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Coldspotters on the hunt for spirits
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andering through graveyards at night isn’t for everyone, but for Calvin Price and Amanda Haupty, it has become a passion. The two started the Coldspotters Vancouver Paranormal group on Meetup. com about a year ago, but their interest in ghosts started much earlier, they say. Haupty says she was “absolutely fascinated” by the paranormal at a young age, ON MY BEAT and she began experiencing it on a personal Janaya Fuller-Evans level when she was 16 and living in a group home in East Vancouver. “We had doors slamming, we had lights that would go on and off, we would have kitchen cupboards slamming open, condiments coming out of the fridge and just being splattered everywhere,” she says. “We had actually a lot of activity.” While the staff advised the residents not to talk about ghosts, Haupty says, there was one adult who believed – a former resident who visited the home. She asked for a tour of the place and at the end, she turned to Haupty and said, “He’s here to protect you – and you know who I’m talking about.” For Price, getting adults to believe him was not a problem – he grew up in a family that had frequent séances and used Ouija
Grave pursuits:
Calvin Price, left, and Amanda Haupty have searched many Lower Mainland spots for paranormal activity, including Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver. The Coldspotters group uses paranormal monitoring equipment such as recorders and meters. Janaya Fuller-Evans/ burnaby now
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Metrotown’s concrete jungle may get denser Stefania Seccia staff reporter
Metrotown’s growing concrete skyline may have a new addition if council gives it a final thumbs-up. A rezoning application being proposed by Chris Dikeakos Architects includes two 38-storey residential towers with a fourstorey commercial and residential podium on the 6200-block of Cassie Avenue and 6300-block of McKay Avenue.
“It is noted that this commercial comdistinct street and pedestrian lighting and ponent, while not identified in the plan, is an enhanced sidewalk treatment.” considered minor, desirable and supportThe site is near the Expo SkyTrain line able given the future direction articulated and civic square, according to the report. for Beresford Street as a public First reported @ An “enhanced” eastart walk/celebratory street,” west mews is proposed BurnabyNow.com through the site, which will the planning and building report states. “A key compoconnect Cassie to McKay nent of this development is the continuaAvenue to “improve neighbourhood contion of the urban design elements estabnectivity,” the report states. All parking is lished for Beresford Street, including art proposed to go underground, as well. installations, bench seating, rain gardens, Council approved staff to work with the
architect firm to prepare a plan that will get presented at a future public hearing. A more detailed report will also come before council, which will include how much the city could get from an amenity density bonus. When the rezoning application receives second reading, it will also amend the Metrotown Centre development plan to incorporate streetfront local commercial uses. sseccia@burnabynow.com