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After more than a decade living in anapartment on Imperial Street, a Burnabycouple is facing life on the streets followingeviction by B.C.Housing.Raymond and Doris Gajjar were notied

earlier this month they have until the end ofFebruary to vacate their B.C.Housing-sub-sidized apartment on Imperial Street after analleged incident involving their adult son onNewYears Eve.According to the Gajjars daughter-in-law,

Sheryn, the 44-year-old son got into a verbal

argument with his parents upstairs neigh-bours on Dec. 31, 2014.The son, who hasanger management problems, yelled at theneighbours, who then called the complexsmanager.The neighbour lodged an ofcialcomplaint, which allegedly caused the evic-tion.We were very shocked and upset because

theyre 87 and 85 (years old), and its due tothe alleged actions of their adult son, Sher-yn said.On Jan. 26, Sheryn sat in on a dispute res-

olution conference call between her in-laws,a representative from B.C.Housing and anarbitrator. During the call, Sheryn said theGajjars were told they were being evicted.According to Sheryn, even though her in-

laws offered to sign a legal document agree-

ing that their son would never be allowed onthe premises again, the nal decision was toevict the couple.My parents were just stunned, they

couldnt say anything, she added.Sheryn feels the parents shouldnt be pun-

ished for their sons behaviour especiallyconsidering the lease is in their names andtheyve never had any complaints up untilnow.Theres no problem with the rent pay-

ment or anything like that, she said. Itsnot fair.The whole family is being affected their children, grandchildren, everybody isworried.With less than a week before the Gajjars

need to vacate their residence, the family isscrambling to nd somewhere for them tostay. So far they havent had any luck, Sher-yn said.

Its not fair.The whole family is being affected their children, grandchildren, everybody is worried

GIVENNOTICE: Doris andRaymondGajjar onlyhavea fewdays left until theyre required tovacate theapartmenton Imperial Streetwhere theyve lived formore than10years. TheGajjarswere issuedanevictionnotice followingan incidentwith their 44-year-old sonandaneighbouronNewYears Eve. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

BCAgot$484,649torunitscampaign

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It was big money versus very littlemoney in the 2014 Burnaby civic elec-tion.OnMonday, Elections B.C. released

disclosure statements from this past No-vembers local elections, including thoseof the incumbent Burnaby Citizens As-sociation and the opposing BurnabyFirst Coalition.The BCA went into the 2014 election

with a staggering $484,649 in contribu-tions up by more than $200,000 fromtheir 2011 donations.Unsurprisingly, their largest con-

tributors were trade unions, mak-ing up almost half of the partys dona-tions with $161,325.The city workersunion, CUPE Local 23, gave the mostat $91,125, followed by its parent groupCUPE B.C. at $24,625 and the B.C.Government and Service EmployeesUnion at $10,000.The Burnaby schools non-teaching

staff union gave $11,125 while the Ca-nadian Ofce & Professional Employ-ees Union Local 378 gave $6,125.TheHospital Employees Union gave $8,375,Burnaby reghters gave $4,000 andAmbulance Paramedics of B.C. gave$1,000.Corporations accounted for $144,100

of the BCAs funds, withThind Proper-ties Ltd. leading the way with $20,000,followed byMcAllister Developments($10,000) andAmaconManagementServices Corp. ($7,500).Anthem

Its opposition theBFC collected$28,344,mostly fromcandidates themselves

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INTHEBEGINNING: FirstNationsartist JackieTimothywelcomesa seven-foot, cedar log toBrentwoodParkElementaryWednesday .Hewill carve the log intoa totempole thatwill standnear the school office. PHOTOCORNELIANAYLOR

CarvingoutcommunityStudents will watch as log is transformed into a traditional totem pole

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Brentwood Park Elemen-tary celebrated the arrival ofa seven-foot, 1,500-poundlog at the school last weekwith First Nations drum-ming, singing and prayer.Over the coming months,

the red cedar log will betransformed into a totempole that will adorn a spacenear the school ofce.Totem poles are re-

ally about bringing com-munities together, and forus, were very much aboutbringing our communitytogether, principal GillianLewis told theNOW. Thetotem pole will be a rallyingpoint and a way for us toexpress our values that wehold in common as a com-munity and celebrate thosevalues and the diversity thatis our community.The project was the

brainchild of MeaganInnes, when she was the ab-original resource teacherfor Brentwood Park and 11other schools in the Burna-by North zone last year.We just needed a repre-

sentation of First Nationsculture in the schools thatwas visible and organic,she said.JackieTimothy, an art-

ist originally from theTlaamin First Nation near

Powell River, has beencommissioned for the work.Some of his other proj-

ects include totems for theVancouver School ofThe-ology and cole Gabrielle-Roy in Surrey.In 2009, he spent several

months at Burnaby Moun-tain Secondary, carving atotem that has since beenplaced in Powell River.After hearing that Brent-

wood Park wanted some-thing that would reect theschools community andthe traditional First Nationsterritory on which is stands,

Timothy decided on a de-sign that will feature an ea-gle on top and a motherbear holding a human be-ing.Thats kind of symbol-

izing the nurturing of themother, teaching the chil-dren the basis of life, andthen moving forward, hesaid.The log has been set up

in a sheltered area outsideof the school, and studentsas well as community mem-bers will take part in thecarving in some capacity,according to Innes.

The $10,000 project isbeing funded with $5,000for the schools parent ad-visory council, $2,000 fromthe school and $3,000 fromthe school district.The log was procured

from a collection of olddriving-range poles pulledfrom the Burnaby Moun-tain Golf Course andpiled by the tennis courtsat Squint Lake Park since2010.The totem is scheduled

for completion some timebefore September 2015.

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Burnaby RCMP is look-ing to speak with witnessesof a robbery and a hit-and-run last week.According to Burnaby

RCMP, the two separate in-cidents happened on Feb.12.The rst incident, a rob-bery, took place at about4:45 p.m. at a pharmacyin the 6800 block of RoyalOak Avenue.Police say a general duty

ofcer was in the area andobserved two people wear-ing balaclavas enter thepharmacy.The ofcer wasable to arrest one of thesuspects as they exited thestore.The second suspected the scene and investiga-tors are looking for any in-formation that could helpidentify or locate him.Anyone with information

is asked to contact Const.Yardley at 604-294-7922.The second incident took

place at 6:15 p.m. at Kings-way and 19th Avenue.A pe-destrian was crossing in anunmarked crosswalk whenshe was hit by a car, accord-ing to Burnaby RCMP.The vehicle ed the scene

before police and emergen-cy personnel arrived, trav-elling eastbound on King-sway.The pedestrian wastaken to hospital and treat-ed for her injuries, policeadded.Witnesses at the scene

couldnt provide much of adescription of the suspectvehicle, other than it was asedan and driven by a Cau-casian man, police added.Any witnesses are asked

to contact Const. Har-greaves at 604-294-7922.

The city got out itschequebook at the lastcouncil meeting.OnMonday, council read

through eight bylaws seek-ing expenditure authoriza-tions, ve of which were giv-en nal adoption at a cost of$22.9 million.The expen-ditures were taken from thecitys capital works, machin-ery and equipment reservefund.Council approved a

$1.96 million expenditurefor 15 of the parks depart-ments capital projects.Theexpenditure includes im-provements to exhibits atthe BurnabyVillage muse-um ($175,000), the Burna-by Mountain conservationarea ($200,000), local play-grounds ($160,000), anddrainage, irrigation, lighting,ooring and other expensesfor the Riverway and Burn-aby Mountain golf courses($330,000).Other expenditures in-

clude storm sewer renewals,pavement overlay and side-walk replacement projectsvalued at $9.14 million, aswell as the citys 2015 stormsewer connections project,projected to cost $261,800.Council also authorized$7.45 million for majorroad works projects and$4.07 million for the citys

building and energy perfor-mance project.The three remaining by-

laws seeking expenditureauthorizations were givenrst, second and third read-ing, but havent yet been ad-opted.Those bylaws request$6.56 million for informa-tion technology and busi-ness application projects,$421,250 for the citys ad-ministrative complex proj-ect and $1.8 million forupgrades to the RCMPslocker rooms and exits.Council also approved

some signicantly smallerexpenses at Mondays meet-ing.Mayor Derek Corrig-an and his councillors ap-proved $2,500 for the citysoral history project to digi-tize, describe and index 10historical tape recordingsof prominent Burnaby resi-dents recently donated bythe editor of Suburb of Hap-py Homes.On the promotions side,

council gave $15,425 to ad-vertise EnvironmentWeekand associated events, and$10,145 to promote cyclingin Burnaby.Council also awarded a

$292,000 contract to ISLEngineering and Land Ser-vices Ltd. for engineeringand construction services.

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Welcome:Burnaby teacherMeagan Innes, far right, greets FirstNationsdrummers JackieTimothy, AlbertAugust andMartinSparrowatBrentwoodParkElementarySchoolWednesday. PHOTOCORNELIANAYLOR

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On top of the housingconcerns, Sheryn is wor-ried how the stress of evic-tion will affect her in-lawshealth. Raymond Gajjar,87, suffered a stroke fouryears ago and is partiallyparalyzed.While 85-year-old Doris Gajjar has severearthritis throughout her en-tire body and requires reg-ular doctors appointmentsevery ve to six weeks fortreatment.Sheryn is also concerned

the eviction will be a blackmark on her in-laws recordand prevent them fromnding another place to livesubsidized by B.C.Hous-ing.TheNOW contacted

B.C.Housing for a com-ment and received anemailed statement regard-ing the Gajjars situation.According to B.C.Hous-

ing, the couple will not beable to reapply for housingthrough B.C.Housing untilafter theyve lived for a peri-od of time in an apartmentin the private market.This couple may be eli-

gible to apply for rental as-sistance through the Shel-ter Aid for Elderly Renters(SAFER), which will as-sist with the portion of theirrent that is more than 30per cent of their income.They would need to lo-cate a rental unit in the pri-vate market and complete aSAFER application, B.C.Housing wrote in the email.Subsidized housing ten-ants whose tenancies wereended for cause and wish toreapply for subsidized hous-ing in the future, need to re-side in the private marketfor a period of time and beable to demonstrate that thebehaviours resulting in thetermination of the tenancyhave not reoccurred.TheNOW also asked

B.C.Housing to conrmthe reason for eviction wasthe alleged NewYears Eveincident, but the organiza-

tion said it could not pro-vide any details regard-ing what led to the Gajjarseviction, citing privacy con-

cerns.An eviction is onlypursued as a last resort,B.C.Housing added.In the meantime, Raj

Chouhan,MLA for Burn-aby-Edmonds, contact-ed B.C.Housing and RichColeman,minister respon-

sible for housing, about thisissue, hoping an alternativeresolution can be reachedbefore the Gajjars are left

homeless.Its just a terrible situa-

tion, Chouhan said.

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dividuals ($18,110) and unincorporat-ed business and commercial organizations($2,550).The BCA did not receive anymoney from non-prot organizations.Additionally, the BCA transferred

$156,148 from the partys own accountsto help cover election expenses, suchas advertising ($219,701), salaries andwages ($110,074), couriers and post-age ($45,316), and research and polling($34,072).The BCA collected $2,415 from raf-

es at two fundraisers. However, the cost ofputting on the fundraisers outweighed themoney brought in from ticket sales.A reception at the Metrotown Hilton

cost $23,849, with ticket sales only totalling$22,000. Likewise, a reception at the River-way Golf Course cost $6,450 when tickets

only drew in $6,930.The BCA also had one prohibited do-

nation from an organization called PeopleWho Love Jesus Management Ltd., pre-sumably because the donation worth$250 for two tickets at one of their fundrais-ers was led without a name.The LocalElections Campaign Financing Act prohib-its anonymous contributions over $50.On the oppositions side, the BFCs con-

tributions topped out at $28,344, about halfof which was donations from its own can-didates.Mayoral candidate Daren Hancott put

up more than $1,100 of his own money,as did his wife Linda. Council hopefuls Ja-son Chan,Matthew Hartney and Ray Pow-er as well as school board candidates Ma-ria Parente, Ben Seebaran, KeithTong, andFrancesca Zumpano each gave $1,000to the coalition, followed by Nick Kvenich($983), HelenWard ($900), Janice Beecroft($700) and Heather Leung ($487).Unlike the BCA, Burnaby Firsts dona-

tions primarily came from individuals (in-

cluding candidate contributions), totalling$19,506.The BFC received $2,585 fromnon-prots, $2,150 from corporations and$250 from unincorporated business andcommercial organizations, but nothing fromtrade unions.Contributions were split up 60-40 be-

tween the expenses of the BFCs counciland school board slates. Council expens-es totalled $17,003, including advertis-ing ($13,270), conventions and meetings($1,373) and rent, insurance and utilities($1,383).With no salaries or wages, the coalitions

campaign was evidently run pro bono byvolunteers.

Independent mayoral candidate Hel-en Chang funded her own campaign with$7,673,most of which went to advertis-ing. Likewise, council candidate Jeff Kuahput up $1,860 of his own money as the solecontributor to his campaign.On the ipside, mayoral hopefuls Syl-

via Gung andAllen Hutton, aspiring coun-cillorTomTao and rst-time school boardcandidate Elias Ishak didnt spend a dimeon their campaigns and neither did any-one else.Mayoral hopeful Raj Gupta had no con-

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Homicide police are call-ing on witnesses of a fa-tal altercation on Feb. 15 atEdmonds SkyTrain stationto step forward.Burnaby RCMP re-

sponded to the South Burn-aby station shortly before 1a.m.When ofcers arrived,they found the victim, 27-year-old NorthVancouverresident James Enright, inneed of medical attention.He was taken to hospitalbut died a short while later.Investigators with the In-

tegrated Homicide Investi-gationTeam were called inand have since been goingover the details leading upto Enrights death.

According to police, in-vestigators believe the 27-year-old was in a ght witha group of people he did notknow and was stabbed dur-ing the altercation.This was a situation

where Mr. Enright wasin the wrong place at thewrong time, he died be-cause he tried to help some-one, Sgt. Stephanie Ash-ton, spokesperson for thehomicide team, said a me-dia release.Investigators are now try-

ing to track down anyonewho may have been in thearea of the SkyTrain or ad-jacent bus loop between12:30 and 1 a.m.We know there are more

people who were in the areaat the timeMr. Enright was

in the violent altercation.We are asking those peopleto come forward,Ashtonadded.Ofcers with the Burnaby

RCMP and the homicideteam were on scene at Ed-monds station last Sundaycollecting evidence. Investi-gators are also working withTransit police.Anyone with information

on this incident is asked tocontact the Integrated Ho-micide InvestigationTeamat 1-877-551-IHIT(4448)or email at [email protected] remain anonymous,

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MinisterdeJongleadsB.C.Aprominent B.C.busi-

nessman phonedme the oth-er day,wanting to knowwho,exactly,ran the B.C. gov-ernment.He knew enough of politics

to know the answer wasntnecessarily Premier Chris-ty Clark.While her prede-cessor,GordonCampbell,verymuchranhis govern-ment in that he had his handson all kinds of levers, she hasopted for amore hands-offapproach.Clark delegates a lot of au-

thority and control to keycabinetministers, deputiesand senior staff.But there appears to be

one key gure whoClark al-lows to steer the B.C.Liberalshipmore than anyone else,and he was on full public dis-play last week.Im talking about Finance

MinisterMike de Jong.He controls the govern-

ments purse strings and, asgovernment house leader, itslegislative agenda as well.Hiscautious approach to bud-get-makingmeans he keepsa tight rein on governmentspending,whichmeans fel-low cabinetministersmustanswer to him for their bud-gets.While there is no question

that Clark is verymuch incontrol of her government, deJong has emerged as a par-ticularly inuential mem-ber of her inner circle (whichincludes LNGMinisterRichColeman, JobsMinis-ter Shirley Bond, and staffersDanDoyle,Michelle Card-ario,Chris Gardener,Neil

Sweeney and BenChin).De Jong is in charge of de-

livering what is the B.C.Lib-eral governments numberone priority every spring: abalanced budget.Everythingelse takes a back seat to thataccomplishment, and as a re-sult all government programs(i.e. the size and funding ofthem) ow from that bal-anced budget.The veteran politician has

become a sort of Dr.No ingovernment, as he insists on afrugal approach tomanaginggovernment nances.Thatmeans a lot of spending re-quests dont get far with him.Bending down the health

care spending curvewas Job1when de Jong took over thenance portfolio a few yearsago.Hewas well aware that ifthe health-care budget con-tinued to enjoy lofty increas-es such as ve or six or sev-en per cent that any hopes ofbalancing the budget wouldbe dashed.So he has insisted that an-

nual increases to the healthbudget had to come in at lessthan three per cent (whichtranslates to roughly $500million a year).There werewidespread doubts this couldbe accomplished, but it hashappened for several yearsnow and thats a huge rea-son why the budget can bebalanced at the end of the s-cal year.And its another reason

why de Jong,more than any-one other than the premierherself, has themost notice-able personal stamp on thisgovernment.

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MoretransparencyneededinprocessWe are astounded at the

revelation this week that theOfce of the Police Com-plaint Commissioner is in-vestigating alleged mis-conduct by 16 AbbotsfordPolice Department mem-bers.The case centres around

one ofcer who is nowcharged with breach of trustand obstruction of justice,as well as 16 other ofcersin the force.At issue is the integrity

of statements ofcers usedwhen applying to judges forsearch warrants in drug-re-lated cases.Convictions of crimi-

nals related to the investiga-tions are already being re-viewed, raising the prospectthat some of themmay betossed out.Even worse is the pros-

pect that some of thosebehind bars today werewrongfully convicted. Eitherway, it brings the justice sys-

tem into serious disrepute.By now, police agencies

ought to know judges canand will throw a case outon a technicality if charterrights are abused.We say the antidote to

this problem is more trans-parency and accountability.Already, B.C.s po-

lice watchdog legislationis weaker than most otherprovinces.The police com-plaint commissioner doesnthave the power to compel

testimony and each step ofthe complaints process iscarried out behind closeddoors with scant publicscrutiny.The RCMPs process for

dealing with complaints andofcer misconduct is evenmore opaque with mattersgoing down a black holein Ottawa and rarely heardabout again.Ofcers are suspended,

usually with pay, for yearswhen they are under inves-

tigation for everything fromcriminal misconduct to ha-rassment.Not only does this erode

the publics condence inthe police system and thejustice system, but it alsomust irk a lot of good, hard-working ofcers who haveto keep their mouths shutand toe the line.When youre working in

a system that is tasked withholding others accountableto the rule of law, it seems

to make sense that that sys-tem is held up to a higherstandard.At this point, thepublic, rightfully, may thinkits a lower standard.We hope our minister of

justice is paying very closeattention to this and re-membering a fundamen-tal principle of policing in afree society is that author-ity for ofcers is supposedto be matched by commen-surate accountability to thepublic they police.

THE BURNABY NOWWELCOMES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.We do, however, edit for taste, legality and length. Priority isgiven to letters written by residents of Burnaby and/or issues concerning Burnaby. Please include a phone number whereyou can be reached during the day. Send letters to: The Editor, #201A3430 Brighton Ave., Burnaby, B.C., V5A 3H4,email to: [email protected] (no attachments please) or fax to: 604-444-3460. Letters to the editor and opinioncolumns may be reproduced on the Burnaby NOW website, www.burnabynow.com.

That darn KinderMorgan planDear Editor I amaBurnabyMountain resi-dent, andam following government action, orlack of it, as presentedbymedia.Muchof your Friday, Feb. 18 issuewasdevotedtonewson the topic, and I amamazedat thecontrasting reports ofMLAsHerbert, Shin andCorrigan vis--vis that ofMLARichard Leepre-sented in the legislature.Where the first threedemanded that the government take actionandpress KinderMorgan toprovide answersto their concerns,which are circumventedbytheNEBs reviewprocess because thepro-vincial government has surrendered controlof the reviewprocess to the Federal govern-ment,Mr. Lee continued to reassure us thatthe government, as oneof the interveners,will standby its five conditions for approval.Those five conditions are powerless againsta federal government appointedNEBboard,who support Texas-basedKinderMorgansambitions, andwhoare controllingwhat is-sues are allowed tobe raised. In otherwords,Mr. Leehad really nothingnew to report or toadd to thediscussion.While the Liberal government prepares towait and let our fate bedeterminedbyKinderMorgan, theNDPMLAsdebatedamotion totake actionby calling on the government towithdraw from theNEB reviewprocess andreplace it by establishing its ownenvironmen-tal assessment process so that their intervenerquestions canbeanswered.In otherwords create aprocesswherebythosequestions of great concern toB.C. resi-dents and the environmentwill get a hearingat theseKinderMorgan talks.ToquoteMLASpencer ChandraHerbert asreported in theBurnabyNow, Itswell pasttime, indeed, for us to finally assert our rightas aprovince, assert our power as aprovince,andget the answers thatwedeserve for aproject likeKinderMorgan is proposing.Dolores E.Myles, Burnaby

Golf season begins asutility bills riseDear EditorWe receivedour 2015utility billwith a three-per-cent increase and,while itdoes not seemmuchon its own,when I con-sider that theMayor andhis fellowcouncillorsenjoy recreational benefits atmyexpense, it isdiscouraging to say the least.As the golf seasonapproaches, the city officersandother high-rankingofficialswill enjoy freegolf privileges at our local courses sponsoredby the ratepayers. Itwas reported that someindividuals benefitted asmuchas almost$5,000 last yearwhile enjoying thiswonderfulgame.Now that could amount to asmuchas 75to 100 roundsof golf or it ismore likely thatpower carts, balls, tees andmealsmaybepart of thebenefit package,whichof coursetheydutifully declare as a taxable benefit torevenueCanada.Sincemost of thesebenefactors are close tobeing in theone-per-cent crowd it is comfort-ing to know that theydont have to suffer anyexpenseswhichmight diminish their take-homepay.In addition to golf coursebenefits, itwouldbeinteresting to know if thesebenefits extend toother parks and recreational centres.Shameonyou!R.Peters, Burnaby

BBOT voices itssupport for budget

AdamBallantyneMaybeanattractiveplace todobusiness but the averagefamily is increasingly unable to afford-ably live here.

JohnWeng $660per year for childrendaycareSosix-10 times?

PeterDickinson-StarkeyWemustreduce the sheer number ofwelfarereceipients and thosewho refuse towork/pay taxes. $365million [per an-num] toMain andHastings streets alsomust be reduced.

J.A. Kay This budget is a sham! TheB.C. Liberals are takingmoney fromnormal people to give to the rich.MSPpremiumsgoup for regularpeople, a tax cut for thewealthy, publiceducation seesMORE cuts,whileprivate schools get $30million andanadvocate!

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HindAbyad Its the fairwage policyadoptedby city hall... fair for themandtheir buddies, unfair to the tax payers.

MaImequer0well,with noopposi-tion, no checks andbalances,whatwouldoneexpect?

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say to parties needing moreinformation, like the City ofBurnaby and the province,Anderson said Kinder Mor-gan will meet with them di-rectly in an "un-redactedform. It just won't happenthrough the NEB process."

Feb. 19 was Kinder Mor-gan's deadline to respondto the nal round of infor-mation requests from inter-veners. So far, more than16,000 questions have beenasked.Anderson told report-

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Ive been volunteering at theAntons Pasta Bar Christ-mas Eve dinner.This familyhas been coming in for thelast couple of years, so wethought maybe she wouldbenet with some extrahelp, said Lauralee, motherof the boys. She added Bur-naby Family Life, a socialservices agency, was alsoconsulted about who wouldbe a good recipient.When asked about theirphilanthropic efforts andhow it makes them feel,both kids were quick to an-swer.My favourite part is

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to see people taking an ac-tive role in improving lives,not just for themselves butfor others.The rstmain concern

information pertains to se-niors not knowing aboutservices available in theircommunities.According to Larson,this

lack of information is a long-standing issue,despite theavailability of communityguides.Peoplewant to reach iso-

lated seniors,but by theirvery isolation, its hard toidentify them,its hard toreach them,Larson said.Dialogueparticipants also

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ogist and the part-timepaidcoordinator for both plan-ning tables,will be unem-ployedwhen theUnitedWaycontract ends onApril 15.Im troubled by it,Lar-

son said.I will greatlymissthe people Ive beenwork-ingwith really deeply.Theseniorswehave in our com-munity are vibrant anddi-verse,determined and cre-ative. Ive learned somuchfrom them.Larson has beenworking

with both planning tablesformore than ve years.Shestartedwith theNewWesttable Seniors Planning andActionNetwork (SPAN) in2008 andVoices of Burna-by Seniors in 2009.She co-ordinated the groupsmeet-ings and activities,managedcommunication,tookmin-utes and applied for grants

for programs and initiativestheywanted to pursue.TheUnitedWaywas providing$25,000 per year for eachplanning table,which cov-ered Larsons position.Volunteers sit on both

planning tables andworkwith local organizations andcivic governments to im-prove their respective com-munities for seniors.For ex-ample,theNewWestminsterand Burnaby planning ta-bles both spearheaded cam-paigns tomake their city-scapesmore accessible toeveryone,especially seniors,by changing sidewalks andramps to help people inwalkers andwheelchairs.The planning tablework

will continue but on volun-teer labour,Larson said.It will go on,but it will be

different,Larson said.Theywill really have to decide ontheir priorities and the bestway to tackle themas vol-unteers.The one thing Ive ob-

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let because someof the se-niors have donemore thantheir share,and its their turnto do a volunteer retirementof some kind,Larson said.Ilook forward to others takingon these roles and continu-ing the goodwork.Thatmaybedifcult in

NewWestminster,accord-ing to SPAN chair Bill Zander,whosworkedwith Larsonfor years.SPAN is not going to op-

erate like it did,thats for sure if we continue to operate,Zander said.Elsie Dean,withVoices of

Burnaby Seniors,said Lar-sons departure is a hugeloss.

Itmeans people have tostep in anddowhat shewasdoing,and of course,shewasdoing somuch,Dean said.It seemspeople are step-ping up to the plate,andprobably at the nextmeet-ingwell be decidingwhowill be doingwhat.Dean said seniors are con-

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as if the top of the wheel wasleaning in toward the car.Af-ter being towed to a nearbyshop, I was told that the wheelbearing needed to be replaced;however, only a month and ahalf earlier, I thought it hadbeen replaced!When my car was inspect-

ed,my local service center saidthe right rear wheel bearingneeded to be replaced inor-der to pass.Nearly $400 and,supposedly, a new wheel bear-ing later, they gave me an in-spection sticker.When I toldthe New Jersey service centerabout this, they said it abso-lutely could not have been re-

placed, because the rust build-up shows it has never beenopened.They estimated $550 to x

it,which included extra timeto get through the rust.Af-ter three hours, they gave up(charging me $0), and I hadthe car towed to the local Sub-aru dealer,who also insistedthat the wheel bearing had notbeen replaced.The dealer is es-timating over $1,300 in re-pairs, because they will have tocut it out due to the signicantrust.The original place thatinspected the car insists thatthey replaced the wheel bear-ing:If we charged you,wedid it.He said the only wayfor him to check it out is to getthe car to him.That wouldmean an hour-long tow,whichis out of the question.My orig-inal receipt saysRight RearAxle Bearing, $116 parts +$262 labor + tax. I double-checked that they didnt workon another wheel by accident.Do I have any way to

prove who is correct, and ifthe part wasnt replaced orig-

inally,what kind of recoursedo I have? Ive taken photos,and the dealer is saving all theparts he takes off the vehicle.Thanks!

PamYoure very lucky, Pam.

And that original shop isvery lucky, too.When awheel bearing breaks, thewheel can come off entirely.And if youre going 65 mphon a crowded highway, thatoften doesnt end well.You have all the proof

you need to take the orig-inal guys to small claimscourt and get all of yourmoney back -- includingyour legal fees.You have photos and,

presumably, you can getwritten opinions from twoothers professional shopsthat state clearly that thework was never done.But before you go to

court, speak to the owner ofthe original shop. Heres myguess as to what happened:Your car got assigned toone of the mechanics at

the shop, and he tried toget your wheel bearing off,but he couldnt. As we nowknow, it was rusted to beatthe band. In fact, thesecars are known for difcultwheel bearings -- $1,300probably is what it will costyou, because most of therear suspension on that sideof the car will have to be re-placed.The bearing probably

had some play in it, whichis the rst sign it was goingbad. But it probably wasntmaking noise yet, or youdhave heard it. So maybe themechanic said to himself,

Whos gonna know?After scraping the skin

off his knuckles for a whileand getting more and moreticked off, he wiped the areaclean, put the wheel backon, threw the new wheelbearing in his tool box andtold the boss the car wasdone.So its possible he de-

ceived the owner of theshop, too.After all, maybethis guy is making $15 anhour, doesnt plan to staythere for the long term andhes not concerned aboutthe shops reputation.So Id present the shop

owner with the overwhelm-ing evidence you have thatthe mechanic absolutelydid not do the job the shopcharged you for, and re-mind him that you very wellcould have died becauseof the deception.Then askhim if hed rather refundyour money and give you aheartfelt apology, or see youin small claims court -- andall overYelp.Lets hope he does the

right thing.And Im gladyoure still with us, Pam.Got a question about

cars? Email CarTalk atwww.cartalk.com.

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The Lion queens roaredat the Lower MainlandAAA high school girls bas-ketball championships.Unheralded and un-

ranked, Burnaby Mountaindid what many would haveconsidered the impossible,earning the schools rst-ever appearance at the B.C.high school AAA champi-onship following an upset92-85 overtime victory overthe provincial honourablemention Argyle Pipers onSaturday.Trailing by as many as a

dozen points in the secondquarter to the North Shorechamps,Mountain seniorguard Alix Gabriel postedback-to-back three-pointersto bring the No. 9 seed towithin ve points.Twin sister Brooke Ga-

briel canned a long three tostart the third quarter, andAlix drained the fourth ofher game-high ve treys toput the Lions back on eventerms with seven minutesleft to play in the period. Itwas a dogght the rest ofthe way.After a rather unexcep-

tional rst half by Moun-tain, few would have ex-pected what was to come,despite the Lions near-up-set over the sameArgyleteam in the quarter-nalearlier in the tournament.We worked so hard, but

this is earned, said Alix,who scored 22 points andadded six rebounds andfour steals in the history-making nal. Winningsome big games gave us

some condence.We won itbig with heart. ... Im so ex-cited, I cant wait.

Neither, it appeared,could Grade 11 guard Jac-ey Bailey.

The Lower Mainlandtournament MVP wasnothing short of sensation-

al in the consolation nal,taking charge in the secondhalf and leading the Lionsto victory with a game-top-ping 38 points and 19 re-bounds.Bailey scored 29 points

in the second half, includ-ing 19 in the nal quarterand a backbreaking three inovertime that gave the Li-ons a 10-point lead withless than two minutes leftin the added fth period.Im really happy. I dont

think its actually set in thatwere going to the provin-cials, Bailey said after thegame.But the outcome was

never a sure thing in regu-lation time.Tied at 50s after the

third quarter,Alix hit abaseline jumper to give theLions a brief lead.Argyle star Sophie

Swant, who left the game inthe third quarter, with whatappeared to be a turnedankle, returned midwaythrough the fourth quarterand helped the Pipers re-gain the lead.Argyle subMaxineYee

also hit a timely three-pointer that put the NorthShore school up by vepoints with a minute-and-a-half left on the clock.With 53 seconds to go,

Alix replied with a three ofher own, and Bailey gaveMountain a two-point leadwith less than 20 secondsleft on an end-to-end buck-et.But Swant sent the game

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MVP:BurnabyMountainguardJaceyBaileywasnamed theMVPat theLowerMainlandAAAhigh school girls basketball championships. PHOTOLARRYWRIGHT

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The St.Thomas MoreKnights marched into theB.C. high school AA girlsbasketball championshipsafter a banner-winning ef-fort at the Lower Mainlandchampionships.Leilani Carney was

named the MVP and STMteammates Zion Corrales-Nelson and Nikko Sahagunwere both named all-starsfollowing a 56-33 victoryover Little Flower Academyin the Mainland champion-ship nal at STM on Sat-urday.As a team we really

wanted this. Its somethingwe wanted from the begin-ning of the season, said Sa-hagun, who had 11 pointsfor the Knights in the nalgame.From the opening tip-off,

STM came out with jump,building a 15-4 rst-quar-ter lead before giving someof that momentum back tothe Angels, who made someground with a strong sec-ond-quarter rally.But in the second half,

STM showed little quarter,holding the No. 5-rankedVancouver independent tosingle-digits in both quar-ters, while also dominatingat the offensive end.

I know my team has apowerful defence, and weused it today. Im reallyproud of my team, said Sa-hagun.Corrales-Nelson led all

scorers with 14 points, sixrebounds and ve steals,while Carney chipped inwith 11 points and four ofthe teams 23 total thefts.Jessica Hanson had a

team-best 11 points for Lit-tle Flower.STM also controlled the

backboards in the nal,hauling down 41 rebounds,including 19 off the offen-sive glass.Nadine Stewart had a

game-high eight boards for

the Knights.Xenia Dumont came out

in the third quarter withthree quick buckets, whileCarney and Sahagun nailedback-to-back threes to dou-ble the score to 38-19 late inthe frame.The Knights then opened

the nal quarter with acomeback-killing 11-2 start.In the seminal, STM

survived a scare fromVan-couver rival Notre Dame,coming back from six pointsdown in the nal four min-utes of play with a game-changing 14-4 run to ad-vance to the championship

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GoodKnight:Leilani Carneywasnamed theLowerMainlandAAMVPfor theSTMbasketball champions. PHOTOLARRYWRIGHTContinuedonpage19

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Ylya Malek booted EDCFC Burnaby into the nal

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