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An idyllic afternoon ofChristmas decoratingquickly turned into a

nightmare for a Coquitlamfamily on Tuesday.

Cassandra Bourke, 26,was putting the finishingtouches on wrapping andholiday decorations with hertwo sons, ages four and five,when they decided to takea break around 3 p.m. Withtissue and boxes strewnabout the table, the triowent upstairs so she coulduse the washroom while herboys played video games.

That’s when she heard thesmoke alarm go off.

“I thought, ‘Oh, I musthave left the oven on.’ So Itook my time, washed myhands and then went down-stairs,” she recalls. “Butas I went down, I couldn’tbelieve all the smoke. Ithought, ‘Nothing in theoven would smell that bad.’”

She stopped on the laststeps of the staircase andcouldn’t believe her eyes:flames were shooting upfrom the table where theirdecorations had just sat, andthe room was quickly fillingup with smoke.

Her first thought was to deal withthe fire herself, but she quickly real-ized that the haze was getting toothick to move about or breathe easily.She went upstairs to get her childrenout, but discovered she couldn’t seedown the stairwell by the time theywere ready to go.

Instead of panicking, the quick-wit-ted mother grabbed the phone to call911 and swiftly implemented a fewfire-safety procedures to protect herfamily as they settled in to wait for firecrews.

“I was on the phone with the 911operator and I told her we couldn’t godownstairs,” Bourke says. “I grabbeda towel and got it wet, and then wentinto a bedroom, closed the door and Iput the towel underneath the door.

“We were just waiting, and I heardthe operator say, ‘The crews are ontheir way.’ Then the call was cut off.The fire had made it all the way to myphone base. I thought, ‘My gosh, it wasspreading quickly.’”

As the room filled with smoke, sheopened a window and stuck everyone’sheads outside so they could breathe.With little ones in tow, Bourke decidedto pass the time talking about happythings: about decorating cookiesat grandma’s house and riding theStanley Park miniature train.

“They were doing everything I toldthem to do. They were talking to meabout what we were going to do thatnight. We were just trying not to panictoo much,” she says.

“We could hear the sirens coming,and then theroom startedto fill with alot of smokeand the floorunderneathus started tofeel really hot.We were kindof startingto get a bitscared.”

The trioheard a largeboom as the front windows blew outof the Decaire Street townhouse, andmore smashing as firefighters crashedthrough the balcony window justbelow them. Smoke began billowingout from that opening, which meantthe stranded family’s only source offresh air was gone.

“It started coming into the windowof the room we were in. That’s whenwe started getting really scared thatwe weren’t going to make it,” Bourkesays, recalling listening for firefightersas they made their way through thehome. “I could hear them down thehall, opening the doors and yelling for

us as they went.“It felt like hours, although I’m sure

it was just minutes. But it felt likeforever.”

Bourke and her sons had decided tolie down near the ground at that point,

barely able tosee throughthe smoke-filled room.Soon enoughthe firefight-ers locatedthem, put-ting a handon Bourke’sshoulder toreassure her.

“That was alot of relief,”

she says, describing how they rescuedher sons first by carrying them out.“That’s when they said it was my turn.I remember thinking it was so hot— how did it get so hot?

“As we were going down the stairs,there was so much smoke, but Ithought, ‘I can’t die now. I’m beingrescued, and that would be a horribleend to the story.’”

As she and her children were loadedinto an ambulance, Bourke’s husbandappeared on his way home from work.

“His face was just white,” she says.“I almost feel worse for him: Can youimagine coming home to that?”

Coquitlam Fire and Rescue ChiefTony Delmonico says the captainon scene decided to conduct a “fastattack” considering the informationthey had on hand.

“One of the crews went in and start-ed to work on the fire, while the otherone entered the building and broughtthe people out,” Delmonico said. “Thedispatcher got information of wherethey were in the building. I can’t sayenough about the composure of theresident, for her to stay on the phoneand say where they were in the build-ing, that really helped, and to stay in aroom, close the door, put a wet towelunder the door.”

The family was taken to RoyalColumbian Hospital for treatmentof smoke inhalation, and released ashort while later with the all clear.Delmonico checked in on them in thehospital, and couldn’t believe how wellmother and sons were dealing with theevents.

“Very calm, cool and collected. I wasvery surprised. I have not come acrosssomeone like that in my 30 years whois that composed given what she’sgone through,” he says, downplayingthe heroism of the crews.

“Guys don’t get put in that positionon a daily basis. Everything that couldgo well did go well,” he says. “You

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Red Nose volunteers needed

Organizers with the local chapter ofOperation Red Nose are on the lookout for sixadditional volunteers to help people get homesafely on New Year’s Eve.

Although the deadline has passed for newvolunteers, organizers hope those who signedup after the program got off the ground in lateNovember will step up to help out again.

“Of the list of the 90-plus volunteers thatwe already have, I’m getting back to themand saying, “If you’re not doing anything forNew Year’s Eve, come out and join us,’” saidMalcolm Kennedy, volunteer coordinator forthe Tri-Cities chapter of Operation Red Nose.

So far, 10 teams of three people each havesigned up for the Dec. 31 shift, which isexpected to run from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

The best-case scenario would see 11 or 12teams, or three to six additional volunteers,available for what will be the busiest night ofthe season for the service.

Organized by the Coquitlam Sunrise RotaryClub, the service matches volunteers withthose unable to drive their vehicles home.Proceeds from any donations go towardsKidSport Tri-Cities, which helps subsidizeregistration fees for underprivileged kids.

Demand for Operation Red Nose is up overlast year. The number of rides has jumpedby 64 per cent, while donation totals haveincreased by 69 per cent. Numbers from theweekend of Dec. 10 and 11 sat at 98.

“I think it’s a combination of things: a bitbetter of an economy, the new drinking drivinglaws and greater awareness of the program,”said KidSport Tri-Cities chair Chris Wilson.

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The lighter side of policing

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Members of Coquitlam RCMP’s rural policing section deliver some holiday cheer.

It takes a creative approach to police ruralareas.

On Tuesday, members of the CoquitlamRCMP rural policing section made a specialholiday delivery to an elderly woman livingalone in a remote area, which can only beaccessed by boat.

By chance, the officers met the woman dur-ing the past year and began visiting with her

when working in the area.On Tuesday, they delivered a gift basket

filled with holiday goodies.“We sign up for this job because we want to

help people,” Const. Colin Kent said in a newsrelease, “and working on a detail like the ruralteam serving two very close-knit and low-crimecommunities, helping people goes beyond justenforcing the law and keeping the peace.”

A large portion of duties for the rural poli-cing section encompasses patrol and visits onan RCMP vessel around the Upper Pitt Riverand surrounding areas.


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Fire caused $50,000 worth of damageto townhouse, but family uninsured

couldn’t get a better outcome.It’s straight out of a firefight-ing textbook.”

The fire caused $50,000 indamage to the townhouse,which will likely be fixed in amonth. Investigators believe acandle started the fire, ignit-ing flammable material on themain floor. Bourke believes itwas the family’s advent can-dle, which is typically lit justbefore the children go to bed,but the boys begged her tolight it in the morning whilethey decorated.

Delmonico pleaded withresidents to be extra carefulwith decorations, electricalplugs, extension cords andany flammable materials likecandles.

“We don’t want to seeanybody go through what

Vancouver had this week,” hesaid, referring to the housefire started by old Christmaslights and a faulty extensioncord that ultimately claimedthree lives.

“There’s never any goodtime for something likethat, but it’s even worse atChristmas. Luckily, we avoid-ed that.”

Bourke, her sons andhusband spent the night ata family member’s home inVancouver, and went backto survey the damage onWednesday.

“I went in there to takesome pictures and couldn’tbelieve it. There was my TVmelted to the wall,” she says,adding that nothing is sal-vageable.

“Anything not burned onthe main floor or upstairsis toxic. All the mattresses

shouldn’t be used again. Theysaid anything you can’t laun-der really well can’t be usedagain.”

The family doesn’t haveinsurance, Bourke says, andthe timing is a bit tough sinceshe is giving up her job as abaker at Save-On-Foods togo back to school in the newyear.

“Honestly, we didn’t have asmuch foresight as we shouldhave. With renter’s insurance,we always said, ‘We’ll get itnext month, we’ll get it nextmonth.’ Then we wouldn’thave the money and thatmonth never came,” she says.

“I tell ya, when we get back inthere, it’s going to be a prior-ity.”

For now, the family isenjoying making cookies, theStanley Park miniature trainand counting their lucky starsfor their Christmas miracle— which includes all three oftheir cats surviving the fire.

And true to form, Bourkeis not panicking about what’snext.

“It’s just amazing about allthe things you don’t worryabout when you’re in themoment,” she says. “All youworry about is anyone who isalive in the house.”

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Ah, the holidays have finally arrived.It’s that time of year where, safely ensconced

amongst the frigid planes of the North Pole,Jolly Old Saint Nick is desperately struggling to ziphis pantsuit over the bulging mountain that is hisbelly. Rudolph and the other reindeer(whom, let’s be honest, nobody reallycares about) are warming up in prep-aration for their annual globe-trotting.Santa’s little elves have tossed their ham-mers down and are sipping Mrs. Claus’seggnog in salutation to a job well done… or maybe they’re secretly draftingpetition signs in protest of the exploita-tion they face come winter vacation.

And right in your own neighbourhood,everyone is settling down with their fam-ilies or friends, basking in the holidayspirit. But despite the air of goodwill and cheerful-ness in the community, it’s also that time of yearwhere family get-togethers and traditional celebra-tions can be spoiled by deadly statistics.

According to MADD (Mothers Against DrunkDriving), between Thanksgiving and New Year’s,more than 1,000 people die due to impaired drivingon a national scale.

It’s no secret that during the holiday season, theopportunity to drink alcoholic beverages presentsitself often, and this can be attributed to the many

events that are hosted and attended. In fact, theOntario Provincial Police stated that in 2007, around861,587 vehicles were stopped under the suspicionthat their drivers were intoxicated throughout theweeks building up to New Year’s Eve.

And as for British Columbians, thelaws on drunk driving have recentlybecome the strictest in Canada. Theywere finally put into action following anincident in 2008 in which a four-year-old girl was killed by a drunk driver inDelta.

In the aftermath of that distressingaccident, penalties became stronger inlate September: a 90-day driving ban forimpaired drivers as well as the confisca-tion of their cars for 30 days, costlierfines and the possibility of criminal

charges being laid against them.Such harsh laws have been imposed in the hopes

of reducing the number of fatal accidents every year,but I personally don’t understand why people insiston driving while under the influence of alcohol inthe first place.

There’s absolutely no justification for it. It’s notthat difficult to avoid putting yourself in a poten-tially destructive situation. How demanding can itbe to designate a driver to stay sober before you goto a party where you know you’ll be drinking, or call

a taxi to give you a ride home so that you’re morelikely to arrive safely?

I think $20 or $30 for a trip in a taxi is a smallprice to pay in order to avoid risking your life orfacing manslaughter charges during the holidays.

So to ensure that whatever it is you’re celebratingthis week and the next isn’t ruined by a bad choiceand rotten turn of fate, put in a conscious effort tomake responsible decisions for the well-being of you,your family and the community.

The rule of thumb: if you’ve been drinking, don’tdrive — period. There’s nothing wrong with down-ing a glass or two of your favourite beverage while ata festive gathering, but if you tempt ill luck by get-ting behind the wheel afterward, chances are it willleave a bitter taste in your mouth.

Nothing spoils a Merry Christmas faster than adescription of your newfound criminal record to goalong with that frying pan you sent to your grand-mother.

It’s quite likely she won’t be very pleased.Keeping that in mind, have a safe and happy holi-

day!

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Re: “Councillors raise hospital concerns,”Friday, Dec. 10.

I recently read your article on Eagle RidgeHospital in Port Moody. Very well said.

In 2008, my father was diagnosed with lung can-cer and was being treated at VancouverGeneral. My parents both live inCoquitlam so hence, when his complica-tions started around the mid-Novembermark, we took him to the nearby hospi-tal, Eagle Ridge. He needed an oxygentank and some really good care.

The receptionist\nurse at the front of the entranceto emergency was so rude that I had to keep mycomposure so as to not jump over the desk andstrangle her myself. I asked her if they had any extrabeds on the third floor so he would be comfortablefor the night, as he really wasn’t doing well and thecold wasn’t helping. To this, her response was, “Howshould I know?” Needless to say, I was stunned.

They put him on a gurney and wheeled him intotheir emergency room along with about 30 other

people. My father had just finished his third roundof chemotherapy about three days prior and was verysusceptible to any bacteria or viruses.

The room they placed him into was so cold thatI had to wear my winter coat and scarf. We were

scrambling trying to find extra blanketsto cover him with.

After all the tests were finally overand they told us we could take him,we immediately took him and drove toVancouver General.

My father passed away the next day.Eagle Ridge treats their patients like numbers or

cattle, take your pick.The hospital itself is dirty and the staff walk

around chit-chatting and not paying attention towhat is happening around them. I was appalled and,God forbid, if I ever have so much as a limb hangingfrom my bone, I will drive that extra half-hour far,far from that place.

Gabriela DarlingVancouver

What is Christmas about?For some, it’s a religious celebration

honouring the birth of Christ.For others, it’s a secular holiday focused on

gift giving and merriment.For almost everyone, it’s a time to spend

with family and friends — as well as to expandthe waistline and get ready for that other win-ter tradition: a new year’s resolution to loseweight.

Whether you fall into the religious or thesecular camp or somewhere in between,Christmas is probably also the time of yearwhen you think most about the people whodon’t have enough.

Enough food. Enough hope. Enough oppor-tunities.

Whether it’s through a donation to theSHARE food bank, the Salvation Army’sChristmas Kettle campaign or a charity thathelps the developing world, we all like tothink we can make a difference in the lives ofothers. And we can.

But there’s another change that seems tobe happening as the worldwide economicslowdown drags on. The wish of many to seeChristmas “all year long” seems to be comingtrue — in that we’re now more aware of howeach of us needs a hand from time to time.

No one, it seems, is immune from job lossthese days. And after years of spiralling realestate prices and overspending to maintain alifestyle we really can’t afford, many of us areso deep in debt we’re one paycheque awayfrom financial ruin.

These aren’t good things, but they do makethe gap between people who are doing OKand those lined up at the food bank seemsmaller. They also make us realize that sinceanyone could lose the material things theyhave, “things” aren’t really what matter.

Whether your Christmas is religious or secu-lar — or whether you don’t mark the occasionat all — if the goodwill associated with thistime of year spreads because we realize othersneed our help all year round, that’s a goodthing.

You could even call it the spirit of Christmas.

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Asrar Ahmed-Flores is a Grade 12 student at Dr.Charles Best Secondary.

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Warning: Your Christmastree may be dangerous tosomebody’s health.

This isn’t about some unscrupu-lous tree grower filling our liveswith noxious pesticides.

It isn’t about some previouslyundiscovered carcinogenic com-pound lurking in the needles of yourcommon Douglas fir.

Nor is it about somenewly popularized rarespecies of tree thatexudes strange chem-icals into living roomsacross the country.

We are talking hereabout the dangerous psychologicaleffect of Christmas itself — a dangerembodied not in arcane chemicalsand compounds used by Chinesemanufacturers in the productionof Christmas ornaments, but inour Western penchant for adorningtrees, decking halls, stringing glitterand generally attempting to restoresome light to this darkest time ofyear.

You see, it turns out thatChristmas isn’t just politic-ally incorrect. Christmas is bad.Christmas displays hurt somepeople’s feelings, and so we shouldall stop it — or at least tone it downa few notches.

“Christmas displays can under-mine the psychological well-beingof people who do not celebrate theholiday, according to a new Simon

Fraser University study,” trumpetsa press release from the studiers ofChristmas displays at Simon FraserUniversity. The study found that“pervasive presence of Christmasdisplays” makes people who don’tcelebrate Christmas feel left out— “like they don’t belong.”

And here I thought thatChristmas (for most ofus, at least) was aboutsharing and caring andmaking everybody feellike they “belong.”

Food banks tend todo better at this timeof year than any other,

because this is a time of year wheneven the scroogiest scrooges amongus can be touched by the need toreach out to the poor and the leastfortunate.

As I understood it, this is thetime of year when many people wisheverybody could feel like this all yearround.

Sure, there are religious nuts outthere who have a knack for mak-ing everyone around them feel a bituncomfortable, with their strangeexpostulations of faith and oddinterpretations of tolerance and lovethat generally come out seemingmore like intolerant suspicion ofanyone who doesn’t believe exactlywhat they do.

But there really aren’t a whole lotof people out there who take it tothat extreme.

I mean, honestly, when you getright down to it, even if you believein God and Jesus and all that stuff,do you really believe in the highlyimprobable possibility that Christwas actually born on Dec. 25?

Dec. 25 didn’t even exist when(and if) Jesus of Nazareth was bornin, near or maybe not even close toBethlehem (depending on whichBible passages you prefer).

Mid-winter celebrations — mark-ing the realization that the dayswere finally starting to get longeragain — were rife throughout thenorthern hemisphere long beforesome Irish monks saved Christianityby twigging on to the idea of usurp-ing existing indigenous celebrationswith Christian dogma.

So while I don’t care why youcelebrate Christmas — or what youcall it (although I do admit to per-sonally preferring the “Christmas” Igrew up with) — I wish you wouldjust enjoy it. Enjoy the feeling oftogetherness that lights your neigh-bours’ faces and homes … and yes,their trees.

Try to ignore the negativity thatsome people try to thrust into it,from whatever angle. And haveyourself a Merry Christmas!

My ViewBob Groeneveld

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Your ViewHave a Merry Christmas anyway

Please slow downMy granddaughter is 12

years old and lives on ChilkoDrive in Coquitlam.

She has to take the schoolbus at about 8:10 every mor-ning, Monday to Friday.

She walks up to the cross-walk, but no one stops to lether cross. She waits and waitsand, one day, stuck out herarm to see if someone wouldstop. A guy did stop, but justto ask her “What the hell areyou doing? You could getyour arm ripped off.”

Something has to be doneto stop all of these speedersgoing up or down Chilko, notonly for my granddaughter,but for all the children andadults too — somethingmore than what is therealready.

I lost my son, her dad, by acar accident.

I don’t want to lose hertoo.

Please, drivers, slow down— then stop at the intersec-tion.

Bonnie MayCoquitlam

Lettersto the Editor

Bob Groeneveld is editor of TheNOW’s sister papers in Langley andMaple Ridge.


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PoCo drafts consultation policy

If Port Coquitlam comes to the table, it’sleaving the cheque book at home.

Council unanimously approved a policy thatstates the city will not compensate any partyfor consultation services, but also decided onDec. 13 not to distribute the new rules.

According to corporate services directorMindy Smith’s report to council, the LowerMainland Treaty Advisory Committee sent amemorandum to councils and boards in 2009asking them to consider adopting a policystatement on consultation fees.

Smith wrote that the committee wantscouncils to adopt policies of “non-payment offees for consultation with First Nations as partof the process of obtaining provincial statutoryapprovals.”

The report said the province has a legalduty to confer with and, where appropriate,accommodate First Nations whenever the B.C.government proposes a decision or activity thatcould impact aboriginal rights. The first arosein 2009 when the Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard)Nation stewardship policy was released andincluded a fee payment schedule for referralsfor consultation.

However, the province has also stated thatbands do not have legal authority to chargefees to individuals who apply for permit-cover-ing activities on either Crown or privately heldland.

Twenty-three local governments in MetroVancouver have since adopted similar poli-cies as a result of the committee’s request.The issue hasn’t arisen locally between PortCoquitlam and the Kwikwetlem First Nation,but Smith wrote that “it does raise larger ques-tions with regard to consultation practices and

processes in general and the need for the cityto establish formal policies respecting them.”

The draft policy put before council statesthat the city would not compensate “any party— including, but not limited to, other localgovernments, senior levels of government,First Nations, other interested third partiesand/or the general public — for participationin its consultation and outreach programs(including its land use and managementplans).”

Making the policy more broad, Smith wrote,“reflects the city’s longstanding approach toconsultation processes and reaffirms the city’sbelief that all parties be treated the same.”

Council unanimously backed the policy, butdecided to strike down a second staff recom-mendation about forwarding the report to thecommittee and other groups including theKwikwetlem.

Coun. Michael Wright, who served as actingmayor at the meeting, said discussion at coun-cil surrounded whether circulating the policywould do more harm than good.

“We are trying to create a better work-ing relationship with our neighbours, theKwikwetlem First Nation. I think that we are,and that there’s some good progress there,”he said. “But one of the members of councilbrought this up: If we’re really trying to creategood relationship here, is this going to set itback?”

Wright said the city wants a broad-based pol-icy, and doesn’t want to forward informationthat could be construed as adversarial.

“They may take offence at something likethis,” he said. “It’s certainly not directed atFirst Nations. It’s directed to all levels of gov-ernment, and that’s the important part.”

Wright said the city is not “keeping it asecret” either, and the policy is readily avail-able at City Hall.



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The skies may be grey and the rain keeps coming down, butthere are lots of Tri-Cities homes decorated with lightscolourful enough to brighten the spirits of even a grinch.

From inflatable Santas to light displays that feature musicalaccompaniment, a walk or drive by these homes is sure toinspire holiday cheer. If you’re too busy to check them out overthe Christmas weekend, many run into January.

Coquitlam:

• 1440 Cambridge Dr. — More than 30,000 lights, an elec-tric train, a large nativity scene, five geese pulling a sleigh andmore. Donations collected for BC Children’s Hospital. Openfrom 5:30 to 11 p.m. daily.

• 646 Claremont St. — More than 7,000 lights, many strungup on trees and flashing in tune with Christmas carols, anda complete nativity scene featuring Santa, Mrs. Clause andfriends. Display is open from 5 to 10 p.m. daily through Jan.7. Donations collected for the Knights of Columbus charities.Come up the driveway for the best view.

• 602 Cottonwood Ave. — More than 12,000 lights on 96separate circuits controlled by computer and coordinated tomusic. Tune your car radio to 99.7 FM to hear a broadcast ofthe music. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, and 5 to11 p.m. Friday and Saturday throughout December. Donationsaccepted for BC Children’s Hospital.

• 678 Folsom St. — More than 50,000 computer-controlledlights twinkle, dance and move in patterns that take up to 15minutes to complete. Santa waves from the rooftop, and a herdof moving reindeer, as well as shooting stars, Frosty the snow-man and a 16-foot-long Santa train, entertain.

Port Coquitlam:

• 3970 Cedar Dr. — More than 50,000 lights, Santa andall nine of his reindeer on the roof, window silhouettes, trees,angels, stars and more. Display runs from 5 to 11 p.m. throughJan. 1.

• 1260 Fletcher Way — Candy Cane Lane display featuresSanta and Mrs. Claus, a friendly polar bear, carollers, teddybears, elves and more, as well as 20,000 lights. Open from 6 to10 p.m. through Jan. 4.

• 793 Pinemont Ave. — More than 50,000 lights, as wellas interactive displays for the kids. Donations accepted for BCChildren’s Hospital. Open daily from 5 to 10 p.m.

• 3313 Rae St. — More than 50,000 lights, plus ground dis-plays. Open from 5 to 10 p.m. throughout December. Donationsaccepted for the food bank.

Christmas displays brighten up Tri-Cities

NOW photos by Paul vanPeenen

Christmas displays in the Tri-Cities include a nativity scene, above, at 1440 Cambridge Dr. and a jolly elf at 646Claremont St. Both homes are in Coquitlam.

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Garden

Indoor plants need extra light during dark winter monthsAt Christmas, it’s ironic that light-loving

plants like kalanchoe, poinsettia andchrysanthemums are so often given as

gifts — although in this southwest corner ofB.C. the reality of our festival of light is oftensix-hour days of dimness under dark, rain-filledclouds.

Much Christmas brightness is created bydecorative lights, shining ornaments, plantarrangements, bright wraps on gifts and theinner light of joy and giving.

But outside, gloomy skies can persist forweeks on end. Even shade-loving plants suchas peace lily, cyclamen and oxalis get discour-aged on dim windowsills. The usual patternis that through December and January manyindoor plants begin to look sickly, largely dueto light starvation. These signs include plantsleaning towards windows on long spindlystems where leaves are unusually far apart.

The cheapest and fastest way of bring-

ing more light to windowsill plants is to layaluminum foil on the sill under the plants.This can also be done on shelvesunder plant lights. Aluminum foildoes ultimately stain and if treatedroughly can tear, but it does helpplants through the two most light-deprived months of the year. It’salso quite recyclable.

Mirror glass has even morereflective value and is much longerlasting. It can be put not only onwindowsills, but can also reflectlight generally around a roomthrough mirrors on walls.

I was in a house some years ago where theowner had mirrored not only the windowsill,but extended the glass up the walls and theceiling of the recess where the window wasplaced. Glass sellers will cut to size — but it’svital to take absolutely correct measurements.

White-painted walls also have a lot of reflect-ive value in otherwise dark rooms. Another

important point is keeping win-dows near plants very, very clean.

Gardeners who raise slow-developing vegetables such asleeks, celery or onions on window-sills early in the year usually findthere’s just not adequate lightfor this venture. Many annualsraised from seed also need an earlystart. These include snapdragons,lobelias, sweet peas and also gera-niums if they’re to flower in sum-

mer.This is where a plant light can be very use-

ful. One gardener I met had a bank of shelves

in her garage. Each shelf was wide enough tohold a flat — and each shelf was long enoughfor two or three flats. Under each shelf (exceptthe bottom one) was a light fixture holding afluorescent grow-light tube.

This kind of plant nursery would be a mag-nificent Christmas gift for a gardener, andrelatively inexpensive for someone who canassemble the equipment. Free-standing unitsalready put together are available in some gar-den centres. Fluorescent tubes need replace-ment every year or two since they get dimmeras they age. It’s also very important to keepthem dusted.

• Anne Marrison is happy to answer gardenquestions. Send them to [email protected].

Branching OutAnne Marrison

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City HallThe holidays are almost on us and we want to take this opportunityto remind you of the holiday closure at Coquitlam City Hall.

December 24 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

December 25 – January 3 Closed

If you require any emergency assistance regarding water, sewer orroads over the holiday, please call 604.927.3500 and someone willbe able to assist you.

Recreational Facilities

December 25 All facilities closed

Other hours of operation vary with each facility overthe holiday season. For schedule information, please call Coquitlam’s24-hour information line at 604.927.6969 or contact a Recreationfacility directly (numbers listed below):

Centennial Activity Centre 604.933.6143

City Centre Aquatic Complex 604.927.6999

Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex 604.927.6027

Dogwood Pavilion 604.927.6089

Glen Pine Pavilion 604.927.6940

Pinetree Community Centre 604.927.6960

Poirier Community Centre 604.927.6027

Summit Community Centre 604.927.6960

For general information, please call Coquitlam’s 24-hour informationline at 604.927.6969.

Animal ShelterCoquitlam’s Animal Shelter will be operating with the followingspecial hours:

December 24 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

December 25 Closed

December 26 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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Hot Salsa Dance ZoneCompany holds a Latindance party from 9 p.m. to 2a.m. at Evergreen CulturalCentre, 1205 Pinetree Wayin Coquitlam. Tickets are$35 in advance and $45 atthe door. Salsa, bachataand merengue instructionbegins at 9:30 p.m., withdance party at 10:30 p.m. andchampagne toast at midnight.Information: 604-725-4654.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 4Lincoln Toastmasters

meets from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.at Hyde Creek RecreationCentre, 1379 Laurier Ave. inPort Coquitlam. New mem-bers welcome. Information:lincolntm.freetoasthost.infoor Shirley at 604-671-1060.

Kyle Centre offers drop-inbridge for all skill levels from12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Games fol-low reasonably priced soupand sandwich lunch preparedby Community IntegrationServices Society, which sup-ports adults with disabilities.Information: 604-469-4561.WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5

Hyde Creek WatershedSociety meets at 7:15 p.m.at the Hyde Creek EducationCentre and Hatchery, 3636Coast Meridian Rd. in PortCoquitlam. All welcome.Information: 604-461-3474 orwww.hydecreek.org.

Central CoquitlamPensioners Branch 108 meetat 1 p.m. in the McDonaldCartier Room at DogwoodPavilion. Membership is $10per year. Information: Roy at604-939-0303.

Women Helping Others(WHO) meets from 10a.m. to noon at DogwoodPavilion, 624 Poirier St. inCoquitlam. Widows and singlewomen over 50 welcome.Information: 604-464-2058.

Recovery Internationalmeets weekly at 7:30 p.m. atthe Tri-Cities Mental HealthCentre, 2232 Elgin Ave., PortCoquitlam. The self-help peer-to-peer support group meetsto help those struggling withstress, fear, anger, depres-sion, anxiety, panic and nerv-ous symptoms. Information:Phyllis at 604-931-5945.

THURSDAY, JAN. 6Morningside Toastmasters

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Central CoquitlamPensioners Branch 108weekly social bingo at 1 p.m.in the Mike Butler Room atDogwood Pavilion. There are15 games, and pots rangefrom $5 to $25. New play-ers welcome. Information:Catherine at 604-937-7537.

Port Moody Public Libraryand SHARE Family andCommunity Services Societyhost a free English practicegroup for informal languagepractice from 9:30 to 11a.m. in the ParkLane Room.Information: Julie Sutherlandat 604-469-4577.

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Secondary holds a fundraisingbottle drive from 9 a.m. tonoon at 2525 Como Lake Ave.in Coquitlam. Bottles, cansand containers for pop, juice,beer, wine and others accept-ed. Proceeds go to after-gradfestivities in 2011. Pickupavailable by calling Rose at604-469-7118.

Coquitlam Art Club meetsfrom 1 to 4 p.m. in DogwoodPavilion, 624 Poirier St. inCoquitlam. Annual mem-bership $10; experiencedand novice artists welcome.Information: Soni at 604-469-8712.

Place Maillardville teamsup with SHARE Familyand Community ServicesSociety to hold an Englishpractice group from 9:30to 11 a.m. at 1200 CartierAve., Coquitlam. Interactive

conversation group is freeand open to those 19 andolder. Information: ShaeViswanathan at 604-936-3900, Ext. 161 or [email protected].

SUNDAY, JAN. 9Port Moody Winter Market

runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.at the Port Moody RecreationCentre, 300 Newport Dr.Market features local produce,meat, fish, dairy products,plants, home-baked goodsand hand-crafted items.Information: www.makebake-grow.ca.

TUESDAY, JAN. 10Lincoln Toastmasters

meets from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.at Hyde Creek RecreationCentre, 1379 Laurier Ave. inPort Coquitlam. New mem-bers welcome. Information:lincolntm.freetoasthost.infoor Shirley at 604-671-1060.

Kyle Centre offers drop-inbridge for all skill levels from12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Games fol-low reasonably priced soupand sandwich lunch preparedby Community IntegrationServices Society, which sup-ports adults with disabilities.Information: 604-469-4561.

WEDNESDAY,JAN. 12

Terry Fox Library holdsa free, drop-in storytimefrom 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. inPort Coquitlam. Storytimesinclude books, finger plays,songs and flannel boardstories. All ages welcome.Information: 604-927-7999.

Women Helping Others(WHO) meets from 10a.m. to noon at DogwoodPavilion, 624 Poirier St. inCoquitlam. Widows and singlewomen over 50 welcome.Information: 604-464-2058.

SHARE alcohol and drugprogram kicks off its educa-tion series with a discussionon use, misuse and abusefrom 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 2615

Clarke St. in Port Moody.Program is free. Information:604-936-3900.

Recovery Internationalmeets weekly at 7:30 p.m. atthe Tri-Cities Mental HealthCentre, 2232 Elgin Ave., PortCoquitlam. The self-help peer-to-peer support group meetsto help those struggling withstress, fear, anger, depres-sion, anxiety, panic and nerv-ous symptoms. Information:Phyllis at 604-931-5945.THURSDAY, JAN. 13Place des Arts hosts an

opening reception at 7 p.m.for its January exhibits ofLibrary, Suzy Stroet’s mul-tiple media collection; TheVoice of the Sea, Robi Smith’svisitation of the oceans inher acrylics exhibition; andRemembering Venice by hus-band and wife team NathaniaVishnevsky and Rick Glumac.Exhibitions run until Feb.5 at 1120 Brunette Ave.Information: www.placede-sarts.ca.

La Leche League Canada,Coquitlam chapter, meets at10 a.m. at the SHARE officeat 2615 Clarke St. in PortMoody. Discussion will bearound family and the breast-fed baby. Information: www.lllc.ca or 604-520-4623.

Morningside Toastmastersmeets from 7:25 to 8:30 p.m.at Burkeview Funeral Home,1340 Dominion Ave. in PortCoquitlam. New memberswelcome. Information: Geneat 604-230-8030.

ONGOINGMaillardville Community

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Maillardville Residents’Association meets the firstWednesday of each monthat Place Maillardville, 1200Cartier Ave., Coquitlam.Information: 604-931-5650.

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The most common culinaryresolution concerns dieteticboundaries. Many peopleaspire to start the new yearwith a promise to either loseweight or get in better physic-al shape. The change in whatyou consume on a daily basiswill obviously influence yoursuccess, or lack thereof.

Try making a resolution toinvestigate low-fat, low-carbo-hydrate and/or high-proteincooking. This promise willinvolve educating yourself inthese areas, and putting theacquired information intopractice. Go to the library,research using the Internet,buy a cookbook and take acooking class.

Maybe a more suited reso-lution would be to revamp the

state of your pantry and thefood supply in your kitchen.Perhaps you have alwayswanted to have a pantry thatis more focused on your

favourite cuisines.For example,someone wholoves Italian andGreek cuisinewould stock theirpantry with vary-ing types of olives,capers, tomatoes,grape leaves, oliveoils, balsamic vin-egars, etc.

The refriger-ator and freezer can also becoordinated to contain per-ishables of the same cuisine.Motivation to focus more oncooking certain cuisines inyour household starts withhaving the ingredients at yourfingertips. You can even takethis to the organizationalextreme by creating labelsand segregating areas inyour pantry for different foodgroupings.

The simplest of all culinaryresolutions, however, wouldbe to dust off your cookbooksand start making some newdishes. Whether it is of smallor large proportions, we allhave a collection of cookbooks— with many of them goingunused. Make it a goal in yourhome to open up a cookbookonce or twice a week and try

a new recipe. If you chooseto do this, make sure youare setting yourself up forsuccess. Decide on and inves-tigate the recipe before youplan on making it. Purchasethe ingredients ahead of time,and ensure that you have thebasic equipment and utensilsnecessary to successfully com-plete the task at hand. Thiswill help eliminate any stressthat you may encounter dur-ing preparation.

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Dear Tony:I did this by exercising and

limiting fat grams — I didn’tcount calories. The more lean

muscle mass a body has, themore calories the body willburn, even when sleeping.Therefore, going to the gym isextremely important.

Calories are energy and toomany times prior I wastedmy efforts limiting them tooextensively in my total foodintake. Without enough cal-ories in my diet, I never hadenough energy to maintain aregular exercise program.

Please keep in mind that I

am not a dietitian or medicalprofessional. Everybody isdifferent, and I believe that asuccessful method exists foreveryone.

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Through a six-game streak, it looked like no onecould challenge the Coquitlam-Moody under-19 rin-gette team — until the final of the Michelle VandaleMemorial ringette tournament in Langley.

Under that major test, Coquitlam-Moody — whichgoes by the name of Belle Guerrieres, a French trans-lation for beautiful warrior — responded by toppingBurnaby-New West 4-3 for the tourney title.

Burnaby broke a 2-2 tie with 11 minutes left toput Coquitlam-Moody behind for the first time in thetournament. But it didn’t last long, as Hanna Szeferpushed forward and cashed in the equalizer with 7:15on the clock. Just over a minute later Carly McLeodcompleted the comeback with the winning goal.

To advance to the final the Guerrieres knocked offQuesnel 7-4 in the semifinal.

It capped a perfect 6-0 weekend that featured anumber of big wins and a hard, gritty rivalry withBurnaby-New West. The two teams met in the roundrobin, resulting in a narrow 3-2 Coquitlam victory.

Netminder Neil Marcus was consistently stellarthroughout, posting a 3-0 shutout over Quesnel.

Jaime Gray, Bethany Jervis and Chantal Laurietallied six goals apiece over the tourney, while everyplayer on the squad posted at least a point.

• The Coquitlam-Moody u9 Lightning contin-ued their hot start by sweeping the Delta RingetteJamboree tournament recently.

It featured decisions over Fraser Valley (9-3), PoCo-Ridge Meadows (10-4) and Surrey (9-3), with thetightest battle coming against Vancouver.

In a back-and-forth affair, the Lightning surgedon goals by Tyanna Jaco and Sarah Sunderji for a

6-5 victory. Turning in terrific efforts on defencewere Avery Lamour, Jadyn Lang-Boucher, NonaMohammedi, Lachlan Sanders and Ximena Turmel.

Earlier, Coquitlam began the season by trumpingPoCo 7-3 on the strength of sisters Claire and NatalieHowell’s debut in the sport. Claire scored three timeswhile Natalie tallied once and set up another.

In the rematch, the Lightning steamrolled to an 8-0 win, powered by hat tricks from Michelle Bettauerand Kira Cooper and singles by Claire Borden andTawnika Jaco.

With experience being the pri-mary Achilles of this year’s TerryFox wrestling lineup, the SFU Elitetournament brought both promiseand apprehension.

The team showed more of theformer than the latter in postingpolished results.

Led by Kristi Roots’ one-womandemolition show, Fox racked up acouple of impressive finishes againstsome pretty stiff competition.

It all started with Roots, whopinned three straight opponentswith no match lasting more than aminute, en route to the 75 kilogramgold title. It earned her an honour-able mention for the OutstandingFemale Wrestler of the Tournamentaward.

Also delivering an inspiring runwas Michael Pope. A day after goingthrough seven matches at the Waron the Floor, Pope returned Friday,shook off a cut suffered in thefirst match, and pushed it to threematches for a strong showing.

Picking up a bronze with a winin the consolation final were DylanNash, in boys 84 kg, and KierenMilton, in girls 90 kg.

Here are more results: AlanaWhite, 4th, girls 90kg; DaltonDuperreault, 5th boys 110 kg; JustinOno, 5th 54 kg; Sarah Novicki, 5th

girls 54 kg.At SFU’s War on the Floor tour-

nament earlier in the week, Foxemerged with a nice haul.

Senior Jordan Wicki carted offthe 70 kg crown, while teammatesMarko Bevanda and Jeff Tilkinsquared off in the jr. 78+ kg category— with Bevanda prevailing.

Joining Tilkin with silver rewardswere Dalton Duperreault, in senior110 kg, Milton, in sr. girls 75+, andSarah Novicki, in sr. 74 kg.

In all, Fox novice wrestlers col-lected nine medals — with 13 of 16posting top-five finishes.

Leading the run to bronze wasjunior Mitch Alford, who avenged anopening round loss with a win in theconsolation final. Dylan Nash, in sr.84 kg, and Michelyn Bell, in sr. girls75+ kg, also secured bronze.

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DANGLING FOR A GOAL: Coquitlam-Moody’s Carly McLeod moves on the attack during the final game of the Fraser Valley ringette tourna-ment two weeks ago in Langley. McLeod would score the game winner to lock up the under-19 A girls division title.

Guerrieres grab tourney gold on late goal

In a minor hockey game thatwas originally postponed due tosnow, the Coquitlam bantam A2Chiefs shared in the spirit of theseason with a 3-0 win over Seafairwhile raising money for charity.

Justin Cannon kicked out all23 shots while Mark Ledlin’s tally,

from a setup by Matt Jung andMax Van Strien, stood up as thewinner. Rounding out the offencewere goals by San Chung and CamWilliams.

Also turning in solid efforts inthe win were Trevor Chernoff andMax Fritz.

With Coquitlam minor hockeyproviding the ice at Planet Ice,the teams canvassed parents andfriends and donated the refereerenumeration fee to the CKNWOrphan’s Fund.

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Aries March 21 - April 19: Be ambitious – showtalents, display support for others, work hard, protectprojects, but launch new ideas, ventures Thursdayonward, not before. Sunday will be chore-filled.Relationships loom in importance Monday/Tuesday,but friction is more prevalent than harmony. Realizethis is not your decade to win wars – battles maybe,not wars. (On the other hand, you can hop on anelevator of accomplishment if you co-operate.) Deepchanges, finances, intimacy and health factors headfor a successful conclusion Wednesday to Friday.Delays end! Saturday’s gentle, happy and wise!Taurus April 20-May 20: Wider understanding,compassion, love, far travel, legal matters, advertising,statistics, insurance, religion, concepts, highereducation – these come to the fore. Life feels moreserene. Still, there are numerous problems Sundayto Wednesday morning – in these very areas. Theseare complex, subtle problems, in which solutions andcauses seem to mingle. Your best approach, unlessyou have a clear idea, is to sit and wait it out. Recentdelays end by Thursday, so you can march forth inrelationships, love, negotiations and contracts thisday forward. Friday morning’s lucky for these!Gemini May 21-June 20: Mysteries, secrets,psychological depths, intimacy, sexual yearnings,subconscious promptings, large finances, investmentsand debt, lifestyle changes and commitments – thesefill your days over the weeks ahead. Don’t startanything (especially in these areas) before Thursday.You would get caught in an eternal circling arounda problem. But Thursday onward promises success.(However, realize this is not a big investment year,with the exception of investment in your own career/business.) Health matters are significant for severalweeks. Enlist a doctor, if needed. Relationshipsplease Saturday.

Cancer June 21-July 22: The accent lies onrelationships, agreements, negotiations, relocation,opportunities, dealings with the public, and love.This area has become the prime one of your life,and will remain so to at least 2024. You’ve alreadydiscovered that others are more stubborn, yet moreattractive than they were last decade, and that youmust change to accommodate them. Another hint ofthis arrives Sunday. The choice is love or alienation:nothing in-between. Arguments might arise to mid-week (Wednesday). Be diplomatic! Romance, excitingmeetings arise Wednesday to Friday. Woo someone!Leo July 23-Aug. 22: Start no important projects,buy nothing significant, before Dec. 30. An old flamemight appear this week or next, but it’s almost toolate, sort of “life’s afterthought.” Your home continuesto be sweet, affectionate. The end of this month andearly January will favour re-decorating or purchasingproperty. “Vaguely” schedule that now, put aside thetime. Happiness and social delights visit Sunday/Monday. You might receive a loving message.A prospective relationship offers good romance, badmarriage. Leave commitment decisions for 2011.A month of work and health issues begins Tuesday.Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22: Sweet love and a winningstreak fill the weeks ahead! If single, you’ll definitelybe attracted to someone. An “instant wedding” couldoccur. However, realize two things: one, anyone firstmet (or affair begun) Sunday through Wednesday willalways contain jealousy or resentment; and two, ingeneral, loves begun between 2004 and next March(2011) will tend toward unpredictable surprises andsudden changes. Take care with money Monday/Tuesday. Friends, travel and communicationsveer toward success Thursday/Friday. Home,family, or an intimate crowd please you most Fridayeve, Saturday.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Delays end Thursday.Don’t start anything before then. This week and thenext few nudge you into domestic surroundings anda restful stance. Various problems arise Sunday toWednesday. You might decide to end a relationship.This is complex, with pluses and minuses. If you feel acalm, quiet disappointment about this situation, that’syour answer. Sunday provides one more clue that thisdecade focuses on a deep, major change of home.That might be a change of address, or other change.It’s necessary, so flow with it. Chase money Thursdaythrough Friday morning: your luck’s high!Scorpio Oct. 23-Nov. 21: Don’t start any projectsor relationships before Thursday. Communications,travel, casual friendships, paperwork and details fillthis week and the next few – they will transform thisentire decade. Shorter-term, problems and flawsbecome apparent in these Sunday to Wednesday,connected to work issues or more private, secretshortcomings. Well, work with a good heart. ByWednesday p.m. your energy and charisma rise, andyou’re headed toward success, harmony, even love,by Friday daytime! Friday night and Saturday areeasy, sensual, good for spending and wooing (notnecessarily linked).Sagittarius Nov. 22-Dec. 21: The weeksahead feature money, earnings, spending, selling,possessions and rote learning. A major change rollsslowly through this zone all this decade and half ofnext. You can build a castle of money! Sunday holdsa clue, probably involving your career, ambitions orstatus. You’re happy Monday to Wednesday, but youface problems and barriers inmoney and social wishes:be patient. Though you’re tired Thursday/Friday, luckaccompanies government or school applications,spiritual and charity efforts. Your energy and charismarise in time for a New Year’s party! Recent delays end.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19: Your energy, charismaand confidence surge – for a few weeks. But don’tstart anything before Thursday. Until then, handle twoconcerns: one, you must decide between ending orinvesting further (more time/effort) in a particularambition or career direction. If you can’t decide, waituntil Thursday/Friday, when you’ll get a lucky glimpseof your future, and how to get there. The secondconcern is more important, and centres on Sunday:your entire “self” is changing: what you want, andwant to be. Think this through Sunday, ponder, takeyour thoughts seriously. All is good!Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18: Continue to lie low,rest and contemplate for the few weeks ahead.You’ll deal with government agencies, institutions orcharitable agencies. Be spiritual. Plan for the future– but don’t make any plans before Thursday. Sundayto Wednesday contains a few subtle hints that yourinner world needs transformation. Perhaps your inneranger doesn’t “fit” your larger sense of right andwrong. What’s out of kilter? Be ambitious Thursdaythrough Friday morning – your efforts could endwith a stroke of luck! Your social side and optimismemerge just in time for New Years!Pisces Feb. 19-March 20: Wishes come true,flirtations invite you and your popularity rises – thisweek and the next couple. Plans and optimism hoveraround money and possessions. However, proceedcautiously before Thursday – start nothing, not evena relationship. And realize your hopes and your “networth” are not in agreement – and “net worth” hasthe final say. Your hopes need a revision, as Sundaywill show (subtly or not). When your view turnsunselfish, turns to wider topics such as real love,true luck and success enter – Thursday into Fridaymorning. Saturday’s ambition is achievable!

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8250 Roofing8250

Edgemont Building Mainten-ance. Window & Gutter Cleaning,Power Washing. 604-420-4800

8335 Window Cleaning8335

BOB’S WINDOWGets that Clean, Clear Shine

No Drops, No Drips, No StreaksRight into the corners! Serving

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Treeworks 15 yrs exp. Tree/Stump Removal, Prun’in & Trim’in& View Work 291-7778, 787-5915

www.treeworksonline.ca

Dangerous tree removal, pruning, topping,hedge trimming & stump grinding.

Fully insured & WCB

Jerry 604-618-8585

$ BEST RATES $

A-1 TRI CRAFTTREE SERVICES (EST. 1986)

Andrew 604-618-8585

8315 Tree Services8315

8309 Tiling8309

★ Joseph’s Quality Tiles ★Tile Installation & Supplies. Joe604-518-0068 or 604-719-2212

8295 Snow Removal8295

K & E’S 24 HOUR SNOWPLOWING & SALTINGCommercial & Residential

Fully [email protected]

604-937-6633604-349-5533

WILL HAUL out garages andbsmts, for little or no $ if saleableitems are included. 604-936-8583

8255 Rubbish Removal8255

$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery& Rubbish Removal. ★ Available24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020

604-RUBBISH782-2474

*We Remove & Recycle Anything*Free Est’s • Large or Small Jobs

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8255 Rubbish Removal8255

Roofing Experts 778-230-5717Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. Allwork Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank

JJ ROOFING, Repair specialist,Reroof, New Roof. Seniors disc.WCB, fully ins. 604-726-6345

GL Roofing cedar shake, asphaltshingle, flat roofs BBB WCB cleangutters $80. 24/7 604-240-5362

8250 Roofing8250

A North West Roofing Specialistin Re-Roofing & Repair, Free Estpayment plan avail, WCB, Liabil-

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8240 Renovations &Home Improvement8240

THOMAS DIAMOND QualityRenos, Repairs, Decks, Stairsetc. Precise, Reliable, Prof, In-sured. Free Est. [email protected]

8010 Alarm/Security8010

604-463-7919ALARM

Systems Ltd.

8020 Blinds &Draperies8020

BLACKOUT DRAPES. Cut light100%. Save energy. Dampensound. Innovative fabric in 42colors. Free est. 604-506-6230

8035 Carpet Cleaning8035ROYAL STEAM CLEANINGCarpet, Upholstery, Auto (Int),walls & windows 604-765-8054

8055 Cleaning8055

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8073 Drainage8073ARIES LANDSCAPE ConstructionRet walls, fences, drainage, leafblowing, snow rem. 604-808-9017

DRAIN TILES & WATER LINESWithout Digging a Trench

604-294-5300

8080 Electrical8080

#1167 LIC Bonded. BBB, lrg & smjobs, expert trouble shooter,WCB, low rates, 24/7. 617-1774.

ABACUS ELECTRIC.ca Lic ElectContr 97222. 40 yrs exp. 1 stop!Reas. rates! BBB. 778-988-9493.

8087 Excavating8087

ABSOLUTE BOBCAT& EXCAVATION LTD.• All Bobcat & Mini-X Services• Small Hauls Available• SNOW REMOVAL• Fast Reliable ServiceCall Ryan: 604-329-7792

Snow, Drainage, Concrete Break/Cut, Oil Tank, Auger, Bobcatswww.idigyou.ca • 604-512-1980

8105 Flooring/Refinishing8105

THE ART OFHARDWOOD FLOORS

InstallationsRefinishing & Repairs

Dust Free.Affordable Rates!Free Estimates.

Call: 604-240-3344

8125 Gutters8125Edgemont Gutters. Sales &

Install 5’’ continuous gutter, minorrepairs, cleaning. 604-420-4800

8155 Landscaping8155★ OPERA LANDSCAPING ★

Retaining walls, irrigation, paving,patios, fences, etc. 778-688-2444

8180 Home Services8180

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You Trust.

CENTRAL AIRCONDITIONINGSears also installs

ROOFING,WINDOWS,

WINDOW COVERINGS& CARPETING

604-464-8600 ext 21324 HOURS

1-800-4-MY-HOME • (1-800-469-4663)

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8185 Moving &Storage8185

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1 to 3 Men1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 Ton

From $45We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac

Licenced & InsuredLocal & Long DistanceFREE ESTIMATES

Seniors Discount

Experienced Movers~ 2 Men $50 ~• Includes all Taxes• Licenced & Insured

• Professional Piano Movers

B&Y MOVING

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$30 P/HR. Abe Moving & Delivery& Rubbish Removal. ★ Available24 hours. Abe at: 604-999-6020

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8185 Moving &Storage8185

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• [email protected] •

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Winter Specials3 ROOMS 4 ROOMS$279 $359

Top Quality Quick WorkFree Estimates

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• Waterproofing • Aluminum Awnings• Custom Aluminum Railings

• Deck Renovations

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Specialties Include:Kitchen & Bath Improvements

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20% OFFAll Tiling SuppliesAll Tiling Supplies

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A1 CONTRACTING. Bsmt, bath,kitchen cabinets, tiling, painting &decks. Dhillon, 604-782-1936

Artistry of Hardwood FloorsRefinish, sanding, install, dustlessProf & Quality work 604-219-6944

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*Our ticket price including items already marked down.

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TRAVEL BAGS andTRAVEL PACKS

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*Our ticket price including items already marked down.

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†Discounts applicable to our ticket price, excluding items already marked down and do not apply to tech shop services, gift cards, gift certificates, layaways and previous purchases.*SomeATMOSPHERE® stores may have previously offered some items at less than our original price. Not all clearance priced items or price points available at all locations. Selection may vary.

This 3-day event starts Sunday, December 26, 2010. Prices in this ad are in effect from Sunday, December 26, toTuesday, December 28, 2010. Prices are in effect at all participatingATMOSPHERE® stores while quantities last or until closingTuesday, December 28, 2010. Pricing on some items may extend beyondthis event. If any advertising error or omission is discovered,ATMOSPHERE® will make the appropriate corrections and notify customers as soon as possible. Quantities may be limited. Selection (styles, colours, sizes and models) may vary by store.We reserve the right to limit quantities purchased.

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Boxing Day Sale

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McKINLEYJackson HMen’s insulatedjacketBlack or greyOur reg. price 16999

60%Save

6799Discount Price

THE NORTH FACELa FondaWomen’s downinsulated jacketWhite or blackOur reg. price 34999

15000Save

19999Discount Price

7000Save

9999Discount Price

MERRELL ChameleonArc Mid 2 WTPFWomen’s outdoor bootsOur reg. price 16999

4000Save

6999Discount Price

TIMBERLANDWhite LedgeMen’s waterproofoutdoor bootsOur reg. price 10999

5000Save

7999Discount Price

KEENAlki LaceMen’s casual shoesOur reg. price 12999

50%Save

7499Discount Price

MERRELLDeseret Mid WTPFMen’s winter bootsOur reg. price 14999

50%Save

7499Discount Price

MERRELLIce RiderMen’s winter bootsOur reg. price 14999

40%Save

5999Discount Price

THE NORTH FACEKhumbuMen’s fleece jacketOur reg. price 9999

40%Save

5399Discount Price

THE NORTH FACEKimberWomen’s fleece jacketOur reg. price 8999

60L

13000Save

19999Discount Price

GREGORYTriconiBackpackOur reg. price 32999

6000Save

9999Discount Price

COLUMBIAIce Crusher/Ice CrushetteMen’s or women’sinsulated bootsOur reg. price 15999

-43°C

50%Save

1999Discount Price

McKINLEYCreek Trail

Trekking poles2 telescopic sections

Our reg. price 3999

*Colour selection varies by location.

40%Save over

1999Discount Price

PRINCETONTECFuel*Head lampOur reg. price 3499

40%Save over

15999Discount Price

THE NORTH FACENuptseMen’s or women’sdown insulated jacketOur reg. price 26999

5000Save

11999Discount Price

TUBBSFlex CLMMen’s or women’ssnowshoesMen’s: 8’’ X 24’’Women’s: 8’’ X 22’’Our reg. price 16999

10000Save

14999Discount Price

ATLASTraverseAdult’s snowshoesSizes: 8’’ X 23’’,8’’ X 25’’, 9’’ X 30’’Our reg. price 24999

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