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Dog dies in house fire A dog was the lone fatality in a North Burnaby house fire Thursday afternoon. Burnaby Fire Department was called to a home in the 2200-block of Kensington Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. when someone came home to discover the fire in the basement. Assistant chief Greg Mervin said it’s possible a fire can smoulder for some time and not erupt into flames until a door or window is opened to fuel it with oxygen, which is why people are encouraged to close doors and windows when escaping a fire. He noted he was not first on the scene and did not know if that was the case in this incident. “It was pretty textbook, it was extinguished quickly and contained to the basement area,” Mervin said of the two-alarm incident, a standard response for a house fire. “One small dog succumbed to smoke on the first floor,” he said. “We tried to revive it without success.” The cause of the fire is under investigation. Mervin estimated the damage was roughly in the $100,000 to $200,000 range.

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With the current Trans Mountain pipeline situated underneath North Burnaby residential neighbourhoods, its operator is proposing alternative routes for its twin. On Thursday, Kinder Morgan Canada released maps of alternate routes it is considering in Burnaby for its pipeline expansion project. The current pipeline, built about 60 years ago, is now located within residential neighbourhoods that grew around it, including Forest Grove and the area south of Burnaby Mountain Parkway. In an effort to reduce impact on residential areas, the company is proposing alternatives. From North Road to the company’s Burnaby Terminal at Shellmont Street and Underhill Avenue it proposes two options. The first, the selected study corridor, would run along Lougheed Highway from North Road to Underhill, then north on Underhill to the terminal. please see NEB, A3

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NEB refused to come tour Burnaby: Stewart of Burnaby Residents Opposed to Kinder Morgan Expansion The alternative corridor would (BROKE). follow the CN rail corridor from “If they put it down the west North Road, west under Highway side of Westridge there would be 1, then along an abandoned no way out for those residents,” Burlington Northern Santa Fe Dutton said, explaining the (BNSF) right-of-way, now used triangular-shaped neighbourhood as a multi-use trail. It would is bordered by busy Barnet then follow Gaglardi Way, rejoin Highway and forest. “That’s the BNSF right-of-way heading very disturbing for people in that west along Eastlake Drive, to area.” Underhill and then north to the At a well-attended public terminal. meeting BROKE held Thursday Both options would have to night, he said, some residents cross Stoney Creek which “can questioned why the pipeline be protected through horizontally couldn’t be located further west, directional drilling,” the company closer to the Chevron refinery. said on its project website. “That whole area is between From Burnaby Terminal to refineries and docks and putting the Westridge Marine Terminal another pipeline through it just on Bayview Drive where tanker adds to their misery and fear and ships would be loaded with crude the issue of safety. If you already for export, the company also have an existing refinery why not proposes two alternatives to the put the pipeline route in that area current route. rather than block [residents] off.” The selected study corridor Dutton also expressed concern would continue west about Kinder Morgan’s along Burnaby Mountain plans, as part of the Parkway to Hastings Street, expansion, to double across Inlet Drive and then the tanks at its Burnaby run parallel to Cliff Avenue tank farm, located at its (west of the roadway) to terminal on Shellmont the terminal. and Underhill. stewart The second choice “It’s complete insanity would start the same but head to put a tank farm on the side of north along a disused part a mountain overlooking residents of Burnwood Avenue within and at least one school and Burnaby Mountain Park. It daycares,” he said. “If there’s any would then use horizontal seismic activity we stand to have a directional drilling “to eliminate disaster.” surface disturbance” within the As for Kinder Morgan’s efforts park, to connect to Westridge to reduce the impact of the terminal. project on residential areas in The Trans Mountain pipeline the city, Burnaby-Douglas NDP runs from Edmonton to Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart said the and currently carries 300,000 expansion of the existing line will barrels per day (bpd) of crude end up being like a brand-new oil. Kinder Morgan is proposing project through other areas of the to twin it, expanding capacity to city. 890,000 bpd largely to export oil “You’re just increasing the web sands crude to Asia. of pipelines,” Stewart said. “This The selected study corridor is only Kinder Morgan. We still to the Westridge terminal is of have Suncor and Shell and other great concern to those living lines that are running beneath near the pipeline rupture on Inlet the city as well … Again this is Drive in 2007, said Alan Dutton just for export, there’s no local

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affected, he said. He stressed that Kinder Morgan does not have the right to expropriate but in a case of dispute, would follow the NEB’s arbitration process. Toth explained in an interview that horizontal directional drilling is a highly accurate type of drilling that can be steered to follow a curved path as opposed to boring in which the drill goes straight across with entry and exit points dug straight downwards. There will need to be geotechnical assessments done, he said, but when it comes to The existing pipeline’s corridor is in red, the selected study corridor is in green and the alternative corridor is shown in purple. crossing waterways with high fisheries values, Department of benefit.” “They assured me no one has Fisheries and Oceans will require Stewart is also wary of the built in safety zones because that the first options considered claim that drilling could be used that’s not allowed, and actually be horizontal directional drilling to reduce impacts on Stoney I was on my cellphone calling or boring, he said. Creek and Burnaby Mountain from Forest Grove where I was “And then if we, through Conservation Area. basically standing in somebody’s our geotechnical investigations “We also heard that story with living room that is exactly in the determine that it can’t be done, the Canada Line. It was supposed safety zone.” you have to do that rigour, to be drilled and after they got He invited the NEB to do that type of analysis approval they said, ‘Oh, it’s too come to Burnaby to see the before the Department of expensive’ and then they did cutsituation first-hand and Fisheries will allow you and-cover … And that turned out help clarify the issue “but to go to one of the other to be quite a nightmare for people they refused.” techniques,” he said. tOth on Cambie Street.” Greg Toth, Kinder “I know Stoney Creek He noted construction for the Morgan’s senior project is on the books for a pipeline would require a corridor director for the expansion, trenchless crossing, either boring just as wide as for the Canada said at a media briefing that or directional drilling.” Line, although not as deep. generally construction of a As for drilling within Burnaby The routing would increase pipeline requires a 40-metre-wide Mountain Conservation Area, he the areas to which the company footprint although in denser areas noted the preferred route is to go has a right-of-way, and it doesn’t that could be narrowed. down the west side of Westridge preclude them from making The proposed project would lay but the company is continuing to further changes within those 980 kilometres of new pipeline, explore the park option. right-of-ways in future, he said. 75 to 85 per cent of which would Issues to consider include a “So it expands, really, their be along the existing route. long drilling distance, elevation control over local land.” But the company will have to changes as the route heads toward Stewart said the right-of-ways work around changes that have the terminal, and the fact it would will likely be at a width of 30 occurred in urban centres since occur within a municipal park. metres, or 100 feet, with 30-metre the existing line was built in 1953, Download the maps of the safety zones designated on either Toth said, noting that Highway 1 proposed routes at http://talk. side. By comparison, Hastings and the Port Mann Bridge weren’t transmountain.com/burnaby. Street is only 21 metres wide. built until 1961. Online comments will be accepted As for whether land within The alternate routes proposed until July 18. The company the safety zones would need to for Burnaby are largely says public feedback will be be expropriated, Stewart said underneath city roads and railway incorporated into its formal he hasn’t managed to get a clear easements with about four homes expansion application to the answer from the National Energy on private land in the Westridge National Energy Board which it Board. area that would be directly expects to file late this year.

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City no role in soaring industrial tax: Mayor Owners of light industrial properties in Burnaby experiencing significant tax increases should be expressing their displeasure to the provincial government, says Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan. While Class 5 (light industry) properties have received a school tax credit from the province since 2009, most recently 60 per cent, the credit is being phased out over two years, said a city hall press release. The credit will decline to 30 per cent this year, and will be zero starting in 2014. While such businesses will see a 60 per cent credit on their tax statement, the actual tax rate has been increased by the province to reduce the credit to 30 per cent.

“Businesses in Burnaby and throughout the province are seeing increases of thousands – and, in some cases, tens of thousands – of dollars this year and can expect to see even more next year,” said Corrigan in the release. “Business owners are saying these increases were unexpected and astonishing and that they will severely impact light industry. “Business owners are calling the City to voice their extreme concern, not realizing that the City played no role in setting this tax,” he said, noting city hall collects the tax on behalf of the province. “All questions regarding this tax should be directed to the provincial government.”

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A proposal to allow a rear addition to a designated heritage house in Burnaby will go to public hearing July 23. The Arts-and-Crafts-style Cunningham House at 3555 Douglas Road was built in 1923 and is one of the last estate homes left on the old Douglas Road which was notable at the time for its rural estates amid the city’s Central Valley, according to the city’s heritage inventory. It was built by insurance agent Frederick Woodman Cunningham and his wife, Edna. Fred was the only son of James Cunningham, a New Westminster pioneer who served as that city’s mayor from 1872 to 1874.

It was kept within the family until 1982 when Edna died and was maintained in its original condition. The house was designated as a heritage site in 1996 when the original property was also subdivided into three lots, according to a city staff report. The two smaller lots of the three were redeveloped with single-family homes. In 2005 the original 4,100-square-foot home was rezoned to allow for the addition of a master bedroom and family room, increasing the home’s size to its current 5,000 square feet. The owners, Pietro Ferronato and Lisa Renzullo, now plan to add another 999 square feet to accommodate a larger kitchen, additional bedroom space and additional storage space in the basement.

To do so, they’ll need approval from city council. Even if it’s approved and built, the expanded home would still be within the maximum 11,794 square feet of floor space allowed a lot that size, 19,657 square feet. Back in 2007, the owners presented a preliminary plan to city hall for subdivision of the western portion of the property into two lots facing west onto Hardy Court. “In order to preserve the potential for future subdivision, the plan for the proposed addition utilizes the eastern boundary of the proposed subdivision area as the effective rear lot line of the subject property,” the report said. The public hearing will be held Tuesday, July 23 at 7 p.m. in city hall council chambers. twitter.com/WandaChow

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Dave Custodio doesn’t think much about awards. After all, there’s enough of them out there almost everyone can boast about being an “award-winner,” he says. Especially in the photography business. But being recognized recently by other photographers as the country’s top portraitist is special, he says. He’s been trying to win that award for 23 years. “Being judged by our peers keeps us on our toes,” says Custodio, whose submission of four prints was judged the best by the Professional Photographers of Canada. Custodio developed a love for photography hanging out in the studio run by his grandfather and then his father. He learned how to do it at Langara College. When he graduated, his father gave him the keys to the second floor of the building the family owned on Hastings Street in North Burnaby and told him it was time he made his own way. That was 24 years ago. But in the photography world, it might as well be a century. Gone are the boxes of film

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This past month Kinder Morgan revealed its tentative plans for where its proposed twinning of the Trans Mountain Pipeline would run. Kinder Morgan had already responded to concerns about it coming too close to residential areas by proposing it would run it parallel to the Fraser River and the South Fraser Perimeter Road through the Port Kells area of Surrey before crossing on to our side of the river. While that may have assuaged some of the homeowners in North Surrey where the current line runs, it raised concerns for those who hold the Fraser River dear to their hearts, which is why the Fraser River Discovery Centre issued a press release telling Kinder Morgan it better make sure its environmental i’s are dotted and t’s crossed. They’ve also altered the route through Burnaby from the present line built in the 1950s. When the company’s intentions were first announced, the plan has caused quite a bit of consternation in that city, especially in the northeast corner. Judging by how many showed up to a community meeting about the subject, Kinder Morgan has its work cut out for it tip-toeing around all the concerns that are being raised. The provincial election, however, proved many British Columbians support economic projects like Kinder Morgan’s twinning plans because they bring prosperity to the province. It’s going to be tough for the company and governments to balance all the competing concerns and needs to make it happen—or the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline for that matter. It would be nice if both sides could keep their emotions and desires—while Kinder Morgan is putting on a cool exterior, don’t forget they have a desire to make money—in check in order for a rational decision to be made. We’re not holding our breath that will happen, though.

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Clark resumes Campbell arrogance VICTORIA – Call it the Beach Blanket Budget. Despite having to campaign once again to win a seat in a byelection, Premier Christy Clark has ordered the legislature to sit without her through most of July to pass the budget that was tabled before the election. This rare summer session ensures a couple of things. First, there will be less time for real financial results to contradict the rosy predictions made by Finance Minister Mike de Jong in February. Second, it ensures there will be minimum public attention paid to the deliberations, as people focus on their summer vacations and put the business of running the province aside again. B.C. Liberal house leader Mike de Jong insists there has been no decision made on whether the legislature will sit again in the fall. The standard schedule, put in place under former premier Gordon Campbell, calls for MLAs to assemble in October and November, to consider legislation, after a spring devoted

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to the budget and ministry spending. This was a serious reform that went along with fouryear scheduled elections. But Campbell soon abandoned this noble approach, with fall sessions dwindling to a few days to deal with urgent issues or disappearing altogether. I expected Clark to reverse that after she led the party to victory in May and consigned the Campbell era to the history books. Open, accountable government and all that. So why the summer session? I’m inclined to agree with NDP house leader John Horgan, who meets privately with de Jong in his role of government house leader to thrash out schedules. Here’s Horgan’s message to Clark and her government as he

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emerged from the latest meeting: “You ran on a platform that you claimed you were ready to implement. And what we’re getting instead is, ‘let’s jam ’em in here while the media’s on holidays, while people are at the beach thinking about other things. We’ll pass our bogus budget and then we’ll see you in February’.” Is the budget accurate, or “bogus,” or somewhere in between? They’re always projections, so that can’t be determined until next year. But the proposal to keep the increase in overall spending to less than two per cent, with nearly all the increase going to health and education, is difficult to accept. During his time, Campbell topped the Fraser Institute’s ranking of most fiscally responsible premiers, limiting spending growth to 4.4 per cent. During those same years, average provincial economic growth was only 4.1 per cent, meaning that under the supposedly tightfisted, tax-cutting Campbell, government continued to grow to more than 20 per cent of gross

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Time for cyclists to pay their share Re: Road pricing logic may extend to transit too (NewsLeader, June 21) I think this is getting most of us a little disgusted. All homeowners, vehicle owners and transit riders have all paid for this service. Now is the time for all cyclists to start to pay for the surfaces they travel on. A licence fee to start, either based on age (for example) or cycle type. I guess this is wishful thinking and I hate to mention insurance, but cyclists need that too. Joan Downey Burnaby

ten-year plan no help for students School’s just finished and no one wants to think about September but I wanted to make a plea for education. As a very active member of my son’s school’s parent advisory committee and as a veteran teacher, I’ve been able to see both sides of education in recent years. Our PAC is a fundraising giant. We are paying for so many things in the school that my parents never had to pay for. The teachers are requesting things that should be covered by the school district. Maybe you noticed all the school spring fair posters in our community this spring—every school is fundraising for needed items. Parents at my son’s school who know I am a teacher ask me about the lack of counsellors, school psychologists, librarians and teachers to help with learning disabilities. They wonder how their children are coping in a large class with students with differing issues. I try my best to explain that teachers care about your child, they are professionals and just talk to them about your concerns. Unfortunately, the BC Liberals and our media do not hear from parents, and parents need to be loud this summer. The Liberals have halted productive contract negotiations with the BCTF and want to pursue a 10-year deal. The media loves to paint teachers as big bad union bullies.

These two factors together simply mean another 10 years of cuts to our young peoples’ educations. We need to invest more in our youth and we need to speak up for them. Teachers have always negotiated classroom size and composition as part of their bargaining because they are concerned about your children. B.C. gets great results for the amount it invests in education compared to the rest of the country and the world. I don’t buy Christy Clark’s need for a 10-year plan. So much happens in a decade. For example, we are seeing more students diagnosed with learning difficulties as their mothers are older, which will not be addressed for 10 years! Or on the economic front, job sectors change and employers want different courses, which will not be addressed for 10 years. I encourage you to tell your good teacher stories to the media and to write a letter to Christy Clark expressing your concerns for the new school year in September. Arm your children and grandchildren with the skills for a great future through education. We all want educated, empathetic citizens who graduate and make our country better. Louise Hazemi Burnaby

let’s put human ingenuity to work on environment Our lives depend upon our waterways. Indeed, we cannot live without clean water. And yet the rivers and streams are polluted, dammed, diverted, and the oceans are becoming more and more acidified. This doesn’t even take into account the amount of trash everywhere... including the oceans. The major life support systems of the Earth are becoming overtaxed: last month the level of heat-trapping CO2 met the 400 parts per million mark, the highest it’s been in three million years or more. I understand our province is

having an economic crisis. It’s not as noticeable here in certain parts of the city, where people go about their days as they normally would, driving their cars, attending their jobs and commitments. For the most part the ecological crisis facing us is as shielded from our daily lives as the impact of true poverty that we would see, say, in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside or in towns like Valemount, where I grew up. That town is more or less a ghost town because the major industry—the mill—shut down several years back and the local businesses can no longer sustain themselves. I count myself among a growing group of citizens who do not believe we can’t have economic stability and ecological health, including protection and restoration. I believe we can have them both, concurrently. Human beings’ capacity to imagine and create are endless. Witnessed the unfathomable array of technology readily available to almost everyone across the planet. What’s to say we can’t direct it to the well-being of our planet and the legacy we’re leaving future generations? So many things need to be addressed. I won’t pretend to be an expert on them all, merely a concerned citizen. I respectfully call upon the newly elected MLAs to call attention to a more balanced viewpoint. I ask that they step into their posts and speak up for the wellness of our Pacific coast. The presence of tankers and the threat of pollution and contamination need to be considered as the threat they are, and treated as such. We have long passed the point of needing to act. Brianne Stremel Burnaby

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Relevance of new Edmonds public art questioned Raincatcher piece chosen by inclusive committee: city W OW LLEE SSHH O C C Y Y C C R R O O T T O MM O CCAARR &&

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In an example of beauty being in the eye of the beholder, a Burnaby resident is no fan of the public art piece outside the new Edmonds Community Centre. RainCatcher, by Toronto artist Noel Harding, depicts a watering can surrounded by native plants which on rainy days are watered by a trickle of rainwater collected by an abstract metal canopy above. But Mike Horton of North Burnaby wasn’t impressed. In fact, he didn’t get it at all. During a recent visit to the new centre, “My wife and I were just dismayed with the unrelationness of that edifice,” said the 80-year-old Horton in an interview. “Being a recreation centre I would imagine something more apropos, something more relevant to the activities which go on there, like a tribute to physical fitness and the whole centre was designed with seniors

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re-growth, resilience and sustainability through this artwork, which incorporates stainless steel and Douglas fir timber.” Rainwater that trickles and flows through it will animate the sculpture “and emphasizes the importance of water as a resource to life, supporting the plants that complement the sculpture’s base.” And what appears to be an accidental dent is actually part of the design. The fact sheet states the design was selected through a process that included people from the Burnaby arts community, members of the public and Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services staff. The total cost of erecting the public art piece was about $150,000, said Denis Nokony, Burnaby’s assistant director of cultural services. He couldn’t provide the criteria or names of the selection committee members before the NewsLeader’s deadline as the person who was in charge of the process no longer works for the city. for Nokony stressed the committee did involve people from the community “to at Swangard Stadium ensure that the type of Tuesday, August 27, 5:30-9pm expression sought and Swangard Stadium | Kingsway at Boundary the one that’s finally Tickets: General Admission: $10 decided on is very Children 5 years & under are FREE inclusive of the local Available Online: burnaby.ca/musicalride2013 interests and needs.” In person: Shadbolt Centre Box Office (604-205-3000) Art is highly subjective This event is sure to sell out and not everyone’s taste - buy your tickets today! is the same, he said, which is why there was Thanks to our supporters: a process that included views of people with varying degrees of expertise and experience with art. “The process was designed specifically to achieve relevance for cityofburnaby @burnabyparksrec the location and the Go Green! Parking is limited, please take public transit. purpose.”

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BC Hydro fires five workers over pot grow-op ties Jeff Nagel

of our employees who work every day to safely BC Hydro has fired keep the lights on in five workers after an British Columbia,” internal investigation Reimer said. into whether staff aided Union officials marijuana grow-ops previously confirmed that illegally tapped some members had been electricity. suspended with pay as Three more part of the investigation employees remain into conduct related to under investigation, the marjuana grow-ops. Marijuana grow-ops may have had some form of Crown corporation said assistance from BC Hydro employees, give of which have International Thursday in a statement. now been fired. Brotherhood of Hydro executive viceElectrical Workers local president Greg Reimer said the questioned. Reimer said 258 business manager Doug accusations against the workers information gathered has been McKay had cautioned June 20 include theft of BC Hydro forwarded to the RCMP and against a company “witch hunt” equipment and facilitating they’ll determine whether any against workers who may not the theft of electricity – both criminal investigation ensues. have done anything wrong. violations of the company’s He said Hydro must protect “It’s not a lineman’s job to code of conduct. the safety and security of the knock on doors and inquire The workers fired are electrical system. whether a grow-op is inside,” he in Prince George, Surrey, “We hope that the activities said at that time. Coquitlam and Campbell River. of a very small number of “That’s the job of police.” Ten more employees have individuals do not overshadow returned to work after being the hard work and dedication – with files from CTV

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Management pay hikes rolled back Management pay hikes that violated government policy have been rolled back at the Provincial Health Services Authority. Board chair Wynne Powell said the threeper-cent raises for 187 non-union staff are being rescinded and steps are being taken to prevent any future repeat of the approval. The move is expected to avert an increase in payroll costs of $660,115 per year. Lynda Cranston resigned without severance as PHSA president and CEO June 21, although she is staying on to assist with a transition until her end-of-July retirement. “I fear the action of PHSA’s former president and CEO may have let our patients and the people of British Columbia down,” Powell said. “Understandably, the board is very concerned and, on behalf of the board, I sincerely apologize.” The PHSA runs B.C. Children’s Hospital, B.C. Women’s Hospital, the B.C. Cancer Agency and various other specialty or provincial services. Health Minister Terry Lake has been

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urse practitioners have been regulated for primary health care in B.C. since 2005. But until Jocelyn Reimer-Kent came along, they weren’t allowed to practice acute care for cardiac surgery patients at Royal Columbian Hospital. A graduate of the Bachelors and Masters nursing program at the University of Manitoba, and a long-time clinical nurse specialist in the cardiac program at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, when Reimer-Kent headed west she knew nurse practitioners in her new province could offer more than had originally been envisioned. Working in consultation with Dr. Derek Gunning, a cardiac surgeon at RCH and colleague Carol Galte, a seasoned cardiac nurse practitioner, Reimer-Kent developed an intensive six-month postgraduate fellowship program to educate nurse practitioners to expand on their initial nurse practitioner training and complement care provided by nurses and surgeons to patients in the hospital’s cardiac surgery unit. “Coming into acute care, it’s a specialty,” says Reimer-Kent of the increased demands put upon nurse MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER practitioners in acute care. Acute care nurse practitioner Nicky Aaaronson is one of two nurse practitioners working in the cardiac care unit at Royal Columbian Hospital. “It’s a much deeper breadth of knowledge. If there’s a problem, you’ve “People didn’t understand what we were doing,” That extra set of highly trained eyes can also be got to be able to respond to it right away.” she says. “It did take a bit of time, but I knew that a life saver, as was the case for Donald Soutar, Nicky Aaronson is the program’s first fellowship was part of the deal.” a Burnaby senior who was recovering from a graduate and she’s now one of two Reimer-Kent says the intent of the acute care double bypass at RCH when Aaronson suspected nurse practitioners working in the nurse practitioners program is to take something wasn’t going well Did you know? cardiac surgery unit at RCH. some of the load off surgeons, to be a few days after surgery. She Stepping into the high-stakes their daily eyes and ears on the patients discovered a bleeding ulcer. • RCH’s Cardiac Centre is environment of acute care for very so surgeons can do what they do best— “It’s been good having Nicky among the best in Canada. sick people from her background as a correcting the problems that brought the there,” says Soutar, 77. Show them your support patient care coordinator at Vancouver patients into the cardiac unit in the first “She has a well-rounded view by purchasing a heart tile REIMERGeneral Hospital and teaching clinical place. By leading daily rounds, as well of me as a patient that goes for the Cardiac Wall of KENT nursing in the classroom wasn’t easy, as diagnosing and planning treatments beyond my surgery.” Gratitude. but “it was like a golden opportunity,” for problems or complications, the nurse It’s endorsements like that Visit rchcares.com she says. practitioners provide a continuity of care that tell Reimer-Kent she’s on for more information. “It was a new role so we got to carve it out and that’s more responsive to patients, says the right track with her acute champion the role.” Reimer-Kent. care nurse practitioners program. One of her biggest challenges when she entered And that makes for a more efficient service. “As nurses we’re not trained to be doctors,” she the program in 2011 was educating her colleagues “If a patient is in a bed here, it’s because they says. about her role in the unit and the care of her need to be,” says Reimer-Kent. “They’re not waiting “We bring something to health care that’s unique patients. for a test or procedure.” and different.”

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Metro mayors oppose transit funding referendum New transportation minister vows voters will ‘get a say’

unanimous resolution formally opposing a referendum on new funding tools for TransLink. Richmond Mayor Malcolm Jeff Nagel Brodie is one of the Metro Black Press mayors who think it’s a recipe Metro Vancouver mayors for disaster and the issue is too are pressing the provincial complex to be left to voters. government to abandon its They argue a defeat of new promise to hold a referendum funding sources by tax-hating on any plan to raise more voters would doom Metro money for TransLink Vancouver to a stagnant through new taxes transit system for decades or tolls. There are no with rapid transit details yet on how the expansion frozen, while province intends to the population grows and tackle the pledge, which congestion worsens. was contained in the “I think the stoNe BC Liberals’ election referendum is a terrible platform and reinforced idea and it should be during the campaign by Premier reconsidered,” Brodie said. Christy Clark. Metro mayors have suggested “The demand for public options that could be invoked transit service is growing quickly – like an annual vehicle more rapidly than Translink levy, a share of the carbon is currently funded to tax or even a small regional accommodate, and we do not sales tax. Over the longer term feel a referendum is the best they also want to pursue road means to resolving the issue,” pricing, which could bring Metro Vancouver mayors’ congestion control advantages council chair Richard Walton as well as new cash, but would said. require years of study and Mayors debated the topic preparation. behind closed doors at a Most mayors think voters meeting June 19 and passed a are apt to vote ‘No’ out of a

kneejerk response, without contemplating the downside of failing to expand transit, or understanding potential traffic flow benefits from road tolls. The mayors’ resolution also warns a referendum could be very divisive. “If the most expensive improvements are south of the Fraser, the people elsewhere in the region will understand they have very little to personally gain from the funding and they won’t approve it,” Brodie said. “It will divide the whole region and if it fails we’ll be farther behind than we ever were.” He said the premier and minister must show leadership on the issue and not use the promised plebiscite as a way to dodge a difficult challenge. New Transportation Minister Todd Stone said he looks forward to meeting the mayors soon but said the government has no intention of dtiching the referendum commitment. “I want to be very clear to the mayors and the people of the Lower Mainland, there will be referendum on any new funding options, period,” Stone said in an interview.

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NDP blasts B.C. budget VICTORIA – NDP finance critic Mike Farnworth blasted the B.C. government’s budget update Thursday, pointing to deteriorating financial conditions that make it even less likely the promised surplus will materialize by next spring. “Economic growth is down. It was forecast at 1.6 per cent. Now it’s down to 1.4 per cent,” Farnworth told the legislature. “Retail sales are down … Housing starts are down 13 per cent. People are leaving B.C. for Alberta and other stronger economies. That’s nine straight quarters where more people have left than arrived.” Speaking to reporters after the budget speech, Farnworth focused on Wednesday’s throne speech commitment to a 10-year skills training initiative. “The Business Council of B.C., back in 2002, identified skills training as one of the critical issues facing British Columbia, and here we are, 10 years later, talking about it in the throne speech,” Farnworth said. “But when you go to the budget, what do you see? A $45 million cut, the same cut that was there before February, and 5,300 fewer spaces for the kids of British Columbia to be able to get into over the next four years.” tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Lockhart to change Thunderbirds Burnaby hockey product Luke Lockhart may be switching squads but he’s not changing team nicknames. After five years playing for the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League, Lockhart will be joining the University of B.C. Thunderbirds next season. The five-foot-11 centre scored 75 goals and 165 points in 345 career WHL games, including 25 goals and 49 points this past season when he was voted the team’s most valuable player by his teammates. He was Seattle’s captain this past season leading them into the playoffs for the first time in four years. “Luke brings instant leadership and character to our program,” said UBC head coach Milan Dragicevic in a press release. “He is a former captain in the WHL and will have a positive impact on UBC on and off the ice. We are pleased that Luke decided to attend UBC to continue his hockey and pursue a great education.” On March 16, the city of Kent, Wash., declared it Luke Lockhart Day.

Fabbro top puckster in B.C. Dante Fabbro, captain of the Burnaby Winter Club’s bantam AAA team, has been named B.C. minor hockey player of the year by Hockey Now magazine.

Simon Fraser University graduate Kelsey Haberl, who plays first base, has been selected to play for Canada’s senior women’s softball team this summer. The squad’s schedule will include the U.S. World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City July 11-14 and the international division of the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship at Softball City in Surrey July 16-22. The international tourney will include the national teams of Japan, the United States, Australia and Venezuela as well as one from Nanjing, China. The full tournament actually begins July 12 with up to 85 teams competing in the women’s elite, futures (under-19) and showcase (16-and-under) divisions. newSleadeR file PhOTO

Burnaby’s Kelsey Haberl, who plays first base, has been named to Canada’s women’s softball team that will compete later this month at the U.S. World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City and the Canadian Open at Softball City in Surrey.

Fabbro, 15, was selected eighth overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League’s bantam draft. Previous winners include two other former BWC players who are also Burnaby natives. Defenceman Karl Alzner has become a stalwart on the Washington Capitals defence after being selected fifth overall in the 2006 NHL draft while centre

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was taken first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2011. Fabbro will receive his award at the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame induction celebration July 26.

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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Listen to the VSO perform in Deer Lake Park at this 25th annual free and hugely popular event. Bring your own blankets or folding chairs to sit on. When: Sunday, July 14, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Where: Deer Lake Park, Burnaby.

Email newsroom@burnabynewsleader.com food, music and classic cars. W h e n : Sunday, July 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Edmonds Street between Canada Way and Kingsway. Info: www. edmondsfestivals.com or 604-916-1869.

Burnaby Blues & Roots Fe s t iva l : The 14th annual festival features internationally-acclaimed artists including this year’s headliner, Blue Rodeo. Also performing this year: Charles Bradley, ZZ Ward, Shakura S’Aida, Ndidi Onukwulu, David Gogo, Jon and Roy, The Sojourners, John Lee Sanders, Vince Vaccaro, Brickhouse and Shaun Verreault. When: Saturday, Aug. 10. Where: Deer Lake Park, Burnaby. Tickets: 604-205-3000. Info: www.burnabybluesfestival. com.

Key West Ford Show and Shine: The 14th annual free family event features over 350 cool cars, trucks and bikes, food and live entertainment. When: Sunday, July 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Columbia Street, Downtown New Westminster. Info: www. downtownnewwest.ca.

OngOing

Raymond Boisjoly: (And) Other Echoes: Exhibition by the Vancouver artist. His process creates a digital image that abstracts and distorts the movement of the playing video (on an iPhone or iPad). These scans are facemounted to a smokey acrylic, merging the surface and image. When: Until Aug. 2, Tuesday to Saturday, 12-5 p.m. Closed holiday long weekends. W h e re : S F U G a l l e ry, A c ade m i c Q u adrang l e 3004, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby. Info: 778-782-4266, gallery@sfu.ca or sfu.ca/ gallery.

Burnaby Farmers’ Market: Featuring organic and conventional produce, honey, dips, cheese, jams, meat pies and more. Book exchange, kids play area, games table, and live music. When: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., until Oct. 26. Where: Burnaby City Hall, north parking lot, 4949 Canada Way at Deer Lake Parkway. Info: Lyn at 604-628-8226 or 604-318- 0487 or www. artisanmarkets.ca. Royal City Farmers Market: Come to Tipperary Park in New Westminster to enjoy local food, music and fun. Where: Tipperary Park, next to City Hall, 511 Royal Ave. When: Thursdays, 3-7 p.m., until Oct. 10. Info: www. rcfm.ca.

Burnaby North Secondary School: Class of 1963 50th Reunion. When: Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. Where: Executive Plaza Hotel, 405 North Road, Coquitlam. Info: 604-802-8772.

Edmonds City Fair and Classic Car Show: Enjoy

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Burnaby-New Westminster Newcomers and Friends Club: Club welcomes women who are new to the area, as well as longtime residents. Meet women of all ages and cultures to make new friends. When: Dinner meeting the second Wednesday of each month plus various events including book club, craft group, social Saturdays, etc. Info: Lenore, 604-294-6913.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . . . . . . 1-8 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . 9-57 TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-76 CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-98 EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198 BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387 PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696 RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757 AUTOMOTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804-862 MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903-920

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EDUCATION

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109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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HELP WANTED

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PERSONAL SERVICES 182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS ALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627

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Always! Power Washing, Window & Gutter cleaning, all your exterior cleaning needs. 604-230-0627

EXCAVATING - DRAIN TILE Old Garage, Carport, House, Pool, Repair Main Waterline, Break Concrete & Removal

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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EXPANDING PIPELINE COMPANY in Central Alberta requires Class 1 Winch Truck Operators and Heavy Equipment Technicians experienced in truck, trailer and off road equipment repair. Fax resume to: 403-507-2766. Attention: Phil Dunn. EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON required for a progressive auto/ industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000ft2 store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net.

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Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader is seeking an energetic, aggressive self starter for a full time position. Required immediately. Must have inspectors ticket and Red seal. Will have hydraulic experience and must be able to read electrical and hydraulic schematics.

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PERSONAL SERVICES 182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour

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LEGAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 242

CONCRETE & PLACING

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DRYWALL

JMYK CONTRACTING LTD. Specializing in steel stud framing, drywall, taping, texture, t-bar, firerating, painting + general reno’s. WCB, Insured. Jay 604-722-6197

260

ELECTRICAL

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MOVING & STORAGE

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PLUMBING

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FIVE STAR ROOFING

PAVING/SEAL COATING ASPHALT PAVING

FLEETWOOD WASTE Bin Rentals 10-30 Yards. Call Ken at 604-294-1393

PATTAR ROOFING LTD. All types of Roofing. Over 35 years in business. 604.588.0833

Guaranteed Work Free estimates. Paul 778-317-0098 Brar 671-3279

320 PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

PETS 477

PETS

REAL ESTATE 639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

RENTALS 752

TOWNHOUSES

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION 845

TRANSPORTATION

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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The Scrapper

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CAIRN TERRIERS. Shots, dewormed. Ready to go to good homes. $650. 604-807-5204. CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

A1 AUTO LOANS. Good, Bad or No Credit - No problem. We help with rebuilding credit & also offer a first time buyer program. Call 1-855-957-7755.

GOLDEN RETRIEVER purebred pups, born May 2, ready to go. First shots & vet checked. Cute & cuddly, $700. Contact Sherry at cell # 604-869-6367

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BURNABY

GABLE GARDENS MOVE IN INCENTIVE Nice, clean and quiet 1 bdrm, $860.00. 2 bedroom for $960.00 Walk to Highgate Close to transit & schools Upgraded suite Cat okay On site manager

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TREE SERVICES

removal done RIGHT! • Tree Trimming • Fully Insured • Best Rates 604-787-5915/604-291-7778

www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca

MOVE IN TODAY!!!

778-788-1867

STRAWBERRIES Greenvale Farms

COQUITLAM, 1065 Howie Ave. 1bdrm $795; 2bdrm $1025 incl heat&h/water Np/ns 604-936-3556

Take 264 St exit off Hwy #1 & follow signs (6030 248 Street)

NEW WEST 11St./6Ave. Avail now Reno’d 1 bdrm, lrg patio, $800 incl heat & h/w. N/P. Call 604-446-3554

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MISC. FOR SALE

NEW WESTMINSTER

RIVIERA MANOR 409 Ash St. New Westminster 1 Bed. 2nd floor and 2 Bed. Penthouse available. Heat, hot water and T.V. cable included.

KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy a Harris Bed Bug Kit, Complete Room Treatment Solution. Odorless, Non-Staining. Available online homedepot.com (NOT IN STORES)

ABC TREE MEN Pruning, Shaping, Tree Removal & Stump Grinding. 604-521-7594 604-817-8899

PETS 477

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

You Pick or We Pick! OPEN Mon - Sat. 8am-7pm Sun & Holidays 8am-6pm 604-856-3626 / 604-855-9351 www.greenvalefarms.ca

PETS

STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

REAL ESTATE 627 Airedale Terrier pups. P/b, ckc reg., micro, health guar, 604-8192115. email: lovethem@telus.net CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

Call Manager @ Phone: 604-526-0147

WALKER MANOR 6985 Walker Ave Bright large 1br for rent fully reno, available immediately very clean quite building.

Please Call

604-358-9575

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-626-9647

Sell your vehicle FAST in the highest read community newspapers & largest online sites!

1 & 2 Bdrm Suites Centrally Located, 1/2 blk-Metrotown Mall Full time caretaker.

CALL ANYTIME TO VIEW

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Power Pack…

CLEAN SPACIOUS SUITES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

TREE & STUMP

with the &ODVVLÀ HG

Please call 604-521-3448 for viewing.

P/B blue males Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done. ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN $1000 604-308-5665 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

Sandy 604 945 5864 sandy@terramanagement.ca

AUTO CREDIT - Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply at: uapplyudrive.CA or Call toll free 1.877.680.1231

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

Large 2 br located in a Central Coq Co-op. $810/mo. No subsidy. Close to transit, schools, and shopping.

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TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

2 bdrm bright apt.

ENGLISH BULLDOG P/B pups. CKC reg’d. 3 Beautiful healthy 9/wk old females. 1st Shots, 2 Year Health Guarantee. Micro-chipped. $2800. Call 604-302-941 (Mission).

ITALIAN MASTIFF (Cane Corso)

OTHER AREAS

LARGE Log House +84 acr, Sussex NB, $199,000. 506-653-1374 bbelyea@remax-sjnb.com

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

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SUITES, UPPER

Metrotown, clean 1 bdrm on main flr incl utils/cable, nr bus & both schl. NS/NP $695/mo. 604-438-9251

/LPLWHG Time Offer!

ONLY

DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.

3-LINE EXAMPLE

Size not exactly as shown

call 604.575-5555

A20 NewsLeader Wednesday, July 3, 2013

s e i r r e B l a c o L ! n o s a e s are in Prices effective: July 3rd to July 7th, 2013 *While * Quantities Last Sweet & Fresh

Sweet & Flavourful

Fresh & Tasty

Seedless Green Grapes

Large Cantaloupes

Sweet Kale Salad

California Grown

$1.49/lb Fresh & Crisp

2/$3.00 Fresh & Crisp

Romaine Lettuce

Green & Red Leaf Lettuce

Locally Grown

2/$1.00

Royal City Centre

Marine Way Market

Brentwood Town Centre Lougheed Town Centre

116 - 610 6th Street Across from Shoppers 604.520.9923

200-7515 Market Crossing Burnaby, Beside PriceSmart

58 - 4567 Lougheed Hwy Beside IHOP 604.298.8299

206 - 9855 Austin Rd Beside Purdyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 604.420.0788

OPEN same as mall hours

604.432.6199 OPEN 9am to 8pm

$3.99 ea

Now Hiring Shift Leaders at Royal City Centre and other locations. Great benefits and advancement opportunities. FAX: (604) 272-8065 EMAIL: HR@kinsfarmmarket.com