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METROTOWN DEMOVICTIONS

Group wants all tenants compensated City policy should be extended to anyone who rents in a building that is set to be razed, say Stop Demoviction activists

By Tereza Verenca

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Organizers with the Stop Demovictions campaign want the City of Burnaby to make sure all Metrotown residents are covered by its Tenant Assistance Policy.

The Provincial Residential Tenancy Act requires

landlords to provide at least two months’ notice and the equivalent of one month’s rent if tenancy is ending for demolition purposes.

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In the case of applicant Belford Properties, which plans to replace two low-rise rental apartments on Silver

Avenue with highrise condo towers, its tenant assistance plan was submitted June 2015, around the time its rezoning application went to public hearing.

“The (tenant assistance) plan applies to tenants that are in the building or in units in the building at that time,” said Lou Pelletier, the

city’s director of planning and building.

“Council didn’t want existing tenants to have to wait till the very end to receive their compensation. Sometimes the development process can take 18 months to two-and-a-half years from beginning to end, so council said, ‘Someone in the build-

ing, if they find a new place to live and they want to move out early, they should be able to access that compensation,’” he added.

Pelletier said “replacement tenants,” those coming in after a tenant assistance plan is submitted, are

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‘Ugliest place in the neighbourhood’ Old foundry site has become a dumping ground, angering local residents

By Cayley Dobie

cdobie@burnabynow.com

Old couches, discarded junk, bags of garbage, soil and railway trusses are just some of the items scattered around 7647 Willard St.The property was the site of the Globe Foundry until it closed in 2011. Since then, it’s been used as a dumping ground for trash and unwanted items.

Residents in the area are calling attention to the neighbourhood eyesore in hopes the City of Burnaby will take action against the owner.

“It’s the ugliest place in the neighbourhood,” said Elena Zhukova, who lives a short distance from the property.

Three years ago, a fire just about destroyed the site of the former Globe Foundry. In the fire’s wake, people started discarding garbage on the property. Neighbours recalled seeing bags of trash scattered among bits of charred debris from the fire.

With the owners nowhere to be found, the city stepped in and cleaned up the site.

But the property didn’t stay clean for long, according to Shairose Lila, who lives down the street.

Shortly after city crews cleared the property, Lila and her neighbours noticed garbage being dumped on the empty land. By last December, they had had enough and started contacting the city once again to complain about the unsightly mess.

But the City of Burnaby told Lila there’s nothing it can do because the property is private land. “(They) said to me, explicitly, it was a private property and they (the city) cannot come on the property,” she told the NOW. Lila said she was told that cleaning up the site and billing the owner, as the city has done in the past, wouldn’t address the issue of the absentee owner, and it’s up to the owner to secure the property so dumping doesn’t happen.

But that leaves Riverside residents wondering what role the city has in dealing with unsightly properties.

Last summer, Zhukova spotted a man on the site. He told her he was the owner and

FED UP: From left, Riverside residents Patricia Gonsalves, Elena Zhukova, Shairose Lila and Diana Simas are fed up with the unsightly mess at 7647 Willard St. The property was the site of the Globe Foundry until it closed in 2011. Since then, it’s been used as a dumping ground for trash and unwanted items, and neighbours are sick of it. They want the city to step in and clean it up. PHOTO CAYLEY DOBIE that he had big plans for the site. He didn’t give a name or anything and he hasn’t been seen since, she said.

“The whole of his conversation was how great he is and he’s going to build something magnificent here, and again the whole thing is something should be done now,” Zhukova said.

A recent land title search by the Burnaby NOW revealed the registered owner of the property is still Globe Foundry Ltd., the company that has owned the land since the foundry opened in the 1940s.The family that owned the business, however, abandoned the site in 2011. Since then, attempts have been made to reach the owners, including several by the NOW and the City of Burnaby when the story first broke in 2014, but so far no one has been able to track them down.

The land title search, however, also indicated a pending application to transfer ownership.This could mean someone may have bought the property, but the documents don’t indicate who that person or company might be, and the City of Burnaby wouldn’t provide any details.

Andy Dhaliwal, property use coordinator for the city’s licensing department, wouldn’t say who the owner was he was trying to contact but did say that in the case of a sale, the process to bring the property into compliance with city bylaws would restart with the city reaching out to the new owners to come to a resolution.

Dhaliwal said the city has received four complaints regarding the property in the past few months “I can also confirm we are working towards achieving compliance with our un-

sightly premises bylaw,” he told the NOW. While he wouldn’t get into specifics about the situation at 7647 Willard St., he said the licensing department’s policy is to work with the owner to resolve the issue.This means notifying the owner of the problem, creating a timeline to get the site into compliance and if, that doesn’t work, moving forward on fines.

“The road to compliance is dependent on considerable variables, which are unique to each file,” he said.

The NOW asked Dhaliwal when he expects the property to be cleaned, but he couldn’t say. Instead, his message to unhappy neighbours was twofold: he is hopeful the owner will comply with the city’s request to clean up the site, and anyone with concerns could contact him directly.

Troubled site has a long history 1940s: The Globe Foundry, operated by the Ewasiuk family, opens at 7647 Willard St. 2011: The foundry closes and the property is left abandoned.

May 2013: A 56-year-old man and 59-year-old woman living on the property were found dead in their trailer.

Investigators say a gas leak caused by a propane

generator was likely the culprit.

November 2013: Neighbours begin calling the city to complain about the unsightliness of the site at 7647 Willard St. In total, five official complaints are logged between November 2013 and May 2014.

Jan. 4, 2014: A fire burns down the abandoned foundry buildings. Fire

investigators consider the incident suspicious, but no arrests are ever made.

March 4, 2014: Residents appear in the Burnaby NOW to complain about people dumping garbage on the site.

The property owners are nowhere to be found.

April 28, 2014: City council gets set to approve recommendations laid out in a city manager’s report

to allow staff onto the Globe Foundry property to bring it into compliance with Burnaby’s unsightly premises bylaw.

May 13, 2014: City council approves the above recommendation and gives the property owner 30 days to clean the site or else city staff would take over and bill the owners.

Summer 2014: City of

Burnaby staff clean up the property after the foundry owners failed to comply within 30 days.

December 2016: Riverside residents contact the City of Burnaby about the accumulation of garbage at 7647 Willard St. January 2017: More complaints are made to the city regarding the growing mess at the old foundry site.

Four official complaints are logged.

Feb. 17, 2017: Neighbours meet with Burnaby NOW reporter Cayley Dobie at 7647 Willard St. Later that day, a City of Burnaby employee contacts Shairose Lila to tell her staff will be putting forward a proposal to council to have the property cleaned.

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Teachers are getting younger – and cheaper Burnaby school district will pay less than projected for teachers this year, despite adding 12 more full-time teaching positions Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

The Burnaby school district will pay less on teachers than projected this year despite also adding 12 more full-time teaching positions than anticipated.

The explanation for this development was part of the district’s presentation of its 2016/17 amended budget at a public school board meeting Tuesday.

Deputy secretary-treasurer Roy Uyeno explained the decreased cost is due to

a shift in where local teachers are on the pay scale.

Burnaby’s average teacher salary cost is usually slightly higher than the provincial average because more local teachers are near the top of the scale.

To help with the extra cost, the district normally qualifies for so-called “salary differential” funding from the province.

“This year we’re seeing the demographic of our teachers changing,” Uyeno said.

“It’s gotten younger, so

our average teacher salary cost, which we had projected in the spring has actually gone down. As a result of that, we’ve lost funding, but the good news is that we’re also spending less on our teachers.”

Even after hiring 12 more teachers than anticipated to cover extra enrolment, the district will still pay about $467,000 less on teacher salaries than was projected in the preliminary budget passed last April.

None of this has any-

thing to do with Burnaby’s share of the extra $50 million announced by the province in January to partly address the November Supreme Court of Canada ruling on classroom conditions.

Uyeno said that $2 million isn’t part of the 2016/17 operating budget but will be disbursed this year and show up as special purpose funds in the district’s 2016/17 audited financial statements once the year is over.

Other budget changes Some other changes from April’s preliminary budget to Tuesday’s amended budget: !The amended budget $2.4 million bigger than the preliminary plan !128 more elementary school students and 13 fewer highschoolers than anticipated !173 more students with unique needs than projected, including English language learners and special education students, driving the hiring of 10 more education assistants !100 more international students than projected

generating an extra $1.4 million in gross review or $700,000 in net revenue !$300,000 in extra savings in substitute teacher costs because of a shortage of teachers on call !The district now expects to end the year with a $1.7 million shortfall instead of a $3 million shortfall !Once surplus funds have been used to cover the shortfall, the district now expects to end the year with more than $5 million in accumulated surpluses instead of just over $1 million

Douglas Road gets new video surveillance system Elementary school will pilot a new CCTV technology for district Cornelia Naylor

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Smile, you could soon be on camera when you’re at Douglas Road Elementary School.

The Burnaby school board has approved a new $12,000 video surveillance system for the building.

The school’s parent advisory council (PAC) approached the district about getting security cameras, secretary-treasurer Russell Horswill told the NOW. PAC chair Esther Bernardi said the central Burnaby school is “very safe,” but staff can’t see the two main doors at the front and back of the building because the office is upstairs.

“It would be really nice if the office would have a camera to see people coming in and out of those doors,” she said. “Not that we’ve ever had a safety issue, but safe-

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ty is our main concern. Just because nothing’s ever happened to our school in 40 years doesn’t mean it can’t.”

Unlike most local schools, Douglas Road didn’t have security cameras, according to Horswill, and the district just happened to be interested in piloting some new surveillance technology when the school’s request came in.

“The technology we have

now is old analog stuff running on coax cable,” he said.

“The new stuff is digital.”

Digital systems make accessing images taken in a particular time frame much easier, according to the secretary-treasurer.

The district will pilot the new technology with an eye to upgrading surveillance systems at all of its sites, Horswill said.

The school board allows for the “controlled use of video surveillance” on school board property

for safety and security, according to the board’s policy manual, but surveillance must be carried out in a way that “respects the privacy rights of students, staff and others.” Regula-

tions state the introduction of new video surveillance at a school has to be approved by the board after the plan has been reviewed and approved by the school planning council. Notifications

also have to be put up at sites with video surveillance, according to the regulations, and video files are to be erased within a year unless they are needed in relation to a specific incident.

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Opinion now OUR VIEW

Are polls as accurate as sheep entrails?

What slot machines are to gambling addicts is pretty much what election polls are to journalists.

We love them.

They and surveys can occupy a whole lot of punditry time. So, it’s understandable that no matter how wrong polls have proven to be in recent elections, we still yammer on about them.

Take the latest one relased this week in B.C. A

Mainstreet/Postmedia poll released Wednesday, had the NDP ahead of the Liberals by about five points.

The NDP was polling at 30 percent, Liberals at 25 per cent, Greens at 11 per cent and Conservatives at 10 per cent.The undecideds were at about 24 per cent.

According to the pollster, the results come from a random sample taken on Feb. 25 and 26 of 2,353

B.C. residents and confirmed eligible voters.The margin of error, they say, is 2.1 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

This one poll provided yards of speculation.The fellow who is president of Mainstreet Research said, “The NDP does have a lead at this point, (but) the only hesitation is because of what we see in the rest of B.C., where the undecided has given the Lib-

erals a lead in that part of (the province).” So, that’s a good way of saying, this means pretty much nothing.

Flashback to election polls in Alberta and right here in B.C. in 2012 and 2013. Pollsters got it spectacularly wrong. And then look south for another major poll error that saw Donald Trump take the White House. But, as media, this does not seem to

deter us for very long.

We just keep hoping the next poll will reveal what folks are really thinking or doing.

The polling industry must also be shaking in its boots.There may simply not be an accurate way to determine what or who people will vote for anymore. And polls that hedge their bets so much that their polls are meaningless will surely feel the pinch.

With landlines diminishing and those being polled admitting they are lying deliberately to throw the polls off, it’s pretty much a snapshot of a grey horse in fog for pollsters.

But that won’t stop pollsters or media pundits from poring over the data like ancient Romans divining the future through sheep entrails.

MY VIEW ROBERT A. FINLAY

Islamophobia motion is naïve

Federal Motion 103 exemplifies the kind of dangerous naïveté and ivory-tower political correctness that stifles debate and erodes democratic ideals.

M-103 is a non-binding motion introduced in Parliament by Muslim MP Iqra Khalid.The motion exhorts the government to “condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.”What’s wrong with this sentiment? A lot.

First, “Islamophobia” is not defined in the motion, although Khalid herself has been quoted as saying it is defined as the “irrational hate of Muslims that leads to discrimination.”

That is a purposeful misuse of words. A phobia is generally defined as an “irrational or extreme” fear, not an “irrational hate.” Khalid’s definition immediately links hatred with discrimination, a connection that implies that one’s thoughts or feelings about another group or person, in and of themselves, are somehow discriminatory or inevitably lead to discrimination. George Orwell himself could not have drafted a more fitting example of a thoughtcrime.

Second, the motion selects Muslims as a special group worthy of special protection or consideration.

Why?Yes, there was one shooting incident in Quebec recently. But is Canada roiled by anti-Islamic marches, hate speech or mosque bombings? No. In fact, Canada has accepted thousands of (Muslim) Syr-

ian refugees and is set to accept more. Canada is, in fact, a haven for Muslims.

The motion insults all Canadians by asking the government to “recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear” at a time when taxpayers are supporting thousands of Muslim refugees.

Third, and perhaps most importantly, Islam is a religion. Religions are merely a set of ideas and beliefs, subject to criticism and debate.

The motion, by conflating Islam with individual Muslims (“Islamophobia”), attempts to shield Islam and Muslims from opposing views. Islam, as Sam Harris has said, is full of bad ideas.

These include the persecution (and killing) of gays; marriage of young girls to elderly men; suicide bombing; the killing of apostates; and the killing of those who dare to draw cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

These are not beliefs worth defending, and if you hold them then I am opposed to you. But your religion does not inform my opposition. If you hold such beliefs because you are Muslim, I am against you. If you hold them because you are Christian, I am against you. If you hold them because you are a Nazi, I am against you. I am against you because my beliefs and values are informed by liberal democratic ideals, such as freedom of speech, universal human rights and civil liberty.

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Continued from page 6 a motion addressing Islam. But that motion should recognize why many people in liberal democracies fear – quite rationally – the tenets of that faith.The motion should express support for Muslim reformers and urge greater awareness amongst Muslims of the dangerous and regressive ideas inherent in many of Islam’s teachings and beliefs.

Until M-103 contains that sort of language, it serves only as a reminder that some in our society are more interested in dividing Canadians into groups and subgroups rather than uniting us behind the liberal democratic ideals that have guided this country for the past 150 years.

Robert A. Finlay is a Burnaby resident.

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Dear Editor: Re: Budget criticism misses the mark, Inbox, Burnaby NOW, March 1. I always enjoy reading Mr. Ishak’s letters. Just to set the record straight, I am supportive of balanced budgets, but I am critical of how the Liberals do it. We are in a housing affordability crisis, and no one feels it more than renters, many of whom have household incomes that cannot qualify for the Liberals’ $703-million mortgage helper program. Liberal exemptions to the property transfer tax only apply to newly built homes, so families wanting to buy older homes priced below $750,000 don’t qualify. Clearly these measures are designed to buy votes from those already capable of buying homes rather than to keep working families out of poverty.

To balance their budget, the government is selling off “surplus” hydro, transit and housing land to their developer friends, rather than preserve this land for future affordable housing.

These sell-offs are extremely shortsighted and unsustainable.

The government is also giving away more than $40 million to buy your next electric car, while at the same time keeping welfare rates at 2007 levels. Arguably, most people that cannot qualify for a mortgage are not going to benefit from an electric car rebate.

Our issue is that this government’s priorities are not set by the needs of British Columbians or with the long-term picture in mind. They are set

by its donor friends in the real estate industry, the New Car Dealers of British Columbia, Big Pharma, resource giants and others.

Meanwhile, the B.C. NDP, if elected, will tax and spend similarly. The only difference is that the subsidies and breaks will largely go to its donor friends. The big money will continue to flow to the powers that be, and the average person will continue to struggle along.

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City now Greens name candidate for Burnaby-Edmonds The Greens have announced their candidate for the riding of Burnaby-Edmonds.

The party has nominated ValentineWu, an IT professional who moved to Burnaby in 2001 as an international student. The Chinese native received his master’s degree in computing science from Si-

mon Fraser University with fully funded fellowships, according to a press release.

Near the end of his schooling, he was offered a full scholarship to pursue his PhD in the U.S., but he chose to immigrate to Canada instead and settle down in Burnaby.

He told the NOW he decided to run because B.C. needs

“a big change.” “(There) are a lot of issues – housing affordability and educational issues. ... I have a passion for social issues,” he said.

“The Liberals have been there a long time.”

Wu, who resides in Metrotown with his wife and two children, has volunteered with many organizations, in-

cluding assisting new immigrants jumpstart their careers through social provider SUCCESS, and representing the interests of Burnaby parents as a PAC representative within the Burnaby school district.

“I volunteer a lot, and I know what they (the people) want. ...They want their voice to be heard,” he said.

The Burnaby-Edmonds riding has been held by NDP MLA Raj Chouhan since 2005.

“I know it’s hard, but I’ll do my best,”Wu said of the electoral race. “You look at the U.S. election, (Donald) Trump and Hillary Clinton, (so) who knows.”

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He noted it’s the developer’s responsibility to let all replacement tenants know the building is slated for demolition. “(We) compensate tenants who didn’t see this coming or couldn’t knowingly make a decision. It’s to help those tenants that are hit with an unforeseen change in their tenancy.

Somebody who applies for a unit and is told the building is under redevelopment, you should know that it’s not a permanent unit for you, then they’re knowingly making that choice,” Pelletier told the NOW. But Matthew Hunter with Stop Demovictions said that isn’t a fair statement.

“To say that they were warned, it’s giving them the illusion of choice.You know you’re going to be evicted soon, but you move in anyways because you don’t really have a choice unless you’re willing to move out to Langley or Surrey.

“I believe all people should be entitled to three months’ rent compensation regardless of when they moved in. So many people moved here because they couldn’t find anything else.

The choice was either rent it or don’t have a place at all,” he said.

NO COMPENSATION Hunter said he’s heard of some Metrotown renters who moved out before they received their eviction notice, after hearing of the building’s fate but did not receive their three months’ compensation.

“They don’t really have a choice then either because if they wait until everyone gets their eviction notice and then they try to find a place to rent, it’ll be much harder because then there’s this influx of people all looking for rental apartments all at once,” he said.

In a statement from Belford Properties, the company said it’s not aware of any renter who has complained about a delay in receiving their compensation or that

they didn’t receive what they were entitled to.

“The company has historical data and can doublecheck if a specific tenant has a concern,” the statement read.

Anyone who believes they’ve been shortchanged is asked to contact the onsite property manager.

The Stop Demovictions campaign is giving the City of Burnaby one week (until March 14) to enforce its Tenant Assistance Policy, so it covers all renters, said Hunter.

Displaced: From left, Metrotown renters Arunav Anand, Gagan Singla and Erika Schinzel hold signs during a press conference Tuesday evening. PHOTO TEREZA VERENCA

BAD COMMUNICATION According to some Metrotown tenants, Belford and Gateway Properties (the property managers) did not communicate its plans for the building.

Gagan Singla and three of his friends moved to Silver Avenue last April.

The full-time Langara students say they were put on a month-to-month contract, and no one told them the building was going to be redeveloped.

“We came to the manag-

er, she didn’t know how to speak English. She didn’t explain anything.We just moved in; that’s it,” said Singla.

They received an eviction notice about two months ago and are being given two months’ compensation if they move out before April 30, according to the 22-year-old.

Fatima, who did not want to use her last name and also lives in one of the two buildings, criticized Belford and Gateway for not being

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Fatima moved in with her mom last June (their third demoviction) and was told by the property manager she had at least two years before a decision would come down on whether or not to demolish the building.

“It’s hard,” she said of the idea of having to move again. “My brother moved out. I’m a full-time student and I’m also working, and my mom is sick.”

She said she’s unsure where they’ll relocate to

next.

According to three tenancy agreements obtained by the NOW and signed by three different tenants who moved in after June 2015, all three tenants knew the building was going to be demolished.

“Belford Properties instructed Gateway Properties to inform all tenants who moved in after July 1, 2015 that the building would be demolished. It is Belford Properties’ understanding that the property manager onsite did notify all tenants and included a written note on each tenant’s rental contract, which the tenant then signed. If a specific tenant has a concern about this notification, Belford Properties would be happy to look into it,” according to Belford’s statement.

The Metrotown Development Plan, which seeks to make the area Burnaby’s new downtown core, goes before council this month.

Housing advocates say the plan, if passed, will displace 6,000 renters and deplete the city’s rental stock.

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Help give your kids a healthy start in life Julie MacLellan FAMILY TIES

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Every parent wants their child to have a healthy start in life, but it can be overwhelming to know where to start.

The North Burnaby Healthy Preschoolers’ Fair can help.

The fair is set for Tuesday, March 7 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Cameron Recreation Centre, 9523 Cameron St. Children can enjoy active play, crafts, storytime and other fun activities. Parents can have their children checked by community health nurses and consult about nutrition, dental health, child development, immunizations, vision and hearing. Local agencies will also be on hand to offer information and referrals.

Parents and kids can also enjoy a snack room.

The free fair – yes, everything is free, even the snacks – is in its 14th year serving families in North Burnaby and Coquitlam, and every year about 200 people attend.

The fair is offered by School District 41, Fraser Health, the city’s parks and recreation services, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and Burnaby North Community Association.

For more information, call 604-837-6850, or email Yvonne.Jongejan-Ahmad@ sd41.bc.ca.

SPEAKING OF SPEECH For parents with particular concerns about speech and language development, here’s another event that might help.

The Tommy Douglas branch of Burnaby Public Library (7311 Kingsway) is offering two upcoming drop-in clinics with a speech-language pathologist.

It’s aimed at preschoolaged kids (up to age five) whose parents have concerns about their speech, language skills, stuttering or ability to hear and/or understand language.

In a five- to 10-minute session, the child will receive a brief screening and the pathologist will offer advice to parents.The clinic is designed for children who haven’t yet been referred

and is best suited to parents who are wondering whether a referral is needed.

Clients will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

The first session is set for Monday, March 6, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.There’s also a session on Monday, April 3, also from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

For information, call 604918-7663.

ARTS FOR THE FAMILY If you’re looking for a new family pastime, look no farther than the city’s new spring/summer arts guide.

This season’s offerings feature some classes just for families.

In Family Artworks (for those aged five and up), kids and adults work together to explore drawing, painting, sculpture and collage as a family.You can learn all about the elements of art – line, composition, shape, texture, colour – while working with chalk and oil pastels, paints and other materials. It all starts Saturday, April 8 and runs for eight sessions, each from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Shadbolt Centre.

In Family Clayworks, kids aged four to eight work to-

HEALTHY KIDS: Leif Johnson gets some help climbing in the play area from Shannon Henley, a gymnastics instructor for the City of Burnaby, at the 2010 healthy kids’ fair at Cameron. This year’s event is set for Tuesday, March 7. PHOTO NOW FILES

gether with an adult to learn basic hand-building techniques. Pieces are also fired and painted.This course happens at the Eileen Dailly Centre, running three Saturdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

You can sign up for a course starting April 29 or one starting May 20.

There is also a host of

other offerings for the pintsized artist or performer in your house – including Clayworks; Pencils, Paints and Plasticine; Mixed Media; Budding Artists; Creative Drama; Creative Ballet; Creative Dance and much more.

To sign up, see www. burnaby.ca/webreg. For

more info, you can find a new spring/summer art guide at www.shadbolt centre.com.

Do you have an item for Family Ties? Send family- and parenting-related ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@burnabynow. com, or find her on Twitter @juliemaclellan.

City designer hosts fashion show Free show is set for Saturday evening in North Burnaby Cayley Dobie

cdobie@burnabynow.com

A Burnaby fashion designer is showing off some of her new designs at an event this weekend, and the public is invited.

Yifat Jovani has been in the business of fashion for nearly a decade. Her designs, made for women in

their 30s to 60s, are available at several boutiques in the Lower Mainland. Recently, however, Jovani has been looking to expand into other retail stores and online, and has plans to open a studio near Hastings Street and Gamma Avenue in Burnaby.

But first, she’s inviting the community to a free fashion

show at the North Burnaby Neighbourhood House this Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. and the theme of the evening is real women.

“I want to show what it looks like on real women,” Jovani said.

Her designs, made from natural fabrics including bamboo, are perfect for all women of all shapes and sizes, she said.

They work for “women on the go,” she added, and can be worn day and night.

At the March 4 event a selection of new styles from Jovani’s most recent collection will be on display, modeled by clients and friends.

There will also be door prizes, a clothing sale and wine and cheese to enjoy during the show.

No ticket or registration is required.The evening begins at 6 p.m. at North Burnaby Neighbourhood House, 4463 Hastings St. For more about Jovani, visit www.yifatjovani.com.

Spring styles: These are just some of the designs folks can expect to see worn on the runway during a community fashion show by Burnaby designer Yifat Jovani. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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They’re off to see the wizard Burnaby Mountain Secondary is presenting TheWizard of Oz

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Burnaby Mountain Secondary is following the yellow brick road to its biggest musical production yet.

The high school is presenting TheWizard of Oz, onstage at the Michael J. Fox Theatre March 8, 9 and 10.

Director Felicity Rudolph is back at the helm for a musical extravaganza featuring the talents of 40 performers and another 30 students serving as crew and in other volunteer roles.

Imogen O’Neal stars as Dorothy, the young girl from Kansas who is carried by a tornado to the land of Oz.There, she finds three stalwart companions – the scarecrow in search of a brain, the tin man in search of a heart, and the cowardly lion looking for courage – as she journeys to the Emerald City to find her way home.

Andy Nie appears as Lion, Hemanshu Dave as Scarecrow and Ethan Radano as Tin Man.The production also stars Abigail Bar-

What’s the buzz?

Anyone who attended the Luminescence opening at Deer Lake Gallery last year will no doubt remember the lineup that wended its way down Deer Lake Avenue.

Visitors waited upwards of three hours to get in the door for what turned out to be one of the hottest events of the year: opening night for the exhibition that featured two- and three-dimensional art celebrating light.

This year, the Burnaby Arts Council is giving people a chance to avoid

Not in Kansas anymore: Abigail Barclay is the Wicked Witch and Imogen O’Neal is Dorothy in the Burnaby Mountain Secondary production of The Wizard of Oz, onstage at the Michael J. Fox Theatre from March 8 to March 10. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

clay as the Wicked Witch and Joseph Tooley as the Great Oz, with Melissa Sciaretta as Glinda.

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Tickets are $15 regular, or $10 for students.

TheWizard of Oz is onstage at the Michael J. Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPher-

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CHECK OUT THE QUILT EXPO at Edmonds Community Centre on March 4.The event is for all quilting buffs, whether you’re a seasoned quilter, a novice or just curious to learn more about the craft.There will be quilters in action as well as an exhibit of quilts.

You can even try your hand at a small project to take home.

Admission is free. It’s on from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 7433 Edmonds St.

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Fashion and yoga on the agenda

ENJOY A FREE FASHION SHOW at the North Burnaby Neighbourhood House on Saturday, March 4. DesignerYifat Jovani will be showing off work, which is made from natural fabrics and is perfect for women of all shapes and sizes.

There will be door prizes, a clothing sale, plus wine and cheese to enjoy during the show.The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at 4463 Hastings St.Visit yifatjovani.com

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JOIN THE BURNABY GOGOS for Pledge for a Wedge on Sunday, March 5.The event marks the end of the group’s Power of 10 online fundraiser, which aimed to raise $10,000 over the span of one year.The Gogos are inviting the public for some cake and coffee, and if visitors would like to donate a few dollars, that’s

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Remember Ginger?

‘Licking pitbull’ is sick Family has started a crowd-funding campaign to help cover the costs of veterinary care Cayley Dobie

cdobie@burnabynow.com

A pooch famous for a television appearance eight years ago is in need of the community’s help.

Ginger the dog made a name for herself after she was featured on Global TV’s adopt-a-pet segment in 2009.

Throughout the threeminute piece, Ginger jumped on host Randene Neill several times, licking her face with such vigour Neill was barely able to keep Ginger down.The segment was a hit and Ginger was adopted by Jenny Mah and her daughter.

Last month, Ginger became ill and was rushed to the veterinarian. She underwent tests, an MRI and spinal tap in hopes of finding out what’s wrong with the pup. (It’s believed Ginger is suffering from kidney disease, but this hasn’t been confirmed.) Ginger remains in critical care at Canada West Veterinary Specialist across the border in Vancouver.

Mah and her daughter are now trying to raise $15,000 to help cover vet bills. So far, more than

$5,000 has been raised, but more is still needed.

“Please could you donate one dollar to help pay for her diagnostics and mounting medical bills,” Mah wrote on the GoFundMe page on Feb. 24. “She has been admitted again into the Critical Care unit at Canada West today at 2 a.m. where a team of doctors are trying to save her.”

The NOW tried to contact Mah for more information on Ginger’s condition but were unable to reach her before press deadline.

To donate to the fundraiser, go to www.gofund me.com/ginger-the-lickingpitbull.

Canine care: Ginger the dog, famous for her appearance on Global TV’s adopt-a-pet segment in 2009, is sick and her family is looking to the public to help raise $15,000 to cover veterinarian expenses. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Communitynow IN MEMORIAM: GEORGE DOERING

‘A storyline of helping others’ Tereza Verenca

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A longtime Burnaby resident is being remembered by many as a “very strong, loyal person” who never shied away from lending a hand.

George Doering died on Feb. 7 at Burnaby Hospital at the age of 87.

He was born in east Germany and was the third of four siblings. Doering was just 10 years old when the Second World War broke out.

Near the end of the sixyear battle, when the Russians were making a push on the Eastern front, his family had to flee. His mother and brother left their home while Doering was still at work, digging trenches, but caught up with him later that day.

Thanks to memoirs Doering wrote following the war, his son Ron knows just how caring his dad was, even at the age of 16.

“When he was on his own, before he found his mother (and brother), he said, ‘I didn’t have to think about anyone, but I had both arms free to help others,’” Ron told the NOW. “This storyline of helping others has been prevalent throughout his life.”

Doering, who went on to become a machinist, immigrated to Canada in the mid-1950s. He came by ship, landing in Montreal, then took a train to Vancouver, where he spent a short time living with his sister.

He ended up north in Kitimat, with only $10 in his pocket.

Work took him back to Vancouver, then California, Chicago and finally Burnaby in December 1968.

“With the ongoing Vietnam War, my father wanted to protect my brother and I from the possibility of being conscripted into the army,” said Ron of the family’s move to the Lower Mainland. “My father lived

through one war. He didn’t want us to endure another war.”

Doering was forced to retire early in 1990 after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which he beat.

He spent his retired years volunteering with local organizations, including the Burnaby Citizens Association, COSCO, New Vista Society, Burnaby Multicultural Society and the NDP. He earned numerous awards: the Queen’s Commemorative Medal for community service (1993); Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal for community service (2012); Senior of Distinction Award for healthy living (2015); Burnaby Hero Award (2015); and the first annual award for extraordinary contributions to the community, presented by NDP MLA Raj Chouhan and MP Peter Julian in 2016.

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“He never complained about anything. Every time I called him, he’d say, ‘Oh yes, I’ll be there.’That’s the kind of person he was,” Chouhan told the NOW, adding Doering worked on every one of his campaigns, providing IT services (yes, he learned computers, too).

“He has been a very strong, loyal person.”

Doering was diagnosed with lung cancer last March and died of complications from pneumonia. A memorial service is set for Saturday, March 4 at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel. It starts at 11 a.m. inside the Crystal Ballroom.

For an extended story, see www.burnabynow.com.

His father’s son: Ron Doering holds a photo of his late father, George, who passed away Feb. 7. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Inspiration is all around us in everyday life DavidicusWong HEALTHWISE

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We each need inspiration to move us through this life – to awaken from routine, meet life’s challenges and reach our potentials.

Inspiration gives us vision, opening windows to new possibilities of what you can do with this life. It is a lens that transforms what we see in the mirror, in the face of another and our hope for the future.

It can give us courage to persevere in the face of illness, misfortune, failure and loss; and to do what we know to be right.

What would life be without inspiration?

Imagine childhood without magic, families without love, working without meaning and living without passion.

We’d be diminished by age with each passing year, surrender to illness, be defeated by disability and leave this life with a whisper.

There would be no path

to follow, no beacon to guide us, and no hope to climb higher.There would be no reason to find that little extra within our hearts and give more of ourselves to the rest of the world.

On Saturday, March 4 at 10 a.m., I am again honoured to celebrate Inspiration Day with Century

models were Superman, Batman and Spider-Man. Superheroes and the bigger than life characters of mythology and religions reflect the human journey through life.Their stories reflect the challenges we face and the call to have courage, find our unique voices and do what is right.

What would life be without inspiration?

2. MODELS OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT. During my school days, I spent many hours at the McGill branch of the Burnaby Public Library inspired by the great figures of history who showed us what a human being can achieve.

The words and actions of Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi continue to inspire generations.

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3. EVERYDAY HEROES. Heroes walk among us.

They are the ordinary people like you and me who choose to do extraordinary things; they express courage and perseverance in the face of overwhelming adversity and perform selfless acts of generosity and compassion.

4. THE INSPIRING PEOPLE IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE. My greatest inspiration remains my mother.

Though she passed away nearly 14 years ago, she continues to set my standards for morality and compassion.

She was literate, outgoing and kind. She was the most thoughtful person I have ever known.

She not only looked after the needs of our family, but she would be concerned with the wellbeing of every person she knew.

She always gave more than she got.

She was the most honest person I have ever met.

If given extra change, she would walk a mile back to the grocery store. She would always do what she knew to be right.

My mother taught me the importance of family.

At age nine, she and her siblings were orphaned and, with both parents gone, the children decided to work hard to keep the younger ones fed and clothed until they had all finished school.

My mother had faith in me when I did not.

She looked after me and encouraged me as I battled with rheumatoid arthritis. She believed I could do great things if I persevered.

My mom and dad gave me freedom to discover my own talents and supported me in nurturing them.

My mom inspires me still with the selfless, unconditional love she gave me. It remains her legacy, and I aspire to give that same love forward to my own children and to evert human being I can touch.

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My children have taught me humility and what matters most in life. Becoming a parent inspired me to be the best person I can be.

6. YOUR CALLING. Joseph Campbell called this “following your bliss” and it is your gift to the world.Your calling is where your unique passions, talents and values intersect with the needs of the world.

7. LOVE. Love, kindness, compassion and goodwill come in many forms. I measure success by how well I have loved others. At the end of the day and at the end of life, that’s all that really matters.

DavidicusWong is a family physician and his Healthwise columns appear regularly in this paper. For more on achieving your positive potential in health, see his website at www.davidicuswong.word press.com.

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Communitynow EVENTS CALENDAR SUNDAY, MARCH 5 Pledge for a Wedge: Join Burnaby Gogos for coffee and cake to wind up their Power of 10 fundraising campaign at Deer Lake United Church, 5135 Sperling Ave. from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Power of 10 marks the 10th anniversary of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign by aiming to raise $10,000

by March 8, International Women’s Day. Donations accepted at the door, but anyone who donates in advance online is not expected to donate again.

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How to transform your life with breath and meditation, a seminar, 3 to 4:15 p.m. at the Tommy Douglas library branch, 7311 Kingsway. Info: 604-522-3971 or www.bpl. bc.ca/events. Register online or by phone.

MONDAY, MARCH 6 Wills and estates, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St. Burnaby Public Library,

in partnership with the People’s Law School, invites you to join lawyer Don Drysdale for a free class on personal estate planning and wills. Info: 604-2998955 or www.bpl.bc.ca/ events. Register online or by phone for this presentation.

The criminal justice system, a talk with criminal defence lawyer Nicholas Preovolos, who will provide an overview of procedures involved in prosecuting accused persons from arrest to

conviction or acquittal; purposes and principles of sentencing; and types of sentences that can be ordered. This free program, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., is cosponsored by the Peoples Law School. Registration is required. Bob Prittie (Metrotown) library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Info: 604-436-5400 or www.bpl. bc.ca/events.

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Rebels power to BC title Burnaby South reaches new heights at provincials

Dan Olson

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Over the top: The Burnaby Rebels’ Kyle Kirmaci, centre, puts up two during earlier action this season. The Rebels ran the table at the B.C. junior boys basketball tournament, returning from Langley as newly-minted champions. PHOTO REBELS WEBSITE

Skill and hard work can’t be substituted, but confidence is an ingredient that pulls everything together.

The Burnaby South Rebels exited the Langley Events Centre on Tuesday as the provincial junior boys basketball champions, after downing the Sir Charles Tupper Tigers 5846 in the final.

In a showdown that saw them fall behind 10-3 early, the Rebels were unwavering in their faith in each other and the preparation that got them to the final.They also have a familiarity with their opponent that helped circle everything back to the task at hand.

“Our games against Tupper always bring out our best,” noted Burnaby South cocoach Karl Brysch. “Several players from both teams know each other and play together outside of high school. One of our players is related to the coach and a player on Tupper.

We know who we need to focus on and did a pretty good job sticking to the plan.”

Down three points after one quarter, the Rebels clipped that to a single point on Jiordano Khan’s layup early in the second frame, unleashing a 13-0 run that included Jaden De Leon’s trey with five minutes before halftime.The Tigers did respond, but Burnaby

held a 30-24 lead entering the second half.

The East Vancouver squad, which was seeded second to start the tourney, clawed to within three points with 2:10 left in the quarter, but the Rebels ended the third on a 6-3 mini-run, and in the fourth quarter the defence did the rest. Over the final eight minutes, Burnaby outscored Tupper 14-8.

Big-time performances from Kyle Kirmaci and Khan, with the tasks of guarding the Tigers shooting guard and sixfoot-five post, respectively, earned special kudos from the coach. In Tupper’s semifinal win, Kirmaci’s assignment had rung up 29 points, including seven treys, but was limited to just 11 points and only one of the three-point variety in the final.

Tupper’s Toni Maric proved to be a handful, but Khan limited his damage on the boards before the Tigers bigman ran into foul trouble.

“Kyle was definitely a key in slowing him down and limiting his ability to do what he wanted. I also thought that Jiordano did an excellent job guarding the low post area against (Maric),” said Brysch, who shares the coaching duties with Cody Cormack.

It was truly a star turn by all those in yellow. Baltej Sohal, named the tourney MVP, joined player-of-the-game

Brandon Obuyes with a teamhigh 14 points each, while Grade 9 Emir Krupic counted 10 points.

Entering as the eighth seed, Burnaby had already run the gauntlet, rolling off a consistent string of 20-point wins over Lambrick Park (79-55), Argyle (75-56) and Okanagan Mission (78-56) before crossing paths with West Vancouver in the semifinal. It was the Highlanders who had stymied the Rebels in the Vancouver and district finals, providing extra texture to the contest.

Revenge was sweet, as the Rebels led 18-7 after one quarter and by 10 at halftime before prevailing 67-47.

In a season where they won all but three games, those three losses stood out, said Brysch.

“Each created a greater focus on what we needed to do to succeed. If you win, as a player, I don’t think you focus so much on making the necessary changes required to continue to win. But once you lose, then everything is on the table,” he said.

The Burnaby South Rebels roster includes: Gabriel Canatoy, Jaden De Leon, Jiordano Khan, Kyle Kirmaci, Emir Krupic, Jasper Liao, Shan Lumase, Ethan Magsambol, Brandon Obuyes, Hanz Paloma, Baltej Sohal, Leonard Tesarik, Aidan Wilson and Richie Xiao

Steelers struggle in Delta

It wasn’t the tone the Grandview Steelers hoped to set in Game 1 of their semifinal best-of-seven showdown with the Delta Ice Hawks.

Tired legs and a couple players absent with illness did the Burnaby-based Steelers no favours in Wednesday’s opening battle, as Delta controlled the tempo much of the night en route to a 4-1 victory.

A goal in each of the first two periods propped the Ice Hawks to a 2-0 lead, while they effectively held Grandview’s balanced attack in check much of the night at the Ladner Leisure Centre.

But Steelers general manager Aldo Bruno said, despite some sluggish play, a few breaks in the first period could have cued up a different result. “(Delta) is a typical hard-nosed team; they play aggressive and, frankly, we just were not ready for them,” Bruno said of the effort. “Coming off a seven-game series we didn’t have our legs, but on our first powerplay in the first we hit a crossbar, and a few minutes later we hit the post. It could have been 2-0 for us.”

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Instead, Jonathan Stein scored for the Hawks with 50 seconds left in the period.

Before the second frame was three minutes old, Cam Cuthbert doubled Delta’s lead.

The home team upped it to 3-0 when Gary Dhaliwal scored midway through the third off a powerplay, and it wasn’t until a five-minute boarding penalty, assigned to Delta’s Brad Crompton for his illegal check on forward Nico Bruno, that Grandview put one past goalie Jordan Naylor.

Keito Lee’s powerplay tally gave the visitors some life, but while they came close to adding a second marker, an empty-net goal locked up the 1-0 series lead for Delta. “(Delta) totally dominated the game and was the best team by far. I think a couple days off (until Game 2) will do us good. For us to do well we have to move our feet, use our speed,” said Bruno.

Matteo Paler-Chow did his best to keep his team in it, stopping 32 shots. Grandview fired just 20 shots at the Delta net. Bruno said the onus is on the Steelers to win at home, and at least once in Delta.

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ner), but I have confidence in our guys,” he said. “We can play with them.”

The best-of-seven series continues Sunday, 4 p.m. at the Burnaby Winter Club.

Game 3 goes Tuesday in Ladner, while

Game 4 goes March 8, 7 p.m., in Burnaby.

If the series stretches longer, Game 5 is March 10 in Ladner, Game 6 on March 12 in Burnaby, while a seventh and deciding game would be played March 14 in Ladner.

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SFU athletes earn Yee nets top freshman honour All-West honours SPORTS SHORTS

A new role and a new team proved just perfect for Burnaby’s JustinYee. As a rookie with the Capilano University Blues, the Moscrop grad found his comfort zone and proceeded to be a big piece in the Caps offence.

Yee was named the PacWest League’s rookie of the year, after the setter-turned-power hitter finished seventh in the league for digs, 10th in both aces and kills, and eighth overall in total offence.

He was named to the league’s all-rookie team as well, joining former Moscrop teammate and Douglas College outside hitter JerryYan. Yee was just one of three Burnaby natives to get PacWest volleyball award recognition on the weekend, as Capilano’s Sarah Hughes, a St.Thomas More alumna, was a first team all-star on the women’s side, guiding the Blues to a third-place finish at the provincials.

BYRNE HITS LUCKY SEVEN Burnaby Lakers’ star Josh Byrne continues to ripple the twine and make waves back east as a senior with the Hofstra Pride men’s field lacrosse team.

On a night where he scored a career-high seven goals and set up two others to lead his team to a 20-4 nonconference win over the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Byrne was named to the 2017 Tewaaraton Award Watch List.

It came a few days after he scored three times and set up two others to lead his squad past Princeton 10-8.

The 22-year-old attackman spearheaded the program to a 3-0 season start with his third straight multi-goal game, giving him 13 goals and seven assists on the year.

A New Westminster native, Byrne is in his second year at Hofstra, after transferring over from Nassau Commu-

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nity College, where in 2015 he was the National Junior College Athletic Association’s attackman of the year.

UBC SWIMMER NETS BRONZE A pair of Burnaby natives helped the University of B.C.’s swim team break free from the crowd to claim gold in the men’s division at the U Sport swimming championships in Sherbrooke, Que. Burnaby’s Hau-Li Fan collected bronze in the 1500-metre freestyle race, completing the event in 15:14.78.The second-year UBC student trailed Calgary’s Peter Brothers for second place by three seconds, while Eric Hedlin of Victoria established a new U Sport championship time of 14:42.99.

Burnaby’s Stefan Milosevic registered a fifth-place showing in the men’s 100m free, and a seventh-place result in the 400m free.

After stellar indoor track and spective events within their refield seasons, 14 student-athgion. More than 1,000 men letes from the Simon Fraser and women across the country University men’s earned all-region and women’s honours, includtrack and field ing 82 athletes from teams earned the Great NorthU.S.Track and west Athletic ConField and Cross ference.

Country CoachNCAA Nationes’ Association als are set to hit the All-West Retrack in Birminggion honours ham, Ala. on March announced by 10. the organization The two topSFU’s Nathan Mah PHOTO SFU ranked Clan runMonday.

ATHLETICS Senior Danners nationally are iel Kelloway and Desch in the 400m junior runner/ (9th) and Addy jumper Vladislav Tsygankov Townsend in the 800m (11th), earned honours in three events while as many as 15 athletes while senior Chantel Desch of could be headed to BirmingAbbotsford, sophomore Valda ham.

Kabia of Surrey and freshman SFU athletes who were Katherine Lucas of Vancouver named to the All-West Region earned the distinction in two team are: Miryam Bassett, Ella events each.

Brown, Chantel Desch, Julia Burnaby’s Nathan Mah was Howley,Valda Kabia, Kathalso selected, in the 4x400 reerine Lucas, Rowan Doherty, lay.

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needed with 1 yr exp min.

Coquitlam, Port Coq and Maple Ridge.

Full and p/t. Please email rami_edwan@live.ca or call 604-442-2730

APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, New West

COQ Tri-Branch Housing Coop Accepting applications for regular 1 & 2 BR Stes + 1BR Disablity ste. No subsidy avail.

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Pets negotiable. Ref req.

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VILLA MARGARETA

320-9th St, New West Suites Available.

All suites have balconies, Underground parking avail.

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