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Report: Boot to blame for creek [email protected]

It turns out that a wayward boot is be-hind the series of construction mishaps thatcaused the Stoney Creek culvert failure lastmonth.

During the rehabilitation of a culvert on aStoney Creek tributary, an A.C. Paving em-ployee who was maintaining a filter screenon a pump at the construction site got hisboot sucked into the inlet hose of the pump.

The boot incident led to a cascadingset of events that eventually forced a large

amount of sediment into the creek and putthe fish habitat in the waterway at risk.

The details of the mishap are part of astaff report presented to Burnaby city coun-cil that provides a post mortem of the en-tire project.

The city report explained in absence ofthe bypass after the boot got stuck, the up-stream drainage flows overtopped the cof-ferdam and water flowed through the con-struction area sending debris to the No. 2bypass pump discharge hoses at the AshGrove inlet.This caused the bypass pumpsand storm sewer plug at the No. 2 bypass

pump to be compromised.The report not-ed at this point, the construction area wastaking on full drainage flows and caused thenewly placed slope to fail with a rush of wa-ter which transported the sediment fromthe site downstream.

It was several hours after when construc-tion crews re-established control of the up-stream flows and the slope erosion.

The city had undertaken the project inthe first place after crews and Stoney Creekstreamkeeper members noticed the begin-ning of some creek bank erosion near theoutlet of the Stoney CreekTributary 3A

culvert under GaglardiWay in the fall of2014.

By spring 2015, the city said monitoringshowed increase erosion to the bank.Thedecision was made to complete the rehabili-tation before the winter.

In August, A.C. Paving was awarded thecontract for the project, with work startingin September.

City staff had originally suggested heavyrains prior to the original incident on Oct.30 were the cause of the failure and subse-quent sediment damage.

ABANDONED Amakeshift campwherehomelesspeoplewere livingwasdestroyed ina fireonFridaymorning. ReporterCayleyDobie, above left,walks throughpart of the camp.PHOTOJENNIFERMOREAU

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A fire at a homeless camp in thewoods next to the corner of Gaglar-diWay and Lougheed Highway earlyFriday morning highlights some of thedangers of sleeping outdoors in Burn-aby, which does not have a year-roundhomeless shelter.

“What can youdo,” assistant firechief ErikVogelsaid. “The crewsrespond, … (theytell) the guys wherethe shelters are andthis is where you

can go – maybe they don’t know. Butif they don’t go, we can’t do anything.”

It’s impossible to say how manyBurnaby fires are connected to home-lessness, because the fire departmentdoesn’t keep track. For example, Fri-day morning’s fire was described abush fire, with no mention of home-less people.

The NOW inspected the burn siteand found multiple items, includingbedding, children’s toys, empty alco-hol bottles and suitcases, burnt

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B.C. Housing MinisterRich Coleman says there’smoney on the table for ahomeless shelter in Burna-by, but the province needsBurnaby’s cooperation tomake it happen.

“The money has beenon the table for a long, longtime to build a permanentshelter in the City of Burn-aby,” Coleman told theNOW.“But you need thecooperation of the munici-pality to identify a location,tell you whether you’re go-ing to provide anything rel-ative – if you have a build-ing we can use or whatever.That part is frustrating tonon-profit organizations inBurnaby who know we’reprepared to fund like wehave in places likeVancou-ver and Maple Ridge andAbbotsford and Langley,basically across the region –funding for shelters that aremore permanent.”

TheNOW contactedColeman following MayorDerek Corrigan’s commentson a story about a homelesscamp that caught fire re-cently. (See related story onpage 1.)When asked whyBurnaby is one of the fewLower Mainland municipal-ities without a year-roundpermanent shelter, Corrigansaid housing is a provincial

responsibility.“The mayor’s position has

always been that it’s a pro-vincial responsibility to doit, but the fact of the mat-ter is the zoning or the loca-tion of a shelter still sits withthe municipality,” Colemansaid. “I’ve never had that di-rect conversation with Der-

ek as to why (there’s nohomeless shelter in Burna-by). I just know that he hasan opinion of his of a pro-vincial responsibility, but inthis particular case, we’reprepared to take our provin-cial responsibility, but we doneed to have willing part-ner.”

Coleman said the prov-ince spends $32 million ayear in Burnaby on housingsupport for low-income in-dividuals, seniors, familiesand people who are at risk.

A homeless shelter, how-ever, can help stabilize peo-ple so they can get the sup-port they need and thenfind housing, Coleman ex-plained.

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ZOOMINGIN: LibrarianJohnReid is bringinghis 12-inch telescope to the library sopeople canhaveachance to see theGeminidsmeteorshower.Herehe’s usinghismediumrangebinoculars.PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

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Burnaby politicians havespent a number of years anddollars trying to find waysto create new non-marketsocial housing in the city,with tepid results.

So the city has decided totry a new idea to spur thecreation of social housing bytaking the Community Ben-efit Housing Fund to makecity lands available for non-market housing projects.

The program is called

the City Land Program forNon-Market Housing Proj-ects, and earlier this week,council approved the firsttwo city-owned propertiesfor the program.

The two properties are lo-cated at 7898 EighteenthAve. and 3802 Hastings St.

The basic idea is for thecity to take bonus densi-ty money it gets from newdevelopments and then of-fer city land to non-prof-it groups and agencies tobuild affordable housing.

According to a staff re-

port, under the proposal,senior governments and/ornon-profit societies wouldhave the opportunity to de-velop viable city-ownedhousing sites at a nomi-nal lease rate, with the landcosts being offset by thehousing fund.The reportnoted the proposal wouldresult in city contributionsto new non-market hous-ing on selected sites thatwas equivalent to the landcosts, with permits, feesand servicing costs also off-set through the established

housing grant program.The city has amassed

nearly $30 million in thedensity bonus program.

The new program re-ceived support around thecouncil table.

Mayor Derek Corriganargued the plan is the mostworkable solution to get-ting more social housingbuilt without having prop-erty taxpayers taking on theburden.

“We tried everything else,and this is the newest waywe’re trying to create some

affordable housing, and Ithink it’s pretty creative,” hesaid.

Corrigan suggested buy-ing apartments wasn’t eco-nomically effective as look-ing to develop in other areasof the city, where unitscould be developed undernot-for-profit groups.

The mayor pointed outthe city’s previous efforts tocreate social housing unitshad translated into 19 unitsfor $4 million.

Coun. Pietro Calendinoalso agreed the policy keeps

the burden off taxpayers.“We simply do not have

the ability to take on the re-sponsibility of providing so-cial housing,” he said.

The next phase in theprogram will be a future re-port to the planning and de-velopment committee andcouncil to further outlinethe city’s non-market hous-ing needs and priorities toestablish guidelines for ex-pressions of interest.

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Showerwitha librarianAstronomy enthusiasts will have

the chance to peer 10 million yearsback in time in the midst of a mete-or shower .

Librarian John Reid is bringing histelescope, with its 12-inch mirror, tothe Bob Prittie Metrotown librarybranch on Monday, Dec. 14, from 7to 8:30 p.m. Night-sky attractions in-clude Andromeda, the nearest neigh-bouring galaxy to ours, and the Gem-inids meteor shower.

“The main thing we’re hoping foris the weather’s going to be clear, be-cause that’s what it’s all about,” Reid

said, adding a 12-inch mirror was afairly large size for amateur astrono-mers.

“It opens the world to deep-sky as-tronomy.You’re going to be able tosee galaxies, clusters, doubles stars,nebulae,” he said. “You would see 10million light years away at least, andthat would be much further if you getto dark skies.”

Dec. 14 is the peak night of theGeminids meteor shower, which oc-curs when the Earth passes throughdebris from a circling asteroid.

“Hopefully, we’ll catch a few trailblazers,” Reid said.

The event is open to all ages. If theskies are too cloudy, there will be an

indoor program, where Reid talksabout his experience with astronomy,with tips for aspiring amateur astron-omers.

Reid also works as an interpreterat the H.R. MacMillan Space Cen-tre and said he loves looking at thenight sky.

“It’s just a stunning sight. It’s kindof like real fireworks in a way,” hesaid. “When you start looking at theuniverse you start philosophizingabout space and the universe, who weare, why we’re here. … And that’s alot of fun, too.”

The Dec. 14 event is free, but reg-ister by calling 604-436-5400 or sign-ing up online at www.bpl.bc.ca.

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It will cost the City ofBurnaby roughly $51 mil-lion next year to bring H20to residents.

And to make up for anexpected increase of $2 mil-lion to the waterworks util-ity, the city is proposing atwo per cent rate increasefor 2016.

The rates were proposedas part of a report to thecity’s financial managementcommittee meeting lastmonth.

The increase means theflat water rate increase for asingle-family home will be$11.23, bringing the total to$572.45 if payment is madeon or before the due date ofMarch 15, 2016.

“The rate adjustments

will ensure that the waterutility continues to be finan-cially self-sustaining and willsupport needed infrastruc-ture investment,” a staff re-port noted.

The annual increase inwater rates also continues todrop from a high of 11 percent in 2011.

The city noted the highrate increases in 2011 andsubsequent years were due

to significant capital invest-ment in the upgrading ofMetroVancouver’s watertreatment system.

A further breakdown ofthe numbers for 2016 showan expense of $27 millionon the cost of buying thewater from MetroVancou-ver, and another $16 mil-lion for infrastructure invest-ment.

Specifically, the city is

looking at the replacementof 15 kilometres of ag-ing and undersized water-mains, which the city saidonce completed will reducethe likelihood of breaks andcontinue to maintain thesupply of water in Burnaby.

The staff report also not-ed all single family homeswith a secondary suite orgrandfathered in-law suitewill pay an additional con-

sumption charge set at 50per cent of the flat water rateof a single family home.

Meanwhile, the city isproposing a 1.5 per cent in-crease to the sanitary sew-er rates for 2016. The costto run the sewer system for2016 is projected at $40.6million, an increase of $1.6million from 2015.

The increase for a singlefamily home will be $7.93.

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Use a crosswalk – that’sthe message from Burna-by RCMP after a 78-year-old Burnaby man was killedcrossingWillingdon AvenueThursday afternoon.

The victim had just got-ten off a bus headed southonWillingdon Avenue nearKingsway around 3 p.m.when he was hit by an on-

coming car while crossingthe street near Crystal Mall.He was not in a crosswalk,according to Cpl. DanielaPanesar, spokesperson forthe Burnaby RCMP.

The man died at thescene.

Mounties closed the areato traffic for several hours asthey investigated the crash.While the case is still un-der investigation, Panesarsaid it’s not believed alcohol,

drugs or speed were factorsin the crash, and she con-firmed the driver remainedat the scene after the colli-sion.

“I think the message is touse crosswalks, especially ina busy traffic … area,” Pan-esar added. “It’s quite con-gested there; a lot of cars, alot of pedestrians. Use thecrosswalk.Take that extraminute to go for the cross-walk.”

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It’s simple:WeshouldbeashamedIt’s December. It’s dip-

ping below freezing atnight.The stores are blar-ing Christmas music. Andthe UnitedWay’s annualNational Report Card onChild and Family Povertyhas found one in five chil-dren in Canada is now liv-ing below the poverty line.For the umpteenth consec-utive year, B.C. has toppedthe federal average.

For the social Darwinistamong us who’d advise thattheir parents simply “get a

job,” it’s worth noting al-most 40 per cent of thosechildren have a parent whoworks full time.Wages justaren’t keeping up with thecost of living.

The report makes a num-ber of sadly familiar recom-mendations that include in-creasing the minimum wageand providing access to af-fordable child care.

Not surprisingly, hous-ing cost is one of the biggestfactors. According to anoth-er study released this week,

45 per cent of renters arespending more than 30 percent of their gross house-hold income on rent. Al-most a quarter now spendmore than 50 per cent.Theaverage rental rate in B.C.is $988 but good luck find-ing anything under $1,000in Burnaby that can house afamily. People in foodbanklines now, are not home-less and jobless, they arethe working poor who can’tfeed their families.

Single moms, First Na-

tions and immigrants tendto have it the worst.

For the most part, atall three levels of govern-ment, our elected leadershave chosen to stand backto oohh and ahhh as rentalrates for limited stock haveclimbed ever higher andhome ownership has gonewell out of reach of even de-cent wage earners.

Also, for the umpteenthtime, the NDP in B.C. hasproposed that the provincialgovernment devise an actual

poverty reduction strategy –which, of course, the Liber-als ignored. B.C. is now theonly province in Canada tonot have such a plan

The NDP’s proposalwould see targets set to re-duce child poverty in B.C.,including having a leadminister in charge of theplan.

The Liberals may notagree with all facets of theplan, but there is simply noexcuse for not coming upwith a plan of their own.

Aside from calling itselfthe “Families First” govern-ment, it is simply not ac-ceptable to ignore childrenin poverty.

If there is one thing weare sure of, it’s that adultsare responsible for chil-dren.That is job numberone. And when we, and weelected this government, asadults continue to let chil-dren go hungry, we have ab-dicated our responsibilityand should be ashamed ofourselves.

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If you’re wondering whythe B.C. government showslittle interest in taking actionto deal with MetroVancou-ver’s red-hot housing mar-ket, look no further than themost recent update of its fis-cal situation.

Page 2 of the secondquarterly financial reportsays it all: government reve-nues flowing from propertytransfer taxes are expectedto be a whopping $350 mil-lion higher than expected bythe end of this fiscal year.

The B.C. Liberals hadoriginally forecast getting alittle more than $900 mil-lion from the tax this year.Instead, they now expect toreap a record $1.3 billion,which is an amount great-er than the entire budgets of14 of 19 government min-istries.

The revenues generatedfrom the property transfertax may prove to be criticalto Finance Minister Mikede Jong, who has made abalanced operating budgetthe chief goal of governmentevery year.

This year, he is still pro-jecting a modest surplus ofabout $515 million, whichincludes a hefty $250 mil-lion forecast allowance.Given the overall budget isclose to $46 billion, there islittle margin of error whenit comes to achieving thatsmall a surplus.

Further illustrating whatlittle room de Jong has tomanoeuvre (and why noone should expect any big,new spending initiativesfrom government) is thesteady decline of another

once dependable cash cow:natural gas revenues.

The B.C. governmentused to reap well more than$1 billion a year from thenatural gas sector.Thosedays appear to be long gone,as this year royalty estimatesare now sitting at a near-re-cord low of just $185 mil-lion.

And plummeting royal-ties aren’t the only concernwhen it comes to the natu-ral gas sector.The sale ofdrilling leases, which oncebrought in about $2.5 bil-lion less than a decade ago,are now expected to amountto a paltry $14 million.

A combination of lownatural gas prices and a glutin the North American sup-ply of that resource haveseen the bottom fall out ofthat industry, and it’s notclear if a recovery is any-where near in sight.

The B.C. Liberals much-heralded hopes for a newliquefied natural gas indus-try is still years in the fu-ture, if it materializes at all.Therefore, any revenuesflowing to government fromany LNG operation is along ways off.

Given that there is no signof any significant increase inother forms of revenue, deJong has to squeak by withwhat he’s got right now.

And he has to hope Met-roVancouver’s housing mar-ket doesn’t cool off any timesoon.

His government needs itsshare of the proceeds.Keith Baldrey is chief politi-

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The left-of-centre Burnaby Citizen’s Association wrest-ed control of the school board from the centrist Burna-byVoters’ Association in November’s municipal elections.The BCA went from one seat on the seven-person boardto five, while only two BVA incumbents kept seats.The1983 board included BCA trustees Barrie Jones, AnneBailey,William McLean, Susan Reimer and Sarah Carroll,and BVA trustees Gary Begin and SheilaVeitch.

THE BURNABY NOW WELCOMES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. We do, however, edit for taste, legality and length. Priority isgiven to letters written by residents of Burnaby and/or issues concerning Burnaby. Please include a phone number whereyou can be reached during the day. Send letters to: The Editor, #201A–3430 Brighton Ave., Burnaby, B.C., V5A 3H4, emailto: [email protected] (no attachments please) or fax to: 604-444-3460. Letters to the editor and opinioncolumns may be reproduced on the Burnaby NOW website, www.burnabynow.com.

First Nation doesn’twant pipeline terminusDear EditorRe: Pipelineplanhas a fatal flaw,Opinion,BurnabyNOW, Nov. 27.I readwith interest your guest editorial by

MikePriaro.While I appreciate heprovides auniqueperspective fromhis position in Alberta,he is creatingunnecessary confusionhere inB.C.Letmebe clear – theproposal before Tsaw-

wassen First Nationmembers is only regardinga concept for an LNG facility.Weare not nowconsidering, nor as long asweare the electedchief andexecutive council of the TFNwouldweever consider, using Tsawwassen lands as aterminus for theKinderMorganpipeline. In fact,wehavepublicly indicatedour opposition totheproject andweare anactive intervenor inthe currentNEBprocess.It is up to themembers todetermine if LNG is

something theywould like to seeonour lands. Ilook forward to their decisiononDec. 16.ChiefBryceWilliams, onbehalf of the execu-tive council of TsawwassenFirstNation

Why does Burnabyneed to take refugees?

LouK The idea that in the future refu-gee childrenwill attackus is totally offbase. This typeof reaction is the typeof fear that is instilledby such typesasDonald Trump. It has noplace inCanada. You can’t spend your life infear of something thatmight happen.

ZiggyEckardt LouK Youare so right,LouK.We shouldnot live in fear need-lessly.There areMillions spendingBillionsof ourmoney, trying to influence theclimate. Noneof us seem tohavea total handle onwhatmakes theclimate change. Their Gurus havenotbeenable tomutter a single predictionwhich turnedout tobe correct... Yet,there are thoseprepared to ship offmoreofmy taxpayermoney...On theother hand, there is sucha thingas being realistically awareofwhat’sgoingonaroundus. In the thirtieththey shouldhave knownwhatHitlerwas all about. Today there are othergroupsof people threatening theirfellow travellers on this planetwithannihilation. Again, youare right.Weshouldnot spendour lives in fear ofsomething thatmight happen. I donot.MarinaWilsonprobably does noteither. This does notmeanwe shouldignore reality, such as our eco fanaticsdo, andnot be awareof the slaughtergoingonbasedonoldhatreds. Anyideahowmanypeople died last year interror attacks, LouK? 32,000! Thirty twothousand! Each time itwas someone’schild!

So how much didthose pipeline protestscost taxpayers?

JohnPreisslPlenty of cityworkscrews costs aswell up at themountainat BoreHole # 2 thesepast fewdays.KinderMorgan is paying formost of ithowever, still plenty of costs for the taxpayer. The site is all filled in nowwithnew trees andplants.

CathyWilander i live in delta and thedelta policewere out there aswell.howmuchdid this cost? andwhopaid.? i know the costwasnot coveredby thebudget for thedelta police here.there are a lotmore costs than thoselisted.

M.DianeRogersThanks for pursuingthis info.

MikeBCorriganneeds tobite thebulletandaccept theKMcourt loss. I know itsnowpersonal between themayor andKMbut don’twastemy taxdollars onanother court battle for egopurposes.He should goback to running a city, ifCorriganmisses the courts he shouldresign andgoback tobeing a lawyer.

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Legal boondoggle willcost city’s taxpayersDear EditorNow that the court has ruled thatBurnaby’s attempt toblock TransMountain bypassingbylaws intended toobstruct theworkwaswithoutmerit, the citywill nowhave topayTransMountain’s legal fees.Somebody’s head should roll becauseof this

boondoggle, because it is Burnaby taxpayerswhowill be stuckwithpaying that expense.If itwas the lawyers usedby the city (internal

or external)who said therewasmerit in passingthosebylaws, then those lawyers shouldbeonthehook topay legal fees. If itwas city adminis-tration staffwhowent against legal advice andpassed thebylaws anyway, then themayor andcouncil should immediately resign for reasonsof incompetence and stupidity.GordonFoy,Burnaby

Canadian remembersfamily’s persecutionDear EditorRe: “What people thinkbut darenot say” and “WhydoesBurnabyhave to takerefugees,” Letters to the editor,BurnabyNOW.Evenasmanyof us celebrate our respective

wisdom traditions, I seeweare understandablyhauntedby fear.Every time I see evidenceof ethnocentrism,

xenophobia and racism, I amhauntedbymemories of being stonedand called racialslurswalking to and fromschool, beingbulliedonplaygrounds,mymother andgrandmotherhaving eggs thrownat themon theirway toprayers,myuncle beingbeaten, a race riot thatalmost startedoutsidemycommunity’s houseof worship. I am remindedof theuncomfort-able truths of beingdenied rental housing andthe consequences of deliberately not anglicizingmyname.As a SouthAsianUgandan,my familywas

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WhileTransLink pondersnumerous changes to tran-sit service across the regionand in Burnaby, city hallhas offered its own opinionabout the proposed modifi-cations.

Last Monday, council of-fered a couple of sugges-tions to the transit author-ity related to the proposedchanges, most notably mak-ing sure there are local stopsalong the Hastings corridor.

Among 17 proposedchanges to service in Burn-aby is a proposal to con-vert the existing route 135to B-Line express service onHastings Street.

Though a staff reportsupports the B-Line service,it was also noted longer lo-cal trips on Hastings wouldrequire a transfer, wherenone is needed today.

The proposed 135 B-Line would only stop atBoundary, Gilmore,Willing-don, Holdom, Sperling and

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Coun. Colleen Jordansaid her support for the B-Line service is contingenton changes to the 160 route.

“If they don’t address theneed for local stops and lo-cal service along Hastings,

then I don’t support theB-line changes being pro-posed,” she told council.

Coun. Pietro Calendi-no, who lives in the area,echoed a similar sentimentarguing a lot of local resi-dents rely on the bus serviceto shop locally.

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cooking utensils, a tent anda melted tarp.The area withcooking utensils and panswas particularly charred.Neither firefighters or theNOW actually encounteredany people on site.

Vogel provided anecdotalexamples where fire crewsresponded to fires connect-ed to homeless people. Oneinvolved two people and afire on Burnaby Mountain,andVogel also pointed outlast February’s case where aman ran out on Highway 1with burns on his body.Thefires can sometimes startfrom cooking or people try-ing to keep warm.

Vogel said he hopes hiscrews leave people and letthem cook. “But we have toinvestigate complaints, es-pecially in summer time.That’s our biggest concern.These guys are burning inthere, and it could turn intoa forest fire,”Vogel said.“Hopefully, the guys will letthem be, but some captainshave gone in there with

guns blazing and blastingout fires.You know they’regoing to start it back up be-cause they’ve got to cook tolive, but we’re just worriedthey’re not being safe.”

Burnaby has no year-round homeless shelter, butthere is an extreme weathershelter that opens in winterwhen the weather is cold or

wet enough to be a healththreat. Lookout EmergencyAid Society runs it, but it’sbasically mats on a churchfloor, and people can onlystay there from 7 p.m. to 7a. m. the next day. Look-out manager Dave Brownsaid they can sleep about 20people per night, and sincethey’ve opened a few daysago, they’ve had “very few”people there. Meanwhile,

neighbouringVancouver isexperiencing a shortage ofshelter spaces.

“We need a facility wherepeople can go and be sta-bilized. Give them a placewhere they’re safe and canget warm, … and they canmove forward,” Brownsaid. “It’s frustrating. Peo-ple get sicker, and peopleget afraid, and they’re losingtheir homes like I’ve neverseen before.”

The idea of having ahomeless shelter in Burn-aby has long been a pointof contention with MayorDerek Corrigan, who insiststhe responsibility to providehousing rests with the pro-vincial government.

“I’m not responsible forsocial services.The fact thatpeople are homeless is a re-sult of the poverty that’s cre-ated by the provincial andfederal governments, not bythe cities,” he said.

“It’s a very efficient wayto make contact with peoplewho are at risk with mentalhealth and addictions, andwe don’t have that in Burn-aby,” he said.

In the meantime, theprovince pays for Look-out Emergency Aid Societyto run the extreme weath-er shelter, which is mats onthe floor of a local churchwhere people can sleep dur-ing winter, when it’s cold orwet enough to be a healththreat.

The Progressive HousingSociety is one of main orga-nizations that helps home-less people in Burnaby, butno one was available to talkto us.

TheNOW askedWandaMulholland, spokespersonfor the BurnabyTask Forceon Homelessness, if any lo-cal non-profits were still ac-tively looking for a locationfor a shelter, and she saidthey haven’t given up, butshe offered no further infor-mation when pressed for de-tails.

“We encourage all threelevels of government towork together on all of this,”she said. “The need is in-creasing.The concern forlocal Burnaby citizens is in-creasing, we are as commit-ted as always to finding lo-cations and to creativelyfinding made-for Burnabysolutions.”

Mulholland said the task

force is “very concerned”about the recent fire in ahomeless camp.

“The task force would behappy to meet with all threelevels of government to findcreative solutions. People’slives depend on it,” she said.“People are dying from thelong-term impact of ex-treme poverty.We’ve lostmany people years beforetheir normal mortality.”

Mulholland also raisedconcerns that demolition oflow-cost rental housing inthe Maywood area wouldcause more homelessness.

“The task force is con-cerned people who are cur-rently losing their housingwill have no place to go,”she added.

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Several stream keep-ers have been critical of thecity’s timing for the project,suggesting the work shouldhave begun in the summerbefore the fall storm season.

The staff report acknowl-edged the proposed work

was being initiated to-ward the end of the fisher-ies window but noted it wasdeemed important enoughto complete the work.

City staff have also sug-gested the creek is stillpassable and can supportspawning activity.

As for remediation, ear-lier this month crews re-moved sediment at a couplelocations to minimize fur-ther downstream impacts.The report noted city en-gineers will follow up withAC Paving on potential midto long-term mitigation.

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The Burnaby teen hasspent a good majority of hislife channelling his love forall things culinary.

“Cooking’s my passion,that’s what I’d like to do asmy job,” he told theNOW.“I like that I can create myown dishes, it’s a creativething. I just enjoy it, it calmsme.”

While most of Koczka’stime cooking has been mak-ing dishes for family, friendsor neighbours, he recentlygot the opportunity take histalents to a national level.

He was one of 16 teensfrom across Canada chosento compete in the ChoppedCanadaTeens tournamentfor the Food Network.

For those who don’tknow,Chopped is a popularTV food competition thatpits four chefs against eachother to make three dishesin a knockout-style tourna-ment, using a basket of mys-tery ingredients.

The episode featuringKoczka, titled Lunchbox Let-down, airs on Saturday, Dec.5.

The episode was actual-ly taped during the summer,and while he knows the re-sults of the show, he’s notallowed to say how he fin-ished.

Though sworn to secre-cy until the show airs, the16-year-old did offer a fewdetails about his experiencein the competition.

Koczka said he saw acommercial for the compe-tition on the Food Networkand decided to apply, just

before the deadline.After a series of interviews

and a lengthy process lastspring, he got word he madeit into the competition.

Koczka, accompanied byhis mother Dezarae, thenflew toToronto during the

Pan Am Games to film theepisode in July.

“It was just amazing, longbut amazing,” he said of thetime shooting the show.

The teen explained thekitchen at the studio had in-gredients you wouldn’t see

in a gourmet kitchen.“It was impressive what

they had,” he said.And like the show sug-

gests, Koczka literally hadno idea what was in themystery basket before cam-eras started rolling in the

competition.However, he called on his

sporting background andcompetitive spirit to stay fo-cused on the task. He alsorelied on years of prepara-tion pretending to be in thecompetition at home since

he was nine.Now months later, reflect-

ing on the experience, hesaid he’s even more inspiredto continue to follow a pathinto the culinary world.

Koczka is home schooled

While Burnaby teenMaxx Koczka can’t sayhow he finished on FoodNetwork’s Chopped Cana-daTeens,he can talk abouthis favourite dish: chicken,sweet pea, mushroom andleek risotto.

Koczka provided the in-gredients and steps to mak-ing his favourite dish.First step: I usually do

my broth from a roast-ed chicken or rotisserie thenight before. Boil the leftover chicken and carcasswith your favourite vegeta-

bles: I use whatever is in thehouse – carrots, celery, spin-ach, always an onion, onebay leaf, and salt and pep-per to taste.You can usebought chicken or vegeta-ble stock as well, if you donot make your own. At leastthree hours for flavour. Af-ter draining through a sievepick out the left over chick-en pieces to add later.Second step:Bring the

stock on a burner to a sim-mer in a pot. Put the ol-ive oil and butter in a largepan, add onions, leeks and

mushrooms and cook gen-tly for about 15 minutesuntil soft and tender. Addthe Aborio rice, wait for afew minutes without thebroth (it will sizzle) andturn up the heat. Do not letthe rice and veggies stick tothe pan. Keep it moving.Third step:Quick-

ly pour in the white wine; Iuse white cooking wine.Youwill smell the alcohol rightaway so keep stirring all thetime until it has evaporated,leaving rice with a wonder-ful smell.

Fourth step:Add thestock to the rice a ladle ata time, stirring and wait-ing until it has absorbed be-fore adding the next.Turnheat to low so rice does notcook too quickly, you do notwant the rice to be hard in-side (you do not want tocook too slow either) or itwill turn mushy.This is ahands-on recipe; you haveto be at the stove at alltimes. Continue to add thestock a ladleful at a time un-til it has all been absorbed.This should take another 15

minutes and give you ricethat is soft but still al dente.Fifth step:Put on the

lowest heat to add yourbutter, Parmesan cheeseand pre-steamed peas andchicken left over. Stir intothe rice and serve, addingmore Parmesan to your dishif desired.

Any leftovers can bestored in the fridge for acouple of days.

This will serve six people.

Ingredients:olive oil

onion1 large leek1 cup sliced mushrooms1 cup and 1/2 aborio rice1/4 -1/2 cup white cook-ing wine1 litre (maybe 1/2 more)chicken stock7 tablespoons of butter (1/2for the beginning, 1/2 later)1 cup of freshly grated Par-mesan cheese1 cup sweet peasleftover chickensea salt and freshly groundpepper

Apassion for food:Sixteen-year-old chefMaxxKoczkaputhis culinary skills to the test onaChoppedCanadaTeens tournament for theFoodNetwork.He’s not allowed to reveal theoutcomeof theepisode,whichairs this comingSaturday. PHOTOJEREMYDEUTSCH

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and spends three to fivehours in the kitchen a daycooking and perfecting rec-ipes.

At the age of three, hewas helping his mom in thekitchen, and by eight he wascooking five-course meals.

He also had a veraciousappetite for reading cookbooks at an early age.

Instead of Big Bird, hisheroes were culinary lu-minaries Jamie Oliver andEmeril Lagasse.

“I knew he had some-thing,” his mom Dezaraesaid, noting she couldn’tkeep her son as a child outof the kitchen.

“He’s got a real impres-sive palate.”

The proud mom said sheand her husband have al-ways encouraged their chil-dren to follow their inter-

ests.“You have to let them be

who they are,” she said.As for the future, Kocz-

ka said he’d like a job cook-ing at some point but alsowants to attend university,possibly for an economicsdegree that could no doubthelp him if he has eyes onbeing a restaurateur.

In the meantime, he’slooking forward to, andslightly anxious for, histime in theTV spotlight onChopped.

But keeping it humble,Koczka is just planning alow key night with family towatch his television debut.

For more informationabout the show, go to www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/chopped-canada/teens/.

To keep up with Kozcka’scooking, you can check outhis page at Facebook.com.

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Looking for a bluesy wayto get into the Christmasspirit?

The Burnaby firefighters’union is hosting its annualpancake breakfast fundrais-er for the Christmas BureauthisThursday, and legend-ary blues performer Jim By-rnes will be performing.

In exchange for an un-wrapped toy or cash dona-tion, people can fill up onpancakes and take in the

show from 6 to 10 a.m. atthe HiltonVancouver Me-trotown, 6083 McKay Ave.

“It would be great to seeas many local people as pos-sible,” said Rob Lamoureux,president of the Internation-al Association of Firefight-ers Local 323. “It goes backto the local people, the kidsin need. …They could usethe help.That’s what we’reall about, just trying to giveback to the people we servehere in Burnaby.”

Cash donations go to theCKNW Orphans’ Fund,

and toys go to the Burna-by Christmas Bureau, a lo-cal program that makes surelow-income families havetoys and food for the holi-days.

Last year’s event drewmore than 500 people androughly a truckload of do-nated toys.

“We’re really excited tobe participating again thisyear,” said Stephen D’ Sou-za, executive director ofBurnaby Community Ser-vices, the organization thatfacilitates the bureau. “It

helps us fill out the toy roomwith a number of greattoys.”

TheVancouver Fire andRescue Services band andBurnaby South Secondary’sjazz band will also play atthe event.

“I think Burnaby Com-munity Services does a goodjob getting out in the com-munity, and this year, Ithink we’ll be able to helpeven more kids by partner-ing with the CKNW Or-phans’ Fund,” Lamoureuxsaid.

Sing it: Legendarybluesperformer JimByrnes is onstage for theBurnaby firefighters’ union’sChristmaspancakebreakfast fundraiser.PHOTONOWFILES

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4500 BLOCK (WILLINGDON TO ALPHA)Artspace Children’s Centre - 4588 Hastings StCelebrate the season with Christmas songs at a MiniUkulele Workshop from 11 AM to 1 PM (no experi-ence needed; ukuleles provided). Drop-in from 12to 2 PM to create an ornament in our Holiday ArtWorkshop. Admission by donation of unwrappedtoys for Burnaby Christmas Bureau Toy Drive.

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4300 BLOCK (MADISON TO ROSSER)Vancity Savings Credit Union - 4302 Hastings St

4100 BLOCK (GILMORE TO CARLETON)G&F Financial Group - 4191 Hastings StStop by for free oranges and candy canes. EnjoyChristmas music all day long.

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4600 BLOCK (ALPHA TO BETA)WFG Securities - 4695 Hastings StCome upstairs for hot chocolate, cookies and freewalk-in financial workshop.

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Adele-Rae Florists - 4714 Hastings StVisit us for our week-long special (Dec. 1–Dec. 5),where we will be making custom Fresh EvergreenDoor Swags starting from $21.99—a great Christmasdecor item for any home.

Visit Confederation Park Elementary’sartwalk during Light up the Heights!

As the school celebrates 10 years of their Edu-cation Through the Arts program, ten merchantson the Heights will feature each class’ artwork inthe windows of their business. Walk the Heightsto see what the school has created and purchaseChristmas cards of their artwork at the TreesLighting Ceremony at 4:30 p.m.

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Fernandes, meanwhile,has been writing poetrysince childhood and com-pleted theWriter’s Studio at

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Helen comes to life in the HeightsBanners of the icon put up in neighbourhood

See page 17 ...

December 2, 2015

Helen, the Swinging Girl, has come to life as a three-dimensional wool figure. Banners featuring Helen have gone up along Hastings Street. The doll was created by

Vancouver artist Holman Wang of Cozy Classics.

Next Issue …January 6 2016

A Special Feature of the Burnaby NOWin partnership with the Heights Merchants Association

CONTRIBUTED



It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

You can just feel the festivities in the air.

Twinkling lights are streamed all around,

trees are raised with the star lit on top, and

Christmas jingles are carrying their way

through Hastings Street.

Making a shopping list and checking it

twice?

Luckily, the Heights has plenty to offer

in terms of picking out the perfect gift, all

within walking distance.

Handpick a title from local book stores,

Companion Books or Brown’s Books. It’ll

be a thoughtful gift as there is nothing cozier

than sitting by the warm breplace with a good

book in hand.

Or, add something new to that person’s

wardrobe from trendy boutiques, such as

Chickadee Boutique and Luxury Labels.

Give the gift of music with a visit to Mas-

sullo Music for a new instrument, or offer

them a chance to learn new pieces through

lessons at Dominanta Music School.

Browse through Posh Pantry if you know

someone who loves to create in the kitchen.

For your non-human friends, try Big Dog

Little Dog Bakery or April’s Aquarium. Hand

make and customize your Christmas cards

with a little help from Making Memories with

Scrapbooking. The list is endless!

Be sure to join us on Saturday, Dec. 5, for

Light Up the Heights from 12 to 5 p.m. Santa

and his little helpers, as well as Christmas

carollers, will be roaming Hastings Street to

spread holiday cheer.

Merchants will be putting on some very

enticing sales and holiday activities for you

and your family to enjoy.

At 4:30 p.m., you are invited to attend our

annual tree lighting ceremony at Burnaby

Fire Hall No. 5 (4211 Hastings St.) as we

transform the Heights into a winter won-

derland. Hot chocolate and pastries will be

served, courtesy of Valley Bakery.

For the full event program, please visit

www.burnabyheights.com.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

May the holidays bnd you surrounded by

those you love, and blled with plenty of fun

and joy.

Katrina Ma is the summer 2015 market-

ing and events assistant with the Heights

Merchants Association.

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Swinging girl banners recreate iconic shop signBy Jeremy Deutsch

She’s been a symbol of the Heights for more

than a half century.

Helen, the Swinging Girl, has grown to be-

come the icon of the North Burnaby neigh-

bourhood.

While the sign itself remains intact, the image

has come to life in a new way, thanks to the

work of a popular artist.

Recently, the Heights MerchantsAssocia-

tion unveiled new street banners for Hastings

Street featuring the neon Swinging Girl sign

re-interpreted as a needle-felt wool doll.

The doll was created by Vancouver artist Hol-

man Wang of Cozy Classics.

He told theNOW he was excited about doing

a project in the spirit of community building,

noting he and his family spend a lot of their

time in the Heights.

“I was just really excited to do a public art

project, which is something I hadn’t done

before,” Wang said, adding the merchants as-

sociation pitched the idea to him about making

Helen a three-dimensional bgure.

So the artist went to work.

In a process that took about 20 hours, Wang

turned the image of a sign into a bgure using

wool to sculpt Helen, and felt sheets for her

outbt.

“I was just trying to give her some personal-

ity and some life and some character, beyond

what people already know about her as a

swinging neon sign,” he said.

While the actual bgure is less than 10 inches in

size, the banners are a larger showcase of the

work Wang has put into the project.

The banners were unveiled to the public at a

gathering in November.

“We commissioned artist Holman Wang of

Cozy Classics to make our classic neon girl a

little more real,” said HMAexecutive director,

Isabel Kolic in a statement.

She said the sign, with new typography spell-

ing “Heights” instead of “Helen’s” is a symbol

of the longtime entrepreneurs and local busi-

nesses on the Heights, and the business district

hopes to carry on the legacy of the sign for

many years to come through the new banners.

The original sign marked the location of Hel-

en’s Children’s Wear until it was refurbished

with the help of City of Burnaby’s Community

Heritage Commission.

The sign now swings above Ciofb’s Meat

Market and Deli at 4142 Hastings St.

Wang is anticipating his new banners will help

bring Helen’s story to an audience that might

not be aware of her history.

And especially for children, he’s hoping

youngsters will want to learn more about and

understand the history of the community.

As for the banners, they were put up through-

out the comununity at the end of November.

To learn more about the story behind the

Heights’new street banners and the artist who

created them, go to www.swingonby.ca.


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Royal CityYouth Balletis presenting the 27th sea-son of itsNutcracker ballet atMichael J. FoxTheatre onFriday, Dec. 4.

The production bringstogether a cast of talentedyoung dancers from aroundthe region, who travel allover the province to per-form their holiday classic.

“A tradition for manyfamilies, the show delightsall ages with its beautifulsets and extravagant cos-tumes that illuminate themagic of the toy soldiers,Sugar Plum Fairy and a

growing Christmas tree,” apress release says.

Among the featureddancers is Burnaby’s ownKristian Arciaga, a 13-year-old Grade 8 student at St.Thomas More Collegiatewho is returning for his10thNutcracker season.

He’s a dance student atthe Northwest Academyof Performing Arts in NewWestminster, where he stud-ies ballet, musical theatreand hip hop. He also com-petes in wrestling and ka-rate.

Kristian played the roleof Fritz in the Royal CityYouth BalletNutcracker forsix years – this year, he’s be-

ing featured as the Nut-cracker Prince. He’s alsoback in the party scene, asa squire and as a featureddancer in the Trepak.

The show is 7 p.m. at Mi-chael J. FoxTheatre, 7373MacPherson Ave.Ticketsare available online at

ticketsnw.ca.If you miss the Friday

show in Burnaby, the showcontinues throughout De-cember at various locations.See www.royalcityyouthballet.org for the full sched-ule and ticket information.

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There’s more at Burnabynow.com

Firefighters’ talksstallonarbitrator

[email protected] could be 2016 before Burnaby fire-

fighters get a new contract, and that’s only

if the city and union can agree on an arbi-

trator.It’s been nearly four months since the

City of Burnaby and the International Asso-

ciation of Firefighters Local 323, which rep-

resents 281 firefighters in Burnaby, met for

mediation, and since then there has been

minimal movement towards a new contract.

In fact, both parties are still trying to

agree on an arbitrator.

“It’s kind of hard to decide when they

keep throwing back the same name to us.

We’ve offered four and they offered three,

and then we said no to the three and then

they offered one of the three back again to

us,” said Rob Lamoureux, president of Lo-

cal 323.Lamoureux said the union’s top choice is

well-known arbitratorVince Ready, who re-

cently negotiated a deal for firefighters in

Prince George, but because he’s so in-de-

mand, it’s unlikely he would be available be-

fore the new year.Lambert Chu, deputy city manager and

liaison for the Burnaby Fire Department, is

hoping, however, to get the process moving

as soon as possible.“We’re trying to find an arbitrator that

has a fairly open schedule to allow us to get

a quick appointment so that the case can be

heard,” Chu said.At this point, however, Lamoureux said

he and the firefighters are willing to wait for

the right arbitrator, especially since they’ve

been waiting more than three years for a

new contract.“We’ve waited so long we want to make

sure we get the right arbitrator,” Lamou-

reux said. “I don’t want to take our chances

and roll the dice with anybody. Another six

months, it’s no big deal now, we’re already

three years in.”The NOW asked Chu if anyone on coun-

cil or the mayor was trying to drag this pro-

cess out, considering how long it’s taken so

far, but he was adamant that council and

the mayor aren’t involved in the negotia-

tions.“This is done right at the staff level.This

contract negotiation is carried out through

the city manager’s office and a representa-

tive from the fire union, and we basically

keep our council informed of the progress,

but the council isn’t involved in any negoti-

ation,” Chu said.Lamoureux doesn’t buy that.

“I would disagree. I can’t believe that,”

he said. “I can’t believe that this is being …

controlled by the city manager’s office.

“You look at common sense and you look

at what’s gone on in the whole region.We’re

at 22 locals – two arbitrated and 20

Burnaby and firefighters’union are in mediation in

effort to get a new collective agreement

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This one’s just a gimme.Whatever the age or inter-est of your child, invest-ing in books is always agood idea.You can combinebooks with other interests– books about origami andpaper crafts for the craftykid; books about plants andflowers for the nature-hiking

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pension Bridge are excel-lent options. Or, for skiingand snowboarding families,passes or lift tickets for thelocal mountains?The possi-bilities are endless.6. Combine a gift and

an outing:Pair a gift withan outing or an experi-ence: for instance, camp-ing gear for the kids com-bined with a trip to theirfavourite campsite; hikingbooks combined with a tripto a new hiking trail; a newmusical instrument com-bined with music lessons;new skates combined withskating lessons or passes forfamily skate sessions – what-ever your child’s interests,there’s bound to be one ideathat will work for you.7. Create experiences:

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Why not buy them aset of classes or a series ofparks and recreation pass-es for drop-in sessions at lo-cal sports and communi-ty centres?There are also ahost of music schools, danceschools, art studios, martialarts schools and more thatcould be the perfect fit foryour child.8.Take them to the

theatre:Whether it’s the-atre, music or dance, there’sbound to be a local per-formance to appeal to theyoung person in your life.Get tickets now for AlignEntertainment’s Chitty Chit-ty Bang Bang at the MichaelJ. FoxTheatre in February,or Royal City MusicalThe-atre’s Fiddler on the Roof inApril.9.Give gifts that give

back:Find a cause that ap-peals to your child, andmake a charitable gift with

them. For the young animallover, for instance, theWorldWildlife Fund makes it pos-sible to “adopt” an animal,giving money to a goodcause while getting a sweetstuffie as a reward. Or youcan help kids in developingnations through Plan Cana-da orWorldVision.10.Welcome the ref-

ugees:This is related toabove, but being such atimely issue, I thought it de-served its own category. Par-ents can take their kids outshopping with the purposeof building up a backpack ofbasics for the refugee chil-dren who are coming – toi-letries, paper, pencils, books,toys, pyjamas – and thentake the kids along to do-nate them.With so manypeople wanting to help therefugees right now, it’s prob-ably wise to check with or-ganizations directly as towhat their needs are:Try the

Immigrant Services Societyof B.C. (www.issbc.org) as aplace to start.11.Think dress-up:

Create your own tickletrunk, à la Mr. Dressup, andfill it with costumes and ac-cessories to delight yourkids’ desire to play make-believe. It doesn’t have to befull of expensive pre-madebrand-name costumes, ei-ther: accessories and sillyhats picked up at the dollarstore, old bangles and beadsfrom mom’s jewelry box,and fancy dress-up outfits

from second-hand storeswill go a long way to creat-ing hours of fun.12. Family albums:

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thing:Hand-knit sweatersor scarves, handmade dolls,their own personal cro-cheted afghan or their ownpersonalized quilt – theseare all the kind of gifts thatwill stand the test of timeand live forever in the kids’hearts.

15.Gift cards: If you’renot sure what to buy for achild or what they alreadyown, then gift cards nevergo amiss. Bookstores, vid-eo game stores, movie the-atres, favourite restaurants –they’re all popular choices,and they’ll all be welcomestocking stuffers.

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with Charitable Organizations

get to know the not-for-profit organizations in our community

A t this time ofthe year aswe prepare

to celebrate theholiday season andenjoy thecomfortoffamily and friends,it’s a fitting time toconsider those inour community who

may not have the support that manyof us often take for granted.

Whilegoodcausesare ineverycountryaround the world, there are someexcellent organizations right here inBurnaby doing great work. Giving isa personal choice, sometimes guidedby personal experience, sometimesby what we learn from others. Whatwe hope to do in the following pages

is to introduce you to just some localcauses – their priorities and some oftheir successes.

I canassureyou thateachorganizationor group provides very dedicated andmuch needed resources and supportin our community. Our hope is thatthis will help you and your familyselect a cause that resonates withyou and we encourage you to offeryour assistance, participation and ifyou are able, a donation.

Whetheryougiveyour timeandenergyor a few dollars, even the smallestcontribution makes a difference andany act of giving is always greatlyappreciated. Let’s make a differencethis holiday season and do our part togive back to the community.

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If you are a family that isstruggling, a seniorwithout a supportnetwork, or are simplytrying to move forward,we understand. Weprovide programs andpublications to supportyou and others in ourcommunity.

Let’s lift each other upIf today is challenging, we can help. We have programs tosupport families with low income and seniorsexperiencing isolation in Burnaby.

Seniors TransportationGetting around can become increasingly difficult with age.We provide affordable, convenient transportation forseniors in the community.

Camping BureauAll children deserve to have a little fun, learn lessons,and make friends over the summer break. The CampingBureau makes it possible for families to send theirchildren to the summer camp of their choice.

Christmas BureauSmiling, happy faces during the holidays – that’s our goal!Residents of Burnaby generously donate new gifts and wehelp distribute them to families and seniors in ourcommunity.

Recreation CreditEveryone deserves to play, engage, and be active. TheRecreation Credit provides families, seniors, andindividuals with a credit toward Burnaby Parks,Recreation, and Cultural Services.

Tax and Form CompletionVolunteers help individuals with modest incomes preparetheir taxes and complete government applications.

Community Resources PublicationsSupport is a page away. We publish and distribute a rangeof guides and cards to ensure that everyone in ourcommunity has access to resoruces and support.

Let’s make great things happenJoin us as we work together to improve our community.

VolunteerWe have lots of great volunteer opportunities – you candrive seniors, help families in the Christmas Toy Room,support programs at the Brentwood CommunityResource Centre, or provide outreach to the community.

DonateDollars help us to carry out life-changing, smile-inducing,and community-building work daily. Your support is trulyappreciated and goes far in changing lives and makingour community shine.

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Our FocusWe are the only national not-for-profit organization in Canada thathas for over 30 years empoweredCanadians with disabilitiesthrough the use of computer-based assistive technologies,research and development, andvarious employment programs.Through our work, we help ourclients remove barriers so thatthey can live independent livesand become active members ofthe workplace and our society.Specializing in education andworkplace empowerment, wehave served over 30,000 peoplesince 1984.

Our PeopleWe’re committed to socialinclusion, economic equity,and a productive society thatincludes people with disabilities,giving them equal opportunity tocontribute and participate. Wevalue diversity, innovation, andteamwork.

Our GoalsWe use technology, knowledge andpassion to empower Canadianswith disabilities. Our vision iseconomic and social inclusivenessfor all people with disabilities.

Our Work in the CommunityWe serve a culturally diverse population that covers thefull spectrum of people with disabilities. Our focus is toenable people with disabilities to make the most of theirabilities so they can work, pursue education, and be fullyincluded in our community.

We offer a number of programs for people with physicaldisabilities and employers.• Employment: Working Together is a unique,comprehensive and participant centered programdesigned to develop the skills required to helpindividuals achieve their employment goals.

• Accommodations: Technology@Work provideseligible Assistive Technology, products and servicesto individuals who have work and volunteer relatedbarriers, and assists businesses and organizationsto create a more accessible worksite and providesexpertise in Assistive Technology.

• Computer Skills: Computer Comfort is a one-on-onecomputer tutoring program which also provides a freerefurbished computer for the learner’s home.

Many of our programs, including Computer Comfort,Computer Refurbishing, and our employment programsare offered for free to people with disabilities throughgovernment contracts and the support of corporations,foundations, and individual donors like you.

How To Get Involved:• Become a volunteer Computer Tutor. Tutoring can bedone one-on-one in our office, or online.

• Change someone’s life by donating your computer.

• Donate to help us continue our work and improve thelives of Canadians with physical disabilities. Every giftmakes an impact.

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Our FocusBurnaby Hospital Foundationis the fundraising arm ofBurnaby Hospital dedicatedto community partnershipsto purchase vital medicalequipment and technology,improve patient care, andsupport innovative andeducational communityprograms that improve yourhealth.

How you can getinvolved• Make a donation: givemonthly, leave a legacy gift,give in memory or celebrationor donate stocks, bonds andmutual funds.

• Host a giving event: hostyour own special fundraiser toshow support.

• Give it forward: Join thefoundation’s Give It ForwardOnline Community and createyour own personal fundraisingpage to share with family andfriends at bhf.givecentre.com.

• Volunteer: donate your timeand talents on a weekly basisor at a special event.

Our Work in the CommunitySince 1982, Burnaby Hospital Foundation has served as theofficial charitable organization of Burnaby Hospital, andover the years has worked with the hospital to help ensurea high standard of care for the 200,000 patients who visiteach year. Concerned citizens and a dedicated communityhave long been the backbone of Burnaby Hospital, mostnotably when they came together to build the hospitalover 60 years ago. That same tradition of collaborationguides everything we do. Working with our partners inthe community, Burnaby Hospital Foundation purchasesmedical equipment and helps fund capital projects aswell as continuing medical education for our health careprofessionals.

Today, well into its fourth decade, the Foundation remainsgrateful to its many loyal supporters. At the same time, weare inspired to forge new linkages with business leaders,community organizations and dedicated citizens so that,together, we might further benefit those who need us most—patients and families.

• Burnaby Hospital is Fraser Health’s largest communityhospital with 319 acute care beds.

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• The hospital sees over 200,000 patient visits every year.

•Our surgeons perform over 15,000 surgeries annually. Thehospital sees more knee and hip surgeries than any otherhospital in Fraser Health.

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UBCT-birdsbelievedinVanierrunBurnaby defensive backwas confident in team’sturn around under [email protected]

The moment seemed to capsulize thewhole season for the University of B.C.Thunderbirds. It certainly would be themost-everlasting one.

As kicker Quinn van Gylswyk’s 20-yardfield goal attempt hung in the air with timeexpiring on Saturday, Burnaby’sWarren Re-ece took a knee on the sideline and touchedthe ground with his right hand.

That superstitious gesture was met by thekick splitting the uprights and lifting UBCpast the Montreal Carabins 26-23 to capturethe 2015 ArcelorMittalVanier Cup in Que-bec City.

“I knew we’d be really good, that we hadsome really good athletes on this team,” re-marked the fourth-year defensive back. “Wecame into camp, a new coach, a new feeling.A national championship was always the goal,but we couldn’t have imagined…”

Hollywood likely couldn’t carve out a moregripping gridiron turnaround.

UBC, which finished 2-6 a year ago andhad not had a winning season since 2011,turned a page with the hiring of Blake Nill,who had piloted both the University of St.Mary’s and Calgary into theVanier Cup finala total of seven times – winning twice.

The eighth time was just surreal, saidReece, a NewWestminster Hyack product.

“Man, I’m still feeling great,” the 22-year-old told the NOW on Monday. “We didn’thave as many guys (as most competitors) allseason, so we really needed to work together.The ending was unbelievable.”

TheT-birds led 16-7 at halftime, but theCarbins, the defending champions, stepped itup in the second half.While UBC answeredback after an early Montreal score, restoring a13-point margin on a 44-yard dash by Bran-don Deschamps, the Quebec team chippedaway at the lead and eventually tied it 23-23with 7:45 remaining.

Neither team could mount much of amarch in the next two possessions, but UBCmuscled to the 20-yard line where a potentialgame-winning field goal was attempted. Onlythis time, a bad snap and the ensuing turn-over gave Montreal possession with 1:32 lefton the clock.

That’s when the drama was kicked up anotch.Two plays later, Carbins quarterbackGabriel Cousineau was intercepted by A.J.Blackwell, who returned the ball into UBC’shands at midfield with 1:19 to play.

They would methodically drive the ballto the Montreal 13-yard line, setting up vanGylswyk’s kick with no time remaining.

“I was on the sideline, doing what I usuallydo,” recalled Reece, a Marlborough Elemen-tary alum. “I’m pretty superstitious, so I didwhat I usually do, my right hand down on theground and my right knee on the ground, justknowing we’d get it done.”

The elation of the win hasn’t subsided yet.Reece contributed a tackle in the second

half, and finished the year with eight solotackles and 13 assists.

Three’s company: TheBurnabyCentralWildcats’ VladPrystay, centre, andAnthonyPage-Vincelli, at right, keep theball away fromtheir LakeCityopponentduringopening roundactionof theB.C. AAAboys soccer championships, hostedatBurnabyLakeWest. TheWildcatswould finish thirdoverall, recovering froma tough4-0loss in the semifinal to eventual championDr. CharlesBest. PHOTOCORNELIANAYLOR

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Pride, determination andpassion won out over exhaus-tion Saturday as the BurnabyCentralWildcats doubled upTamanawis 4-2 to claim thirdplace at the B.C. AAA boys soc-cer championships.

Fonz Marano’s marker mid-way through the second halfproved to be winner, as theWildcats showed up intendingto put a tough 4-0 setback, suf-fered a day earlier at the handsof the eventual champion Dr.Charles Best Blue Devils, be-hind them.

“They didn’t want to let eachother down,” remarked Burna-by Central assistant coach AntoSteko. “We didn’t know if they’dcome together or if (Friday’sloss) would take it out of them.... But what we saw was every-

one on time and wanting to endthe season with a medal.”

Tied 1-1 at the half, theWild-cats took control in the sec-ond half and built a three-goallead while silencing the Surreysquad until late in the contest.

Also scoring for the squadwere Marco Sherwood and call-ups Samsen Beattie and Antho-ny Page-Vincelli.

In the semifinal, Best execut-ed well and took advantage of ayellow card which put Burnabya player short for much of thesecond half.

“When we got to half-time trailing by just 1-0 we feltlucky,” said Steko. “A lot ofour players know their playersthrough various leagues, knewwhat they had as a club.

“We kind of came out a lit-tle hesitant, and when we weredown a player they were just tootired and emotionally drained.”

Another factor was that intheir final round-robin matchagainst Sullivan Heights, theWildcats needed at least a drawto advance to the Final Four.

They did one better, edg-ing out the Surreyschool 2-1 whenBrady Hughes tal-lied the game win-ning goal early inthe second half.Also scoring wasNathan Graziano.

“I think the high-light for us was go-ing into that semi-final having won allthree round-rob-in games,” notedSteko, who workedthe sidelines with head coachIbrahim Adamu. “I think theboys showed a lot of grit andconsistency.Those four gamesin two days took a lot and they

were very tired.”They had opened the tour-

nament by blasting Lake City8-0, getting a pair of goals fromGraziano.They also edged Prin-cess Margaret 2-0 on tallies by

Stefan Jerkovic andHughes.

The lineup willsee a lot of turnovernext season, as allbut one starter wasin Grade 12.

TheWildcatsdo have a group ofstrong juniors com-ing up, Steko said,including Beat-tie, in Gr. 10, andPage-Vincelli, inGr. 9.

Senior Andre Del Bianco,who played on Central’s 2013B.C. finalist, was selected to theCommissioner’s 11, an all-staraward.

Pantherstake longroadtogirlsdistrictfinalThe route to the provincials for Moscrop

volleyball teams is built on the roots of suc-cess at the school.

Joining the senior boys and girls pro-grams in chasing the elite dream are theMoscrop juvenile girls Panthers, whopushed the envelope all the way to theVan-couver and Districts final.

The Handsworth Royals were the onlyteam to solve the Panthers in the tourna-

ment, winning the final 2-0 (25-16, 25-19).But the journey to that point was chock-

full of thrills and spills.In theVan Districts, they began the

march among the lower ranked.The Burn-aby school opened against No. 1-seed Ste-veston-London Sharks in Richmond, butproved up to the task with a two-set win.Then Moscrop drew defending champi-on St.Thomas Aquinas in the semifinal,

and after losing the opening set, found theirequilibrium to defeat theVancouver school2-1, propelling the Panthers into a show-down with Handsworth.

Prior to the tournament, the squad tooka circuitous journey to the playoffs, fallingto Burnaby Central in the playoffs then ex-tending their season with a victory over El-phinstone on the Sunshine Coast in a must-win contest.

Whatwesawwaseveryoneontimeandwanting to

endtheseasonwithamedal.

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Simon Fraser University liberoAlison McKay was honoured lastweek as Great Northwest Athlet-ic Conference Defensive Player oftheYear and FirstTeam All-Con-ference by head coaches.

It is the first major post-seasonaward for the Clan volleyball pro-gram, now in its fifth year of com-peting in NCAA.

Joining McKay on the All-Con-ference team as an honourable

mention was freshman middleblockerTessa May.

McKay was voted GNAC De-fensive Player of theYear after an-choring the Simon Fraser defense.

The Port Moody native finishedsecond in the GNAC and fin-ished ranked ninth in NCAA Div.II with an average of 6.09 digs perset. She paced a Clan defense thatled the GNAC and was ranked21st in Div. II with 18.53 digs per

set. McKay finished with 30 ormore digs six times, topped by a42-dig performance in the seasonfinale -- the eighth best in GNAChistory in a four-set match.

CLAN FALLTOSONOMASTATE

Despite a game-high 28 pointsfrom Max Barkeley, the SimonFraser University men’s basket-ball team was defeated 76-58 bythe Sonoma State Seawolves to

wrap up their two-game Califor-nia swing.

A quick start by the Seawolvesleft SFU trailing 28-14 at halftime,

but the visiting Clan outscoredSonoma 31-28 the rest of the way.

SFU hosts Seattle Pacific onThursday, 5 p.m. at theWest Gym.

Sportsnow Sport to report?ContactDan Olson at 604.444.3022 or [email protected]

SFU’s McKay draws GNAC volleyball kudos

Kick cued Vanier celebrationTheT-birds roster also includes

Burnaby’s Nico Repole, a first-year defensive lineman who cameup through the St.Thomas More

Knights and contributed 10 tack-les and 15 assists over 11 games.

Other STM grads in the lineupare linebacker Spencer Moore andlineman DanteVigini.

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OF THE ROUTE ISON THE EXISTINGRIGHT-OF-WAY.73%

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The proposed Trans Mountain Expansion follows the existing

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