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A Burnaby woman is warning pet owners to stay vigilant after she rescued her cat from the jaws of a coyote recently. It happened about 4 a.m. on July 3, about a half hour after Angela Greene called her cat, Noonies, to come inside to her condo near Lougheed mall. It was rare for him to not come

right away but she believed it was a safe neighbourhood for the 12-yearold feline, a quiet place with lots of other friendly cats that roam around at night. Greene figures Noonies had sauntered back to the patio of her condo when she heard it from her bedroom: “a big kerfuffle on my patio and I knew it was my cat and I knew it was major and he was in trouble.” Her reaction was instant. “I just got up and ran out of bed into the night,” she recalled.

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“Thankfully, there was several different directions I could’ve gone but I just went in a direction and … I kind of came around a corner and saw a coyote.” The coyote, about the size of a small German shepherd dog, had Noonies’ head in its mouth. The cat was “dangling there very loosely. It was just a horrific sight.” Greene shouted a sharp “hey” at the coyote before lunging at it. “I think the combination of my lunging and hollering at the same time scared it … He dropped

Noonies almost into my arms and ran.” She scooped her cat into her chest and ran home at breakneck speed. Once inside she could see “we were both just completely covered in blood, my condo was covered with blood, there was just blood everywhere.” Several days and a thorough cleaning later, Greene said she’s still coming across droplets of blood she missed. please see need to disCuss Coyote, A10

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Even to the uninitiated, nothing says “significant art exhibition” like a serious boost to security. That’s just what’s coming to the Burnaby Art Gallery this fall when it hosts two exhibitions of works by Dutch artists spanning three centuries, including several by master Rembrandt. From Sept. 7 to Nov. 17, the BAG will be home to Storms and Bright Skies: Three Centuries of Dutch Landscapes, a touring exhibition of works from the National Gallery of Canada, the first such show at the Burnaby venue in over 30 years. The 65 works on paper from the Ottawa gallery will include several 17th century etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn, the prolific Dutch master believed to have produced upwards of 600 paintings and 2,000 etchings and drawings. The National Gallery show will be joined concurrently by an exhibit of 17 works titled please see exhibit, A3

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Prized possessions tucked away for 33 years by the family of Port Coquitlam hometown hero Terry Fox will be part of a new exhibit at Canada’s largest museum of history. Last Wednesday, during a media conference at Library and Archives Canada in Burnaby — and during the first-ever Canada History Week — 16 objects that formed part of Fox’s epic Marathon of Hope were unveiled for the first time. Among them: • a glass jar of water dipped in the Atlantic Ocean in St. John’s, N.L., to mark the start of Fox’s cross-country journey on April 12, 1980; • his Companion of the Order of Canada medal;

• children’s letters and cards that wish him well; • two shirts he wore on the odyssey: one reading “Terry Fox Marathon of Hope D’Espoir,” the other “Marathon of Hope”; • and a Team Canada jersey presented to Fox in Ontario in July 1980 by Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr. The items — along with thousands of others — will be on display in April 2015 at the future Canadian Museum of History, near Ottawa (formerly known as the Canadian Museum of Civilization) to coincide with with the 35th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope. As well, some of the artifacts will be part of a travelling exhibition as “it represents and belongs to Canadians coast to coast,” said Darrell Fox, Terry’s youngest brother who also ran on the Marathon of Hope.

Included in the national exhibit will be a letter from Pauline Probyn, who was 12 when she penned a poem to Fox as part of a school project at Buckingham elementary in Burnaby. On Thursday, Probyn told reporters she couldn’t remember writing the letter but was honoured her words will be part of the display. “What his Marathon of Hope did was inspire people to pursue their dreams,” said Probyn, now a New Westminster realtor. Darrell Fox gave special thanks to Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore (MP, Port MoodyWestwood-Port Coquitlam) for helping to preserve the artifacts. Fox’s father, Rolly, said more than 150,000 items were forwarded to their home address in PoCo during the Marathon of Hope — much of which was safeguarded by the city and later transferred to the

When Pauline Probyn was 12 she penned a poem to Terry Fox as part of a project at Buckingham Elementary in Burnaby.

BC Sports Hall of Fame. In March 2011, three months before Fox’s mother, Betty, died, Rolly said she was ready

to “let go” of her son’s keepsakes and have them professionally archived. Moore said the travelling exhibit will not only raise

money for cancer research but will also collect cash to build a permanent Terry Fox Museum. Terry Fox was an 18-year-old first-year Kinesiology student at SFU and a member of the SFU junior varsity basketball team in 1977 when he was diagnosed with bone cancer that resulted in the amputation of his right leg six inches above the knee. He began his Marathon of Hope April 12, 1980 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. When he was forced by a recurrence of cancer to stop his cross-Canada run at Thunder Bay, Ontario, on Sept. 1, 1980, he had completed 5,373 km over 143 days, the equivalent of a marathon every day. Since the Terry Fox Foundation started in his name, it has raised more than $600 million to fight cancer, a disease the claimed the one-legged runner at the age of 22.

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Inner Realms: Dutch Portraits from the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, which features a selfportrait of Rembrandt and one he did of his wife Saskia. The two shows also feature works by other Dutch masters including Jan van Goyen, Jacob van Ruisdael, Adriaen van Ostade, and Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen. The oldest works are two pen and ink drawings—Bird Catchers with Nets and Bird Catchers with an Owl Decoy—by Hans Bols dating from 1582. The National Gallery approached the BAG about bringing its touring show here, said BAG assistant curator Jennifer Cane. “We thought it

would be a really groundbreaking exhibition for the Burnaby Art Gallery due to the calibre of the work that’s exhibited.” It will be the first time the National Gallery show will have appeared in Western Canada. “In terms of our climate control, absolutely up to par. We’ll also be equipped with high security for the duration of the exhibition,” she said of the BAG’s ability to accommodate the works. “This is a real first, it’s almost like a mini blockbuster.” The BAG will present a related series of speakers who will talk about Dutch landscape and portraiture and in September it will host an outdoor screening of a film on Rembrandt at Civic

Square next to the Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch. “Viewing works from 300 or 400 years before our time, I think it’s really insightful. I was definitely struck by the power of the landscapes that are presented,” Cane said. “As far as the portraiture exhibition, it’s really humbling to view the oil portraits of individuals from all walks of Dutch society who are now long gone.” Rembrandt suffered from depression, likely related to the loss of several children in infancy and the death of his wife as well as personal ailments, all of which is believed to have influenced the darker, shadowy works he’s often

known for, Cane said. However, the brighter works that will be on view at the BAG are from a happier time of his life, earlier in his career. Admission to the shows, as with all BAG exhibitions, will be by donation. Tourism Burnaby, for one, is hoping the exhibitions will become something of an economic generator for the city. “Securing the show demonstrates the Burnaby Art Gallery is becoming a leader in works on paper,” said Tourism Burnaby executive director Matthew Coyne. While some in the local arts community have called for a new, modern facility to house the

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Doug Nordan, vice-president of asset school tax credit drops to zero. management for Beedie Development Paul Holden, president and CEO of Group. Nordan said that in industrial the Burnaby Board of Trade, noted the leasing, the tenants are the ones that pay change was announced back in February for operating costs and property taxes. as part of the province’s next budget. Roughly 70 per cent of Beedie’s leasing While the BBOT supported the portfolio of properties is classified as government’s striving to balance the Class 5. budget, there were a number of issues For Beedie’s Class 5 tenants, school that would impact businesses that it taxes make up about 30 per cent of the expressed concerns about, “especially overall property taxes they pay, and on when businesses were already facing that portion, the increase will be the added burden at that time about 65 per cent, he said. of reverting back to the PST,” While he didn’t have figures for Holden said. Burnaby, Nordan said the mill “Obviously, at that stage, there rate for school taxes in Richmond was uncertainty as to who was will go from $2.56 per $1,000 of going to be governing afterwards property value to $4.32. (post-election), I suppose,” he holden Nordan said he hasn’t heard said, adding many businesses complaints or comments from might not have been aware of the tenants yet simply because they started change until they received their tax bills paying their estimated 2013 taxes on a in recent weeks. monthly basis back in 2012 before the For its part, the Ministry of Finance change was announced. said in an emailed statement that the If operating costs come in less than school tax credit was implemented in budgeted, that could help offset the response to the 2008 economic crisis impact of the tax increase, otherwise the and was provided to both Class 4 (major company’s tenants may see a hike at the industry) and Class 5 (light industry). end of the year. Starting in the 2013 budget the tax “We’re working hard to keep our credit is being phased out “to restore operating costs and taxes in line with the longstanding policy of treating what we budgeted.” businesses in Class 5 the same as those But the tenants will start feeling the in Class 6 (business) for school property pinch soon as they’ll start paying their tax purposes” because properties in both taxes this month for 2014, when the classifications can be quite similar.

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Ed Simpkins’ daughter Chelsea (in green) and sister Janet AtkinsonGrosjean were at a press conference Friday in Burnaby to call for a hit-and-run driver to get in touch with police. WANDA CHOW NEWSLEADER

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The family of a man killed in a recent hit-and-run incident in Burnaby’s Cariboo Hill area appealed to the person responsible to come forward last Friday morning. On June 30 at about 8:30 p.m. longtime Burnaby resident Edward Simpkins, 72, was cycling west through the intersection of 13th Avenue

and Wright Street when he was “Our investigation has also struck by an eastbound car revealed there was at least one turning north on the curved other vehicle that approached roadway, say Burnaby RCMP. the collision scene only seconds The car left the scene. after the accident had Police have secured occurred but the driver security video from a left before police arrived,” nearby home and have said Buis, who called determined the suspect that driver “critically vehicle was a dark blue important as a witness to or black, late model, our investigation.” SimpkiNS two-door coupe, very That vehicle is similar to an Acura described as a four-door RSX, Honda Civic or similar hatchback, possibly light in model of car, said Burnaby colour, gray or a shade of RCMP Staff Sgt. Major John brown. Buis. Please see ‘iT’S TimE’, A8

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If the suspects had slipped under the radar and detonated pressure-cooker bombs outside the legislature in Victoria during Canada Day celebrations, it could have been the worst terrorist attack in history on Canadian soil. Instead, the B.C. RCMP were able to announce two arrests – John Nuttall, a Surrey man (and former Victoria resident) and Amanda Korody, his partner. RCMP assert the Canadian bornand-raised suspects were “selfradicalized” by al-Qaida influence. Whether this pair tried to copycat the pressure-cooker Boston bombings, or another reason, the fact their alleged plot was identified, infiltrated and hijacked by RCMP agents is a testament to why Canada needs intelligence agencies. Organizations like the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), which tipped off the provincial RCMP to the plot, and RCMP anti-terrorism departments, almost always operate behind the scenes to ferret out domestic terrorism. It’s hard to know how many credible terror plots have been halted in Canada. Beyond oil pipeline bombings in the past, police and intelligence agencies have quashed an alleged plot to blow up a Via passenger train between Toronto and New York and the so-called “Toronto 18” (11 were convicted), a group of young Muslim men who plotted to blow up targets across southern Ontario with fertilizer bombs. The foiled Victoria bombing can be seen as a wake-up call to Canadians that terrorism is a reality in this country, and as analysts have predicted, attacks on civilians are not an “if ” but a “when.” This is also an opportunity for a national conversation on the bounds of domestic surveillance – what will people tolerate to ensure agencies have the resources to keep Canadians safe? – Black Press

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each of its dams or other power facilities, but no overall way to get the provincial power grid back up after a major earthquake. Horgan recited his list of BC Hydro sins after a decade of meddling by the BC Liberals: huge deferred debt revealed by the Auditor General, enormous liabilities for private power contracts, and more rate increases that Bennett has already admitted are on the way. And now they can’t even keep us safe from the big one. Bennett fired back. About $2 billion of that debt is for seismic upgrades for the 80-year-old Ruskin Dam in Maple Ridge, and the equally frail John Hart Dam on the Campbell River, built with wooden water pipes. Major BC Hydro works slowed

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down after completion of Revelstoke and Mica dams in the 1980s, and now the work is more expensive. The Northwest Transmission Line is a partnership with Imperial Metals, which wants to power its Red Chris coppergold-silver mine. Bennett said the company is not only paying for the last section to Iskut and the mine site, but pitching in for the main line as well. Ottawa paid $130 million to get remote communities off decades of dependence on diesel generators. AltaGas, owner of one of those private power projects in the region, puts in $180 million to get connected to the grid. The line will open up more mining and hydro possibilities. The cost overrun traces back mainly to the shortage of highskill labour such as geotechnical engineering that the remote region already faces. And this is before natural gas pipelines and LNG plants gear up. Bennett takes over from the last sheriff, Rich Coleman, who put BC Hydro through the

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COMMENT Residents get good value for money Re: $100K club at point out that one does Burnaby city hall boosts not need any special ranks (NewsLeader, skills to help muck out Kudos to the City of Burnaby for keeping June 19) a flooded basement or our taxes down and the level of services up. In 2012 there were wash mould from walls. The bottom line is that they continue G. Walton 540 City of Burnaby to make it a great place to live. Burnaby staff earning more than $75,000 a year, an increase of 44 over year is greater than the 2.95 per 2011. cent earlier announced by city Good news The NewsLeader article council, it’s not because the city to see mom back (June 13) provided 22 names deceived us. home of senior managers, two retired More likely it’s because employees, and noted that the assessed value of our Re: Susan Mitchell, missing 49 firefighters appear on the property by BC Assessment—a list. In a June 26 letter-to-theprovincial government agency— Burnaby mom, found safe So relieved that she’s OK. editor (City salaries soaring, has determined our property to She’s a good mom and her kids NewsLeader) Curtis Evans says be a more valuable asset than it will be so happy to have her he doesn’t have an issue with was a year ago and, therefore, back. them as they are “valuable”. subject to more tax. Joan MacLean I’d like to think he didn’t Kudos to the City of Burnaby mean to suggest the other 71 for keeping our taxes down Thanks for the update. Glad are less valuable, much less and the level of services up. she’s not injured and hope she the remaining 2,500 or so The bottom line is that they can resolve her personal issues. people who work for us every continue to make it a great Sandra Person day throughout the city. Still, place to live. Bill Brassington he does imply an overpaid Burnaby Life isn’t easy so I get it. Glad workforce with the remark that she was found safe. “a lot of very qualified people It’s easy Sylvia Coretano out there that would jump at to help —online comments an opportunity to work for Re: Love to help (Letters, burnabynewsleader.com $60,000-$80,000.” In point of fact, if the payroll NewsLeader, July 5) We want your view! While Garth Evans of the larger workforce is $80.7 email: letters@ congratulates himself for million (as the original article burnabynewsleader.com his magnanimous gesture indicates) that works out to an twitter: @burnabynews to all those in Alberta who average less that $40,000 a year. facebook: facebook.com/ are suffering the flooding As for Mr. Evans’ complaint burnabynews devastation, may I humbly that the property tax levied this

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when this happened. And I understand the need to just get away from things. But it’s been a few days now and you must be feeling awful with the guilt. “So please, it’s really time to say enough and come forward. We need you to tell us what happened so we can let Ed go in a dignified manner.” Simpkins’ daughter, Chelsea Simpkins, added, “We’re devastated by the loss of my dad … Knowing what happened will help to give our family some closure.” Simpkins is believed to have been heading towards his home at the time of the accident and a nearby resident called 911 right away but he died at the scene, said Buis. “He didn’t suffer, it

was quick.” As for whether or not he was wearing a helmet at the time, he said, “We couldn’t find one, but that doesn’t mean anything because we’ve got no witnesses to say he was wearing it or not wearing it. Sometimes in collisions they go flying and we haven’t really been able to locate one.” Buis said it’s possible there may not be very much damage at all to the suspect vehicle. While a witness has said they saw the driver get out to have a look before driving off, he said the witness saw it from a distance. “We think it was a female and they were alone at the time and they did get out but we don’t know how long that they were there.” The witness vehicle Request for Proposals may not have seen the Affordable Office/Program Space cyclist and only thought Available for Burnaby Non-Profit the roadway was blocked Groups before reversing and leaving the scene, he The City is inviting proposals from Burnaby-based non-profit community organizations added. And it’s not yet for the lease of all or part of City-owned non-profit office space at Holdom Community known for certain that Resource Centre (2120 Holdom Avenue). The successful proponent would be expected any crime has been to provide services and programs which respond to priority social, cultural or activity committed even though needs of Burnaby residents. the suspect driver left The available space includes three adjacent offices on the second (top) floor of the the scene. building (#204, 535 SQ. FT / #205, 471 SQ. FT. / #206, 463 SQ. FT) connected by a “It’s human nature common corridor, with one further office (#201, 242 SQ. FT) at the east end of the to be scared, to be common corridor. This latter office includes a small, non-commercial kitchenette. The City will frightened,” Buis said. accept proposals from single organizations, or from multiple organizations working together “We want to assure them in partnership, for use of part of the available space, or for all of the available space. that if they do come forward we will listen to The City’s 2013 lease rate is $12.19 per square foot per year, exclusive of GST. Eligible their story.” non-profit societies are also able to apply for an annual City of Burnaby lease grant to The driver of the offset the lease rate by 25% or 50%, based on the percentage of Burnaby residents suspect car, witness the organization serves. vehicle or anyone An information session for interested non-profit organizations will be held at Burnaby who encountered the City Hall on Monday July 15, 2013 from 10 – 11:00 a.m. in the Council Committee Room. accident scene is asked to call Burnaby RCMP The Request for Proposals package can be found on the B.C. Bid Website at at 604-294-7922 or www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca or through the following link: www.burnaby.ca (click on CrimeStoppers at 1-800Bid Opportunities, Results & FAQs). Please direct any questions about the RFP to 222-8477. purchasing@burnaby.ca or 604-294-7370.

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It reversed and left the area westbound on 13th Avenue. “Ed, we always thought he was indestructible,” said Janet Atkinson-Grosjean, Simpkins’ sister. “He would have been 73 at the end of this month but he was fitter than most people half his age.” She described her brother as a musician, poet, artist, athlete, and lifelong cyclist as well as a dad, a granddad, a brother and a friend to many. “We do understand that the driver must have panicked,” Atkinson-Grosjean said. Then addressing the suspect driver, she said, “I’m past the anger, I understand what you must have gone through

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Along with the blood, Noonies was wheezing. Greene quickly got him into his kennel and rushed to the 24-hour vet clinic, Canada West Veterinary Specialists where he remains in critical condition. Noonies has since had surgery for a broken jaw, and on Monday was awaiting surgery for a crushed ear canal. He’s also recovering from several head lacerations and is eating through a feeding tube. The bill is estimated at $10,000 to $13,000, “certainly a bill I couldn’t afford to pay,” she said. Fortunately, the veterinarians at the clinic have agreed to waive the bill. “I’m just eternally grateful to them, I can’t thank them enough. Without them, Noonies would not be here.” She’s been visiting Noonies daily, and her pet responds to her voice by raising his head,

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bumping his forehead into hers and purring. “If I stop [petting and talking to him] for a couple of minutes he starts nudging me to keep going … It’s really encouraging to see that.” Now that she’s had time to think, she’s working through some of the “terrifying experience,” including the belief

when she was running home with her cat in her arms that she could smell the coyote near them. She realizes now that the smell was that of the coyote’s saliva on Noonie’s head. Greene doesn’t think she’ll be letting Noonies out again once he gets home from the animal hospital. “I do know I don’t My name is Raymond and I have been feel safe letting him delivering the NewsLeader for 10 years. out in light of what’s I attend Capilano College and work part-time at McDonalds. My hobbies are happened.” video games and hockey. I enjoy my She’s also warning route for the exercise it provides and the pet owners to keep an opportunity to get to know my neighbors. eye on their pets and to The money I earn from my newspaper bring them in at night. job goes to charity. My contributions to “I just never in a Children’s Hospital, YWCA, BC Women’s million years would’ve CarrierS OF Hospital and the Heart and Stroke thought that a coyote Foundation have given me the opportunity THe WeeK: would’ve come up onto to meet and have my picture taken with RAYMOND my patio.” Gordon Campbell, Richard T. Lee and Sam Something needs to Sullivan. be done to address the increasingly common If you are interested in becoming a carrier for the NewsLeader issue of coyotes or would like to nominate a carrier please call 604.436.2472 attacking small dogs and Thank you to Panago (Kingsway & Arcola) for their kind sponsorship of the Carrier of the Week program. cats, she said, adding she doesn’t have the answers but believes there needs to be a public discussion of what can be done. “I live close to a mall and the SkyTrain. If Caps Westwood Cycle advertisements that ran it can happen in an urbanized area like in the Burnaby New Westminster Newsleader that it can happen on July 3 and 5, 2013 contained the wrong anywhere.”

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for more strenuous exercise. • Focus on flexibility. The more flexible you are, the more capable the body is of absorbing shock, including the shock that results from repetitive activities. But as the body ages, it becomes less flexible, which makes it less capable of successfully handling the repetitive movements common to exercise. Aging athletes should focus on their flexibility, stretching their muscles before and after a workout. In addition, activities such as yoga can work wonders on improving flexibility for young and aging athletes alike. • Don’t stop strength training. Some aging athletes mistakenly feel they should stop strength training as they get older. No longer concerned about building muscle, aging athletes might feel as if they have nothing to gain by lifting weights and continuing to perform other muscle strengthening exercises. But the body gradually loses muscle mass as it ages, and that loss puts the joints under greater stress when aging athletes perform other exercises. That stress can put people at greater risk for arthritis, tendinitis and ligament sprains. While you no longer need to max out on the bench press or challenge yourself on the biceps curl, it is important to continue to make strength training a part of your fitness regimen as you age. Aging athletes need not associate aging with ceasing athletic pursuits. But recognizing your limitations and the changes your body is going through is an important way to stay healthy.

as we GE Things to consider before inviting an aging relative to move in As many seniors age, their ability to live independently is compromised. An older adult may suffer from a medical condition that makes it difficult or impossible for him or her to drive an automobile or manage day-to-day life independently. In such instances, many younger relatives opt to invite an aging parent or grandparent into their homes, a decision not to be taken lightly. There are certain things to consider about your home as well as your finances before inviting an aging relative to move in. Space in the home

When your household is taking on a new member, you will obviously need to find some space for that person. But if you’re currently at full capacity, then you will need to determine if the space you have is truly capable of handling an additional member of the

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Chemicals, not oil, riskiest rail cargo on Metro trains Poisonous gases roll through dense neighbourhoods Jeff Nagel Black Press

Authorities are playing down concern over potential for a deadly rail disaster in the Lower Mainland after a runaway train laden with crude oil destroyed much of the Quebec town of Lac Megantic. Shipping oil by rail has been on the upswing as pressure grows to get landlocked Alberta oil out to global markets. Train loads of crude oil aren’t yet rolling through Metro Vancouver for export, but there’s growing speculation that could come, particularly if proposed new pipelines are rejected. (Small amounts of crude have come by truck or train to Chevron’s Burnaby refinery at times when it was unable to get enough supply from the over-subscribed Trans Mountain pipeline.) But poisonous or explosive gases do roll on rail through heavily developed Metro neighbourhoods and

those are the train cars that are of greatest concern to emergency responders if a train derails. Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis said one risky substance is propane, which is explosive and heavier than air, so it doesn’t readily dissipate. Other chemicals that move on rail in this region include chlorine, hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide, which spilled from CN Rail cars into the Cheakamus River in 2005, killing half a million fish. Rail disasters are a “low frequency, high risk” threat that emergency responders in the region prepare for, he said. “We haven’t taken it lightly,” Garis said. But he emphasized the rail industry’s safety record moving dangerous goods has steadily improved since a 1979 chlorine leak in Mississauga, Ontario forced the evacuation of 218,000 people. That incident triggered major regulatory reforms, including beefed-up tanker cars for hazardous goods. “The rail cars that

carry commodities that pose risks are designed to roll over, they’re designed to crash into each other end-on-end, so even if they do derail, they’re designed to withstand the consequences of that,” Garis said. “The track record in recent years is extremely positive.” Garis also noted the volumes of such chemicals moving here

are relatively small. Unlike derailments in rugged slide-prone parts of B.C., Garis noted the Lower Mainland is mostly flat and trains move slowly so risks of an accident are reduced. North Vancouver energy consultant John Hunter said Lac Megantic underscores the fact that pipelines are safer than rail transport of oil.

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SPORTS

Burnaby boy Santorelli signs with Canucks Burnaby native Mike Santorelli is coming which selected him in the sixth round (178th home, or at least that’s the plan. overall) of the 2004 NHL draft, in 2007. In his The Vancouver Canucks announced Saturday four years with that organization he saw only the signing of the centre to a one-year, twoseven NHL games spending the rest of the way contract worth $550,000 in the NHL time with their American Hockey League and $250,000 if he plays in the AHL. affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. “Obviously, I’m very, very excited. It He then signed with the Florida Panthers was always been a dream of mine since I where he played 166 games. His best season was a kid to play for Vancouver. Every kid was 2010-11 where playing alongside growing up in Vancouver gets that dream current Canuck David Booth he scored 20 so I’m looking forward to that challenge,” SanTORelli goals and 41 points. Santorelli told Team 1040 host and “That’s the goal (to return to that form) Burnaby resident Bob Marjanovich. “It would be and that’s the mindset. I’ve just got to play to neat to play in front of your family and friends, my assets, use my speed and get to the net and but ultimately no matter where you’re playing get to those dirty areas because that’s where the you’ve got to bring it each and every night.” goals are scored nowadays,” Santorelli said in the Santorelli, 27, grew up in the Burnaby Winter interview. Club minor hockey program before moving on to This past season he was claimed off waivers the BCHL with the Langley Hornets and Vernon by the Winnipeg Jets where he picked up just Vipers before spending three years at Northern one assist in 10 games before becoming an Michigan University. unrestricted free agent in the off-season. sports@burnabynewsleader.com He joined the Nashville Predators organization,

Crosato into lacrosse hall Former referee and long-time Burnaby resident Ron Crosato has been named along with 10 others and a team as the 2013 Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductees. Crosato began his officiating career in 1976 and went on to blow the whistle in 11 Mann Cups and eight Minto Cup series. He has handled more Western Lacrosse Association games—408 league, 146 playoff and 26 in the Mann Cup—than any other official. He has also served as the league’s referee-inchief and worked as an official for the National Lacrosse League for six seasons. In addition to his work on the lacrosse floor, Crosato teamed with principal Darrell Hall to coach the St. Thomas More Collegiate Grade 8 football team to nine consecutive provincial championships. He is also a member of the Burnaby and STM sports halls of fame. Two goaltenders with Burnaby ties also were named to the hall. Dallas Eliuk played junior for Burnaby Cablevision in the early 1980s as well as in the WLA for the Burnaby Lakers. Dwight Maetche also played for Cablevision in 1980 and 1981. Doug Deschner, who played minor lacrosse for Norburn will be inducted as a field lacrosse player. His accomplishments included helping Canada

win a silver at the world championships in Australia. The induction banquet will be held at the Firefighters Club in Burnaby on Nov. 9. More information is available at canadianlacrossehalloffame.org.

playoffs they are are also in a comfortable position five points ahead of Coquitlam (4-7-1) and New West (4-8-1). Rookie Tyler Digby, who grew up in the Salmonbellies organization and has his eye on a Canadian Football League career, scored twice and assisted on another while Chase Williams, Casey Jackson and Robert Church also had threepoint performances with a goal and two assists. Jackson Decker had two goals with Justin Salt and Mike Brascia having a goal and an assist each. Burnaby honoured former player and coach Russ Heard, who is now an assistant with the Salmonbellies, before the game.

Lakers subdue Salmonbellies

Francois sixth at B.C. junior golf

The Burnaby Lakers moved into a tie for third place in the WLA and at the same time improved their playoff chances considerably by defeating the visiting New Westminster Salmonbellies 10-7 at Bill Copeland Arena on Friday. The Lakers jumped out to a 4-0 lead and extended it to 7-1 before cruising to the victory which gave Burnaby a 7-6-0 record, the same as the Maple Ridge Burrards. They are four points back of the Victoria Shamrocks (9-4-0) and the Langley Thunder (8-3-2) with five games left on their schedule. With four teams making the

Susie Francois of Burnaby finished sixth as the B.C. junior girls golf championship wrapped up in Langley last Friday, shooting 13-over par (75-71-75-76-297). Jacklyn Duchen of Burnaby did not make the cut after the third round. At the boys championship in Revelstoke, Lucas Gatto of Burnaby finished at even par coming in eighth (71-71-73-73-288), two shots and one spot ahead of another Burnaby golfer Alan Tolusso (74-71-71-774-290). Francois’ brother Alex tied for 17th at six-over while Kevin Li tied for 37th at 14-over.

Long-time Western Lacrosse Association official Ron Crosato has been named an inductee into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

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Double Zero: The Point Between Future Past: Art by Jeremy Isao Speier and Junichiro Iwase, two artists of Japanese ancestry who present contrasting minimalist aesthetic approaches to their work. Their contemporary art provides fresh perspectives on social issues and popular culture. Admission by donation. When: Until Sept. 1, Tuesdays to Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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.

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Burnaby Equestrian Centre Open House: The Burnaby Horsemen’s Association hosts and open house for its facility on the east side of Burnaby Lake. The free family event features pony rides, barn tours, horse-themed crafts, free manure for your garden, information about its public lesson program and the facility. Bring cash for concession snacks and the craft sale and well-heeled boots for pony rides. When: Sunday, July 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Burnaby Equestrian Centre, 9080 Avalon Ave., Burnaby. Info: http://www. burnabyhorsemensassociation. com/ or burnabyhorsemens association@gmail.com.

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MAINTENANCE/LOADER OPERATOR NEEDED This is a fulltime, permanent position starting immediately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Minimum of 10 years maintenance experience required on a variety of production and mobile equipment. Experience in a post mill, or small to medium size sawmill preferred. Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum supervision and be part of the team. Please submit resumes by fax 250295-7912 or email elizabeth@pwppost.com NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE: Dairy, beef, sheep, hog & cropping opportunities for young adults (18-30). Apply now! AgriVenture arranges job & host, work permit, trainee wage, flights & insurance. Ph: 1-888-598-4415 www.agriventure.com

Pastry Baker 1 vacancy (NOC 6252) Temp, F/T 40 hr per week, Night shift (2AM to 10AM),$17.50 hourly, CPP, WCB, EI, ASAP. Three years of work experience as a Eastern European Pastry Baker required. Basic English, Serbian an asset. Prepare and bake mixed dough (according to recipes or special customer orders) for Eastern European pastry specialties such as: Hungarian buns (croissant, kifli, pogacsa), Hungarian multigrain organic bread, Serbian home made bread, Serbian pita (cheese, meat, potato, spinach), Serbian Flat Pita with cheese Gibanica, Salt Croissant – slane kiflice, Serbian Flat Bread – Lepinje, pogace, etc... Operate machinery. Email at: zoky_719@hotmail.com

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Auto Body Technician Required immediately for f/t permanent position. Prefer TQ’d but would consider 3rd year apprentice.

Medical & Dental Plan avail. ALLSTAR COLLISION Fax resume to 604-539-2829 or Call 604-539-2828

Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic

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.

BENEFIT PACKAGE! Please contact Mike e-mail: mike@megacranes.com or fax 604.599.5250

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604-218-3064 320

MOVING & STORAGE

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Excellent Rates. (604)780-4604

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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YORKIE PUPS, PB, one male, one female, $875. Ready to go in 4 weeks. Call (604)858-4900

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

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TREE SERVICES

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

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PETS

548

FURNITURE

PATIO/WICKER Furniture - WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE SALE, Sat & Sun (13 & 14 July) - 10am to 4pm, #12950-80 Ave, Surrey (Unit 5C), 778-918-8302, roopseesunrise@yahoo.com

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BURNABY

RE/MAX Lifestyles Realty 604-467-8881

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 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 ENGLISH BULLDOG P/B Pups. CKC reg’d. 3 Beautiful healthy 9/wk old females. 1st Shots, 2 Year Health Guarantee. Micro-chipped. $2800. Ph: 604-302-9417 (Mission). ENGLISH BULLIES 3 fem, 1male, Vet ✔, stable temp., 50 lbs. at most. $1500 (604)725-7191 after 5 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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HOMES WANTED

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639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES .

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ELECTRICAL

Hauling Anything.. But Dead Bodies!! 20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE We Load or You Load !

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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P/B blue males Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done. ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN $1000 604-308-5665 LAB Yellow X Golden Retriever pups. Family/ hobby farm raised. Vet ✓, shots, short hair, parents exc temper. $595. 604-835-0305. 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 STUDS available, PUG (rare silver) and Golden Retriever, OFA hip and eye cert. both great natured family dogs, personality plus, Mission, 604-820-4827

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RENTALS 706

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

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Please call 604-521-3448 for viewing.

VICTORIA CONDO FOR SALE Bright 3rd floor 1 bedroom 1.5 bath adult complex along the Gorge waterway. Unit offers patio with water view,in-suite laundry,fireplace,updated paint & new flooring,Tennis court, indoor pool,hot tub,sauna and well kept grounds. Low strata fee and city bus out front to UVIC, Camosum or down town. Excellent rental investment or live in. Great value at $204,900. call 250-615-7225 or 250-886-8397 for pictures and more info.

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CONCRETE & PLACING

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GARAGE SALES

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609

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810

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.

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6985 Walker Ave

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

Yorkshire Terrier, 11 wk old female Shots & dewormed. Vet checked Black & tan. $900. 604-828-2806

ABE MOVING - $35/Hr. Per Person *Reliable Careful Movers. *Rubbish Removal. *24 Hours. 604-999-6020

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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PETS

560

• Additions • Renovations • New Construction

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JUNK REMOVAL

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477

LASSIE DOODLES (poodle x collie) pups, born June 16, specially created perfect family dogs, intelligent, easy to train, good natured, gentle, good with animals/kids, low/no shed for hypoallergenic, will be med. sz about 45-50lbs 23-24in tall, will have shots & deworming, males & females, black & rare blue merle colors. Raised in the house w/kids. $850-$950 Mission, 604-820-4827

RENTALS

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PETS

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2008 VW RABBIT / GOLF 4 dr. H/B, auto, black, 130K, Many options. $7000 Firm. (604)538-4883

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HOMES FOR RENT

MAPLE RIDGE Central, 3/bdrms + den. $1300/mo. 5/appli, A/C, 2 full bthrms. Fnced b/yard & patio. Newly painted. N/S. July 15. Nr transit & schools. 604-789-8237.

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION PORT COQUITLAM bright furn’d room in lrg 3 bdr gr/lvl ste, full bath, nr amens, $450-$495 incl utils, cbl. Avail now NS/NP Ref 604-807-9612

750

SUITES, LOWER

BURNABY 2 bdrm g/l newly reno ste, nr skytrain, Metrotown, BCIT, bus.Ns/np. $950. 604-438-0786.

751

Very rare Chrome Yellow in showroom condition. Over 10.000.00 spent on performance, touring and chrome accessories. Must be seen one owner. Phone 778-245-2290 price $10,500.00

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

SUITES, UPPER

PORT COQ. SxS upper 3 bdrm, 2 bath, appls, s/deck, view, nr amens, recent renos. $1250. 604-941-4166

752

TOWNHOUSES

BURNABY

Spacious 2 & 3 Bdrm T/hses With accessible amenities, in safe family oriented communities of, North Burnaby on Burnaby Mountain below Simon Fraser University. Market rents from $1025 - $1220 for 2 - 3 bdrm units. Pet friendly with some restrictions. If your income is between $36,900 and $70,000 you could be qualified for market rent. If your income is lower than these ranges call BC Housing 604-433-2218

For further info call 604-451-6075 to view Metro Vancouver Housing Co-operation. 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

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME

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