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The City of Burnaby is observing thesnow pack situation along the FraserRivers route, but the citys director ofengineering says it is too early to tellif theres a significant flood risk in theregion.

There are currently no advisory orwarnings issued for the lower FraserRiver, the director, Lambert Chu, saidlast week.

Nevertheless, we are keeping a closeeye on thewater level of the Fraser River,he said. We have already initiated ourinternal planning process.

The process involves the Burnaby FireDepartment, the RCMP, the citys emer-gency planning department, emergen-cy social services, and the engineeringdepartment, he said.

The Provincial River Forecast Centrecompleted a snow pack report on May 1that stated the Fraser River Basin snowpacks were higher than normal, at about129 per cent.

The level of the Fraser River inBurnaby, near the Big Bend area of thecity, is not currently an issue, Chu said,but added the city is keeping an eye onthe weather.

While a few days of sun arent anissue, Chu said, high temperatures for

a couple of weeks could cause the riverlevel to rise.

The situation is similar to that in 2007,when the snow pack levels were at about130 per cent, he pointed out.

The city uses the Mission area gauge,he said. The gauge is currently at aboutthree metres if it hits six metres, thecity will activate a 24-7 dyke inspectionprogram along the foreshore of the river,according to Chu.

The gauge was at 6.1 or 6.2 metres in2007, he added, and at about nine metresin the 1894 Fraser River flood.

While there was flooding in Northern

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Groupwantsmotel turnedinto housing

Vancouvers Portland Hotel Society wantsBurnaby to turn the light on to addresshomelessness in the city.

Dan Small, a director with the society, spokeat council on Monday night, asking the mayorand councillors to demonstrate support for anaffordable supported housing project at the401 Motor Inn at 2950 Boundary Rd. The planwould see the motel turned into social housingwith support services, such as on-site staff andcounsellors.

But the timeline for the project is tight thesociety has been working with the owner,Shakil Adam, to secure support and fund-ing for the project within one to two months,according to Small.

It requires a lease to save it, Small saidof the space, adding if action isnt taken soon,the reality is, its going to be lost.

The family, which also owns BosmansMotor Inn in downtown Vancouver and hasleased it to the society for a pilot project forthe past two years, plans to convert the motelinto a boutique hotel if the project doesnt goforward, he said.

What Im hoping for is a symbolic contri-bution, Small told council, saying that couldinclude relaxing development fees for the proj-ect and identifying the project as a priority forthe city.

Mayor Derek Corrigan informed Small thatthe city has a housing account, with 20 per centof its amenity bonus development fundingset aside for low-income housing projects, inthe form of covering certain development andrezoning fees.

He also told Small the city makes socialhousing applications a priority, putting themat the top of the list.

But Corrigan and city councillors alsoexpressed concerns about the proposed proj-ect.

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On the banks of the Fraser: Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park is a peaceful place to sit and watch the river go by butits also a potential flood risk for the city. Burnaby is keeping an eye on snow pack levels, but so far its too early to saywhether theres a significant risk of flooding.

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Chevron is turning to trucks and railcarsto transport crude oil to its Burnaby refin-ery, thanks to increased demand on KinderMorgans Trans Mountain pipeline.

Starting this month, the refinery will bring in2,000 to 3,000 barrels of crude about seven to10 trucks worth via trucks. Early next year, thecompany will start using rail shipments to bringin another 6,000 to 8,000 barrels.

These supplemental crude shipments bytruck and rail do not represent an expansionor increase in the refinerys overall throughputcapacity of 50,000 to 55,000 barrels per day,said Chevrons Ray Lord. We are respondingto an ongoing supply constraint on our opera-tions that is impacting our ability to continuesupplying fuel to our customers at competitiveprices.

The trucks are picking up crude broughtin from Alberta by rail to a Lower Mainlandfacility, and next year, Chevron plans on usingrailcars that arrive at the refinery.

In addition to the tank trucks, plans areunderway to facilitate crude shipments to therefinery by rail beginning in early 2013. Bothmodes of shipment may be used, depending onlogistics and economic conditions, to help usmitigate the ongoing impacts of pipeline appor-tionment, Lord said.

Kinder Morgans Trans Mountain pipeline iscurrently the only line that runs a variety of oilproducts to theWest Coast fromAlberta. Due toincreased demand on the pipeline, Chevron hasnot been able to have a reliable supply of crude.

We have been managing the apportionmentissue several years but since late 2010, the moresignificant apportionment of the pipeline hascreated additional challenges in securing thereliable, economic supply of crude feedstockwe need to remain competitive and to continuemeeting the needs of our customers, Lordsaid.

Space on the Trans Mountain mixed-usepipeline is allocated to shippers on a monthlybasis by Kinder Morgan using a nominationprocess, Lord explained. If the total amountof nominated space exceeds the pipeline capac-ity, all of the shippers nominations are equallyapportioned including Chevrons. Thismeans that all of the shippers who use thepipeline to move products to the West Coastare receiving only a portion of what they arerequesting.

Lord said Chevron expects this to persist, sothe company is taking action to ensure the refin-ery has a reliable supply of crude. Chevron isalso working with the truck drivers to minimizeimpact on traffic along the designated routes.

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Better late than never. Thats whatBurnaby resident Stanley Fukawa, 74,had to say about the provincial govern-ments apology to Japanese Canadianswho were placed in internment campsand had their property seized duringthe Second World War.

Hopefully, this kind of thing wonthappen anymore, Fukawa said.

After Japan entered the SecondWorldWar in 1941, roughly 21,000 JapaneseCanadians were incarcerated under theWar Measures Act. Members of theCanadianmilitary and theRCMParguedthey were not a security threat, yet theB.C. government pressured the federalgovernment to intern the Japanese. Theywere ordered to leave the West Coast of

B.C., even though 80 per cent of themwere born in Canada.

Fukawa was only four years oldwhen Japanese Canadians were forcedto leave the West Coast by April 1, 1942.His mother and father packed theirbags and left their Mission berry farmbehind, thinking they would be able toreturn soon.

Familieswho stayedpast the deadlinewere forced to move. Many JapaneseCanadians were initially held in live-stock barns at Hastings Park before theywere sent to internment camps in B.C.and the Prairies. Families were split up,their property and fishing boats wereseized and auctioned off, and anyonewho resisted was sent to a prisoner ofwar camp in Ontario.

The Fukawas settled in Vernon, butas Japanese Canadians, they were for-

bidden to own property and their travelwas restricted. Their farm was resold,Stanley thinks to a returning veteran.

My parents were very bowled overto be deprived of their property andtheir freedom. It was very tough forthem, Fukawa said.

Fukawas father found more farmwork in Vernon, and the family savedenough to buy a new farm once theywere allowed to return to the FraserValley on April 1, 1949, years after thewar ended. No Japanese Canadian wasever charged with an act of disloyalty.

B.C. was a very different place atthat time. Its unbelievable we were soracist, Fukawa said. There was thissaying: Once a Jap, always a Jap. Ifyou were born with Japanese genes, you

My parents were very bowled over to be deprived of theirproperty and their freedom. It was very tough for them.

Apology overdue: Burnaby resident Stanley Fukawa, 74, was just a child when his family moved to Vernon whileJapanese Canadians were interned during the SecondWorld War. Fukawas family left their Mission berry farm in 1942and werent allowed to return until 1949. In the meantime, their farm had been sold.

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The City of Burnabywould do better to formrelationships with nearbycities instead of travel-ling to Asia and Arizona,according to a former citycouncillor.

Lee Rankin served oncouncil from 1983 to 1999and from 2002 to 2008, andsaid he went on the firstjunket to Burnabys sistercity Mesa, Arizona in 2001.

I didnt think it was afruitful trip, he said. Thepolitical culture in Arizonais starkly different thanhere.

He also went to Kushiro,Japan in 1985 with a largedelegation including citystaff, business people andcommunity members.

But neither trip yield-ed solid benefits for theBurnaby community,Rankin said.

Unless the visits aretied to economic, culturalor educational benefits forBurnaby, they arent worthit, he added.

Looking at cities thatare more easily accessiblefor Burnaby residents andbusiness people would bebetter, Rankin suggested.

It would probably bemore useful for Burnaby todevelop a relationship with

Bellingham, for example,he said. One that has aforestry and fisheries typeculture, thats close so thatschools kids, citizens, busi-ness people can actually beinvolved in it.

But the tendency ofcourse is to pick sister cit-ies in exotic locations, headded.

The sister cities advi-sory board for the City ofBellingham, Washington,did not respond to requestsfor an interview regardinga possible sister cities rela-tionship with Burnaby.

However, the sister cit-ies coordinator for the Cityof Tacoma, Washington,DebbieBingham,saidarela-tionship with a Canadiancity such as Burnaby mightbe possible, so long as itwas backed by citizens ofTacoma.

I have heard peopletalk about the fact that aCanadian sister city wouldbe a great idea, she wrotein an email, but wed needto get a group of interestedpeople involved and somecommon interest or themebetween the two cities.

Sister cities are suggest-ed by citizens in Tacoma,Bingham explained in afollowup phone interview,so the relationship wouldhave to be put forward byresidents there.

It starts with, someonewill call me and say theyreinterested, she said, add-ing there is then an applica-tion process, and the sistercity has to be approved by

Tacomas non-profit SisterCities Council, which iscomprised of members ofTacomas individual sistercity committees.

Each sister city relation-ship has its own committee,run by volunteers.

The sister city committeeputting forwardthe application hasto include a workplan that indicatesthe benefits, andhow the relation-ship will be main-tained, Binghamadded.

They have toreally show itsgoing to have somestaying power,Bingham said. Wedont want to have sistercity relationships that arentactive.

Most of the citys sis-ter city relationships arebased on similarities suchas being a port city; aboutthe same size relative toits country as Tacoma is tothe U.S.; and having similarinterests, she added.

SisterCitiesInternational,a non-profit diplomacy net-work in the United States,has been suggesting moreAmerican cities should

have Canadian sister cities,Bingham said.

While the City ofBurnaby is not currentlylooking at forming any newsister city relationships,starting one closer to homeis something Mayor DerekCorrigan would consider.

Its a goodidea, he said.

The city hashelped smallermunic ipa l i t i e swithin BritishColumbia withspecific projectsand has sharedi n f o r m a t i o nand expertise,Corrigan added.

He mentionedhelping Bella

Bella develop its recyclingprogram as one example.

But a sister city relation-ship would need to be onequal footing, with a citysimilar to Burnaby, he said.

Its about an exchange,he said, having equal part-ners that can give each otherinformation and advice,so we look for similaritiesbetween our cities.

Tacoma is the third larg-est city in Washington,much as Burnaby is thethird largest city in B.C.

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The latest poll is out, andit shows the B.C. Liberalswould face annihilation atthe hands of the voters if an elec-tion were held today. The poll,by Angus Reid, shows the NDPhas the support of 50 per cent ofdecided voters, whilethe B.C. Liberalshave less than 25 percent support.

Those are similar numbers tothe results of the 2001 provincialelection, which saw the NDPreduced to a paltry two seats,while the B.C. Liberals rackedup an historic 77 seats.

The poll shows the B.C.Liberals have lost support of halfthe number of people who votedfor them in 2009. By my reckon-ing, that translates into the partywinning just a dozen or so seatsif an election were held today.

The party may be able tocount only a couple of seats inRichmond, two in South Surrey,two on the North Shore, twoin the Fraser Valley, one in theOkanagan, one in Vancouverand one in the north as relativelysafe ridings.

But the election is not beingheld today, of course. Its set tooccur precisely one year fromnow, and polling numbers canchange quite a bit by then.

However, there seems to beprecious little evidence that thenumbers will change in any sig-nificant way.

These are bleak findings forthe B.C. Liberals, which raises an

interesting question.Will Premier Christy Clark

actually call an election earlierthan May 2013?

While it still seems doubtfulan earlier election call wouldenable the B.C. Liberals to snatch

victory from the jaws ofdefeat, it might give theparty the best chance toactually survive to fight

another day.Waiting until May 2013

before heading to the polls willlikely mean the B.C. Liberals willbe completely enveloped by astrong stench of political death.Weve seen that movie before.

In 1991, Social Credit premierRita Johnston went into thecampaign and quickly became afigure of near-ridicule as it wasreadily apparent her party hadabsolutely no chance of winningand was, in fact, going to bethrashed in the election.

The same thing happened toNDP premier Ujjal Dosanjh in2001. That election campaignwas really over before it evenstarted, and the NDP emergedwith just two seats.

In both cases, Johnston andDosanjh looked like desperatecreatures, playing out the stringand marching with certaintyover a big cliff.

The Social Credit party oncea longtime political dynasty proceeded to fall apart andeventually disappear completely.

The NDP, with a more

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Lets hope new rules keep our roads safeNo orderly society is entirely free.

Any community that is subject to therule of law must give up some of itsliberty.

In Canada, were free tospeak our minds, but not toyell fire in a crowd. Werefree to write political opin-ions, but not to promote hate. Andwere free to drive cars, but only accord-ing to a set of rules, and not whileintoxicated.

It was in this spirit that B.C. intro-duced its new drunk driving laws inSeptember 2010. The new rules made itpossible for police to issue much longer

driving suspensions and heftyfines, the hope being that itwould make roads safer.

It worked. In the first year,deaths related to drunk driving werecut by 40 per cent. Theres little doubtthe change was, on the whole, a goodone.

Last November, however, the courtruled that the trade-off had been toogreat, that the improvement in safetyhad not been balanced by adequateoversight and appeal. It sent the rulesback to the drawing board.

Last week, the province tabled a newset of regulations aimed at address-ing those concerns. Police now have toallow for a second chance to blow andmust adhere to higher standards whensubmitting paperwork.

It will undoubtedly create morework for officers, but the thrust of thelaw to get drunk drivers off the roadquickly and to deter them with signifi-cant fines and inconvenience remainsintact.

Lets hope the newly tweaked rulesstand up to the next legal challenge.The rules still involve a small erosionof freedom, but to the people who gothome safely as a result, it is well worththe price.

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Time to start trimming expensesDear Editor:

Re: Taxes to jump 3.9%, Burnaby NOW,May 9.I cannot wait any longer for the province to begin

its audit of municipalities. When do we start to hearhow cost savings have been implemented?

I am getting tired of hearing how difficult it is tobring in lower numbers. I have been lowering mynumbers for three years now.

Heres one that has been bugging me for yearsnow. If you drive by the Burnaby Lake dredgingpile west of Kensington Avenue, you will notice theModu-Loc fence, which has been there for quite awhile. While the contractor was dumping the laketailings, it made sense to have the fence up. Thatproject has been over for at least 12 months, so whyis the fence still up? Are we now protecting open

fields in Burnaby?I called Modu-Loc, and they charge $1 per foot

one-time installation and 35 cents per foot monthlyrental. I roughly calculated 2,000 feet of fencing.That means a $2,000 one-time expense plus $700 permonth rental. Which means $10,400 in year one and$8,400/year going forward for rental. Its a smallsum, but how many of these expenses need to beexposed with an audit?

It all adds up, Mr. Corrigan, and its time to dosome trimming of our city budget. Maybe a trip toour sister city in Arizona is required as they mayhave some ideas, and you can take a delegationdown for golf and a conference. You have, of course,said that those junkets bear fruit to benefit Burnaby.Can you please list all those benefits in an editorialto the public of Burnaby?

Curtis Evans, Burnaby

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committed base of support,was able to rebuild to thepoint of being competitivein the 2005 election andnow appears poised toregain power the next timeB.C. voters head to thepolls.

Clark knows her politi-cal history and once saidshe knew full well the dan-gers an unpopular govern-ment faces if it waits untilthe last moment beforeissuing the election writ.

She has also said shethinks her political strengthis actually campaigning(critics will no doubt agreeshe may be better at thatpart of the political gamethan actual governing) and

thinks she can out-fightNDP leader Adrian Dix inan election campaign.

But waiting until thelast possible moment tocampaign would rob herof any chance of at leasttrying to look competi-tive. Dix could sleepwalkthrough such a campaignand still come home with abig majority.

However, an earlierelection call could at leastdispel the image of des-peration and allow her tolook more like a gambler.The NDP is on record asfavouring elections in thefall not the spring soits hard to see that partyviolently oppose an earlytrip the ballot box.

None of this is tosuggest an earlier votewould translate into anelection victory for theB.C. Liberals. If they canbecome a bit more compet-itive, they could win abouttwo dozen seats enoughto ensure a strong presenceas the Official Opposition,and a big enough base onwhich to rebuild.

And thats the challengethat now seems to be fac-ing Clark and her party.Its not about beating theNDP and is instead allabout surviving as a viablepolitical party to fightanother day.

Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical reporter for GlobalB.C.

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Send him back to RussiaDear Editor:

Re: Time for peace, Letters to the editor,Burnaby NOW, May 9.

Canadians expect Canadian laws to beenforced fairly, not selectively. Membersof the Soviet secret police, the KGB, areprohibited from entering Canada, muchless remaining here after being ordereddeported (this fellows bogus refugee claimwas dismissed for what it was, a dodge).

Breaking Canadian law by then claim-ing a non-existent right of sanctuary andthumbing ones nose at our judicial, immi-gration and border security officials is hard-ly evidence of good citizenship potential.

There is also no evidence that this man,having spent several years in a Christianchurch, has shown any remorse for whathe did which was to voluntarily enlist in,then rise in the ranks of, a Communist polit-ical police force that brutally suppressedopponents of the Soviet regime, religiousand otherwise.

We apparently all share the hope thatthis ex-KGB officer will find Jesus. Hecan do that in his homeland,Mother Russia,where ex-secret policemen like him aredoing just fine.

L.Y. Luciuk, Ukrainian Canadian Civil LibertiesAssociation, Toronto

Where are the trustees?Dear Editor:

What are the school trustees doing toprotect the rights of those teachers whochoose to volunteer?

Teachers should have the right to followtheir conscience. The Burnaby TeachersAssociation and the British ColumbiaTeachers Federation should not be allowedto bully or coerce teachers who choose

to volunteer to support childrenwith threatsof exclusion or penalty.

If volunteering is a choice, then it shouldbe free from intervention by the BTA/BCTFor governments.

The BTA/BCTF doesnt see it this way.The BTA/BCTFs stance on volunteering isvery divisive. The BTA/BCTF must be feel-ing very vulnerable with its stance.

If you take into consideration the numberof teachers who didnt take the opportunityto vote, only half of all teachers thought thata provincewide boycott of extracurricularactivities was a good idea.

The BTA/BCTF has shown its truecolours. To keep its members in line, theBTA/BCTF has found it necessary to intim-idate its own members.

One wonders what the union mighthave done if the district administrationor the provincial government would havethreatened teachers in the same way.

Teachers know that the stance of theBTA/BCTF is divisive. The boycott hurtschildren, parents and teachers.

Children are upset because thingsthey have been looking forward to, pos-sibly for many years, are being cancelled.Opportunities and dreams are being lost.

Parents are having to deal with theirchilds emotional trauma at home.

Teachers reputations are brought intoquestion by a stance that has been forcedby the union. Staff room conversationsare tense because of the divided stance onwhether to volunteer or not.

School trustees, instead of playing aleadership role, have decided to hide.

None has come forward to protect therights of teachers who choose to volunteer.Where are all those promises to supportchildren, to stop bullying and to improveeducation?

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Corrigan also said otherlevels of government shouldcome to the city with pro-posals for projects, not theother way around.

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Coun. Pietro Calendinobrought up the ElizabethFry Society housing proj-ect proposed for HastingsStreet in 2009, which had itsfunding fall through.

The mayor and council-lors also found the timelinefor the project unrealistic.

While Coun. NickVolkow said he supportedthe project, he said the time-line doesnt allow for ade-quate public consultation.

We cant get this donein 60 days, he said. If wedid it without consultation,

it would be a lose-lose (situ-ation).

But council agreed tosend the report on the proj-ect back to staff, to includeclear parameters of whatthe city would requirefrom such a project. Theserequirements would form apolicy that could be referredto by any organization witha social housing proposal.

Council discussed whatshould be included in thereport, particularly the spe-cifics of the citys require-ments, but ultimately it wasleft to staff to include theconcerns brought up at themeeting.

The Portland HotelSocietys proposed project

would convert the 35 unitsat the motor inn into 30 to32 units of supported hous-ing, with different scenariospresented regarding whatlevel of supported housingcould be available.

But ultimately, Corrigansaid changing the zoningfor the property in thatneighbourhood isnt some-thing he supports.

I dont think taking amotor inn and converting itinto transitional housing isa good idea, he said.

Basil Luksun, the citysdirector of engineering, saidstaff could likely have therevised report ready for thenext council meeting in twoweeks.

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Polygon Developments has submitted a rezoningapplication for a 37-storey apartment tower across fromCentral Park in Burnaby.

The development on Patterson Avenue would alsoinclude three-storey townhouses, according to a reportfrom the citys director of planning and building, BasilLuksun.

The site is comprised of eight lots along Patterson andBarker avenues. The Barker Avenue properties currentlyhave single-family homes on them, and the PattersonAvenue lots are occupied by two two-storey apartmentbuildings with 16 rental units in total.

The development proposal includes 242 apartments; acommunal lounge, meeting room and gym for residents,located on the ground floor of the tower; landscaped bou-levards and trees along Patterson Avenue; and a centralgarden with a public art installation and a play area.

The proposal includes 80,944 square feet of additionalfloor space in exchange for an estimated $7.5 millioncash-in-lieu contribution to the citys community amenitybonus fund.

The rezoning application is going to public hearing onMay 29. Public hearings take place at the council chamberat city hall at 7 p.m.

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B.C. in 2007, the lowerFraser River region includ-ing Burnaby and NewWestminster remainedunscathed.

The situation for theLower Mainland in 2007wasnt nearly as worrisomeas some thought, MarvinRosenau, an instructor withBCITs fish wildlife andrecreation technology pro-gram, pointed out.

It has since been com-pared to the story of theboy who cried wolf, theBritish Columbia Instituteof Technology instructoradded.

Everybodywasfreakingout really early, Rosenausaid of the 2007 warnings.

Rosenau has been aninstructor at the institutesince 2006. He was previ-ously a provincial fisheriesbiologist and has workedin the field of fisheries since1975 specializing in riverhabitat since the mid-80s,he said.

He has dealt with snowpack issues and with flood-way and water stewardshipmanagers over the years,Rosenau added, sayinghe is a professional in thefisheries field but a laymanwhen it comes to engineer-ing issues.

It is too early to tellwhat this season will bring,Rosenau said, but added heprefers taking a cautiousapproach.

There are some largesnow packs in the upperFraser River area and in thelower Fraser River regionas well, though the middleregion is only slightly aboveaverage levels, for the mostpart, Rosenau pointed out.

While city staff are con-cerned a sustained heatcould bring on a melt thatwould elevate river levelsdramatically, Rosenau saidthe heat this early on inthe season isnt the mainconcern.

If we keep having blast-ing heat weather patternsearly in the season, it peelsoff the snow quickly andminimizes flood risk veryquickly, he explained.

He compared the situ-ation to the Fraser Riverflood of 1948, which he saidstarted with a high snowpack, a long cold season,and a sudden heat wave atthe end of June combinedwith a lot of rain.

Simultaneous to it get-ting really hot, towardsthe end of June, it rainedlike crazy, he explained.We basically have a wholemonth to blow off the snowpack before we get to thecritical period that hap-

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on May 22, according to itswebsite.

Snow pack reports andother information are avail-able on the centres websiteat bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca.

The City of Burnaby ishosting a public informa-tion forum about its floodresponse plan on May 22from 4 to 8 p.m. at theRiverway Golf Course

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The story, which featuredlongtime city volunteer MariaPeradenic, took a closer look atsome of the supposed hauntingsin the buildings and the real-lifestories behind them.

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B.C. formally said sorry on Monday,May 7, when Naomi Yamamoto, MLA forNorth Vancouver-Lonsdale, introduced amotion to apologize in the legislature.

The House deeply regrets that theseCanadians were discriminated againstsimply because they were of Japanesedescent and believes that all Canadiansregardless of their origins should be wel-

come and respected, Yamamoto said inthe house.

What else can they say, I guess,Fukawa said.

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Rajeev Bagga and a team ofLower Mainland students recentlywon first place and $25,000 at aninternational business plan compe-tition in Atlanta after participatingin the TYE Business MentorshipProgram.

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Babak Sedehi was 14 when he firstbecame fascinated with examining spacethrough a telescope.

As a kid, one time, I got a telescope as agift, theownerofBurnaby-basedCanadianTelescopes says. I was hooked.

Looking at the sky through a telescopeis much more intimate and personal thanseeing images taken from the Hubble SpaceTelescope, he says.

When you see the image directly, itscaptivating in a different way, explainsBabak.

Looking at the night sky expands themind, he says.

I see something and I think, Ive beenwalking underneath this every day, hesays.

It isnt just the images from deep spacethat fascinate him, though.

Babak says even looking at the moon isan extraordinary experience.

You look over and over, trying to geta better view, and when you do, it amazesyou, he says.

Stargazers and planetary observers inBurnaby and the Greater Vancouver areaare in for some amazing viewing duringthe next two months.

OnMay 20, therewill be an annular solareclipse, visible from the Lower Mainland though Babak says the best place to viewit would be Arizona.

On June 5, local astronomersmight get a chance to see thetransit of Venus, he adds, whenVenus passes directly betweenthe earth and the sun.

The next transit of Venusisnt expected for 105 years,Babak says, so people shouldnot miss the opportunity.

He is a sponsor of the RoyalAstronomical Society of Canada Vancouver, and of SimonFraser Universitys astronomyclub, bringing his telescopes totheir events for use by the pub-lic, he says.

Both organizations are plan-ning events for the transit ofVenus, he adds.

Babak, who is originallyfrom Iran, travels the world toview the sky in locations from New Yorkto Chile to Hawaii.

He has been involved in astronomyfor 25 years, he says. He started his busi-ness, Canadian Telescopes, in 2009. He

recently set up his most recent showroomin Burnaby he was previously located inCoquitlam at 204B-3430 Brighton Ave.

He moved there because of the centrallocation, Babak says, adding it is the bestplace for shipping and receiving, and forpeople to come to his store, as well.

People entering only see asmall selection of the telescopeshe sells nationally through hisonline business, www.canadi-antelescopes.com.

He carries varieties of thethree types of telescopes clas-sic, with the lens on the frontand an eyepiece at the end;Newtonian telescopes, whichuse a mirror to reflect back theimage to an eyepiece Babakcalls them light buckets; anda hybrid of the two.

Many people assume tele-scopes will be a costly invest-ments, Babak says, but the tele-scopes he carries for first-tim-ers start around $90, with thebest in the $150 range.

But the instruments increasein price depending on the type

of use and technology. Beginners can startout with a pair of binoculars, he adds, andbegin studying the sky.


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The Canadian Association ofRetired Persons, North Fraser chap-ter, is hosting a presentation byConsumer Protection B.C. followingits general meeting this month.

The annual general meeting takesplace on May 17 at 1 p.m. at theCameron Recreation Complex.

Directors will be elected at themeeting, and other business willalso be covered, according to a pressrelease from CARP.

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Metrotown sold out within two daysin April.

More than 200 units in the 38-storey residential tower sold in theopening weekend, according to apress release from Intracorp.

The development is part of theBeresford Street revitalization pro-ject.

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Learn the sky first, he suggests, then use a tele-scope.

Those looking into amateur astronomy should go toan astronomy club for more information, and start witha small telescope with good quality optics, he adds.

Babaks passion for astronomy extends beyond theboundaries of his store or website. He co-foundedAstronomers Without Borders, which uses donationsto send telescopes and resources to astronomy clubs indeveloping countries.

Babak also offers a mobile planetarium service toschools in greater Vancouver, where he will travel to theschool and set up a mini-planetarium in the gym, withthe shows content determined by factors such as the agegroup and curriculum of the students.

His excitement is infectious as he gestures to thewealth of technology in his store, after pointing out thetype of telescope Galileo Galilei might have used.

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Xu is trying to bringthe concept of tradi-tional Chinese hot pots but with a modern andWestern twist to theLower Mainland.

I was on vacation inBeijing when I saw this ina mall, said Xu. It wasa much different setupbecause it was trying toappeal to more than justthe Oriental (diner). This ishot pots for a new genera-tion. This is hot pots forpeople who dont havetwo hours for lunch. Thisis for people who want to

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We followed with thespicy cashew chickenwings, which were spicyindeed, courtesy of anoth-er great use of chili pow-der and chili oil.

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Secondary art studentsjoined artist Todd Polichas he worked on a largemural that was unveiled last Wednesday.

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Colouring the city: Artist Todd Polich, at left, worked with students from BurnabyMountain Secondary School on a mural on the retaining wall at the Sears outletstore near Lougheed Town Centre. Above, students Bernice Puzon and GinaLeong work on the mural.

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VoiceofBurnabyMAY 2012

Its no secret that advertising andmarketing benefit most businesses in asignificant way. If its done right, business-es profit. If its not, they may be forcedto shut their doors before too long. Thequestion most business owners face ishow to market their product effectively.

Tradeshows and exhibitions are toooften overlooked as an efficient and

usually very affordable way to promotea product or brand. A study from UFI,the Global Association of the ExhibitionIndustry has shown them to be particu-larly effective (compared to other formsof advertising) for introducing newproducts and services, for initiating sales,and for relationship management withexisting and future customers.

In addition, the face to face contactat exhibitions offers the opportunity to

add a new element to a business existingmarketing arsenal (such as internet,direct marketing and personal selling).The ability to network while achievingmarketing objectives is another credit tothe efficiency of these types of events.

Success at an exhibition or tradeshowof course depends a lot on ensuring thatthe product is displayed in a manner thatis appealing to the target audience.See Burnaby tradeshow, 3

The importance of exhibitions as part of your marketing strategyMICHAEL [email protected]

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Tradeshow, 1And follow up is key interestwill only turn into sales and results with aclear strategy for following up leads.

The best chance for local businessesto expand and supplement their market-ing initiatives this year is at the BurnabyBusiness Day Tradeshow and Expo onMay 24th. The one day event, present-ed by the Burnaby Now and ALMAConsulting Group, will be held at theDelta Burnaby Hotel and ConferenceCentre and will feature over 50 exhibi-tors and hundreds of attendees. Newcomponents added to the show thisyear include seminars and networkingopportunities to draw more interest andenhance the experience.

For more information or to registera booth, visit www.bbot.ca/events or call604.412.0100.

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present to enjoy a taste ofwhat Burnaby has to offer.Celebrate spring with a visitto the venerable Hart House,take in the sensational views

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Boston Pizza!www.bostonpizza.com(604) 299-7600

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Hart House Restaurant Limited!www.harthouserestaurant.com(604) 298-4278

House ofWings Restaurant and!Lounge(604) 650-6465

Jamies Bistro Restaurant Inc.!www.jaimesbistrorestaurant.com(604) 707-9990

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McDonalds Restaurants of!Canada Ltd.www.mcdonalds.ca(604) 297-4324

Me-n-Eds Pizza Parlors Burnaby!www.me-n-eds.ca(604) 521-8881

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Romana Pizza!(604) 298-7252

Sammy J Peppers!www.sammyjpeppers.com(604) 430-6496

Subway!www.subway.com(604) 299-7838

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The Great Bear Pub and!Liquor Storewww.greatbearpub.com(604) 433-2388

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For a complete list of vendors, please refer to the membership directory available at www.bbot.ca

On June 5th the BurnabyBoard of Trade will present aSpring Economic Update &Reception featuring a keynoteaddress by Scotiabank ChiefEconomist Warren Jestin.The event, which will takeplace at the Hilton VancouverMetrotown, will provide thebusiness community with insightinto the status of the Canadian,North American and worldeconomies and what lies on thehorizon for Burnaby.

In addition to the economicupdate, the Burnaby Board ofTrade will also use the opportu-nity to hold their 2012 Annual

To be the leading engageduniversity defined by its dynamicintegration of innovativeeducation, cutting edge researchand far-reaching communityengagement was the newstrategic vision of Simon FraserUniversity which President &Vice-Chancellor Andrew Petterdiscussed at a special BBOTbreakfast event on May 10.

Addressing a crowdrepresenting the Burnabybusiness community (many ofwhom were SFU alums), Petterdelivered a passionate speechoutlining the institutions boldnew vision and what it meansfor Burnaby, the communityit has called home for over 45years. Petter explained that theuniversity will focus its effortson engaging students, researchand the broader community as

General Meeting, includingthe election and swearing in ofnewly-elected members of theBBOT Board of Directors.

The AGM is an importantdate on our calendar, andcombining it with the springeconomic update should makeit a really interesting event, saidBBOT CEO Paul Holden. Its anexcellent opportunity to connectwith our BBOT Directors andother business leaders.

For more information onthe Spring Economic Update &Reception featuring the 2012AGM, visit www.bbot.ca/eventsor call 604.412.0100.

it pursues this new vision. Forthe business community, thiswill have meaningful impacts:students will be provided withrelevant skills and experiencesthat will facilitate transition tothe work force; research achieve-ments will be communicatedmore openly and commer-cialization of research willbe encouraged; and SFU willdeepen its relationships withinthe community.

SFU has long been a strongpartner of the Burnaby Board ofTrade, and with this new vision,were excited to build on thisrelationship going forward, saidPaul Holden, BBOT President& CEO, following the specialevent.

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TheMayor highlighted the citysopen water course bylaw, noting thesignificant esthetic and environmentalbenefits Burnaby enjoys. The bylaw in

conjunction with key land acquisitionsaround Deer Lake (once destined forhigh-density development) and BurnabyLake has, according to Corrigan, beenpart of a greater development strategy

Energy conservation, communityplanning, and affordable housingwere the key themes of Mayor DerekCorrigans speech at his State of theCity address on April 11th. The event,which took place at the Hilton Vancou-ver Metrotown, is an annual luncheonorganized by the Burnaby Board of Tradefor its membership and the businesscommunity at large.

Working together, Burnaby council,businesses and citizens have beenuniquely successful in achieving the goalswe set in our Official Community Plan in1998, and our 2007 Economic Develop-ment Strategy, said Corrigan. We arecontinuing to fortify our plans with therecently completed Social SustainabilityStrategy and the upcoming Environ-mental Sustainability Strategy. Burnabyssuccess is the result of careful, inclusiveplanning and coordinated execution ofour goals.

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designed to reflect the priorities ofcitizens and businesses in determiningthe locations of business parks, libraries,recreational facilities, and town centres.

Because of targets deliberately andsystematically set in our plans, we nowhave world-class hotels and sports facili-ties, a thriving film industry, a leadingtelevision station and a diverse andengaged community, he said.

In terms of a financial position andoutlook, Corrigan commented thatBurnaby remains strong and continuesto attract new business and development.The city remains debt-free with financialreserves of $537 Million, meaning thatexisting infrastructure can be renewedand replaced when required, provid-ing continuity of service and up-to-datesystems, equipment and technology.The Civic Investment Fund, he added,provided a 5.05 per cent return in 2011correlating to $34.3 million in revenue.

The amount of new projects andinitiatives happening in Burnaby isalmost dizzying, remarked Burnaby

Board of Trade Chief Executive PaulHolden. From the extensive develop-ments in the town centres, the transpor-tation plans, UniverCity up at SFU itsno wonder that the rest of Canada looksto Burnaby as a model for planning andsustainability and management. This isexactly why our business communityenjoys Burnaby so much for workingand doing business in, and this is why wehave continued to succeed while so muchof the rest of the world struggles in theglobal economy.

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(Left) Mayor Corrigan delivers his annual speech at the State of the City address on April 11th; (Middle) Maureen Kirkbride fromTelus, Councillor Sav Dhaliwal and Basil Luksun from the City of Burnaby;(Right) Rick Earle from the City of Burnaby, Jack Kuyer fromValley Bakery and Ed Jaskula from the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown TIFFANY BROWN COOPER PHOTOGRAPHY


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Burnaby Environment Week, whichcoincides with Environment CanadasCanadian Environment Week, runsSunday, June 3rd to Saturday, June 9thwith environmentally-themed activitiesintended to be informative and enjoyablewhile also encouraging communityparticipation.

This years theme, Water Ours toConserve and Protect, is very fitting asthis past year Burnaby was recognizedas Canadas first Blue Community dueto its commitment to public water andwastewater systems. The City also votedto pressure the federal government toinvest in a national water infrastructure

system so that all Canadians have accessto safe drinking water no matter wherethey live. During Environment Weekthe sale of bottled water will be discour-aged at City events in support of MetroVancouvers Tap Water Campaign.

Also falling within Burnaby/CanadaEnvironment week is the 40th anniver-sary of Global Environment Day on June5th. Beginning in 1972, the celebrationhas become one of the main ways inwhich the United Nations encouragesworldwide awareness and political actionfor environmental issues. The UN hasdeclared 2012 to be the International Yearof Sustainable Energy for All.

The Burnaby Board of Trade willalso be celebrating Burnaby Green Weekthrough its Environmental Sustainabil-ity Committee, which will be involvedthroughout the weeks festivities.

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