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Annual bird count yields no surprisesMario [email protected]

By bird standards, 2013 was a pretty unremarkable year.

George Clulow, the president of the British Columbia Field Ornithologists, and the organizer of Burnabys annual Christmas bird count, said this years tally didnt turn up any rare species or unexpected surprises.

Three teams of birders surveyed the areas around Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake on Dec. 15 and counted 58 species, down slightly from the 10-year average of 59.

We managed to find most of our regular birds, the ones wed expect to find, said Clulow.

Thats partly due to the milder weather that followed a cold snap earlier in the month, thawing parts of the lakes that had frozen over so waterfowl like ducks could return to their regular habitats.

Clulow said recent counts have noted a steady increase in Annas hummingbirds settling in the Lower Mainland. Once native to California, the little non-migratory birds have expanded their territory north due to the increasing popularity of feeders, gardeners planting winter flowering plants and climate change.

In todays paper, the NewsLeader catches up with a few familiarand perhaps to some, unfamiliarfaces to find out Where are they now? The first is Gary Begin, who served 12 years on Burnaby city council, after 15 years on school board.

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Grey-weather weekends in November can be a downer, and one in 2008 was shaping up to be real depressing for Gary Begin.

The former city councillor lost in the civic election after serving 12 years on the job.

Begin had also served 15 before that on school board, running with the Burnaby Voters Association and later, Team Burnaby. But on Nov. 15, 2008, Begin finished ninth in the municipal election as the Burnaby Citizens Association got its first of two sweeps of all eight council seats.

It was disappointing because I really felt I was able to make a contribution, says Begin, 71.

The election result rubbed salt in a wound opened earlier in the campaign when Shell told him he had to close the gas station he owned in Surrey because Guildford Mall wanted the land back.

All that was hanging around the election. It was not a nice time, says Begin.

He woke up Nov. 16 not only needing to collect lawn signs but also having to hand over the keys to his gas station.

Hed lost his business and hed

lost his spot on council. He was devastated. All of a sudden an extremely busy

guy was faced with the prospect of nothing to do, not to mention a reduced cash flow.

But that day the phone rang. On the other end was Burnaby

North MLA Richard Lee offering more than just condolences for his election loss. Lee needed an assistant for his constituency office and asked Begin if hed like the job.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Begin began new life after election defeatBegin began new life following defeat

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERLyle Chase prepares to launch his octocopter that he calls Hashtag at the Burnaby Lake Hoods Up Flyers club on Saturday. Chase designed the eight-prop helicopter.

see BIRD COUNT, A4

Please see BEGINS NEW CAREER, A3

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The technologically challenged septuagenarian-to-be reminded Lee he knew nothing about a computer. Oh, youll love it, said Lee.

As he locked the gas station door for the last time, a new door opened.

It was just like thatboom! recalls Begin with his trademark twinkle in his eye and a wide smile.

Working with Lee allows Begin to continue to help people out, albeit in a much more under-the-radar manner. That was five years ago and hes still loving it.

When Lee isnt available to attend community events, Begin frequently fills in and thats where his background comes in handy.

I was a community activist and I can share some of that with Richard and get out into the community for him, he says. This job, when people call me about city things I know exactly where to send them to.

As an elected official Begin made decisions. As an employee of a politician, he puts forward options for his boss to make the decisions. I always

remember that. And hes improved his computer skills.

Ive learned how to turn it on and do the entries, but dont ask me to open a file, says Begin with a ton of paper files piled around his desk.

Begin continued to live in Burnaby in the Forglen area for two years after he lost the election but then he and his wife moved to Tsawwassen to be close to their sons family. Although hes no longer a resident, Begin is still a big part of the Burnaby community. He is chair of

the St. Michaels Centre and Hospice board of directors and he works with LArche Canada, which has

homes for developmentally disabled adults next door to St. Michaels. He continues to read to children at

Edmonds community school where he started a program in 2000.

As well, Begin is a big part of the congregation at South Burnaby United, where he is a lay minister. I still marry and bury people.

Begin has promised Lee hell stick around until the next provincial election in 2017 and has become philosophical about his life-changing weekend in November 2008.

Whatever it was I had [to give to Burnaby] I gave it my best shot.

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GRANT GRANGER/NEWSLEADERFormer city councillor Gary Begin may feel out of his depth around computers, but when it comes to connecting with the community, he feels very much at home.

Mario [email protected]

Five years ago Michel Laberge was a mad scientist with a dream of holding the power of the sun in his hands.

Today he leads a team of 65 people, many of them top physicists and scientists from around the world, all pursuing the same seemingly impossible dream, to build the first prototype nuclear fusion reactor. If theyre successful, nuclear fusion could be the answer to the worlds energy problems, providing a perpetual source of cheap power with no greenhouse gases, and no radioactive waste that lasts for 10,000 years.

Theyve all been attracted to the nondescript industrial complex near Lougheed Highway by the chance to profoundly change the world. And by the injection of $45 million in private

venture capital and another $10 million in government funding.

General Fusion now occupies three units in the complex, and its signage has been upgraded from a yellow Post-It note stuck to the front door to an actual logo painted on the glass, but its otherwise hard to tell potentially world-changing work is going on behind the blue-and-grey concrete and steel facade.

We spend our money on technology and people, said Michael Delage, VP of strategy and corporate development for General Fusion. At this stage the most important thing is to be able to advance the technology.

And advancing it is. From a handful of scaled-

down components scattered on the concrete floor, the team has progressed to two small working prototypes of plasma injectors and a fully functional piston

compression system that consists of dozens of giant pistons jutting from a central core.

Small is a relative term. The injectors are as big as a living room and the array of pistons tower over a visitor. A full-size prototype fusion reactor would

require a facility covering at least 100,000 square feet and many storeys tall, said Delage.

The team has also earned the attention and respect of the scientific community.

Lots of people think Im nuts, said Laberge five years

ago. Now hes jetting to fusion conferences, and presenting at the World Energy Congress.

The scientific credibility is critical, said Delage. We get a lot of attention.

That attention includes big-money investors like Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon; and Cenovus, a Canadian energy company. Theres a huge potential return if you can be the first to deliver fusion energy to the world, said Delage.

Every day the physicists and scientists conduct computer simulations and test runs. Eventually, theyll proceed with construction of a prototype to create fusion.

We have to know when we build the prototype, it will work, said Delage, who hinted 2014 could be pivotal for General Fusion. This is pushing into a lot of unknown territory.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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Similarly, Clulow said he suspects milder winter weather is keeping finches like siskins, crossbills and evening grosbeaks from making the flight to the Lower Mainland from their northerly habitat.

They dont always show up, said Clulow, whose teams counted few finches compared to 700 last year.

The data from Burnabys bird count will be added to a regional report that is then submitted to Bird Studies Canada as well as the National Audubon Society.

Its there that long-term trends and changes in bird populations become apparent, said Clulow.

Its when habitat changes are taking place that you see big changes in bird counts, said Clulow.

Burnaby fire fighters will be chipping Christmas trees at No. 1 hall, 4867 Sperling Ave., on Sunday, Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Theyll also be serving up hot dogs, pop and showing off some of their equipment. Proceeds from the event go to the Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society.

You can also recycle your Christmas tree by donating it to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC (WRA). The wildlife rehabilitation centre in Burnaby uses the trees to naturalize enclosures and provide perches for birds. All decorations and tinsel should be removed as they are a choking hazard. Trees can be dropped outside the WRA Care Centre at 5216 Glencarin Dr. For more information call 604 526 2747 or visit www.wildliferescue.ca.

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GENERAL INFORMATION ALTERNATE PROGRAMSRETURNING STUDENTSIf your child was in an SD No. 40 (New Westminster) school last year, s/he is automatically registered at the same school s/he attended last year in the next grade, as noted on her/his report card.

NEW STUDENTS: KINDERGARTENChildren who were born in 2009 are eligible to begin school in September 2014. Kindergarten registration for the 2014/15 school year begins on Monday, January 13th at elementary schools.

All elementary schools have exclusively FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN programs.

All Kindergarten students register at their neighbourhood school, even if they have applied for Programs of Choice. At the time of registration, please bring the following original documents: the childs birth certificate, immunization record, health care card, parents citizenship, proof of parent/guardianship, and two current proofs of residence. You may also need proof of legal status in Canada (see http://www.sd40.bc.ca for info). Contact the School Board Office to find out your neighbourhood school (see contact information above).

NEW STUDENTS: ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE All new students register FIRST at their neighbourhood school. At the time of registration, please bring the following original documents: the childs birth certificate, immunization record, health care card, parents citizenship, proof of parent/guardianship, and two current proofs of residence. You may also need proof of legal status in Canada (see http://www.sd40.bc.cafor info). Applications from new students are date and time stamped to be accommodated in order of:

1. In-CatchmentApplications are now accepted to enroll for the next school year. Apply at your neighbourhood school between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding days schools are closed). Students are guaranteed a place in their catchment (neighbourhood) school provided they have registered by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2014.

2. Out-of-Catchment AND In-DistrictOut-of-catchment and in-district students register first at their neighbourhood school. They then fill out a Cross Boundary Form at their neighbourhood school during office hours between 9:30 a.m., Monday, January 27thand Friday, March 14th, at 3:00 p.m. Admission decisions at the desired school may not be made before 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 6th.

3. Out-of-DistrictOut-of-district students apply for admission during office hours between 9:30 a.m., Monday, January 27thand Friday, March 14th, at 3:00 p.m. Admission decisions may not be made before 3:00 p.m., Friday, June 6th.

NEW WESTMINSTER SECONDARY SCHOOL (NWSS) Students not enrolled in NWSS feeder schools may apply to register at NWSS beginning Tuesday, April 1st,9:00 a.m.12:00 noon only and daily thereafter from 9:00 a.m.12:00 noon. Applications for OUT-OF- DISTRICT students are subject to available spaces and resources.

Information Meeting: A session for new students in grades 8 and 9 and their parents will be held on Monday, March 3rd at New Westminster Secondary School, 835 Eighth Street.

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The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program is a rigorous pre-university course of studies that meets the needs of highly motivated secondary students. The IB graduation diploma is recognized world-wide and successfully completed courses can earn university credit. NWSS offers NWSS pre-IB Honours courses

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For more information on the International Baccalaureate Program, call (604) 517-5932 or visit the NWSS IB website at: http://www.sd40.bc.ca/nwss-ib/.

FRENCH IMMERSION/MONTESSORIFor information about the Districts continuous registration process for Programs of Choice, visit our website at http://www.sd40.bc.ca. The link to French Immersion and Montessori is under Programs.

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Registrations for Programs of Choice are accepted at the Columbia Square Office reception, 1001 Columbia Street, 1st Floor. Please bring your childs original birth certificate (with translation, if necessary). For information, call (604) 517-6333.

The west-end Montessori program has Kindergarten at Connaught Heights School and then moves to Lord Tweedsmuir for Grades 1-6. This program will move to Connaught for K-5 when the new middle school opens.

EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION (EFI)

Locations: cole Herbert Spencer (Grades K-5), cole Qayqayt (Grades K-5) and cole Lord Tweedsmuir (Grades K-7).

Information Meeting: cole Lord Tweedsmuir School (1714 Eighth Avenue) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Library on November 6, 2014. This meeting is for parents to learn about the program and decide if it is appropriate for their child. See also http://www.cpf.ca.

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Location: cole Glenbrook Middle School (Grades 6-8).

Information Meeting: cole Glenbrook Middle School (701 Park Crescent) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room on February 12, 2014.

This meeting is for parents and students to learn about Late French Immersion and the application process.

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Locations: Connaught Heights (Kindergarten), Lord Tweedsmuir (Grades 1-6), and Richard McBride (Grades K-5).

Information Meeting: cole Lord Tweedsmuir School (1714 Eighth Avenue) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Library on November 5, 2014. This meeting is for parents to learn about the program and decide if it is appropriate for their child. See also http://www.newwestmontessori.ca.

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This is an academic program to complete Grades 8, 9, and 10 with social and life-skills support for students 13 to 15 years of age. The program provides a transition to regular or alternate secondary school programs.

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POWER (Planning, Ownership, Work, Education, Respect)Location: 1001 Columbia Street.

This secondary school completion program for youth 16 to 18 years of age offers self-paced and classroom courses, one-on-one tutoring, grade 12 graduation (Dogwood), work experience and job-search skills, field trips and outdoor activities and personal counselling.

Second term intakes will occur the week of January 6, 2014.

For more information call (604) 517-6159 or visit the POWER website at http://district.sd40.bc.ca/power/about.

SIGMALocation: 835 Eighth Street.

The Sigma Program (located inside New Westminster Secondary School) is for youth aged 16 - 18. A variety of grade 10, 11, and 12 courses are offered leading to a BC Dogwood Graduation. Sigma is a semestered school with structured classes, one-on-one instruction, individualized programming, and personal student support.

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Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination.

Two years ago Burnaby furniture designer Celina Dalrymple had the crazy notion of building a special bejewelled green and black velvet chair for her musical muse, Lady Gaga. She set out to connect with the right people who might be able to help her present the chair to the flamboyant performer as a gift.

Dalrymple still has the chair. But her quest has taken her

creativity in new directions, including a collaboration with a renowned fashion designer to rock stars.

From her drafting table in her south Burnaby studio, Fabulous Furnishings, Dalrymple designs and builds stylish and tasteful sofas, chairs, loungers for clients across Metro Vancouver.

The Vancouver population is pretty safe, she says of their taste in furniture and fabric.

But Dalrymple says shes eager to explore new, funkier aspects of her work. Thats what building the Gaga chair, with its bold, colourful fabrics, gleaming baubles and towering fingers, was all about.

But her two-year frustration at catching the attention of the right people who could help her get the chair to Lady Gaga filled her with self-doubt. Perhaps the chair was too eccentric? Or just not any good?

Among the people Dalrymple contacted to aid her quest was London-based fashion designer Ray Brown, whos created costumes for Lady Gaga, Bon Jovi, Cher, Stevie Nicks. Brown loved her chair, and invited her to visit his studio.

In June Dalrymple boarded a flight to London. She spent 10 days hanging out in his studio,

visiting other design houses, researching fabrics, and sewing techniques.

Hes quite a character, hes a legend himself, she says. We work in the same way, we think the same way.

The experience boosted her confidence, filled her with creative ideas, and opened her eyes to the possibility of taking her work to a global market.

It made me proud, it made me believe in myself, says Dalrymple, whos currently working with Brown on creating rock-inspired furniture pieces for a series of boutiques hes planning to open.

Dalrymple says shes trying to temper her newfound creative impulses. After all, mid-century loungers in tasteful grey still pay the bills.

Im a worker, she says. I just hunker down and live in the moment.

But shes eager to build on what shes learned, and the contacts shes made from her Lady Gaga chair project.

As for making another attempt at delivering the chair when Lady Gagas tour hits Vancouver in May, shes noncommittal. If something happens, it happens. Ill just leave it up to the gods.


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Its difficult to mentally grasp two million of anything, let alone that many human beings.

For most of us, its much easier to imagine two million dollars than that number of people.

Add another layer to this numerical concept human suffering and it goes beyond comprehension, particularly when there is little local context, and the struggle is on the other side of the world.

Actually, the number is far more than two million.

Thats just the growing number of refugees who have fled across the borders of Syria and now live in Jordan, Lebanon and other neighbouring countries.

There are millions more in increasingly desperate straits living in Syria.

Clarity of comprehension improves if youve actually been there, seen it, but then the sense of the sheer immensity of the situation can become utterly overwhelming.

Its almost better not to witness any of it at all. However, that wouldnt be right.

After having spent a week

visiting some of those refugees in Jordan and Lebanon last month, I try not to be overwhelmed by the millions of faceless people that I didnt meet but I know are out there.

Instead, I think mostly of one.Her name is Angeline.She lives in a UN-donated tent,

on a stretch of rocky ground on the outskirts of Irbid, Jordan, with her five siblings and her parents.

When I saw Angeline, shyly standing among the boulders, I thought of my own daughter, Anna, back in Abbotsford.

Their ages arent far apart. Theyd recognize each others hopes and dreams.

But the similarities are painfully few.

For my daughter there is no civil war.

No guns and shooting.No bombing or shelling.No hunger.No fear.No severe limit on choices,

or at least any that seem worth making.

No sense of not belonging, living in a foreign country, with no idea of when it might be possible to return home and what remains when you do.

Its easier to understand Angelines situation, because there is far more to not understand about Syria than there is to fully comprehend the politics, the sectarian hatred and violence, the scarce hope for eventual peace.

Syria is submerged in hows and whys, in a miserable sea of millions of people torn from their homes and normal lives, some barely hanging on to existence, with so many whose frail grip on life will fail.

I try not to think of Angeline too much because, as one aid worker told me when I asked him why he did what he does: It hurts inside when I think about them.

And it should, especially for us here in Canada, and particularly at this time of year.

It reminds us of what we have, and what we take for granted.

Even the less fortunate among us dont have civil war raging around them.

We have so many choices some difficult, some so patently easy, like choosing not to worry about human suffering on a monumental scale on the other side of the world.

Because when we do, it can conjure feelings of guilt, or helplessness, and unfortunately in some, superiority.

Shes just one young girl in a faraway land.

But to me and in a way to all of us she means the world ... if you understand.

Andrew Holota is the editor of the Abbotsford News.

He was in Jordan and Lebanon travelling at the invitation of the

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humanitarian aid to refugees in the region.

Thinking of one face among millions

The turn of the calendar is a good time to assess the year just past, make plans for the year ahead.

One way we try to make that process manageable is by making New Years resolutions.

For many, its almost a rite. For some, its trite.

At the very least, resolutions are good fodder for party conversations.

A recent study by the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology found losing weight to be the top New Years resolution for 2014, followed by getting organized, spending less, enjoying life and staying fit.

Its almost become a clich that gyms, weight rooms, running tracks and swimming pools report some of their busiest traffic in the first days and weeks of the new year as those who have set goals to become leaner, fitter, more active set out to make good.

But by February, more than a third of those resolutions will fall by the wayside. Only 46 per cent of resolutions will be maintained beyond six months.

And by the time we go through this exercise all over again for 2015, only eight per cent of those who made resolutions will have achieved them.

Not the best odds for success.Setting goals gives us

something to work toward. Achieving them gives us a sense of accomplishment and the encouragement to push on to new goals. They propel us forward.

Goals also hold us accountable. They force us to own our failings and, hopefully, learn from them.

Its human nature, to want to know where we stand, to project where we might be headed.

To help you get there, heres some tips to help you achieve your New Years resolutions:

1. Make a plan2. Write it down3. Dont try to do too much too

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The 2014 GMC Acadia Denali is truly a full-size crossover vehicle. Thats right, an eight-pas-senger crossover that is big enough to haul eight adults and still have room to store your gear. Saturday is my usual run around day; picking up things, dropping off people, some of whom I dont know but someone in my family has volunteered me to drive them anyway. You know the kind of day, the one that finds me buying things that we dont need but cant live without, returning things that apparently we can live without, and providing hourly updates to my wife on what I have accom-plished thus far. Hectic and stressful.Well, this particular Saturday I had the Acadia Denali and with a few hours driving this vehicle I was actu-ally relaxed. Luxurious seating and a premium Bose stereo system with steering wheel controls that drowned out all the chatter from the back seats.

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leg room for adults.The steering wheel is leather wrapped with mahogany wood grain trim. It also features a tilt and telescopic steering column. The centre of the dash is the location for the colour touch Radio/Navigation screen with IntelliLink. A 165 mm (6.5) colour touch screen

display, AM/FM stereo with CD player, auxiliary audio input jack, Bluetooth streaming audio, hands free calling, and a rear seat entertainment system. If youre excited about cup holders then hold on to yourself, this vehicle has 12. I know because I had to clean each one. Twelve in an eight-seater, go figure.The Acadia comes standard with driver and front passenger airbags, seat mounted side impact bags and side curtain air bags. Traction control and stability control with roll stability control are also standard. Forward colli-sion alert, lane departure warning, rear cross traffic alert, and side blind zone alert are some of the latest technolo-

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MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER FILEA Burnaby Bulldogs forward is caught in heavy traffic as he battles for position in front of Alaska Arctic Lions goaltender Austin Ryman in the second period of their game at the 51st annual Bantam AAA International Hockey tournament, Saturday at Burnaby Lake Arena. The Bulldogs defeated the Lions 6-0 and also won their other two round-robin games defeating the Ridge Meadows Rustlers 3-2 and Squamish Eagles 7-1. In first round of the playoffs, they were defeated 9-0 by the Burnaby Winter Club Bruins before beating the Eagles again 6-3 to earn another quarter-final matchup with the Bruins where the Winter Club prevailed 8-0. That put the Bruins into a semifinal matchup against Arizona. BWC also won its round-robin division by blanking the Arizona Bobcats 4-0 the San Diego Gulls 6-0 and the Alaska Junior Aces 5-0.

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VERNONEvery level of womens basketball Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe has played at, success has flowed like a sweet three-point arc.

Whether it was earning provincial MVP at B.C. senior AA girls championships with the Kalamalka Lakers, or racking up all kinds of college records on Burnaby Mountain with the Simon Fraser University Clan, she has not only excelled, she has been a game changer.

Raincock-Ekunwe, 21, has taken her act to the professional level with the Esperance Sportive Pully of Switzerlands Ligue Nationale de Basketball A (LNA). The 6-foot-2 forward is playing with the Lausanne-based club on a one-year deal.

Success probably came a little easier for Raincock-Ekunwe in high school, and she has had to work to stay ahead of the curve. She has also had to develop a mean streak, something that is far from natural for the soft-spoken Raincock-Ekunwe.

It takes a lot of commitment to the game to achieve success at higher levels, she said. In the past two years, my competitiveness and aggression in games has really improved. Ive come a long way since high school and my first year of university.

Raincock-Ekunwe ended a four-year career at SFU as an NCAA II All-American after finishing the season first in field goal percentage (65.3), fourth in rebounding (12.4 per game) and third in double-doubles (22).

After just three seasons in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (SFU played in the Canada West Conference her freshman year), she holds the conference record of 63 career double-doubles, as well as the single-game record of 24 rebounds. She

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Those are the kinds of results that get an athlete noticed, and Raincock-Ekunwe soon earned an invite to audition for Team Canada at a camp in Hamilton.

She spent last summer travelling with the national team to France, Czech Republic, Serbia, China and Brazil. She was on the practice roster because the national coaches feel she is undersized to play her customary post position, and are instead asking her to brush up on her perimeter skills.

Its been a huge challenge to develop a three-point shot and improve on my

ball-handling skills, said Raincock-Ekunwe. My perimeter skills have improved but they are still nowhere close to where they need to be.

Theres plenty of incentive with the 2016 Olympics in Brazil looming on the horizon.

I have a lot of work to do improving my game if that is to be a possibility, she said. The women are more experienced, smarter, skilled and athletic.

Playing basketball in Switzerland will help me to continue adapting to the faster pace of international basketball.

Raincock-Ekunwe expects to handle more of an offensive role with Esperance Sportive, who lost in the quarterfinals of both the LNA playoffs and the Swiss Cup last season.

The team carries sponsorship from an Italian restaurant, so players eat for free, which helps augment a modest salary.

For an athlete, its amazing to get paid any amount of money to play the game you love, she beamed.

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Six years ago Keynan Parker was exhilarated by the journey he was about to embark upon. However, the road he took had unexpected twists, turns, bumps and detours, and oddly enough, brought him back home.

As 2008 began, Parker was coming off a fantastic senior season as the star running back and defensive back of Burnabys St. Thomas More Knights.

Not only were Canadian university football programs salivating at the prospect of the son of former B.C. Lions Hall of Fame defensive end James (Quick) Parker joining their squads but so were several south of the border.

Its been kind of up and down, admits Parker of his journey since then.

Although hed been invited to visit other NCAA Division I universities, Parker jumped at the opportunity to join the Oregon State University Beavers after a visit to the Corvallis campus.

Parker headed to Oregon State with dreams of playing before huge crowds. Even though he redshirted his first season there, which preserved a year of eligibility, he felt he had learned a lot about the university game.

When the 2009 season rolled around, Parker was excited to finally begin his collegiate career. But the day before the Beavers left for their season opener against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, he dislocated his shoulder. It was the same shoulder hed injured in the 2007 provincial championship game when the Knights lost to the Holy Cross Crusaders from Surrey.

The shoulder was still wonky when the team began practising again in the spring of 2010 so in the fall when the season started it hadnt been battle tested. The defensive coaches said to him we dont know if youre

ready yet and limited his playing time. Thats when his dream got a reality check.

After that I felt like I got written off, says Parker.Although hed learned a lot in his four years at a

Division I program, Parker decided to return home to play Div. II for the Simon Fraser University Clan.

The last year [of university eligibility], I just wanted to play. Its not even about big school or anything like that. Thats when I decided to come home, says Parker. It was kind of like I need to do something now. If Im only playing special teams [at OSU] is that really enough? If I want to do something I need to go somewhere.

His biggest regret about his NCAA experience was not visiting other university campuses where the programs were interested in him prior to deciding on Oregon State. Although big schools like the University of California and University of North Carolina had come calling, hed gone to Corvallis and loved the campus. Being close to home helped, too.

I liked it so much I didnt want to waver. I look back now and I should have seen

what was out there, he says wistfully.While he contemplated going to SFU, the Montreal

Alouettes drafted him in the sixth round, 42nd overall of the 2012 CFL draft. The news caught him by surprise because his father was never connected to the team and they were so far away from where hed been playing.

I really didnt know what to think. I was curious of how Montreal even knew about me. I was excited Id at least have an opportunity to try out somewhere, says Parker.

He had a rough go of it for awhile in the Als training camp back in June because hed never played Canadian rules. Although Parker thought he had a good camp the Als sent him home.

It was one of the best things that happened to me because it gave me an appreciation for how it can be taken away from you in a second at this level, says Parker. It was a very humbling experience.

Two days after he was sent packing, B.C. Lions player personnel coordinator Neil McEvoy invited him to join the Lions. The next day he was practising at the clubs facility in Surrey and was playing in his first CFL game in Calgary that weekend.

That whole week was a roller coaster of emotions for me, recalls Parker. Sunday was one of the worst days of my life and then a week later Im playing. It was crazy.

When he walked into the Lions offices he was confronted by a larger-than-life poster of his father who had a larger-than-life personality with his prodigious quarterback sacks total and retired a year after Parker was born.

Of course, Parker was ribbed about his dad, especially by veteran defensive backs Korey Banks, Dante Marsh and Ryan Phillips. Every time he does something wrong someone will say, whats your daddy think about that? The teasing seems to be never ending. I dont expect it to stop as long as Banks is around, says Parker with a smile.

Quietly, Parker ended up playing 16 regular season games for the Lions, most of them as a special teams player although he did get to play defensive back in seven games.

Parker is spending the off-season trying to put some muscle on his slender frame so he can hold up to the rigours of the CFL grind. His goal is to become a starting defensive back.

Now that Im here its so crazy how this has worked out, playing the sport I love in the city I love. I feel truly blessed and grateful to be in this situation.

Parker feels hes pointed in the right direction now and, while there may be more detours, he intends to enjoy the ride.

Since his days as a star running back for the St.

Thomas More Knights, Keynan Parker has taken a long journey via Corvallis

Ore., that has brought him back home to play

in the Canadian Football League for the B.C. Lions, the same team as the one

his father James (Quick) Parker played the largest

part of his CFL Hall of Fame career for. Below:

Parker carries the ball during the 2007 provincial

high school final against the Holy Cross Crusaders,

a game in which Parker injured his shoulder.

An injury to the same shoulder suffered while

he was playing for the Oregon State Beavers wreaked havoc on his

collegiate career.

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Former STM star comes full circle to play for B.C. Lions after roller coaster collegiate career

Keynan Parker, b.C. lions [Getting cut] was one of the best things that happened to me because it gave me an appreciation for how it can be taken away from you in a second at this level. It was a very humbling experience.

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email resume to [email protected],

or fax 604-528-8084

156 SALES

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PETS

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506 APPLIANCES

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agree to if they understood what the child said.

Before heading out for that weekend, consider this:

General Child Care

A 66-year-old man was aggravated that his wife

dragged him in to a hearing evaluation, and decided

that he did not need the amplification the audiologist

recommended. (His wife just didn't talk right.) 18

months later he was back. While watching his three-

year-old grandson, the child had opened the screen

door of the living room while his grandfather was there

and wandered down the street. A neighbour found and

returned him, and the family forced him to get his

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