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Busy as a bee: Luke Vanderzalm, eco-sculpture assistant with the City of Burnaby, tends to a rather large bee at the annualRhododendron Festival at the Shadbolt Centre. The public was invited to help cover the sculptures with plants, which then givethe sculptures shape as they grow. For more photos of the festival, go to www.burnabynow.com.

Local residents launch legal actionwith NEBBurnaby residents, environmentalists,

academics and business representativesare joining forces to take legal action inresponse to Kinder Morgans plan toexpand the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The environmental group ForestEthicslaunched a constitutional challenge against

theNational Energy Board Tuesday, claim-ing the review process unfairly restrictspublic participation and refuses to hearconcerns related to climate change and oilsands development.

The Burnaby people are CranberryCommons resident RuthWalmsley, micro-biology professor Lynne Quarmby (wholives in West Vancouver but teaches atSFU) and longtime local resident John

Clarke.Im doing this not only for myself but

on behalf of the hundreds of people whohave been denied a voice in the NationalEnergy Board Kinder Morgan hearings,Walmsley told the NOW. The narrowdefinition the NEB is using to decided whois directly affected is effectively excludingthousands of people in this democraticprocess.

Walmsley lives about four kilometresfrom one of the proposed pipeline routes,but her application to participate in theNEB hearing for the pipeline was rejected.

Clarke lives within 100 metres of theold pipeline and 300 metres of the tankfarm on Burnaby Mountain. Accordingto a ForestEthics media release, Clarkehas worked with Burnaby city council on

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As of today (May 7), the res-taurant is closing until the City ofBurnaby decides what it wants todo with the site. The announcementof its closure came as a shock toBonnie Whitten, who is circulatinga petition to keep the restaurantopen for business.

Weve talked to golfers in theparking lot, at the driving range,at the restaurant, and theyre justso upset, Bonnie Whitten told theNOW. They didnt know anythingabout it.

Whittens sister, GeorgiaWagner, has also been at the golf

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Local chapters of four labourunions that signed a memo-randum of understanding withEnbridge the energy companybehind the proposed NorthernGateway pipeline have alsothrown their support behind theproposed expansion of KinderMorgans Trans Mountain pipe-line, pending theNational EnergyBoards approval of the project.

The unions contend that pipe-lines are the safest way to trans-port oil but also make their sup-port conditional on the projectbeing built in an environmentallysensitive way.

The Construction andSpecialized Workers UnionLocal 1611 (under the LaborersInternational Union of NorthAmerica), the InternationalUnion of Operating EngineersLocal 115, the InternationalBrotherhood of Teamsters Local213 and the United Associationof Journeymen and Apprenticesof the Plumbing and PipefittingIndustry of the United States andCanada are all backing the pipe-line.

Additionally, the BritishColumbia and Yukon TerritoryBuildingandConstructionTradesCouncil, an umbrella organiza-tion which represents three of theaforementioned unions and 11more between the province andterritory, has expressed supportfor the project.

For us, weve been build-ing pipelines for decades, saidTom Sigurdson, executive direc-tor of the council, adding thatthe unions under his group haveinstalled nearly 90,000 kilometres

of pipeline in the province.Its the safest way to carry

commodities from point A topoint B, and we would rather seea pipeline delivering the com-modity than see it on rail andtruck transport.

Brian Cochrane, businessman-ager of the International Union ofOperating Engineers Local 115,said major infrastructure projectslike the Kinder Morgan pipelineare the bread and butter of hisunions workforce, which totalsaround 11,500 members.

At the end of the day, ifit goes through the approval

process and is approved by theregulators, were going to besupportive of the process, hesaid. Our members build pipe-lines, of course, so these jobsare what keep our membershipemployed.

If approved, the pipeline couldrun through Burnaby, to the cha-grin of many residents who havespoken out against the project.Residents have rallied against theexpansion at open houses andprotests, primarily citing envi-ronmental concerns.

As well, the City of Burnabyhas been a prominent opponent

of the pipeline, requesting inMarch that the National EnergyBoard reject the project applica-tion.

While Cochrane understandsthe citizens perspectives, hesaid its important to know thatthe proposal to twin the KinderMorgan pipeline isnt anythingnew.

I think the public sometimesdoesnt understand that the coun-try is criss-crossed with tens ofthousands of kilometres of pipe-lines currently, he said. Even

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Unions back KinderMorgan pipeline

Pro-pipeline: Tom Sigurdson, executive director of the British Columbia and Yukon TerritoryBuilding and Construction Trades Council, said his group supports the proposed Kinder Morganpipeline expansion, as long as it meets environmental standards.

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has worked with Burnaby city council onconservation issues and has experience withleaks at the tank farm. He applied as an inter-venor for the NEB hearing but was grantedcommentator status instead, meaning he cansubmit a letter outlining his concerns.

The legal challenge claims theConservatives new rules around pipelinehearings are too restrictive.

Last year, in omnibus Bill C-38, theHarper government snuck in amendments to

the NEB process that restrict who can speakbefore the National Energy Board and limitwhat individuals are allowed to say, saidForestEthics spokesperson Ben West in amedia advisory.

It is vital that there be a full a publichearing as to the risks and benefits of thisproposal so that the public interest can beproperly assessed, said the groups lawyer,David Martin. This legal challenge will fightfor the publics right to express itself and beheard.

At this point, the legal challenge is amotion put forward to the National EnergyBoard, but the group plans to escalate if thatis unsuccessful.

If they dont make any changes, it willgo to the federal court of appeal and possiblyto the Supreme Court if it comes to that,Walmsley said.

Last week, the Tsleil-Waututh Nationalso launched a legal challenge against theNational Energy Board, regarding the pipe-line.

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Burnaby city coun-cil spent some money onMonday night.

At the last council meet-ing, council authorizedexpenditures totalling $14.6million for a variety of proj-ects.

The most expensive itemon the docket is a maxi-mum of $9 million for hiredequipment services most-ly construction equipmentand work from contractors over a two-year period.

A close second was a $4-million expenditure for theextension and upgrading ofenterpriseanddepartmentalapplications software. Thisyears initiatives include afuel-system upgrade, webportal development, geo-graphic information sys-tems, supplier-relationshipmanagement and replace-ment of the licence, inspec-tions and permits system.

More than $520,000from gaming fund interestincome was approved to

fund three projects: pedes-trian bridge cleaning andimprovements; ditch andwatercourse maintenance;and improvements to roads,

draining, parks, boulevardsand medians.

Council also authorizedspending almost $280,000to finance five parks, rec-

reation and cultural ser-vices projects. Included arework at the Burnaby VillageMuseum ($75,000), environ-mental upgrades ($100,000),

assessment of Burnaby LakePavilionbuilding conditions($25,000), trail improve-ments to BurnabyMountainPark ($50,000) and upgrades

to golf shops and stag-ing areas at the BurnabyMountain and Riverwaygolf courses ($15,000).

Jacob Zinn

the project in KinderMorgans proposal toexpand capacity, that exist-ing pipeline and that infra-structure has been in placefor 50 years.

And while the publicfears the expansion coulddo irreparable damage tothe area, he said his unionand many others recognizethe sensitive nature of thearea and want to do every-thing they can not to disturbthe delicate ecosystems.

We share the same con-cerns as the public whenit comes to ensuring thatthese projects are built withthe highest quality and themost minimal impact to theenvironment, he said.

Likewise, Sigurdson saidthe project should undergoa rigorous and thoroughset of hearings to ensure itmeets environmental stan-dards before any ground isbroken.

We are not going to, forthe sake of a couple of pay-cheques, put the environ-ment at risk, he said. Wewant to make certain that itis done safely.

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This is an oasis for seniors andgolfers and people who walk thetrails, she said. Everybody whosbeen willing to sign is outraged.

The city is hiring a marketing firmto evaluate the site of the pub to deter-mine what would work best to servethe community.

The restaurant business is a verychallenging industry right now andthere are trends going in a lot of differ-ent directions, said David OConnor,manager of golf operations with thecity, adding that four or five other res-taurants in the area have closed in thelast few years.

When asked if the closure is a result

of a recent lack of profit, OConnorsaid with a laugh, Im not sure ithas (turned a profit) for adecade.

At this point, basedon our projections, its notlooking good. Every day,its just a little deeper.

Were not blaminganybody, but I just thinkwe have to put a hold oneverything, do an assess-ment, and from that per-spective, develop a busi-ness plan.

OConnor said the cityhas had to step in over thelast 18 months to assist in maintainingthe service level, and despite the hardwork of the operator and employees,the budget has always been tight.

Additionally, the fact that it is

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One of the evaluationswe would look at is chang-ing the liquor licence so itcould be a food primary sothat children and familiescould utilize the restau-rant, he said. You justhave to widen your mar-ket a little bit.

The city held a job fairfor staff who wanted tocontinue working in the

restaurant industry in Burnaby.OConnor said the snack bar and

banquet area will continue to operateas a bistro, and the facility will con-tinue to offer catering services.


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At this point,based on ourprojections,its not lookinggood. Every day,its just a littledeeper.DAVID OCONNORgolf operations manager


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John who? That questionframes one of the moreimmediate challenges facingnewly installed NDP leader JohnHorgan.

Quite simply, most potentialvoters likely dont even knowwho he is. Few politicians arehousehold names, and the onesat the bottom of the name-recog-nition list are invariably mem-bers of the Opposition, not thegovernment.

He may be well knownamong the 20,000-odd membersof his own party and among therelatively small group of folkswho religiously follow politics,but the fact is more than 1.5 mil-lion people vote in provincialelections in this province andthe vast majority of them likelydont know him or anythingabout him.

Of course, now that he hasassumed the leadership helmfrom Adrian Dix, Horgansprofile will begin to build. Thejob brings with it an automaticincrease in media coverage (andscrutiny, so it can be a double-edged sword), which means hellget more television face-time.

However, I detect a continu-ing disconnect out there withthe public when it comes topolitics and much of the insiderbaseball issues that consumeits culture. There remains ahangover that was created afterwhat was essentially a marathonnon-stop campaign waged byChristy Clark and Dix since theywon their party leadership jobsin 2011.

That will make it harder forHorgan to penetrate the pub-lic consciousness, at least for awhile yet. But there are threeyears yet before the next pro-vincial election, so time is on hisside.

So how will Horgan proceed?Look for him to stress economicissues more than social ones, ashe tries to establish some cred-ibility in that area for the NDP.

A new Angus Reid poll (Iknow, I know, what use are pollsthese days? But this wasnt ahorse race poll) found that62 per cent of people wouldmore likely vote for the NDP ifit strengthened its focus on eco-nomic issues, compared to just48 per cent who said strongerenvironmental policies weremore attractive.

But heres where things mayget sticky for Horgan.

The same Angus Reid pollfound NDP voters (as opposedto all voters) were much more infavor of stronger environmental

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Can a common enemy keep this coalition alive?This one-party town may see some

competition November in the civic elec-tion and this is good.

Democracy is just an abstract socialstudies subject if voters dont have realchoices on the ballot. In thepast, the Burnaby CitizensAssociation has faced compe-tition, but that competitionhas often imploded before or during thecampaign.

Its no small feat to take on the BCAparty. They are well-organized, disci-plined and share specific policies and

goals with the NDP. They are, as theexpression goes, a known brand. Theyhave also managed to avoid any hugemissteps or scandals over the years.

Potential voters may feel a littleuneasy having a one-party runcity, but they seem to accept thatit is for the most part work-ing for them.

So, the fledgling Burnaby FirstCoalition has an uphill battle. The coali-tion is a diverse alliance of former Green,Burnaby Parents Voice and TEAM civicparty followers and candidates. Throw in

a couple of federal political hopefuls andyou have a very politically diverse groupwhose common ground is basically tobreak the BCAs monopoly on civic seats.

And there lies the problem. The coali-tion is made up of a wide spectrum ofpolitical ideologies. Can a single commonenemy hold together this coalition?

TEAM was largely made up of right-leaning candidates, and they had troubleholding their ranks together. Imagine adiscussion on school policies betweenformer Parents Voice candidates, Greensand Progressive Conservatives. The coali-

tion says it wants a more diverse rep-resentation on council and school board.And it is willing to forge an alliance withdisparate ideologies to achieve this. Buteven if they manage to keep all of theirmembers in their tent, what will votersbe voting for? How will they know whatthis party stands for other than a plan tobreak the BCAmonopoly?

The new coalition deserves a chance toget on its feet, but with that chance comesa duty to tell voters exactly what its can-didates stand for and what they intend todo if elected.

Who is JohnHorgan anyway?

Will B.C. follow Ontarios lead?Dear Editor:

Bravo, Ontario! In its recent budget, the outgo-ing minority government proposed the creation ofa provincial plan to ensure Ontario workers have adecent retirement income.

At the moment, the combined income level offederal pensions CPP and OAS doesnt meet thatobjective.

Last December, despite the backing of a majorityof provincial governments (but not including B.C.unfortunately) for a proposal to enhance the CPP,the federal Conservative government said no.

So Ontario decided to do what Ottawa wouldnt.Its proposed pension scheme requires worker con-

tributions of 1.9 per cent of salary matched by theiremployer, and provides a pension up to a maximum$12,815 annually. That amount will be on top ofentitlement to CPP and OAS pensions.

It pretty well matches what provinces wantedthe Harper government to do with the CPP inDecember.

But its not a done deal. Theres a little matter ofa June 12 provincial election that has to be decidedfirst. But the chances are good that the Ontario pro-vincial pension plan will become a reality.

And in that event, a standard will be set for otherprovinces.

The question is: Will British Columbia rise to thechallenge?

Bill Brassington, Burnaby

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IN MY OPINIONKeith Baldrey

LETTERS TO THE EDITORBureaucracy wins againDear Editor:

Re: Fecal transplant saved her, BurnabyNOW, May 2.

Before I get to the issue of the FraserHealths appalling retrogressive approachto sensitive issues, I should like to correctwhat I consider a misnomer in your recentfront-page report of a potentially life sav-ing procedure.

I find the term fecal transplant mis-leading, since transplant in the medicalsense implies a surgical procedure. I thinkfecal transfer, or infusion, would be a farmore accurate and apt description of thetreatment.

Your article indicates that the treatmentas applied to Jane Thomas was effectively

a last resort after all other methods hadfailed. In a situation like that, where thereappears to be nothing left to lose, I do notsee how bureaucracy can deny the applica-tion of any possible remedy, whether it isexperimental or, as in this case, virtuallyproven.

The authoritys attitude brings to mindthe heartrending case of Margot Bentley,in which Fraser Health rode roughshodover Ms. Bentleys living will to the extentof threatening to physically restrain herfamily if they tried to remove her from afacility that was intent on supporting theirdenial if her wishes.

This appears to be yet another casewhere bureaucratic butt-covering trumpsboth common sense and human rights.

Thomas Hasek, Burnaby

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THE BURNABYNOW STORY: Left and right unite to take on BurnabyCitizens Association -Aug. 28Comment via BurnabyNOW.com I Amelia Williamson: I could never bring myselfto vote for anyone who was a member of Burnaby Parents Voice. Its really unfor-tunate the Greens, who I would support otherwise, have decided to join forces withthem. I would be concerned about what kind of agenda they would bring to ourpublic schools in Burnaby.Comment via BurnabyNOW.com I pastoralist: There is no sense in which the GreenParty can be characterized as left. They are not, they know nothing of workersstruggles, their federal leader is an enabler of developers pretending to do afford-able housing, their MLA votes for the very Liberal budget that guts anything greenor left out of every government program and department. Any party which workstogether with racist, homophobic or other hate groups is tacitly supporting every-thing that group stands for or against. Shame on the Green Party.Comment via BurnabyNOW.com I MaImequer0:My policy (and that which I encour-age others) is simple vote for anyone you like except ndp this coalition suits mene. Time to bust the monopoly at city-hall where for years a group representing16% of voters is voted in, unopposed. Unions gave the current regime half a milliondollars last election and then their members voted for them then sat down after-wards and negotiated their rewards. Finally a viable alternative.

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policies than havingmore support for naturalresource industries (71 percent versus 48 per cent).Further, about 20 per centof those who vote NDP saythey would be less likelyto vote for the party if itwas a stronger backer ofthose industries.

Horgans political DNAwhen it comes to supportfor natural resource indus-tries is well-established (heworked for former NDPpremier Dan Miller, argu-ably the strongest backerof industry in the NDPgovernment of the 1990s).

He is not opposed tofracking, for example, andI wouldnt be surprised ifhe tries to nudge his partyinto being more support-ive of mining and even theSite C dam.

But if he moves hisparty more to the politi-

cal centre, and towardsa stronger backing ofindustry, he runs the riskof alienating and possiblyeven losing the supportof NDP voters who valuestronger environmentalpolicies over pretty wellanything else.

Of course, if Horgancan attract enough softB.C . Liberal voters, orvotes from folks who dontvote, he can afford to shedthat green wing of hisparty.

Either way, its going tobe a tough balancing actfor the new NDP leader.

Premier Clark is fond ofsaying British Columbianswant to find a way tosay yes to all kinds ofindustrial projects, butthe NDPs own backersare much more ready tocontinue to say no moreoften than not.

The B.C. Liberals have

found the sweet spoton this issue and showno sign of losing ground.Horgan now has threeyears to find that sweetspot for his party, and itseems like a Herculeantask right now.

But with the leader-ship monkey now off thepartys back, the NDP canfinally begin to sort itselfout. Horgan will likelybring a focus, passion andenergy to a party that lacksall three attributes at themoment.

And in doing so, hellgradually get most peopleto stop asking Johnwho? when they hearhis name. The next andmore difficult trick will begetting folks to say yeswhen he asks for theirvote.

Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical reporter for GlobalB.C.


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At Mondays meeting,council approved the rec-ommendations of a citymanagers report to writeMinister of State PaulPoilievre expressing itsconcerns with the bill.

The report also asks forthe bill to be withdrawnand a new electoral bill tobe drafted based on mean-ingful consultation withthe Canadian public, oppo-sition parties and electoralexperts.

Its Orwellian thatoften the titles of acts likethe Fair Elections Act are sofar from what the act real-ly is, said Mayor DerekCorrigan. This has beenroundly criticized from allsectors from press, frompolitical parties, from citi-zens and organizations. Ihope the government istaking notice of that.

The Fair Elections Act,designed to amend theCanada Elections Act, hasalready received first andsecond readings and is cur-rently under review by theHouse of Commons andSenate Committees.

The report raised con-cerns with the bills chang-es to voter identification

rules, campaign financing,election investigations, datacollection requirementsand the roles of the ChiefElectoral Officer and theCommissioner of CanadaElections.

With regard to voting,the report takes issue withthe prohibition of voteridentification cards as validforms of ID.

The initial bill also calledfor the elimina-tion of vouching,which in previouselections allowedregistered voterswith ID to vouchfor the identityand address of avoter without ID.

A series ofa m e n d m e n t smade in lateApril reversedthe decision onvouching by allowing vot-ers without ID to co-signan oath of residence andhave another person attestto their address. However,the provision not to recog-nize voter ID cards as valididentification still stands.

Council also questioneda provision to excludeselect fundraising solici-tations from the currentspending limit on electioncampaigns, set out by theCanada Elections Act.

Bill C-23 proposed toexempt fundraising callsand mail-outs to anyonewho had donated $20 or

more to a political partyin the previous five yearsfrom campaign spendinglimits, reads the report.This provision of Bill C-23was seen as a loophole thatwould allow well-estab-lished parties to spendbeyond the limit while cre-ating a significant disad-vantage for new politicalparties without a history ofpast donors.

The bill wouldalso limit theamount of votereducation theChief ElectoralOfficer could pro-vide to the publicand would alsoput strain on theCommissioner ofElectionsCanadasindependence tospeak publiclyabout election-

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Another provision notesthat under Bill C-23, super-visors of polling stationswould be appointed from alist drawn up by the previ-ous elections winning can-didate of the stations rid-ing, provided the returning

officer doesnt turn downthe appointment on rea-sonable grounds. TheChief Electoral Officer hassaid the provision wouldcompromise the non-parti-san nature of the role.

Lastly, the bill requiresrobocall firms and callcentres, as well as groupsthat hire such companies,to keep audio recordingsand scripts of each call, andrecords of when they weremade, for up to one year.

An amendment to thebill has since extended theperiod of time for retain-ing recordings and scriptsto three years, but not thenumbers that are dialled.

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(Mothers) find some-where safe for their eggs tohatch and their ducklingsto be born and they takethem to water, and it isusually on that initial jour-ney to water that they canget separated, and unfor-tunately they dont alwayschoose the most sensibleplaces, or there is a roadin the way, and one or twoof the ducklings may getlost or the mother may getinjured along the way,said Yolanda Brooks, therescue associations com-munications manager.

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!Saturday morning, 10:30 a.m., roughly 50 people of all

ages gather at the corner of North Boundary and TrinityStreet for a tour highlighting homes from the Burnabyspioneer era.

The Heights Neighbourhood Association is hostingJanes Walk, part of a worldwide movement, where peo-ple explore their neighbourhoods and connect with oneanother from May 2 to 4.

The walk starts on the corner, in front of the homeof Terry Trotic, the present dayowner of the Strathmore. ThisCraftsman style home, built in theearly 1900s, was one of the firsthouses in what was then calledVancouver Heights.

Our guide Debbie Reid, armedwith a collection of historicalphotos, paints the scene as wehuddle closer to hear. This north-

east residential pocket of Burnaby was Crown land andmostly forested. In the early 1900s, the Gold brothers, apair of wealthy importers, bought most of the land andstarted dividing lots as a real estate boom took off. Thearea was supposed to be tony Reid tells us, similar toVancouvers Shaughnessy neighbourhood.

After a short stroll down North Boundary, we hit oursecond stop on the corner of Edinburg Street. This homewas built in 1912, and according to the archival photobeing passed around the crowd, stood alone on a sparsehill overlooking the Inlet. The current owner, an elderlygentleman, has lived there for 40 years and greets us onthe street.

We then head to the bottom of North Boundary atthe start of the Trans Canada Trail, and Reid tells usabout Crabtown, a collection of squatters homes builton raised pilings on the waterfront close to the railroadtracks. According to the signs along the trail, Crabtownsorigins are somewhat obscure, but its believed thewaterfront community was built in 1912 by sawmillworkers. The residents rallied for a water supply andtrails so their children could safely get to school.

In 1957, the National Harbours Board evicted roughly130 people for squatting on federal land, and the homeswere torn down. (We cant get close to the waterfrontwithout crossing the railway tracks, which is consideredtrespassing.)

Reid tells us the Trans Canada Trail were walkingalong was supposed to be a scenic drive, but there wasa revolt against the plan in the 1960s, and the idea was

quashed.We leave the trail and head up to 3870 Yale Street, site

of a 1912 British Arts and Crafts home originally built for$1,500. The current owner, curious about the conveningcrowd, comes down to chat with us and tells us hes splitthe place into several rental suites.

Nancy von Euw isback in the spot-light.The Burnaby actor,

recently seen onstage inthe Pipedream Theatreproduction of Cabaret, isback onstage at the JerichoArts Centre. Shes partof the cast for FightingChance ProductionsSpring Awakening, which ison until May 17.

The Tony Award-win-ning musical, describedas intimate and sen-sual, will be staged in theround.

We hope to create atruly sensory experiencefor the audience, explainsdirector Ryan Mooney.Having the audience soclose as these charactersgrow, learn and blossomwill allow us to truly showthe excitement of younglove and the despairand destruction that canensue.

Von Euw appears asthe Female AuthorityFigure.

Tickets are $20 to $30,available through ticket-stonight.ca.

Spring Awakening playsWednesday throughSaturday evenings at8 p.m. until May 17 atthe Jericho Arts Centre,1675 Discovery St. inVancouver.

Check out fightingchanceproductions.ca for all thedetails.

Pianist chosenA young Burnaby pia-

nist has been selected totake part in a prestigiousclassical music competitionlater this month.

Richard He is one of30 young musicians whohave been selected totake part in the SteppingStone Classical MusicCompetition. The competi-tion brings together elite-level Canadian performers top competition winnersand early career profes-sionals chosen by a jury.

They will compete inToronto from May 21through 29, with theireyes on a grand prize of$10,000.

He is no stranger tocompetition, havingearned a slew of wins in apiano career that began atthe age of five. He started

training with his grand-mother, Xie Bin Lan, a dis-tinguished music teacherin China.

He came to Canada in2006 and continued hisstudies with Dr. AnnaLevy. He has also studiedwith concert pianist IanParker.

The young pianist whos now a junior atthe Eastman School ofMusic at the University ofRochester already has anexhaustingly impressiveresum.

Over the years, he haswon numerous festivalprizes, including theBurnaby Clef Society com-petition and VancouverKiwanis Festival, and hecame third in the nationalfinals of the CanadianMusic Competition in2008.

He was a finalist in the

Seattle International YoungArtist Music Festival in2009 had the chance toparticipate in the TorontoSymphony National PianoCompetition and theStepping Stone competi-tion in Sherbrooke.

That same year, heperformed Liszts PianoConcert No. 1 in E-flatmajor with the VancouverSymphony Orchestra.

He also took part in theGijon International PianoFestival in Spain in 2013.

For more on the com-petition, check out www.cmcnational.com and clickon the Stepping Stone link.

All the best to Richard and Im sure well hearmore about him in futuredays.

Call for writersA reminder for all you

writers out there: Dontforget about the BurnabyWriters Societys 2014writing contest.

The contest closes May31, so you still have timeto get your entries in.

This years contest,which is open to all B.C.residents, is on the themeof wood.

You can interpret thetheme in any way youwish, and you can submitwork in any form or genre,prose or poetry, as long asit is complete on one page.

Prizes of $200, $100 and$50, as well as honourablementions, will be awarded.

Winners will be invitedto participate in a publicreading in the fall.

The fee is $5 per entry,or $10 for three entries.

Check out burnabywritersnews.blogspot.com forall the details.

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ON MY BEATJennifer Moreau

Squatters: From left, Margie Manifold with a photo of Crabtown, a squatters community on the northBurnaby waterfront. The residents were evicted in the 1950s and the homes were torn down. Right, DebbieReid, of the Heights Neighbourhood Association speaks to crowd at the Janes Walk event.

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The Burnaby NOW was recognized atthe recent Ma Murray Awards.

The awards are presented by the B.C.and Yukon Community NewspapersAssociation to recognize the bestwork created by its 126 membernewspapers. Awards were hand-ed out April 26 at a gala at theRiver Rock.

Julie MacLellan, the NOWsarts reporter and assistant edi-tor, earned the silver award inthe Arts and Culture Writing cat-egory.

Her award came for a specialfeature published in the BurnabyNOW in October, Babies and thearts: A closer look. The feature,titled Building baby bodies and brains,looked at the popularity of baby and tod-dlermusic and dance classes and examinedtheir benefits for the tiny participants.

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Insurance is one of those necessary products thats difgcult toget all warm and fuzzy over, which is why at GNK InsuranceServices Inc. in the Heights, the companys relationship withits community is so important in creating customer loyalty.Ten years ago, longtime friends Salvatore Audia and FrankSpartano started the Burnaby insurance brokerage with ahandshake. The pair had wanted to go into business togetherfor years, so when the opportunity arose to open GNK onHastings Street, they jumped at the chance.GNK (the acronym stands for Good faith, Neighbourhoodservice and Knowledgeable staff) offers the usual peace-of-mind fare including auto, home and commercial insurancefrom approximately nine different companies.But what makes GNK unique, according to store managerAmyArva, is how connected the business is to the commu-

nity it serves and vice versa.It is such a vibrant area. It is an area where people knoweach other, said Arva, 48, who has been at the Burnaby loca-tion for nine years and lives in the Heights, just a few blocksfrom the store. Four of the gve GNK employees live in thecommunity.(Customers) shop in the area and then they stop in and seeus, Arva added.Arva previously worked at the Kitsilano store and said shesnoticed differences between the clientele at the two locations.Many GNK clients are longtime residents and part of theproud Heights Italian community.We get a lot of seniors and people who own their own homesas opposed to our other ofgce where we dealt a little bit morewith people who were doing tenant insurance and that sort ofthing, Arva said.

Since Arva started in Burnaby some things about the businesshave changed, particularity in terms of what types of claimsshe sees.In the old days, it used to be gres, and then it moved on tomaybe break-and-enters, and we still see things like that,but nowadays it is water damage. People are putting nicebasement suites in where before maybe they had ungnishedbasements, she said.It isnt always possible for a claim to be paid out, and if thatis the case, employees help clients understand why.Regardless of the type of insurance being processed or theclaim pursued, Arva said the employees pride themselves onhelping locals work through the insurance maze.Customers seem to appreciate the personal attention.

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I originally had a broker I wasnt satisgedwith, who wasnt listening to my needs,said GNK customer Carla Sovernigo, whohas bought commercial insurance from Au-dia for her Burnaby, family-owned company,Alka Pool Construction for about the last 10years.He gave exceptional service. He was verypatient to explain the whole process to me,she said.Sovernigo said, unfortunately, she has had togle a few claims for theft and one for a break-and-enter, but with Audias help the processwent smoothly.Arva said the personal touch and puttingclients at ease is what they are known for.

We know our clients by name, said Arva,who started selling insurance almost 20 yearsago at the urging of her insurance brokerstepmother.It is a lot of satisfaction because you knowin insurance you are not buying a new dressor a new outgt or anything like that. It is notvery tangible, so where I see (customers)satisfaction is when they are being helpedand they see we care about their needs, shesaid.GNK is also known in the community for,believe it or not, their Elvis impersonatorswho come out for Hats Off Day, held in theHeights on the grst Saturday of June.For more info on GNK Insurance ServicesInc., go to gnkinsurance.ca.

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Burnaby has always been the hub of the Korean-Canadian community, said festival spokesperson MikeSuk. Its the home and workplace of the majority ofKorean-Canadians in the Lower Mainland.

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