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Burnaby rides Orange CrushwaveThe Orange Crush of left-wing support

that swept across Burnaby and the rest of thecountry on Monday night may not be over.

With a municipal election in Novemberand a possible snap provincial election call inthe offing, the mood of NDP supporters at theBurnaby Firefighters Club on Monday nightwas nothing short of ecstatic.

Its a sweet night, said Marcel Marsolais,New Westminster CUPE Local 49 president.People are saying its bittersweet becausethe Conservatives won a majority, but its asweet, sweet night.

Marsolais said Mondays result bodes wellfor the election fights to come, especially sincethe same people making calls and organizingsupporters provincially and municipally willbe buoyed by the federal win.

Weve made some huge gains, andthat always bodes well for the future, saidMarsolais.

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said see-ing so many voters move to the left is a goodsign.

Absolutely, Im encouraged, saidCorrigan. I think people understand thatthe (Michael) Ignatieff Liberals are the federalwing of Christy Clarks provincial Liberals.... Were in a situation now where we hope(Clarks) Liberals do call an election.

As for his own fight for a job in November,Corrigan said hes excited for the challenge.

Bring it on, he said. Im ready for theelection now.

And as if on cue, Corrigan was in electionmode when asked about a possible futurecompetitor, former Burnaby councillor anddefeated Burnaby-New Westminster LiberalGarth Evans.

I think Garth got a rude introduction tofederal politics, said Corrigan. Hes suf-fered the wrath of the voters once again.

Corrigans wife, Kathy, the NDP MLAfor Burnaby-Deer Lake, was appropriatelydressed in a bright orange jacket that was thecolour of the night.

Kathy said she had a good feeling about

Alfie Laustaff reporter

NDP TAKE BOTH CITY RIDINGS IN FEDERAL ELECTION CONSERVATIVES A CLOSE SECOND

Team Burnaby: Incoming Burnaby-Douglas MP Kennedy Stewart, left, has his hand held high in victory by four-termBurnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian at the NDP victory party at the Burnaby Firefighters Club on Monday night.

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For the fourth time in seven years, Peter Julian willbe going to Ottawa as a victorious MP.

But this time, hes bringing a lot more friends withhim.

The NDP made a stunning breakthrough nation-ally, winning 102 seats and becoming the officialOpposition to the Conservatives, who, with 167 seats,got the majority government theyve been looking forsince 2004.

As one of the most veteran NDP members inOttawa, Julian seems poised for a senior role in the newNDP opposition.

It feels good, said Julian shortly after 8:30 p.m.Monday, after the television networks had declaredhim a winner. This is unprecedented, and I thinkit shows how hard our team worked, especially thenumber of young people who contributed to this cam-paign.

Julian said he couldnt have been any happier withhow things went both locally and nationally for the

NDP.Its a pretty dramatic

shift in Canadian politics,said Julian What clearlyhas changed is Canadians,in a very real way, haveturned to the NDP to be thegovernment-in-waiting, thealternative government to

the Conservatives.Among the first to congratulate Julian were Kathy

and Derek Corrigan.Peter has always been very competent, but now,

hell have a higher public profile and more opportuni-ties to speak on behalf of Burnaby, said Kathy, theMLA for Burnaby-Deer Lake.

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan was even moreeffusive in his praise.

Peters future is unlimited, said Derek. I thinkwell see how great his potential is with the NDPbecoming the official Opposition.

Julians victory was never in doubt, as he increasedhis popular vote to almost 50 per cent of the 44,719 bal-lots cast in Burnaby-New Westminster.

Julians 22,193 votes dwarfed Forseths 15,979, asJulians 49.6 per cent of the votes was almost 14 percent higher than Forseths 35.7 per cent. Liberal GarthEvans finished a distant third, with 4,496 votes, or 10.1per cent, while Green candidate Carrie McLaren got1,788 votes, or four per cent. Also receiving votes wereLibertarian Tyler Pierce, with 167 votes, and Marxist-Leninist Joseph Theriault, with 96 votes.

Voter turnout was only 53.9 per cent, as there were83,029 registered voters in Burnaby-NewWestminster.

Forseth took his defeat in stride, and the mood wasbittersweet at the local Conservative party held at theBest Western Kings Inn on Kingsway.

Its just like it was in 2006, said Forseth. Thatyear, the Conservatives got back into government and

Four-timewinner: Burnaby-NewWestminsterMP Peter Julian is congratulated by Burnaby-Deer LakeMLAKathyCorrigan just after 8:30 p.m. at the Burnaby Firefighters Club after the TV networks declared him the winner.

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Anundergroundparkade in the BurnabyHeights neighbourhood should only beavailable for use by the business commu-nity, the citys engineering department hasconcluded.

The parkade at 485 MacDonald was shuttemporarily to the public in 2009 because ofthe cost of maintaining, cleaning and repair-ing it. That closure to the public should bemade permanent, according to a staff reportto the community development commit-tee, with businesses able to lease spaces foremployees at a rate of $10 per month.

It is believed this would address costconcerns of merchants, the report stated,and free up parking in the area.

Merchants questioned the controversialclosure of the parkade, which has a lack ofpublic parking spaces, earlier this year.

K. J. Eom, manager of the Regent FishMarket, and Max Kasaei, who runs theHeights Meat and Deli, spoke about the clo-sure at a council meeting in February.

After the parkade closed, we saw animmediate, not a gradual, drop, Eom toldcouncil at the meeting.

He estimated the amount of customershad dropped by 25 per cent following theclosure.

Eom and Kasaei brought a petitionsigned by business owners in the 3900and 4000 blocks of Hastings Street buttold council they were not representing theHeights Merchants Association.

Customers can park on Pender and

Gilmore, Hastings Street, or alongMacDonald, but space goes fast, the pairexplained, adding that the HOV lane cutinto available parking on Hastings Street.

With a new pharmacy and medical offic-es in the Regent Building, Eom added, park-ing would become scarcer.

Everyday I hear complaints from cus-tomers that they cant find parking, hesaid, adding that for every one complainthe hears, he estimates there are nine cus-tomers who are silently unhappy.

Representatives of the Burnaby HeightsMerchants Association have also spokento council and staff about the parkade onbehalf of the associations members.

The association conducted an informalsurvey of 35 businesses in the 3900 and 4000blocks of Hastings Street, according to thestaff report. Owners were concerned abouta lack of customer parking, particularly onthe south side of the street where afternoonrush hour parking regulations are in effect,the survey stated.

Opinions on the parkade closure weremixed, with businesses on the south sideof the 4000 block most strongly supportingreopening the parkade. Some businesseswere interested in leasing a total of 14 spac-es in the parkade, which has 46 spaces.

Leasing costs and the security of theparkade were issues for merchants, accord-ing to the survey, and many were not inter-ested in leasing spaces because staff eithertook transit or parked on the side streets.

Ideally, the association wanted theparkade to be fully open to the public andmonitored by a security attendant.

Heights parkade stillclosed to the public

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It was the tight race everyone expected itto be, but New Democratic Party candidateKennedy Stewart has, unofficially, wonBurnaby-Douglas, and the riding remainsin NDP hands.

Its such an honour. Burnaby is sucha wonderful city, and Burnaby-Douglasis such a historic constituency and riding.Burnabys a great place to live but Id liketo try to make it a little better, Stewart saidin an interview Tuesday morning.

Stewart finished the night with 20,943votes, compared to Conservative candidateRonald Leungs 19,932. Liberal Ken Lowcame in a distant third with 5,451 whilethe Greens Adrianne Merlo netted 1,754.Those numbers are unofficial and repre-sent totals as of May 3.

But even as of press time on Tuesday,Leung was still not ready to concededefeat.

Brock Stephenson, Leungs campaignmanager, said nothing has changed sinceMonday night when Leung was not readyto concede until he had had a chance tospeak with his campaign and possiblyElections Canada or Conservative Partyheadquarters.

Ronald has not made any commentsince last night, so there has not been anychange. We are still waiting to speak to thepartys legal counsel, Stephenson said.

Leung said the resultswere close enoughto merit having another look at the votes,just as a precaution, even though he hadno specific reason to suspect anything hadgone wrong in counting the ballots.

If confirmed, Stewart finds himselfa rookie member of Parliament joining101 other NDP MPs, who will now formthe official Opposition to the majorityConservative government, which pickedup 167 seats in Ottawa.

Stewart said he is thrilled at the pros-pect of the NDP becoming the officialOpposition in the House of Commonsand that it speaks to Canadians desire forpositive opposition in government.

But his voice goes somber when askedabout the fact that opposition will be to aConservative majority.

I think that Canadians are probablygoing to witness something that theyhavent seen before in Canada, which isquite a destructive agenda, and it will startright away, which is worrying, he said.They showed us a little bit of what theywere planning when they had a minority,but this majority is going to be somethingthat we are going to have to work everyday to make sure we scrutinize and try tokeep as many of the social programs as wecan.

Stewart said he sees being a first-timeMP as a good thing because it meanshe doesnt carry any of the baggage thatcomes with being part of the long-termestablishment.

I think thats a healthy thing, generally.I think we really needed something new tohappen in Ottawa, and we definitely havethat now. Theres so many people therethat dont have the same old ties and oldhangups, he said.

Leung said if the results are finalized, hewill understand and agree.

This is a decision of the people in thisriding, and I accept their voice. I think thisis a very strong NDP riding historically forthe last 31 years, he said.

Leung said it is tough to win in a rid-ing that is staunchly aligned with unionsand the NDP at both the provincial andmunicipal levels.

Low said he was surprised by theLiberals being decimated across Canada.

I didnt really see that coming, he saidgiven the hard work, door-knocking, cam-

paign calls and good performances in allof the all-candidates debates. Low said it istime for the Liberals to rebuild and it isfar too early to tell if he will run again.

Merlo said the resultswere prettymuchwhat (she) expected, but she is thrilled tosee that Green Party leader Elizabeth Mayhas won a set in Parliament.

LewisClarkeDahlby(Libertarian)pulledin 420 votes, George Gidora (Communist)counted 155 and Brian Sproule (Marxist-Leninist) picked up 57.

BURNABY-DOUGLAS RIDING

Stewart wins tight race in Burnaby-DouglasBrent Richterstaff reporter

Tenuous win: Kennedy Stewart (left), NDP candidate for Burnaby Douglas, standswith his wife Jeanette Ashe while addressing supporters Monday night.

Close eye: Conservative candidate Ronald Leung (right) and wife Candace watchelection results come in at their party at Romanas Pizza.

Brent Richter/burnaby now



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New NDP leader AdrianDix is trying to establishhis own style of leader-ship and to demonstrate theonce badly fractured NDP cau-cus is over its internal strife.

But his restructuring of hiscaucus assignmentshas raised questionsabout whether thatinternal tension istruly gone. Ive picked up someserious grumbling by somekey New Democrats unhappythat Dix essentially shut leader-ship rival Mike Farnworth (andFarnworths supporters) frompivotal caucus positions.

Instead, Dix installed MLAswho supported either his leader-ship or that of John Horgan, whois perhaps closer to Dix on a per-sonal level than other MLAs.

Of course, Dix has every rightto appoint whoever he wants tovarious posts (although somepositions, such as caucus chair,are elected by the caucus). Butone cant help contrasting histreatment of Farnworth withPremier Christy Clarks han-dling of her chief leadershiprival, Kevin Falcon.

Clark appointed Falconfinance minister and deputypremier. Dix, on the other hand,removed Farnworth from thepivotal position of Oppositionhouse leader and also movedhim out of the public safety criticposition.

Farnworth garnered wide-spread praise for his perfor-

mance in both roles. As critic, heactually convinced the govern-ment to bring in legislation thathe was specifically calling for(such as new laws dealing withbody armour and armouredcars) to fight organized gangs.

And Farnworthsremoval as houseleader carries with it ahefty personal financial

cost as well. He now loses the$20,000 stipend that comes withthe job.

Dix, of course, deniestheres any payback going onhere. He told me he considersFarnworths appointment ashealth critic his key appointmentand insists Farnworth is a greatfriend.

But theres a tiresome rou-tine that comes with beinghealth critic. Dix was the formerhealth critic, of course, and hestarted out well in that post.But over time, his criticismsbecame relentlessly similar andall echoed the refrain that allproblems in the system couldbe fixed by simply putting moreand more money into it.

Farnworth would be wise tosteer clear of that money trapand focus on such issues as alooming shortage of doctors,nurses and technologists (if youthink MRI wait times are toolong now, just wait a few yearswhen there are fewer and fewerpeople properly trained to runsuch machines).

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Mr. Harper, dont go GeorgeW. Bush on usIt is ironic that Stephen Harper is

now saying that Canadians rewardedthe Conservatives with a majoritybecause voters recognized how well theConservatives managed Canada duringthe previous seven years.

It is ironic because dur-ing the previous seven yearsHarper had complainedconstantly that he couldnt do what hewanted to do given his position in aminority government.

But now thats all changed. Harperand the Conservatives have a compellingmajority, and as former U.S. presidentGeorge W. Bush said upon his re-elec-tion, Ive got some political capital, and

Im going to spend it.We hope Mr. Harper doesnt

see his majority as a universalgreen light for cementing a lot

of controversial policies in Canada.We dont believe Canadians voted for

a hard right turn in our government. We

do believe Canadians were tired of thebickering and threats of elections, andsimply wanted it all to end for awhile.

And, frankly, we also believe that alot of Canadians voted with their gut.Harper was a known quantity and JackLayton, while you may disagree withthe NDP policies, has also gained acredible reputation. Michael Ignatieff,unfortunately, just never came acrossas someone who was either in it for thelong haul, or gave off a real sense of

who he is.While the Conservatives may indeed

have won more seats, they are presid-ing over a country that, by popular vote,reflects far more of a centrist even-hand-ed view of the economy, social justiceand concern for the environment.

Congratulations, Mr. Harper, youworked hard and deserve full credit fora well-fought campaign. Now, dont goall George W. Bush on Canada and turnthat win into a future loss.

Can Dix keep theNDP united?

Questions on gay-positive policyDear Editor:

I would like to respond to Jennifer Moreausarticle entitled Parents protest gay-positive policy(Burnaby NOW, April 30).

I am in complete agreement with a school trusteepolicy that would protect the safety of students andteachers alike who happen to be lesbian, gay, bisex-ual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirit and queer(referred to as LGBTQ in the article and below in myemail here).

The enforcement of this, like school bullying, isquite another matter. As we have seen, school bully-ing still happens on a regular basis worldwide, and Iwould assume that threats towards the LGBTQ teach-ers and students in particular also continue, with thesometimes deadly consequences we see on television

and in the printed media. Question number 1 notaddressed in the article is: How would the schooltrustees, school principals and teachers enforce thissafety policy towards LGBTQ, and which penaltieswould be made mandatory and which correctivebehaviour policies would be enforced, if any?

A policy without enforcement shows lack of willand/or commitment to change, in my opinion.

Agreeing with a policy to protect LGBTQ teachersand students from harm is one thing, but to agreewith freedom of expression by LGBTQ teachers inthe classroom without specific restrictions is quiteanother.

Currently public school teachers are not allowedto express exclusive Christian/biblical views or prayin the classroom with their students, which could beseen as favouring Christianity over other religions

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The grumbling over thetreatment of Farnworthand his supporters willlikely fade away ratherquickly. But Dix shouldremember he wasnt thechoice of an overwhelmingmajority of party mem-bers.

His victory mar-gin 52 to 48 per cent was exactly the sameas the premiers margin.He had fewer caucusendorsements than eitherFarnworth or Horgan.

And given that hiscampaign signed up morethan 5,000 members of theSouth Asian communityin Surrey and its environs(representing half of hisfinal ballot tally), Dix canhardly argue he has astrong, broad base of sup-port throughout the prov-ince or the party.

One of Dixs politicalmentors, of course, is for-mer premier Glen Clark,for whom he worked, first

as ministerial assistant andthen as chief of staff in thepremiers office.

Ive always thought oneof Clarks big mistakes aspremier was putting onlythose people who sharedhis class warrior views inkey positions in govern-ment, either in the caucusor among staffers.

As a result, wheneverhe made a mistake, theonly people he would turnto were those who rein-forced his views, ratherthan challenging them orchanging them. It will beinteresting to see if Dixmakes the same mistake inthe months ahead.

Dealing with his cau-cus is one thing, but Dixalready seems to havemore potentially seriousproblems with a muchlarger group: the B.C. busi-ness community.

Just after he won theNDP leadership, I was apanelist (along with for-

mer NDP premier DanMiller, longtime civilservant Chris Trumpyand the co-chair of thepremiers leadershipbid, Sharon White) at abreakfast gathering inVancouver to discuss theshifting political land-scape.

More than 100 people mostly business leaders,political consultants, andindustry group representa-tives attended, and theyseemed to share a uni-formly negative view ofDix, almost to the point ofactually fearing him.

Based on that breakfasttalk, I think the NDP canforget about any hope ofsuccessfully reachingout to the business com-munity. Then again, beingthe class warrior that heis, I doubt Dix has anyplans to try that approachanyway.

Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical reporter for GlobalB.C.

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or held beliefs. Clearly this is an imposedrestriction made on teachers to protectthe student from influences that the schoolboards, trustees, some teachers and par-ents deem inappropriate.

Here are questions number 2 and 3:Should school boards and parents not havethe right to limit the expression of LGBTQteachers when it comes to discussions andreadings about LGBTQ sex, sexual orien-tation and expression in the classroom,especially when it is deemed offensiveand threatening to the moral standards ofthose parents who have strong spiritualbeliefs?

And if so, what policies and enforce-ment would the school board and its trust-ees make in this regard?

Unfortunately, the article did not specif-ically address my questions that are a vitalpart of this discussion, in my opinion.

I am a Christian with strong scripturalbeliefs which teach me to love each andeveryone (including LGBTQ members ofour society), even my enemies, while at thesame time upholding Gods standards forliving in myself, and in my relationshipswith others and to stand up for the weakand most vulnerable in society.

As such, I cannot approve of the stan-dards and practices that LGBTQ use todefine their lives and relationships with

others when it comes to sex and sexualexpressions as it relates to children in theclassroom, whose young minds are beingshaped by what they hear from adults inthe classroom.

I look forward to hearing a response tomy three questions in here by you, schooltrustees and teachers, parents and BurnabyNOW readers.

In the love and holiness of God,Maurice Harting, by email

New policy is welcomedDear Editor:

I am proud to be a Burnaby resident,and even more proud that my daughterwill next year attend a school whose boardencourages support of LGBTQ studentsand/or staff. The question is not whetheryou believe it morally acceptable to be alesbian, gay, transgendered, bisexual orqueer person, but whether it is morallyacceptable to tolerate bullying, harrass-ment or exclusion of any person, regard-less of their sex, religion, race, colour orhow they choose to identify themselves.All people have something to contribute tothe world and all are worthy.

Congratulations, Burnaby! I am proudto have my daughter attend school ina district that will enforce what we arealready teaching her at home: Everyonedeserves her respect and kindness.

Melissa Lambrecht, by email


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Olive Balabanov coulduse a hand keeping herfavourite poppy patch inorder.

Balabanov appearedin the Burnaby NOW lastJune when she came for-ward with her mission tosave a stand of Californiapoppies growing along theSkyTrain trail, east of GilleyAvenue.

After Balabanov raisedher concerns with city hall,m a i n -tenancec r e w sa g r e e dto let the poppy patch flour-ish and Balabanov evenerected Poppy Patchsigns for the display.

Shes just written tothe NOW with the newsthat the poppies have beensaved again, thanks to themaintenance crews fromTrevor Jarvis ContractingLtd.

I am starting to weedthem as they are chokedwith grass and weeds, shesaid. I weeded some todayand found so many littleones among the tall grassthat I estimate they maycount in the thousands.What a sight when theybloom!

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The thousands of peoplewho showed up, it really wasquite amazing, said Kathy. Ihad seen the numbers prior tothat meeting, and it was hard tobelieve until I saw thesheer numbers of peo-ple coming out for JackLayton.

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We saw peopleembracing the valuesand perspectives thatweve offered for quitesome time, said Kathy.This is something wecan build on.

Burnaby-Edmonds MLA RajChouhan couldnt have beenhappier with Mondays results,even though that may mean theprovincial Liberals are less likelyto call a snap autumn election.

I think the chances of anelection are less than they werebefore yesterday, Chouhan saidTuesday morning. I think theLiberals better watch out. Yousaw from last night that the fed-eral NDP not only increased theirnumber of seats, they increasedtheir popular vote. ... The voters

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ing that Derek Corriganhas done a fantastic job,so why would peoplechange their mind andchange a council that isdoing such a fantasticjob?

Also offering histhoughts on the OrangeCrush was musicianJoey Shithead, alsoknown as Joe Keithleyof the band DOA.

I didnt think thiscrush (of support) would hap-pen so fast, said Keithley. Idont think anybody wouldhave thought it would have hap-pened so fast, but it has and Imhappy.

Keithley, who ran for theGreen Party in the 2001 pro-vincial election, said he joinedthe NDP when he was 18, andhes cautiously returning to theorange fold.

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Colour Burnaby orange:NDP leader Jack Layton, who led the NewDemocrats to a historic showingin Mondays federal election, speaks at a rally in Burnaby on Saturday. Local New Democrats arehoping that the robust NDP showing on Monday will translate into increased popularity bothprovincially and municipally.

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BURNABY FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2011Candidate Election Results Percentage Rank

BurnabyNW ridingNDP Peter Julian 22,193 49.6% ElectedConservative Paul Forseth 15,979 35.7% 2ndLiberal Garth Evans 4,496 10.1% 3rdGreen Carrie McLaren 1,788 4% 4thLibertarian Tyler Pierce 167 0.4% 5thMarxist Leninist Joseph Theriault 96 0.2% 6thBurnaby Douglas ridingNDP Kennedy Stewart 20,943 43% ElectedConservative Ronald Leung 19,932 40.9% 2ndLiberal Ken Low 5,451 11.2% 3rdGreen Adrianne Merlo 1,754 3.6% 4thLibertarian Lewis Clarke Dahlby 420 0.9% 5thCommunist George Gidora 155 0.3% 6thMarxist Leninist Brian Sproule 57 0.1% 7th

BURNABY FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2008Candidate Election Results Percentage Rank

BurnabyNW ridingConservative Sam Rakhra 13,150 30.35% 2ndLiberal Gerry Lenoski 6,681 15.42% 3rdNDP Peter Julian 20,145 46.50% ElectedGreens Carrie McLaren 3,067 7.08% 4thLibertaran Ismet Yetisen 186 0.43% 5thMarxist Leninist Joseph Theriault 96 0.22% 6thBurnaby Douglas ridingConservative Ronald Leung 17,139 36.25% 2ndLiberal Bill Cunningham 9,177 19.41% 3rdNDP Bill Siksay 17,937 37.94% ElectedGreen Doug Perry 2,822 5.97% 4thCommunist George Gidora 203 0.43% 5th

CANADA: THEFINAL COUNTPolitical partyConservativeNDPLiberalBloc QubcoisGreen

Number of seats1671023441

All results are unofficial andrepresent totals as of May 3

Garth Evans: It was kind of a disasterI wasnt part of it. ... This time, we get themajority weve been looking for and again,I wasnt able to win my way to Ottawa.

In 2006, Forseth lost to the NDPsDawn Black, who won New Westminster-Coquitlam by almost 3,000 votes.

When the four-term Ottawa MP Forseth won in 1993, 1997, 2000 and 2004previously - wanted to re-enter federalpolitics, he had to take on Julian, anothermulti-term incumbent, in Burnaby-NewWestminster.

Forseth has waited out close battlesbefore, having won via a judicial recountin 2004, but Monday night left little doubtwho would be representing Burnaby-NewWestminster in Ottawa.

Forseth was sitting amongst a smallgroup of supporters as Stephen Harpergave his election night speech on televi-sion. He thanked his supporters for allthe work they had done, but even Forsethknew that beating Julian was an almostimpossible task.

I wouldnt have done anything differ-ently, said Forseth. We had a good team.We offered a candidate with 12 years ofexperience in Ottawa, but that wasntenough.

Forseth also took the chance to thankJulian for conducting a civil and respectful

campaign.Peter and I are friendly, said Forseth.

We had talked even before the electionthat we would agree to be gentleman-ly. Weve both served in the House (ofCommons) together, and thatmeans were part of a veryexclusive fraternity.

Forseths political career hastaken many twists and turns,and he may not be done yet.

I might be a candidateagain, said Forseth. A num-ber of people on the provincialscene have inquired about myavailability. Tonights not thenight to answer that question.... What I can say is my desirein life has been to serve. I havea proven lifetime of public ser-vice.

Also licking his woundsand contemplating what thefuture holds was Evans, whoenjoyed a nice Chinese din-ner on Monday night with supporters atMetropolis at Metrotown.

It was kind of a disaster, said Evanson Tuesday morning. I wasnt surprisedbecause our internal polls had us at 23 percent a couple of weeks ago, so I was prettypleased and excited.

A week later, they told me I was at 15per cent, and then my campaign managertold me he was going to stop telling me thenumbers. It was down to 12 per cent by thefinal weekend, and Im just happy that I

got more than 10 per cent so Iget my deposit back.

Despite the numbers, Evanswas happy with how the cam-paign went.

We ran a good campaign,said Evans. We had limitedresources, and we shouldvedone better, but you can tellfrom the results that ournational situation didnt helpus locally. Our leader wasvery intelligent, but he was onthe wrong wavelength withCanadians.

Evans said hes not rulingout another election campaignin the very near future.

I havent decided, hesaid. I dont know what Im

going to do, but provincially, its possible.And in November, there are the civic elec-tions.

Evans knows that if he does decide torun again, hell have Derek and KathyCorrigan standing in his way.

Deer Lake is a possibility, as is coun-

cil, said Evans. What I do know is if youfight the Corrigans, you have to fight themboth.

Green candidate Carrie McLaren wasover-the-moon happy even though shecame a distant fourth.

We had a strategy to get our leader,Elizabeth May, into the House, and itworked, saidMcLaren. Wehadourpartyat the Olympic Village (in Vancouver),and everybody was so happy when theyannounced Elizabeths win.

McLaren said she didnt expect to beatJulian, and she actually enjoyed debatinghim.

Hes a great guy, I learned a lot fromhim, she said. I even started followinghim (on social media) so that when hegives a speech in Ottawa, I get an alert.

For Julian, he took all the complimentsin stride, saying he wanted the opportu-nity to thank his opponents for running arespectful and engaging campaign.

I do really respect what Paul (Forseth),Garth (Evans) and Carrie-Ann McLarenbrought to this campaign, said Julian.We had some good debates, and weengaged voters in ways we hadnt seenbefore. I thank them and applaud theirefforts.

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They had less than fourminutes to shakea leg, make a point and raise some dough.

LedbyPortCoquitlam-basedbellydanceinstructor Francesca Anastasi, a series ofshimmy mobs were held across NorthAmerica on Sunday, May 1 in an effort toraise money for local womens shelters,while drawing attention to World BellyDance Day on May 14.

We hope that more people are awareof the need for womens shel-ters, Anastasi said of hermotivation for organizing theevents.

We want to give back tothe community, and we want to removethe misconceptions around the dance itselfand show what a beautiful dance form itactually is.

Similar to a flash mob concept, the shim-my mobs included anywhere from 40 to120 dancers showing up at various loca-tions and dancing.

Anastasis group had performances atLougheed Town Centre in Burnaby andat Coquitlam Centre. Other groups heldsimilar performances in Burnaby, PrinceGeorge, Campbell River, Abbotsford andmore locations across Canada and the U.S.

On Sunday, each group showed up atits location, set up a portable music sys-tem and danced for three minutes and 40

seconds.All of the dance troupes taking part

were outfitted in the same clothing, dancedto the same music and moved to the samechoreography.

This is to show that we are all united inour goal, Anastasi said.

The idea to stage Sundays roving danceparty came out of conversations Anastasihadwith a Prince George-based belly danceteacher who had organized a similar event.

Once the concept started to gain traction,Anastasi began reaching out to other Metro

Vancouver-based instructorswho quickly signed on.

Ive had a lot of studentsasking me to do a flash mob,but Ive never seen the purpose

beyond five minutes of fun and a whole lotof work behind it and preparation for it,Anastasi said.

I then started thinking about how wecould make it a win-win for everyone,because you dont want to just show upsomewhere and be disruptive.

That win-win element of the days pro-ceedings will see funds from the local shim-my mobs donated to Tri-City Transitions,Burnabys Dixon Transition Society andVancouver-basedWomenAgainst ViolenceAgainst Women (WAVAW).

Aside from the charitable aspects of lastweekends events, Anastasi also wantedthe shimmy mobs to highlight the subtle-ties behind belly dancing.

Theres a lot of misconceptions aroundbelly dancing, and we just want to showthat this is really an art form, Anastasisaid. A lot of people think belly dancingis something you see in a Greek restau-rant, and they dont think theres anythingbeyond that. But it is an art form, and wewant to show that theres more to it thanmost people are familiar with.

Given that participants need to knowthe choreography and moves involved inthe upcoming routines, spontaneous par-ticipation wasnt allowed.

Its not as simple as something thatyou can just jump in and follow along to,Anastasi said.

For more information on how to donate,see www.shimmymob.com.

Shimmy mobs help a good causeDancing for a cause: A shimmy mob gathers at Lougheed Town Centre on Sunday. The dance mob, organized by Port Coquitlam-based belly dance instructorFrancesca Anastasi, was part of a series of events held across the country to raise funds for womens shelters.

Photos by Larry Wright/burnaby now

Shimmy shelter: Dancers take part in a shimmy mob at Lougheed Town CentreSunday, one of many such events happening across the country.

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Mothers Day isapproaching andit is not only aday to spend time withyour mom, grandmotheror wife but also to remem-ber and reminisce.

As a child, my momwas the biggest influenceon my life and upbring-ing. Being a single parentof four children for manyyears, she perseveredthrough many of lifesobstacles to ensure a suit-able developmental envi-ronment for all of us.

There are many exam-ples of her dedication tomotherhood, but the fireof culinary aspirationsthat she fuelled within meis something that I am for-ever grateful for.

Ever since I canremember, she wasalways there to offer mea spot beside her in thekitchen.

While other boys myage were involved in vari-ous sports activities, myidea of a team was rightthere in our home.

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Many of our kitchenconversations were a jour-ney back in time.

Descriptive adventuresof what life was like whenshe was a child were whatI loved the most.

Her parents migratedto Canada from Germanyin the early 1930s, andthey worked the land asfarmers in Saskatchewan.Stories of the brutally coldwinters and how mostof their meals came fromtheir crops and the pigsthat they raised alwayskept me captivated.

As a child, she too wasalways by her moms sidein the kitchen.

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Thank you, Mom, forthe laughter, the tears, theguidance, and the years.You are always on mymind.

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Art lovers will wantto stop by theShadbolt Centre forthe Arts on May 7.

My Artists Corner orMAC for short is hold-ing its spring show at theShadbolt on Saturday, May7, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The World of MACshow will feature worksby members of the group,which is made up of art-ists who live with mentalillness.

We value the oppor-tunity, in terms of space,time and materials, tocreate art which in turnincreases self-confidence,reduces isolation and helpsin developing social skills,the groups mission state-ment explains. As webuild supportive relation-ships with our peers, wefind new ways to expressourselves and to forge newconnections with the largercommunity.

MAC has just startedits fourth year of operationand, according to its web-site, has reached 28 mem-bers with 18 to 20 peopleregularly at its classes.

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various shows and holdsActively Artistic sessionson Thursday afternoons.

If youre interested,check out their website atwww.myartistscorner.ca orpop by the Shadbolt Centreon May 7 to see the exhibi-tion for yourself.

Composer winsA young composer

from UBC carried off theAudience Favourite hon-ours at Phoenix ChamberChoirs Revelations III con-cert Saturday night.

Matthew Emery earnedthe honour during the con-cert held at ShaughnessyHeights United Church inVancouver.

Phoenix, for those whodont know, is a Burnaby-based choir under thedirection of RamonaLuengen.

The choirs springconcert featured work byseven student composerswho took part in PhoenixsYoung ComposersDevelopment Program thisseason.

The seven young com-posers pieces were chosenby the choir for inclusion inthe concert, from works by15 young composers whotook part in the program.

The audience had achance to vote for theirfavourite of the pieces, andEmerys Longing a settingofMatthew Arnolds text emerged on top.

Also included in theprogram were works byTrevor Hoffman, ChrisSivak, Naithan Bosse,Matthew Smith, WinstonLanyon and the programsyoungest participant, 14-year-old Adam Zolty ofEric Hamber SecondarySchool.

And yes, those whoread this column regularlywill know, I was indeedin the alto ranks for theconcert. I must add mypersonal thanks to all thecomposers for creatingsuch beautiful work for usto sing and my personalkudos to Matthew Smithand Winston Lanyon, whoare also both choir col-leagues.

If you happened to missus Saturday night, that wasour season ending concert,but Phoenix will be backfor 2011/12 keep an eyeout for on all the news atwww.phoenixchamberchoir.bc.ca.

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Hart House is hostingthe luncheon in support ofthe Burnaby Art Gallery.

Hart House chef KrisKabush is preparing adelectable menu for theoccasion including theabove, or, if you prefer, avegetarian option (vegeta-ble and chick pea fritter).

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Live music and a chanceto take home a framedGordon Smith serigraphwill also be offered.

Money raised willsupport the Burnaby ArtGallerys education pro-grams.

Tickets are $100, includ-ing a $50 tax receipt, andcan be bought through theShadbolt Centre box officeat 604-205-3000 or by call-ing the gallery at 604-297-4422.

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The Stanley Cup play-offs are in full swing, sothat means many peopleare huddled in their homesor at a neighbourhoodestablishment watching thelocal heroes try to bring aStanley Cup to the LowerMainland.

That means if you dowant to get out, youll haveless competition for someof the finest activities inthis fine city of ours.

1Get gardening onSaturday, May 7 andSunday May 8 for theScandinavian Centre PlantSale, running from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. at 6540 ThomasSt. The event features hun-dreds of donated perenni-als, annuals, herbs, fruits,shrubs, Mothers Dayflowers, greeting cards andmore at fabulous prices.For more info, call 604-294-2777 or email [email protected].

2Get environmental onSaturday, May 7 for theBurnaby Lake BioBlitz,running from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Come out to BurnabyLake and help scientistsand naturalists as theycount all the species ofplants, animals and fungithat they can find. Formore info, go to www.burnabylakepark.ca/bioblitz.html or call 604-420-3031.

3Get charitably fantasticon Friday, May 6 forA Knight in the Roaring20s, St. Thomas MoreCollegiates Dinner Show,Gala and Charity Auction2011. Its in Vancouver, atthe Italian Cultural Centreat 3075 Slocan St., butall proceeds benefit theBurnaby Catholic school.The event features specialguest auctioneer, formerpremier Bill Vander Zalm.Tickets are $100, doorsopen at 6 p.m. For moreinfo, go to www.stmcdinnerauction.ca.

4Get eating on Saturday,May 7 for Nourish: ALuncheon in Support of theBurnaby Art Gallery. Theevents at noon at the HartHouse Restaurant at 6664Deer Lake Ave. Tickets are$100 ($50 tax receipt). Theevent includes an after-noon of arts, ideas, livemusic and sumptuous din-ing, as prepared by HartHouse chef Kris Kabush.For tickets and info, call604-297-4422 or 604-205-3000.

5Get fundraising onSaturday, May 7 forthe Bicycle Meetup Groupfundraiser at ChoicesMarket at 8683 10th Ave.,running from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. Have lunch and learnabout the group that istrying to increase cyclingparticipation locally. Theraffle prizes include parksand recreation day passes

and cycling accessories. Allproceeds will benefit theB.C. Cancer Foundation.

6Get celebrating onSaturday,May 7 at theBurnaby VillageMuseum andCarousel at6501 Deer LakeAve. The vil-lage museum,open from 11a.m. to 4:30p.m., opens forits 40th seasonwith free gateadmission allseason, newphotographyexhibits andnew walking tours. Bringyour camera to put your-self in the picture of a1970s living room, com-plete with shag rug.

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On the Heights, weve got afull roster of special community-oriented events. But what makesour events truly special is ourvolunteers.

These volunteers help out with awide array of activities, includinghelping set up our festival activitiesat Light up the Heights, playinghockey with the crowd on HatsOff Day, or delivering importantinformation to our local merchants.

Whatever they may do, wedefinitely appreciate their dedicationand support. In fact, many of ourvolunteers live right here in our

neighbourhood and love the Heightsas much as we do.

An event the size of Hats Off Dayis only made possible because of astrong team of volunteers, and withHats Off Day exactly one monthaway, were hoping that even moreHeights residents will help us outthis year.

Whether youre 16 or 76, there isa variety of activities that you canhelp out with, whatever your skillset may be. And even when we donthave an event coming up, we canstill use your help at different timesof the year.

Volunteers help build ourcommunity events and thereforehelp build our community. Weappreciate all of your support.

If youre interested, pleasesend us an email at [email protected].

For up-to-the-minute information,connect with us on socialmedia at www.facebook.com/BurnabyHeights and www.twitter.com/BurnabyHeights.

Sajeda Virji is the Marketing &Events Coordinator at the HeightsMerchants Association.

Hats off to our volunteersBy Janaya Fuller-Evans

A new residential development at 4310 HastingsSt, above the new VanCity credit union communitybranch, is slated to start selling this spring, accordingto a press release from the developer, Mosaic.

Union is composed of 46 concrete and brick units,ranging from one-bedroom condos from 600 to 625sq. ft., to two-bedrooms from 750 to 870 sq. ft.

Prices range from $290,000 to $370,000, accordingto the release.

Those who want more information before salesbegin should contact Union sales representatives at604-291-2913 or [email protected].

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If you have been searching for that perfect piece ofdino dung, you can stop looking.

Coprolite known as fossilized dung is one ofthe many interesting stones that can be scooped upat Mountain Gems Ltd. near Hastings and Alpha inBurnaby.

The store has been open for about 16 years, carryingfossils, stones, equipment, books and even specializedknives with stone handles. Store items range from 25cents to about $3,000. Staff at Mountain Gems cater tothe metaphysical community, regular customers and eventhe film industry.

There are a lot of people that believe that stones canheal, said store merchant and teacher Rose Wilson.If somebodys got a heart condition, what stone can

they wear that might help them? And due to thosetypes of questions, the staff keeps a book of stones andmetaphysical connections.

Supernatural powers and all the rest of it Ijust want it to be, said owner Bruce MacLellan. Heencourages customers to come back and tell him whichstones work.

Many others frequent the store as well. Students cantake a variety of classes in the basement of MountainGems Ltd. Everything from wiring to casting to silversmithing and classes tend to fill up quickly.

Some just do it simply for interest, others take offwith it and do it as a business, Wilson said.

The teachers consist of about four staff members whohave become specialized in certain crafts. There areusually between three to four classes per week ranging

from intense single-day courses to eight-week classes thatamount to 24 hours of work.

There are between 10 and 30 customers that come inand out of the shop per day, according to Wilson. But shesaid that some days there could be as many as 300 some in search of props for movie sets. Weve had aboutfour or five set people in the past two weeks, she said.

While MacLellan said he does not get much walk-bytraffic, he thinks that the Heights is an excellent areawith interesting stores and development. MacLellan saidthat most customers search for rock shops online andfind his store that way.

But that might not be the only way he reels in business.

My mother puts citrine tumbled stones in the till justto encourage money, he said.

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Is that good news?That is one way to

respond to the informa-tion that your friend ispregnant. Unless shecomes bounding up toyou, grinning from ear toear and doing a victorydance, you may not knowhow she is feeling.

So, rather than assumethat you know what shesfeeling, you can ask andfind out. Then you canrespond in a way thatis both appropriate andhelpful.

Dealing with feelingscan be a challenge. Andif its tough for us, itsreally tough for our kids.We need to help them tounderstand the nature offeelings so they can bet-ter handle both their ownfeelings and those of otherpeople.

Let them know thattheir feelings are OK.Feelings are normal,and everyone has them.Sometimes there are somany things going on intheir lives that they justcant figure out how theyshould be feeling. Thenthey figure that theseemotions are bad and thatthey should be able to getrid of them. Its importantfor us to let our kids knowthat we all have feelingsand that sometimes itsconfusing, but its accept-able and the trick is tolearn how to express themin helpful and usefulways.

Most kids live in thepresent and dont under-stand that feelings canchange, that if they aresad now they wont staythat way forever. Theymay be sad now becausethey cant play with their

dad whos at work, butthey may be happy laterwhen Dad comes homeand plays with them.Once they learn that feel-ings can change, its easierto cope with a lousy feel-ing because they needntfeel that way forever.

Its easy for kids to con-fuse feelings with actions,so we teach them that thetwo are different. Its OKto be angry with Mommybut its not OK to hit her.The feeling is OK; theaction is not.

You teach them bypointing out the differ-

ence. Its great that youlove our puppy, but youmay not pull her tail, thathurts her.

There are many waysto express feelings.Youngsters are often dra-matic: crying, screamingor hitting. They can alsobe overly enthusiasticwhen feeling good by run-ning around excitedly,speaking loudly or jump-ing up and down.

We can teach themother ways to demonstratetheir feelings. We do it bytalking to them but also

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MOTHERS DAY

ts worth knowing thateven a clumsy thankyou can often be thebrightest spot in some-one elses day. Its truethat a welltimed expres-sion of gratitude can bean extremely powerfulforce, says Dino Ca-poriccio at Storck Cana-da. Experts tell us thatany gesture of apprecia-tion triggers energy in apositive headspace.

Here are a few tips tomake your heartfelt ges-ture a success every time:

Remind yourself aboutthe most outstandingquality in the personreceiving your thanks.

Think about the nicestthing anyone ever said to

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Tell the person thattheir act of kindness wentfar beyond expectationsand how good it madeyou feel.

If you fear spokenwords will fail you, say itwith a small but mean-ingful gift. Some of the

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Keep it light and usehumour. Remember thatthe object of your grati-tude has probably beenin your shoes.

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Simply but sincerely

she will tell you that not a day goes bythat she isnt thinking about or wor-rying about her children. Therefore,Mothers Day is a time to show yourmom how much you appreciate all thetime, worry and love she has put intoraising you. Give her a gift that is a con-stant reminder of your love for her.

Make the traditional unique: Whilepicture frames and greet-ing cards are thoughtful,make them all the moreunique by purchasingones that allow you toleave a message with avoice recording on it.Whenever your momreads the card or looksat the picture in theframe she can hear yoursweet voice accompa-nying it every time.

Sponsor a child: This monthlydonation to a charity will not only bea reminder each month of the differ-ence that has been made in her name,but she will also receive a letter andphoto of her sponsored child so she canlearn about the needs of those in othercountries. This gift shows her that shehas raised you to follow her example ofresponsibility and compassion.

Purchase a magazinesubscription: Select amagazine that matchesyour moms interestsand order a full yearssubscription. Eachmonth when she re-ceives her gift, she willremember how muchyou love her. This willalso remind her to takesome time to relax andindulge her interestseach month.

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