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Pics landprof introubleByJenniferMoreaujmoreau@burnabynow.com

A SFU professor is wondering why policeare investigating him for taking pictures nearthe Burnaby Mountain tank farm.According toTimTakaro, a NewWestmin-

ster resident and health sciences professor atSFU, was having lunch with his family lastweek, when his daughters cell phone rang,and the man on the other end was lookingforTakaro.He identies himself as the Burnaby

RCMP and he asked me if I was involved inany incidents, he said. I didnt know any-thing he was talking about.The ofcer toldTakaro there would be no

criminal charges, butTakaro had no idea he

was under investigation in the rst place.He said, theres no criminal charges, kind

of out of the blue,Takaro said.The ofcer also informedTakaro that po-

lice knew he had been on Burnaby Moun-tain protesting the pipeline.OnMarch 6,Takaro was visiting Glob-

alTV to give an interview on the Port Met-roVancouver re. He then drove up the hillto Kinder Morgans tank farm and walkedalong a nearby trail.I took a picture of my phone with the

trail signs, and behind it is the guard station(for the Kinder Morgan tank farm), he said.I didnt think anything of it, except the guycame out of the guard booth and said, Youcant take pictures here. I said, OK, ne,and walked down the trail.

Takaro suspects the guard took down hislicence plate number and thats how policetracked him down.The worst part is they called my daugh-

ter,Takaro said. I nd it really weird, kindof spooky and intimidating.Takaro said his daughter does not pay for

her cell phone, but hes unsure if its regis-tered in his name or his wifes.Takaro,who is a participant in theNEBs

KinderMorgan pipeline hearing, also said hesees a connection to Bill-C51, the Conservativegovernments latest attempt to ght terrorism.I do think theres intimidation going on

on the part of access to Kinder Morgan, andI think the new bill, C-51, that the Harp-er government is trying to ram through, thisso called anti-terrorist bill, is very intimidat-ing for people who are protesting these newlarge infrastructure projects that are

The worst part is they called my daughter... I nd itreally weird,kind of spooky and intimidating,

UNDERSUSPICION TimTakaro stands in frontof the trailmarkerhephotographedonBurnabyMountain,with theKinderMorgan tank farm in thebackground. TheSFUprofessorwas contactedbyRCMPafter hewas spotted takingpicturesnear the tank farm. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

Nonumbers,nopayment

ByJenniferMoreaujmoreau@burnabynow.com

The Burnaby RCMP has no plans torelease information about the policingbill for the Burnaby Mountain KinderMorgan protests last fall, and local May-or Derek Corrigan has no plans to pay.TheNOW has been asking the Burn-

aby RMCP for the nal costs since lastNovember, following the 10-day stand-off between protesters, police and Kind-er Morgan crews conducting surveywork on Burnaby Mountain.I dont have the information.We

will not be releasing it, said Burna-by RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt.Maj.John Buis lastThursday. We are talkingabout potentially hundreds of police of-cers from various sections throughoutthe Lower Mainland, andVancouver Is-land and the Interior, and trying to putall that together with an accurate gure.Buis could not comment on the ratio-

nale behind the decision to withhold theinformation.Meanwhile, Corrigan said he hasnt

received any nal costs for the bill.Thecity has reached out to the NEB and theprovincial government, requesting helpwith the costs, but no deals have beenmade. Kinder Morgan has not receivedany city correspondence on the mat-ter, but the company is open to discuss-ing the issue, according to spokespersonLisa Clement.Corrigan also said council recently re-

ceived a letter fromAttorney GeneralSuzanne Anton stating the province willnot help with the policing bill.According to Corrigan, the city has

also reached out to the RCMPs E-Divi-sion, which he said ordered the extra po-lice on Burnaby Mountain, but theresbeen no response so far.It may be that many of them dont

want to talk about the costs, becausethey are simply going to eat those costs,Corrigan said. If they are, then the only

City wants to knowhow much it costRCMP to policepipeline protests

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DIVERTINGDISASTER: Left-turn restrictionswill becomepermanentatRaysideStreet andCanadaWay. The left-turndiverterwasput inplaceona trial basis a followinga fatal accident at the intersection. PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

SkyTrain liftdownforayearThe lone elevator at

Metrotown SkyTrain sta-tion will be out of servicefor one year.The closure is needed

to allowTransLink crewsto build three new eleva-tors at the station, partof its planned upgradesto Metrotown stationSkyTrain and bus loop, ac-cording to a media releasefrom the MetroVancouvertransportation authority.According toTransLink,

the only alternative to shut-ting down the elevator wasshutting down the stationentirely during construc-tion.Rather than inconve-

niencing the thousands ofpeople who use the stationevery day,TransLink decid-ed to close the current ele-vator and bring in a shuttleservice for those who re-quire extra help while con-struction is underway, therelease stated.Commuters who require

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Councilnixesplansforsix-lotprojectI think its a recipe for disaster. I think its going to cause more problems than its going to solve, Johnston

ByJanayaFuller-Evansjfuller-evans@burnabynow.com

A former Petro-Cana-da site will stay vacant af-ter Burnaby council vetoedplans for a six-lot subdivi-sion at 6755 CanadaWay.While it wasnt on the

agenda after being tabled atthe previous council meet-ing, council brought the re-zoning bylaw motion forthe lot forward at a councilmeeting onMarch 9.

Councillors Dan John-ston, Paul McDonell andPietro Calendino spokeagainst the motion.I think its pretty clear it

isnt suitable for the neigh-bourhood, Johnston said.I think its a recipe for di-saster. I think its going tocause more problems thanits going to solve.The applicant, Bob

Cheema, worked with citystaff to come up with a planfor the lot, which is cur-

rently zoned for commer-cial use.The gas station was de-

molished in 2001.The Edmonds lot spans a

full city block and is locatednear Imperial Street.Cheema initially pro-

posed a three-lot residentialsubdivision for the site butlater went with a plan for sixsmaller two-family lots, andasked that it be rezoned asR12 residential district.Though the application

was developed with helpfrom city staff, council didnot support the plan.When you have that

many houses on that size oflot, ... its going to create allkinds of problems,McDo-nell said.The councillors said they

were not in favour of theproposal after hearing feed-back from the communityat a public hearing for therezoning bylaw.We had a number of

people in the delegationswhen we had the pub-lic hearing that had seri-ous concerns about trafcthat would be ensuing withthis development, Calen-dino said, as well as hous-ing with 12 families in sixsmall lots in that area, whichis really not at all concurrentwith the type of develop-ments that are in the area.While that type of hous-

ing might work at other sitesalong CanadaWay, he add-

ed, the proposal wasnt rightfor this particular area.In the future, council

needs to look at the wholeCanadaWay corridor formultiple family housing, be-cause it is an intensive trafccorridor, Calendino said.This is premature in thisspecic lot.The motion was put to a

vote and did not pass.

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CitystickstodiverterplanFatal accident at CanadaWay triggered change in road rulesByJanayaFuller-Evansjfuller-evans@burnabynow.com

The City of Burnaby issticking with a recent at-tempt to make CanadaWaya little safer after a tragic fa-tal crash at an intersectionmore than a year ago.A 57-year-old man died

in the crash after trying tomake a left turn from Ray-side Street onto CanadaWay at 6 a.m. on Dec. 17,2013.Last July, the city put in a

temporary diverter at the in-tersection, with no-left turnrestrictions onto CanadaWay on a trial basis.City council passed a mo-

tion making the restrictionspermanent at a councilmeeting onMarch 9.As you are aware, there

was a very serious accidentawhile back where an indi-vidual was killed trying tomake a left-hand turn off ofRayside onto CanadaWay,Coun. Paul McDonell, amember of the citys traf-c safety committee, said atthe meeting. Theres beennumerous accidents everyyear because of the curve atCanadaWay and the speedof the vehicles usually com-ing down CanadaWay.Theres a bit of a blind

intersection there, he ex-plained, adding, theres

been a lot of near-misses.While the restrictions may

be inconvenient for localresidents, it makes the areamuch safer for drivers, ac-cording to the committeesreport.There is a controlled in-

tersection at Sperling Av-enue, where residents canturn left and make their wayback onto CanadaWay.I live just north of this

intersection and this is a re-ally wise move, Coun.DanJohnston said. Theresbeen a couple of peoplekilled in the last 20 years atthis intersection, and thereused to be a near-miss prob-ably once a week.

City staff reviewed crashdata for the intersectionfrom 2008 to 2012 whilecompiling the report.The majority of the

crashes were found to berear end-crashes, whichare typical for intersectionsalong an arterial street, thereport stated. Due to traf-c speeds along CanadaWay and the vertical andhorizontal curves just east ofthe intersection, some west-bound single-vehicle crasheshave occurred near or at theintersection in the past.A permanent diverter and

left-turn restrictions are slat-ed for late this year.

Twofacecourtdate inkillingBurnaby residentsTaitu-

siVikilani and Jesse Sellamhave been named as thetwo men accused of killinga NorthVancouver man onFeb. 15 at Edmonds sta-tion.Two weeks ago, police

announced 18-year-oldVi-kilani and 22-year-old Sell-am had been charged inthe death of James Enright.Enright died in hospital

after he was stabbed dur-ing an altercation at theEdmonds SkyTrain stationbus loop shortly before 1a.m. on Feb. 15.Investigators allege the

27-year-old was in thewrong place at the wrong

time and died because hetried to help someone.Vikilani, a Grade 12 stu-

dent at Burnaby Cen-tral Secondary School andwell-known Burnaby Lakerugby player, is chargedwith manslaughter and as-sault causing bodily harm,while Sellam is chargedwith second-degree mur-der.In 2011, Sellam graduat-

ed fromMoscrop Second-ary School. He also playedsoccer in Burnaby.Vikilani and Sellam are

scheduled to appear inVancouver provincial courtonMarch 24.

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A signicant amount ofshell casings found in thearea of Sixth Street and16thAvenueThursday nighthas police investigating.Shortly before 10 p.m. on

March 12, Burnaby RCMPwere called to Sixth Streetbetween 16th and 18th av-enues after neighbours re-ported hearing gunre.When ofcers arrived on

scene, they found a signi-cant number of spent shellcasings but no shooters orvictims, said Staff Sgt.Maj.John Buis, spokesperson forBurnaby RCMP.When we arrived, no

one was present, there wasno one injured and no ve-hicles damaged, other thanpossibly some of parkedcars and were still trying todetermine that, Buis said.Investigators were on

scene for several hoursspeaking with witness-es while a forensic identi-cation team collected evi-dence.Mounties are stillconrming how many shellcasings were found in thearea, Buis said.

Were working with ourneighbouring detachmentsand police agencies to de-termine if there have beenanybody injured at the localhospitals, and were also intouch with our real-time in-telligence centre to coordi-nate our efforts to nd outwho did this and why, Buisadded.When theNOW spoke

with Burnaby RCMP onFriday morning, no sus-pects or victims had beenlocated. Investigators wereable to gather some raw de-scriptions from witness-es concerning possible sus-pect vehicles in the area atthe time of the shooting, butBuis said it was still too ear-ly to release that informa-tion.Were asking for the

publics assistance, so if any-one saw anything last night(March 12), call BurnabyRCMP, Buis added.Contact the Burnaby

RCMP at 604-294-7922.

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Wagehike isnotenoughforcoffeeSome have called it a slap

in the face to workers inB.C., others have called it arst step albeit one that isexcruciatingly tiny.Whatever you call it, the

governments hike to theminimum wage of 20 centsan hour wont signicant-ly change anyones nancialcircumstances.If youre looking at how

much difference it willmake, it will hardly buy youan extra cup of coffee a day.And thats not a latte at

Starbucks.The minimum wage will

be $10.45 an hour comeSeptember.It is the rst hike since

2011, and future regu-lar increases will be deter-mined by indexing the rateto B.C.s consumer price in-dex.The latter move is an-other tiny step in the rightdirection.But the truth is, keep-

ing the minimum wage atsuch a low amount merelyperpetuates a virtual social

class system of underpaidfemale workers in the retailand service sectors of B.C.Those at the lowest end

of the scale can surely notsupport a family, or evenpay for good housing on$10.45 an hour.The other workers who

are also relying on this wageare older workers who havehad to go back into themarketplace to try and sur-vive in their golden years.Yes, some of these work-

ers are students living at

home. But some of thosestudents are trying to payfor rising tuition fees andnot be a burden to their

families.Its not that we dont have

empathy for small business-es.We do.But the majority of busi-

nesses who benet vastlyfrom keeping the minimumwage down are large chainoperations, not mom-and-pop stores.Surely, the government

could have at least phasedin a higher minimum wageover a couple of years say$10.50 in September 2015

and $11.00 in September2016?According to B.C. Fed-

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Ameasles outbreak at SFUs BurnabyMountain campusspread to the rest of the LowerMainland. The first casewasidentified in anSFU student in January. By early February, 56confirmedor suspected cases of thediseasewere reported 45linkeddirectly to contactswith SFU. To combat theoutbreak,health officials offeredmeasles vaccinations to susceptiblestudents, staff and faculty at all B.C. post-secondary institutions,including SFUandBCIT, since theoutbreak appeared tobelargely linked topost-secondary institutions.

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Whatwill liquorchangesmean?The biggest part of the

B.C. Liberal governmentsseemingly never-endingoverhaul of the provinces li-quor laws is nally in sight,and its unclear just whatkind of impact it is going tohave on consumers.Im referring, of course,

to the actual price you willbe paying to consume beer,wine or spirits. OnApril1st, the government is mov-ing towards a new wholesalepricing system for alcohol,which puts government-owned stores on the sameequal footing as private dis-pensers.The move to whole-sale pricing also reects anot-so-subtle philosophi-cal shift by the B.C. Liberalswhen it comes to the gov-ernments involvement inselling liquor, and its onethat will have an impact onconsumers.When the B.C. Liber-

als rst came to power in2001, then-premier Gor-don Campbell toyed withthe idea of selling all gov-ernment liquor stores andceding the selling of boozeto the private sector entire-ly.A number of governmentstores were indeed closed,but he was forced to backoff the privatization schemeby members of his ruralcaucus and by an aggressivepush-back by the B.C.Gov-ernment Employees Union.And so for years,most

government stores operat-ed with little reinvestmentin their physical upkeepand with minimal inter-est in customer relations.But the B.C. Liberals have

now come full circle and areletting government storescompete on an equal footingwith private stores.As a result, many govern-

ment stores will soon havelonger operating hours anda number will remain openon Sundays.And many ofthem are having refrigera-tion units installed.This means that two of

the main advantages of pri-vate stores Sunday open-ings and cold beer and winesales will soon disappear.The evolving nature of

the Christy Clark govern-ments approach to the li-quor business appears basedon two principles: custom-er convenience and govern-ment prot.Thats why itsbecoming easier to purchasebeer and wine, and why themoney generated by theLDB is forecast to grow sig-nicantly in the next fewyears.The LDB forecasts itscontribution to governmentcoffers will total a whopping$2.6 billion over the nextthree years, rising annuallyby about $15 million.When the B.C. Liberals

rst promised in their 2013election platform to mod-ernize B.C.s liquor laws, Isuspect few people had anyidea how far-reaching suchan exercise would be.Well know in the next

few weeks whether a key as-pect of that industry howmuch money is actually re-quired to buy its products is going to change much.Keith Baldrey is chief politi-

cal reporter for Global B.C.

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Oversight will ensureproper spendingDear EditorRe:Mayor steps back from transitfray,BurnabyNOW, March 11. I have just readyour leadarticle in yourMarch 11 issue andyouve gotmeconfused. The article quotedMayor Corriganas saying that, because themajority of theMayors Council voted in favourof the Yes option, hewill not oppose, or getin thewayof his fellowmayors byobstruct-ing their decision andactions. Youquote themayor, stating, But I just cannot countenancegiving the systemmoremoneywhen I think itsbeing spent irresponsibly and I havenowayofcontrolling it.

It ismyunderstanding that theMayorsCouncilwill have active oversight of all Trans-Linkplannedexpenditures to assure that themoney is being spent in thebest interests ofthe citizens inBritishColumbia and thenmoni-toredby theMayors Council. As anaddedbenefit to assure that TransLink is spendingthe fundswisely andeffectively, our localbillionaire,with a longhistory of judiciousand successfulmanagement,will also haveoversight and input into theplannedexpendi-tures before funds are committed. I doubt verymuch that the amateur executives at Trans-Linkwould ever be able topull thewool overMr. Pattison like theyhavedonewith the taxpayers in the last fewyears.

Becauseof this dual oversight andactiveinvolvement by thementionedparties, I havechangedmyvote fromNo to Yes solely on thebasis of this dual oversight. I dont trust theTransLink executives tomake, andexecute,extremelywise decisions, but I certainly dotrust the active oversight groups.Dr. JamesD. Tindle, by email

Time to invest in highschool shop classesDear EditorAnopen letter toBurnabymayorand council:

My son is aGrade 11 student at BurnabySouthSecondary. Recently I spokewithmysonandhiswoodwork instructor about theprojects the students areworkingonand thetools andequipment in thewoodandmetalshops. Theprojects they are building comparetoGrade 8and9woodworkprojects fromwhen I attendedKillarney Secondary Schoolin Vancouver in the late 70s andearly 80s.Duringmyyears in shop class, therewerehigh-qualitywoodandmetal lathes for eachandev-ery student in the classroomandanaluminumfoundry in themetal shop. Therewas anautoshop, acetylene andarcwelding, brake lathesand car hoists. At South, there is onebrokenwood lathe that noonehas recently used,and, as I understand it, themetal shop isntmuchbetter. Noauto shop. Iwas told toolspurchasedby the school board are lower-endandevenanewer school likeByrneCreekhaspoorly equippedwoodandmetal shops.

There is noquestionBurnaby is doingsome things rightwith its Ace-it program. Theproblem is,manyBurnabyparents andkidsdont know theprogramexists, and it is dif-ficult to create interest if youdont startwithgood solid shop classes and classrooms in allof thehigh schools.

It is time for Burnaby tomake significant in-vestments in its high school shop classrooms.High school is theplace to give kids a taste ofthe trades and tobegin honing the skills theywill need to enter into successful careers.KeithPinchin,Burnaby

Picture-taking profgets debate going

SKrenz This is Burnaby not Russia!!

greenist Thats right. In Russia, hewouldhave just disappeared fromhis homeonenight, never tobe seenagain. Whereas, in Canada, thepolicemerely call youon thephone to ask afew legitimatequestions aboutwhatyouwereup to, and thats the endof it.OOOOOh!! SCARY!

Kevin FlorekHowdid someone thatleaves his car behindandquietlygoes up to apossible terrorist targetand starts takingpictures and thenwonderswhy thepolicemaybe curiousabout him, becomeaprofessor?

harebell So If I take aphotoof anybuilding, I should expect a visit fromINSETbecause terrorists have targetedbuildings around theworld?Thepathetic excusemaking for thisover reaction ismindboggling. Takingphotographs is not illegal, so as nocrimeoccurred the cops shouldnothavebeen involved.The cowardice and fear that is ondisplay by theConservatives over thisissue is staggering. Peoplewhowouldwhine about the Nanny-state undernormal circumstances, donot seethedissonance in their beliefswhenit comes to allowing this governmenttotalitarian levels of intrusion into ourlives.

ZiggyEckardtGoodquestion, Kevin!Thiswill comeas a surprise to some...Someof us look at thepolice as pro-tectors. Obviously, there are thosewhodonot share those sentiments.Just look at this page... (Must comefromdifferent homes.) Question: If po-licing is suchaburdenon theordinarycitizens,whydowe still put upwithairport security? There is a big savingtobeachieved there. $7.- Billion ayear!... On second thought, are thesenot the samepeoplewhoknowhow topredict accidentswith accuracy? Shutdownall airports insteadof just tankertraffic!... Wedont needplanes fallingdownon salmon.By theway,waybackwhen the earthwas cooling, all of usworkingout ofYVRneeded tobe fingerprinted. Youguessed it: Canadian life asweknew itcame to a grindinghalt! Its never beenthe same since... (Someof us are stillthinking aboutmoving to Yemen, oneof thesedays...)

Angela Filipovic-BajamicBigbrotheriswatching.

RickMcGowan TheMayor protestedloudenough to graba fewheadlines,but not too loudly lest he feel thewrathof his political party, unionanddeveloper friends that strongly supportthe Yes side. After all, those groupscontributedalmost $450,000 to ensurehis reelection and suppress any realdebate at BurnabyCityHall.

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destroying the planet.Takaros experience

echoes that of NewWest-minster resident Less-lie Askin, a retired sys-tems analyst who receiveda visit from the IntegratedNational Security Enforce-mentTeam, which includesCSIS, the Canadian Bor-der Services Agency and theRCMP. Police came knock-ing onAskins door after shewas taking pictures close tothe Burnaby Mountain tankfarm.Askin is also a partic-ipant in Kinder MorgansNEB hearing.Burnaby RCMP spokes-

person Staff Sgt.Maj. JohnBuis said he couldnt com-ment on any ongoing inves-tigation and offered no de-tails onTakaros case.However, in general, if the

RCMP receive a call about

someone taking picturesof critical infrastructure,police are required to dosomething, he explained.Lets say for instance,

this was a terrorist group on

a reconnaissance, and wedidnt do anything, Buissaid. When we get com-plaints from people whoown critical infrastructure,or even Joe Public, and we

dont act on it, then we areliable.Stephen Hansen, Kinder

Morgans acting director fortheWestern Region, said thecompany has a security pro-tocol to follow, when askedaboutTakaro.The reason we have a

protocol is its one of ourtop priorities, security andsafety of our operations toour staff and to the commu-nity,Hansen said. Cer-tainly, if this person hadtalked to us and let us knowwho they were, and whatthey wanted, we would bemore than happy to helpthem out with their con-cerns or their photographs.It is not illegal to take

photos on public proper-ty. Kinder Morgan does nothave signs around the tankfarm that prohibit photos,but there are signs that say

the property is monitored24 hours.When theNOW ex-

plainedTakaros side of thestory, Hansen suggested thecompany should talk withsecurity staff.I understand his con-

cerns,Hansen said. It

would have been much bet-ter if this individual hadtalked, and we need tomake some changes there.We hope that our neigh-bours take comfort that weare trying to be diligent hereand monitor the activitiesaround our facility. If people

are curious about our oper-ations, come in and talk tous.Wed be more than hap-py to sit down and talk tothem and show them whatsgoing on here.

issue for us is what kind ofovertime was spent by our(Burnaby RCMP) ofcers,but we dont intend to payanybody anything as a resultof this.The only issue left tous is how do we deal withany overtime in our own po-lice department.Corrigan also said he

told the public not to go toBurnaby Mountain duringthe protests.I couldnt do anything

more to try to avoid coststhan I did. I knew from thebeginning this would be anexpensive exercise, and Iwould do nothing to fan theames, and we didnt. So

my hands are clean in all ofthis, and councils hands areclean in all of this, he said.TheNOW also requested

the information from Sgt.Annie Linteau, a spokesper-son with the RCMPs E-Di-

vision, but she referred theNOW back to Buis.In a previous interview

with theNOW, Buis saidpolice ofcers cost rough-ly $100 per hour, althoughhe wouldnt say how manywere on the mountain.Police units present in-

cluded the Lower MainlandIntegratedTacticalTroupe,aboriginal policing from E-division, the Lower Main-land Emergency ResponseTeam, a team of negotiatorsand the Integrated ForensicIdenticationTeam.Some estimates put the

bill to be around $1 million,although no actual gureshave been released.

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Two Burnaby studentswill be taking to the stage ina modern retelling of a clas-sic Greek tragedy.Morgan Lianne Oe-

hlschlager and LeviWil-liams are among the castof TrojanWomen, a DouglasCollege student productionrunning March 20 to 27 atthe Laura C.Muir Perform-ing ArtsTheatre.The play is written by

Charles Mee, adaptedfrom the original work byGreek playwright Euripides.Its infused with fragmentsof texts by intellectuals, art-ists, war survivors andeven theKama Sutra andthe Geraldo Rivera show.TrojanWomen takes place

in the aftermath of themythologicalTrojanWar,when the city ofTroy hasbeen sacked and the womenwho live there face grim fu-

tures as captives of the con-quering Greeks.This play is harsh, its in-

tense, and it deals with thesenseless savagery of war,says director Thrasso Pe-tras in a press release. Ourtheatre students have donea remarkable job of takingthe time to process the dif-cult material in the scriptand turn it into a perfor-mance that will engage andenlighten.The ensemble cast also

includes students Jack-son Boudreau, RobynCrawford, Zoe Frank,Ben Groberman,Thom-as Halkes,Mikayla Hart,Allie Melchert, SarahMendoza, Kaleigh SkyeAlmondMcDonald,DanMcPeake,Ashley Sciglia-no andClaireTemple.The Laura C.Muir Per-

forming ArtsTheatre ison the fourth oor northat Douglas Colleges NewWestminster campus, 700Modern retelling:DouglasCollege theatre students rehearseTrojanWomen, coming to the stageMarch20 to27. Theproduction is amodernretellingof theoriginalworkbyGreekplaywright Euripides.PHOTOCONTRIBUTED

Theartofdrawing.Michael Louwchecksout theworksondisplayduring thegrandopeningofDrawn: Exploring theLine, the latest exhibitionat theBurnabyArtsCouncilsDeer LakeGallery. Theexhibition continuesuntilMarch28.PHOTOJENNIFERGAUTHIER

The Deer Lake Gallery iswelcoming spring with anexhibition featuring the artof drawing.Drawn: Exploring the

Line opened at the gallerywith a reception onMarch7.Art lovers still have time

to check it out the showruns until Saturday,March28.The exhibition fea-

tures the work of three di-verse artists:Aime HennyBrown,AnsonAguirre FirthandTeodora Zamrescu.It explores the idea of

drawing as an art form in itsown right rather than asmerely the preparatory actfor painting, as it has oftenbeen considered inWesternart history.Deer Lake Gallery is at

6584 Deer Lake Ave.Its openTuesdays to Sat-

urdays from noon to 4 p.m.,and admission is free.Check out www.burnaby

artscouncil.org or emailinfo@burnabyartscouncil.org for more details.

Exploretheartofdrawing

TragedygetsamodernspinTrojanWomen onstage March 20 to 27

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AUTHOR INTHERUNNING

FORB.C. BOOKPRIZE

A Burnaby author isamong the nalists for the2015 B.C. Book Prizes.Jay Sherwood has been

named a nalist for theRoderick Haig-Brown Re-gional Prize, which recog-nizes the author of the bookthat contributes most tothe enjoyment and under-standing of British Colum-bia, as a press release notes.Hes the author of Sur-

veying Southern British Co-lumbia:A Photojournal ofFrank Swannell, 1901-07,which was published byCaitlin Press.Winners of the B.C. Book

Prizes will be announced ata gala inVancouver on April25. Check out www.bcbookprizes.ca for the fulllist of shortlisted authorsand more details.

SPRING INTOART

Heres a heads-up forthose artistically inclinedyoungsters out there theBurnaby Art Gallery of-fers a number of spring pro-grams for kids of variousages.The gallerys spring/sum-

mer brochure is out, and ithas a number of options forfamilies.You can try out Swish

Goes the Paint, an intro-duction to art for four- andve-year-olds, or Oodlesof Doodles, for the six- tonine-year-old set. Both startMay 2 and run for four Sat-urdays.Theres also after-school

art, with Art Builders forsix- to nine-year-olds, andMixedMedia Photo Art forseven- to 12-year-olds. Bothof those have two upcomingcourses one four-sessioncourse starting April 22, anda second starting May 20,onWednesday afternoons.For teens, there are also

a number of offerings aMixedMedia Photo Artworkshop on Sunday,April26, an artist apprenticeshipproject in April andMay,and then, later in the year, aSummer Directed Studio inAugust.And no, us old folks

arent being left out, either adults can enjoy a rangeof programs, rst up beingPrintmaking 101 startingApril 22.You can check the Burn-

aby Art Gallery website,www.burnabyartgallery.ca,to get the brochure and allthe details.

OPERASINGERSSOUGHT

Are you an opera sing-er? Do you know someonewho is?

Opera Pro Cantanti hasissued an urgent appealfor more singers so that thecompany can continue tostage operas.The repertory compa-

ny performs some 20 op-eras per season, based at theWelsh Societys CambrianHall inVancouver.The opera company has

been featured in these pages

a number of times before, asBurnaby singers have takenstarring roles in a variety ofits productions.Among those are Ju-

lie and Paul Duerichen

and, incidentally, Paul is fea-tured in the companys nextouting,Verdis LaTraviata.Its on Sunday,April 12

at 3 p.m.Check out www.procan

tanti.com for details aboutwhats expected of sing-ers or for more informationabout performances.Send Lively City ideas to

jmaclellan@burnabynow.com.

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By Michael Kellermichael@bbot.ca

The Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT) hascome out in support of a cautious Yesvote, despite concerns, on Metro Vancouvers

upcoming transit plebiscite for a 0.5% MetroVancouver Congestion Improvement Tax tohelp fund transportation expansion acrossthe region.

In a recently released policy bulletin, theBBOT cites reservations about the proposed

funding model and concerns about its impacton business, the accountability for the newrevenue, and the precedent the new tax mayset. Ultimately, though, it concludes that thevote likely represents the best chance toachieve sustainable, long-term funding and

accomplish meaningful improvements toregional transportation.

With over 2.3 million people, andaccounting for nearly 60% of all jobs inBC, Metro Vancouver is a major economicdriver for the provincial economy, said

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BBOT President and CEO Paul Holden. Wehave seen recent studies that suggest trafficcongestion in the region is costing theeconomy around $1 billion every year, andthat could increase to $2 billion annually ifthere is no further investment in our transitinfrastructure.

By funding the transit plan proposed bythe Mayors Council, the bulletin notes thatcongestion could be reduced by 10%, savingup to 30 minutes in commuting time on someroutes, and at the end of the plan, 70% of theregions residents would be within walkingdistance of regular, reliable transit service.

In Burnaby specically, some highlightsof the plan include improved SkyTrain service(doubled Expo Line capacity by 2041),increased bus service including more B-Lines,and a new four-lane, tolled Pattullo Bridgeinto neighbouring New Westminster.

The Board of Trade does however pointout that the plan is not without concerns.In particular, the Board is concerned withthe impact of the proposed tax increaseon business, the auditing and accountingprocedures put in place to oversee the newrevenue, and the potential for future regionaltax increases to fund other government

spending priorities.As Burnabys economic development

agency, were concerned that even a relativelyminor increase such as this has the potentialto negatively inuence consumer spendingbehavior, remarked Holden. We dont wantto see people spending disproportionatelyless at local businesses, or taking their dollarsto other jurisdictions such as WashingtonState or Mission and Abbotsford.

In addition, the bulletin points out that theBoard considers the regional tax model asan exceptional case, and would be skepticalof any plan to copy the model to fund future

public projects, whether for infrastructureor other spending initiatives. The BBOT alsoseeks a commitment from government thatthe proposed regional tax undergo regular,mandatory reviews and that the tax rate of0.5% not be subject to future increases.

The BBOT feels strongly that there shouldbe signicant public oversight of the revenueraised from this new tax. When implementingthis new tax, if approved by voters, we urgegovernment to ensure it is done in the leastdisruptive manner possible, said Holden.

Find the full policy bulletin at bbot.ca/advocacy.

ForHollyNorth,sustainability is not an actHollyNorth Production Supplies Presidentand General Manager Mike Kaerne has beenin the movie and television production supplybusiness for over 17 years. Coming from theauto parts recycling business where recyclingwas the DNA of the business model, it camenaturally to him to apply the same principlesof reduce, reuse, recycle to HollyNorth.

Recently the BBOT had the opportunityto talk to Mike about his commitment tosustainability both in his business as well asthe community.

What got you started thinking aboutsustainability?I have been interested and involved inrecycling for many years I worked in andlater owned an auto parts recycling yard(auto wreckers). When I got into the lmindustry it just continued. The lm industry isvery concerned with sustainability, recycling,and ecological practices.

How did you decide what was mostimportant to tackle rst?I started with cardboard - we receive mostof our products in cardboard boxes thatwe wanted to dispose of properly. As thepossibility of recycling more of our wastebecame apparent, we added those to ourrecycling program. We now collect andrecycle batteries, plastics, newspaper andoffice paper, CFLs and uorescent tubes,unused paints, Styrofoam, propane canistersand other items.

Do you feel this has any impact on how youdo business?It does impact such considerations as how aproduct is packaged, how we deal with thatpackaging, what effort or arrangements wemust do to deal with itso those are thingswe take into consideration when making apurchasing decision, we try to buy local asmuch as feasible.

It also has a nancial impact because weassist our clients to recycle, so it does cost usa little bit. The TV commercial industry arevery temporary and transient productions,so they dont always have time to dispose oftheir waste properly so it needs to be veryeasy for them to do. We offer our in-house

program to help collect that recycling thatotherwise becomes landll cardboard,paint, plastics, Styrofoam, paper, light bulbs,sometimes wood or metal.

What do you hope to achieve by makingyour business more sustainable?There are many things we wish to achieve be friendlier to our planet, be moreresponsible in our purchasing decisions,reduce our waste footprint, be a goodcommunity example, just to name a few.

What are your next steps and goals?Find ways to reduce our use of heating(natural gas) and electricity. We haveinstalled timer light switches in some areasand are going to install programmablethermostats next.

You have been a member of the Pledge fora Sustainable Community since its launch2 years ago. What was your motivation forjoining and what have been its benets?Yes, HollyNorth Production Supplies hasbeen a proud member of the Pledgefor a Sustainable Community for 2 yearsnow. (bbotpledge.ca) The Pledge is aninitiative of the Burnaby Board of Tradeand provides tools, resources, workshopsand opportunities to help make Burnaby agreener, more sustainable community. Thoseresources help educate our staff (and ourcustomers) in order to improve and increaseour green initiatives. We think the Pledge isa tremendous asset for the community andbusinesses alike.

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BBOTSupportsBalancedBudgetBy Cory Redekopcory@bbot.ca

Burnaby Board of Trade President & CEOPaul Holden was in Victoria for the release ofthe new provincial budget and attended thebudget speech by Finance Minister Mike deJong in person at the Legislative Assembly.The BBOT is generally supportive of this staythe course budget and is especially pleasedto see the province announce anotherbalanced budget with a strong surplus.

The 2015 budget contained a projectedsurplus of $879 million for the end of scalyear 2014/15 and a surplus of $284 millionforecast for the coming scal year of 2015/16.As a result, British Columbia will likely bethe only province to post a budget surplusthis year. Minister de Jong also announcedforecasts for surpluses for the next twoscal years of $376 million in 2016/17 and$399 million in 2017/18. The BBOT believesthat a balanced provincial budget serves toillustrate the strength of the BC economy andhelps set the province apart as an attractiveplace to do business when compared to otherjurisdictions.

The budget also included importantsupports for the digital media and lm &television industries, among others, whichare two of Burnabys key business sectors.The BBOT has advocated in the past foradditional supports for these industries,and was therefore pleased to see thegovernment announce an expansion of theDigital Animation or Visual Effects Tax Creditas well as announce an extension to 2018 ofthe Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit. The

BBOT understands the importance of boththe digital media and lm & television sectorsas cornerstones of our creative economy andwill continue to advocate on their behalf.

The budget contained someannouncements relevant to social andenvironmental concerns, including theexemption of child support payments fromincome assistance calculations, the roll-out ofthe BC Early Childhood Tax Benet, and thenew Water Sustainability Act. As a triple-bottom-line organization, the BBOT willtask its Social Development Committee andEnvironmental Sustainability Committee toreview the budgets social and environmentalproposals and continue to guide BBOTadvocacy in these areas.

Other highlights of the budgets scalplan include $2.1 billion in infrastructurespending for post-secondary education,skills and trades training, $2.9 billion intransportation investments (including theEvergreen SkyTrain Line from Burnaby toCoquitlam), $2 million in additional fundingfor the Buy Local program, which helpsfarmers and food processors promote theirB.C. products, an extension to the BC TrainingTax Credit and an increase to the SmallBusiness Venture Capital Tax Credit.

As part of its review of the provincial budget,the BBOT sought analysis and commentsfrom the business and academic communitiesto share with its members:

Helmut Pastrick, Chief Economist, Central 1Credit Union:Budget 2015 contained no major surprises andwas a continuation of the governments policystance. The scal plan conrms that B.C.public nances are in good shape with theprovince anticipated to run surpluses through2017/18. Debt-to-GDP ratios are projected todecline and will remain amongst the lowestin the country. Most of the public debt isto nance past and future capital spending

on infrastructure for health, education,transportation, and utilities purposes.

Budget 2015 projects average annualrevenue growth of 2.1 per cent and expensegrowth of 2.3 per cent through 2017/18. Thebudget surplus is projected at $284 millionin 2015/16, down from $879 million in2014/15, rising to $399 million in 2017/18. Theprojections are after the forecast allowanceand contingencies amounting to $750 millionin 2017/18. An additional buffer comes fromconservative economic assumptions on overallB.C. growth, the exchange rate, interest rates,commodity prices, and housing activity. Thereis a high probability that the economy willoutperform budget assumptions leading tohigher revenue and budget surpluses thanprojected.

Provincial government spending willnot be a signicant driver of economicgrowth over the next three years under thisbudget plan. However, should the economyoutperform budget assumptions, it will allowthe government more room to nudge upfuture spending.

Andrey Pavlov, Professor of Finance, BeedieSchool of Business, Simon Fraser University:This balanced budget is good for all of us. Iam pleasantly surprised that the governmentkept its promise to roll back the highestmarginal tax rate to 2013 levels. While theactual tax implications are small, this sends ahighly positive signal that our government isconsistent and reliable.

I am concerned about the increase inthe overall debt. Our infrastructure is clearlyin desperate need of investments, butthese investments should come from theprivate sector to the extent possible andbe supported by future user fees. The factthat debt-to-GDP is falling is a redeemingfactor, although this would be of little helpif GDP growth forecasts turn out to be toooptimistic.

Tax tipsfor yourunincorporatedbusinessBy Glenn PlunkettThe Accounting Store

If you operate a business that is notincorporated, one of the rst questionsis Are you self-employed or an employee?Canada Revenue Agency publicationRC 4110 can help you make the correctdetermination.

Once you have determined that you areself-employed lets look at how you canminimize your costs at tax time.

Avoiding late ling penalties seems veryobvious but entrepreneurs sometimes getcaught up running the business and forgethow costly these penalties are. They also bringyour business to the attention of the CanadaRevenue Agency which can result in reviews

and audits that may lead to more issues!Getting your documents organized will

minimize the cost of tax preparation andensure that you pay the least amount of tax.Contact your tax preparer or accountant andask how they prefer to have the documentsorganized then take the time to getorganized. Make sure you keep every eligiblereceipt and document any expenses incurredthat do not generate a receipt (i.e. parkingmeters). I also recommend that you scan alldocuments and save a copy. Using separate

bank and credit card accounts makes thisprocess easier.

Here are a few of the areas that can raiseRED ags at tax time:1. Home office expenses: If youre self-employed, home office expenses must relateto a workspace that is either your principalplace of business or used exclusively for thepurpose of earning income for the business.Verify the rules that apply and claim themaximum allowable expenses. If you cantclaim them in the current tax year you cancarry them forward to subsequent years.2. Salaries paid to a family member: Salariesare tax deductible to your business as longas the wages are reasonable in relation tothe services they have provided. Generallysalaries are considered reasonable if theyrerepresentative of an amount that would bepaid to an employee to do the same job.3. Auto expenses: Using youre personallyowned automobile for business can generatesignicant tax deductible expenses butdoes require detailed record keeping. Therules governing automobile deductionsand limitations are complex and cannot becovered in detail here. Seek professionaladvice to ensure these expenses are beingclaimed correctly.

4. Meals and entertainment expenses: In themajority of cases these expenses are only 50%deductible. This includes gift certicates andthe rules apply to all businesses. It also appliesto the GST portion of the expenses, only 50%can be claimed as an input tax credit.

To get the most out of tax planning itmust be done early in the scal year. The rststep in the process is to determine the bestbusiness structure for you and your business.

Should you incorporate or not? What arethe advantages of incorporation?

If you decide to incorporate mostbusinesses assets can be transferred into thecorporation on a tax deferred basis. Thereare specic rules that apply and deniteprocedures that must be followed. Seekprofessional advice before making thedecision to incorporate.

At this time of year it is important toremember that tax preparation is reportinghistorical facts and there is very little you cando to save on last years tax bill. If you wantto take advantage of all the opportunitiesavailable to save on your tax bill you shouldwork with your tax advisor to develop a taxplan before the year-end for your business.theaccountingstore.ca

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Hats off to four Burnabyresidents who were nomi-nated for this yearsYWCAWomen of DistinctionAwards.Vivian Eliopoulos,

Nancy Keough, LiannaMah and Sandra Singhare all Burnaby residents,and all four were nominatedfor the awards, which rec-ognize womens outstand-ing contributions to their re-spective communities.Eliopoulos is the chief op-

erating ofcer of theVan-couver Coastal Health Au-thoritys acute servicesdepartment inVancouver.She was nominated for

her leadership in the face ofbudget decits and lengthyemergency wait-times.Keough is the longtime

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member of the Division forthe Advancement ofWom-en in Engineering and Geo-science.Singh,Vancouvers chief

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announced at a special din-ner onMay 26 at theVan-couver Convention Centre.For tickets or more infor-

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ECO-SCULPTUREPLANTINGIts time to get the citys

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on volunteers to help coverthe dirt-lled metal frameswith plant plugs that bloomand give shape to giganticbotanical gures.The sculp-tures then go on display atvarious locations through-out Burnaby.Only some planting ses-

sions still have some roomavailable. (These are popu-lar workshops that ll fast!)About 20 people are neededon Friday,March 27, from9 to 11 a.m.On Saturday, theres only

room for a few people inboth the morning session,from 9 to 11 a.m., and theafternoon portion, fromnoon to 2 p.m. Each sessionwill include refreshmentsand a brief introduction onwhat to do.To register and get the ex-

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nizers of the fourth annualTransplantTrot are workingto change.The ve- and eight-kilo-

metre run/walk at Burna-by Lake Park aims to raise

awareness about organ andtissue donation in the LowerMainland and to promotea healthy lifestyle for thosewho have received a lifesav-ing organ transplant.Last year, the event drew

more than 400 participantsand led to an increase in or-gan donor registrations inthe province.TheTransplantTrot, for

organ transplant recipients,

donor families, supportersof organ donation and thegeneral public, takes placeApril 12 at 10 a.m. at Burn-aby Lake Park (3760 Sper-ling Ave.).To register, visit www.

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New immigrants thinkBurnaby needs more placesto just hang out, accordingto research being conductedby the Burnaby Intercultur-al PlanningTable.The consortium, which

consists of 25 local agenciesthat support immigrantsand refugees in Burnaby,recently conducted focusgroups and surveys with 84recent immigrants from 25different countries.Over the next several

months, their input will beused to help set prioritiesfor a local strategic plan forsettlement and immigrationthe planning table hopesto have in place by March2016.One thing was clear from

the outset, according toproject coordinator JodyJohnson.Almost without excep-

tion, new immigrants toBurnaby love Burnaby, shetold theNOW. There wasa real ood of reasons whyBurnaby was really the bestplace to be.

Johnson said newcomerslove the citys cultural diver-sity, central location, ame-nities, public transit, parks,post-secondary schools andproximity to the mountains.But the city could do a

better job helping peopleconnect, according to par-ticipants.

What emerged in the fo-cus groups repeatedly was adesire to have more oppor-tunities to convene, so morefestivals, more street activi-ties, more pubs, Johnsonsaid.Employment, however,

was the biggest challengebrought up during discus-sions, according to Johnson.Especially difcult is get-

ting out-of-country training,

education and certicationrecognized in Canada.Theres little cities can do

about that, Johnson said,but there are some thingsBurnaby could do to helpimmigrants overcome em-ployment barriers.Newcomers, for exam-

ple, are increasingly lookingto volunteering as a way togain Canadian experience,cultural competency, net-works and a possible foot inthe door for jobs, accordingto Johnson.She said the strategic plan

could include ways to en-courage local employers tooffer more volunteer posi-tions, internships and men-torships.Mostafa Raziel, a 30-year-

old who came to Burna-by from Iran last July, toldtheNOW nding volunteerwork here was hard becausemost organizations require alot of paperwork.He said he nally landed

a spot at the Shadbolt Cen-tre for the Arts in Decem-ber.It was amazing, he said.

The good thing is, whenyou go for volunteering, and

when its an event, it meansthat you will be in contact ofa lot of people and most ofthem Canadian. Its a goodexperience to be in the soci-ety and be in contact of oth-er people.You can test yourabilities, especially languageskills.Raziel, a recent graduate

of the Burnaby school dis-tricts LINC (Language In-struction for Newcomers toCanada) program, took partin one of the recent focusgroups with Johnson.Like most participants,

he said Burnaby offers plen-ty of support and programs,but new immigrants oftendont know about them be-cause they tend to stick totheir own communities.We are going to trust our

friends and families, Ra-ziel said. We are not goingto trust, immediately, every-body that we see.That makeeverything hard.Raziel said programs

should also be more effec-tively coordinated.While he was happy with

his LINC experience, forexample, he has learned it is

Newcommunity:MostafaRaziel,who immigrated from Iran last July,speaksat a schoolboardmeetingabouthis experience in thedistrictsLINC languageprogram fornewcomers. PHOTOCORNELIANAYLOR

Cityneedsmoreplacestoconnect: immigrants

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not recognized by post-sec-ondary institutions.Johnson said many focus-

group participants voicedsimilar views, saying servic-es and programs should bemore integrated and easierto nd out about.One solution, she said,

would be a centralizedspace.Imagine if you could

create some kind of wel-coming space, a welcomehub, and you arrive thereand everybody knows it ex-ists, she said.The City of Burnaby had

a plan for just such a spacenine years ago, but it lan-

guished because of a lackof support from the feder-al government, according tothe city.In 2006, Burnaby offered

to contribute a 0.85-acre,$2.4-million plot of land bythe intersection of EdmondsStreet and CanadaWay foran immigration hub.In turn, the city asked the

federal government to chipin $11.5 million for con-struction costs.The proposal was pre-

sented to the federal stand-ing committee on citizen-ship and immigration inDecember 2006, but thecity never heard back fromthe committee, according to

Coun. Sav Dhaliwal, whowas part of the delegation toOttawa.We did not get a formal

no.We didnt get anything,he said. So we then just as-sumed the matter was notof their interest.Burnabys land offer is off

the table for now, but Dha-liwal said that could changein the future.Hopefully if govern-

ments change and a fewthings happen, we mightwant to rethink that, hesaid. That land is still avail-able for community use.City of Burnaby se-

nior social planner Marga-ret Manifold said the area

would be ideal for an immi-gration hub.At the time, we had

some good ideas aboutwhat all should be there,she said, and I think thoseideas would still stand, justgiven our population andthat we have so much rent-al housing around that area.Its a landing point.Manifold said a num-

ber of services have clus-tered around the existingEdmonds Community Re-source Centre and Ed-monds Community School,but the city could do a lotmore with federal support.

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