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Missing but not forgotten New RCMP unit saw 970 people reported missing in Burnaby last year

ine hundred and seventy – that’s how many people were reported missing in Burnaby last year and according to the department’s new missing persons unit coordinator, the numbers are on the rise. Cpl. Antonio Guerrero oversees a fourconstable plainclothes unit charged with investigating the city’s missing persons files. The unit is a dual-duty unit that also handles domestic violence investigations, which has its own coordinator specific to those cases. The department combined the two types of investigations because of their high-risk nature but Guerrero expects that one day, the units will be separated. “Especially as this trend, this foreseeable trend, continues. As far as calls for service increasing, our future goal is to have two separate units,” he said. Guerrero said one of the reasons why the number of missing persons reported is on the rise could be because of two medical centres within Burnaby’s borders. According to Guerrero, 277 people were reported missing from Burnaby Hospital’s mental health unit and the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addictions last year – nearly 29 per cent of all reported missing persons in Burnaby. “These are ones that are difficult to investigate despite the help of family and help from our other partners,” he said. “Those people tend to lead a certain

Name: Angela Arseneault Missing since: August 1994 Last seen: Aug. 19, 1994

Name: Bryan Braumberger Missing since: June 2007 Last seen: May 31, 2007

the centre, in 2013 there were 14,193 peolifestyle that’s high-risk and on top of ple reported missing in British Columbia that they left voluntarily and they don’t, – Burnaby’s 970 reports accounts for nearin most cases, want to be found by the ly seven per cent of the provincial total. police. The majority of the time they do Of the 14,193 reports, 7,262 were adults return, but at the same time we have to and 6,931 were children. The data also make sure we follow our protocol and go shows that more than 50 per cent of all through the investigation as thoroughly files are closed within 24 hours of the as possible just to prevent … a negative reports being made, while more than 85 outcome. We just want to make sure we per cent are closed within one treat everyone with the approweek. priate resources and time.” WHERE Guerrero agreed most of the The same can be said about youth running away from group ARE THEY? cases are solved quickly and his four constables typically only homes, Guerrero added, but he take over an investigation if the was unable to provide the NOW case is deemed high-risk. with how many youth from Children, seniors, physically group homes were reported disabled people, and mentally missing. and medically ill people are all In fact, Guerrero couldn’t considered high-risk because provide any specific data in regards to the demographics of A SPECIAL REPORT of the specific needs they often BY CAYLEY DOBIE have, Guerrero said. It’s up to missing persons files handled the responding officer to review by the department because he the case and decide whether or doesn’t have access to the data – not it should be upgraded to it is compiled by a civilian staff high risk. member separate from his unit. Guerrero “The uniform investigator … speaks to added in an email to the NOW that due to a shortage in “civilian staff specializing in their supervisor and goes through those that field, a complete report would not be risk assessments. Would this constitute as a high-risk person, in our definition? available at this point in time.” When they’re identified as high-risk missIn Canada, demographics on missing, then these four investigators will get ing persons are tracked by the National engaged and they’ll take over the file,” he Centre for Missing Persons. According to

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said. In the initial steps of an investigation, the patrol officer dispatched to the call will interview family and friends of the missing person along with the person who made the report. Despite the rise in missing persons reported, the Burnaby RCMP does not share information on each individual case with media or the public unless the case is high-risk or if all avenues of investigation have been exhausted. Once this point is reached, and only then, will Mounties put out a release through media, Guerrero said. “I prefer it this way because, obviously, I’d like to see us do the background work first before reaching out,” he said. Further background work is the responsibility of the assigned officer. It’s up to them to determine any risk factors such as medical issues, suicidal tendencies or possible parental abduction, Guerrero said. “We’ll also ask about what kind of lifestyle they lead? Are they involved in the gang lifestyle? The drug trade? Do they have a history of going missing? That’s important,” he said. “And if so, how long have they gone missing before they come back?” If an individual is considered high-risk, Unsolved Page 3

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then the four specialized investigators from Guerrero’s unit take over. Often that means they will reinterview family and friends of the missing to ensure nothing was missed during the initial stages of the investigation. Guerrero said it’s common for people to remember new details about a person’s disappearance as time goes on, which is why speaking with family and friends a second time is so important. “We’re always in open communication with family members too, because sometimes they’ll forget … and they’ll contact us,” he added. If the investigators hit a wall in the case, that’s when a bulletin will be released to the public through the media, which almost immediately generates tips from the community. It’s up to the investigators to follow up on each and every tip that comes in just in case it could lead to a break in the case, Guerrero said. “We will follow up on every single one but we do look at them as far as what is the content of the tip. If a person indicated they saw a person that’s possibly our missing, but they’re very specific on what they’re wearing and it fits our person, obviously that would be more of a priority,” he said. Currently, there are seven missing persons cases that remain unsolved in Burnaby – Angela Arseneault, Bryan Braumberger, Zeyu Qu, Asim Chaudhry, Adam Richard Myers, Guifeng Tong and Lon Batchelor.

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reported their son missing. Despite a reward of $30,000 for information on what happened to Braumberger, no new clues have been revealed.

Zeyu Qu

Known as a happy young man, Qu became more quiet and reserved during the days leading up to his disappearance in 2009, according to police. The international student from China was in Burnaby studying English and on Aug. 9 he left a note for his home-stay family WHERE that said he would be back in a few days. ARE THEY? But he never came back. Angela Mary Arseneault At the time, police suspected the 18Arseneault was reported missyear-old had taken some of his belonging on Aug. 29, 1994. She was last ings with him on Aug. 9, possibly carryseen on the evening of Aug. 19 ing the items in either a large blue backboarding a bus in Vancouver to pack or yellow carry-on suitcase. her home in Burnaby. Qu was not believed to have anything She was born May 20, 1977, and to do with drugs or alcohol. His family in A SPECIAL REPORT China was contacted but couldn’t travel was 17 years old when she disapBY CAYLEY DOBIE peared. She is 5-6 and weighs 150 to Canada. Qu was staying in a home in pounds. She has a scar left inside the 6600 block of Broadway. knee about an inch long and two Asim Chaudhry tattoos, one of a rose on her right Chaudhry was always a happy-go-lucky ankle and another of a Chinese symbol on her boy. Close to his mother and a good student, left shoulder, which reads “Rock and Roll.” the 24-year-old became increasingly anxious Bryan Braumberger and melancholy during his time at Simon Braumberger, 18, was last seen leaving his Fraser University, according to police. By friend’s home in New Westminster in the early the time he crossed the stage at convocation, hours of May 31, 2007. According to previous Chaudhry was “agitated and nervous.” reports, Braumberger told his friend he had to Chaudhry’s bad mood eventually diswork the next morning. That was the last time sipated and soon he was back to his old self, anyone ever saw him. according to his mother. He never showed up for work at Maxwell “Before, he was very, very stressed out or Paper in Coquitlam the next morning and he depressed,” Chaudhry’s mother Mansura told hasn’t been heard from since. media at a press conference in 2008. “In the last When Braumberger’s parents, Ron and three months, two months to three months, Janice, returned home the evening of June 1, he changed. … He was willingly going everythere was a message from the George Derby where with me and seemed happy.” Care Centre on 16th Avenue. The message said On July 20, 2007, Chaudhry left his home. Bryan’s car had been found in the parking lot He told his family he was on his way to SFU to and someone needed to pick it up or it would study in the library. be towed. They quickly alerted police and

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Police have no record of Chaudhry ever being at SFU that evening. They did determine he met up with an old friend at Brentwood Mall. Together, the two friends had ice cream at the McDonalds before going their separate ways at the Production SkyTrain station around 10 p.m. At the time, there was nothing to indicate Chaudhry was involved in any criminal activity or partaking in drugs or alcohol.

Adam Richard Myers

Last seen on Oct. 4, 2010 living in his Metrotown apartment. His family has not heard from him since, but did not report him missing right away. Myers was 25 years old when he went missing. He is 5-8 and 190 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Last seen wearing a black winter jacket with blue jeans and white runners.

Lon Batchelor

Batchelor has been missing since July 1, 2013 and was previously of no fixed address. He was reported missing by his family. Batchelor, 43, is 5-8 with a medium build, with short dark brown hair. Part of his right hand pinky is missing and he is known to wear glasses.

Guifeng Tong

Tong was last seen on Jan. 16, 2013 in North East Burnaby. Despite an extensive search of the area, police were unable to locate her. Tong was last seen wearing a red hooded rain jacket, black pants and black shoes. The 66-year-old Asian woman is about 5 feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds with a slim build. Tongs is known to walk and take transit, and often picks mushrooms and collects recycling bottles. She is also known to frequent the Burnaby Mountain and Burnaby Lakes areas. Tong only speaks Mandarin, and has no known medical issues.

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Cariboo overpass is ‘a bit of a milestone’ for highway project Jacob Zinn staff reporter

Two of the new Cariboo Road overpass’s three lanes opened Tuesday as the Transportation Investment Corporation gets one step closer to finishing the Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project. “It’s really a bit of a milestone for the project because it’s one of the last pieces to be constructed,” said Greg Johnson, communications manager for TI Corp. “All of the other overpasses (along the TransCanada Highway) have been built and opened, and this is the last one.” Construction on the Cariboo Road overpass began last fall and is nearing completion. The overpass is intended to have two lanes northbound and one lane southbound, but crews must demolish the original overpass before they can complete the second northbound lane. “That overpass was built in 1962 and it’s significantly different than the kind of structure we have over Highway 1 in the new overpass,” said Johnson, noting that the teardown of

the old overpass should be finished by the end of the summer. “A lot of this existing infrastructure dates back to the early ‘60s and it’s our responsibility to make sure that they reflect the kind of traffic and use that they see today.” In addition to vehicle traffic, the overpass will feature a 3.5-metre pedestrian/ cyclist multi-user path. “It’s a safer overpass that is better suited to today’s traffic,” he said. Johnson added that most of the remaining work in the improvement project is on the Port Mann Bridge. He said they hope to finish widening the bridge to 10 lanes by the end of the year.

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KINDER MORGAN CAN SURVEY MOUNTAIN

Burnaby ready to force NEB’s hand Kinder Morgan sent the city a letter Wednesday morning, stating it would like staff reporter to start surveys this week, Trans Mountain Kinder Morgan surveyors could be on project leader Carey Johannesson told the Burnaby Mountain as early as this week NOW. counting birds and sampling soil along the “We have to confirm the drill rigs, heli proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expan- rigs that we’re going to be using, and sion route. that kind of thing isn’t something that The city opposes the expansion plan just happens over night,” he said. “We’re and has denied the comjust working with them pany an encroachment to figure out when that permit for the work, but would be. Having a biola National Energy Board ogist in the field, that can ruling Tuesday rendered be done pretty quickly.” that permit irrelevant, But counting birds according to Kinder and sampling soil is as Morgan. far as Kinder Morgan The board ruled that IN BURNABY will get before running the federal National into further roadblocks Energy Board Act gives pipeline com- from the city, according to Mayor Derek panies like Kinder Morgan the power to Corrigan. enter and conduct surveys and tests on While the federal legislation may allow any Crown or private land that lies on the company access to the land for activitheir intended pipeline routes. ties like environmental surveys, he said, it “There is no requirement … for compa- does not give it licence to violate the city’s nies to reach agreement with landowners, bylaws by activities like geotechnical drillthe Crown, or otherwise, before exercising ing and building a helicopter pad. the right to access land,” stated the board’s “It simply gives access in this limited ruling. way,” Corrigan said of the legislation. The city had argued an NEB order The NEB ruling appears to contradict granting Kinder Morgan access to the that position. land would be unconstitutional since it “To interpret the survey power, as would override municipal and provincial Burnaby has submitted, to allow only jurisdiction. ‘superficial access’ would not provide the The board, however, said it hasn’t board with the information it needs and issued Kinder Morgan an access order, Pipeline Page 8 and the company hasn’t asked for one.

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Safety rules without oversight means little

It’s unusual that an accident has just When a rail car loaded with crude one cause, and the recently released oil crashed and exploded in the centre Transportation Safety Board report on of a small Quebec town last summer, the Lac Mégantic disaster the country was riveted – and confirms that everything from rightly horrified. Burnaby NOW human error to mechanical The incident destroyed problems played into the catasmuch of downtown Lac trophe. Mégantic and killed 47 people. But among the most damning was It was, by damage and death toll, the their conclusion that lax safety practices worst rail accident in Canada’s history. – by the railway company itself, but It was also, according to critics of the also in follow-up and enforcement by country’s rail system, a tragic spotlight Transport Canada – played a key role. on just how destructive such an event Rail accidents in B.C. have largely can be, despite its rarity.

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Long-leash policy is now biting us EDITOR’S LETTER

Pat Tracy

omething changed in B.C. in 2001 – and it wasn’t just the government. When Gordon Campbell and his Liberals decided to make B.C. more business and industry friendly they had a vision of less red tape, fewer regulations and less gov’t oversight of environmental standards. The change in an entire model of how government should, or was, involved in environmental regulations and oversight was no minor thing – although downplayed by Liberals at the time. I remember an interview in my office with Campbell during one of the campaigns as he brushed off my questions about the changes. It was, he assured me, not necessary to have all the red tape from decades before because such strides had been made in protecting the environment. He also said that companies and businesses responded better to a ‘goal’ model, instead of a punitive one. Joyce Murray, then minister of Water, Land and Air Protection (thankfully

this ‘rebranding’ was later dropped and the Ministry of Environment was reinstated) agreed with the new model. The cynical journalist in me questioned exactly why industry would be quick to meet ‘expected’ regulatory standards under this new long-leash formula. While Campbell argued that it was in industry’s best interests to fully comply and be proactive I wondered if he really believed what he was saying. Honestly, it’s all about money. And he of all people had to have known that. And what business or industry doesn’t push the limits in an effort to squeeze more profits out of its enterprise? And if an industry’s delay in meeting expected goals just draws a nasty letter from some bureaucrat – well, heck, that’s not going to cut into the shareholders’ dividends. Jump forward nearly a decade later and one can now see the impact of a lighter touch in environmental regulations and compliance. These kinder, gentler, less punitive environmental policies allowed the B.C. government to dump a lot of professionals who would have been doing regularly scheduled environmental and geotechnical appraisals. Biologists, engineers – who needs them when the industries can hire their own and give you reports? Gov’t Page 7

occurred in unpopulated areas. But derailments are possible anywhere. Coal cars went off the tracks right here in Burnaby in January, dumping coal into a creek that feeds Burnaby Lake. The Lac Mégantic report leaves us wondering why the powers that be have left so much oversight to the companies themselves? The federal transportation minister told media last week that, in terms of railway safety, “the government puts the rules in place. The companies are

expected to follow the rules.” That’d be a great way to manage things for industries in which no human life or the environment is at potential risk or where profit over safety could never be a pressure. But transportation? Railways? Direct, enforced oversight is critical, even if it costs us money to do it right. One thing we know for certain is that no investigation and no report – no matter how thorough, how damning, how full of recommendations for the future – can undo a disaster once it has occurred.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Posturing from city on KM plans Dear Editor:

Re: Kinder Morgan needs opposition, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 12 Mr. McQueen clearly prefers the “sawed off shotgun” approach to politicking: close your eyes, fire at those whom you believe oppose you, and hope to hit something or someone. He needs to stop, breathe, and aim his rhetoric more carefully to hit his intended targets instead of his own toes. The NOW has reported (Aug. 11) that “Kinder Morgan did not apply to the NEB to force the city to allow the company’s survey work to begin; it simply asked for an interpretation of existing law.”

Even Mayor Corrigan understands that Burnaby lacks jurisdiction to stop the Kinder Morgan expansion – even within city limits – including preventing geo-technical surveys. This is why Mr. McDade, the city’s lawyer, now spends civic dollars filing papers for a constitutional challenge to gain Mayor Corrigan some meaningful jurisdiction to back up his prior public posturing. A court challenge may be more effective than lying down in front of bulldozers (forcing taxpayers to cover later cleaning bills.) But it is more expensive, too. There are better tactics available, like joining forces with those already enjoying standing before the courts, including B.C. First Nations and Victoria, to push Kinder Morgan

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Small biz needs support continued from page 6

into addressing Burnaby’s expressed concerns. No one wants an under-engineered pipeline in endangered species habitat, urban backyards, or parks! No one wants survey work done in an environmentally questionable fashion either. (But “quiet” networking ahead of NEB hearings would not serve immediate electoral purposes; which is why the posturing from the Mayor’s office continues.) Mr. McQueen follows with attacks on Burnaby First Coalition (BFC) mayoral candidate Daren Hancott and the B.C. Chamber of Commerce – whom he labels friends of large business. BFC is a coalition of individuals seeking to make Burnaby more business-friendly, less-heavily-taxed, and more family oriented, giving Burnaby a civic government both transparent and accountable to local taxpayers. Mr. McQueen is clearly unaware that B.C. Chamber membership is 95% small businesses (less than 50 employees) with the vast majority employing less than 10 people. Chamber members are a “backbone” of job growth, entrepreneurship, and innovation in B.C. Chamber volunteers spend thousands of hours each year working with government to ensure that public policy promotes small-business success so that local employment growth stays strong (readers can review current work at BCChamber. org). It should be no surprise for anyone following Burnaby politics that our current mayor and council are not friends to local small and medium-sized businesses. This is clearly demonstrated in Burnaby’s property tax structure. (When it comes to the gap between what businesses and homeowners pay, Burnaby is the fourth worst in B.C., according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.) Property taxation clearly lies within

civic jurisdiction. Daren Hancott, as a former leader of the chamber is well aware of the urgent need to stop Burnaby from taxing small businesses to excess, driving them from Burnaby and hampering local job growth as they depart. David Field, Burnaby

Don’t trust ‘Big Oil’ Dear Editor:

Re: Clean air important to petroleum industry, Burnaby NOW, Letters to the Editor, Aug. 15 The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ spokesperson claims that Canada’s oil and gas industry is not subsidized. Really? A 2013 International Monetary Fund report, largely ignored by Canada’s corporate media, estimates such subsidies at $28 billion annually, much of it uncollected tax on externalized costs, including carbon emissions and air pollution. The David Suzuki Foundation estimates $6.7 billion in subsidies to oil, gas and coal since Harper’s 2009 promise to end them. Even the Financial Post (May 21) admits to $211 million a year. But we don’t need a statistics battle, just commonsense ethics. Fossil fuels are finite, non-renewable resources. Big Oil massively dumps greenhouse gases into our atmospheric commons without offsetting the environmental damage. A transition to post-carbon energy is both desirable and inevitable. The longer that takes, the greater the costs. Breakneck tar sands development delays that transition; subsidizing it encourages over-consumption and discourages investment in renewable energy, which creates many more jobs for money invested. The Kinder Morgan pipeline is integral to the tar sands behemoth. Isn’t stopping it the most ethical option? Don’t trust Big Oil’s “facts.” For independent energy policy information, try pembina.org, or policyalternatives.ca (Climate Justice). Bob & Angelika Hackett, Burnaby

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The policy may seem minor when one goes through the scads of changes wrought in environmental regulations during recent years. Mines in parks? No problem. Environmental assessments for natural gas producers in the province? Who needs them? Fish farms? It’s all good. Of course, compared to the Conservatives’ gutting of federal environmental regulations, the Liberals look almost left of center. But it’s cold comfort for those who care about the environment. In the aftermath of the Mount Polley tailing pond disaster Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said “this is not an

issue of having enough inspectors on the ground.” He could be right. At this point it could be about anything. But it is surely the provincial government’s responsibility. When you remodel a system to allow for the speeders to push the limits you are responsible for accidents that follow. The government is just darn lucky that there were no people in the path of the Polley washout. This could have been about more than murdering the environment it could have been about manslaughter. Pat Tracy is the editor of The Burnaby NOW and its sister paper, The Record in New Westminster.

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of giving Kinder Morgan licence to violate Burnaby’s bylaws, according to Corrigan. He said the city intends to force the board’s hand by stopping Kinder Morgan from drilling or building a helicopter pad. “If, in fact, we tell them that they can’t do it, they should, I would expect, go to the National Energy Board and say, ‘We need an order from you for access,’” Corrigan said. “At that point, now the Constitutional issue comes alive.”

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Burnaby First team has five candidates in race Jacob Zinn staff reporter

The Burnaby First Coalition has announced two council candidates and three school board candidates via the party’s brand new website. Former independent council candidate Nick Kvenich and former Parents’ Voice school board candidate Helen Ward, who have made the rounds at recent BFC events, will be running for Burnaby city council in the upcoming municipal election. Meanwhile, former Burnaby Parents’ Voice Helen Ward spokeswoman Heather running for a seat on city council this Leung, retired teacher time. Last elecand Vancouver School tion, Ward ran for Board administrator Ben school board on Seebaran, and local build- the Parent’s Voice er-developer Shakila slate. Jeyachandran will run for school board under the BFC banner. Burnaby First already announced its mayoral candidate, Dr. Daren Hancott, at a press conference several weeks ago, where

he told reporters the BFC hopes to run a full slate in the election. “It’s time for some balance; to have other stakeholders’ voices heard,” said Hancott ahead of the July conference, calling for a stronger relationship between the city and other levels of government. “It’s time for a change in leadership and a wholesale change of culture at city hall.” FormerTEAMBurnaby mayoral candidate Tom Tao and former Parents’ Voice school board candidate Charter Lau have appeared at recent BFC events, but have not disclosed if they will also be Nick Kvenich running on Nov. 15. ran as an Listed on its website, Independent last the BFC’s policy priorities election, now on include ending overtaxaBurnaby First’s tion, hiring more police slate. officers, investing in social support programs and increasing accessibility to information about the city’s bylaws, finances and council expenses. Their credo also calls for diverse representation of Burnaby residents and promises transparency, inclusion and fairness from Burnaby First candidates.

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Couple ran a Ponzi scheme, panel finds Nearly $700,000 deposited into two bank accounts Cayley Dobie staff reporter

Two former Burnaby residents breached multiple securities laws by operating a company the B.C. Securities Commission allege was a Ponzi scheme. Yan Zhu (also known as Rachel Zhu) and Guan Qiang Zhang were found to have committed fraud, illegally distributing securities and withholding information from investigators while running their Burnaby-based company Bossteam E-Commerce Inc., according to a press release from the securities commission. In 2012, the executive director of the B.C. Securities Commission issued a temporary freeze order and notice of hearing against the two Burnaby residents, alleging their unregistered company was really an internet-based Ponzi scheme. In a release from the commission, it was revealed that between October 2011 and January 2012, nearly $700,000 was deposited into two bank accounts held in Zhu and Zhang’s names. Later that same year, the commission denied an order to revoke the freeze against the two and the

company. On Aug. 19, a commission panel found that the two former Burnaby residents and their company committed fraud, among other violations against the Securities Act. “The prohibited acts caused deprivation. The purchasers of Bossteam securities paid over $14 million for ad packages, shares and consumer credits. They risked losing all they paid because Bossteam had few paying advertisers and little actual advertising revenue,” read a statement from the panel. According to the commission, Bossteam described itself as an online advertising company, which offered public shares in its company but not before members sold $2,000 worth of advertising. Furthermore, the panel found that the company was misleading its customers by giving them the impression big-name local and international businesses were advertising on their website, the release added. The panel also discovered that Zhu and Zhang were instructing staff and clients not to reveal the true nature of the Bossteam company and to tell investigators from the commission “that Bossteam was only selling advertising, and to refer to Bossteam shares as consumer

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Building a foundation for future families Mom inspired by her son’s heroin addiction and mental illness to start new foundation Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

The crisis, as Burnaby’s Gerda Wever calls it, started this past February with a phone call. It was a youth worker from her youngest son’s high school, and Wever was told to come down immediately. When she arrived, her son was in shambles. “He was crying, he was very scared,” she recalls. K (name withheld to protect his identity) was addicted to heroin. He had been using for about two years – since he was 15 – and he was using needles. Immediately, Wever sprung “It has been into crisis mode. really difficult to “I said, ‘K, We’ll deal with talk about, but this. We’ll get I don’t want to you help,’” she contribute to the recalls. wasn’t stigma. My main theHeroin only thing K, objective of the was struggling with. The sumfoundation has mer before, he to be increasing had had a mental breakdown, understanding and the addicand compastion was making things worse. sion..” Getting help for a teenager GERDA WEAVER Parent with a mental illness and a drug addiction proved more difficult than she could have imagined. Wever had learned the best solution for concurrent disorders was to treat both the mental illness and the addiction at the same time. Yet, in her experience, drug rehabilitation centres don’t want to deal with mental illness, and places that treat mental illness don’t want to deal with addiction. K was in and out of rehab for the first few months, but nothing seemed to work. While attempting to detox, K was writhing in constant discomfort and pain. Wever was there with epsom salt baths at 2 a.m., massages – anything to try and

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Advocate: Gerda Wever, founder of The Write Room, is launching a foundation for youth with concurrent disorders. She was inspired by her son’s struggle with addiction and mental illness.

make him comfortable in his own skin. Of course, she still felt terrified and powerless. There were times she was afraid to go into his room – she didn’t want to find him dead. “I actually learned what to do in case of an overdose,” she says. It wasn’t until a couple of months ago, when K started taking methadone and was admitted to the Provincial Youth Concurrent Disorders Program at Children’s Hospital, that he started a healthy path to recovery, and Wever has supported him along the way. As for the mental illness, Wever is still

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Wever’s son has been clean for more than 30 days, and she’s ready to “come out of the closet” and speak openly about concurrent disorders. “It has been really difficult to talk about, but I don’t want to contribute to the stigma,” she says. “My main objective of the foundation has to be increasing understanding and compassion.” She also has advice for other parents: never stop talking to your child, and never stop saying I love you. For more on her foundation, go to thewriteroom.net and click on The Parcy Foundation.

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Burnaby seniors’ choir is desperately seeking a conductor. The Bonsor Singin’ Seniors is set to start regular Friday practices on Sept. 5, but their new conductor has fallen ill, so they need a replacement. The volunteer choir director should have experience in training seniors, singers and have strong skills in choral conducting and leadership. There are no administrative duties involved, and provided the current conductor recovers well, the opening may only be until Christmas. The group is a fourpart harmony choir, with up to 40 participants over the age of 55, and they perform in seniors’ residences and care homes. Practices run every Friday, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Bonsor Recreation Complex, in the main building at 6550 Bonsor Ave. The choir is also looking for more male singers. For more information, contact choir president Christine Leston, at 604-516-0277.

Mark your calendars for the South Burnaby Garden Club’s fall fair coming up on Sept. 6 and 7. The annual event showcases hundreds of displays from gardeners and homemakers (baking, canning, vegetables, wine, crafts and flowers, for instance). There will also be a tearoom, a draw for prizes, and baking and produce for sale. The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave. Admission is free. For more information, call 604526 4647.

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Club, meanwhile, will be accepting donations of bikes, tricycles, helmets or bike parts. The Lions refurbish old bikes and give them to kids in need. To donate, call 604-540-4424. The bike fair will take place rain or shine, and since there’s a focus on safety, all participants must wear a helmet – those who don’t have one will not be allowed to ride. The event will be at Edmonds Community School, at 7651 18th Ave. Send Here & Now items to jmoreau@burnabynow.com.

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Don’t forget the annual Community Bike Fair is set for Sept. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. The yearly fair, organized by local mom Tammy Ozero, was originally scheduled for June but was postponed because of the teachers’ strike. The fair draws anywhere between 200 to 300 people, mostly kids. This year’s fair features a bike tricks show, an obstacle course, bike decorating, a kids’ riding area and a station for minor repairs. The Burnaby Lougheed Lions

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2014 Honda Accord Touring finds a balance looking too distinctive. This is a car that should age well on the outside.

Brendan McAleer contributing writer

Design:

Environment:

Not much has changed for the 2014 year in terms of the Accord’s sheet metal, assuming you discount the optional Hybrid version with its blue-green enviro-cues. It’s a conservative design, yet the more I look at it, the more there is to like. You get 18-inch alloys on both the Touring and Sport trims, but the stock 17in rims look just fine, and will have cheaper-toreplace tires anyway. There is the slight worry the LED treatment on the Accord’s front headlights is going to start looking a bit dated as the LED-as-decorative style fades out of the luxury market. However, as an overall effort, the front fascia manages to look distinctively Honda without

While there’s much to like about the interior of the Accord in terms of spaciousness, the application of technology leaves something to be desired. The Accord’s twinscreen setup is going to puzzle more than a few people. Why’d they do that? The top 8in screen looks nice, but it’s operated by a rotary control, while a second lower screen handles the audio functions, and is at a lower resolution. It’s odd, but it works – and yet a simpler layout probably would have been better. Having said that, the integrated LaneWatch sideview camera is the sort of clever innovation that only Honda could come up with: every time you put your right turn indicator on, a camera mounted

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on the right mirror shows a nice clear display down the side of the car, making watching for cyclists easy, and parallel parking a cinch. Other than that, the back seats are simply enormous, and ditto the trunk.

Performance:

While the Accord is far more refined than the Hondas of yore, it still has a bit of that racing spirit tucked under the hood. The four-cylinder option makes a reasonable 184hp at 5,000rpm and 181lb/ft of torque at 3,900rpm. The dual exhausts on the Sport models uncork an extra 5hp, and the V6 stomps out an impressive 278hp and 252lb/ft. Honda, bless their hearts, will sell you an Accord with a real sixspeed manual if you want, but you’re better off selecting a Continuously Variable Transmission, if

you don’t want to wait. Truth be told, Honda’s nailed this transmission. Unless you’re brutal with the throttle, it doesn’t whine and rubber-band too much, and is extremely smooth and efficient. Even better, the Accord’s chassis is that of one of the ballerinas the H-badge used to put out, meaning that it’s really quite quick and nimble. The electric power-steering is well managed, without being over boosted, and it frankly feels like a return to form. Tackling a curving onramp, the four-cylinder Accord carried enough speed through the corner that little power was actually needed for extra acceleration. That’s just the way an old Honda would have made the most of its power, and the payoff is a great driving experience with minimal penalty at the pump.

Contributed photo/burnaby now

2014 Accord: Still has racing spirit under the hood. Standard equipment in the mid-size sedan segment is usually very good and the Accord is no exception. The 8in display and a backup camera are standard, as is Bluetooth handsfree, automatic headlights, and heated seats. Move up to the Touringspec trim and get leather heated seats fore and aft,

satellite navigation, and a multi-angle rear camera. Fuel economy is rated at 7.8L/100kms in the city and 5.5L/100kms on the highway. The new fivecycle testing would likely indicate a 10-15 per cent bump in those figures, but the Accord did return very good fuel economy in the real world, particularly the way the CVT worked in the city.

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ummer is coming to a close, but don’t fret. There are still many opportunities to get outside and enjoy the season while it lasts. Here are our top picks for weekend things to do on Aug. 23 and 24. Drop by Nikkei Place on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a book launch with Chuck Tasaka. The popular author will be signing his new book, My Hometown, My Furusato: Family History of Greenwood-Midway, which narrates the lives and struggles of families in the Greenwood-Midway area. Some were pioneers from the late 1800s, while others were Japanese families forced to move to the area during the internment of the Second World War. The centre is at 6688 Southoaks Cres., and admission is free. Why spend money at the grocery store, when you can get some sweet, baked goods at a local church and know the money is going back into the community? All Saints Anglican Church is hosting a garage and bake sale on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Besides the treats, you’re

graphs. The library is at sure to find some treas7311 Kingsway and is ures. The church is at 7405 open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Royal Oak Ave. Saturday and Check out 1 to 5 p.m. on art work Sunday. by master printmaker Want to Anna Wong, help your on display at communthe Tommy ity, connect Douglas library with others, branch. The increase your Vancouver own happiness School of Art and make life grad studied more meaningChinese brush ful? There’s no (or more) painting and way to Things to do better taught at New do that than this weekend through volYork’s Pratt Institute. The unteering, and library show features there are tons of opportunpieces from 1965 to 1982, ities in Burnaby. mostly etchings and seriThe Volunteer Burnaby

website has posting from many local groups, often featured in our paper. For example, New Vista seniors’ home needs people to help with gardening, knitting, tai chi, spiritual care, bingo and exercise. Burnaby Family Life needs volunteer child-care workers. For full details, go to volunteerburnaby.ca. The Burnaby Village Museum has a few family-friendly activities this weekend. On Saturday, there’s a special effects makeup demonstration on from noon to 4 p.m., and an oldfashioned ice-cream making workshop on from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

On Sunday, Aug. 24, Weaving Squamish Stories is on from noon to 4 p.m. and features First Nations weavers and storytellers sharing their culture. There’s a tour of the vintage carousel at 1:30 p.m., and there will be a

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The Council of the City of Burnaby hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing TUESDAY, 2014 AUGUST 26 AT 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2, to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendments to “Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”. 1)

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 26, 2014 – BYLAW NO. 13372 Rez. #12-46 4567 Lougheed Highway Lot 1, DL 123 and 124, Group 1, NWD Plan EPP31990 From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the C3 and C3a General Commercial Districts, P2 Administration and Assembly District, RM4s and RM5s Multiple Family Residential Districts and Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan as guidelines) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the C3 and C3a General Commercial Districts, P2 Administration and Assembly District, RM4s and RM5s Multiple Family Residential Districts and Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Phase I - Residential Tower II” prepared by James K.M. Cheng Architects Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a 53 storey high-rise residential building atop a 3 level commercial podium.

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 27, 2014 – BYLAW NO. 13373 Rez. #13-39 2273 Willingdon Avenue, 4460 and 4482 Dawson Street Lots 6, 7, 8, Block 10, DL 119, Group 1, NWD Plan 2855; and Lot 9 (Except: Part on Bylaw Plan 52808), Block 10, DL 119, Group 1, NWD Plan 2855 From: M1 Manufacturing District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C9 Urban Village Commercial District and Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Mixed Use Development” prepared by Yamamoto Architecture Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a five-storey mixed use development with retail at grade and residential uses above, with underground parking.

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 28, 2014 – BYLAW NO. 13374 Rez. #13-42 Address Legal Description 3205 Noel Drive Lot 1, DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 17130 3209 Noel Drive Lot 1, Blk 10, DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 17130 3229 Noel Drive Lot 11, DL 6, Group I, NWD Plan 18558 3239 Noel Drive Lot 8 Except: Part on Plan with Bylaw Filed 44114; Blk 10, DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 17130 3249 Noel Drive Lot 7 Except: Part Shown on Plan with Bylaw Filed 44114, Blk 10, DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 17130 3279 Noel Drive Lot 6, Blk 10, DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 17130 3311 Noel Drive Lot 5 Except: Part on Plan with Bylaw Filed 44114, Blk 10, DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 17130 3337 Noel Drive Lot 4 Except: Part on Plan with Bylaw Filed 44114, Blk 10, DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 17130 3361 Noel Drive Lot 3 Except: Part on Plan with Bylaw Filed 44114, Blk 10, DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 17130 3369 Noel Drive Lot 1, Blk 10, DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 17130 9083 Cameron Street Parcel “A” (Explanatory Plan 9672), Lot 17 Except: Parcel “One” (Reference Plan 22345); DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 748 9125 Cameron Street Lot 2 Except: Part Outlined Red on Plan with Bylaw Filed 44114; Blk 10, DL 6, Group 1, NWD Plan 17130 From: R2 Residential District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM2 Multiple Family Residential District, Lougheed Town Centre Plan guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Noel Drive Residential” prepared by GBL Architects Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a 150 unit townhouse and low-rise apartment development with underground parking.

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 29, 2014 - BYLAW NO. 13375 Rez. #13-18 3526 Smith Avenue Lot “A”, Except: East 80 Feet, Block 6, DL 68, Group 1, NWD Plan 10962 From: RM2 Multiple Family Residential District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM3 Multiple Family Residential District and Broadview Community Plan guidelines and the development plan entitled “3526 Smith Avenue Townhouse Development” prepared by HNPA Architecture and Planning Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a 3-storey stacked townhouse development (34 units) with full underground parking.

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 30, 2014 - BYLAW NO. 13376 Rez. #13-31 7011, 7029, 7087 MacPherson Avenue and 5558 Short Street Lots 31-35, DL 98, Group 1, NWD Plan 1384 From: M4 Special Industrial District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM3 Multiple Family Residential District and Royal Oak Community Plan guidelines and the development plan entitled “MacPherson and Short Townhomes: A Multi-Family Residential Development Burnaby, B.C.” prepared by Robert Ciccozzi Architecture Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a three- storey stacked townhouse development (45 units) with full underground parking.

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by a proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw. Written submissions may be presented at the Public Hearing or for those not attending the Public Hearing must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk prior to 4:45 p.m. the day of the Public Hearing. Please note that all written submissions must contain name and address which will become a part of the public record. The Director Planning and Building’s reports and related information respecting the zoning bylaw amendments are available for public examination at the offices of the Planning Department, 3rd floor, in Burnaby City Hall. Copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk at 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays from Wednesday, 2014 August 13 to Tuesday, 2014 August 26. NO PRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING D. Back CITY CLERK

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Saving for a downpayment is challenging: most home buyers need mortgage insurance to balance the purchase.

o you have 20 per cent to put down on residential property purchase? If so, you are rare in Canada’s housing market today where, despite the urgings of the federal Finance Minister, few buyers have that kind of cash. According to the latest data from CAAMP (Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals) only 39 per cent of home buyers between 2010 and the spring of 2012 put down 20 per cent or more. The survey included both ﬁrst-time and repeat buyers. First-time buyers accounted for 56 per cent of those polled. The survey found that: • 41 per cent of buyers had less than a 10 per cent downpayment; • 21 per cent had more than 10 per cent but less than 20 per cent to put down. This means that about 60 per cent of buyers needed to purchase mortgage insurance. This insurance that protects the lender in case the borrower defaults on his or her mortgage payments. If an insured mortgage is in default, and the lender can’t collect from the borrower, the insurer pays the lender back. Mortgage default insurance is required by most

lenders whenever a homeowner puts down less than 20 per cent. The biggest mortgage insurers in Canada are Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Genworth Financial, and Canada Guaranty--in that order. Mortgage insurers charge premiums to borrowers to cover the insurance expense. These fees can range from less than 1 per cent to more than 5 per cent of the principal value, depending on the borrower’s mortgage type, loan-to-value, property type, and amortization. The insurance premiums are typically added to the mortgage at the time of closing. While possible, they are rarely paid in advance.

Putting down 10 per cent on the [Canadian] average $350,152 home, for example, means the buyer will pay $6,302 insurance premium (given fully documented income and decent credit). Since insurance premiums are tacked on to the mortgage that adds up to $9,000 or more if the mortgage loan is amortized over 25 years. It is easy to see how mortgage insurance rule changes - which came in this summer - may alter home buying trends. In another few months, we’ll get a good sense for how recent changes in the mortgage market will impact buyers and mortgage volumes, despite mortgage rates remaining near historic lows.

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28 South Van out in two 28 More swim results

28 ’Cudas win 15 medals

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Burnaby swimmers medal at B.C.s Tom Berridge sports editor

Octavia Lau medalled in four individual events at the B.C. summer swimming championships in Kamloops last weekend. The Division 4 Burnaby Mountain Mantas club swimmer won the girls’ 50-metre freestyle while also earning silver medals in the 100m free and 200m individual medley and a single bronze in the 100m backstroke. Lau also moved up a division to win two more gold medals with Div. 5 girls Lauren Sartori, Yimi Huang and Sayla Briggs in the Manta’s winning 200m medley and free relays. Briggs also won an individual gold medal in the 50m free, while Sartori was a runner-up in the 50m breaststroke. May Li was a double gold medallist in Div. 8 for the Mantas, winning both 100m butterfly and back. Li was also a runner-up in the 200m IM and fifth in the 100m free. She also shared a third gold in the Simon Fraser region medley relay. Club coach David Hibberd also won a gold at Div. 8, winning the men’s 100m breast. Elva Yu picked up a bronze medal in the Div. 3 girls’ 50m breast in another strong Mantas’ showing at the provincials. Yu also qualified for three other race finals, including fifth in 100m IM. Yu and Hannah Cui shared a gold medal on the Simon Fraser girls’ medley relay team. Cui just missed a medal for the Mantas, placing fourth in the Div. 3 girls’

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Pool gold: Burnaby Mountain Mantas Hannah Cui won a gold medal with the Simon Fraser Region Division 3 girls’ medley relay at the B.C. Summer Swimming Championships in Kamloops last weekend. 50m free and back. The Mantas Div. 3 boys’ relay team, including Sean Li, DJ Tsang, Alex Shen and Sean Leong, won a pair of silver medals in the medley and free. Li also made the final of the 50m back and picked up a gold on the regional medley relay team. Bryan Yu, Harvey Lee, Shawn Huang and Xavier Lau swam to a silver medal in the Div. 5 boys’ 200m medley and picked up a second silver with Lee, Huang, Lau and Elton Lai in the free relay. Lau made finals in three indi-

vidual races, including a fourth-place finish in the 100m free. Lee made four finals, including a fourth in the 100m fly. He also won a gold in Simon Fraser’s regional medley. Manta clubbers Megan Kao, Vincent Chung, Teresa Peng and Bryan Cheung also made individual division finals at the provincials. The Mantas won a total of 18 medals at the provincials, including seven individual and relay gold.

’Cudas win 15

Jakub Vincalek won the

sole individual gold medal for the Burnaby Barracudas at the provincial championships in Kamloops. Vincalek defeated runner-up clubmate Leo Shen in the Div. 7 boys’ 100m breast final. Vincalek and Shen also teamed up with Henry McKenzie and Montavi Kidd for medals in the Barracuda’s second-place medley and free relays. Shen medalled in two other races, including a silver in the 100m breast and a bronze in the 200m IM. He also made finals in two other disciplines.

The Div. 1 girls’ team of Amy Kang, Amy Zhu, Natalia Blazevic and Ashley Ko won a team gold in the 200m free relay. Ko picked up individual medals in her age group, placing second in the 100m free, third in the 50m free and back and a fourth-place finish in the 100m IM. Kang also made the 50m fly final. The ‘Cudas Div. 2 boys – Justin Lee, Conlin Duong, Cayden Liang and Ivan Phung – also won gold in the 200m medley relay. Swim Page 28

Winning experience fuels new soccer goal Tom Berridge sports editor

Emma Regan received an added reward following Canada’s title win at the inaugural CONCACAF under-15 girls’ soccer championships. The converted Burnaby midfielder was named to the tournament all-star team following Canada’s 41 shootout win over Haiti last Sunday. The 14-year-old Mountain United FC product was groomed as a

B.C. pips East in midget lacrosse series

defender for the continental region championship, but was left out of the starting lineup for Canada’s opening 5-0 win over Puerto Rico on Aug. 7. “It motivated me to work even harder,” said the Grade 9 Burnaby Central Secondary student. “When I didn’t see myself on the starting list, I figured I had to work 10 times harder.” She did, starting in all five of Canada’s remaining games and playing so well the coaching staff kept her on the pitch for all but

the final five minutes of Canada’s 1-1 draw with Haiti in the group stage. “Every game I think I got better,” said Regan. “I thought it was a great result for us to be put together and win the whole tournament. It was amazing.” Now Regan has her sights on bigger goals. “Yeah of course. My next thing is the u-17 World Cup in Jordan, that’s my next goal. It’s a great experience to represent Canada. If I can do it again, I will, of course,” she said.

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New position: Burnaby’s Emma Regan, in red, was named an all-star on defence for Canada.

There is no gold medal to play for, but beating Ontario 6-3 in Game 3 of a five-game series is reward enough. “It says we pretty much (are the best in Canada),” said Team B.C. midget lacrosse runner Mackenzie Burns of Burnaby. “I think it’s the first time (B.C.) has ever won.” B.C. opened the series last Sunday with a 10-2 victory in Coquitlam and followed up the win with a narrow 4-3 triumph at Queen’s Park on Monday. On To view Tuesday, a video, B.C. surscan rendered with Layar an early one-goal lead but ended the first period with a three-goal to run, including go-ahead goals from Dennon Armstrong and Reid Bowering of Coquitlam. Port Coquitlam runner Clark Walter put the hosts ahead 4-1 on a power-play goal, but Ontario replied, closing the deficit to 4-3 heading into the final period. In the third, Tavin Grant of Burnaby, who finished the game with three assists, set up both Jack Kendall and Jacob Campbell of Juan de Fuca for back-toback goals to ice the win and the series for B.C. Team B.C. outshot Ontario 34-28 in Game 3. Earlier this month, B.C. ran away with its first midget national championship title without Ontario and the Iroquois Nation in attendance. “I think that is why we were so successful this year. We were not just all offence,” said Burns of the team’s overall balanced lineup. Ontario’s box lacrosse team missed the nationals because of a commitment to its province’s Summer Games. The five-game series will wind up tonight (Friday) at the Langley Events Cenre in Langley at 6 p.m.

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LL WORLD SERIES

South Vancouver Little Leaguers knocked out in straight games Canadian champion South Vancouver was knocked out of the Little League World Series by Latin America at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Latin America champion Coquivquoa Little League eliminated the Canadian representative from further competition following a 10-0 victory in the double-knockout internatonal tournament last Saturday. Pitchers Jose Luis Atencio and Edgardo Marriaga combined for five scoreless innings in the

two-hit win over Canada. Atencio recorded six strikeouts for the winners. Latin America opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning. They scored three more in the fourth and five in the fifth, including a grand slam home run by shortstop Ronny Medina, to end the game on the 10-run mercy rule. Canada, including Burnaby twins Emma and Evan March, opened the World Series with a 4-3 loss to Mexico’s Guadalupe Linda Vista Little League.

Luis Rodriquez drove in two runs on three hits, including a two-run, thirdinning dinger. Pitcher Juan Garza struck out nine Canadian batters. Joseph Sinclair took the loss for South Van, striking out five and giving up four runs in four and one-third innings. The Little League World Series continues all this week, with the championship game scheduled for Sunday against the top international and U.S. teams. – Tom Berridge

Swim: Barracudas win 15 medals continued from page 27

Randy Ho, Brady Liu, Ricky Dang and Brian Kang shared a silver medal in the boys’ Div. 6 medley. Ho also made three individual finals. Cayden Liang and Markus Wong won individual silvers for the Barracudas in the Div. 2 and 3 boys’ 50m breast, respectively. Wong also made finals in two free events and won a gold with the Simon Fraser region 200m medley team. Cameron Dickson placed third in the Div. 4 boys’ 50m free and was fourth in

both 50m fly and 100m breast. Div. 8 swimmer and club coach Alexandre Duguay was runner-up in the 200m IM. Garrett Yeo came home with a gold on the Div. 5 boys’ regional medley team. Yeo also made finals in the 100m free and breast. Kevin Wei, Paige Catlin, Rowan Cheung, Maria Sulaver and Erica Marquez also earned berths in individual divisional finals. The Barracudas came away with 15 total medals.

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