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Justin Williams opened his propertytax bill for his family-owned business andwas dumbfounded to see it increased bya whopping 24 per cent, and with a taxcredit cut on the horizon hes worriedabout his companys future.

The provincial government will bephasing out its school tax credits for busi-nesses in the light industry sector in thenext two years, and doubled with highertaxes manufacturers in Burnaby are feel-ing the crunch.

Williams co-owns Burnabys Williamsand White Inc. with his brother, whichmanufactures specialized grinding equip-ment used in the machine and cutting toolindustry.

This is unheard of, he said. They aretrying to crush small business.

Williams said his company tries to bea good neighbour and build the economyin the city, but it needs all the help it canget.

Its tens of thousands of dollars in oneyear, and somehow we have to magicallyfind it, he said. How do you just, boom,adjust your budget? Everyone on mystreet is freaking out.

Although the company has sur-vived the tough economic climate so far,Williams said business continues to be acompetitive enterprise.

Were going to have to cut invest-ment, he said. Well have to find waysto cut costs. How else do you save moneyin a business? Were not going to be ableto reinvest, not going to be able to staycompetitive worldwide and thats whatits going to come back to.

Its already a tough go out there,where the economy is at is very tumultu-ous still.

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Williams said the government is tryingto get blood from a rock and his businessmay consider a move to Alberta if thingsdont change.

Weve been in this community for threegenerations and wed like to stay here,make it strong, he said. Sometimes peo-ple just think that businesses are just anun-exhaustive resource that you can justkeep on adding another hose to. Were nota money tree.

Light and medium industry, whichWilliams company is categorized under, iscritical for the economy, he says.

And anything we can do to supportsmall businesses in general is a good thing,he said. Its what keeps our communitiestogether.

Williams said hes seen what a lack of abusiness presence looks like in a small townand the Lower Mainland is not immune.

Ive witnessed it, and I dont think a lotof people who live in greater Vancouverhave been to a small town thats been hit bya recession, where no one has any work, itsnot fun, he said. When you really think

about it, restaurants dont generate busi-ness, newspapers dont generate, entertain-ment doesnt generate only a few things inthe economy that really generate and createwealth are either those who manufacture it,dig it out of the ground or grow it.

Williams said he was so furious abouthis property tax bill alone that he put in acall to the mayor.

However, the city does not set the taxand businesses should direct their con-cerns to the province, according to BurnabyMayor Derek Corrigan.

Business owners are calling the city tovoice their extreme concern, not realizingthat the city played no role in setting thistax, Corrigan stated in a media release.The City of Burnaby like cities through-out the province simply collects the taxon behalf of the provincial government, asmandated by legislation.

Corrigan noted how the light industrysector is expected to get more tax increasesnext year, as well.

Business owners are saying theseincreases were unexpected and astonish-ing and that they will severely impact light

industry, he said.The Canadian Taxpayers Federation

has been blowing the horn on how busi-nesses are facing higher taxes in Burnabyand the light industry owners will be leftscrambling when the government cuts taxcredits, according to Jordan Bateman, thefederations director.

The best way to use tax dollars toencourage businesses to grow is to fairlyapply lower tax levels across all sectors,Bateman stated in a media release. Nofavourites, no special exemptions justneutral, across the board tax reductions.

Bateman said the Canadian culture oftax credits is corrosive to a free market andthe public should choose which businessesto support not the government.

But, the government says its set to getmore revenue from eliminating the taxcredits to light industry.

The provinces Minister of Finance,Michael de Jong, reviews tax policy foreach budget, according to Janet Stewart,communications manager for the Ministryof Finance.

In budget 2013, the minister announced

that the (light industry) school tax creditwould be phased out over two years begin-ning in 2013 to restore the longstandingpolicy of treating businesses in (light indus-try) the same as those in (business) forschool property tax purposes, Stewart saidin an email.

The phase-out is expected to provideadditional revenues of $32 million in2013/14 and about $55 million every yearafter to help protect important services forBritish Columbians, Stewart noted.

In response to the economic crisis of2008, the school tax credit was introducedin 2009 to provide relief to the provincesindustrial sectors and was provided to both(major industry) and (light industry), sheadded.

There are about 20,000 light industrybusinesses in the province, which includeswineries, asphalt manufacturers, printingand publishing operations, sand and graveloperations and metal fabrication facilities.

According to the City of Burnaby, thereare 400 light industry businesses in operat-ing in Burnaby.

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Burnaby RCMP is searching for adriver who fled the scene of a fatalaccident involving a cyclist on Sundaynight.

The cyclist was struck and killed bya passing vehicle near 13th Avenue andWright Street at about 8:30 p.m. on June30, according to a press release.

By the time RCMP, emergency ser-vices and the Burnaby Fire Departmentarrived on scene, the vehicle, and itsdriver, had fled.

The RCMP said the vehicle involved,a dark coloured, two-door car, was lastseen travelling east on 16th Avenue. Thecar would have damage to its passengerside, the press release added.

Police are seeking any informationfrom witnesses to this incident or any-one who may have seen the suspectvehicle or driver following the colli-sion, said Burnaby Const. Whitby inthe release.

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Stringtheory:Kyle Hedgesshows off hisyo-yo tricksat WesternCanadaRegionalChampion-ships, hostedby theVancouverYo-Yo Cluband held atBurnabysNikkei Centreon June 29.Roughly 40competitorsand 100spectatorsattended thecontest.

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City canvassers on door-to-door pooch patrolThe dog licence canvassers headed out

on June 24 and will go door-to-door untilSeptember. According to Burnabys bylaw,city dogs must have a licence.

Dan Layng, supervisor of property use

coordination in the citys licensing depart-ment, said the program generally occursevery other year.

Its been fairly successful, its broughtawareness around the requirement of dog

licences, he said. It helps to engage thepublic, and then the public understandsthat the proceeds help offset animal con-trol and the shelters.

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Burnaby residents con-cerned about the KinderMorgan pipeline need tosee beyond their backyardsand support the indigenouscommunities impacted bytar sands development.

Thats the message fromBurnabys Harjap Grewal,a Council of Canadiansstaff member, whos aboutto embark on a journey toFort McMurray to see thetar sands firsthand.

If you are in that area,its quite devastating, saidGrewal. Its quite shock-ing when youre walkingdown that area (of high-way). Both sides are basi-cally a desert, and it usedto be boreal forest.

Grewal, whos been tothe site before, is takinganother trip with a groupof Lower Mainland res-idents to join the July 6Healing Walk, an annualmarch organized by FirstNations against environ-mental destruction causedby the tar sands.

This years HealingWalk is expected to drawclimate change activist BillMcKibben, author NaomiKlein, actress and envi-ronmental activist TantooCardinal and public speak-er Wab Kinew.

The Council ofCanadians is footing thebill for a caravan to takeroughly a dozen people,including Grewal, to FortMcMurray, Alta., for theHealing Walk.

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Burnaby-Douglas MPKennedy Stewart is vow-ing to do all he can to stopthe Kinder Morgan pipe-line expansion.

As previously report-ed in the Burnaby NOW,Stewart was the guestspeaker at a meeting host-ed by Burnaby ResidentsOpposing Kinder MorganExpansion last Thursday.In what were perhaps histoughest words yet forKinder Morgan, Stewartpromised to fight the proj-ect and call a meeting withopposing environmentalgroups.

If we stand together,we can stop this thing,and thats really what wehave to do, Stewart said,addressing a crowd ofroughly 50 people atMcGilllibrary. Im firmly on theside with the communitythat opposes this project,and I will do everything Ican to stop it.

Stewart also spoke aboutthe latest developmentswithKinderMorgans pipe-line expansion and how

people can get involved inthe National Energy Boardreview process, and hedistributed the companysmaps of newly releasedpipeline routing options.

Kinder Morgans TransMountain oil pipeline hasbeen in operation sincethe early 1950s, and thecompany would like totwin the existing line toincrease shipping capac-ity from 300,000 barrels ofoil per day to890,000, pend-ing NationalEnergy Boardapproval.

S p e a k i n gmostly to asympa the t i ca u d i e n c e ,Stewart charac-terized theproj-ect as a brandnew pipeline,rather thanan expansion.Stewart also said the cur-rent pipeline right-of-wayis 18 to 30 metres wide,and he pointed out thatNational Energy Boardguidelines call for a 30-metre safety zone on eitherside of the right-of-way.

There is a swath of landalmost 100metreswide thatthe company has rights to,Stewart said.

(According to the board,

digging in the safety zoneand the right-of-way is for-bidden without the pipe-line companys approval,but development can hap-pen in the safety zone.)

Stewart said he wouldoffer workshops to helpthe public deal with paper-work involved in making asubmission to the NationalEnergy Board.

Stewart said there weretwo main types of people

who opposedthe pipelineproject: theenvironmental-ists, who rejectthe line at anyprice, andthe economicfolks, whothink the proj-ect is a bad dealand want a cutof the profits.

What busi-ness folks are

saying (is) we want a sliceof this, he said, suggest-ing the two groups worktogether.

Stewart told the audi-ence that Kinder Morganmakes $5 per barrel, whichtranslates to $5 million perday, and that the businesscommunity wanted a cutto the tune of $2.50 per bar-rel but that Kinder Morganwas only offering five cents.

Kinder Morgan does notown the oil in the pipeline;the company simply charg-es customers for transport-ing the products. The NOWasked Kinder Morgan toconfirm Stewarts claimsabout the $5/barrel figure

and talks of sharing profits,but no one from the com-pany was available for aninterview.

However, media rela-tions staff Lisa Clementforwarded a February let-ter from Kinder Morgan

Canada president IanAnderson to Stewart toclear up various issues,including routing, displace-ment of landowners on theright-of-way and an inap-propriate and misleadingJennifer Moreau

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Im firmly onthe side of thecommunity thatopposes thisproject, and I willdo everything Ican to stop it.KENNEDY STEWARTBurnaby-Douglas MP

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British Columbians areabout to find out what itmeans for a government tobalance its budget when moneystarts to perform a vanishing act.

With less money coming in, itmeans the government has to cutspending to achieveits balanced budgetgoal and its inevit-able some of thatreduced spending is going toresult in some howls of outragefrom those affected the most.

The B.C. Liberals were re-elected almost solely on theissue of economic management,and that included its promise todeliver balanced budgets, yearin and year out. But the budgetupdate provided this past weekcontained some unsettling num-bers that underscore how hardit will be to balance the bookswithout creating controversy.

First of all, the forecast for taxrevenues has been slashed bymore than $200 million. FinanceMinister Mike de Jong is bal-ancing his budget on a razorsedge (the projected surplus isnow down to a mere $153 mil-lion, which is almost a roundingerror on a $44 billion budget) soa revenue hit of that magnitudecan very quickly wreck the bestlaid plans.

Also worrisome for de Jonghas to be a decline in the pro-jected performance of somekey economic indicators fromthe budget three months ago.

GDP, personal incomes, corpor-ate profits, retail sales all areexpected to perform worse thanwas envisioned in February.

On a more positive note,natural gas is making a bit of acomeback. Once a vital contribu-

tor to the governmentsrevenue base, naturalgas revenues have col-lapsed in recent years

but are now expected to come inat more than $100 million higherthan was forecast in February.

But, overall, there is littlereason for any significant opti-mism on the revenue side. Thisbrings us to the spending sideof the budget, and this is wherethe public is going to feel theimpact.

The B.C. government presentsits budget as part of a three yearfiscal plan, and the next twoyears dont look much rosierthan the current year (althoughthe 2015-16 budget does containsignificantly more breathingroom when it comes to achiev-ing a surplus).

On paper, de Jong is lookingto chop at least $130 million overthe next three years from hisbudget.

On top of that, he is allocatingfunding increases to the health-care system that are a little morethan half of what they have beenfor years.

These moves will undoubt-edly impact government services

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Burnaby offers a summertime full of good funWhether youre looking for a crowd-filled musical experience, or a solitary nature hike, this city has it all

Its summertime and the livin iseasy particularly in Burnaby.

The first wave of true heat seemed totrigger flip-flop heaven in thecity. Canada Day celebrationsat Burnaby Village must havebroken attendance records,the Edmonds Community Centresgrand opening was well attended,and city parks and pools were hum-ming with activity. Burnaby is pretty

special anytime of the year, but sum-mertime really underlines its beauty.From Barnet Marine Park at sea level to

Burnaby Mountain Park, thiscity is full of places to hike,walk, paddle and just sit on ablanket and watch the world

go by.You dont have to pack up the car

and book an expensive cabin at a resort,just pack a lunch and catch a bus to

Burnaby Lake or Deer Lake, rent apaddle boat and listen to the waveslapping. Or catch a bus to the BurnabyVillage Museum where you can stepback in time, and enjoy some of thebest old-fashioned ice cream around.A staycation in Burnaby is not onlycheaper, but comes with all the com-forts of home.

And, if youre looking for entertain-ment, this month kicks off a summer

full of fun.Theres the Giro Di Burnaby race

in The Heights, a Canada Cup of Beerfestival at Swangard Stadium, the14th Annual Blues and Roots Festival,Edmonds City Fair and Classic CarShow, concerts at Deer Lake, soccermatches and much more.

Whether youve got an hour to spare,or a whole weekend this city reallydoes offer something for everyone.

Balanced budgetmeans more cuts

Wanting to help those in AlbertaDear Editor:

I have been amazed at the scope of the floodingdevastation in Alberta and my heart goes out to allthose who are suffering.

I would like to do something to help and amwondering if a relief fund has been established.

Unfortunately I dont have any special skillsthat would allow me to help personally although Iwould do so gladly if I could. As far as I know thereisnt much call for real estate lawyers in flood reliefefforts.

Also, I trust our provincial emergency servicesare on standby to respond if there is a call for help

from the Alberta government.

Garth Evans, Burnaby

Edmonds could house galleryDear Editor:

Re: Cold shoulder doesnt deter gallery boosters,Burnaby NOW, June 21.

In regards to your article concerning the BurnabyArt Gallery, the former Edmonds library buildingwas built based on the design of an art gallery.

This is the reason for the wall of glass which facesnorth, to allow true light to enter the building; the

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for several years. Its hardto see how wait times inthe health care system willbe reduced in any mean-ingful way, and in factthey may well increase.

The government is alsosignalling it intends to putthe brakes on any increasefor physician fees. Thiscould result in a confronta-tion with doctors, which isthe kind of fight govern-ments rarely win.

All in all, the three-yearfiscal plan suggests thatanyone who relies on gov-ernment services shouldnot expect an improve-ment in them any timesoon.

In fact, the budgetsqueeze could result inthe elimination of someof those services, or at thevery least deterioration intheir quality.

And B.C.s teachers

should realize there is nomoney put aside for wageincreases. Any pay hikeswill have to come fromsavings found withinthe education system, adifficult if not impossibletask.

But there is whatappears to be an incon-sistency in this three-yearrestraint program. Whilegovernment programs arebeing squeezed, frozen oreliminated, the provincialdebt will continue to climbat a remarkable pace.

Capital spending onsuch things as schools,hospitals, roads, bridgesand B.C. Hydro facilitiesmeans the province willrack up another $7 billionin debt over the next threeyears (this, after climbingalmost $30 billion since2006).

To give you an indica-tion of how fast the debt

is escalating, considerthis: the governmentsdebt went up more than$350,000 during de Jongshalf-hour budget updatepresentation last week.

During the electioncampaign, Premier ChristyClark kept suggestingthe provinces debt couldbe wiped out because ofpending fortunes to bemade from the exportof liquefied natural gas.Before we get therethough, the debt will keepclimbing, which is the dir-ect opposite of what shewas talking about on thecampaign trail.

But she also talkedabout balancing thebudget.

Her government maynever achieve those debtreduction targets, but itsbetting the farm it willaccomplish the balancingact.

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Budget: Debt still climbing

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As the building is about to becomevacant with the opening of the newEdmonds Community Centre, this wouldbe a good opportunity to offer this space tothe Burnaby Art Gallery for their use.

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No more education fundingDear Editor:

Re: Tell those good teacher stories,Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, June28.

Ms. Louise Hazemi invited readers ofthe Burnaby NOW to write to the premier insupport of more education funding.

This is not the letter she asked for. Inaddition to a reply, I will use the opportuni-ty to get a few things off my chest regardingthe inferior product she and her comradesdeliver and believe can only be improvedby throwing yet more money at it.

In all fairness, many of my gripes are aresult of the curriculum, which is not con-trolled by teachers, and the reluctance of theministry to deal with matters of discipline.To point at strong unions is just a cop-outby those who look for excuses for theirweak management.

However, lately I am a bit encouraged,because more and more pundits have ques-tioned the wisdom of putting studentsthrough secondary education for which

there are no jobs. For the record, this issomething I have talked and complainedabout for as long as I can remember. Great savings could be achieved.

Even though the value of a decent edu-cation does not escape me, I always thinkof education as the first area to cut backwhen the funds have dried up. My apolo-gies, but education is not the sacred calf Iam supposed to believe it is.

I say this in all sincerity and challengeanyone who argues why they couldnt havegotten through life if a half-dozen activitieswere cut out of their Grade 3 schedules.

Next, no amount of funding or num-ber of special needs assistants would havemade a hockey player or a political car-toonist out of me. I was never interestedin hockey, and I lacked the talent to evendraw a crooked line. It is total folly to thinkmoney could have fixed that. Yet, what Ialways hear from teachers is, they want toprepare their charges to switch back andforth from being astronauts, go into sports,law, medicine or whatever else they conjureup. In the meantime, someone who wouldbe perfectly happy driving a truck or a busand could, obviously, provide for his familydoing it, is looked at as a failure.

To refer to more cuts is, however, pret-ty darn sick. There are fewer children andmore dollars. We all know it. But Hazemikeeps talking about reductions.

Sorry, to have disappointed Hazemi.She earned it. What makes it worse for heris that my views are shared with quite anumber of my friends. So get used to it.

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As for Stewarts sug-gestion that the econom-ic folks wanted a big-ger share of the profits,Clement forwarded the fol-lowing statement on behalfof Anderson in response:I welcome the opportu-

nity to join the B.C. govern-ment, other governmentsand key stakeholders inthis dialogue to discusseconomic benefits for B.C.associated with the pro-posed expanded pipeline.I am confident that with acollaborative approach wecan find a solution that isacceptable to the B.C. gov-ernment and the citizensof B.C.

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Struggle and sacrificeon The Hard Road

Giro di Burnaby is lessthan two weeks away andto get everyone in themood for some high-speedcriterium racing, organiz-ers are inviting people to afilm screening of The HardRoad.

The American film is adecade old this year butRainy Kent, one of theorganizers of the Giro, saidits still as relevant as it wasten years ago.

The principles of cycleracing remain the same,she said. Its a really bigdeal for the commu-nity to come and justfamiliarize themselveswith what criteriumracing is all about.

The film follows arookie professionalcycling team throughits first season, docu-menting their struggleto succeed and the sac-rifices the sport requires ofits athletes.

While the film is anAmerican production, itdoes a have a connection tothe annual Burnaby racingevent, Kent said.

One of the young fel-lows on the team in thismovie is Hilton Clarke whoactually won the Giro in2006 and he also cameback and raced again lastyear, she said.

Organizers screened thefilm last year but turnoutwas less than desirable.

This year, Kent saidtheyre hoping to get theword out to the communi-ty, especially those interest-ed in learning more aboutthe sport.

You actually learnwhats going on in thestreet in front in of you. Ithink that so many peoplethink that all these guys women and guys areindividuals that are rac-ing for themselves and infact, its a very strategicevent that is very team-focused and so youll besitting there watching andgo well, how did thatguy get in front? He wasway far back the last timeand its the teams workingtogether, she explained.

The screening of TheHard Road starts at 6 p.m.on July 4 at 105-4191

Hastings St. at thecorner of HastingsStreet andCarletonAvenue, and thescreening is lim-ited to 50 peopleso reservations arerequired.

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in the G&F lobby, she said.Waves is going to provideiced tea and Hippie Foodsis providing chips.

This year, Kent is alsoexcited to announce thatGiro organizers have part-nered with the AboriginalYouth Cycling programrun out of the BurnabyVelodrome.

Youth from the programwill be collecting donationsfor the crowd primes (pro-nounced preems) duringthe races.

Ten per cent of themoney collected in thecrowd primes will gotowards the aboriginalyouth program.

Everybody who wantsto contributes $5 or $10 intoa can, she said.

The primes are prizepots awarded to teamsduring mini races withinthe actual Giro race, whichKent said are very excitingbecause the cyclists are rac-ing for extra prize money.

For more information onthe Giro and to register forthe screening of The HardRoad, visit girodiburnaby.com.

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The Giro di Burnaby races are on July11 with the womens races starting at 6p.m. and the mens at 7:15 p.m.

Organizers are encouraging spectatorsto ride their bikes to the event and areoffering a bike valet service by donationin the empty lot behind Vancity at 4302Hastings St.

The valet service is sponsored and runby Dandy Horse Cycles and the moneycollected will go towards Dandy Horsesprime a sprint race with a cash prize.

Organizers have also put together ahandful of contests for spectators of theraces, including two new social mediacontests for kids and adults.

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photos you in the crowd, the riders, theatmosphere to Twitter or Instagram and

include@GirodiBurnaby,@PALLADIOyvrand the hash-tag #GiroPhotoContest to beentered into the contest.

Theres no limit on the number of timespeople can enter and two winners will bechosen after the races. The prizes are onemens watch and one womens watch,both valued at $3,500 and courtesy ofPalladio Jewellers.

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Nearly 700 guns collectedBrad Haugli says his

uncle would be alive todayif a program like the pro-vincial Gun AmnestyMonth had been accessibleto his family.

Hauglis uncle used tohunt and owned a riflelegally. As time went on,his uncle stopped huntingand the gun went unusedin his home. Over the years,things in his uncles lifechanged, culminating to hiseventual suicide using therifle he had in his home.

If my father and otherfamily members, his wife,anybody, would haveknown that theres an abil-ity to turn in that firearm to the police to disposeof it, then my uncle wouldprobably be alive today,he said.

Haugli, president ofthe British ColumbiaAssociation of Chiefs ofPolice and an inspector

with the Lower Mainlandbranch of the RCMP, is astrong supporter of gunamnesty programs and saidit gives people the chanceto turn in guns they may nolonger want or use.

Simon Fraser Universityprofessor emeritus GaryMauser, who is an anti-gunregistry advocate, releaseda statement denounc-ing the program becauseit improperly targets gunowners who may not wantto give up their firearms.

It is poor policy for thepolice to ask citizens to sur-render potentially valuablefirearms without offeringreimbursement, Mausersaid in the release.

In a phone interviewwith the NOW, Mausersaid the police should offeralternatives to simply turn-ing in unwanted firearms.Many old firearms, espe-cially rifles, could be sold

to gun clubs or donated tomuseums, he added.

Whats more, Mausersaid the campaign is highlyunlikely to have an impacton violent crime becausecriminals wont be turningin their guns to police.

But thats not the inten-tion behind the program,Haugli said.

The spirit of the gunamnesty is to make homessafer, he said. Its notabout, were going to getcriminals to turn in theirguns, its about makingour community safer.

The Burnaby RCMPhave yet to release the finalnumber of guns turned in,but three weeks into theprogram, the RCMP hadcollected about 680 fire-arms across the province.

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For most people, the name ItalianStallion will bring to mind imagesof Sylvester Stallone wearing boxinggloves in his famous Rocky film series.

For local foodies, however, its morelikely to make their mouths water,since this is the name of a popularmeat sandwich served up at a localfood cart.

Trish Bell, owner and operatorof Casalinga Culinary Services inBurnaby, believes she has discoveredthe perfect combination of ingredientsto tickle all the taste buds with thisoriginal recipe.

Its the most ridiculous thingyouve ever tried in your life, its sogood, she says. Its a large Frenchroll topped with homemade ceasardressing on both sides, and then weput four-cheese spread on both sidesof the bun, and then layer on one sidepulled pork that we cook overnightwith chicken broth till it falls apart.We layer that on top and then wedo spicy capicola, we do Calabresesalami, and we do a spicy salami and

a Genovese salami, and then we layerthat with caramelized onions, and thenwe put sliced green olives, and thenwe garlic butter both sides and put aweight on it on the grill so its reallycrispy and delicious. So youve gotthe salty of the olives, the sweet of theonions, the spicyness of the capicola,the oozing cheese and the garlic but-ter, and its pretty crazy.

For the past 20 years,Bell has been sharing herpassion for food with theLower Mainland com-munity, serving up hotlunches and ready mademeals.

From her location onWinston Street, she andher 12 employees cater tocustomers that include theHoliday Inn MetrotownVancouver and film andTV production companies,as well as hundreds ofpeople walking off the street.

Casalinga Italian for housewife serves foods like sandwiches, pastas,burgers, soups and salads made fromscratch, with no preservatives or addi-tives.

Besides the Iatalian Stallion, theother most popular menu item is thecompanys signature butter chickenpoutine.

We get lineups, and we sell outevery week, says Bell. We started

with four kilos a week of butterchicken poutine, and then we had togo up to eight kilos, and we cant keepit here.

As of October, Casalinga expandedto include a food cart that is regularlyparked at the information booth inStanley Park in downtown Vancouver.

Bell said she wouldnt want to relysolely on the food cart to make a liv-

ing, but the addition to herbusiness has proven to be asuccess in its own right thisspring, and she is anticipat-ing a good return on herinvestment this summer.

Parking a food truck orcart in a high-traffic areais what will make or breaksales for the day, she says.The best spots are high-traffic pedestrian areas likeurban shopping hubs orin front of high schools,and, of course, having dry

weather makes a big difference. But, inthe end, the most important element isalways the product.

You really have to have good qual-ity food or people just wont comeback, Bell says.

With 6,200 pulled pork sliders soldat the recent Eat Vancouver food showat B.C. Place, Casalinga has proven ithas at least a few crowd-pleasers on itsmenu.

Bell said working inside her com-

panys 14-foot food cart is surprisinglyeasy because it was custom made forher business and is well laid out fortwo people to work efficiently withlots of room, even with two deep-fry-ers, a grill, charbroiler, steam table,refrigerator and stainless steel coun-ters.

This summer, Casalinga Cartswill be at various venues and events,including three days in downtownVancouver, at least two eventsat Hastings Racetrack, and at theColumbia StrEAT food truck festivalon Aug. 10 in New Westminster.

Bell says she is especially lookingforward to the food truck festival andis excited to see what other vendorswill be offering.

You know, people eat the samething all the time, and when they eatat a food truck, (the owners) tend toput a twist on things that most normalrestaurants wouldnt do, she says.Its just really creative. So, food beingcreative and fun and tasting delicious,its like a party.

Besides Casalinga Carts, other foodtrucks confirmed so far for the NewWestminster festival are: GuanacoTruck, Beljams Waffles, Kaboom Box,JJs Trucketeria, Aussie Pie Guy andHoly Perogy.

For more information on CasalingaCarts, visit www.casalingacarts.com.

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Good eats:Trish Bell,left, ownerof CasalingaFood Ser-vices, takesher 14-footfood cart tothe streets.Bellsdaughter,JessicaSkews, andemployeeGundherOrtiz arealso onboard.

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Steamworks brewing in Burnaby this August

Burnabys first brew-ery is pumping alongas most of the beer-making equipment hasarrived.

Steamworks BrewingCompany is hoping tostart creating their brewsand getting their produc-tion lines moving as earlyas August.

The Vancouver-basedcompany is moving abrewery into a 30,000-square-foot facility at 3845Williams St., which willinclude offices, its produc-tion, packaging, canningand kegging lines, and atasting room.

Were all very excit-ed about the project,said Caolan Vaughan,Steamworks brewmaster,in a previous interviewwith the Burnaby NOW.We all cant wait to bemaking some fantasticbeers in Burnaby andlinking Vancouver andBurnaby together. Its agreat project. Im excitedto be making some world-class beer here.

Although the brew-ing company expectedto open its doors to thepublic this July, the officialgrand opening is yet to be

announced.The tasting room will

feature seasonal alesand Steamworks classicbrews with growlers (atwo-litre jug of freshlybrewed beer) expectedto cost about $18 to $20,with refills costing about$12 to $15. There will alsobe four-ounce glasses fortasting.

The Steamworks pubin Gastown has a 12 to 18-hectare litre brewhouse,while a 50-hectare litreproduction is planned forits new Burnaby site.

The new location isexpected to fill 250 bottlesper minute, according toSteamworks presidentWalter Cosman.

The new location willalso open up its doors topublic tours. For moreinformation, visit www.steamworks.com.

Microsoft atMetrotown

Metropolis atMetrotown is gettingmore windows soon asMicrosoft announced anew store opening in theBurnaby mall.

There is one otherMicrosoft location inVancouver and the newsite is expected to be aspecialty store, whichwill offer a curated selec-tion of the best Microsoftproducts, includingSurface, Windows 8 andWindows 8 PCs, WindowsPhone, Xbox and more,

according to its website,www.microsoftstore.com.

Microsoft recentlyannounced its new XboxOne in May at an inter-national conference, E3,which is expected to hitstores in November 2013.

Buy a hat tosupport Calgary

Volcom, at Metropolisat Metrotown, is having afundraising event to sup-port Calgary Red Cross inits flood relief measures.

Volcom is selling $10limited edition hats, andthe proceeds will go toCalgary Red Cross.

The event runs untilWednesday, July 31 at 2:15p.m.

The Calgary Red Cross

website features informa-tion for those affected bythe Alberta floods that hitthe area in June.

For more information,visit www.redcross.ca.

Lougheed mallgets a green star

Lougheed Town Centrewas recently recognizedfor its green efforts by theCity of Burnaby.

The mall was the recipi-ent of an environmentalstar at the EnvironmentAwards held in June.

This event is a signifi-cant annual opportunityto recognize groups andindividuals who make animportant contribution toenvironmental sustain-ability in Burnaby, said

Coun. Dan Johnston, in amedia release. We lookforward to continuing towork with these environ-mental leaders to ensureBurnaby continues to bea leader in environmentalsustainability.

Lougheed mall wasrecognized for its commit-ment to energy efficiencyand sustainability, accord-ing to the city.

For more information,visit www.burnaby.ca.

Grant seminar fornon-profits

Many non-profits needto be savvy when it comesto applying for grantsfrom foundations and gov-ernments.

The Burnaby Board of

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The seminar will pro-vide an overview of thegrant-seeking process, use-ful tips and preparing andrefining grant proposals.

It will also describewhat funders are lookingfor when considering newapplications.

The event is on July18 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. atthe Best Western PlusCoquitlam. The event isfree for board of trademembers and $20 for non-members.

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The Giro di Burnabys 1.3-km loopfeatures a straight 200-metres downhill, a180-degree turn at Madison Avenue, and aslight uphill sprint to Gilmore Avenue. AtGilmore, cyclists then turn right to makea left onto Albert Street, then left againonto MacDonald Avenue for the final lefton to Hastings Street before the 350-metredownhill sprint back to the 180-degree turn.

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Councillor Colleen JordanCouncillor Anne KangCouncillor Paul McDonellCouncillor Nick Volkow

Thursday, July 11thWomen start 6 p.m.Men start 7:15 p.m.Race Start/Finish:Hastings & Carleton

by Janaya Fuller-EvansThe Heights Reporter

Greg Dion grew up surrounded by bikes,so its no wonder hes now working as thesocial media coordinator for the Giro diBurnaby, Burnabys criterion cycling race.

My family has a cycling background,he says. My dad had a bike company,so professional cycling has always beenaround, but in my early teens, when thatwas happening, I had other things goingon. So its only now that Im starting to getmore interested in the sport.

I started riding last year, Ive done acouple of races myself, he adds. So Ithink it was something I was bound to getinto eventually, and having the opportunityto get on with the Giro, it all sort of justfell into place, which has been fun.

Dions father was a welder who openeda bike shop out of his garage, he says,building custom-made road racers.

It just sort of grew he started in thegarage and had the opportunity to makesome connections, and then he startedgetting different clients, Dion says. Hehad some pretty high-profile riders comingto him, saying, Hey, will you build a bikefor me?

Dions father built a bike for CarolMontgomery, who raced in the 2000 and2004 Summer Olympics, as well as anumber of other triathletes, Dion says.

Dions family lived in North Burnaby,

and he attended Lochdale Elementary andBurnaby North Secondary, he says.

So Im Burnaby born and raised, headds.

He attended the Giro in its first year, in2006, and last year, as well.

Between the two races, Dion wastraveling and lived in London, England. Hestarted a project to connect with people inperson for cups of tea, 100 Cups, which heblogged about. He was featured in a NOWstory three years ago about the project.Hes using that blogging experience, aswell as his knowledge of social mediafrom working in the music industry andpromoting bands, in his new role.

The first side of it is to educatethe community more on the sport ofprofessional cycle racing, he says. I thinkthat, while its always been an excitingevent for the community to come andwatch, a lot of people dont know muchmore than these guys come and ride theirbike, and they ride in circles for awhile,and everyone cheers.

The sport of team cycle racing, theresa lot of depth to it, especially in the teamaspect, Dion adds.

The organizers are screening adocumentary on a professional cycling team,The Hard Road, on July 4, so people have aclearer idea of what riders go through.

Another aspect of his work on socialmedia is to grow the race and its profile,he says.

A lot of people dont realize howimportant or how big this race actuallyis, Dion says. For instance, Svein Tuftis a rider that raced last year in the Girodi Burnaby and this year, hes debutingat the Tour de France. So a lot of peopledont realize that this is actually the racethat we have here is actually on that levelwith some of the most prestigious racesin the world. There are differences thisisnt a UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale)sanctioned event, so that means the riders

dont get points towards their professionalranking. But the prize purse being inexcess of $15,000, I mean, theres a goodopportunity for these riders to get to thenext race or get to the next level.The Giro di Burnaby will be engaging

with the community by offering up funprizes and interacting on social media suchas Facebook and Twitter, Dion says.For more on the race, look for Giro

di Burnaby on Facebook, and follow onTwitter at Twitter.com/GirodiBurnaby.

Giro di Burnaby gets social

Connecting: Greg Dion, the social media coordinator for the Giro di Burnaby, is taking tothe online world to share information and contests with the community.

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The Giro di Burnaby is part of B.C. Superweek andtakes place on Thursday, July 11. The womens racestarts at 6 p.m. and the mens race starts at 7:15 p.m.

What is a Criterium?Criterium racing is the most action-packed,

spectator-friendly form of bicycle road racingconsisting of many laps on a course no longer than twokm in length and rarely lasting more than 90 minutes.

The race is a chess match of strategy played athigh speeds. Teams must decide whether their bestchance of a victory is in keeping the field togetherfor a mass sprint to the finish line on the last lap, orwhether they are best served by getting a strong riderinto a smaller breakaway group of racers. Of course,rival teams have different strategies and must adaptto the tactics and counter-tactics around them all atspeeds of up to 60 km/hr.

View this high speed, high intensity race from acorner to see more than 100 riders lean their bikesinto a sharp turn while riding shoulder-to-shoulderor watch at the start/finish line to see the ultra-fast sprint specialists go for cash lap prizes (calledprimes). Many other locations on the course will putyou within a few feet of the riders at full speed, justkeep your hands behind the barriers.

How to watch the Giro di Burnaby CriteriumDuring a Criterium race you are close to the action.

You can see the sweat on the riders faces and hearthe hiss of their tires as you feel the pack blow by.

Watch the race from different points along therace course and see how the racers brake hard, thennegotiate the turns and accelerate down the straights.You will want to get to your spot early to get the bestview possible of this amazing race.

Why is everybody racing in a tight bunch?Bicycle racers go faster and save energy by

drafting one another, benefiting from a similar kindof pull that Nascar racers get by drafting each other.When the cyclists are stretched out that means thatthe racers at the front of the pack are really goingfast and that the rest of the field are drafting offthose riders, while struggling to stay together. Whenthe racers are bunched up, that means that the packhas slowed down, but that is when a breakaway ismost likely to happen!

Whats going on in a breakaway?Racers will use this tactic of riding away from

the pack, to keep the outcome of the race frombeing determined by a dangerous mass sprint.Many breakaways fail because the main pack workstogether to chase them down. Corners, however, canhelp a breakaway survive because they generallyslow a pack down more than they do a small group.Either way, breakaways typically include some riderswho are going for the win as well as support ridersmaking sure their team is represented in case thebreak stays away.

Regardless of who wins, you can be sure thewinner is an exceptionally conditioned athlete. Thevery nature of the sport requires years of intensetraining for the top level racers. Cyclists mustpossess speed, strength, and endurance to win a race.

Are there team tactics?Yes. Riders are part of a team with one or two

designated leaders, or riders capable of winningthe race. The rest of the team protects the leadersfrom crashes, keeps them at the front of the pack andpositions them for the final sprint.

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How do I knowwhos winning?The winner is the first rider across the line at

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Whats the bell-ringing all about?The bell signals to racers and spectators

that there will be a sprint contest (or prime,pronounced preem) for money or prizes whenracers cross the start/finish line on the nextlap. Spectators, including local businesses thatwould like some exposure, can donate a prizeby handing the announcer cash during therace. Primes dont have an effect on the finalstandings, but racers love to compete for them.It creates a sprint within the race and causes thespeed of the whole pack to increase, making itmore exciting and challenging.

Is it safe to watch?Very safe! There is a dedicated team of

volunteers and professionals to keep thingsrunning smoothly and safely. Bales of hay areused to protect the riders in the event of a fall;secure fencing is set up around the course tokeep the race contained; and we have a fullytrained, on-site medical team (just in case).

Spectator safety at the Giro di BurnabyHere are a few common sense tips to keep in

mind on race day: For the safety of the spectators and racers,please obey the race marshals at all times.

Cross at the designated crossing points alongthe course and only cross when a designatedrace marshal indicates it is safe to do so.

Bikes and pace cars can exceed speeds of60 km/h and the road is reserved at all timesduring the course of the evening just for them.

Keep your hands and any other objects wellinside the fencing.

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Dandy Horse Cycles,a new bike shop in NorthBurnaby, is helpingspectators at the Giro diBurnaby park their bikes.

Those attending can ridetheir bike to the race, usingvalet parking provided bythe shop. The valet serviceis by donation, with themoney going to prize pursesfor the Giro.

Its a pretty significantevent for Burnaby,especially North Burnaby,said Cody Campbell,marketing manager for theshop. It seemed like anatural fit, since were soclose to the Heights.

Campbell said the race isalso personally significantfor him as he has competedin cycling races as well.

The bikes will be keptin a fenced off area behindVancity at Hastings Streetand Madison Avenue.

All donations will be puttowards the womens andmens prize laps during therace.

The shop is also donatinga Masi bike to the Girodi Burnaby, which willbe given to one luckyvolunteer.

The shop wants toconnect with the community,according to Campbell.

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get involved with thecommunity and build thatrelationship up, he said.

Dandy Horse Cycles islocated at 6661 HastingsSt. and opened at the endof April. There was a bikeshop at that location forthe past 20 years, as well.The shop carries bikes fromMasi, Haro and Brodie,and a variety of parts andaccessories.

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Thomas Tricarico lives on the northside of BurnabyMountain on Barnet Road.Black bears in his neighbourhood are notuncommon, he said, but standing face-to-face with a rearing mother bear was anexperience he says he wont soon forget.

It was a little unusual this time, hesaid with a laugh.

Sitting on his backyard patio enjoyinghis morning coffee on June 23, Tricaricosaw out of the corner of his eye what he atfirst thought was his neighbours cat go bythe hedge, but realized it was too big to bea domestic feline.

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I turned around, and there is mommabear standing behind me, he said. Seriously, she had to be like five feet, and we just looked at each other. I justsaid, Thats OK, its alright, and tried toback away slowly.

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Last summer, Burnaby conservationofficer David Cox told the NOW hedreceived several calls of black bear sight-ings in Burnaby, but that the bears werenot causing any trouble.

He said bear sightings around BurnabyMountain are an annual occurrence, andpeople should be sure to keep dogs onleashes while hiking or walking on themountain, and remember to keep garbagecans and bins securely stored so bears can-not access them.

The Burnaby NOW has also receivedreports of a bear at Deer Lake.

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We received hundreds and hundredsof bear reports a day, he said.

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