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Season’s Greetings from the City of North Vancouver The City of North Vancouver extends holiday greetings to its residents, businesses and visitors. Please note, City Hall will be closed from noon on December 23 - January 2, 2012. If you have an emergency regarding sewer, water drainage or roads during this time, contact the Operations Emergency Line at 604-988-2212. Check out the City's Celebrate the Season webpage for more information: www.cnv.org/CelebrateTheSeason. Enjoy a safe and happy holiday season!

North Vancouver City Fireﬁghters Christmas Tree Chip-Up Saturday, January 7 from 8:30am - 4:30pm Rona Parking Lot at Park & Tilford, 1160 East 3rd Street Wondering what to do with your Christmas tree after the holidays? Recycle it! Drop by with your tree and enjoy a free hotdog, coffee or hot chocolate. This charity event is by donation with all proceeds going to the North Vancouver City Fireﬁghters Scholarship Fund. The recycled trees are used in the many parks, paths and gardens throughout the City.

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IN MEMORY OF HER DAUGHTER - Catherine Spanavello’s daughter Erin died from an ecstasy overdose in 2008. She applauds the new law that made illegal the possession of chemicals used to produce methamphetamine and ecstasy. Rob Newell photo

West Vancouver’s new Board of Education was inducted on December 13, 2011 (from left): Board Chair Cindy Dekker, Trustee Carolyn Broady, Trustee David Stevenson, Vice Chair Jane Kellett, and Trustee Reema Faris

Introducing . . . Our West Vancouver Board of Education 2011–2014—A message from Board Chair Cindy Dekker: “I would like to thank you for this incredible opportunity. In my mind there is no more noble calling than that of public service; the hours may seem long sometimes, but the rewards are great. I have had a very long association with public education. My very first “real job” at 15 years of age was in Prince George at the local School Board office every morning from 7 to 8:30 am listening to a huge tape machine and calling in substitute teachers. The following summer I worked for the facilities department maintaining and building school f ields—I raked a lot of stones and laid a lot of sod! But now my fellow trustees and I get to play a much bigger role. We have already begun our orientation, and in the New Year we will revisit and renew our strategic plan. This past weekend we attended the BC School Trustees’ Association’s Academy ,”trustee school” as we affectionately call it. We heard from several inspiring speakers, including Martha Piper, Minister of Education George Abbott and Stephen Murgatroyd, as well as sage advice from other boards and their superintendents. There was much said to inspire and ponder. We were exhorted to make haste slowly; keep our eye on the big picture at all times—ask ourselves what value are we add ing for kids, staff and learning; have hope over fear; be optimistic; be flexible; have fun; celebrate our successes, and tell our story. For the next three years I will be reflecting on these sentiments. Looking back on my previous six years as a trustee, I am amazed at how far we have come and how setting a positive tone does indeed make a d ifference, especially for students and staff. We can all agree, I am sure, that some days aren’t perfect, but that is why we are all here: To strive for something bigger than us. I will do my best to make myself available to meet in person whenever it is requested or required. I am looking forward to forging closer bonds with my colleagues, strengthening relationships with all of our partner groups and working closely with our district leadership team. We are so privileged to have such wonderful and dedicated staff everywhere in our organization. I also look forward to meeting many more and working closely with them. All of this, in continuing ‘to aspire to be the finest education system in the country-for our children, our employees, our community and our world.’ Thank you again for your support.”

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The agony of ecstasy and the making of a law A federal drug law conceived on the North Shore comes full circle for the family of a 21-year-old victim TODD COYNE S TA F F R E P O RT E R

t was a chance meeting aboard a quiet passenger ferry that would eventually send heavily armed police crashing through the doors of a Metro Vancouver home and forever change Canadian drugenforcement policy. The July 2011 raid was significant not only because it netted five arrests for suspected drug production but because it was the culmination of three years of lobbying the federal government to make illegal the possession of chemicals used to produce methamphetamine and ecstasy. That chance 2007 meeting on the Bowen Island ferry between John Weston, now MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, and Cpl. Richard De Jong of the North Vancouver RCMP had all the makings of a Hollywood screenplay: An aspiring young politician promises a veteran street cop he’ll take the continued, PAGE 5

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Over the past two months, a group of student leaders in Grades 9–12 representing all three of our secondary schools have worked incredibly hard to establish a student platform at the district level. The results of their vision is the creation of our new West Vancouver District Student Council (WVDSC). On December 7, 2011, the student group elected their inaugural executive slate. Council members are keen to establish a legacy of student leadership in West Vancouver. They have wasted little time in embarking on their first initiative, a collaborative effort to raise non-perishable items for the Food Bank. For more information on how you can help, please visit one of our secondary school websites. Starting January 18, 2012, the WVDSC will meet regularly on the third Wednesday of every month, with the support of Sentinel vice-principal Michael Finch. Along with all our stakeholder groups, we look forward to working collaboratively with our new student leaders. Congratulations to the members of our new District Student Council! WV District Student Council Executive 2011/12: President: Zack Eberwein (SE) (above) Co-Vice Presidents: Eva Martin (RR), Johnnie Allan (WV) Secretary/Communications Off icer: Celena Wu (SE) Events Coord inator: Valeska Ahumada (RR)

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www.northshoreoutlook.com continued from, PAGE 4 gloves off law enforcement to help them fight street-drug manufacturers if he’s sent to the capital. “He offered to give me a legal education on illegal drugs,” Weston told The Outlook, “knowing that I might be elected and knowing that he was right that I perhaps needed an education on something that was so important to young people and to families in the riding I now represent.” A promise kept: Weston goes to Ottawa and Cpl. De Jong’s plea is echoed in the country’s highest halls of power. But the barriers of bureaucracy went up and the new anti-drug bill that seemed a slam dunk for Weston became a lengthy battle of attrition with fellow politicians and lawmakers. Meanwhile, in the time since that first ferry meeting, one of Weston’s own constituents would literally become the poster child for ecstasy and amphetamine awareness. On May 28, 2008, Erin Spanevello of West Vancouver tried ecstasy one night and stopped breathing at the age of 21. “We’d had no previous experience with ecstasy at all,” Catherine Spanevello, Erin’s mom, told The Outlook on Monday. “We were being told names and terms by the coroner and investigators and we just had no idea what they were talking about.” Since her daughter’s death, Catherine’s become something of an unwilling expert on youth ecstasy and meth use, schooling parents, educators and what she calls her “captive audiences” at mandatory student assemblies. And while the North Shore community was still mourning Erin’s death, Weston and his team were in Ottawa writing a private member’s bill they hoped would become a new federal drug law cracking down on ecstasy and meth producers. “It was probably six months after I was elected that I decided to focus on this as something that people in our riding generally considered a priority,” Weston told The Outlook. “It was something that was relevant to people throughout Canada, across all demographic groups.” The law would eventually come to be known as Bill C-475, an amendment to the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act prohibiting anyone from possessing, producing selling or importing anything knowing it would be used to produce or traffic meth or ecstasy. But it almost didn’t happen. Only six private member’s bills were passed in that three-year session of parliament, and this bill marked only the 15th time since Confederation that the Criminal Code was amended by a private member’s bill, Weston said. “On the Tuesday before parliament was dissolved, with 72 hours left, it hadn’t even got to second reading in the Senate, nor had it gone to committee,” Weston said. “But it got unanimous support and therefore I was able to stand before the Governor General the day after the vote was taken continued, PAGE 14

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est Vancouver’s diving and boating epicentre in Horseshoe Bay will now be home to an auxiliary coast guard vessel and operations centre. On Monday District of West Vancouver council approved a “license to occupy” agreement authorizing Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Station 1 – West Vancouver to set up its headquarters in Horseshoe Bay. Currently, the volunteer operation makes due with a garden shed at Fisherman’s Cove to store its specialized equipment. “It’s literally a garden shed,” said CCGA Station 1 leader Dugal Purdie. “Getting a four-man team changed in there is challenging.” Response time has also been delayed in the past as volunteers contend with slower traffic on Marine Drive to get to Fisherman’s Cove. Purdie said in these cold waters, a couple of minutes can be the difference between life and death. Under the DWV arrangement, the auxiliary coast guard will now occupy an old warehouse building at the end of the municipal dock in Horseshoe Bay. But they can’t move in just yet. Purdie estimated $20,000 worth of materials is needed to re-roof the building, renovate the interior and outfit the operations centre and ready room for the volunteers. “We’ve got to raise funds for that,” explained Purdie. “We don’t have a penny for this at the moment. We couldn’t start fundraising until the deal was done [with the DWV].” All of the labour will be done by volunteers. Meanwhile, the West Van continued, PAGE 27

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A ‘no-holds-barred review’ Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn weighs in on the the future of the RCMP in the district and the importance of ‘community first’ policing

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istrict of North Vancouver Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn still has fake track marks on his arm from his days with the Vancouver Police Department working undercover drugs. He easily recalls his years as an officer walking the beat on Granville Street, working on counterterrorism, setting up community policing offices in the West End and two stints on the Downtown Eastside. And those are just a few of the posts he worked. MacKay-Dunn’s a policeman, through and through. So it isn’t without experience or background that he weighs in on the trouble faced by the district regarding the expensive integrated teams the Mounties bill the municipality for. Of course, the RCMP charges all partner municipalities for those services — which include integrathe’s been told by a senior RCMP officer about the ed homicide, forensics, police dogs, collision and creation of phantom junior positions put in place reconstruction, corporate client services and emeronly to justify senior-level jobs. gency response — but these speciality units aren’t “When someone tells me the RCMP is cheaper used equally across the region. than an alternative, I say let me see the org chart [a The knee-jerk reaction from district council, says breakdown of the hierarchy of RCMP positions]. MacKay-Dunn, is to ask why a peaceful place like North Van should have to pay more than $500,000 How do we know unless we see it? That’s my problem.” for a year-round homicide investigation service In addition to a thorough, external audit of the when there’s only been two such incidents in the Mounties’ finances, MacKay-Dunn is an advocate for municipality in 2011. a “top-down, no-holds-barred review” of its policing And such a query isn’t without merit. Nor are practices. The core principle of policing, he says, is the questions asked by a number of MacKayensuring the community always comes first. Dunn’s council colleagues about contracting-out The three doctrines one must focus on when various integrated services from the RCMP as they implementing such a review are: Effectiveness, effiare needed. MacKay-Dunn is in favour of such an ciency and economy. arrangement. The RCMP isn’t. Effectiveness, says The Mounties, he says, like to use MacKay-Dunn is a COFFEE the analogy of acting as an insursimple understanding ance provider, the omnipresent safety WITH of whether or not the net ready to handle whatever may expected responsibiliSean Kolenko happen. The problem, of course, is skolenko@northshore ties are being handled there’s more than one potential supoutlook.com by a police department. plier. Both the West Vancouver and Efficiency questions Vancouver police departments are but whether or not those a call away and would gladly be billed responsibilities are being for any services rendered. handled in the best possible way and the economic But the larger systemic problem at issue here, he aspect determines whether value for money is says, is the “empire building” that has permeated being achieved. the RCMP, resulting in a “ballooned bureaucracy” That last metric is the one politician’s love to that is accountable to no one. To make matters pounce on, he says. But it can only come after effecworse, it’s senior levels of government, not the tiveness and efficiency are achieved by a police force. municipalities, that manage all negotiations with “I like RCMP officers, there’s a lot of good the large-scale force. people who work very hard. But the horsemen So, not only are cities being asked to accept [RCMP] tried to be everything to everybody — whatever cost the RCMP imposes without any understanding of why it’s so, they aren’t at the table national police and small-town police,” he says. “And I believe there’s lots of room for the RCMP when that cost is agreed upon, he says. to move into the 21st century.” “There should be a proper, external audit of the RCMP’s books,” says MacKay-Dunn, who claims —with Outlook files

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n this frenzied Christmas shopping season, as consumers hurry from store to store seeking the perfect gift for everyone on their list, there appears to be a port in the storm. Gift cards are wildly popular. They’re easy to send in the mail or stuff in a stocking. They show at least a semblance of thought was given to the recipient’s desires yet still empower that recipient to get something they truly want. Canadians spend about six billion dollars a year on gift cards. A survey last year by Maritz Research suggested almost half of Canadians were hoping to find a gift card under their Christmas tree. They’re also popular with retailers. Statistics Canada says more than 80 per cent of large Canadian retailers offer gift cards. For those shoppers still having a hard time making a decision at the gift card display, the credit card gift card issued by a number of banks seems like the perfect solution. But beware the fine print. There’s lots of it. Most of which works against the consumer to devalue the worth of the card. Gift cards issued by retailers are regulated by provincial consumer laws. In BC, that means they can’t have expiry dates and consumers can’t be charged fees to acquire or maintain the cards; what you buy is what you get. But bank credit card gift cards are regulated by Ottawa, which has yet to act to protect consumers against extra fees or expiry dates. Those fees can quickly chip away at the full value of the gift card, from a transaction fee to actually buy the card, to monthly maintenance fees to charges to have the bank check the balance remaining on the card. And if the card does expire, the bank will gladly issue a new one for a substantial fee, plus a cancellation fee equal to the balance still on the card. It all adds up to make a credit card gift card seem more a gift to the banks than the recipient. It’s time the federal government bring the rules for those cards in line with those that apply to retailer gift cards. –Black Press

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Ethan and John Ribalkin stand outside John’s home at 4967 Chalet Place in North Vancouver, which is adorned with more than 60,000 lights for the holiday season. The family has been decorating the house for years, although John says “they’ve been more serious since 2006.” The Ribalkin’s also raised money for North Van’s Harvest project each year. This season, John says they’ve raised about $500 and 10 bags of food in about five days. “It’s our little bit of giving back,” he says.

was capable of pumping 25,000 gallons of seawater per minute. Vancouver could no longer fund the costs of maintaining and crewing this vessel, so they sold the vessel to the San Francisco Fire department, where it is still operational and was a major component of fire suppression after an earthquake a few years ago. The Port of Vancouver and the GVRD built and shared in the costs of five 40-foot aluminum fast-response fire boats. The Metro Vancouver consortium has now decided to reduce the number of vessels in operation from five to three, none of which are located on the North Shore. I can tell you from experience marine vessels require a great deal of daily maintenance and as a result there is a lot of out-ofservice time for refits, unscheduled

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maintenance, etc., so likely it will mean that there will only be two operating vessels at a time, in my opinion. Mr. Penman may save annually $30,000 and focus more on technical training ashore, but this is what he and the citizens and businesses of the North Shore are going to loose: Land-based fire departments cannot effectively attack vessels that are on fire at marinas and facilities such as Lonsdale Quay which are built on creasote pilings; the fireboat can also tow vessels which are on fire away from the area and out to sea. Should there be a major incident with the SeaBus or a freighter anchored off Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver City will not be responding. Should there be a major natural disaster, such as an

earthquake where bridges are compromised, with water supply lines broken, who in metro Vancouver will have access to the two fireboats first, likely not the North Shore. The fireboats are capable of drafting seawater and supplying a pumper truck ashore at the rate of 2,700 litres of water per minute through a five-inch water line, should there be no water available on shore. If you had a home in Indian Arm, I would purchase as many portable firepumps as you can afford. Who knows what the response time will be for a fireboat being dispatched from another city. In my opinion, the Port of Vancouver will once again be in a position of inadequate fire suppression on the waterfront. Fred Moxey, North Vancouver

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B Former news anchor and West Vancouverite Pamela Martin, left, joins Sherri Doman and Absolute Spa owner Wendy Cocchia in the lobby. C Well known for their family’s philanthropy throughout Vancouver, Lorne Segal accompanies his mom, Rosalie Segal, as guests are seated for dinner. D Modelling one of the stunning diamond necklaces up for auction, beautiful Natasha Doman helps gather bids. E GlobalTV news gal Jill Krop, seen here with her favourite fireman, partner Dave Samson, does double duty this night as gala co-host. F GlobalTV news’s Elaine Yong and husband Aaron McCarthur know about BC Children’s Hospital first hand. Shortly after being born, their new baby daughter Addison became the first baby to have a heart transplant in B.C. G West Vancouver businessman Salim Karim and his wife Tamee are expecting their first child next year. H West Vancouver’s Ryan Beedie, seen here with wife Cindy, is president of The Beedie Group and recently donated $22 million to Simon Fraser University to establish the Beedie School of Business. I Dr. Robert Lee and wife Lily, who also live in West Vancouver, are always among the most generous supporters at many gala events. J West Vancouver artist Ross Penhall donates a special piece to help raise money through the gala auction.

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was killed in a traffic accident on his grad night in 2006. “It was probably one of the hardest things [the Handsworth community] had to go through,” recalls Haley. Sure, her friends are off at parties this evening. But Haley’s not lamenting her decision to be here instead. “It’s a no brainer,” she says. “I see too many horror stories on the news. It’s a small sacrifice to make.” Bill Soprovich lends a recognizable name to Operation Red Nose. The perennial city councillor poll-topper in West Vancouver isn’t out looking for votes. He's here to make a difference in the community. His dance card for every weekend evening in December and New Year’s Eve is full. The current acting mayor of West Vancouver, Soprovich has politely declined the District of West Vancouver’s Christmas party slated for the next evening at the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier. “I prefer to do this instead,” says Soprovich, gathering some snacks for the road. It will be a tiring shift for these volunteers.

t’s 9 p.m. and Operation Red Nose is now open and accepting calls for the evening. Soprovich and his team for the night – mom and daughter duo Haley and Donna – assemble outside in the parking area. His newer-model red Volkswagen City Jetta will lead the way tonight. Haley and Donna have two roles: designated driver and navigator. An added bonus of the Operation Red Nose service is that you get chauffeured home in your own car. Soprovich is the escort driver: he will follow the patron’s car and pick up Haley and Donna after each Red Nose ride home is complete. “We’ll have a good night,” Soprovich tells his co-pilot Haley, as his car rolls out of the

www.northshoreoutlook.com ICBC parking lot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh yeah,â&#x20AC;? responds Haley. The Christmas music station keeps spirits inside the car bright. Because the night is still relatively young for adults indulging in libations, Operation Red Nose volunteers spend the first hour canvassing local bars to let patrons know there's another alternative for a safe ride home. The first stop is Mosquito Creek Bar and Grill at Westview Plaza. A female soccer team's Christmas party occupies a row of pushed together tables. They intently listen as Haley succinctly sums up the program. Moving through the bar, Haley encounters one happy patron who says he likes her antlers. She laughs and later explains how she gets hit on routinely during her volunteerism. The Queen's Cross Pub in Upper Lonsdale is next on the list. Just as the team is leaving, a young man rushes up to Soprovich. "Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re with Operation Red Nose right?" he asks. "Can I grab a card? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to say you guys are fantastic. Every year I make a point to grab a ride home with one of you guys." Driving towards Lower Lonsdale, Soprovich observes three twenty-something girls slipping and laughing as they cross the street at 17th and Londsale. They get into a car. He shakes his head in disappointment. He suspects they have each had something to drink. Soprovich knows there are also young drivers out there who lead by example. "For someone like Haley, it shows real responsibility," he says. It's nearing 10 p.m. and back at Jack Lonsdale's it's almost empty inside. Soprovich has a couple theories. "Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an off-pay week," he says. He then references B.C.'s relatively new impaired driving laws which were strengthened in September 2010. Drivers blowing into a breathalyzer in the "warn" range of 0.05 are handed a three-day driving suspension and ordered to pay close to $500 in administrative fees. "I think this has really hit home with people," says Soprovich. Over at Browns Social House in the heart of Lynn Valley, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standing room only. Restaurant manager Chris Lawrie welcomes the Red Nose team with a warm smile and

Saving lives, raising money for a good cause Operation Red Nose was founded in 1984 in Quebec by a Laval University swim coach who was looking for an innovative way to raise money for scholarships. Today, more than 50,000 volunteers participate in Red Nose campaigns across the country each Christmas season. North Vancouver-Lions Gate Rotarian Jim Godey is the coordinator for Operation Red Nose on the North Shore. He said 250 volunteers donate their time to the program during those five weekends in November and December that Red Nose is operational. Drivers are required to be a minimum of 19 years old with a Class 5 licence. A criminal record check is also done by the North Vancouver RCMP free of charge for Red Nose volunteers. Gas cards are pro-

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high-fives all around. Earlier in the evening, and on another occasion this Operation Red Nose season, volunteers were asked to leave one local drinking establishment by a manager who said they were disturbing their guests. After hearing the story, Lawrie shakes his head. "[Drinking and driving] is a more important conversation than anything else," he says. Browns customer Christian Tulloch is surrounded by group of friends and half empty glasses of liquor. He takes an information card from Haley. "Going through a road check when you have had a beer is so sketchy," he shouts over Journey's "Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Stop Believing" blaring in the background. Soon after we head back to the Operation Red Nose headquarters to wait for a call. Haley and Donna grab a seat in the lounge area. I head into the call centre. Handsworth student Henry Kosch, 17, and his dad Alfred are manning the phones. Henry was moved by a presentation at his school that portrayed real life families who have suffered the loss of a loved one to drinking and driving. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The message is pretty clear," he says. "Most kids know for sure not to drink and drive." Donna's phone vibrates. We have our first call. Our team heads back to the Browns restaurant in Lynn Valley. Someone has made use of a card we dropped off earlier. A man in his early forties meets us in the parking lot. He does not appear to be drunk. When asked if he'd like to weigh in on the program he politely declines. Soprovich and I head to the follow vehicle. He tells me that the man

vided to the driver, although most people donate it back to the operation, said Godey. There are also raffle prizes for the volunteers. Last year, the local Red Nose program raised approximately $20,000. "A prerequisite for picking up a Red Nose franchise so to speak is that the donated

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tions. Paul Butler is the youth services coordinator with Hollyburn Family Services which operates the North Shore Youth Safehouse (pictured at left), a shelter for homeless youth on the North Shore between 14-18 years of age. "Every source of donation we get goes toward the needs of young people," said Butler. He explained how local youth come to access the shelter for a variety of reasons: family home breakdown, economic strains and addiction issues, to name a few scenarios. Butler, on the Operation Red Nose program: "First off, I think it saves lives. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also about raising money to give back to the community to help young people be safe." Operation Red Nose will be in service this weekend (Dec. 16 and 17) and on New Year's Eve. Call 604-619-0942 between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. on the North Shore or Bowen Island.

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Christmas Eve at 10:00 in the evening This is a service for those who are searching and those who recognize that they are secular folk. The beautiful children’s story by Joy Kogawa, Naomi’s Tree, will be read. It’s a narrative of a young Japanese Canadian who is sent to the interior during World War 2, and the healing of that wound in later years. Some copies of the book will be available for last minute presents. Communion is for all those who need and can use this spiritual experience. Choir and instruments will help with our musical rejoicing.

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osh Boden, a former member of the B.C. Lions football team, has been found guilty of two sexual assaults. The 24-year-old was convicted in Vancouver provincial court last Friday. Boden was arrested — following a violent struggle — after Vancouver police reported seeing him fondling a woman at two Vancouver SkyTrain stations in August 2009. After his arrest, he was also charged with sexually assaulting a woman during a separate incident in an office building. In court on Friday, Boden was also found guilty of assaulting a police officer and obstructing a police officer. Before he turned pro, the 6’1” Boden was a standout high school player for the Carson

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It takes more than just imagining your audience in their underwear to become an effective public speaker. Just ask the members of the North Shore Toastmasters Club

y first public speech flopped miserably. It was Grade 2 or 3 and I was selected by the teacher to say a few words Justin Beddall before placing a wreath during a editor@northshore Remembrance Day ceremony in the outlook.com school gymnasium. I didn’t have many lines to memorize, but when the big moment came in front of my classmates, I froze. It’s an indelible memory. And since that embarrassing moment I’ve spent most of life avoiding public speaking — at any cost. Of course there have been a few times when I’ve found myself in a public speaking checkmate. Like a few years ago when I was asked to be best man at my friend’s wedding and deliver a speech. Sure, it’s a great honour, but for weeks I suffered from pre-speech jitters and on the wedding day I was probably more nervous than the bride and groom. Secretly, I’ve always dreamed about being a great orator capable of speaking in any situation with wit and aplomb. Turns out I’m not alone. Every Monday 20-plus members of the North Shore Toastmasters Club meet at the West Vancouver United Church to hone their public speaking and leadership skills. The club, which celebrates its 60th anniversary next year, has had a diverse membership through the decades. From a 17-year-old air cadet to 99-year-old Jan Furst, who passed away this year. There have been engineers, lawyers, teachers, entrepreneurs, dentists, grad students and recent immigrants, to name a few. For most, it’s a chance to tackle the fear of public speaking in a supportive environment. Club president Carla Whippy was shy growing up. But three years ago, she’d finally had enough. Working as the manager of her 10-year-old son’s hockey team, she needed to be able to pipe up in the locker room and talk to players and parents. “I was petrified to stand up and say something in front of everyone. I knew I really wanted to tackle that fear.” So she joined Toastmasters. At her first meeting she had only one thought: Please don’t call on me to speak. For the first year, Whippy had to give herself a pep talk before each Monday night session. But she just kept coming and speaking in front of the group. Soon she became comfortable talking in front of an audience. Two years ago, after her father passed away, Whippy was able to speak at his service. “That was huge. I absolutely would not have been able to do that a year before. That was a turning point,” she says. Now, she’s just as excited about helping others overcome their speaking anxiety. “Public speaking is definitely in the top five phobias people have,” she says. The club’s weekly two-hour meetings follow a tight agenda and every member is assigned a rotating role, from chairperson to toastmaster to Wizard of Ahs — the person charged with counting the number of ums, ahs and other space-filling words used during speeches. (A fine of a nickel per infraction up to 25 cents is meted out in the end of the meeting, when a small piggy bank is passed around the table.) At Monday’s meeting, before a pair of members gave prepared speeches, there was a “Table Topic” session, where a theme is introduced and speakers must then riff on a topic for up to a minute and a half. Even though I did my best to avoid eye contact with the Table Topics Master as he scanned the room for participants, he zeroed in on me and invited me up. I politely told him I had to keep taking notes. Sonja Haroldson wasn’t daunted. After receiving the topic “Most Memorable weekend,” she got up and confidently told a wonderful tale of family trip to Fish Lake that received a loud round of applause. After speeches, speakers are critiqued: Great imagery, great arm gestures, great story structure. While it’s mostly positive feedback, speakers are also given “challenges,” like, for instance, using more dramatic pauses or eye contact in their next speech. “It’s a very friendly atmosphere. Positive and supportive,” says North Van’s Richard Brown, an information systems consultant who has been a club member for three years. “Even actors are nervous about performing in front of a live audience, but you learn to use the adrenaline positively.” And that’s where the club helps. New members start by working through 10 speech projects that each focus on sharpening specific speaking skills, things like speech organization, getting to the point, researching, persuasion, striving not to use notes, using body language and vocal variety, for instance. At Monday’s meeting, Erika Korstrom, a North Van resident who works in the travel industry, presented her “Icebreaker” a five-minute speech that gets newcomers up and speaking to the club for the first time. Afterwards, she looked relieved. “I was nervous,” she said, smiling. But she’s feeling growing confidence and ease when speaking publicly. “Oh definitely, every time you get up.” Dave Achtemichuk, the evening’s official toastmaster, joined the group four and half years ago, just weeks before he was scheduled to deliver a best-man speech at this brother’s wedding. He’d figured it was necessary because his last wedding speech had “bombed.” “I knew I was terrible at it,” says the 31-year-old computer programmer. “With just those two speeches [at Toastmasters prior to the wedding] there was a remarkable change.” After the wedding he bumped into a guest that said “you were the guy who gave the speech.” It was a proud moment. Achtemichuk says the ability to speak publicly is a good skill to have and it’s come in handy for him — like the time when he was interviewed live on CBC for a charity project he was involved with. “The truth is a lot of it’s just experience.” And a supportive club. Maybe there is hope for me.

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roposed temporary signage for the Evelyn Drive condo development at the southwest corner of Keith Road and Taylor Way sparked a heated debate at a West Vancouver council meeting on Monday night. Mayor Michael Smith called out the developer, Onni Group, on the way they illustrated a series of marketing flag poles in a photo mockup. “Because I see the request is for eight 20 foot high flag poles,” said Smith. “That doesn’t look like a 20 foot flag pole to me.” He estimated it looked to be six or eight feet high. “What concerns me is that council is being asked to approve one thing and we are seeing something else,” said Smith. Beau Jarvis, Onni’s vice-president of development, addressed Smith’s query. “I can’t say for sure that those [flags] are to scale, what we are asking you to approve this evening is 20 feet,” said Jarvis. “It wasn’t meant to be a misrepresentation.” Coun. Craig Cameron moved to exclude the flags from the original motion that was on the table. “With respect to the flags, whether what we are seeing is 20 feet or not, I don’t see that it serves a useful purpose,” said Cameron. “I think that ultimately it’s just advertising.” Coun. Mary-Ann Booth seconded Cameron’s motion. “We better be very clear on the criteria and the rationale for allowing exceptions to our [sign] bylaw,” said Booth. Cameron’s motion passed along with a second amendment stating that Onni’s monument sign be scaled down to 4 by 6 feet from the proposed 8 by 8 feet. Utility fee increase in West Van

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continued, PAGE 24 GM timeline and a genealogy poster with arrows showing various connections each GM has had with the others as teammates or in coaching or front-office roles. Because there are so many versions, the book is only sold online and shipped from the warehouse. The books are large (10”x12” and 252 pages) and weigh a ton so shipping is an additional $18 regular delivery and more for rush. You can check out the details at nhlgms.com. This is the fourth – and apparently the last – of Farris’ authoring career (at least until the Dallas Stars win the Stanley Cup in, say, 2015) for two reasons. Firstly, he’s now written the stories that are closest to his heart. Secondly, he has a new job. As a kid, Farris was mesmerized by the voice of longtime broadcaster Jim Robson who was behind the mike with the Canucks of the Western Hockey League even before Jason was born. As a goalie himself, Farris was also enthralled by his goaltending hero Cesare Maniago whose long career included 197677 and ’77-78 in the NHL with Vancouver during Jason’s impressionable pre-teen years. Eventually Farris’ admiration focused on Canucks’ general managers Pat Quinn and Brian Burke whose respective 11 and six seasons in Vancouver coincided with Jason’s foray into the world of business management as a young man. Thus when Farris began self-publishing, he wrote books with Robson (Hockey Play-By-Play: Around the NHL with Jim Robson which came out in 2005, followed in 2010 by Hockey Play-By-Play: Canuck Captains with Jim Robson) and with Maniago (Hail Cesare! published in 2006). Now he’s done Behind the Moves. Next up is his recently-announced position as Executive VP, Business Operations and Development, with the Dallas Stars. Farris and new Stars’ owner Tom Gaglardi graduated together from Vancouver’s Magee Secondary in 1985. So you might think that this is a case of who you know, not what you know. In Jason’s case it’s a double-barrelled who and what you know since he’s already had management positions in a variety of business ventures. His 18 months of picking the brains of the GMs doesn’t hurt either. Gaglardi and Farris both played school sports in their junior high grades in addition to informal play like road hockey.

And there was an infamous, intramural-type Grad ’85 floor hockey league at Magee that holds a key connection. Farris was editor of the school annual and by coincidence floor hockey got two pages in the yearbook while inter-school senior sports like basketball, volleyball and field hockey got one. The pair shared time guarding the nets for the third-place No-Names in the fourteam league, bowing out of the playoffs in the sudden-death semi-finals. Farris was awarded “the coveted Golden Sieve Award” with a “staggering” league-worst 7.3 goals-against average. Gaglardi gave up three goals in his one game. However, obviously they are No-Names no longer. This is episode 444 from Len Corben’s treasure chest of stories – the great events and the quirky – that bring to life the North Shore’s rich sports history.

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www.northshoreoutlook.com continued from, PAGE 22 in B.C. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel the BOSS program for me was like winning the lottery,â&#x20AC;? said Abbott. Six months ago, Abbott hired her first employee: a client care coordinator. In the BOSS program there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tests, there are â&#x20AC;&#x153;milestonesâ&#x20AC;?, which is what Abbott has achieved with her new hire. The most important lesson she learned was how to balance work with her home life. At a previous job, Abbott, a single parent, was working for a boss that â&#x20AC;&#x153;didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take to little ones.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;He always reminded me that I needed back up,â&#x20AC;? explained Abbott. And it was that type of work situation that forced her to miss her young daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school Christmas party. This year, Abbott will be there with bells on. BOSS is composed in two phases. The first 10 weeks is an intensive period with plenty of work inside the classroom and a lot of research. These future business owners begin preparing financial statements before they head off and start their business in the second phase. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have professionals coming in to talk to you about everything under the sun,â&#x20AC;? said recent BOSS graduate Katelynne Katona. The 31-year-old proud owner of The Wine Thief found a way to take the sommelier out of the restaurant and transplant the role into peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes and the Okanagan for vineyard tours. The six gathered BOSS graduates nod their head in agreement when asked if the recession played a role in helping them finding this program. It was right around the time the economy tanked that BOSS started up at Cap U. Ben Lean, a father of two young children, was

laid off from a small engineering company two Christmases ago. An engineer with 28 years experience, Leanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role was to look after commercial elevator construction contracts. The prestigious Shangri-La hotel in downtown Vancouver was his final project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was the highest paid,â&#x20AC;? explained Lean. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was told â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re good but you are too expensiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.â&#x20AC;? Two young engineering grads were hired to replace him. Soon after, Lean applied for the BOSS program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a good thing in the end,â&#x20AC;? he resolved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can do any calculation [but] business sense is new to me.â&#x20AC;? Lean now outfits homes in West Vancouver and Shaughnessy with glass elevators for $60,000 a pop. November was the last intake for students under the current BOSS model, managed by the Ministry of Social Development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A new ministry is coming in and shifting contracts,â&#x20AC;? explained Lambert. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have different priorities, areas of interest.â&#x20AC;? She estimated that half the amount of money will be on the table for BOSS, resulting in a rejigging of the program. It costs the provincial government approximately $17,000 to fund each of the 14 students for the 48 weeks. Jerry Spitzner, a BOSS graduate and now independent retail consultant specializing in pharmaceuticals, believes the program is a cost effective way for the government to make an investment in small business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are over 400,000 small businesses driving the B.C. economy,â&#x20AC;? said Spitzner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over 60 per cent of those are sole proprietorship. You are looking at six of us.â&#x20AC;? reporter@northshoreoutlook.com

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continued, PAGE 6 CCGA is actively seeking donated construction materials. The CCGA is funded through donations to a non-profit society and some grants from BC Gaming. Station 1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brand new $530,000 dedicated rescue vessel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a jet boat with 40 knots per hour and rollover capabilities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was mostly paid for by donations from the private sector. Purdie said they still need $30,000

to outfit the boat with specialized search and rescue equipment. The DWV is waiving the moorage fees and donating the old building to the auxiliary coast guard in exchange for them offering public education programs. Purdie said the operation is seen as valuable to the community and provides an immense amount of coverage from Howe Sound to English Bay and all points in between. reporter@northshoreoutlook.com

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n the wake of news highlighting hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on certain ICBC salaries and expenses, more than one person is calling for a closer look at the Crown corporation. The latest news reports come on the heels of ICBC applying to the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) for a rate hike that would see most motorists pay about $30 more in premiums next year. Basic premiums will rise by 11.2 per cent and optional premiums will be about six per cent lower if the BCUC approves the increase. ICBC president and CEO Jon Schubert said the rate increase is needed because of climbing claims costs, which rose $200 million in the first nine months of 2011. Bodily injury costs, which will hit $1.7 billion this year, are up $350 million from five years ago.

But ICBC financial statements show Art Kirkner, a U.S. citizen hired as one of ICBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15 vice-presidents in 2008 to help cut costs, received more than $188,000 for expenses claimed in 2010 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in addition to his $315,000 annual salary. In 2010, Kirknerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s salary and expenses totalled $504,505, the second-highest salary in the Crown corporation after Schubert, who pulled in $504,771. Kirkner left ICBC in July and received 12 months severance pay. In reaction, Minister for Public Safety and Solicitor General Shirley Bond said Wednesday she has asked for a review into ICBC, which will start sometime in the new year. Consumers Association of Canada president Bruce Cran also suggested the Crown corporation needs closer scrutiny. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we need an inquiry into whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening at ICBC,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have great respect for the people who work there, but they overcharge for the cost of insurance and have been for years.â&#x20AC;? Cran doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with the fact the provincial government takes millions from ICBC every year in dividends â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $1.215 billion in the past few years; $580 million for 2010-2011 alone.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The government is in the middle of removing $1.2 billion from ICBC and now, automobile owners and insurers face a rate hike to pay for the money the provincial government has stolen from our premiums,â&#x20AC;? Cran said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That money should go back to the drivers, not the provincial government. It is absolutely frightening and disgusting.â&#x20AC;? Kathy Corrigan, the NDP critic for the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor-General (the ministry responsible for ICBC), agrees the government has its hands in ICBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pockets far too much. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the last few years government has taken hundreds of millions of dollars ... they said they would take less (in ICBC dividends) each of those years but they actually took more,â&#x20AC;? Corrigan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That indicates to me that we have an imprudent government.â&#x20AC;? Corrigan said the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and ICBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decisions end up hurting the average person the most, as well as those who can least afford a rate hike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think ICBC is broken right now and needs to be fixed.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C;with files from CBC News

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HUNTER-Marsia Christine passed away suddenly at her home on the evening of December 3 in North Vancouver. She is survived by her husband Wayne, step daughter Emily, husband Abraham, grandson Elias, father Abram, mother Mary, and brother Raymond, sister in law Cheryl, their son Collin, daughter Shauna, and her husband Tim Jenkins, brothers in law Greg and Robert, sisters in law, Kathryn, Janet and Gail. She also leaves to mourn many uncles, aunts and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents in law, William and Joan Hunter, and brother in law, Steven, and her beloved Max. Born in Florence, Italy May 1, 1959, she grew up in a pastor’s home and as a youngster spent time in Italy, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Lincoln, Nebraska where she graduated high school. Marsia accomplished many things in her life, but none were as special as her volunteer time serving meals at the seniors’ centre at her local Parkgate Community Centre. It was this experience that moved her to start her last entrepreneurial venture, “Blue Smoke BBQ”. She loved her business, and enjoyed the “gypsy life” of presenting her food at various Farmers Markets around Vancouver and had built a growing reputation in her catering business. She adored her customers, and in many instances, gave away more sandwiches than she sold. She’ll be much missed by her fellow food vendors and customers.

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MANUFACTURING & WAREHOUSING $17.00/hr to work in Langley lubricants plant doing mfg., warehouse work & shipping/receiving. Must be capable of physical labour, computer usage, & be meticulous & reliable. Experience in manufacturing and warehousing preferred. A minimum of 5 years work experience with references req’d. We offer a longterm career with a financially successful co. + benefits + RRSP plan. Send resume to:

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WELCOME to Geotech Drilling Services Ltd. We’re a team focused on continually implementing the most technologically advanced drilling techniques to increase the efficiency and the accuracy of field data collection. We employ professional, energetic, solution minded individuals that endeavour to consistently exceed our clients’ expectations. We also feature state of the art equipment to facilitate exemplary quality control. Geotech is seeking an hourly Professional Driver with a flexible schedule (i.e., Available on short notice and 24 hrs. / 7 days per week), self–organized, and possesses physical/ mechanical abilities to safely operate a commercial vehicle throughout western and northern Canada, and periodically to the US. Responsibilities: - a Class 1 licence. - 3 - 5 years of on/off highway, low-bed, and allweather experience. - a clean driving abstract. - Mechanical abilities. Passport and eligible to travel to the US. Deadline for consideration is January 6, 2012. Qualified candidates are encouraged to forward their resume and current driver’s abstract to Geotech Drilling’s careers@geotechdrilling.com For more information on our rapidly growing organization, please visit www.geotechdrilling.com. No phone calls please. We thank all that apply; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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5 Food counter attendant needed Permanent, 40 hrs/wk, $10.14/hr Ability to speak English is required Will provide on-the-job training Nando’s restaurant in North Van. Email your resume & cover letter Address: rsbutter@gmail.com

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SALES PROFESSIONAL - Courtenay, BC Torry and Sons Plumbing & Heating is seeking a full time Sales Professional with 3-5 years of experience with proven success in direct sales. The ideal candidate would have Residential HVAC and Plumbing experience. Responsibilities include building customer relationships, meeting sales targets, educating customers, builders and contractors, and preparing pricing and proposals. For a complete job description and contact info, check out our website at www.torryandsons.com.

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BUSY, well equipped, positive Canadian Tire Service Centre in beautiful Fernie BC is hiring licensed Red Seal AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIANS. We offer competitive wages and benefits. Contact Jason Hayes @hayes.cantire@hotmail.com or 250-4234222.

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Nechako Northcoast Construction, Terrace, B.C. Has an opening for Senior Road Foreman Highways Maintenance The successful applicant must: -Hold a requisite valid Driver’s License for the equipment normally operated. -Must hold and maintain flagging certification, WHMIS certification and Level 1 First Aid certification. -Must have a good working knowledge of highways maintenance standards. -Must have an awareness of environmental issues as it relates to highways and bridge maintenance. For a complete job Description please log on to our website at www.nechako-northcoast.com Please Fax or email your resume and drivers abstract Debbie Russell, Manager of Human Resource drussell@nechako-northcoast.com Fax: 250-638-8409 Only those short listed will be contacted.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt. One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Advertising Sales Consultant The Award-Winning Outlook newspaper has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time sales person. The successful candidate must have the ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service. The winning candidate will be a team player and will be called upon to grow an existing account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate. The ability to work in an extremely fast-paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. The candidate will have two years of sales experience, preferably in the advertising industry. The position offers a great work environment with a competitive salary, commission plan and strong benefits package. The Outlook is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest independent print media company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers across Canada and the United States. Please submit your resume with cover letter by Friday, January 20, 2012. To: Publisher, The Outlook publisher@northshoreoutlook.com fax: 604 903-1001 #104 – 980 West 1st Street North Vancouver, BC V7P 3N4

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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MOVING & STORAGE

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

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

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour

604-777-5046

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CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS AT NORTHWEST ROOFING Re-roofing, Repair & New Roof Specialists. Work Guar. WCB.10% Senior’s. Disc. Jag 778-892-1530

CONTRACTORS

RAINFOREST ROOFING LTD 20 years in service - A+ BBB - Call for 10% OFF 604-582-0409

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MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

Local & Long Distance

$45/Hr

From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

bradsjunkremoval.com

Haul Anything... But Dead Bodies!! 604.

220.JUNK(5865)

Serving The Lower Mainland Since 1988

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SUNDECKS

COCKER SPANIEL / CAVALIER X, adorable males born Oct 6, vet chk, 1st shots, $599, 604-532-6380

2004 GRAND CARAVAN, 36,000 KMS, v6, loaded, seats 7, $7950 obo. 604-780-8404 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, grey, 7 pass., V6 auto, loaded, 93,000 km, $6,500 obo. Phone (604)241-2530. 2009 DODGE 150 HEMI PICK UP with canopy, rhino lined, loaded, 8000 original km’s, show room condition. 28,000 OBO. (604)613-3727 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SEL, full stow-go, 43 Km, silver/blk int, mint, $15,000. (604)218-1658.

MARINE

828 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

CENTURY APT 250 East 15th Ave.

2001 Ford Diesel Ambulance. Approx. 270km. 10K worth of med. supplies incl’d. Earn up to 1000 per day. Leaving Province, will sacrifice for $23,999, no reasonable offer will be refused! 1-604-703-3934 OBO

912

BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED, 10’, 12’ or 14’, with or without motor or trailer, will pay cash, 604-319-5720

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RECREATIONAL/SALE

FORD, 4 X 4 XLT LARIAT truck & Okanagan camper, very good cond., $3,500. Call (604)820-8218.

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

Call 604-830-7587

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288 The Scrapper

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AUTO FINANCING

518

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

BUILDING SUPPLIES

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 117,000 KMS, 1994 Jeep Cherokee mint, 4 door, 5 speed standard, a/c $2500. 778-893-4866

FUEL

FURNITURE

MISC. FOR SALE

PANASONIC KX-T7433C DIGITAL PHONE SYSTEM; Complete with 19 handsets. Excellent Condition, perfect for start-up office. Will accept best offer. Phone 604 3631397.

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MISC. WANTED

CASH FOR VINTAGE clothing & lace/linen costume & estate jewellery. Will pick up. 778-235-8752.

REAL ESTATE Tree removal done RIGHT!

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BIG BUILDING SALE... “CLEARANCE SALE YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!” 20X26 $4995. 25X34 $6460. 30X44 $9640. 40X70 $17,945. 47X90 $22,600. One end included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

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1999 CHEVY BLAZER, black, mags 2” lift 4x4, Air Cared, std. new clutch $4795 obo 604-826-0519

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. Free Delivery. WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Treat yourself this Christmas to $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1987 CHEVROLET Celebrity Clean, 166,00 kms, $1000. obo Call 604-619-8596 1990 PONTIAC 6000, Air Cared, loaded, new winter tires, white, 4 dr., $995 obo (604)826-0519 1993 Chrysler Dynasty LE - exc. shape in & out. 6 cyl auto, loaded. AirCared. $1350. 778-893-4866. 2000 FORD FOCUS, standard trans., blue, 4 dr. sedan, CD, Air Cared. $1995 obo (604)826-0519 2002 CHRYSLER INTREPID 105K kms, great shape/condition, Air/care 2013, no accident, fully loaded, $2500 obo 604-441-7685

FOR SALE BY OWNER

PRISTINE, 3 bdrm. 2 bath, totally reno in/out. 1.5 acres with year around creek. All services. Burns Lake, B.C. Private. $150,000 obo. (250)692-3738

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095

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A lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing of $6,159.83 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale. Notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of January, 2012 or thereafter, the said vehicle will be sold. The Vehicle is currently stored at Elite Bailiff Services, 20473 Logan Avenue, Langley BC V3A 4L8. The Vehicle was placed in storage on August 16th, 2011. For more info. call Elite Bailiff Services at 604-539-9900 WWW.REPOBC.COM

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN

STEEL BUILDINGS END OF SEASON DEALS! Overstock must go make an offer! FREE DELIVERY to most areas. CALL TO CHECK INVENTORY and FREE BROCHURE - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170

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WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN Whereas Corey Randall Swain is indebted to Mitchells Towing Ltd. for storage and towing on a 2009 Pontiac G5 Vin: 1G2AR15H897222678

Whereas JW Auto Group Ltd. & Theodore Masumi Ohashi is indebted to Mitchells Towing Ltd. for storage and towing on a 2001 Nissan Maxima Vin: JN1CA31A01T100024

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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.

Info: www.treeworksonline.ca info@treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD

2003 VOLVO V40, S/W, Blue, loaded 155,000 kms. auto. new tires. $5700 firm. Phone 604-538-9257.

TRUCKS & VANS

NORTH VANCOUVER

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

APARTMENT/CONDO

ENGLISH BULLDOG, CKC reg. 6 wks old, shots, microchip, vet ✔ Healthy, happy, gorgeous. Health gurant’d. $2800. Call 778-895-8453

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• Tree & Stump Removal • Certiﬁed Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

2002 DODGE NEON R/T standard trans., white, sunroof, used eng., new timing belt & clutch. CD stacker $3295 obo. (604)826-0519

TRANSPORTATION

• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

TREE SERVICES

RENTALS

CHOCOLATE LAB PUPS. Vet checked. 1st shots. Parents both registered. $550. 604-309-2390.

MATTRESSES staring at $99

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

www.aptrentals.com

MALTI / SHIH-TZU / POODLE X. Pups/adults. Non-shedding. Chocolate, white & beige. 604-820-9469

604.587.5865

www.dannyevans.ca

CHINESE SHARPEI PUPS MINI’S/TOYS-MALES -$1200.00 www.wrinklesrus.com 604-315-8774

RECYCLE-IT!

www.recycleitcanada.ca

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Recently renovated 1 & 2 bdrooms avail. 1 Block from Lonsdale Quay. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, laundry facility, u/g parking, balcony. Includes heat & water. Elevator.

GERMAN SHEPHERD Pups & young adults. Quality German & Czech bloodlines. 604-856-8161.

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

2006 FORD FUSION, 4 dr, 39,000 kms, V6, all options, $7,950 obo. Phone 604-780-8404

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

LEIGHTON APT 130 East 11th Ave.

ACKER’S RUBBISH REMOVAL. Quick. 7 days. Fast/reliable. Call Spencer 604-924-1511.

• Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4, auto, all options, dark green, 125 km, $9,300 firm. 604-538-4883.

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

706

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING convertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $6795/obo. (604)826-0519

2009 CADILLAC DTS, black, grey leather, mint cond, 47K. Must sell! $25,000 obo. Call 604-805-4545.

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

NORTH VANCOUVER

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES $550: Born Sept. 26th. 1 Male, 1 Female. 604-836-6861

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly

CARS - DOMESTIC

TRANSPORTATION

Call 604-830-7587

CHEAP LOADS Fast Reliable Service. All loads recycled. Minibins service avail. 604-922-5101

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

AFFORDABLE MOVING

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES Damaged House! Older House! Difficulty Selling! Behind on Payments! Need to Sell Now? NO FEES! NO RISK! QUICK CASH! Call us First! 604.657.9422

PLUMBING

GREAT RATES! Local lic’d plumber Big & small jobs. Plumbing, heating, plugged drains, call 604-325-6722

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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TRANSPORTATION

www.aptrentals.com

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

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

REAL ESTATE

Spacious 1 & 2 bdrooms avail. 2 Blocks from Lonsdale Quay. Balcony parking at back. Laundry fac. avail. Swim pool & sauna.

MILANO PAINTING. Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Written Guar. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

LEGAL SERVICES

WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $180 or Well Rotted 10 yds - $200. 604-856-8877

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

(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

PAWN SHOP ONLINE: GET CASH FAST! Sell or Get a Loan for your Watch, Jewelry, Gold, Diamonds, Art or Collectibles - From Home! ONLINE: www.PAWNUP.com or Toll-Free: 1-888-435-7870.

GARDENING

BLUE NOSE BULLIES. Pit bulls. Blacks/blues. Shots, Vet ✓. Ready to go. UKC reg. $600 obo. Call 778237-2824

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

NEED CASH TODAY?

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PETS

Cane Corso Mastiff, 1 female, 3.5mo, vet checked, dewormed, docked, $600 obo. (604)845-2395

✓ Do you Own a Car? ✓ Borrow up to $20000.00 ✓ No Credit Checks! ✓ Cash same day, local ofﬁce www.REALCARCASH.com

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Blood Hound pups, CKC Reg health ✔, 1st vac., micro chipped, 1 male, 6 fem. Liver & tan, ready to go 604-574-5788

BOUVIER DES FLANDERS PUPPIES,5 MALES, CAN VIEW PARENTS, $260. 604 942 1916

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.

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PETS

2003 Cadillac CTS. Black on black, leather, sunroof. Must see! $10,500, Mint. Phone 604 809 6235

A lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing of $4,591.83 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale. Notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of January, 2012 or thereafter, the said vehicle will be sold. The Vehicle is currently stored at Elite Bailiff Services, 20473 Logan Avenue, Langley BC V3A 4L8. The Vehicle was placed in storage on July 13th, 2011. For more info. call Elite Bailiff Services at 604-539-9900 WWW.REPOBC.COM

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I FOUND IT.

THAT PERFECT PLACE

TO CALL HOME.

MORNING WALKS ON THE PIER, BRUNCH AT THE

HOTEL, SWIMMING IN

THE 5-LANE POOL & SOAKING

IN THE HOT TUB. I TAKE THE SEABUS DOWNTOWN TO CATCH A

GAME OR CONCERT, BUY FRESH PRODUCE AT THE QUAY & ENTERTAIN

IN MY BEAUTIFUL HOME.

I LOOKED AROUND & NOWHERE ELSE GIVES ME

BETTER VALUE THAN MY HOME AT

MOVE-IN READY 1 BDRM SUITES FROM $419,900, 2 BDRM SUITES FROM $679,900

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