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May pays a visit

GREEN IDEAS Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May, left, and Burnaby North-Seymour candidate Lynne Quarmby wave to passersby during a mini-rally at the corner of Willingdon Avenue and Hastings Street. May also accompanied Quarmby to a town hall meeting at Alpha Secondary. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May came to Burnaby on Wednesday evening to lend some support to the Burnaby North-Seymour Green Party candidate’s campaign. May joined Lynne Quarmby and a dozen volunteers and supporters rallying at the intersection of Willingdon Avenue and Hastings Street during rush hour on Sept. 30. “We’re really excited this afternoon, we’re out here waiting for Elizabeth May to arrive.We’re super excited about that,” Quarmby said. “It’s just a great boost in visibility, and it’s kind of a boost for the volunteers who have been working so hard for so long.” Quarmby has about 200 volunteers working on her campaign, she said. May was also accompanying Quarmby to a town hall meeting at Alpha Secondary School at 7 p.m., with a focus on questions from the community. “One of the hallmarks of the Green Party is we listen and we communicate,” Quarmby said of the event. “So we’ll have two hours of Q&A down at Alpha Secondary.” – Janaya Fuller-Evans

NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD HEARINGS

New evidence delays pipeline decision Tereza Verenca

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Trans Mountain has filed replacement evidence with the National Energy Board – exactly six weeks after the NEB announced it would remove evidence from the hearing records made by the board’s most recent appointee, Steven Kelly. Kelly of IHS Inc. worked as Kinder Morgan’s main energy consultant and argued the expansion project would bring higher netbacks (or profits). His contribution to Trans Mountain’s application – made in December of 2013 – was about 64 pages out of the original 15,000-page document. On July 28, the federal government an-

nounced Kelly had been appointed to a sev- McDade, told the NOW the report has en-year term on the board, effective Oct. “some pretty significant flaws.” 13.The three-person panel deliberating on “They just flip-flop back and forth,” he Kinder Morgan’s file then decided to strike said, adding he didn’t want to say much all Kelly-related evidence. more given the city is curThe new evidence, an 89rently looking over the new They just page report, Market Prospects submission. ﬂip-ﬂop back & Benefits of the Trans MounIntervenors have until Oct. tain Expansion Project, was 20 to submit information and forth. prepared by Muse Stancil, a requests based on the new Texas-based energy consultdata, while commenters have ing company. until Dec. 14.Trans Moun“We are pleased with the tain, meanwhile, will present analysis and results of the new report,” said its case to the NEB in Calgary on Dec. 17. Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan A location for the intervenors to present Canada, in a press release. their final arguments, however, has not been But the City of Burnaby’s lawyer, Greg determined. It was originally scheduled to

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take place this month at the Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre. “(We’re) looking into options of where to hold the hearing,” said Tara O’Donovan with the NEB. “When you are trying to book a facility with only three or four months’ notice, it’s much harder than when you’re planning a year out.” O’Donovan added Burnaby is being considered as a possible host. The NEB also announced last week the deadline for a decision on the pipeline has been extended by four months to allow the NEB and intervenors time to review and test the new evidence. Previously, a report outlining whether the expansion project Continued on page 8

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Aquatics groups join forces to lobby the city for a new facility with two Olympic-sized swimming pools Cornelia Naylor

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Aquatics groups are shoring up support for a new world-class aquatic facility they’d like to see built in Burnaby. The city is in the early stages planning a new aquatic centre on the current C.G. Brown site near the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex, and the local aquatic community is pushing for a world-class competition pool rather than another recreation-focused facility like the last two pools the city built: Eileen Daly and Edmonds. Those pools have been all but unusable for competitive clubs like the Burnaby Barracudas Swim Club, according to president Laura Marquez. “We need community water space as well,” she said. “I’m not saying that we don’t, but there’s hours where it’s even good business for the city to rent out to groups like ours who can use it for running programs.” In a glossy draft proposal drawn up by Tourism Burnaby, the Barracudas, Simon Fraser University’s varsity aquatics program, the Burnaby Water Polo Club, Fortius Sport& Health and other area swim clubs call on the city to considered a facility with two deep, Olympic-sized pools (one indoor, one outdoor), deck space for training and competition, competitioncalibre diving boards, seating for 2,000 spectators, digital scoreboards, timing system, broadcast quality broadband and lighting plus meeting rooms, storage space, office space and food and beverage outlets. The proposal touts the benefits of a world-class fa-

STARVED FOR SPACE: Laura Marquez, president of the Burnaby Barracudas Swim Club, says Burnaby needs more deep-water competitive pool space. She has joined other local aquatic groups urging the city to consider building a two-pool competition facility at the site of the aging C.G. Brown Pool. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR cility for attracting marquee national and international events to the city and for meeting the currently unmet needs of local competitive swimmers, divers and water polo players. The Barracudas program, for example, is currently spread out over five local pools and one pool in New Westminster to meet the needs of its 307 swimmers, according to Marquez. Her club was capped this year and had to turn swimmers away, she said, as did the 200-strong Burnaby

Mountain Mantas. “If we were one club, we’d be the biggest in British Columbia,” Marquez said. “There’s a lot of swimmers.” SFU’s varsity swimmers, meanwhile, will have to drive out to Richmond to prepare for upcoming Olympic trials, according to SFU head varsity swim coach Liam Donnelly, because Burnaby’s only Olympic-sized pool is outdoors at Central Park. Donnelly was at a school board meeting last month,

seeking a letter of support from the board explaining how the new pool would

If we were one club, we’d be the biggest in British Columbia

benefit the district’s school partnership sports programs with SFU.

Thirty-six swimmers and soccer players currently earn course credits and get top-level training from SFU coaches and varsity athletes under the program, which runs within the district’s academic timetable. With the proposed facility, Donnelly told trustees the partnership could be expanded to 100 students in aquatic sports alone. “The programs would run within their current high school academic timetable, during the day, while the aquatic facilities are at

their lowest usage point,” Donnelly said. “The city has concern that, should they build a large aquatic complex that would accommodate the community competitive sports groups, that it would sit empty during school hours.” The B.C.Water Polo Association, meanwhile, wrote a letter in August, urging the city not to build a smaller aquatic centre. Executive director David Soul stated in the letter that aquatic groups had heard Continued on page 8

Cops thank bystanders for ‘pretty awesome’ help The suspect in aWednesday evening shooting was quickly arrested after bystanders chased him down Cayley Dobie

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Burnaby RCMP are thanking the public for its help in catching the suspect in a shooting on Wednesday evening. Mounties were called to

the Old Orchard Shopping Centre at Willingdon Avenue and Kingsway around 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 30 after complaints of shots fired. The suspect in the shooting was quickly arrested thanks to a group of bystanders who had chased

him down and held him until officers arrived, Cpl. Daniela Panesar, spokesperson for the Burnaby RCMP, told the NOW. “It was pretty awesome,” Panesar added. One man, a 26-year-old Burnaby resident, suffered

non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital for treatment and released, and has been cooperating with police, according to Panesar. The initial investigation suggests the shooting was

sparked by an argument between two groups of people. Panesar said it’s unclear whether the two parties in Wednesday night’s shooting knew each other. Investigators believe this is an isolated incident and not connected to Sunday’s

shooting outside of REVS bowling on Lougheed Highway, Panesar said. In that incident, a bystander was shot after two parties got into a fight that is believed to have been a dispute over a taxicab.

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It happens every election – campaigns signs are destroyed or stolen. But recently, the signs for the Liberal candidate in the Burnaby South riding have been the focus of some particularly concentrated and bizarre destruction. The eyes have been cut out of seven of Adam Pankratz’s large campaign signs, according to his father, John Pankratz. John and family friends have been helping Adam by putting up signs at the homes and businesses of supporters, but it hasn’t been easy work, particularly over the past three weeks, according to John. “It’s been a process,” he told the NOW. “We just had another one this morning – Royal Oak, south of Saunders. Somebody’s cut the eyes out there.” In the same area, at Grange Street and Royal Oak Avenue, 30 smaller signs were slashed, according to John. Other signs have been vandalized in a variety of ways, from the wires being removed to letters scribbled out with markers, he added. In one instance, the signs John put up were vandalized thrice within a short time period, he said. The signs were hung on a fence at a work site at Gilley Avenue and Kingsway, after John spoke to the owner, he said. He went to pick up his wife, who was door knocking for Adam’s campaign, and took her back to show her the fence.Within 20 minutes, all the signs had been slashed, he said. He taped them up and hung them up from inside the fence, and someone cut all the plastic ties, he added.Then he used wire, and thus far, the signs are still

up. The NOW has not received any reports of sign vandalism from other candidates in Burnaby, though there has been mention on Twitter of Liberal, NDP and Green campaign signs being vandalized around Mt. Seymour Parkway in North Vancouver, in the Burnaby North-Seymour riding. If you notice campaign signs in the city that have been targeted by vandals, please email jmoreau@ burnabynow.com with the information.

ALL BURNABY CANDIDATES CONFIRMED There are 17 days left until the 2015 Federal Election, and so it is surely time to get to know city candidates. Elections Canada has released the list of all candidates who were confirmed by deadline this week. In the Burnaby NorthSeymour riding, the candidates are: NDP candidate Carol Baird Ellan; Liberal candidate Terry Beech; Independent candidate Helen Hee Soon Chang; Communist Party candidate Brent Jantzen; Conservative candidate Mike Little; Green Party candidate Lynne Quarmby; Marxist-Leninist Party candidate Brian Sproule; and Libertarian Party candidate Chris Tylor. In the Burnaby South riding, the candidates are: Libertarian Party candidate Liz Jaluague; Liberal candidate Pankratz; Conservative candidate Grace Seear; NDP candidate Kennedy Stewart; and Green Party candidate Wyatt Tessari. In the New WestminsterBurnaby riding, the candidates are: Libertarian Party candidate Rex Brocki; Conservative candidate Chloé Ellis; NDP candidate Peter Julian; Liberal candidate Sasha Ramnarine; Green

Party candidate Kyle Routledge; and Marxist-Leninist Party candidate Joseph Theriault.

MEET THE CANDIDATES WITH THE BBOT Now that all the candidates have been confirmed, it’s time to get to know them. To that end, the Burnaby Board of Trade is holding an all candidates meetand-greet event on Monday at the Firefighters Banquet Hall, 6515 Bonsor Ave. The free meet-and-greet takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and everyone is welcome to attend. As of Tuesday, Sept. 29, 10 Burnaby candidates confirmed they would be attending, according to a press release from the BBOT. For Burnaby South, Pankratz, Seear, Stewart and Tessari will be attending. For New WestminsterBurnaby, Ellis, Julian, Ramnarine and Routledge are attending. For Burnaby North-Seymour, Beech and Little have confirmed they’ll attend. ALL-CANDIDATES MEETING NEXT WEEK An all-candidates meeting is taking place at Harmony Court Estate, 7197 Canada Way, next Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. The meeting is geared towards seniors’ issues such as seniors’ medical, seniors living in poverty and the renewal of the health accord, according to an email from the recreation coordinator for the care home. Anyone from the community is welcome to attend. New Westminster-Burnaby candidates Julian, Ramnarine and Routledge have confirmed they will attend, according to the email, while Ellis has declined. Email election news to jmoreau@burnabynow.com.

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This marriage clearly needs help

Labour negotiations can be tricky in most situations, but in Burnaby they can be especially tricky. Take the current labour dispute between the City of Burnaby and the city’s firefighters’ union. The firefighters have been without a collective agreement for quite some time, and depending upon who you ask, it’s either the city’s deliberate fault, or the firefighters’ fault. The firefighters say the

city council and mayor are deliberately stalling negotiations between city staff and the union.The city, of course, denies this and says the firefighters’ union delayed bargaining, letting the contract sit in limbo. At this point in time both parties in the dispute have agreed on an arbitrator and binding arbitration. But the city wants two days reserved, while the firefighters say it will just take a day. Both parties haven’t dis-

closed a lot of details about the proposals, but what has been reported is tantalizing. Apparently no one is expecting much more (or less) in wages than the other 33 fire departments in the province received. But, apparently, the city wants its firefighters to give up some “things” in exchange for that raise. What exactly those “things” are, no one is saying. Are these things that city firefighters already have,

or are they “things” that the firefighters have on their current bargaining wish list? Critics of city council have often pointed out the cozy relationship between the city’s political leaders and the city’s unions.The BCA clearly owes a lot of its political success to labour support. And critics have also rightly questioned what the union supporters receive or expect to receive for that support. The firefighters’ union’s

previous relationship with the political structure was clearly supportive. And city hall, in the past, has appreciated that support. But now a rift has appeared, and it’s an ugly one. The firefighters appeared at city council Monday night wearing yellow Tshirts that read “We support those who support us.” We assume that message was meant for the city’s political leaders who have benefited from the union’s sup-

port in the past: a rather blunt reminder that if the city treats them unfairly, the union will not support them in the future. As city Coun. Paul McDonell says, “Sometimes it’s like marriage.You agree when you have a dispute and sometimes you have to go to counselling (arbitration).” The problem with this marital counselling is that both parties really can’t afford a divorce.

MY VIEW JANAYA FULLER-EVANS

Parting is such sweet sorrow I have a confession to make. I have been accused of bias over the years, as have most reporters. Sometimes I’m left-leaning, according to the source, other times I’m right-leaning. Sometimes I’m considered too cozy with this interest group or that one. But those are not my biases. My bias, the big one, is fiction. If I can work a snippet of poetry or a comic book reference or sometimes just the title of a favourite work into a piece, it’s a good day for me. I love words of all kinds, but the words used in a beautiful piece of literature, in a ghost story, or even in a poem that tries really hard but doesn’t quite make it – those are the words I love most.Therein lies my bias. And so, the headline… pilfered from Shakespeare, I’m afraid. But the sentiment is mine. Because I am leaving, and it is incredibly bittersweet. I have worked at the Burnaby NOW for half a decade. Like many reporters given a chance by editor Pat Tracy, I came in to cover a reporter’s vacation and a few months later, I had a job.While many of my fellow j-school graduates panicked about the recession, I had a real, honest-to-goodness full-time reporting job. I was, and am, incredibly grateful. Not just to Pat, but to all of you – you’ve shared your stories and opinions with me; your passion, your anger, your hopes and your

doubts. I’ve watched your businesses start and struggle and catch hold in the community. I’ve spoken to amazing people over the years. I’ve learned a lot from all of you. In addition to Pat, I owe a debt of gratitude to many other people who helped me along. My first editor after Langara was Barry Link at the Vancouver Courier. He allowed me to intern there and work with reporters I’d admired for years. Barry was incredibly patient, even while helping me through my awful constanterrors-due-to-blind-panic stage. Each of the people in that newsroom taught me so much about telling stories, about connecting with the community, about being ethical and about being a good human being while also being a good reporter. Before journalism school, I have to confess (yes, another confession), I had no understanding of journalism ethics. It is a constant, careful balancing act. But I was fortunate enough to be taught by Ross Howard, who helped me learn the ethical parameters of the job and solidify my own ethical standards. He also pushed us to be better, to write clear and concise articles, to tighten, always tighten. He might have something to say about the length of this goodbye column, actually, so I should probably wrap it up. While I have worked for the NOW for more than five Continued on page 8

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How not to help out A 66-year-old man suffered a broken leg when he was hit by a car while crossing Kingsway at Olive Avenue in December. Police say the victim wasn’t in a crosswalk, but two other cars had stopped to let him cross when a third came by and hit him.The driver who hit him stopped. “He just dragged him off to the side of the road,” Burnaby RCMP Const. Phil Reid said.The driver then got back in his car and fled the scene.

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Lay off the hosannas Dear Editor Once again, Ziggy Eckardt (Trending comments, Sept. 25) feels the need to raise his voice and sing the praises of the Harper government. Hosanna! Canada is the land of milk and honey, and it’s all because of the Harper government. Maybe the thousands of homeless people, or the hundreds of thousands of working poor, might see it differently. Mr. Eckardt claims that “Canada’s international reputation has never been higher.” Now, that might have been true back when Lester Pearson won the Nobel Prize, and probably for several decades before and after. In those days, Canadians were loved wherever they went in the world. In those days, Americans would wear Canadian flags when they went abroad. Today, the material reality is that the Harper government has worked very hard to destroy Canada’s international reputation, and it has been very successful. Today, the material reality is that the Harper government has earned the “Fossil of the Year Award,” five years in a row. Shame. Today, the material reality is that the Harper government has been criticized by the United Nations for its human rights record. Shame. Under the Harper government, Canada is the only industrialized nation that cannot manage to deliver the mail. Shame. Under the Harper government, Canada is the only industrialized nation that rejects science. Shame. This is the legacy of the Harper government that Ziggy Eckardt is so proud of. So where does Mr. Eckardt get his claim that we would so like to believe? It doesn’t take much effort to find out that it springs from a media release that was put out by a public relations company, which was then parroted by all the corporate media, which was then parroted by Ziggy Eckardt. From a professional liar to a bunch of professional liars to Ziggy Eckardt to the public. Hosanna! Victor Finberg, Burnaby

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Shool district turns shortfall into surplus bill smith Very good.... the strike probably helped too. I wonder if record numbers of foreign students helps our class sizes and educational outcomes for local students? I did notice that our property taxes went up any how. Steven Gosling “Record numbers of foreign students” There are 49 schools servicing the 1052 international students. That’s 21 per school. A lot more than I expected, but a small portion overall. They also make up 4% of the overall population, but the funding they provide (16.3 million) is more than 10% of the overall budget (157 million).

Tory candidate a noshow at meetings MikeB I dont blame the guy for not showing up. Historically these AC Meetings are just shoutfests so that people can beat up on guys like Little. Just look at the organizers and that will tell you this meeting’s agenda. Instead of an empty chair they should have just had a paper cutout of Little with a bullseye on his forehead.

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Dear Editor Voters who attended a Burnaby North-Seymour all-candidates meeting on Monday evening at SFU enjoyed a lively debate among Carol Baird Ellan, Lynne Quarmby, and Terry Beech. The Conservative candidate, Mike Little, was represented by an empty chair – again. It is vital that voters in the Burnaby North-Seymour riding be represented by a person who listens to the concerns of the citizens and represents those concerns in Ottawa. Mr. Little has significantly damaged his credibility by refusing to attend four all-candidates meetings (so far). The all-candidates meeting at SFU focused on the environment – in particular, the urgent need to take action to minimize the threat of climate change. Featured at the meeting were two acknowledged experts in the environmental field. There is no doubt that the impacts of climate change will be profound. There is also no doubt that doing little to mitigate the effects of climate change is not a viable option for the future. If we choose to be represented by a prime minister who is committed to the expansion of the fossil fuels industry in Canada and an MP who is afraid to present his positions to the electorate, we will be facing a perilous future. If you wish to be the representative of the citizens of Burnaby North-Seymour, you need to attend all-candidates meetings and show that you have the courage of your convictions. Larry Myers, Burnaby

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Continued from page 3 the city was considering a smaller, six-lane, 75-metre pool for C.G. Brown. “The differences between these outcomes in terms of both local community aquatic programming and in benefits to the Burnaby business community are extremely significant,” he wrote. “The smaller facility would not be optimal for local club programming and would in fact restrict both active for life and competitive offerings for aquatic sports at all but the youngest youth age groups.”

City director of parks, recreation and culture Dave Ellenwood, however, said the city has made no decisions yet about things like the number of lanes or the configuration of the new facility. “I don’t know where water polo would have developed an idea that we were decided on some things,” he said, “but it seems to usually happen where people hear rumours or something like that.” City council only just approved a $350,000 feasibility study Monday to look into the C.G. Brown proj-

ect, he said, and over the next eight months or so, all stakeholders will have a chance to give input. While Ellenwood said he’s not ruling anything out, a two-pool facility at the site would pose challenges. “That would be a big footprint, and the soils are not great there,” Ellenwood said. “It also would be more costly, so council would have to determine if that’s something they could afford to do.” COMMENT ON THIS STORY

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‘It just drags this out’ Continued from page 1 should go ahead was to be released Jan. 26, 2016.The date is now May 20, 2016. “It just drags this out for another four months, which is unfortunate,” McDade said. “I think the real issue is what it does to the credibility of the panel and the process.They’ve just completely mishandled this.” Even though the city will be submitting new information requests, the NEB process is still broken, he added. “There’s no way, regardless of the result, that it has any credibility at the end.

The other parties who suggest they need to fix the process are probably right because from a legal perspective, this has just been butchered. It’s a misnomer to call it a public hearing. It’s not,” he said. “The information request process has been a joke so far because you ask the questions in good faith.The company then has their lawyer write answers that are non-answers, and then the National Energy Board says those are fine.” As for whether or not the new timelines will impact the project, Kinder Morgan

spokesperson Ali Hounsell couldn’t say. “We’re not certain yet. We’re looking at what the implications could be, and that could take us a little bit of time,” she told the NOW. Kinder Morgan has construction scheduled to start in 2016, with the pipeline to be in service by 2018. The $5.4-billion project, if approved, would see the Trans Mountain pipeline system twinned all the way from Alberta to Burnaby, with capacity increasing from 300,000 barrels of oil per day to 890,000.

selves. Twenty years later, I am heeding her advice. I want to be a writer. I want to create worlds instead of reporting on this particular one. Sensible or not, I’m leaving journalism for fiction. OK, I know it isn’t sensible. But it is time. And so, as of Friday, Oct. 2, I am leaving the NOW.

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Monday, October 5, 2015 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Firefighters Banquet Hall (6515 Bonsor Ave – Metrotown) join the burnaby board of trade for a special all-party, all-riding, All Candidates Meet & Greet. Hear briefly from candidates in each of Burnaby’s three ridings. Then meet the candidates face to face, ask them your questions and find out their plans for governing Canada.

It’s time to say goodbye Continued from page 6 years, I started in the industry 20 years ago. My mother, Cathrine Fuller, was a reporter on the Sunshine Coast when I was growing up, and I always wanted her job.When I was in high school, she introduced me to the editor of The Coast News, JoAnne Bennison. JoAnne offered me the chance to write a column geared to high school students, and I loved it. I was also quite terrible. But she read those columns and turned them into something readable, which was an incredible gift. She also gave me an important piece of advice. If you’re considering journalism because you want to be a writer, she said, don’t. Reporters don’t have much time or inclination to write anything else, and editors can’t stop editing them-

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Thank you to everyone who has allowed me to tell their stories, to everyone in the newsrooms I’ve worked in, to my fine colleagues – it has been wonderful. See you in the funny pages. Janaya Fuller-Evans works her last day as a Burnaby NOW reporter on Friday, Oct. 2.

this event is free and open to the community — businesses, residents and anyone interested in learning more about the local candidates in the upcoming federal election. Conﬁrmed candidates: burnaby south riding Adam Pankratz (Liberal) Grace Seear (Conservative) Kennedy Stewart (NDP) Wyatt Tessari (Green) new westminster-burnaby riding Chloe Ellis (Conservative) Peter Julian (NDP) Sasha Ramnarine (Liberal) Kyle Routledge (Green) burnaby north-seymour riding Terry Beech (Liberal) Mike Little (Conservative) For more information visit bbot.ca or call 604-412-0100.

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Daughter lobbies for action on asbestos Tereza Verenca

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When Dave Ford retired from a long career as an electrician at a Powell River pulp and paper mill, the late-60-something thought he had at least a couple decades to enjoy his golden years. Two years later, he was diagnosed with cancer. Eighteen months after that, he died. “I think we were all completely shocked,” his daughter Tracy told the NOW. “As far as we knew, he was healthy, he hadn’t had health issues throughout his life, or anything like that. It came completely out of the blue.” Ford was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer in the lining of the lung caused by exposure to asbestos. “He was always so safety conscience at work,”Tracy said. “But sometimes people don’t know. I mean, my dad didn’t know that the products he was handling had a deadly material in them.”

Tracy, who lives in New West and works in Burnaby at an engineering firm, has collaborated with WorkSafeBC to create awareness that work-related diseases – like those related to asbestos – have become the leading cause of work-related deaths in the province, surpassing traumatic injuries. In 2014, asbestos-related diseases resulted in 77 deaths, 18 more than in 2013, according to new WorkSafeBC statistics. After her father’s passing, Tracy and her mom decided to do something. Originally, the pair wanted to host a one-time fundraiser in Powell River, with all proceeds to be donated to a Canadian asbestos-related charity. “I couldn’t find any, and I thought that was a little odd because after my dad passed away, we learned asbestosrelated diseases were the No. 1 occupation killer right across Canada and it was a global issue.” After making some connections, the pair launched the Asbestos Related Re-

Grieving: Tracy Ford holds a photo of her dad, Dave, who died of mesothelioma 18 months after he was diagnosed. This type of cancer is caused by exposure to asbestos, which Dave had come into contact during his career as an electrician. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

search, Education & Advocacy (AREA) Fund in 2010. Their initial goal was to raise $10,000. By the end of last year, more than

$100,000 had been received. The money has gone to support an array of initiatives, including a symposium on mesothelioma, a

UBC study that sought to determine why few mesothelioma victims apply for compensation, and more. An awareness walk called “Walk for Truth” was also

established as another way of getting the word out about asbestos. “We don’t want to scare people,”Tracy told the Continued on page 10

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na – $350,000. Another feasibility study is costing the city $250,000; this one for a new arena in South Burnaby. Riverway Clubhouse is receiving an audio-visual equipment upgrade ($200,000), a condition assessment is being done on the Bonsor Recreation Complex ($150,000),

Swangard Stadium is getting electrical service upgrading and painting ($104,000), Burnaby Village Museum is getting Christmas season infrastructure replacements ($35,000) and the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West is getting some exterior painting done ($20,000). – Janaya Fuller-Evans

the money, but it’s really worth it. “There are no known cures for the diseases asbestos creates, and there’s no known safe exposure level. If you’re going to do any sort of renovations, demolition, even repairs where you’re cutting into steel and tiles, have the material tested.” Tracy added the process was a bit “scary,” in that everything had to be taped off and workers had to wear biohazard suits.

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It all started with a missed meeting. Carolyn Orazietti was a relative newcomer to the local community policing advisory committee. She joined the committee as part of her role as the executive director of the North Road Business Improvement Association, thinking it’d be a good place to make connections that could benefit the business owners she works with. After missing a meeting, she returned the following month to find she’d been elected secretary – and she hasn’t missed a meeting since, she told the NOW with a chuckle. “I just stayed on it because we struck up really good working relationships,” Orazietti said. That was six years ago. Today, Orazietti is the chair of District 2’s community policing advisory committee, or CPAC, which is made up of about 16 members and oversees safety concerns for one of the largest areas in the

city – Lougheed and the area surrounding area. She’s become an avid champion for the local RCMP, spouting the importance of fostering a relationship with police in order to help keep the city safe. “The police have helped us out with many different initiatives, whether it’s sending advice that we then send on to the merchants or taking walking tours of the area or doing community outreach,” she said. But it’s definitely a two-way street. Part of her role as CPAC chair is to encourage the business owners she works with day-to-day to report crimes to the RCMP. She also acts as a go-between for the two groups, bringing concerns voiced by the business community to the CPAC meetings as well as the public safety committee meetings. (The public safety committee is the committee that oversees all four CPAC districts and brings together city councillors, community members, business owners

look for, they want to know how to report, all that kind of stuff. What’s the relationship like between the Burnaby RCMP and North Road businesses? We have quite a Korean area in our business area so … we really try and help the Korean businesses understand how policing can help them out with their concerns. Even the chief of police (Supt. Dave Critchley) and Insp. (Michael) Labossiere and Coun. (Pietro) Calendino came to our area with me last year and went door-to-door because there’s quite a boundary that we have to cross with the different kind of nationalities. … I can’t even tell you how much we rely on them. It’s community policing, so they help us educate our merchants in how to better protect themselves against crime. Not that we have a huge criminal element here, we don’t, but there is crime, we are a big city. It puts the power back in the merchants’ hands, and that’s what they want. They want to know what to

Tell me about the District 2 CPAC. We’ve got two students from Burnaby Mountain and one from Burnaby North, and they’re really proactive, like wow, you can’t believe it, they’re doing projects, and they’re starting clubs, and they do a lot of work with the student liaison officers too, and we started a graffiti busters club at Burnaby Mountain. It just lets the students take ownership of their community, and also a really great thing too, they’re … kind of demonstrating to their peer group that police are part of a really successful, vibrant community, and if we all want to do our part, we should partner with the police and not view them as a threatening group or somebody to be feared at all, they’re partners in a safe, healthy community. What about the rest of the CPAC members? There are a lot of different people on CPAC, like some people head crime

MAKING CONNECTIONS Carolyn Orazietti is the chair of District 2’s community policing advisory committee and the executive director of the North Road BIA. Her role as advisory committee chair helps her bridge the gap between the business owners she works with every day and the local RCMP. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER and residents.) The NOW recently caught up with Orazietti to hear

what she had to say about safety in her area and why it’s so important to

maintain a healthy working relationship with the Burnaby RMCP. Check out

watch, some people head up a Block Watch, and then there’s a different kind of representative from the different neighbourhood communities that are prominent in each of the districts, and we even have people from Simon Fraser, the head of security at Simon Fraser (University), and we have Sgt. Hawthorne from the Transit Police.We started having a new guy from the CN/CP police. … We have people from Cameron Rec, Creek Side community, Stoney Creek, it’s really good, and we want people to be very vocal, like don’t feel that your problem isn’t big enough to mention, there’s no such thing.

can do some surveillance, but they’re teaching us, the community, how to take charge of our own property. So then, we got a great response from the property owners.

Anything else? I’ve got a little chain going with the seniors’ network. I’ve got friends who are seniors, so I’ll pass along safety tips to them, so yeah, it’s a good little network we’ve got over here in Lougheed. People are really involved, and we have a good working feedback, I have to say.We’ve got some people who’ve been on Speed Watch for 20 years.They’re so dedicated, they’re such good citizens and it’s so nice of them to step forward, they’ve kind of been spokespeople for their end of things. It’s super proactive, it’s a nice way to get involved.

What are some of the concerns/issues in your area? We had a problem at one of our malls with a group of people who were very suspicious who wouldn’t go away from the mall, and so then I got in touch with the property owners and explained the problem and said, ‘We want to get security cameras up,’ and by the way the RCMP recommends to put up cameras because they

What are some of the successes you’ve had? We started to a program called Heads Up, and it was one my husband started at his BIA in Cloverdale, and so what we do is if there’s a suspect in the area, like a person who’s suspected of breaking into cars – that’s a big, important issue for us because we want our customers to feel safe and secure here – so if there’s a problem with people doing BNEs (break-and-enters) on cars, like theft from auto and theft of auto, we want to know about it. So the police can’t send us a picture but that doesn’t prevent our own security teams from passing around pictures, and we send them to the merchants.They love it because they feel like empowered.They feel like they’re in the driver’s seat and they know who to watch for and what the problems are in the area.

What have you learned? I just know who to phone (she laughs). Seriously. When you know who you can phone, and you know they’re going to be actionoriented, you just kind of say what you problem is, how long it’s been going on, where it is and what’s the game plan, how can you help attack that problem, and who do we need to get involved at the table, and that’s how we’ve been

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working it so far. I’ll just have community meetings here on my own, and we’ve called people in to discuss area concerns, and then I’ll take those to the CPAC. Just to be seen as a person who can facilitate the resolution of your problem, as a group.That’s what CPAC is, so people shouldn’t feel afraid to get involved.The community is only as strong as the relationship with the police sometimes. I think it’s really important to press that point that people are totally invited to participate.

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Of my cooking classes, Greek are the most popular by far and this stems from my own passion for the flavours of Greece. Almost everyone I talk to loves Greek food and has frequented their local Greek restaurants many times. People are always quick to I joke with people all the time that to create Greek food one basically adds olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and oregano to anything, and it’s Greek. Although these may be common denominators in many Greek recipes, there’s a bit more to it than that to make good Greek food. The most important thing to remember is ingredients from the source will always taste better in the final dish. Two ingredients that always come to mind when discussing this are garlic and lemon juice.

Garlic should never come from a jar. I see people in stores buying these large jars of peeled, chopped garlic in brine, and I question it. The response is usually, “It’s cheap and convenient.” Sounds like fast food to me. Just because something is cheap and convenient, doesn’t mean we should use it.Take any fresh cut vegetable (or fruit for that matter) and soak it in a jar full of brine – where does the flavour go? It leaches into the brine. So people who take a slotted spoon and add some of this garlic to a dish and say, “I’m cooking with garlic” – I respond and say, “No, you’re cooking with a residual that was once garlic, and now most of the natural flavour has gone into the brine, which you’re going to dump down the drain in a year once you have gotten through that humongous jar.” Many people also willingly pass through the produce section, walking by the

lemons, on their way to the juice aisle to grab a bottle of lemon juice … again for the same reason: cheap and convenient. If you go to a lemon orchard in Florida or Italy, there are not bottles hanging from the trees. A reconstituted juice from concentrate will not give you the same flavour as what’s offered from a fresh lemon. Plus you have the added bonus of reaping the aromatic and colourful zest from the outer peel to utilize as an additional ingredient or beautiful garnish. We have to remember the term “cheap and convenient” is not a synonym for flavour, and if you want your Greek food, or any food, to taste better you need to go to the source of the ingredient you are adding for optimal results. GREEK SALAD Ingredients: 2 long English cucumbers, diced large

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ENJOY OPERA ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON as Burnaby Lyric Opera presents its first concert of the season, featuring highlights of the upcoming season, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Tickets $15, call 604-2053000 or see www.tickets. shadboltcentre.com.

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is asked to come prepared to name a few books – and movies based on books – that they’ve loved and hated, since there will be a chance to mingle and chat. The session is set to run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Refreshment swill be served, and all are welcome. The McGill library branch is at 4595 Albert St. in North Burnaby. Call 604-299-8955 for details.

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Business has been picking up for one of Burnaby’s newly established floating services. Craig MacGregor and Randy Nyholt opened the doors to Float Sense – located at 6540 Burlington Ave. – on Canada Day. Since then, the entrepreneurs say they average about eight to 10 clients a day, about double compared to July’s numbers. “It’s definitely more than we anticipated,” MacGregor told the NOW, adding renovations are underway for a possible fourth tank to complement the three already on site. Floatation – where subjects get inside a soundproof tank to float in salt water at skin temperature – was first used in the 1950s to test the effects of sensory deprivation.Today, many use the therapy for relaxation, meditation and for chronic pain and illnesses like anxiety and fibromyalgia, MacGregor said. He and his business partner (who also happens to be a childhood friend) first heard about floatation a couple years ago after listening to a Joe Rogan podcast. The pair, who were living in Edmonton at the time and working in construction and personal training, decided to try it out. “It was pretty profound,” MacGregor said. “For me, it let me put my ego to rest and really take a deep look inwards at myself, very powerful and relaxing.” Other benefits, he added, included a shorter recovery time between his workouts. “It didn’t take long after our first couple of experiences where we were like, ‘Hey, let’s put together some kind of business plan, so we can share this practice with everyone.’We decided Burnaby was the right place. I knew the area pretty well, and I knew the general population was a little more open-minded to that type of thing,” MacGregor explained. Many first-time clients, however, are skeptical, he noted. “They think, ‘Oh, why can’t I do this at home, lay in the bathtub and fill it up with salts?’To be honest, those people are the ones who have those life-changing experiences,” he said. Battling skepticism, and claustrophobia even, can be

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Prevention

WEEK STARTS SAT. OCT. 3

LOUGHEED TOWN CENTRE – 9:30AM-4PM HOME DEPOT (HENNING DRIVE) – 10AM-2PM

A Message from Burnaby’s Fire Chief:

As part of the Annual Fire Prevention week, the Burnaby Fire Department will be hosting information displays related to Fire Prevention and Safety Awareness at Lougheed Town Center and at Home Depot, 3950 Henning Drive on Saturday October 3rd. The 2015 theme is:

“Hear the BEEP where you SLEEP: Every Bedroom needs a working smoke alarm”.

Properly functioning smoke alarms provide an early warning of smoke and fire. A smoke alarm becomes your “Nose at Night”. Since most fatal fires occur during the night when people are sleeping, a smoke detector can be the difference between getting out safely and not getting out at all! It is recommended that smoke alarms be installed on every floor of your home and outside each sleeping area. For maximum protection, install a smoke alarm in every bedroom, especially if you sleep with your bedroom door closed.

Remember to test the batteries in your smoke alarms at regular intervals and ensure your family has a fire escape plan. To escape safely you must make sure that everyone in the home knows about, and has practiced the plan. We will have information pamphlets on hand regarding smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. As well, we will be teaching everyone how to properly use a fire extinguisher by holding demonstrations and allowing those in attendance to use our fire extinguisher simulator! Children in attendance can enter a draw to win “Fire Chief for a Day”. Please come out and join us at Lougheed Town Center or Home Depot on Henning Drive on Saturday October 3rd to learn how to be fire safe. We hope to see you there! Fire Chief Doug McDonald

Come by and meet some of your local firefighters. Learn how to stay safe and prevent fires in your home. Lots of pamphlets and take away information on fire safety will be available all day.

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Cooking Safety Cooking brings family and friends together, provides an outlet for creativity and can be relaxing. But did you know that cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries? injuires? By following a few safety tips you can prevent these fires.

COOK WITH CAUTION • Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol don’t use the stove or stovetop. • Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling, or broiling food. • If you are simmering, baking, roasting, or boiling food, check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking. • Keep anything that can catch ﬁre– oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains – away from your stovetop.

FACTS

• The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking.

• Most cooking fires in the home involve the stovetop.

IF YOU HAVE A COOKING FIRE... • Just get out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the fire. • Call 911 or the local emergency number after you leave. • If you try to fight the fire, be sure others are getting out and you have a clear way out. • Keep a lid nearby when you’re cooking to smother small grease fires. Smother the fire by sliding the lid over the pan and turn off the stovetop. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cooled. • For an oven fire turn off the heat and keep the door closed.

Cooking and Kids: Have a “kid-free zone” of atleast 3 feet around the stove and areas where hot food or drink is prepared or carried.

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Smoke Alarms

reventing home fires in Burnaby is always our number one priority. We work in partnership with our citizens. Burnaby’s residents need to provide the best protection to keep their homes and families safe in the event of a fire. This can be achieved by developing an escape plan which you practice regularly and equipping homes with life-saving technologies like smoke alarms and home fire sprinklers.

The following tips will help keep your family safe if there is a fire in your home: • Install smoke alarms inside each bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of the home (including the basement).

• Test smoke alarms at least monthly and replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or sooner if they do not respond when tested. • Make sure everyone in your home knows how to respond if the smoke alarm sounds. • Pull together everyone in your household and make a plan. Walk through your home and inspect all possible ways out. Households with children should consider drawing a floor plan of your home, marking two ways out of each room, including windows and doors. • If you are building or remodelling your home, consider installing home fire sprinklers.

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If a Fire Actually Starts: In the event that a fire does start in the home, the following steps should be taken: 1. First, get out! 2. Dial 911 from a neighbour’s house. 3. Don’t go back into the burning house. 4. If you think someone is trapped inside, tell the firefighters when they arrive. For more information about fire safety visit www.safeathome.ca

• Interconnect all smoke alarms in the home so when one sounds, they all sound.

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MAKE SURE A FIRE NEVER STARTS BY FOLLOWING THESE SIMPLE TIPS:

• If you smoke use large, deep ashtrays. If anyone in the home smokes, smoke outside. Never smoke in bed. • Don’t reach for danger! Wear tight-fitting or rolled-up sleeves when cooking and don’t reach over a hot burner. Always stay in the kitchen when you are cooking. • Always blow out candles before leaving the room. • Ensure items that can burn are one metre away from space heaters. • Avoid overloading the electrical outlets. Extension cords should be used only as a temporary connection. • Avoid running cords under rugs, which can damage the cord and cause a fire. • Install a smoke alarm on every level of your home and outside all sleeping areas. Test smoke alarms once a month and replace the battery once a year, or whenever the low-battery warning sounds. • Know exactly what to do and where to go if there is a fire. Plan and practice your escape! Develop a home fire escape plan or refer to your building’s fire safety plan. • Once you’ve escaped the fire, call the fire department from a neighbour’s home.

Canadian adults 65 years and older are at higher risk of dying by fire than any other age group.

COMMON FIRE SCENARIOS INVOLVING ADULTS 65 YEARS AND OLDER:

1. People smoking in their living area or bedroom while sleepy. Burning cigarettes or ashes ignite furniture/bedding or clothing. 2. People reaching over a hot burner on the stove and igniting clothing.

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today’sdrive 20 15 Inﬁniti Q50

Your journey starts here.

Distinctive and Comfortable BY DAVID CHAO

Performance

One look at the Infiniti Q50 and you know that it is distinctively different from the German and American luxury cars. Designed to attract BMW 3 Series, MercedesBenz C-Class and Audi A4 fans, the Infiniti Q50 offers a unique Japanese or Asian flavour. Along with its bold appearance, the Q50 has a sporty interior and cutting edge technology. After a successful debut last year - the Q50 was named a finalist for 2014 World Car of the Year and earned an Edmunds.com “Top Rated Vehicle” award - it enters 2015 largely unchanged. The only addition of note is a new Performance Wheel Package boasting 19-inch RAYS lightweight wheels.

Design

More than just a replacement for the G-Series, the Q50 was a virtually all-new luxury sport sedan last year and set the direction for Infiniti cars in the future. The Q50 features flowing body panels which gives a premium feel to its athletic proportions. Having the “expected” four-doors and rear-wheel drive configuration allows it to compete in the luxury sport sedan market. Starting with Infiniti’s “double-arch” front grille, it combines with the LED headlights and daytime running lights to create a strong statement. The character lines flow over the smooth roofline like a wave and is punctuated by the Crescent-cut C-pillar. Merging at the rear, the LED taillights complete the look. Overall, the Infiniti Q50 is eye-catching. Inside, the wraparound dash creates a sporty feel without sacrificing comfort or practicality. Tech savvy people will enjoy Infiniti’s forward-thinking solution and design.

One of those appointments will be appreciated by owners who share driving duties. Inﬁniti InTuition system can recognize and adjust seating, climate, audio, navigation and telematic settings for up to four different drivers.

Carried over from the G-Series, the standard engine in the Q50 is a refined 3.7-litre V6. Rated at 328 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque, it features a Continuously Variable Valve Timing Control System and Variable Valve Event & Lift. An advanced hybrid powertrain is also available. Featuring Infiniti Direct Response Hybrid system with Intelligent Dual Clutch Control, this powertrain combines a 3.5-litre V6 with a 50 kW electric motor. Total system output is 360 hp and is designed to put performance first, while not sacrificing fuel economy. Regardless of the powertrain, all Q50’s come with a 7-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with a manual shift mode. The Q50 is also available in rear-wheel drive and Intelligent All-Wheel Drive with both powertrains. If you are doing any long distance commuting, the Q50 is a very comfortable car to drive. Very little wind noise enters the cabin and noise cancelling software neutralizes engine drone. The suspension also does a decent job of handling road imperfections.

Front seats offer good comfort and the dual touchscreen displays are within easy reach. The infotainment system may divide opinions, though. The two screens work in tandem, so the upper screen will show the map or reversing view, while the lower accesses various in-car apps and feels like an iPad Mini to use. Inﬁniti moved the B-pillar forward nearly an inch to make entry and exit to the rear seats easier. Knee room for rear passengers is ample thanks to thin front seatbacks. The raised centre seat and transmission tunnel makes it difﬁcult to accommodate three adults in the rear. However, all compact luxury sedans have this same issue. On top of its spacious cabin, the Q50 also has a decent trunk space. Luggage space in base models is 13.5 cubic feet and hybrid models offer 9.4 cubic feet.

Features

The Q50 also deals with corners well. It has lots of grip and very little body roll.

Starting prices for the standard Q50 range from $37,500 to $48,950. The Q50 Hybrid is priced at $49,500.

Four-time Formula 1 Champion Sebastian Vettel helped hone the Q50’s driving characteristics. As a result, one would expect it to be the most fun to drive car in this segment.

Standard equipment includes dual-zone automatic climate control, keyless entry, a rearview camera, cruise control, glass moonroof, SiriusXM Satellite radio, and Bluetooth.

Sadly, the Inﬁniti Q50 is still not as great as the BMW 3 Series or Audi A4 when it comes to the handling feel. The main culprit is its somewhat numb steering character. Inﬁniti is not alone in this regard, however. Most luxury cars are trading heavy, sporty steering for light and easy (spelled “numb”) feel.

Additional features, available as options or on a higher trim, include heated front seats, 14-speaker Premium Audio System, sport tuned suspension, solidmagnesium paddle shifters, Around View Monitor, blind spot monitor, Predictive Forward Collision Warning, and Lane Departure Warning.

The Q50’s standard speedsensitive steering lacks road feel although Inﬁniti’s Direct Adaptive Steering steer-bywire system is available as an option. This allows you alter the weight and response of the steering, improving the feel.

Environment

The cabin of the Q50 is also a major departure from the G-Series. Material quality has improved and the luxury appointments are everywhere.

Fuel efﬁciency numbers (L/100km) for rear-wheel drive models are 12.0 city and 8.1 highway. All-wheel drive models return 12.5 city and 8.7 highway, while the hybrid sees 8.7 city and 7.5 highway.

Thumbs Up

The strengths of the Inﬁniti Q50 are its engine power, interior comfort and reasonable price. Design is unique and interesting.

Thumbs Down

While the Q50 is comfortable to commute in, driving enthusiasts will lament the steering feel and lack of a traditional manual transmission.

The Bottom Line

The Inﬁniti Q50 is an appealing alternative with distinctive styling and a long list of features.

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Parents’ stories focus on importance of love DavidicusWong HEALTHWISE

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My dad was born on Vancouver Island in Cumberland, near Courtenay and Comox.When Cumberland had a coal mine, it was one of the largest Chinatowns on the West Coast. My dad lost his father in early childhood. His mother was left with six children to raise on her own. But my grandmother’s life was difficult from the start. At age nine, she was sold to a wealthy Chinese family that moved to Vancouver. She worked throughout her childhood and was not taught English. She was married and had her first child at age 14. My dad remembers her as being very good with her hands, a skilled chef and seamstress. She managed to make ends meet and raise her children to be independent. My dad worked throughout his childhood to support his family, finished school, studied auto mechanics and worked at Vancouver Motors downtown. He saved enough to study science at UBC and dentistry at McGill.When he talks about his childhood, he never complains about the prejudice he endured or the hardship his family suffered. He talks about wonderful life experiences, his lifelong friends and the kindness of so many people along the way. My mom was born in the Strathcona neighbourhood of Vancouver.When my mom was nine years old, she and her seven siblings were orphaned. Her oldest sisters were teenagers, and her youngest brother was

still in diapers.There was no extended family to help them.To keep the family together, the oldest sisters decided they would all work to raise the rest of the family until the youngest finished school. My mom always taught me the value of a good family in which each is responsible for one another. Seventy-six years later, my aunts, uncles and cousins continue to celebrate the love of family at our annual Boxing Day party. My parents’ stories could have been told with sadness or bitterness but instead, they are stories of courage, resilience, gratitude and love.The way they told their stories shaped how they lived their lives, related to others and raised our family. My mom’s love for me was unconditional. She saw the best and expected the best of me. At first, I thought I had to be a top student and athlete like my brother to earn my parents’ love, but I eventually realized their love came with no conditions. I would always be loved and accepted just as I was. My mom’s circle of concern continued to expand throughout her life. She had many friends and was involved in helping others in her United Church and community. She would go out of her way to make a positive difference in the lives of other people with not so random everyday acts of kindness. When she died unexpectedly from a cardiac arrest 12 years ago, I was overwhelmed with grief, but over time I realized that my mother’s greatest gift was still with me. It was her love, compassion and kindness. I

could never give back all the love that my mom had given me, but I was already giving it out and giving it forward. I realized that what I feel towards my own children is the same love my mother gave to me, and if I teach them well, that same love will be given to others beyond my own lifetime. My mother’s greatest legacy was of love.This legacy of love belongs to every one of us. Sixty per cent of the body is made up of water. It’s in each of our cells and in our circulation, but we don’t own that water.We consume it in our food and drink, we lose it through perspiration and elimination. In school, we studied the water cycle.Water evaporates, condenses into clouds, precipitates as snow or rain, freezes, thaws, flows into rivers, lakes and oceans, continuously cycling around the globe. It belongs to no one. It belongs to everyone. I see our selves as vessels of love and we are part of the love cycle.We receive love from many people throughout our lives – friends, family, teachers and coaches – and it comes in many forms including the random kindness of strangers. It doesn’t always come unconditionally – it comes in many imperfect and human forms because we are imperfect and human, but still we receive love from infinite sources. Love is not a finite resource.The giving of love does not diminish us but connects us and makes us stronger. Dr. DavidicusWong is a family physician and his columns appear regularly in this paper. For more, go to www. davidicuswong.wordpress.com.

Overseed patchy lawns, and other green advice Anne Marrison

GREEN SCENE

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Question: The grass in my front lawn has brown patches and does not look healthy. It has two or three types of grass/weeds growing. Does it need fertilizer? Should I aerate the lawn first? Can I do this myself? – Florence Salama, Vancouver Answer: Work on your lawn is best done when late September/early October rains begin. At this time, lawn seed germinates without being watered every day. Yes, your lawn would benefit from aeration. But it’s much too hard for you to do it yourself. It’s a long job that requires lots of muscle. After aeration, you could spread some compost or topsoil over the lawn and then scatter grass seed around.The best way of deterring lawn weeds is a strong growth of grass.

Overseeding with new grass seed will help your lawn recover. If you spread compost or topsoil on your lawn this fall, you don’t need fertilizer. In spring, if your grass isn’t growing strongly, you could apply a fertilizer. But if you topdress your lawn with compost each spring, you may not need fertilizer. Many grass seed mixes include white clover, and it’s most likely that some of the weeds on your lawn were white clover.This helps grass grow more strongly since clover’s nitrogen-forming roots help feed the grass. Clover flowers also attract bees, which improves pollination in your garden and neighbourhood.The only situation where clover should be avoided is where people in the home are allergic to bee stings. Question: My friend gave me a tropical rubber-tree house plant. It contains a white, milky latex

that drips everywhere if you injure the plant. It is growing very fast. I was going to move it outside to prune it, but it is way too heavy.When I cut off one branch, the milky substance dripped all over my carpet and hardwood floor. Can this plant be pruned without making a mess? What should I use to clean this milky stain off my carpet and hardwood floor? – Gillian Hunt, email Answer: Latex sap dries if left at indoor temperatures.Then you should be able to peel it off your hardwood floor. Wear gloves.The carpet is a harder problem. It would be best to get a carpet cleaning firm in and see if they can handle it. When you prune this plant in future, your only option for inside cuts is to swathe the whole pot and surrounding floor with plastic. Send questions to Anne at amarrison@shaw.ca. Include your city or region.

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Your outdoor space can make all the di!erence Jo Boxwell chats with real estate agent Barbara Robin about outdoor spaces.

A stylish, comfortable outdoor deck in excellent condition can be a deal-maker for many home buyers. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

In a nutshell 1. Look at your outdoor space as one that should be inviting and easy to maintain. 2. Hot tubs can be a selling point, but only if they are in excellent condition and not part of an aging deck. 3.Details make a difference. If your fence needs work, or a retaining wall is missing some mortar or a brick or two – fix it. How you have maintained the property may be taken as how you have maintained the home. 4. Trees. People love them if they are in good shape and offer a bit of shade in the yard. 5. Make sure your lawn furniture is attractive, you have new doormats out, and plants or flowers in containers are beautiful. The little things count.

E"ortless is Best People lead busy lives, and Barbara says this is reUected in how most house hunters perceive outdoor features. A stunning outdoor space that requires a lot of e"ort to maintain can be a tough sell. “We all admire large, beau!ful gardens, but how many people want to dedicate the !me and money to maintaining them?” The same applies to outdoor features that incur high maintenance costs. “A lot of people see a swimming pool as a liability more than an asset,” Barbara explains. On the other hand, ready to go, prac!cal features such as a sturdy deck or an outdoor pa!o rank highly for most buyers. Landscaping features that reduce the amount of lawn mowing required are also popular, such as adding rocks or ornamental grasses to areas of the yard. “Most buyers today want the house to be move-in ready,” Barbara says. Hot tubs remain popular, providing they are in great working condi!on and have been properly cared for. An aging hot tub that doesn’t work, or one that is on an unsafe deck, is just a liability. Other more prac!cal features such as fences and retaining walls should be well made and maintained if sellers are hoping to beneQt from them. It is also worth making sure everything is looking good before you sell, which might mean repain!ng or staining decks and fences. People love mature trees. “Tree-lined streets are always popular. Even when trees have been added to a newer subdivision, it’s amazing the difference Qve years can make to the feel of the street,” Barbara says. Mature trees are a great outdoor feature as long as there aren’t any bigger issues that need to be dealt with, such as tree roots interfering with sewer lines. Get rid of dead or diseased trees before you put your home on the market. Working with Small Spaces It’s easy to overlook the value of outdoor spaces for proper!es that have very small yards, but even small out-

door spaces can inUuence buyers. “Create a place where people can sit outdoors – a li#le pa!o or pergola, a spot for a barbecue or even a small water feature,” Barbara suggests. “Most people feel more relaxed if they have a connec!on to nature.” There are s!ll plenty of ways to dress up small outdoor spaces, too. “Adding chairs and a couple of tubs of Uowers to the pa!o makes the space much more a#rac!ve as long as the space doesn’t become too clu#ered,” Barbara explains. The same applies to entrances; regardless of the size of the outdoor space, sprucing up entrances with Uowerpots, new doormats and even seasonal décor such as wreaths can help poten!al buyers feel welcome. Just don’t overdo it; a clu#ered entrance will tend to have the opposite e"ect.

Money Ma!ers Barbara points out a couple of traps homeowners fall into when it comes to spending money on outdoor features. “Be careful of spending too much on outdoor features to the detriment of spending on necessary updates inside the house.” Barbara says on occasion she has been invited into homes with incredible gardens but the interior of the home is in desperate need of a#en!on. The result in most cases is that sellers don’t beneQt as much or at all from the hard work they put into the yard when they sell. Barbara also warns against overspending for the neighbourhood. If you’re thinking about return on investment when it comes to adding features to your outdoor space, bear in mind that at some point you will hit a ceiling in terms of what your home will likely sell for in that par!cular area. Is your area more conserva!ve or quirky when it comes to the style of homes? If you care about resale value, it is worth trying to Qnd a balance between your personal taste and what will Qt with the aesthe!c of the area, par!cularly when it comes to curb appeal features. Selling the Outdoors in the Winter There are s!ll things sellers can do in the winter months to make their outdoor spaces more appealing to buyers. Make sure pathways are cleared of snow and ice, and consider employing ligh!ng features that could improve the curb appeal of the home on dark winter days. Barbara men!ons that, “mini solar lights can be put on a !mer and draped around a shrub or a small tree.” If you have an outdoor space that looks par!cularly impressive in the summer months, pull out some photos of the yard looking its best to give to your lis!ng agent. Barbara says one of the most important things sellers can do at any !me of year is make sure the outside of the home looks well maintained. “Clean up. Tidy the yard, get rid of broken pa!o furniture and the rusty barbecue. Rake up the leaves.” Budget for a few repairs that will help the exterior of your home make a solid Qrst impression.

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Communitynow COMMUNITY CALENDAR SATURDAY, OCT. 3 Used Kidstuff Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Willingdon Community Centre, 1491 Carleton Ave. (three blocks west of Brentwood mall.) Free admission for shoppers. Info and table rentals: 604297-4526. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society meeting, 7 p.m. in the Discovery Room at Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave. Egan Davis will be speaking on his recent trip to the Strandzha Mountains on the border of Turkey and Bulgaria. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome. Info at www.brags.ca. SATURDAY, OCT. 10 Knit2gether, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tommy Douglas Library, 7311 Kingsway. Registration is not required. All ages and skill levels are welcome. THURSDAY, OCT. 22 Have you considered becoming a foster family? There are children and youth in Burnaby who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an information session from 10 a.m. to noon at #200-906 Roderick Ave.

in Coquitlam. For further information or another session date, please call our North Fraser Recruitment Team at 604-764-8098. FRIDAY, OCT. 23 Sharing Business Start-Up Experiences, Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Learn start-up tips and resources from an experienced business advisor. Registration: 604436-5400. FRIDAY, OCT. 30 Knit2gether, Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bring blue yarn and needles to work on a joint afghan or your own project. All ages and abilities welcome. No registration required.

the world in a friendly club environment. New dances taught every night; all levels welcome, no partner needed, drop-ins welcome. Info: 604-4369475. ESL Conversation Circle drop-in sessions, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., runs Wednesdays, Oct. 7 to Nov. 25. Seven sessions in total but no session Nov. 11. Practise your English and meet people in a friendly, relaxed environment at the Metrotown library. Each

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Club at the Confederation Seniors Centre. For information, call 604-2941936. Drop-in English conversation class, at the Burnaby Multicultural Society. Anyone welcome for socializing while practising English. Class accommodates all levels. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon, and Wednesdays and Fridays from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Burnaby Multicultural Society, 6255 Nelson Ave. For more information, Carol at 604 431-4131 ext.27, carol. ha@thebms.ca.

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Luca Bellini is the leading man in the St.Thomas More Knights ground game, but on Friday, the Knights showed just how much death they actually have in their backfield. “It was great to see three different ball carriers able to gain yards tonight,” said STM head coach Bernie Kully, who watched as the Knights totalled 278 yards rushing as they opened Eastern Conference AAA play with a victory after taking a two-score lead in the first quarter. But make no mistake, Bellini was the headliner. And besides his 12 carries for 155 yards and one touchdown, he added seven tackles on defence. Lucas Dalla-Vecchia had 14 carries for 70 yards, while Tyler Eckert had eight carries for 25 yards and a score. Eckert also had six tackles and three sacks for minus-25 yards. “Tonight was a team-oriented win,” said Kully. “We had great number of people contribute to the win tonight.” Matt Smigel had a 57yard punt return for a score while Devon Hayek hauled in a 20-yard TD pass from Liam Feenan. Mouat quarterback Noah Dietrich was picked twice but did finish with 221 yards passing and a touchdown pass to Elijah Falconer, the latter catching two passes for 119 yards. Dion Pellerin caught four passes for 41 yards while Cam’ron Lobban had two for 30 yards. Nelson Lokombo led the ground game with seven rushes for 65 yards. Defensively, Reuben Reardon recorded nine tackles and a sack, while Pellerin made eight tackles and Arsh Brar five. “What we did do today is prove that despite being young, we will compete with the top tier teams in the province every week,” said Bell. “I’m still waiting for our team to put together a full 48 minutes. Once we can do that, we’ll find ourselves having a lot of success.” For photos of the game, visit www.burnabynow.com.

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New jerseys and equipment weren’t the only thing that stood out on the football field last Friday. Moscrop’s AA varsity football team crackled with new energy in their game against visiting Nanaimo after receiving some fresh jerseys and brand new equipment thanks to the Nissan Kickoff Project, a national initiative supported by the CFL and Nissan Canada. Moscrop was chosen as one of more than 26 schools across the country to receive support through the program. Nominated by B.C. High School Football’s board of directors, Moscrop coaches Ian Buchanan and Craig Bymoen were contacted by Nissan

and the board earlier this year about the program, but neither coach wanted to get their hopes up too soon, in case it fell through. “I kept thinking to myself, ‘I want to wait and see what happens,’” Bymoen said. Then, as time went on, and reps from the Kickoff Project started reaching out to Bymoen and Buchanan and asking what they wanted for the team, they soon realized this was actually happening. “We understand how much this all costs so this definitely gave us a lifeline and allows us to keep moving forward,” Bymoen said. Representatives from Nissan and the B.C. Lions were at Moscrop Secondary School on Friday, Sept. 25 to hand out the new gear, and while the coach-

es and players already knew what was going to happening it was still received with excitement. “It brings a new energy.The kids, you can see a change in them,” Bymoen said. “We’re hoping this kind of brings a new energy to Moscrop football, that it’s something that will attract more kids and make them see we’re doing everything we can to keep the program moving forward and bring more kids out,” he added And keeping the program moving forward is key to both Bymoen and Buchanan.The relatively small AA varsity is a blended group of students from grades 9 through to 12 with no distinct junior and senior team.The new gear means the older stuff can be passed down to younger

players in an attempt to get a junior program started at the school.

We’re hoping this kind of brings a new energy... But on Friday, the team’s focus was their game against Nanaimo. After a devastating 24-0 loss to Surrey’s Earl Marriot Secondary the week before, Moscrop was looking to prove themselves, Bymoen said. “We put a bit of a challenge to them, and we asked them to come out better than what they played the previous, because we felt they were a bit

flat and as such it was very evident in their play,” Bymoen told the NOW. But it took a little while for the team to warm up, trailing 8-0 by the end of the first quarter. “We’ve got a really good group of kids that have really come together as a cohesive unit.They’re starting to play together as that true team, so to speak, and I’ve had teams in the past that have had a lot of talent, but they just never come together as that team and it shows in the product on the field,” Bymoen said. His current team, however, made up of a strong core group of Grade 12 students who’ve been with the program since Grade 9, have been able to tap into that team spirit and on Friday it finally started to Continued on page 36

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Next up: Valleyview Continued from page 35 show. Up until halftime, the Panthers were a little slow on the take, letting the visiting team take command of the game. But in the third and fourth quarter the boys really shined, scoring 20 points to surpass Nanaimo and hold on to the lead right to the last whistle. One thing Bymoen wants the boys to work on in preparation for the reg-

ular season start on Oct. 16 is playing consistently throughout the game. “We need to play to our abilities right at the first kick-off, right from the first quarter,” he said. With a win now under their belts, the team gets a week off to prepare for their match next week against Valleyview Secondary, an Okanagan AA team from Kamloops – a team coached by Bymoen’s brother Corey.

“Little sibling rivalry there. Bragging rights for the year anyways,” he laughed. “It should be a good match-up.They’re a big team, and I have a lot respect for my brother, the coach, so they’re going to be well-coached as well, so it’s going to be a good game.” Moscrop hosts Valleyview at Burnaby Lake on Friday, Oct. 9. Kick-off is at 2 p.m.

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Looking for a win: The Burnaby Devils’ u-15 field lacrosse team was at home last Sunday taking on their rivals from Coquitlam. Above, Max Miller, No. 2, fights for the ball. The local boys put up a tough fight but couldn’t hold back the Adanacs, losing 15-3. Burnaby head coach Russ Heard said the boys all worked hard, and they’ll get a win soon enough, but for now he’s happy working with a group of kids who enjoy playing the game. For more photos from the game, check out www.burnabynow.com. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

It took two Burnaby men less than six hours to complete a 50-kilometre off-road race, good enough to snag a spot on the podium. Brian Beharrall and Paul Ruben secured a thirdplace title in the category of two-men teams at this year’s Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race held Sept. 26 in Cumberland on Vancouver Island.

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