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Making mochi Volunteers at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre pound glutinous rice into a paste – part of the process for making mochi, traditional Japanese rice cakes – at the centre’s annual year-end celebration, Mochitsuki Day, held last Sunday.

Many of those attending the event got in on the fun and took a turn pounding the rice.

The free event included lunch, tastings, and mochi and manju (a traditional Japanese dessert) sales.

For a photo gallery of Mochitsuki Day, go to www. burnabynow.com.

– Janaya Fuller-Evans

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‘Modest changes’ in 2014 property assessments Janaya Fuller-Evans

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There were some small fluctuations but no major shifts in this year’s property assessment roll, released by B.C. Assessment on Thursday.

The assessments for Burnaby properties show some slight changes but nothing like past years.

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value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Zina Weston, deputy assessor, said in a press release. “Most single family homeowners will see modest changes in the -10 per cent to +5 per cent range.

Most strata residential properties have also changed in the range of -10 per cent to +5 per cent.”

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receive their assessment notices in the next few days, according to the release.

Overall, residential property taxes in Burnaby increased by 1.05 per cent from last year, going from $66.682 billion to $67.390 billion, the release stated.

In 2013, the total assessment of residential property values in Burnaby increased by 4.95 per cent, and in 2012, by 9.68 per cent.

The biggest change in local residential market trends for Burnaby was for a single

family dwelling in the Buckingham area, built in the 1970s. The property value decreased by $61,000, from $1,819,000 in 2013 to $1,758,000 in 2014.

While multi-family, commercial and industrial properties in the region will likely see small shifts, newer developments and businesses in parts of Burnaby will see higher increases, according to the release.

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Two Burnaby groups have partnered to create a theatre program for people with disabilities.

Artspace and the Down Syndrome Research Foundation are putting on an eight-week theatre course called The Hero In You, which gives participants the opportunity to express their inner heroes and find themselves through theatrical activities.

“Teaching young people is always so inspiring. I strive to create a safe environment for youth to create and find their own unique voices and to let their imaginations soar,” said Lindsay Drummond, a Vancouver-based actor instructing the course.

Drummond has worked with emerging artists with or without developmental, physical or mental health issues. The Hero In You gives participants who have Down syndrome or other developmental disabilities the opportunity to express themselves

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Theatrical fun Lindsay Drummond, a Vancouver-based actor, is facilitating a theatre workshop that helps people with disabilities express themselves.

through different characters and improvisation.

“It’s different for young adults, there aren’t always opportunities like this in the community.

Whenever we do theatre during the summer, we really see young

adults come alive because they can really express themselves.

Our adults have a lot to say but they are often not heard,” said Pat Hanbury, the foundation’s director of programs and services.

The course will be held at the

Artspace centre at 4588 Hastings St. from Jan. 22 to March 12.

The course is open to people 18 or older. Register by visiting http://tinyurl.com/ ArtspaceRegistration or call 778989-9051.

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$4.1mil added for increased staff costs Stefania Seccia staff reporter

When Burnaby set its sights on a 2.47 per cent residential property tax increase for next year, it was due to a $1.9 million spike in the budget, including a new collective agreement for city staffers.

According to the 2014 provisional financial plan, the city negotiated collective agreements covering about 3,800 people represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 23, which extends to Dec. 31, 2015.

“Going into 2014, we are looked at CUPE (and exempt supervisor/management) wages going up by 1.75 per cent over the year before,” said Bob Moncur, city manager, in an email to the NOW. “There is no contract in place with the IAFF 323 (Burnaby firefighters), although we would hope to conclude one in 2014. We have to make some provision for what we think the increase might be, including retroactivity, … but we cannot say

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precisely what provision has been made since that might bias the bargaining process.”

The agreement provides a wage increase of 1.75 per cent in 2014 and two per cent in 2015, according to the report.

The provisional contracts with city staff, fire services and increases in police services represent about $4.1 million in cost increases to the 2014 budget.

The Burnaby Firefighters Union Local 323 wage agreement, however, is still outstanding for 2012 to 2014, according to the report.

The 2014 plan also includes a $500,000 annualization of costs for three new community facilities that opened this year, including the Still Creek integrated solid waste and recycling Eco-Centre, the Bonsor 55 plus Centre and the Edmonds Community Centre.

“During 2013, several operational changes occurred with staff retirements and internal departmental restructuring designed to improve efficiencies and provide better service in 2014,” the report states.

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In 2012, a four-year collective agreement with city staff was signed, with a 6.7 per cent increase, according to Moncur. The increase was broken down over four years – 1.25 per cent for the first year, 1.75 per cent each for the second and third years, and two per cent for the fourth year. The agreement was retroactive from Jan. 1 2012 to Jan. 31 2015.

“I think both sides were relatively satisfied with the tone of the process and the result, and at least it was done before the end of the first year for which a new contract was needed,” Moncur told the NOW. The 2012 agreement included one word change, which altered the scope of the contract. It removed the word sexual from “sexual harassment in the workplace shall not be tolerated,” to, “harassment in the workplace shall not be tolerated,” Moncur said.

Local 23 president Rick Kotar did not respond to the Burnaby NOW’s request for comment by press deadline.

To see the full 2014 provisional plan, visit www.burnaby.ca.

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A barn owl recovers at the Wildlife Rescue Association’s care centre at Burnaby Lake.

The association is asking the public for donations of used Christmas trees to help make the recovery pens more hospitable to wildlife and birds.

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Make some owl happy life. Call the association at Turn your old Curbside pickup 604-526-2747 for more info.

Local residents can leave Christmas tree into their trees on the curb for Eco-Centre a bird boudoir pickup, as well. The pick-

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Don’t throw your Christmas tree in the chipper just yet. The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. is looking for donations of used Christmas trees to help injured and orphaned animals.

The non-profit group has headquarters at Burnaby Lake, and the association uses the trees for birds that need a place to perch while in their recovery pens.

Trees can be dropped off at 5216 Glencarin Dr. Make sure that all decorations, especially tinsel, are removed, as they can be choking hazards for wild-

If you prefer to recycle your tree, just swing by Burnaby’s Eco-Centre and drop off your used conifer free of charge. The service is for Burnaby residents only, so you’ll need to prove your address. Make sure to remove all ornaments, including tinsel and lights, and trees more than five feet tall must be cut in half. Artificial trees are not accepted, nor are real trees sprayed with fake snow.

The trees are thrown in with the rest of the yard trimmings the city collects, and everything is composted with a Delta company called EcoSmart. Burnaby then buys back the composted soil to use throughout the city.

up dates depend on which side of Highway 1 you live on. Residents north of Highway 1 must have their tree outside this Monday.

Anyone living on the south side of the highway needs to have the tree outside by Monday, Jan. 13. Multifamily residences were scheduled for pick-up yesterday (Jan. 2) and today.

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Here’s to a kinder, gentler planet in 2014

other – in the 365¼-day path that we Most of the world now marks the take around Sol over and over again. beginning of each new year as the first And although some may argue that a day of January. Although, like all of the lunar-based new year (like the Chinese other dates still held as new starts by New Year or the Vietnamese Tet, for a number of cultures, it’s really quite instance, which shift between arbitrary from a cosmological Jan. 20 and Feb. 20 each year) point of view.

Burnaby NOW is at least set on a specified Looking at our planet from juxtaposition of earth, sun, outside the solar system will and moon, that specification is still an reveal nothing particularly special entirely arbitrary human invention. about the earth’s position in relation Arbitrary or not, it’s the concept of to the sun at midnight between Dec. 31 a “new beginning” that undoubtedly and Jan. 1. It’s just one point – like any

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gives rise to the joyful celebrations at the close of the old year, and to the resolutions for better habits that are attractive to so many.

We’re part of the crowd that hopes that all that was good in 2013 remains, and that 2014 sees humanity move toward a kinder, gentler planet. One that recognizes exactly how precious our planet is and realizes that every person who calls earth home has a responsibility to try and protect it. It is, as the cliché says, the only planet

we have. And, of course, since we’re all in this together, we also hope folks try and remember that we all have much more in common than what differentiates us. From religion to political boundaries – it’s all small stuff in the bigger picture.

Whether you made ambitious resolutions for 2014 or are simply glad the old year is over and you have survived to see a new one begin – we raise our editorial glasses full of bubbly and wish everyone a safe and healthy 2014.

Election results big story of 2013 IN MY OPINION

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here’s not much point at looking back at the big political stories of the past year. The stunning result of the May provincial election pretty well dwarfs everything else.

The election result almost redefined B.C. politics, or at least many of its conventions The future of the NDP (long the alternative to the free enterprise coalition party) is now very uncertain, political polling (the mainstay of political strategy and media coverage) may no longer be reliable, older voters appear to hold a disproportionately high level of political power because they actually cast ballots, and a lot of issues and controversies the media and political opposition make hay over don’t seem to count with many voters.

So instead of dwelling on the past, let’s look ahead at what are expected to be some key issues and decisions in the coming year: 1. To build or not to build: mega projects are everywhere!

The federal government will announce sometime this spring

whether the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline will get the green light to proceed. Although the project has been met with overwhelming opposition from First Nations and much of the general public, it is commonly thought the Harper government strongly backs the idea of building a pipeline through remote northern wilderness to hook up with oil tankers along a pristine coastline that has never seen a tanker.

In the coming year, focus will also shift towards the other big pipeline proposal: Kinder Morgan’s plan to twin its existing pipeline. The bigger issue here is the five-fold increase in tanker traffic that will result from the new pipeline, but Kinder Morgan has done a better job of “selling” its project than Enbridge did when it comes to garnering public support for it.

Nevertheless, look for a lot of public protests and demonstrations targeted at Kinder Morgan over the next year.

Another proposed mega project will also get a lot of attention this year: the Site C dam on the Peace River. Public hearings will last until January, and eventually the provincial government will formally announce what everyone already knows: it supports the project, and so construction will begin.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Pipeline not city’s only problem Dear Editor:

It seems that our venerable mayor’s only ambition for the forthcoming year is to stop the twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline and its transit through Burnaby. Since it is more than likely that it is a fait accompli, I wonder whether he will forego the tax base it will provide our great community.

The taxes the pipeline will bring to us might be used to reduce homeowner taxes, unlikely, and/or go toward improving the lot of the poor, the Burnaby Hospital and other such worthy endeavours.

While he does not like pipelines, none of us do but progress is progress, our mayor does not seem to mind the “uglification “ of Burnaby allowing the

sprouting of endless, tasteless, high-rise apartment blocks – glass cages as I prefer to call them.

Bill Gruenthal, Burnaby

Pipeline risks too great for city Dear Editor:

Re: City to apply for intervenor status in Kinder Morgan expansion, Burnaby NOW, Dec. 27.

As a North Burnaby resident for 56 years, I am astonished that Kinder Morgan would believe that N.B. residents would welcome increased pipeline capacity, significantly increased tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet, and a twofold increase from 13 to 26 storage tanks on Burnaby Mountain.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Pipeline risks far too high continued from page 6

In the long run, there will be finite benefits for those employed building the pipeline and storage tanks. Maintenance of facilities and distribution of oil would require some permanent employees as yet unspecified, and Kinder Morgan will increase its income and would pay an increase in taxes, an amount as yet unknown.

However, the benefits to personnel, the company, the City of Burnaby and the province, will fail to compensate for the tragedies inherent in the production of oil. The oil sands lands will be desecrated forever, and worst of all, the storage of waste products in the production of oil is said to cover 172 square kilometres and there is presently no known method as yet developed to eliminate this ungodly waste. And, that a tanker might leak spill oil in B.C.’s waters is unthinkable.

The waste materials promise to expand with great speed for the readily accessible oil from traditional wells is slowing down, and companies are increasingly extracting oil from shale, a process which has the extraordinary power to desecrate the land and water for generations, and, of course, contribute to global warming.

For me, I feel that to continue to destroy immense parcels of lands in our country, especially in B.C. and Alberta, for the sake of shipping oil across the seas is an act which in years will be considered the height of folly for the benefit of a few extra tax dollars for B.C. Future generations of our families will pay for the consequences if we do not put a stop to more oil extraction and processing. We can and should learn to live with what oil is being

sent here.

Zonia Hodge, Burnaby

Burnaby students help out Dear Editor:

“Is it my job to feed my neighbour’s child? I don’t think so.”

That was the gist of the recent headlinegrabbing response by Federal Industry Minister James Moore to B.C.’s record on child poverty. His comments claiming that child poverty was a provincial matter – not a federal one – triggered a backlash and he apologized.

Juxtapose the minister’s jurisdictional argument against helping the one in seven Canadian children estimated to be living in poverty with the actions of students in the Burnaby School District.

In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, students throughout the district thought globally and acted locally, banding together in a grassroots show of support to raise $44,066.69 for the people of the Philippines. The student-driven campaign was an example of shared leadership and social responsibility at its finest.

And although Canadian compassion has always been too big to be confined by our borders, as the old adage goes, charity does indeed begin at home.

Whether it’s students collecting donations for local food banks, firefighters delivering snacks to local schools, teachers sharing lunches with kids in their charge, or parent advisory councils preparing Christmas hampers for families in need, neighbourhood efforts leave little doubt as to whose “job” it is to care for the young, hungry and vulnerable in our own backyard: everyone’s.

Harman Pandher, Burnaby school district trustee

Site C: Protests in coming year continued from page 6

anti-Site C dam protests in the coming year, but I suspect they will have little impact on the decision to green light the project.

Other big projects to take significant strides forward this coming year include a number of mines and expansion of port facilities in Metro Vancouver. The B.C. Liberals will support all of them, while the NDP will tie itself in knots as it tries to accommodate both the environmental movement and the private sector unions.

Speaking of the NDP:

2. Doesn’t anyone want this job?

NDP leader Adrian Dix announced back in September he would step down to make way for a new leader, and so far the only thing notable about a contest to replace him is the fact that no one seems to want the job.

The number of potential candidates has dwindled to just a handful, with long-time MLA Mike Farnworth heading the list. Others may include rookie MLAs David Eby, Judy Darcy and George Heyman.

But none of these can-

didates appear to scare the B.C. Liberals whatsoever.

3. Everyone wants more transit but doesn’t want to pay for it.

That, in a nutshell, is the conundrum that Translink finds itself forever mired in. But next fall’s pivotal referendum on how to fund transit operations may finally provide some clarity on the issue.

4. Enough of the talk, let’s see some results.

As in, just one contract signed, sealed and delivered contract to build an liquefied natural gas plant in B.C. would be nice.

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Tiny bird tops list in annual count Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

A tiny hummingbird is on the rise in Burnaby, according to results from an annual, cross-continent census of winter birds.

Every year, citizen scientists across the continent spend a day counting and logging various species of birds. Avid birder and Burnaby resident George Clulow organizes the local count, which took place on Dec. 15.

“Although the morning was cold, damp and foggy, we managed to find

most of our usual species,” Clulow said in an email to the NOW. The year’s snapshot was fairly average, apart from the relatively high count of Anna’s hummingbird.

The species was first spotted in Burnaby in 2008. In 2011, only two were seen during the count, but this year there were six reported. The tiny species measures about 10 centimeters in length, and the males have a bright scarlet hood.

They are typically found on the West Coast of North America. In the Lower Mainland, they are mostly

spotted closer to the water, but they seem to be moving inland, towards places like Burnaby.

Besides Anna’s hummingbird, the Christmas Bird Count showed fairly typical results. The 10-year average of species counted is 59.4, and this year 58 different types of birds were noted. The ring-necked pheasant, a non-native species that was introduced at Deer Lake, was not spotted at all this year. At the crow roost by Burnaby’s Still Creek, there were 11,000 corvids counted.

Local bird count partici-

pants tallied six long-billed Dowitchers (a shorebird with a thin, pointed beak) at Burnaby Lake, and those six were the only ones spotted in the Lower Mainland this year.

The annual Christmas bird count is conducted in more than 2,000 places across Canada, the United States and other countries in the Western hemisphere, with more than 50,000 bird enthusiasts participating.

Bird Studies Canada cocoordinates the count and publishes national results once all data is compiled.

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Property: Assessments show small changes continued from page 1

This includes high-density developments in the Metrotown area, with properties that have been rezoned for higher density seeing increases of more than 60 per cent, the release stated.

Property assessments for industrial properties – such as warehouses, flex warehouses and acreages – in Burnaby have increased by 10 to 15 per cent, the release added.

Property owners can check online

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at www.bcassessment.ca, and click on e-valueBC for the value assessment on their home and neighbouring properties.

B.C. Assessment shows the assessed value of most of B.C.’s residential properties as of July 1 of the past year, but the actual value of the home depends on the current market.

Assessment appraisers consider size, age, quality, condition and location of individual properties when assessing the value.

For those wishing to appeal their assessment, the deadline is Jan. 31.

B.C. Assessment suggests homeowners call the office as soon as possible to resolve any issues with assessments.

“If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to one of our appraisers, they may submit a notice of complaint (appeal) by Jan. 31, for an independent review by a property assessment review panel,” Weston said. jfuller-evans@burnabynow.com

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www.bsc-eoc.org, or go to the B.C. Field Ornithologists website at bcfo.ca and click on CBC’S. For photos of birds spotted around Burnaby, visit Clulow’s blog, at burnaby birdguy.wordpress.com.

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Mulcair misquote triggers a clarification on pipeline stance Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

Is there a serious difference of opinion on the Kinder Morgan pipeline within the federal NDP? That appeared to be the case on Dec. 23, when The Vancouver Sun ran an online article stating party leader Thomas Mulcair would not oppose the pipeline expansion project, while Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart is adamantly against it.

The article, by the Sun’s Ottawa correspondent Peter O’Neil, stated that, “Mulcair said he’s not going to oppose the Kinder Morgan project, which submitted its National Energy Board application last week. He said the NDP recognizes the importance of getting Canadian oil and gas to the B.C. and Atlantic coasts to avoid dependence on the U.S. market.”

When the NOW contacted Stewart about the comments and the apparent rift in opinion, the BurnabyDouglas MP said the party’s position had not changed and the article

was “poorly written.”

In fact, O’Neil subsequently changed the online piece, which now reads: “Mulcair said he’s not going to repeat (B.C. NDP leader Adrian) Dix’s error by ruling out support for the Kinder Morgan project in advance of its assessment by the National Energy Board, which received the company’s application last week. He said the NDP recognizes the importance of getting Canadian oil and gas to foreign markets.”

Some political pundits think that move cost Dix the election.

If approved, the expansion would nearly triple oil shipments to Burnaby and dramatically increase tanker traffic in the Burrard Inlet.

While Mulcair has said he’s not going to rule out support for the project before the National Energy Board decides, Stewart is still opposed to the pipeline, based on feedback from his constituents, concerns about the environment and the loss of value-

added jobs for Canada.

The NDP is on record calling for a national energy strategy and criticizing the Conservatives for changing the rules, so cabinet members can now override decisions made by the National Energy Board. (That means if the board rejects Kinder Morgan’s project, the Conservatives could go ahead with the project anyway, as they now have the final say.)

Peter Julian, Burnaby-New Westminster MP and the NDP’s energy and natural resources critic, has also said the project “cannot be approved in the absence of a thorough, credible, complete environmental assessment.”

While the NDP appears opposed to the pipeline expansion, Mulcair’s cautionary approach raises more questions.

The NOW tried to contact Mulcair, to clarify where, exactly, he stands on the mega-oil project, but he was unavailable during the holidays. jmoreau@burnabynow.com

Resolution bump felt in city Janaya Fuller-Evans

staff reporter

Planning to get in shape in the new year? You’re not the only one, according to Burnaby’s director of parks, recreation and cultural services.

“People want to get fit after eating shortbread and all that stuff during the holidays,” Ellenwood said, adding the city’s recreation centres see a 15 to 20 per cent increase in pass sales in late December, and about a 10 per cent increase in drop-ins in January.

But many of those who make the commitment in early January don’t stick to it for more than a month or two, he said.

“It usually drops off after, the staff tell me, mid-February or March. I’m surprised it’s that early,” he said.

“But it usually drops off to normal levels after six weeks or so.”

The city’s yoga and pilates classes

are particularly popular, Ellenwood said, and Zumba classes are in high demand.

“The combination of the Latin music and aerobic fitness and dance moves with traditional fitness seems to have touched a nerve, particularly with females,” he said. “It’s a really fun and active way to keep fit.”

And this month, Burnaby is introducing TRX suspension classes, Ellenwood said.

“You use straps suspended to overhead apparatus,” he said, “and it’s using your body weight in different positions to get a core workout.”

Other than the new-year rush, attendance and program registration stay relatively level, even during December, according to Ellenwood.

“You have, you know, a dedicated core group and then you have dropins that remain pretty steady,” he said.

That constancy runs contrary to

the findings of a study commissioned

by Fitness Town and conducted by Ipsos Reid, which stated 39 per cent of Burnaby and New Westminster residents claim they exercise less during the holiday season.

The top five reasons given for not exercising were, in order: festive socializing, bad weather, feeling lazy and less motivated, don’t have time, and prioritizing eating and drinking, according to the poll.

However, 44 per cent of Burnaby and New Westminster residents surveyed said they work out at home the same or more during the winter.

The poll also asked about new year’s resolutions – 31 per cent of Metro Vancouver residents polled said they don’t set fitness-related resolutions and 15 per cent said they’ll set them but most likely break them.

Ipsos Reid conducted the online poll, which polled 987 adults from the Lower Mainland.

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Top-notch knitter wins first place in contest HERE &NOW

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here are some long overdue congratulations in order for Burnaby’s Aruna Neela, the local knitter who won first place in a Debbie Bliss contest for best baby blanket.

Bliss is a giant in the knitting world, I’m told.

The U.K. woman is considered one of the world’s leading knitwear designers, and she’s published dozens of books and has her own magazine and brand of yarn.

Neela’s Russian doll themed-baby blanket design won the contest and was featured in the fall/winter edition of Bliss’s magazine.

The top 10 blankets were donated to a charity that supports people

who have lost a child or partner.

Neela has been knitting for 10 years and sells her work at trade shows.

(Check out Haberdash Couture by Aruna Neela on Facebook.)

Neela is also one of the regulars at the Tommy Douglas library branch’s Knit2gether club, which meets monthly.

Their next get-together is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 7311 Kingsway.

Rotary Club dinner

Local Rotary Club members put on a turkey dinner to help others during the holidays.

The annual volunteerrun dinner was held on Dec. 16 at the hall attached to the West Burnaby United Church on Sussex Avenue.

“This event is pulled off by many volunteers and a few sponsors,” said Rotary member Pamela Gardner in an email to the

NOW. “Rotarians spend an evening wrapping the hundred gifts, which I shop for. Then, the night before, we set up Rotarian Hall for all our guests, and the night of the event, Rotarians and friends come over and serve the guests a sit-down dinner for 130 people.”

The attendees were people identified by the Burnaby Neighbourhood House, Maywood Community School and Burnaby Family Life Institute as people who would “benefit from a sitdown dinner,” according to Gardener.

Children were given gifts and the chance to sit on Santa’s knee, while the Firefighters Club provided the food (for a fee) and volunteered their labour.

Local eye surgeon Michael Boyd donated to help cover the cost of the toys, and two other companies also donated, Gardner said.

The West Burnaby United Church donated usage of the hall, and a

local coffee shop donated dessert, she added.

Swinging singles

If dancing is on your list of new year’s resolutions, you may want to check out the Swinging Singles Square Dance Club.

Starting Sunday and next week, the club is hosting a series of weekly classes on choreographed ballroom, and advanced and intermediate square dancing. Classes are $6 or $7, but new dancers only pay $5, and the first two trial lessons are free. Club member Ron Fleck said the club is about fun, fitness and fellowship.

“The instructor we got is a heck of a lot of fun, so you don’t even know you’re learning. That’s the best part,” said Fleck.

Just because the club is called Swinging Singles doesn’t mean couples aren’t allowed.

“We are a couples club, as well. We have got people who actually met, married, and are staying

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Worldwide winner: Burnaby’s Aruna Neela with her prize-winning blanket. in the Singles Club as well, and that’s growing,” Fleck said.

The classes run till the end of May. For more

information on scheduling or registration, call Fleck at 604-421-3266.

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Anton’s hosts a Christmas Eve to remember Cayley Dobie staff reporter

The spirit of Christmas was in full swing at Anton’s Pasta Bar last month.

The Burnaby restaurant held its annual Christmas Eve meal for those in need on Dec. 24, feeding nearly 600 people, including families and kids.

“Everything went down as scheduled, without a hitch,” said Tony Obuck, manager of Anton’s.

From 10 a.m. to just after 3 p.m., volunteers at the restaurant served chicken cacciatore, Caesar salad, ice cream, coffee and tea, to the hundreds of guests from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, as well as families from Burnaby that need a little extra help during the holidays.

Around noon, Anton’s was graced with a visit from Santa Claus, who took a break from his busy Christmas Eve schedule to hand out gifts to both the children and adults in attendance.

“Everyone had a great time,” Obuck said. “There was a ton of volunteers (and) a ton of kids.”

This is the 24th year Anton’s has hosted the annual feast. Throughout the year, organizers collect gifts for adults and kids, and then spend hours wrapping the hundreds of gifts in time for Santa to hand them out on Dec. 24.

“It feels really rewarding at Christmas time when usually it’s just the hustle and bustle of people going to malls and the commercial side of thing,” he said.

For volunteers, the best part of the event is watching all their hard work materialize right before their eyes, Obuck said.

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Santa spotted: Santa gives a gift to Anthony Naffaa at the annual Christmas Eve party held at Anton’s Pasta

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ilani Plumbing Drainage and Heating recently played Santa to people who are often forgotten over the holidays.

The company brought Christmas to patients of the psychiatric inpatient unit at Burnaby Hospital on Thursday, according to a press release from the company.

“When we asked Cathie (Heritage) at Burnaby Hospital where the biggest need was, she replied without hesitation, ‘our

psychiatric patients,’” Vern Milani, president of the company, said in the release. “During the holidays, women and children usually get all the attention, but this population of the hospital is typically forgotten. That is why we want to bring them some joy, smiles and a great meal.”

Volunteers from the company began roasting three turkeys at 5 a.m. for the lunch, the release added.

The inpatient unit has 25 beds for adults who are “experiencing an acute phase of psychiatric illness,” the release stated.

Two Burnaby businesses make top 10 They may be small, but

two Burnaby businesses have made the province’s top-10 list.

Burnaby Physiotherapy and Wellness is a top 10 semifinalists for the Best Employer Award in the Small Business B.C. Awards, according to a press release from Small Business B.C. Williams and White Equipment is a top 10 semifinalist for the Best International Trade Award and the Best Employer award, as well.

Two years ago, Williams and White won the Best Company Award, according to the release.

The top five finalists will be announced on Jan. 30, and the winners will be honoured at an awards ceremony at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver on Feb. 27, the release stated.

Solo developer looks to public for feedback

The people behind one of Burnaby’s newest developments aren’t planning to go “solo” when planning it.

Jim Bosa, president and founder of Appia Developments, which is developing the Solo District in the Brentwood area, recently surveyed nearly 400 future residents about what they want to see there, according to a release from Solo.

“It’s important that residents of Solo District feel a sense of community,” Bosa said in the release. “We want to know what makes people feel at home’. It helps us develop Solo District for the ones that matter the most: the fam-

ilies who will live there.”

The survey results showed the future residents want a one-of-a-kind community with fine dining, retail stores and family friendly businesses, the release stated, as well as comfort and convenience.

When completed, Solo will consist of four towers.

The first of the four towers is slated to open for business in 16 months, according to the release.

Pledge gets new website

The Burnaby Board of Trade spruced up its sustainability pledge website.

The new website was developed by a Vancouver-based digital agency called Kumu, according to a press release from the board.

“We launched the

pledge for a sustainable community about a year ago, and we were surprised and thrilled with the amount of immediate uptake we received from our business community,” board president and CEO Paul Holden said in the release. “We believe it is important for us to lead the business community in helping them become more sustainable because it’s good for business and it’s also good for the environment. The new and improved website will also provide business with a springboard for all of the BBOT’s environmental sustainability-related programming.”

The new website can be found at bbotpledge.ca.

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Comedy for a Cause fundraiser on at SFU CLASS ACT

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tudents at Simon Fraser University are organizing a comedy fundraiser to help the Special Olympics.

The goal is to raise $10,000, and they have an impressive line-up of comedians, including Ivan Decker, Byron Bertram (of Nyquil commercial fame), Darcy Michael, Greg Kettner, Dylan Rhymer and Bibake Uppal.

CTV weathercaster Marke Driesschen will make a guest appearance, and Kyle Jones is hosting.

Comedy for a Cause is set for Wednesday, Jan. 22, at SFU theatre on the Burnaby campus.

Doors open at 6 p.m., and there will be drinks, free appetizers, a photo booth and music. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 to $20, available at the Simon Fraser Student Society office.

Teaching award

Kudos are in order for Burnaby teacher Janey Lee, who recently won a Prime Minister’s Award for excellence in teaching.

Lee lives in Burnaby but teaches at Vancouver’s Thunderbird Elementary.

Lee was selected for making sure her lessons are relevant to students from a variety of different cultures.

She also collaborated with SPEC, the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation, to build planters for students to grow vegetables while learning about food security.

Lee also garnered media coverage on her school’s breakfast program, which led to more donations, and she also raised $30,000 on her own, by running teacher workshops during the summer.

She donated the money to her school to help pay for playground equipment.

Heart warming

Students at Burnaby’s Moscrop Secondary went out of their way to help others this Christmas.

A group of Moscrop’s Grade 12 students baked 40 bags of cookies and called up Lookout Emergency Aid Society’s downtown Vancouver shelter, offering to deliver the sweets, according to shelter resource worker Louise Jackson.

The students delivered trays of cookies and brought blankets and dog biscuits to the pet-friendly

shelter. They also threw in a donation of $111.85.

“Our guests were thrilled to receive afternoon treats as we rely on donations for snacks, usually reserved for 9 p.m. only,” Jackson wrote in an email to the NOW. “Those of us working were also touched that the students had taken the trouble to come down to the shelter in person. We thought it was a class act. It was during the cold snap and all the blankets were given away that evening.”

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Burnaby North Secondary was selected as one of six schools in the country for a new advanced placement program that teaches students critical thinking, collaborative problem solving and research skills.

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Top weekend picks puck drop by former Canuck Garry Valk It’s a brand new year in Burnaby, at the 7 p.m. game on Saturday. For more and there are many ways to ring it in information, go to www.greatnorthwest on a local level. We’re continuing with showcase.com. our popular feature – our staff’s Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend.

Get started on that New Year’s resoluHere’s our Top 5 list for Jan. 3 to 5. tion to exercise more. Fitness experts advise that people start out Get to Illuminations at slowly when beginning a Heritage Christmas before new exercise routine, so start it closes on Saturday. The with a walk through one of Burnaby Village Museum’s seasonal event includes more Burnaby’s neighbourhoods or than 24,000 lights throughout parks, or check out the city’s the village, as well as fesrecreational centres – Eileen tive decorations, traditional Dailly, Bonsor, Cameron, the entertainment, and of course, new Edmonds centre, or others – for indoor fitness proa ride on the carousel. Gate grams, swimming and more. admission is free, however, For more information, go to carousel rides are $2.21 each. burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/BeIlluminations is open until 9 (or more) Active-Programs. p.m. on Friday.

Get back to the library this Get cultured at Volumes: Things to do weekend. If you’re looking Works in Paper, ongoing this weekend to better yourself in the new to Jan. 19 at the Burnaby year, there’s no need to focus only on Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. The the body. Burnaby’s library branches are exhibit features works from the permachock full of everything from self-help nent collection, as well as new works by emerging artists, exploring sculptural and books to non-fiction tomes on science, structural works on and in paper. The gal- math, philosophy and more, as well as all those literary greats you’ve been meaning lery is open from Tuesday to Friday, 10 to read someday. If you’d prefer to accept a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, yourself as you are and simply relax this noon to 5 p.m. Admission is by donation weekend, the library also has plenty of (suggested donation $5). For more infor“guilty pleasure” reads. The branches also mation, go to www.burnabyartgallery.ca carry a wide array of DVDS – from televior call 604-297-4422. sion series to Hollywood blockbusters.

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Resolved to be Involved (2014)

by Kelina Kwan The New Year is a time for resolutions and renewal, and also a great time to seek new opportunities and get involved with your community. Having featured a number of non-profits and charities last year, I am starting this year’s series with a very unique organization – a non-profits organization that teaches youth about businesses.

A non-profit about for-profit businesses? This is exactly what Junior Achievement is all about.

Junior Achievement (JA) is the world’s largest notprofit organization dedicated to educating young people about business. With over 120 charters world wide, JA brings a global view of business to local communities. Since 1955 Junior Achievement of British Columbia (JABC) has partnered with educators, donors and volunteers to bring a real world experience into the classroom. Their programs give students in grades 5 to 12 the confidence and skills they need to become the next generation of business and community leaders.

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and see which program and age group they’d like to work with. Volunteers then fill out an application online, and JA will follow up with a phone interview and a reference check. A 90-minute training session will follow. JA is very flexible in where and when training takes place. “We are so grateful for their time that we really try to cater to the volunteers when planning training” Borgmann said. Volunteers are then paired up to go into Cheryl Borgmann, JABC’s Regional Manager, is a schools for a one-time 3 to 4-hour session of firm believer of JA. “I have seen time and again learning, games and conversations. students graduating but they were not prepared, Their flagship “Company Program” for grades 11 especially when it comes to basic life skills. It and 12 is more involved. Students are guided by a always struck me as odd that students would volunteer mentor with business experience to graduate with algebra… but they couldn’t balance form a company, develop a product or service, and a cheque book, didn’t know how to use a credit go out to sell it. It is a 4 to 5-month process that is card properly, or didn’t know anything about as close to real life as you can imagine. Students savings” Borgmann told me when we spoke who are interested to sit on the executive board recently. This is what draws Borgmann to JA, “we have to submit a cover letter and their resumes, are covering an area that the schools are not.” and be interviewed by a panel, after which the When Borgmann talks to people about JABC, she executive board will be chosen. Other students constantly runs into people who exclaim that they are assigned positions such as VP of Human wish they had something like this when they were Resources and VP of Marketing. The program not at school. They feel that the JA programs would only teaches business and entrepreneurial skills, have better prepared them for the real world. but also life skills from how to prepare for an JABC’s programs cover “Business Basics” for grades interview, to how to work with others and how to 5 to 8, and programs such as “Dollars and Sense” cope with rejection. for grades 7 to 8; “Economics for Success” and Last year, JA delivered 1,100 programs in BC, and “Investment Strategies” for grades 9 and 10; and they always have schools and teachers asking for their flagship program “Company Program” for programs. So Borgmann is always looking for grades 11 and 12. Programs are all conducted by volunteers. Resolve to get involved in 2014 - teach volunteers who go into schools and spend time kids how to manage their own finances by helping with the kids. JA’s volunteers come from all walks JA deliver a program. If you are interested in of life – most work in the financial and business volunteering, visit the JA website at www.jabc.org sector or are entrepreneurs, but there are also a and go to the “Volunteer” page. You will find a list large number of university students who volunteer of programs and accompanying videos for each their time to share what they are learning. The program. You can also call 604.688.3887 for more program is so valued that many JA alumni also information. come back to volunteer. “We’ve got fantastic people who work with us. We are really, really For more information on how to get involved in your community, please contact lucky” said Borgmann.

Volunteer Burnaby through their website at For elementary level programs, volunteers are www.volunteerburnaby.ca encouraged to visit the JABC website (www.jabc.org)

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Sonia chose to volunteer with JABC because she believes in the value of a post-secondary education. The experience with JABC has given her a taste on what it would be like to facilitate a class full of students. Sonia believes that it is essential that today’s generation have financial literacy programs as part of their basic K-12 education. “Today’s students need to have the skills and habits to make the best financial choices throughout their lives, from managing a realistic financial budget to making wise career decisions.” With her accounting and finance background, Sonia felt volunteering with JABC was a perfect fit and a great way to give back to her community. Sonia enjoys listening to the JA students throughout the activities. She felt that the discussions reflect on how well some students are prepared for the “real world,” and how many of them are unaware of the challenges that they may face right after high school.

Sonia is a graduate of SFU’s Beedie School of Business and loves travelling, fitness, yoga, rollerblading the seawall, ice skating and stand-up comedy. She currently works as a Tax Analyst with TD Waterhouse in Vancouver and continues to volunteer with JABC.

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The NOW’s athlete to watch in 2014 Tom Berridge sports editor

They say, good things come in small packages, and in the case of Burnaby’s Zion Corrales-Nelson, nothing could be closer to the truth.

The Grade 9 St. Thomas More Collegiate athlete was a virtual roadrunner on the track all season long, while also helping the junior varsity Knights basketball team to a bestever runner-up finish at the B.C. high school girls’ basketball championships.

Corrales-Nelson began the track season, winning the 400 metres, while placing runner-up in both the 100 and 200m at the B.C. high school track and field championships. She also anchored the STM relay team to a bronze medal in the 4x100m.

At the B.C. Athletics championships in Kamloops,Corrales-Nelson swept the 15-year age category, winning at 100, 200 and 300m distances, including new midget records in the 200 and 300m.

Her 24:01 clocking in the 200m, bettered four-time

B.C. high school champion Krysha Bailey’s old record by 0.50 of a second. The Burnaby runner also set a sub-40 second record time of 39.67 in the 300m.

Corrales-Nelson did not stop there.

In the summer, the Burnaby Striders club runner continued her winning ways at the Legion Canadian youth track and field championships in Langley, winning both sprints, as well as anchoring B.C.’s gold-medal-winning relay.

Elsewhere on the track, Corrales-Nelson won the high school freshman 100m race at the Oregon Relays.

She also won the national development 400m at the Harry Jerome Track Classic and took first place with a 55.78 clocking in the open and collegiate division at the Oregon Twilight meet.

On the basketball court, Corrales-Nelson was named the tournament’s most outstanding defensive player following STM’s 4129 loss to the W.J. Mouat Hawks in the championship final at the B.C. high school junior girls’ championships in Langley.

BWC wins lucky seventh title

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Fast feet: Zion Corrales-Nelson is a rising star to watch in 2014 in Burnaby athletic circles.

The Burnaby Winter Club Bruins had to rally to win a seventh Burnaby Minor bantam Christmas tournament.

The A1 Bruins rallied from a three-goal deficit with three third-period goals, before Tyler Preziuso tallied the tournament-winner in the second period of overtime to give BWC a 4-3 victory over Seafair in the gold-medal final at Bill Copeland Sports Centre on Tuesday.

“I got a lot of faith in this group to play the game, but I’m not sure we were as focused as we should have been,” said BWC head coach John Bannister.

Burnaby began each period with a spirited attack but could not beat Seafair keeper Ty Taylor in the first two periods.

First team tournament all-star Jordan Sandhu gave Seafair a 1-0 lead, scoring an unassisted shorthanded goal in the opening period.

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Burnaby athletes did themselves proud in the fall of 2013 October:

ning goal for the Vancouver Canucks.

Former STM running back Jon Cornish rushed for a career-high 208 yards for the CFL Calgary Stampeders in a 38-11 win over Winnipeg on Oct. 5.

Norm Lesage qualified for the U.S. masters track and field championships following a gold-medal finR ish in the 100-metre EA dash at a qualifying meet in Las Vegas on Oct. 5.

New West Salmonbellies Ilija and Alex Gajic were traded to the Burnaby Lakers for Colton Clark and draft picks.

Scott Boudreau won his second consecutive world Brazilian Jiujitsu title, winning the senior 1 lightweight purple belt division.

Mike Santorelli counted his second consecutive game-win-

Gabriel Ho-Garcia was named to Canada’s national field hockey team for the Junior World Cup in I India in December.

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Burnaby Joe Sakic was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 16.

Burnaby Central nipped Cariboo Hill 2-1 in the BNW high school senior boys’ soccer final.

Three members of the Zaborniak REVIEW family – Alexandra, Stephi and Jimmy – won gold medals in Nelson Elementary their respective divisions School won its first-ever at the seventh Commonwealth Burnaby schools’ cross-country Karate Championships in team trophy.

Montreal.

Debbie Heard was a Hugh National junior ice dance Gifford merit award winner at champions Zhao Kai Pang and the B.C. Lacrosse annual awards Madeline Edwards finished on in Whistler. the podium for a second straight Keyvan Mokhtari was named time in a Grand Prix event, placing third in the Czech Republic. to the B.C. under-16 team for the

Western Canada Challenge Cup.

with Trinity Western University.

SFU’s women’s team placed second at the Great Northwest conference cross-county championships.

BWC’s atom A1 team won a silver medal in the elite division at the World Hockey Invite in Chicago.

Remo Ruscitti was named top rookie in the Pirelli World Challenge pro touring car class series.

Jemal Reta led the BNW district to its best finish at the B.C. high school cross-country championships for a third consecutive year.

Burnaby Central defeated Alpha 3-1 to win the BNW junior boys’ soccer banner.

November: SFU won a fourth straight Great Northwest men’s soccer title following a 1-0 win over Seattle Pacific.

Lindsey Pulice and Isabella Di Trocchio won a second straight Canadian Interuniversity Sports national women’s soccer title

STM placed five players on the B.C. high school AAA varsity Eastern conference all-star football team.

Burnaby North and Moscrop won their respective high school district senior boys’ and girls’ volleyball titles.

Adam Helewka had a career night for the WHL Spokane Chiefs, scoring four goals and November Page 25

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third in the middle period.

But BWC stuck to its game plan in the third period, getting a key goal from Harris Pearce in the opening two minutes, before pulling within one midway through the period on a shot from the point by Carter Pasco.

Nicholas Watson, who was named the tourney’s top defenceman, completed the comeback by jamming in the game-tying tally on an assist from player of the game Ilijah Colina at 18:08 of the period.

Then in the second perior of OT, Preziuso raced down the right side and snapped a quick shot past Taylor for the win.

The Arizona Bobcats took the consolation bronze medal 6-1 over the San Diego Junior Gulls.

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The hero: Tyler Preziuso, in white centre, scored the game-winner in overtime against Seafair.

BWC’s Mackenzie Wight was named the tournament’s top forward, while Jagger Denys of San Diego took the top goalie honours. Winter Club’s Will Warm was also named

The undefeated Moscrop Panthers won their firstever B.C. high school Tier II football title with a 34-6 win over Howe Sound.

to the all-tournament first team on defence.

The tournament title was the first for Burnaby Winter Club since backto-back wins in 2009 and 2010.

Moscrop placed second at the Lower Mainland high school girls’ volleyball championships to qualify for the B.C.s for the first time ever.

Burnaby Mountain Secondary set a new provincial mixed freestyle relay record en route to a fourth-place finish at the B.C. high school swim championships.

Oregon State freshman Amar Dhesi moved into the top-20 rankings for the first time in NCAA Division I wrestling.

Tom Dickson won two silver medals in sprinting at the World Masters Athletics outdoor championships in Brazil. He was later named B.C.’s master track athlete of the year.

Parker Ellis won the golden boot and was named tournament MVP for the runner-up Burnaby Central Wildcats at the B.C. high school boys’ soccer championships.

SFU made it to the final four of the NCAA Division II men’s soccer champion-

STM grad Jon Cornish became just the third Canadian player ever to be named the CFL’s most outstanding player.

Lindsey Butterworth ran a personal best to help SFU place seventh overall at its first-ever NCAA Division II crossR country champiEA onships.

Burnaby Lake Rugby Club’s Joe Dolesau and Julia Sugawara were named the men’s and women’s MVPs, respectively, by B.C. Rugby.

Jon Cornish was named the winner of the Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s athlete of the year.

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STM blanked Terry Fox 28-0 to win its second B.C. high school junior varsity football title in three seasons. Tavin Grant was named championship MVP. The STM Knights the Grade 8 football for an unprecedented time with a 20-12 win Lord Tweedsmuir.

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Luke Lockhart scored three shorthanded goals for the UBC Thunderbirds hockey team, setting a new Canada West conference record.

December: The Burnaby South Rebels won the Telus Classic high school boys’ basketball tournament following a 77-75 win over Sir Winston Churchill.

The Burnaby Lakers acquired goalie Tyler Richards from the New Westminster Salmonbellies for two first-round draft picks.

The Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame named six individuals and one team to its class of 2013.

Rowena Lau qualified for the junior world taekwondo championships with a win at the Canadian nationals.

Danielle Wu and Spencer Soo placed second in junior ice dance at the Skate Canada Challenge in Regina. Kelsy Wong was third in junior ladies figure skating.

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe was named the Burnaby NOW’s 2013 athlete of the year.

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WEEKLY100%SPECIALS BC Owned and Operated Prices Effective January 2 to January 8, 2014.

We reserve the right to limit quantities. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

Grocery Department Shady Maple Farm’s Organic Maple Syrup

Meat Department

29%

assorted varieties

2.99

Blue Monkey Coconut Chips

4.29

Level Ground Organic Direct Fair Trade Coffee

SAVE

assorted varieties

7.99

Anita’s Morning Rush Organic Cereal

SAVE

31%

assorted varieties

4.49

SAVE

32%

23%

Rocky Mountain Frozen Artisan Flatbread Pizzas

SAVE

330g product of Canada

from

28%

Castor and Pollux Organix Canned Pet Food

1.99

750ml +deposit +eco fee product of Italy

SAVE

300g product of Columbia/Tanzania

30%

product of Thailand

San Pellegrino Mineral Water

assorted varieties

from 6.49

SAVE

3/4.98

33%

product of USA

2.29

Wolfgang Puck Organic Soup

2/5.98

2.29

85g • product of USA

5 in 1

19.99

whole or half loaf

45 capsule

Green Coffee Bean+ – will help you burn more fat as well as shape and contour your body shape.

260-530g

Dr.Dunner Sambu Guard

1.00 off regular

17.99

package of 3 or 454-900g

Designed to help the body fight off infections, especially of the upper respiratory tract.

retail price

Gluten Free

175ml

New Roots Oregano Oil C93

15.99

Rice Cranberry Raisin Bran or Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins

1.00

Cook Once, Eat Five Delicious Meals.

30ml

Powerful protection against colds, flu, bacteria, viruses, and parasites.

Milder tasting. Laboratory tested for purity and potency.

off regular retail price package of 3

398ml • product of USA

Cooking Demo & Tastings:

Nuvocare Green Coffee Bean

Organic Multigrain Bread

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

Healthcare Department

Muesli Bars or Organic Muesli

8 pack • product of Canada

Live Love Snack Chips

retail price

Bakery Department retail price

assorted varieties

113g • product of USA

20% off regular

reg 2.49

320-400ml

3.99

bins or bags

1.99/100g

product of UK

Danone Activa or Danino Drinkables

assorted varieties

Goji Omega Boost Oatmeal

1.00 off regular

4.99

Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips

Bulk Department

Choices’ Own Roasted Scallion and Black Pepper Organic Tofu Salad

340-430g product of Canada

assorted varieties

156-360g

2/1.00

product of USA

reg 3.99

Patak’s Cooking Sauces

assorted varieties

Organic Lemons from California

2/4.98

40g

26%

product of USA

Anderssen’s Flax Rolls

2/3.98

SAVE

225ml product of France

2/3.00

400g

Deli Department

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

32%

355ml +deposit +eco fee product of USA

18%

15-16 bags product of Canada

St. Dalfour Jams or Spreads

SAVE

Organic Green Kale from California

9.99

3.29

SAVE

3lb bag

product of Canada

Ocean Wise Prawns

from

from

1.98

product of UK

Rumble Meal Replacement Drink

assorted varieties

30%

200-250g

29%

Four O’Clock Tea

SAVE

2/4.98

SAVE

500ml product of Canada

Organic Red Delicious Apples from Harvest Moon in Cawston, BC

11.99lb/ 26.43kg

assorted varieties

11.99

SAVE

Canadian Prime Rib Roasts

RyVita Crackers

medium or dark

Produce Department

Cost $20.00

Sunday, Jan 19 | 2:00-4:00pm. Choices Floral Shop & Annex (2615 W16th Ave. Vancouver)

with RDs Nicole Fetterly and Shannon Smith, Cost $20. Register online or call 604-736-0009.

Sunday, Jan 19 | 2:00-4:00pm. Choices South Surrey (3248 King George Blvd.)

with RHNs Sonia Reed and D’Arcy Furness, Cost $20. Register online or call 604-541-3902.

www.choicesmarkets.com and click on to Events

2010 - 2013 Awards.

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Thank you!

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Yaletown

Rice Bakery

South Surrey

2627 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0009

3493 Cambie St. Vancouver 604.875.0099

1888 W. 57th Ave. Vancouver 604.263.4600

1202 Richards St. Vancouver 604.633.2392

2595 W. 16th Ave. Vancouver 604.736.0301

3248 King George Blvd.

South Surrey 604.541.3902

Burnaby Crest

8683 10th Ave. Burnaby 604.522.0936

Kelowna

Floral Shop

1937 Harvey Ave. Kelowna 250.862.4864

2615 W. 16th Vancouver 603-736-7522