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Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan says histrip to Mesa, Ariz. in March was worth thecost to taxpayers, despite facingmedia criti-cism for it over the past week.

The city paid for eight officials to ven-

ture south on the U.S. junket. The mayorhas been criticized in newspapers and onthe radio for taking such a large group,which the City of Burnaby estimatedwouldcost US $6,500, with funds coming from thecitys intergovernmental relations budget.The actual cost hasnt been confirmed.

The reality is that if you dont sup-port these relationships by having regu-lar contact, they atrophy, Corrigan saidWednesday.

While the trips to Arizonamay not resultin concrete business or financial returns,

city councillors and staff do learn a lot,Corrigan said.

I went down when the old mayor wasthere, this time the new mayor was there,he said. I probably wont go again untilanother mayor comes along.

Mesas mayor, Scott Smith, is aRepublican mayor and was elected in May2008.

He was unavailable for comment on thisstory when the NOW tried to contact him,as he was in Europe.

Corrigan, along with city councillors

Paul McDonell, Nick Volkow and DanJohnston; school board vice-chair BaljinderNarang; city manager Robert Moncur; dep-uty city manager Chad Turpin; director ofplanning and building Basil Luksun; andCorrigans executive assistant, MaryannManuel, made the trip to Burnabys sistercity during spring break.

Corrigan, Volkow and Moncur broughttheir spouses on the Arizona trip, thoughthey and Narang paid their own way,

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Theyve got the moves: The FRESHH dance crew has made the finals in Canadas Got Talent. From left, McLelland Stewart, GabrielGaledo, Ryan Morrissette, Zac Vran (in front), Justin Nicolas and Devan Isaac. (Missing is Matthew Cortez.) Devan and Justin areBurnaby Mountain Secondary students.

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Two local dancers have made thefinals in Canadas Got Talent.

Burnaby boys Devan Isaac, 15,and Justin Nicolas, 14, are part of theseven-member FRESHH dance crew(the double h stands for hip hop).Devan and Justin are both BurnabyMountain Secondary students. The

group recently made thefinal round of the televisedtalent show on Citytv.FRESHH will go on tocompete for $100,000, aNissan GT-R and a slot onthe roster of performers atCitytvs annual New YearsEve Bash.

The first round ofCanadas Got Talent was a

cross-country audition, where judgesnarrowed the performers down to 39semi-finalists. The show is still in thesemi-finals stage, but FRESHH hasalready made it to the next round.Each week, two acts advance to thefinals, one chosen by viewers votes,and one act chosen by the judges.There will be 12 acts in the finalsgoing head to head for the grandprize. FRESHH will next appear onthe show on May 13, at 8 p.m. localtime on Citytv.

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It was a day of celebration on BurnabyMountain yesterday as the long-awaitedUniverCity Childcare Centre officiallyopened its doors.

Though children began to attend thefacility severalweeksago,Thursdaymarkedthe grand opening of the centre, which isconsidered to be a leading example of greenbuilding practices.

Like the nearby University HighlandsElementary School, the new child-care facil-ity has been built with significant advance-ments in environmentally friendly con-struction.

This project resets the bar for sustain-able design, said Gordon Harris, presidentand CEO of the SFU Community Trust, in astatement. SFUCommunity Trust is proudto have worked with the team at HughesCondon Marler Architects to create a child-care centre with a net-zero environmentalfootprint, at a price thats actually belowchild-care projects currently being built inthe region.

Harris also said the centre, which wasdeveloped by the trust in partnership withthe SFU Childcare Society and SFUs facul-ty of education, represents the next logicalstep in our effort to build a model sustain-able community on Burnaby Mountain.

In all, the centre cost $3.2 million tobuild, and is expected to be the first build-ing in Canada to meet the Living BuildingChallenge, which measures actual perfor-mance over time and not just the intentionsof the design.

To qualify, the building has to generateas much energy as it uses, collect or recyclemore water than it consumes, and be builtand operated using non-toxic materials thatare sourced as locally as possible. For exam-ple, all building materials were screened toavoid any PVC, formaldehyde, phthalates,heavy metals and other harmful materials.

NearbyUniversityHighlandsElementarySchool was the first school in B.C. to be

renovated to LEED Gold standards LEEDis a rating system for environmental designin residential and institutional settings.

Pat Frouws, SFU Childcare Society exec-utive director, was recently profiled by theNOW in her role overseeing the society inall, the new centre will bring the total num-ber of children attending full- and part-timechild care on the campus to 320.

There are already 25 children in the newcentre, which operates under the ReggioEmilia approach to child care, and thatnumber is expected to increase to 50 bySeptember.

The Reggio Emilia approach views chil-dren as capable and competent, learningthrough a process of inquiry that allowsthem to follow their curiosity as theyencounter the world around them, shesaid. This facility serves as an exemplaryspace for this (approach).

The outdoor area features unique playcomponents, such as woven willow huts,stepping stones, a giant rope nest, lookoutplatform, rainwater channel, and slide andsand play area.

Living building opens on BurnabyMountainNewest addition to child-careservices expected to be thefirst facility of its kind to attainLiving Building status

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Play time:Kyra Linders,below, atthe openingof the newUniverCityChildcareCentre. Theoutdoorarea, at left,includes huts,paths, sandand waterplay areasand more.

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The snow is gone, the air iswarmer, and that special seasonhas arrived.

Thats right its civic awardnomination time.

The City of Burnaby is lookingfor nominations for its annualEnvironment Awards.

The award categories are:business stewardship, commu-nications, community steward-ship, green choices, planning anddevelopment, and youth.

Nominations are due by April16. The city is also looking fornominations for its 2012 Local

heroes, with nominations due byMay 4.

Nomination forms are avail-able on the citys website at www.burnaby.ca in PDF form, and atcity hall and recreation centres.

One group of citizens hasalready been honoured by the

city this spring Burnabys SnowAngels received their certificatesof recognition from the mayor atthe April 2 council meeting.

In all, 18 residents receivedcertificates from Mayor DerekCorrigan and Burnaby council atthe meeting: Allie Wright, Ally

Fox, Aneil Atwal, Cindy Yang,David Gates, Diane Gillis, EricaLamb, Gloria Tom Wing Staudt,Jamie Evans, Joanna Zhang,Maria Zhou, Mary Gates, SristikaChand, Stanley Lowe, SuzanneFox, Vivian Sun, Yifei Wang andYunheng Chen.

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Metro Vancouver residents aredivided on the issue of tanker trafficin the Burrard Inlet, according to anew poll commissioned by BurnabyMP Kennedy Stewart.

Mustel Group conducted the pollin March, asking regional residentsabout Kinder Morgans expansionplans for the Trans Mountain pipe-line, which will bring more tankertraffic to the Burrard Inlet.

The poll showed 44 per cent ofMetro Vancouver residents sup-port the expansion while 44 per centoppose, and 12 per cent are unde-cided.

The environmental risks of

pipeline projects, such as EnbridgeNorthern Gateway, are being widelyand increasingly discussed, Stewartsaid in a media statement. KinderMorgans proposed expansion direct-ly affects our neighbour-hoods and local shores. Thispoll indicates that there isno widespread appetite foran oil tanker traffic increasealong the Burrard Inlet.

Burnaby residents appearless inclined to supportexpanding the line, whichruns through local neigh-bourhoods. In December,Stewart commissioned asimilar poll of just Burnaby-Douglas residents and foundthat the majority was against thepipelines expansion. According tothat earlier survey, 28 per cent ofrespondents supported a KinderMorgan pipeline expansion, 44 want-ed to keep the existing pipeline as is,and 28 per cent wanted it removed.

The 1,150-kilometre Trans

Mountain pipeline is the only line thatcurrently runs oil from Alberta to theWest Coast. It ends in Burnaby withKinder Morgans tank farm and theWestridge Marine Terminal, where

tankers fill up with crudefor overseas exports.

KinderMorgan, the pipe-lines operator, is planningto double the lines capac-ity, from 300,000 barrels ofoil a day up to 600,000 orpossibly 700,000, althoughthe company has not yetapplied to the NationalEnergy Board for approval.

According to Port MetroVancouver, 38 crude tankersarrived in 2007. That num-

ber rose to 71 in 2010 but droppedto 34 in 2011 because of decreasedmarket demand.

In a presentation to investors,Kinder Morgan Canadas presidentIan Anderson predicted crude tankerarrivals would increase to 288 by2016.

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Residents divided on oil plansPoll shows an even splitbetween supporters andopponents of pipelineexpansion proposalJennifer Moreaustaff reporter

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A recent housekeeping audit at BurnabyHospital came back with a failing grade forsome areas in the facility.

The March 29 audit part of regularmonthly audits that occur at sites aroundthe health region came back with an over-all score of 83 per cent, two per cent shy ofthe provincial benchmark of 85 per cent.

But some areas of the hospital actuallyscored above the benchmark line areasdeemed very high risk, including theintensive care unit and operating rooms,received a score of 87 per cent.

Low-risk areas, such as administrativeoffices and maintenance spaces, receivedthe lowest grades at 72 per cent.

Spaces that are more directly relatedto patient health and infection control aremore heavily weighted when the overallscore is calculated.

Fraser Health Authority spokespersonRoy Thorpe-Dorward told the NOW thatthe audits werent sparked by the recentconcerns about ongoing C. difficile infec-tions but are part of the hospitals normalroutine.

However, he said that any time an auditshows a mark below the benchmark, itstaken seriously though also with an eye tooverall trends.

The standards in B.C. (for benchmarks)are the highest in the country, but we doexpect our sites to adhere to those, he said.These scores are based on one audit and, ofcourse, they vary over time the best mea-sure is to look at trends over time.

For example, he noted that BurnabyHospital scored just above 85 per cent over-all on the previousmonths audit and 86 percent for the full 2011 year.

The next full year will be compiled and

released in late August or September, henoted.

The audits are performed by WestechSystems and are carried out monthly but atnon-scheduled times without prior notifica-tion to staff. Areas inspected include doors,walls, ceilings, vents, flooring, carpeting,baseboards, windows, beds and stretchers,clinical equipment, furnishings, light fix-tures, phones, sinks, toilets and more.

After the March 29 audit, the report waslooked at by hospital administration andthe cleaning contractor, Aramark, and arepeat audit was performed on Wednesdayof this week.

In the re-audit, the overall score jumpedto 86.43 per cent.

So, looking at this and talking to thecontractor, what we think is that in focusingon the high-risk areas over the last weeks(during the deep cleaning to limit C. dif-ficile infection), theres a possibility that thelow-risk areas werent paid as close atten-tion to, said Thorpe-Dorward.

In late February, a letter written by sev-eral of the hospitals head doctors to theFraser Health Authority about ongoinginfection outbreaks was made public. Init, the doctors said that the hospital hada persistent problem with outbreaks ofClostridium difficile a highly infectiousbacteria that causes diarrhea, nausea anddehydration among patients at a rate thattopped regional or national averages.

The letter sparked a deep-cleaning at thehospital through March, and the introduc-tion of several new measures to limit thespread of C. difficile.

Thorpe-Dorward said that the mostrecent infection numbers are promising.

The honest answer is that it is too earlyto say (how effective the response has been) it takes time to show up, he said. But itdoes look good so far.

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Ionce had occasion to speakwith a fellow parent abouthow much teachers make andhow absurd their pension planis.

We were in the hallway of mydaughters school, and when Imentioned the num-ber of people in theeducation systemwho make six figuresa year, he grew tense. Shh!he said. This is not the place todiscuss this!

Since when does a taxpayerhave to concern himself withwhere hes standing when dis-cussing how his taxes are spent?

A teacher in B.C. rakes in$74,000 per annum after justeight years on the job. Thereare some really good teachersout there who are worth everypenny. But to pay that ungodlysum to all teachers and thenguarantee a pension for lifebased on that amount (or great-er), regardless of performance,is organized crime, plain andsimple.

An employee of the federalgovernment makes only $55,000per annum after eight years,and with a quarter the holidays!So where the hell does the B.C.Teachers Federation get off pre-tending their members need a 15per cent raise? Their membersalready earn a whopping 35 percent more than a federal employ-ee double what most peoplein the private sector make.

I guess this parent was con-

cerned for his daughters chanc-es of passing Grade 3 as westood in that hallway. Whateverthe case, hes a hard-workingbusinessman, but there he was,working his fingers to the boneso he could pay taxes that fund

outrageous salaries andpensions, all the whilefeeling obliged to keephis mouth shut while on

school property about how hesbeing extorted. I daresay thisqualifies as a quite effective formof totalitarianism.

Another time I was talking onair about teachers salaries andbenefits with the inimitable PhilJohnson on Kelowna AM 1150.I dared suggest teachers werepaid aplenty, and Phil didnthesitate.

Watch it buddy! he said,as if I was suggesting we getdrunk after the show and shootpuppies or something. Teachersare among the most importantpeople in society! he said con-descendingly.

Wait a second, I retorted.Are you saying teachers aremore important than farmers,meat cutters and grocers?

Teachers teach our kids!Phil implored.

Fine, I said, but all thepeople I mentioned feed ourkids. Isnt that important too?

Well sure it is.Then why do all those peo-

ple have to work twice as hardto pay teachers who put in half

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Booze in movie theatres? Hold the celebrationLots of questions remain about how alcohol use will be monitored and controlled in multiplex cinemas

Well drink to that. Well, actually,hold that toast.

Rich Colemans announcement thisweek that the government will allowalcohol to be sold and con-sumed in movie theatres raisesa lot of questions.

While cinema operatorsand live theatre owners were quick toapplaud the move, its still not clear ifthis is a good idea for all venues.

The change in legislation will allow

multiplex theatres to get a liquor licenceand serve alcohol in adult-only auditori-ums and adjacent lobbies.

Anyone who watches movies in multi-plexes knows that its virtuallyimpossible to monitor food andbeverage consumption par-ticularly in the dark.

Its hard to imagine that underageviewers arent going to be able to fix amixed drink in those humungous drinkcontainers. (And were not even going to

touch the whole sitting next to obnox-ious drunks question.)

And what does adult-only auditori-ums mean exactly?

The legal drinking age in B.C. is 19 movies that are classified as Restrictedor Adult are for adults only, but moviesthat are classified 18A must have thoseunder 18 accompanied by an adult.

Most movies showing in multiplexesare classified as PG Parental Guidance which basically means anyone of any

age can go.Multiplexes are designating adult

only theatres with adjacent adult onlylounges. But how long will this divisionlast?

Perhaps were fretting too much andtoo early. After all, if movie theatresovercharge for alcohol the same way theyovercharge on popcorn and watered-down soft drinks, a beer will probablycost $29.59 and no one will be able toafford it.

The absurd truthabout teachers pay

Education plan attacks teachersDear Editor:

I just finished reading the B.C. Education Planthe government has been advertising so vigorouslyrecently. What is most striking is the call for moreemphasis on key competencies like self-reliance,critical thinking, inquiry, creativity, problem solving,innovation, teamwork and collaboration, cross-cul-tural understanding and technological literacy. Ifthe minister and the premier took the time to do so,they would see that this is what the vast majority ofteachers do (and more) every single day of the schoolyear! Teachers continue to do this despite havingmore students in their classes andmore students withspecial needs in their charge. In fact, it was this yet-to-be-elected premier that imposed the illegal legislation

that has led to deteriorating classroom conditions.The governments plan purports to have five key

elements: personalized learning, quality teaching andlearning, flexibility and choice, high standards andlearning empowered by technology. The best way toachieve personalized learning is to put limits on classsizes, so teachers have more time to get to know theneeds, interests and capabilities of their students.

Quality teaching is already a hallmark of the B.C.education system. It has been achieved not onlythrough the many professional development oppor-tunities offered on designated Pro-D days but alsothrough self-reflection, collaboration and mentorshipwithin the schools. Already, if principals have con-cerns about the teaching practices of a staff memberthere are provisions in place to assess that teacher and

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the time?Again, there are some

really good teachers outthere who are worth everycent theyre paid, maybemore. But as long as theBCTF gets its way, theresno way to reward them.Every teacher is paidbased on seniority and thenumber of degrees he orshe holds, degrees the restof us are forced to pay for.

Teaching is a reward-ing profession which,one hopes, people wouldfreely enter into because,first and foremost, theyactually want to teach and

be really good at it. Butstandardized testing is outof the question, so the restof us have no choice butto stand by and watch asteaching goes from being awell-paying job, to a great-paying job, and finally toa completely outrageouspaying job.

And what, pray tell,will become of our chil-dren if we continue toallow those who teachthem to believe theyreamongst a rare breed ofhighly dedicated profes-sionals who performheroic acts of pedagoguery less than 200 days of

the year?Well, Ill tell you The next thing you

know teachers will bemaking a whopping 35 percent more than their coun-terparts in the federal civilservice, and theyll stillthink they deserve more!Oh, wait. My mistake;were already there.

Whatever you do, dontdiscuss this within theenvirons of a school, andcertainly not on talk radio.If only the Mafia had it sogood.

Mischa Popoff is a free-lance political writer with adegree in history.

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Teachers: Whats with the pay?

put in place the remediation that may berequired. For the majority of us, profes-sional development happens on a dailybasis.

Flexibility and choice for students arealready part of the education system.Parents can choose to enroll their childin the public or private school of theirchoice. There are also many online andhomeschooling learning opportunities forstudents who prefer those options.

What is worrisome to me as a teacherand a parent is the goal to provide moreflexibility to organize classes and otherlearning experiences. Past experienceshows that this means adding addition-al students, including those with specialneeds, to classes and replacing specialneeds teachers with special needs teachingassistants.

The new legislation goes beyond this byignoring seniority in the hiring of teachers.This is not about providing a higher qual-ity learning experience for students; it isabout hiring teachers with less classroomexperience, placing them in classroomswith more kids, and saving a few bucks.

Meeting high standards is achieved bygiving teachers the opportunity to under-stand their students better. Again, this isby and large a function of class size andcomposition and parental involvement.

Public schools can achieve the highestof standards if they get the funding theyneed and involve parents in a meaningfulway.

All in all, the B.C. Education Plan placesmost of the blame on teachers for anunderfunded system, seeks to save moneyat the expense of students and teach-ers classroom conditions, and erodes thevalue of public schools as a builder ofcommunity.

B.C. teachers are professionals and will

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Hatred is uncalled forDear Editor:

Re: Campaign targets Lennikov again,Burnaby NOW, April 11.

An open letter to the UkrainianCanadian Civil Liberties Association:

Your continued attacks on MikhailLennikovs presence in Canada are sosickening and unCanadian.

All problems to do with matters of yourhomeland are not acceptable in Canada.You promote hatred and racism against allRussians or anyone who has been associ-ated with the KGB in their past.

Themost important thing is thatMikhailLennikov did not hide the fact that he hadworked for the KGB but to you people thatis enough to promote hatred.

Actually, there seems to be a goodlegal case against your association of racialhatred in the courts, and perhaps thisshould be the way to show you what badCanadians you are.

Yes, there was a problem with Canadainterning some Ukrainians in the past, butthat has nothing at all to do with MikhailLennikov.

If your group really wants to follow thishateful approach, maybe Canada shouldinvestigate how many Ukrainians who arenow in Canada were Nazi sympathizersand did whatever their Nazi friends want-ed them to do during the Second WorldWar including assisting in the murdersof Russians and others.

It is time for you to letMikhail Lennikovand his family, who have lived a lawfulexistence in Canada, be. Your group is avery hateful group, and you should beashamed of yourselves.

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Burnaby Hospital on Kincaid Streetopened in 1952 with an extended carewing and an acute care tower added dur-ing the 1970s.

Our hospital has been left to atrophyover the years without the support that itneeds to be very, very good, he said in aninterview after his speech to the BurnabyBoard of Trade Wednesday afternoon.

Corrigan wants the new hospital tobe built at Canada Way and WillingdonAvenue, on the site of the former provin-cial youth detention centre.

The proximity to the British ColumbiaInstitute of Technology and DiscoveryPark would make the new hospital aperfect place for training and research,Corrigan said.

I see the coupling of all of it beingwhat they havent been able to accomplishwith UBC, Corrigan said, adding theUniversity of British Columbia hospital ismainly a doctors training hospital, but itis so remote that it doesnt have the con-nection with the community. But I thinkif you had a hospital like this, you wouldhave that community base.

Headded that SimonFraserUniversityskinesiology department could also train atthe new hospital.

It would be interesting to have a teach-ing hospital that wasnt focused on teach-ing doctors, that was focused on teachingall of the other people who are required towork at a hospital, which is the majority,Corrigan said.

He has approached Fraser Health andplanners at Burnaby Hospital with theidea, he said, as well as the BurnabyHospital Foundation, the business com-munity and the ethnic community.

Im hoping I can get some of our localpoliticians involved, he said, adding it isan issue that crosses all party lines.

Im trying to create a groundswellof people who are willing to take on thistask, he said. Ive been surprised by howmuch interest there is.

The persistent outbreaks of the highlyinfectious bacteria Clostridium difficile atBurnaby Hospital have highlighted theneed for a new facility, Corrigan said.

The provincial government will have todecide if retrofitting the current hospitalsnewer building and adding to it is the wayto go, or if they build an entirely new facil-ity, Corrigan said.

But Corrigan said it isnt something thatwould happen overnight, or even in a yearor two.

It probably would not be completedwhile Im mayor, he said. Its going totake at least a decade to complete a projectlike this.

For the full state of the city address, goto the citys website at www.burnaby.ca.

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Corrigan said.The Corrigans flew to Mesa

from Bellingham, Wash., as Mesacity officials had asked them tofly into the city airport, which hasonly recently begun serving com-mercial airlines.

Getting a commercial airline Allegiant Air in is a big dealfor Mesa, he said.

Corrigan said he has learnedfrom Mesas taxation problems.

Cities in Arizona are depen-dent on sales taxes and devel-opment fees to cover their bud-gets, and Mesa doesnt cur-rently charge property taxes, heexplained. Therefore, cities in thearea compete for business dollarsand struggle when the economydips.

Sometimes learning whatnot to do is more important thanlearning what to do, he said. Itsmuch better to have a consistentproperty tax and to not be in theposition of depending on salestax.

The delegation also looked

at different approaches to edu-cation, such as trade training inhigh school; Mesas $100 millionarts centre; and the $100 millioninvestment in the citys stadium,to keep the Cubs for spring train-ing. The delegation attended theCubs spring training on one ofthe three days they werein Mesa.

On a previous visit,Corrigan spoke withthe mayor of Mesa andthe governor of Arizonaabout the softwood lum-ber dispute, he said.

This time, Corriganspoke with Smith aboutinternational trade agree-ments and was invitedby the mayor to come tothe Meeting of AmericanMayors, to see how they oper-ate in relation to the U.S. federalgovernment.

While that invitation may notpan out, Corrigan said, thoseopportunities only developwithin a personal relationship.Burnaby has had a relationship

with Loughborough, England the birthplace of Robert Burnaby since 1986, but it has not beenmaintained with regular contact,Corrigan said. So there isntmuch left.

The relationship with Mesamay not have concrete results in

terms of business, butformer TEAM Burnabycouncillor Garth Evanssays he cant discountthe value of it.

Evans, who was acouncillor from 2005 to2008, travelled to Mesa,Ariz. when he was oncouncil.

I dont know howmuch benefit there is, Idont know that therewas any benefit direct-

ly, he said. But perhaps build-ing a relationship between thetwo governments was of somevalue.

Evans said it was an interestingtrip, but he wouldnt do it again ifhe were on council.

For him, what he did during

his free time was more valuablethan the socializing, he said, suchas connecting with the CentralArizona Mission, which helpshomeless people in the area.

The mayor has said that therewas benefit and if there was nonehewouldnt go, and I accept that,he said. But I think thebenefit is pretty limited,and I didnt see anydirect benefit in terms ofour people learning fromtheir people.

But he added he isreluctant to criticizeCorrigan, as it is difficultto measure the value ofthese relationships.

ThetripstoHwaseong,Korea and ZhongshanCity, China were morevaluable in terms of business,Evans added.

Evans also travelled to Chinaas co-leader of a delegation whenhe was on council, with membersof the Burnaby Board of Trade.

I think that helped some,especially in China, where its all

about contacts, he added.Mayors and councillors also

have a higher status in China, hesaid.

If youre with the mayor andhes having meetings with theirmayor or party secretary, thatopens doors, he said. People are

really keen in China onthat sort of contact.

The itinerary was alsomore business-focusedthan the Mesa trip, headded.

The 2012 trip toArizona was in honourof Mesas centennial cel-ebrations, according toa report from Burnabysinternational relationsand friendship citiescommittee, and focused

on healthcare, education, aero-space, tourism and technologytours.

A delegation from Mesa which is the third largest city inArizona, much as Burnaby is thethird largest city in B.C. visitedBurnaby in 2010.

Derek Corriganmayor

Garth Evansformer councillor


Arizona: Former councillor questions value of sister city trip

Burnaby MLA Kathy Corrigan is rais-ing concerns about rising policing costs forB.C. municipalities.

OnMarch 21, provincial JusticeMinisterShirley Bond signed a 20-year RCMPpolic-ing contract with the federal government,but news of several retroactive RCMPpay raises came to light after the deal wassigned.

These increases could significantlyimpact many local budgets, including a $2to $3 million hit to Richmond and a $6 to$8 million hit to Surrey, Corrigan said in

a media statement.Corrigan did not know how much the

costs would be for Burnaby but guessed itwould be in the millions.

Burnaby has a smaller detachmentthan Surrey but a larger detachment thanRichmond, she said.

According to Corrigan, Public SafetyMinister Vic Toews already warned Bondof the pay increases.

The federal public safety ministerclaims to have shared the information(about the pay increases) with the prov-inces twice during negotiations, so as chiefnegotiator and signatory for the prov-ince B.C. Liberal Justice Minister ShirleyBond has an obligation to confirm whetheror not she was aware of these loomingincreases before she presented the contract

to municipalities, Corrigan said.Bond responded to Corrigans concerns

with a statement emailed to theNOW.

As early as May 2011, theRCMP signalled potential com-pensation increases of 1.5 percent in their five-year plan sentto municipalities, Bond said.The RCMP continued to use thisestimate in subsequent meetingswith various local governments.The approved federal TreasuryBoard compensation packageexceeds this in several areas. Wehave been reassured by the fed-eral government that the cumula-tive impacts of this increase and federalbudget reduction measures are unlikely

to result in increased costs. We are await-ing financial information from the fed-

eral government. This situation isexactly why the new contract andits requirements for notificationand consultation are so critical.

While the province may havesigned the contract already,municipalities can opt out andset up their own municipal policeforce.

Some cities have alreadysigned on with the RCMP, butBurnaby has not.

Municipalities pay a signifi-cant portion of RCMP costs, from70 to 90 per cent, depending on

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The bride, of course, wore white.When Joy Sanders married JohnKostyniuk on April 19, 1952, shewas by news accounts of the day alovely picture in a gown of importedwhite lace and net with fitted bodice andbouffant skirt, fashioned with peplumfront and full train.

Orange blossoms decorated the head-piece and veil; a bouquet of pink roses,lily-of-the-valley and stephanotis com-pleted the outfit.

In her hands, she carried a small lacehandkerchief, an heirloom gift given byher grandmother when she was born.

These details and more includingdescriptions of each member of the bridalparty, right down to the mauve-gownedflower girl were reported in Vancouvernewspapers following the big event.

It was an important wedding in thegrowing com-munity whereboth John andJoy were famil-iar faces onearticle character-ized it as one ofthe most sociallynotable weddingsto take place inSouth Burnaby.Earlier articleshad announcedthe engagement:Well knownBurnaby pairbetrothed andJoy Sanders tobe Primrose Daybride are just twoof the headlinespreserved in afamily memoryalbum.

Joy was born inBurnaby in 1927.The population at

that time was just over 20,000, and muchof the city was still undeveloped forests a far cry from todays highrises that runthrough the main corridors of the city.

The family home was just north ofKingsway on what is now known asSanders Street near Kingsway and yes,it was named for her parents, Lawrenceand Elsie Sanders, who were earlyBurnaby pioneers.

Later, the Sanders family moved to alarge home at Victory and Jubilee, andwhen Joy grew up she worked at Burnabycity hall as the switchboard operatorwhere she became widely known as theBurnaby Hello Girl.

John had moved to Burnaby to attendbarber school, coming from VancouverIsland where hed grown up. He wouldlater own and run a barbershop at RoyalOak and Kingsway; when the pair were

first married, they lived in the back of theshop.

The two crossed paths at dances thatwere held at Jubilee Labour Hall (a build-ing that has its own unique history as thesite of early political organization in thecity) and soon hit it off.

Daughter Shirley OTooletipped the NOW off to theapproaching big day.

Her parents, now in their 80s(Joy turns 85 today, April 13,and John will be 88 in the fall)still live in the home on PortlandStreet that they moved into in1958.

She and her sisters, Daryce and Adele,were raised there and all three are still inthe metro Vancouver area: Shirley liveswith husband Al in Surrey, Daryce andhusband Paul are in North Delta, andAdele is in Coquitlam.

In all, John and Joy now have five

grandchildren: Megan, Danielle, Laura,Christopher and Celina. Megan lives inBurnaby.

The entire clan will be gathering for aprivate family brunch to mark the big daylater this month and, fittingly, it willtake place in Burnaby, at the Riverway

Golf Course.It will be a slightly more

intimate gathering than theparty that kicked off theirmarriage six decades ago onthat spring day in 1952.

After the ceremony atAll Saints Anglican Church(which still sits today at the

corner of Watling and Royal Oak), the 150guests reconvened at Joys parents homea few blocks away for the reception.

Childhood friends and lifelong fam-ily acquaintances toasted the bride andgroom; one guest reportedly even sangtwo solos to the new couple, Ill Walk

Beside You and I Love You Truly.The minister who had married them

told the gathered guests about his ownlink to the Sanders family: his uncle hadperformed the marriage ceremony forJoys parents 37 years prior.

Johns parents travelled fromVancouver Island for the event at thattime, the crossing took five hours fromVictoria to Vancouver and telegramscame from England to congratulate theyoung couple.

Afterwards, the two flew to Reno,Nevada for a honeymoon before return-ing to Burnaby to start their married lifetogether.

Sixty years later, they dont travelquite so far from home but each day,they head over together to a nearby TimHortons for a cup of coffee.

Keep an eye on upcoming editions of theBurnaby NOW for future instalments in ourThen & NOW series.

29 Paper Postcards 35 HealthwiseSECTION COORDINATOR Jennifer Moreau, 604-444-3021 [email protected]

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Theres no better way to get a glimpseinto history than through the window of aphotograph. People, places and events cometo life again through the snapshots of thepast. Recent photos reveal just how muchhas changed or, quite often, how muchhas stayed the same.

Last week, the NOW published the firstinstalment of this series, Then & NOW, witha closer look at a longtime city resident.In todays issue, reporter Christina Myers

shares another story from the citys past andpresent: the story of the Kostyniuks, their60-year marriage, and their connection to

the long history of Burnaby.Keep an eye on upcoming editions for

more instalments of Then & NOW, andwatch our website at www.burnabynow.com for a photo gallery of images from theseries. Have your own then and nowstory? Email [email protected].

THEN&NOWA SPECIAL SERIES EXPLORES BURNABYS HISTORY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS

A lifetime of love: 60 years and counting

Going strong: Joy and John Kostyniuk, above, willcelebrate their 60th anniversary on April 19. The pair weremarried, at right, in 1952 an event that made headlinesin papers of the day. Joys family were considered citypioneers, and both Joy and John were well known in thecity: John owned a barbershop on Kingsway and Joy wasknown as the Burnaby Hello Girl because of her workas the switchboard operator at Burnaby municipal hall.

Contributed photos/burnaby now

In 1952, the year thatJohn and Joy Kostyniukmarried in All SaintsAnglican Church at thecorner of Watling andRoyal Oak, Burnaby wasstill enjoying the post-war boom years withgrowth throughout thecity and a populationnearing 70,000. BurnabyHospital opened in thefall, with 125 beds. InFebruary, Elizabeth IIbecame Queen afterthe death of her father,King George VI andCanada won a goldmedal in hockey at theOslo Olympics. In B.C.,W.A.C. Bennett becamepremier in August andthe first CBC televisionstation went on the airin September.

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Learn about community issues Explore many non-prot groups on display Celebrate the dedication and commitment of volunteers

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 604-294-5533FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 604-294-5533www.volunteerburnaby.cawww.volunteerburnaby.ca

BRENTWOOD TOWN CENTRESATURDAY APRIL 14 10 AM 5 PM

BURNABY FESTIVAL OF VOLUNTEERS9TH ANNUAL

C E L E B R AT E N AT I O N A L V O L U N T E E R W E E K A P R I L 1 5 A P R I L 2 1 , 2 0 1 2


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George Derby Centre

Neil Squire Society

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Royal Columbian Hospital

Scouts Canada Pacic Coast Council

Seton Villa Retirement Centre

South Burnaby Neighbourhood House

St. Michaels Centre

The Fair Haven United Church Homes

Volunteer Grandparents

Fellburn Care Centres

Brought to you by:

INVESTORS GROUP is a proud supporter of National Volunteer Weekat the Local and National Levels.

Thank You Volunteers!The following agencies would like to say a big Thank You to Volunteers

for your inspiration & involvement to better our community.

www.volunteerburnaby.caTo learn more about Investors Group, visit www.investorsgroup.com



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FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 604-294-5533FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 604-294-5533 www.volunteerburnaby.cawww.volunteerburnaby.ca


Vintage smiles neededVolunteers are an integral part of

the Burnaby Village Museum. Withoutthem, the Museums streets and build-ings would not be as alive as they are,and many of the Museums programscould not be held.

Volunteers are used in several areasat the museum both behind thescenes and enhancing the on-sitevisitor experience. Sewing Circlevolunteers help create and producecostumes for staff while Curatorialvolunteers assist with work on theMuseums library. Specialized skills areused by the volunteer antique auto-mechanics and for the production ofreplica antique toys for hands-on use.Our most noticed volunteers are wear-ing 1920s costumes and lead schoolgroups around the site, provide infor-mation, and initiate heritage gameswith visitors.

An important volunteer position hereat the Village is as our Honorary Reeve.

The Reeve in Burnaby is a title thattransitioned into that of the Mayor. Mr.Alan H. Emmott served as the Cityslast Reeve and rst Mayor (1958-1968). In Burnaby, in the 1920s, theperiod represented here at the Village,the Reeve was the most senior admin-istrative position. Our Honorary Reeveposition was established twelve yearsago in 2000. The incumbent, selectedfrom among the Museums volunteers,serves as its ambassador, meeting thepublic and speaking at special events.

Megan Little is our 2012 HonoraryReeve. One of Megans rst experienc-es at the Village was a Regional Heri-tage Fair participant in 2008. She (andsome of her friends) then signed upto be regular volunteers. Since then,she has logged an amazing 251 hours.

She is currently a student at NewWestminster Secondary. Her passionsinclude playing the violin, dancing andvolunteering. Her poise, ready smileand enthusiasm will help her fulll herduties as Honorary Reeve.

For more information on becominga volunteer, give us a call at 604-297-4560 or check out our websiteat www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca /about us / volunteers

Megan Little, 2012 Honorary Reeve

Hip Hip Hooray for Volunteers!

6501 Deer Lake Ave | 604-297-4565 | burnabyvillagemuseum.ca

Thanks to our partners:

A deeply rooted,community-based,non-prot agency withan extensive networkand broad continuumof services:

Pre & Postnatal Support Family Life, Parenting & Education Childcare & Childrens Programs Life Skills & Counseling

a place to go...a place to grow!LEARNING RESPECT EMPOWERMENT

INTEGRITY COOPERATION

BURNABY FAMILY LIFE#102 - 2101 Holdom Ave., Burnaby

604-659-2200www.burnabyfamilylife.org

Connecting children,families and individualswith professional careand support since 1971.

BURNABYFAMILY LIFE

Many thanksto all the volunteers

who donate their timeand efforts to make ourcommunity a better place

Kathy Corrigan, MLABurnaby-Deer Lake150 - 5172 KingswayBurnaby, BC V5H 2E8

[email protected]

www.kathycorrigan.ca

Raj Chouhan, MLABurnaby-Edmonds5234 Rumble StreetBurnaby, BC V5J 2B6

[email protected]

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If you know some teenagers whomight be looking for something differ-ent to do, volunteering is a rewardingexperience and a great way to buildrelationships. Its also a way to shareskills and talents to really make adifference, say specialists in this eld.There are many benets to volunteer-ing and here are a few:

Increased activityBy participat-ing in volunteer activities, you spendmore time exploring the world.Volunteering also allows you to dosomething different outside yournormal daily schedules. A volunteeractivity will develop your leadershipand teambuilding skills. Through timevolunteering, you might even developa new hobby or passion.

Learning outside of theclassroomVolunteering teachesabout global and local issues. For ex-ample, involvement in activities, suchas World Visions 30 Hour Famine,shows that there are people in theworld who are not as fortunate, butthere are simple ways to make a dif-ference. Information on the 30 HourFamine can be found at famine.ca.

Building relationshipsYou willbuild relationships where you vol-unteer. You might meet new friendsor create long-time contacts for thefuture.

Parents and kids might considerchoosing the same organizationso they can spend quality timetogether. (NC)

Volunteering is a funway forteens to share their talents

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GIVE THIS KID A START

KidStart is an awardwinning mentoring program.We create the conditionsnecessary tohelp kids 6 to 18!o#rish despitetro#%ledcirc#mstances.

Key to the programss#ccess is the worko$ o#r dedicated"ol#nteers&

THANK YOU TO ALLOUR VOLUNTEERS!

www.kidstart.ca

RICHARD T. LEE, MLABURNABY NORTH

Phone: 604.775.0778 l Fax: [email protected] l www.richardleemla.bc.ca

THANK YOU TOTHANK YOU TOALL VOLUNTEERS!ALL VOLUNTEERS!You truly make a differenceYou truly make a difference

in our community.in our community.

MLA Richard T. Lee learning CPR from student volunteers during the ACTHigh School CPR program demonstration in the legislature Feb. 22, 2012.

COUNCILLOR

ANNE KANGCOUNCILLOR

COLLEEN JORDAN

COUNCILLOR

RICHARD CHANGCOUNCILLOR

PIETRO CALENDINOCOUNCILLOR

SAV DHALIWAL

COUNCILLOR

PAUL MCDONELL

COUNCILLOR

DAN JOHNSTON

COUNCILLOR

NICK VOLKOW

MAYOR

DEREK CORRIGAN

CITY OF BURNABYOFFICE OF THE MAYOR

THANK YOU FROMBURNABY CITY COUNCIL TOTHE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO

CONTRIBUTE COUNTLESS HOURS TOBENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY







Neighbourhood house teaches adultsreading, writingThe South Burnaby

Neighbourhood Houseis looking for adults whoneed help reading andwriting to take part in anew literacy program.

Literacy is a really im-portant area of concern,said Antonia Beck, execu-tive director of the SouthBurnaby NeighbourhoodHouse. Theres a direct re-lationship between povertyand literacy.

The community adultliteracy program matchestrained, volunteer tutorswith students, who get in-dividualized help learningto read and write.

Volunteers are nowundergoing a ve-weektraining program. Adultswho need to improve theirliteracy skills are welcome,whether they are learningto read and write for therst time or they are newto Canada.

I think nding the learn-ers is going to be trickier,said Beck. The programis free, and the provincialgovernment is providingnearly $40,000 in fund-ing. The South BurnabyNeighbourhood House ispartnering with DouglasCollege, which already runsa similar program for itsstudents. Douglas Collegefaculty helped by providingtraining for the volunteers.

Local MLA Harry Bloylauded the program in apress release.

A very important aspectof this type of program ishow much it empowers

the learners who benetfrom it, he said. Theyrenot just acquiring aninvaluable skill, they areincreasing their condenceand sense of self-worth.

If you know an adult whocould benet from theprogram, call the SouthBurnaby NeighbourhoodHouse at 604-431-0400and ask for Rajeeta.

(L-R) Douglas College instructor Mari-lyn Smitshoek and soon to be tutor KateKovaleva going over an exercise at theSouth Burnaby Neighbourhood house freeliteracy program training day.

Photo: Jason Lang, BURNABY NOW

From left, soon-to-be tutors Vivian Geyer and Jose Aranda, with Jennifer Wong in the background, taking part in a group exercise at theSouth Burnaby Neighbourhood House as part of a free literacy program. The tutors will be matched with adults who need help readingand writing. Photo: Jason Lang, BURNABY NOW

Burnaby Fireghterswebsite: burnabyreghters.com

email: [email protected]

Proudly Supporting theVolunteers in Our Community

Inspiring innovation. Celebrating diversity.Creating a more inclusive community.

Help us build a more vibrantcommunity by volunteering at BACI.

www.gobaci.com2702 Norland Avenue, Burnaby, BCV5B 3A6

Thank You To All Our Volunteers!

Burnaby Associationfor Community Inclusion

George Derby Centre is committed toproviding quality care and servicesto 300 residents who are Veteransof the Armed Forces. We accomplishthis through the commitment ofour Volunteers and the support ofour service organizations in the

community.

We are proud to acknowledge thecontribution and continued dedication

of all volunteers who offer theirvaluable time towards serving our

Residents.

Thank You!Thank You!






Volunteer visitors are importantfor housebound seniors

The Volunteer Visitorprogram is a very importantprogram for houseboundseniors and persons withdisabilities. It is well knownthat social interaction isa vital part of a healthylifestyle, one that is difcultto achieve when a person isunable to get out and aboutdue to age-related issuesor disability, and is madeeven more difcult when alanguage barrier exists.

Citizen Support Services,a department of the City ofBurnaby, provides carefullyscreened Volunteer Visitorsfor isolated clients who liveindependently in Burnaby.The friendly Volunteer Visi-tor visits once a week for anhour and a half and can domany social activities withthe client from sharing acup of tea over a game ofcards or Scrabble to listen-ing to music or chattingabout the good old dayswhile looking at photoalbums. Another veryimportant activity wouldbe going for a walk withsomeone who may need anarm or just a caring person

to accompany them formuch needed fresh air andexercise. Some VolunteerVisitors are happy to drivetheir client to a local grocerymarket to pick up muchneeded groceries or to goout for a scenic drive and

lunch in a nice caf.

There is an on-going needfor more Volunteer Visitorsand especially for volun-teers who speak languagesother than English. For ex-ample, there are a numberof clients who have beenwaiting for a Cantonese-speaking Volunteer Visitorto provide them with socialstimulation and to act as alink to resources within thecommunity. The VolunteerVisitor may also providevaluable respite for a familymember or caregiver aswell as a new face andpleasant company for ahousebound person.

Being a Volunteer Visitoris a fun, social and valuableway to spend your sparetime. An hour and a half,once a week is a smallcommitment that can make

a big difference in the life ofa lonely person. This is oneof a number of programsoffered by Citizen SupportServices to seniors and per-sons with disabilities. Otherprograms that offer volun-teer opportunities includea Shop-by-Phone programfor weekly grocery shop-ping, a Shopping Buddies

program where clients getone-on-one assistance inlocal malls, a weekly lunchprogram in both North andSouth Burnaby, a programin which a friendly PhoneBuddy will call a lonely per-son for a social chat and theGadabouts and Wheelersprograms which provide funmonthly bus and Handidart

outings for lunch and enter-tainment.

If you are interested inbecoming involved in thecommunity as a volunteer,please contact CitizenSupport Services at (604)294-7980 or check out ourwebsite at www.burnaby.ca/citizensupportservices.

Tina and Coby


DESIGN AD2012

Kathy Corrigan, MLABurnaby-Deer Lake

Community Office: 150 - 5172 Kingsway St., BurnabyTel: 604-775-2414 Fax: 604-775-2550

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Get Involved!For more information, [email protected] or call

604-268-3885.


1) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 19, 2012 - BYLAW NO. 13077Rez. #11-326509 and 6539 McKay AvenueLot 1, D.L. 151 & 153, Group 1, NWD Plan BCP40118; Lot C, D.L. 153, Group 1, NWDPlan 7421From: RM3 Multiple Family Residential District and CD Comprehensive Development

District (based on RM3 Multiple Family Residential District)To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM3s Multiple Family

Residential District and Metrotown Development Plan guidelines, and inaccordance with the development plan entitled 36 + 8 Condo Developmentprepared by Jordan Kutev Architect)

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction ofa 44-unit low-rise apartment development with full underground parking.

2) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 20, 2012 BYLAW NO. 13078Rez. #11-274908 Hastings StreetLot 2 Except: Firstly: Part Subdivided By Plan 19297 Secondly: Part Outlined Red on Plan22210, Block G, D.L. 127, Group 1, NWD Plan 1254From: RM3 Multiple Family Residential DistrictTo: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM2 Multiple Family

Residential District, C1 Neighbourhood Commercial District and Apartment StudyArea B guidelines, and the development plan entitled Mixed Use Building, 4908Hastings Street, Burnaby, BC prepared by Franco Tessari Architect)

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit commercial use of themain floor of the existing apartment building on the subject site. Three existing apartmentunits within the building will remain. No new building construction is proposed.

3) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 6, 2012 - BYLAW NO. 13063TEXT AMENDMENTThe purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw text amendment is to provide a revisedapproach for permitting child care facilities within a single-family residential dwelling withup to 10 children and/or one non-resident staff (in addition to the resident staff person).The revised approach would review such proposals through the Preliminary Plan Approvalprocess. The intent of the proposed approach is to simplify the approval process forchild care facilities within a single-family dwelling, while ensuring compliance with theprovisions of Burnaby Zoning Bylaw and other relevant bylaws and regulations.

4) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 7, 2012 BYLAW NO. 13064Rez. #12-08a7580 Curtis StreetLot 4, D.L. 138, Group 1, NWD Plan 71750From: R2bTo: R2The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to remove the b subscriptzoning for the subject property. The current on-site child care facility, previously approvedthrough rezoning, would continue to be a permit

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