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“There will be a prompt for teachers, if they will, to join in on the sentiment of the day,” he added. The BCTF’s job action strategy discourages teachers from participating in non-essential duties like the organization of assemblies. “We started having a look at all of these events at the start of the school year and we realized there were going to be some challenges,” Jones said. “We started hearing what the teachers would and wouldn’t do and, as this process unfolds, this is just how we have to operate.” Handsworth is the only North Vancouver school known to The Outlook to be altering its Remembrance Day plans due to the teachers’ strike. All other North and West Vancouver schools are going ahead with their assemblies as usual on Thursday, the day before the Remembrance Day holiday. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne
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money which is collected before Remembrance Day to benefit war veterans through the Royal Canadian Legion. Cpl. Richard De Jong, spokesperson for the North Vancouver RCMP, said the Mounties are taking the thefts of the white donation buckets very seriously and investigators are going over video evidence to identify suspects. “It’s very disrespectful and insulting to our war veterans,” De Jong said in a
release Tuesday. “These funds are destined for the benefit of the veterans, who have given their all for the privileges we have in Canada. Numerous veterans depend on these donations to help them in time of need.” North Van Mounties encourage all businesses and patrons to keep an eye on the ‘poppy pots’ and report any suspicious person or activity around them to the police at 604-985-1311. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne
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n 18-year-old North Vancouver man is in custody after allegedly breaking into a car and locking himself in the trunk. At approximately 3:30 a.m. Monday, the North Vancouver RCMP were alerted to a possible theft from a vehicle in the 300 block of West 5th Street. When officers arrived, the complainant advised police that a man had broken into a vehicle and may still be inside. Officers approached the car and found a side window smashed but no suspect in sight. The Mounties used a police dog to try to track the suspect but were somehow unable to pick
up the trail of the suspect who remained at the scene, according to North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong. The vehicle’s owner arrived shortly thereafter and opened up the trunk at the request of an officer. To the surprise of police and the owner, an 18-year-old man was found hiding in the trunk and was quickly arrested. The unidentified man will appear in North Vancouver Provincial Court on charges of mischief and possession of break and enter instruments, De Jong said. “It’s seldom that a suspect remains that close to the scene of the crime”, said De Jong. “I don’t think he expected to get locked in the trunk nor be greeted by police when it did open.”
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Councillor City of North Vancouver It has been my privilege to represent you on City Council for the last three years. Let me continue to be your independent voice, with these priorities: Fiscal Prudence: We must keep operating costs and taxes low. Financial reserves should be used prudently to improve public facilities and benefit everyone, not just special interest groups.
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Engagement: Councillors must actively engage the community. Last term, my Citizen’s Engagement Task Force contributed great ideas to improve the election process and City outreach.
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Public Spaces: Quality of life depends on public facilities, and many of ours are old and failing. Compare Harry Jerome to the West Van Aquatic Centre and ask why your Council will not prudently reinvest in you? I pledge to do my best to get the City to build facilities that you deserve and it can afford.
My commitment to you: If re-elected on November 19th, I will continue to work with my fellow councillors to provide the best services and facilities for District of North Vancouver residents and businesses. I will advocate for improvements in the following areas: • • • • • •
Controlling Taxes Through Cost Containment Police Accountability Detox and Rehab Community Based Planning Municipal Customer Service Amalgamation of the three North Vancouver communities
Density: Density can bring value to the whole community, but it should never reduce the quality of our neighbourhoods. We need good public processes where everyone is heard.
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If you build it they will come... back Ecological restoration instructor Ken Ashley has plans to restore the MacKay Creek estuary, a once-thriving ecosystem
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t low tide the MacKay Creek estuary is not much more than a ditch, but if a planned local restoration project receives enough funding it will once again become a thriving piece of the North Vancouver aquatic landscape. 1020 Marine Drive, West Vancouver Ken Ashley, senior scientist at Northwest Hydraulic Consultants www.spca.bc.ca/westvancouver Mon-Sat 10-5; Closed Stat Holidays and ecological restoration instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, told The Outlook he has applied for 604 922 4622 money from the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation to restore the estuary locatThe Best Service • The Best Products ed just west of Harbourside. Estuaries are semi-enclosed bodies of water where salt and fresh water mix. He is asking for $425,000 — We offer: W the City of North Vancouver • Complete C data recovery service has already chipped in $15,000 hardware repairs • Quick Q — for what he calls “the full deal and delivery • Virus removal • Pickup P treatment.” If granted the entire installations • Consulting services • Network N sum, Ashley says he’ll be able to plant eel grass and sedges, return wood to the area, fill in the trench and rebuild a nearby stream. Osprey nests and bat houses would also be added. For about $70,000 — the “light treatment,” he says — Ashley would be able to do all of the Quality above, minus the trench and Service stream work. Quality Products, Quality Service Since 1984 “Estuaries are so unique, 1259 Marine Drive, North Vancouver 604.986.7680 so productive,” says Ashley, a
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NV doctor offers mid-life advice Mid-life crisis? Relax, it’s normal.
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Cast your vote This time there’s no excuse not to vote. In 2008, paltry voter turnout in the city and district of North Vancouver was blamed largely on the lack of mayoral races. And without a heated race for the mayor’s chair or at least one divisive, hot-button issue, many would-be voters turned apathetic — at least that’s what many political pundits have opined. The numbers support that theory. In the city and district, voter turnout was 17 and 16 per cent, respectively in 2008. In West Van, where incumbent Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones had a challenger, 32 per cent of eligible voters turned out. So this time around, with races for mayor in North Van and interesting names on the ballot for council and school board, there should be a much higher turnout, right? Well, the city and district aren’t taking any chances. Poor voter numbers in 2008 prompted the creation of the CNV’s Civic Engagement Task Force. The group concluded that in addition to the aforementioned reasons for low turnout, there were some others, like lack of understanding about local issues and not knowing what the candidates stood for, among other things. The task force also noted that the trend of lower voter turnout wasn’t just a CNV phenomenon. In fact, it’s a problem facing other jurisdictions, especially at the municipal level, as documented in a book by U.S. author Robert Putnam in Bowling Alone, the report notes. But the task force didn’t just throw in the towel. Instead, it offered up a series of solutions to encourage more ballot-casting, from setting up pre-election info kiosks to publishing election info in the North Van rec guide and posting more candidate info on the city’s website. And this election, CNV has adopted every single one of the task force’s recommendations. You can even check out the CNV’s Facebook account for election info. The district is also attempting to engage more voters. Along with its standard means of getting the vote out — brochures, banners, newspaper ads, etc, — it will also be using social media for the first time to help get people to voting stations. In West Van they are also trying new ways to get voters out, from postcards to a ‘Save the Date’ campaign. Of course all these measures may not lead directly to a huge spike in voter turnout. But more help is on the way. At this year’s UBCM, municipalities endorsed the idea of using e-voting for municipal elections, which could significantly boost numbers. And in the City of Vancouver, where civic balloting was the lowest in 50 years in 2008, they have created an iPhone app to encourage younger voters. If it helps, you can bet other municipalities will get their own app. Truth is, it’s never been easier to get informed about the issues and candidates. So there really is no excuse not to make your vote count. –The Outlook
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The Chesterfield House, an affordable apartment building for North Shore adults who are living with mental health challenges, officially opened on Tuesday. A joint partnership between the province, City of North Vancouver and Marineview Housing Society, the renovated apartment on Chesterfield Avenue includes 16 to 24 units, communal kitchen, a covered patio and a common amenity room. Pictured here (left to right): Brandon Brown, building manager Tom Nagy, Greg Diack and Carmen Rotella, manager of supportive housing for the Marineview Housing Society. Rob Newell photo
Congratulations to Seaspan Shipyards on being awarded an $8 billion national shipbuilding contract. Winning this contract is a testament to the hard work and dedication of Seaspan’s workers and to the shipbuilding industr y we’ve had here on the North Shore for generations.
North Vancouver families can continue to look forward to well-paying jobs in the shipbuilding industr y for years to come. Seaspan anticipates this deal will create an average of 4,0 4 0 direct and indirect jobs over the next eight years. I truly understand what this announcement means for B.C., especially for students. I spoke with a young man named Chris shortly after the
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combat vessels for the Royal Canadian Nav y, along with the Canadian Coast Guard’s offshore science vessels and a new polar icebreaker. This will not only strengthen Canada’s Nav y and Coast Guard fleets, but will also mean family-supporting jobs for generations to come here in North Vancouver. As Minister of Advanced Education, this is especially important to me. I can tell young people: “Not only will your post-secondar y education give you valuable skills, training, and knowledge, but you will graduate knowing there is work for you right here in British Columbia.” I can also tell you how proud I am to represent the riding of North VancouverLonsdale because I know what this announcement means for our community. Congratulations Seaspan. You have made North Vancouver and all of British Columbia ver y proud. Let’s get to work! Naomi Yamamoto, MLA North Vancouver – Lonsdale
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f nothing else, Hugo Rayment was a survivor. oic And, we might say, a heroic one at that. Of course everyone who managed to return to their er Canadian homeland alive after months or years of slogging he through the mud, taking to the k d i high seas or venturing into the sky during the battles of the Great War in far off Europe was a survivor of one sort or another. For virtually all who came back in one piece, the ravages of war remained ensconced in their memory, hanging over them like a dark cloud. Since most never talked about the worst things they saw – or did – few really knew just how those years from 1914-18 had affected them. On the other hand – and that term is sadly but particularly apropos in the context of this story – those who returned with a debilitating visible injury had to deal with both the mental anguish and the physical handicaps. Hugo Rayment was one who had a debilitating injury. And it was certainly a visible one. You see, he lost an arm in the war when he was not much INSTANT more than a teenager. Just a REPLAY kid really. He was born in Cambridge, Len Corben England, on March 23, 1898, lencorben@yahoo.ca as the first child of Charles and Margaret Rayment. Twin
Despite losing his right arm, Hugo Rayment (at left and above on the right) was an accomplished tennis and badminton player following WWI. North Vancouver Archives Collection photos
daught daughters, Evelyn and Dorothy, were born in June the following year and another daughter, Margaret, completed the family in March 1906. Why the decision to come to Canada was made when the parents were 39 years old is unknown but they arrived in North Vancouver in 1911 in time to be included in the national census of that year. By 1912, the family showed up in Henderson’s Greater Vancouver directory as living on the north side of East 8th Street in North Van, a house number not yet having been assigned. The number became 522 the next year and the house still stands today. There is no record of Hugo having attended North Van High and, though at least some of the girls in the family did, it would have been quite likely that Hugo attended one of the private schools, based on English school models, that were opening up along the Lonsdale corridor: St. John’s (which opened in 1906 but had closed by 1909 before the Rayments arrived), Chesterfield School (190743), Lynn College (1912-13)
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and Wykeham School (1913-16). We do know he liked sports, something that held his interest throughout his life. He was a bowler for the North Shore Cricket Club at 14 in 1912, leading more credence to the assumption he probably attended a private school where cricket, football (i.e. soccer) and rugby were staples. And he would have been involved with g ca C u c , the scouts at St. Agnes Anglican Church, located only four blockss up the street diat 530 East 12th. In addition, the church’s boys’ club met in the Rayment home. The 5’8” Hugo signed up for the war effort in May of 1916, just after turning 18, and served overseas with the University Battalion, leading one e to believe he might have ientered U.B.C. the previhe ous fall, the first year the university had detached itself from its affiliation with McGill University as U.B.C.-McGill. The lad’s World War I pay book, a treasure found among couver items at the North Vancouver Archives, reveals he wass paid 0 cents one dollar a day plus 10 for field allowance. Thiss was o $1.15 raised on Dec. 7, 1917, to due to his appointment as Lance Corporal. The sombre tone to the pay book is evidenced with the page indicating his next of kin and five more pages detailing how to write out one’s will. Entries in the little book note a leave of absence to the United Kingdom from Feb. 22 to March 8, 1918.
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Of particular interest to me, which has resulted in close scrutiny, is his signature found on several pages. Was he right-handed or left-handed? Why, you might wonder, is that important? Well, at some point during the war, whether it was a battle at Ypres, The Somme, Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele or any of the other dozens of lesser-known conflicts, Hugo was wou de in his right arm wounded t be amputated and it had to e above the elbow. any For anyone, let alone an th would be trauathlete, this matic. wh But when Hugo returned to North Vancouver after of being officially discharged m from military duty in 1919 bein medically unfit for as being ser the service, he became a le fine left-handed tennis and badm badminton player. W Whether he had to switc to his left hand switch w already leftor was han handed is a question to which I’d love to fin the answer. Either find w way, playing any sport w where balance is para amount, is a heroic a achievement with one E arm. Especially so when t you are not born that way. The adjustment would be huge. After moving to Victoria, where he married Jean Ida Dunbar on April 13, 1929, at Oak Bay’s St. Mary’s Church during a wedding that was deemed important enough to take up 21 column inches of space in the Victoria Daily Colonist, Hugo captured the 1936 Victoria badminton championship. Around continued, PAGE 12
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Standing up for children’s rights North Shore Rights of the Child campaign set to begin “YOUR CHILD’S CARE IS OUR FOCUS”
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senters to learn more about their enterprises. Andrew Copping and Tom Walker of the North Shore Fruit Tree Project, for instance, discussed their groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns over the lack of fruit being harvested by volunteers this year. The North Shore Fruit Tree Project picks fruit from trees in North and West Van, donating a portion of what they gather to food banks and other such services. About one-quarter to one-third of fruit picked from any given tree is reserved for tree owners. This year, Walker said his group was able to harvest about 120 pounds of apples, 60 pounds of plums and expected to get 100 pounds of figs if â&#x20AC;&#x153;they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t freeze before they ripen.â&#x20AC;? Walker said there were many â&#x20AC;&#x153;idle handsâ&#x20AC;? this season and he and Copping are hoping to partner with other groups to find new outlets for fruit collection to keep their volunteers busy. He expressed an interest in establishing a community orchard, of which his group could be the stewards. He also hoped to discover new ways of attacking a two-pronged problem: connecting with residents who have fruit-bearing trees and working to prevent others from being cut down. Worries over bears and the mess falling fruit can create have been popular reasons from residents for getting rid of their trees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year we were faced with a very clear challenge. We had volunteers continued, PAGE 15
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Under a Mischievous Moon The cool sounds of smooth jazz will envelope Centennial Theatre on December 2 at 7:30 p.m. with a performance by Juno nominee Jill Barber. The Canadian chanteuse will blend her passion, charm and classic, old world sound with songs from her acclaimed album, Mischievous Moon, which was released in April 2011 and debuted at no. 1 on the Canadian jazz chart. Tickets: centennialtheatre.com
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Jeff Whiting, North Shore sculptor and Artists for Conservation founder, told The Outlook. “Art typically functions in a fundraising or auction capacity but it can have a much more important role. Art can connect with viewers and reconnect society to the natural SEAN KOLENKO world.” S TA F F R E P O RT E R In addition to the lectures and workshops, the festival fter years hosting exhibits will also feature live painting in such art meccas as New demonstrations and two film York City, the Artists for Conservation charity is hosting its premieres. Artwork, ranging in price from $750 to $55,000, first festival on Grouse Mountain. will be on sale. A percentage of The 10-day event, dubbed the all proceeds will go to a conArtists for Conservation Festival, servation organization of features a host of attracthe artist’s choice. tions for visitors includ“I’m humbled by ing a lecture series, the company that I’m workshops and a online keeping with these 73-piece exhibit feanorthshoreoutlook.com artists, they are all turing artists from extraordinarily talentaround the world, ed,” added Whiting. all of which focus on “This truly is the some facet of wildlife world’s premier conservaand habitat conservation. tion-themed artists exhibit.” Robert Bateman, renowned The Artists for Conservation Canadian artist and guest of honFestival runs until Nov. 13 at our at the festival, will also be Grouse Mountain. Admission unveiling a new work created is free for those with a Grouse specifically for the event. Mountain Skyride ticket. Guy Harvey, acclaimed marine For more information visit painter, will also be participating artistsforconservation/festival. in the festival as will prominent Canadian artists Kelly Dodge, Mark Hobson and David Kilter. skolenko@northshoreoutlook.com “This is a special opportunity, a twitter.com/seankolenko chance to meet others and learn,”
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Civic Election Countdown: 9 Days WHEN DO I VOTE? Saturday, November 19, 2011. WHERE DO I VOTE? The City’s new online Voting Locations Map provides an overview of all voting locations in the City. The easy-to-use map includes the name and address of each voting location along with dates and time. A City information flyer distributed throughout the community lists all locations and candidates. WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES? Electors in the City will vote to elect a Mayor, six Councillors, and three School Trustees. To see all candidates and their profiles, visit www.cnv.org/election.
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A lesson in good sportsmanship After learning of an ineligible player, the Windsor Dukes senior boys’ soccer team faced forfeiting its season. In an unprecedented move, the other teams in their division showed them mercy MARIA SPITALE-LEISK CONTRIBUTOR
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HEADING TO THE PROVINCIALS - The 2011 Windsor Dukes AA senior boys’ soccer team. Submitted photo “I knew the penalty was the forfeit.” What happened next has been described by the Windsor school community and the head of the North Shore Secondary Schools Athletic Association as an unprecedented act of good sportsmanship. With only one week left in the soccer season, the coaches of the other North Shore teams in Windsor’s division agreed to a do-over. There were four games to make up in four days, with one team even consenting to a 7 a.m. rematch at Windsor. “There was good sportsmanship shown by the other teams knowing that one of the teams might not make the playoffs,” said Lewis. None of the Dukes players blamed the international student for the incident. Adds Lewis, “He still hangs around the team, he’s their No. 1 fan.” Dukes centre-back Cameron Massullo spoke of the friendships the Mexican player had gained while on the team. Described as having a shy demeanor when he first arrived at Windsor, the student is now performing in musicals at the school. “He really just wanted to try out and be part of the Windsor culture,” said Massullo. “[The loss of points] was in no way his fault.” He admitted there was some dejection at first. “I was really bummed,” said Massullo. “We put a lot of effort into the season.” But after the turn of events, the Dukes soccer
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After being in service for only a month, the new bike lane along East Keith was scrapped and redrawn for cars. Todd Coyne photo for cyclists, Roberts said the bike lane had the added advantages of stopping dangerous passing in the curb lane, slowing and calming traffic and making crossing the street easier for pedestrians. “I used it daily until last Tuesday and then suddenly Wednesday it was gone,” Roberts said. Mayor Walton said he’s heard from many Keith Road area residents who already want the bike lane back, some citing the added safety it provides for the dozens of school children crossing East Keith daily. The city of North Van still fully supports the bike lane out of concern about traffic racing through the district and arriving in the city at the top of the hill at dangerous speeds, said city spokesperson Connie Rabold. “It’s the district that has decided to reconsider that option,” said Rabold, adding that city staff and politicians want the bike lane back. “But we’ll just have to wait and see what comes as a result of the [district’s] next round of considerations.” Jay MacDonald, spokesperson for the North Shore chapter of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, champions of the local Bike to Work Weeks, told The Outlook in an email that the VACC now doubts the claims of some district politicians when they say they support cycling. “We are very disappointed in the district council’s decision to remove the bike lane and question the commitment of several members of council to progressive bicycle infrastructure in the community,” he said. Mayor Walton said it was unfortunate and “completely coincidental” that the bike lane was removed during Bike to Work Week, saying the painting of the road had to be done during last week’s window of dry weather. “It was my suggestion that we revisit the [bike lane] idea in March and I don’t think we can’t do it earlier, once we get a sense of the timing and the traffic of the Low [Level] Road closure,” Walton said. tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com
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A graduate of the university’s BOSS entrepreneur program, Todd has started a handful of successful retail businesses run by homeless or disadvantaged youth. “My main thing here today is to say connect with kids,” said Todd. “They are going to be running Vancouver when we are all dead and gone.” The morning session was capped off with a talk by Juno-winner Shad Kabango. “This is still very much the morning for a musician,” he began.The Kenyan born, London, Ontario-raised artist then called his rap album and non-specific arts degree “a very bad idea,” which drew laughs from the crowd. He spoke of changes in the music industry surrounding artist promotion. “In 2005, I made my first CD which was a big deal back then; it was the thing people bought, for one thing,” said Kabango. Throughout the day there were high-tech giveaways including an e-reader and an iPad. The aboriginal women’s vocalist group M’Girl performed and encouraged guests to “find their own song”. And leave it to HootSuite community marketing director (and closing TEDx Cap U speaker) Dave Olson to log the most tweets during the event. “Need an iPhone charger at #TEDx CapU”, was one such post. The social media guru clearly grasped the TEDx CapU networking strategy, adding to his 4,000-plus followers on Twitter.
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TEDx CapU conversations Jackson Davies — TEDx CapU MC; actor “I heard about [TED] through my daughter who is certainly more connected to it than me.” Davies is currently writing the novel Bruno and the Beach with co-author Marc Strange, creator of The Beachcombers TV series that appeared on CBC in the ’70s and ’80s. Due out next winter, the book will explore the genesis of the show, cast interviews and behind-the-scenes tales. Davies, who played Constable John during the show’s 18-year run, still gets emails from fans around the world. He said the show encapsulates their view of B.C, set in this gorgeous little town. Michaela Davies — communications director, gold exploration company; author, Winnie Cooper music blog. The 26-year-old University of Victoria alum did an interdisciplinary degree in sustainability and now works for a gold exploration company. Using innovative strategies to convey a message that isn’t easily understood to a large audience is a big chunk of her job description. Davies said she attended TEDx CapU to support her dad Jackson Davies and learn more about green technology — a reference to TED speaker Donna Morton’s “Power of Renewable Energy” talk.
Parker Busswood — TEDx CapU volunteer; Interactive Design program student The 20-year-old Windsor secondary grad was a web design consultant on the TEDx CapU organizing committee. He used TED as an opportunity to connect with the local business community. “I’m an entrepreneur at heart and I would love to run my own business.” Busswood met up with Blenz Coffee CEO George Moen who is already his web design client, at TEDx CapU.
Patricia Lambert — TEDx CapU visionary; project manager, BOSS: SelfEmployment Entrepreneurship Program, Cap U. “I’ve been a TED fan for a long time. I love the mind stretching. I love the opportunity of bringing the university community, the business community and the community at large together to talk about issues that affect us all.”
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Community policing The Outlook rides along with the Integrated First Nations Unit — the only squad of its kind in the country
Const. Jeff Palmer at the Chief Joe centre on the Capilano Reserve. Todd Coyne photo
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**** IFNU members are the primary responders when police are called to any of the several First Nations
reserves on the North Shore and in the Squamish Valley. Tonight when we set out, the first call is a friendly one: Palmer’s attendance has been requested at the Chief Joe centre dinner, hosted by the West Vancouver School District. The 10-hour night shift starts at 5 p.m., so this dinner will be more like breakfast. But when we climb into the cruiser there’s already a large half-eaten sack of Marrobone dog treats riding shotgun beside Palmer’s rifle rack. “Dave Sherry came up with that,” Palmer says referring to his fellow IFNU constable. “It’s our ‘rez dog’ friendship program. On the reserve, occasionally you’ll come across dogs that don’t like our presence. That’s how we handle them.” It’s the kind of catch-more-flies-with-honey-than-vinegar approach that informs everything the integrated unit tries to do.
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t’s just after 9 p.m. and Const. Jeff Palmer is bouncing the heavy axles of his police cruiser down a gravel road beneath the roar and light of the Lions Gate Bridge looking for a woman who tonight doesn’t want to be found. A rifle and three radios at his side, Palmer has spent the last 16 months with the Integrated First Nations Unit (IFNU), a six-member beat squad staffed by the West Vancouver Police and Mounties from both North Vancouver and Squamish — and the only integrated unit of its kind in the country. This road isn’t on any map. It’s more like a service ditch that splits a garbage-strewn stand of trees from some railway tracks, making it a magnet for crime and for camping, far from the prying eyes of society. Palmer flicks on a searchlight through his rolled down window and flashes it into the damp woods. Nothing.
Patrolling down here under the bridge, unseen by overhead traffic, sniffing along a trail between heavy industry and an outpost of diminishing wilderness, it must be easy for Palmer on these all-night shifts to sometimes imagine himself embodying the wolf spirit embossed on the side of his IFNU cruiser. But the unit’s no wolf pack. Perhaps more sheepdogin-wolf’s-clothing, Palmer is a long way from the warmth of the Chief Joe Mathias Centre dinner he left moments ago because someone has strayed from the flock and the community is worried. The other animal spirit on the IFNU cars is the thunderbird, who, just as the wolf symbolizes both the family and the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, represents the Squamish Nation and the protective watch of a higher power.
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ON PATROL - From left, IFNU Constables Anthony Cameron, Jeff Palmer and Joey Starr make up half of the integrated policing unit. Todd Coyne photo
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of our responsibility is as community liaisons and meeting with the chiefs, the councils and the schools,â&#x20AC;? he continues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we still conduct investigations, we still make arrests â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not as many as general duty officers, but it still says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Policeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on our shoulders.â&#x20AC;? We arrive at the Chief Joe centre on the Capilano Reserve and after a light meal of salmon, new potatoes, Caesar salad and blackberries, the work begins. Palmer makes the rounds of Squamish band and West Vancouver school officials, discussing mainly issues pertaining to local youth. Most of the private discussions concern a few at-risk youngsters and how the community, with Palmer and the IFNUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help, might intervene before the kids become more explicitly â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;known to police.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; One of the most effective interventions that Palmer and his unit have found involves enlisting the help of local carvers. Call it an informal mentoring program, the INFU has been pairing youths with carvers as a kind of art- and ancestry-therapy initiative. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it started we had this one kid in trouble and when they arrested him they noticed he had some carving tools on him that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d just inherited,â&#x20AC;? Palmer says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And in talking with the community about what to do with him, [we] decided to set him up with a carver mentor and helped connect him with his ancestry. And it got him out of trouble. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked for many since.â&#x20AC;? One of those carver-mentors is Xwalacktun (WUH-LAK-TUN), a well-known Squamish Nation artist whose work has been commissioned around the globe. He also designed the INFUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wolf and thunderbird logo and drew it on the unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cruisers free of charge after an RCMP member noticed similar designs on Xwalacktunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own car. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They kept offering me money for it but I avoided it and avoided it,â&#x20AC;? Xwalacktun says of creating the most recognizable feature of the integrated unit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good just to see them out and coming around the community. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really a part of our community now.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a feeling echoed by Squamish Chief Bill Williams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really assuring to the community that [Palmer] has the comfort level to come and know he can participate and become a witness to what it is we do as a nation,â&#x20AC;? Chief Williams says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They call us to work with us and sometimes we have to call them.â&#x20AC;? Before the dinner is done, one man recognizes Const. Jeff Palmer in the audience and stands up to the microphone to say a few words. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to thank Brother Jeff for coming,â&#x20AC;? he tells the diners, gesturing to Palmer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I used to run from this guy until one day his partner pulled me over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saved me from running any more,â&#x20AC;? he says. ****** Leaving the dinner, we rendezvous at the Squamish Nation Youth Centre with Bob Michels, one of the local Squamish Nation reserve peacekeepers, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;PKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re known to the IFNU. In the centre, about a dozen young people play video games and shoot pool, taking little notice of either Michels or Palmer. The PKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and police work hand-in-hand in the Squamish community, Palmer says, praising the
work of the seven-member PK force. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We give full marks to these guys for coming out. We will often show up at the same calls, yet theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re volunteers. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not.â&#x20AC;? Michels says that while there are some â&#x20AC;&#x153;dark cornersâ&#x20AC;? of the Squamish reserves that the PKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keep an eye on, their primary job is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;observe and reportâ&#x20AC;? to the IFNU, then await direction. Outside the youth centre, Palmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radio crackles to life. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Const. Anthony Cameron, one of only two First Nation members of the IFNU, requesting some backup at a Mathias Road residence. The call turns out to be routine followup on a prior complaint and dissolves into a lot of shop talk between the officers about unpaid overtime. Back on patrol, this time on the Tsleil-Waututh reserve, a Mountie on Palmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Van radio calls the IFNU, asking for help finding the residence of an intoxicated man, possibly known to the unit. Palmer knows him well, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;really good man, good workerâ&#x20AC;? he says, adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;but everybody has their days.â&#x20AC;? The man is given a ride home and the call will prove to be the high point in action on this night â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;pretty slow, even for a Thursday,â&#x20AC;? Palmer says.
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****** On the way to meeting a prospective West Vancouver police recruit that Palmer is grooming as a potential asset to the IFNU â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the man is from the Squamish Nation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we roll by a loud apartment party at a spot known to the INFU and North Vancouver Mounties as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Condos.â&#x20AC;? With four police units already on-scene, Palmer checks in with the watch commander. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just put an intox male in a taxi so he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go to jail,â&#x20AC;? the commander says. The intoxicated man isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t one of Palmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contacts so we move on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You still have to show up when 9-1-1 gets called,â&#x20AC;? Palmer explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we mainly get to stand back and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Are there other issues that could be dealt with here?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? ****** We arrive at the home of the recruit. He invites us into his kitchen where the paperwork to apply with the West Vancouver police sits on the counter. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear that Palmer wants him on the INFU, but the recruiting process is a long and arduous one and Palmer canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be seen to be holding his hand along the way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to make the West Van police first,â&#x20AC;? Palmer says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;before he can be considered for any special unit.â&#x20AC;? While there are two First Nations officers on the IFNU â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Const. Cameron hails from Manitoba and Const. Joey Starr is from Hazelton, B.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; belonging to a local nation makes this recruit of particular interest to the unit. With his four-year-old daughter eating cupcakes beside him and his wife and baby in the hall, the recruit signs the entrance papers and hands Palmer the positive results of his eye exam. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yep, eyesight is very important,â&#x20AC;? Palmer says, conjuring the totem of the watchful thunderbird. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suddenly, having 20/20 vision actually means something.â&#x20AC;? tcoyne@northshoreoutlook.com twitter.com/toddcoyne
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ederal testing has refuted claims that several wild salmon sampled in B.C. were infected with a deadly virus that has ravaged farmed fish stocks elsewhere in the world. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said its tests at the national reference lab did not find any Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) virus in the samples. “All the sampling done to this point in time is negative,” said Con Kiley, a veterinarian and acting director of the CFIA’s aquatic animal health program. “There have been no confirmed cases of ISA in wild or farmed salmon in B.C.” The CFIA retested all 48 salmon originally sampled by SFU researchers as well as hundreds more sampled at the same time that weren’t initially tested. It also tested other samples independent biologist Alexandra Morton collected and claimed were infected. Kiley said the results were consistent with the findings of a lab in Norway that also tested the samples. He said some of the results must be considered inconclusive because of the poor quality of the samples, which had been kept in freezers for an extended period. More tests are continuing, he said, adding the CFIA and Department of Fisheries and Oceans felt it important to release the findings so far. Asked when the CFIA might be able to say with confidence whether or not B.C. is ISA-free, he said it may not be possible. “’All clear’ is not something we could probably ever say,” Kiley said. “It’s very hard to prove a negative. All we can do is state that we have not found a virus in all the sampling that’s been done already.” Kiley said the CFIA is still assessing whether it needs to expand sampling of Pacific salmon as a result of the investigation. Morton, who suspects fish farms imported the virus with Atlantic salmon eggs and transmitted it to wild stocks, said she’s not convinced by the CFIA results. “I still remain very concerned,” she said. “If they’re giving British Columbia a clean bill of health because the samples they looked at were too degraded, what kind of confidence can I have in that?” Morton wants a much-expanded independent program set up to sample and test for ISA in B.C. salmon. Reports of the first-ever West Coast ISA infections had rocked the B.C. salmon farm industry. It also raised concern for wild stocks – not just in B.C. but from U.S. officials in Alaska and Washington State. The B.C. Salmon Farmers Association executive director Mary Ellen Walling welcomed the results. “We’re pleased to see the thorough way CFIA is following up, but are dismayed at the way campaigners used this to create fear about our operations,” she said. The “inflammatory” unconfirmed report announced by SFU Oct. 17 seemed intended to “create as much hype as possible,” Walling said, adding it had potential to disrupt markets for B.C. salmon farms. NDP federal fisheries critic Fin Donnelly called for more sampling and accused the federal government of being too slow to react to the reports of infections. “This scare should serve as a wake-up call,” he said, adding it’s the wrong time for a planned $57-million cut to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans budget. He wants the federal government to force fish farms to phase out opennet pens and move to closed containment systems, adding that would eliminate the potential of farms to transit disease to wild stocks. ISA has mainly been a disease of farmed Atlantic salmon. The European strain can kill up to 90 per cent of infected Atlantic salmon but it’s thought to be less dangerous to sockeye.
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Some great kids aged 12 to 18 who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? PLEA Community Services is looking for qualified applicants who can provide care for youth in their home on a full-time basis or on weekends for respite. Training, support and remuneration are provided. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door.
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CONSTRUCTION COMPANY requires Dispatch Manager - Central Interior. Must ensure smooth, efficient scheduling of material delivery & perform operational tasks for truck fleet. Candidates will be organized, proactive and work well under stress. Experience in trucking an asset. Forward resumes to: paverswanted@yahoo.ca We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfield construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfield roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-7235051.
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2 FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISORS Req’d. F/T, Pmt. Sal: $12.75/hr. Duties: Supervise and co-ordinate activities of staff who prepare and portion food. Establish work schedule. Estimate and order ingredients and supplies. Maintain records of stock, repairs, sales & wastage. Prepare and submit reports. May take customer’s orders and prepare food for customers and also may serve customers at counters. stock refrigerators. May receive payments. FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANT Req’d; Sal $11/hr. F/T, Pmt. Duties; Take customers’ orders. Prepare, heat and finish simple food items. Serve customers at counters. Use manual and electrical appliances to clean, peel, slice and trim food. Portion and wrap foods. Package takeout food and receive payment from customers. Language: English. Contact Maheep Email: jobs.steamrollers@yahoo.ca Fax: (604) 684-2542
136A JANITORIAL SERVICES LIGHT DUTY CLEANERS Five Star Building Maintenance has Immediate F/T and P/T openings (daytime only). We offer training programs, attractive wages and comprehensive benefits. Fax resume to 604-435-0516 or email to careers@fivestarbc.ca
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CERTIFIED Utility Arborist wanted for leading vegetation management company. Competitive wages. Production & Safety bonus. Benefits at 6 months. LOA. Private Accommodation. Send resume to Aurora Tree Inc. at: auroratreejobs@gmail.com Subject Line: CUA Position Home Builder / Renovator. Salary: $18.00/hr. F/T, Pmt. Exp: 2 yrs.+ Duties; Plan, organize, & control daily operations. Plan & prepare work schedules. Select and employ staff, trade subcontractors and coordinate their activities to ensure quality and conformity with plans. Work with customers, architects and engineers regarding plans and specifications. Prepare and maintain directory of supplies and trade contractors. Ensure that construction permits are obtained. Perform trade work during home construction. Lang: English Contact Chris from Elias Tkachuk Contracting at Vancouver, BC Fax: 604-662-8820 or E-mail: jobs4etc@yahoo.ca
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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
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GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627 Professional Gutter & Window cleaning. Christmas Lights installs. Worksafe. Jeremy 778-384-3855
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BABY COCKATIELS for sale. Hand fed. $60 each. Phone (604)951-4660 (Surrey). BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG PUPPIES FOR SALE. First shots and dewormed. Call 778-551-1901 $1250 a PUP. Take me home! BORDER Collie/Springer Spaniel X. Vet checked, dewormed, first shots. $300. Call 604-746-6728 BOSTON TERRIER pups born Aug 31st, upto date shots, dewormed & vet checked $800 ph 604-814-5014 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
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2000 DODGE GREAT WEST VAN Class B Motorhome 318V8 107,000 km. Rebuilt transmission has 400 km & warranty. Like new in & out. A/C, fantastic fan, toilet, shower, am/fm stereo w/ CD & Cassette, dvd w/ screen. Fridge, stove, micro, sink. A must see! $23500 obo. 604-796-8792 2004 F350 LARIAT CREW CAB, 4X4, long box, 5th wheel, 180K, full load $16,500 obo. 604-812-1278
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CAN’T GET UP your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive warranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591. FAST RELIEF the First Night!! Restless Leg Syndrome and Leg Cramps Gone. Sleep Soundly, Safe with Medication, Proven Results. www.allcalm.com 1-800-765-8660.
ACREAGE
15 Arizona Ranch Lots! 50% OFF! AAA+ View Lots. $0 Down! Starting $99/MO! Guaranteed Financing! Near Tucson’s Int’l Airport www.sunsiteslandrush.com 1-800659-9957- Mention Code 7
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GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters. $80. 604-240-5362
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1995 ALJO 21½ ‘ 5th wheel trailer, 1 owner, smoke free. Kept indoors, very clean, low mi., sleeps 6, $10,500. (604)823-6459
HOMES FOR RENT
MATTRESSES staring at $99
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10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
Re-roofing, Repair & New Roof Specialists. Work Guar. WCB.10% Senior’s. Disc. Jag 778-892-1530
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• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
PAINT SPECIAL (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com
FUEL
2011 5th Wheel 32’ Gooseneck Cargo Trailer, triple axle, 4000lb ramp, electric brakes, roof vents, 36” side door, like new, $12,500. Call 604-842-8009.
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BUILDING SUPPLIES
BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095
Local & Long Distance
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Swiss Mountain cross, 8 mos, male, very loving, $500. (604)845-2223, lv msg.
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AFFORDABLE MOVING
2009 HYUNDAI ACCENT, 2400 km auto, 2 door, $7295 obo. Call: 604-277-6549 2011 NISSAN VERSA, 4 door, hatchback, auto. grey, new tires. $8500 firm. Call 604-538-4883.
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1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. We move - We ship - We recycle. Senior- Student Discount. 604-721-4555. ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1 man $35/hr, 2 men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience.604-506-7576
2007 Honda Civic DXG 5 sp, 2 dr., grey, 130K, p/w, p/l, a/c, am/fm/cd, no acc. $9,500 604793-3819
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MOVE In Bonus, 1 & 2 bdrm apts w/balcony, ht, hw, cable, prkg, locker, coin laundry, elevator, NS, NP, close to all transit, shops, & schools, Lease 604-241-3772 Rmd
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2005 Mercedes Benz SL55 AMG Kompressor AMG Sport Package, 5.5 litre V-8, 493 HP. Hardtop retractable roof, 31,000 km. Online auction now: www.bcacuction.ca. Info: 250-952-5003
RENTALS
Swiss Mountain pups. Look like Bernese but short-hair & smaller. Gentle. 604-795-7662 lv msg.
www.RENORITE.com Save your dollars! Bath, Kitchen, Suites & more. 604-451-0225, 778-317-1256
1996 TOYOTO COROLLA PLUS, auto, green, 4/dr, a/c, 156K, timing belt replaced, new exhst, reg. srvc, good brakes/tires, AirCared 03/13 $3100 obo. (604)507-9945 2002 DODGE NEON R/T standard trans., white, sunroof, used eng., new timing belt & clutch. CD stacker $3995 obo. (604)826-0519 2004 MERCEDES C230 SEDAN auto, sunroof, 47k, Gold Mist Mica over blk. leather, exc. cond. local, no accid. $14,400 (604)328-1883
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TRANSPORTATION
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CKC REG BLOOD HOUND pups, 1 male, 8 fem. Liver & tan, ready to go end of Nov. (604)574-5788 DOGO ARGENTINO. Reg’d. puppies. M & F. Champion background. $2800. each. 604-853-8531 Abbts.
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PROCESSOR OPERATOR WANTED to run a Waratah dangle head 320 Cat. Work on site in our post and rail yard in beautiful Southern BC. Great working conditions, competitive wage, benefits, profit sharing, 10 hour days, 4 days a week. This is a F/T permanent position. Email or phone: g_zieske@xplornet.ca Gary at 250-295-7911 ext. 102
For yacht repairs - Perm, F/T (1 vacancy) with at least 5 years of experience in the following: high-end joinerwork with exotic woods, including steam-bending, bent laminations, and vacuumveneering; marine plumbing; installation of all types of marine electronics; all aspects of fiberglass repairs; spray finishing (gel coat, epoxies, urethanes); and general mechanical work. TIG welding on SS & Al and CADD experience also assets. Written and hands-on tests may be required. $23.55 per hr, CPP. Email: daniventerprises@ hotmail.ca
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Two 6 month old pups (1 male, 1 female) looking for a loving home. Vet checked: eyes, ears & heart Registered CKC & micro chipped Parents, champion CKC registered. Socialized with children and other animals Call : 604 - 460 - 8086
GROUND floor retail space for lease Ganges, Salt Spring Island Grace Point Square. Visit our website saltspringisland.net or contact Matt Barr at mjbarr@saltspringisland.net.
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CARS - DOMESTIC
2000 FORD FOCUS, standard trans., blue, 4 dr. sedan, CD, Air Cared. $2995 obo (604)826-0519 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING convertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $7895/obo. (604)826-0519 2011 CHRYSLER, SILVER, 2000 series, 4,037km. $25,000 obo (250)485-8081
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
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1995 Ford Explorer, Eddie Bauer, 5 spd, 4x4, loaded, leather, sunroof, exc cond. $3900. 778-565-4230 1996 SUZUKI Swift 2 dr. auto, 4 cyl. 1.3L, stereo, passed AirCare for 2 yrs. $950. Call (778) 551-1662.
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2005 MONTANA SV6, loaded, Onstar, 7 pass., new front rotors & brakes. Mint. $6400. 604-812-1278
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