43 assistant superintendent MaureenDockendorf said there will be no schedulednap time for students adjusting to the longerday but they can curl up with a picture book orlisten to music if they need to. She said effortswill be made to individualize learning for thestudents as much as possible.

Kindergarten teachers will be having wel-coming conversations with families this weekto find out what the youngest learners need tomake their school year a success, Dockendorfsaid. “We will find out all we can about thatchild and the family because we know theyknow the child best.”

Walton and James Park elementary schoolswill have two early learning labs, which teach-ers and principals can visit to see how best tomake use of the longer day.

One grandmother who came to schoolTuesday said she was impressed with the effortthat has gone into making full-day kindergar-ten a success. Marlene Bell, who was a teacherfor 30 years and used to teach kindergartenand Grade 1, said students are so much moreadvanced in their skills than when she taught.When she started, there was no kindergartenand students were given pictures to colour asa test to see how well prepared they were forschool, she recalled.

Bell, whose twin grandsons are enteringkindergarten at Walton this year, said she be-lieves many students will benefit from full-daykindergarten. “It’s good for lots of children.Some parents just don’t have the time or theresources,” Bell said.

Meanwhile, board chair Melissa Hyndes saidshe, too, is excited about the introduction offull-day kindergarten now that the provincehas followed through on its commitment tofully fund the program.

“We have got a commitment to proceed toextending full-day kindergarten for the nextyear,” Hyndes said, adding that she thinks thelonger day will better prepare students for suc-cess in school.

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Black Press legislative reporterTom Fletcher sat down with Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid to discuss the be-ginning of the 2010/’11 school year. Here is an edited transcript:

Tom Fletcher: There’s a lot of interest inthe full-day kindergarten program startingthis year. Is it more popular than you expected?

Margaret MacDiarmid: It’s very popular.We’ve had incredibly positive feedback fromparents, teachers are very excited, principalsare excited. I think people are aware thatfull-day play-based learning can enrich theirkids’ experience, for a better start for school,so they’re more likely to graduate from highschool and go on to university or college.

TF: Is demand exceeding supply?MM: I’ve heard it’s oversubscribed gener-

ally around the province. We’re offering it toabout 21,000 students this year, and next yearit will be available for all students. One ofthe things we have to do is develop some newspace, and that will happen over the course ofthis year.

TF: Is the half-day option for kindergartenstill available?

MM: The half-day option is still availablethis year. Next year, the plan is to only offerfull-day kindergarten. We have heard froma few parents some uneasiness about that,and even for this year, some parents arewondering if their child’s ready for a full day.So we’ve asked parents to consult with theirteacher, and there will be some flexibility al-lowed.

TF: Is the BC Teachers’ Federation still fil-ing thousands of grievances about class sizeand special needs support?

MM: My understanding is that they are.One of the disappointing things about that isthat it ties up superintendents and principalsin many, many grievances, and of coursefinancial resources, and I would obviouslyrather have those principals and superinten-dents working with the teachers to help oureducation system get better.

TF: Are these grievances forcing change inclass size or composition?

MM: Thinking of the arbitration awardlast year, there was a very small number ofclasses that were found to be in violation ofclass size and composition [rules]. In mostof the cases it was a technicality... somethinglike there were two teachers teaching a classand one wasn’t consulted with and the otherone was. Overall, the legislation is being fol-lowed.

TF: A pilot program for combining schooladministrative functions such as payroll, va-cation and substitute teacher scheduling getsunderway this year in Kamloops-Thompson,Surrey, Vancouver and North Vancouver. Isthat proceeding according to plan?

MM: Yes. There are a lot of things thathave to be worked through and that’s whywe’re starting with those four districts butwe’re absolutely committed to it where itmakes sense. We’re not going to be doing 60

of the same things in different places. We’regoing to try to streamline that.

TF: That involves buying new computersystems?

MM: No question. We’re aiming to have acommon payroll system, common businessfunctions. Government did this and it cer-tainly accrued considerable savings.

TF: B.C.’s Auditor General says you shouldextend this to school district banking andinvestments, so cash isn’t sitting in bank ac-counts. Are you following up on that?

MM: Absolutely. In fact just this past Julywe had already begun to do a ‘just-in-time’flow of funds. Previously money for thingslike payroll was going earlier than it neededto.

TF: Everyone imagines a future wherethere’s a teacher on a TV screen and everyonein the province is taking classes, to take anextreme example. Can amalgamation come tothe classroom?

MM: In fact, it already has. Learning on-line has expanded, I think it’s about tripled inthe last couple of years. We have more than70,000 students who are taking at least onecourse online. When you look at the rural andremote areas, I spoke with a teacher in FortSt. John who is involved with this, and he be-lieves the expansion will be just astronomical.

Students are choosing to graduate earlier,or they’re choosing to work full-time whilethey go to high school. We also have, inOkanagan-Similkameen, an English litera-ture class where the teacher is in one schooland some of the students are in anotherschool about an hour down the road.

TF: Enrolment province-wide is estimatedto be down by about 6,000 this year. Is that theexpected decline?

MM: Yes. We’ll know the actual numberby the end of September, so we’re expectingabout 544,000 students in classrooms startingnext week. And Surrey continues to exceedexpectations in terms of growth. It’s astonish-ing.

TF: Are facilities keeping up with that?MM: We are behind in Surrey. We’re doing

better over time. Back in 1998, there were 363portables in Surrey. We now have projectedabout 232, so it’s better. We’re building newspace for full-day kindergartens. We’re work-ing on that but we have not kept up withgrowth in Surrey. They’ve got about 9,000more students today than they did 10 yearsago. There’s growth elsewhere but nowhere isit like that.

TF: Has Vancouver sorted out its budget is-sues?

MM: Vancouver certainly submitted abalanced budget. They are embarking onconsultation with the public about schoolclosures. They’ve got a list of about 12 schoolsthat they say they’re considering closing. Iexpect there will probably be a small numberof schools closed, because they’ve got at leasttwo schools that are 60 to 70% empty, and it’svery expensive to maintain those schools.Other districts have made very different deci-sions than Vancouver.

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B.C. Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid at her Victoria office last week.

Supply, demand andall-day kindergarten

Teachers work with parentson kindergarten adjustmentcontinued from front page

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Every year in B.C.,there’s an average of16,655 crashes, 5,350 in-juries and 36 deaths in-volving children.

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For the past two weeks, Mitton has been on a blitzto get the word out about Fox for the Terry Fox Run inRaleigh, N.C. Mitton has conducted media interviewsand handed out posters in the hopes of attractinghundreds of participants to the first annual event.

His aim is to draw residents living in the GreaterTriangle area, which includes three universities:University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, Duke inDurham and North Carolina State in Raleigh, wherethe run will be held on campus.

Mitton estimates about 4,000 Canadians live inthe region, many of whom moved to the area in the1990s during the tech boom. The state is also home toa Canadian consulate, the NHL Carolina Hurricanesand a centre for Canadian studies at Duke.

Judith Fox-Alder, Terry Fox’s sister and head ofthe Terry Fox Foundation international program,will speak about her brother tomorrow (Thursday)at Duke in an effort to encourage more people to takepart in the North Carolina run Mitton is organizing.

“I want people in the U.S. to better understand thewhole Terry Fox story because it’s one of the greatCanadian stories,” said Mitton, an Ontario nativewho runs the Canadian Ex-pat Network. “When youtell people the Reader’s Digest version of Terry Fox,everybody generally says, ‘Wow.’ They just can’t be-lieve what he accomplished.

“For me, as a run organizer,” Mitton said, “that’spart of the joy that I get because I love to see people’sreactions when you tell the story. It’s almost like dis-belief.”

Fox-Alder said the North Carolina event is one offour Fox runs happening in the U.S. this year — anumber she believes will grow after NBA basketballstar Steve Nash’s biopic on Fox, titled Into the Wind,airs on ESPN Sept. 28.

“We’re hoping his documentary it will generatemore interest,” she said, noting there are 11,000 runsin Canada this year, including 9,000 at schools.

Internationally, most Terry Fox Runs are started byCanadian ex-pats, embassy staff and armed forces.

At one time, the Terry Fox Foundation counted Foxactivities in 60 countries; that number has dropped,however, because international organizers felt re-strained by the foundation’s strict guidelines aboutkeeping Terry’s wish of having no corporate sponsor-ship, Fox-Alder said.

“We live in a corporate sponsorship world,” shesaid, “so it was really hard for a few years to get [ourmandate] across.”

Some organizers also felt challenged about stagingruns in countries that don’t have cancer research cen-tres (funds gathered at international Fox runs stay inthat country).

But the global numbers are now on the uptick. Two

years ago, there were 28 countries with Fox runs; thisyear, there are 40.

“We’re getting them back,” Fox-Alder said, singlingout Singapore and Saudi Arabia.

And there are the success stories:• Cuba, where Fox-Alder said, “every person there

knows Terry’s name”;• Croatia, which sees about 5,000 participants and

where Fox-Alder will attend for the 30th anniversary;• and Kandahar, Afghanistan, where the Canadian

Armed Forces hosts a Fox run every year with othermilitary forces (a Terry Fox Foundation flag, signedby participants from a Fox run, was taken up in flightby an American fighter pilot during a mission; it nowsits at the foundation’s head office in Chilliwack, inmilitary fold).

Mitton, whose aunt is a breast cancer survivor, saidthe interest is natural because the disease is univer-sal.

“You just hear so many stories,” he said. “Peopleneed hope and Terry Fox is just such a wonderfulstory of hope.”

FOX RUN DETAILS• The Tri-Cities has four runs Sept. 19 for the 30th

anniversary of the Terry Fox Run: Coquitlam, PortMoody, Anmore and Port Coquitlam, Fox’s hometown.

• As part of its 30th anniversary fundraising ef-fort, the Terry Fox Foundation is hosting an onlineauction for Canadians to bid on 30 pairs of MedallistEdition replica shoes signed by Canadian Olympiansand Paralympians who competed in the Vancouver2010 Olympic Winter Games. The sale is open on eBaythrough Sept. 21.

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A Terry Fox Foundation flag was signed by participants in a Terry Fox Run in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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Intent of the Bylaw:

To expand the range of permitted commercial uses at 2627 Shaughnessy Street.

Location of Properties Affected:

2627 Shaughnessy Street

Inspection of Documents:A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected in the Corporate Offi ce, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, except Saturdays, Sundays, and any Statutory Holiday, until September 13, 2010 inclusive. Further information or details can be obtained from the Development Services Department at 604.927.5442.

Also available for inspection is the “Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630” (which would be amended by the proposed bylaw) and various reports referring specifi cally to the purpose of the amending Bylaw.

Public Participation:At the hearing the public will be allowed to make representations to the Council respecting matters contained in the proposed Bylaw. All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard, or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw. All written and verbal submissions will become part of the Public Hearing record.

After the Public Hearing has been completed, Council can no longer receive additional or new information on this application.

NOTICE OFPUBLIC HEARING

Proposed Zoning AmendmentBylaw No. 3737

Monday, September 13, 2010 at 7:00 pmCouncil Chambers, Third Floor,

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The yellow rectangle on the photo shows the general area of a proposed development in Port Coquitlam’s Dominion Triangle.

PoCo wants input on Dominion proposalWalmart part of plans; open houseset for Thursday at Leigh Square


A rezoning proposal that would allow for 650townhouses and apartments on a parcel of land inPort Coquitlam’s Dominion Triangle will come be-fore the public at an open house this week.

PoCo residents will get their chance to weigh inon whether they feel a piece of property locatedeast of the proposed Fremont Connector should bere-designated from light industrial to residential.

“It is a very large-scale, high-level application,”said Laura Lee Richard, PoCo’s director of develop-ment services. “This is a large project and it is onewhere council would like to provide a lot of direc-tion to the applicant.”

The parcel in question is 21 acres and runs fromDominion Avenue along the proposed connector,which cuts through the middle of the triangle. Itwould sit across the street from a planned Walmartand another proposed mixed-use residential develop-ment. If the designation is changed to residential, itwould allow for 650 units of housing, which wouldinclude townhouse, apartment and live/work units.

East of the parcel is the Pitt River and an areaRichard said the city is looking at designating aspark land.

Those who wish to comment on the proposal cango to the open house Thursday, Sept. 9 at The Outlet(2100-2253 Leigh Sq.) between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Port Coquitlamplanner Judy McLeod at 604-927-5246 or [email protected].

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Item #1 Reference Nos. 10 010048 OC and 10 010050 RZ Bylaw Nos. 4138 and 4139, 2010 Address: 639 Tyndall Street

The intent of Bylaw No. 4138, 2010 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Offi cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 and its amending Bylaws to revise the land use designation of the subject property outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4138, 2010 from One-Family Residential to Parks and Recreation.

The intent of Bylaw No. 4139, 2010 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and its amending Bylaws to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4139, 2010 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to P-1 Civic Institutional.

If the application is approved, it would ensure the site continues to be used as a park.

Item #2 Reference No. 09 014007 RZ Bylaw No. 4131, 2010 Text Amendment to the RS-7, RS-8, RS-9, RS-10 and

RS-11 Single Family Zones

The intent of Bylaw No. 4131, 2010 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and its amending Bylaws to amend the RS-7 Small Village Single Family Residential, RS-8 Large Village Single Family Residential, RS-9 Large Single Family Residential, RS-10 Executive Single Family Residential and the RS-11 Estate Single Family Residential zones.

If approved, the application will clarify and simplify the building setback requirements for certain single family lots in Northeast Coquitlam.

Item #3 Reference No. 08 005515 RZ Bylaw No. 4148, 2010 Addresses: 3004 – 3010 Glen Drive

The intent of Bylaw No. 4148, 2010 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and its amending Bylaws to rezone the subject properties outlined in black on the map hereto and marked Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 4148, 2010 from RS-1 One-Family Residential to C-4 City Centre Commercial.

If approved, it would accommodate the development of one high-rise residential tower with 169 units, six at-grade commercial units and a nine-storey offi ce tower with two at-grade commercial units.

Copies of the aforementioned bylaws and further particulars pertaining thereto may be inspected from Wednesday, September 1, 2010 to Monday, September 13, 2010 at the Planning and Development Department, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays (phone: 604-927-3430).

Lauren HewsonLegislative and Administrative Services Manager

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address Council regarding the following proposed bylaws.

The City Clerk’s Offi ce will compile a Speakers List for the Public Hearing item – please register by telephone at 604-927-3010 or by facsimile at 604-927-3015. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given fi rst opportunity.

Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting to give consideration to the items on the Public Hearing agenda.


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Fire Chief TonyD e l m o n i c o o fCoquitlam Fire andRescue said smoke-eaters were forcedto cut through thewalls of businessesnext to the HopewellChinese Restaurantto stop the blaze fromspreading.

The departmentreceived “multiple911 calls” after blacksmoke and flameswere seen shootingfrom the back of thebuilding, located at3027 Anson Ave., nearWestwood Street, ataround 10:39 a.m.Sunday.

It took 30 minutesfor four engine com-panies and a laddercompany to put outthe fire; crews wereon scene for nearlyfive hours, Delmonicosaid.

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Patient data on stolen laptop

Alert witnesses in two separateshoplifting events helped CoquitlamRCMP stop a couple of would-bethieves over the long weekend.

At about 7:30 p.m. last Friday,witnesses reported a shoplifter atCooper’s Foods on Prairie Avenue inPort Coquitlam. They gave a detaileddescription of the suspect to an of-ficer on bike patrol and two auxiliaryconstables.

The suspected was spotted andarrested after a short foot pursuit;more than $100 worth of stolen goodswas recovered. A 26-year-old PortCoquitlam man faces charges of theftunder $5,000.

The second call came in shortlyafter 3 p.m. Monday from the FootLocker store in Coquitlam Centremall. Witnesses there were able to

give police a detailed description,particularly that he was wearing thestolen goods — a brand new pair ofbright white running shoes.

With the store manager’s help, po-lice located and arrested the suspectnear the Coquitlam Centre bus loop.

The 25-year-old suspect was carryinga club and, although it was not usedduring the offence, he has been chargedwith one count of armed robbery.

“In both of these cases, the wit-nesses were key to our memberscatching these thieves quickly andsafely,” said Cpl. Bert Paquet in arelease. “These witnesses did every-thing right, from making sure policewere called to ensuring their ownsafety by staying back and observingthe details.”

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Fraser Health has informed 600 pa-tients their personal information wascompromised when an unencryptedlaptop computer was stolen fromBurnaby Hospital Aug. 21.

The computer contained names,birth dates and personal health carenumbers of patients who had theirbreathing rates tested in the hospital’srespiratory department.

The laptop in question was notpassword protected — contrary toFraser Health policy, according tohealth authority spokesperson MarieNightingale.

“There is an investigation under-way to determine why it wasn’t,” shesaid, adding other laptops in that de-

partment are being checked to ensurethey comply.

She said Fraser Health is offeringto pay for a one-year subscription toa credit monitoring service of eachpatient’s choice. Equifax offers such aservice for $15 per month, suggestingthe slip-up could cost Fraser Health atleast $100,000.

“We are sensitive to concerns ofidentity theft,” she said, but addedthere’s so far “no reason to believe theinformation contained in the docu-ment was widely disseminated.”

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Afew hours after leg-islative press galleryreporters unveiled the

documents obtained in a long-awaited freedom of informa-tion request about B.C.’s prepa-rations for the harmonized sales tax, the BillVander Zalm conspiracy clown car clatteredby with another urgent message.

Zalm wheel-man Chris Delaney leaped tohis computer to proclaim: “FOI reveals B.C.government in negotiations on HST monthsbefore 2009 election.”

This would indeed be big news — if onlyit were true. It would mean not only that theBC Liberals deliberately lied about theirtax plans before the election but that seniorprovincial officials, and at some level theConservative government in Ottawa, were inon the deception.

I asked Delaney to show me where “nego-

tiations” are “revealed. ” Since he apparentlyhadn’t read the actual documents, he repliedwith references to various media accounts,including speculation that the proof mightbe hiding in pages blanked out by officials toprotect “advice” to Finance Minister ColinHansen.

Despite the blanked-out pages, Hansenwas clearly worried about the release of hisministry’s internal communications in early2009. He made a special trip from Vancouverto sit for a series of interviews to respondto them and to make some embarrassingadmissions. Yes, Hansen would have got the11-page briefing note on the Ontario HSTdeal from his ministry’s senior staff nearlytwo months before the election. He doesn’tremember it.

He would have given it only a “cursory look,”Hansen told me, because it was to prepare himfor possible media questions about Ontario’sdecision to jump aboard the HST train. Sincehe and Campbell have insisted for more than ayear that the HST was not on B.C.’s “radar” be-fore the election, he didn’t need to read it all.

NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston grilledHansen for hours during this spring’s leg-islative session on the HST decision. At onepoint, Hansen denied that there was anydiscussion between senior finance officialsabout the HST before the May 2009 election.I now hold the proof that there was but it’simportant to understand what kind of com-munication.

A federal official sent out copies of thenewly signed Ontario HST agreement to allprovinces, including Alberta, which has noprovincial sales tax to merge with.

B.C. officials watched developments inOntario and updated the minister’s briefingpapers because that’s what they do every dayon a wide variety of issues.

Hansen either didn’t see these commu-nications or didn’t remember them. NDPleader Carole James termed this the dog-ate-my-homework defence.

The documents confirm that Ontario wasnegotiating and getting special exemptionsand a transition payment of more than $4billion. They do not show negotiations with

B.C. during the critical time.This is important because it determines

whether B.C. finance ministry officials didtheir jobs in a professional fashion.

I’ll remind you that Delaney and VanderZalm were quick to claim that Elections B.C.officials were corrupt after they delayed theanti-HST petition to see the results of a courtchallenge. If that were true, it would havebeen the biggest political scandal in B.C.history since that office presides over partyregistrations and campaign finance rules.

The Zalmoids dropped that one quicklyand now they’re on to the next baselessclaim of Third World-style corruption.

Judge our politicians as you will but let’snot drag our whole democratic system downwith false allegations.

There is more news in these documents,such as the negative short-term impact ofthe HST that the BC Liberals ignored. Moreon that later.

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What about fish inquiry?To make the tough job of managing and pro-

tecting our salmon resource even more con-fusing, sockeye salmon seem to be making a

comeback in the very summer when the federallyappointed Cohen Commission is studying their dis-appearance.

So we ask the question: Is the commission stillworthwhile if this year turns out to be a strong sock-eye year, showing that their death has been greatlyexaggerated?

The answer: The inquiry should proceed aggres-sively and thoroughly to determine the reasons forthe three previous disastrous seasons.

Then, thanks to the honest testimony from all in-volved, combined with rigourous research, perhapssome answers can be found to explain why sockeyevanished one year, then returned the next.

It’s never easy to be conclusive about natural cy-cles. But it is easy to draw conclusions after the fact,such as the over-fishing that destroyed the Atlanticcod.

We cannot make the same mistake with B.C.’siconic fish, the sockeye salmon.

The species means too much to all BritishColumbians; from the First Nations that first har-vested them, to the resort and sports fishing indus-try that shares them with visitors from around theworld, to the severely diminished commercial fish-ery — all groups agree on protecting the resource.

There may be differences in how that’s achievedbut one message from all groups is clear: Do what’snecessary to save the sockeye.

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Where’s thesupervision?The Editor,

Many schools arestarting full-day kinder-garten this week. Eachschool will have 22 addi-tional four- and five-year-olds per class on site atthe school during recessand lunch. Who will besupervising these littlechildren during lunchhour when the teachermust take a break?

Currently, the super-vision ratio for schoolsis approximately 100students to one adultsupervisor. This adultroams about the schoolgrounds and cannot di-rectly supervise individ-ual classes or students.

As a teacher and aparent, I know a largegroup of four- and five-year-olds needs directsupervision with eating— think food hygiene,al lergies, choking,children with specialneeds and even finish-ing lunch in the allottedtime. Other concerns in-clude injuries and out-door encounters withbears.

W h a t d o e s t h eCoquitlam school boardsuggest our school andcommunity do to rectifythis problem, consider-ing most parents workand cannot come to su-pervise their child atlunch time?Nicole Hipditch,Coquitlam

Bewareof bearsThe Editor,

Over the past fewdays, there has beenan large increase insightings of bears inthe Tri-Cities out oftheir normal berryforaging habitat— they are in yourneighbourhoods.

They are on theprowl to fatten them-selves and their off-spring up in readi-ness for the denningseason.

With the berriesnow scarce, they aredriven. They are look-ing for a quick, calo-rie-rich meal beforethey move on to findtheir next meal. Andthen the next one.

Please don’t letyour food wastebe that next meal.Secure it. Lock it up.Freeze it. Do whatyou have to do to keepthe your food wasteaway from the bears.

Keep the bears safeand, more impor-tantly, your neigh-bourhood safe.Philip Warburton,Port Coquitlam

‘Stunning’ hypocrisy in debate on Tamils

Port Moody connector must be built along with Evergreen

The editor,There’s nothing like a boatload of

needy to send us scurrying into ourleft wing/right wing corners, poisedfor the ideological bun fight.

The hypocrisy is stunning.Junior comes home from Social

Studies 11 class with horror talesabout the Komagata Maru in 1914and the rejected Jews of the 1930s. Wewring our hands. How awful to turnthose people away!

But Tamils? Oh, they’re different —

terrorists and sneaks.We fail to recognize the bigger pic-

ture. Some sort of climate change ishappening. Our world is swingingwildly between flooding and drought.Sea levels are rising. Humans in theirdroves will be desperately seeking asimple patch of ground on which tobe safe. War will continue to dispos-sess millions.

It’s time we geared our immigra-tion policies for a flood, not a trickle.Doug Rolling, Port Coquitlam

The Editor,Re. “Looking for the green in

Evergreen” (The Tri-City News, Aug. 25).Were representatives of the

Burrard Inlet Marine EnhancementSociety, Burke Mountain Naturalistsand Port Moody Ecological Societytold that the Evergreen Line project ismoving forward with or without theMurray-Clarke Connector?

It is incomprehensible that oneproject would proceed without theother, and coming back to disturbsuch a sensitive area again in the fu-ture seems to go against everything

Port Moody citizens and the environ-mentalists represent.

It is crucial for the Murray-ClarkeConnector to be built in conjunctionwith the Evergreen Line in orderto ensure it is an environmentallyfriendly project. This is one of the 32conditions the city of Port Moody im-posed on the province to prevent anypossible devastation of SchoolhouseCreek.

Surely council is not going to do aflip-flop on something as importantas this?John Grasty, Port Moody


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Coquitlam is a dynamic, growing city with a wide range of existing services and a number of majornew projects currently underway.

Such an environment presents both wonderfulopportunities and difficult challenges – makingit more important than ever that we hear fromall members of the community regarding thechanges taking place in their city.

With this in mind, Mayor and Council inviteinterested Coquitlam residents to share their ideas and views, and provide input on the City’s2011 Budget, at a Town Hall Meeting to be held on:

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Principal Andrew Graham and the staffat Maillard middle school welcomed back380 students yesterday after contractorscompleted a $7-million seismic retrofit thatclosed the Coquitlam school for a year.

The students attended Vanier elemen-tary, a surplus school in the district, lastyear while construction took place tostrengthen the walls and roof.

Graham said he thinks the students willbe happy to be back at their home school.

“They missed some of the larger areas,such as the gym, which made it chal-lenging for the middle school basketballgames. But the kids were fantastic allthe way through,” Graham said, notingthat Vanier was a pretty good substituteschool. “It’s well set up. It’s got a greatplayground. They’ll miss the playgroundat Vanier.”

But when the students returned, theywere in for a bit of a surprise because ina few weeks, a brand new sports court willbe complete. The project, which featurescourts for tennis, roller hockey and bas-ketball, was a collaboration of the school’sparent advisory council and the city ofCoquitlam.

He said it’s hard to notice the seismicrepairs because most of them are hid-den behind walls. But Graham said thewalls have been strengthened by columns,windows have been removed to make thesouth-facing wall stronger and the gymroof got extra support as well.

Meanwhile, another crop of students isgoing to Vanier this September.

Kids from Miller Park elementary will

be using Vanier while their school under-goes seismic repairs.

Several other capital projects are on thehorizon in School District 43. Discussionswill continue on the siting of a newCentennial replacement school, whichwould hold 1,250 students and is expectedto cost $49.5 million. Occupancy is pro-jected for September 2014.

HERITAGE MOUNTAINPlanning is also being done for a new

Heritage Mountain middle school, with asite identified just north of the HeritageWoods secondary school and occupancyexpected in 2013.

An open house for the HeritageMountain community will be held at

Heritage Woods secondary Sept. 21 from6-8 p.m. Architectural drawings will bepresented and various consultants andstaff on hand to provide information andgather input. The new $28 million schoolwill be designed for 450 students and willbe built to a LEED Gold Standard for en-ergy efficiency.

MORE BUILDINGOther projects in the works include re-

placement schools for James Park elemen-tary and Pitt River middle school, whichare expected to have space for neighbour-hood learning centres. As well, a replace-ment for Moody middle is being planned,with construction to start in August 2012for a September 2014 opening.


Maillardville middle school head caretaker Kevin Collins and teacher Theresa Roberts were onhand to put things back in order following the school’s seismic upgrades.

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“It seems like every-body feels they’re invin-cible and that nothingever happens to them. Iwant them to be awareof the dangers that couldpotentially cause death.”

Beauregard was hitby a driver who was tex-ting at the time of thecollision.

She flew 100 feet outof her boots and landedon her head, or so she’s

been told, since shecan’t remember the in-cident.

“I trusted peoplewould obey my signs,”said Beauregard.

“I just trusted some-body would stop. Iwasn’t aware that somepeople would not be pay-ing attention to us.”

She was in a comafor six days and a hos-pital for two months.On top of the amnesia—Beaure gard can’teven remember howlong she worked as aflagger — both her legswere broken, her right

arm was snapped in fiveplaces, metal plates hadto be inserted to holdher pelvis together, allher ribs were cracked,her spleen was rupturedand she needed facialreconstruction.

She had trouble stand-ing, sitting or even lyingdown for any amount oftime because any posi-tion was excruciating.

“I lost all indepen-dence. I couldn’t go to thewashroom by myself, Icouldn’t change myself,couldn’t feed myself.“Every aspect of lifewas challenging,” said

Beauregard, who nowuses a cane to get around.“Just the fact I walk I ap-preciate, because I wastold I wouldn’t be able towalk.”

A c c o r d i n g t oWorkSafeBC, 73 claimswere filed for flag personsstruck by vehicles from2005 to 2009.

That’s more than oneper month over those fiveyears, including two fatali-ties (see sidebar).

The death toll increasedon July 15 when DonaldCain, a 49-year-old Langleyman, was killed whileworking on a Lougheed

Highway road widen-ing project just west ofMission.

Katherine Keras,owner of Pro Safe TrafficServices, was Cain’s bossand she feels the carnagehas to stop.

She says the govern-ment needs to establishstronger regulations andthere needs to be increasedpolice enforcement.

She said the MissionRCMP got a taste of herworld when they donnedoveralls and flaggers’gear to nab violators.

Last year 17 flaggers filed claimsfor injuries. The most recent wasin Coquitlam.

A 33-year-old woman working ata Coquitlam road construction sitewas hit by a Toyota Yaris travel-ling west on Lougheed Highway atColony Farm Road that RCMP sayfailed to follow the flagger’s direc-tions. She was taken to hospitalwith what appeared to be seriousinjuries but was released later thatday. RCMP say alcohol was a factor,

and a 24-year-old Burnaby man hasbeen arrested and will appear incourt to face criminal charges.

In March, 2006, flag personTheresa Newman was killedat a construction site outside ofKelowna. In February 2008, TerryMitchell, 52, of Pitt Meadows waskilled while working as a flagmanfor Valley Traffic Services andin July 2010, Donald Cain, 49, ofLangley, died when hit by a an east-bound vehicle in Mission.

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One RCMP member had toslam his hand on a car to get thedriver’s attention.

“The errors and the driverskills are unbelievable,” saidKeras during a break setting upa job on South Fraser Way lastWednesday.

“It’s like we made them an Indytrack and they’re just whippingthrough because we’ve got somecones out. “Our laws are defi-nitely too soft, too lax. We need tomake an example.”

Keras also maintained thatcontractors looking to cut costsoften do so by reducing the num-ber of flag people.

“We really have nobody on ourside,” said Keras. “All these peo-ple putting their life in dangerfor 12 bucks an hour, 15 or 18, it’snot enough.”

Another incident in Coquitlamthat sent a female traffic control-ler to hospital has upset the in-

dustry. “Drivers don’t care,” B.C.flaggers spokesperson DianeHerback told CTV News. “Theyspeed, talk on their cellphones,and drink and drive.”

Herback is looking for police tostep up enforcement, and if theydon’t, flaggers will take action.“The public needs to realize thatwe have a lot of power. We couldshut a bridge down in about 10minutes.”

In the past year, WorkSafeBChas expanded its Slow Down cam-paign. Signs along road construc-tion sites now feature kids quot-ing slogans such as, “My mommy(or) daddy works here.”

“We’ve added the personaldimension,” said Al Johnson,WorkSafeBC regional director ofconstruction.

“We’ve had a lot of positivefeedback from that feature whereit would resonate well for thedrivers with the worker and hisfamily, and they do slow down.”

He also is calling on traffic con-

trol companies and the primarycontractors that hire them tobetter supervise the controllersto make sure they’re doing whatthey’re trained to do.

“You think it’s an easy job juststanding out there telling peopleto slow down. But you have tohave eye contact with the driv-ers, you have to have your witsabout you moving trucks around,there’s a lot to keep track of,” saidJohnson.

He’d also like to see controllersbe given more than just the cur-rent two-day certification coursecurrently required.

B e f o r e t h e a c c i d e n t ,Beauregard spent six years get-ting her education degree, buthadn’t gone into the classroom toget certification. Now she plansto return to university and hascreated Safety Awareness Club ather campus in the hopes of pre-venting someone else from get-ting injured.

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The new four-storey building is to be built onColumbia Street across from New Westminster’sSapperton SkyTrain station, adjacent to RoyalColumbian Hospital.

“We will actual save $430,000 a year over whatwe’re paying now,” said TransLink spokesman KenHardie, adding the savings from the move to newquarters will be worth $8 million over the life of the20-year lease with developer Wesgroup Properties.

He said the recent administrative downsizinghad left TransLink with more office space than itneeded and the new quarters allow for a much moreefficient configuration of staff.

The deal came at what Hardie describes as an op-portune time in what is currently a tenant-friendlymarket. “We got a very good deal,” he said.

The move will happen in 2013, when TransLink’slease for its corporate offices expires at theMetrotower II office tower in central Burnaby.

Transit Police operations are spread out at sev-eral different buildings in New Westminster —some of them in need of seismic upgrades — andHardie said there was an urgent need to consolidatethem under one roof.

In all, the new 137,000-square-foot building willhouse 250 Transit Police staff — including uni-formed officers and civilian staff — as well as 230TransLink employees.

Hardie said 17 different sites were considered.“It was mandatory that we locate next to high-

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As a steward of Noons Creek in Port Moody, DaveBennie encourages people to reduce, reuse and re-cycle their waste in order to keep trash out of localwaterways.

So when the Port Moody Ecological Society(PMES) was offered the opportunity to reuse someof the materials from the Noons Creek bridge re-placement, he did not hesitate.

Bennie, vice-president of PMES, was able to sal-vage a bin full of old timbers that he plans to re-cycle and use for repairs at the Noons Creek fishhatchery. Some rotting steps on the trail leading upto the hatchery will be replaced and the wood willline the trails.

“With what we got in lumber down there wouldprobably cost someone a $1,000 or more,” Benniesaid.

But upgraded pathways is not all the Noons Creekhatchery will receive from the bridge replacement.

As part of the city’s environmental compensationpackage for the project, the hatchery will receive anew salmon intake. It will also use a recycled ship-ping container as the foundation for its new storageunit.

The salmon intake will help divert salmon frythat get stuck in pools in the creek during lowflows. Fish will be able to swim through an ex-panded, gravity-fed water system that bypasses

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The original bridge was installed 40 years agoand will be replaced for $1.5 million. Work is ex-pected to be completed this fall.

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A new six-lane PattulloBridge could open asearly as 2015, accordingto TransLink.

Officials there say theywill work to fast-track thenew span over the FraserRiver.

Spokesperson KenHardie said there’s poten-tial — depending on theoutcome of the biddingprocess — for contrac-tors, crews and equip-ment now working on thenew Port Mann Bridge toshift over to the Pattulloonce the Highway 1 proj-ect is finished in 2013.

Open houses areslated for later thismonth in Surrey andNew Westminster on thedesign of the bridge ap-proaches.

The biggest changeis on the New West side,where TransLink’s pre-ferred option is to switchaccess from Royal Avenueto Front Street.

“Front Street is al-ready a major truckroute,” Hardie said. “Itmakes sense to us thatFront Street becomes amajor point of access forthe Pattullo, both on andoff.”

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access via East Columbiaand McBride Boulevard.

On the Surrey side,Hardie said it’s antici-pated the new Pattullo,which would be built justupstream of the existingone, will connect with afull interchange to theSouth Fraser PerimeterRoad.

There would also beconnections to 128 Streetand Scott Road.

More details are ex-pected at the two openhouses — the first onTuesday Sept. 14 at ChuckBaillie community centrein Surrey near GatewayStation and the second onTuesday, Sept. 21 at theJustice Institute in NewWestminster. Both runfrom 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

TransLink previouslyrejected the possibility ofa combined road and rail-way bridge that wouldalso replace the existingNew Westminster railbridge, potentially alsocombined with the cre-ation of a new artificialisland at Sapperton Bar.

TransLink’s currentfinancial plan, whichincludes an extra $130million a year in taxesand fares approved lastyear, assumes the bridgewill be tolled and doesnot earmark any dollarstowards the estimated$800-million to $1-billioncapital cost.

The provincial govern-ment has pledged to lookfor ways to finance thebridge without tolls and

avoid the spectre of toll-ing every river crossinginto Surrey.

Hardie said TransLinkis willing to look at anysuch ideas.

“In the absence of anyother way to pay for it, ithas to be tolled,” Hardiesaid. “There’s no ques-tion there has to be a newbridge.”

The 73-year-old bridgeis 12 metres wide, fartighter than the 19-metrewidth for a four-lanebridge built to modernstandards today.

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By Diane StrandbergTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

Many Tri-City resi-dents live closeto the Riverview

Hospital grounds or drive bythem every day without giv-ing the beautiful property asecond thought.

But that could all changethis Sunday, Sept. 12 duringTreefest, when the groundswill be opened to the public,historical tours will be of-fered, former staff memberswill share their memoriesand garden experts will pro-vide tips for fall planting.

This is the 17th year theRiverview HorticulturalCentre Society has held theevent to raise awarenessabout Riverview, which isslowly being phased out, andsociety spokesperson DonnaCrosby said it’s crucial forTri-City residents to knowwhat a jewel they have intheir midst. “Things are com-ing to a head; the timelines[for moving patients] aremore defined and we want thepublic to know what is there.”

Treefest — held from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. rain or shine— will provide a perfect op-portunity to find out moreabout the history and thestatus of the site, which isowned by the provincial gov-ernment.

For example, you can visita museum that has been es-tablished by the RiverviewHospital Historical Societyand see the uniforms staffhave worn through the dif-ferent eras of hospital care.Equipment used in therapyhas been carefully preserved,along with hospital beds, awooden wheelchair, officeequipment and many otheritems that reflect everydaylife on the hospital grounds.

Anna Tremere has col-lected the artifacts overmany years with the sup-port of former staff mem-bers and other volunteers.She was a psychiatric nurseand believes it’s importantto show what life used tobe like at Riverview, whichonce housed thousands ofpatients and staff.

“It’s part of our history,”she said. “It must be pre-served.”

In the small museum inthe Industrial ServicesBuilding, there are eleganttea sets, a trunk full of lin-ens, including doilies andhandicrafts stitched by pa-tients, and dozens of photo-graphs that show the hospi-tal at various stages through-out its history.

It may be hard to believe

but the Riverview groundswere once as stately as apalace courtyard and RonTalbot, who grew there asthe son of the chief steward,says it was once mistakenfor a resort by a couple oftourists who had lost theirway.

“Growing up there waslike living at BuckinghamPalace without the guards,”said the for mer Por tCoquitlam city councillor.“The place was absolutelyfabulous... the trees and theflowers.”

His early schooling was ina one-room school house onthe grounds and, as one of

the few children in the com-pany town, he had the runof the place. Talbot will beregaling the audience withsome of his stories duringa panel discussion, whichwill be moderated by DonaldLuxton, a well-known heri-tage architect.

Talbot will likely talkabout the time he and hisbrother nearly got caughtsneaking peas from theRiverview garden when thesearch lights went on andthey high-tailed it home,leaving a trail of spilled peapods all the way to theirdoor.

During the war years,

when Talbot was aboutseven, strict blackout ruleswere in effect. He remem-bers listening to a scarystory about the Big BadWolf on the radio when theair raid signal went off andeverything in the cottagesuddenly took on an eerieglow. “I hung on to my sisterPauline’s skirts the wholetime.”

Prejudice against men-tal patients was rife inthose days and residentson the grounds didn’t talkabout where they lived, hesaid. Essondale — what thelarge provincial hospitalwas called for many years

— was synonymous withbeing crazy and Talbot kepthis home address a secret.But his mom, a psychiatricnurse at Riverview, taughthim to be polite and respect-ful to patients. “My momsaid always said talk to thepatients, if they offer youcandy, take it,” said Talbot,who will be one of four pan-ellists who will share theirmemories.

In addition to the paneldiscussion, there will beworkshops by GardenWorksexperts on heirloom seedsand how to create an ed-ible fall planter, informationabout planting trees and

shrubs, and tips on the bestway to protect perennialsand tropical plants through-out the winter. Mastergardeners will be on siteand tree tours will be heldhourly.

• Treefest, Sunday Sept.12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., isa joint presentation of theRiverview HorticulturalCentre Society, the city ofCoquitlam, Burke MountainNaturalists and ArtsConnect,and will take place in andaround the Henry EssonYoung Building. Turn at theColony Farm traffic light andfollow the banners.

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Ron Talbot (left) is a former Port Coquitlam city councillor but he’llbe talking not about politics but about his childhood growing upon the Riverview Hospital grounds when he participates in a paneldiscussion as part of the annual Treefest celebrations Sundayat Riverview, which also house the Riverview Hospital HistoricalSociety’s museum, a collection of artifacts.

Trees & history at Riverview“Growing up there was like living at Buckingham Palace without the guards. The place was absolutely fabulous... the trees and the flowers.”


From pages to big screens

Ever wonder how someone came up withthe great idea for a movie you just saw?Sometimes it’s not just one person’s idea but

a collaboration of ideas that inspires a great movie,including an author of a book. Here is a collectiona few great children’s books that have just recentlymade it in Hollywood.

Owls come to life on the page just as they do onthe big screen in the fantastic series Guardians ofGa’hoole. The Capture, the first of a 12-book seriesby Kathryn Lasky, stars Soren, a barn owl who issnatched from his home even before he learns howto fly. Thus begins his adventure as he meets newfriends and tries to protect the owl world from dan-ger. Children will delight not only in the story but,also, in the facts they will learn about owls as theyread. Lasky is fascinated with owls and has doneextensive research about them and their habitat.She tries to include as much true information aboutowls into her writing as she can. I have just finishedthis first book and can’t wait to pick up the next inthe series.

Creepy is the first word that comes to mind whenI think of the book Coraline. Author Neil Gaimanhas mastered the art of suspense and eeriness as hedescribes the world that Coraline has entered. Sheis a young girl who has just moved into a new housewith her family. One by one, her parents disappearinto a parallel world, accessible through a door inher new house. She must go in to find them whiletrying to outsmart her parallel-world parents, whowant to turn her into one of them. This is the per-fect book for a child who loves to read stories withmystery, suspense and a little bit of horror. Thehair on the back of my neck stands up just thinkingabout this book.

A classic by Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox, isnot to missed — on film or paper. It is a fun, wittyadventure in which a fox family is caught stealingchickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys from threeterrible farmers. These farmers, although not tooclever, try to cook up a scheme to capture the foxfamily so that they will not steal from them any-

more. What the farm-ers don’t know isthat it is not only thefox family they mustoutfox but the badgerfamily as well. This isa great read for bothboys and girls, and issuitable for childrenin the early gradesor for those who arestruggling with theirreading.

As I was readingthe first page ofBeezus and Ramonaby Beverly Cleary,I understood why

Cleary has won so many awards. I had never readany of her books as a young girl but as an adult Ican’t put them down. Her writing style and descrip-tion of everyday events is so true to form, it’s hardnot to relate. Beezus and Ramona is about an eight-year-old girl and her four-year-old sister who likesdoing things her own way, as most four-year-olds do.She embarrasses Beezus constantly and you can’thelp but love her. This book has quickly become oneof my favourites and I will be recommending it tochildren over and over again.

Famous among school-aged kids, Percy Jacksonand the Olympians: The Lighting Thief by RickRiordan is a delight for both children and adults.A modern-day fantasy set in New York City, thebook follows the life of a young boy named PercyJackson who finds out that his biological father isactually a Greek god living on Mount Olympus. Thebook is fast paced as Percy and his friends partakein adventures trying to save the Earth from the warbrewing on Mount Olympus. This is a great bookfor children to read not only for its fun storylinebut, also, for the way in which Percy becomes ahero as he gains independence and is able to over-come adversity.

A Good Read is a column by Tri-City librarians thatis published every Wednesday. Anna Chabada is alibrarian at Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

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ON A BRIGHTER NOTE

Perseverence, not perfection

A reader once told me that it’s easy for someone like me to be positive because I’m married

with children and obviously live a perfect little life. This person didn’t know me and had no idea what my challenges are, but I realized that I’ve made those same kinds of assumptions about people as well. My business partner is a good example of that.

When I first met Lisa Redl she had a warm, friendly personality and I liked her right away. She was young, but she seemed to have her life together.

She was ambitious about her career in a refreshingly transparent way and made no apologies for her dreams and goals. She was also beautiful.

Since childhood I assumed that beautiful girls had no problems, so I assumed she lived a charmed life. I was wrong.

As we became friends I learned more. Wearing a tight tube stocking for the varicose veins she had removed from her leg, Lisa told me that she had become estranged from her father, was being bullied at work and had just broken up with her live-in boyfriend.

The negative energy in her life attracted more of the same, and every time she tried to pick herself up, she got knocked down again. The day a glass of piping hot tea burst apart when she was holding it at the coffee shop, scalding her stomach and legs, had her thinking “what’s next?”

But it wasn’t just that. She was also coping with a personal tragedy she had been trying to keep private. Her 15 pound weight loss, coupled with her mounting emotional turmoil, weakened

her and she felt like she was living inside a pressure cooker. One day the lid blew off and she scared her mother and sister with talk of wanting to end her own life.

They immediately admitted her into the hospital. That was on April 17, 2010. The same day my dear friend Sharon died from brain cancer.

I remember crying on the phone with Lisa and telling her how much Sharon had wanted to live but didn’t have a choice, and she cried with me. Lisa understood how precious life was,

but during the depths of her darkest moments she couldn’t see the light. Luckily, she reached out for help and decided to take control.

After her discharge from the hospital, and only a few days into her medical leave, she was called into work where she was fired. That might have pushed some people even further over the edge, but Lisa decided to look at it as a blessing. She refused to let it keep her down and met me for the filming of one of our early comedy skits, writing

the situation right into our script.This week, only four months

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actually crossed the finish line.Not training nearly enough,

drinking far too much wine, and publicly filming her imperfect progress for the whole world to see created another level of pressure that she didn’t need to be dealing with at this delicate point in her life. But, maybe for her, it’s exactly what she needed.

Unknowing spectators watching her cross the finish line with a big smile on her face might assume what I once did - that she must live a pretty charmed life. But she, and those close to her, know the truth. Everyone has challenges.

Competing in the Ironman proved to Lisa Redl that she has found her power. And her power, clearly, has nothing to do with perfection. Her power has everything to do with perseverance.

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Ryan Steacy used to be known as theguy in charge of the guns on local TV andfilm sets. Now, the Coquitlam soldier isrecognized on the international stage as asuperstar marksman.

This summer, Cpl. Steacy, a 16-year re-servist with the BC Regiment, clinchedthe top prize in a shooting competition forservice personnel, held in Bisley, England.The Central Skill At Arms contest is oftendubbed the Olympics of service rifle shoot-ing because of its prestige.

After scoring 187 out of 200, Steacy tookthe title of Most Noteworthy Individual inthe Queen May match, an event that com-bines the highest point total from four dis-ciplines. “I guess I was a little surprised,”he told The Tri-City News last week, re-flecting on his performance. “I knew thatI shot very well in the match but I didn’tthink I actually won.”

As well, Steacy was named the leadingscorer for the Canadian gold medal teamin the Brinsmead match, a snap-shootingskill contest that involves targets that popup and down.

The championships involve membersfrom the Canadian, British and New Zealandarmies and from the Sultan of Oman’s armedforces and the Falkland Island DefenceForce. Participants carry 50 lb. of bodyarmour while shooting and running, andlift 175 lb. dummies. In total, Canada’s 2010team — chosen last year in Ottawa after theCanadian Forces Small Arms Concentrationcompetition — garnered three gold medalwins at the English games.

Steacy, 40, competed in Bisley two yearsago and was “not nearly as successful,” hesaid. “The competition is one that you reallyneed a couple of tries at it. It’s pretty compli-cated and very physically demanding. Justthe fact that I could come back a second time

allowed me to concentrate on the shootinginstead of what I had to be doing next.”

Due to work commitments, he said hewon’t be taking part in next year’s event.

Because of his Queen Mary win, Steacysaid his name is automatically entered onthe hall of fame books with the Dominionof Canada Rifle Association.

Steacy learned to shoot from his father,who was a commanding officer of theBC Regiment in the 1970s. He trained atthe Port Coquitlam District Hunting andFishing Club and was recruited by thearmy after officers saw him at a match.

“I thought, ‘You know I should reallytake this more seriously,’ so I did.

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Coquitlam’s Ryan Steacy had just 10 minutes to enjoy the Queen Mary awards, which he won in July at the Central Skill At Arms contest in England. Because of their value, the winner can’t to take home the prizes for the year as the accolades are the twins to Wimbledon’s tennis trophies.


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Naturalistslearn about local raptorsBurke Mountain Naturalists holdmonthly meeting on Sept. 14

Raptors such as eagles, hawks and falcons arebirds that are popular even among non-birders.

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The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 inthe hall of Como Lake United Church, on the cor-ner of Marmont Street and King Albert Avenue inCoquitlam. Non-members are welcome and attend-ees are encouraged to bring their own mug for bird-friendly fair-trade coffee.

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Highway UpgradesLougheed Hwy. from North Road to Blue MountainBarnet Hwy./Lougheed Hwy. from Port Moody border to Westwood St.Lougheed Hwy. from Schoolhouse St. to WoolridgeLougheed Hwy from Colony Farm to Pitt River (weekend work)

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North Road at Lougheed Highway Capacity Improvement Projectrepaving Delestre to Lougheed laning and median changesInstallation of new traffic signal at Rochester

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Sept 11—Candle Light TributeThe Candle Light Tribute is to honour those who fought for our freedom. Please join us at the Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery and participate in the passing of the torch of freedom to the next generation. Be part of the pageantry as Veterans, Cadets, youth, pipers and dignitaries join forces to make this event one you will never forget. Parentsare encouraged to bring their children to help place the tribute candles on the Veteransgrave sites. Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Robinson Memorial ParkCemetery, 621 Robinson Street Admission: Free Info: 604.927.6020

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Sep 12—Treefest 2010This will be the 17th celebration of the trees at Riverview. There will be guided walks, talks and demonstrations, children’s activities, musicians and artists. This is a free,family-oriented event. Rain or shine. Hilly site, not totally wheelchair accessible.Time: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Riverview Hospital Lands, 2601 LougheedHighway Admission: Free Info: 604.290.9910, www.rhcs.org

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We offer an educationally based program that promisesto be fun, loving and stimulating.All in a clean, safe, new environment.

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children ages 1 - 3 years of age

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ages of 3 - 5 years of age

OUT OF SCHOOL CARE OUT OF SCHOOL CARE transporting children to and from school (K-Gr.6) providing a full program including a wide variety of

activities and games (gym, baking, sewing, crafts, etc.)

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Your Child’s “Home Away From Home”Fully Licensed Childcare Facility

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Fri., Sept. 10th, 7:30pmSat., Sept. 11th, 2:00 pm & 7:30pmSun., Sept. 12th, 2:00pm

Terry Fox Theatre, Port CoquitlamTickets: $15, at the box of ce, or

Tickets: 604.942.9812

St. Catherine’sAnglican Churchpresents

The Chronicles of Narnia:The Magician’s Nephew

By C. S. Lewis Adapted by Paul Strudwick

Presented with the assistance of the City of Port Coquitlam

New Horizon Montessori

School

Westwood Plateau/ Heritage Woods Area

www.nhmontessori.com

604-552-7542• Montessori AM, PM, extended

& Kindergarten classes

• Montessori Daycare programs

• Kindercare & Out of School Care Programs for Aspenwood, Bramblewood & Panorama Elementaries

• Success in reading, writing, mathematics & science

• Enriched music, art, dance, yoga, gymnastics & French programs

• Joyful learning discoveries through creation & exploration


THURSDAY, SEPT. 9• Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce network-

ing breakfast at PoCo Inn and Suites Hotel, 1545Lougheed Hwy., PoCo. Advance registration is re-quired. Info, registration: 604-464-2716 or www.tricitieschamber.com.

• La Leche League Canada-Coquitlam meets at Share Family and Community Services Society, main floor, 2615 Clarke St., Port Moody; doorsopen at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m.Topic: “Baby arrives: the family and the breast-fed baby.” All women interested in breastfeed-ing (and their children) are welcome to attend monthly LLL meetings. Info: www.lllc.ca.

• Coquitlam Foundation AGM, 7 p.m., in theNancy Bennett Room of the Coquitlam Public Library, 575 Poirier St. Fund representatives and the public are invited to attend; refreshments will

be served. The Coquitlam Foundation accepts donations, c/o P.O. Box 2, 1207 Pinetree Way,Coquitlam, B.C., Canada, V3B 7Y3, or through the Foundation’s website, coquitlamfoundation.com.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 10• Car wash, barbecue and donut sale in sup-

port of the Terry Fox Foundation will be heldin the parking lot in front of Scotiabank atShaughnessy Station, 2850 Shaughnessy St.,Port Coquitlam. The event starts at 9:30 a.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 11• Mundy Mudthudders’ informal walking

group begins, to be held Saturday mornings inCoquitlam’s Mundy Park trails and branching outto other local parks, including Como Lake, Rocky Point, Belcarra, White Pine and Minnekhada.

Comprehensive map books will be provided for anominal charge and group walks are held rain or shine. Mudthudders meet at 10:15 a.m. near the trailhead at the foot of Regan Avenue, adjacentto Hillcrest middle school. Info: [email protected] or 604-945-4374.

• Free introductory lesson in tai chi offered byTaoist Tai Chi Society of Canada, 10:15 a.m.-noon, Como Lake United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Fall beginner classes start there Sept.15 and 18. Info: 604-681-6609 or www.taoist.org/vancouver.

• Little Neighbours Pre-school open house, 10a.m.-1 p.m., 155 Finnigan St., Coquitlam. Info:604-521-5158 or www.littleneighbours.com.

• Port Coquitlam high school class of 1980 30-year reunion, Carnoustie Golf Club, PoCo; ap-pies, door prizes and more. Info: [email protected] or go to Facebook.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 12• Treefest 2010 on the Riverview Hospital site,

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Highlights include: Riverview’sLiving Heritage – A Panel Discussion, a heri-tage walk with Don Luxton, guided tree tours,environmental displays, musicians and artists on site and a children’s tree walk. GardenWorksworkshops will cover edible fall planters, fall treeplanting and protection of tender perennials and tropicals. Info: 604-290-9910 or www.rhcs.org.

MONDAY, SEPT. 13• BC Society for Schizophrenia, Coquitlam

Branch, monthly meeting, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Poirier community centre, McGee Room, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-583-9775.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR TO SUBMIT AN ITEM:email: [email protected] • fax: 604-944-0703

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It’s All About KidsIt’s All About Kids

What is the Rec Room 40 day Yoga Challenge?

Visit our website: www.therecroomyoga.com

or call 778-869-9222

The Rec Room Centres270-3020 Lincoln Ave., Coquitlam

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PRESCHOOL PROGRAMBOTH 2½ HOUR & 4 HOUR PROGRAMS AVAILABLEThrough this play based preschool program your children learn the skills that prepare them for the full days of Kindergarten. As the Early Childhood Educators promote an emergent based curriculum the children develop social, emotional, cognitive, communication and physical development skills to succeed in group learning environments.

For more information or to register for September 2010, please call Val Lavallie at

Call 604-939-1020 • www.step-by-step.ca

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• Promote early communication & social skillsReceive a FREE class if you register before Sept.

• Also available for ages 4 & up - private & group lessons for piano or guitar

For more information call Joney 778-316-4101

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Port Coquitlam BOWL (Across from City Hall)

2263 McAllister Ave., Port Coquitlam604-942-5244 www.pocobowl.ca

Register Now!Youth Leagues

We have a league for you! (Ages 14 - 19 years)

Adult Leagues Day / Evening Everyone Welcome!

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Join Us to Celebrate

60 Years OF FABULOUS FUN!!

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Sunday, Sunday, September 12th September 12th

12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM to 3:00 PM

$200 Per Game including Shoe Rental & Taxes

Meet Peter Pin!All proceeds to Variety Club Childrens Charity

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Coquitlam’s Tutoring Expert

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www.coquitlamtutors.ca

Back to School Special - 4 FREE Lessons &

Skill Level Evaluation

Academic Achievers Learning Centre has affordable programs designed to build and strengthen the confi dence and skills of all students.

“My marks have gone up by an average of around 30%. Obviously, my understanding has increased as well.

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Home of BCProvincial Title Holders inBallet, Musical Theatre,Modern/Contemporary, Tap, Jazz, and StageDepartment Heads:BALLETR.A.D. Vocational Graded Examiner Isabel YuanMODERN & JAZZCori Caulfi eldTAPHailley Caulfi eldMUSICAL THEATRE

Dr. Gina OhHIP HOPLauren Taylor

Registration Monday - Friday, 4 - 7 pm & Saturday, 10 am - 2 pm

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 14• Burke Mountain Naturalists’ monthly meet-

ing, 7:30 p.m., in the hall of Como Lake UnitedChurch, Coquitlam. Speakers: Larry Cowan andDavid Schutz, who will present a slideshow onidentifying local raptors. Meeting is free and open to all. Info: 604-936-4108, 604-461-3864 or www.bmn.bc.ca.

• Learn to square dance with the Ocean Waves, 7-8:30 p.m., Kyle Centre, 123 Kyle St., PoMo.Info: Penney, 604-463-1477 or www.oceanwaves.squaredance.bc.ca.

• Glenayre Scottish Country Dance Club reg-istration, 7 p.m., Burquest Jewish CommunityCentre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Coquitlam;all levels taught Tuesday evenings, beginnerswelcome – no partner required. Info: Jean, 604-464-8103.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15• Singles Travel Club meets at 6 p.m. for dinner

($13) at Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway, Coquitlam. Travel presentation on South Africa. Club offers group tours for single people – meet

new friends, enjoy the security of travelling in a group and avoid the costly single supplement. Info: www.singlestravelclub.ca. RSVP: Val, 604-529-1552.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 16 • Northeast Coquitlam Ratepayers Association

AGM, 7 p.m. in Victoria Hall, corner Victoriaand Soball. Speaker: Sandy Burpee of Tri-CitiesHomelessness Task Group. Info: 604-941-2462.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 17• Tri-City Singles Social Club meets, 7:30 p.m.,

at Royal Canadian Legion, 2513 Clark St., PoMo. TCSSC is a fun group of 40+ people who enjoy

activities such as walking, theatre, dining, bik-ing, weekend trips and more; membership: $20a year; meetings are held on the third Friday of each month and new members are welcome. Info: [email protected] or Phyllis, 604-472-0016.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 18• AGM of federal Liberal riding association for

Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, 7-9 p.m.,at the Gathering Place, Living Room in LeighSquare, PoCo. Everyone interested in exploringor promoting Liberal values is welcome to attend and observe, whether a member or not. Lightrefreshments will be served.Info: [email protected] or 778-885-3562.

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FUTUREKIDS CENTRE

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Coquitlam

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Learning Through Play!Open HouseSaturday, Sept. 11th

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Have fun, learn to skate or improve your skating skills for: • Figure Skating • Ringette • Speed Skating or • Hockey through our CANSKATE program.

• All our programs are taught by Skate Canada NCCP Certifi ed professional coaches.

Our Fall / Winter 2010 - 2011 Programs• CanSkate Learn to Skate Program• Early Figure Skating Academy• Competitive Skating Programs

(Junior, Intermediate & Senior)• Ice Dance• Adult & Teen Skating

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Come join us for our Open House & Registration Day! USED SKATE WEAR & SKATE SALE Saturday, September 11th, 2010 (9:30am - 12:30pm) (Early Figure Skating Academy Auditions & Open Skate @ 11:00 am - 12:30pm) @ Coquitlam Sports Centre (Rec Rink) 633 Poirier St., Coquitlam Bring a Friend! (skate rentals not available)

GUEST COLUMN

The end of sum-mer means thatit’s time for

children to head backto school. Whetherthey travel on foot, bybicycle, by bus or by car,it’s important to teachyour child how to get toschool safely. Below aresome actions you andyour child can take toprevent injuries whentravelling to and fromschool.

WALKING TOSCHOOL

Walking to school isa great way to ensurechildren keep active,but there are importantsteps to take to makesure your child stayssafe.

• Teach your childto keep a safe distancefrom cars – walk on thesidewalk, or if there isnone, stay as far on theshoulder of the road aspossible.

• Make sure yourchild knows to walk inthe direction facing thetraffic, so he/she cansee the cars approach-ing and drivers can seehim/her.

• Driveways need spe-cial attention as driversmay not see childrenwalking by. Teach yourchild that when thewhite lights on the backof a car or truck are litup, it means that the caris moving backwards,and he/she should keepclear.

• Crossing the roadalone is a big step forchildren; only childrenaged nine or oldershould be allowed tocross busy intersectionsalone.

• Demonstrate how tolook both ways beforecrossing: show yourchild to turn his/herhead left, right andthen left again to lookfor traffic before step-ping out onto the road.Remind your child thata car can’t stop as fasthe/she can; if yourchild sees a car com-ing, tell him/her not tocross until the car hasstopped or has passed.

• Tell your child tocross at an intersec-tion with a traffic lightwhenever possible,and make sure he/sheknows how to use thecrosswalk signal to letdrivers know that he/she wants to cross.

BIKING TO SCHOOL• Before your child

bikes to school, makesure his/her bicyclehas working brakes, aseat secured at the rightheight and is equipped

with a bell, light and areflector.

• Make sure yourchild always wears abike helmet that is levelon his/her head, nottilted back or sideways,and the strap should issnug to protect his/herhead in case of a fall.Hats should not be wornunder a helmet.

• A properly fittinghelmet rests two finger-widths from the eye-brow, has v-shape strapsaround both ears, andallows space for one fin-ger to fit between chinand strap.

• Teach your child toobey the rules of theroad. Like people whodrive cars, cyclists mustride in the same direc-tion as the road traffic,ride single-file, stop atred lights and stop signsand yield to pedestrians.

• Always walk bikesacross intersections orrailway crossings.

• Hand signals willtell other traffic if yourchild is planning to turnor stop and will helphim/her understandwhat cars and other cy-clists will be doing.

• Before school starts,map out the safest routeto school with the leasttraffic. Children underage 10 should not ridetheir bikes on the road.Whenever you can, usebike lanes or paths, andmake sure your childfollows the buddy sys-tem: always ride withat least one friend andtell someone - yourself

or another adult - wherethey are going and whatroute they will use.

RIDING THESCHOOL BUS

There are importantactions your child musttake to avoid injurywhen riding the schoolbus.

Back to school – but safely

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IN QUOTES

“Tell your child to cross at anintersection with a traffic light whenever possible, and make sure he/she knows how to use the cross-walk signal to let drivers know that he/she wants to cross.”


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We also offer ESOL which is Alpha in English for speakers of other languages, Dinner at 6pm,

Childcare by donation.Ladies Alpha Thurs., Sept. 16th

at 9:30 am

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SIGN ME UP 2010! Piano Drumming

Ongoing classes beginning Sept. 7/2010

To register:Call Sheila or Andrew 604-469-7064

Sheila Persoon, ATCLPiano & Theory

Andrew Persoon, B.Mus.Drumming, Percussion,

Piano & Composition

Heather Patton, ARCTPiano, History &

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• Piano & Drumming - all levels & genres• Theory - RCM Rudiments, History & Harmony• Family Music Studio on Heritage Mtn.• Over 20 years teaching experience• 3 professionally trained music teachers

Curious about curling? Register in one of Port Moody’s Learn-to-Curl classes anddiscover the fun! For ages 15 years and up.

First sessionWhen: Sundays from September 26 to October 24 (#34445)Time: 1pm to 2:30pmWhere: Curling Rink, Port Moody RecreationComplex

Second SessionWhen: Sundays from November 7 toDecember 5 (#35439)Time: 1pm to 2:30pmWhere: Curling Rink , Port Moody Recreation

Complex

Each course: $52.00 / 5 sessions. To register,call 604-469-4556 or go online towww.cityofportmoody.com/signmeup.

Learn to Curl

Occupational First Aid CoursesLevel 1 $97.00 - 8:30am - 4:30pm

Sep. 1, 7, 11, 17, 21 & 29Oct. 8, 12, 14, 20, 23 & 26

Level 2 $650.00 - Full-time and Part-TimeF/T Course - Sep. 27-Oct. 1 & Oct. 18-22P/T Course - Oct. 16-30

Level 3 $820.00 - Full-time and Part-TimeF/T Course - Sep. 13-24 & Oct. 25-Nov. 5P/T Course - Sep. 21 - Oct. 28

Call to register:604-931-3426

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• When the school bus is approach-ing the bus stop, your child must takefive steps back from the road.

• It is important for you to remindyour child to stay away from the threedanger zones - the front, sides andback of the bus - by staying at leastthree metres (10 feet) away from theschool bus.

• Teach your child that he shouldnever run after the school bus to tryto catch it if he/she misses his ride.

• Once inside the school bus, yourchild should take a seat as quicklyas possible, put his/her belongingsunder the seat, and stay calm.

• Remind your child to wait untilthe school bus comes to a completestop before getting off.

• When getting off the school bus,he/she should use the handrail.

• If your child must cross the street,he/she should always cross in frontof the school bus but only after estab-lishing eye contact with the schoolbus driver. If your child drops some-thing near or under the school bus,he/she should always get the driver’s

permission before picking it up.

DRIVING TO SCHOOL• The back seat is the safest place

for your child to be.• Your child should ride in a booster

seat until they are 36 kg (80 pounds),at about eight years old. At this point,he/she has grown enough to properlyuse a seatbelt.

• Explain how and why he/shemust wear her seatbelt. The strap thatruns across the lap should sit overyour child’s hips. The shoulder strapshould go over the shoulder and chest,never under his/her arm which couldcause a broken rib, and never behindthe back which could hurt his/herspine in the event of a collision.

For more information on injuryprevention, please visit the PublicHealth Agency of Canada’s website atwww.phac-aspc.gc.ca. For informationon car seats and school bus safety,visit Transport Canada’s website atwww.tc.gc.ca.

– article provided by Dr. David Butler-Jones, Canada’s chief public health

officer and head of the Public HealthAgency of Canada.


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Following is a selec-tion of listings takenfrom the Clubs cat-egory of The Tri-CityNews’ CommunityCalendar:

• Tri-City, Pitt Meadowsand Maple Ridge Newcomers Club meets onthe third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in PoCo.All women, not just thosenew to the area, wantingto have some fun and pro-mote new friendship are welcome to participate. In addition to monthly general meetings, members par-ticipate in ongoing activitygroups that meet weekly or monthly. Info, meetinglocation: Wendy, 604-468-2423 or [email protected].

• Lincoln Toastmasters meets from 7:30 to 9:30p.m. at Hyde Creek rec centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo. New members welcome. Information: lin-colntm.freetoasthost.info or Shirley,604-671-1060.

• Super Strikers YouthCricket Club plays atMackin Park in Coquitlam;all levels welcome, includ-ing handball cricket for U16 and U14 and kanga(softball) cricket for U10. Info: 604-461-2522 or [email protected].

• Coquitlam LawnBowling Club is looking fornew members. The bowl-ing green and clubhouseare next door to Dogwood Pavilion and rose garden, located at 624 Poirier St.Membership is $90 peryear and includes use of practice bowls, exercise,clean air, sunshine andfriendship. Info: 604-931-6711. Leave your nameand phone number and an instructor will contact you with lesson dates andtimes. Games are sched-uled on a drop-in basis.

• Play euchre every Saturday from noon to approximately 2:30 p.m. at the Treehouse Pub, near Shaughnessy and Lougheed, PoCo. Info: [email protected].

• Port Coquitlam Elks Lodge 49 meets first and third Thursdays at 8 p.m. it Elks Hall, 2272 Leigh Sq. Elks are looking for new members. Group provides community ser-vice to young people andseniors in the Tri-Cities andbeyond. Info: Ed, 604-945-0880 or 604-942-1345.

• Tri-City Singles SocialClub is a fun group of 40+people who get together and enjoy activities suchas walking, theatre, dining, biking, bowling, kayaking,weekend trips and more.Membership is $20 peryear. Meetings are held on the third Friday of eachmonth, 7:30 p.m., at PoMoLegion. Info: [email protected] or Phyllis, 604-472-0016.

• Morningside Toastmasters invites you to develop your commu-nication and leadership skills. Guests and new members are welcomeat meetings held every Thursday, 7:25-8:30 a.m.,Burkeview Family FuneralCare, 1340 Dominion Ave.,

PoCo. Info: Gene, 604-230-8030 or www.morning-sidetoastmasters.ca.

• Vancouver AreaCycling Coalition, Tri-CitiesCommittee, meets the firstTuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Port Moody city hall.If you ride your bike in the Tri-Cities, meet and workwith other cyclists to helpimprove cycling facilities inthe area. New participantsalways welcome. Info: John, 604-469-0361 or [email protected].

• PoMo Men’s 60-plus Curling League is looking for players who would like to curl regularly oras a spare; league runs Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: Phil, 604-468-2801 orGeorge, 604-341-4813.

• Grab a friend or comeout to meet some new ones with the RecreationUnlimited Volleyball Club,an adult group of recre-ational level players whoplay at Hillcrest middleschool gym every Monday, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Fun is

the focus, so even if youhaven’t played in years you will be welcome. Info:Gary, 604-469-6389.

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets first andthird Tuesdays of eachmonth, noon-3 p.m. plusfirst and third Thursdays, 7-9:30 p.m., Howe Room,Poirier community centre.Members do needlework, embroidery, needlepoint, cross-stitch, knitting, cro-chet. Info: Maureen, 604-942-5457.

• Happy Wanderers Walking Club welcomesall singles 45 and older for walks in the Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows areas;meet every Saturday at9:15 a.m. Info: Marilyn,604-463-8874.

• City of the Arts Toastmasters Club meetsThursdays, 5:30-7 p.m.,PoMo city hall. Improve your career and personallife by improving your com-munication and leadership skills in a safe, supportiveand fun environment.

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• Barnet Lions Club meets first and thirdTuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Alex Graham Manor, 101 Noons Creek Dr., PoMo. New members wel-come. Info: 604-936-5275.

• Pocomo Hiking Club invites people to joinSaturday hikes starting at9:30 a.m. from the Rocky Point Park parking lot. Info:Maurina, [email protected].

• The Kinsmen Club of PoCo is looking for newmembers. It is a service club operating since 1965 that combines raising money with fun times.Kinsmen meet the secondThursday of each month and commit time for proj-ects and social events.Anyone interested in join-ing or attending a meeting, call Cyrille at 604-942-4826 or email [email protected].

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From dogs to roses and more• Friends of Coquitlam Public

Library meet on the secondWednesday of each month at 3 p.m. in the board room, Poirier Branch. Info:604-937-4130.

• Crystal Clear SpeakersToastmasters meet every second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., the Oasis, 1111Austin Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Walter, 604-941-0191 or http://crystalclear-speakers.freetoasthost.info.

• Tri-City Airedale Terrier Club is organizing events for local Airedale owners (and dogs). Info: [email protected] or www.tricityairedales.com.

• Hyde Creek Watershed Society meets first Wednesday of everymonth, 7:15 p.m., Hyde Creek rec cen-tre. Info: 604-461-FISH (3474).

• Centennial Stamp Club meets sec-ond and fourth Wednesdays of eachmonth, 7 p.m., social rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-945-1017 or www.stampclub.ca.

• Maillardville Community Lionsnow meet at Coquitlam branch of Royal Canadian Legion, 1025Ridgeway Ave. Info: 604-937-0310.

• 777 Neptune Squadron, RoyalCanadian Air Cadets, parade every Wednesday, 6:30-9:30 p.m., L’Ecole des Pionniers, 3550 Wellington St., PoCo; girls and boys 12-19 welcome. Info: 604-941-6227.

• Apex Netball Club is held Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hillcrest middle school, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam for women and girls of all ages. Beginners welcome. Info:Wendy, 604-552-3219.

• Talk of the Town Toastmastersclub meets Thursdays, noon-1 p.m.,Parkwood Manor. 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: Bryan, 604-941-7651 or [email protected].

• Rocky Point Toastmasters meetMondays, 7:15 p.m., PoMo city hall.Guests and new members welcome,please arrive 15 minutes early. Info: 604-506-1037.

• PoMo Canoe and Kayak Club meets first and third Thursdays of eachmonth, 7 p.m., Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park. Info: Brent, 604-461-8863 or Gordon, 604-936-8203.

• Parents Without Partners is aninternational non-profit organizationdevoted to the interest and welfare

of single parents and their children. Information meetings for new mem-bers run the second Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., Howe Room, Coquitlam rec centre, 630 Poirier St.Info: 604-945-2407.

• Brunette Enviro-Committee meets third Wednesday of each month, 6-8p.m., PoMo Arts Centre. Info: Mi, 604-936-7470.

• PoCo Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m.,at Trinity United church, Prairie and Shaughnessy. Info: 604-941-8465.

• Rose Society meets last Tuesdayof each month except August and December, 7:30 p.m. Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. Everyone wel-come. 604-931-5120.

• Hoy/Scott Streamkeepers meetthe third Wednesday of each month.Info: 604-941-3402.

• Tri-City Christian Women’s Club luncheon is at noon the sec-ond Thursday of each month,the Executive Inn, 405 North Rd.,Coquitlam. Inspirational speaker each month. Reservations: 604-420_2667 [email protected].

• Coquitlam Needlearts Guild wel-comes new members to meetings:daytime, monthly on the first and thirdTuesdays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., night time monthly on the first and third Thursdays from 7-9:45 p.m. in theHowe Room at Coquitlam rec centre, 630 Poirier St. Info: Maureen, 604-942-5457.

• PoCo Chess Club meets everyThursday, 7-10 p.m., at Wilson Centre (PoCo rec complex). Info: Nathan, 604-340-6208 or email: [email protected].

• Minnekhada Park Association isa group of local volunteers who workin partnership with GVRD Parks topreserve and enhance the naturalenvironment of Minnekhada Regional Park. The group runs a bear aware pro-gram to educate visitors about appro-priate behaviour when encounteringbears in the park and organizes workdays to support nest box program, and to enhance the park’s histori-cal features. Volunteers are alwaysneeded. Info: Karen, 604-520-6442.

• Coquitlam Yoga Club offers classesThursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., and teacherand student development workshopsthird Saturday of each month, 11a.m.-1 p.m., Pinetree community cen-

tre, Coquitlam. Info: 604-945-4271.• If you are interested in volunteer-

ing in your community, PoCo Kinsmen meet twice a month. Info: 604-944-8559.

• PoMo Garden Club meets secondand last Monday of each month, 10:30a.m., Kyle Centre. Info: 604-931-6224.

• Falun Dafa/Falun Gong practice to improve mind, body and spirit:Lafarge Lake, Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Classes are free. Info: Carolyn, 604-944-4909 or visit www.falundafa.org

• 2827 BCR DCO Royal Canadian Army Cadets, for boys and girls 12-18; they will receive adventure train-ing, learn orienteering with map and compass, leadership, first aid, marks-manship, radio communications, field craft, effective speaking, and search and rescue. Uniforms are loaned atno charge and summer training fromtwo to seven weeks is included. Info:Shannon, 604-520-7604, or www.ca-dets.kc.ca.

• Burquitlam Lions meet the firstand third Wednesdays of each month,6:30 p.m., Christmas Manor, 560 Austin Ave., Coquitlam. Prospectivemembers welcome. Info: 604-464-3220.

• Coquitlam Camera Club meetssecond Wednesday of each month, 7:15-9:30 p.m., Miller Park elemen-tary school, 800 Egmont Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Dale, 604-667-3375or Elma, 694-936-3969.

• PoCo Knights on Columbus hold cribbage nights, 7 p.m., fourthTuesday of each month at K of C hall, 2255 Fraser St. Info: Joe, 604-942-4731.

• Learn to canoe or just have fun paddling with Dogwood Canoe Club; membership costs $35. Info: Jenn, 604-764-1009.

• Knotty Dotters Smocking Group welcomes new members. Meetings second and fourth Tuesdays of each month 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Group meets at Kyle centre, 125 Kyle St., PoMo. Info: 604-036-1414.

• Barnet Sailing Club cooperative. Info: 604-739-9384.

• International Training in Communication offers ongoing train-ing in public speaking and personaldevelopment. Meetings are at 7 p.m. on second and fourth Tuesdays of themonth at the Poirier Street library.Info: 604-939-5088.



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With back to school coming in just a few weeks,Port Moody Public Library is once again hosting itskids book club.

Children nine to 11 years old can meet once aweek to share discussion about some great books.

They read two books during each six-week ses-sion and do fun activities related to the stories.Kids will come away with a greater understandingof how to explore the characters in the books theyread and take a more in-depth look at the time pe-riod and setting of the story.

Book club members also become more confidentspeaking and expressing their thoughts in a groupsetting. And as club members attend meetings afterschool, each one begins with a snack.

The Kids Book Club will run on Thursdays from3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the ParkLane Room from Sept.16 to Oct. 21. Registration begins Aug. 26. Space islimited, so call Irene at 604-469-4692 for more infor-mation or to register.

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for the popular Book Buddies program and childrenin the book club should be reading at the appropri-ate age level.

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Coquitlam artist Chieko Yanigitani sits in front of one of the many paintings in her home, where the Japanese native hosts other new immigrants three times a week for lunch, English practice and a re-laxed painting class. Yanigitani and some of her students will be among several artists exhibiting and selling their work at the 17th annual Treefest at Riverview Hospital on Sunday, Sept. 12.

Treefest artist shares foodand friendship in her homeTreefest artist hosts new immigrants forlunch, laughter anda bit of painting

By Sarah PayneTHE TRI-CITY NEWS

Walking into ChiekoYanigitani’s Coquitlamhome is like stepping into anart gallery literally burstingat the seams.

Her paintings decorateevery spare bit of wall spacein just about every room ofthe large home, which alsoserves as a cosy bed-and-breakfast. Even the stairwayserves as gallery space, whilethe family room beside thekitchen has been repurposedas Yanigitani’s working stu-dio space where she’s beencreating some of the piecesthat will show at the 17th an-nual Treefest this weekend.

The studio is also wherethe 68-year-old from Osaka,Japan gathers three dayseach week with otherCanadian newcomers forlunch, conversation and, ifthere’s time, a painting class— though Yanigitani stressesshe is not an art teacher.

“I can’t teach what is art,how to paint,” she said.“Nobody knows — every-body has a different way.They’re not students, they’relike friends and they meet inhere for talking and laugh-ing.”

The group gathers in thestudio area, where a longtable set up with six smalleasels sits on carpet coveredwith heavy plastic; in thenearby kitchen are shelvesoverflowing with well usedtubes of paint and jars filledwith brushes. Most of theactivity, however, clearlyhappens at the big kitchentable made for lingering overa traditional Japanese lunchand some green tea.

Yanigitani started the“classes” soon after she ar-rived in Canada about 13years ago. An ESL teacher

at the Wilson Centre learnedshe was an artist and sug-gested Yanigitani offer les-sons in her home.

Now she hosts womenwho have recently arrivedfrom Hong Kong, Taiwan,Korea, Ukraine and evenUzbekistan. The num-bers change every week,Yanigitani said, dependingon what’s happening in thewomen’s lives, but usuallythere are at least a few tocook for.

And she’s happy to do it,she said, because she lovesto cook. Sharing her homeand food with others is alsoa way for Yanigitani to makepeace with the lingeringguilt she feels for Japan’spart in the Second WorldWar, she said.

A handful of her “stu-dents” will be joiningYanigitani at Treefest thisSunday, likely noshingon homemade bento-boxlunches lovingly made bytheir teacher/host.

They’ll be among severalartists showcasing and sell-ing their work at the annualRiverview event, wherethere will also be guided treetours, GardenWorks demon-strations and master garden-ers on hand for questions,heritage walks, food and thepopular Blackberry Tea.

• Treefest runs rain orshine Sunday, Sept. 12 from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the HenryEsson Young building atRiverview Hospital. Guidedtree tours are on the hourstarting at 11 a.m., the heri-tage building walk with DonLuxton is at 2:30 p.m. andthe children’s tree walk is at12:30 p.m. A heritage panelof speakers is at 1 p.m. Visitwww.rhcs.org for full details.

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Dan Scott’s Disappearing ofNames is on display at the PortMoody Arts Centre.

Four new shows at PMAC

The Port Moody ArtsCentre is showcasing fournew exhibits from art-ists Dan Scott, MargaretMatsuyama, Francis KingMcFarlane and the Tri-CityPotters.

In the Main Gallery isScott’s “Stories WithoutWords,” a series of oil paint-ings focusing on the commu-nication of meaning throughthe dialogue between subjectand materials.

“I seek to take the vieweron a journey of discoveryin every painting or draw-ing,” he said. “I play on theirexpectation of naturalism...through a strategy of objec-tive description.”

M at s u ya m a ’s p o rc e -lain figurines in the PlumGallery explore the themesof similarity and difference,individuality and confor-mity. She is drawn to workevoking childhood experi-ence and the repression ofidentity when it does notconform to social norms.

Francis King McFarlane’sexhibition “Kauaian Eye”pays tribute to the splendorof the Hawaiian landscape,particularly the extinct vol-cano of Kauai, with colour-ful pencil drawings.

In the 3D Gallery the Tri-City Potters showcase workby members whose experi-ence ranges from student tohobbyists to professionals.

The exhibits run fromSept. 9 to Oct. 9, with anopening reception Sept. 9from 6 to 8 p.m.

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The Leigh SquareC o m m u n i t y A r t sVillage is seeking art-ists, vendors, and ar-tisans from across theLower Mainland for itsannual juried WinterArtisans Fair.

This year, the WinterArtisans Fair will beheld during Christmasin Leigh Square, an an-nual event featuringthe lighting of the tree,holiday carols, a visitfrom Santa and arts andcrafts activities, as wellas holiday shopping.

The deadline for sub-mission is Oct. 1.

Submissions are wel-come from potters, jew-ellers, photographers,painters and thoseselling produce andprepared foods. [email protected] or visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts

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will be notified withina week; small fee coverstable and chair rentaland electricity.

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great line-up of visualand performing artsprograms this fall forkids and adults.

Programs for totsa n d c h i l d r e n i n -clude Watercolour forBeginners, CapoeiraB r a z i l i a n D a n c e /Martial Arts, Music Boxfor Tots, Natural Crafts,Tiny Poppers JazzDance, Cartooning andComics and Howl-WeenMaskmaking.

For adults, there’sC o m m u n i t y D r u m

Circle, Venetian Masks,Pap e r a n d S t i t ch ,D r aw i n g Re a l i s t i cPortraits and hand-painted paper work-shops. There is also a12-week program calledThe Artist’s Way to helpyou discover your cre-ative path.

Register at www.ex-perienceit.ca or 604-927-PLAY (7529).

UPCOMING EVENTS• Ignite... an affair with

art! is an adult-only openhouse at Place des ArtsSept. 9, 7 to 9 p.m. Sipa complimentary glass of wine while viewingexhibits and talking withartists, participate in hands-on art demos, enterfor prizes and get programdiscounts. Check www.placedesarts.ca or 604-664-1636 for info.

• St. Catherine’s Anglican Church presentsthe Chronicles of Narnia:The Magician’s Nephew at Terry Fox Theatre Sept.10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets$15 at 604-942-9812.

• Port Coquitlam Farmers Market runs Thursday, 3 to 7 p.m. until Sept. 16 in Leigh Square.

• ArtsConnect ArtistCircle brings creative

minds and artists from all genres together Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at Port Moody Arts Centre. Visit www.artscon-nect.ca.

• Place des Arts’ annual open house is Sept. 11from 2 to 4 p.m., featur-ing art, hands-on demos,prizes and program reg-istration discounts. Visitwww.placedesarts.ca.

• The 17th annualTreefest, featuring guidedtree walks, communityart display and sale and more is on Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Henry Esson Young build-ing at Riverview Hospital. Call 604-290-9910 or visitwww.rhcs.org.

• Learn to square dancewith Ocean Waves at theKyle Centre (123 Kyle St., PoMo) starting Sept. 14from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Opento all ages. Call Penney at

604-463-1477 for info orwww.oceanwaves.square-dance.bc.ca.

• Glenayre ScottishCountry Dance Club regis-tration takes place Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at the BurquestJewish Community Centre (2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd.,Coquitlam). All levelstaught Tuesday evenings. Beginners welcome, no partner required. Call Jean at 604-464-8103.

FILM/THEATRE• Mackin House Book

Club meets Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. at Mackin House Museum (1116 BrunetteAve.). Visit www.coquit-lamheritage.ca or call 604-516-6151.

• Port Moody Film Society presents a France Film Weekend, featuringSeraphine (biography/drama, G), based on the

life of painter Séraphine de Senlis Sept. 10 andSummer Hours (family,PG) Sept. 11, both at 7:30 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre.Visit www.pmfilm.ca/

MUSIC• Dogwood Songsters

start a new season Sept.13 at 10 a.m. at theDogwood Pavilion and are welcoming new members.No audition required, just the love of singing. Call 604-927-6098.

• Off the Grid - Improvised Music Seriesruns Sept. 14 and 28, 7 to9 p.m. at the Gathering Place at Leigh Square.

• Coquitlam Chorale SATB Choir hosts its first fall rehearsal Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Como LakeUC (1110 King Albert St.). New members welcome.Call 604-939-5606.

• Singers wanted forLes Échos du Pacifique.

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Open house is Sept. 13from 7 to 9 p.m. at Place Maillardville (1200 CartierAve.). Visit www.lesechos-dupacifique.com.

VISUAL ART• Leigh Square

Community Arts Village features The Legacy of Terry Fox, highlighting the impact of the TerryFox Run on people’s lives; Colourwheels Exhibit -Rick Hansen Wheels inMotion, celebrating artistic

expression of artists withspinal injuries to Sept. 20.Visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts or call 604-927-8441 for details.

• Port Moody ArtsCentre presents Dan Scott - Stories Without Words, oil on canvas; Tri-City Potters, clay; FrancisKing McFarlane - KauaianEye, drawings; MargaretMatsuyama - you and me,ceramic, Sept. 9 to Oct. 9.Opening reception Sept.9, 6 to 8 p.m. Visit www.pomoartscentre.ca.

• Evergreen Cultural Centre features Doris

Auxier, Suzanne Nortcott, Jeff Warren, Exploring protected sites of the Langley Bog and ColonyFarm to Sept. 18. RunningSept. 24 to Nov. 13: Amy Loewan, Illuminating Peace. Opening receptionSept. 26 from 4 to 6 p.m.Visit www.evergreencul-turalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555.

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Artist Kali Barry paints a utility box outside Port Coquitlam city hall. PoCo residents will soon see several of the utility boxes spruced up with artists’ paintings or a vinyl wrapping. Barry was the first artist to complete one of the boxes and the remaining five will be painted throughout September and into early October.

Artist Judith Atkinson is of-fering several new classes atthe Evergreen Cultural Centrethis fall, but you have to actfast: the registration deadlineis tomorrow (Sept. 9).

Kids aged seven to 12 yearscan get creative with paint andcollage in Creative Kids!, run-ning Mondays from 4 to 5:30

p.m. from Sept. 27 to Nov. 22;cost is $98.

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Coquitlam Metro-Ford Sparta player Giordano Baldonero was yarded to the ground during the 24th annual Labour Day soccer tournament between Coquitlam MF and the North Fraser Selects in boys under-16select division play. The Coquitlam player later scored on the penalty kick. Meanwhile, the North Fraser keeper, right, does his best to keep the ball out of his net.

SFU’s Basso leads Clan with two goals Coquitlam’s Carlo Basso potted two

goals in two minutes to help the SFU Clan to a 6-1 rout against the Vancouver Island University Mariners in men’s soccer on the weekend.

Basso first tapped in a corner kick, and the scored off a turnout to put the Clan up 4-0 in the second half.

“We hung despite it being a physi-

cal game,” said Simon Fraser University head coach Alan Koch after the game. “Traditionally the island teams are pretty physical. It is nice to win a game 6-1 but we lost some continuity with our substitutions in the second half.”

SFU opened the scoring in the 17th min-utes, when Josh Bennett took a feed from Gagan Josan and fired a shot to the far side

of the post, passed the reach of a Mariners defender.

SFU added a second goal in the 30th min-ute, when redshirt freshmen Lucas Ferritto, just two minutes after subbing into the game, scored the first goal of his SFU ca-reer.

Following Basso’s pair of goals SFU’s Geoff Kosub and Juan Sanchez added the

fifth and sixth for the home squad. Clan keeper Hide Ozawa earned the vic-

tory in goal for SFU, making two saves,while Robbie Cochrane was dealt the lossfor VIU. SFU out shot their opponents 19-5in the games.

The win gives the Clan a 2-0 recordand the squad will now head to Portland,Oregon. to face Warner Pacific.

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Coquitlam Lions player J.D. Johnson tackles Jordan Kellins of the Cloverdale Tigers during an atom foot-ball game at the Cloverdale Athletic Park on Sunday.

Lions take a lickingThe Coquitlam Lions came out on the

wrong side of a 26-18 score against the Cloverdale Tigers in atom division football on Sunday.

Coquitlam had a shaky start in the first half of the game before settling in down in the second half. However, the team was unable to overcome the deficit on the scoreboard and surrendered the loss to the south of Fraser squad.

The Lions’ Jamall Mensah ran for two touchdowns behind some solid blocking thrown up by the offensive line, which included Dylan Felet, Tyler Dhut, Michael Evans and Cole Kashino.

Kieran Little and Jevan Eddleston pro-vided some strong defence in the second half, recovering three fumbles, one of which was scooped up by Brayden Lazero.

The Lions will play their next Vancouver Mainland Football League match against North Surrey at Mackin Park on Sunday.

FORE!Port Moody golfer Valentina Trillo

took home the girl’s title at the Maple

Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s Lindsay Kenney Classic at Belmont Golf Club in Langley on the weekend.

The 16-year-old is on her way to Australia next month after shooting a 70-74 (144) to win the title and an exemp-tion that will also see her play in Texas.

“Winning this title is definitely a con-fidence booster seeing as how I’ll be leaving for Australia with [the Maple Leaf Junior Tour] soon where I’ll do my best to represent Team Canada,” she said.

Trillo’s effort was followed by Keanna Mason, 14, of Maple Ridge, who fired 74-73 (147) and continued her consis-tently good golf on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour. Lauren Atkinson, 17, of Bow, Wash., placed third among the girls with 79-76 (155).

Other Tri-City notables included Kevin Vigna, 14, of Coquitlam who tied for second among boys 14-16 with a 75-76 along with fel-low Tri-City resident Joel Robertson, who shot a 74-77 (151).

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Last week I ad-dressed the fact that this year’s re-

cord Fraser River sock-eye return did not just happen; it is the result of years of concentrated conservation efforts by many parties.

While this return of the salmon is a won-der to some, it is one of many signs of a river that is returning to health and abundance.

The pollution intoler-ant, golden stoneflies (latin term; hesper-operla pacifica) I have found flying around in my back porch, and the gray drakes mayflies (latin term; siphlonu-rus quebecensis) found resting on my back deck are further testament to that returning health.

As stated last week the continued health and abundance of our great waters will be de-termined by the party and policies governing the use of this resource.

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we don’t give up,” said Paul’s letter to the Galatians.

THE REPORTCooler temperatures

have bought good fish-ing back to our Lower Mainland lakes with mornings and evenings being the most produc-tive time.

For wet (sinking) fly fishing try: big black, nation’s black, baggy

shrimp, coachman, cased caddis, halfback, dragon nymph, carey special, Zulu or doc Spratley.

Local bass and crap-pie fishing is good. For bass try: Size #4 to #1 wooly bugger, big black, blood leach, matuka, popin bugs, Chernobyl ants, crayfish, Clouser’s deep minnow, epoxy minnow, deceiver, mud-dler minnow, dolly whacker, Turk’s ta-rantula, bucktail, hair frog, irresistible or Tom thumb.

Fishing on our inte-rior lakes is good. For wet fly fishing try: chi-ronomid, pumpkin-head, 52 Buick, wooly bugger, micro leach, olive matuka, butler’s bug, halfback, baggy shrimp, sooboo, six-pack or green spratley. For dry fly fishing try: Lady McConnel, irre-sistible, big ugly, double hackled peacock, Tom thumb, royal wulff, god-dard sedge, sofa pillow or elk hair caddis.

The Fraser River is good for sockeye; spring, cutthroat, and rainbow. For sockeye try: (chartreuse) Dean River lanterns, bunny leach, bucktail, nitnook, besure, green slime or caboose. For spring try: Kaufmann stone, eggo, popsicle, Squamish poacher, GP, big black or flat black.

The Vedder River is good for rainbow and cutthroat. Try rolled muddler, Mickey Finn, tied down minnow, eggo, professor, lioness, Kaufmann stone, coach-man, Zulu, chez nymph, black gnat, souboo, irre-sistible, elk hair caddis or stimulator.

You can find more at The Reel Life Press by Jeff Weltz.

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The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Chargers, blue, took on the Penticton Pinnacles, yellow, in under-14 girls’ Metro division soccer on the weekend at Town Centre Park.

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WIENS,Hazel Beverly (Bev)

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Vernon, B.C.Bev was born in Revelstoke, B.C. She is pre-deceased by her husband Henry, son Lorne, brothers Len & Tippy, and sister Maureen.She will be Sadly missed by her children Patti & Kim, Sherry (Rick), Gary & Ann, Darryl, Blair, Karl & Carolin. Grandchildren, Carmelle & Chris, Kyle, Chris, Shawn & Renee, Alysha, Brian, Deanna, Candice, Travis and sister Patricia. As well as many relatives and friends. Bev enjoyed watching whatever sporting event her children or grandchildren participated in, she loved to travel, as well as just sit and people watch.

A Celebration of Life will be held on October 16th, 2-4pm at the Maple Ridge Legion, 12101 224th Street with tea

and goodies at Bev’s request.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

21 COMING EVENTS

754 Phoenix SquadronRoyal Canadian Air Cadets

Registration for the 2010-2011Training Year begins

Sept. 8, 2010

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33 INFORMATION

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33 INFORMATION

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041 PERSONALS

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42 LOST AND FOUND

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TRAVEL

66 GETAWAYS

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74 TIMESHARE

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CHILDREN

83 CHILDCARE AVAILABLE

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98 PRE-SCHOOLS

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

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115 EDUCATION

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115 EDUCATIONINTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT

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125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

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130 HELP WANTED

ADULT CARRIERWith reliable car required to

deliver The TriCity News door-to-door to households

in the Tri-City areaWednesday & Friday.

Call Kim @ 604-472-3042or Phill @ 604-472-3041

Apartment Manager required for Burns Lake B.C. Contact Tom 250-981-9881 or Sam 250-570-2304. E-mail resume to [email protected]. or fax 250-567-4558.

DELIVERY PERSONSSTART NOW

PHONE BOOKS Persons w/ vehicle req. to deliver phone books in Tri-City: Coq., Port Coq., Port Moody, & Maple Ridge areas. Seniors welcome. Call days or evenings

778.285.5119

EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON required for progressive auto/indus-trial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefi ts, RRSP bonuses. Our 26,000ft2 store is located 2.5 hours NE of Edmonton, Alberta. See our com-munity at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected].

FLAGGERS NEEDEDIf not certifi ed, training available for

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FULL-TIME BAKER required at Sobeys in Olds, Alberta. 40 hours per week. Benefi ts. Fax resume to 1-403-556-8652. Attention: Rob.

GENERAL LABOUR PRECAST CONCRETE

Req. for Surrey precast concrete manufacturing plant. Rebar Tying & Concrete experience an asset.

Union position with full benefi ts after qualifying period.

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at [email protected]

115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTED

Carriers NeededThe following routes are

now available to deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area:

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GREENHOUSE WORKERS, F/T, needed in the Pitt Meadows area. $10.25/hr. Day shift & some wknds Exp an asset. Must be fl uent in English. Apply by fax 604-460-1803 or email to: [email protected]

IT SYSTEMSADMINISTRATOR, Full time

Year round for Panorama Mountain Village 2 yrs exp re-quired. For full job description and to apply go to www.pano-ramaresort.com/employmentMR. COOL ICE CREAM requires F/T & P/T Drivers. Cash paid daily. $100 average/day. (604)580-2665

115 EDUCATION


130 HELP WANTEDLS McLELLAN TRUCKING is looking for OWNER OPERA-TORS with min 5 years experi-ence. Newer equipment preferred, clean abstract, FAST card preferred. Steady year round work. Fax resumes to 250-417-2982 or Call Ken at 250-417-2988 Email [email protected]

MACHINE OPERATOR ASSISTANTS / LABOURERS

Blo Plastix, a plastics manufac-turer in Coquitlam requires machine operator assistants/ labourers. You will clean and lubricate machinery, monitor machines, assist operators in setting up machines and disman-tling. On the job training will be provided. $13.00/hr. Forward resume to:

[email protected]

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Want to advance your career?Drillers Assistants (labour)

Entry level positionsJob entails:

Lift 25-100lbs, repetitive manual labor, working outdoors, long hours, travel in BC, strong work ethic, team player, multitasking, self-motivated. Ability to take direction, valid BC drivers license, clean abstract, reliable transportation. Mechanicallyinclined an asset.Provide resume and drivers abstract to:

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131 HOME CARE/SUPPORTLIVE-IN CAREGIVER needed for a 88 year old man, who is partially blind. Help him take meds, feeding, walking. 604-395-6397.

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

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Apply in person with resume to

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160 TRADES, TECHNICALREINFORCING PLACERS

We require Infrastructure Installers throughout BC - All Levels of Expe-rience. Competitive wages. Medical

benefi ts. Please send resume to:[email protected]

115 EDUCATION

Getting ajob

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

NOW HIRING PLUMBERSDaryl-Evans Mechanical Ltd. is expanding our operation and

looking for career minded Site Foremen, Journeymen and

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possess skills in the Plumbing trade with a strong

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163 VOLUNTEERS

PERSONAL SERVICES

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130 HELP WANTED



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180 EDUCATION/TUTORING

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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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188 LEGAL SERVICES

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206 APPLIANCE REPAIRS

MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes

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225 CARPET INSTALLATION

All Carpet & Lino InstallationsRepair/Restreching, 28 years exp. Work guaranteed. 10% Seniors.

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236 CLEANING SERVICES

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QUALITY HOUSE KEEPINGFor private executive homes. Please call 604-459-9463.

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

HERFORT CONCRETENO JOB TOO SMALL

Serving Lower Mainland 20 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish

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242 CONCRETE & PLACING

UNIQUE CONCRETEDESIGN

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257 DRYWALL

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ALL PHASES DRYWALLTaping, texture, spraying. 25 yrs exp. Tidy workplace. Free Est.

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COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE, res/com. ref’’s. reno’’s, reasonable rates. All work guaranteed. 604-941-8261, cell 778-999-2754.

Finishing, Taping, Recoat textured ceilings & Respray 30 yrs exp. Call Del 604-505-3826 / (604)476-1154

FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945

260 ELECTRICAL

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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGEPEDRO’’S GENERAL CONTRACT-ING & DRAINAGE. ✶ Pipelining, backfi lling, landscaping, water lines & more. ✶ Hardworking, reliable & reasonable rates. 604-468-2919.

Rick’s Bobcat Service Levelling, Back fi lling, Trucking

reas. rates.777-0246,604-290-2978

269 FENCING1-A1 BRAR CEDAR FENCING, chain link & landscaping. #1 quality work and reasonable rates. Harry 604-719-1212 or 604-306-1714

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“Where Quality matters more than Quantity”

Reasonable Rates.Free Estimates. Call Marv:

(604)462-0408Cedar Fencing Installations

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FENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -- 604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORSNew fl oor inst. & fi nishing. Refi n. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-540-8501.

278 FURNITURE REFINISHING

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Specialists in: - ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS

Free Estimates, Pick-up & Delivery

Ph: 604-469-2331

281 GARDENING

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Meadows LandscapeSupply Ltd.✶ Bark Mulch

✶ Lawn & Garden Soil✶ Drain Grave ✶ Lava Rock✶ River Rock ✶ Pea Gravel

465-1311meadowslandscapesupply.com

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

M.T. GUTTERSProfessional Installation5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffi t28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED

Cleaning & Repairing

Call Tim 604-612-5388

▲ Joes External Roof Cleaning Roof Washing Specialist.

Gutter & Window Cleaning. * Fully Insured * Licensed * Bonded

21 yrs. exp. Joe 778-773-5730

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

604-949-1900QUALITY RENOVATIONS• Additions • Kitchens• Bathrooms • Decks

30 Years Experience Licensed - Insured

www.metrovanhome.caA-1 CONTRACTING

Renos. Bsmt stes, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

AAA1 PROF HANDYMAN SERVICEKitchen/Bath/Decks/Fences/Drywall

Ceramics. Free est. Dave 778-888-6339

Alberto - 604-461-7679Cel: 604-319-7671

TOTAL CAREHOME REMODELLING

The Basement Finishing Specialists* Bathroom Renovations * Drywall* Electrical * Carpentry * Ceremic

Tiles * Plumbing * Sundecks * Laminate Flooring * Refs Avail.

Home Renovations and New Construction

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more

* 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE*INSURED ~ WCB

Dean 604-834-3076


287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

RENO &REPAIR

NO JOB TOO SMALL!Renovations/Repairs/BuildingEmergency services available!

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

Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565)“Family Owned & Operated

in the Tri-Cities”

288 HOME REPAIRS

If I can’t do it

It can’t be done

Call Robert 604-844-4222 OR(Cell) 604-454-4515

Interiors: Baths (renos/repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, fl ooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc.

EXPERIENCED IN OVER30 LINES OF WORK!

* Most work completed in 2 days or less* Quality work, prompt service, fair prices* 19 Years. serving Coquitlam Ctr. & area.For positive results Call Robert

SERVICE CALLS WELCOME

300 LANDSCAPING

AUGUSTINEBark Mulch Products

Composted W Bright W NuggetsGarden Blend & Lawn Blend

Topsoil

465-5193

Ed’s ROTOTILLING& LANDSCAPING

*Rototilling *Levelling *Gardens*Loader Work *Brush Cutter

*Dump TruckFREE ESTIMATES

*604-941-2263 *604-725-7246

GREENSKEEPERCONTRACTING

Residential & CommercialLawn & Garden Maintenance

(604)476-0075www.greenskeeper.ca

HANKS TRUCKING& Bulldozing Ltd.

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

When QUALITY MattersAll soils are tested for

Optimum growing requirements

SOIL ANALYSIS UPON REQUEST

WHOLESALE PRICES

17607 FORD ROAD, Pitt Meadows, B.C.

D PICK-UP or DELIVERY

604-465-3189

Instant Grassifacation!

16897 Windsor RoadPitt Meadows

(Turn right 1st road East of Pitt River Bridge from

Vancouver)604-465-9812

1-800-663-5847

NEW LOOK INC.Landscape Contractor & Consultant

❖DECKS ON SALE❖Installations & Renovationswww.newlooklandscapinginc.com

Call Brian604-209-4012


300 LANDSCAPING

NICK’S Landscaping

*Retaining Walls *Interlocking*Fencing *Drainage *Decking *New Lawns *Hedges15 Years exp. - Work Guaranteed

Free Est. & Ref’s avail. anytime Cel:604-836-6519, 778-285-6510

317 MISC SERVICES

✶Dump Site Now Open✶ D Broken Concrete RocksD

$21.00 Per Metric TonD Mud Dirt Sod ClayD

$21.00 Per Metric TonGrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds

$56.00 Per TonMeadows Landscape Supply

(604)465-1311

320 MOVING & STORAGE25 Years in bus. A Moving Experi-ence. Fast, dependable service. L & D Enterprises. Seniors Disc.

Will pack your POD. 604-464-5872.

2guyswithatruck.caMoving & Storage

Visa OK. 604-628-7136

AAA ADVANCE MOVINGExperts in all kinds of moving/pack-ing. Excellent Service. Reas. rates! Different from the rest. 604-861-8885

www.advancemovingbc.com

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Local & Long Distance

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Ton Trucks

Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

# 1 PAY-LESS Painting Int/Ext. Summer Special LOOK for our YARD SIGNS

D Free estimates D Insured Licensed DReferences

Residential D Pressure Washing Serving Tri City 30 Yrs.

Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com

Scott 604-891-99672 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca

A name you can trust

STARBRUSH PAINTING

Free estimates, Seniors Disc, high quality, low cost, WCB.

~ 25% off with this ad ~

Call: (604)518-0974

BLAKE’S PAINTING& DECORATING

Interior ExteriorSpraytex ceilings/repairs

Drywall repairsRefs W Insured W WCB

Paper Hanging RemovalWritten Guarantee

Residential/ Commercial

778-960-1070

DREAM PAINTING“Satisfaction Guaranteed”

S Interior / ExteriorS BCIT Painting & Deco

Course Graduate

SAM [email protected]

MILANO PAINTING604 - 551- 6510Interior & Exterior

S Professional Painters S Free Estimates S Written Guaranteed S Bonded & Insured

PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD - Est. 1989

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

Ph: 942-4383 Fax:942-4742www.proaccpainting.com


329 PAINTING & DECORATING

NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses

“JUST A GREAT JOB!”

Robert J. O’Brien

604-728-5643

SEASIDE Painting & DeckingSpring Special $595 upto 1000 s.f.

English Craftsman, Bonded & Insured. Since 1978, Int/Ext, Spray Painting. 604-462-8528, 218-9618

TRIPLE M PAINTING & RENO’SFree Est’s. Low Prices, High Quality. Call: (604)805-8548.

332 PAVING/SEAL COATINGALLAN CONST. & Asphalt. Brick, concrete, drainage, foundation & membrane repair. (604)618-2304 ~ 604-820-2187.

338 PLUMBING10% OFF if you Mention this AD! AMAN’S PLUMBING SERVICES

Lic.gas fi tter. Reas $. 778-895-20051 Call Does it All - 2 OLD GUYSPLUMBING & HEATING, Repairs, Reno’’s, H/W Tanks. 604-525-6662.#1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d. LOCAL Plumber. Plugged drains, renos etc. Chad 1-877-861-2423

3 LICENSED PLUMBERS. 66 years experience. 604-830-6617

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✔ ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDSCall Niko Plumbing Ltd. 24/7.Res/Com. Same day h/w tanks.★15 years exp. 604-837-6640ADD YOUR business on www.BCLocalBiz.com directo-ry for province wide exposure! Call 1-877-645-7704A-Grade Plumbing,Heating & Drain-age. Lic’d local plumber / gas fi tter. Free est, guar’d work 778.881.7598

NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured. Free Est. Dan @ 604.418.6941

341 PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

Same day serv. avail 604-724-6373

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTSA to Z Roofi ng Ltd. Spec in re-roof-ing, asphalt, cedar, fl at roof. Guar Wrk. WCB, BBB. 778-996-6479.

EAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured.

Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

ALL JUNKRubbish Removal

Residential & CommercialWe do almost anythingFree Estimates 7 days a

week 10% off with this ad

604-537-8523#1 DUMP YOUR JUNK

No job too small.On time every time604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339

EXTRACHEAP

RUBBISHREMOVAL

Almost for free! Dave(778)997-5757, (604)587-5991

RECYCLE-IT!#1 EARTH FRIENDLY

JUNK REMOVALMake us your fi rst call!

Reasonable Rates. Fast, Friendly & Uniformed Staff.

604.587.5865www.recycle-it-now.com

372 SUNDECKS

The DECK GuysD Sundeck / Patio ConstructionD Re-build/Extend Existing DecksD Authorized vinyl deck installersD Aluminum, glass, wood railingsD Sundeck & Vinyl RepairsD 5 Year Warranty on Vinyl*Work Guaranteed *References

*Over 20 Years Experience.

Free estimates 604-418-8340


372 SUNDECKS

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, vinyl fl oor. 604-782-9108www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

Woodland DecksWDesign & RenovationsWCedar Decks WFences

WWooden Retaining wallsHome Renovations

Call Patrick for a free est.604-351-6245

373A TELEPHONE SERVICESA FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE -Get Your First Month Free. BadCredit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits.No Credit Checks. Call FreedomPhone Lines Today Toll-Free1-866-884-7464.**HOME PHONE RECONNECT**Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid LongDistance Specials! Feature Pack-age Specials! Referral Program!Don’t be without a home phone!Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348.

374 TREE SERVICES

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est

Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585

$ Best Rates $

ABC TREE MEN ✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding

☎ 604-521-7594☞ 604-817-8899

Your Tree ServiceFor Honest Prices& Quality Work

Call Scott at604-618-0333

Certifi edArborist

Free Estimates *Fully Insured

PETS

477 PETSAMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER,red & white, 10/mo old female, verygood dog, $700, (604)814-3099Blue Nose Pitbulls, Razor’s Edge/Gotti bloodlines, Seal blue coatswith blue eyes, 1st shots & de-wormed. $1000 Call 604-825-6918CATS & KITTENS GALORE, TLChas for adoption spayed & neuteredadult cats.604-309-5388 / 856-4866CKC reg lab pups guart’d fi rst shotsvet chk, microchipped, exc temp.declaws. $750, 604-533-8992.COCKER SPANIEL puppies, 4M,1F, 1st shot, light golden colour,taild docked, $500. 778-866-8668.Gentle Giants, loyal family dogs,unreg. St Bernard pups, 1st shot,$900&up ready now (604)462-8605GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies,family raised, 1st shots & vet chkd,born July 21st $600. (604)864-8288JACK RUSSEL PUPPIES, tri-colourtails docked, 1st shots, vet checkedCall 604-820-5225.LAB Retriever pups, yellow/blck,$650; chocolate, $750. Vet check,quality lineage, dew claws, 1stshots, dewormed. (604)702-0217MALTESE, 3yrs old female. Allshots. $500. Call for more info.(604)513-9830NEED A GOOD HOME for a gooddog or a good dog for a goodhome? We adopt dogs!www.856-dogs.com or call: 604-856-3647.PUG: Reg’d Female, brindle, ex-breeder, now retired. Very affection-ate. Comes with grunts & snorts!$500. Pls call: (778)549-3646.ROTTI/LAB CROSS pups, tailsdocked, ready to go now. View par-ents. $400. Call (604)796-2358YELLOW LAB pups. 2 males left.Smaller size. Ready to go. Parentson site $500. 604-852-6176 Abtsfrd


MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

506 APPLIANCES

AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses!

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

548 FURNITURE

★ ANIZCO LIQUIDATION SALEUSED HOTEL FURNITURE

Arrived fromWestin Bayshore & Radisson100’s of mattresses, Desks,

Lamps, Banquet Chairs, SofaBeds, Armoires, Headboards...

Visit “ANIZCO” Furniture250 Terminal Ave. @ Main, VanMonday - Fri 10 - 5 & Sat. 10 - 2

www.anizcofurniture.com604-682-2528

Sofa Italia 604.580.2525

560 MISC. FOR SALE

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STEEL BUILDING INVENTORY SALE... $4 to $11/sq.ft. Immediate orders only - FREE shipping, some exclusions. Up to 90 days to pay. Deposit required. Pioneer Manufac-turers since 1980. 1-800-668-5422.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSALTO SAX, great condition, used for semi band. $550! less than 2 yrs. rental. Call 604-538-5937.GERHARD HEINTZMAN cabinet grand piano, upright. $450 fi rm. 604-859-7766MASON RISCH UPRIGHT PIANO, exc cond, recently tuned, lovely tone, $900. Call 604-576-9658.

REAL ESTATE

603 ACREAGE20 Acre Ranches ONLY $99 per/mo. $0 Down, $12,900 Near Growing El Paso, Texas. Owner Fi-nancing, No Credit Checks. Money Back Guarantee. Free Map/Pic-tures. 800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com

609 APARTMENT/CONDOS

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625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

MISSION: By Owner: Duplex, reno’d, $1,000 rent per side. 1,900 sq/ft, 6,100 sq/ft lot. $299K. Call Kelly: 604-418-3162. www.usellahome.ca #5196

627 HOMES WANTED* SELL YOUR HOME FAST *

Buying Any Price, Cond., Location.NO COMMISSIONS ~ NO FEES ~

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WE BUY HOUSESOlder Home? Damaged Home?

Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH!

Call Us First! 604.657.9422

LOTSLARGE ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS FULL ACRES AND MORE! Guaranteed Owner Financing No credit check $0 down - 0 interestStarting @ just $89/mo. USD Close to Tucson’s Intl. Airport For Record-ed Message 800-631-8164 Code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.comOffer ends 9/30/10!

636 MORTGAGES

BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt con-solidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simpli-fy the process!1-888-711-8818

[email protected]

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICESGET DAILY email update on all HOMES Listed for sale in the Tricity area. Go to: www.SearchTriCity-Listings.net.Sponsored by the Ax-fords of Prudential Sterling Realty

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO2228 WELCHER Ave. Port Coquit-lam. Brand new condo avail now for rent. $1200. Offers 2 bdr, 2 baths, balcony, laundry, brand new appl and 1 parking. Sorry no pets. Call J.D. at 604-307-6440

BURNABY

MAPLE PLACE TOWERS1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200

Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balco-ny, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.

Call 604-421-1235www.aptrentals.net

COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm upper condo, N/S, N/P. In-suite w/d. $950/mo + utils. Avail. Oct. 1st. 604-723-8671.

COQUITLAM Centre“Raphael Towers”

1 Bdrm & Den $1055/mo2 Bdrms $1200 to $1225/mo*IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR

*ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL

604-944-2963

COQUITLAM - CRESENTVIEW

Spacious 3 Level 2 & 3 Bdrm Townhomes

Over 2000 sq ft, cozy fi re-places, all appliances included. 1½ and 2 baths available; garage or carport. Large kitchen. Close to all types of schools, transportation and amenities.

Please call 604-834-4097Website:www.aptrentals.com

COQUITLAM, Lincoln / Pipeline brand new 2 bdrm 2 bath 950sf, 9ft ceiling s/s appls, $1450/mo. 1yr term. David 604-816-9773 bef 7pmCOQUITLAM: luxury condo acrs fr Coq Ctr. 2 Bdrms, 2 baths, comp room, 9th fl r corner unit, s.s. appls Oct 1st. $1295/mo. (604)773-9601

COQUITLAM

Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove. Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac.

Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832

535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)

COQUITLAM nr L’heed mall/sky-train, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg, quiet, n/p, gated prkg, video surveillance, 2 bdrm $935, incl heat, h/w, avail. Oct 1, Crime-Free, Cert. 604-937-7812 www.greatapartments.ca

Coquitlam/Port Moody

St. John’s Apartments2010 St. John’s St,

Port Moody

Cozy apts easy access to SFU. 1 & 2 bdrms from $720. Close to schools, transit, Barnet Beach & park. View suites of Burrard Inlet. U/g pkg, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call Dragan 778-788-1845

Hyland Manor751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam

Beautiful, large, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $750. Close to Lougheed Mall, transit, parks shopping. Nestled in a park like setting, a must see. Parking, laundry room.

For more info & viewing call Dragan 778-788-1845

Cedar Grove Apartments655 North Rd, Coquitlam

Fab location close to everything. 1 bdrm suites avail. Mins from Lougheed Mall, Skytrain Shop-ping & parks. Bus station right in front. Parking and Laundry room.

For more info & viewing call Beata 778-788-1840

Professionally Managed byGateway Property Management

COQUITLAM

Welcome Home !

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

Call (604) 931-2670

PORT COQUITLAM: 2 bdrm apt’s. $755 & $775/mo. Quiet family com-plex. No pets. Call 604-464-0034.

TRAVEL with bcclassified.com604 575 5555

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Derek Manor2048 Manning Ave.

Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889

FREE PREMIUM CABLE$80 Value

S Impeccably clean S HeatS H/water S Parking S Ldry 1 bdrm. from $775/mo.2 bdrm. from $875/mo.

Devonshire Housing Co-op

22170 Dewdney Trunk Road604-463-4568

2 Bdrm, 2 bath Avail Immed, 3 appl’s ~ laundry hook-up$886/mo. $2000 for shares

PITT MEADOWS

The MeadowsGated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.

Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available

Call: 604-460-7539 604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818

Polo ClubApartments

19071 Ford Rd. Pitt Meadows

Clean, Quiet Well Managed Bldg.3 Blocks to W.C. Express

W 1 & 2 Bdrm SuitesW 3 Appliances

W Secured Garage ParkingW Adult Oriented

W Ref’s Req’d & Absolutely No Pets

604.465.7221

PORT COQUITLAM

RENOVATE2 Bdrm Suites Available

Close to all amenities and WC Express. Quiet, secure, well maintained, adult oriented suites. 3 Appl’s. Gated parking. Sorry no pets. References required.

Call 604-941-9051

PORT COQUITLAM

CEDARWAY APTBright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms Quiet building with insuite stor-age, dishwasher, gated parking.

Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping &

public transportation.

Call 604-837-45892251 Pitt River Rd.

www.aptrentals.net

PORT COQUITLAM CENTRAL, Bright 1 Bdrm Apt, $775/mo - new carpet & paint

S Incl heat/hot wtr, wndw cvrngs S Close to bus stop S Walk to shpng/medical/WCE S Across from park w/Mtn views S Secure gated parking S Adult oriented building S References required

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT604-464-3550

PORT COQUITLAM- Newly renovated, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amens, WC Exp- 1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS. - Lrg, bright, incl heat, h/water, f/s, priv balc, window coverings.- Laundry & storage on ea fl oor.- Plenty of pkng avail. No Pets.- Wheelchair accessible

McALLISTER APARTMENTS2232 McAllister Ave

(604)941-7721

Port Moody180 DEGREE VIEW

NEW EXEC. 1250 sq.ft. 2 bdrm condo on 27th fl oor. NahanniTower with unobstructed viewsof Burrard Inlet. 6 SS appls. 2 prkg / strg. rec ctr 2nd to none. $1950/mo. N/S. N/P. Refs. and credit check required. Avail. now.

Phone 604-944-1722PORT Moody - Condo

300 Klahanie Dr; Large 2 BR925 sf; 2 Bath; lndry; sec. parkingCanoe Club, pool; $1450 Sept. 15

Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666

PORT MOODY, Newport Village. 2 bdrm condo. 5 appls. Gas F/P. Nr rec ctr. transit & library. Oct. 1. $1300/mo. N/P. N/S. 604-524-3353.

PORT MOODY. Now renting ~ VillaLeah 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. $950 - $1475/mo Newly reno’d & upgraded Available immed. 778-355-6677

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

PORT MOODY

THE PERFECT LOCATION

Quiet, clean, well-maintained, up-dated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. Sorry, no pets. Starting at $720/mo.

Call 604-724-6967

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIALCOQUITLAM warehouse, #2/4 - 175 Schoolhouse St. 5,909 sq ft. $6,140/mo. gross. Yard avail. Call Danielle 604-628-5613.

711 CO-OP RENTALS

Langley53A Ave/201 St

1 BD, 1 Full bath, fridge & stove, lrg back yard, RV prkng, shared

w/d, patio, storage. $650 + utils. N/S & N/P.Call 604-592-5663

NOVA VITA CO-OPBottom of Burnaby Mtn, SFU

1, 2, 3, 4 bedroom Apts & Town-houses. Rent includes heat,

fenced yard, u/g prkg. Share purchase starts at $1600.


or call 604-592-5663

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

ALDERGROVE 3137 267 A Street. 2.5 yr old 1650 sq. feet 3 bd. SS appliances, Avail. now. $1500. Pets allowed. Arvind 778-865-0009.

736 HOMES FOR RENTCOQ. Central. 3 bdrm, 1 on main, 2 up, lrg fenced yrd 12x14 shed & 21x34 garage/workshop on Linton & Jasper. $1650/mo. 875-6543COQUITLAM: 3 bdrm 2 storey up-dated, Close to schl & Ikea. Priv bckyd. $1500. Oct 1. 604-913-7785COQUITLAM, Central: Lge 4/bdrm+ den, 2/ba, new reno’d, f/yard. N/P, N/S. Avl now. Ref’s. Long-term lse. $1900/mo + utils. 604-377-2878.MAPLE RIDGE 1600sf 3 bdrm rancher, ample prkg, new fl ooring Sept 15. $1450. 604-941-3259Maple Ridge Central 3 bdrm 1460sf T/hse newly reno’d N/S $1300M 604-464-6061, 604-612-9828MAPLE RIDGE CENTRAl. Clean 2 storey, 3 bdrm. home, 2.5 baths, lge yard, sun deck, granite, dbl gar-age, 5 appl. $1500. Avail. immed. 778-847-8662 or 604-942-8662

NEW WESTMINSTER - House115 Glover Ave; Spacious. 4 BD + den 2200 sf; 2 Bath; $1900, NOW.

In prestigious Glenbrook North area Walking distance to Herbert

Spencer Elem. & Glenbrook Middle School; close to amen.

Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666PO CO. Citadel. Very clean house. 3 bdrm., 2 full baths. 2 spacious parking. Very nice neighborhood. N/s. $1800/mo. 604-506-7909PORT Moody 3 bdrm, 1 & 1/2 bath house (older w/ updates) on Ioco Rd. Water views, deck, yard, 5 appl. Non-smoking. Some pets ok. October 1st. $2000/mo + util. Refer-ences required. 604.617.5957.PORT Moody, west end. 3 bd, 2 full baths 4 appl prkg NS sm pet neg. Quiet, nr amens/sec. schl $1500. 604-374-1727email: [email protected]

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

COQUITLAM CENTRE AREA750 + sq/ft offi ce space with small kitchen.604-944-2963

747B SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

NOW RENTINGEXCEPTIONAL RETIREMENT

INDEPENDENT LIVING 55RJ Kent Residences. Brand New 1 bdrm. suites. Monthly lease includes 2 meals, weekly house-keeping and fl at laundry service.

www.rjkent.com2675 Shaughnessy St.,

Port Coquitlam 778-285-5554

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONPORT COQUITLAM. Share 2 bdrm condo, private bath, gym, h/tub, sauna, gas f/p, inste laundry. sec u/g prkg. keyless ent. $490/mo. incl utils. net. Avail now. 604-816-1441.

750 SUITES, LOWERANMORE. 1 bdrm on acre, 1000 sq.ft., priv entry, cvrd deck, shrd W/D. N/P, suits 1, $850 incl utils, cable & net.Immed. 604-506-1034.COQUITLAM: 1/2 blk from Como Lake Park. Priv, detached Bachelor suite. $650/mo incld utils. N/P. Avl Oct 1. Btwn 6-10pm: 604-937-0168.COQUITLAM. Bright 2 bdrm bsmt. Quiet area. Avail Oct 1st. $750 incl utils. N/S, N/P. 604-526-2554.COQUITLAM Cape Horne. Bright 2 bdrm ste, new appls, gas f/p, ns/np, $975 +shared utils. 604-520-3134.COQUITLAM center area, stu-dio/bachelor ste. compact & tidy. pri ent. lndry avail $475. 604680-0712.

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750 SUITES, LOWERCOQUITLAM Como Lake newly re-no’d 2Bd ste nr all amens, avail now n/p. $850 +40% utils. 778-285-9993COQUITLAM CTRL. 2 bdrm. a/g suite. Sh w/d. New appl. Nr bus & schools. Np/ns. $1000/mo. incl. util, cable & int. Sept. 15. 604-464-5104COQUITLAM. Nr Coq. ctr. 2 bdrm spacious, clean, ready to move in. $750/mo. Avl Oct.1. 604-680-0712.

COQUITLAM, Ranch Park. 2 bdrm bsmt suite. 1200 sq.ft. Inste lndry. Alarm. Mint condition. $1200 incl utils. N/S. Oct. 1. 604-841-6635.COQUITLAM. Reno’d 3 bdrm lower ste. H/w fl rs, dryer, nr Coq Ctr, sep ent. $1200 incl utils. 778-863-2581COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Grd lev-el 2 bdrm bsmt. Lndry incl. $950. N/S. N/P. Sept 15. 604-808-2964.POCO 2 BR grd level ste Bright, Clean New Kit & paint in dining area. Near all schools, bus, Full bthrm sh’d w/d. Utils incl. Parking in back Non smoker, small pet negot. $850.00 604-834-8579POCO. North Lrg 1 Bdrm. Newly reno’d $750/mo incl utils/full cable sep w/d NS/NP (604)945-5386PORT COQUITLAM: 1 Bdrm, share laundry; prkg. $650/mo + 30% utils. N/S. Avail now. 604-626-7254.PORT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm grnd fl r clean, 4 yrs old, sep entry, fncd yrd, Oct 1st. $900 + shrd utils & lndry. N/P, N/S inside. 604-941-7716PORT Coquitlam 2 BR 1 bath 1100 sf bsmt, insuite w/d, alarm $1000/ mon includes utils, internet, bell sat n/s, n/p. avail now. 604-941-1184PORT COQUITLAM 2 lrg bdrms, nr all amens, fncd yard, priv entry. NS/NP. Oct 1st. $850/mo incl all utils/net. (604) 941-8536, 725-3409PORT COQUITLAM, 3 bdrm gr lvl avail now. Brand new kitch & bath. NS/NP, $950+utils. 604-945-7640.

PORT COQUITLAM - Main Suite3194 Rae St. Large 3 BR, 2 Bath,

1350 sf; laundry; $1350 NOW Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666

PORT COQUITLAM: newly reno’d 2 bdrm bsmt ste. $850 incl utils/cable. NS/NP. Avail now. (604)945-8974 or (778)320-8974PORT COQUITLAM Northside, 2 bdrm grd fl r. gas F/P. Garage park-ing. Private entry. $800/mo.. N/S. N/P. Avail now. 604-942-9725.WESTWOOD PLATEAU. 1 bdrm. bsmt. Sep entry. N/s, n/p. $750/mo. incl. util. & cable. Suit quiet person. Avail. now/Oct 1st. 604-944-7580W.W. Plateau. Lrg 1 bdrm bsmt. Priv ent. ns/np, Now/Oct 1. $825 incl cbl/lndry/utils. 778-241-6260.

751 SUITES, UPPERCoquitlam. 3 bdrm, 2 full bath. New appls. fncd backyd, garage. Quiet st. Walk to Coq river, 2 blks. Doug-las college/Coq. ctre. Sep15. $1350 + 70% utils. Cyrus 604-516-9800.COQUITLAM: 615 Girard Ave:3/Bdrm, 2/ba, deck, c-d-s, new fl rs, cls to schls, mall, SFU. $1400/mo inclds utils. N/P. 604-841-6005.COQUITLAM Cape Horn/Mariner. Lrg 3Bd, 2Ba liv.rm, din.rm, fam.rm. Bright, clean, new carpets. Avail immed $1550 incl util 604-780-7726COQUITLAM. Nice, quiet top fl oor, renovated 3 bdrm. F/p, w/d, n/p, $1100/mo. + ½ utils. 604-809-9850.PORT COQUITLAM, 3 bdrm, main fl oor, newly reno’d, close to schls/hwy. $1,300/mo. Share utils. Avail. now. Phone 604-321-8577PORT Coquitlam Lge 2bdrm, upper fl r, sep ent, newly renovated, close to all amenities, no pets, no smok-ers, ref., $740 util. 604.802-4039

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Pt Mdy 2 BD T’House “Highland Park” 5 appl, avail now $1100/mo Ref’s. N/S. Small dog w/deposit.

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COQUITLAM, 3100 Ozada Ave.2 Bdrm, quiet family complex, no pets $905. Call: 604-942-2277

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Call 604-942-2012MAPLE RIDGE 3 bdrm., 1.5 baths, 5 appl., pets neg. Close to schools. $1350 mo. Now 604-525-5433PITT MEADOWS: 2-3 bdrm co-op T/H $1005/mo - $1089/mo. Shares req’d. No subsidy available. Orien-tation 2nd Sun. 2 pm & 3rd Tues. 7 pm ea mo. 19225 119th Ave., Pitt Meadows V3Y 2B2. Send SASE or leave msg 604-465-1938PORT COQUITLAM, Citadel Hill, 5 bdrms 4 baths, 3 f/p’s, 3100 sf A/C $2400mo Avail now 778-878-0649.


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1999 HONDA Civic Si(G) Silver extGrey cloth int Coupe SunroofManual 168,000 km 4 cyl Air condi-tion Power everything ABS AirbagsAftermarket taillights and spoilerNew water pump and timing beltReg. oil change, fl uids, brakecheck, etc. $5600. Call 604-856-3435 or 604-309-3757 for moredetails

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551 GARAGE SALES

12376 AURORA STREET, Maple Ridge Garage Sale Saturday, Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lots of household items!!

Car Trunk Sale (Garage Sale)

Sat., Sept 11, 9am - 2pm

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