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Climate change activistsare planning to surroundthe Kinder Morgan marineterminal – on land and wa-ter – in Burnaby next week-end.

The Saturday, May 14event is part of Break Free,a global series of protestsagainst fossil fuel projects.The Burnaby event will in-clude an estimated 100 kay-akers on the water, whileothers hold a sit-in onland, all surrounding the

Westridge MarineTerminal,where tankers fill up withcrude on the Burrard Inlet.

“I think the tone of theaction is to send a clearmessage to our elected lead-ers … that there’s no con-sent for the Kinder Mor-gan pipeline, and there’s an

urgent need to leave fossilfuels in the ground to ba-sically transition off fossilfuels to a clean-energy fu-ture,” said RuthWalmsley,a spokesperson with Burn-aby Residents OpposingKinder Morgan Expansion.BROKE is coordinating

with 350.org and Green-peace, the two main groupsorganizing Break Free ac-tions in Canada.Walms-ley said the Burnaby eventwill be peaceful, and she’snot expecting any arrestsor property damage. How-ever, she expressed upset

over news reported in theNational Post that PrimeMinister JustinTrudeau isgoing to approve the EnergyEast andTrans Mountainpipeline proposals.

“I think it’s disgusting.

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NEWCARSMELL?MarinaRoma-March said she’sbeendealingwitha foul smellinherHondaOdyssey since shebought it new fromOpenRoadHonda inBurnaby in2013. Thedealershiphasn’t beenableto solve theproblem,but lastweek,Roma-March’s husbandfoundadead rodent inaventinside thevehicle.PHOTO/

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“I’ll be driving and… I’m constantlysmelling,” she joked.

The Burnaby mom has been sniffingaround to try and find the source of a not-so-funny smell that she says first appearedin her 2013 vehicle a couple days after shetook it home from the dealership.

She bought the car brand new from theOpen Road Honda on Kingsway, but withina couple days, a bad odour started emanat-ing from the vents.

Roma-March brought it back right away,but Honda couldn’t find a problem. It wasthe beginning of a two-year odyssey for thefamily’s Odyssey.

Every time the car was up for mainte-nance, she would complain about the smellthat never seemed to go away but mostlyappeared when she turned on the defogger,predominantly on the driver’s side.

Mechanics told her they found evidenceof rodent droppings but not the culprit.

At one point, she turned to Honda Can-ada for help, getting the dealership to takeapart the van’s H-vac system and dashboardin November 2014, but Roma-Marchclaims the smell came back a couple weekslater, just a little less pungent.

The smell continued until the beginningof this month, when her husband noticedthe reflection of fur in the windshield on thedriver’s side.

A mouse or rat had indeed found its wayinto a vent on the inside of the van anddied.

“Just driving the car knowing there’sa dead rodent there, it’s creepy,” Roma-March told the NOW.

The question now is how the rodent gotin the van and how long it has been there.

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More than 50 nurses at aBurnaby care home for vet-erans received layoff noticesMonday thanks to ongoingfinancial strife.

The George Derby Cen-tre houses roughly 300 resi-dents, half of whom are vet-erans, and management isserving layoff notices to 54registered nurses and li-censed practical nurses.

If the centre can’t get anestimated $1 million fromthe Fraser Health Author-ity to balance the books,it’ll have to contract out thestaff, according to RickyKwan, George Derby’s ex-ecutive director.

“We are still hoping thehealth authority will be ableto get back to us with a bet-ter sustainable funding lift.Then we will be able towithdraw from this wholecontracting-out initiative,”Kwan said. “Unfortunate-ly, if Fraser Health can’tcome up with that option,in another 60 days we willbe bringing in a contractor,and we will make sure thechanges are smooth, to en-sure minimum impact onthe residents.”

Meanwhile, family mem-bers and loved ones ofGeorge Derby residentshave expressed concernsabout the possibility of con-tracting out, the centre’s fi-nancial problems, the pro-gram cuts, staffing changesthey’ve already seen, anda lack of communication

about the changes.The cen-tre reduced programs forthings like arts activities, bustrips and physical therapy.

TedWendland’s fatherbounced around from carehome to hospital beforesettling at George Derby.Wendland said his father’shealth has improved sincehe moved into the Burna-by centre.

“It’s fabulous. It’s add-ed years to his life,”Wend-land said. “I credit that tothe nurses here.They knowevery patient; they knowtheir needs. Some like burnttoast, so they get burnt toastevery day.”

Wendland is concernedabout cuts to nursing staff.

“If that goes, this just be-comes another care facilitybecause the veterans aren’tgetting the care they werepromised,” he said. “Forveterans, that was a bene-fit they were promised forserving their country. If it’sbeing taken away, they mayas well be sitting at home orat Royal Columbian (Hos-pital). I’m angry.You’ve gotpeople running the placehere, and everything is bot-tom line. It just doesn’tmake sense.”

Paul Ballinger, whose94-year-old father-in-lawalso lives at George Derby,is head of the centre’s fam-ily council.

“They’re saying this is afull-blown financial crisis,”Ballinger said. “The bottomline is money.”

Kwan attributed the de-crease in revenue, in part, to

funding changes withVeter-ans Affairs Canada. GeorgeDerby is a veterans’ carecentre that used to receive achunk of money specifical-ly for veterans.That meanta minority of civilian resi-dents were enjoying some ofthe enhanced programs de-signed for veterans. A fewyears back, the federal gov-ernment switched to a perperson, per diem fundingmodel for veterans. As theyget older and pass away, and

more civilians move in, thecentre receives lessVeter-ans Affairs funding. In addi-

tion, Fraser Health requiresthat the centre increase thenumber of direct-care hoursresidents receive. All this,according to Kwan, has af-fected the centre’s bottomline, and he’s now trying tocut costs by reducing mon-ey spent on staff or securemore funding.

The registered nurs-es were given two months’notice, and the LPNs havesix months’ notice beforethey’re out of work. Kwan

said he would be open to re-hiring them, but that couldmean they come back towork for less pay under anon-unionized contractor.

The B.C. Nurses’ Unionrepresents the affected staff,and president Gayle Duteilnoted the timing coincidedwith a special week to hon-our nurses.

“They’re being issuedpink slips for National

‘Financial crisis’ at George Derby

BADNEWS PaulBallinger andTedWendlandhave family atGeorgeDerbyCentre, and they’reworriedabout thehome’s financial troublesandcuts toprograms.OnMonday,GeorgeDerby’smanagement issued layoffnotices tomore than50nurses.PHOTOJENNIFERMOREAU

Nurses laid off and services cut atBurnaby seniors’ care centre

A BCIT student accusedof peeping on fellow stu-dents in a school bathroomlast year has been chargedwith a second crime.

According to court re-cords, Chieh-SenYang isnow facing two charges ofsecretly observing or re-cording nudity in a privateplace.

The 23-year-old was orig-inally charged on Nov. 20,2015 with one count stem-ming from an incident fourdays earlier at the school.

However, on April 7,Yangwas charged with a secondoffence that dated back toOct. 22, 2015

Burnaby RCMP StaffSgt. Maj. John Buis notedthe new charge is a result ofthe Mounties’ investigation,adding the two charges in-volve two separate incidentsand two different victims atBCIT.

“From this point, I’m notaware, nor is the investigatoraware of any other incidentsthat occurred at BCIT,” he

told the NOW.However, he said if peo-

ple have information theyshould come forward andcontact RCMP.

Yang has made a numberof court appearances sincethe charges were laid. Hislast was on May 3, whilehis next court appearance isMay 17.

Yang allegedly used amirror and cellphone to re-cord men in a washroom onthe Burnaby campus.

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The plan to build a newtwin arena in South Burn-aby is moving to the nextstep.

The city is getting readyto issue a request for pro-posals for a feasibility studyfor the development of anew ice arena.

The city’s RFP will focus

on a site at 10th Avenue and18th Street within the Ed-mondsTown Centre planand feature two rinks.

On Monday, council ap-proved the study, which isexpected to cost $250,000and take several months tocomplete.

“People will be excitedabout this,” said Dave El-lenwood, the city’s parksand recreation director,

adding user groups contin-ually ask when the arena ismoving forward. “Yes wewant to get it done quickly,but we need to do it right.”

The city was looking atthree possible locations forthe arena including BonsorPark and MacPherson Park,but eventually settled on theEdmonds location.

Ellenwood said the site

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NursingWeek, good Lord!”she said. “(Kwan’s) the onetreating nurses and the resi-dents like pawns in an ab-solute and despicable gamehe’s playing with Fras-er Health. I can’t believethe absolute disregard he’sshowing to nurses and resi-dents.”

The union presented atBurnaby city council Mon-day night and plans to workwith the Health Ministry

and Fraser Health.Fraser Health is conduct-

ing a review of the GeorgeDerby’s finances, but ac-cording to spokespersonTasleem Juma, the healthauthority asked the centreto wait for that to be com-pleted before making anydecisions to contract outservices.

“We’re currently work-ing with George Derby toreview their financial situ-ation. Our role is to ensure

our clients are receiving ap-propriate and safe care, andwe do this by providingfunding and advising direct-care hours that are needed.Over the past five years, ourfunding has gone up by over$700,000,” she said. “Be-cause the review of their fi-nancial situation is currentlyunderway, it would be pre-mature for us to respond asto what the next step wouldbe.

Only hours after receivingtheir layoff notices, manyof the same nurses fromthe George Derby Cen-tre showed up at Burnabycity hall looking for supportfrom council in their fight tokeep their jobs.

MarvaVidal has been anurse at the care home for28 years.

She described the currentmood in George Derby asvery stressful.Vidal said thenurses are trying to do theirbest, but the uncertaintyhas been hanging over their

heads.“It’s not a happy place; it

used to be a very nice place,and it’s not,” she said.

Shanaz Ali has been anurse at the centre for 23years. She said residents andtheir families are upset overthe change and she believesthe level of care will godown if the nurses are con-tracted out.

The two nurses are hop-ing management willchange direction and takeback the layoff notices, andthey vow to keep fighting

for their jobs alongside resi-dents and families.

City council weighed inon the situation with thenurses, calling it “disturb-ing” and “despicable.”

The city is sending a let-ter to both the provincialand federal governmentsasking the centre be proper-ly funded.

However, Mayor DerekCorrigan noted other thanadvocating on the facility’sbehalf politically, there isn’tmuch the city can do.

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A man convicted for hisrole in a gangland slayingin Burnaby nearly 20 yearsago could be eligible for pa-role sooner than his originalsentence.

Simon Kwok ChengChow was convicted by ajury in 2001 of the first-degree murder ofVikashChand, and sentenced tolife in prison without theeligibility of parole for 25years.

Chow has applied to thecourt to have his parole eli-gibility reduced to 15 yearson the basis of “personalgrowth and insights” aris-ing from his time in prison,his conduct while servinghis sentence and that he’smaintained his innocencethroughout his trial andsentence.

In his decision, B.C. Su-preme Court Justice BruceGreyell wrote there is a sub-stantial likelihood of successthat a jury would reduce orwaive Chow’s parole eligi-bility, and urged a jury tohear the application as soonas possible.

Chand was killed on Oct.7, 1998 while changing alicence plate on Chow’scar in a murder-for-hirescheme. Four men werecharged after Shane Shoe-maker shot Chand sever-al times at Rags to Riches,a Burnaby used-car lot,around 2 p.m.

Shoemaker then ran easton Second Avenue, wherehe was picked up by Had-di Binahmad, the getawaydriver, who got immuni-ty from prosecution in ex-change for giving evidence.

The car lot, on Bound-ary Road and Second Ave-

nue, was owned by SameerMapara, another of the co-accused.

According to Binahmad,Mapara hired GeorgeWasfito kill Chand.Wasfi in turnhired Binahmad and thenShoemaker to carry out thekilling for $40,000.Wasfi ar-ranged for Chow to pay Bi-nahmad $7,000 as part of adown payment for the con-tract of $10,000. Binahmadgave the $7,000 he receivedfrom Chow to Shoemaker,who immediately went ona spending spree. AtWasfi’sfurther request Chow gaveBinahmad another $2,000after the killing so he couldget out of town.

Wasfi, Shoemaker, Mapa-ra and Chow went to trialin the fall of 2000, butWas-fi’s court proceedings wereseparated from those of theother three, who were laterfound guilty.

Wafsi was convicted sepa-rately, while Chow appealedhis conviction but lost.

Court documents noteChow is now 51 yearsold and is married withan 18-year-old son and a15-year-old daughter. Hehas seen his wife and chil-

dren periodically since hisincarceration and seeks toreunite with his family.

As part of the evidencerelating to his character,Chow has progressed frommaximum security institu-tions to a minimum securityinstitution where he is pres-ently.

Documents state Chowhas taken numerous correc-tional programs relating topersonal growth, social in-teraction and violence pre-vention. He has performedwell in these programs andis working toward his bach-elor of science degree.

He also maintained hehas avoided gang connec-tions and the institutionaldrug culture while incarcer-ated except for one instancein 2007.

The Crown opposedChow’s application on thebasis that his character hasnot changed during thecourse of his incarcerationsufficient to allow his ap-plication to go in front of ajury.

Crown also argued thathe is unrepentant and main-tains his innocence that hewas involved in the murder.

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Yes, yes, yes!We applaud the provincial

government for hiking pen-alties for distracted drivingin the province.

The current fine is $167for a first offence.The newfines and penalty-point pre-miums will mean a first of-fender will get a $543 ticket($368 base fine plus $175penalty-point premium).For a second offence, therewill be a $888 fine, with a$1,600 fine for a third of-fence. Demerit points on

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And if that doesn’t deterconstant texters or phonecheckers, the threat of losingtheir driver’s licence shoulddo the trick.

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And it’s not like the po-lice haven’t been driving thepoint home under the cur-rent fine system.

From 2010 to 2014, po-lice officers issued morethan 42,000 tickets to dis-tracted drivers.

But clearly more wasneeded. One only has to beout on the roads for a shortperiod of time to catchpeople glancing at theirphones or actually textingwhile driving. Not to men-tion those who are sitting at

green lights looking at theirphones.

B.C. Police Chief Les Syl-ven was quoted as saying,“The day will come whendistracted driving is as so-cially unacceptable as drink-ing and driving.”

We can only hope.Some folks have even said

the new penalties, whichkick in June 1, are notstrong enough.

Some have suggesteddrivers who get more thanthree tickets should have

their licences revoked per-manently.

Given that some driversmay not be able to kick theircellphone addiction, thatmight be necessary.

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Willeconomytrumpethics?

Ethics versus the econ-omy.Which do voters careabout the most in this prov-ince, and does either is-sue weigh heaviest on theirminds when they cast a bal-lot next spring?

With the clock now tick-ing down to the next pro-vincial election, it’s useful tolook at two recent develop-ments on both those issues.

One is the recent contro-versy over political fund-raising, which the NDP un-doubtedly intends to makethe focus of at least onecampaign attack ad aimed atthe B.C. Liberals and Pre-mier Christy Clark.

For the New Democrats,it’s easy pickings. Polls showthe vast majority of peopledon’t want corporations orunions to donate to politi-cal parties, and the NDPwill also home in on the ex-tra salary the B.C. Liberalparty pays Clark on an an-nual basis.

Clark was cleared lastweek of conflict allegationsbrought against her by NDPMLA David Eby, who triedto link the party’s lavish fun-draising affairs featuring thepremier – where tickets cango for $20,000 a pop – toher financial livelihood.

But being cleared by theconflict commissioner hard-ly ends the matter. Oneof the main themes of theeventual NDP election plat-form will likely touch onethics and morality in poli-tics and government, andpolitical fundraising (eventhough the NDP takesmoney from corporationsand unions too) will dovetailnicely into that.

The question, as Itouched on in last week’scolumn, is whether enoughvoters will care about that is-sue to the point of switch-ing from voting for the B.C.Liberals to voting for theNDP, thereby influencingthe election outcome.

Given the fact thatthe premier has simplyshrugged off any accusa-tions about fundraising witha “who cares” attitude sug-gests she and her party ob-viously do not think it’s avote-turning issue.

Instead, they will like-ly embrace another recentdevelopment on turf far fa-vourable to them.Thatwould be the latest, im-pressive job growth num-bers from Statistics Cana-da, that show B.C. is far andaway dominating the en-tire country when it comesto job creation and low un-employment. About 13,000net new jobs were creat-ed in B.C. last month andover the course of the lastyear about 110,000 jobswere added. And for thefirst time since these statis-tics first started being col-lected in 1976, B.C. has thelowest unemployment rateamongst all the provinces.

Welcome to one of theB.C. Liberals’ political ad-vertisements. As much asgovernment ethics will bepart of the NDP’s platform,so too will the economy befor the B.C. Liberals.

On the night of May 9,2017, we shall see which ofthese issues resonates withvoters the most.Keith Baldrey is chief politi-

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Burnaby RCMP won a battle in an escalating waragainst “swarming” – a crime involving groups of peoplewho rob or beat an outnumbered victim. Local Mountiessent an undercover officer disguised as a homeless maninto the Lougheed Mall bus loop with a shopping cartfull of empties and a full case of beer. Sure enough, hewas swarmed, and, once the dust settled, police laid twocounts of robbery and two weapons charges.

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New art gallery couldbring back that 1970sexcitementDear EditorA visit to anart gallery canbeinspiring, surprising, educational, sometimespuzzling or infuriating, seldomboring.Youmay say there are lots of art showson

TV, or the internet,where you can seemajor artworks and their galleries, right fromyour ownhome.But there’s nothing that substitutes for see-

ing the real thingSomehow there’s a connect between the

skill and visionof the artist and the viewer.That’swhy visits to art galleries are so valu-

able. Artists can emphasize for us thebeautyof nature, of people, of colour and form, or justdifferentways of seeing things.Wehaveour owngallery here inBurnaby

thatwas the initiative of local citizenswho feltthis experiencewas so valuable that it shouldbeavailable for their owncity (thenmunicipal-ity).Itwas their idea anda lot of their ownhard

physicalwork thatmade the current building,CeperleyManor, a gallery thatwas a centre ofexcitement and innovationduring the 1970s.Why, evenpeople fromVancouver came to see

whatweweredoing.Then it

became insti-tutionalized,brought intolinewith thecurrent think-ing onwhatconstitutesa recognizedofficial artgallery intermsofwhoandwhat you

should show.These guidelines alsodecidewhat travellingart exhibitions a gallery qualifies for.The current building can’tmeetmost of

these criteria. Itwasbuilt originally to be a fam-ily residence, not apublic building.It’s still amazinghow the staffmanaged to

modify it so it’s attractive andacceptable forcertain shows.For over adecade in the ’80s and ’90s I had

thepleasure andprivilegeof reviewing theshowsat our ownBurnabyArt Gallery for theBurnabyNOW. Manywerememorable, someastonishing, all professionally presented.Theonly things lackingwere enough space,

andnot enoughBurnaby content, thatwouldbringmoreof our owncitizens to the gallery.The exception alwayswas the annual show forwork fromour own schools.Theworkof Burnaby’s ownartists are regu-

larly exhibited in galleries in neighbouring cit-ies andmunicipalities, hardly ever in our own.In anyprojectednewgallery,while there

shouldbe proper space for travelling fineworks, there shouldbe evenmorededicatedtoproudly displaying theworkof our own localartists – andmaybebringback someof that’70s excitement.AnnieBoulanger, Burnaby

Activists plan tosurround KinderMorgan terminal

JohnCHunterOhyes, congrats tothose activistswho stoppedKeystone(actually itwasObamaagainst the ad-vice of his ownpeoplewhopointed itit hadnegligible environmental effect).Sonow insteadof theUSGulf Coastgetting oil fromdemocratic Canada theUSwill get theoil fromour environ-mentally concious friends in themideast, Nigeria, or Venezuela broughtin by tanker, not pipeline. A fewmorevictories like thiswedonot need.

ZiggyEckardt Thismay comeas a sur-prise toMs.Walmsley. However,whenAdrianDix announced that heopposedthe twinningof theKinder-Morganpipelineduring thepast provincialelection, hepractically signedhis ownand theNDP’s death certificate. Theelectionwashis to lose and: did heever! Somuch for thinking that themajority of BritishColumbians are inher camp.Ms.Walmsley is, of course, entitled toher convictions, provided that shedoesnotmindmy right to opposeher. I (andthemajority of BritishColumbians) donot agreewith her andwould like toseeAlberta oil reachworldmarkets.It has always beenunderstood thatwhatever infrastructure is requiredshouldbe subject to strict regulations.There is no such thing as “conserva-tive” or “liberal” science.But,whydoes shebelieve thatMr.Trudeauandhis Liberalswould keepelectionpromises? After all, theydohavea track record!However, in all fair-ness, “consultationwith First Nations”nevermeant veto rights for a smallsectionof thepopulation.

LouKHopefully, the expansionwill diea natural deathdue to the lowpricetheproduct currently fetches onworldmarkets. Also, three cheers toBROKEand their environmental activist allies350.org (whohelped stopKeystone XL)andGreenpeace. Keep thepressure onactivists.

bill smith So, this group is disap-pointedwith Justin Trudeauand theyare going to solicit support fromTerryBeech... yeah, good luckwith that.As far as climate is concerned, electedpoliticians do the exact opposite ofwhat they said theywoulddowhiletheywere in opposition. GreenandConservative notwithstanding.... Takea look at Alberta. Their accidentalgovernment is full of climate alarmistswhowere every bit as radical asDerek‘BC Liberals are toblame’ Corrigan,andKennedy ‘say no to everything’Stewart.Yet, Alberta’s PremierNotley, the lastremainingNDPPremier, is by far themost pro-pipelinepremier in all ofCanada..this is in very stark contrast toher pre-election rhetoric.

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Open Road general man-ager Ian Quinn suggestedRoma-March has a rodentissue around her house andone got into the vent.

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now is to get rid of the ro-dent. But the fix is still inlimbo.The dealership hasoffered to do the work, butshe doesn’t want to takethe van back to Open Roadin Burnaby because shedoesn’t trust them.

She’s been told by Hon-da Canada if she goes toanother dealership, she’llprobably have to pay for adiagnosis. It’s something shesees as being unnecessarysince the problem appearsto be stuck in the vent.

“I just want to get rid of(the rodent); they (Honda)were supposed to get rid ofit before, but I don’t know,”Roma-March said.

The NOW reached out toHonda Canada media rela-tions for comment but didnot hear back prior to pressdeadline.

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made the most sense bothbecause of its size and thatit’s in a growing neighbour-hood near the Southgatedevelopment.

According to a staff re-port, the study will also ex-amine the service needs andfacility requirements to pro-vide both dry floor spaceand ice surface.The studywill also look at a programto not only include the icerink, but other amenitieslike public meeting space,bulk storage, limited seating

and a snack bar component.There are currently three

city-owned rinks in Burn-aby: Bill Copeland SportsCentre, Burnaby Lake Are-na and Kensington Arena.The Bill Copeland was thelast city arena to be built,back in 1997.

While the city wants thefeasibility study to focus onthe location and two rinks,Ellenwood said the studystill needs to determinewhat’s best for the site.

The city has put aside$22 million out of the

2017/18 capital budget toconstruct the new facili-ty and is proposing to usethe community benefit fundthat comes from develop-ment.

User groups like theBurnaby Minor Hockey As-sociation have said thereis growing demand for icetime and they are maxedout in terms of accommo-dating the number of play-ers and offering reason-able ice times to entice newmembers.

Burnaby Mounties aretrying to figure out how thebody of a man ended up ina backyard pool at a homenear Crest Plaza.

The owners of a home inthe 7800 block of LangleyStreet made the grisly dis-covery Friday evening whenthey found the body in theirpool and called police.

RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj.John Buis said there is

nothing to suggest thedeath is suspicious, addinginvestigators are waiting forautopsy results and confir-mation of the man’s identi-fication.

The dead man had noidentification.

“We believe it may beone of our missing peoplefrom last year,” he told theNOW, adding the remainsappeared to have been in

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notify the deceased’s fam-ily, which could take days,Buis said.

Buis said investigatorswill be trying to figure outhow the man ended up inthe pool, noting the poolhad a motorized cover thathadn’t been opened sincelast fall.

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We were actually a little bithopeful when the Liber-al government was electedand (thought) maybe theywould have an open mind.They said they would makea decision based on sci-ence and consultation withFirst Nations and all of this,and then they are movingahead with it behind thescenes. It makes me feel ill;it just makes me feel angry,”Walmsley said.

The National EnergyBoard’s deadline to submita recommendation on thepipeline to government isMay 20.The feds will alsohold their own review pro-cess, appointing a ministe-rial representative to gathercommunity feedback aboutthe proposed pipeline ex-pansion. Local Liberal MPTerry Beech has told theNOW he knows nothing ofplans to go ahead with theKinder Morgan pipeline.

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The event is on Saturday,May 14.The sit-in partici-pants will meet atWestridgePark, at 320 Cliff Ave. at11 a.m. and then march tothe terminal gates after.The

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If the words “public lec-ture” make you yawn, you’llneed to take a look at thistheatrical experience.

Theatre Replacementand Rough House Produc-tions are taking a uniqueand playful look at the ideaof public lecture with theirnew creation at the Shad-bolt Centre for the Arts.

The companies are bring-ing Three Lectures on theNorth to the stage May 18to 21 at the Shadbolt’s Stu-dioTheatre.

As the name suggests, theproduction centres aroundthree speeches on the sub-ject of Canada’s North –which, a press release notes,is “a region many of us useto define our country, butfew of us have actually expe-rienced.”

The lectures feature thewriting of Marie Clem-ents, Clare Duffy and JamesLong, with topics that flowfrom the ideas of a newnorthern superhuman, ableto withstand harsh condi-tions and tap the untappedwilderness, to our own fe-tishization of the North,from the Franklin Expedi-tion to Stephen Harper’s“Arctic sovereignty” legacy.

Each performance willfeature two new knownVan-

couver actors – and the per-formers will know noth-ing about what is to occurwhen they arrive at the the-atre. Over the course of afew hours, they will be giv-en the training and knowl-edge needed to give theirperformance – and they’llthen take Three Lectures onthe North to the audience for

the first and only time.The show was created by

Candelario Andrade, Ca-mille Gingras, James Long,MaikoYamamoto, MarkEugster and ConorWylie.

Three Lectures on theNorth is on 8 p.m. nightly,May 18 to 21, at the Shad-bolt Centre, 6450 DeerLake Ave. See tickets.

shadboltcentre.com or call604-205-3000 to buy.

For more see www.theatrereplacement.org.

Lookup, lookwayup:ThreeLectureson theNorth is onstageatShadbolt Centre for theArtsMay18 to21.PHOTOCONTRIBUTED

Theatregroups looknorthUnique take on public lectures takes to the stage at Shadbolt Centre

What’s the buzz?Dance at ’BoltExplore theworld of

dance in upcomingper-formances at theShadboltCentre for theArts.TheShadbolt’s Continuum

DanceCompany is perform-ingHereandNowonFriday,May13andSaturday,May14at 8p.m. in theStudioTheatre. Tickets are $12.OnSaturday,May28and

Sunday,May29, you can

enjoy a celebrationof dancewith a youthdanceprogramconcert,ADay in theLifeOf…, with one showat 11 a.m.anda secondat 3p.m.Another youthdancepro-

gramconcert,BodyHistories,is comingonSaturday, June4andSunday, June 5,withshowsat 2 and7p.m.Tickets for those concerts

are $12, and the showsare in

the JamesCowanTheatre.Finally, on Friday, June

10andSaturday, June11at 7:30p.m., you can catchworkby the Youth inMotionDanceCompany in theStudioTheatre.See www.shadboltcentre.

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Summer camp is o"ensomething kids look forwardto, and something they willfondly recall long a"er theyreach adulthood.

For many kids, summercamp provides a Lrst tasteof independence, as young-sters spend signiLcant !meaway from home withouttheir parents for the Lrst!me in their lives.

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The right summer campsta$ can make all the di$er-ence.

Many children are under-standably shy when arrivingat a summer camp, as theirfriends from back homemight not be joining them.That can make kids hesitantto par!cipate in ac!vi!esor less enthusias!c aboutthose ac!vi!es. But a goodsta$ will know how to makekids feel welcome, whichshould help them come outof their shells and make themost of their summer campexperiences.

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the camp employs beforehiring new sta$, includingthe extent of its backgroundchecks. Are criminal back-ground checks conducted?How many references mustpoten!al sta$memberssupply to be considered foremployment?

A good camp will beforthcoming with answersto all of your ques!ons, soeliminate those that appearhesitant to share informa-!on about their sta$.

ADAYINTHE LIFE

When ve#ng camps forkids, parents should askwhat a typical day is likeonce the season hits fullswing.

Many parents wanttheir youngsters to have awell-rounded experience,while others might want

their kids to a%end a morespecialized camp, whetherit’s a camp focusing on apar!cular sport or a musiccamp devoted to helpingkids become be%er musi-cians. Regardless of thetype of camp parents areconsidering for their kids,they should ask about whatdaily life at the camp is like.Ask to see schedules andhow strictly camps adhereto those schedules.

When considering special-ized camps, ask the sta$representa!ves if kids willhave the chance to simplyhave a li%le fun and whichtypes of recrea!onal ac!vi-!es are planned to give kidsa break from what are o"enrigorous schedules.

CAMPGOALS

Another thing parentsmust consider before choos-

ing a summer camp for theirkids is the goals of eachindividual camp.

A camp should be dedi-cated to ensuring kids havefun, even when kids area%ending more specializedcamps that tend to be morestrict. In addi!on, parentsshould look for a camp thatwants its a%endees to fosterrela!onships with their fel-low campers.

Camp can be lonely forsome youngsters, especiallythose a%ending summercamp for the Lrst !me, but asummer camp that strives topromote friendship amongits campers can reduce, ifnot eliminate, any feelingsof homesickness.

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Art lovers have two newexhibitions to check outin Burnaby, thanks to theBurnaby Art Gallery’s off-site exhibition program.

The gallery has openedtwo exhibitions at Burna-by Public Library branch-es: Randall Anderson: No-ticings at the Metrotownbranch, and Eight Prints atthe McGill branch.

Randall Anderson: Notic-ings includes work from aseries created by Andersonfrom 2006 to 2008, whenhe was enrolled in a mas-ter’s program at ConcordiaUniversity.The works were

made by turning found bul-letin board notices over andcollaging them together.

“He realized that, withthe introduction of so manynew digital platforms suchas Craigslist and Kijiji, no-ticeboards were becomingan outmoded form of com-munication,” a press releasenotes. “In this series, Ander-son has repurposed physi-cal notices by creating lay-ered collages that are eachevocations of their time andplace.”

It’s on at the Bob Prittie(Metrotown) library branch,6100Willingdon Ave., until

July 10.Eight Prints features a

1959 print portfolio by art-ists fromVictoria, eight ofthe 12 members of whatwould become the PointGroup – a circle of 12 art-ists established by GermanExpressionist artist HerbertSiebner after immigrating toVictoria in 1954.

It’s on at the McGill li-brary branch, 4595 AlbertSt., North Burnaby, untilJuly 11.

For more information onthe exhibitions, see www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

LibrarieshostartshowsOndisplay:Herbert Siebner’sFigureGroup, at left, andElzaMayhew’s Farewellare serigraphprints that arepart of theEightPrints exhibitionattheMcGill branchofBurnabyPublic Library.PHOTOSCONTRIBUTED

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Want a glimpse into Japa-nese Canadian culture anda chance to enjoy some cho-ral music?

The Sakura Sing-ers are presenting a con-cert on Sunday, May 15 at2:30 p.m. at the Michael J.FoxTheatre.The group isa mixed-voice chorus thatsings primarily Japanesesongs, both choral suitesand folk songs. It formed in1969 as an informal groupof singers and became theSakura Singers in 1973, in-corporating as a society in2006.

The concert is by dona-tion, and doors will open at2 p.m.

See www.thesakurasingers.org for more – orstop by the theatre at 7373MacPherson Ave. to hearthe concert for yourself.

STARONTHERISE

Remember NicholasBurns?The 21-year-oldBurnaby native was featuredin this column in Janu-ary when he was in conten-tion for the ElizabethWirthVocal Award, a prestigiousprize at McGill University’sSchulich School of Music.

Well, as it turns out, hedidn’t win – that honourwent to Chelsea Rus ofAbbotsford – but his dad,Jeffrey, emailed to let theNOW know that the youngcountertenor made an im-pressive appearance in Mc-Gill Opera’s Rodelinda.

Described by a McGillDaily reviewer as having“impeccable vocals and anenthralling stage presence”and “a voice that couldcompete with the pros,”Burns earned kudos for hisperformance in the difficultrole of Bertarido.

Congratulations to Nich-olas, and here’s to a careerwe’ll watch with interest.

LEARNTOSHOOT

Interested in photogra-phy?

The Shadbolt Centrefor the Arts has a couple ofworkshops coming up thatmay interest you.

On Saturday, May 14,LurendaMastromonacoleads a beginning photogra-

phy workshop for “seriousbeginners who want to gobeyond ‘point and shoot,’”as a course write-up says.Bring your own camera,manual, batteries and tri-pod.The session runs from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and costs$60.

Then, on Sundays, May

15 and 29,Vendula Ralko-va leads a two-session work-shop called PhotographyPersonalized, which will givepeople a chance to discovertheir own photographic styleand fine-tune composition,ideas and execution. It’s setto run from 1 to 4 p.m. bothdays and costs $75.

You can find out more inthe Shadbolt Centre’s ArtsGuide (download one fromwww.shadboltcentre.com)or sign up at www.burnaby.ca/webreg.

The barcode for begin-ning photography is 392968and for Photography Per-sonalized is 395665.

ARTOPENINGSET

A reminder for art loversabout an art opening thisweekend. Deer Lake Gal-lery is opening Capturingthe Essence, featuring ab-stract landscapes by IrmaSoltonovich and JennWil-liamson, on Saturday, May14.The opening reception is

set to run from 2 to 4 p.m.Deer Lake Gallery is at

6584 Deer Lake Ave., andit’s openTuesday to Satur-day from noon to 4 p.m.,with free admission. Seewww.burnabyartscouncil.org for more.Send arts news to Julie,

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Burnaby-based companyVega was named the bestworkplace for women at arecent awards gala.

This is the second yearin a row the plant-basednutrition company hasearned acclaim for itsworkplace.Vega was rec-ognized by Great PlacetoWork Canada, a work-place research company, atan event last month whereVega also placed secondamong medium-sized busi-nesses for being a greatplace to work, according toa press release.

Vega’s success comesfrom the hard work of theiremployees who “thrive in aperformance-driven work-place, while being lifestyleleaders in their communi-ty,” noted the release.

“It’s about develop-ing programs and benefitsthat empower employeesto thrive in their personallives as well as in the work-place,” Shiah Bazeley, di-rector of people and cul-ture atVega, said in therelease.

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Diners are invited tostop by the Big 6 familyrestaurant on Sixth Street.

New management tookover the eatery at 7660Sixth St. in March and issticking with the diner-style menu. So what’s new?New owner Paul Moes,who owned the Cruel El-ephant nightclub on Cor-dova Street inVancouvermany, many years ago, hasgiven the Big 6 a make-over.The restaurant’s newtheme is motorcycle andart.

“The Big 6 is known aspart restaurant, part com-munity meeting place.Many large groups havebeen coming here for yearsand years, while many cus-tomers have been comingfor over 40 years,” noted apress release.

ARCHITECTRECOGNIZED

A Burnaby architect wasone of 41 architects namedto the Royal ArchitecturalInstitute of Canada fellow-ship this year.

Each year, a group ofCanadian architects aremade fellows, an honourbestowed for outstandingachievement, including de-

sign excellence, exceptionalscholarly contribution andservice to the community orprofession, explained a pressrelease.

Included in this year’s fel-lows is Burnaby-based ar-chitect Donald G.Ha-zelden.

Hazelden, along with theother fellows, will be induct-ed into the College of Fel-lows of the Royal Architec-tural Institute of Canada ata ceremony in Nanaimo inJune.

REMINDER

There’s still time to takepart in the board of trade’sBurnaby Business andShowcase Expo.

The expo is onWednes-day, May 25, from noon to4:30 p.m. at the HiltonVan-couver Metrotown, 6083McKay Ave.

More than 400 attendeesare expected at this year’sevent, noted a press release.

Showcase spaces runfrom $299 and $345 fornon-profit and board oftrade members to $450 fornon-members. For moreinfo or to book a showcasespace, contact Cory Re-dekop at 604-412-0100.

FARMERS’ALERT

The province is callingon farmers to completeStatistics Canada’s agri-culture census, which was

recently mailed out to eli-gible participants.

The agriculture cen-sus is open to anyone whoruns a farm or agricultureoperation, and the datacollected, which is expect-ed to be released in May2017, will help informB.C.’s agrifood and sea-food strategic growth plan.

“It’s an opportunity toprovide the only defini-tive statistical informationof the province’s farm sec-tor to industry organiza-tions and agriculture poli-cy-makers,” noted a pressrelease.

Information collectedthrough the census by theprovince will include re-

gional data and insightsinto revenues and expens-es, farming practices and

use of technology, accord-ing to the release.Cayley Dobie

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A survey circulatingthrough Burnaby’s busi-ness community hopes tofind out how B.C.’s “mis-aligned” Family Day affectsbusinesses.

B.C.’s Family Day holi-day, first observed back in2012, falls on the secondMonday in February, unlikeother provinces, includingOntario and Alberta, andthe United States, where itfalls on the third Monday of

February.In February, the Burna-

by Board ofTrade releaseda statement calling on theprovince to align B.C.’sFamily Day holiday withthat of neighbouring prov-inces and the U.S. In thestatement, board of tradepresident and CEO PaulHolden said B.C.’s chosendate has been shown to neg-atively impact business op-erations.

Now, the local board oftrade has partnered withthe Surrey Board ofTrade

to gather further details onthe impact of B.C.’s chosendate.The boards are hopingto find out how their mem-bers feel about the holi-day and whether it’s a causeworth pursuing.

While the survey is cur-rently circulating amongstthe Burnaby and Surreyboards of trade members,Burnaby is inviting non-member business owners toparticipate.

To take the survey, go towww.surveymonkey.com/r/BCFamilyDay.

Learn more about sus-tainability and how it canimpact your business’seco footprint at a free fo-rum hosted by the BurnabyBoard ofTrade.

GreenTalks, an annu-al breakfast event, is part ofthe board of trade’s Pledgefor a Sustainable Commu-nity, an initiative that beganback in 2013 and encourag-es businesses in the city toimprove their environmen-

tal performance.GreenTalks will feature

guest speakers from theCity of Burnaby, Sole FoodStreet Farms, bullfrog pow-er, Ricoh, Embedding Proj-ect and cycling advocateHUB. Each presenter willgive five-minute talks on anarray of environmental top-ics, noted a press release.

Topics include urbanfarming and renewable en-ergy, added the release.

Breakfast will be servedand there will be time fornetworking.The event is onFriday, May 13 and runsfrom 8 to 10 a.m. at For-tius Sport & Health, 3713Kensington Ave.

Pre-registration is re-quired and interested par-ties can sign up at tinyurl.com/GreenTalks2016 or bycalling 604-412-0100.

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EVENTSCALENDARWEDNESDAY,MAY11BurnabyHistorical Societypresents Lisa Codd, curatorof Burnaby Village Museum,with her talk on the historyof Barnet Village at theCarousel Pavilion, 7 p.m.,6501 Deer Lake Ave.

THURSDAY,MAY12TeenMakerspace: ZombieCookies.Anyone in grades6 to 9 are welcome tocome and create their ownzombie cookies. Suppliesand instruction providedfor this free program.Tommy Douglas Library, 7311Kingsway, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Factors to considerwhen choosing a career,

a workshop to explorethe importance of theassessment of your values,interests, transferableskills and personalitystyle, 1 to 3:30 p.m., BobPrittie Metrotown Branch,Burnaby Public Library,6100 Willingdon Ave. Thisfree workshop is presentedin partnership with theImmigrant Services Societyof B.C. Register at 604-436-5400 or www.bpl.bc.ca/events. For info contactSabine Schreiber at 604-395-8000 ext. 1276 [email protected].

Renting it Right, a freeonline course created bythe Justice EducationSociety and the TenantResource and AdvisoryCentre (TRAC) that helpstenants find the right rental

options, understand therental process and learnabout tenant rights andresponsibilities, 2 to 4 p.m.,MOSAIC Burnaby Centre forImmigrants, 5902 Kingsway.Computers and support forthose with low computerliteracy skills provided. Free.Register at 604-438-8214.

Edmonds HealthWatchprogram, 9:30 to 11:15a.m., Arts Room, EdmondsCommunity Centre, 7433Edmonds St. Drop-in bloodpressure, massage, fitnessfun, therapeutic touch,etc. A presentation will bedone at 10 a.m. on “HearingHelper.” Info at 604-297-4901.

FRIDAY, MAY13Gardening forNewbies, 1to 2 p.m., Tommy Douglas

Library, 7311 Kingsway.Join the library and VictoryGardens to learn how toset up your own vegetablegarden. This hour-longdemonstration will give youthe tools to get started soyou can enjoy a summerbounty. Info and registrationat 604-297-4809, in personor at www.bpl.bc.ca/events.

B.C. Housing and RentalAssistanceworkshop,MOSAIC Burnaby Centrefor Immigrants, 5902Kingsway, 2 to 4 p.m.Step-by-step directionsfor applying for subsidizedhousing: confirming youreligibility, applying for theHousing Registry, non-profit and cooperativehousing providers, etc. Free.Computers and support forthose with low computer

literacy skills provided. Free.Register at 604-438-8214.

Understanding arthritis,7 p.m., McGill Branch ofBurnaby Public Library,4595 Albert St. The ArthritisSociety will be presentingthis informative workshop.Everyone is welcome. Free,but space is limited. Registeronline atbpl.bc.ca/events, bycalling 604-299-8955 or inperson at the library.

SATURDAY,MAY14Knit2gether, 11 a.m. to 2p.m., Tommy Douglas library,7311 Kingsway. Come knit,crochet and stitch withfriendly, helpful people. Alimited supply of yarn andneedles are available forbeginners to try. Everyoneis welcome - all ages, all skilllevels.

CWL– St. Francis de SalesandNygard are having afashion show, 1 to 3 p.m., St.Francis de Sales Church hall,6610 Balmoral St. Ticketsare $10. Refreshments andprizes. Fashions available forpurchase after the fashionshow. Call Christine at604-526-5079 or Marilyn at604-430-1865.

Used bicycle drive and bikeclinic, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Holy Cross school, 1450Delta Ave. in northwestBurnaby. You can drop offyour used bikes and bikeparts, tools, helmets, lightand accessories to berefurbished for distributionto low-income people inGreater Vancouver. Infoat www.pedalpower.org/pedals-for-the-people.htmlor 778-836-7122.


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The BurnabyWinter Club drewplenty of attention and talk at lastweek’sWestern Hockey Leaguebantam draft.

The BWC Bruins saw eight of12 eligible players picked byWHLteams in the 15-year-old draft, witha pair going in the first round.

Right winger Sasha Mutala andcentre Massimo Rizzo were cho-sen sixth and 15th overall, respec-tively, giving the program its bestshowing, in terms of quantity, since2013.The quality was also topnotch -- not surprisingly since theBruins copped the 2016WesternCanadian title.

“I’m extremely happy,” said Riz-zo, a North Burnaby native. “I waswatching it online, both nervousand excited. It’s great to be chosenby a great program like (Kamloops)and I feel very lucky.”

Mutala, aVancouver native, wasselected by theTri-City Americans.During theWestern Canadians, the6-foot-tall winger tallied four goalsand three assists over five games enroute to being named the MVP.

In 64 games, he led the leaguewith 97 goals and 100 assists.

“Sasha is a highly skilled, dynam-ic forward with good size,”Tri-Citygeneral manager BobTory said ina press release. “He is an explosiveoffensive player that has a very highcompete level.”

Rizzo, who skated on a line withJosh O’Keefe and Ryan Denney,led all point getters at the champi-onships with three goals and eightassists, after compiling 60 goals and77 assists over the 61-game season.

“This was the first year we playedtogether, although I played against(O’Keefe) before,” said Rizzo. “Myfocus was to get better on the icethrough the year and win a title.”

At 5-foot-10, Rizzo worked hardto get stronger, having lost much ofthe 2014-15 season when he brokehis left wrist, then suffered a dislo-cated shoulder soon after returning.

Going in the second round, 34thoverall, was forward and Burnaby’sHenrik Rybinski to Medicine Hat,while O’Keefe was chosen 106thoverall, in the fifth round, by theMoose JawWarriors. Moose Jawalso took defenceman Alex Sukun-da in the sixth round, whileVictoriagrabbed two players -- centre ElanBar-Lev-Wise at 132nd overall, and

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Like an open shot from beyondthe arc, Jacey Bailey wanted tomake the perfect play.

The choices available gave the17-year-old Burnaby shootingguard plenty to weigh, but in theend she made it look easy.

With the stroke of a pen, Bai-ley accepted a full-ride scholarshipfrom Florida Atlantic Universi-ty in Boca Raton, a community of89,000 people on the east coast.

Known as a retirement town bysome – its where Jerry Seinfeld’sfictional parents retired to – thecity north of Fort Lauderdale willalso be where the Burnaby Moun-tain Secondary graduate willlaunch her missiles over the headsof frustrated defenders.

“When I went on my visit ba-sically everything I imagined Iwanted in a school was there,”says Bailey. “It all fit for me.”

The 6-foot-1 hoop star fieldedinterest from three California uni-versities,TexasTech and Denver,but it wasn’t sun-and-sand whichwon her over. It was the prospectof joining a program she felt aquick bond with.

“When I went down there

(coach Kellie Lewis-Jay) toldme she doesn’t plan on me be-ing there to be on the bench… I’llhave to do the work but the op-portunity is there.

“She knows the game really welland she put the focus the playersand how we can make it a strongprogram.”

With three brothers (two old-er), Bailey has grown accustomedto having to earn her spot on thefloor. She’s become a double-teamtarget on the high school and pro-vincial team circuits. Over thepast four seasons with the Burna-by Mountain Lions she groomeda reputation as one of B.C.’s mostdominating players.

Three years with the provincialteam led to the past two junior na-tional camp invitations, where shewas one of only two from B.C.invited to a second assessmentcamp in preparation for this sum-mer’s FIBA U18 Americas tour-nament in Chile in July.

Those experiences have createda foundation where each test andevery practice is where you aresurrounded by elite players andcoasting is not an option.

“It’s pretty intense,” she says ofthe national camps. “Comparedto (high school), over there every-

one is a high calibre player.Youlearn to play with the people atthe next level, rather than beingthe best player on your team.

“I think it was different, adjust-ing to that. Rather than havingone star player – everyone is a starplayer.”

The lessons learned at that levelhave definitely added dimensionsto her game, Bailey says.

“The (national camp) coachesare very helpful, always telling uswhere we need to raise our game.They tell me I need to be moreaggressive, they tell you what youneed to hear.”

Playing for the senior Lionssince Grade 8, meanwhile, wasuniquely different, where muchof the pressure had to come fromwithin. It forced her to take aleadership role and build chemis-try with her teammates, instead ofjust shooting out the lights.

A year ago, the Lions achieved aschool first when they advanced tothe provincials.This year the pro-gram nearly didn’t floor a teamafter the graduation of so manyseniors. But head coach and vice-principal James Morton scrabbledtogether a roster that featured ahandful of new-to-Canada and afew new to organized basketball,

nearly making it to the dance asecond straight year.

One of the highlights, thoughshe didn’t mention it, was scoringan eye-popping 55 of her team’s66 points, including 12 treys, in arecord-breaking performance atthe Britannia tourney in January.

Bailey admits missing the B.C.swas a disappointment, but re-marks how proud of her team shewas in coming together and push-ing it to the limits.

“I think just being able to playmy last year was special. Beingable to be a leader for my team,because I was always the young-est on my team coming up, play-ing up as a Grade 8. Being able toprovide leadership for my team-mates and to get where we got.”

Now, going to Florida presentsa challenge she plans to relish withequal vigor.

“I think the transition fromhigh school to university is prob-ably the biggest challenge ahead,”she says. “I’m used to being awayfrom home, with my BasketballBC and national responsibilities.

“There’s a lot of things I’mgoing to miss, for sure, like mymom’s cooking and all my friends.But I’m excited to be there andbecome part of my new team.”Continuedonpage23

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The Burnaby Strid-ers’ Jaeland Cummingsand Darius Louis-Charlescharged from their respec-tive 60-metre gates and reg-istered one gold each at the2016 Province PercyWil-liams Indoor Games inRichmond last month.

Cummings, competingin a field of 10-to-13 yearolds, tied her own personalbest en route to the 60-me-tre dash, with a time of 8.54seconds.

Louis-Charles scored histop-podium spot by com-pleting the boys 60m dashin 9.18 seconds.

In the 600m race, Nik-

las Iwan debuted on the in-door track and carted off atwo-second win to claim thetop prize. His final time was1:52.28.

Mateo Lopez picked upsilver in the boys 60m racewith a new personal best of10.07, shedding 0.20 off hisprevious best.

Katelyn Malmquist racedher first 400m event andcame away with silver inthe juvenile high school(grade 8 and 9) division.She finished with a time of1:04.52.

In the women’s 200m,Malmquist finished thirdwith a time of 28.05.

Meetingon the floor:Membersof theBurnabyLakers andNewWestminster Salmonbelliesbantamgirls teams tangleduringSaturday’s gameattheDorothyRobertsonMemorial girls lacrosse JamboreeatQueen’sParkArena. PHOTOCHUNGCHOW

CejvanovicgetscallBurnaby’s Admir Cejvanovic got a recall notice – and it

had nothing to do with his car.The Burnaby Lake Rugby club player was added to Can-

ada’s men’s seven squads for this week’s penultimate HSBCSevens Series tournament in Paris.

While Cejvanovic missed a series tour in Singapore dueto injury, he is ready to return to the pitch for the major thisWorld Rugby Sevens series, where Canada will play France,Argentina and the U.S.

Canada currently sits 13th in the season standings.

BWC tier 2 winger Isaac Al-varado, with the 154th pick.Saskatoon drafted Denneywith the 135th selection,while Calgary chose blue-liner Juliano Santalucia, at

144th overall.BWC bantam head coach

John Batchelor said that forthe graduating bantam play-ers, last week’s event wasjust one day in a long road.

“For some, getting draft-

ed is a great carrot at theend of the stick,” the coachnoted. “They’ve all accom-plished something but it’sjust one step.You get oneday of feeling pretty goodabout yourself.”

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Everything to Make Your Garden Work!

w w w . g a r d e n w o r k s . c aBURNABY*6250 Lougheed Hwy

604-299-0621• 2 blocks from Holdom skytrain

OpenMon-Fri: 9am-9pmSat-Sun: 9am-6pm

Grafted!

Let one of our gardeningexperts guide you as you

plant up the essentialsfor making your ownfresh tomato sauce!

Pre-registration required.Please phone a store near

you or ask one of ourcashiers on your next visit.A fee for materials will becharged, starting at $45.

Order Flowers on-line atwww.gardenworksflorist.ca

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