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Twenty high school studentswere at BCIT last week, search-ing for clues after the discov-ery of two bloodied and lifelessdummies.

The dummies were found ly-ing in the bathrooms of twoidentical dorm rooms, and themock crime-scene investigationwas the culmination of the tech-nical institute’s popular summerCSI Academy.

After three days of learningabout forensic fields like finger-printing, anthropology, DNA,chemical-trace evidence, knot

and video analysis, students inthe summer science camp weredivided into two teams and chal-lenged to unravel the mystery ofthe apparent dummy-icide.

“The idea is just to exposethem to a whole bunch of dif-ferent types of forensics to see ifthere’s anything that they’re in-terested in, and then it can may-be inform their future careers ifthat’s something that they decidethey want to pursue,” said camporganizer Steen Hartsen, whoteaches forensic DNA at BCITand manages the DNA lab oncampus.

The weeklong, 20-seat campwas started in 2001 and is more

popular than ever, with orga-nizers having to turn kids awayfrom this year’s camp.

“Usually they’re very, verykeen students who are really in-terested in science,” Hartsensaid of the typical CSI camper.“They’re usually very, very intothe whole forensic angle as well.”

Burnaby Mountain Grade 12student Bailey Bridge, whoseparents are both RCMP mem-

bers, is one such student.“I just thought it would be a

good way to figure out what Iwas into, like the deeper parts ofthe subject,” she said.

Learning about knots from ex-pert JohnVanTassel, a pioneer offorensic knot-analysis, was espe-cially interesting, Bridge said, aswas finding out interesting factsabout bones – like that humansdon’t have knee caps until aboutage four.

“It’s all been quite interest-ing,” she said.

Students spent a day and ahalf at the mock crime scene lastweek and then shared their find-ings at a classroom session Fri-day.

For more information, visitwww.bcit.ca/cas/forensics/csiacademy.

High school students investigatedummy-icide at popular summer camp

ONTHECASE Surrey student JapnitBhatia collects a “blood” sample last Thursdayat amockcrimescene inaBCITdormroom.Bhatiawasoneof 20 studentsparticipating in the technical institute’s popularCSI Academy, a summer science campthat gives students a tasteof forensic investigation. PHOTOCORNELIANAYLOR

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While lawns brown and water restric-tions tighten, Burnaby’s chafer beetlesare poised to thrive next spring.

MetroVancouver moved to Stage 3water restrictionsTuesday morning,ramping up water conservation mea-sures, including a ban on all lawn sprin-kling with treated drinking water.

The timing couldn’t be worse for resi-dents looking to use nematodes to con-trol European chafer beetles.

This is the time of year the nematodesshould be applied to lawns, and the mi-croscopic groundworms require twoweeks of daily watering to effectively de-stroy beetle larvae.

But Burnaby deputy director of en-gineering Dipak Dattani told the NOWthat, as of Monday, the city is not issuingany new permits.

Local residents who ordered subsi-dized nematodes from the city in Juneand picked them up before MetroVan-couver increased water restrictions thisweek will be allowed to sprinkle theirlawns for two weeks if they were issuedexemption permits, but those exemp-tions will not be extended, Dattani said.

The deputy director was optimis-tic the nematodes of those with permitswould be effective, however, especially ifshort periods of rain, like those onTues-day continued.

“They just need enough of the groundto be moist to be mobile,” he said. “Afterthat they will just search out the larvae.”

Dry weather prompted B.C. to de-clare a Level 4 drought last week, andMetroVancouver has moved to Stage 3water restrictions for the first time in 12years in order to head off potential watershortages in the future.

“We have implemented Stage 3 wa-ter use restrictions to help ensure thatwe have the necessary supply of wa-ter through the early fall for use in ourhomes and businesses, and for criticalcommunity needs such as fire suppres-sion,” Metro chief administrative officerCarol Mason told the Vancouver Sun.

For more information on activities re-stricted under Stage 3, visit www.metrovancouver.org.

– with files from theVancouver Sun.

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Burnaby streamkeepersare keeping an eye on localwaterways, following un-usually hot and dry weath-er that could threaten localfish populations.

With so much sun and solittle rain, water and oxygenlevels in Burnaby’s mainsalmon bearing creeks aredropping.

“It doesn’t look good,”said Nick Kvenich, pres-ident of the Eagle CreekStreamkeepers. “We’reworried that the low lev-els are going to result in fishdeaths.”

The salmon rearing pondthe streamkeepers built issuffering from lack of fresh,cool oxygenated water flow-ing from the creek downvarious side channels.Thestreamkeepers have beenmonitoring the oxygen lev-els, which have dropped todangerously low levels, like-ly to low to support fish.

The City of Burnabyloaned the streamkeepers awater truck to water plantsaround the pond, many ofwhich were planted by vol-unteers to provide shadeand keep the waters cool.The streamkeepers alsobrought in a pump to aer-

ate and transfer water fromthe main creek to the pond,which helped bring the oxy-gen up to a level that wouldmarginally support fish.

The pond is habitat forcoho fry, which spend oneto two years in the localcreek before heading to theopen ocean.

Meanwhile, in StoneyCreek, Burnaby’s most pro-lific salmon-bearing stream,waters levels are also drop-ping.

“There are places inthe upper reaches, wherethere are a few pools thathave become isolated,” said

Alan James of the StoneyCreek Environment Com-mittee. “There are fish inthose pools that are gettingstressed because the tem-perature is higher than itwould be if the creek wereactually flowing throughthem, and they are moresusceptible to predators,likes herons.”

The salmon in StoneyCreek are wild coho thathatched last spring, Jamessaid.

“If it continues and itdries up even further, then,yes, it’s going to be a seri-ous thing,” James said. “Ev-

erybody’s concerned aboutwhat the longterm ramifica-tions of this are. If this be-comes the new normal withclimate change, the fishare going to have to adaptsomehow.”

James said there’s beentalk about moving the fish,but that would be a hugeoperation.

The volunteer groupis considering plantingmore streamside trees, butit would be years beforethey’re big enough to pro-vide adequate shade.

To the rescue:NickKvenichoftheEagleCreekStreamkeepersat an inflowchannel leadingtoa salmonrearingpondoff EagleCreek.Thewater andoxygen levelsin thepondaredroppingdangerouslylow for fish.

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No arrests have beenmade and there are no sus-pects.

That was the main mes-sage from the Integrat-ed Homicide InvestigationTeam concerning the fatalshooting of a 53-year-oldBurnaby man last week.

At a press conference lastThursday, Sgt. StephanieAshton, spokesperson forthe homicide team, stressedthe fact that police were stillchasing down leads follow-ing the shooting and thatthere was no informationavailable about any suspector suspects.

When asked if she had adescription or informationabout a suspect vehicle toshare, she was clear in herresponse: police do not havea suspect.

Few other details wereshared about the investiga-tion.

Ashton did, however, saythere was no reason for thepublic to be concerned thata shooter was on the loosein Burnaby.

“We are treating this ho-micide investigation withthe seriousness it deserves,and the public can be as-sured all possible steps arebeing taken to address theirconcerns by conducting athorough and detailed in-vestigation,” Ashton addedin a media statement.

Investigators believe theincident was targeted butdon’t believe they’ll haveany new information for afew days as the investigationcontinues.

The shooting took placearound noon on July 15 inthe 7900 block ofWickhamPlace, a cul-de-sac nearCanadaWay off BerkleyStreet.The victim, Burna-by resident Hanif Jessa, wasthe superintendent of nightstreet cleaning for the CityofVancouver.

Anyone with informationor anyone who may havebeen in the area ofWick-ham Place lastWednesdayis asked to contact the ho-micide team at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email-ing [email protected]. Anyone wishing to re-main anonymous is askedto contact Crime Stoppersat 1-800-222-8477.

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The Burnaby Fire De-partment was on scene thispast Monday, as a damagedgas line caused a street evac-uation in North Burnaby.

At around 9:30 a.m., athird-party contractor hit anatural gas line in the areaof Gilmore andYale.

Fortis B.C. and the Burn-aby Fire Department, alongwith the RCMP, worked to-gether to cordon off Gilm-ore Street so that crewscould safely stem the flowof gas.

The line was safely“‘blowing clear,’” or into theair unobstructed, accordingto Fortis B.C. spokesperson

Michael Allison.Other than being com-

pletely contained, blowingclear is the best-case sce-nario for a gas leak, he said,as it allows for workers tomore easily identify the lo-cation of the rupture.

Ladder and rescue com-panies were among the 19responders standing by incase of a fire, according toDeputy Fire Chief ChrisBowcock.

Bowcock added that,while unlikely, the two-inchFortis gas line posed a riskof igniting. Bowcock andhis men were equipped withfire hoses and protectivegear in case of emergency,though he said the situationwas “well in hand.”

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SenatorYonah Martin’schief of staff is running forthe Conservatives in Burna-by South in the next federalelection. Grace Seear, whoworked as a middle schoolteacher before she got intopolitics, secured theTorynomination on July 7.

“I feel I have a very goodunderstanding of what Ineed to do to representBurnaby,” she told theNOW. “As a mother, wife(and) teacher, I feel I have agood understanding the is-sues families face, becausetheir issue are my issues.”

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government in action, andI wanted to be part of Ste-phen Harper’s team and bepart of that legacy,” she said.

“I got to really, really watchthings play out. I am not go-ing to make any false prom-ises. I know what I can do.

… Hopefully, the citizensof Burnaby will pick me torepresent them in Ottawa.”

Seear is moving from herCoquitlam residence to anew home at UniverCity onBurnaby Mountain.

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GraceSeearBurnabySouthcandidate

Iwanted tobepartofStephenHarper’s teamandbepartofthat legacy.

Conservatives:Mike Little, BurnabyNorth-SeymourGraceSeear, BurnabySouthChloe Ellis, NewWestminster-Burnaby

Liberals:TerryBeech, BurnabyNorth-SeymourAdamPankratz, BurnabySouthSashaRamnarine, NewWestminster-Burnaby

NewDemocrats:Carol Baird Ellan, BurnabyNorth-SeymourKennedyStewart, BurnabySouthPeter Julian,NewWestminster-Burnaby

Greens:LynneQuarmby, BurnabyNorth-SeymourWyatt Tessari, BurnabySouthNewWestminster-Burnaby, undeclared

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CitystafferrecognizedChadTurpin, Burnaby’s

deputy city manager, wasrecently recognized for hisyears of service to the city.

“I have the pleasure to-night of congratulating ourdeputy city manager, ChadTurpin, who was recent-ly honoured by the Canadi-an Association of MunicipalAdministrators for his 30years of municipal servicein a management capacity,”Burnaby Mayor Derek Cor-rigan announced at the July

8 council meeting.Turpin has worked for

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‘PlanB’ leavesusspinningourwheelsWe’re finally getting a

look at Plan B in the wakeof the failure of the Trans-Link funding plebiscite.The B, it seems, stands forboondoggle.

The mayors of Surreyand Vancouver are threat-ening they’ll go their ownway and seek to build rap-id transit lines without

the regional transporta-tion authority. Other may-ors in the region are nowso disgruntled, there’s talkof disbanding the mayors’council – the only smidgenof influence elected offi-cials (and by extension, therest of us) have with Trans-Link.

And who can blame

them? They did the im-possible and put togeth-er a (mostly) unanimousvision for needed tran-sit improvements only tohave the whole thing knee-capped by being put to adoomed-from-the-startplebiscite.

The most frequentgrievance aired during theexpensive, waste-of-timevote was that taxpayersaren’t satisfied with Trans-Link’s broken governance

model.But let’s not forget, the

governance model is work-ing exactly as it was in-tended to when the Liber-als cooked it up in 2007.

It takes decision-mak-ing powers away from ourlocal elected leaders andshifts accountability andblame off of the province,which appoints Trans-Link’s board members,controls its funding leversand, when a transporta-

tion minister feels like it,imposes things anyway likenon-working fare gates.

Thwarting accountabil-

ity is a feature, not a bug,and the only change we’veseen at the agency sincethe plebiscite is a revolvingdoor for TransLink’s exec-utives.

Meanwhile, the rest ofus brave the increasinglyworse traffic and crowd-ed buses.We’re right backwhere we started: spinningour wheels.

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B.C.surplusmeans little

Even though his budgetlast year went from project-ing a miserly looking tinysurplus to becoming almostembarrassingly awash inriches, don’t expect FinanceMinister Mike de Jong tostart doling out new spend-ing any time soon.

The books on last year’sbudget have now beensigned off by the prov-ince’s auditor general, andthat surplus ballooned froma mere $184 million to amuch healthier $1.7 billion.

How did this happen?First of all, the govern-

ment was able to keepspending under controland stuck pretty close to itsbudget figures. Health-carecosts keep going up and up(to the tune of about a halfbillion dollars a year), butthey are not exceeding whatwas budgeted.

On the revenue side, theprovincial economy per-formed better than expectedlast year, and so tax revenueto the government was upconsiderably over what wasexpected -- to the tune of al-most a billion dollars.

Contributions from threeCrown corporations alsohelped out big time. Nota-bly, ICBC contributed morethan $400 million morethan forecast and the takefrom gambling and liquorwas $132 million higherthan originally thought.

But for all that goodnews, don’t expect it to con-tinue in the coming year.

Right now, the countryappears to be in a “techni-cal” recession, which isn’tdisastrous but indicates peo-

ple are likely spending andearning less money.

The dramatic slump in oilprices is the biggest reasonfor the country’s economicslowdown, and B.C. is moreprotected from the oil nose-dive than other provinceslike Alberta, Saskatchewanand Ontario. But being bet-ter protected does not meanbeing immune to any of thedownsides.

Many analysts predict thecountry’s economic growthrate will rebound in the lat-ter half of the fiscal year butnot to the point of shower-ing provincial governmentsin cash windfalls.

Now, de Jong has createdenough elbow room in thisyear’s budget to afford anykind of minor slide in eco-nomic activity.The project-ed surplus, forecast allow-ance and contingency fundequals close to a billion dol-lars (although this year’sforest firefighting costs willlikely consume the entire$400-million contingencyfund).

Of course, as we drawcloser to the May 2017 pro-vincial election de Jong willno doubt loosen his grip –slightly, and not all the way– on the government’s fi-nances.

But that is still a ways off.In the meantime, don’t ex-pect B.C.’s super-cautiousFinance Minister to veerfrom a course he is strong-ly determined to follow, nomatter how rosy last year’sbooks now look.Keith Baldrey is chief politi-

cal reporter for Global B.C.

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If it continues and it driesup even further, then,yes, it’sgoing to be a serious thing.

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A woman hit in the head with an errant golf ball fromthe Hastings Golf Centre driving range sought legaladvice in May. Irene Cherny said she was waiting forfriends on a patio of De Dutch Pannekoek House onHastings Street when a ball from the range bounced offa cement driveway and hit her on the top of the head,breaking the skin and drenching her hair with blood.

It takesdecision-makingpowersaway fromourlocal elected

leaders.

Failed transportation plebisciteputs us back where we started

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,email to: [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.

Bring on water metersDear EditorUnlike oneof your correspon-dents, Iwouldwelcomeawatermeter. I pay anannual flatwater fee.If I only paid for thewater I used, I’d prob-

ably be aheadof the game.Most of thehousesinmyareahave a rental suite; somehavemore.I feel that they shouldpay for all thewater

theyuse. The restrictedwatering cheaterswould alsopay. Itmight evenhelp to findoutwho they are.Russell Leach,Burnaby

Reader backscouncillor’s commentsDear Editor I couldn’t agreemorewithCol-leen Jordan’s (comments) in the Friday, July17BurnabyNOW.This samedirection is being taken in all

public service providers, instigatedbymanag-ers andadministratorswhomust have takenthe samecourses. Theperceived superiority ofartificial over human intelligence ensures theirjobs intoperpetuity.ObviouslyDr. Dick should stay away from

anyaspects of direct patient care, as his“customers” run the risk of being treatedby arobot.Please, DerekCorriganand council, continuethis battle for the goodof us all!PennyOyama,Burnaby

Senator’s chief of staffrunning in Burnaby

ZiggyEckardtLastweek theReputation InstitutevotedCanada for the fourth timeonMr.Harper’swatch tobe the #1 countryin theworld. Earlier this year theNewYork Times conceded, theCanadianmiddle-class is nowbetter off thantheir American counter parts. Howtragic for you, Liane, you live in thebestcity in thebest country. If this is notgoodenough for you youneed to lookfor another planet!...

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NathanAndrewsAddWestridge tothe list... Little buggers chewedupsomewires andmadeanest undermyhood.

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Dear Editor Sixty years ago itmade sense topipe crudeoil to supply nearbyoil refineries.WashingtonState hasproduceda comprehen-sive independent risk analysis about potentialshipping incidents in our shared, getting-busi-er Salish Seawaters.OurB.C. government has shied away from

carryingout a similar independent risk analy-sis for B.C.waters.Why?It seems that theB.C. government doesn’t

want to know, thereby, in essence, givingKinderMorgan “their” tacit OK for this publicly,much-fearedpotential bitumen spill in ourbackyardor onour beaches.Politicians continue todither aboutB.C.’s

pipelines. Someone, please, figure it out. Buildone, jointly-operatedpipelinesystem fromAlberta,to amoreremoteshippingterminallocation thatoffers openoceanac-

cess, to theworldmarket.Without threateningthebusy, environmentally sensitivewaters ofDouglas Channel, Burrard Inlet and theSalishSeaand still earn these vital export revenuesfor all Canadians.B.C. handles a significant portionof Cana-

da’s resource exports, but B.C. alsomust lookafter oneof its primary industries, includingthose related toour environment andassoci-atedmultibilliondollar tourist businesses. B.C.must carefullymanagehow,whoandwhereanyonegets access to our landandwaters, forall Canadians andour visitors.Carl Shalansky,Burnaby

Province needs toprotect environment

LianeScottTheStephenHarper legacy is nolegacy. Familieswant a livable environ-ment. Shewants theHarper legacy?Oneof Indenture to foreigners andruinationof environment?Her experi-ence is the immediate gratificationofa payoutwhile the rest of Canadagetssold out.

GlenPorterSo she supportsHarper’slegislation that strips basic citizenshiprights fromher, SenatorMartin andevery oneof those immigrants shewants to represent? Iwonder howshejustifies that. Itmakes no sense tometobe sopassive and ineffective.

Kinder Morganprez visits Burnabybusinesses

ThiscitylifeKinderMorgan “Prez” ?!?!Arewea sixteen year-old texting ourgirlfriends or arewe journalists.

JenniferMoreau “Prez” is a commonabbreviated style for newspapers.Google it, and youwill seemany,manyheadlineswithprez.

Bill SmithWhenwepay taxes toCor-rigan,weare essentially his customers,anddespite Corrgigan’s expectations,there is something expected in return.KMalreadypays 5+milliondollars toCorriganannually, andCorriganwon’teven talk toKM? Loveor hate thepipe-line, I believeCorriganand creware inbreachof their duties.

AdamBallantyne I’ve heard that oilspill cleanupwill be ahugeboost forthe local economy

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Instead of handing overa cheque, why not give aworthwhile charity a piggy-bank?

That was the idea behindGateway Casino’s initiative,helping L’Arche Founda-tion of GreaterVancouverimprove its headquarters,Shiloah.

“It’s not uncommon forus to give an actual mone-tary donation,” Jeff Lee, en-ergy manager for the casino,told the NOW. “I wanted todo something a little bit dif-ferent.”

Lee decided to use his ex-pertise and connect withother organizations andbusinesses to help the Burn-aby foundation, which runsresidential homes and pro-grams for people with devel-opmental disabilities.

“We reached out to alarge team. I asked them,‘When was the last time yougot a chance to take a stepback from your busy lifeand to help someone else?’And most of them were like,‘You know what? It’s beena really, really long time,’”he said.

In total, 13 businessesand organizations got to-gether to provide lightingupgrades, install sensor con-trols, replace the hot water

tank and refresh the land-scape at Shiloah in Burnaby.All the efficiency upgradesare expected to save thefoundation about $1,200per year, according to Lee.

“It’s like a piggybank thatjust keeps on saving everyyear,” he said. “Imagine get-ting these electricians to do-nate their time and all theirlabour, and the lightingguys to donate all the prod-uct.We really didn’t want tospend any money. I wantedeverything to be donated.”

The project was donewith the help of the Burn-aby Board ofTrade, whichprovided Lee with a list oflocal non-profit organiza-tions, he said.

“We wanted to help peo-ple, and we could see theyneeded help there,” he saidof L’Arche. “The work thatthe staff do there is abso-lutely incredible.”

The project began lastsummer and took abouteight months to complete,he added.

“It took a lot of time, lotsof conversations, lots of ex-tra time after work on ourpart,” Lee said, adding he’dlike to do similar projects inthe future but doesn’t knowwhen it’ll be possible, time-wise.

He hopes other business-es consider taking the ideaand running with it, though.

“Every day that the res-idents and staff are there,they can look around andsee the team that was here,”he said. “Every aspect ofwhat they’re doing there, ithas us in it.”

The project was well re-ceived by the foundation.

“We are grateful to be therecipients of Gateway’s gen-erosity. L’Arche is an inten-tional community of peoplewith and without devel-opmental disabilities whoshare life together in homesand day programs. It iswonderful when partnersin the larger community of-fer support in such practical

ways,” Denise Haskett, thefoundation’s executive di-rector and community lead-er, said in a press release.“The lighting project hasalready made a big differ-ence in our building and thelandscaping has also helpedbrighten up our property.We are thankful to everyonewho has been part of thisproject.”

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The festival, now in its16th year, returns to DeerLake Park in Burnaby start-ing Aug. 8, where everyonefrom blues fanatics to lay-persons can go to experi-ence the soulful blend ofmusic from new blood andindustry staples alike.

“It’s grown over the past16 years,” said Jared Bowles,the marketing coordina-tor for the Shadbolt Centre,“People can come for a lowprice and enjoy themselvesall day.”

Situated in scenic DeerLake Park, the festival playshost to a wide range of tal-ent including, but not lim-ited to, Lee Fields and theExpressions andThe Sheep-dogs of Saskatoon.

North Carolina’s Fieldshas been an industry vet-eran of 43 years, whileTheSheepdogs won RollingStone’s “Choose the Cov-er” competition, beating out15 other bands to win theirspot on the magazine’s cov-er in August of 2011, a featno other unsigned band hasmanaged to match.

Among the many oth-er attractions the festivalhas to offer besides music isthe blues market.The festi-val sets aside space for localvendors to sell their hand-made goods to those takinga break from the festivitiesto find a meal at one of thevenue’s many food trucks,or simply exploring beauti-ful Deer Lake Park.

Parking can be found atthe nearby BCIT campus

parking lot, with a free shut-tle in place to take concert-goers to and from the fes-tival.

“I’ll be honest, it was aturning point,” said Bowles,who admitted he only be-came a blues fan from hisexposure to blues fest.

But Bowles also said thatthe event transcended thelimitations of just one genre.

“You don’t have to be ablues fan; you can just be afan of music,” he said.

Gates for the festival willopen at noon, with mu-sic kicking off at 1 p.m. Seewww.burnabybluesfestival.com for all the details.

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1BURNABYVILLAGEMUSEUM:One ofthe most popularspots in the city, if

not the region, the museumhas the added bonus ofbeing completely free.While visitors do haveto pay for carousel ridesand any snacks or mealsat the ice cream parlour,the village itself is open tothose who want to meander– or toddle – through thebuildings.The blacksmith isworth checking out – kidsof all ages are fascinatedby the work done at theblacksmith shop.Themuseum has special eventson all summer, from ice-cream-making workshopsto free summer theatreperformances. For moreinformation, go to www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca.

2DEER LAKE PARK:While visiting themuseum, takea walk through

surrounding Deer LakePark. Or better yet, comeback for a picnic, and takethe kids to the Burnaby

Art Gallery. If you visit onSunday, Aug. 9 between 1and 4 p.m., you can takepart in a family-friendlyart project, as well.Thereis plenty to do at thepark – lakeside strolls, therhododendron garden,the playground, and theShadbolt Centre for theArts. Plan ahead and makea day of it.

3BURNABYFARMERS’MARKET:Grab breakfastor lunch at the

Burnaby Farmers’ Marketand introduce the kids toa variety of foods they mayhave never tried before.There are baked goods,fresh produce, and usuallya couple of food trucks onsite.There’s also a kids’table with toys to keep themoccupied, and fun eventsplanned throughout theyear.The market takes placeon Saturdays from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. in the city hallparking lot, 4949 CanadaWay. For more information,go to www.artisanmarkets.ca.

4EXPLOREALLTHERE ISTOOFFER INCITYPARKS::With well

over 100 parks throughoutBurnaby, includingneighbourhood parks andplaygrounds, there is alwayssmewhere nearby to takethe kiddies for a little fun.There are playgroundsgalore, some with sprayparks, as well as many witha sandbox for the little ones.Many city playgroundsalso offer activities for kidsduring the summer. Formore information, go towww.burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/Explore-Outdoors/Play-Areas.

5ART INTHE PARKLooking for acreative outlet forthe kids in your

life? Art in the Park isfree for all ages and runsthroughout July in cityparks. Professional artistswork with kids on projectsincluding clay sculptingand mandala-making. Forinformation on dates andtimes, check out the city’s

calendar of events, www.burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/Calendar-of-Events.

6CIVIC SQUARE:Things get quitemelodic in Civ-ic Square over the

summer, with the sum-mer Sunday concert series.There are also children’s ac-tivities on Mondays,Tues-days andWednesdays, aninteractive community visu-al arts project and outdoormovies in August. For moreinformation, go to www.burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/Festivals-and-Events/Summer-Fun-at-Civic-Square.html.

7VISITTHEDUCKS:Playing in thesandbox or runningthrough flower

gardens are all well andgood, but a true outdoordelight for children involvesthe local wildlife. BurnabyLake offers kids the chanceto commune with crows,dally with ducks and babbleaway with the blackbirds.And since it’s a hotspot for

local birders, the wee onesmight even get a chance tosee something more exotic.Bring a pair of binocularsand if the birds don’t holdyour interest, wanderalong the forest pathwaysfor a respite from the cityhullabaloo.

8NIKKEI CENTRE:If you and the littleones have hadenough of the great

outdoors, there is indoorfun to be had, as well.TheNikkei National Museumand Cultural Centres hostsart and cultural exhibits,and also holds frequentevents, from workshops andbook launches to walkingtours.There are also the freemonthly Sunday FamilyCorner toy-making sessions,held from noon to 4 p.m.on Sunday, July 26 andSunday, Aug. 16. For moreon this and other events, goto centre.nikkeiplace.org.

9BURNABYCENTRALRAILWAY: Allaboard!What child

hasn’t dreamed of ridingthe rails?That dream can befulfilled in miniature at theBurnaby Central Railway,near Confederation Park.The train runs from GoodFriday untilThanksgivingMonday on weekends andstatutory holidays, from11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Formore information, go toburnabyrailway.org.

10BURNABYPUBLICLIBRARY:In Burnaby

public library branches,there is a wealth of activitiesthat go beyond the page,engaging new readers.Some don’t even involvebooks at all – take LegoClub, or board gamedrop-ins. Burnaby PublicLibrary has four branches,covering each section of thecity – McGill and Cameronin North Burnaby, andTommy Douglas andBob Prittie Metrotownto the south. For moreinformation, see www.bpl.bc.ca.

HERITAGEFUN DaisyDeruiter rides the carousel atBurnabyVillageMuseum–oneofour favouriteplaces to spend timewith the smallpeople in your life. Themuseumoffers ahost of activities andprograms throughout the summer. PHOTOKEVINHILL

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Those lazy, hazy, crazy daysof summer are upon us –andwe’re on the job for you.Our reporters are out andabout the city exploring thebest options for summerfun of all kinds, andwe’llbe bringing you our tipsthroughout the season.In a special look atwhat’shappening for the smallerset, here’s Janaya Fuller-Evans’ destination list, Top 10kids’ spots:

!There’s lots for tots to seeand do, in Burnaby there’ssure to be something foryou.For girls and boys, formomand dad, there is plenty ofsummertime fun to be had.You can visit the ducks on

Burnaby Lake, or go to thelibrary for a reading break.Get creative at Art in thePark, or stroll the farmers’market for a bit of a lark.Looking for something tokeep the little ones busyon these long, hot summerdays?The city has awide variety ofactivities and destinationsfor kids, from toddlers toteenagers.From city parks to our twopopularmuseums – BurnabyVillage Museum and theNikkei National HeritageCentre andMuseum – thereis plenty going on indoorsand outdoors throughoutBurnaby.

–Janaya Fuller-Evans

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Reading together:Asmita LawrenceandFionaStevensonare startinganew intercultural bookclubatBurnaby’s TommyDouglas librarybranchthis September. PHOTOKEVINHILL

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Imagine a space wherelocal residents from differ-ent cultures gather to dis-cuss interesting novels withintercultural themes.Theymake connections, sharetheir experiences, and findthey have more in commondespite their diverse back-grounds.

That’s the vision Asmi-ta Lawrence and Fiona Ste-venson have for Burnabycome fall.The two friendsare starting Culture Chats,a new cross-cultural bookclub at theTommy Douglaslibrary branch.

“Our goal is to readworld authors, and hopeful-ly we will have readers fromdiverse countries,” Law-rence told the NOW.

The group will read onebook per month and meeton the fourthThursdayof every month, startingin September.The club isfree to join and the librarywill loan out copies of thebooks.

Lawrence and Stevensonare working in conjunctionwith the library to comeup with a compelling read-ing list.

Titles under consider-ation include The Eleganceof the Hedgehog by Frenchnovelist Muriel Barbery,The Accidental by Scot-tish author Ali Smith andA Complicated Kindness byCanadian author MiriamToews.

Lawrence and Steven-son secured one of theVancouver Foundation’ssmall neighbourhood

grants through the Burna-by Neighbourhood House.The foundation’s grant pro-gram is for projects thatbring neighbours closer to-gether, something Law-rence is hoping to do withthe new book club.

“We felt that this wouldbe a community project,to try to engage people inour respective neighbour-hoods,” Lawrence said.

The Burnaby Intercul-tural PlanningTable is alsoproviding some in-kindhelp with promotions, andthe library is providing staffand a venue to host the newclub.

“Without their supportit would be very difficult tolaunch this project,” Law-rence said. “I think it givesa lot more confidence tothose that are looking tojoin the book club, that itwill have interesting booksand it will have the appro-priate support to make it awell-run book club.”

While the club doesn’tstart until September, Law-rence and Stevenson arestarting to register partici-pants.

The group is limited to15 people.To join, [email protected].

There will be a specialevent to launch CultureChats onThursday, Sept.17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.at theTommy Douglas li-brary at 7311 Kingsway.

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A group hoping to savewhat remains of the old in-terurban railway line thatruns between Sapperton inNewWestminster and Cari-boo Road in Burnaby, isinviting people to its firstmeeting on July 23.

The Old Interurban For-est Preservation Society wasfounded by Rod Drown, theNewWestminster residentwho uncovered the rail bedof the interurban line thatran from 1911 to 1953.

Drown’s vision is to pre-

serve the trail and surround-ing forest and add a pavedbike route between the twocommunities, and the firststep is getting organized.

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

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official designation fromthe province, Drown anda group of supporters arehosting an inaugural meet-ing to discuss the proposalthe group plans on present-ing to Burnaby city councillater this year.

There will also be guestspeakers, including repre-sentatives from the Burnabyand NewWestminster chap-ters of HUB, and HenryEwert, a historian who haswritten three books on theold interurban rail line. Any-one interested in preservingthe interurban trail and for-est is invited to attend. Cof-

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ing Co-op, 7251 CaribooRd. For more on the societyand its proposal, find themon Facebook by searching

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U.S.championathomeatGiroBurnaby NOW team rider Daniel Holloway won Burnaby 4Day at velodrome earlier this [email protected]

Daniel Holloway is mak-ing a strong case to becomeBurnaby’s favourite son.

The 28-year-old U.S. na-tional road criterium cham-pion won the 2015 Giro diBurnaby in a final sprint tothe finish down HastingsStreet onThursday, postinghis second win at B.C. Su-perweek after beginning theweek with an earlier victoryat the UBC Grand Prix onTuesday.

“It’s good to be back(in Burnaby),” said Hollo-way, who shared a Burna-by 4Day omnium title rac-ing with teammate JacobDuehring for the BurnabyNOW team earlier this year.“It takes a village, you can’tdo this without communitysupport.”

Holloway, who was rac-ing with support from Al-tovelo-SeaSucker teammateAido Illesic, overcame a de-termined challenge by theQuebec-based Silber ProRacing team, which had asmany as six riders attempt-ing to control the race in alead pack with three lapsto go on the 1.3-kilome-

tre street circuit in BurnabyHeights.

“(Illesic) was phenom-enal,” said Holloway afterthe race. “We’re a fighter-pi-lot team. It doesn’t matter ifhe goes down, we go downfighting.”

The u-turn at the bottomof Hastings Street and thenthe uphill into a stiff head-wind all race long hurt anyopportunity for a break-away, said Holloway.

“It made the race strange.It takes a committed groupto do it,” he added.

Single and mini breaksformed throughout the 45-lap race but all attemptswere eventually gobbledup after a lap or two by thegreedy peleton.

The Silber team madeits move with eight laps togo, but were unable to suc-cessfully hold back the packheading into the 200-metrestraight-away down Hast-ings Street.

Gastown winner RyanRoth took the final crowdprime for Silber with a sin-gle lap to go, but faded to51st place in the final sprint.

Holloway won the 55-ki-lometre race in a time of1:18.52, edging runner-upKristofer Dahl of Calgary,Racing forTeam Smart-Stop, and last-year’s podiumfinisher Ken Hanson of theUnited Healthcare team atthe finish.

“I think (Silber) just wentahead too early.They’relearning,” said Holloway.

“They were half a lap away.”The win was Holloway’s

21st victory of the season,tying the total number ofhis road race wins from lastseason.

Earlier in Superweek,Holloway also placed ninthat the Gastown Grand Prix.He did not ride in the finalraces atWhite Rock in theweek-long series.

In the men’s Catego-ry 3 and 4 crits, Burna-by’s Alan Zoller had a besteighth-place finish at theTour deWhite Rock on Fri-day. Zoller, cycling as an in-

dependent, started the weekplacing 11th in theTour deDelta on July 11 and thenfinishing in 13th spot at theUBC Grand Prix.

HelloBurnaby:DanielHollowaycelebrateshis sprint to the finishat the climaxof themen’s 55-kilometreGirodiBurnabycriterium last Thursday.PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

“It’s good tobeback (inBurnaby).”

Americantheprimerider inBurnabyHeightsShelley Olds owned the podium at B.C.Superweek, garnering four victories in eight stage [email protected]

Shelley Olds broughtsomething new to B.C. Su-perweek.

The 2012 roadWorldCup and two-time U.S. na-tional criterium champion,racing alone for Ale-Cipolli-ni, put together a dominat-ing week of racing, winningfour separate Superweekraces, including the Giro diBurnaby, while reaching thepodium at all eight stages ofCanada’s largest pro cyclingseries.

OnThursday, Olds, whowas sixth at last year’s worldchampionships in Spain andseventh in the road race atthe London Summer Olym-pics, outraced the peleton tothe finish on the 1.3-kilome-

tre Hastings Street coursein Burnaby to win the Giroin her second appearance atthe Burnaby Heights event.

“It’s a really good atmo-sphere,” Olds said after therace, “the atmosphere, train-ing hard, the crowd, thewonderful spectators.”

Olds held off RedTruckRacing’s Denise RamsdenfromVancouver, who wonthe Gastown Grand Prixthe night before and theopening stage of theTour deDelta, taking first place inthe 30-lap race in a time of59.17 minutes.

Olds opened Superweekwith a third-place finish inthe opening crit in Del-ta and was the runner-upthe following night, beforewinning the 105.2-kilome-tre road race at theTour de

Delta over four-time Cana-dian criterium championLeah Kirchmann ofWin-nipeg.

Olds was also third inGastown and second atUBC before taking the Giro

and a majority of the primesin a dominating hour of rac-ing.

The 34-year-old Califor-nia rider also won the lasttwo stages of Superweek inWhite Rock last weekend.

Olds used Superweek asa tune up in preparationfor the women’sTour deFrance.

“The big goal was the(UCI sanctioned)WhiteSpot road race. My posi-tioning in the rest of the rac-es was icing on the cake,”said Olds. “I’m here to getthe best sprint training Ican.”

A 16-year-old LowerMainland rider also racedwell with the pros.

Maggie Coles-Lyster ofMaple Ridge was not lost inthe women’s internationalpro field.

The Local Ride Racingteen placed 25th at the Girodi Burnaby after winningthe women’s crowd primewith just one lap to go.

Coles-Lyster also fin-

ished just three seconds be-hind the lead pack at UBCand was 13th overall in Gas-town, before finishing ashigh as sixth at theTour deWhite Rock.

“It’s awesome to race inmy hometown, where I canget a feel for the next level,”said Coles-Lyster after therace. “The speed is so goodfor my development.

“There are so many bigwheels out there, being ableto do this is a great experi-ence.”

Picking up half of the$1,200 crowd prime at theGiro was also a nice stipendfor one hour of racing.

“It shows me I can race atthis level,” she said. “I wonthat same prime last year,so I felt I had to do it againthis year.”

Awinner’s shower :ShelleyOlds toastsher victoryat theBurnabyGiro last Thursday. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

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The Burnaby Lakersmade a strong move to-wards securing a spot in theWestern Lacrosse Associa-tion playoffs last week.

The senior A Lakers wonback-to-back matchups, in-cluding a comeback 10-8victory over the Adanacs inCoquitlam on Saturday, tomove into third place on theWLA leaderboard.

First star Dane Stevenshad arguably his best out-ing this season, scoringthree times, including a pairin Burnaby’s third-periodcomeback, to finish with agame-high eight points.

Jason Jones, who gar-nered the game-winner withhis hat-trick marker mid-way through the final frame,was also named a game star,with a five-point night.

Scott Jones chipped inwith a six-point effort.

“The boys had a lotof time to refocus and itshowed tonight,” said Ste-vens, who had points inBurnaby’s first five goals.“Everyone was really fo-

cused to get back into it.(The win) is huge.”

The victory kept Burn-aby ahead of Langley inthe overall standings anda game in hand over theThunder who hold the sea-son-series edge over theLakers. Coquitlam, whichalso lost 9-7 to NewWest-minster earlier in the week,remained two points back ofLangley with 12 points.

“Everyone is committedto how we’re trying to play,”Stevens added.

Burnaby came out inthe opening period in Co-quitlam and showed a muchmore creative offence, tak-ing a 4-1 lead at one point.

But the Adanacs, whohave played the role of up-start in a number of gamesthis season, outscored thevisitors 5-2 in the middleperiod to lead by one goalheading into the final 20minutes.

Robert Church start-ed the Lakers’ rally with ascreened shot from the rightside. Stevens then tied thecontest 8-8 with a sizzlerthat burned A’s goalie DanLewis to the inside post.

Tye Belanger, who gotwhistled for a five-minutepenalty following an ille-gal equipment check late inthe game, made 31 saves forhis league-best seventh winof the season. Belanger cur-rently leads the league witha 7.26 goals against average.

At home on Friday, Burn-aby sent the lowlyTimber-men back to Nanaimo withtheir third straight loss, fol-lowing a 10-3 win at the BillCopeland Sports Centre.

Jamie Lincoln scored fivetimes to earn the game’sfirst star. Belanger was alsoon his game, finishing with a.917 save percentage.

“We want to be movingthe ball and be real crisp,”added Stevens, “catch guysout of position, keep ourfeet moving and hitting hardpicks.”

All that will come inhandy when Burnaby trav-els to the Island next weekfor a two-game seriesagainstVictoria on Fridayand Nanaimo on Saturday.

“We have a big gamecoming up and we’re look-ing to bring this momentumto the Island,” Stevens said.

Golfers intop10atB.C.AmMichael Belle of Burnaby overcame an

opening round 76 to finish tied for seventhplace at the 113th B.C. amateur golf cham-pionships in Oliver last week.

Belle completed the four-day competitionat the par-72 Fairview Mountain coursewith a three-over 291 total tied with SimonFraser University freshman Chris Crisologo.

Jared Dutoit of Kimberley ran away withthe men’s title with a 10-under-par 278, in-cluding a pair of four-under 68s to begin

the tournament.AlanTolusso of Burnaby started the first

two days of competition at one-over-par be-fore finishing in 40th place with a 302 total.Kevin Li was one shot back of his Burnabycounterpart.

St.Thomas More grad KevinVignaopened with a two-under 70, but finished in31st place with an even 300 total.

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Speaking Up Fundraising forAutism Speaks Canada

August 2 – 15

This summer, Choices is helping to raise funds for Autism Speaks Canada.

You can donate at any Choices Markets location by purchasing an Autism Speaks

puzzle piece for $1 during our fundraising campaign, which will take place between

August 2nd and August 15th. Be sure to stop by for our fundraising barbecue

(ask instore for details). See walknowforautismspeaks.ca

Manitoba HarvestHemp Protein

25% offregular retail price

Assorted Sizes and Varieties

Ener-C Effervescent Vitamin-C Drink MixAssortedVarieties


Serrapeptase,Greens, OreganoOil and many othersAssorted Sizes and Varieties

Innovite Supplements

2/1.00 Singles

12.99 Box of 30

Enerex Supplements


Assorted Sizesand Varieties

Chemical

Free!

7.99-11.99

2/4.98

Amano Sauces

Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil250 or 750mlproduct of Italy

2.29-9.99

assorted varieties250-500mlproduct of BC/Japan

assorted varieties946ml+deposit +eco feeproduct of USA

42%SAVE

Santa Cruz Organic Lemonade

3/6.99

Rocky Mountain Frozen Flatbread Pizzaassorted varieties370-430gproduct of BC

6.49-8.99

Dofino Havarti Cheese

Kicking Horse OrganicFair Trade Coffee

assorted varieties454g • product of Canada

22%SAVE

FROM

12.99-13.99

Dream Non-Dairy Beveragesassorted varieties946ml • product of USA

Dairyland Organic Milkskim, 1, 2 or 3.25%1Lproduct of Canada

2/5.50

Kettle Brand KrinkleCut Potato Chipsassorted varieties397g • product of USA

31%SAVE 3.99

Maison Orphée Salad Dressingsassorted varieties250ml • product of Canada

30%SAVE 2/6.98

2/6.98

assorted varieties 200g • product of Canada

25%SAVE

FROM

assorted varieties

42%SAVE

Hint Essence Water

3/3.99

474ml+deposit +eco feeproduct of USA

30%SAVE

28%SAVE

FROM

4.99

Stoneground OrganicWholegrain Bread

assorted varieties530g

New and

Delicious!

Muffinsassorted varieties

package of 4

4.99

7.99-11.99

WoolwichGoat BrieCheese165-180g

6.99

Choices’ Own Ready Made Wrapsassorted varieties

6.99lb/15.41kg

Rodear Grass FedForage FinishedLean Ground Beef

Ocean WiseFresh SockeyeSalmon Fillets

OrganicTop SirloinSteaks

450g

Harvest All Beef Wieners

6.9919.99lb/44.07kg

7.982.98lb/6.57kg

BC OrganicTable Carrotsfrom SimilkameenRiver Organic2.27kg bag

CaliforniaOrganic Red

Seedless Grapes

BC Organic WhiteNugget Potatoesfrom Fraserland

1.98lb/4.37kg

3.98lb/8.77kg

BC Organic Nectarinesfrom Nature’s

First Fruit

11.99lb/26.43kg

burnaby now july 22 2015

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