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As the film industry exodus continuesin B.C., a local movie props businessowner is being forced to sell off half hisstock to make rent.

Paul Pincott, owner of Can AmImportique, will be holding a live auc-tion online and in-house at his ware-house location at 3188 Thunderbird Cres.this weekend.

Pincotts been in business in the LakeCity area for more than 30 years.

He said he will be sad to downsizeand lose many of his unique items usedon more than 400 movie and TV sets.

Everybody in the industry is really

upset because Im one of the few aroundthat can supply this stuff, he said, not-ing his business is one of the biggestof its kind in the Lower Mainland anddownsizing will put a dent in the shrink-ing film industry here.

Pincott has been an activeparticipant in the Save B.C.Film movement, aimed atlobbying the provincial gov-ernment to give more incen-tives to production companies to stay inHollywood North.

Because we have it all, he said. Wehave the infrastructure, weve got the cli-mate, weve got the natural landscapes,we have prop houses and studios galore,but its all about the almighty buck.

Just three years ago, Can AmImportique employed seven people.

Today, its down to one.With about 25,000 film and TV

employees out of work in this province,according to Pincott, he says its impor-

tant to get this segment of theeconomy back up to where itwas just a few years ago.

For him, its also a personalmission.

Im going to be bawling on Saturday;theres so much sentimentality here, hesaid. Everything (here) has a story.

From Coca-Cola signs and auto-graphed movie memorabilia, to early

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Lamenting the loss: Paul Pincott, owner of Can Am Importique is selling half his stock of movie props and memorabiliato help pay the rent at his business warehouse in the Lake City area. Pincott is an active participant in the Save B.C. Filmmovement aimed at lobbying the provincial government to give incentives to filmmakers to stay in this province.

Props on block to pay the rent

Project forseniors introuble

A local health program for seniors atConfederation Centre is facing an uncertainfuture, now that funding from Fraser Healthis dwindling.

The volunteer-run Seniors Active inLiving program is appealing to the publicfor donations to keep the sessions going.

Were starting a major fundraiser in thecommunity, asking people. We need theirhelp because we can no longer count on thehealth-care system to fund us, said long-time volunteer Doreen Player.

The program runs every Tuesday, from9:30 to 11:45 a.m., at Confederation Centre.Seniors can get their blood pressure, heightand weight checked, enjoy massages andpartake in energy healing. There is alsoa health information presentation, followedby chair exercises.

Confederation is not the only commu-nity centre to host the program. Burnabysother three centres Bonsor, Edmonds andCameron also run the program, but theyvefound alternate sources of funding, accord-ing to Player.

Fraser Health spokesperson Roy Thorpe-Dorward said the funding was a one-timegrant for the 2011/12 fiscal year for $30,000.The money was earmarked for the programsin all four community centres.

Its one-time funding, so the commit-ment is only a year, but we have providedit several times in a row, he said. It hasntbeen renewed for this fiscal year.

Thorpe-Dorward also said the healthauthority gave notice in 2009 that the fund-ing would not continue forever, giving thevolunteers advance notice to find moneyelsewhere.

Even though this program supportedoverall wellness for seniors, the healthcare component was fairly limited, he said.

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City drivers second only to Surreyfor distracted driving violations

The man involved in the altercationwith a seven-month pregnant woman atMetrotown SkyTrain station last month hasstepped forward.

On Feb. 20 at 4:10 p.m., a report wasmade of a man in an electric wheelchairwho got into an argument with twowomenin the elevator at the Burnaby SkyTrainstation.

One of the women, whos pregnant, wasreportedly sent to hospital after receivingnumerous cuts and scratches to her face,hands and legs from the altercation. Shewas released from hospital that evening.

Transit police sent out a press releaseearlier last week asking for help in identify-ing the man involved in the incident.

As a result of media attention to arelease earlier this week the man hascome forward and provided transit policeinvestigatorswith a statement,TransLinkspress release states. We thank him for hisattention to this matter.

By Stefania Seccia, staff reporter

Burnabydrivers came in second only toSurrey last month during a push to ticketdistracted drivers in the Lower Mainland.

February was dedicated to spending alittle bit more time, when possible, doingdistracted driving, said Sgt. Dave Bell ofthe Burnaby RCMP traffic services unit.

Bells unit brought in more than 460violations. In a population of more than227,000 people, 464 distracted driving tick-ets may seem like a small number, but itdoes mean that there are some people outthere still not following the new legisla-tion legislation that could save their life,according to Bell.

But thats nothing new. Much likeimpaired driving and even seatbelts, itsgoing to take time to educate people thatthis new legislation is for their own good,Bell said.

Its a new technology that people havebecome accustomed to using, but theydont necessarily equate it with being dan-

gerous, he said.Proving a cellphone is the cause of a car

accident is difficult because police cantseize the devices as evidence at a sceneunless there are reasonable grounds orevidence, Bell said.

Theres no provision in law for us toseize a cellphone as evidence and searchfor text messages that may have been sentor received at the time of the accident,he said.

While police may never be able to seizeelectronic devices, the B.C. Chiefs of PoliceAssociation came out last week calling forlegislation that would see distracted driv-ers cellphones taken away as a deterrentagainst re-offending.

This idea was quickly shot down bypoliticians Monday, which leaves offend-ers simply paying out the fines for dis-tracted driving tickets; fines Bell thinks aregood enough.

Every distracted driver found guilty issubject to a $167 fine, and this fine doesntincrease with added offences, he said.

While the February blitz shone a light

on distracted driving, its still an issueduring the rest of the year. Bell and hisunit have noticed some trends in theBurnaby area.

School zones can be a problem, hesaid. And the malls.

These two areas are problematicbecause drivers are distracted, either latedropping kids off or coming out of shop-ping centres and rather than stopping andusing their devices, theyre using themwhile they drive to save time. This can bea major problem because both areas havehigh pedestrian volume, Bell said.

Bell thinks that while its troubling somany drivers are continuing this habit,its reasonable to say itll take some timebefore people finally understand its adanger to themselves, other drivers andpedestrians.

Are we going in the proper direc-tion? I think we are, and I think increasedenforcement, increased public educationand increased awareness are all factorsthat play a part in reducing the use of cell-phones, Bell said.

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slot machines, a life-sizedgrizzly bear, a 16 foot-tall tinman and a 25-foot long tigershark, there is an eclectic mixof props that fill the ware-house from floor to ceiling,and many of them will haveto go.

The most valuable item isan original CD Bubble juke-box, Pincott said.

He expects to get bid-ders from all walks of life,from restaurant owners topub owners, event planners,and homeowners lookingfor interesting conversationpieces or even dcor for mancaves.

There should be some-thing for everyone, he said.

The auction will be in-house and live online atwww.moviesetdecor.comstarting at noon on Saturday,March 23.

A preview will be heldThursday and Friday, March21 and 22, from noon to 6p.m. at 3188 ThunderbirdCrescent.

For more information, visitwww.canamimportique.com.

While the provinces positive report abouthow B.C.s film and television production wasstable in 2012, this year is not looking good forBurnabys film industry.

Expenditures by filmmakers and televisionproducers in B.C. rose by $27 million (2.3 percent) from 2011 to 2012, but Paul Clausen, vicepresident of Burnabys Mammoth Studiosand North Shore Studios, says this year is notshaping up to follow last years stability.

It was a fairly good year for us at bothlocations just through normal shows wrap-ping, Clausen said of 2012. It fell off near theend of the year and was really slow startingup this year again. We have a few pilots, but itcertainly has not recovered.

Clausen said the industry has shrunk anddropped off since last year.

Were relieved the numbers are OK for2012, but its a certainly different story for2013 he added.

The data released by the B.C. FilmCommission states there were 294 produc-tions in 2012, 13 more than in 2011, withexpenditures totaling $1.2 billion.

Clausen said he doesnt know if the prov-inces numbers tell the whole story and somein the industry disagree with the figures.

But, what he does know is the new taxcredits coming from Ontario and Quebec, and

the return of the PST will hit the local industryhard.

We see this kind of imbalance with otherprovinces and now the PST is coming backand its a real killer, Clausen said. Itsanother bang to us as well.

At a recent Burnaby council meeting, Coun.Nick Volkow asked staff to create a reportdetermining the local film industrys impacton Burnaby.

He said he and Mayor Derek Corriganrecently met with film industry profession-als and many issues were raised that lead torequesting a report.

We are always proud to say how we ...still have more than 50 per cent of the stu-dio space in the industry here in Burnaby,Volkow said. Unfortunately, most of it is notbeing used at the moment.

Langley recently put out a similar reportand it will be interesting to seewhat Burnabysreport shows, Volkow added.

Corrigan said he knows the film industryneeds help and that its vital the province getson board.

We have been in a pitch battle for main-taining our industry, he said. Its an impor-tant part of our economic development strat-egy. We designated it in the 1990s as an areawe wanted to grow.

Corrigan said the province has a difficulttime pulling figures together as the economicspinoffs fall under many categories.

The film industry really does have anextensive reach, he said. So trying to findout exactly what the economic impact is, isa pretty daunting task, but here in Burnabymaybe we can focus on the actual benefits toBurnaby.

So far, city staff have already researchedhow many film-related businesses exist inBurnaby and have estimated how many peo-ple are employed by it.

I know the film industry needs our help,he said. Right now were forced to be com-petitive with Ontario, Quebec and other prov-inces who have reduced their tax rates signifi-cantly in order to attract the film business totheir communities.

We need to be competitive and I want toencourage the provincial government or atleast make it an issue for election.

Meanwhile, Clausen said hes hoping theprovince will make an exception for the indus-try like back east, where film is considered amanufacturer and is exempt from the PST.

It is what it is, he said. Were just hopingthings are going to turn around for the prov-ince. Were hoping the government at leastwill try to do something with the PST.

He said the film sector fought hard for thesave the HST campaign, as it was a big dealfor our specific industry.

The PST comes into effect on April 1.

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The nights in Burnaby are about to geta bit brighter.

City council decided to purchase a 6-metre tall (20 foot) neon sign for $2,000at Monday nights meeting, which is con-sidered a heritage asset by a staff report.Another $9,000 was approved to restorethe 52-year-old sign.

The Lost in the 50s Drive-In neonsign sits on city-owned property at 7741Edmonds St., which is near the northside of the commercial strip near CanadaWay.

The arrow neon sign remains as a raresurviving example of neon sign art in thecity and is the only historic neon signremaining in South Burnaby, the plan-ning and building report states. The signhas gained prominence over the yearsas it has been associated with this smalliconic drive-in, which has also been uti-lized as a set for film productions.

The city acquired the Edmonds prop-erty in 1975. The property was leasedto restaurant operators, who maintainedthe lease agreement for the sign from itsowner, Neon Sign Crafters.

Neon sign makers often retain owner-ship of the sign but in recent years havestarted to sell them off, according toCoun. Colleen Jordan.

In recent years, the previous busi-

ness owners of the restaurant have notmaintained their obligations under thelease agreement with the signs owner tomaintain the sign in full operating condi-tion, the report states. As a result, thesigns lease agreement has expired withthe owner of the sign.

Last May, council approved a new five-year lease for the restaurant with its newrestaurant owner. Staff negotiated withNeon Sign Crafters and came up with theoption for the city to purchase the sign,pay for initial restoration costs and workwith the restaurant operator to pay for thefuture monthly maintenance costs.

The sign will require monthly main-tenance at a cost of about $1,800 a year,according to the report. It includes thefascia lamps, ballast and transformers forthe sign.

The arrow neon sign has been a much-loved community landmark on EdmondsStreet for over 50 years, the report states.In recent years, neon signs have becomewidely recognized for their importantdesign aesthetic and contribution to creat-ing lively public streetscapes.

The Neonette Sign Company of NewWestminster made the arrow sign in1961 when the restaurant was previouslyknown as the Tomahawk Drive-In.

In 1990, the restaurant was then knownas Lindys Burger, until it was renamed asthe Lost in the 50s Drive-In.

Neon Sign Crafters regularly main-

tained the signs metal work and pole,but the glass neon light tubing is going toneed reconstruction and replacement aspart of the restoration project.

The city will use its gaming funds forthe project. The maintenance cost wouldbe part of the citys expense requirementsfor the propertys lease.

Whoever leases the property wouldbe responsible for the electrical billing tooperate the sign and the cost of mainte-nance, repair or replacement related tothe lexan sign panels, according to thereport.

The drive-in has played a prominentrole in the Edmonds community as apopular setting for recent Show and Shineparticipants to park their classic cars, thereport states.

The signs future long-term use will bebased on the citys on-going commerciallease for the Edmonds property.

The civic acquisition and restora-tion of this important neon sign artifactwould provide an opportunity to furtheradvance the citys objectives for recogni-tion of our past, the report states.

Coun. Jordan said the city has no pho-tographs of the original sign art when itwas first made for the Tomahawk.

Jordan is calling on anyone who hasphotos of the restaurant from 1961, beforeit became Lindys Burger, to contact thecitys archives department at 604-297-4818, or by email, [email protected].

City shells out $2,000 for 52-year-old signStefania Secciastaff reporter

BOUGHT: The iconic 52-year-old Lostin the 50s Drive-In neon sign at 7741Edmonds St., which sits on the propertywith the restaurant of the same name.

BURNABY TEACHERS ENDORSE NDP CANDIDATESTheBurnabyTeachersAssociation

is throwing its weight behind localNDP candidates for the upcomingprovincial election.

The association, a local branchof the B.C. Teachers Federation,is endorsing incumbents KathyCorrigan (Burnaby-Deer Lake) andRaj Chouhan (Burnaby-Edmonds)and newcomers Janet Routledge(Burnaby North) and Jane Shin(Burnaby-Lougheed).

Association president JamesSanyshyn, said teachers Do not take

the process of endorsement lightly.(Its) a message to both our mem-

bers and the public at large, inform-ing them that the platform of the B.C.NDP aligns most with what teachersfeel are the most important issuesin education, he said in a mediarelease.

The association based the endorse-ment on several factors, includingrecords from the B.C. legislature andresponses to a survey on policy posi-tions.

TheBurnabyTeachersAssociation

contacted all major parties, but onlythe Greens and the NDP replied.

The NDP responses were deemedmost favourable to improved condi-tions for students (smaller class sizes)and a fair bargaining process, theassociation stated in a media release.Under the B.C. Liberals, conditionshave worsened for students andteachers. B.C. now ranks 12th outof 13 provinces and territories, ineducation funding per student, andB.C. teachers have lost many of theirrights to bargain for improvements.

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Its often said that men andwomen often seem to be fromdifferent planets, and thatcertainly seems to be the casewhen it comes to political atti-tudes in this province.

Women in B.C. are less wor-ried about the econ-omy than men, viewhealth care as a higherpriority and attachless importance on the govern-ment balancing its budget.

And they are decidedly nega-tive towards the B.C. Liberals,particularly Premier ChristyClark.

Those conclusions can begleaned from drilling downdeep in the latest Ipsos-Reidpoll, which shows BritishColumbians favour the NewDemocratic Party over the B.C.Liberal party in a big way.

The NDP has been leadingin public opinion for some time,but marked differences in publicopinion on some key issues iswhats most striking.

And they go a long way inexplaining why the NDP hassuch a big lead in the polls thesedays.

About one-half of the elector-ate is female, and it appears thatclose to 60 per cent of that basewants the B.C. Liberals out ofoffice.

If we assume men andwomen voted in equal num-bers in the 2009 election, about375,000 women cast their ballotsfor the B.C. Liberals.

Todays polling suggestsmore than 125,000 of them have

deserted the party theyvoted for last time(Angus Reid pollsterMario Canseco says

the B.C. Liberals are retainingonly about two-thirds of theirvoter base from the last election,which suggests at least a third oftheir female voters have bolted).

And its hard to envision ascenario that will lead to thosefemale voters returning to theB.C. Liberal fold, particularlywhen you examine that partysre-election strategy.

For example, Clark and herparty are trying to make theeconomy the key issue in theelection campaign on the long-held belief that people donttrust the NDP when it comes tothat issue.

However, one of the moretelling findings of the Ipsos-Reid poll is the fact that womengive the NDP more credit thanthe B.C. Liberals on those sameeconomic issues Clark keepsemphasizing.

When it comes to job creation

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If you think its bad now brace yourselvesTheres been a lot of handwringing

recently as many 30-somethings and 40-somethings try to squeeze themselvesinto an ever-more expensive housingmarket.

The housing market in MetroVancouver which includesBurnaby may not have cor-rected itself and, indeed, maynever correct itself and youngerfolks may feel they will never own asingle-family residence like their parentsdid.

Yes, there are townhomes inChilliwack that are still affordable, butits a long commute into the Metro zone,and that just doesnt fit the dream sce-nario.

But if young folks find that scenariodepressing, consider this: if you manageto live long enough to be considered asenior, there might not even be enoughsocial housing for you.

According to a just-releasedreport from the United Wayand the Social Planning andResearch Council of BritishColumbia the number of

seniors and people with disabilities wait-ing to get into social housing in MetroVancouver has jumped by nearly 50 percent in three years.

There are now 4,549 households onthe social housing waiting lists in MetroVancouver. Both Surrey and Burnaby hadnearly 500 on the waiting list, while New

Westminster and North Vancouver hadmore than 200 on the list.

Finding affordable housing as a senioron a fixed income is like winning a lot-tery. Many seniors are only pulling in$1,200 per month on government pen-sions. Even if one is lucky enough tofind a rental suite for $800 a month thatdoesnt leave much for food, clothing,medicine etc. The report said, not surpris-ingly, that the highest average rents arecharged in West Vancouver, at $1,247,and Vancouver, at $1,067. The lowest isMaple Ridge, at $709.

So what will the world of housinglook like when the current 30 and 40-somethings have finally paid off theirChilliwack townhomes and hope to sell

them and retire in Salmon Arm? Willthey be able to afford to rent a basementsuite in Salmon Arm? Will grandchil-dren sit at their feet and listen to tales,of when I was your age, we had to com-mute two hours just so your dad couldhave his own bedroom. Or will there,by that time, be attractive affordablemulti-generational and multi-incomelevel communities thriving in the LowerMainland? Where people share court-yards and community gardens and mediarooms and where no one has to go with-out food to have a roof over their head?

Were rooting for the latter but, alaswe suspect someone will be writing aneditorial similar to this one in some vir-tual future iPaper instead.

Premier fails toimpress women

Disturbing pipeline right-of-wayDear Editor:

Re: Trans Mountain maintains pipeline, editorial,Burnaby NOW, March 15.

Mr. Hugh Harden, Kinder Morgans vice-presi-dent of operations and engineering, states that ananti-corrosive coating helps ensure that the existingpipeline poses no threat when undisturbed.

Just how long will that old pipeline remain undis-turbed if Kinder Morgan installs a new three-footdiameter pipeline within its existing right-of-waythrough North Burnaby?

Residents looking for more information areencouraged to visit www.BROKEpipeline.org.

Peter Cech, Burnaby

Child care should be a priorityDear Editor:

Im disappointed to see Burnaby city council isrefusing to fund the child-care facility at the newdevelopment at the Value Village site in Edmonds.

As city staff already noted, the community alreadyhas a strong need for additional child-care facilities,and the argument that we should consult the com-munity to determine priorities falls flat.

Child care continues to be one of the critical issuesof affordability and equality in our province, which iswhy Burnaby has already registered support for theidea of $10 a day child care.

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and managing governmentfinances, women give theNDP a slight but notice-able edge. Theyre splitdown the middle on whichparty would best managethe economy.

When you factor inwhat appears to be a seri-ous personal animosityamong women towardsClark herself, its hard tosee how this gender gap isgoing to close at any time.Almost half (42 per cent)of women disapprovestrongly of the job Clarksbeen doing as premier.

Men strongly disap-prove of Clarks perfor-mance as well, but some ofthem seem more forgivingof her party and are will-ing to vote for it.

A majority of women,however, now appear tobe strong NDP support-

ers. The NDP boasts thesupport of 56 per cent ofwomen, compared to theB.C. Liberals level of just27 per cent.

Given the premierseems to be fairly unpopu-lar, does showcasing her ina 28-day election campaign with constant appear-ances on television andradio further entrenchthat unpopularity or helpto reverse it?

Clark herself insistsshes a great campaigner(although I dont thinktheres much evidence toback that assertion up) andcan close the gap.

But female votersappear to be turned off byher and her party in a bigway, and seeing and hear-ing more of her day afterday may simply worsenthe problem.

In fact, it can be argued

Clarks unpopularitymay indeed be linked tothe fact she has been incampaign mode since shebecame premier.

Everything she doesseems to be about politicsand not about craftinggovernment policy.

There is plenty of inter-nal grumbling within theB.C. Liberal governmenton just that point.

The controversy overher staff crossing the lineand mixing governmentbusiness with partisanwork for the party is anexample of the constantcampaigning that hasbeen going on. And a bigportion of them, many ofthem women, have grownvery tired of it.

Keith Baldrey is chiefpolitical reporter for GlobalB.C. Email [email protected].


Premier: Fairly unpopular

While child care is a provincial responsi-bility, it would be nice to remember cheapchild care will not happen if there are nofacilities to create spaces in.

That cant just be a provincial respon-sibility; municipalities need to step in andhelp carry the burden if we are seriousabout creating enough child-care spaces toensure parents can work without worryingabout the children theyre leaving behind.

I hope the next time this comes up,council decides to work with local familiesand the community to ensure child care isa priority.

Trevor Ritchie, Burnaby

No more wild goose chasesRe: Burnaby calls for gas fracking mora-

torium, Burnaby NOW, March 6.There they go again. Getting involved

with something they know nothing aboutand which doesnt involve the City ofBurnaby.

Hydraulic fracturing (referred to asfracking by its opponents) is a very com-plicated issue that has been and is beingstudied extensively.

The last thing anyone needs is for abunch of amateurs, Burnaby city council, toget involved. For them to call for a morato-rium on hydraulic fracturing is just foolish.I suppose they could call for a moratoriumin Burnaby but then no one is proposing toengage in hydraulic fracking here.

Councils mandate is quite narrow,

involving matters of direct local concernsuch as roads, sewers and land use, andthey need to concentrate on those mattersand stop going off on wild goose chases.

Garth Evans, Burnaby

Banging pots not helpingRe: Protesters drenched as they bang

pots and pans in pipeline protest, BurnabyNOW.

Gene Logan and his supporters are jus-tified, wanting to shine a light on prevent-able accidents, whether they pertain to oilspills, airline crashes or car collisions.

They are completely wrong, however, ifthey believe we should shut down all roadand air travel as a result of a preventablecrash. Oil is just as much a part of thiscentury. To those of us who live in the hereand now they look pretty silly banging onpots because it will not substitute oil.

Ziggy Eckhardt, Burnaby

Take a closer look at NDPThe media have completely overblown

this ethnic outreach issue. Its time foreveryone to move on. Premier ChristyClark has apologized and shes ordered aninvestigation.

What the media should really be doingis taking a closer look at Adrian Dix andforcing him to tell the people of B.C. whathe actually stands for, if anything.

Christy Clark has shown the people ofB.C. she believes in balanced budgets and asecure future for our children. Can AdrianDix say the same? I seriously doubt he can.

Michael Taylor, via email


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Economist Robyn Allan is speaking inBurnaby this month about the economicsbehind major pipeline proposals, includingKinder Morgans plan to twin the TransMountain line that runs through the city.

According to Allan, whos reviewedinformation from Kinder Morgan andEnbridge, the industrys plan to ship rawbitumen to foreign markets will drive upthe domestic cost of oil while reducing thenumber of value-added jobs.

This is not a program thats going tohave economic benefits. Its going to haveeconomic costs, Allan said. Oil sandsproducers in Canada want to get our oil toAsia so they can charge us that higher priceon every barrel, ... higher than it would beif we are following a strategy that would

upgrade the oil in Canada and ship it toEastern Canada.

In 2011, the Canadian Energy PipelineAssociations member companies provided8,000 full-time jobs in Canada and collec-tively paid more than $500 million in prop-erty taxes. According to the association, thepipeline industry will invest more than $22billion in pipeline projects over the next fiveyears, expanding networks to access Asianmarkets.

But according to Allan, Canadians willface higher costs for oil and greater envi-ronmental risks so that oil producers canship the countrys raw resources abroad.

Were being given a benefits case that isslanted towards the benefits to companies,she said.

Allan, a former CEO of ICBC, is aneconomist whos worked in the public andprivate sectors. She was also an expert wit-

ness in hearings for Enbridges NorthernGateway proposal.

Allan became an outspoken critic ofthe oil industrys plan to expand pipelinesthrough B.C. after a conversation with herson piqued her interest.

As I started to explore the documents, Iwas shocked at how the analysis was slant-ed towards one story and one message, andthe benefits were exaggerated, and its abogus economics case, she said.

According the Allan, multinationalsdecided to export raw bitumen and forgovalue-added benefits in 2008, when theglobal financial crisis hit.

Youre hollowing out the resiliency ofthe oil sector, she said. These pipelines,whether its Kinder Morgan, NorthernGateway or Keystone XL, they represent acannibalization of our oil sector.

Exporting raw resources and losing

value-added job will raise the value of theCanadian dollar, which will put a strain onevery sector that relies on exporting, sheadded. Allan said she would like to see theoil sands developed in a way that benefitsCanada without threatening the environ-ment or crowding out legitimate economicactivity in British Columbia.

According to Allan, Canada will nothave a strengthened oil sector to fall backon when prices fluctuate.

Allans talk is on Wednesday, March 27,at Confederation Seniors Centre, at 4585Albert St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Seatingis limited and admission is free. Allanspresentation will be hosted by a number ofgroups: SFUs Institute for the Humanities,Unitarian Church of Vancouvers environ-ment committee, ForestEthics Advocacy,and Burnaby Residents Opposed to KinderMorgan Expansion.

After 26 years since its last one,Burnaby is set to host a Federationof Canadian Municipalities meet-ing again in 2015. It will see justunder a few hundred delegatesfrom across the country in thecity for a few days.

The national organization rep-resents about 2,000 municipalitiesand develops policy, programsand works with the federal gov-

ernment. Burnaby will host oneof the meetings in 2015.

About 150 people made up ofdelegates and staff will attendthe meeting over the course ofthree or four days, according toBurnaby Coun. Sav Dhaliwal.

Its a good shot to the armof the citys economy, Dhaliwalsaid. Burnaby has reason to beproud. We have a fair amount toshow the rest of the country.

A successful bid must showthat the bidding city has the facil-

ities to host the meeting, andsufficient hotel rooms for theattendees.

Its a direct advantage to localmerchants and hotels, Dhaliwalsaid. Thats why so many citysare always bidding for it.

Dhaliwal attended the lastboard meeting from March 6 to 9in Prince George.

He said one of the highlightswas the call to the federal govern-ment to develop a national hous-ing strategy.

The major focus was theupcoming 2013 federal budget,according to Dhaliwal.

The organization is lobbyingthe federal government to con-tinue the long-term infrastructureplan.

The plan sees matched fund-ing from the two top tiers of gov-ernment to the municipalities toinvest in infrastructure, and theagreement expires in 2014.

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is maintained, Dhaliwal said.The gas tax, which also expires

in 2014, helps fund TransLink andthe federation wants to ensure itcontinues, as well, he said.

We want the funding to con-tinue to be available beyond 2014and new sources of funding toaddress the deficit.

The organization celebratedits 75th anniversary in 2012. Itheld its first national meeting ofmunicipal leaders in 1901.

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Adam Amyotte, former manager of theBargain Shop at the Algo Centre Mall andnow manager of the Algoma Store, wastouched when Schwarz, owner of DirectLiquidation and star of the OLN realityTV show The Liquidator, agreed to appearat the store opening, according to an emailfrom Yvonne Chang, public relations con-sultant for The Liquidator.

The Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake suf-fered a partial collapse last summer. Two

women were killed in the disaster.I am a big fan of the show and the tat-

too is a bit of a thank you to Jeff, Amyottesaid in an emailed statement. Jeff gra-ciously came to Elliot Lake for the openingof the Algoma Store. After the mall wasdestroyed, there was a big retail gap inElliot Lake and this store was opened tofill that gap. A lot of people in the com-munity were moved by him and his gen-erousity, so I thought the tattoo would be aunique way to show my appreciation.

Amyotte recently traveled to B.C. tomeet with Schwarz and show him his ink.

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A $4.98 million roadupgrade is coming to StillCreek Avenue in Burnabyafter city council approvedthe project at Mondaynights meeting.

Still Creek Avenues(between Douglas Roadand Westminster Avenue)rehabilitation will be com-plete with curbs, street-lights, sidewalk and urbantrails.

The road extension willalso improve the existingpavement and traffic flowsfor the nearby develop-ments and provide accessto the new works yard cur-rently under construction,according to an engineer-ing report.

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A new fast food franchise is in town, butinstead of serving up the same old burgersand French fries, its targeting guilt-free eat-ing of healthy food.

HealthFare opened its doors Feb. 28on Marine Drive at Marine Way MarketCrossing. It offers gluten-free and veganchoices on its menu, which also featurescalorie-marked items that were designed incollaboration between chefs and dieticians.

Weve taken the convenience of fast foodand built it into a healthy and eco-friendlyexperience, said Mark Bakker, HealthFaresowner, in a press release. HealthFare isabout helping you live a healthy lifestyle inthe easiest, quickest and tastiest way.

In 2008, Bakker wanted to fill the gapbetween fast-food convenience and healthylifestyle choices. The first HealthFare openedin Edmonton that year.

Now there are two locations in Calgaryand three more will be opening this year inMetro Vancouver.

Were not about diets or trends, Bakkersaid. We are about creating a healthy, tasty,guilt-free food culture that is a part of thelifestyle you want to have.

The new franchise owner, Jenny Saini,said shes excited to bring the eatery to theWest Coast.

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Burnaby shopping centres celebrate spring break

The VancouverAquarium Aquavanis coming toLougheed Town Centre, intime for the last few daysof spring break.

The Aquavan will be

on site on March 22 and23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,according to the shoppingcentres website.

Kids will be able totouch live sea creaturesand meet Bee-Bop theBeluga mascot. There arealso workshops, crafts,face painting and give-aways planned.

There is also a colour-ing contest sheets canbe picked up at customerservice or be downloadedfrom the centres website for a family membership

and prize packages.For more information,

go to lougheedtowncentre.com and click on Events.

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Chapters at Metrotownis also celebrating springbreak with events all weeklong.

To finish off the week,on Thursday there is aroyal dress-up party andon Friday, Klutz crafts.

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The Burnaby Board ofTrade is hosting a hightea dim sum event at theNikkei Centre in Burnabyon March 27 from 2:45 to4:30 p.m.

The networking eventincludes a special guest Seiji Okada, the newConsul General of Japan inVancouver, according tothe boards website.

An array of sushi willbe served. Tickets are $20.

To register, call 604-412-0100 or email [email protected].

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Burnaby Bollywood dancer TahiraKarmali is helping to spread the love,doing what she loves.

A student and teacher with dancecompany Shiamak Davar International,Karmali is performing around the LowerMainland this month as part of a commu-nity outreach initiative.

Dance for Good is a program that bringsBollywood dancers to community centresto share their talents for a good cause.

In Burnaby, Karmali and the rest ofthe Shiamak Dance Team will perform onMarch 23 at St. Michaels Centre hospice.

Its a really kind of a meaningful thingbecause its spreading the joy of dance andkind of healing through dance, she said....We hope they have a lot of fun and thatwe can bring a smile to their faces.

Dance for Good is an off shoot of thedance schools Victory Arts Foundation,a non-profit created in 2004, to bring joyto the underprivileged and persons livingwith developmental and physical disabili-ties, according to a press release.

Our aim is to share the joy of dance,to empower the performers, to encourage

the spirit of volunteerism and to bringcommunities together through music andthe performing arts, said Shiamak Davar,founder and artistic director of ShiamakDavar International, in the release.

The Dance for Good series made its firststop at the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centrein Vancouver, onMarch 12, which Karmalisaid went over very well with patientswho saw the performance.

All the patients there, they reallyenjoyed it and learned some dance moves,so it was really good, she said.

Over the next fewweeks, the Bollywooddancers will also take their show to aDowntown Eastside womens shelter, theB.C. Childrens Hospital SunnyHill HealthCentre and the Vancouver ConventionCentre for the Canucks Autism Networks2013 Family Festival.

A free public performance of Dancefor Good will also be held at the CapilanoMall in North Vancouver on March 23at noon, which will showcase the danceteams high-energy routine, and offer thepublic a chance to participate and learnsome classic Bollywood dance moves.

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Clean fuel: Bruce Stout, director of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association,was at Brentwood Town Centre on Saturday demonstrating how to use the newelectric car charging stations in the upper level parking lot near London Drugs. Thenon-profit association is based in Burnaby and meets monthly at BCIT.

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Burnabys St. ThomasMore Collegiate ishosting a memorialfor the lateCharles Slatteryin April.

Slattery, who was STMsprincipal from 1972 to 1978,passed away on Feb. 27 ina Newfoundland nursinghome.

Those wishing to cel-ebrate his life can RSVPto [email protected] memorial is Thursday,April 25 at 6 p.m. in theband room at STM, 745012th Ave. The school isalso encouraging peopleto share their memoriesof Slats on the STMFacebook page.

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students who graduated in1963. Former stu-dents are organiz-ing a 50th anni-versary reunionon Saturday, Oct.20 at the ExecutivePlaza Hotel, at405 North Road inCoquitlam.

Were prettyexcited about this, saidLucille Wright, one of fiveformer students organizingthe reunion. Its basicallygoing to be hot and coldhor doeuvres, no host bar.There may also be a DJ, andthere will be a mini-gradbooklet for attendees, sheadded.

To attend, call 604-802-8772 or email [email protected] to receive a regis-tration package.

Do It GreenThe Burnaby Youth

Sustainability Networkis hosting its annual Doit Green conference onFriday, April 19.

All Burnaby high schoolstudents are welcome toattend the day of work-shops, held at BurnabyNorth Secondary.

In themorning, therewillbe a Skype call with SevernCullis-Suzuki, daughter ofwell-known environmentalactivist David Suzuki.

In the afternoon, therewill be a performance by

TaKaiya Blaney,a 12-year-old girlfrom the SliammonFirst Nation.TaKaiya has beenmaking a name forherself with hersong Shallow Watersand her messageabout protecting

the environment for futuregenerations.

The Burnaby YouthSustainability Network isa group of students thatmeet monthly to discusslocal and global sustain-ability issues. For moreinformation, email [email protected].

Elks donationChildren at Burnabys

Stride Avenue CommunitySchool can go to class withfuller tummies, thanks to

a financial boost to thebreakfast and lunch pro-gram from the SouthBurnaby Elks No. 497 andRoyal Purple No. 260. Thegroups donated $1,000 toStride Avenue CommunitySchool, before Christmaslast year.

The Elks and RoyalPurple Lodges are fraternaland charitable organiza-tions that have been oper-ating in Burnaby for morethan 50 years.

Do you have an educationrelated item to share withour readers? Send details [email protected].

CLASS ACTJennifer Moreau

Donation: From left, Elks president Reg Seguin,Stride Avenue principal Peter Dubinsky and past Elkspresident Wally Govett.

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In my first month ofmedical school, I real-ized the volume ofmaterial to master was toogreat to cram into an all-nighter.

I arrived atmy anatomymid-termwithout awink of sleepand duringthe middle ofthe exam, Ifell asleep.

My class-mates wereeither totallyfocused ontheir owntests or still inthe competitive pre-medmode. No one woke meup.

Later, my dad talked tome for the first time aboutmy career. He suggestedI consider switching todentistry where I wouldget a lot more sleep.

Since then, Ive made ita priority to get sufficientsleep.

Inadequate sleep notonly impairs our perform-ance at school or work, itcan affect emotions, phys-ical wellbeing and safety.Driving without sleepcan impair us as much asalcohol.

How can you tell ifyoure getting enoughsleep?

If youre not, youllfeel tired. However, therecan be other causes forlow energy, including anunderactive thyroid, vita-min deficiencies, anemia, apoor diet, lack of exerciseand depression.

If youre sleeping well,or sleeping excessively,but still feel tired, talk toyour family doctor.

If, like many highschool and college stu-dents, youre staying uptoo late during the week,you might accumulate asleep debt and need tosleep in on the weekends.

Late-night studyingcan result in diminishingreturns when you are lessalert and focused in class.

Sleep can be interrupt-ed by medical problems.Pain from arthritis maydisturb sleep. Frequenturination can be a symp-tom of prostate or urinarytract disorders. Shortness

of breath may be due toasthma or congestive heartfailure. Sleep apnea, wherethe upper airway becomesobstructed during sleep,can make a person feelunrested in the morningand sleepy throughout theday.

If youre having prob-lems falling asleep, con-sider a natural approachthat respects your bodysnatural circadian rhythms.

Here are seven tips forsleeping well: Exercise everyday but notclose to bedtime.Avoid caffeineand alcohol inthe evening.Alcohol has adouble effecton our brains.It initiallydepresses us,making us feelsleepy, but laterstimulates us,causing anxiety

or awakening.Avoid stimulating activ-ities after dinner. Couplescan make an exception ondate night. (I recommendregular dates to all mar-ried couples but onlywith their partners.)Choose quiet, calmingevening activities, includ-ing listening to music,meditating or reading.Reading an algebra text-book or listening to a lec-ture from your most bor-ing professor may be thebest sleep prescription.If you have to worry, doit earlier in the day, not atbedtime.Keep the lighting lowas bedtime approaches.Avoid the bright lights oftelevision and computermonitors.Develop your own bed-time rituals that mightinclude a warm bath torelax your weary muscles.

In the minutes beforeI fall asleep, I mentallyreview the day that haspassed.

I reflect on what I havelearned from others, thesignificance of my experi-ences and the blessings Ihave received.

I let go of the day thathas passed and anythingelse I need to in order tobe present and live fullythe next day.

Dr. Davidicus Wong isa family physician at thePrimeCare Medical Centre.His Healthwise columnappears regularly in thispaper. You can read moreabout achieving your posi-tive potential for health atdavidicuswong.wordpress.com.

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The four teams allcame to the same conclu-sion: there are substan-tial benefits to reducingsodium levels closer tothe recommended guide-line of 2,300 mg per day,

according to SFU healthsciences professorMichelJoffres, one of the leadauthors of the study.

DefibrillatorsEvery year, more

than 2,000 people in B.C.die from sudden heartattacks, according to theprovincial health ministry.

To prevent up to 75 percent of these deaths, theprovincial governmentand the Heart and StrokeFoundation are each pro-viding $1 million for aprogram to increase pub-lic access to automatedexternal defibrillators.

Over the next twoyears, 450 of the life-

saving devices will beinstalled in venues wherelarge numbers of peopleregularly gather andwhere the chances of anindividual experiencingsudden cardiac arrestcould be more likely.

These include com-munity centres, arenas,recreation centres, playingfields and sports centres.

The current survivalrate for an out-of-hospitalsudden cardiac arrest isonly about five per cent,but this number jumps to75 per cent if a defibril-lator is used within fiveminutes of a heart attack,according to the ministry.

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