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Derelict foundry: ‘a theme park for arsonists’Dumpingground:RiversideresidentShawn Wadeat the GlobeFoundry,whichmostly burntdown in asuspiciousfire inJanuary.Sincethen, moregarbage hasbeen pilingup on thesite, and theneighboursarewonderingwho will beresponsiblefor thecleanup.

Riverside residents are raising concernsabout garbage accumulating at a derelictfoundry in south Burnaby.

The abandoned Globe Foundry, locat-ed on Willard Street, caught fire in earlyJanuary and was largely destroyed. Whilefire officials deemed the blaze suspiciousand the RCMP investigated, they could notdetermine the cause.

Meanwhile, the site has been left inruins, people have been dumping moregarbage on the property, and the ownersare nowhere to be found.

Riverside resident Shawn Wade is con-cerned the property was able to degeneratethat far.

“It became a kind of magnet for garbageand people who may have been setting fireto buildings, so it seemed to attract peoplewho like to cause trouble, dump garbageand set fires,” Wade said. “We don’t want itto become a theme park for arsonists.”

The foundry has been operating in thearea since the 1940s and was run by theEwasiuk family. There have been numer-ous issues associated with the site, includ-ing WorkSafeBC violations, outstandingdebts and two deaths in 2013, currently

Nurses raise concerns about their safetyAlthough nursing staff is

aware of the risks associated withdealing with some of B.C.’s mostvolatile youth at a local Burnabyfacility, the B.C. Nurses’ Unionsays not enough is being done toensure their safety.

Last year, 25 staff membersworking at Maples AdolescentTreatment Centre, which has aforensics unit dealing with B.C.’s

most violent offenders betweenthe ages of 12 and 17 years, wereinjured. One worker was punchedin the face as recently as Feb. 21.

Jewels Bainbridge has been anurse for more than 25 years andworked at the Maples centre for10 years, but after a violent inci-dent she left two-and-a-half yearsago. Her previous experienceincludes working in forensics, ina women’s jail and another jail inVancouver.

“I was attacked on the job by

a youth and have not workedfor nearly two-and-a-half yearsnow,” Bainbridge told the NOW.“I’ve been diagnosed with PTSDbecause of it. It was not just thatincident, working there for 10years, I was subjected to it con-stantly over and over again in thattype of environment.”

Bainbridge is now receivingnew training with WorkSafeBCso she can nurse in a differentsetting.

“Personally, I would like to see,

one of my motivations in this, isnumber 1 make it safer for staff,”she said. “My second priority isto make this a centre of excellencefor these children. Not all of themare lost causes. There are lots ofprofessional people, lots of skilledpeople. If they weren’t so busywatching their backs, staying safe,surviving – there’s no time andno energy for proper psychiatriccare.”

Bainbridge was behind bring-ing WorkSafeBC into Maples,

but says all of the work ordershave been ignored by manage-ment. However, on Friday Feb.28, Maples staff did receive panicbuttons.

“These panic alarms, when youpush the button it makes noise butif you take your finger off the but-ton there’s no noise,” she said.“You can’t keep your finger onthe alarm if a kid is attacking you,or knocks it out of your hand.”

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The two people who died wereliving in a trailer on the property,possibly to keep an eye on theplace, and one of them was partowner of the foundry, along withtwo of her siblings.

According to Wade, the found-ry stop running two or three yearsago.

“There was some looting goingon there, all the metal people,”Wade said. “Once those peopledied, all the people who werescrounging for metal … went inthere.”

Wade says the problems wors-ened once there was no one livingon the site.

“We noticed sleeping bags, var-ious other things kicking aroundthere, so people were sleeping ordumping god knows what there,and of course, we had the fire,”he said.

The NOW talked to two otherresidents in the neighbourhoodwith concerns about the site, butWade was the only one willing togo on record.

According to B.C. Assessment,the property owner is still listedas Globe Foundry Ltd., which wasstarted by the Ewasiuk family inthe 1940s. The NOW tried to trackdown members of the family withno luck.

“Our thing is we live here. Thisshouldn’t happen. If you have toomuch garbage, it can attract rats,”Wade said. “The reality is a lot ofstuff has been dumped on that sitefor a number of years. Remediatingthat site will be difficult and veryexpensive,” he added. “Whoevertakes on that site will have a big

bill on their hands.”The property is considered con-

taminated by the EnvironmentMinistry, and if the owners declarebankruptcy, it could become anorphan site. It’s not clear who isresponsible for cleaning up thesite, because it’s unclear whothe owner is. The EnvironmentMinistry seemed to think the citywas the owner and would beresponsible for cleaning up the

mess, but Dan Layng, the city’schief licensing inspector, said thatwasn’t the case.

“We don’t own it, the provinceis incorrect,” Layng told the NOW.According to Layng, the companywas in the process of being dis-solved, but no one knows who willtake ownership and responsibilityfor the cleanup.

“That’s the million-dollar ques-tion. The owner is always respon-

sible for the property, but whenwe don’t have a clear owner, itputs us in an impossible situa-tion,” Layng said.

The city also has a bylaw to dealwith unsightly premises.

“But when we do those clean-ups, we charge back to the prop-erty owner. When we don’t havea clear property owner, it’s kindof tenuous, and we’re stuck,” hesaid.

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More trash: Riverside resident Shawn Wade wants to know who will clean up the derelict GlobeFoundry in south Burnaby. The owners have disappeared, while garbage is piling up on the site.

Fair Election Act not fair to homeless votersBurnaby’s homeless population

will have a tougher time votingnow that the Conservatives’ FairElection Act has gone through,according to a local advocate.

The act makes changes to theway federal elections are conduct-ed, and people will no longer beable to vouch for those who don’thave proper identification.

Wanda Mulholland, the com-

munity development coordinatorfor the Burnaby Task Force onHomelessness, said the changesexclude homeless people fromsociety.

“It’s another way of ostracizingpeople from the rights of main-stream society, because if someoneis extremely poor and homelessand without ID, they are unableto vote as a citizen,” she told theNOW.

Advocates for the homelessuse an attestation form to vouch

for people who don’t have prop-er identification, Mulhollandexplained.

“We’ve used it a lot, and we’veused in the municipal, federal andprovincial election,” she said.

Mulholland couldn’t say howmany homeless Burnaby residentshave been using the forms to vote.

“It varies from one election tothe other, but it’s certainly beensomething that has been offeredand received by people each time,”she said.

Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewartsaid the Fair Elections Act is cur-rently in committee, and whilethe NDP has tried to stall theConservatives, the vote to make theact law will likely be this week.

“We’re doing everything wecan to stop it, but they’re rammingit through,” Stewart said.

According to Stewart, the chiefelectoral officer is estimating100,000 Canadians will be affectedby the new rules.

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The B.C. Nurses’ Unionsaid more needs to be doneto ensure safety.

“Staff are very vulnerablethere,” Debra McPherson,union president, told theBurnaby NOW. “They don’thave a good communica-tions system or any securityreally at the facility.”

Maples is split into threeunits. There is the Dalaprogram, a six-bed resi-dential treatment programfor youth with disorders ofthought, mood or anxiety. Ithas 14 staff. The second unitis the response program,which has 18 staff helpingyouth with behaviouraldifficulties. It’s a non-resi-dential program option foryouth living in the LowerMainland.

The Crossroads CareProgram is an eight-bedunit to help youth withsevere conduct disorder.It also includes youth withpsychiatric disorders whorequire care in a secure set-ting. It serves youth whoare unfit to stand trial orare found not criminallyresponsible for a crime dueto a mental disorder. Thereare currently two youth inthis program at Maples.

McPherson said theemployer, the B.C. Ministryof Children and FamilyDevelopment, could takesteps to ensure staff’s safe-ty. She says the union hasrepeatedly requested per-sonal alarms, security cam-eras and safe staffing levels,but the ministry has ignoredthem.

“We have many nurseswho are severely physicallyand emotionally trauma-tized by these events,” shesaid. “We’re asking for sup-port from the management.More than anything, wewant management to backup its staff. It’s not rightthat this should be happen-ing and they’re not doingsomething.”

In response to the con-cerns raised by the union,Minister of Children andFamily DevelopmentStephanie Cadieux saidshe’s spoken with theminister responsible forWorkSafeBC and with themanager of Maples.

“As a result of these con-versations, I have directedmy deputy minister to takeaction that will ensure thatthe issues related to staffsafety are addressed,” shesaid in a statement sent to

the NOW. “This includesconcerns raised by staffabout the adequacy of panicalarm devices.”

Cadieux noted that staffhas access to two-way

radios and personal panicalarms.

“However, after a brief-ing with them on thesedevices, I agree that the cur-rent approach is not ade-

quate and the deputy willbe working to address thismatter as quickly as pos-sible,” she added.

Maples has one securityguard between 10 p.m. and

6 a.m. who only patrols thegrounds and has no contactwith clients, according tothe ministry.

Child and youth-careprofessionals on staff are

the only ones who havedirect contact with patients,such as psychiatric nursesand registered nurses.

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The local bus unionpresident sat down withTransLink’s board chair todiscuss cuts and the refer-endum on Monday.

Nathan Woods,Canadian AutoworkersLocal 111 president, saidhe wanted to introducehimself to Marcella Szel,TransLink’s new boardchair, and address theissues his union has beenraising for many years.

“She’s been on theTransLink board for yearsnow, she’s got experiencewith what’s at stake withthe referendum,” Woodssaid. “A lot of times whenyou get to a certain levelof bureaucracy, you loseinformation. It doesn’t alltravel up.”

The union has beenraising the alarm over theshortage of buses with itscampaign “More BusesNow,” which states MetroVancouver is short 500buses. Woods said thenumber probably now sitsaround 750.

“I wanted to bring for-ward to her the volumesand pass-ups, the short-age – where we are nowwith our current buses,” hesaid. “I wanted to let herknow the low morale of theworkforce.”

However, Woods saidTransLink intends to fol-low through with morecuts “they see necessary tooperate in the black.”

“Right now, service cutsare happening through

what they call optimiza-tion,” he noted. “But itaffects riders too greatly,and it affects the quality ofwork for the transit opera-tors.”

Woods said TransLinkplans to have $6 millionworth of more cuts, whichwill bring it back to 2003service levels.

“In our economy andregular growth, it’s not sus-tainable,” he said. “Theycan’t sustain today’s sys-tems and ridership. Wecontinue to endure pass-ups and overcrowdedbuses.”

Woods said the opti-mization cuts have onlyincreased violent incidentsbetween drivers and pas-sengers. He said assaultsrose by 15 per cent lastyear, and it’s due in largepart to scheduling conflicts,pass-ups and trip denials.

“I wanted to makesure she understands thecurrent region,” he said.“Our membership doesn’thave a lot of faith in CoastMountain Bus Companyor TransLink in makingdecisions productive forthem.”

Woods said over thenext year, they’ll be ral-lying support across theprovince through commu-nities and organizations tomake sure a referendumwill mean more fundingfor TransLink.

“We’ll hopefully getgroups screaming andyelling about the needs toincrease funding,” he said.

Szel did not respond tothe Burnaby NOW’s ques-

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The B.C. version of “TheNeverEnding Story” hasresumed playing, and it’s

not clear that it will ever actuallystop.

I’m referring, of course, tothe pseudo-comic soap operathat stars the B.C. Teachers’Federation and the B.C. Liberalgovernment.

I hammered the governmentin this space a few weeks backfor its heavy-handed and ineptattempts to arbitrarily strip lan-guage from the BCTF collectiveagreement. It has lost twice incourt on that issue, but it’s stillfighting, likely all the way to theSupreme Court of Canada.

The government needs to quitscheming to outfox the BCTFand get down to real negotia-tions that will inevitably involvea significant increase in fundingfor the kindergarten-to-Grade12 education system to addressimportant issues such as classcomposition (often involvingchildren designated with specialneeds).

But just when things werelooking up for the BCTF, leave itto the union to again engage in

some puzzling behaviour. Afterthe government made an open-ing offer in its round of negotia-tions for a new contract withthe BCTF, the union opted toabruptly announce it will hold astrike vote without presenting itsown detailed counter-offer.

Now, strike votes are a per-fectly legitimate and well-usedpart of labour relations strategy.But holding one before any actu-al detailed negotiations occurseems odd, to say the least.

The BCTF leadership hastaken pains to say that evenarmed with a strong strike votemandate, the union will not takejob action that has any negativeimpact on the classroom and stu-dents. This leaves one to wonderhow, then, a strike vote puts anykind of pressure on the govern-ment at the negotiating table.

The sudden emphasis onholding a strike vote may bedesigned to deflect attentionfrom an issue that the BCTF isvulnerable on. That would be itspitch for a wage increase, whichin past contract talks seemedto have come from a differentplanet.

For example, there was the34 per cent hike the BCTF askedfor back in 2001, within days ofthe 9/11 attacks. There was a$2 billion package presented afew years ago, which includedlengthy paid leave provisions forthe death of a friend (but not aFacebook friend, as the joke

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Land separates the haves from the have-notsTwo reports that surfaced this week

are focused on the middle class, as area horde of politicians.

Statistics Canada says Canadianfamilies have never beenwealthier, while anoth-er report compiled byEmployment and SocialDevelopment Canada concludes wageshave stagnated while personal debtlevels are at record highs. It went asfar as saying the Canadian dream is

more myth than reality.What explains the mixed messages

on the fortunes of the middle? Itappears to be land, and whether or not

you own any.The Stats Can conclu-

sion factored in the value ofCanadians’ homes, whereas

the other study looked mainly atincome and whether it allows middle-class Canadians to get ahead.

The haves and have-nots are no

longer necessarily divided by whowas born with a silver spoon or whoworked hard and sacrificed, but ratherwho bought real estate before theboom.

This divide is in especially clearfocus here in the Lower Mainland,where today’s “middle-class” wageswill get you laughed out of a mortgagebroker’s office if you want a single-family home.

It’s a big deal in a place where a

generation ago, families bought homesand lived comfortable – if not opulent– lives on the earnings of a singleincome earner.

The standard of living most middle-class earners can expect their childrento inherit today is not as good as theone their own parents handed to them.

That should concern all politicianswhose fortunes are tied to the majorityof Canadians who make up the sink-ing middle class.

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Pipeline questions unansweredDear Editor:

Re: Where is the pipeline going?, Burnaby NOW,March 1. As a north Westridge resident, and partof the neighbourhood group that has been meetingwith Kinder Morgan since the middle of June 2013,we would also like to know where is the pipelinegoing. Every time we ask it is explained that CliffAvenue is the preferred route, but they are stilllooking at Burnaby Mountain, however, they can’tget any info on the site because there is a covenantthat they can’t seem to confirm. It seems amazingthat Kinder Morgan would let this impede theirstudies of this area, unless they’re not interested.

Kinder Morgan doesn’t seem too concerned

that their number 1 route choice would completelyenclose an area of 120 homes with their pipe-lines, even though they have consistently pro-moted “Trans Mountain’s objective is to build theproposed new pipeline safely while minimizingimpacts to neighbours.”

This route, Cliff Avenue, also goes through theBurrard Inlet Conservation Area in spite of sayingthat it will “minimize impact on environment,” and“all routing studies will consider human environ-ment; land use, residences, commercial, recreation,park” and “Trans Mountain is committed to envi-ronmental stewardship”.

North Westridge has only one exit/entrance,complicating construction and safety requirements,

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which seems to be a risk Kinder Morgan iswilling to take.

We asked if the Westridge ship terminalcould be located further east, further awayfrom our neighbourhood to ease noise andlight pollution. Instead they moved it west,closer. This allows them to continue load-ing tankers during construction. I assumethey can’t accomplish this without spend-ing additional funds.

We asked if they could add electricalship plug-ins to ease air and noise pollu-tion, similar to what the cruise ships have,their response; only five per cent of shipshave plug-ins. Kinder Morgan wouldn’twant to consider it a condition of beingopen for business.

We asked if they could tell us what kindof noise, air and lighting pollution levelsthey were projecting as well as what is theallowable level based on the Van Port andBurnaby permitting. After months of noanswer, I wonder what they submitted tothe National Energy Board.

It seems that in spite of their commit-ment to listen to the people’s concerns, itis just an obligatory part of the process. In

my opinion, the pipeline is going wher-ever Kinder Morgan wants it to.

Neil Syme, Burnaby

‘Uglyfication’ of BurnabyDear Editor:

Re: Skyscraper stirs debate, BurnbayNOW, Feb. 28.

I totally agree with Barry and GloriaMacDonald, whose concern is theincreased traffic and population in andaround Brentwood with its planned mas-sive expansion. We moved into the areafor its almost rural-type and serene living– no longer.

Since this ridiculous expansion is afait accompli, seems to me that no priorarrangements have been made for schools,hospitals, police and roads to handle theaccumulation of new people not only inBrentwood but also the surrounding areas,including the now-being-built Solo struc-tures; bear in mind also that same type ofdevelopment is planned for the LougheedTown Centre area. The mayor is talkingabout bike paths and “maybe” a park andcommunity centre.

Call it “the uglyfication” of Burnaby.Bill Gruenthal, Burnaby


Pipeline raises concerns

went at the time).The government’s

chief negotiator, PeterCameron, says the unionhas dropped hints innegotiations that an“extreme” wage demandlurks in the future. BCTFpresident Jim Iker says histeam has presented a sal-ary “provision” withoutany actual numbers con-tained in it (huh?).

The BCTF says the gov-ernment’s opening offerof 6.5 per cent over fiveyears is “unreasonable,unfair and provocative”even though other publicsector unions seem finewith those kinds of num-bers, having settled theirown contracts recently.

Given the BCTF’s oft-quoted demand that itsmembers be paid at alevel equal to the top paidteachers in other provinc-es, I’m betting the union’swage demand will be inthe double-digits, and if itis it will be seen as coming

from la-la land.But wage increases

and bizarre strike votesaside, the BCTF does holdthe higher ground on themore serious issues ofclass size and class com-position.

The courts have ruledrepeatedly in its favour,although the courts havealso noted these issues arethe subject of negotiationswith the government.

The B.C. Liberals havepresented counterargu-ments that even with cur-rent class size and compo-sition averages, the gradu-ation rates for all kindsof categories of students– including aboriginaland special needs – haveincreased considerably inthe last decade.

The government keepsreferring to “average”class size and specialneeds numbers thatseem relatively low, butthey mask the fact thatthere can be many, manyinstances where the num-

bers are well above theaverage.

It is the teachers inthose situations that Ihear from the most, whodescribe such things astrying to teach chaoticGrade 4 classes with 30nine-year-olds, many ofthem with serious butundiagnosed behaviourproblems.

Or an apprenticeshipMath 10 class where halfof the 29 students havean “individual educationplan” because of behav-iour or psychologicalissues. Or shop classes,where too many kids areworking on dangerous orancient equipment.

Unfortunately, “TheNeverEnding Story” doeslittle to help them. Thesoap opera will just playon and on, with the twokey players fumbling theirway along, with no resolu-tion in sight.

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Back in 2007, Travis Price and hisfriend brought pink tank tops totheir Nova Scotia high school, to

wear in solidarity with another studentwho was bullied for wearing pink. That

gesture startedthe annual PinkShirt Day andan internationalmovement againstbullying. LastThursday, theday after PinkShirt Day, Pricevisited Burnaby’s

Lakeview Elementary and Byrne CreekSecondary to talk to students. The NOWasked him a few questions.

Q: You’ve said that when you stood up forthat kid in 2007, you were also standing upfor yourself. Can you tell us a bit about that?A: I was bullied from a very young ageall through school. When we stood up forthat kid in 2007 it was like I was finallystanding up for myself, finally showingthe bullies that I would put up with it nolonger.

Q: The Pink Shirt Day movement has becomea bit of a cause celebre. What is the signifi-cance of the pink shirt? What does it reallysay?A: The Pink Shirt has truly become theinternational symbol for anti bullying. Itsays a lot of things. It raises awareness sothat the conversation continues so an endcan be sought. It also is a symbol of hopefor kids who are bullied that not only canthey go to school and not be bullied, butthey have a chance to make a friend and

show they are not so different.

Q: Bullying has changed over the years. Whatwould you say are the worst forms of bullyingfor kids these days?A: The worst form without a doubt iscyberbullying. The name calling andphysical abuse hurts it truly does, butcyberbullying continues at home. It nevergoes away; kids are susceptible to it 24/7.

Q: What do you think motivates some kids tobully others?A: Past experiences, family troubles andpossibly the stress of everyday life. Kidsbully for a lot of reasons. It’s importantthat we don’t always just tag a kid as abully but we continue to offer them sup-port as well and not bully the bully.

Q: The bully and victim roles can sometimesbe blurred, and we know bullies are often vic-tims of bullying, too.A: It is so important we do not bully thebullies and we offer every person the sup-port they need, no matter victim or bully.

Q: Bullying can sometimes be used as a catch-all term for racism, sexism or homophobia. Doyou think the movement has watered downcriticism of these forms of social oppression?A: I made sure from Day 1 to keep thisa bullying issue, and, yes, bullying canbe those things you mentioned as well. Iwanted to keep the movement broad soeveryone could relate to it and take partin it. I think it has only continued to helppeople.

Q: How much money has your movementraised over the years, and where does it go?

A: The movement has raised a bit ofmoney from different groups acrossCanada. An exact number is not known,but when I know a group is using PinkShirts to raise money, I do ensure themoney is going back into bullying pre-vention programs.

Q: Is there any evidence that the Pink ShirtDay is changing kids’ behaviours and reduc-ing incidents of bullying?A: All the evidence I need is that weproved on the first Pink Day that wecould change a culture within a school

that bullying would no longer be accept-able. The response I have got from youthacross the world shows that this move-ment has made a difference in their lives.… Pink Day has the ability to get kidsexcited about standing up for one anotherand joining together to change the culturewithin their school

Q: What’s the best way to stop bullying?A: Education and awareness are the twokeys to this. They need to be educated onthe lasting and harmful effects bullyingcan have on another person’s life.

ON MY BEATJennifer Moreau

Pink Shirt Day founder talks bullying

Sharing a message: Travis Price, co-founder of Pink Shirt Day, speaks to studentsat Byrne Creek Secondary.

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Looking for the future of theatre tal-ent?

It’s onstage in Burnaby this month.Local secondary schools are staging

several performances in the next coupleof weeks, and theatre enthusiasts areinvited to check them out.

Among them:◆ Zombie Prom: Moscrop SecondarySchool is presenting its first-ever musicalMarch 10 to 14. Zombie Prom is a musi-cal comedy that brings to life a 1950shorror comic book. The story features ayoung rebel named Jonny (Joshua Lam),who, in the name of love, hurls himselfinto the town’s nuclear treatment siloand returns as a teenage nuclear zombie.His star-crossed lover, Toffee (Maddy dela Rama) is heartbroken and confused,while the whole town debates the rightsof the undead. The principal, Mrs. Strict(Anne Qu), bans Jonny from the promand threatens to cancel it if he appears.

The production also stars DavidMacLennan as Eddie.

Zombie Prom is directed by a team ofvisual and performing arts teachers: BrynWilliams (producer-director), AshleyChow (director-choreographer) and KellyArnold (director-vocal director).

Moscrop Secondary is at 4433 MoscropSt. Shows are at 7 p.m. in the drama room(Room 108). See moscropsecondary.com.◆ Guys & Dolls: Burnaby South SecondarySchool is taking a walk back into the pastfor its presentation of this Broadway clas-sic, which brings together the world ofgamblers and those working to save souls– with the classic characters of NathanDetroit, Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown,

best known from the 1955 movie star-ring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando andJean Simmons. This teen interpretationis onstage at the Michael J. Fox TheatreMarch 13, 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. Pre-saletickets are $13 for students, $18 regular;at the door they’re $15 and $20. Detailsand tickets online at http://south.sd41.bc.ca.◆ Grease: Burnaby North Secondary isproducing the classic teen love story ofthe greaser Danny and good girl Sandy– immortalized on the silver screen byJohn Travolta and Olivia Newton-Johnin the 1978 film. It runs March 5 to 8 at 7p.m. in the North gym. Tickets are $10 forstudents, $12 for adults. Burnaby Northis at 751 Hammarskjold Dr. More detailsonline at north.sd41.bc.ca/.◆ The Rocky Horror Show: BurnabyMountain Secondary School is stagingthe camp classic, led by Grade 12 studentIsaac Caverzan, who is directing andstarring as Frank-N-Furter. Caverzan isleading the production as part of anindependent directed study course basedoff Directing 12, and he has recruited ateam of students from grades 9 through12 to take part. The production is entirelystudent-run, with the help of two alumniIt’s onstage March 5, 6 and 7 at 7 p.m.Burnaby Mountain is at 8800 EastlakeDr. See mountain.sd41.bc.ca. Tickets are$15 and $20.◆ Les Belles Soeurs and 7 Stories: BurnabyCentral is presenting two Canadiancomedies: Morris Panych’s 7 Stories andMichel Tremblay’s Les Belles Soeurs (inEnglish). It opened March 4 and contin-ues March 5 and 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets are$8 for students, $12 for adults. They canbe bought at the door on show night orreserved by emailing [email protected]. Burnaby Central is at 6011 DeerLake Parkway. See central.sd41.bc.ca. Star-crossed love: Joshua Lam as Jonny and Maddy de la Rama as Toffee in the

Moscrop Secondary production of Zombie Prom.

Choral sounds: The Amabilis Singers, seen here in a previousconcert, perform Of Heaven and Earth on March 8.

When Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of his flyingmachine, what did he dream?

That musical question is answered in a piecethat choral fans will want to discover in an upcom-ing Amabilis Singers concert.

Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, by super-star choral composer Eric Whitacre, is a highlightof the March 8 concert Of Heaven and Earth.

The concert is taking place at New WestminsterChristian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave.,Burnaby, at 8 p.m.

The choir, under the direction of RamonaLuengen, will pay “witness to the sacred won-ders of the earth and the heavens,” says a press

release.“Discover how our world inspired the gifted

pens of Austrian composer Gustav Mahler andAmerica’s Morten Lauridsen,” the release says.“Hear the heartbreaking poetry of Sara Teasdalefind voice in a stunningly beautiful setting byFrank Ticheli. And how did Leonardo da Vinci’sdreams of flying inspire choral superstar EricWhitacre?”

The concert will also feature the premiere ofa new work by Luengen, based on the prayer ofPadre Pio, an Italian Roman Catholic priest canon-ized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.

Tickets are $20, or free for children under 12.They’re available from choir members or at the

door, or call 604-437-9200 to book in advance.The 55-voice choir, based in New Westminster,

draws its members from around the LowerMainland.

For more, see www.amabilissingers.org.

Choral music takes flightEric Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreamsin the spotlight at Amabilis Singersconcert in Burnaby March 8

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ABurnaby performeris featured in aperformance of

Beggar’s Opera.Seven Tyrants Theatre is

remounting the musical atthe Jericho Arts Centre inVancouver until March 14– and Burnaby’s own JuliaFox is in the cast as BonnieTwitcher.

It’s Fox’s first out-ing with Seven TyrantsTheatre, but she has beensinging with opera com-panies for eight years andwith choirs “ever since shecan remember,” a bio says.

She started with theYoung People’s OperaSociety of B.C., where sheperformed the title roles inHumperdinck’s Hansel andGretel and Pandora’s Box.She has also appeared inthe Burnaby Lyric Operaproductions of Martha andPagliacci.

Fox is also an actor,appearing in film and com-mercials as well as live the-atre – she’s had lead rolesin Metro Theatre’s Murderon the Nile and North ShoreTheatre for Children’sSleeping Beauty.

Beggar’s Opera is aremount of the productionthat Seven Tyrants Theatrepremiered last April atPerformance Works.

A press release notesthat David Newham hasadapted John Gay’s clas-sic script, with the actionpacked into 10 “fantasias”– each one described asa live “theatrical musicvideo.” An original scoreby Daniel Deorksen drawson a range of styles “fromthe sublime tones of clas-

sic jazz to a world of TomWaits meets Frank Zappaand the Muppets.”

The music is performedlive by Deorksen and vio-linist Phyllis Ho, alongwith the 15-performer caston a range of classical andmodern instruments.

Tickets for the Tuesdayperformance are $20,with Wednesday throughSunday seats at $29. TheSunday, March 9 perfor-mance is two-for-one at thedoor, based on availability.Students can save $5 at thedoor with valid ID.

Advance tickets areavailable at www.ticketstonight.ca or by calling1-877-840-0457. Check outwww.seventyrants.com.

Choir starts upKevin Takahide Lee

believes in the power ofmusic to bridgesocietal gaps – inculture, and ingeneration.

Kevin is lead-ing a Newcomers’Choir in Burnaby,thanks to a grantfrom PeerNet B.C.and a partnershipwith BurnabyNeighbourhoodHouse.

The choir is forpeople of all backgrounds,ages 13 and up, and at alllevels of vocal develop-ment. It’s designed particu-larly for those who want topractise their English.

It’s free. The choirrehearses Saturdays from3 to 4 p.m. at MarlboroughElementary School, 6060Marlborough Ave. inBurnaby.

Anyone wanting totake part can email Kevinat [email protected],or visit his website, www.miusc.ca. (Yes, that is m-i-u-s-c, “music with a twist,”as Lee says.)

Incidentally, you may

remember Kevin froma feature in the BurnabyNOW in October – for moreabout Kevin, check it outat http://tinyurl.com/KevinTakahideLee.

A future in art?Interested in a career in

creative arts or design?Burnaby school district’s

community and continuingeducation is holding an artand design career fair onThursday, March 6.

The free fair is runningfrom 1 to 3 p.m. at BurnabyPublic Library’s Metrotownbranch. The communityand continuing educationprograms offer a numberof art and design-relatedoptions – including interiordecorating, makeup artistryand floral arranging.

See www.burnabycce.ca.

Tellingstories

Storytellingisn’t just for kids.

The BurnabyPublic Libraryand BurnabyInterculturalPlanning Tableare presentingAdult Storytelling:Finding Home, onFriday, March 14.

The sessionruns from 7 to 8:45 p.m. atthe McGill library branch,4595 Albert St. in NorthBurnaby.

Stories will be presentedby Canadian newcomersand by professional story-teller Philomena Jordan.Jordan, born and raised inthe West of Ireland, enter-tains at house concerts andschools, at festivals and ontelevision.

The storytelling event isfree, but space is limited.Register online at www.bpl.bc.ca/events/mcgill,call 604-299-8955 or drop into the library.

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One dsh, two dsh, red dsh, even blue dsh can all be found

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Plants shop on Hastings Street.

Since April Ross was 12 years old, she’s had a dsh tank to

tend to at all times. Now she has a whole whack of tanks

stacked neatly on a wall of her brand new store on Hastings

Street and Gilmore Avenue.

“I like dddling with the dsh tanks and looking at the dsh,”

Ross told the NOW. “It’s an enjoyable thing.”April’s Aquarium is a quaint new shop with a very blue

theme. She opened her store’s doors at the beginning of Feb-

ruary and has had a fun time getting to know her neighbours

so far.

“They all came in to welcome me, all the different stores,”

she said. “I’m really enjoying it. It’s quite a nice little area.

It’s got a lot of nice stores, and it’s dednitely an area that’s

going to get more busy and busy. I like the idea of small

individual stores rather than malls. It’s more personal. I think

that’s the way.”

The love affair with dsh started when Ross was still in

elementary school, she got to take home some dsh from her

class one day, to add to her small dsh bowl she had already.

“Then my aunt bought me my drst tank and I was in love,”

she said. “It was one of those old tanks with the silver edges,

and from there I’ve never gone without a tank. I’ve moved

lots of times, … but always had something going.”

But at April’s Aquarium, she also sells plants because of a

connection with her mother.

“Many years ago, my mom and I used to go to the garden

shops all the time,” she said. “I would take her all the time to

garden shops. She’s gone now, and I dgured I’ll carry on. It

brightens up the place, makes it smell good.

“It looks bright and cheery and a lot of the seniors come by.”

Ross previously had a store on Dunbar Street in Vancouver

for 30 years, which was a dog-grooming shop – but she sold

dsh, as well, for the past 10 years there.

“I have to do something until I’m 65 and once you’ve been

an owner yourself, it’s harder to go back to the workforce and

be an employee again,” she added. “I started looking at a few

different areas. … I was really trying to target an area that

needed a dsh store.”

Looking for a change, Ross wanted to focus on selling dsh in

a neighbourhood that didn’t have an aquarium shop.

“I like all the dsh,” she said. “And it’s almost like my little

private spot where I can do everything I love.”

Ross’s store sells a vast array of dsh, tanks, tank accessories

and everything else someone would need – even aquatic

plants.

“I think of all the pet industry, the aquarium has the most sup-

plies you need to carry them,” she said. “Now, they even have

little tanks (with) a USB port so you can plug in your lights

and pump, everything, right from your computer.”

Since Ross had her drst tank, home aquariums have changed

with the times.

“It’s come a long ways in the last few years, they’ve gotten

some really neat stuff,” she added.

Ross said she’s had many hobbyists follow her from her Dun-

bar shop to Burnaby, as she’s still active on online forums.

“Many years ago, dsh stores was more mom and pop shops,

and then big box stores opened,” she said. “I think it’s going

back to that. You have to know your dsh.”

The big thing in the aquarium deld now is having underwater

plants with some small dsh.

“A lot of the hobbyists, what they’re going for now is rather

than the big tanks, a lot of them are going for the smaller,

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shrimp and the driftwood, almost making

like a landscape underwater. So I’m concen-

trating more on that.”

That’s also where the plants come in.

“So, you get your little landscape going,

plants, CO2, and wood and things,” she

added. “You start with a little tank and you

get more and more.”

Ross said she tries to sell dsh that will suit

someone’s personal tastes and interests,

including what tank the person might already

have at home.

The new trend right now for dsh hobbyists

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Ask Ross anything about any dsh swimming

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and her years of experience really become

apparent.

“You start with one tank and then you want

something different,” she said. “So, you get

different kinds of things and then you add

more. Some people can get over-obsessive,

but it’s a particular personality.”

At any time, Ross may have assorted discus,

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When you drst enter Ross’s shop, and walk

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others.

There hasn’t been a specialty dsh store on

the Heights for a very long time, and Ross

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sharing her love of dsh with others.

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the moment.

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This week, I’ll bespending a fewhours with second

year medical students.As part of the AdvancedFamily Practice curricu-lum, family doctors taketime from their own prac-tices to meet with smallgroups of medical studentsto discuss topics includingthe management of diabe-tes, headaches and conges-tive heart failure.

This week’s topic is pre-scription writing.

No, this isn’t the classwhere budding youngdoctors learn to write illeg-ibly. There’s actually no

such course. Messy writingis a side effect of a doctorrushing to get things done.

I’ve spent many hourstrying to help nursesdecrypt the handwrittennotes of colleagues. This isless of a problem in familypractices where a growingnumber of doctors type ordictate all their notes intotheir computers in whatwe now call EMRs (elec-tronic medical records)and send prescriptionswirelessly to a printer.

Occasionally, I mighttake out the old-fashionedprescription pad for oldtime’s sake (the feel ofthe paper has a pleasantnostalgic feel) … or whenI encounter a computerproblem.

Yet illegible writingremains a problem – anda risk to patients – in mosthospitals.

In spite of technologi-cal advancements in other

areas of inpatient care,doctors continue to putpen to paper in the writ-ing of their chart notes andtheir orders. Fortunately,most consultations aredictated and eventuallyhospitals may eliminatehandwritten orders.

In the meantime, ourhospitals have bannedsome of our traditionalmedical abbreviations.

As medical students,we loved to learn theabbreviations of Greek andLatin words along with thevocabulary of the languageof medicine. Sometimes, ahandwritten prescriptionmay not make sense to alayperson because of ourabbreviations rather thanhandwriting.

If a medication is tobe taken before meals,we would write ac for

ante cibium, meaning“before meals.” Similarly,pc means post cibium or“after meals.” A bedtimemedication would be fol-lowed by hs (hora somni).Orders for a drug taken bymouth would include theabbreviation po (per os).One for drops for the righteye would include od foroculus dexter.

The abbreviation, odmay also mean “oncedaily.”

Hospitals are now ban-ning more easily misinter-preted abbreviations. Thealternative abbreviation,qd intended to mean “eachday” may be confusedwith qid which means“four times a day.” QODmay be intended to mean“every other day” butmay be misinterpreted as“every day.” In both cases,

the patients would takethe drug too frequently.

Similarly, we nowavoid “U” because whenhandwritten it may bemisinterpreted as O orzero. Instead, the full word“unit” should be used.

In the case of dosing,a zero after a decimalpoint must be avoided.If the tiny decimal pointisn’t noted, a patient mayreceive 30 mg instead of3.0 mg.

Similarly, to avoidmissing a leading decimalpoint, a zero should bewritten in front so that adose of 0.5 mg will not bedispensed as 5 mg.

If you’re in the hospital,all this takes place behindthe scenes without yourawareness. As your health-care providers, we haveto be conscientious and

write clear, unambiguousnotes and orders. If we’renot absolutely sure whata doctor has written, wehave to confirm the orders.

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Dr. Davidicus Wong is afamily physician and physi-cian lead of the BurnabyDivision of Family Practice.His Healthwise columnappears regularly in thispaper. You can read moreabout achieving your positivepotential in health at davidicuswong.wordpress.com.

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HEALTHWISEDr. Davidicus Wong

Are we livingisolated lives?

Burnaby residents, alongwith their Metro Vancouverneighbours, may be atrisk from social isolation,according to early resultsfrom the My Health MyCommunity survey.

As of mid-February,about 9,000 surveys hadbeen turned in.

About 15 per cent ofrespondents stated differ-ent forms of social isolationcontribute to their stresslevels.

“If you extrapolate thisto the larger population wecould be looking at morethan 300,000 people inMetro Vancouver havingto deal with social isola-tion,” said Dr. James Lu,Vancouver Coastal Healthmedical health officer, in amedia release. “This meansthere could be a significantnumber of individuals whohave no people in their net-work to confide in.”

More than 40 per cent ofthe respondents stated theydid not feel as though theybelong to a community.

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grants to Canada withinthe last five years and feltsocially isolated.

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The My Health MyCommunity survey is a jointproject between VancouverCoastal Health, FraserHealth and the Universityof British Columbia Facultyof Medicine’s eHealthStrategy Office.

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Over the years, mid-wives have been gainingground in Burnaby to helpparents catch their babies,despite there not beinga local clinic catering tomothers in the city.

There are between16 and 35 midwives thathave privileges at BurnabyHospital and help local par-ents, but a large Vancouver-based midwifery practicejust past the Boundary bor-der on Hastings Street haslocal parents utilizing theirservices.

“I would say a goodhalf of our clients are inBurnaby,” Marijke deZwager, of PomegranateCommunity Midwives,told the Burnaby NOW.“There’s definitely anopportunity to open a sat-ellite clinic because nowwe also get calls from NewWestminster, Port Moodyand Port Coquitlam, butwe can’t take those clientsbecause they’re too farout”

There are currently 192midwives practising in theprovince.

Coquitlam and NewWestminster both havetheir own midwifery prac-tices, but Burnaby has yetto have one.

“I think it’s probablybecause nobody has startedone, it really is,” de Zwagersaid. “It’s a really greatopportunity, to be honest.We’ve talked about it here,talked about whether wecould start a satellite clinicin Burnaby.”

de Zwager, a practisingmidwife for the past fiveyears, said that many peo-ple think midwives onlycater to those who wantto have home births, butthat’s not the case. She saidcatching the baby, anotherterm for delivering a baby,is only part of what theydo.

“We probably haveabout a 40 per cent homebirth rate. Not all clinicshave it that high, but at ourclinic most of the teamshave that high of a rate,”she said. “Most clinics havea 10 to 20 per cent homebirth rate. It’s not up tome, it’s up to the family todecide where they’re goingto have their baby andwhere they’re going to bemost comfortable.”

Midwives, like doc-tors, are a service that’scovered by the MedicalServices Plan (MSP), fromthe moment the expectingmother walks in the door,and up to eight weeks post-partum.

“We care for womenin the same schedule asobstetricians or family doc-tors, but we actually have45-minute visits, which iswhy we spend so muchtime with people. We get toknow them very well,” shesaid. “One of our big prem-ises is informed choice. …There’s a lot more empow-erment during their preg-nancy in general.”

De Zwager, and manyof the midwives at herpractice, have privileg-es at Burnaby Hospital,with which she says she’sdeveloped a great workingrelationship with over the

years.“We love Burnaby

Hospital,” she said. “It’s areally great small hospital,and everybody knows eachother.”

So,howdoesonebecomea midwife? Well, you don’thave to be a mother or havedecades of experience inbirthing.

The role of midwiveshas drastically changedsince 1998, which is whenmidwifery became official-ly government regulatedand covered by MSP.

Midwives mostly workwith low-risk births, andwhen complications doarise beyond their scope,that’s when the doctorcomes in. In the case ofa complicated birth, doc-tors take primary care, butmidwives can stay by themother’s side, as well.

On the West Coast,there’s a four-year bach-elor’s degree programoffered at the University ofBritish Columbia’s facultyof medicine.

Lauren Redman isgaining experience atPomegranate as she com-pletes her degree at UBC.

“I attended my first birthwith my mom’s friend,”she said. “I naturally gravi-tated towards midwiferybecause of my own natu-

ralistic ideas of things.”Redman said she’s being

mentored at Pomegranate,and one of her favou-rite aspects on the job isempowering a woman.

“I feel like, because wehave such long discussionsabout everything, anddevelop a really good rela-tionship and repore, I thinkpeople start thinking aboutthemselves and their health

in a new way and preg-nancy is a really good timefor change for people,” shesaid.

Ganga Jolicoeur,Midwives Association ofB.C. executive director,said the association’s goalis to push for the expan-sion of midwifery acrossthe province and have mid-wives attend 35 per cent ofthe total number of births

in B.C. by 2020.“That’s a little more than

doubling what we’re doingnow, but keep in mindthat we have had a naturalgrowth already,” she said.“We’ve gone from 14 to 18per cent in less than twoyears.”

For an extended ver-sion of this story, see www.burnabynow.com.

Midwifery on the rise for Burnaby families

Welcomingbabies:MarijkedeZwagerandstudentLaurenRedmanatPomegranateCommunity Midwives. The Vancouver practice serves many Burnaby clients.


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South claims berth over SaintsBig contributions from two all-stars gave

Burnaby South a berth into the upcoming B.C.quad A high school boys’ basketball champi-onships.

First team all-star Jermaine Haley scored22 first-half points and second-teamer MarkBogajev added 17 in the third quarter to helpthe Rebels outmatch St. George’s Saints 86-53in the consolation final at the Lower Mainlandchampionships at Richmond Olympic Oval onFriday.

The win propelled the Rebels back to theB.C.s, where they finished 10th last season,where they set an all-time provincial recordwith South Kamloops for total points scoredin a single game.

This year, the expectations are higherthan that, said 6-4 senior forward DjordjeObradovic, who did a great job holding Saints6-7 second team all-star Mark Jacobs to just adozen points.

“Our last two games were do or die. Weput our hearts into it and got the win,” saidObradovic, who had nine points, six reboundsand one blocked shot against St. George’s. “Ifeel great. … I’ve been there before and hope-fully we can make our dreams come true andcome first.”

To do that, South must abandon the ten-dency to sometimes play as individuals, whichcost the Rebels against eventual Mainlandchampion Vancouver College on Wednesdayand a spot in the championship final.

But South bounced back from that minorsetback, avenging last year’s loss to Kitsilanoin the 2013 Mainland final, beating the BlueDemons 94-82 on Thursday.

Haley led all scorers with 33 points in thatgame. The 6-6 Grade 11 guard also garnereda total of 28 points in the third-place final,while nabbing seven rebounds, four steals andmaking three blocks. Nick Trninic had a team-high 10 rebounds in the win Friday. Bogajevfinished with 20 points, including five of hissix three-pointers in a super-charged thirdquarter. He also had 16 in the win over Kits.

Hailey got South out on the right foot in thewin against the Saints, scoring 14 first-quarterpoints, including a pair of treys.

South maintained an advantage over St.George’s in all four quarters, outreboundingthe Vancouver independent with 40 boards,

while also committing 17 steals.But it was South’s outside shooting that

really nailed the coffin shut, making good on16 three-point attempts in the game, including

three off the bench by super-sub Tyus Batiste,who had 13 in the win over Kitsilano.

“When we play as a team we can make ourdreams come true,” said Obradovic.

Tom Berridgesports editor


Leading the way: Burnaby South seniors Djordje Obradovic, No. 3 in yellow, and TaylorSmith, No. 4, helped the Rebels down St. George’s at Lower Mainland championships.

Runner-up Knights qualify for AAA B.C.sA slow first-quarter start surely cost the St. Thomas

More Knights a shot at the AAA Lower Mainland highschool boys’ basketball title.

The Sir Charles Tupper Tigers rode a 20-9 openingquarter against the Knights all the way to 86-78 victory inthe gold-medal final at the 3A Mainland championshipsat the Richmond Olympic Oval on Friday.

STM chipped away at the lead, outscoring theVancouver 3A champion Tigers in both the second andthird quarters, but the cool hand of Tupper guard RonRonquillo, nailing eight of his 10 straight free throws inthe final minutes of the fourth quarter, kept the chargingKnights at bay.

“We just wanted to win,” said Ronquillo, who led theTigers with 32 points, including 12-for-13 foul shots andthree second-half three-pointers. “It’s the first time we’veever got here.”

The win by Tupper avenged an earlier loss to STMin the semifinals at the Chancellor tournament back inJanuary.

Now the shoe could be on the other foot if the twoteams meet up again at the provincials, said STM’s 6-3forward Reese Morris.

“We’ll just remember how it felt in the dressing roomafter the game and come out strong against their team,”said Morris, who led the Knights with 34 points, includ-ing 30 in a turnaround second half.

Trailing by 11 points heading into the second quarter,junior Knights guard Terrell Jana kept the deficit withinreach, putting up 13 of his 15 first-quarter points in thesecond frame. Jana finished the game with 22 points.

STM appeared to have done its homework betweenhalves, establishing its presence at the low post, whileallowing Morris to score almost at will, tallying 17 in thethird quarter and another 13 in the fourth.

Kieran Janes got the deficit to within a single pointwith a three-point play with 3:35 left in the third quarter.

But Tupper’s Saurav Acharya, who scored three ofhis team-high four three-pointers in the third quarter,answered right back.

In the fourth quarter, it was Ronquillo’s turn to thwartthe Knights attempted comeback.

The 5-7 point guard, playing with four fouls, openedthe fourth quarter with two of the team’s nine treys andthen was a cool 10-for-10 from the charity stripe to ensurethe East Van school the win.

“They wanted it more,” said Morris. “When we beatthem at the Chancellor, they had that anger.

“We know we have a berth, but we still know we canmake it.”

McNair, which eliminated Byrne Creek 86-68 in theconsolation semifinal on Thursday, earned the No. 3Mainland seed into the provincials with an 84-79 victoryover McNair in an all-Richmond matchup on Friday.

All four Lower Mainland teams earned a berth into theupcoming B.C. championships to be held at the LangleyEvents Centre from March 12 to 15.


The Knights camemarching out of the B.C.high school wrestlingchampionships with allthree aggregate banners.

St. Thomas More won itsfirst-ever B.C. high schoolprovincial wrestling ban-ner, with 142 total pointsfar outdistancing runner-up W.J. Mouat with 72aggregate points. AlberniDistrict was third overallwith 53 points.

STM also won the firstboys’ banner 69-53 overMouat and the girls’ title73-44 over Port Moodyafter year’s of placing run-ner-up.

The beauty of it all waseven though we had a lotof great performances, wecould have had more,” saidSTM coach Doug Corbett.

The Knights had threeindividual championsand placed seven wrest-lers in the finals, includingthe provincials most out-standing wrestler DartheCappelan at 57 kilograms.

Massimo Pozzolotopped the 66-kg division,where teammate NathanPunzo also placed fourth.

Nicole Depa won thelone girls’ individualtitle for STM, dominatingat 57kg. Alina Mercadoplaced fourth in the weightclass.

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finishers for STM included: runner-upStefano Pozzolo at 38kg and bronze med-allist Eric Bauer at 70kg.

Kevin Marshall placed fourth at 90kg,Rafal Posypanko came fifth at 110kg andDaniel Alphonso was sixth at 45kg.

On the girls’ mat, Caileen and CiaraCorbett both earned silver medals at 40and 51kg, respectively.

Livleen Sidhu also placed second at64kg, while Anna Benevoli won bronzeat 69kg.

Meagan Chow and Taylor McIntoshplaced fourth and fifth in their respectiveweight classes, rounding out the 17 STMwrestlers to make it onto the podium.

“Last year, the best boys’ result wasthird, but to win everything – the triplecrown – was amazing,” said Corbett.“It’s only been done once before.”

Burnaby South wrestler Safi Shararplaced second in the boys’ 60kg, whileJimmy Sidhu earned a third-place medalat 110kg. Burnaby North’s ChelseaCoombes finished in fourth place in thegirls’ 54kg division.

Wrestling: STM wins triple crowncontinued from page 19

Giving it theirbest:St. ThomasMore, in white,placed 14th atthe B.C. highschool juniorgirls’ basketballchampionshipsin Langley lastweek. The STMboys also finishedout of the top10 at the juniorboys’ provincials.


Speed skate at CopelandThe Burnaby Haida Speed Skating Club will play

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Racing starts at 8 a.m. on both Saturday and Sundayand runs until 4:30 p.m.

B.C.’s top speed skaters will be competing forage-related provincial titles, while placements for theCanada West championships are also up for grabs.Admission is free to the public.

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Burnaby’s Riley Loewenhelped the Edmonton Rushto its best-ever start in theNational Lacrosse League.

The talented rookielefthander scored two goalsto help the Rush outlastthe Toronto Rock 11-10and become just the sec-ond team in NLL history tostart the season with an 8-0record.

Loewen, who garnereda second star in the game,gave the Rush a 9-7 leadwith just over a minute leftto play with his second ofthe game.

But Toronto rallied, onlyto have New Westminsternative Brett Mydske tallythe game-winner on transi-tion with 44 ticks left on theclock.

In other pro lacrossenews, the VancouverStealth signed formerBurnaby junior Lakers for-ward Jamie Lincoln anddefender Brad Richardonto its active roster.

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