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Being out of work is stressful enough without sexual abuse flashbacks, post- traumatic stress disorder or an abusive partner. That is why the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Bridging Employment Program for Women was established three years ago – to help female abuse survivors rebuild their lives. But the program comes to an end today, as the provincial government is merg- ing employment programs throughout the province into its new Employment Program for B.C. Lisa Sanders, who recently moved to Burnaby from Calgary, was one of the Bridging Employment Program’s final 17 clients. “These guys have the skills to help us women who are going through these trau- matic and post-traumatic situations, way better than anyone could’ve at a regular employment program,” she said. “Which is why we’re sad that we don’t get to do our real employment part here with these girls.” Sanders was sexually abused as a child and witnessed violence in her biological father’s house, she said, and was later emotionally and physically abused by her children’s father. She has experienced more recent losses, as well – her mother passed away six weeks ago, and she was served with divorce papers three weeks ago, she added. “My husband was a dream, it is just financial circumstances that brought us to where we are,” she said, adding that the program has helped her cope with all the additional stress. “These guys have been a godsend at this time, let me tell you,” she said. Sanders recently returned to the Lower Mainland after living in Calgary for 10 years and is looking for work in her field, Your source for local sports, news, weather and entertainment! >> www.burnabynow.com The wormy wonder of red wigglers PAGE 13 Mom runs in son’s memory PAGE 3 Burnaby’s first and favourite information source Delivery 604-942-3081 • Friday, March 30, 2012 Janaya Fuller-Evans staff reporter Ready, aim … Members of the Burnaby Archers Club were hosting a 3D course – a type of recreational archery using foam animal targets at varying distances – at Burnaby Lake recently. City program helped abuse survivors find jobs Big game in Burnaby Jason Lang/ burnaby now Program Page 5 ‘THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN A GODSEND AT THIS TIME, LET ME TELL YOU’ www.BrianVidas.com YOUR BURNABY REALTOR centre realty BRIAN VIDAS 604.671.5259 Brian Vidas Personal Real Estate Corporation 3010 Boundary Road, Burnaby 2961 Norland Avenue, Burnaby 604-299-3121 TV’s, Computer s , Electronics TV’s, Computers, Electronics & Small Appliances & Small Appliances IN THIS EDITION See the imaginative advertisements created by Burnaby Elementary Students DESIGN AD an 2012 2012

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  • Being out of work is stressful enough

    without sexual abuse flashbacks, post-

    traumatic stress disorder or an abusive

    partner.

    That is why the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Bridging

    Employment Program for Women was

    established three years ago to help female

    abuse survivors rebuild their lives.

    But the program comes to an end today,

    as the provincial government is merg-

    ing employment programs throughout

    the province into its new Employment

    Program for B.C.

    Lisa Sanders, who recently moved to

    Burnaby from Calgary, was one of the

    Bridging Employment Programs final 17

    clients.

    These guys have the skills to help us

    women who are going through these trau-

    matic and post-traumatic situations, way

    better than anyone couldve at a regular

    employment program, she said. Which

    is why were sad that we dont get to do

    our real employment part here with these

    girls.

    Sanders was sexually abused as a child

    and witnessed violence in her biological

    fathers house, she said, and was later

    emotionally and physically abused by her

    childrens father.

    She has experienced more recent losses,

    aswell hermother passed away sixweeks

    ago, and she was served with divorce

    papers three weeks ago, she added.

    My husband was a dream, it is just

    financial circumstances that brought us to

    where we are, she said, adding that the

    program has helped her cope with all the

    additional stress.

    These guys have been a godsend at

    this time, let me tell you, she said.

    Sanders recently returned to the Lower

    Mainland after living in Calgary for 10

    years and is looking for work in her field,

    Your source for local sports, news, weather and entertainment! >> www.burnabynow.com

    The wormy wonder

    of red wigglers

    PAGE 13

    Mom runs in

    sons memory

    PAGE 3

    Burnabys first and favourite information source Delivery 604-942-3081 Friday, March 30, 2012

    Janaya Fuller-Evans

    staff reporter

    Ready, aim

    Members of

    the Burnaby

    Archers Club

    were hosting

    a 3D course

    a type of

    recreational

    archery

    using foam

    animal targets

    at varying

    distances at

    Burnaby Lake

    recently.

    City program helped abuse survivors find jobs

    Big

    game in

    Burnaby

    Jason Lang/

    burnaby now

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    S

    imone Harty was sleeping in the

    early morning of June 13, 2007,

    when police came to her North

    Burnaby home asking questions about

    her son.

    Is this where Elliott Harty lives? Does he

    own a motorcycle? Where is he?

    Simone thought her 17-year-old boy

    was asleep in bed, when police asked to

    see his motorcycle.

    I was horrified

    when I saw the

    bike wasnt there,

    she says. It was

    complete disbelief,

    that they must have

    had the wrong per-

    son.

    Her son, Elliott,

    who had been out

    with friends and

    drinking earlier that night, had returned

    home and quietly slipped out again

    around midnight on his new motorbike.

    No one saw the accident, but shortly

    after Elliott left, a motorist called police

    to report that a lamppost was blocking

    Barnet Highway. When police respond-

    ed, they found Elliott in a ditch. He was

    rushed to Royal Columbian in critical

    condition. Simone, a single mom, was at

    his bedside praying, talking to her only

    child and watching his vital signs but

    hours or surgery could not repair the

    boys broken body.

    It wasnt till the next day that the

    neurologist came to speak to us, she

    says in a soft, quivering voice. He was

    saying to us that there was no brain

    activity and that really there was no more

    they could do.

    Then came a conversation about

    whether Simone would like to make the

    gift of life and donate her childs organs.

    Simone had never spoken with Elliott

    about organ donation, but she thought

    its what he would have wanted.

    Burnaby North Secondary students

    huddled together in the hospitals hall-

    ways for a chance to say goodbye to the

    tall, gangly fun-loving teen, who played

    piano and loved cooking curry.

    Elliotts kidney and liver were saved,

    as were some islet cells from his pancre-

    as, which can help people with diabetes.

    Five years later, Simone is still raw

    with grief, but she smiles and remembers

    her son fondly, as she flips through an

    album of mementos. There are several

    newspaper clippings from the accident,

    photos of a Elliott, and an anonymous,

    hand-written letter on yellow paper from

    one of the recipients of Elliotts organ

    donation. The writer is thankful after suf-

    fering through 10 years of kidney disease.

    I will cherish and take care of my

    new kidney and treat it like my baby and

    part of my body, the letter says.

    Whats hard for me is I dont know

    much about this person, Simone says.

    In Canada, theres a wall of anonym-

    ity between families of organ donors and

    recipients, and Simone knows nothing of

    the person who now carries Elliotts kid-

    ney. But I do know its a hard letter to

    write, she says. I understand the com-

    plications of receiving a gift like that.

    Simone has done a lot in the wake

    of losing her child. Shes shared her

    story publicly and encouraged people to

    become organ donors, and shes joined

    a dragon boating team of transplant

    recipients and paddled alongside Eva

    Markvoort, the young, vibrant New

    Westminster woman who passed away

    after a double lung transplant. She also

    attends a support group for parents who

    have lost their children and has made

    many new friends since Elliotts death.

    On Sunday, April 1, Simone will be

    one of more than 150 participants in a

    transplant trot at Burnaby Lake Park

    benefitting the Canadian Transplant

    Association. Organizers behind the run

    are raising awareness about organ dona-

    tion in hopes more people will register.

    The trek starts at 10 a.m., and partici-

    pants can run or walk five kilometres or

    eight. Registration is $20, and transplant

    recipients register for free. Simone will be

    there for Elliott.

    Im just a person who will run. I will

    run with my sons button in his honour,

    she says.

    Simone had spoken to her son about

    drugs, teen pregnancy and jail, but never

    organ donation.

    I think its important to have those

    conversations, but Im sure I made the

    choice he would have made, she says.

    Its one of those important conversation

    parents need to have with their children.

    Simone hopes people register as organ

    donors and have these conversations

    not beside deathbeds, but as part of

    everyday life. Simone is also hopeful oth-

    ers will receive that bittersweet gift of

    life.

    I didnt realize the degree in which

    a gift like this can change someones life,

    from being sick to not being sick, she

    says. If something good can come out

    of a tragedy like this, then its a gift Im

    happy I was able to give other people,

    and I know my son would feel the same.

    To sign up for the run, go to www.

    http://bit.ly/TransplantTrot or call

    Margaret Benson at 604-985-6628 or email

    [email protected]. To become an

    organ donor, go to transplant.bc.ca.

    ELLIOTT HARTYS TRAGIC DEATH HELPED SAVE A STRANGERS LIFE

    Mother joins transplant trot to help cause

    ON MY BEAT

    Jennifer Moreau

    Only child: Simone Harty holds an album full of mementos of her son, Elliott.

    The Burnaby North student died in a motorcycle crash in 2007, and his organs

    were donated. Simone hopes others will sign up to become organ donors.

    It wasnt until the next day that the neurologist came to speak to us. He was saying to us that

    there was no brain activity and that really there was no more they could do.

    SIMONE HARTY, Elliott Hartys mother

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    BURNABY BOY CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF SUCCESS

    In 2012, Bill Longman will celebrate 30 years of running the

    company he founded, Euro-Rite Cabinets. Its a considerable

    achievement for a man who started making cabinets in his

    garage, and delivered some of his rst orders in a car he bought

    for $20.

    Bill and his siblings were raised in Burnaby by a single mom on

    welfare. From her, early on, Bill learned the value of money, hard

    work, strong ethics, and respect for elders. It wasnt always

    easy but those values have served him well and helped push

    him through many setbacks.

    In high school Bill was given the smallest paper route available

    and within two years, he had the largest. Out of school he

    delivered bread for Venice Bakery and grew his territory. Later

    while working for the Vancouver Fire Department he sold

    cabinets door to door to help pay off his mortgage. Longman

    has always had a passion for sales and Euro-Rites success is a

    tribute of his determination to meet his goals.

    Today Euro-Rite is well past the garage days. The company has

    grown from a one-man venture to a multi-million dollar business,

    with 120 employees and 110,000 square feet in operations

    space. Bill has long since retired from the re department and is

    enjoying Euro-Rites success but has never forgotten his roots.

    He now works to help others succeed by giving back to the

    community. Euro-Rite Cabinets supports over a dozen charities

    annually.

    Bills generosity doesnt end with charitable donations. In

    2007, he had the company valued

    and formed the Employee Trust

    Fund. The trust fund allows all

    Euro-Rite Cabinet employees, both

    current and retired to share in any

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    But she is facing many additional chal-

    lenges, from the physical an injury to

    her right hand, when she is right-hand

    dominant to educational, as she is 46 and

    doesnt having a marketing degree as many

    younger applicants do.

    These guys have been helping me pres-

    ent myself based on things like my expe-

    rience and the old-school way of doing

    things, she said of the program.

    But she will not be able to finish the

    26-week program shell be going on to

    another program as of next month.

    It is going to be really, really tough,

    Sanders said. It is going to be a really hard

    transition for me.

    Many of the clients need the stability

    of the program at this point in their lives,

    she added, saying its been completely

    essential.

    I dont think any of us wouldve been

    able to be walking and talking and smil-

    ing, she said.

    Diana Delgado has been the Bridging

    Employment program manager since it

    began in January 2009.

    She will continue working with

    S.U.C.C.E.S.S. but is mourning the loss of

    the program, which she doubts can be rep-

    licated in a merged format.

    The province has merged provincially

    and federally funded programs within its

    new Employment Program of B.C., which

    is replacing the B.C. Employment Program

    on April 2.

    The new program is a one-stop shop

    concept, according to Delgado.

    The people who got the contracts are

    super experienced, and I know they are

    trying their very best, Delgado said. But

    the Bridging programwas truly an amazing

    program.

    She is concerned the new programs

    will not be intense or involved enough to

    address the needs of the clients her pro-

    gram served.

    The legacy of this program is the fact

    that many women were able to realize that

    theres life after, and they dont deserve

    to tolerate any type of abuse, she said.

    The fact that they learn to break the cycle,

    especially the ones that have children are

    able to say the violence stops here, and I

    can give a better life to my children, that is

    amazing.

    Even those clients that could not com-

    plete the program were helped, she added.

    Even if they dont achieve the employ-

    ment outcome, or they have to go back to

    school, they realize they can heal and there

    is life beyond whatever relationship they

    left, Delgado explained.

    The Bridging Employment Program had

    two arms, one for aboriginal women, she

    said and received funding through the pro-

    vincial Ministry of Social Development.

    The Building Employment counsellors

    worked with more than 100 clients dur-

    ing the three years it ran, according to

    Delgado.

    Now that the program is ending, the

    counsellors will help the final 17 clients

    transition to new programs during the

    month of April.

    Our job is not done until they are all

    connected at the other end, Delgado said.

    The Ministry of Social Development was

    not able to set up an interview or provide a

    statement regarding the program changes

    before deadline.

    continued from page 1

    Program: Really, really tough loss

    The Burnaby RCMP announced

    Thursday afternoon that they have located

    the body of Yu Lan Rou Lin, the Burnaby

    senior who has been missing since March

    15.

    Her body was found by a passerby in a

    wooded area near the 6200 block of Ninth

    Avenue in South Burnaby.

    At this time, the police are not treating

    this as a suspicious death, RCMP Cpl.

    Rick Skolrood said in a press release. The

    family is requesting privacy during this

    difficult time.

    Chief Supt. Dave Critchley offered con-

    dolences to the family, and the RCMP

    thanked the public and the volunteers who

    helped in the search for the senior.

    Alfie Lau

    Missing seniors body found

    What was once tentative is now a done

    deal. Burnabys unionized school sup-

    port workers have finalized an agreement

    with the B.C. Public School Employees

    Association and they did it under the

    governments net-zero mandate.

    The workers are mostly education assis-

    tants, custodians and clerical workers and

    are represented by the Canadian Union of

    Public Employees, local 379.

    Spokesperson Bill Pegler said the new

    deal offers recognition and respect for

    education assistants unpaid work.

    The assistants, because of the way

    hours are structured, they end up doing a

    lot of unpaid work. We were able to get a

    dedicated pot of money provincewide that

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    t is one of the ironies of the

    news business. The public

    usually doesnt have an

    opinion on information or its

    importance to them until such

    information is made public and

    they have a chance to read it.

    This may seem obvious to

    many readers.

    After all, most readers under-

    stand that reporters collect and

    present information in news

    stories. Readers seldom phone

    or email me asking how they

    can file Freedom of Information

    requests, or how to pry informa-

    tion out of city hall.

    They assume, quite under-

    standably, that reporters are

    supposed to be doing that for

    them.

    But apparently, there are

    still politicians who believe that

    reporters are just digging up

    information for the heck of it.

    Consider Burnabys decision

    not to put election campaign

    expense forms online.

    Burnaby is, perhaps, the only

    city in the Lower Mainland that

    has not, or is in the process of,

    putting the disclosures online.

    Coun. Sav Dhaliwal told our

    reporter that he hasnt heard

    much complaint or feedback

    from the public asking for the

    election disclosures to be posted

    online.

    No, probably not. People

    rightly expect the information

    will be made public via the

    media. It is our job.

    Dhaliwal also said, Other

    than newspaper reporters, I

    wonder if anybody looks at

    them. Staff hasnt brought it up

    to us as a major issue.

    Im not sure if Dhaliwal is

    deliberately missing the point or

    if he is part of a concerted effort

    to make it as difficult as possible

    for the media to access the infor-

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    Surely he understands that

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    understands that staff given

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    not to fight for easier access to

    documents that reveal what their

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    but the citys CUPE union local

    the one that many staff are

    members of donated $20,000 to

    the ruling partys election cam-

    paign.)

    Dhaliwal also said, I think

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    her complaints seriously and had sent

    a letter to the commissioner. But she

    waited 25 months for a reply, and no

    help was offered.

    Merlos long list of alleged griev-

    ances reveal a brotherhood of male

    officers who have a fascination with

    dildos and a critical dislike of pregnant

    women.

    It may not be surprising given what

    is largely a paramilitary system, but it

    is astounding that supervisors who cov-

    ered up the harassment or, basically

    ignored it never thought that what

    they were doing was not only dishon-

    ourable, but also a violation of basic

    human rights.

    The new head of the RCMP, com-

    missioner Bob Paulson, pledged in

    November 2011 that sexual harassment

    allegations do not represent the force

    that I joined and this condition cannot

    stand.

    We dont know what force he joined,

    but the one that Sandy Merlo and other

    female officers joined is one that needs

    a real shake-up.

    If Paulson was sincere, he needs to

    support the call for a class action lawsuit

    so that the women can have their day in

    court and so can the RCMP.

    Financial info

    should be online

    Is cleanliness guaranteed?

    Dear Editor

    It is good news indeed that an all-out cleanup

    has stopped the contagion of C. difficile at Burnaby

    Hospital. It is not good news that I have to be

    concerned that the housekeeping staff might be

    responsible for my demise should I need to visit the

    facility.

    When I attend such a facility, I usually need help,

    expert and sometimes urgent help. My usual good

    health is somehow in need of repair. Until now, I

    thought the basic cleanliness, the floors, the walls,

    the linen, the furnishings was being taken moni-

    tored and looked after. My concerns always were

    focused on the excellent care my family and I have

    always experienced at Burnaby Hospital.

    Now, it seems my refuge and source of well-

    being has itself become a danger. How can it be that

    the medical staff must blow a whistle to express

    concern about mortalities? There surely must be a

    system to assess the cleaning in the building. Will

    the sudden short burst of cleaning be continued or

    renewed? Have steps been taken to avoid returning

    to a time of peril?

    Mark Proctor, Burnaby

    Teachers have right to choose

    Dear Editor:

    Re: Teachers deserve recognition, Letters to the

    editor, Burnaby NOW, March 9.

    Im writing in response to the writers comments

    OUR VIEW

    Burnaby NOW

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    expense disclosures online

    once every couple of years

    is going to derail some

    important business at city

    hall? It boggles the mind.

    And just in case readers

    wonder why only Coun.

    Dhaliwal spoke to the

    question well, appar-

    ently, most of council was

    on a junket to sister city

    Mesa, Arizona this past

    week.

    Freedom of informa-

    tion is essential to a

    democracy. And freedom

    of information doesnt just

    mean that the information

    is available if you have

    the resources and time

    to spend copying such

    information by hand in

    city hall it also means

    that there is a level of

    transparency and acces-

    sibility that does not deter

    information seekers. City

    halls, organizations or

    institutions that purport

    to model accountability or

    transparency while mak-

    ing it as difficult as pos-

    sible for folks to simply

    access information, are

    surely missing the point.

    Patrick Smith is an SFU

    political science professor

    and current director of the

    Institute of Governance

    Studies.

    He said: Burnaby

    should know better. They

    talk about how they were

    voted best managed

    municipality (by Macleans

    Magazine), but I dont

    know how this can be

    considered a best prac-

    tice.

    I agree.

    Making the public (or

    reporters) go to city hall

    to copy documents is,

    simply, backward.

    In the olden days one

    had to actually go to city

    hall in person to pay

    taxes. Nowadays one can

    pay online. Thats as it

    should be.

    The failure of

    Burnabys one-party

    government to simply do

    what makes sense unfor-

    tunately fuels its political

    foes claims that it is try-

    ing to obstruct easy access

    to politically sensitive

    information.

    Why, one wonders,

    would the Burnaby

    Citizens Association,

    want to hand opponents

    ammunition? After all,

    its not as if theres some

    grand principle behind

    keeping such documents

    offline. At least nobody

    has told us there is.

    Could it just be a dis-

    play of stubbornness in

    the face of criticism?

    I hope not.

    Pat Tracy is the editor of

    the Burnaby NOW and its

    sister paper, The Record.

    continued from page 6

    City hall: Transparency needed

    regarding the teachers strike.

    She says that the government net-

    zero policy shows us they think public

    education is a business, for the reason that

    only in a business, money in must equal or

    be greater then money out.

    Really? I am not a math expert, but it

    seems to me that, when it comes to finance,

    regardless if its in reference to a business,

    a household, government etc., if money in

    is less than money out, it will equal debt.

    In the governments case, more debt

    equals more taxes, more taxes equals more

    people on or below poverty level, more

    people below poverty level equals less

    circulation of money, less circulation of

    money equals higher unemployment, and

    I could go on, but Ill go straight to the bot-

    tom line, and that spells disaster.

    The writer says that it really comes

    down to respecting teachers and the work

    they do for the community and the prov-

    ince. Yes, and the same goes for police,

    firefighters, nurses etc.

    We all do a job, we all contribute to

    our community in some form or other. All

    equally important. We all get paid for the

    profession we choose and execute. Our

    valuable freedom of choice gives us the

    opportunity to choose whatever profes-

    sion we want and the right to change it at

    any time we so desire.

    Frank Di Cesare, Burnaby

    Youth for tan-free futures

    Dear Editor:

    The Ministry of Health has just

    announced that the B.C. government will

    be banning indoor tanning for youth under

    the age of 18. We thank the B.C. govern-

    ment for taking this step towards protect-

    ing the health of B.C.s youth. According to

    the World Health Organization, any use of

    indoor tanning equipment before the age

    of 35 has been found to increase the risk

    of melanoma by 75 per cent. Melanoma is

    one of the most common and deadly forms

    of skin cancer for young people, even

    though it is mostly preventable.

    We are two of the Tan FreeGradLeaders

    for the Canadian Cancer Societys Tan

    Free Grad Challenge at Burnaby North

    Secondary. At present, students can still

    access indoor tanning beds, which is why

    we want to raise awareness about this

    health issue and encourage students at

    our school to own their own skin tone for

    graduation.

    Our goals as advocates of this cam-

    paign is to have all of our fellow Grade 12

    students pledging to be tan-free for prom

    and to educate our peers about the dan-

    gers of UV radiation.

    For more information about Tanning

    is Out, join the Tanning is Out Facebook

    page,www.facebook.com/TanningIsOut

    or visit www.cancergameplan.ca.

    Valerie Lang and Akira Xu, Tan Free Grad

    Leaders, Burnaby North Secondary

    continued from page 6

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    then how can you possibly think of wear-

    ing them? Kim said in a press release

    regarding her first VEO collection, Raw

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    Kim, who emigrated from Korea to

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    fashion design and technology at Kwantlen

    Polytechnic University this year.

    The 24-year-old, who has lived in

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    University of the Fraser Valley after high

    school and transferred her fashion design

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    Kim used eco-friendly and organic fab-

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    the three outfits in her womens collec-

    tion.

    For the red jacket in the collection she

    used heavy 100 per cent cotton moleskin,

    and plant-based materials for all the other

    clothing, she said.

    It took me awhile to find material that

    doesnt contain anything that even has ani-

    mal glue, she said, even just a little bit of

    animal product that was the main issue

    that I had when I was looking.

    Kim is currently applying for jobs but

    also hopes to travel to New York before

    settling in Vancouver, she said.

    The Show, Kwantlens annual fashion

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    Show Theatre in Richmond.

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    Burnaby North MLA Richard

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    tributions the Chinese community

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    umented, the history of those with

    Asian ancestry, especially Chinese, is not

    well known, Lee said.

    Some of his examples included the 1850s

    Gold Rush, which was linked to a surge in

    Chinese migration, and construction of the

    Canadian Pacific Railroad.

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    CPR was a precondition of British

    Columbia joining Canada, and this

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    tion, updated renovations or proximity to

    schools.

    In the case of a recently listed pent-

    house condo in the heart of Burnaby,

    there are simply too many highlights to

    name just a few and thats reflected

    in its record-breaking listing price and

    its description as the most luxurious,

    spacious and expensive penthouse ever

    offered in Burnaby.

    The penthouse at the Savoy Carleton,

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    million.

    I looked back on the public MLS sys-

    tem, and the closest (condo listing) I could

    find was $1.3 million, said real estate

    agent Ian Watt.

    But, he said, its certainly worth every

    penny.

    The size, for one thing, is phenom-

    enal, he said.

    The unit which has views extending

    from Mount Baker to the Gulf Islands

    has 2,877 square feet inside over two

    floors, with another 1,100 over two patios

    (not to mention the four parking spac-

    es and additional ground-floor storage),

    which gives it far more space than most

    single-family homes, notes Watt.

    Its really a one-of-a-kind property,

    he said.

    Thats not just lip service: the pent-

    house was originally built as two separate

    but adjacent units in 1992 but four years

    ago was overhauled and renovated to

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    They combined the two (penthouses)

    into one it was a major job, but it turned

    out beautifully, he said.

    The unit has three bedrooms and four

    bathrooms, including a massive master

    suite with a gas fireplace, marble and

    granite bathroom ensuite with a Jacuzzi

    tub and a private deck.

    Theres also a sauna, a built-in sound

    system throughout the house and custom

    lighting.

    The 200-square-foot kitchen has cus-

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    high-end Sub Zero and Dacor appliances

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    Watt typically only works with

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    with the owners led him to represent

    this property.

    And after just a few days, he had

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    We just showed it people from this

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    Hes confident the price is a reasonable

    one given its size, location and amenities

    and comparable properties he recently

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    size, for about $800,000.

    Its a different world its beauti-

    ful up there. We were up there when

    we had all that fog rolling in, and it was

    amazing like being in an airplane above

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    T

    heres a mound of worms in Bintoro

    Gunadis hand and a grin on his

    face: here is a man who knows what

    he loves to do and is doing it.

    The worms, to the uninitiated, look

    rather like those youd find in the garden

    in other words, squirming and wrig-

    gling.

    But these are special worms, known to

    the scientific community as Eisenia andrei

    and Eisenia

    fetida, or more

    commonly, red

    wigglers.

    And Gunadi

    hopes that some-

    day these little

    creatures will be

    found in homes,

    schools, busi-

    nesses and anywhere else they can do

    their magic work of composting waste.

    From afar

    Gunadi is originally from the island of

    Java, in Indonesia, and came to Canada

    three years ago, landing in Halifax and

    then spending some time working in the

    U.S.

    He, his wife and his son have settled in

    Burnaby, and for the last few years, hes

    been working with greenhouses south of

    the river.

    Hes an expert in soil biology and,

    specifically, these worms, having spent

    his lifes work in the field but, as far as

    Gunadi is concerned, his academic his-

    tory comes second to the wigglers them-

    selves.

    They are the focus, he says.

    Hes recently launched Burnaby Red

    Wigglers, an effort to get more worms

    into the hands of more people and,

    hopefully, into large-scale sites like uni-

    versities, businesses and governmental

    bodies.

    The mission is simple: to contribute to

    the development of contemporary models

    of urban and suburban sustainability.

    If thats a mouthful, heres the transla-

    tion: finding a way to deal with waste

    that is simple, cost-effective and most

    importantly, good to the earth and the

    people who live on it.

    That may sound like a tall order, but

    the wigglers are impressive enough to

    make it happen.

    Wiggling around

    If you have one pound of worms and

    one pound of waste, it will become ver-

    micompost in a couple of days, Gunadi

    says.

    In fact, the worms can actually convert

    slightly more than 100 per cent of their

    own body weight in a day, eating every-

    thing from kitchen waste to wet paper,

    and changing it into a rich compost for

    the garden.

    Vermiculture-vermicomposting (the

    former refers to producing the worms, the

    latter to the compost itself) can be done

    on a small scale in a home or on a large

    scale at a major facility.

    Both are safe for the environment and

    the community, he says.

    The worms produce an antimicrobial

    protein that will eliminate human patho-

    gens and suppress plant diseases. And

    theres no chance that the worms will get

    into the local biology theyll simply die

    if put into the soil.

    They can only live in organic wastes,

    he said.

    They may look like simple creatures,

    but they have impressive

    qualities: they can double

    their population in two

    months in the right condi-

    tions, and they make ideal

    fish and animal feed.

    They also have promis-

    ing aspects for medicine

    for example, they have an

    enzyme called lumbrokinase

    that can prevent blood clots

    in humans.

    More amazingly, notes

    Gunada, researchers in

    Belgium recently discovered

    that composting worms can form herds

    and make group decisions, through

    touch, to communicate a discovery that

    changes the idea that worms are lacking

    in social behaviour.

    Its really, really interesting, said

    Gunadi.

    His face lights up while talking about

    the worms, but its when he shows off his

    wigglers that he really gets

    enthusiastic.

    Inside a series of small

    Styrofoam coolers, Gunadis

    worms are busily composting

    his household kitchen waste.

    You can tell theyre happy

    because they reproduce, he

    says, showing a small Petri

    dish with more than a dozen

    seed-like cocoons.

    Each cocoon can become

    four to six worms.

    They have to have the

    right environment, he says.

    Not too wet, not too dry, and plenty of

    the right kind of food no dairy or meat.

    And thats where education comes

    in something he hopes to give to the

    people who set up their own worm com-

    posting systems.

    Get the worms

    Gunadi has started supplying worms

    to individuals through his website at

    www.burnabyredwigglers.jimdo.com.

    I stay in touch to help them with it,

    maybe theres a problem with the condi-

    tions too wet or something so I want

    to make sure they do well and teach them

    about it, he said.

    He says B.C.s mild climate is ideal for

    vermiculture/vermicomposting, and he

    hopes to see it developed throughout the

    province.

    Theyre great, they make (the) best

    compost. They take the waste, and then

    we dont have to throw it out, he said.

    With his enthusiasm for the worms,

    and his expertise, Gunadi may just be the

    man to bring the wigglers into the main-

    stream.

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    The wormy wonder of red wigglers

    Worm man: Bintoro Gunadi is a soil expert who specializes in red wigglers. The

    unique worms, top and bottom right, can compost everything from kitchen waste

    to wet paper. Middle right, cocoons hold four to six worms each.

    Photos by Larry Wright/burnaby now

    Theyre great,

    they make the

    best compost,

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