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The campaign to recall Burnaby NorthMLA Richard Lee has passed the half-waypoint, but volunteers hoping to oust the lo-cal Liberal are staying mum on how manysignatures they’ve collected so far.

Jennifer Heighton, a Burnaby teacherand Coquitlam resident, would not release

numbers on signatures or volunteers, as thecampaigners don’t want to tip off Lee’s sup-porters.

“We don’t want to give the other sideany strategy on how far we’ve come along,”Heighton said. “We’ve got a significantnumber, but we want to keep it to ourselvesright now.”

Heighton said the number of signaturesand volunteers is growing.They must col-lect 16,494 signatures by June 15. After

that, Elections B.C. has 42 days to verify thesignatures, ensuring the people who signedwere registered voters in the riding dur-ing the last provincial election. A successfulcampaign would trigger a by-election, andthere’s nothing stopping Lee from runningfor the same seat he’s held since 2001.

Recall volunteers expressed a number ofconcerns with Lee: B.C.’s high rates of childpoverty, education funding, the KinderMorgan pipeline expansion, and the scan-dal surrounding the Burnaby Hospital con-sultation committee that turned out to be aLiberal plan to attract voters.

Joanne Reid got involved because of her

concerns about the pipeline.“He’s my MLA, and he’s supposed to

represent me in the legislature,” she said.According to Reid, when she talked to

Lee about the pipeline, he reiterated ChristyClark’s five conditions for B.C. to approveany major oil projects, and suggested Reidcontact the Burnaby Lougheed MLA, sincethe pipeline was out of his riding.

Meanwhile, for Lee, it’s business as usual.“I don’t worry too much,” he told the

NOW. “I’m just doing my regular work. It’sup to the proponent to get the signatures.”

When asked about the Kinder Morgan

RecallcampaignmumonnumbersOrganizers of campaign say they’ve passed the half-way point to meet quota to trigger MLA Lee’s recall

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A NewWestminster res-ident wants the City ofBurnaby to turn an old in-terurban railway line into apaved bike path when it re-views its master transporta-tion plan this fall.

Rod Drown, who usuallygets from point A to pointB with two wheels, knewthe rail bed ran somewherealong Craig Avenue. After afew weekends spent walkingup and down the road andrummaging through the for-ested area, he finally discov-ered a small opening. Sureenough, the opening ledto a dirt pathway, one thatDrown is certain is the rem-nants of the rail bed line thatwas operational from 1911to 1953.

“I felt like a person whofound some old ruins,” hetold theNOW. “I was justthrilled by that, so then I be-gan walking on it regularly.I would meet people whodidn’t know what it was – atrue neighbourhood secret.”

After a couple more vis-its to the site, Drown startedenvisioning the path as apaved bike route for thosetravelling from EastVancou-ver or Burnaby to Sapper-ton.

“It’s a shorter and moredirect route and not assteep,” he explained. “Themaximum elevation of theold interurban route is 56metres, while the maximumelevation of the presentroute, which goes up Cari-boo Road and over the topof the hill between Burnabyand NewWestminster, is119 metres.”

Drown’s proposal, how-

ever, goes against the city’s1984 community plan forthe Cariboo area, with therail bed running throughland that has already beenset aside for residential de-velopment.

Stu Ramsey, managerof the city’s transportationplanning department, saidDrown’s proposal will beconsidered later this yearwhen Burnaby’s mastertransportation plan is up-

dated, but it’s not currentlyon staff’s radar.

“Obviously there’s a lotof development interest inother parts of the city, andthat’s our focus at the mo-ment,” he added.

There are also a numberof challenges with installinga bike path there, accordingto Ramsey.The trail, he said,helps with some of the hills,but there aren’t any pedes-trian-friendly routes when it

spits you out into NewWest;the trail “just ends.”

From an environmentalperspective, Ramsey notedthe city would have to put inproper crossings at each ofthe creeks along the path.

Drown, meanwhile, re-mains optimistic the city willrevise the 1984 plan to pro-tect the historical rail bed.His ultimate goal is to seethe entire forested area be-tween Cariboo Road and

the southern boundary lineconverted into a park.

“I’m kind of blue-skyingit here, but it would provideshelter to wildlife and a rec-reational area for walkers,cyclists and nature lovers ofall ages,” he said.

Drown isn’t the only onewanting to see the path pre-served. Burnaby HUB, thecity’s bicycle lobby group,recently received a smallgrant to promote and pub-

licize the possibilities of theold interurban route.

The route, formerlyknown as the Burnaby Lakeline, was part of a regionaltransportation system thatconnectedVancouver toRichmond, Surrey, Burnabyand NewWestminster in theearly 20th century.Therewere three main lines thatused electrically poweredtram cars to transport pas-sengers and freight.

HIDDENHISTORY:RodDrownwent searching for theold interurban line lastmonth. After a fewattemptsby foot, he finally founda small opening in thebushes that ledhimdownapath– the remnantsof a rail bed fromtheearly 1900s. PHOTOTEREZAVERENCA

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It’s been a bumpy roadfor Albert Street residents,after a sinkhole formed be-tween Gamma and Deltaavenues last Monday.

But the street should bemuch smoother once crewsfinish repairing the road thisweek, according to MarilynTowill, MetroVancouver’sdivision manager for trans-mission operations, waterservices.

The final paving was tobe done after the long week-end, she said.

The investigation into the

cause of the sinkhole hasdetermined there were a fewfactors involved,Towill said.

“As is typical in these sit-uations, there’s no singlecause,” she said.

The main issue was afaulty valve in a MetroVan-couver chamber, which con-tains some of its infrastruc-ture, just up the hill fromAlbert Street, according toTowill.

A drain line was also notcorrectly connected to theCity of Burnaby’s stormdrain, she said.

Those issues have beendealt with, she added.

The sinkhole formed

when water from the cham-ber flowed underneath theroad, washing away thegravel bed under the as-phalt.

“Because of the slope

of the land, the water wascontained primarily to theroad,”Towill said.

A crew from MetroVan-couver was on siteTuesdaymorning, beginning repairwork on the sinkhole.Theypeeled back the asphalt andreplaced the gravel fill, andplan to finish paving earlynext week, according toTowill.

The roadway has beenblocked to traffic while re-pair work is underway.

MetroVancouver esti-mated the sinkhole wasmore than one metre deep,nearly five metres long andalmost two metres across asof Monday night.

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Sinking feeling:This sinkholeopenedonAlbert Street lastweek.PHOTOLARRYWRIGHT

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About 30 firefighters responded toa two-alarm blaze at a warehouse inBurnaby early Tuesday morning.

Firefighters were called to a fire inthe 6500 block of Beresford Streetnear Conway Avenue around 2:50a.m. on Tuesday, according to assis-tant fire Chief Rick Weir.

When they arrived on scene, fire-fighters were able to confine theblaze to one of three office-typesuites on the second floor of theBeresford Street warehouse – thesame suite where investigators be-lieve the fire started,Weir added.

“The fire damage was confined toone (suite), but the smoke damagewas to all three,”Weir said. “Therewas heavy fire damage to the one – it

went to a second alarm.”Nine trucks and about 30 firefight-

ers were called in to assist with theblaze. By 9 a.m. crews had clearedthe scene.

Investigators are now looking intothe cause of the fire but,Weir said, atthis time, they have no reason to be-lieve it was anything suspicious.

A 19-year-old Burnabyyouth is dead after he wasfatally stabbed early Sun-day morning inWhistler.

The victim, identifiedas Luka Gordic, was lo-cated by police after theyreceived reports of an in-cident near Main Streetaround 12:30 a.m. on May17, according to a me-dia release fromWhistlerRCMP.

Gordic was taken to a lo-cal clinic with life-threat-ening injuries. He died ofthose injuries a short timelater, according to the re-lease.

The fatal incident onSaturday was the first oftwo stabbings inWhis-tler over theVictoria Daylong weekend. On Sunday,shortly before midnight, of-ficers responded to a sec-

ond stabbing onWhistlerWay, the release stated.

“Officers attended tothe scene and located the19 year old victim whosuffered multiple stabwounds,” Sgt. Rob Knap-ton of theWhistler RCMPsaid in the release.

The second victim wastaken to a local clinic thentransported toVancouverfor further medical treat-ment.

Mounties do not believethe two incidents are re-lated.

The Integrated Homi-cide InvestigationTeamwas called in to assist in theinvestigation into Gordic’sdeath. Officers were onscene Sunday.

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Two-alarmblaze inwarehouseLooking for a cause:Fire investigatorswith theBurnabyFireDepartmentwere searchingawarehouse for evidenceTuesdaymorning. Thewarehouse in the6500blockofBeresfordStreetwas the sceneof a two-alarmblazeearlier that samemorning. The firewas contained toone suiteon the second floorof thebuilding. PHOTOLARRYWRIGHT

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SignalgetsOKCouncil approved plans

to upgrade a pedestrian signat Kingsway and 14th Ave-nue to a full traffic signal atlast week’s council meeting.

The Eastburn JuniorYouth Group approachedthe city’s traffic safety com-mittee last summer aboutpedestrian traffic concernsin the neighbourhood, par-ticularly for people crossingKingsway.

A pedestrian signal willalso be installed at King-sway and 16th Avenue.Thetotal cost for both signals isexpected to be $360,000,and will also come from thecapital budget for 2015.

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The Heights MerchantsAssociation is collectingsome of its funding fromthe city a little early, to helpcover costs for its annualHats Off Day festival.

Burnaby council ap-proved an advance of$100,000 to the businessimprovement association tofund the June 6 celebration.

While the associationgets funding from the city’slight industrial and businessproperty taxes for the area,those won’t come in untilafter the festival, according

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Nothingfunnyaboutthis ‘prank’We all know the Inter-

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So perhaps it’s no sur-prise that a vile “com-edy” routine of shout-ing a sexist, degradingphrase at female report-ers while they are liveon air has been spreadthere.

Last week, the tideturned when reporter

Shauna Hunt con-fronted a group of theseMENSA candidates asthey taunted her. Cam-eras rolling, Hunt toldthem how disrespectfuland demeaning it was.Then she posted it onsocial media.

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ager lost his job, whichwe applaud mainly be-cause it spares his femaleco-workers from hav-ing to share a workspacewith his knuckle-drag-ging misogyny.

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women with sexual vul-garities as they try to dotheir jobs.The messageis: “Your work doesn’t

matter.”The message is:“shut up.”

When Hunt didn’tturn the cameras off,the men behind thisstunt got a lesson thatshould be obvious toanyone over the age of10: if you’re temptedto say something youwouldn’t want your bossor mother to hear, some-thing that would out

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Or better yet, puton your big boy pants,check your moral com-pass and don’t say it atall.

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Is the creation of a new“climate leadership team”a sign the B.C. Liberal gov-ernment is renewing its in-terest in confronting the cli-mate change issue?

Or is this simply an exer-cise designed to fail?

I suppose we may knowthe answer to these ques-tions as early as July, whenthe new team is supposed tohand in a draft frameworkfor a climate plan that seeksto reduce greenhouse emis-sions while at the same timeexpanding the economy, in-cluding creating a new liq-uefied natural gas industry.

And pulling off those ac-complishments simultane-ously will be tricky, if notimpossible.

As such, it will be inter-esting to see if the threeprominent environmentalactivists appointed to thenew panel stick around tosee things out.

Veteran Greenpeace cam-paignerTzeporah Berman,the Pembina Institute’s MattHorne and Merran Smith ofClean Energy Canada are allwell known, and given theircriticisms of natural resourceindustries in the past it’shard to envision any of themagreeing with a plan that al-lows for a huge expansion ofthose industries.

But the Christy Clarkgovernment is attached,both politically and eco-nomically, to establishing anLNG industry in this prov-ince. As this commitmentwent from what seemed likea pie-in-the-sky idea beforethe 2013 election to being

the centerpiece of the gov-ernment’s economic strat-egy, critics began pointingout it would be impossiblefor the province to meet itscommitted targets for re-ducing greenhouse gasemissions by 2020 if LNGplants started being built.

And even with the estab-lishment of this new climateaction team, those criticismshave gotten even louder.

Green Party MLA An-drewWeaver, a climate sci-entist himself, says the gov-ernment doesn’t needanother panel to tell it howto meet its climate changegoals. He has dismissed thelatest one as a “credibil-ity building exercise” for agovernment whose interestin battling climate changeseems to have waned in re-cent years.

So how will this newclimate leadership teamsquare this circle?

Can it come up with astrategy that effectively re-duces this province’s carbonfootprint while at the sametime accommodating a newresource industry like LNG?

The odds seemed stackedagainst success on this one.

I can’t see the Clark gov-ernment backing away fromits all-in approach to creat-ing an LNG industry in thisprovince.

That’s the starting pointfor this new climate leader-ship team.Whether it cancross the finish line in har-mony seems to be a monu-mental challenge.

Keith Baldrey is chief politi-cal reporter for Global B.C.

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to get the signatures.

Richard Lee,MLA

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For the second time in as many months, BurnabyRCMP and the Federal/ProvincialTobacco Enforce-mentTeam seized smuggled cigarettes from an EastHastings corner store. Officials believed the cigaretteswere smuggled into B.C. from Ontario, where provincialtobacco taxes were considerably lower.The B.C. govern-ment estimated it was losing up to $5.3 million in taxrevenue annually because of the illegal cigarettes.

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Swithering on thetransit referendumDear EditorMaybe youhavepublishedanarticle on this already and Imissed it.Mayor Corrigan is against voting Yes for

the transit vote. Iwould like to knowwhat hewoulddo to improve the transit system in theLowerMainland? I respect his opinionon thismatter.Personally I goback and forth onwhichway

to vote. Iwant to vote Yes becauseweneedto improve transit for the future, but Iwant tovoteNo for the same reasons asmost peoplein that TransLink can’tmanagea two-holeouthouse!DavidShirley,Burnaby

Modest complaintsDear Editor I sympathize somewhatwithMr.Lutz’s concerns of rising taxes inBurnaby, andeven (theubiquitous) RickMcGowanmakespoints about the city’s rapidly changing sky-line, alongwith attendant affordability rates.Myowncomplaints are farmoremodest,

especially considering the city’s improvingfinancial situation. These concernminor ame-nities, suchas a returnof thebleachers at thelast remainingball diamond inCentral Park.Iwould also request that there bemore

traffic enforcement along, theKingsway corri-dor. I havenever seen somany illegal u-turnsat controlled intersections inmy life, (and it islengthy) nor driverswho think that a stop signapplies only to thosewhosemother-tongue isEnglish.LarryBennett, Burnaby

Don’t hold yourbreath on foreignownership changes

Bill in BurnabyDon’t hold your breathis right!Theday after your editorial PremierClark stated “Bymoving foreignown-ers out of themarket housingpriceswill drop” and that , she says,will hurtthosepeoplewhohavebought atcurrent prices. Does shehave anyotherideas onhow toaddress thematter?Absolutely not. Clarkmaintains, how-ever that her government is “workingonnewbenefits” to help first-timebuyers but, in thenext breath, admitsthere’s nothing concrete so far. It’spol-speak for “we’re not planning todoanything”.Bereftof ideas, she invites anyonewith an solution to send it to her.Well,here’s an idea: slap adisincentive taxon foreignownershipwithout intent topersonally occupy and, if condopricesdodrop. reimbursedomestic buyersthedifferenceusing the taxmoneycollected. Too simple? Probably. But itreally doesn’tmatter, does it? As yousay, this government doesn’twant toturnoff the foreignmoney tapwhetherit beMetrotowncondos, propertiesfor development, LNG,minerals, andsoonand so forth. You see, under ourcurrent governmentBritishColumbiais indeed for sale.

Report takes aim attank farm safety

HasToBeSaidKinderMorganwrites:“Weencourage feedbackonourproposedexpansion” ... Last I heardKM refused to share their expansionplanswithBurnaby. Indeed, the firedepartmentDIDprovide somegreatfeedback,with orwithout KM’s input.Bravo toBurnaby FireDepartmentregarding concerns for local environ-ment and inhabitants. IwishKMhadvery serious concerns about environ-ment and inhabitants, insteadof theirbottom line.Oil andpipeline companies never seemto factor in theprojected expense tocleanupa spill, or to compensate forloss by fire,whichwould require amorehonest look at their accountingsystem;which in turnwould changetheir bottom line considerably. Likelyinvestorswould think twice about sucha risky investment. Seems strange tomehoweasily somepeople canbuyinto the corporate spin.

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Lee deserves respectDear EditorRe: “Richard Lee recall campaignmumonprogress,”Burnabynow.com, May 15.The campaign to recall BurnabyNorthMLA

Richard Leehaspassed thehalf-waypoint,and theB.C. Citizens for Recall ismumonhowmany signatures theyhave collected so far.Hopefully, this is because theyhavenot beensuccessful in collecting the required amount ofsignatures for the recall.BCCR’s complaint about Lee is basically that

hehas not beendoing a good job, andpeoplein the riding either don’t knowwhohe is or areunhappyabout howhedealswith the issues.Hehasbeen “invisible”. In a representationaldemocracy, you cannever please everyone.The real issue is notwhether someof us

are happyor unhappywith his performance;rather, if anMLAhasbeenduly elected, isit democratic to removehim fromoffice inbetweenelections? In Lee’s case, hehasbeenelected four consecutive terms inBurnabyNorth, the last onebeing in 2013. I say themajority of people inBurnabyNorthhavespoken, loudand clear, and formany years,as towhomtheyprefer to represent them inVictoria.TheBCCRwants to “bringdemocracyback

toB.C.”, and I amall for that. But perhaps thereis good reasonwhyB.C. is theonly provincewherepeople canpetition to removeanMLAbetweenelections – it is undemocratic andanattackon representational democracy. If BCCRwishes to abolish theRecall and Initiative Act,I wouldbehappy to support it. In themean-time, the last thingweneed is abyelectioninBurnabyNorth. If youdon’t like Lee, don’tvote for himnext time.Meanwhile, he is ourpolitical representative andhedeserves ourrespect.NelsonM.Tsui, Burnaby


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Burnaby council blastedthe provincial governmenton May 4 for not increasingthe B.C. homeowners’ grantthreshold for 2015.

“It’s traditionally beenlooked at that the home-owner grant was a way forthe government of givingback some of the schooltax money that was be-ing drawn out of municipalproperty owners,” MayorDerek Corrigan said at thecouncil meeting.

With property values in-creasing in the city and thehomeowners’ grant notshifting to accommodateinflation, 324 homeown-ers became ineligible for thegrant in Burnaby this year,according to a city staff re-port.

The threshold for a fullgrant is $1.1 million. Par-tial grants are available forhomeowners under 65 forhomes that are assessed upto $1.214 million, and forhomeowners over 65 forhomes that are assessed upto $1.269 million.

Because many proper-ties in the MetroVancouverregion are assessed abovethe threshold, this meansmore money is being col-

lected from homeowners inthe region to cover school-ing costs for the rest of theprovince, Corrigan said.

“It is a big problem andit’s one that’s inequitablearound the province,” hesaid. “Regions aren’t treatedequitably.”

The houses that are as-sessed above the thresholdaren’t mansions, Corriganadded.

“People are living in verymodest bungalows wherethe land has value but thehome itself is not a particu-larly fancy home,” he said.

Burnaby residents whoare upset about tax in-

creases should direct theirire at the provincial govern-ment, Coun. Paul McDo-nell said.

“We bear the brunt of itbecause people will comein and complain their taxeshave gone up. But one rea-son they’re paying moretaxes is because they’re los-ing their homeowners’grant,” he said. “We shouldlet the citizens know – theirfight isn’t with us.”

The government stoppedmaking inflationary adjust-ments about three or fouryears ago, according Coun.Colleen Jordan.

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Burnaby Heights isknown for its coffee shops,parks, eateries and walkabil-ity, and now it’s known forits million-dollar homes.

Brian Suico, a real es-tate agent with SuttonWestCoast, recently sold a homeon Edinburgh Street for$1.37 million – nearly 40per cent above its askingprice.

The house was on themarket for 10 days before itwas snatched up, he told theNOW.

“It’s quite impressive,”he said, adding he knewit would go for more than$1.3 million based on theother properties in theneighbourhood.

“When people walkedin, they knew what it wasworth,” he said.

Suico was still receiv-ing calls about the home af-ter it sold, with people in-terested in other properties

that might be available inthe area, he said.

“The Heights is just agreat neighbourhood,” hesaid, adding there’s a rangeof properties there, withcondo developments be-ing built on Hastings Streetand people in single-familyhomes downsizing.

Potential homeown-ers who are interested in aproperty should put in anoffer quickly, according toSuico, as houses aren’t stay-ing on the market for verylong. He had more than100 people at the first openhouse for the Edinburghproperty.

“They’re going to befighting for a home,” he saidof the current market.

The Edinburgh home,built in 1956, is on a privatelot that backs onto Mon-trose Park.

The scarcity of listingsin the region, paired withhigh demand, has createda strong sellers’ market, ac-cording to the Real Estate

Board of GreaterVancou-ver. April’s regional sales in-creased by 37 per cent whencompared with April 2014,according to the board, andwere 29.3 per cent abovethe 10-year sales average forthe month.

The sales-to-active-list-ings ratio was 33.6 per centlast month, the board re-ported in a press release,which is the highest it’s beenin the region since June2007.

However, detached homesales were down in Burn-aby by 13.8 per cent whencompared with March’snumbers, according to therelease. Detached home list-ings were also down by 4.2per cent when comparedwith March’s numbers.

In Burnaby, the medianselling price for a detachedhome in April was $1.22million. In Burnaby North,where the Heights neigh-bourhood is located, the es-timated price of a typicalhome was $1.09 million.

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Continued frompage1pipeline, Lee said he knowsthere are some concernswith his constituents.

“My position is veryclear,” he said, “none ofthose five conditions havebeen met, so I’m not in aposition to support thatwithout the five conditionssatisfied, and neither (is) theprovince.”

A handful of Lee’s sup-porters has been watchingthe recall volunteers closely.

“It is a democratic pro-cess, so we’re just do-ing some observing fromtime to time,” said Chan,a semi-retired Liberal sup-porter who’s been activewith the party’s riding asso-

ciation.According to Chan, there

are about eight people vol-unteering.They send ob-servers to watch the recallvolunteers when they’re inthe community collectingsignatures, and do their ownstats on how many peoplesign the recall petition.

The Burnaby North Lib-eral riding association ispaying rent so Lee’s sup-porters have an office towork from.

As for the campaigners’complaint that Lee is miss-ing in action, Chan said theMLA is inVictoria MondaytoThursday and has a fam-ily like everyone else.

“So whether you like it

or not, you won’t be able tosee him most of the officehours,” Chan said. “If youwant to see him, you have togo toVictoria.That’s the sit-uation for every MLA, notjust Richard Lee.”

Chan also said Lee workson committees to improvethe efficiency of Burnaby

Hospital, and he meets withFraser Health.

“I do see him working re-ally hard. I see him in manyevents and many, manymeetings working hard forthe communities,” Chansaid. “The people whostarted the recall may seehim differently, from a dif-ferent vantage point.”

Not one recall campaignin B.C.’s history has beensuccessful, apart from onecase where the targetedMLA resigned before theprocess could run its course.Most campaigns failed togarner enough signatures, orfailed at the signature-verifi-cation stage.

Continued frompage8“Within the next couple

of years, this is going to havea serious impact, especiallyon seniors,” she said. “It’s abad situation, and it’s veryspecific to this region.”

Coun. Pietro Calendinosaid he is most concerned

about the effect on theschool district.

“It seems to me the pro-vincial government is col-lecting $2.4 million morefrom homeowners to subsi-dize the school system,” hesaid, adding that at the sametime, the board of education

has to make massive cuts.The province announced

the homeowners’ grantthresholds would remainthe same as the previousyear in the 2015 budget.

For those under 65,grants can reduce prop-erty taxes by up to $770 in

northern rural areas, or upto $570 elsewhere in theprovince.

For those over 65, grantscan reduce property taxesup to $1,045 in northernrural areas, or up to $845elsewhere in the province.

The grant is reduced by

$5 for every $1,000 assessedhome value that exceeds thethreshold.

Ninety-three per cent ofhomes in the province arebelow the threshold thisyear, according to the bud-get.

The B.C. Ministry of Fi-

nance would only providebackground information onthe topic and ignored re-quests for an interview orstatement.

For more news from cityhall, follow Janaya on twitter,@janayafe.

‘It’s a very bad situation, and it’s very specific to this region.’

Collecting signatures:Volunteerswith the campaign to recall BurnabyNorthMLARichardLeegathered signatures inConfederationPark lastWednesday. PHOTOJENNIFERMOREAU

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What happens when amother goose lays her eggson top of a 22-storey high-rise?

She may need somehelp getting down oncethey hatch.That’s exactlywhat happened to a fam-ily of geese stuck on top ofa building in Burnaby lastThursday.

TheWildlife Rescue As-sociation was called to helprelocate the five goslingsand two parents to a nearbypond, according toWendyMacDonald, one of thecaretakers at the buildingcomplex.

“(It’s) a good reminderto people of the communityto look out for this type ofthing, where … birds couldbe stranded on rooftops,”she said.

Yolanda Brooks, spokes-person for the associa-tion, said the mother goosepicked a nesting place thatwas a bit too safe – high

enough from ground pred-ators, but too high to getdown from.

“Anything two floors andunder, goslings can jump,”she said, “but 22 floors ispushing it.”

It’s not unusual for theassociation to receive callsabout geese and ducks introuble this time of year.

“They go somewherethey think is safe, but thenthey get stuck and they’reexposed with all the otherbirds flying and attackingthem, and they can’t getthe goslings down and needhelp,” she said.

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Six tips onhelpingurbanwaterfowl1. Know your baby birds: Goslings are olive-grey, andducklings are yellow with brownmarkings.

2. Call the Wildlife Rescue Association at 604-526-7275 if you spot injured ducklings or goslings, butkeep an eye out for their mother and don’t frightenher.

3. Be careful not to get too close. Goslings and duck-lings are susceptible to imprinting, meaning theymay become attached to you, which sounds cute butactually causes long-term behavioural problems.

4. Do not feed ducks and geese human food, es-pecially bread. Bread can cause a condition called“angel wings,” which leaves them unable to fly.

5. If you see baby ducks on a busy street, call yourlocal non-emergency police line to slow traffic. Don’ttry to catch them. Youmay damage their fragilebones, or their momsmay abandon them.

6. If you find baby geese or ducks in your pool? Trycreating a ramp to help them get out of the pool, butdon’t scare their mom.

Wildgoose chase:Anadultgoosepeersover the ledgeatopa22-storeyhighrise inBurnabybefore theWildlifeRescueAssociationrelocatedthe family, including fivegoslings, toanearbypond.Canyouspot thesecondgoose in thepicture? For a videoof theactual rescue, go toBurnabynow.com PHOTOCONTRIBUTED

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The Council of the City of Burnaby hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing

TUESDAY, 2015 MAY 26 AT 7:00 P.M.in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2, toreceive representations in connection with the following proposed amendments to“Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”.

1) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965,AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 16, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13471

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From: R5 Residential District

To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM2 MultipleFamily Residential District and Royal Oak Community Plan guidelinesand the development plan entitled “6989, 7009, 7029 Royal Oak Ave.”prepared by Wilson Chang Architect)

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit theconstruction of a 3- storey stacked townhouse development (23 units) with fullunderground parking.

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by a proposed bylaw shall beafforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respectingmatters contained in the bylaw.Written submissions may be presented at the Public Hearingor for those not attending the Public Hearing must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerkprior to 4:45 p.m. the day of the Public Hearing. Please note that all written submissions mustcontain name and address which will become a part of the public record.

The Director Planning and Building’s reports and related information respecting the zoningbylaw amendments are available for public examination at the offices of the PlanningDepartment, 3rd floor, in Burnaby City Hall.

Copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk at 4949Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays fromWednesday, 2015 May 13 to Tuesday, 2015 May 26.

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A tribute to freedom:TheMaple Leaf SingersbringTouch theSky to the stageat theMasseyTheatre for twoshows,May30and31. PHOTOCONTRIBUTED

It’s a musical tribute tohappiness, freedom and theexuberance of life.

The Burnaby-based Ma-ple Leaf Singers are on-stage at the MasseyTheatreon May 30 and 31 for theirspring performance,Touchthe Sky.

“We don’t put on a con-cert, we put on a show,”says musical directorWilsonFowlie in a press release.“We create beauty together– sometimes transcendent,sometimes whimsical, but

always beautiful. Peoplewho have seen us remark onour professional presenta-tion, our energy and senseof fun.They leave a showfeeling good, and that’swhat we want.”

Touch the Sky offers arange of music, pairing El-ton John’s Crocodile Rockand The Lion King withthe rhythm of Swing’s theThing and Swingin’with theSaints. Audiences can en-joy the classic favouritesMy FavouriteThings, Sim-

ple Gifts and Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, along with the recenthit Happy – plus some Ev-erly Brothers, We Need a Lit-tle Christmas (yes, even inMay) and much more.

The show includes orig-inal choreography and cos-tumes, plus special solo,duet and quartet acts.

The Maple Leaf Singersare a longstanding group ontheVancouver choral scene.The group originated in1968 with 24 members un-der the leadership of New

Westminster couple Georgeand Marie Gillis.

In 2001, they handed thereins over to Fowlie, andthis year, the group marksits 47th anniversary with 55members singing six-partharmony.

Members of the grouptravel to Burnaby to re-hearse from all parts ofMetroVancouver, from theNorth Shore to Surrey toPort Coquitlam.

The choir performsmore than a dozen showsa year at community cent-res, churches, seniors’ resi-dences and a variety of spe-cial events.Ticket proceedsfromTouch the Sky help tocover the costs of rehearsallocations, sound equipment,musical scores and cos-

tumes.The show hits the stage at

7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May30 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday,May 31. General admissiontickets are $20, or $10 forchildren 12 and under.

The MasseyTheatre is at735 Eighth Ave., NewWest-minster.

See www.mapleleafsingers.com for more infor-mation, or contact the Mas-sey box office for tickets at604-521-5050.

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good.

Galleryoffersartistic funforkidsandteens

Looking for some arty funfor the small people in yourhousehold?

The Burnaby Art Galleryhas a number of programscoming up that should ap-peal to the young artist inyour family.

Four- and five-year-oldartists can get into A Bug’sLife, running four Satur-days from May 30 to June20 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.or 11 a.m. to noon. Kidscan experiment with draw-ing, mixed media and print-making to make their own“zoomed-in” bug art.

The seven- to 12-year-old set, meanwhile, can tryout Adventures in Surreal-ism, also running four ses-sions from May 30 to June20, 1 to 2:30 p.m.They cantry out techniques such as

soufflage, cubomania, col-lage and photo montage asthey learn about artists suchas Salvador Dali and DallaHusband.

And, while you’re makingyour summer plans, don’tforget that the gallery alsooffers day camps for kidsthroughout July and August.

The camps are offeredfor four- and five-year-olds,six- to nine-year-olds andnine- to 12-year-olds, with ateen-directed studio in Au-gust for the 13- to 16-year-old set.

Week-long camp themesinclude such fun asWackyWorld of Art, OutdoorARTventures, Sounds ofArt, Art of Abstract Paintingand Art Explorers.

Want to know more?Check out www.burnab-yartgallery.ca to find the linkto the gallery’s spring andsummer brochure.

The Burnaby Art Galleryis at 6344 Deer Lake Ave.

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Interested in photographyand history?

You might want to takenote of an art tour on Sun-day, May 24.

Gallery guide and ar-chives clerk ShelleyTuckeris leading a tour and talk ofthe PeopleWith Camerasexhibition at the Bob Prit-tie branch of Burnaby Pub-lic Library.

The exhibition is an off-site offering from BurnabyArt Gallery, and it featuresphotos of local residentsin front of and behind thecamera.Tours start everyhalf-hour from 1 to 3 p.m.

Meet in the programroom at the library, 6100Willingdon Ave.

Check out www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

PHOTOSATGALLERY

Three photographers’unique views of the worldare on display at Deer Lake

Gallery.The Burnaby Arts Coun-

cil’s gallery marked theopening of Photographic

Convergences with a recep-tion on Saturday, May 9.

The exhibition includesthe work of photogra-

phers Kelly Selden,AdamGibbs and Chris MacK-enzie.

Photographers’ vision:From left, photographersChrisMacKenzie, Kelly SeldenandAdamGibbsat theopeningof thenewPhotographicConvergencesexhibitionatDeer LakeGallery. PHOTOCHUNGCHOW

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It’s on at the gallery untilMay 30.

The gallery, at 6584 DeerLake Ave., is openTuesdayto Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.,and admission is free.

Check out www.burnabyartscouncil.org for more.

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Do you have talent?The Nikkei National Mu-

seum and Cultural Centreis looking for you.

The Nikkei Centre is call-ing for people to enter itsMatsuri StarTalent Search,with a registration deadlineofWednesday, June 10.

The talent search is be-ing held leading up to thisSeptember’s third annualNikkei Matsuri, a fami-ly-friendly Japanese festivalheld at the Nikkei CentreSept. 5 and 6.

People of all culturalbackgrounds are invited toapply for auditions, which

will be held on July 5, July12 and July 19.

Twenty performers willproceed to the semifinal,which will be held on thefirst day of the festival onSept. 5.

The finals, featuring thetop 10 performers, will beheld on Sept. 6.

All talents are welcome –last year’s festival includedstreet dancers, singers, hiphop artists and more. Per-formers can compete as in-dividuals or in groups of upto 10.

You can get an appli-cation form online atnikkeimatsuri.nikkeiplace.

org and email it to [email protected].

Do you have an item forLively City? Send arts andentertainment ideas to Julie,[email protected],or find her onTwitter,@juliemaclellan.

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Hands-onart:Above,BradynReeves, 9, anddadKevingetmessy inpursuit of art duringan In theBAGdrop-in sessionatBurnabyArtGallery. TheMother’sDay sessiongavevisitors a chance to createtheir ownnight sky-themedart. At left, BellaHung, 5,momJaniceChenandeight-year-old sister AngieHungcreatetheir art. The studio sessionwasheld in conjunctionwith twoexhibitionsat thegallery: theBurnabySchoolDistrict’s Arts Alive show (whichclosedMay17), andScottMassey’sUnstableGround,whichcontinuesuntil June21. Checkoutmorephotosonlineatwww.burnabynow.com,or seemoreaboutexhibitionsandprogramsat thegallerywebsite,www.burnabyartgallery.ca.PHOTOSCHUNGSHOW

Mixed-media assem-blages that explore urbanenvironments and everydayobjects are the focus of thenext exhibition at the DeerLake Gallery.

Scrapyard Chronicles,featuring the work ofVa-nessa Lam, is being hostedby the Burnaby Arts Coun-cil at the gallery from June6 to 27.

An opening receptionis set for Saturday, June 6from 2 to 4 p.m. at the gal-lery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave.

A press release notes thatLam’s use of traditionalcolour palettes (featuringochres and siennas), bur-lap, found papers and news-paper clippings visuallyechoes the collage work ofPablo Picasso and GeorgesBraque.

“However, unlike Picassoand Braque, Lam includescolour digital photogra-phy and expressionist ges-tural painting to her mixed

media works,” the releasesays. “Refuse, under Lam’scare, becomes the precioussubject of her mixed-me-dia collages when she takesher camera down to the lo-cal scrapyard gleefully docu-menting what society wouldrather not see, the excessesof western culture fuelled bygratuitous waste.”

The release notes thatworking with “societal res-idue” helps Lam to chal-lenge the assumption thatart should explore onlylarge, heroic themes like life,death, state and religion.

“In treating everyday,mundane objects preciously,the viewer is asked to recon-sider the significance of ev-eryday rituals and forgetta-ble things that surround us,”it says.

Check out www.burnabyartscouncil.org for more onthe gallery.

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Joining the BBOT as finalists are SantaCruz-Cainco Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (Bolivia), Finland Chamber ofCommerce and Industry (Finland), andAsharquia Chamber of Commerce (SaudiArabia). The previous winner was DubaiChamber of Commerce and Industry (UnitedArab Emirates).

Currently the Pledge features about 120local organizations that have committed tobeing more sustainable, and have sharedtheir news, success stories and ideas. Inaddition, the Burnaby Board of Tradehas recently announced plans to licensethe Pledge model to other chambers ofcommerce to begin building a world-widecommunity of like-minded businesses allworking to reduce their environmentalimpact and promote the business case forsustainability. The first international licenseeis expected to be formally announced in thecoming weeks.

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ElementVancouverMetrotownoffers travelers an Eco ChicTravel ExperienceBy Tessa [email protected]

The BBOT has a brand new neighbour that happens to be the tallest building in Burnaby.Situated at the northeast corner of Willingdon and Kingsway, Element VancouverMetrotown opened its doors for business this February. Franchised by Starwood Hotelsand built and owned by Bosa Development, Element Vancouver Metrotown joins ElementVaughan Southwest in the greater Toronto region and will be followed by the opening oftwo more Element hotels in Canada next year.

So why Burnaby and what makes this hotel offering so unique? Not only does theVancouver Greenest City 2020 mandate dovetail with the Element brand commitment tosustainability, but according to Element’s hotel manager, Paul Gallop, “Burnaby is one ofthe fastest growing business communities in British Columbia and this hotel offers healthyamenities and a balanced lifestyle to both the business and leisure traveler.”

On a tour of the hotel with Element’s Marketing Director Ken Boyd, the first thingyou notice is that the rooms are built with large windows that allow for natural sunlightthroughout the hotel. Element has a clean spa-like sensibility with spacious studio guestrooms with large desks, spa-inspired bathrooms, fully equipped kitchens and the signatureHeavenly® Bed and free Wifi. The hotel caters to the long term business traveler who seeksthe same healthy, well designed eco amenities in their business accommodation as theyhave at home. Interested in relaxing after a long hard day of meetings? Grab a free bike, gofor your daily ride and then finish with complimentary appetizers at the Relax reception.

As we continue the tour there are nice details that show the brand commitment tosustainability, from the fixtures made of recycled plastic, to their zero waste policy. Elementis also the first major hotel brand to mandate that all properties pursue the U.S. GreenBuilding Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification forhigh-performance buildings.

Of course, on my way back to my (much less spa-like) office I pass Nosh (where it’s hardto pass up on those tasty colourful macaroons) and Trattoria, where locals and hotel guestscan dine on traditional Italian neighbourhood fare. Suddenly it feels like the world is comingto Burnaby.

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At the 2015 State of the City Address byMayor Derek Corrigan, urban developmentin Burnaby’s four main town centres wasonce again the major theme, along withCity finances and highlights from Burnaby’skey economic, social and environmentalstrategies.

The annual luncheon, organized by theBurnaby Board of Trade, was held at theDelta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre,and had the largest turnout in the event’shistory, with over 300 business professionalsand community leaders in attendance.

“For Burnaby, the past year wasanother one of growth and achievement.Working with many of you here today, wefurther developed our four town centres– Metrotown, Edmonds, Lougheed andBrentwood – as walkable transit-focused,high-density destinations, and we enhancedour smaller urban villages, while protectingsingle-family neighbourhoods and our much-used parks,” said Corrigan.

“In Burnaby, people continue to arrive andthrive. The construction value for buildingpermits for 2014 was $699 million, thesecond-highest value ever. Already this year,Burnaby’s building permit values are in therange of $300 million, so we are on track foranother record year.”

According to the mayor, newdevelopments in Metrotown are creatinghundreds of construction jobs and providinghomes, offices, entertainment venuesand retail centres. The Station Squaredevelopment, which launched Phase 2 inOctober, will be an urban neighbourhoodwith 1,800 homes in five condo towers.Currently, two high-rises are being

constructed at once, creating 650 directconstruction jobs and double the workforceof the first phase.

Also in Metrotown, the new developmentswill be complemented by a creative Art Walkthat will eventually feature one of the largestconcentrations of public art in the region,running along Beresford Street between Dowand McKay avenues.

Not to be overshadowed, the Brentwoodarea’s transformation into a dynamic urbancommunity continued throughout the pastyear, with the advancement of Phase 1 ofthe Brentwood Town Centre redevelopment,including a new central civic plaza being builtadjacent to the Brentwood SkyTrain station.Phases 2 and 3 of the Solo Developmentare also under way, and plans for theredevelopment of the Woodlands site intoa pedestrian-oriented, transit-connectedcommunity are being discussed with localresidents.

In the Edmonds Neighbourhood, anumber of projects are serving as catalysts tothe ongoing rejuvenation and revitalizationof the area.

The recently opened EdmondsCommunity Centre has become a focal point,along with the adjacent outdoor plaza atEdmonds Park. The City has also committedto build a new ice facility in the southeastquadrant, and the Sixth Street communityvillage will see new opportunities for mixed-commercial and medium-density residentialdevelopment. On the current Value Villagesite at Kingsway and Edmonds, a project byCressey Developments will create a mixed-use community that will include a newlandmark building with a mix of commercialand office space and three residential towers.

Finally, in the Lougheed area, the City isworking to maximize the benefits of the new

SkyTrain line and determine how the area canbecome a pedestrian-oriented hub that linksto all of the region’s town centres via high-speed transit.

“Throughout the city, we are addingvaluable community services and facilities,all in consideration of our longstandingcommitment to economic, social andenvironmental sustainability,” remarkedCorrigan. “Our Official Community Plan andour award-winning Economic Developmentand Social Sustainability strategies guide ourplanning processes and have created a strongfoundation on which we meet communityneeds in relation to land use, transportation,the environment, social and economicresilience and service development.”

From a financial position and outlook,Burnaby remains strong with an investmentportfolio returning an annual yield of4.49% in 2014 and income of $42.6 million,representing the largest income amountever earned in a single year for the City. Themayor projects an investment rate of returnof 4.20% for 2015 and investment income of$39.9 million.

“This income helps to reduce City taxesand provides funding for the City’s capitalinvestment in infrastructure. Seven millionfrom investment earnings is apportioned tothe annual operating budget,” said Corrigan.“In partnership with the community, we lookforward to realizing the benefits of years ofsolid planning and to ensuring that Burnabyremains a great place to live, work, learn andplay.”

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Whole Foods Market opens its firstnew store outside of the Vancouver andWest Vancouver markets this Septemberin Burnaby as part of the Solo DistrictDevelopment at Lougheed and Willingdon.

Whole Foods Market is rapidlyexpanding its presence in dozens of newmarkets across the US, Canada and the UK.There are hundreds of factors that mustline up to make a site the perfect fit for aWhole Foods Market store including marketdemographics, site access, the competitivelandscape, community priorities, citygrowth strategy and others.

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We’re focused on building strongrelationships with our future customersand community partners in Burnaby. We’relearning about what is important to thecitizens and leaders in Burnaby, and willdo our best to design a store that reflectsthese priorities. We appreciate the diversityof the Burnaby community, and howleaders from the business community, localgovernment, and non-profit organizationsare working together to continue to shapethe future of Burnaby.

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Once we identify the site and agree

to terms with all partners, we announceeach store on our quarterly Earnings calls.Burnaby was announced in March, 2013. Thebuild process typically takes 1-2 years, andduring that time, we invest in learning asmuch as possible about our customers andpartners in that market. Every Whole FoodsMarket store is designed to meet the uniqueneeds of the specific community—thisincludes everything from the “look and feel”and design, the specific product mix, thespecific venues in the store and our teammembers. Each store is designed to reflectthe wants and needs of the community,and we spend a lot of time listening tocommunity leaders and neighbors to ensurethat we achieve this.

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Our supplier partners are our alliesin serving the interests of our otherstakeholders in bringing to market thesafest, highest quality products available.We seek supplier partnerships that shareour concern for social responsibility andthe environment.

We hold a Local Vendor Fair ahead ofopening, where growers, ranchers, andmakers of products can spend time withour buyers to learn more about selling theirproducts in our stores. With each new store,we welcome dozens (more than 50 in ournewest Washington store, which opened5/7/15) of new vendors from that localcommunity onto the shelves of our stores,and we are deeply invested in helpingthem grow their businesses so they cansell products in other Whole Foods Marketregions across the country.

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Burnaby is a growing city.With four newmixed developments rapidly underway,the recent opening of Element VancouverMetrotown and Whole Foods this September,there is an ineffable feeling of Burnaby beinga city on the move. On top of that Burnabyis also home to some great employers andso we were thrilled to see that two localbusinesses finished in the Top 10 of Canada’s50 best medium-sized workplaces in Canadain the Great Place to Work annual list. Vegaranked fourth overall, and also took thedistinction of the #1 best workplace forwomen, and software and consulting firmTraction on Demand came in at 9th spot.Greg Malpass, Traction on Demand

founder and CEO, started his company in2006, and moved to its current home inBurnaby in 2012. Nine years later it has grownfrom 1 to 130 employees. Having attained BCorp certification, the organization is not onlycommitted to environmental sustainabilitybut to being a great place to work.Malpass says “In 2014, we grew a lot and

we changed a lot. This award acts as a solidreminder of how amazing this company trulyis. While we need to relish in the fact thatwe are the 9th best place to work in Canada,

we must ask ourselves, how do we becomenumber one? “Traction has a “Do good. Give good. Get

good.” culture supported by initiatives suchas monthly local community events throughTraction for Good, Traction’s non-profitarm, for Tractionites, as they are calledinternally, and their families. It also has anOffice Happiness team dedicated to makingTraction fun and fulfilling, from bringing in anonsite RMT every 6 weeks to creating travelcare packages for business trips and hostingTraction Jeopardy at Friday’s Beer O’Clock.As of last week, Traction has also put its

culture in print, by unveiling the TractionManifesto, a handbook for Tractionitesdistilling the company’s heart and soul into52-pages of complete cultural immersion fornew hires.When asked “why Burnaby?” he’s quick

to answer “We could have set up shopanywhere in the Lower Mainland. We choseto be at the foot of Burnaby Mountain, closeto the sea, the mountains, transit and thevalley to hang our shingle and have neverlooked back. Viva Burnaby!”Vega is another fast-growing Burnaby-

based company. Company founder and CEOCharles Chang was awarded the 2014 PacificEntrepreneur of the Year. At Vega, creating agreat company culture is a priority. And you

effectively amounting to a 7% tax increaseon key investments. This has led to BChaving one of the worst Marginal EffectiveTax Rates for businesses in the country,second only to Manitoba.The bulletin suggests that government,

by implementing an input tax credit fornew equipment, machinery and softwarein particular, could help invigorate businessinvestment in the province and help boostthe competitiveness of our local firms.“The taxes paid on business investments

– such as new equipment, machinery, andsoftware – forces BC companies to pay morethan almost every other province in Canada,”said BBOT President & CEO Paul Holden.“This is the two year anniversary of thereturn of the PST, and so we thought it wasappropriate to take the opportunity to call fora credit for business inputs that could helpreinvigorate business investment, boost ourcompetitiveness, and drive economic output.”In the policy bulletin, the BBOT suggests

that increased tax paid by businesses dueto the re-implementation of the PST, the 1%

increase in the corporate tax rate announcedin 2013, as well as the $1.06 billion inprojected surpluses over the next three fiscalyears, means that there is now sufficientfiscal room to address the issue.“We recognize and support the

government’s need to be fiscally prudent andwe’ve applauded the return to a balancedbudget in recent years. However, with aprovincial surplus of $879 million announcedfor this year, and projected surpluses of over1 billion for the next three years, we believenow is the time to commit to fixing the PST,”said Holden.The bulletin also notes that while the

immediate goal is to have some level ofrefundable input tax credit for equipment,machinery and software implemented, theBBOT would ultimately like to see a full 7%PST tax credit for those investments phasedin, and is recommending government beginconsultations with it and the businesscommunity to address the issue.The full BBOT PST bulletin can be found

at bbot.ca/advocacy.¾

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is by the hour, day or month. We wantour members to succeed so we provideeducational, networking and socialprogramming. We are here to help yougrow your business.

Why Burnaby?There is a lot of business and residential

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Both New West and Surrey have co-workingspaces and we believe that Burnaby isoverdue for one.

Why our space meets our business needs?The Sovereign is an amazing building.

There are a range of businesses working outof there which provides us with great peopleto partner with. It is a central location inBurnaby, close to the skytrain and has modocar share stalls for our members to use.¾

notice it the moment you walk through itsdoors.

A colleague and I had the pleasure ofhaving an appointment at Vega a few monthsago. The first thing that greeted us when weentered the reception area was the luscioussmell of Thai Curry Soup. Yummy!Vega’s commitment to feeding their staff

healthy snacks and lunch (catered as wellto sensitive stomachs and food tastes likemine!) for free, is just one of ten pillars ofcreating a great work place culture. Othersinclude birthdays – by that I mean, reallycelebrating them – each and every one ofthem with ingenious work pod decorationsand delicious, memorable treats; employeesare encouraged to use and enjoy Vega’sproduct line – for free, employees enjoyfitness challenges and staying fit and heathywith one minute of squats at 3:00 pmevery day; and with their $1000 educationreimbursement program, employees areencouraged to think beyond just their job-training and look for education opportunitiesthat bring them closer to their vision of theirlife, not just their career.Congratulations to Traction on Demand

and Vega for helping to make Burnaby agreat place to do business and a great placeto work!¾


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By Cory [email protected]

Following the recent 2015-16 federal budgetannouncement by the Honourable Joe Oliver,Minister of Finance, and the Burnaby Boardof Trade (BBOT) has reviewed key elementsof this first balanced federal budget since2008. The BBOT is pleased to see severalbusiness-friendly announcements containedin the budget, including a reduction in thesmall business tax rate and an acceleratedcapital cost allowance for industry.

The approximately $290 billion federalbudget contains a projected surplus of $1.4billion for fiscal year 2015-16 and projectedsurpluses of $13.1 billion through fiscal year2019-20.

The BBOT notes that the budget containstax relief for small businesses and specificsupport for manufacturers.

The federal government is proposinga phased-in cut to the small business taxrate from the current 11% to a rate of 9% by2019. The BBOT is pleased to see the federalgovernment recognizing the importance ofsmall business to the Canadian economy andworking to provide additional tax relief tothose businesses.

The budget also contained an acceleratedcapital cost allowance for the manufacturingindustry—allowing businesses to write-off thecapital cost of manufacturing and processingmachinery and equipment more quickly. Asnoted in the BBOT’s recent PST Input TaxCredit Statement, encouraging businessinvestment in machinery and equipment isessential to increasing Canada’s productivityand innovation.

Other highlights of the budget includeincreased funding for trade developmentand export promotion; increased financing

for small businesses, and support for youngand women entrepreneurs. In addition,the creation of a new Public Transit Fund(reaching $1 billion annually by 2019) iswelcomed by the BBOT which has advocatedfor increased transportation and transitinvestment in the past.

The budget contained someannouncements relevant to social andenvironmental concerns, such as the FamilyTax Cut for families with children (whichcan provide up to $2000 in additional taxsavings) and the enhanced Universal ChildCare Benefit (which will provide an additional$60 per month for each child under 17). TheBBOT will work with its Social DevelopmentCommittee and Environmental SustainabilityCommittee to review whether thesemeasures are sufficient and to advocate thatadditional focus be given to particular issueswithin these areas by the federal government.

As part of its review of the federalbudget, the BBOT also sought analysis and

information to share with its members:Canadian Chamber of Commerce

“We salute the fact that the governmentpresented a balanced budget. But this onlyserves to bring us to base camp; we still havea mountain to climb. To keep the budgetbalanced in the future and give us a fightingchance against international competitors,the government’s priority must now shift toeconomic growth and global competitiveness.Our prosperity depends on Canadianbusiness winning in the global marketplace.”KPMG

“The major tax changes contained in thebudget include increasing the annual TFSAlimit to $10,000 (from $5,500) beginning in2015, relaxing the annual RRIF withdrawallimits, reducing the small business taxrate to 9% (from 11%) over four years, andextending the accelerated 50% CCA rate formanufacturing and processing machineryand equipment for another 10 years.”¾

By Cory [email protected]

Following the recent release of the federalbudget, the Burnaby Board of Trade hosteda roundtable with the Honourable KevinSorenson, MP (Minister of State – Finance)and the Honourable Alice Wong (Minister ofState – Seniors), to provide businesses andcommunity leaders with the opportunitydiscuss and learn more about details withinthe budget.

The BBOT regularly connects withgovernment officials to help bridge the gapbetween businesses and government at alllevels. We provide our members with uniqueaccess to policy makers from across thepolitical spectrum to ensure they have themost up to date information on the policiesand decisions that affect them.¾

BBOTHolds Roundtable with HonourableMinsters Kevin Sorenson andAliceWong

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This year’s Jane’sWalkswere a hit with local resi-dents, who strolled throughBurnaby with volunteerguides, including the mayor.

Jane’sWalk is an annualworldwide event on May 1,2, and 3, when local resi-dents walk together, exploretheir communities and getto know their neighbours.

Mayor Derek Corriganled a walk on Friday, May1, through the Metrotownarea.The Heights Neigh-bourhood Association alsoheld a walk the followingday, andTourism Burnabyis still leading walks throughCentral Park on Fridaysthroughout May. (Just meetat Patterson SkyTrain atnoon to join.The walk takesroughly one hour.)Margi Manifold, from

the neighbourhood associ-ation, said this year’s eventwent well and about 25 peo-ple showed up.They walked

through the Heights andeven intoVancouver a bit,looking at views and her-itage homes in the neigh-bourhood.

The movement is to hon-our Jane Jacobs, an urbanplanner and activist, andanyone can organize a walk.For more on the movementgo to janeswalk.org.

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The folks at FairVoteCanada are hosting a paneldiscussion at the Bob PrittieMetrotown library branchonWednesday, May 20 totalk about electoral reform,mainly proportional repre-sentation.

The event is from 7 to8:30 p.m. Proportional rep-resentation, as opposed toour current first-past-the-post system, is a method oftabulating votes that moreaccurately reflects how peo-ple vote at the polls.

Speakers include LiberalMP JoyceMurray, Burn-aby MP Kennedy Stewart,andWes Regan, a Green

candidate.The event is free,and there’s no need to regis-ter.The library branch is at6100Willingdon Ave.

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The folks at BurnabyFood First have been busythis summer with tonsof workshops, and sincethey’re incredibly popular,I wanted to let you knowabout this new event thegroup just announced. OnMonday, June 1, Burn-aby Food First is hosting afree beekeeping workshopwith Jaycee Clarkson andMarika van Reeuwyk,from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. attheTommy Douglas librarybranch.To sign up for thisworkshop, email [email protected] or callLeanne at 604-618-3581.While you’re at it, I suggestyou sign up for email alertsfrom Burnaby Food First,as their workshops fill upquickly. Email [email protected] to geton the mailing list.

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The Rotaract Club ofBurnaby is long overduefor some recognition fol-lowing a generous donationin April.The club, whichis part of Rotary’s youthbranch, donated $1,000 tothe DixonTransition Soci-ety, which helps women andchildren escaping violencein the home.

“We just wanted to dosomething that would re-ally help out some people inneed, and I think if you helpout women, you are helpingout entire families, so there’sa huge impact there that canspread,” said Craig Fraser,a club volunteer.

Dixon House providesoptions for women fleeingviolence by operating a tran-sition house, as well as sec-ond- and third-stage hous-ing.The Rotaract Club ofBurnaby officially presentedthe donation at the BurnabyNeighbourhood House onApril 13.

The club raised themoney through various

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The streets around cityhall will have a few more cy-clists than normal ridingaround on May 25.

That’s because BurnabyHUB, a charity that rep-resents the local cycling

community, is organizing afive-kilometre ride for BikeDay in Canada.

The second annual eventis a national initiative startedby advocacy group Can-ada Bikes and JohnWeston,the MP forWestVancou-ver-Sunshine Coast-Sea toSky Country.The goal, ac-

cording to Burnaby HUBmember Cathy Griffin, isnot only to celebrate thismode of transportation, butto bring politicians fromall levels of government to-gether and have them strapon a helmet, take part in theride and see firsthand someof the barriers facing local

cyclists.“We’ve invited Mayor

(Derek) Corrigan, all of hiscouncillors, city staff, as wellas Kennedy Stewart.Wewant to get politicians awarethat people are keen and in-terested in cycling,” Griffin,who rides a bike every dayto work, told the NOW.

With the CentralValleyGreenway and the BurnabyMountain urban trail, Grif-fin said Burnaby fares “OK”when it comes to being cy-clist-friendly, but there’s stillwork to be done.

“We’ll have a great path,and then all of a sudden,it ends and you’re on the

road,” she explained. “Fam-ilies really want to get outthere and bike, but if you’renot confident, riding withcars is not the thing youwant to do.”

The city also needs tohave more separated bikepaths and better signage,

A group of Burnaby stu-dents will go on a journey ofmind and body next week,travelling to East Lansing,Mich. for the Odyssey ofthe MindWorld Finals fromMay 20 to 24.

Three local elementaryschools – Glenwood, Buck-ingham and Montecito –qualified for the world com-petition by winning gold lastmonth at the provincial fi-nal.

Odyssey of the Mind isa creative problem-solv-ing program, run in morethan 20 countries world-wide. Each year the compe-tition features five problems.Teams choose one to solve.

This year, Glenwood wasthe division 1 winner for theLoseYour Marbles problem,Buckingham was the divi-sion 1 winner for the Run-awayTrain problem andMontecito was the division2 winner for the LoseYourMarbles problem. Mon-tecito also won the highestaward at the competition,the Ranatra Fusca, for out-standing creativity.

All three schools qualifiedfor theWorld Finals, andBuckingham and Monte-

cito will make the trip. Formore information about theprogram, visit www.odysseyofthemind.com.

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Going to school will soonbe within reach for a fewmore kids in India’s Punjabregion thanks to a BurnabySouth Grade 12 student.

A trip to Nicaragua withFree the Children last sum-mer impressed on RobynSahota the importance ofaccessible schools for kidsin developing countries, sothis year she set out to raise$10,000 for a Free the Chil-dren school project in In-dia – her parents’ country oforigin.

Earlier this month, the17-year-old hosted a fund-raising dinner and danceatVancouver’s FraserViewHall, featuring Free theChildren speaker PavanThind, a henna booth,50/50 draw and silent auc-tion. Between that eventand online donations,Sahota more than doubledher fundraising goal, collect-ing $21,000 for the schoolproject.

EN FRANCAIS SI’LVOUS

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Seven Burnaby students

took home top awards atthe provincial finals of theannual Canadian Parentsfor French public speak-ing competition, Concoursd’art oratoire.

Of 10,000 B.C. stu-dents who competed in theFrench-language competi-tion at the school and dis-trict level, 19 Burnaby stu-dents moved on to theprovincial finals.

There, École Aubrey El-ementary’s Averi Duer-ichen captured first placein the Grade 6 early im-mersion category with aspeech titled “Les secretsdes parcs aquatiques,” andÉcole Moscrop Secondary’sJoanne Kim won secondplace in the Grade 8 Fran-cophone division with “Lesdroits des femmes,” whileÉcole Cariboo Hill Second-ary’s Nikita May took thirdplace in the Grade 10 Fran-cophone category for “Lesattaques des groupes ex-trémistes islamiques.”

Among senior com-petitors, École Burn-aby North Secondary’sSophia Luo earned topspot in Grade 11/12 coreFrench for “Pourquoi ap-prendre une autre langue?”while Cariboo Hill’s Shi-vamBhayana was runnerup in Grade 12 late immer-sion with “Les oléoducs.”

Third place honours wentto Moscrop’s WassimKhelifi in the Grade 11/12Francophone category for“L’effet psychologique dela musique sur les adoles-cents” and École Alpha Sec-ondary’s Hamish Clin-ton in Grade 11 Immersionfor “L’effet du témoin.”For more information, visitwww.cpf.bc.ca.

TEACHERS’ ESSAY

CONTESTWINNERS

Two Moscrop Second-ary students earned prizesof $500 each in the annualBurnabyTeachers’ Associa-

tion essay contest.Grade 12 student Me-

lissa Zapiola and Grade 11student Toko Peters wontop honours with essays ti-tled “Breaking the Cycle”and “Children Raised byPoverty” respectively.

This year’s questionposed by the local teachers’union was “How does childpoverty impact students inthe B.C. education system?”Another Moscrop Grade 12student,Bill Kou, earnedan honourable mentionand a $50 gift certificate forhis response, “MaywoodSchool Community,” while

Burnaby South Grade 12student Dashae Geddeswas rewarded with the samefor “Poverty in British Co-lumbia.”

CORRECTION

Former Burnaby FirstCoalition trustee candidateHeather Leung was not atrustee candidate in 2011for Burnaby Parents’Voiceas reported in the May 1edition of the NOW. Le-ung was the president andspokesperson for that civicparty.

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Hossack, an exhibitionthat’s part of the CapturePhotography Festival, atNikkei National Museum,6688 Southoaks Cres.,examining places of powerand persecution and theexperiences ofJapanese-Canadians living in B.C.during the SecondWorldWar. Info: centre.nikkeiplace.org. Open Tuesday toSunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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LauraWidmer: Face to

Face, a BurnabyArt Galleryoff-site exhibition featuringthework of award-winningprintmaker LauraWidmer,at the McGill branch ofBurnaby Public Library,4595Albert St. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

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Scott Massey: UnstableGround, presented as partof the Capture PhotographyFestival at BurnabyArtGallery, 6344 Deer LakeAve.Info: 604-297-4422 orwww.

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ABoy and a Girl, concertbyVanDeca Choir at 7:30p.m. at Knox PresbyterianChurch, Sapperton, $20 atthe door or $15 in advance.Kids are free. Receptionincluded catered byGreensand Beans. Info: www.vandecachoir.com.

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Stand-up comedy shows,Wednesday nights at 7:30

at La Fontana Caffe, 3701Hastings St., Burnaby,featuring amateur andprofessional comics,hosted by award-winningcounselor/stand-up comicDavid Granirer and hiscolleagueAl Hassam. Free,drop in.

Newcomers’ Choir, meetsSaturdays from 3 to 4 p.m.at Edmonds CommunityCentre, 7433 Edmonds St.,Burnaby, Room 212, 3 to4 p.m. For all whowant to

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Enjoy singing? BurnabyHospital Choir is lookingfor sopranos and altos tosing light, variedmusic.Rehearsals Tuesdays, 7 to 9p.m. at Gordon PresbyterianChurch, 7457 Edmonds St.,Burnaby. Call 604-298-4843or 604-434-9737.

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Griffin said. Riding onbridges is another concernfor her, as some have just a“skinny plastic pole” to sep-arate cars from cyclists.

“Part of that relates to,the city doesn’t own thebridges; it’s the province, sothey can’t touch the bridgesand the province isn’t inter-ested in spending $75,000,”

she pointed out.The dialogue munic-

ipalities are having witheach other also needs to beclearer, Griffin noted, be-cause what’s happeningelsewhere doesn’t alwaysperfectly align with whatBurnaby’s doing.

“We’re all volunteers,right? So unless we ask,‘What are they doing out inSurrey?’ or ‘What are they

doing out in Coquitlam?’we don’t really know what’sgoing on.”

The ride, which has asquare-shaped route, startsat 4:30 p.m. on Monday,May 25 at city hall. Cy-clists will go west on DeerLake Parkway, north onWayburne, east on Hard-wick and Sprott, and southon Kensington back to cityhall.

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When container springbulbs are over and storedaway or planted out in thegarden, the vacant pots theyleft are a chance for a heart-gladdening display of co-lourful summer bulbs andtubers.

Some, such as begoniasand dahlias, flower repeat-edly once they start whileothers such as acidantheraand Pineapple Lily keepblooming for many weeks.Agapanthus is not outstand-ingly long-flowered at first,but its usually blue bloomsare spectacular and their tallseedheads are pretty in win-ter vases.

When it’s kept happywith rich feeding, waterand bonemeal, its tubersincrease into large masseswhich in time producemasses of blooms. Agapan-thus is well-suited to con-tainers because it well-tol-erates being potbound. Butall the evergreen kinds aretender, and should be takeninside for winter.

There are hardier decid-uous amaryllis but the vari-ety I grew was much smallerthan evergreen amaryl-lis but hardy overwinter inzone 7. My experience waswith Cally Hardy mix (seedfrom www.chilternseeds.co.uk)

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around the pot and they’resafe for a couple of sea-sons.That’s why aside fromtheir huge range of coloursand shapes, the smaller typecontainerized dahlias arecarefree as well as gladsomeonce they start blooming.

But big dahlias like thedinner-plate varieties, dotend to drape their leavesdown the sides unless youimprison them with tomatocages.

Like agapanthus, dahliasenjoy a sunny spot and lovesoil amended with compostor low-nitrogen fertilizer.They need a lot of watertoo especially since contain-ers tend to dry out quickly.Given this, the tubers en-large into very impressiveclumps quite fast.

The colours and shapesof dahlias are incredibly var-ied from solid reds, yellows,whites and pinks to verybusy mixes and matches likeyellow-tipped reds or apri-cot and pink blushes andones that shout across a gar-den such as the blood-redwine and white of the din-ner-plate dahlia ‘Tartan.’

People challenged by con-tainers in shady places willfind begonias the ideal plantfor their situation. Begoniasneed shade.You’ll be ad-vised to start your begonia

several weeks before frost.That’s good advice – whenyou’re dealing with a be-gonia that’s already a long-time friend.

But when you’re goingto acquire a new begonia,it’s useful to choose one al-ready in flower so you avoidcolour surprises.That’s be-cause when treated well, be-gonias are a very long-lived

plant which can be storedyear after year, encouragedto sprout early and afterfrost put back in its summerhome.

Begonias always springlate into flower, but af-ter that they don’t stop un-til frost.

Callas are more populareach year and now they’reappearing in a variety of co-

lours. Also people have dis-covered this plant’s love forshade.They also love mois-ture and protection in win-ter.The coloured callas areespecially tender.

There is a larger, sturdierwhite-flowered calla whichcan be hardy on the coast ina warm, sheltered place.

One easy and inexpensivesummer bulb is acidanthera.

It looks like a white narcis-sus with a splashy wine-redthroat, is hugely fragrantand flowers for ages. Dur-ing winter its corms canbe stored in mesh bags likenarcissus.

Anne Marrison is happy toanswer garden questions.Sendthem to her via [email protected]. Include your city orregion.

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Summercolours:Begoniasarebest forpots in shadyareas. Theyalways flower into late springandafter that theydon’t stopuntil frost.PHOTOTHINKSTOCK

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ESL Reading Circle, BobPrittie Metrotown librarybranch, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.Practise your Englishreading skills in an informaldiscussion group led by alibrarian. Books supplied,and discussion to follow.Group meets every secondThursday until July 30. Free,but registration is required:604-436-5400.

FRIDAY, MAY22

Gilmore Community School,Country Carnival, 4 to9 p.m., at 50 S. GilmoreAve. Features a barbecue,carnival games, lemonadestand, live cow milking, dunktank, photo booth, bouncy

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SATURDAY,MAY23

Vancouver IkebanaAssociation Spring Show,Japanese floral art fromfour different schools ofstyle on display, from 11 a.m.to 6 p.m. at Alan EmmottCentre, 6650 SouthoaksCres. Visit from the ConsulGeneral of Japan at 11 a.m.Admission by donation.

SATURDAY,MAY30

Eagle Creek and communitycleanup day, 10 a.m. to 2p.m., hosted by GreystoneVillage Tenants Association(Metro Vancouver HousingCorporation) and EagleCreek StreamkeepersSociety at Greystone

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Burnaby Cactus andSucculent Society’sannual plant sale, 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., Royal SquareMall, 800 McBride Ave.,New Westminster. Info:[email protected].

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Inclusion Festival, noon to4 p.m., Ernie Winch Park,7680 15th St. Multiculturalevent with arts, crafts, facepainting, snacks, music,dancing and more.

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the Edmonds area. Meetat Patterson SkyTrainstation at 11 a.m. Hostedby HUB, a non-profitsociety promoting cycling.Participants must wear ahelmet and have a bike bell.Children under 16 years oldmust be accompanied by aguardian. Bring a snack andwater.

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The Central Park HorseshoeClub meets everyWednesday evening from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. for a free funnight of horseshoe pitching.Everyone welcome. For moreinformation, phone Jim at604-553-3316.

Compassionate Friends,grief support group forparents who have lostchildren, meets on the lastWednesday of each month

at 7 p.m. at the SouthBurnaby United Church Hall,7591 Gray Ave.

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Three former BurnabyMinor Hockey Associationplayers capped off a greathockey season just one winaway from the Royal BankCup.

The three – Roshen Jas-wal, Marco Romano andMatthewVela – recentlyhelped the Fort FrancesLakers of Ontario’s Supe-rior International JuniorA Hockey League to thechampionship final of theDudley Hewitt Cup.

Fort Frances lost thecup final to Northern On-tario Junior Hockey Leaguechampion SooThunder-birds 3-2.

Romano, who played withthe junior B GrandviewSteelers last season, scoreda pair of goals in Cup playfor the Lakers, including theopening goal in a 2-1 winover theToronto Patriotsand a 6-4 victory over thePatriots in semifinal play.

Romano scored six goalsand had 15 points in 28 reg-ular-season games. He alsorecorded six points in theplayoffs for the Lakers.

Jaswell, a 6-3 defence-man, had a pair of assistsin Fort Frances’ 6-3 loss totheThunderbirds in round-robin play.

Vela scored a game-win-ning goal in the first gameof a six-game playoff serieswin over the Dryden GMIce Dogs to win the Supe-rior International league’sBill Salonen Cup.

Vela, who was tradedfrom NorthVancouver inthe Pacific Jr.B league in anoff-season deal, garnered29 points in league play, in-cluding 15 goals in his firstseason of junior A.

Fort Frances also won theregular season trophy with arecord of 43-11-0-2.

The SooThunderbirdsrepresented the Centralconference at the Cana-dian Junior A championshipRoyal Bank Cup, finishingwith an 0-4 record.

Current Burnaby MHAmidget AAA head coach,Cleave Astle, coached allthree Burnaby players andcouldn’t be much prouder.

“These guys believed inthemselves and travelled along way to ‘live the dream.’They’ve become excep-tional athletes and even bet-ter young men,” said Astlein a BMHA press release.

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Colorado Mesa University’s one-woman rep-resentation at the NCAA Division II nationaloutdoor track and field championships is look-ing to come home with a triple.

Burnaby’sWhitney Rowe qualified for the up-coming Div. II nationals this week in Allendale,Michigan in three events and would like noth-ing better than to earn All-American honours inall of them, including the women’s 100 and 200metres and long jump.

The Burnaby Mountain grad qualified for thenationals first overall at the recent South Cen-tral region championships in the 200m with atime of 23.81. Rowe also placed runner-up inthe other two events with an 11.59 time in thesprint and a program-record leap of 6.10 metresin the field event to earn all-region honours inall three disciplines.

“It’s going to be the last time I get to put thisjersey on,” Rowe said from a long-distance callwith the NOW on May 14. “I have nothing tolose. I have worked too hard to second-guessmyself.”

Rowe earned her very first All-American dis-tinction in the 200 at last year’s outdoor cham-pionships. She added a second this seasonindoors, placing third in the 200m, the high-est-ever finish for a Colorado Mesa track athlete.At this week’s nationals, Rowe would like noth-ing better than to add three more such honoursat the outdoor nationals.

She will also be wearing the lucky white sin-glet that she first wore when she accomplishedthe feat.

“I got my All-American in it,” she said. “Ithought, ‘I’m never washing it,’ but ever sinceI’ve been wearing it. I run good in it. It’s beenworking good.”

To say things have worked out for the gradu-ating senior is also understated.

Rowe had to forgo a full-ride scholarship to aDiv. I school out of high school because of un-transferable credits, but has since worked hardto earn her bachelor degree in counselling psy-chology, which she received last weekend.

“I’m fortunate to be where I am,” she said.Now, Rowe is hoping to finish her university

career on the track the same way.“It’s been pretty cool. It’s the highest I’ve

been ranked,” Rowe said, adding the supportshe is getting from her friends and teammates atschool and back home is awesome. “I’m enjoy-ing the experience.”

Since coming into the fledgling athletic pro-gram at the Grand Junction campus, approxi-mately 300 kilometres west of Denver, Rowe haswritten her own record book many times over inher choice of events.

Rowe leaves the program with eight indoorand outdoor school records, including sevennew ones this season. Her best time in the 100mis 11.56 and 23.74 in the 200m. She also owns a

share of the program’s 4x100m relay mark.The Burnaby sprinter will be coming into the

nationals ranked seventh overall in both sprintsand eighth in the long jump. She needs a top-eight finish to earn the All-American standard.

“I’m confident I can do it. I’m definitelyready. I’m looking forward to next weekend,”she said.

Burnaby Mountain grad hopes to add three more All-American honours to her mantel

All-American:Burnaby’sWhitneyRowewill beendingher collegiate career atColoradoMesaUniversity at theNCAADivision II nationals thisweekend. PHOTOCOURTESYCOLORADOMESAATHLETICS

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The Burnaby Lakers may haveawoken a sleeping giant at theirB.C. Junior Lacrosse Leaguematchup with Delta.

The last-placed Lakers playedone of their strongest periods of la-crosse this season but finished withtwo of their weakest en route to a19-11 loss to the first-place Island-ers.

The junior Lakers bombed Deltastarting goalie Matt Keith with sixgoals in the opening 12 minutes ofplay and added another three onbackup Cam Overby to lead the

first period 9-5 at the Bill CopelandSports Centre on Sunday.

But Keith returned to start themiddle period and showed few illeffects of shellshock, allowing justone goal early in the frame on RyanVogrig’s hat trick goal at 5:37.

Keith stoned the Lakers the restof the way, kicking out 34 saves,while the offensive did the rest, out-scoring their Burnaby hosts 14-2 inthe final two periods for the Island-ers sixth consecutive victory with-out a defeat.

Aged-up intermediate starTreLeclaire led the visiting Islanderswith a career-high 11 points, in-cluding nine assists.

“In the first period we were allover the floor.We rocked theirgoalie but when he came back hewas a whole new player,” said the20-year-oldVogrig.

Delta scored in the openingminute of the second period andtallied four more times in a sev-en-minute span to knot the contestat 10-10 with half the game still toplay.

Burnaby’s star righthanderTylerVogrig fell to the floor in a freak ac-cident with Aidan Milburn and aDelta defender and had to leave thegame under his own power withwhat appeared to be a knee injury.

The Islanders took advantage

and potted four more goals in fourminutes to take the lead 14-10.

Without last season’s rookie ofthe year on the floor, Burnaby’s at-tack got fewer looks at the Deltagoal for the remainder of the game.

AdamWagner got Burnaby’s fi-nal goal of the game in the thirdperiod.

Delta outshot Burnaby 70-48 inthe wide open contest.

The Lakers fell to 1-6 with theloss.

“The big part is our ball posses-sion,” said Ryan, who was playingin his second game since returning

Inconsistent juniorsdropfourth inarow

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Western Hockey Leagueclubs picked up six BurnabyWinter Club players at theannual junior entry draft inCalgary on May 7.

Gianni Fairbrother wasthe first AAA bantam Bruinchosen, falling in the fourthround to the Everett Sil-vertips with the 80th over-all pick.

The scouting report onthe 5-8 defenceman wasFairbrother is “very mobile,very intelligent and movesthe puck out of the zone ina hurry.”

Baxter Anderson of Burn-aby was also picked up inthe fourth round by Medi-cine Hat with the 83rd pickof the draft.

Justyn Gurney was pickedup next by Calgary in thesixth round at 117, whileLiam Ryan of NewWest-minster went one roundlater at 139 to the PrinceGeorge Cougars.

Ilijah Colina was draftedby Portland with the 171stpick in the eighth round.Sean Gulka was taken byVictoria in Round 9 at 182.

The Spokane Chiefs tookDelta high school academyskaterTy Smith with thefirst overall pick of the draft.Tyler Popowich of Sur-rey went third overall to theVancouver Giants.

The North ShoreWin-ter Club placed three skat-ers among the top 11 spotsin the draft, including LukeBurzan of NorthVancouverat sixth overall to the MooseJawWarriors.

BWCplacesix indraft

Laker leadsallJr. scoringfrom NCAA Division IIWingate Univer-sity. “We do have a younger team than lastyear, but we’re starting to build as a team.This game really taught us what we have towork at.”

Aidan Milburn led the Lakers with a goaland four assists, whileTyler Kirkby chippedin with four points, including an underhandwhip shot that drove Keith from the net inthe opening period.

Last week, Burnaby also dropped a 13-10 decision to the Saints in Port Coquitlam,but the final score was not wholly indicativeof the run of play.

The Lakers trailed 13-4 at one stage of

the third period before rattling off six un-answered markers to make the score some-what respectable.

Mitch McDole and Kirby led the Lakerswith five-point outings. Milburn andTylerVogrig both collected hat tricks in the lossto PoCo.

Milburn currently leads the league inscoring with 19 goals and 35 total points.

Burnaby has a difficult week ahead ofthem.

OnWednesday, the Lakers take on the ju-nior Adanacs in Coquitlam. Burnaby willalso travel toVictoria on Saturday for a datewith the second-place junior Shamrocks atthe Q Centre.

Continued frompage35

Socializing:SFU, indark, enjoyeda fieldhockeymatchagainstBurnabyFarmduring theannualVancouver International TournamentatBurnabyLake lastweekend. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

Springhockey time:TheVipers, inmaroon, tookon theBears at thePowerEdgeProShowcasehockeytournamentat theBurnabyWinterClub lastweekend.PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

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Lindsey Butterworthwill lead five Simon FraserUniversity athletes to theNCAA Division II nationaltrack and field champion-ships this week.

Butterworth, the na-tion-leading and pre-racefavourite Clan middle dis-tance runner, will competein just one of two strongevents at the outdoor cham-pionships in Allendale,Michigan from May 21 to23.

Butterworth ran the fast-est 800 metres this sea-son, clocking a 2:04.11 ina qualifying race earlier thismonth. Her time was nearlythree seconds faster thanher next closest competitor.

Butterworth is alsoranked second in the nationin the 1,500m.

But because of the close-ness between the two eventsand the heats involved, But-terworth will concentratesolely on winning at 800m.

“We are not in contentionfor a team title because wedon’t have the bodies, so myfocus is on what’s best forthe athlete, and it is best forLindsey to choose one eventto try to win a national ti-tle and the 800 is her bestevent,” said SFU headcoach BritTownsend in aschool press release. “The1,500m final is an hour be-fore the 800 final so that is alot of stress on the body.”

Butterworth also madethe qualifying standard torepresent Canada at theWorld Student Games.

Jennifer Johnson will joinButterworth on the wom-en’s team at the nationals.

The SFU grad student

will run in the 5,000m,where she enters the raceranked fourth overall.

Nationally ranked middledistance runners CameronProceviat,TravisVugteveenand Marc-Antoine Rouleauwill make up the Clan maleentries at the nats.

Proceviat goes into thenationals ranked seventh inthe 800m, with a person-al-best time of 1:49.64 thisseason.

Vugteveen and Rou-leau will both compete inthe 1,500m, where they areranked 10th and 16th, re-spectively.

Other SFU athletes justmissed out on an invitationto the nationals.

Oliver Jorgensen, who lastyear as a freshman was thefirst male athlete from SFUto compete at the NCAAtrack championships, didnot earn an invite this sea-son.

Freshman long jumperVladislavTsygankov alsomissed the cut, despite leap-ing a season-best 7.37 me-tres.Tsygankov’s best wasjust five centimetres short ofthe entry distance.

The SFU women’s4x400m relay team alsomisssed out.

The Clan’s best time of3:45.64 was just short of the18th-ranked Academy ofArt team that eked out thefinal placement at the na-tionals, with a season-best3:45.08 clocking.

“In any other year ourtime would have been goodenough to make nationals,but the calibre of athletescompeting this year is somuch stronger than in pastyears.We are really talkingabout .6 of a second,” saidTownsend.

ClanfreshmanmedalatU.S. juniornationals

Simon Fraser Univer-sity red-shirt freshmanMalloryVelte won herfirst national wrestling ti-tle at the U.S.A. juniornationals.

Velte defeated defend-ing champion Alexis Por-ter of McKendree Uni-versity in the women’s63-kilogram final, earningher a berth at the JuniorWorld Championships inBrazil in August.

Velte won her first fourmatches to advance to the

best-of-three champion-ship final against Porter.

The Clan wrestler waspinned in the openingbout by the 2014 U.S. ju-nior world team member.

Velte took the next twomatches 3-3 and 6-4 togain the national title.

Another first-year Clanwrestler Francesca Gior-gio also earned a medal atthe junior nationals, tak-ing a bronze at 59kg at

the national meet in Ir-ving,Texas.

Giorgio won her firstthree bouts before los-ing to eventual championKayla Miracle of Ken-tucky, who is ranked thirdin the world at her weight.

Giorgio settled for thethird-place medal follow-ing a 5-2 decision overNatalia Hinojo of Okla-homa City.

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Balsamic Vinegar500ml ................................................$399/ea.

Santa Cruz

Organic Iced Tea Lemonade946ml ..................................... 2 for $500

BAKERY

MEAT

604-521-2883

7815 KingswayBURNABY

RGROCERY

LFMLANGLEY FARMMARKET

For fresh and quality foods

NEW STORE HOURS:MONDAY TO SUNDAY 8:30AM TO 9:00PM

HOLIDAY 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM

For Freshness and Quality you can count on!

PRODUCE

$13.18/kg.....................................$599/lb.Fresh Outside Round Steak (Cut From Grade AA Beef)

$12.08/kg.....................................$549/lb.Fresh Outside Round Roast (Cut From Grade AA Beef)

$12.08/kg.......................................$549/lb.Fresh Chicken Breast Portion (Boneless & Skinless)

Prosciutto Salami100g .............................................................$199 Edam Cheese

100g .............................................................$149

GREEN CABBAGEProduct Of CALIFORNIA $1.08 KG

49¢/lb.

PINEAPPLEProduct Of HAWAII

2 for$500

Garlic Herb Bread500g .............................................$229/ea.

White Sub Buns500g ..........................................$169/ea.

Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies300g ...............................................$249/ea.

Freybe

Sundried Tomato Turkey100g ............................................................$188

YELLOW NECTARINEProduct Of CALIFORNIA $3.70 KG

$168/lb.

BCWHITE NUGGET POTATONEW CROP

Product Of BC $2.18 KG

99¢/lb.

BC GRAPE TOMATOCLAMSHELL 10 OZ

Product Of BC

2 for$400

FUJI APPLEProduct Of U.S.A. $1.74 KG

79¢/lb.

burnaby now may 20 2015

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