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Cemetery plot rankles resident Council says there’s little they can doWanda [email protected]

When Gordon Smith bought his house, he knew it was near Ocean View Cemetery.

What he didn’t expect was that the cemetery’s owners would eventually develop the site by adding mausoleums, or what Smith described as “a wall of marble-cladded concrete warehouses.”

He told council recently he objected to not being notified of the development despite living in close proximity to the site, and called on Burnaby council to help stop the owners’ plans to add three new mausoleums.

The cemetery is owned by Dignity Memorial, a subsidiary of Texas-based Service Corporation International (SCI), and Smith recalled instances of less-than-neighbourly behaviour he and his neighbours have put up with over the years including crews with noisy trucks starting work before 7 a.m.

He asked that council help them deal with the company “because they don’t care about us, we hope you do.”

Resident believes might be, as stench grows as summer heats upWanda [email protected]

After a rash of bear sightings in recent weeks, a North Burnaby resident is questioning whether the city’s food scraps collection program might be helping attract the large mammals to her neighbourhood.

Louise McElhill lives across the street from Burnaby Mountain

secondary where a mother bear and two cubs were spotted a few weeks back.

Conservation officer Jack Trudgian said in a recent NewsLeader story that the trio have since returned to their regular habitat on Burnaby Mountain, partly because their natural food

source, berries, are back and people were heeding calls to keep their garbage inaccessible to wildlife.

After reading the story, McElhill contacted the NewsLeader pointing out the

townhouse complex next door to hers, on Mira Place, has two bins

for food scraps kept easily accessible to residents and ostensibly to bears as well. They’re not enclosed in any way, nor do they have locking mechanisms. They’re the same toters that all single-family homes in Burnaby get from the city.

“I remember last summer they smelt horrendous when it was hot,” said McElhill who tried expressing her concerns to Burnaby city hall last year but gave up after a round of telephone tag went nowhere.

Are food scraps bins attracting bears?

MARIO BARTeL/neWSLeADeRguy black, an advocate for veterans of the korean war, presents a special ceremonial stone to Choi yeon ho, the consul general of the republic of korea, at a special remembrance service at Central Park on Saturday marking the 60th anniversary of the ceasefire that ended the conflict. Black had just concluded a two-day walk from Coquitlam to Seymour Mountain to Burnaby to bring attention to the contribution of Korean War vets. See Photos, Page A3

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MArIO BArteL/neWsLeADerCathy Ismail’s 11-month-old son Zana naps while she studies English in a special continuing education program at Edmonds Community School.

Participants, many of them immigrants, working towards high school diplomasWanda [email protected]

It wasn’t too long ago that when Cathy Ismail applied for a job and was asked what level of education she’d reached, she cried.

After all, while growing up in Syria, Ismail had to quit school at age 10 to look after her siblings after her mother fell ill, she being the eldest daughter in a family of 11 children.

And while she always wanted to continue her schooling, after immigrating to Canada and settling in Burnaby eight years ago, she had three children and it was too expensive to put them in daycare while she took classes.

Until now.Ismail is among 21 students

in her lower-level English foundations class, which along with the higher-level class with 26 students, began as a pilot project this past January at Edmonds Community School.

It’s an extension of the Partners

in Education program (PIE), an initiative of the Canucks Family Education Centre (CFEC), which provides support to parents and meets weekly to discuss topics such as parenting skills.

“PIE Plus” is aimed at helping participants improve their English and assisting them on a path leading to a high school diploma, all while providing early-education classes, lunches and snacks for their preschool-aged children.

The school space, instructors and supplies are provided by Burnaby school district, while the

CFEC covers everything else with funding from the Canucks for Kids Fund, the Vancouver Canucks, the Vancouver Sun Raise-a-Reader program and private donors including Burnaby boy and superstar crooner Michael Bublé who contributed $30,000, said Jean Rasmussen, CFEC’s executive director.

Rasmussen has a background in adult education and founded the centre after realizing in working with adults struggling to improve their literacy that “there was always this other piece missing.”

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Guy Black’s 72-kilometre walk from Coquitlam to the Ambassador of Peace Monument at Central Park via Mount Seymour and Burnaby Mountain was a garden stroll compared to some of the slogging up densely forested mountains Canadian soldiers had to endure during the Korean War.

Black, from Port Moody, completed his 24-hour journey Saturday at a special ceremony honouring Canadian and Korean veterans and marking the 60th anniversary of the ceasefire that ended the three-year war.

Accompanied by his wife and twin sons, as well as some students and fellow teachers at Banting middle school in Coquitlam where he teaches, Black said he embarked on the walk to set an example and show what the Canadian war vets went through.

“I was thinking about them when I was doing

the training,” said Black who prepared for two years, carrying 40 pounds of rock on his back as he hiked up and down Burnaby Mountain. “They were carrying 100 lbs, I was carrying 40 lb., but I’m 48 years old and they were 18.

Along the way Black conducted special Gapyong ceremonies, collecting rocks signifying waypoints of his trek. He presented a decorated box of the rocks to the Republic of Korea’s consul general at the conclusion of Saturday’s remembrance ceremony.

Black said he hopes his small effort will help everyone remember the soldiers who served in a largely forgotten war, as well as implore future generations to avoid war altogether.

“Veterans are guys that have gone to war and they know what the reality of war is,” said Black. “I’ve learned that message from them, and yeah, you have to try to avoid war.”

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If the adult students could find a program to further their education, daycare wasn’t possible or vice versa.

She determined that the resources are available in the community and the CFEC was created to help coordinate them for its clients.

“We’re investing in human potential,” she said of the free programs.

At Edmonds school, where the program has been renewed for next year, the program is based on an existing one at Britannia secondary. There are 281 participants in the Burnaby PIE and PIE Plus programs, including the kids in the preschool program, all who arrived via word of mouth.

For Ismail, it’s been a lifeline.She recalled feeling very lonely

before joining the program. She’d take her children, now

aged three, two and 11 months, out to the mall or elsewhere but they’d rarely make connections in their community.

“Now we come to school, they’re making friends, I’m making friends, they’re learning, I’m learning.”

And her classmates, many of

them immigrants and refugees, can relate to her struggles, such as the fact she hasn’t seen her parents back in Syria since she came here. It’s obviously a constant worry for Ismail, who is near tears every time she speaks of family back home who are living amid civil unrest, and the fact her parents have never met her children.

But she cheers up considerably when talk returns to her schooling in Burnaby.

Her English is improving which will give her more independence, Ismail said. She recounted how she was forced to pack up her kids and make trips to immigrant services agencies, such as MOSAIC, for translation help every time she received an important-looking letter in the mail that she didn’t understand.

And she’s looking forward to being able to help her kids with their homework when they’re old enough to start school. In the long run, she dreams of becoming a lawyer one day to help others who also struggle.

“I feel like I’m in my home,” she said of the program. “Since I come to school my life has changed.”

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Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan clarified that, contrary to Smith’s understanding, the proposed mausoleum is slated to be 37 feet high and not 37 metres. It’s also about 100 feet long.

And while the Board of Variance recently approved the project, the cemetery was already allowed to build the structure, it was simply asking for a variance for the number of floors that would be inside.

Corrigan noted that the Board of Variance is given its authority by the provincial government, as a “second thought” to city hall.

It’s also the province that has jurisdiction over cemeteries, which means city hall has no power to control what happens at such facilities.

“We are no happier over these developments than you or your neighbours are,” Corrigan said. “It’s not for lack of desire, it’s for lack of authority.”

In the past, city hall fought similar issues in court but “we spent a lot of money and were unsuccessful.”

Coun. Nick Volkow, who has the distinction of getting a court injunction laid against him over past run-ins at SCI-owned Forest Lawn Cemetery, sympathized with Smith and his neighbours.

“They like to describe them as mausoleums, with the marble cladding and all that but what’s the difference between that and a self-storage unit down on Marine Drive? Nothing at all.”

Council asked city staff to report back on the Ocean View project, residents’ concerns and what the city can and cannot do to address the issues raised.


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Non-money issues; Ratification vote Wednesday nightWanda [email protected]

The Burnaby Teachers Association has completed negotiations over proposed changes to its local collective agreement with the Burnaby school district.

BTA vice-president Patrick Parkes declined to discuss the details of the seven modifications but said they are all issues that do not involve money.

All monetary issues are being negotiated at the provincial level through the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

“They’re modest improvements and I think in general they’re going to improve the work environment in Burnaby,” Parkes said.

“And that’s a benefit both to teachers and the district because they can work together to avoid conflict and focus better on our main task which is providing education.”

The ratification vote for

Burnaby teachers will be held Wednesday evening.

“I would say our local bargaining went quite smoothly and it was true bargaining in that both sides were willing to compromise on their proposals,” he said.

“It’s proof that if you give your negotiators the freedom actually to negotiate, do their work, you can come to a

compromise and find common ground and avoid conflict.”

At the provincial level, Parkes expressed concern that such will not be the case particularly with the provincial government’s insistence on a 10-year

deal. The government’s proposal

would remove the teachers’ right to bargain collectively on issues of class size and composition, something they recently won back through the courts, he said.

The government is also proposing that increases to teachers’ salaries would be consistent with those given to other public sector workers.

“Which sounds OK except

what they’re proposing for other public sector workers is zero,” he said.


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Burnaby-Douglas NDP MP Kennedy Stewart will be on hand to help to update the community on recent pipeline developments including Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal, the new National Energy Board application process, tanks and tankers.

That same day, Kinder Morgan is hosting an open house about its expansion proposals, specifically proposed Burnaby route corridors for the twinned line. That meeting happens June 27, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Executive Inn, 4201 Lougheed Highway.

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VICTORIA – There are nine new faces in Premier Christy Clark’s cabinet, seven of them elected to the B.C. legislature for the first time on May 14.

They have been handed some of the hottest problems, and Clark’s marching orders in “mandate letters” for each ministry. And this is the start of a four-year term, when unpopular reforms are attempted.

Take Amrik Virk, the former RCMP inspector from Surrey who’s suddenly in charge of advanced education. His mandate includes: “Review the student loan program to make recommendations for improvement to ensure the loan program is meeting the needs of today’s students.”

Virk must also set targets to “match the skills we need with the skills we are graduating” and require post-secondary schools to “ensure student seats are being filled.”

B.C. can’t afford to keep cranking out university grads with $50,000 in debt and no job prospects in a system that’s subsidized 65 per cent.

Virk will be working closely

with Education Minister Peter Fassbender, who must “ensure seamless transitions” from high school to the workforce for post-secondary trades and apprenticeships.

In his spare time, Fassbender is to overhaul the school district bargaining agency and achieve a 10-year peace with the teachers’ union.

Justice Minister Suzanne Anton has worked as a Crown prosecutor, so she’ll have some insight into the system that still grapples with Stanley Cup rioters from two summers ago.

Her orders are to get traffic tickets and other administrative penalties out of the courts, keep working on integrating police fiefdoms and generally treat the constipation that afflicts law enforcement today.

Oh, and get that new

Okanagan prison built, to relieve a system that has inmates living in tents. And examine whether to spin off the Liquor Distribution Branch into a Crown corporation, a possible prelude to selling it.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s first test was a grilling by the Vancouver media. Yup, this Kamloops hayseed has been to the Big Smoke a few times, ridden that fancy SkyTrain and taken the odd ferry, too.

Now he has to impose the ferry route reductions that have been worked on by two previous ministers, and push Metro Vancouver through a referendum on ways to fund its own transit. If more tolls or taxes are going to be implemented, now is the time.

Coralee Oakes has made a political leap from Quesnel city hall to the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. One of her key tasks is to invent a framework for a “rural dividend” from liquefied natural gas development in northwestern B.C.

Oakes has to figure out how to “better provide provincial support” to sport and cultural

organizations, but do it with no new money. All ministers have strict instructions to balance their lean budgets and take part in the latest “core review” to identify government functions that can be sold, delegated or shut down.

New Minister of International Trade Richmond’s Teresa Wat has to find a way to continue the growth of lumber and other exports to China, India and elsewhere on the Pacific Rim.

On top of that, the always-delicate softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. expires in three years. The last major eruption on that front was in 2009, when B.C. cut stumpage rates for remote coastal areas to give communities much-needed employment. The Americans were livid, just as they were with our beetle-kill harvesting efforts. And of course, the U.S.-directed environmental movement continues to target Canadian industries.

Third-term MLA John Rustad gets aboriginal relations, with specific instructions to deal with gas and perhaps oil pipelines through his Nechako Lakes constituency.

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The Canadian dollar is sinking. Gas prices have been going up for the past month. Banks are making noise about raising mortgage rates. The housing market is cooling. The weather seems changeable on the hour.

It must be summer.This coming Canada Day

holiday weekend is the traditional start of vacation season. Time to get away from it all.

And with the ever-increasing gloom and doom that seems to drain our optimism and energy at a quickening pace, it’s never been more imperative to tune out and step back. At least for a stretch.

Getting away from the workplace, turning down the busyness of our lives is an important change to routine. It reduces anxiety and stress, allows us a chance to recharge, maybe even refocus.

Holidays make for happier, more motivated employees.

But Canadian holiday entitlements lag behind those enjoyed by workers in many other countries. We get a minimum of 10 working days off depending on the province and tenure of employment. That’s supplemented by five-10 public statutory holidays, like Canada Day.

Australian workers get 20 working days off, plus 10 paid public holidays. Brazilians enjoy 22 working days off, plus a 33 percent premium on top of their regular pay. Workers in Denmark get 25 work days off plus an additional nine public holidays.

German workers get four weeks off plus nine-13 public holidays. In Finland, the minimum mandated holiday time is 30 days.

Even workers in developing countries like India are granted 12 work days a year for holiday.

But in the United States there’s absolutely no legal provision for mandated holiday time. Employees are completely at the mercy of their employer.

Canadians may not feel we get enough holiday, but at least we get something.

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COMMENT

I’m retired so I’ve done my share of commuting.

I was lucky, though, as I always worked within a short drive, walk or cycle distance from work. Last week a friend and I took our motorcycles to Buntzen Lake and on the way home we travelled west on Barnet Highway between Port Moody and Burnaby close to rush hour. I could not believe the single lane of cars backed up moving at a snail’s pace while only a handful of cars were in the HOV lane. How come the Idle Police weren’t there shaking their fingers at them?

I understand having HOV when there is at least three lanes, but where there are just two lanes it just doesn’t make any sense.

Rob ArseneaultBurnaby

CITY SALARIES SOARING, OUT OF LINE

Re: $100K club at city hall boosts ranks (NewsLeader, June 14)

Wow—did I do my math correctly?

144 City of Burnaby employees earn $14.4 million, an increase of 36 per cent since 2011?

Where do I sign up? The 24 employees mentioned

in the article, along with 49 members of the Burnaby Fire Department are not the issue with me, as they are valuable positions and members of the City of Burnaby.

However that leaves 71 others earning $100K-plus. The citizens of Burnaby need to see that list. My property taxes (all in) in 2012 were $4,518.46. I just paid 2013 which was $4,911.48—an increase of $393.02 or 8.7 per cent.

What happened to the 2.95 per cent the mayor told us about a while back?

Please get those municipal auditors in here ASAP, this has got to stop.

The city is enjoying a boom in condo development and this brings in a ton of property tax revenue. It seems the mayor and council are content to pay out big-time salaries as the taxes continue to flow in. And Mr. Mayor don’t give us the story

that you need to pay big bucks to retain good people. There are a lot of very qualified people out there that would jump at an opportunity to work for $60,000-$80,000 annually, along with all the benefits the City of Burnaby employees enjoy.

Curtis EvansBurnaby

NDP’S FAILURE UNSURPRISINGRe: What ails the NDP? Plenty (BC Views, NewsLeader, June 19)

With interest I read Tom Fletcher’s article.

Generally, the views expressed are reflective of the lack of understanding the NDP has for a creative economic vision for B.C. Social policy can only be supported by a strong economic policy.

It was curious that during the election the NDP’s slogan was “Change for the Better, One Practical Step at a Time.”

For a party which viewed so many things wrong with the Liberal track record to suggest it would be fixed by taking one practical step at a time smacks of a bureaucratic approach to governing. It seems the NDP would not tackle the myriad of issues they thought were needed anytime soon.

Spending much of its time on policy rather than vision and opportunities, it is no wonder the electorate was not attracted to the NDP.

John VegtNew Westminster

ABOVE AND BEYONDEdmonds Appliance deserves

recognition and thanks for helping me out of a jam recently.

Our fridge “quit” on us the day before we were to leave for holidays and I was in a bit of a panic. I called Edmonds Appliance and explained the situation.

Even though the truck had already left with the current day’s deliveries, the men agreed to deliver a new fridge that day once I had bought it.

By 10:15 a.m. I had purchased the fridge and at 2 p.m. they pulled up to the house, took out the old fridge, installed the new one, switched the doors from right to left and were gone by 2:30 p.m. We were

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HISTORY ABOUT TO REPEAT?

With the recent headlines of shipping coal and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)—both damaging fossil fuels—to China, I was interested in two news articles this past weekend indicating the Chinese government is ordering heavy polluting industries to cut emissions by a minimum of 30 per cent in four years or face financial penalties.

That’s hopeful news for our environment and mankind’s future.

So if China is planning to cut its emissions, why are the B.C. government and Port Metro Vancouver staking their financial future on selling more fossil fuels to them? I was then reminded of the early ’80s when then-Premier Bill Bennett moved mountains, quite literally, to create the new town of Tumbler Ridge and rail infrastructure to the northeast corner of the province and also quadrupled the size of the coal pile in Tsawwassen.

Our political leaders at the time unwisely gave the Japanese, who said they would buy our Tumbler Ridge coal, a ‘change your mind card’ which they played and left the taxpayers of B.C. a huge bill to pay for a white elephant.

I do hope history is not repeating itself with our current leaders.

Gavin WishartNew Westminster

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Harrison Lee had just been practicing the yo-yo for four months when he entered his first competition, the Western Canadian Regionals. He finished second. He was 11 years old.

Two years later, the Burnaby boy is ranked fourth in Canada, he’s sponsored by a yo-yo manufacturer and he has his own line of specially coloured yo-yos.

Lee’s slender fingers dance through the neon-coloured string, weaving it in intricate patters as the grey and blue-splattered yo-yo spins perpetually at its end. He’s putting in two to three hours a day designing and perfecting new tricks that will bedazzle the four judges during his two-minute session at Saturday’s third Western Canadian

Regionals, to be held at the National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre.

“Whenever I’m not eating or sleeping, I’m yo-yoing,” says Lee, who owns 40 yo-yos, many of them prizes from competitions he’s won since taking up the hobby.

Lee says he took a shine to yo-yoing from the moment a school friend introduced him to it. He loves the creative aspect of creating his own unique tricks and, after getting his first taste of competition, he relishes the challenge of honing the speed and accuracy of those tricks.

“You have to have a drive to practice something,” says Jeremy Meugens, one of the organizers of Saturday’s competition and Lee’s yo-yo mentor. “You have to have stage presence and personality. But it’s a fine balance; every bit of showmanship you put in takes away a bit from the tricks you can do.”

Lee’s still working on finding that balance. His success at a competition in Seattle last year got him on the local TV news and caught the attention of two manufacturers that made pitches to sponsor him.

Lee took it in stride, “I said I’d think about it.”

A trip to the world championships in Orlando, Florida last August was an eye-opening experience as players even younger than him placed higher than his 36th position.

“I learned a lot,” says Lee, who now competes in the open division against players who can be as old at 40 or 50.

For Saturday’s regional competition, Lee promises he’s got something “up my sleeve.” Or maybe through, over and under it, as he whips the spinning yo-yo around his back and over his shoulder.

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MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERHarrison Lee, 13, shows off one of the yo-yo tricks that have made him the fourth-ranked yo-yo player in Canada. He’ll be competing at the Western Canada Regionals at the Nikkei Centre on Saturday.

Yo-yo contest spins into Nikkei Saturday

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Members of the local arts community came away with a less-than-enthusiastic response from Burnaby city council for a new Burnaby Art Gallery facility.

As reported in the NewsLeader, the advocacy committee for the Burnaby Arts Council had appeared a few weeks earlier at the public hearing for the proposed new highrise development at Willingdon Avenue and Beresford Street. They’d suggested the developer’s estimated $6.9-million amenity contribution in recognition of bonus density could go towards a new gallery.

The group says the current space at the heritage mansion Ceperley House in Deer Lake

Park is not adequate for hosting top-notch exhibitions, noting a new gallery space has been pitched repeatedly since the 1970s to no avail.

At the time, council asked the group to return to speak at a council meeting, which is the proper forum for such an issue. And they did.

“Burnaby, with the third-largest art collection in B.C. deserves the best,” the group’s Irene McCutcheon told council at a recent meeting.

Coun. Sav Dhaliwal, chair of the parks, recreation and culture commission, pointed out 20 per cent of the department’s budget is already spent on cultural programming and initiatives.

“This has been thoroughly looked at and assessed by the commission over the years,” Dhaliwal said.

Coun. Pietro Calendino said

his native Italy has world-class art gallery facilities in cities such as Florence, Rome and Pisa.

However, “those places are heavily subsidized by the

state, without the state intervention they would not be able to open their doors,” he said. “At the same time there is a state subsidy, the entrance fees are fairly high. You cant get anywhere for less than $15 to $25 a ticket.”

Calling it a “very expensive proposition,” Calendino stressed the cost is not just in building a facility but in operating it and bringing in new exhibitions.

And he isn’t sure it’s something for which Burnaby citizens would be willing to pay higher property taxes every year.

Calendino added, “I wouldn’t.”


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On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called upon all Her Majesty’s loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on July 1.

The July 1 holiday was established by statute in 1879, under the name Dominion Day.

There is no record of organized ceremonies after this first anniversary, except for the 50th anniversary of Confederation in 1917.

The next celebration was in 1927 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation.

It was highlighted by the laying of the cornerstone by the Governor General of the Confederation Building and the inauguration of the Carillon in the Peace Tower.

Since 1958, the government has arranged for an annual observance of Canada’s national day.

By 1968, there was multicultural and professional concerts held on Parliament Hill including a nationally televised show.

Up until 1975, the focus of the celebrations was in the National Capital Region during the whole month of July and involved numerous cultural, artistic and sport activities.

In 1980 the federal government moved to sponsor celebrations all across Canada.

On Oct. 27, 1982, July 1 which was known as “Dominion Day” became “Canada Day”.

How ‘O Canada’ came to be

“O Canada” was proclaimed Canada’s national anthem on July 1, 1980, 100 years after it was first sung on June 24, 1880. The music was composed by Calixa Lavallée, a well-known composer; French lyrics to accompany the music were written by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier.

By the time the World War broke out in 1914, “O Canada” was the best known patriotic song in Canada, edging out “The Maple leaf Forever” and others less well-known today.

In 1927, an official version of “O Canada” was authorized for singing in Canadian schools and for use at public functions.

In 1942, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, was asked if he did not think this an appropriate time for proclaiming a national anthem. He replied that “There are times and seasons for all things and this time of war when there are other more important questions with which parliament has to deal, we might well continue to follow what has become the custom in Canada in recent years of regarding “God Save The King” and “O Canada” each as national anthems and entitled to similar recognition.”

In 1980, Secretary of State Francis Fox presented a bill, similar to previously presented bills on “O Canada”, fulfilling a promise made earlier in the House that “O Canada” be proclaimed as Canada’s national anthem as soon as possible in the centenary of the first rendition. The bill was unanimously accepted June 27; Royal assent was given the same day.

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It’s rare that the full four verses of O Canada are ever sung, and it’s unlikely that many people know all the words, but here they are for those patriotic folks out there:

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NewsLeader fiLeBurnaby Village Museum is a great place to show your national pride as they celebrate Burnaby’s official Canada Event on Monday, July 1. Other events are being held at the new Edmonds Community Centre and at Lougheed Town Centre. In New Westminster, there will be fireworks over the Fraser River in the evening.

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In the race against time to save the life of a heart attack victim, Dr. Gerald Simkus’ medical team at Royal Columbian Hospital is

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physicians, nurses, a cardiologist, cardiology and lab technicians, cath lab nurses and technologists, and sometimes a perfusionist—has a specific role to help give the incoming patient their best chance to make it to the checkered flag.

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“Without rapid treatment the risk for death as a result of the heart attack increases,” says Dr. Simkus, the program medical director of cardiac sciences for Fraser Health.

LIFENET uses cellular technology to allow paramedics to alert doctors at RCH that they are incoming with a heart attack patient and transmit important electrocardiogram data directly to the assembling acute cardiac intervention team so they know what sort of heart attack to expect. Alarms alert the cardiologist who mobilizes the cardiac catheterization team that can prepare one of the hospital’s two catheterization suites.

The detailed advance notice allows the ambulance crew to whisk the patient directly to the catheterization suite for specialized care, saving valuable time.

Bypassing local emergency rooms can save 30 minutes to an hour from the time paramedics first attended the call to the beginning of treatment in the catheterization suite.

“This process allows us to make an accurate diagnosis immediately and redirect the patients to where they need to go immediately,” says Dr. Simkus.

One person grateful for that time savings is Yvonne Greer, who is happy to still be able to attend her twice-weekly exercise classes, driving herself there in her own car.

The Burnaby senior was on her weekly visit to the Highgate Save-On-Foods when she was felled by a heart attack two years ago. A staff member at the grocery store administered CPR until paramedics

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“The doctor said not many people come through that, but I suppose I was one of the lucky ones,” says Greer, 84, who had three blocked arteries corrected with stents.

Her rapid care allowed her to leave hospital after two weeks and resume most of her regular activities after a month.

Since LIFENET was implemented in 2009, Dr. Simkus says 491 heart attack patients have been redirected for immediate care at RCH rather than going first to a local emergency room in Surrey, Burnaby or Port Moody before being sent on to the cardiac unit in New Westminster.

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In recent weeks, McElhill’s teenaged son spotted a bear behind Stoney Creek elementary and was aware there were bears in the area after Mountain students were warned about it in an announcement.

The food scraps program was implemented in 2010 at single-family and duplex homes city-wide and then expanded to multi-family complexes served by city garbage collection crews. Diverting all organic material for composting is one way Burnaby hopes to meet upcoming restrictions on how much garbage can be sent to local landfills.

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In the 17 years she’s been living in the neighbourhood, she’s seen one bear on Gaglardi Way and that was several years ago. “But this year it’s the most I’ve ever heard of bears around here.”

As an animal lover, “I think they’ve got just as much right to be here as we do … If they have to get destroyed because of [being attracted to garbage] I’d be very unhappy about it.”

Whether food scraps are mixed into garbage as in the past or

separated out into their own toters doesn’t make much of a difference to a bear, said Dipak Dattani, Burnaby’s assistant director of engineering in charge of environmental protection.

Either way, residents are required to keep their bins in a secured underground parkade or, if one isn’t available, in an otherwise secured shed or area, Dattani said. The city is encouraging residents to not put out garbage toters the night before but to do so just before pickup during bear season, and returning them to the secured area as soon as possible after collection.

Dattani said city staff will look into how the toters are being stored at the complex in question.

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Louise McElhill sent this photo of green bins at an apartment complex near her home which she believes could be attracting bears to the area.

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Six-figure scholarships to elite American universities are hard to come by, especially for Canadian boys, so for Burnaby Central to have three such graduates is almost as rare as ice hockey in South America.

Amar Dhesi will be taking his wrestling skills to Oregon State University in the fall while soccer players Quinton Duncan and Brody Huitema, both products of the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program at Burnaby Central, will be attending Tulsa and Duke universities respectively.

Dhesi was destined for success on the mat. He’s a third-generation wrestler. His grandfather was a grappler back in India while his father opened up one of the first Indo-Canadian clubs in 1976.

“The day I was born he was at a tournament,” says Dhesi.

Little boys love play wrestling with their dads, brothers and cousins. Almost from the day he could stand, Dhesi

was wrestling. By the time he was six he’d be out in the family garage practising with his cousins.

“We had a choice, but at the same time we didn’t,” says Dhesi wryly.

Whenever he’d have a bad practice and get beaten up by another boy he’d give it up for a couple of weeks. But the mat kept calling. “You can’t stay away from it.”

When he was ready to go into high school he chose to travel from his Surrey home so he could work with Burnaby Central wrestling legend Gianni Buono. After he won the provincial high school championship when he was in Grade 9 what was in his DNA was in his blood and heart forever.

“It was probably the best moment I had in my wrestling career,” says Dhesi.

As the referee raised his hand to signify he was the victor, confidence flowed through his veins. There was no consideration of quitting after that. Later that year when he went on to win a Canadian title beating a kid who had won the previous three years that feeling was consolidated further.

In April, after he’d basically made his decision to go to Oregon State, which finished eighth at the 2013

NCAA national tournament, he went to an international junior wrestling event in Las Vegas.

Central stars snag scholarships down south

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERWrestler Amar Dhesi and soccer player Quinton Duncan are Burnaby Central students who earned U.S. athletic scholarships. Dhesi will be attending Oregon State while Duncan will be going to Tulsa University.

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There, in front of university coaches from across the country, he defeated Adam Coon the top recruit for every weight class in the country who has committed to Michigan State.

Since university coaches couldn’t talk to him directly, Buono’s phone was ringing off the hook. Dhesi, however, was adamant about sticking with OSU because they’d been the first one to nurture a relationship with him. Besides, it was closer to home.

Since signing on down south, the hardest thing for Dhesi hasn’t been on the wrestling mat, it’s been in the classroom. He had been planning to take a lighter course load and finish off his Grade 12 at a slower pace, so it was a mad scramble to adjust his courses so he could take a full load and study to make sure he got good enough marks so he could attend OSU in September.

“I’m excited. I want the school year finished,” says Dhesi.

Summer can’t end soon enough for Duncan, who will get a $250,000 scholarship for tuition, room and board to become a

Tulsa Golden Hurricane, either.Like Dhesi, Duncan’s DNA

destiny in the sporting world is deep.

His father’s family moved to Canada from Jamaica when Duncan’s dad was nine years old. He felt he had the potential to develop into a pro player, but coming from a struggling immigrant family it didn’t materialize that way.

“He feels if his parents gave him more support he would have done better and pursued with more seriousness,” says Duncan.

When he was growing up in London, Ont., he started kicking the ball around while watching his older brother play. When he finally got to play on a team, he’d always be the one scoring goals. He realized he had a special talent when the coach was talking to the team during practice one day and wanted them to play better defensively.

“Quinton is really good, but he can’t beat all of you,” the coach said.

That didn’t stop him from trying.

“I was taking on two or three of the best kids on the other team. That’s kind of when I knew. I was always looking for a challenge, always looking for someone better than me,” says Duncan. “I didn’t feel like anybody was better than me.”

When he got that feeling, that was when he moved on, although that wasn’t always easy. Since he wasn’t from Metro Toronto when he went to Ontario provincial tryout camps he felt he had something to prove even more than the rest of the boys.

“I never had a bunch of people behind me saying, ‘he’s good,’ ” recalls Duncan.

Toronto’s Major League Soccer club never dialed his number, but when the Vancouver Whitecaps saw him a few years ago at a camp in California they offered

him a spot in their residency program. He could go to school three periods a day and train five days a week, just like the big youth programs in Europe. He decided to go for it.

“My parents have always pushed to me never get

comfortable in a situation and to keep growing,” says Duncan. “My father is my biggest fan. When people don’t stand up for me he does. He fights for what he thinks I deserve.”

And what he deserved was playing at the elite level the Whitecaps

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the tender age of 16 to live with an Italian-Canadian family in North Burnaby and live, eat and breathe soccer he had mixed emotions.

“I was excited and anxious at the same time. My real life is starting and I’m going to have to seize the opportunity. I’m going to have to seize the big ones that are going to get set the fortunes of my life,” says Duncan, who patrols the back line as either a right back or centre back these

days.A friend of his had also been

accepted but couldn’t adapt to being away from home so he went back to London. Duncan, whose megawatt smile that’s as wide and white as his Whitecaps jersey has lit up Central’s hallways for the last two years, reveled in it.

“The program is just amazing,” says Duncan who believes coming west was a good decision. “It’s brought me this opportunity. I’ve matured as a player and I’m off to the next chapter.”

That chapter will be written in Oklahoma as he plays at the highest level a young man his age can basically get, NCAA Division I. Tulsa first saw him play in a showcase tournament in Florida in December 2011. He visited the campus a year later, and had his first official visit this past March.

He also talked to some elite schools like Georgetown, Northwestern, UCLA and Omaha. He opted, however, for Tulsa because of the strength of its program—ranked No. 14 at the end of last season—and small class sizes where he will study energy management.

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Quinton Duncan, Burnaby Central soccer I was taking on two or three of the best kids on the other team. That’s when I knew. I was always looking for a challenge, always looking for someone better than me. I didn’t feel like anybody was better than me.

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Scott Jones scored two goals in both games and also added five assists. Jason Jones had a hat trick Friday and added another goal Saturday.

Dane Stevens collected a goal and six assists in the two games.

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Univ/College Students $14.50 base/apt, FT,PT SummerOpenings, customer sales/svc, age 17+, conditions apply, no experience needed, training given. Work in local area.

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125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE


130 HELP WANTED

THE LEMARE GROUP is accept-ing resumes for the following posi-tions:• Log Loader Operator• Grapple Yarder Operator• Boom Boat Operator• Chasers• Hooktenders• 2nd Loaders - Buckermen• Heavy Duty MechanicsFulltime camp with union rates/benefi ts. Please send re-sumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to offi [email protected]

139 MEDICAL/DENTAL

Certifi edDental Assistant

Required Part-Time Tuesday and Thursday for busy a Port Coquit-lam Dental practice. General Dentistry and Orthodontics. Must have Orthodontic module and minimum 5 years experience.Please send resume & cover letter [email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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188 LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, educa-tion, professional, certifi cation, adoption property rental opportu-nities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

125 FOSTER/SOCIAL CARE

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PERSONAL SERVICES

188 LEGAL SERVICES

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since 1989. Confi dential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating

assures EMPLOYMENT &TRAVEL FREEDOM.

Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET1-8-NOW-PARDON(1-866-972-7366)

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

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

* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists

34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

257 DRYWALL

JMYK CONTRACTING LTD.Specializing in steel stud framing, drywall, taping, texture, t-bar, fi re-rating, painting + general reno’s. WCB, Insured. Jay 604-722-6197

260 ELECTRICAL

#1113 LOW COST ELECTRIC Panel Upgrade • Reno’s -Com/Res.

Heating • Trouble ShootingLicensed & Bonded. 604-522-3435

C & C Electrical Mechanical• ELECTRICAL

• FULL PLUMBING SERVICES• HVAC GAS FITTING

*Licensed *Insured24hr. Emergency Service

604-475-7077

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

DEMOLITIONEXCAVATING - DRAIN TILEOld Garage, Carport, House, Pool, Repair Main Waterline, Break Concrete & Removal

•Licensed •Insured •WCB604-716-8528

151 PROFESSIONALS/MANAGEMENT


283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

MOON CONSTRUCTIONBUILDING SERVICES• Additions • Renovations

• New ConstructionSpecializing in • Concrete

• Forming • Framing • SidingAll your carpentry needs

& handyman requirements.

604-218-3064

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

COMPLETE HOME EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS

Guaranteed Work Free estimates. Paul 778-317-0098 Brar 671-3279

320 MOVING & STORAGE

AFFORDABLE MOVINGwww.affordablemovers.bc.com

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

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

604-537-4140ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person*Reliable Careful Movers. *RubbishRemoval. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

ABBA MOVERS & DEL Res/comm 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25yrs Exp. 24hrs/7days 604-506-7576

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

151 PROFESSIONALS/MANAGEMENT

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

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EXPERIENCED MOVERS W/ AFFORDABLE RATESStarting $40/hr.

LICENSED & INSURED✶ Local & Long Distance ✶

✶ Seniors Discount ✶

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Stan’s PaintingExterior / Interior

Good Quality Paint. Member of BBB & WCB

References & guaranteed work Discount for

Seniors - 10%

604-773-7811 or 604-432-1857

A1 PAINTING Interior & Exterior painting & Pressure Washing. All kinds of renovations. Excellent prices. Call Inderjit (604)721-0372

A-1 PAINTING CO. 604.723.8434 Top Quality Painting. Floors & Finishing. Insured, WCB, Written Guarantee. Free Est. 20 Years Exp.

A-1 EXTERIOR/ INTERIOR. Quality job, senior rates, free est, residen-tial, commercial. Refs. 15 yrs exp. No job too small.Call 604-476-0766

“ ABOVE THE REST “Interior & Exterior Unbeatable

Prices & Professional Crew.• Free Est. • Written Guarantee

• No Hassle • Quick Work • Insured • WCB

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604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,

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

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services.

332 PAVING/SEAL COATING

ASPHALT PAVINGCommercial & Residential• Parking Lots • Driveways

• Garage Apron • Speed Bumps • Potholes • Patchwork • Tennis Courts • Repair & Resurface

Over 10yrs of exp. Free Estimates

Insured ★ Great Rates ★ WCBwww.jaconbrospaving.com

604-618-2949


338 PLUMBING

BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fi tter. Aman: 778-895-2005

CRESCENT Plumbing & HeatingLicensed Residential 24hr. Service• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers

• Plugged Drains 778-862-0560

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES• Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical

*Licensed *Insured24hr. Emergency Service

C & C Electrical Mechanical604-475-7077

100% Heating& Plumbing 24/7Certifi ed, Insured & BondedRELIABLE & AFFORDABLE

JourneymanCall 604-345-0899

341 PRESSURE WASHING

POWER WASHINGGUTTER CLEANING

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call Ian 604-724-6373

IMPACT PRESSURE WASHING - Gutter, Windows, Full Houses. Excellent Rates. (604)780-4604

Always! Power Washing, Window & Gutter cleaning, all your exterior cleaning needs. 604-230-0627

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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EXCEL ROOFING LTD. All kinds of roofi ng work. Reroof, New, Repairs. Free est. (778)878-2617

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

Free est. Reasonable rates.(604)961-7505, 278-0375

10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofi ng & Siding. WCB. Re-roofi ng, New Roof Gutters. 604-812-9721

Save-On Roofi ng - Specializing in New Roofs, Re-Roofs & Repairs. 778-892-1266


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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

FLEETWOOD WASTEBin Rentals 10-30 Yards.Call Ken at 604-294-1393

DISPOSAL BINSBy Recycle-it

6 - 50 Yard BinsStarting from $199.00

Delivery & Pick-Up IncludedResidential & Commercial Service• Green Waste • Construction Debris• Renovations • House Clean Outs

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Bulldog Disposal Co.Home & Yard Clean UpsResidential / CommercialNo Job Too Small

Free Estimates ~ 7 Days/Wk

Call Tony 604-834-2597www.bulldogdisposal.ca

bradsjunkremoval.comHauling Anything.. But Dead Bodies!!20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE

We Load or You Load !604.220.JUNK(5865)

Serving MetroVancouver Since 1988

RECYCLE-IT!JUNK REMOVAL

• Estate Services • Electronics• Appliances • Old Furniture• Construction • Yard Waste• Concrete • Drywall • Junk

• Rubbish • Mattresses • More

Recycled Earth FriendlyHOT TUBS ARENO PROBLEM!

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372 SUNDECKS

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

374 TREE SERVICES

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




374 TREE SERVICES

TREE & STUMPremoval done RIGHT!

• Tree Trimming• Fully Insured • Best Rates604-787-5915/604-291-7778 www.treeworksonline.ca

[email protected]

PETS

477 PETS

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

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are

spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

ENGLISH BULLDOG P/B pups. CKC reg’d. 3 Beautiful healthy 9/wk old females. 1st Shots, 2 Year Health Guarantee. Micro-chipped. $2800. Call 604-302-941 (Mission).

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

SHEPHERD HUSKY X, 3 mo old. Sweet personality & good with other dogs. $500 obo. 604-463-8924

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES

STRAWBERRIESGreenvale Farms

Take 264 St exit off Hwy #1 & follow signs (6030 248 Street)

You Pick or We Pick!OPEN Mon - Sat. 8am-7pm Sun & Holidays 8am-6pm

604-856-3626 / 604-855-9351www.greenvalefarms.ca

560 MISC. FOR SALE

AT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Cana-da/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; www.bigirondrilling.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy a Harris Bed Bug Kit, Complete Room Treatment Solution. Odor-less, Non-Staining. Available online homedepot.com (NOT IN STORES)

STEEL BUILDING - DIY SUMMER SALE! - BONUS DAYS EXTRA 5% OFF. 20X22 $3,998. 25X24 $4,620. 30X34 $6,656. 32X42 $8,488. 40X54 $13,385. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

COZY COTTAGE on 2.14 acres a stone’s throw from the ocean. This 800sqft, 2 bed-room home was completely renovated in 2007 with new electric, plumbing, bathroom, kitchen, roof, etc. It is close to schools, a corner store, and neighbourhood pub and is only 5 kms to downtown Courte-nay. The property is zoned for 2 dwellings so you could live in the cottage while building your dream home and after rent out the cottage for extra revenue. Gardener’s paradise with sev-eral heritage fruit trees, ber-ries, grape vines and beautiful roses. The Royston area re-ceived a grant this year to put in sewer. (778)428-1159.

REAL ESTATE

626 HOUSES FOR SALE

CLOVERDALE

3 bedroom, well kept rancher w/living room plus a roomy rec-reation room that opens onto a large fenced yard with lush hedge and workshop shed. Renovated and updated bathroom and kitch-en. Plenty of space for the RV and electrical in second driveway beside the house. One blk to all downtown Cloverdale amenities. Tall hedging for privacy. 2 blks to Zion school daycare and the park. $429,000. Please contact:

Matt Cameron at 604-694-7628

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments

Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-626-9647

OKANAGAN

PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTSFROM $140,000

Also; Spectacular 3 Acre Parcelat $390,000 1-250-558-7888

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639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing? We Take Over Payments! No Fees!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

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REAL ESTATE

669 NEW WESTMINSTER

WHY RENT!...#301-14-11th St. $229,000. 1bdr+1bath ,720sq ft private. Pay only $945/mo. with $11,00 down. Call David Evans 604-328-8250 Re/Max

684 SURREY

12859-107th Ave Surrey. $659K 14yrs/old 8 bdrms with Mtn view.

7 baths, 2 suites, lots of pkng.Near Skytrain & Pattullo Bridge.Call Dave Brar 604-781-4546

OMAX REALTY LTD

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

2 bdrm bright apt.

Large 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op.

$810/mo. No subsidy.Close to transit, schools,

and shopping.

Sandy 604 945 5864 [email protected]

BURNABY

GABLE GARDENSMOVE IN INCENTIVE

• Nice, clean and quiet 1 bdrm, $860.00. 2 bedroom for $960.00 • Walk to Highgate • Close to transit & schools • Upgraded suite • Cat okay • On site manager

Please call 604-521-3448 for viewing.

CLEAN SPACIOUS SUITES1 & 2 Bdrm SuitesCentrally Located,

1/2 blk-Metrotown MallFull time caretaker.

MOVE IN TODAY!!!CALL ANYTIME TO VIEW

778-323-0237

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

NEW WESTMINSTER

RIVIERA MANOR409 Ash St. New Westminster

1 Bed. 2nd fl oor and 2 Bed. Pent-house available. Heat, hot water and T.V. cable included.

WINDSOR HOUSE1 Bed. New carpet and parking included.

Call Manager @ Phone: 604-526-0147

WALKER MANOR6985 Walker Ave

Bright large 1br for rent fully reno, available immediately very clean quite building.

Please Call 604-358-9575

RENTALS

749 STORAGE

NEW WEST 621 Colburne St. GARAGE for rent, 8 ft x 16 ft. Avail now. $150/mo. Call 604-454-4540

750 SUITES, LOWER

BURNABY 2 bdrm g/l newly reno ste, nr skytrain, Metrotown, BCIT, bus. Ns/np. $995mo 604-438-0786.

751 SUITES, UPPER

PORT Coquitlam. SxS upper 3 bd, 2 bth, appl, s/deck, view, nr amens, recent renos. $1250. 604-941-4166

752 TOWNHOUSES

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

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TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2004 VW Jetta, s. wagon, auto, 100,000K, silver, fully loaded, leath-er. $6400 Firm. (604)538-9257.

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TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673The Scrapper

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912 BOATS2 Older High Quality, low price boats with engines,negotiable price Call for Details 604.745.2476

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Why Beltone?The most trustedname in hearing aidsfor over 70 years

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Beltone has been a leader in the � eld of hearing care since it was founded in 1940. We are committed to advancing technology and improving the hearing health care experience through quality customer service.

Beltone on Hastings is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art testing equipment to ensure accuracy of all our testing procedures and we are proud to provide a comfortable, professional of� ce environment for our patients. Our team of Hearing Instrument Specialists are regularly trained in new technology and service techniques so that you or your loved one are always taken care of.

We are providers for: WorkSafeBC, Veteran’s Affairs, First Nations & Inuit Health, Paci� c Blue Cross, Ministry of Social Development.

ON HASTINGS

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We have the lowest price, guaranteed... on digital aids.premium

Is Your Child Safe when Grandpa Can't Hear?

Finally! Your long-awaited romantic weekend getaway with your spouse is near. Reservations confirmed? Check. Dancing shoes packed? Check. Babysitter lined up? Check.

Grandma and Grandpa, who better?

Better recheck that babysitter before you head out the door. Before you hire a stranger, you are going to investigate them pretty carefully, aren't you? But your folks usually get a pass, even if they don't hear so well. After all, they love your kids and whose hearing isn't going downhill?

The current statistics from the Better Hearing Institute are that one in six baby boomers have hearing loss and 3 in 10 of people over 65 have hearing loss; seniors in their 80's have greater than a 50% incidence of hearing loss. However, keep in mind that these statistics don't tell the whole story. Almost everyone knows at least one person who has a hearing loss that is affecting communications but resolutely refuses to acknowledge or do anything about it.

If your child's babysitter is one of the 24 million people who need hearing aids and don't have them, there could be serious problems. Effective caregivers need to be environmentally vigilant to assure the safety of your child; the ability to hear is a key component in assuring the safety of your child. The risks of not hearing a smoke or carbon monoxide detector, an intruder, or a child crying in the backyard could be fatal or result in an injury. Spending too much time speech reading while driving can cause a crash, as can failing to hear a siren. Older children have been known to take advantage of an adult's hearing loss to get “permission” to do something the adult wouldn't agree to if they understood what the child said.

Before heading out for that weekend, consider this:

General Child CareA 66-year-old man was aggravated that his wife dragged him in to a hearing evaluation, and decided that he did not need the amplification the audiologist recommended. (His wife just didn't talk right.) 18 months later he was back. While watching his three-year-old grandson, the child had opened the screen door of the living room while his grandfather was there and wandered down the street. A neighbour found and returned him, and the family forced him to get his hearing checked and get amplification if he was ever again to sit with his beloved grandson. After reluctantly getting his hearing aids, he returned two days later, laughing and shaking his head. “What a fool I have been. This is not bad at all.”

If you or a loved one has difficulty hearing, please call Beltone for a complimentary hearing evaluation. Our practitioners have many years of experience helping people hear better. We can even arrange to do the evaluation and the hearing aid fitting in the comfort and convenience of your home.

In-Home appointments available!

3776 Hastings Street, Burnaby, BC(1 block east of Boundary Road on south side of Hastings)

You can arrange to have your hearing tested& your hearing aids demonstrated & dispensedin the comfort and convenience of your home.

on HastingsA division of GG Hearing Alternative Inc.

Call 604-569-1162 for an appointment.

Savings off MSRP. Cannot be combined with other offers.Not valid on previous purchases. Expires June 15, 2013

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