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Keynan Parker’s football career has come full circle,and in surprising ways. See Page A11
Annual bird count yields no surprises Mario Bartel
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Lyle Chase prepares to launch his “octocopter” that he calls “Hashtag” at the Burnaby Lake Hoods Up Flyers club on Saturday. Chase designed the eight-prop helicopter.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Begin began new life after election defeat
Begin began new life following defeat
In today’s paper, the NewsLeader catches up with a few familiar—and perhaps to some, unfamiliar—faces to find out “Where are they now?” The first is Gary Begin, who served 12 years on Burnaby city council, after 15 years on school board. Grant Granger
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Grey-weather weekends in November can be a downer, and one in 2008 was shaping up to be real depressing for Gary Begin.
The former city councillor lost in the civic election after serving 12 years on the job. Begin had also served 15 before that on school board, running with the Burnaby Voters Association and later, Team Burnaby. But on Nov. 15, 2008, Begin finished ninth in the municipal election as the Burnaby Citizens Association got its first of two sweeps of all eight council seats. “It was disappointing because I really felt I was able to make a contribution,” says Begin, 71.
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The election result rubbed salt in a wound opened earlier in the campaign when Shell told him he had to close the gas station he owned in Surrey because Guildford Mall wanted the land back. “All that was hanging around the election. It was not a nice time,” says Begin. He woke up Nov. 16 not only needing to collect lawn signs but also having to hand over the keys to his gas station. He’d lost his business and he’d
lost his spot on council. He was devastated. All of a sudden an extremely busy guy was faced with the prospect of nothing to do, not to mention a reduced cash flow. But that day the phone rang. On the other end was Burnaby North MLA Richard Lee offering more than just condolences for his election loss. Lee needed an assistant for his constituency office and asked Begin if he’d like the job. Please see BEGIN’S NEW CAREER, A3
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By bird standards, 2013 was a pretty unremarkable year. George Clulow, the president of the British Columbia Field Ornithologists, and the organizer of Burnaby’s annual Christmas bird count, said this year’s tally didn’t turn up any rare species or unexpected surprises. Three teams of birders surveyed the areas around Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake on Dec. 15 and counted 58 species, down slightly from the 10-year average of 59. “We managed to find most of our regular birds, the ones we’d expect to find,” said Clulow. That’s partly due to the milder weather that followed a cold snap earlier in the month, thawing parts of the lakes that had frozen over so waterfowl like ducks could return to their regular habitats. Clulow said recent counts have noted a steady increase in Anna’s hummingbirds settling in the Lower Mainland. Once native to California, the little non-migratory birds have expanded their territory north due to the increasing popularity of feeders, gardeners planting winter flowering plants and climate change. see BIRD COUNT, A4
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Five years ago Michel Laberge was a mad scientist with a dream of holding the power of the sun in his hands. Today he leads a team of 65 people, many of them top physicists and scientists from around the world, all pursuing the same seemingly impossible dream, to build the first prototype nuclear fusion reactor. If they’re successful, nuclear fusion could be the answer to the world’s energy problems, providing a perpetual source of cheap power with no greenhouse gases, and no radioactive waste that lasts for 10,000 years. They’ve all been attracted to the nondescript industrial complex near Lougheed Highway by the chance to profoundly change the world. And by the injection of $45 million in private
venture capital and another $10 million in government funding. General Fusion now occupies three units in the complex, and its signage has been upgraded from a yellow Post-It note stuck to the front door to an actual logo painted on the glass, but it’s otherwise hard to tell potentially world-changing work is going on behind the blue-and-grey concrete and steel facade. “We spend our money on technology and people,” said Michael Delage, VP of strategy and corporate development for General Fusion. “At this stage the most important thing is to be able to advance the technology.” And advancing it is. From a handful of scaleddown components scattered on the concrete floor, the team has progressed to two small working prototypes of plasma injectors and a fully functional piston
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compression system that consists of dozens of giant pistons jutting from a central core. Small is a relative term. The injectors are as big as a living room and the array of pistons tower over a visitor. A full-size prototype fusion reactor would
require a facility covering at least 100,000 square feet and many storeys tall, said Delage. The team has also earned the attention and respect of the scientific community. “Lots of people think I’m nuts,” said Laberge five years
ago. Now he’s jetting to fusion conferences, and presenting at the World Energy Congress. “The scientific credibility is critical,” said Delage. “We get a lot of attention.” That attention includes bigmoney investors like Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon; and Cenovus, a Canadian energy company. “There’s a huge potential return if you can be the first to deliver fusion energy to the world,” said Delage. Every day the physicists and scientists conduct computer simulations and test runs. Eventually, they’ll proceed with construction of a prototype to create fusion. “We have to know when we build the prototype, it will work,” said Delage, who hinted 2014 could be pivotal for General Fusion. “This is pushing into a lot of unknown territory.”
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The technologically challenged septuagenarianto-be reminded Lee he knew nothing about a computer. “Oh, you’ll love it,” said Lee. As he locked the gas station door for the last time, a new door opened. “It was just like that— boom!” recalls Begin with his trademark twinkle in his eye and a wide smile. Working with Lee allows Begin to continue to help people out, albeit in a much more under-the-radar manner. That was five years ago and he’s still loving it.
When Lee isn’t available to attend community events, Begin frequently fills in and that’s where his background comes in handy. “I was a community activist and I can share some of that with Richard and get out into the community for him,” he says. “This job, when people call me about city things I know exactly where to send them to.” As an elected official Begin made decisions. As an employee of a politician, he puts forward options for his boss to make the decisions. “I always
remember that.” And he’s improved his computer skills. “I’ve learned how to turn it on and do the entries, but don’t ask me to open a file,” says Begin with a ton of paper files piled around his desk. Begin continued to live in Burnaby in the Forglen area for two years after he lost the election but then he and his wife moved to Tsawwassen to be close to their son’s family. Although he’s no longer a resident, Begin is still a big part of the Burnaby community. He is chair of
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EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION (EFI) Locations: École Herbert Spencer (Grades K-5), École Qayqayt (Grades K-5) and École Lord Tweedsmuir (Grades K-7).
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Similarly, Clulow said he suspects milder winter weather is keeping finches like siskins, crossbills and evening grosbeaks from making the flight to the Lower Mainland from their northerly habitat. “They don’t always show up,” said Clulow, whose teams counted few finches compared to 700 last year. The data from Burnaby’s bird count will be added to a regional report that is then submitted to Bird Studies Canada as well as the National Audubon Society. It’s there that long-term trends and changes in bird populations become apparent, said Clulow. “It’s when habitat changes are taking place that you see big changes in bird counts,” said Clulow.
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Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination. Two years ago Burnaby furniture designer Celina Dalrymple had the crazy notion of building a special bejewelled green and black velvet chair for her musical muse, Lady Gaga. She set out to connect with the right people who might be able to help her present the chair to the flamboyant performer as a gift. Dalrymple still has the chair. But her quest has taken her creativity in new directions, including a collaboration with a renowned fashion designer to rock stars. From her drafting table in her south Burnaby studio, Fabulous Furnishings, Dalrymple designs and builds stylish and tasteful sofas, chairs, loungers for clients across Metro Vancouver. “The Vancouver population is pretty safe,” she says of their taste in furniture and fabric. But Dalrymple says she’s eager to explore new, funkier aspects of her work. That’s what building the Gaga chair, with its bold, colourful fabrics, gleaming baubles and towering fingers, was all about. But her two-year frustration at catching the attention of the right people who could help her get the chair to Lady Gaga filled her with self-doubt. Perhaps the chair was too eccentric? Or just not any good? Among the people Dalrymple contacted to aid her quest was London-based fashion designer Ray Brown, who’s created costumes for Lady Gaga, Bon Jovi, Cher, Stevie Nicks. Brown loved her chair, and invited her to visit his studio. In June Dalrymple boarded a flight to London. She spent 10 days hanging out in his studio,
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visiting other design houses, researching fabrics, and sewing techniques. “He’s quite a character, he’s a legend himself,” she says. “We work in the same way, we think the same way.” The experience boosted her confidence, filled her with creative ideas, and opened her eyes to the possibility of taking her work to a global market. “It made me proud, it made me believe in myself,” says Dalrymple, who’s currently working with Brown on creating rock-inspired furniture pieces for a series of boutiques he’s planning to open.
Dalrymple says she’s trying to temper her newfound creative impulses. After all, mid-century loungers in tasteful grey still pay the bills. “I’m a worker,” she says. “I just hunker down and live in the moment.” But she’s eager to build on what she’s learned, and the contacts she’s made from her Lady Gaga chair project. As for making another attempt at delivering the chair when Lady Gaga’s tour hits Vancouver in May, she’s noncommittal. “If something happens, it happens. I’ll just leave it up to the gods.”
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Resolving to succeed The turn of the calendar is a good time to assess the year just past, make plans for the year ahead. One way we try to make that process manageable is by making New Year’s resolutions. For many, it’s almost a rite. For some, it’s trite. At the very least, resolutions are good fodder for party conversations. A recent study by the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology found losing weight to be the top New Year’s resolution for 2014, followed by getting organized, spending less, enjoying life and staying fit. It’s almost become a cliché that gyms, weight rooms, running tracks and swimming pools report some of their busiest traffic in the first days and weeks of the new year as those who have set goals to become leaner, fitter, more active set out to make good. But by February, more than a third of those resolutions will fall by the wayside. Only 46 per cent of resolutions will be maintained beyond six months. And by the time we go through this exercise all over again for 2015, only eight per cent of those who made resolutions will have achieved them. Not the best odds for success. Setting goals gives us something to work toward. Achieving them gives us a sense of accomplishment and the encouragement to push on to new goals. They propel us forward. Goals also hold us accountable. They force us to own our failings and, hopefully, learn from them. It’s human nature, to want to know where we stand, to project where we might be headed. To help you get there, here’s some tips to help you achieve your New Year’s resolutions: 1. Make a plan 2. Write it down 3. Don’t try to do too much too soon 4. Don’t get discouraged 5. Reward yourself
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Thinking of one face among millions It’s difficult to mentally grasp two million of anything, let alone that many human beings. For most of us, it’s much easier to imagine two million dollars than that number of people. Add another layer to this numerical concept – human suffering – and it goes beyond comprehension, particularly when there is little local context, and the struggle is on the other side of the world. Actually, the number is far more than two million. That’s just the growing number of refugees who have fled across the borders of Syria and now live in Jordan, Lebanon and other neighbouring countries. There are millions more in increasingly desperate straits living in Syria. Clarity of comprehension improves if you’ve actually “been there, seen it,” but then the sense of the sheer immensity of the situation can become utterly overwhelming. It’s almost better not to witness any of it at all. However, that wouldn’t be right. After having spent a week
Andrew Holota visiting some of those refugees in Jordan and Lebanon last month, I try not to be overwhelmed by the millions of faceless people that I didn’t meet but I know are out there. Instead, I think mostly of one. Her name is Angeline. She lives in a UN-donated tent, on a stretch of rocky ground on the outskirts of Irbid, Jordan, with her five siblings and her parents. When I saw Angeline, shyly standing among the boulders, I thought of my own daughter, Anna, back in Abbotsford. Their ages aren’t far apart. They’d recognize each other’s hopes and dreams. But the similarities are painfully few. For my daughter there is no civil war.
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No guns and shooting. No bombing or shelling. No hunger. No fear. No severe limit on choices, or at least any that seem worth making. No sense of not belonging, living in a foreign country, with no idea of when it might be possible to return home – and what remains when you do. It’s easier to understand Angeline’s situation, because there is far more to not understand about Syria than there is to fully comprehend – the politics, the sectarian hatred and violence, the scarce hope for eventual peace. Syria is submerged in hows and whys, in a miserable sea of millions of people torn from their homes and normal lives, some barely hanging on to existence, with so many whose frail grip on life will fail. I try not to think of Angeline too much because, as one aid worker told me when I asked him why he did what he does: “It hurts inside when I think about them.”
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Above, the 2014 GMC Acadia Denali. Below, all three rows of leather seats feature French stitching and a choice of colours—ebony or cocoa dune.
2014 GMC Acadia Denali: Full-size luxury It also came in handy The 2014 GMC Acadia for when they tried Denali is truly a full-size to include me in the crossover vehicle. conversation; with a That’s right, an eight-passimple push of the senger crossover that is big volume button I could enough to haul eight adults yell back “Sorry, I and still have room to store can’t hear you.” your gear. At first, I was All three rows receive Saturday is my usual run the same level of luxaround day; picking up a little sceptical ury. French stitching things, dropping off people, about this vehicle on all of the leather some of whom I don’t know but . . . after the seats with a choice of but someone in my family colors, ebony or cocoa has volunteered me to drive first few kilometres, dune. The second row them anyway. You know the I found it to be a seats are a SmartSlide kind of day, the one that flat-folding 60/40 split finds me buying things that very comfortable bench while the third we don’t need but can’t live and a fun to drive row is a 60/40 split without, returning things vehicle. bench that folds flat that apparently we can Ian Harwood as well. The third row live without, and providing is surprisingly comhourly updates to my wife fortable and enough on what I have accomleg room for adults. plished thus far. Hectic and stressful. The steering wheel is leather wrapped Well, this particular Saturday I had with mahogany wood grain trim. It also the Acadia Denali and with a few features a tilt and telescopic steering hours driving this vehicle I was actucolumn. The centre of the dash is the ally relaxed. Luxurious seating and location for the colour touch Radio/ a premium Bose stereo system with Navigation screen with IntelliLink. A steering wheel controls that drowned 165 mm (6.5”) colour touch screen out all the chatter from the back seats.
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Fuel economy: 16.2/10.4 L/100km (City/ highway) Warranty: 4 year/ 80,000 km Price as tested: $125,575
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After seeing many old Range Rovers around navigating the back roads and how bulky and cumbersome they look as they spin out rocks attempting a hill climb or how the passengers seem to be bouncing around uncontrollably on what appears to be a very basic interior, I found myself thinking there must be some kind of special group of people that are attracted to this vehicle. Fast forward to today’s version of the Range Rover and you will find an outstanding front end that is easily recognized with the signature grille and projector style headlights. The trendsetting side vents on the front fenders are found on other vehicles
The 2014 Range Rover sport is top-shelf quality through and through. and copied by the aftermarket. The large rear glass panels that extend up into the roof line making the overall appearance very clean looking and unique. The engine is a 510 horsepower, supercharged 5.0 litre V8 that puts out 461 lb-ft of torque @2500 RPM with a six-speed automatic transmission. This transmission features Command Shift that actively responds to your driving habits and road con-
ditions by reconfiguring the shift patterns for optimum driveability in all situations and is mated with a two-speed electronically controlled transfer case. Four wheel electronic traction control, hill descent control, and four-corner air suspension with terrain response not only makes this vehicle maneuver well on the road but can take you on some of the roughest back roads British Columbia has to offer. The
terrain response system gives the Range Rover outstanding offroad capabilities, it adapts the response of the vehicles engine, transmission, centre coupling and chassis system to the terrain you’re driving on. It also maintains driver comfort as well as maximizing traction. Terrain response works continuously, but the driver can change the setting depending on the terrain conditions, for example: mud and
ruts, snow, or sand. Hill descent control automatically controls and restricts the speed downhill, using an anti-lock brake system, and improves driver control on slippery descents. My first impression after climbing into the cab was of disbelief. I did not expect that level of comfort. The sight lines are amazing and the blind spot was almost non-existent. The rear seats had plenty of room for adults and the
cargo area was adequate. The heated leather wrapped steering wheel featured all the controls one needed to operate the equipment without distraction. The front and rear seats are heated. Power tilt/slide front sunroof and a large glass roof over the rear seats allow plenty of natural light in. It is top shelf quality through and through. Range Rover has a long history of making safe vehicles, and the Sport model is no exception. Driver and passenger front airbags are designed to provide head and chest protection, and the front seat side airbags protect against side impacts. There is also a full length curtain airbag to help reduce potential of head injury and roll over ejection for front and rear passengers. Inflatable knee bolster helps protect the driver against leg injury from the steering column. Ian.harwood@ drivewaybc.ca
Dodge RAM 2500/3500 Heavy Duty 2010-2012 A subtle change to the revamped legal once again in both the U.S. and Canada. This engine offers 2010 Dodge RAM Heavy Duty phenomenal pulling power in (HD) pickup was the almost addition to fuel-economy and a complete absence of the Dodge longer driving range benefits. nameplate. The 2010 RAM HD also joined There was a time when Dodge GM and Ford was embossed in in offering an huge letters across integrated trailer the tailgate and it hitch and a trailer would soon disapbrake controller. pear completely, A nice added as “RAM” became feature is that dominant. the brake action The Crew Cab body The Cummings appears on the was new a addition instrument panel to the HD truck line is a truck diesel that as a bar graph. of RAM, which was makes customary makes it also offered in Regdiesel engine noses, This easier for a driver ular Cab and Mega to monitor and Cab body styles and so it’s far from quiet, adjust controller in five trim levels; especially when you settings. ST, SXT, SLT, TRX and start it up cold. The 2010’s towLaRAMie. The cab ing and haulchoices could also Bob McHugh ing capability be matched to 1.9 numbers are also up and rated m (6-ft, 4-inch) or 2.4 m (8 ft) to pull up to 7,983 kg (17,600 lb) cargo boxes with three matching wheelbases plus a huge selection and carry 2,336 kg (5,150 lb) of payload, depending on how it’s of stand-alone options. equipped. Another important 2010 change The front axle load carrying abilwas the re-introduction of the ity of 4WD models had also been renowned Cummings Diesel increased to 2,495 kg (5,500 lb), engine option. The addition of particulate scrub- which meant you could attach an even bigger snowplow. bing emission equipment had The standard engine is a 5.7-litre made the big in-line turbo diesel
larger front axle U-joints. Changes for 2011 were minimal, but did include a tire pressure monitoring system and the LaRAMie trim got standard trailer brake control. In 2012, the HD got a six-speed automatic transmission and a RAMBox storage system was expanded to the 6-foot-4 bed. The base engine’s towing capability was also increased by 2,000 lbs, thanks to a new 4.10 ratio rear end. Big, brash and brawny, the revamped heavy-duty (Dodge) RAM 2500/3500 was reunited with a cleaner, yet more powerful, Cummings Diesel … a match made in truck heaven.
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est gear and a tow/haul mode. The Cummings is a truck diesel that makes customary diesel engine noses, so it’s far from quiet, especially when you start it up cold. The clatter isn’t so bad when you’re inside the cab, with the windows up, but your neighbours may not appreciate the early morning din. And when you get up to cruising
speed on the highway, it’s barely noticeable. Other new features available on RAM HD include an electric shift-on-the-fly 4×4 transfer case, a back-up camera that makes trailer hook-ups easier and a monitor that provides a variety of vehicle information. The cab rides on a new C-pillar positioned hydraulic body mounts and there were suspension upgrades plus
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A Burnaby Bulldogs forward is caught in heavy traffic as he battles for position in front of Alaska Arctic Lions goaltender Austin Ryman in the second period of their game at the 51st annual Bantam AAA International Hockey tournament, Saturday at Burnaby Lake Arena. The Bulldogs defeated the Lions 6-0 and also won their other two round-robin games defeating the Ridge Meadows Rustlers 3-2 and Squamish Eagles 7-1. In first round of the playoffs, they were defeated 9-0 by the Burnaby Winter Club Bruins before beating the Eagles again 6-3 to earn another quarter-final matchup with the Bruins where the Winter Club prevailed 8-0. That put the Bruins into a semifinal matchup against Arizona. BWC also won its round-robin division by blanking the Arizona Bobcats 4-0 the San Diego Gulls 6-0 and the Alaska Junior Aces 5-0.
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also has the highest career rebounding average in conference history with 12.52 per game. VERNON–Every level of women’s basketball Those are the kinds of results that get an Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe has played at, success athlete noticed, and Raincock-Ekunwe soon has flowed like a sweet three-point arc. earned an invite to audition for Team Canada at Whether it was earning provincial MVP at B.C. a camp in Hamilton. senior AA girls championships with the Kalamalka She spent last summer travelling with the Lakers, or racking up all kinds of college national team to France, Czech Republic, records on Burnaby Mountain with the Serbia, China and Brazil. She was on the Simon Fraser University Clan, she has not practice roster because the national coaches only excelled, she has been a game changer. feel she is undersized to play her customary Raincock-Ekunwe, 21, has taken her post position, and are instead asking her to act to the professional level with the brush up on her perimeter skills. Esperance Sportive Pully of Switzerland’s “Its been a huge challenge to develop RAINCOCK Ligue Nationale de Basketball A a three-point shot and improve on my (LNA). The 6-foot-2 forward is playing with the ball-handling skills,” said Raincock-Ekunwe. “My Lausanne-based club on a one-year deal. perimeter skills have improved but they are still Success probably came a little easier for nowhere close to where they need to be.” Raincock-Ekunwe in high school, and she has had There’s plenty of incentive with the 2016 to work to stay ahead of the curve. She has also had Olympics in Brazil looming on the horizon. to develop a mean streak, something that is far from “I have a lot of work to do improving my natural for the soft-spoken Raincock-Ekunwe. game if that is to be a possibility,” she said. “The “It takes a lot of commitment to the game to women are more experienced, smarter, skilled and achieve success at higher levels,” she said. “In the athletic. past two years, my competitiveness and aggression “Playing basketball in Switzerland will help in games has really improved. I’ve come a long way me to continue adapting to the faster pace of since high school and my first year of university.” international basketball.” Raincock-Ekunwe ended a four-year career at Raincock-Ekunwe expects to handle more of SFU as an NCAA II All-American after finishing an offensive role with Esperance Sportive, who the season first in field goal percentage (65.3), lost in the quarterfinals of both the LNA playoffs fourth in rebounding (12.4 per game) and third in and the Swiss Cup last season. double-doubles (22). The team carries sponsorship from an Italian After just three seasons in the Great Northwest restaurant, so players eat for free, which helps Athletic Conference (SFU played in the Canada augment a modest salary. West Conference her freshman year), she holds the “For an athlete, its amazing to get paid any conference record of 63 career double-doubles, as amount of money to play the game you love,” she well as the single-game record of 24 rebounds. She beamed.
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Since his days as a star running back for the St. Thomas More Knights, Keynan Parker has taken a long journey via Corvallis Ore., that has brought him back home to play in the Canadian Football League for the B.C. Lions, the same team as the one his father James (Quick) Parker played the largest part of his CFL Hall of Fame career for. Below: Parker carries the ball during the 2007 provincial high school final against the Holy Cross Crusaders, a game in which Parker injured his shoulder. An injury to the same shoulder suffered while he was playing for the Oregon State Beavers wreaked havoc on his collegiate career. mario bartel newsleader
Parker takes bumpy ride back home Former STM star comes full circle to play for B.C. Lions after roller coaster collegiate career Grant Granger
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Six years ago Keynan Parker was exhilarated by the journey he was about to embark upon. However, the road he took had unexpected twists, turns, bumps and detours, and oddly enough, brought him back home. As 2008 began, Parker was coming off a fantastic senior season as the star running back and defensive back of Burnaby’s St. Thomas More Knights. Not only were Canadian university football programs salivating at the prospect of the son of former B.C. Lions Hall of Fame defensive end James (Quick) Parker joining ready yet” and limited his playing time. That’s when his their squads but so were several south of the border. dream got a reality check. “It’s been kind of up and down,” admits Parker of his “After that I felt like I got written off,” says Parker. journey since then. Although he’d learned a lot in his four years at a Although he’d been invited to visit other NCAA Division I program, Parker decided to return home to play Division I universities, Parker jumped at the opportunity Div. II for the Simon Fraser University Clan. to join the Oregon State University Beavers after a visit to “The last year [of university eligibility], I just wanted to the Corvallis campus. play. It’s not even about big school or anything like that. Parker headed to Oregon State with dreams of playing That’s when I decided to come home,” says Parker. “It before huge crowds. Even though he redshirted his first was kind of like I need to do something now. If I’m only season there, which preserved a year of eligibility, he felt playing special teams [at OSU] is that really enough? If I he had learned a lot about the university game. want to do something I need to go somewhere.” When the 2009 season rolled around, Parker was excited His biggest regret about his NCAA experience was not to finally begin his visiting other university campuses where collegiate career. But the programs were interested in him prior the day before the to deciding on Oregon State. Although big Beavers left for their schools like the University of California Keynan Parker, b.C. lions season opener against [Getting cut] was one of the best things and University of North Carolina had that happened to me because it gave me the University of come calling, he’d gone to Corvallis and an appreciation for how it can be taken Nevada-Las Vegas, loved the campus. Being close to home away from you in a second at this level. he dislocated his helped, too. It was a very humbling experience. shoulder. It was the “I liked it so much I didn’t want to waver. same shoulder he’d I look back now and I should have seen injured in the 2007 provincial championship game when what was out there,” he says wistfully. the Knights lost to the Holy Cross Crusaders from Surrey. While he contemplated going to SFU, the Montreal The shoulder was still wonky when the team began Alouettes drafted him in the sixth round, 42nd overall practising again in the spring of 2010 so in the fall of the 2012 CFL draft. The news caught him by surprise when the season started it hadn’t been battle tested. The because his father was never connected to the team and defensive coaches said to him “we don’t know if you’re they were so far away from where he’d been playing.
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“I really didn’t know what to think. I was curious of how Montreal even knew about me. I was excited I’d at least have an opportunity to try out somewhere,” says Parker. He had a rough go of it for awhile in the Als’ training camp back in June because he’d never played Canadian rules. Although Parker thought he had a good camp the Als sent him home. “It was one of the best things that happened to me because it gave me an appreciation for how it can be taken away from you in a second at this level,” says Parker. “It was a very humbling experience.” Two days after he was sent packing, B.C. Lions player personnel coordinator Neil McEvoy invited him to join the Lions. The next day he was practising at the club’s facility in Surrey and was playing in his first CFL game in Calgary that weekend. “That whole week was a roller coaster of emotions for me,” recalls Parker. “Sunday was one of the worst days of my life and then a week later I’m playing. It was crazy.” When he walked into the Lions offices he was confronted by a larger-than-life poster of his father who had a larger-than-life personality with his prodigious quarterback sacks total and retired a year after Parker was born. Of course, Parker was ribbed about his dad, especially by veteran defensive backs Korey Banks, Dante Marsh and Ryan Phillips. Every time he does something wrong someone will say, “what’s your daddy think about that?” The teasing seems to be never ending. “I don’t expect it to stop as long as Banks is around,” says Parker with a smile. Quietly, Parker ended up playing 16 regular season games for the Lions, most of them as a special teams player although he did get to play defensive back in seven games. Parker is spending the off-season trying to put some muscle on his slender frame so he can hold up to the rigours of the CFL grind. His goal is to become a starting defensive back. “Now that I’m here it’s so crazy how this has worked out, playing the sport I love in the city I love. I feel truly blessed and grateful to be in this situation.” Parker feels he’s pointed in the right direction now and, while there may be more detours, he intends to enjoy the ride.
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PERSONAL SERVICES 182
HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 288
INTERIORS: Baths (reno’s/ repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. VERSATILE! EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Quality work * Prompt Service * Fair prices For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
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www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley
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MOON CONSTRUCTION BUILDING SERVICES
Must speak Hindi /Punjabi & English Good Wages Apply in person to: Made in India Unit 104 - 8312 - 128 St. Surrey or call 604-323-3636
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APPLIANCE FOR SALE Beaumark dishwasher built in (white) $30. Good working order. We are remodeling and changing colour. North Delta 604-591-9740
560 FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!
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*Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces * Restaurant Equipment All FREE pickup!
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Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
REAL ESTATE
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WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422
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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
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mikes hauling 604-516-9237
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APPLIANCES
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LABRADINGER (Lab/Springer X) pups, ready to go now, $500/each. Call or text (604)845-3972
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• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560
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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
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• Steel Fabricator (afternoon) • Saw Operator • Estimator • Drafter & more. Global ORIGINAL Waterpark & Attractions Company is HIRING! www.WhiteWaterWest.com/ careers.html
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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
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
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TRANSPORTATION
Brad’s Bin Service 604.220.5865
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
Journeyman Call 604-345-0899
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
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PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1097/mo - $1199/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
3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour
Certified, Insured & Bonded
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MOVING & STORAGE
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Running this ad for 8yrs
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
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10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. CA. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters.
100% Heating & Plumbing 24/7
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Call Robert 604-941-1618 OR 604-844-4222
RETAIL
Women’s Apparel Sales Associate required, to work for a mobile clothing service Requirements are: 1) 2 - 3 week days, approx. 5 hours/day 2) selling women’s apparel, must have retail sales experience. 3) enjoy working with seniors 4) immediate start 5) starting pay is $12.00/hour email resume to CoCosclothestoyou@shaw.ca, or fax 604-528-8084
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
If I can’t do it It can’t be done
3 Food Counter Attendants req’d. Sal:$10.50/hr. F/T, Pmt. Duties: Take customers’ orders. Prepare, heat and finish simple food items. Serve customers at counters. Peel, slice and trim foodstuff. Portion and wrap foods. Package take-out food & receive payment from customers. Clean restaurant and work area. Lang: English. Contact Surinder from OPA Souvlaki in Burnaby, BC at: opa_resto_burnaby@yahoo.ca
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.
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Difficulty Making Payments? No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing? We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663
COMPLETE Roofing Ltd. Repairs & gutters, all roofs. WCB, BBB, Reas guaranteed. Sr Disc. 604-725-0106
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2007 MERCEDES. A luxury car like no other. This fully loaded Mercedes S550 4-Matic S class. Premium and comfort package includes - navigation, voice command, heated and cooled seats, power rear shades and blinds, premium sound system, panoramic roofs both front and rear. Absolutely has it all. Very clean inside and out. No accidents. 150,000 km. Asking $29,500 OBO. Contact me via email for further information at:
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Zone Checker The Burnaby NewsLeader is looking for energetic and customer friendly individuals for its Circulation Department. The right candidate must have excellent communication and organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to work with minimum supervision, and basic knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook Express. Duties include supervising 100+ youth carriers, recruiting and hiring new carriers, surveying old and new delivery areas, monitoring carrier performance, and following up on householder delivery concerns. A reliable vehicle is a must.
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CLEAN SPACIOUS SUITES Fully Renod 1 & 2 Bd Suites Centrally Located, 5 min walk to Metrotown Mall. On-site caretaker. Extra lg patios.
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A vulnerable sector criminal record check is also mandatory. This permanent part-time position is available immediately. Please forward your resumé to: Circulation Manager Burnaby New Westminster NewsLeader 7438 Fraser Park Drive Burnaby, BC V5J 5B9 circmanager@burnabynewsleader.com No phone calls please. All emailed submissions will receive a reply for confirmation of receipt; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted further.
Call 604.436.2472 or email circulation@burnabynewsleader.com for more info!
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WALKER MANOR 6985 Walker Ave Bright large 1br for rent fully reno, available immediately very clean quite building.
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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
POCO. Shaughnessy. Beautifully renovated 2200sqft 3 bdrm up; large 1 bdrm in-law suite down. Large fenced yard, sundeck, steps away from trails/schools. $1,975. 604-834-3106.
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