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MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERAndrew Cohen and Anna Kuman dress the parts of Chip Chipperssen and Mary-Jo McGillicutty to help Simon Fraser University launch its 50th anniversary celebrations at a giant birthday party on the Burnaby Mountain campus on Wednesday.

Burnaby drug lab bustedJustin [email protected]

A Vancouver man has been charged in connection to a Burnaby-based drug lab that produced counterfeit Oxycontin.

On Jan. 7, the RCMP’s Federal Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response (CLEAR) Team executed a search warrant at a residence in the 5900-block of 10th Avenue in Burnaby.

According to an RCMP statement released Thursday, police seized the following during the raid: “a commercial 9 stage pill press, commercial pill coating and sorting machines and colouring powders known to be used in the production of pills, a cocaine press, $35,000.”

The release also noted that “during the search, numerous press stamp dies of ‘CDN 80’ (the same stamp found on true Oxycontin tablets) and pills marked ‘CDN 80,’ which lab results have confirmed contained Fentanyl, were found.”

Police say the investigation began in November 2014, when Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) intercepted a pill press at Vancouver International Airport’s air cargo facilities and alerted RCMP.

Riley Goodwin, a 26-year-old Vancouver resident, has been charged with one count of production of a controlled substance and one count of possession for the purposes of trafficking.

“Synthetic street drugs are always dangerous and pose a significant risk to public safety,” said Insp. Mike Carlson of the RCMP Federal Policing Program in B.C.

Simon Fraser University turns 50Justin [email protected]

Trudy Desjardine vividly recalls driving her 1950 Ford Meteor up Burnaby Mountain for her first day as a freshman at a brand-new school, Simon Fraser University.

It was Sept. 9, 1965 — exactly 50 years ago this week — and Desjardine was among the 2,628 new students enrolled.

“It was kind of an adventure because we were all so new, and nobody really knew where everything was. We were tripping over construction and [the Academic Quadrangle] was only three sides, lots of mud everywhere. There were changes to the room [numbers] because something wasn’t finished,” she said. “But I think there was an incredible

feeling amongst all the students that this was pretty exciting — this was something new. Of course they had great plans for [the university], and they’ve come to fruition.”

Desjardine, along with a group of 200 charter students, and a host of others connected to SFU, were at the university’s iconic Burnaby Mountain campus on Wednesday, a half-century later, to attend a special reception and evening celebration to commemorate the university’s milestone birthday.

Desjardine’s father Emmet Cafferky was a member of Burnaby city council, so her family was closely following the developments up the hill in anticipation of her first year at university.

“He drove me up while it was under construction so we could check out the progress,” she said. “It was something I was so looking forward to.”

Because Desjardine lived in Burnaby, SFU was a natural choice for her logistically, but there was another pull for her.

“It was also the opportunity to be part of something that was just starting. I always had kind of a pioneer spirit. Just to be part of something that was so new and had so much potential,” said the retired school principal.

Desjardine, who attended SFU with a group of her high school friends who attended St. Ann’s Academy in New West, studied education.

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It was 1975. Dave Barrett was B.C.’s premier, construction had just started on the massive new B.C. Tel HQ at Kingsway and Boundary, and Pink Floyd played the PNE. It was also the year pals Cos Natola and Mark Anthony Brennan graduated from Alpha secondary, closing a chapter on a close friendship cemented growing up together in the Heights riding bikes and writing songs.

Now, four decades later, they’ve reunited to finish some of those tunes and release an album dubbed “From the Heights.”

“As little kids in high school we used to write these songs together. And there was one in particular that was quite good, even written by a couple of kids and it was a song called How Sad, and it’s on the album From the Heights,” explained Natola, an award-winning pianist and vocalist who’s made a career of music.

“A few of these songs survive in fragments. How Sad survived… you know I had the music written out and there was some of the words and I got a hold of Mark after like 40 years or something. So I got a hold of Mark like four or five months ago and I said, ‘Hey I found some of your words for How Sad, why don’t we finish it.’”

Natola was able to reconnect with his high school friend through Facebook and a couple weeks later Brennan delivered the finished lyrics.

“So I went to the studio

and laid it out and it sounded really great,” said Natola.

But Brennan wasn’t finished writing new lyrics.

Brennan, who is an author and music critic, kept sending more words.

“By the time he sent me 13 songs I said ‘Holy crap, we’re going to go with 11 of these and we’re going to make an album.’”

And they did. “It came so naturally

for both us, to be writing together. We inspire each other, and push each other to higher levels. We’re really proud of the results. Each song is unique, both lyrically and musically,” said Brennan in an email.

For the two of us, the highlight is the song The Heights. Cos asked me to write something to celebrate the area of Burnaby where we grew

up. I went a step further and made it specifically about us – about our days together as teenagers. It’s all real. That guy who flips his bike trying to impress girls? Yeah, that was me! Despite the fact that it is very personal, I believe the song has universal appeal.”

When he sits down to listen to the new album Natola is taken on a nostalgic trip.

“These songs are just reminiscent of us growing up,” he said. “There’s a song on there called The Heights and it’s all about The Heights. He’s a great lyricist. There’s things about McGill Library and Confed Park and Alpha School and Kensington Pool and the PNE, going down Hastings on the bus and then it turns around and comes back; and then riding our bikes through

Brentwood Park.”Natola has 10 albums

on his musical CV and a bunch of accolades, but there’s something special about this one, he says.

“When I heard The Heights it just took my breath away. It couldn’t have turned out more perfectly than I’ve ever dreamed,” he said. “I loved the sound. Every song is different. For me, every time he sent me new lyrics it would be a whole new inspiration. I just found the process so enriching. I could just sit down and look at these words and instantly be inspired to write melodies.”

* From The Heights is available on Apple Music and will soon be available on iTunes and Amazon. It is also sold on CD Baby. For more, go to www.cosnatola.com.

A new album, four decades in the making

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERCos Natola has reunited with a former classmate to compose and record a song about growing up in Burnaby Heights.

A 26-year-old Burnaby man has been identified as the man who died after a fall in the area of Rainbow Falls near Harrison Hot Springs on Sept. 5.

At about 5:20 p.m. Agassiz RCMP received a report that a man had fallen off a cliff while climbing to Rainbow Falls on East Harrison Forest Service Road and another man was stranded on the cliff.

“The party was a group of four young men camping at Cogburn Beach,” said Sgt. Darren Rennie of Agassiz RCMP. “When one of the men tried to climb to the waterfalls he fell from the cliff into the river. Another member from the group attempted to climb down to him and became trapped on the cliff.”

With the support of Kent Harrison Search and Rescue and BC Ambulance, RCMP responded immediately to the scene. The stranded man was rescued from the cliff uninjured while the man in the river died of his injuries.

The BC Coroners Service identified Jason George, 26, of Burnaby as the man who died in the incident. It said he was climbing a cliff to get a better view of the falls when he fell to a plateau at the base of the waterfall.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate George’s death. Foul play is not suspected.

“The back country, although beautiful, is dangerous,” said RCMP Cpl. Mike Rail of the Upper Fraser Valley

Regional Detachment, in a press release. “Police remind everyone who enjoys these remote regions of our area to always remain aware of the dangers nature presents.”

RobberyBurnaby Mounties

are hunting for a pair of suspects who allegedly robbed a man at knifepoint and stole his vehicle, which had his seven-month-old pit bull inside.

The 19-year-old male victim was apparently walking along the paths behind Edmonds SkyTrain station on Wednesday evening when he was jumped by a man and woman, both in their 20s, who used a knife in the alleged assault.

“They ended up taking his keys which resulted in them taking his vehicle,” said Cpl. Daniela Panesar of the Burnaby RCMP.

The victim’s cellphone and wallet were also inside the car.

Panesar said the male suspect is described as Caucasian, in his early 20s, and wearing a black hoodie, hat and sweatpants. The female, also in her early 20s, is described as Aboriginal, with a heavy build, dark brown hair, nose ring and wearing a blue shirt and black pants

The victim was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries.

Vancouver Police have since recovered the stolen vehicle, a 2009 Ford Flex and returned the dog to its owner.

Anyone with further information is asked to contact Burnaby RCMP at 604-294-7922.

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SFU plays host to 17 international students for three-month research stintsWanda [email protected]

When it comes to university student exchanges, the benefits go far beyond those of the educational and cultural sort.

Not only do they encourage future collaborations on research, they’re a huge economic generator, says Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit organization that fosters partnerships between academia, industry and government in Canada.

In fact, in 2012, international students in Canada spent more than $7.7 billion on tuition, accommodation and discretionary spending, generating more than $445 million in government revenues, according to Mitacs.

But for students like 22-year-old Oscar Sanchez Mata of Mexico, programs like Mitacs Globalink is a “one-of-a-kind opportunity.”

He’s one of 17 students hailing from Mexico, Brazil, China, France, India, Turkey and Vietnam who have been assisting professors at Simon Fraser University in their research.

An undergraduate student in engineering physics at the Monterrey Institute of Technology, Sanchez Mata was accepted into the Globalink program at SFU’s Burnaby campus where he was working with researchers in professor Marinko Sarnic’s Biomedical Optics Research Group (BORG).

The application process is highly competitive, Sanchez Mata noted, with around 7,000 people around the world vying for about 750 spots at universities across Canada.

Those accepted are fully funded by Mitacs

for their 12-week stints, including accommodations, travel, visas and a weekly stipend for food and other expenses.

Sanchez Mata has been working in the BORG lab which is developing imaging techniques using lasers and optics.

“Without this program I wouldn’t have the opportunity to participate in this kind of work. Definitely these kinds of opportunities are very rare in Mexico,” he said.

“I think that’s the greatest value that the Globalink program has provided me, the chance of maybe continuing my graduate studies here in Canada and maybe B.C. and SFU.”

That’s just what Alejandro Adem, the CEO and scientific director of Mitacs, likes to hear.

“There’s an international competition to recruit the best and the brightest from all over the world,” Adem explained.

Globalink focuses on advanced undergrad students, a stage when they’re receptive to new ideas and just getting started in their research careers. They can help energize and directly contribute to the research of more established professors.

“We feel this puts Canada on the map for a very important sector of students.”

Adem noted Mitacs has agreements with foreign governments to co-fund the students. And Mitacs also offers a program where Canadian students get the chance to experience research at universities abroad.

“We’re creating a cadre of students, when they go back to their home countries, they will be goodwill ambassadors for Canada,” he said, noting the importance of such personal connections to international trade.

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The man at Burnaby school district often credited with keeping a steady hand on the ship’s helm through years of funding shortfalls is leaving.

District secretary-treasurer and chief financial officer Greg Frank gave the Burnaby school board notice of his resignation Tuesday night, effective Nov. 30.

He’ll be taking on the same post in the arguably more challenging fiscal environment of the Vancouver school district starting Dec. 1.

“Greg is a consummate professional who worked tirelessly for the benefit of the organization,” said board chair Ron Burton, in a press release. “He showed integrity, provided wise counsel and demonstrated sound business sense in

all he did. “We deeply regret that we were not permitted to address the ongoing issues regarding the exempt staff compensation freeze.”

Non-union staff at the Burnaby school district have not received pay increases in several years.

Frank joined Burnaby district in January 2000 from the Nanaimo school district. Since then he has helped balance budgets despite continued funding shortfalls due to education ministry funding not increasing to cover the costs of contracted wage increases, other rising costs and inflation.

He is also past-president of the BC Association of School Business Officials, the professional association of business officials working in school districts.

The Burnaby district will conduct a search for a new secretary-treasurer before Frank’s departure.

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“The education faculty up there were years ahead of their time.”

Of course it wasn’t all studying up the hill. Students attended Clan football games and basketball games and sometimes made a trip to the Cave Supper Club to watch Motown groups like the Supremes and Temptations.

“Just had a great time,” she said. SFU’s creation was the result of a 1963 report on

higher education in B.C. that recommended the need for a second university in the Lower Mainland.

Months later, the new university had a proper name (an homage to fur trader-slash-explorer Simon Fraser who discovered the Fraser River in 1908), its first chancellor, Gordon Shrum, and a picturesque location atop Burnaby Mountain. Construction began in 1964 and was completed the next year, earning the school the nickname “the instant university.”

Today the school is among the top-ranked universities in Canada and boasts three campuses (Burnaby, Vancouver, Surrey) with a student population of over 35,000.

SFU president Andrew Petter, who launched the 50th anniversary celebration Wednesday, noted in a statement: “Great institutions are a product of those bold enough to set their own course and to adopt new approaches. SFU has been built on this premise. In five decades, we have grown from our radical roots to become Canada’s ‘Engaged University’ known for our dynamic integration of innovative education, cutting edge research and far-reaching community engagement.”

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Campus ahead of its time

Clockwise from top left: Selfies likely weren’t a part of Simon Fraser University’s opening day 50 years ago. Banghra dancers perform at the giant birthday party in Freedom Square. The celebration attracted alumni as well as current students, staff and faculty. Art Swindells, a charter almunus at Simon Fraser University, takes in the school’s 50th birthday party. Nastenka Calle signs a giant birthday card.

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Two years ago, the Burnaby school board came up with an ambitious proposal to try and encourage students to excel in their academic studies.

The Advanced Placement Capstone was a pilot project done in conjunction with the US College Board, and Burnaby was one of the only districts in all of Canada to offer this prestigious capstone as a graduation option for students within the district.

In the two years that the capstone has been offered in Burnaby, the program has been a wild success, with student interest in the program exceeding current space for students in the two pilot program locations at Burnaby North and Burnaby South secondary schools.

The AP Capstone has two major components; the seminar and research course, as well as required completion and success in Advanced Placement courses offered within the district.

The two-year program starts with the AP Seminar course, which details basic research skills and prepares students for their AP courses that they take in grades 11 and 12. The AP Research course is done in the student’s graduating year, and allows the student to create and undertake a guided research project, utilizing the skills obtained in the previous year.

Excelling in these two courses allows students to obtain the AP Seminar and Research Certificate along with their Dogwood graduation diploma.

In order to obtain the full AP Capstone diploma, four additional Advanced Placement courses must be completed. Advanced Placement courses are considered to be of the same quality and learning outcomes as first year university courses, and successful completion of the AP exams in May often provides standing granted at most major universities. In order to successfully obtain an AP Capstone diploma, top marks must be achieved in at least four different AP courses, which are varied from hard sciences such as chemistry and physics to courses such as music composition and

world history.It’s a very exciting time

to be a student and an educator in Burnaby, and I’m looking forward to seeing how the district evolves to meet the increasing interest in this innovative program.

Trevor RitchieBurnaby

WHICH PARTY CARES?

Twenty years ago my then-teenaged daughter and I toured the United Nations headquarters in Geneva.

The guide asked what countries contributed the most financially to its work. She gave us the answer: the Scandinavian countries and Canada. We beamed at each other, proud that we came from such a caring country. Over the years there have been other images that made us proud — the blue-bereted Canadian soldiers who served as peacekeepers with the UN, a young man who had a dream of running across our vast country to raise money for cancer research. But in the last decade those images have changed. We have had a veterans’ affairs minister who fell asleep during a presentation by veterans, a prime minister who did not utter a word during the closing ceremony for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. And now we have an image from a beach in Turkey — the body of a little boy who drowned while his family was trying to escape the war in Syria. That little boy could have been safe in Canada if Canada’s Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration had not rejected an application to privately sponsor this family “owing to the complexities involved in refugee applications from Turkey.”

Sadly, under Stephen Harper’s government we have become a country where administrative complexities matter more than human lives, where every government action is based on how much it costs not on how much it benefits Canadians or needy people throughout the world.

It does not have to be this way. Our current election

is not only about deficits and programs and the economy. It is about what kind of country we want Canada to be. Four years ago, Canadians responded to Jack Layton, a politician who talked about things like love, hope and optimism. We need to talk about Canadian values, about compassion, about treating people fairly, about helping those in need in our country and abroad. When we vote on Oct. 19, we need to remember that little boy on a beach and vote for a government, which actually cares what happens to human beings.

Lorraine ShoreBurnaby

TAKE YOUR CANADA BACK

If any of your readers are small “c” conservatives the coming election is the one where they’ll want to vote for the Green Party of Canada.

Contrary to what other parties are claiming the Green Party is not a party of the centre-left. In the Green Party there is no east or west, there is no left or right. The Green Party is not a party with a core ideology (but increasingly the other parties aren’t either) it is a party with core principles that govern its policies.

If a conservative voted for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2011 they were promised a triple “e” Senate. Did they get one? No.

First they were given no new Senate appointments, then a super abundance of Conservative Senators and now they are being promised there will be no more appointments — forcing the provinces to shoulder the problem and show the leadership the Prime Minister lacks.

There are ways to reform the Senate, to make it equal, effective and elected, without constitutional change. But this will require an honest effort to create a non-partisan Senate and to meet with the provincial leaders and negotiate a solution. Only Elizabeth May is willing and able to take on such a task. Get your Canada back, vote Green.David W.G. Macdonald

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Kids are back in classes and the Burnaby RCMP traffic section wants to make sure it’s a safe start to the new school year.

On Tuesday, Mounties conducted back-to-school speed enforcement to ensure drivers slow down in school and playground zones.

According to police, the highest number of injuries to kids (ages five to nine) occurred in mid-block pedestrian crossings.

Each year 78 children, ages five to 18, are injured in crashes in school or playground zones, according to ICBC.

To help avoid injuries, the Burnaby RCMP has put together this list of safety tips.

For drivers:• Slow down and

remember the posted speed limit in the school zone is 30 km/h between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

• Parents dropping off their children should

avoid parking on the opposite side of the street from the school. If this is unavoidable, ensure your children know how to safely navigate their way across a roadway by using a designated crosswalk.

• Only let kids out of the vehicle on the passenger or curb side.

• Avoid double parking by stopping and unloading in non-designated parking/drop-off zones.

• Do not block buses or use designated bus only areas for dropping off or picking up your children.

• Do not park inside or over a designated crosswalk or pass a stopped vehicle, which is allowing pedestrians to cross the street.

• Obey the directions of crossing guards.

For pedestrians and cyclists:

• Parents please choose a route when walking or cycling to school that

has the least amount of crossings and whenever possible cross at a clearly marked crosswalk or pedestrian crossing light.

The month of September is also the start of a province-wide distracted driving campaign and Burnaby RCMP will be targeting distracted drivers all month.

“A common misconception is that you can call or text when stopped at a red light or crosswalk but the law still applies when you are stopped at any intersection,” said Cpl. Daniela Panesar. “An easy and simple thing to do is put your cellphone in the trunk so you will not be tempted to look at it while driving.”

For further information on distracted driving in B.C. visit: http://www.icbc.com/road-safety/crashes-happen/Distracted-driving/Pages/infographic.aspx.

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The new school year in B.C. is the start of a three-year transition to a new curriculum that Education Minister Mike Bernier says will emphasize “hands-on” learning.

The new curriculum is being phased in this year for Kindergarten to Grade 9, with higher grades still in development.

Bernier said this year it will be up to local school districts and teachers to begin implementing it before it becomes mandatory in the fall of 2016. Grade 10 to 12 curriculum is to be mandatory in 2017.

He said he’s heard from teachers who are looking forward to a curriculum that allows more flexibility and individual learning. He stressed that basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic will remain, but students will also be taught life skills, communication, collaboration and critical thinking.

Two areas of emphasis for the new curriculum are environmental education

and an aboriginal perspective, which Bernier said would be present in “every single component in the curriculum.” Local schools are encouraged to work with aboriginal communities across the province to represent the full diversity of aboriginal experience, he said.

Hands-on learning is already in place in schools, and Bernier used the example of a shop teacher in his hometown of Dawson Creek who encouraged students at risk of dropping out to take his course. They learned mathematics and physics through taking motors apart and reassembling them, he said.

Bernier invited parents to look for themselves at grade-by-grade documents posted at curriculum.gov.bc.ca, listing learning standards and areas of emphasis.

In the science curriculum, for example, students are to be taught “big ideas” that in grade one include “observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.”

By Grade 8, they are to learn at “Earth and its climate have changed over geological time.”

Science competencies required by Grade 7 include the ability to “exercise a healthy, informed skepticism and use scientific knowledge and findings for their own investigations to evaluate claims in secondary sources” such as media reports.

By that time they should be able to identify possible sources of error in their investigations, understand qualitative and quantitative evidence and “demonstrate an an awareness of assumptions … and bias in their own work and secondary sources.”

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With communicable diseases such as whooping cough, mumps and measles making a comeback, provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall is reminding parents to make sure their children’s vaccines are up to date as they return to school.

And Kendall has added his voice to that of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), calling for mandatory declaration of vaccination when children enrol at school, as is done in Ontario and New Brunswick.

The CMA voted at its annual meeting in late August for other provinces to follow suit, requiring immunization records, but allowing exemptions for medical or religious reasons. Doctors also called for development of a national database to pull together records scattered between doctors’ offices and schools.

“By the time a child reaches five or six years old, he or she should have received booster shots that protect against measles, polio, chicken pox, whooping cough and more, and kids in Grade 6 and

9 should receive follow-up vaccinations,” Kendall said. “This is all part of B.C.’s free, routine immunization program.”

Kendall emphasized that vaccinations themselves would not be mandatory, but the information would give schools the ability to protect students when an outbreak happens. That means excluding unvaccinated children from school during an outbreak, and offering parents the chance to fill gaps in their protection.

“Unvaccinated children are at risk themselves, but they also pose a risk to others because they create a gateway into the community,” Kendall told CKNW radio this week. “So we need the concept of herd immunity, where we get 95 per cent of the population of a cohort of children vaccinated, so it’s much harder for disease to spread in the community.”

Vaccine records also give public health authorities a chance to counter misinformation that has proliferated in recent years, he said.

Parents in B.C. can now sign up for free text message reminders at immunizebc.ca/reminders, and the website also offers a smartphone app to manage immunization records.

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When the winds began howling at Simon Fraser University (SFU) on Aug. 29, bride-to-be Courteney Rushworth remained calm, even though she was expecting 120 guests to soon arrive at the hilltop campus for her wedding day.

She’d booked the Diamond Alumni Centre nearly a year before because the venue’s rustic charm and wooden beams went perfectly with their wedding theme.

Then the power went out. B.C.’s most destructive windstorm in recent memory had hit, creating outages and blocked streets across Metro Vancouver as trees toppled and electrical lines snapped. It was around 12:30 p.m. and the ceremony was scheduled for 3 p.m., followed by cocktails at 4 and dinner at 6.

“To be honest I was pretty calm. I was just ready to roll with it,” she said.

But there was one thing she desperately wanted on her wedding day.

“As long as I had music I was fine,” she said. “They weren’t sure if we could continue going through with it, just because the kitchen didn’t have any lights, and things like that.”

But fortunately, thanks to some quick-thinking resourcefulness by SFU’s dining services catering team, Courteney and new husband Michael were able to exchange their vows and have a first dance to Luke Bryan’s To the Moon and Back.

SFU Dining Services general manager Mebs Lalani said when the power went out kitchen staff still had some daylight to work with, so they continued making salads and doing other prep work as they waited for the

lights to get back on. An hour later, with no sign of

power returning, they realized they’d need to get creative. Using a pair of barbecues on a small deck they began cooking food and heating sauces.

Meanwhile the front-of-the-house staff rushed out for lanterns and armloads of candles to light the dance floor, dining area and washrooms.

“I’m pretty proud of my people. Because at the end of the day this wedding was not going to go anywhere; we had to come up with something,” said Lalani.

Of course, there was the priority for the bride.

“The bride wanted music, that was her main thing, so we got a generator for her for the music,” he said. “Basically it was just us doing whatever we could, however we could.”

The university’s facilities services department also helped, bringing over a generator and sewage truck to pump the toilets so they didn’t back up during the after-party.

“It’s a credit [to all the SFU staff]…

we have this can-do attitude and I was pretty proud,” said Lalani.

Reflecting on her wedding last Wednesday, Courteney says the power outage made the wedding even more memorable.

“We just had a ton of candles lit, so it was actually kind of cool. I would actually prefer it without lights. If I was to tell anybody, I would say that it was actually kind of fun,” she said.

“[The SFU staff went above and beyond] and we’ve already profusely thanked them. It was really awesome. All the kitchen staff and everybody was working in the dark, but they did a great job. The food was still amazing.”

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The release of a spring survey of B.C. municipalities confirms the problems that led to the firing of B.C.’s first Auditor General for Local

Government in March.The Union of B.C.

Municipalities surveyed the 17 local governments that had participated in former AGLG Basia Ruta’s reviews by March. All but one responded that AGLG staff and auditors lacked understanding of how local

government operates in B.C.

The survey also found that high turnover in Ruta’s office hampered its performance audits. That was one of the factors that led to Ruta being fired, after she refused to cooperate with a review of

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Family, friends and co-workers are teaming up to inspire hope for more than 12,500 British Columbians living with Parkinson’s.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Parkinson’s SuperWalk, which is set to take place in 20 communities across British Columbia.

Join community heroes on Monday, Sept. 14 at 1:30 p.m. at the Confederation Park Track (4585 Albert Street). Participants will utilize their superpowers by generating awareness of the disease and helping to raise funds for valuable education, resources and support services. Proceeds from the walk will also be invested in vital research, including that which investigates the benefits of exercise for symptom management.

“In addition to promoting general awareness of the disease to the public, over the last few years we’ve been focusing our efforts on encouraging the inclusion of challenging exercises as a part of one’s treatment plan,” said Jean Blake, CEO of Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC).

Recent research has yielded results that favour exercise as a method of delaying the progression of the disease. In June 2015, the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) released the results of the largest clinical study of Parkinson’s ever, collecting data from over 3,000 participants.

“This study makes it clear that everyone with Parkinson’s disease should be exercising. Patients suffer when they delay starting their exercise, and

it doesn’t seem to matter what they do, they benefit from just getting up and moving,” added Michael S. Okun, MD, NPF’s national medical director.

The SuperWalk has allowed PSBC to develop programming that not only encourages exercise, but teaches the most effective methods for managing the varying and progressive symptoms of the disease.

At the heart of SuperWalk’s success are the participants, including Burnaby’s Joseph Fontes.

As a renovation carpenter, avid golfer, fisherman, astronomy buff and guitar player, Fontes is no stranger to adventure and challenges. Now 48, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s three years ago after noticing that his right arm was not swinging when walking and that he had a slight tremor in his hand.

Although he has a young onset of Parkinson’s, he’s not letting that stop him from enjoying his life.

“We all get dealt a hand in life,” he said. “You’ve got to play the cards you’re holding; however, any poker player can attest to the fact that even the worst possible hand can still be a winner.”

This year, he will be taking part in Parkinson SuperWalk and he wants people to know that “anyone and everyone who participates is giving us hope and bringing us one step closer to finding a cure.”

Every year, thousands of Canadians like Fontes participate in Parkinson SuperWalk.

• To donate, or find a walk and register, see: www.parkinson.bc.ca/superwalk or call 1-800-668-3330.

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The Home Instead Senior Care office serving Burnaby and other Metro Vancouver areas is helping launch a new campaign designed to make the community more Alzheimer’s friendly.

Through the Alzheimer’s Friendly Business program, the Home Instead Senior Care office will provide free training to local businesses to help equip their employees with information and resources needed to welcome families who are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.

Research has revealed that these family caregivers might be reluctant to frequent public places because of the behaviours that could be associated with the disease.

The Burnaby Home Instead Senior Care office is partnering with a local White Spot restaurant to offer a complimentary training session.

In a recent survey of Alzheimer’s caregivers, 74 per cent reported that they and their loved ones have become more isolated from the community as a result of the disease. Furthermore, 85 per cent reported that they feel a reduced quality of life due to isolation.

“For many caregivers, the unpredictable nature of the disease can make going out in public with their loved one intimidating,” said Dennis Fancy, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office in Burnaby.

According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, the number of people with dementia worldwide is expected to grow to a staggering 75.6 million by 2030 and 135.5 million in 2050.

“Given the statistics, most businesses that deal with the public will be serving people with Alzheimer’s and their families,” said Fancy.

“It’s critical that local businesses start working now to build Alzheimer’s friendly communities to better serve their customers with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.”

Local businesses can work directly with the local Home Instead Senior Care office to coordinate in-person training. An online training module also is available at www.AlzheimersFriendlyBusiness.ca.

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• Speak with your healthcare provider before any trip. Whether you are about to embark on an overseas adventure or just spend a couple of weeks visiting your grandchildren, speak to your healthcare provider in advance of your trip. Healthcare providers may recommend certain vaccinations to men and women traveling abroad, and providers also can explain coverage and what to do in case of a medical emergency while away from home.

• Refill your prescriptions. Men and women who must take medication should refill their prescriptions before traveling away from home. Doing so ensures you will have enough medication to last your trip. When filling a prescription, explain to your pharmacist and/or physician that you are about to travel and tell them where you will be going. They may recommend you avoid certain foods native to your destination, or they may give you the greenlight to indulge in the local cuisine.

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The Princess and the Pres ident : Roosevel t historian Scott W. Larsen speaks on the friendship between Crown Princess Martha of Norway and P r e s i d e n t F r a n k l i n D. Roosevelt . When:Thursday, Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. Where: Sleipner Lodge #8 /Sons of Norway, Scandinavian Centre, 6540 Thomas St., Burnaby.

Fall Fair: South Burnaby Garden Club presents its annual fall fair featuring competitions for best flowers, produce, wine, crafts, baking, canning, f lower arrangements and more. No entry fees. Free admission. When:Saturday, Sept. 12, 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 13, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: www.southburnabygardenclub.org.

K I N A C o m m u n i t y Clean Up : Kingsway Imperial Neighbourhood Association invites all residents and businesses in the community to come have some fun while helping cleaning up the neighbourhood. Get to know your neighbours. Refreshments provided to participants, courtesy of White Spot, 5550 Kingsway & Triple O’s, 6038 Kingsway. When: Saturday, Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. clean up, 12 p.m. barbecue for part ic ipants . Where:Meet at The Courtyard at Burlington Square, 5172 Kingsway, between Royal Oak and Burlington. Info:www.KINAburnaby.ca.

Harvesting on the Heights:Heights Neighbourhood Association and Heights Garden Society present the fourth annual Heights garden tour, featuring a range of edible and artistic gardens, including a koi pond in a small urban lot and local products such as honey and ceramics. Estimated length is two hours walking or 1.5 hours cycling. A bus and driver are available to transport tour participants. Cookies and refreshments at final stop on tour. When: Sunday,

Sept. 13. Where: Tour maps available by donation at the first stop, the Heights Community Garden, 3897 Pender St., Burnaby. Info:Diana Hall, 604-291-2797, or [email protected].

Holi ColourFest Vancouver:A festival celebrating love, it signifies new life, new growth, and new beginnings. Colour, music, dance, vendors, food, kids activities, all ages fun. Admission : From $5, children under 12 free. When: Sunday, Sept. 13, 1 to 5 p.m. Where: ISKCON Krishna Temple, 5462 Marine Dr., Burnaby. Info: http://www.colourfestvancouver.com.

Bonsor Centre Health Alert: Suggested donation $2. When: Monday, Sept. 14; 9 to 10:45 a.m. drop-in blood pressure, weight monitoring, health info, massage, socialization and relaxation; 10 a.m. exercise; Foot clinic (morning), by appointment, paid service $29. Where: Bonsor Seniors Centre (55+), 6533 Nelson Ave., Burnaby. Info and appointments: 604-297-4956.

New Westminster Puffers Club: Monthly meeting. Anyone with COPD, asthma, sleep apnea or any other breathing problems are welcome to attend. Special guest speaker each month. Members hail from New Westminster, Burnaby, Vancouver, Coquitlam and beyond. When:Monday, Sept. 14, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Where: New Westminster Public Library Auditorium, 716 Sixth Ave., New Westminster.

ESL Discussion Circle:A librarian will lead a reading and discussion of current events from easy-to-read newspapers and other news sources. Some knowledge of English is required to participate in reading and discussion. Meet other newcomers and learn in an informal, supportive environment. No registration required for this free, drop-in program. When: Thursdays, Sept.

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All-Candidates Meeting:B u r n a b y R e s i d e n t s Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion (BROKE) and the Capitol Hill Hall Association present an all-candidates meeting for the Burnaby North-Seymour riding. Find out where the federal election candidates stand on issues that matter to you, including the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. When: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7 to 9 p.m. Where:Capitol Hill Community Hall, 361 S. Howard Ave., Burnaby (at Hastings).

Eat Healthy and Seasonal Food on a Budget: Emily Wight, author of Well Fed, Flat Broke, a new cookbook featuring economical, delicious recipes, will speak on how to feed your family healthy food that fits your budget. Well Fed, Flat Broke is about slowing down, planning ahead, purchasing whole foods and savouring what you put on your plate. Free but space limited. When: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7 to 8 p.m. Where:McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St. Register and info: http://bpl.bc.ca/events/, in person at the library, or at 604-299-8955.

World Dance Evening: Free evening of folk dancing from around the world. Folk dancing appeals to all ages, no experience necessary, no partner needed – most dances are done in a line or a circle. When: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Where: Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells, Burnaby. Info: 604-522-2031.

Burnaby International Folk Dancers: Learn folk dances from around the world in a friendly club environment. New dances taught every night, all levels welcome, no partner needed. Cost: $4 drop-in, first night free.When: Every Tuesday, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Where: Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells, Burnaby. Info: 604-436-9475.

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‘‘ It’s not the Subaru Forester’s first rodeo when it comes to finding itself in a sticky, messy, or dirty situation and then taking care of it.’’Alexandra Straub

A normally quiet and adult-centric domicile was quickly turned upside down when a friend came to visit with her three children.Within minutes, the kids were bouncing on the couch, pawing at collector memorabilia, and crying.The youngest, then 18 months, needed the inevitable diaper change. But before I could even offer any assistance, Diapergate was resolved. It took a few moments to collect my jaw from the floor.If you’re a racing fan, the speed at which the dirty deed was taken care of can be likened to those working on a team’s pit crew during a race. Before you can even blink, the car’s tires have been changed, it’s been refueled and it’s on the circuit again.My friend looked me straight in the eyes and offered me these words: “It’s not my first rodeo.” Clearly.It’s not the Subaru Forester’s first rodeo when it comes to finding itself in a sticky, messy, or dirty situation and then taking care of it. Quickly.With its tried and tested Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive system and the additional assistance of X-Mode (equipped on all Foresters with the CVT transmission), it’ll have you out of the mud – or purposely playing in it – before you know it.Though it wasn’t my first rodeo with the Japanese manufacturer’s SUV, the setting in which we’d be testing it out was all-new to me: The Maritimes.There’s a pleasant discomfort about stepping foot into uncharted territory. But there’s also warm welcome of being wrapped up in the arms of a vehicle that feels like home.

Home in a sense where there’s room to spread out. With the rear seats folded, there’s an impressive, best-in-class, 2,115L of cargo space. Home in a sense where the Forester allows the sun’s glory to fill the cabin with its warmth (well, when it decides to bless me with its presence) thanks to its

greenhouse-like design to let as much light inside as possible. And home in a sense where you feel safe; protected. It’s no surprise that the Forester is an Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick Plus; meaning, this vehicle has earned this winning title nine years running (2007-2015.)While the 2016 Forester receives new updates like a new audio system, steering responsive fog lights, a shark fin antenna, one-touch turn signals and more, these changes aren’t alienating to Subaru aficionados – or those coming into the brand – who demand some of the latest tech features yet want an easy-to-navigate centre stack.Those characteristics alone made this

first-time Maritime wrangler feel a little more at ease with her new setting and the task at hand.Over the three-day drive, we’d cover three provinces: New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Essentially, the world was our oyster. Then we’d eat them for dinner.Okay, that was a bad joke, but it’s true.The idea was to have fun, enjoy the car and take as many photos as we’d like in hopes for claiming bragging rights to the best “road trip” style shots. Our drive routes would take as along the Trans Canada Highway, through potato fields, along red dirt roads and

over the Confederation Bridge.Though no trip to PEI would be complete without purchasing an Anne of Green Gables hat, which included her signature red, braided locks. Then wearing it for almost the rest of the adventure and having almost everyone take it for a spin.I always thought I could pull off being a redhead. Then again, maybe not.Whether it was the whale spotting while aboard the Confederation Ferry (from PEI to Nova Scotia), or jumping for joy when meeting the world’s largest lobster in Shediac, NB, or just taking a scenic run along the St. John river in Fredericton, NB, I wouldn’t say I’m a veteran when it comes to the lay of the land in the Atlantic provinces, but the next time I go, it won’t be my first rodeo. And if the 2016 Subaru Forester is my steer, I’m heading in the right direction. With or without crying kids.The 2016 Forester 2.5i has a starting MSRP of $25,995 (excluding delivery and taxes.) The 2.0XT starts at $33,495 (excluding delivery and taxes.)

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When: Saturday, Sept. 12, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Save-On Foods, 555 6th St., New Westminster. Info: [email protected]. New Westminster Puffers Club: Monthly meeting. Anyone with COPD, asthma, sleep apnea or any other breathing problems are welcome to attend. Special guest speaker each month. Members hail from New Westminster, Burnaby, Vancouver, Coquitlam and beyond. When: Monday, Sept. 14, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Where: New Westminster Public Library Auditorium, 716 Sixth Ave., New Westminster. N e w We s t m i n s t e r H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y : Presentation on Holy Trinity Cathedral, which has been at the top of Church Street since the early days of New Westminster. The history of this church includes the layout of the new capital city, Royal Engineers, interesting construction, major fires, interesting people and more. Holy Trinity is currently looking at ideas and plans that could take it into the

future. Free and everyone is welcome. W h e n : Wednesday, Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m. Where: Auditorium, New Westminster Public Library, 716 – 6th Ave. Handbell Ringers: Seeking people to ring handbells this fall. Ability to read music required. When: Rehearsals start Sept. 17, 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Queens Avenue United Church, New Westminster. Info: 604-522-1606 or 604-597-3894. Chefs Charity Dinner: Savour delicious food prepared by some of Vancouver’s talented young chefs. Hosted by Andrew Wong and Todd Bright of Wild Rice, joined by Scott Jaeger of Pear Tree,

Christopher Bonzon of Chez Christophe and Nico Schuermans from Chambar. Cocktails, canapés, four-course dinner with wine, live music, silent and live auction. All proceeds to Dan’s Legacy to support its programming for young people affected by abuse and addiction issues. When: Thursday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. Where: Wild Rice Market Bistro (River Market), 122 -810 Quayside Dr, New Westminster. Tickets: $250, which includes tax receipt for $150 on request, available at 778-397-0028. SFU Cafe Scientifique: Cancer researcher Dr. Sharon Gorski, an associate professor of molecular biology and biochemistry

at SFU, on “How to stress out cancer.” She will speak on the work she and her team are doing in an effort to remove cancer’s ability to adapt and survive. Refreshments available. E v e r y o n e w e l c o m e . When: Friday, Sept. 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Boston Pizza (private room), 1045 Columbia St., New Westminster. Reserve your free seat: [email protected] English Made Easy (EME): The Lower Mainland Purpose Society presents a program for non-English speaking families (adults with limited or no English skills) and their children aged 0-5 years. Practical English classes provided for the caregivers and songs, stories and crafts with an

emphasis on English for the children. Free to New Westminster residents. When: Every Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., from Sept. 23 to Dec. 9. Where: Port Royal Room, Queensborough C o m m u n i t y C e n t r e , 920 Ewen Ave, New Westminster. Info or to register : Elizabeth or Josie, 604-526-2522. Fun, Learning & You (FLY): The Lower Mainland Purpose Society offers a free program to residents geared towards children aged 18 months to 5 years and their parents/caregivers. When: Every Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sept. 22 to Dec. 8. Where: Lower Mainland Purpose Society, 40 Begbie St., New Westminster. Info or to register: Elizabeth or Josie at 604-526-2522.

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“When you are the main event, you have to deliver,” explains Harv Sihra.

Harv and brother Gurv, a.k.a the “Bollywood Boyz,” delivered more than even the most hard-core fans expected during an epic cage match in April with the Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) tag-team championship belts at stake.

Their match included a couple folding metal chairs thrown in, plus a splintered ringside table, a meddling manger and one tall ladder.

At one point Harv climbed to the top of the 15-foot steel cage only to be bonked over head by one of the members of the American Guns, which sent him free-falling onto a ringside table, which shattered.

Fans inside the Russian Community Centre erupted with chants of “Butter Chicken” and “Bollywood” for the fan-favourite brothers.

“The next thing you know I’m falling 15 feet down onto a table and hardwood floor,” Harv recalls. “Everybody is chanting, ‘holy sh**,’ and you look back at the video and go, ‘I can’t believe I’m doing this.’”

The effort was worth it — they won the tag team title.

Sometimes in pursuit of wrestling glory, the duo has faced even more indomitable opponents outside the ring. Like when they travel to northern Manitoba in winter to wrestle on a circuit that Gurv affectionately calls the “northern hell death tour.”

“You’re pretty much driving over frozen lakes in the middle of winter in Manitoba; it’s minus-70 below. To get from one town to the next you have to get over these frozen lakes, and you’re surviving on canned tuna, eating Kraft Dinner, you’re sleeping on gym mats, there’s not much out there; it’s basically survival of the fittest when you’re doing these tours,” he says.

Hours are spent sardined between a bunch of burly wrestlers inside a passenger van hurtling across icy roads to get to the next remote stop on the tour.

But there’s the possibility of a big payoff. The tour, run by legendary Winnipeg wrestling promoter Tony Condello, has spawned top-tier wrestlers who’ve gone on to find fame and fortune in the U.S.

“Edge and Christian, [Chris] Jericho, started out with him in Winnipeg,” explains Gurv.

The shows usually take place inside fluorescent-lit school gymnasiums and draw crowds of 300-plus.

“They don’t get much entertainment up there right. So when wrestling comes to town it’s the biggest show.”

The pair learned about the circuit after reading Edge’s 2004 autobiography.

“Me and my brother were like, ‘We want to do this tour,’” adds Harv.

WRESTLING SCHOOLGurv and Harv grew up in Burnaby and

attended Moscrop secondary. As kids they played hockey and took martial arts classes,

but they had another passion: watching wrestling on TV. Canadian Brett “the Hitman” Hart and Sean Michaels were two of their favourite stars.

Gurv, two years older than Harv, had a career path in mind long before graduating from high school.

He’d contacted the Calgary-based Hart family, which is considered wrestling royalty and runs a grappling school at their massive property called the “Hart Dungeon.”

“I wrote a letter to Bruce Hart and got a reply,” recalls Gurv, who put a down payment on the school and packed up his

gear to pursue his dream of becoming a pro wrestler.

Before leaving he made a deal with his parents that he would attend college so he had a backup plan.

After attending the Hart wrestling school in summer 2004, Gurv joined the ECCW. His younger brother soon joined him.

Both men trained under Michelle Starr, Vance Nevada and Scotty Mac at the ECCW In-Pain Asylum in 2005. They also trained at famed U.S. wrestler Harley Race’s camps in Missouri and a series of other U.S. camps taught by pro wrestlers.

The brothers haven’t always wrestled as the Bollywood Boyz.

At first, Harv was “Bollywood Don,” a villain or “heel” in wrestling parlance, and Gurv was “Golden Lion,” a “baby face” or good guy.

“I was a bad guy and he was a good guy. We were both kind of in a rut nothing was really happening for us, so we came together,” says Harv.

They became the Bollywood Lions.

Total Nonstop Action Wresting (TNA) recruited them for a show in India and the promoter gave them a new name: Bollywood Boyz. “And it’s kind of just stuck… everybody knows the Bollywood Boyz,” says Harv.

When the Bollywood Boyz wrestled at the Ring Ka King in India in 2012 they captured the tag-team championship. A year earlier they were crowned the Pacific Northwest tag team of the year.

When Gurv first arrived at the Hart family wrestling school in Calgary he was 18, and stood 5’9” and weighed 150 pounds.

“We always knew that size was going to be our biggest obstacle, it’s something you can’t change, but for this business you have to have heart more than anything else, and passion,” says Gurv. “That’s something you can’t train for.”

Over the past decade, the brothers have packed on some muscle, learned the ropes and got to meet many of their childhood wrestling heroes, with Hart, Edge and Jericho all offering inspiration and ring advice.

Gurv, who has a criminology diploma from Douglas College, says that’s his backup plan and right now wrestling is “Plan A.”

The brothers both have jobs in the retail industry because it’s easier to get days off and be available on-call.

Sometimes that means arriving at work with a limp or other injury, but Gurv toughs it out. “We’ve all gotta pay the bills,” he says.

Despite their unconventional career path their parents have remained in their corner, which the boys appreciate immensely.

“It’s huge to have the support of your parents,” says Harv.

U.S. STAGE Gurv, who is 30 and Harv, who is 27,

are still determined to showcase their wrestling chops on the U.S. stage.

“We’re still young, but in this business, once you hit your 30s that’s sort of when your window of opportunity starts closing,” says Gurv. “We’ve always wanted to make it to the big dance and that’s still the goal.”

Recently they’ve made inroads with Global Force Wrestling, a U.S.-based circuit started in 2014 by the founder and former president of TNA wrestling Jeff Jarrett. The Bollywood Boyz just taped some matches in Las Vegas for Global Force and more have been planned.

“The opportunity we have right now with Global Force Wrestling, wrestling in the States, that’s the goal,” says Gurv. “They’ve got talent from everywhere in the world coming down for these shows, so definitely it’s a huge honour and privilege to be on this taping.”

It’s an opportunity they don’t want to squander. Harv doesn’t want to be a weekend wrestling warrior.

“For me and my brother we take this very seriously as a craft and as an art and try and make it a full-time job,” says Harv.

Along with requisite passion for the sport, Harv believes that he and his brother have the skill and other intangibles needed to make it big.

“We’ve been around enough locker rooms around the world that we obviously have something that’s different, that’s marketable, that’s taken us somewhere right now with Global Force. So when you start seeing that there is money to be made actually, that guys are actually making a living off this… if I can take my passion and make money off it, it’s the greatest job in the world.”

To get this far, they’ve already sacrificed a lot.

“Friendships, missing out on events, a lot of your friends do different things and go on to have careers and you’re still pursuing this career that’s a tough thing — high risk, high reward basically,” says Gurv.

Not to mention the long list of injuries, including a dislocated shoulder, concussions, and a hamstring tear.

“I was just coming back from my physiotherapist when you called getting that fixed up for the next show,” says Gurv. “I mean injuries are part of the territory. It’s just like any other sport you sign up knowing exactly what you are getting into. It’s almost like a badge of honour.”

Still despite bumps and bruises, there’s nothing that trumps the feeling of performing live.

“The adrenaline in front of a live audience is like no other,” says Gurv. “It’s just you and hundreds of people going crazy for every move you make and that’s a rush you can’t describe. It’s an amazing feeling.”

* The Bollywood Boyz will be taking part in the Table Ladders & Chairs main event at the ECCW card at the Russian Community Centre on Sept. 19. For more info, go to eccw.com.

ECCW PHOTOHarv Sihra takes a leap off the top ropes to hit the opponent held by his brother Gurv. Together the Burnaby brothers form the tag-team champion Bollywood Boyz.


MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADERSerbia United (dark kit) and Karadjordje clash at the 23rd annual Serbian International soccer tournament, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. The tournament attracted 28 teams from as far away as New Jersey, Cleveland and Milwaukee. See more photos at www.burnabynewsleader.com.

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Trophy cases all over Burnaby have lots of new, shiny medals.

Burnaby athletes went up against the best at the recent 55-plus Games in North Vancouver and added to the Lower Mainland’s Zone 4 victory.

Norm Lesage won three gold medals setting records in the 100, 200 and 400m.

Herb Phillips also won three medals in the 800, 1,500 and 5,000m

In field events, Rose Hare won the discus, hammer throw and overall weight pentathlon, earned silver in the shot put behind gold-medal winner Gabriella Moro and also won a bronze in javelin.

Moro also brought home a silver in discus and a bronze in the hammer.

John Jordan won gold in the 65 to 69 800m, silver in the 400m and a bronze with the 4x100m relay team.

Olli Korhonen won silver in the 65 to 69 long jump and a bronze in the high jump.

Debbie Jordan won silver in the 55 to 59 women’s 1,500m.

Rounding out the track and field results were Gary Leung with a silver in the 55 to 59 triple jump and Ralphe Stanfield won a bronze in the 80 to 84 100m.

Mario Pavlovic put in a dominating performance in the pool as he won six medals in the 55-to-59 age group.

Fellow swimmers Refik Mujanovic and Jung Shin won silver and bronze medals respectively.

On the pitch, the Columbus 2 soccer team of Tony Guzzo, Ivan Spadari, Alan Sing, Terry Smith, Brian Richards, Frank Ciaccia, Zdenek Sychrava, Dario Longo, Carlo Alberti, Elnur Ladha and Greg Parsons won the gold, while Bruce Cook, Dennis Aldridge and Phillip Layne won silver with Richmond United in the 65 and

over division.In archery, Barry O’Reagan and Brien

Gallagher each won a pair of medals, while on the tennis courts, Kellie Chui and Grace Wong won bronze in women’s doubles.

Cyclists Barbara Davies and Peter Benn both won three medals, while Craig Premack won a silver medal.

On the links, Burnaby golfers had the golden touch as Harbans Kandola and Kaz Nakamoto, Teresa Choi, Peg Williams and Duck Yee Choi all took home the top prize.

Yeung-Nan Park, Diana Williams and Lyn Haggllund also won medals.

Table tennis was also a big medal-winning venue for Burnaby athletes with medals going to Alfred Wong, Fuqiang Wei, Susan Chow, Mike Yoo, Peter Zhu, Ming Cui, Jimmy Chow, Duan Deng, Bob Costello, Pamela Zhou, Amy Wen Chen and Evelyn Tek Yung Lau.

Slo-pitch medals went to Jane Herndier, Bobbi Wallace, Pat Keeley, Jo-Ann Sheen, Sue Langdale, Ann MacLeod, Dorene Montemurro, Bruce Keeley, Frank MacDougall, Michael McGhee and Helen Potrebenko.

In badminton, medals went to Joelanne Stanfield, Seng Lau, Jim Lee, Letty Gimenes, Khim Song, Maggie Hsu, Susana Wong, Brenda Costa, Veronica Sim, Jeff Chin, Ken Leong, Jen Lee, Stephen Leung, Tom Wong Ching Huang, Elspeth Creith, Randy Gene, Kadota Yoshi, Kent Luk and Vincent Chai.

Also winning medals were Victor Keefer in darts, Gitte Gerhard, Don Toffaletto, Ken Endo and Peter Udovicic in pickleball, Bonnie Smith in lawn bowling, Elizabeth Christie, Carole Sekulich, Donna Anderson and Rose Bolam in whist and in bridge, medal winners included Marina Page, Kaye Turner, Wendy Thompson, Mary Bodnaruk, Shirley Almaas, Jean Goulay and Margaret Govey.

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MARIO BARTEL/NEWLEADER FILEBurnaby firefighter Mark Fletcher checks out the cramped sleeping quarters for the department’s own version of the Trailer Park Boys. In 2004, firefighters at Hall No. 2 on Edmonds were in the second year living in temporary digs as they awaited the completion of their new quarters. The trucks and other equipment were parked in massive tents. Space was tight, and security was often lacking. Firefighters at the makeshift hall had their cars broken into, and the trailer itself was pilfered a few times.The living conditions are “like being on a camping trip,” said Fletcher. That might be fun and adventurous in the warm summer, but in the winter the firefighters struggled to keep their trucks and equipment from freezing up. “Life’s different here than at a normal fire hall,” said Fletcher.The new $3 million hall was expected to be ready for the crews to move in by October.

Every Thursday, users of the social media platform Twitter revisit the past by posting old photos and recollections recalling former triumphs or moments of infamy. The weekly viral exchange is called #throwbackthursday, or #tbt by those looking to conserve a few of the

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Burnaby’s Valerie Beebe is one of 100,000 people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Canada — the highest rates of MS in the world.

When Beebe was diagnosed with MS in 1999, at the age of 40, her world was altered. Her new life plan required a change of career, but luckily she found it.

Her husband suggested for fun that she become a golf instructor, and now, she is a certified golf instructor and even works alongside her husband at

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has many opportunities to coach all types of golfers, but she is most passionate about teaching those with disabilities.

She has also been invited to learn how to coach blind athletes.

Her “I can” attitude is keeping her MS in the passenger seat and she strongly wishes to help others adopt this attitude.

This Monday, Sept. 14, she will join more than 90 golfers taking part in the MS Golf Challenge

to support research and programs that help people with MS find an enhanced quality of life.

“Did you ever feel like you had set yourself up and then your whole world comes crashing down? Let me remind you that when one door closes another will always open somehow…some way. That’s what happened to me,” said Beebe.

The MS Golf Challenge is at the Northview Golf & Country Club in Surrey.

See more at: msgolfchallenge.ca.

Burnaby woman raising MS awareness

Single parent job program starts

Single parents on income and disability assistance are now eligible for new training, child care and transportation funds to attend training for in-demand jobs.

Effective Sept. 1, the program also increases the monthly earning exemption for parents who receive assistance, from $200 to $400 for income assistance recipients and from $300 to $500.

For eligible training, payments for child care, public transit and exemptions for bursaries and scholarships are available for up to a year.

Applications for the program are handled by WorkBC Employment Services Centres, which also provide workshops on resume writing and interview preparation. Locations of centres are available at www.workbc.ca.

Training grantsThe B.C. government’s $1,200 education

and training grants are now available from credit unions around the province.

The grants are offered to parents who use it to establish a Registered Education Savings Plan. To be eligible, children must have been born in 2007 or later, and they must apply within three years or until the day before the child’s ninth birthday.

No additional deposits are required to be eligible for the grants, which are deposited to an RESP account upon approval of the application. For information on eligibility call 1-888-276-3624 or visit the website www.gov.bc.ca/BCTESG.

Education Minister Mike Bernier said the government is working with other financial institutions to host the RESP program. For now they are eligible at 350 credit union branches around the province.

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