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Students at MarlboroughElementary are taking the lead ona campaign to build a well in eastAfrica.

The students, with a bit of

teacher guidance, organized aWalk for Water recently. Theycollected donations and walkedaround the schools track carryingjugs of water to understand whatit feels like for people in Africa,who travel great lengths for cleanwater.

Were trying to support thembecause we know lots of kids inAfrica dont get the chance to getwater, said 11-year-old Sara Roh.They have to walk a long way,and they usually have to missschool, and they dont get educa-tion, especially girls. In Africa,

they think that girls dont need asmuch education as boys, so usu-ally the girls miss school and fetchwater at a very young age.

Sara said she felt really sad,while trekking along the schoolstrack, imaging what it was like forkids in Africa.

I can understand their pain,and after taking the experience Iunderstand about their life a littlebit more, she said. Everybodysaid it was really tiring and real-ly hard, but we just kept going

Students put themselves in other kids shoes and walk with water

Lots of kids dont get the chance to get water

Christmas Bureau facing $60,000 shortfallIts crunch time for the Burnaby

Christmas Bureau and thingsdont look good.

With just a week to go tillChristmas and families alreadyarriving to pick up toys and food

gift cards, the bureau is a full$60,000 short of their $190,000financial goal.

This is not where we wouldhope to be so close to Christmas,said Stephen DSouza, execu-tive director with the bureau,on Thursday morning. Were$60,000 short of the full goal; were

usually a lot closer to being doneat this point.

The bureau is already in afinancially precarious position fol-lowing a jump in clients over thelast few years. Combined with adecrease and then levelling-off ofdonations during the same period,the bureau was forced to dig into

its reserves.Over the course of a decade,

Burnaby Community Connections the organization that runs thebureau had built up a financialreserve of about $100,000. By theend of last years campaign, theydneeded to use nearly $50,000 of it.

At the beginning of this years

campaign, DSouza said it wascritical they reach their goalto avoid dipping back into thereserve.

Now, unless the donationscome in and soon the lastremaining reserve will be eatenup.

Christina Myersstaff reporter

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Jennifer Moreaustaff reporter

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Water of life: Students from Marlborough Elementary School are raising money for WaterCan to help build a well in East Africa. They collected donations and walkedaround the schools track carrying jugs of water as an exercise in empathy with people in Africa, who have to travel great lengths for water.

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For a team of young soccer players inBurnaby, helping out in the holiday seasonis as much a tradition as decorating treesor singing carols.

Every Christmas for the last nine years,the Burnaby Girls Soccer Club under-18Metro Strikers team has been sponsor-ing a family with the Burnaby ChristmasBureau, an organization that providestoys and food for low-income families atChristmas.

But this year, says the team manager,is a special one for them: its the last timetheyll be together as a team.

This is the ninth year, and its the lastyear for our group, said Lisa Roy. Thegirls are in Grade 12 now. Theyre gettingready to graduate, and some are going tobe moving away (to university) or goingon to other activities.

Each year, the team steps up as a spon-sor theyre matched with a family, whothey then connect with to find out whatthat family needs and wants. This year, itsa family of five a mom and four childrenranging in age from two to teens.

Once we talk to the family and findout what their wish list is, we send thatout, and the girls decide what part theylldo, she said.

In the past, that meant coordinatingthrough parents, but as most of the teensnow have their own emails, they usuallydo most of it themselves.

Now they get that email, and itsquickly responding Im going to get thediapers, Im going to get this toy. They getso excited, said Roy.

In particular, Roy says the team hasbeen pleased in the past to find out theywere matched with a family that had girlsinterested in soccer.

That gets them the most excited, shesaid with a laugh.

Most of the team is from Burnaby,but a few live in Coquitlam or NewWestminster. Once the gifts, toys and foodhave been purchased, they deliver it allbefore Christmas.

Thats a fun time for them, too theyget everything wrapped up, and its a funget-together.

Roy explains that the tradition beganwhen the girls were first together as a teamand decided to swap gifts at Christmas.Afterwards, the coach suggested that, rath-er than spend the money on each other,

they could put it together to help out.The parents and girls were on board

for the following year, and we sponsoredour first family, said Roy. It was such alearning experience for these nine-year-oldgirls.

Roy says aside from the goodwill itcreates, the girls have learned what is pos-

sible when they work together as a team.To see all the donations together is

truly amazing and the appreciation fromthe familiy when we deliver boxes andboxes of food and gifts is so rewarding,she said.

Weve had such a positive experiencewith it, were hoping to get other people torealize what a great organization it is.

At least one other Burnaby youth sportsteam is already on board. The NOW heardrecently from the Burnaby Minor HockeyAssociation peewee A1 representativeteam, the Lakers, about their efforts to helpout with the bureau.

Team co-manager Ken Dalla-Zanna saysthat they got involved with the local orga-nization to help instil a sense of commu-nity, volunteerism, teamwork and pride inour kids for their city of Burnaby.

Theyve been raising money throughcollecting cans and bottles. Last year, theyraised a little more than $400, and the kidsshopped for the food and gifts for a familythey were matched with.

They had a great time and learned alittle more about what it takes to feed anentire family, he said.

They also have donated food to thefood bank, he notes. Like the u18 soccerteam, the hockey players are learning whatit means when a group comes together tohelp.

As one of the kids put it, Wouldnt itbe neat if all the teams did this?

This year, the team raised about $500for the bureau.

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Soccer team scores for Christmas bureauMETRO STRIKERS HAVE BEEN HELPING OTHERS FOR NINE YEARS

Christina Myersstaff reporter

Giving can be as fulfilling asreceiving but sometimes it alsoinvolves added bonuses such asfestive fun activities. Come out to a toy drive skateevent on Sunday, Dec. 18 from9:45 a.m. to noon at Burnaby8Rinks. Everyone who comes

with a new, unwrapped toy forthe bureau can enjoy a free publicskate session and free hot choco-late. Word is that Santa may alsoput in an appearance. Skate rent-als arent included but will bemade available for a special priceof $2. .

The annual Santa photo pro-gram continues through toChristmas Eve at Metropolisat Metrotown, with all photosby donation to the bureau. Thisevent has provided as much as$37,000 in financial donations tothe bureau in the past. Santa will

be holding court in his castleMondays to Saturdays from 11a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 to 5 p.m. and 6to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. OnChristmas Eve, photos end at 5p.m. Financial donations: Donate by

credit card by phone at 604-299-5778; drop off a cash or chequedonation at the bureaus newtemporary location at Metropolisat Metrotown, on the upper levelnear Winners, in Unit E8.

For more, see www.burnabycommunityconnections.com.

Santas helpers: The U-18 MetroStrikers have sponsored a family asa team during the holidays. Picturedare (bottom, from left) Emma Fingler,Sidney Roy, Harjot Dhatt, RhianneFerdinandi, Meagan Stuart; middlefrom left, Sabine Grutter, WanjaMwariga, Adrienne Juni, KatrinaAbel; and top, from left, Leah Purdey,Megan Kopec, Jaimie Sokalski, AshleyHultman, Morgan Grist. Missing areAlanna Yao, Rada Gordic, ElizabethBabcock, Olivia Alexis.

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It wont be good, saidDSouza, when asked aboutthe long-term impact. Itwill dramatically changethe way we operate.

Burnaby CommunityConnections runs a varietyof programs aside from theChristmas Bureau, includ-ing Meals on Wheels, theCamping Bureau, the rec-reation credit program anda seniors transportationprogram.

DSouza says theyrehoping that people andbusinesses in the commu-nity will step up in the finaldays of this years campaignwhen its most needed.

I think donors are giv-ing what they can, saidDSouza, noting that therough economy has impact-ed the amount of donations

theyve received.But I think its maybe

also taking a while for peo-ple to get into the Christmasspirit this year maybe itsthe economy, worryingabout employment.

He said theyve noticedthere seem to be fewer dec-orations around the city andfewer people coming in totheir temporary location inMetropolis at Metrotown,near the Winners on the sec-ond level, with spontaneousdonations.

We just want to encour-age people to get in the spir-it, to enjoy their Christmas,and to celebrate, he said.

Part of that celebra-tion, he says, is gettinginvolved with the commu-nity and knowing that resi-dents throughout the cityare going to have a good

Christmas day.Anyone who wants to

make a financial donationcan do so online (www.b u r n a b y c o m m u n i t yconnections.com), byphone (604-299-5778) or inperson at their temporaryMetropolis location (open10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on week-days and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.on the weekend.)

DSouza also notestheyve got a good numberof toy donations in their toyroom for younger kids, buttheyre very short for thosein the 10 and up category.

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because we were so motivated.Ten-year-old Celina Xiong said the

exercise taught her how difficult itwas to walk for water, but she pressedon.

I was thinking if they can do it, socan I because they are much youngerthan me, and they have to walk milesand miles with no shoes, she said.

So far, the students have raised

roughly $370, which will be matchedby a donation from CERF incorpo-rated. They are hoping to raise $2,000.

To support the cause, go to give.watercan.com/goto/ecolemarlborough.

The money is going to WaterCan, anon-profit group that builds wells inEastern Africa.

Megan Madu, a teacher atMarlborough, said the kids did the

organizing but water issues were partof the curriculum.

The kids organized it all, didthe announcements and counted themoney, she said. We supervised it,thats all we did.

As part of the ongoing partialstrike, teachers are allowed to helpfundraise for outside causes, but notfor schools.

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Try as I might, I just cantwrap my brain aroundit. Every year, Im leftscratching my head over thisvague theyre destroyingChristmas notion that starts tofloat around.

Never mind that no oneseems to know quite who theyare, but trust me, they are outto ruin everything.

Sometimes they are themedia thats me, incidentally by our perceived refusal to usethe word Christmas (interest-ingly enough, weve also hadpeople point out how often weuse the word Christmas).

Sometimes, they are publicbodies who incite a firestorm byhosting a holiday pageant orremoving nativity scenes from acity hall.

Oh, the political correctness!Oh, the destruction of time-honoured traditions! Pity ourfuture generations who will beleft empty-handed, devoid ofanything of value at this time ofyear! Oh, sigh.

The last few seasons, itsbecome a theme on Facebookaround this time of year, with

pseudo-political status updatesthat use a lot of capped let-ters and suggest that peoplewho agree should pass it on.You know the ones Im talkingabout: the old I am celebrat-ing Christmas, not the holidayseason; I will wish you MerryChristmas, not seasons greet-ings and so on.

With all due respect: get yourknickers untwisted, take a deepbreath and calm down.

At my house, we do, in fact,celebrate Christmas prob-ably the most popular versionof Christmas in Canada in thisday and age: the one that mixesmodern secular traditions (likea tree and letters to Santa) withthose rooted in the Christiantradition (like a decorative nativ-ity scene and angels on the tree).

Like many people frommy generation, I grew up ina churchgoing home, but wewere intermittent at best (wedqualify as the classic Easter-and-Christmas crowd with occasion-al bouts of steadfast attendance.)

As an adult, Im what youdcall undecided about church,but I nonetheless enjoy theChristian narrative aroundChristmas and what its messagemeans to me.

All in all, Im a big fan of theseason, and it is, in fundamen-tal ways, extremely importantto me. But theres the rub: itsimportant to me.

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RCMP rehabilitation requires serious actionIf you havent been taking notes, its

hard to recall the sheer number of blackeyes the RCMP has gotten over the pastyear or two or even the past couple ofweeks.

There were the high-pro-file deaths of Ian Bush andRobert Dziekanski; there wasthe bungling of the RobertPickton file; there was the inadvertentrelease of hundreds of crime scene andvictim images left on a digital camerahidden on a suspects property.

Then came the harassment claims.Four officers have come forward alleg-ing that they were victims of constantbullying and sexual harassment and thattheir leadership was completely indif-

ferent.Out of this Lord-of-the-Flies

culture rise newly mintedCommissioner Bob Paulson

and, in B.C., Assistant CommissionerCraig Callens. Both men have publiclyvowed to crack down on misconduct ofthis kind. Theirs is a huge task.

Its a good development that a disin-terested civilian, an American no less,will investigate deaths and serious inju-ries in B.C. involving Mounties, hope-fully ending decades of wagon circlingand obfuscation.

But professional misconduct will stillbe handled through the same channels,and it will be up to Paulson and Callensto make those channels actually workfor once. Frankly, promises of this sorthave been made before and obviouslynot kept. This time, examples must be

made. If some wrists are slapped behindclosed doors (such as one-day suspen-sions with pay) we can be fairly certainit will be the same old cover-ups or,more accurately, cover up for your bud-dies game.

But to wash out so many stains fromthe iconic red serge, the prime task mustbe to make new officers expect anddemand a new culture. These are thewomen and men who will eventuallyturn a secret society back into a publicservice.

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Proud of pipeline historyDear Editor:

In these times of heightened awareness of thepipeline industry in B.C., I want to address someof the misinformation your readers may be hearingabout the Trans Mountain pipeline operations andfuture expansion plans.

The Trans Mountain pipeline has strong localroots and a history of building relationships withthe community. We are proud of our operating his-tory; providing safe delivery of refined petroleumproducts and crude oil for local refining and exportmarkets for almost 60 years.

We have efficiently operated a critical piece ofB.C.s energy infrastructure, delivering about 90

percent of the gasoline consumed in the B.C. Interiorand Lower Mainland.

Through the years, our pipeline has evolved tomeet changing market demands. In recent years, wehave been responding to a growing export market,both off shore and into Washington State, and wenow believe the market is ready to support expan-sion.

While we recognize that our neighbours mayhave questions about expansion, I want to be clearthat we have not yet announced, nor have we com-menced the work necessary to undertake an expan-sion project.

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And I make no assump-tions or expectations about whats importantto others.

When it comes down tothis big question of wheth-er its the holiday season,or whether its Christmas,I can only ask this: whatdo you celebrate in yourhome during Decemberand January?

Is it Christmas, eithersecular or religious? Thenhurray for Christmas!Is it Hanukkah? Yay for

eight nights of fun! Is itKwanzaa, or the win-ter solstice, or yule, or(depending on the year)Diwali, Chinese New Yearor Muslim New Year?Enjoy it!

But when it comes towhat happens in public,tax-funded environments(like your kids school,or at city hall or federalbuildings), the time forassuming that everyonehas the same values is longgone.

If debating over the use

of the word holidayswas somehow going tosolve critical issues, likeworld hunger, or childpoverty, Id be the first tobattle it out.

But it wont. And theanswer, ultimately, is whatit means to you and youalone. So enjoy your holi-day, whatever it is, andstop worrying so muchabout what everyone elseis doing.

Christina Myers is areporter with the BurnabyNOW.


Holidays: Values are personal

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We promise all stakeholders and neigh-bours a meaningful engagement processwhere we will seek input on such thingsas the pipeline routing, First Nations inter-ests and concerns, environmental mitiga-tion, emergency response capabilities andPort Metro Vancouver impacts. This inputwill be an important part of our planningand regulatory application.

We do believe that as an export nation,with secure, safe port capabilities we canand should expand the markets availableto Canadian natural resources, for thebenefit of all Canadians. We also believethat thoughtful, factual and open-mindedengagement is critical to the decision mak-ing. We have always conducted our busi-ness in a transparent manner and with anopen mind. We look forward to talkingwith you and hearing your views. Weknow who our neighbours are you willbe hearing more from us as a project isconsidered.

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Be cautious on roadsDear Editor:

I am writing on behalf of Burnabyschool crossing guards. We are a breedakin to postal workers and paper carriersin that we are on the job in the heat, thecold, the rain, the snow, the wind, etc.

We are out there twice a day everydayfor one reason to protect and ensure thesafety of pedestrians crossing the street.

I am hoping to address drivers, par-

ticularly those who drive in or near schoolzones.

Please obey all traffic lights and signs.The advance warning sign, flashing yel-low lights asking that you prepare to slowdown means just that slow down andstop not boot it and fly through theamber, sometimes red, light.

If you are approaching a red light andan occupied crosswalk, legally you muststop and then proceed only when it is safeto do so. This holds true even if you areturning right. Please do not pass throughan occupied crosswalk until the crossingguard gives you an all clear.

You may think it is safe to do so butchildren are unpredictable. The crossingguard is probably the best judge of whenit is safe for you to drive on. Most cross-walk signals are active for 30 seconds orless. Is it really worth rushing throughwhen you could be endangering some-ones life? Children are our future, letstreasure that.

Anita Loy, Burnaby

Kyoto dropout is disastrousDear Editor:

Elizabeth May is correct in sayingthat Canada dropping out of the KyotoAgreement is disastrous to our country. . .and to our children.

Canadas shortsighted greed will trumpthe good work that many individuals andorganizations are doing in trying to bringclimate change and environmental crises tothe forefront for political action.

Unfortunately, the oil companies, suchas the oil sands project and pipeline, rulethe decisions being made in Canada. Ascitizens, if we care about the future ofthe world, we should be congregating onParliament Hill in hordes denouncing cur-rent government decisions which com-pletely ignore this disaster. The majority ofCanadians recognize the serious implica-tions of this decision - unfortunately thecurrent regime on Parliament Hill does not.We should evict them, and soon.

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The Evergreen Line is movingahead, and Burnaby city staff wereauthorized by council at Mondaynights meeting to negotiate an accessmemorandum with the province.

The city is expecting the provinceto ask for access to land along NorthRoad, and the transfer of city land (co-owned with Coquitlam) along NorthRoad as well.

In exchange, the city plans to ask fora guideway design that would allowfor a future Cameron station, improvedlandscaping along the line, more inputon the design for the Lougheed TownCentre station, protection for futuredevelopment and improved construc-tion hours and noise levels.

The city also wants control of riskfactors in the designing and buildingprocurement process, protection fromliability and compliance with the cityregarding the road allowance, a betterbus loop at Lougheed Town Centrestation, separated sidewalks at certainlocations, and funding for staff timespent on the project.

The city does not expect theprovince to change its position onusing light rail technology instead ofSkyTrain technology on the project,according to a report from the citysdirector of planning and building,Basil Luksun.

Council had previously voiced itspreference for the more affordablelight rail technology option.

Burnaby council will review thefinal memorandum to decide whetheror not to endorse it, Luksun said in hisreport.

If there is no access memorandum,the province could proceed with theproject under the community charter,he added.

Council was especially adamantthat everything possible be done for apossible Cameron station.

A guideway for a futurestation is absolutely impera-tive, Coun. Sav Dhaliwalsaid at Mondays councilmeeting, after council hadacknowledged it was unlike-ly that the province wouldinclude the station in its cur-rent plan for the EvergreenLine.

The project includes fewerstations than originally pro-posed, and Burnaby councilis pressing to have at least the guide-way for a future Cameron stationincluded as part of the project, sincethere are physical requirements thatwould make it impossible to add it tothe system at a later stage.

The current listed stations areLougheed Town Centre, Burquitlam,the Port Moody West Coast Expressstation, Ioco, the Coquitlam WestCoast Express station and a station atCoquitlam City Hall, with access toDouglas College.

The Evergreen Line project is mov-ing ahead after the Metro Vancouvermayors council on regional transpor-

tation approved a supplemental fund-ing plan for TransLinks expansionprojects in October.

The formula for coveringTransLinks funding shortfall for itsexpansion projects included a two centgas tax increase, and a property taxincrease in 2013, or another long-termrevenue source, such as a regionalcarbon tax.

TransLinks plan wasdesigned to cover the $400-million budget shortfall forthe Evergreen Line, as well asother TransLink projects.

The Evergreen Line proj-ect is expected to cost $1.4 bil-lion, according to the provin-cial transportation ministry.

The federal governmentwould contribute $417 mil-lion and the provincial gov-ernment would contribute$410 million.

The provincial government has alsoagreed to cover an additional $173-million. TransLinks portion is $400million.

Advance work on the EvergreenLine is expected to begin in April2012, according to Luksuns report,with a primary contract for the design,building and financing of the projectexpected by June 2012.

Three teams are responding to theproject request for proposals ELPartners, Kiewit/Flatiron EvergreenLine, and SNC-Lavalin Inc., Luksunsreport stated.

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Burnaby MLAs KathyCorrigan and Raj Chouhan,along with Burnaby-Douglas MP KennedyStewart, gathered withTopp on Friday in Burnabyto announce their support.

I think hes going tobe the next prime minis-ter of Canada, I really do,Stewart said, adding thatTopp has support fromsome real political heavy-weights.

Stewart said Toppdesigned the NDPs latestplatform and he wants totax the top wealthiest oneper cent of the population.Topp also has a practical

position on the economy,according to Stewart; hemakes sure there are plansto pay for things beforethey are promised.

Corrigan said she hasworked closely with Topp.

His vision for Canadais clear, it is bold, and it isfirmly rooted in a convic-tion that we must addressthe growing gap betweenthe very wealthy and eco-nomically powerful inter-

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Traffic problems nearKitchener ElementarySchool on Gilmore Avenuehave led the city to approvenew stop signs in the area.

Burnaby councilapproved plans for four-way stop signs at theintersection of MacdonaldAvenue and William Street,instead of the previous two-way stop signs.

Though the city assessedthat the four-way stop wasnot technically warranted,based on traffic volumesand collision history in thearea, the decision was madebased on limited visibilityon the hill along WilliamStreet, and the nearbyschool.

The signs will be installedbefore the end of the year,according to a report fromthe director of engineering,Lambert Chu.

A traffic bylaw officerwas assigned to enforceexisting no-stopping regu-lations in front of the school,and ongoing bylaw enforce-ment will likely be required,Chus report stated.

A 30-metre concrete bar-rier was recently installedin from of the school alongGilmore Avenue, for pedes-trian safety at a nearbycrosswalk, he added.

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This is the last week of school beforethe Christmas break and students willbe showering their teachers with tokensof appreciation. This morning I heard ateacher on the radio ask for gift cards soshe could buy classroom supplies. Herselflessness speaks to a deeper issue.The provincial government has come torely on teachers and parents to subsidizeour public education system. Primary school teachers in mycommunity tell me that they spend $2000 - $3000 of theirown money every year on books, visuals and activities. Theytell me that new teachers start out in bare rooms equippedonly with desks. The teachers themselves purchase all thecolour and creativity that turns it into a classroom and theirgreatest outlay of cash occurs when they are still paying offtheir own crushing student loans.Furthermore parents find themselves increasingly on thehook for modern basics. They hold bake sales, sell raffletickets and write cheques to provide their kids schoolswith playgrounds, sports equipment, and computers.Many teachers also fundraise in their personal time. Thistrend amounts to the hidden privatization of the publiceducation system. If it is allowed to continue it will leadto deepening social inequality because wealthier parentsand neighbourhoods will be able to create richer learningenvironments for their children.Lets remind ourselves that public education was institutedmore than a hundred years ago in order to create goodcitizens, unite society, and prevent crime and poverty. Herein Canada it has produced one of the most equal and livablenations in the world. We all benefit from public educationtherefore we must all invest in it.

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Its the guilty confession noparent wants to make: theholiday break from schoolthat is so gleefully anticipated bykids can inspire a blend of panicand dread for the grown-ups inthe family.

With most sports and extra-curricular activities on hiatus

at thesametime asschoolsare shutdown,theholidayseasoncomeswith the

challenge of keeping kids active,occupied and having fun in analready busy time of year.

So be prepared when theinevitable theres nothing todo lament erupts (or its siblingcry: Im so bored!) and checkout our round-up of familyactivities in and around Burnabythis month.

And remember, schools backin session on Jan. 3 so breathedeep, relax and have fun:

At the waters edgeEnjoy the great outdoors by

exploring the citys parks andtrails. Burnaby may be one ofthe provinces major urban cen-tres, but theres plenty of greenspaces to discover, too. Head outto Burnaby Lake Regional Park,Barnet Marine Park or FraserForeshore Park to check outsome of the most popular sites inthe city.

If the weather is cooperat-ing, consider a hike or bikeride along some of the citysexpansive trail system. Checkout www.metrovancouver.orgor www.burnaby.ca. (A safetyreminder: dont be temptedby the ice on local lakes if thetemperature dips. The City ofBurnaby says local ponds andlakes arent open for outdoorskating theyre fed by mov-ing streams, which can createunstable ice conditions.)

Japanese traditionDiscover the unique heritage

of the Japanese people in Canadaby taking in the Mochi Tsukiday festivities at Nikkei Placein Burnaby. This years popu-lar family-friendly celebrationtakes place on Dec. 29, startingat noon, with lunch sales, mochitasting, mochi-pounding dem-onstrations, and more. This is atraditional Japanese end-of-yearactivity.

While youre there, findout about the variety of eventsand programs the centre offers(including, for adults, an upcom-ing session in January to learnhow to make sushi under thetutelage of a chef with more

than 10 years of experience).Nikkei Place is located at 6688Southoaks Cres. in Burnaby. Seewww.nikkeiplace.org for moreinformation.

A winters strollTake a stroll and enjoy the

lights (and a little shopping) inthe Heights area of Burnaby.From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. onSaturday, Dec. 17, therell alsobe roving carollers in the area.While youre there, check outsome of the new arts sites,including Pinocchio Arts andCrafts and 4Cats Arts Studio,which both offer unique pro-grams for kids. The Heightsis also known for several artmurals in the area.

Crafts and storiesWhat better way to enjoy

the holidays than with a spe-cial storytime and crafts? TheBurnaby Public Library hostsChristmas is Tree-mendous atthe Tommy Douglas branch,7311 Kingsway.

For kids aged four to eight,the event runs from 7 to 8p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21.Registration isnt required, butcaregivers must attend with chil-dren.

If you cant make that event,why not just browse the shelvesfor some special holiday reading a few books for the kids, anda few for the parents. See www.bpl.bc.ca for hours over the holi-day season.

Teen talesIf your teen knows who

Katniss, Gale and Peeta are, thisones for them. The BurnabyPublic Library is hosting a com-petition for youth in Grade 8 orabove to design a book cover forthe wildly popular young adultnovel The Hunger Games, bySuzanne Collins.

The book is the first in a tril-ogy following a group of youngpeople, led by Katniss, in a dys-topian future (fans of the seriesare currently eagerly anticipatingthe movie adaptation, coming inFebruary). Local teens have untilJan. 15 to enter the contest, witha prize of a box set of the entireseries.

With time on their hands, theholiday break may be just thetime to create some art entriesmust be on 8.5-by-11-inch let-ter-size paper and can use anymedia or technique (collage,drawing, painting, pencil, cray-on, etc.) Include your name, age,and library card number andphone number on the submis-sion. Call 604-297-4803 for moreinformation.

Mall madnessLocal shopping centres have a

number of fun events (plus vis-its with the Big Man in Red, as

well) over the coming weeks.At Metrotown, Santa photos

continue through to ChristmasEve in the Grand Court, bydonation to the BurnabyChristmas Bureau; Metrotown isalso hosting a Holiday Loungeby Nintendo, with the chance tocheck out all sorts of new videogames including Super Mario 3DLand and The Legend of ZeldaSkyward Sword. See www.metropolisatmetrotown.com formore.

Brentwood is hosting theFestival of Lights till Dec. 29,with 25 different decoratedChristmas trees (part of theBoots for Kids campaign withthe Rotary Club of Burnaby DeerLake), and a variety of perform-ances from musicians and choirs.See www.brentwoodtowncentre.com for more info.

At Lougheed Town Centre,check out the White Christmassnowfall and entertainmentfrom a variety of performersthroughout the month. Seelougheedtowncentre.com formore.

At the Crystal Mall, take inthe Christmas Fun event on Dec.18, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. (SantaClaus is expected to make anappearance), and, on ChristmasEve from 2 to 4 p.m., enjoy theHappy Singers Group ChristmasKaraoke Fun Day.

On the iceHelp teach kids about the giv-

ing spirit and take part in a toydrive on Sunday, Dec. 18, from9:45 a.m. to noon at Burnaby8Rinks. Anyone who brings in anew, unwrapped toy (which willgo to the Burnaby Christmas

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Seasonal celebrations: At top, Heritage Christmas is backat the Burnaby Village Museum. With free admission as part ofthe museums 40th anniversary, its a low-cost outing for thewhole family that includes entertainment, history and a visit fromFather Christmas. Below, the Mochi Tsuki festival is a big hit withlocal families. It returns to Nikkei Place on Dec. 29 this year, withactivities starting at noon.

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Bureau) will enjoy a freepublic skate and hot choc-olate. Santa is expected tomake an appearance too.Skate rentals are availableat low cost.

Anyone who cant makeit to the toy drive can stillhelp the bureau in severalways by dropping offa toy or donation at theirMetropolis at Metrotownlocation (upper floor nearWinners), or phoning 604-299-5778 to make a dona-tion.

See www.burnabycommunityconnections.com for more information.

Teach kindnessAlso in the spirit of

giving, consider finding alocal organization thatsclose to your heart a petcharity, the food bank,the hospice, or somethingelse and collaborate asa family to find a way tohelp them out this holidayseason.

Not sure where tostart looking? Check outwww.canadahelps.organd search for Burnabyto find just a few of the

worthy organizations inthe city.

View from aboveHead up to SFUs

Burnaby campus for somefresh air and a great viewor, for the older kidsand teens, a visit to theMuseum of Archaeologyand Ethnology, whichcollects, researches, andexhibits artifacts fromaround the world, witha focus on B.C. Themuseum is located at 8888University Dr. See www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/ for times and

information.

History lessonsIts become a perennial

favourite for families fromaround the region. TheBurnaby Village Museumsheritage Christmas ison again, running tillJan. 1 from noon to 8p.m. Admission is cur-rently free, as part of themuseums 40th anniver-sary celebration. Carouselrides are $2.25 per ride.Theres a number of eventsfor kids of all ages, from

Fun: Keep busy during the holidays

Skate with Santa: The popular Santa Skate returnsto Bill Copeland arena on Dec. 17.



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Santa on iceLace up the skates and

get on the ice. Theres aspecial skate with Santa onSaturday, Dec. 17 at BillCopeland arena that fea-tures crafts and games, buttheres public skate timesthroughout the holidayseason at both Kensingtonand Bill Copeland.

With low-cost admis-sion, plus rentals available,this is a good one for allages. Call 604-298-0533 forinfo.

Parks and recCheck out the Burnaby

parks and recreation guidefor a number of programsaimed at kids and teensthroughout the winterholiday, like a snowshoe-ing day trip for 12- to 16-year-olds, and the rein-deer games for five to 13-year-olds at Willingdon.

See individual recrea-tion centres for local list-ings or see www.burnaby.ca for more.

Holiday traditionHeres one for the

sports fans: checkout the 49th annualBurnaby Minor HockeyAssociations bantamChristmas tournament.Organizers note that sev-eral past players like JoeSakic, Ryan Walter andGlenn Anderson havegone on to NHL careers.The action starts at 8 a.m.on Tuesday, Dec. 27, andgames continue through tothe final championships onJan. 1 see www.burnaby-hockey.com/ for a fullschedule of games.

Regional funGot the travel bug?

Stay close to home withone-day trips around theregion.

Hop on the bus andhead downtown forScience World or headout on Highway 1 to theGreater Vancouver Zoo inthe Fraser Valley.

The VancouverAquarium and theVancouver Art Galleryare always popular, asare trips up the gondolaat Grouse Mountain, anda ride on the ChristmasTrain at Stanley Park.

If the kids are youngenough, a SkyTrain ridealong might be a mainattraction get on inBurnaby and take a triparound the city and backwhile enjoying the viewsfrom above.

For the hardy (or

fool hardy) dont forgetabout the annual PolarBear Swim in Vancouver kicking off at 2:30 p.m.on January 1. Registrationbegins at 12:30 p.m. at theEnglish Bay Boathouse.

Cozy up at homeIf the weather isnt the

best, or youre just plaintuckered out from all theholiday festivities, theresalways the tried-and-true:a bowl of popcorn, a cozyblanket (or two or three,depending on the size ofyour family) and a stash ofChristmas movies.

Follow the Griswolds,the Charlie Brown crew,Rudolph and his buddies,

or any of the other cast ofholiday favourites for anafternoon of relaxation.

Light up the nightIf time is of the essence,

theres a simple way toenjoy the sights of the sea-son: bundle up for a walkthrough your own neigh-bourhood to take in all thecolourful light displays.

Christina Myers is areporter with the BurnabyNOW, covering health,families and children. Seeher blog online at www.burnabynow.com and followher at www.twitter.com/ChristinaMyersA. Email [email protected].


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SPCA encourages adoptions

If youre consideringthe cute puppy or kit-ten in the pet storewindow as a Christmasgift, think again. There arealready 4,000 animals upfor adoption this holidayseason, and the B.C. SPCAis hoping to find themhomes.

The SPCA stronglydiscourages giving pets asgifts, said Lorie Chortyk,B.C. SPCA spokesperson.But if an individual orfamily has carefully con-sidered their decision andthe responsibility of a newpet, the holidays can be anoptimum time to adopt.Families are more likelyto be off work or schoolduring the holiday andhave more time to spendwith their new companionanimal.

There are cats, kittens,dogs, puppies, rabbitsand small animals thatneed homes. To search foradoptable pets, go to spca.bc.ca.

Donate coatsThe Rotary Coats for

Kids campaign got a boostfrom Burnaby Centralstudents and InvestorsGroup. Students collectedcoats and presented 50 onDec. 14, while InvestorsGroup held a fundraisinglasagna dinner to add totheir corporate donation.

The Rotary Coats forKids project takes dona-tions of gently used ornew warm, winter coats(preferably with hoods)and loads them onto atruck, which functions likea mobile dressing room.The truck makes stops inthe community to distrib-ute the coats to local kidsin need.

Volunteers have fin-ished distribution thisyear, but they are stilllooking for more dona-tions, as there will likelybe more requests for coatsthis year and next. Todonate, get in touch withGloria Tom Wing Staudt:[email protected].

Toys for othersOne young boy at

Aubrey Elementary hasbeen inspired to celebrateselflessly this year. Grade 7

student Dominik Svorinicand his friends MirandaTa, Bassam Nima andLuke Lortie are col-lecting toys for the B.C.Childrens Hospital andVariety The ChildrensCharity. Apparently,Dominik is asking his fam-ily members to make toydonations to the cause inlieu of receiving gifts. Todonate, drop off toys (nostuffed animals, please)at Aubrey Elementary inthe foyer at 1075 StratfordAve. during school hours.The deadline for donationsis today (Friday, Dec. 16).

Spirit of givingHeres a good idea

to raise money for yourfavourite local charitythis Christmas. Nearly20 women from DeltaKappa Gamma SocietyInternational raised $525for the Burnaby ChildrensFund and donated toi-letries and small gifts forDixon House, a Burnabytransition house forwomen escaping abusiverelationships. Instead ofcelebrating in a restau-rant, the group of womenused the money theywould have spent on din-ner out, and donated it tothe Burnaby Childrens

Fund, while enjoying ameal together in one of themembers homes.

The Burnaby ChildrensFund is a registered char-ity run by counsellors andteachers from the localschool district. The moneybuys clothes, shoes, medi-cine and medical aids (notcovered by medical plans)and beds for kids whohave nowhere to sleep.

Teen artistsThe Burnaby Public

Lbrary has a contest onthat may interest budding,young artists. The libraryis seeking art submis-sions for the cover of TheHunger Games, by SuzanneCollins. The prize is a boxset of all three books in herseries. Any medium can beused, but the cover mustbe drawn by hand.

Drop submissions offuntil Jan. 15 at any librarybranch, and make sureyour name, age, librarycard number and phonenumber are included. Formore information, callJulia, the teen serviceslibrarian, at 604-297-4803.

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CharityGift WrapStation

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Located on theUpper Level

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Holiday Traditions atBrentwood Town Centre

2011

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LastMinute

Giving on a tight budgetWhile budgets aregood ways to limitspending, a holidayspending budgetdoesnt meanshoppers cantstill put a smileon their loved onesfaces. In fact, with afew tips, holiday shop-pers can stick to theirbudgets and still enjoy ahappy holiday season.

Get creative. Gift-giv-ers with unique talentscan create their own giftsand save some money alongthe way. For example, shoppersskilled at woodworking can create apersonalized wood carving for a friend orfamily member. Good at knitting? Knit ascarf, mittens or even a blanket for a lovedone who lives in a cold weather region.

Be patient. If you wont be seeing someof your family members until a few daysafter Christmas, take advantage of thesales offered post Christmas. Items areoften heavily discounted, with substantialsavings.

Establish spending rules with family mem-bers before the shopping season begins.In an effort to reduce some of the financialburden of the holiday season, many fami-lies have begun to place spending limits

on holiday shopping. This saves everyonemoney and ensures no one finds themselveswith substantial debt come the new year.

Do a gift exchange with family and friends.In a gift exchange, each member of thefamily draws a name out of a hat and thenonly buys a gift for that specific person.This even has the added benefit of allow-ing shoppers to buy something a littlemore expensive for a family member.

Start early. The earlier you begin yourholiday shopping, the more you can spreadout your spending. This reduces the finan-cial stress of the season while still allow-ing shoppers to get something special foreveryone on their shopping list. (MC)

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