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IN SYNC: The Vancouver Maple Leaf Drum Association peforms for participants in last Sunday’s wet Burnaby Lake Run. See more photos from this event on page 45. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

City creates a new ‘bear area,’ changes rules for handling bins The City of Burnaby has announced changes to its Solid Waste and Recycling Bylaw to “reduce the risk of resident-bear interaction on collection day.” This means changes to how Burnaby residents handle their bins. The city has designated

a “Bear Area,” located between Sperling Avenue to the west, North Road to the east,Trans Canada Highway to the south and Burrard Inlet to the north. “In the Bear Area, residents must place their bins on the curb after 5:30 a.m. on collection day,” the city

said in a news release. In addition, multi-family properties will also be required to store garbage, green waste and recyclable material in a bear-resistant enclosure. Also, all Burnaby residents are now required to remove their bins by 8 p.m. on collection day.

“These changes are important and will benefit all Burnaby residents and businesses as they aim to minimize human-bear interactions as well as reduce littering and illegal dumping,” says the city. Bear Area: Do you live in this zone? PHOTO CITY OF BURNABY

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Two Burnaby Liberal candidates are standing behind their leader after multiple images of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came to light showing him in racist blackface and brownface. Time magazine published a 2001 yearbook photo of Trudeau in brownface from a gala at the Vancouver private school where he taught at the time. In the picture, the then-29-year-old can be seen smiling in dark makeup and a turban. “I shouldn’t have done that. I should’ve known better, but I didn’t and I’m really sorry,”Trudeau said. Trudeau told reporters it wasn’t the only time he had donned a racist costume, saying he had worn makeup to sing “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” as a teen at his high school talent show. An image of that performance has since been published. Asked whether there had been other similar instances in his past, the prime minister said, “I think it’s been plenty.” Global News published a video showing Trudeau

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in blackface in a third instance. A Liberal spokesperson told the outlet the video was from the early 1990s. For Neelam Brar, the Liberal candidate in Burnaby South, the apology was enough. “The prime minister has already stated that he deeply regrets these events and he immediately apologized and recognized that

he should have known better.We know Justin’s a relentless advocate for women, minority groups and community groups, and this government has a proven track record for standing up for our rights. So I accept his apology. People make mistakes, and we need to assess him for his track record in current time period,” she said.

“Obviously, I come from an ethnic minority group, and I grew up facing discrimination, even in Burnaby at Seaforth Elementary. And it’s clear to me that these incidents and his intention was not to offend or harm anyone. It is important to recognize the context.” Terry Beech, the Liberal incumbent in Burnaby

Visit Burnabynow.com/federal-election-2019 every day because we’re posting multiple stories daily about the campaign, both nationally and in Burnaby. Our page includes riding and candidate profiles, plus coverage of local all-candidates’ meetings.We’ve got you covered. North-Seymour, said there is no excuse for Trudeau’s past behaviour, but he also praised the prime minister’s apology. “I want to be very clear. What the prime minister did 18 years ago is not OK,” Beech told the NOW. I don’t intend to make any excuses for him. It was wrong. I paid very close attention to his apology yes-

terday. I’m happy that he didn’t mince words in that apology.” Beech said he didn’t think Trudeau should resign. “I have complete confidence in Justin Trudeau as the prime minister.” Read more of the NOW’s interview with Beech at Burnabynow.com/federalelection-2019.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised a reelected Liberal government would cut corporate taxes in half for clean tech companies with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. He made the pledge Tuesday in Burnaby at Nano One, a company that makes materials for batteries used in electric vehicles and elsewhere. Trudeau also promised to bring Canada to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with legally enforced deadlines every five years. “We are living in a breathtaking, pivotal moment,” he said. “Citizens are coming to a major realization that the climate crisis is real and people are waking up.” He offered few details on how the country would meet that ambitious target, instead leaning on his government’s record over the last four years. “We have demonstrated concretely our leadership on climate change and we are going to continue to move forward,”Trudeau said.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh vowed to take on big telecom companies to “force” them to charge Canadians less on their cellphone bills. He made the promise at a town hall at the Burnaby Firefighters Banquet Hall Tuesday evening in front of some 200 supporters. It was the New Democrat leader’s first visit to Burnaby South, his home riding, since the writ dropped on the 2019 federal election. “I have a crazy cellphone bill,” an audience member told Singh. “Recently, the Liberals talked about what they want to do, but they talk about a lot of things. Can you explain to me what you’re going to be doing?” Singh told the man he wasn’t alone in facing a steep bill. “We’re getting ripped off,” he said, noting Canadians pay some of the biggest cellphone bills in the world. Singh said the Liberals’ promise to reduce cellphone bills by 25 per cent won’t work because they only plan

Green policy: Justin Trudeau on Tuesday. PHOTO KELVIN GAWLEY

The Liberal leader made the announcement in Burnaby South, the riding currently represented by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.The New Democrats sent out a four-word press release in response to Trudeau’s pledge: “You. Bought. A. Pipeline.” Trudeau dodged reporter questions asking for details on his emissions reduction pledge by repeatedly attacking the Conservatives, whom he painted as climate change deniers without a

real plan. Burnaby South Conservative candidate Jay Shin responded in a press release, calling the Liberal plan “a lot of hot air.” “The corporate subsidy proposed by Trudeau is illconceived,” he said in the statement. “The company in Burnaby Trudeau visited today, Nano One, won’t even be able to benefit from this proposed Liberal policy. Instead, this proposed Liberal policy will only benefit profitable corporations.”

Townhall: Jagmeet Singh on Tuesday night. PHOTO KELVIN GAWLEY

to negotiate with companies. “Our plan is this: we want to take them on.We’re not afraid of them. I don’t work for them,” he said. Singh said the NDP would use the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to cap rates at the average rates in other OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. A New Democratic gov-

ernment would also mandate “true unlimited” data plans that will be affordable and won’t allow companies to throttle data. “We’re not going to negotiate this.We’re going to impose this and I’m not afraid to do it,” he said. Trudeau promised on Sunday the Liberals would work with Canada’s incumbent carriers and select to negotiate a 25 per cent rate reduction over two years.

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Citynow City planning Canada’s biggest Halloween festival Stories by Kelvin Gawley kgawley@burnabynow.com

Burnaby is planning a monster bash. The city’s inaugural multi-day Halloween festival will kick off next year with the goal of becoming the biggest of its kind in Canada by 2025,Tourism Burnaby’s executive direc-

tor, Chris Peters, told council Monday. While nearly every community has some form of Halloween festivities, he said Burnaby’s event will be unlike anything else in the region. “There’s no consistency; there’s no theme to these events, and they operate to various levels of suc-

cess,” Peters said of existing events. But, he said, there is “one city that is doing it absolutely right” – Derry, Northern Ireland. Derry Halloween – an annual seven-day celebration featuring parades, fireworks, a carnival fair, music and other performances – brings more than 120,000 people to the U.K. city every year,

Council argues over smoking ban Burnaby city council nixed a proposal Monday that could have seen smoking and vaping of all substances banned in all public places in the city, including sidewalks, parking lots and outdoor areas on private property such as Metrotown’s civic square. A motion from the city’s parks, recreation and culture commission asked council to direct staff to study the “feasibility and advisability” of the farreaching ban. The proposal, however, rankled some on council. “Full disclosure: I, as

about 15 per cent of the population of British Columbians, smoke. Shame on me,” Coun. Colleen Jordan said. The councillor said she didn’t understand the motion, which exceeded a staff recommendation to consider banning smoking in city parks. Jordan said her interpretation of the proposed ban would encompass every street and sidewalk in Burnaby, as well as outdoor patios at pubs, seniors homes and the casino. “If that’s the case, that’s way beyond what this report talked about and that’s

a huge change in the policy that we’ve had in the city for many years,” she said. Councillors Pietro Calendino and Sav Dhaliwal pointed out the motion would simply direct staff to study such a ban, but later voted in favour of an amendment proposed by Jordan to limit the scope of the review to public places owned, controlled or operated by the city. At the same meeting, council passed a motion asking staff to study potentially banning the advertisement of vaping products in the city.

Peters said. Peters told council he will be attending Derry’s festival this year to learn from its successes and challenges in organizing Burnaby’s event. Council voted to send up to four city staffers to accompany him. He provided few details about what Burnaby’s version might look like – in-

cluding where it would be hosted – but said he hopes the festival would bring $2 million into the local economy every year within its first five years. Mayor Mike Hurley, who grew up in Derry, spoke highly of his hometown’s annual event. “They get so excited about it,” he said. “The

community is so involved, and it’s such a big attraction for all of Northern Ireland and, indeed, Europe. A lot of people come from all over Europe.” Coun. James Wang said the festival will present an opportunity for Burnaby’s various cultural communities to showcase their versions of Halloween.

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TMX opponents are off-base about support in B.C. Since the federal election was officially called two weeks ago, the email inbox for the Burnaby NOW has been inundated with antiTrans Mountain letters. Most of these emails have had virtually the same subject line, which isn’t a coincidence as they are part of an organized effort to blanket media outlets with letters to the editor.That’s not a criticism, just an observation. Nothing wrong with an organized campaign to combat the messaging from

well-funded government and Big Oil, but we’re writing about one specific point that so many anti-TMX letters make. This point basically says, “B.C. has made it clear it’s against the Trans Mountain project.” These project opponents state as fact that B.C. residents are overwhelmingly against the expansion of the pipeline. Well, is that actually true? Sure, there are a lot of really vocal people protesting against the project, but a re-

cent poll by the Angus Reid Forum says otherwise. According to the poll, 55 per cent of B.C. residents want the next federal government to “build the expansion” while just 31 per cent want whoever is elected to “stop the expansion.” Fourteen per cent had no strong opinion. (The online survey was conducted Aug. 21-26 among a representative randomized sample of 1,534 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum. A probability sample of this size

would carry a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.The Angus Reid Institute self-commissioned and paid for the survey.) That’s a big gap between people who support TMX and those who want the project stopped. “Unyielding support for the project in Alberta is likely unsurprising for many; 85 per cent of respondents in that province say the project should be built.That said, support is considerable in the battleground provinc-

es of B.C. (55 per cent support, 31 per cent oppose) and Ontario (52 per cent support, 20 per cent oppose),” reads a report on the poll. “The only region that voices more opposition to Trans Mountain than support is in Quebec, where the population is close to evenly divided (36 per cent support, 39 per cent oppose).” So, if you believe the poll, that is a lot of support in B.C. and the numbers counter what Trans Mountain opponents say is fact. We’re not saying this as

a commentary on whether or not people should be for or against this project, but there is this assumption that B.C. residents are united in their opposition to TMX and that’s not even close to being true. If anything, the majority of people in B.C. seem to be in favour of the project. That doesn’t make the cause of opponents any less valid, but perhaps they should pump the breaks on this particular claim in order to maintain their credibility.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

MLAs need to stop the gravy train The B.C. legislature is a great place to work, but some of its employees have a problem following certain rules for handling tax dollars. Auditor-General Carol Bellringer’s report on the “expense policies and practices” in three legislature offices – the Speaker, the Clerk, and the Sergeant-AtArms – documents all kinds of questionable expenditures. It makes for dismaying reading. Bellringer’s team examined more than 4,700 financial transactions totaling $2.2 million that occurred between April 1, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2018. She raised questions about a lot of them, especially those relating to what appears to be a lot of travel by the occupants of those offices. Questions abound about the purchase of expensive clothing, clothing accessories, sculptures and other artwork, as well as expensive and unexplained airplane travel. There is an eye-opening itemized list on page 26. Someone or some folks from those offices spent more than $17,000 to buy seven sets of cufflinks, a tuxedo, two pairs of shoes, 14 shirts, one suit, a “uniform,” a silk robe, a vest and a couple of ties. None of this is terribly new, of course. Her predecessor, John Doyle, raised serious questions about the dollars being spent in those offices in 2011. Current Speaker Darryl Plecas blew the whistle, taking his concerns to the RCMP and lead-

ing to an ongoing investigation overseen by two special prosecutors. Plecas himself has yet to explain how travel expenses associated with his office grew by the greatest amount compared to the other offices on his watch (a 300-percent jump in one year). But Bellringer’s report will likely have the most positive impact of any of the concerns and complaints associated with these abuses in the past. That is because the legislature assembly and the MLAs have accepted all nine of her recommendations - without the cooperation of MLAs, it is hard to see how this kind of spending can be policed. MLAs from all parties have been complicit in this controversy over the years. The all-party management committee that is supposed to manage the assembly has rarely met over the years, and it had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the public light. For years, it was a rather secretive group. The culture of entitlement was allowed to flourish for years as the honourable members essentially looked the other way. Bellringer’s report and recommendations will likely ensure that culture will gradually disappear. The legislature assembly spends more than $72 million a year. Those in charge need to step up their game.The province’s auditor-general has provided a pretty good road map to follow. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Editor: Something needs to done regarding the abuse of road and shared pathways by cyclists. Obviously it is not the majority of cyclists, but it is a fairly large minority of them. The BC Parkway bike route can have its “moments,” but sections of the Central Valley Greenway are verging on parody. That people (both pedestrians and other cyclists) are not seriously hurt or worse is just a matter of time. Not just speeding … but also the rampant disregard for stop signs and red lights. It is almost as if these clowns believe that rules of the road and etiquette only apply to other people. The offenders are easy to spot, they are almost always the “Tour de France” wannabes the ones wearing spandex racing outfits. Ways to curtail the abusive cyclist? Random speed checks and enforcement including stiff fines, as currently being done in Calgary. Signage along the major bike routes warning cyclists to slow down and be respectful could also help. Colin Elliott, Burnaby

We need ride sharing now Editor: We need ride sharing in the Lower Mainland. I am a resident of South Burnaby and have sent an email to Burnaby City Council urging that the city moves to allow ride sharing in Burnaby. I have experienced firsthand the lack of a taxi

driver’s experience and see almost every day taxi drivers committing driving offences. I have been told by a taxi driver that once he has enough fares which total $250/day, he takes the rest of the day off. This explains why taxi drivers drive the way they do. Taxi drivers are protected by their companies and rarely face discipline. I understand that a ridesharing driver will face serious scrutiny and may lose their operator permit should they be found guilty of an offence. It is time that we change for the better and to bring in more affordable transportation. Robert Halmich, Burnaby

It’s scary on our roads Editor: Re: Reckless driver nearly wipes out cyclist in a Burnaby bike lane, NOW blogs, Sept. 18 It’s not just bicycles that drivers are doing that to – it’s other vehicles. While driving along Kensington near the Fortius and CG Brown pool, a white Infinity drifted into the slow lane three times, almost side-swiping my Passat. Finally got tired of having to swerve towards the curb and honked, at which point they violently pulled their car towards their own lane - only to have it happen twice more before we got through the light at Canada Way headed east. It’s scary to be on the roads, not just in Burnaby but all across the Lower Mainland lately. My wife drives back and forth to work in Surrey and has at least one scary story of incidents on the way home from work at 3:30 p.m. Joe Robinsmith, Burnaby

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I’d been promised flames and smoke at Fire Ops 101 in Vancouver Monday, and I was ready for them – or so I thought. When it actually came time to stuff my face into a self-contained breathing apparatus, grab a hose with Burnaby city Coun. Joe Keithley and approach a charred minivan with flames shooting out of it, I wasn’t sure how long I could keep gasping into my mask like a beached fish before I passed out. Apparently that impulse to pull off the mask is not uncommon, and it’s amazing to think real firefighters pull heavy hoses up flights of smoky stairs and carry people out of burning buildings with them on – especially when they know there’s only so much air in each tank. Keithley agrees. “That’s unbelievable, the physical challenge of that,”

he said. But then that’s exactly the point of Fire Ops, to get a taste of what it’s like to be a real firefighter. Once every two years, the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’ Association invites mayors, city councillors and other municipal “high-level decision makers” to the Vancouver Fire & Rescue Training Centre. This year’s Burnaby firefighters-for-a-day were Keithley and I, the NOW’s fire and cops reporter. With help from real firefighters, we were outfitted with full firefighter suit (turnout gear in firefighter parlance) and put through 10 different firefighting scenarios, from battling flames to crawling through small spaces. “Participants will appreciate what firefighters on the front lines are going through, and this experience helps them understand the challenges faced to keep our communities safe,” B.C. union president Gord

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DECISION MAKERS Fire Ops is designed to correspond with the convention of the Union of B.C. Municipalities in Vancouver, so the people responsible for community safety in cities all over the province can get a chance to see what’s at stake when it comes to fire-department budgets. Throughout the day, Keithley was plied with information about the importance of everything from staffing levels to big-ticket firefighting equipment, like ladder trucks. He called Fire Ops a “real good grounding in reality about how tough firefighting is” but said the organizers were preaching to the converted as far as he is concerned. “I think people’s safety is paramount to start with,” he said, “so I’m all for getting the firefighters the equipment they need and the staffing they need to get the job done.”

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Artist stages hunger strike to protest Trans Mountain to stop this, we felt that doing something quiet and peaceful that stood in soliRain Flinn-Neeposh darity with the people who spent a recent weekend in have already been punished silent, hungry prayer mere would be the best way to go, metres from the clamour of rather than rallying and riotTrans Mountain excavators. ing and things like that.This The Abbotsford-based is the best way we knew artist and student mounthow to show we are with ed a four-day hunger strike them.” near the Watch House, Flinn-Neeposh said the which has stood over the hunger strike was a form of controversial pipeline’s vision fast, an Indigenous right-of-way on Burna“ceremony for clarity” in by Mountain since spring which someone sequesters 2018. themself without Flinn-Neeposh, food or water and who is two-spirprays, waiting for it and Cree, said a vision to come. the demonstraBut the setting tion was inspired made it difficult by the recent sento have a vision, tencing of pipehe said. line protesters “As you can convicted of viohear in the backlating an injuncground, the men tion last summer, are still digging. including the Rain Flinn-Neeposh They’re still cutpoet Rita Wong, ting trees down Artist and student who was given 28 and it’s been at a days in jail. break-neck speed.” “To use jail time to punFlinn-Neeposh and felish peaceful protesters in a low hunger-striker Cynthia time of climate emergency, Myran say they spent two of it struck me a lot as using three nights outside and one political prisoners,” he said. inside the wooden Watch “To see that kind of unfairHouse when it rained. ness in our own court here By the end of the four in B.C., I felt that if there days, Flinn-Neeposh was was anything that I could tired, but no longer feeling do, that maybe I could sachungry. rifice some time, so I sacri“There’s a point in the ficed four days. fast when your body real“As powerless as we are izes that you’re not going Kelvin Gawley

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It was one of the hardest nights of Kevin Nguyen’s life: the night he sat down to tell his parents he wanted to pursue a career in theatre. Given their choice, Nguyen says, they’d pick a much more traditional and stable profession: doctor, engineer lawyer – anything where he’d actually make money. The 17-year-old gets that his parents don’t see life the way he does. He even gets why. He’s a Canadian-born kid who went to school in Burnaby. His parents are first-generation Canadians who escaped the Vietnam War. “We both can’t understand each other’s side,” he says. That struggle between his background and his future, between his identity and his parents’ vision, is fuelling Nguyen in a new theatre endeavour – as part of the youth cast for Away With Home, a MISCELLANEOUS Productions presentation that’s onstage at the Scotiabank Dance Centre’s studio theatre this week. MISCELLANEOUS Productions is a hip-hop theatre boot camp for youth that presents an original theatrical work every two years, with a cast made up of youth drawing from their own experiences. For this production, the five youth (aged 14 to 21) are exploring their own experiences of identity and belonging, covering issues such as immigration, racism, mental health, bullying and family. Each youth has a monologue within the show. “Each person who is speaking, they’ve written all the words for themselves,”

Nguyen notes. “We all have personal stories about how we’ve struggled to find ourselves in this changing society.” The subject matter varies. Some deal with moving to new countries and finding a place in a new society; others talk about bullying or mental health issues. Nguyen’s monologue zeroes in on the gulf between his own desires and his parents’ expectations. Delving into his own personal truth, he says, was both frightening and rewarding. “It’s definitely a tough thing to do every time, but that really is what fuels my need to be on stage, to speak this out, because it’s different when I sit down and talk with my parents versus when I’m just expressing myself onstage,” he says. “I get to say whatever I want onstage, versus when I’m talking with my parents I have to be a bit more careful.” The young cast members also team up for group dance and performance numbers in the show.The multidisciplinary work combines contemporary and hip hop dance, neo-soul and hip hop music,Taiko drumming, performance art and performance poetry. The teens were chosen for the project after initial auditions last October.The rehearsal process since then has been an intensive learning experience, with some of Vancouver’s top professionals teaching the young participants every aspect of performance. “I expected fun. I got a lot of really great training,” Nguyen says. Nguyen has a background in singing and acting. He’s been a high school choral singer and is now

AWAY WITH HOME: Burnaby’s Kevin Nguyen, centre, with (from left) Zefanya Hardhian, Lucy Luo, Arjun Panesar and Lennox Johnston-Yu in Miscellaneous Productions’ Away With Home. PHOTO AMANDA SKUSE PHOTOGRAPHY

singing tenor with Aurora Chamber Choir, and he was active in Burnaby Central Secondary’s drama program until his graduation last year. But dance? Not so much. “I’ve never danced a day in my life,” he says with a laugh. “I remember my audition process was not fun with that.” But he says participating in the project has brought out the best in him and the other performers. “I’ve learned so much more about dancing, singing and acting.They go at a really good pace to make sure no one gets left behind,” he says. “This program is like amazing.They can transform these kids into awesome performance

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But he admits he’s still nervous – particularly about the fact that his parents will hear his monologue for the first time when the show hits the stage this weekend. “It’ll be a shock to them,” he admits. “I am always scared to death when they come to my performances.

For them, they’re still coming to terms with me wanting to be an artist, but in my mind, the only way they’ll accept that is if I’m the best. Obviously, I’m not the best, but I have to do my best.” Nguyen hopes that by telling his story, and following his dream, he can help other young people find their own way. “Whenever I look at other Asian media artists, I always get inspired,” he says. “I really hope that maybe one day, I could be like an idol to someone, and they could see that it’s possible. It’s not impossible. It’s only possible if you try, though.” And he also wants to make sure other teens – and parents – hear the truth he has come to understand

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Burnaby Arena will be easily accessible whether you walk, take transit, cycle or drive,” states a press release. “The facility will also be within walking distance of Byrne Creek Community School, Edmonds SkyTrain Station and the emerging Southgate community.” The city says the building, designed by HCMA Architecture + Design, will be environmentally friendly, with glazed roof windows providing natural light, electric vehicle charging stalls and bicycle parking.

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Where: Confederation Seniors Centre at 4585 Albert St. Student issues debate What: Simon Fraser University’s student societies are hosting a student-focused debate.The event will be free, but attendees must RSVP online. When:Thursday, Oct. 3. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Lecture hall C9001 at SFU’s Burnaby Mountain campus. BURNABY SOUTH Climate crisis debate What: A debate on the climate crisis organized by an unaffiliated group of citizens. “Candidates will be grilled on how they’ll create bold, comprehensive visions for a sustainable and just future for Canadians,” organizers say.The second half of the event will open the floor for people to ask questions from the floor. When:Thursday, Sept. 26. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., debate from 7 to 8:30 p.m., followed by a meet and greet from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Where: Burnaby Neighbourhood House Community Hall, 5024 Rumble St. BURNABY-NEW WESTMINSTER The Massey Heights Residents’ Association is planning an all-candidates Oct. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 930 Cumberland St.The first hour is a chance for folks to mingle and talk to the candidates, followed by a one-hour roundtable discussion. Anyone wanting to check if they’re registered, to register to vote or to update their address information can go to www.electionscanada.ca/ register or visit the Elections Canada office at 10-620 Royal Ave. or call 1-800463-6868.

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GROOVE WITH BILL SAMPLE, Marcus Moseley and the Hot Mammas. On Saturday, from 7 to 9 p.m., hear the soulful music from the three artists at First United Spiritual Church (5584 Kincaid St.) Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at tinyurl. com/BillSampleConcert.

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Care group launches Aging with Pride for LGBTQ2+ seniors The BC Care Providers Association launched “Aging with Pride” – an initiative to strengthen and promote LGBTQ2+ inclusiveness and competency within the continuing care sector when it comes to supporting seniors in British Columbia. “As advocates for B.C.’s seniors care sector, our association must use its voice to champion inclusiveness and create learning opportunities that will result in better support for LGBTQ2+ clients,” said BCCPA CEO Daniel Fontaine. “With more education and awareness, we can help people feel that they are supported and safe to be themselves, whether it is in seniors’ housing or in a care setting.” In B.C., it is estimated between 3 and 10 per cent of the population are lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, two-spirited, or transgender (LGBTQ2+). It is clear that seniors’ living and wellness operators are already supporting LGBTQ2+ clients in the work they do.

Yet, when it comes to moving to a seniors’ living residence, or entering a care home, many LGBTQ2+ seniors feel that they must mask their sexuality or moderate their gender expression to “fit in”. “In the past, people worried that they would receive less or worse care as a result of their sexuality or gender expression,” said Dean Malone, executive director with Revera Long Term Care at Arbutus Care Centre. “Today, that is less of a fear for LGBTQ2+ seniors, particularly LGB seniors. What they do continue to fear is social isolation. Many of today’s LGBTQ2+ seniors have lived very ‘out’ lives where they have been part of a strong community. To feel like they must give that up as seniors, feels like they are giving up a huge part of their lives. It can be a tremendous loss.” The “Aging with Pride” initiative is aimed at supporting stakeholders in the seniors living and wellness sector with a goal of establishing best practices and

strengthen LGBTQ2+ competency. Components of the initiative will include: * The launch of a new LGBTQ2+ seniors online resource at www.bccare.ca/ aging-with-pride with information and digital toolkits for developing internal policies and staff training materials; * The announcement of a LGBTQ2+ seniors competency workshop in collaboration with Vancouver’s Qmunity organization to be hosted at the SafeCare BC training centre in Burnaby in November; * An LGBTQ2+ Inclusive function to be included on EngAge BC’s new Route65.ca seniors living resource to promote inclusiveness within the aged care sector; * Personal stories of the lives of elder LGB and Trans elders that showcase the need for better policies and education; * A profile of a LGBTQ2+ program launched by Island Health. “Creating safety is paramount, but it is also important for those of us who

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Try to stay positive before surgery The jury has returned and the decision is unanimous – I’m getting a knee replacement. In fact, I’m even being “fast-tracked” according to my doctor. I guess the MRI was conclusive; my knee is a hot mess.That’s the good news. Good, because the sooner I have the surgery and rehab, the sooner I’ll be pain-free. Those words come from the optimist in me. My inner realist has me a bit spooked, and already I’m waking up in the middle of the night worried about the post-surgical pain and long recovery.Will I be able to manage crutches and months of swelling and pain? Will I vomit from the morphine in the hospital? Will I be able to get to the bathroom alone at night? A worrywart’s circus. I’m convinced that as we age, we become more vulnerable.We no longer inhabit that iron-clad cloak of invincibility we wore when we were 20. Or even 30 or 40.We’re softer and everso-slightly frailer – life has

had its way with us, in one way or another.Then we hit our 60s, and even those who are physically fit (I’m not one of them) likely notice a difference in their flexibility, strength and mental/emotional stamina. It’s just the cold reality of aging. My kryptonite is emotional stamina. I remind myself that I’ve lived through plenty of serious illness and come out the other side.Yet, it’s cold comfort in the face of this knee replacement. Silly, right? In the grand scheme of things, my upcoming surgery is small potatoes. I have close friends who are facing cancer and debilitating spinal stenosis, and I’m busy whining about a knee replacement. I used to pride myself on my high pain threshold, especially in light of the two major surgeries I had in 1997.The first was a 43-day hospital stay due to ulcerative colitis, and being fed through a tube in my neck for 33 days. (I remember a friend asking me what it was like being on life support. I looked at her quizzically and said: “I wasn’t on life sup-

port!”To which she replied: “Well, you couldn’t nourish yourself and had to be fed through a tube, so, yeah, it was life support.”) The reality of how sick I was shocks me to the core. The surgeon finally performed a 7-8 hour surgery in which he removed my colon and left me with an ileostomy bag. Hours after the surgery I was bleeding internally, so they had to open me up again, repair the ‘leak’ and give me a blood transfusion. Truth is, I’m feeling unaccountably anxious and vulnerable. I know it’s irrational. I try to focus on the positive outcome of a painfree life after it’s all over, but still I’m acting like Scaredy Squirrel. My sweet husband Harvey has pledged his all during my post-surgical recovery, and for that I’m so grateful. But. I’m. Still. Fearful.The ”What ifs…?” have me catastrophizing all over the place.Will I be okay? Of course I will. But could someone please put that in writing for me?

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More events added to this weekend’s Culture Days Get up close with arts and culture when Culture Days fun comes to life this weekend. Burnaby organizations are among those taking part in the nationwide celebration of all things cultural, taking place from Sept. 27 to 29: BURNABY ART GALLERY The gallery is hosting a printmaking workshop on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. in connection with its Saints, Sinners and Souvenirs: Italian Masterworks on Paper exhibition. Seating is limited, so register ahead. It’s also hosting a curator’s tour, with guest curator Hilary Letwin, on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. The gallery will also have its BAG on a Bike project cruising around Deer Lake Park on Friday, Sept. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. People can take part in a hands-on printmaking activity, courtesy of a portable press that’s fixed onto the back of the gallery’s electric bike (weather permitting).

WOMEN’S WRITING WORKSHOP Culture Chats B.C. Association is offering a women’s writing workshop, on the theme of multicultural community life, in the youth room on the third floor at Burnaby Neighbourhood House, 4460 Beresford St. It’s on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to noon. See www.culturechats.org.

Burnaby Art Gallery is at 6344 Deer Lake Ave. See www.burnabyartgallery.ca or call 604-297-4422 for information. ART CRAWL BURNABY HEIGHTS The inaugural Art Crawl Burnaby Heights kicks off with a ticketed VIP art and wine night on Friday, Sept. 27. Then, on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., everyone can take part in the free “crawl” of Hastings Street. Swing by participating merchants to check out exhibitions of work by local artists. See http://burnabynh.ca/ home/art-crawl/ SHADBOLT CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Stop by the arts centre at 6450 Deer Lake Ave. on Saturday, Sept. 28 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to check out a variety of exhibitions and activities. There’s a visual arts exhibition in the Centre Aisle Gallery and Encores Café, fea-

It’s her BAG: Burnaby Art Gallery’s Adrienne Rempel teaches print making PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

turing work by Shadbolt instructors, plus a ceramic arts exhibition in the atrium and galleria.You can drop by the kiln station in Deer Lake Park to view ceramic artists stoking a wood-fired “train” kiln with guest artist Tara Wilson, a visiting potter from Montana. You can also stop in to the Steam Plant, a small

heritage building in Deer Lake Park, and check out the works that artist Heather Lippold created over a six-week residency this summer. In Century Gardens, stop to observe artist-in-residence Susan Falk as she creates works of art “en plein air,” in the outdoor surroundings of the gardens

and Deer Lake Park. CHINESE FOLK DANCE The Community Mental Wellness Association of Canada is offering up a performance of Chinese song and folk dance, on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. It’s at Michael J. Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPherson Ave.

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Trans Mountain donates $10,000 Trans Mountain has donated $10,000 to the Burnaby-based Wildlife Rescue Association of BC to help the organization build a new medical treatment centre. “The Wildlife Rescue Association plays an important role in the community rehabilitating injured animals and educating people about our valuable wildlife resources,” said Lexa Hobenshield,Trans Mountain’s Lower Mainland and Community Investment Manager, in a news release. “Trans Mountain is pleased to donate $10,000 to help the Burnaby-based organization build a much-needed treatment centre to meet the growing demand for their services.” Hobenshield said the funding came from compensation Trans Mountain received after one of the project’s temporary worksites in Surrey was used as a filming location for the TV series Riverdale. In winter 2017, heavy snow and rainfall damaged the WRA’s 30-year-old hos-

pital building, forcing it to close the building while retrofitting and re-purposing other animal buildings and sheds to continue providing services. “The new Medical Treatment Centre will triple the current space and allow us to create an expanded medical examination and treatment facility.With increasing demand and rising costs, support like this is critical to ensure we are able to continue providing a high level of care for vulnerable animals in Metro Vancouver and the entire province,” says Linda Bakker, Co-Executive Director of WRA. She adds that Trans Mountain’s donation will launch the first phase of the construction project, and they are continuing their fundraising efforts to secure the additional funding needed to complete the project. Up to 5,000 animals per year are admitted to WRA from across the province, an average of 14 animals per day.This represents an increase of 44 per cent from

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When you look at a slide show of photos from Sofia Newfeldt’s life, there are a few things that are obvious. First, she likes stuffed animals and making crafts. Second, she spends a lot of time hooked up to tubes. And, third, she has a huge smile that she flashes a lot despite being hooked up to so many tubes. Sofia is 11 and technically lives in Burnaby, although for most of the past year she has lived in BC Children’s Hospital more than she has lived in Burnaby. She was born with intestinal malrotation, which means her intestines do not form and rotate properly at around three months gestational age. She wasn’t diagnosed until she was six years old and, as a result, her stomach and intestines are compromised. She has had many procedures and three surgeries so far, and last year her condition got significantly worse and she had to spend seven months in BCCH. She is not yet 100-per-cent better, but is stable and was able to attend school full-time since January this past year – the first time in her life. The Newfeldt family is sharing their story to help promote the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Dream lottery.They want to do what they can to support a hospital that has given such great care to Sofia. “We have spent quite some time at the hospital,”

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dures and equipment at the OR.This helped tremendously in her dealing with the hospital and her surgeries. She also has other parents and patients come up to her and thank her for the photos that explain the procedure and she is very proud that she can help other kids understand what they need to go through. “We never expected to be part of the hospital community when Sofia was born and after 11 years of numerous hospital visits and stays, we are forever grateful for her doctors for giving her a second chance in living a normal happy life.” The hospital lottery includes eight grand prize packages for the winner to choose from.The largest grand prize package is worth more than $2.8 million.Visit bcchildren. com for more information.

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You can register to be a part of this major new hearing study † by calling: 1.888.242.4892 or visiting connecthearing.ca/hearing-study *Wingfield, A., Tun, P. A., & McCoy, S. L. (2005). Hearing Loss in Older Adulthood: What It Is and How It Interacts With Cognitive Performance. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14(3), 144–148. † Study participants must be over 50 yearsofageandhaveneverwornhearingaids.Nofeesandnopurchasenecessary.RegisteredundertheCollegeofSpeechandHearingHealthProfessionalsofBC.VAC,WCBaccepted.1.Cruickshanks,K.L.,Wiley,T.L.,Tweed,T.S.,Klein,B.E.K., Klein, R, Mares-Perlman, J. A., & Nondahl, D. M. (1998). Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study. Am. J. Epidemiol. 148 (9), 879-886. 2. National Institutes of Health. (2010).

You are invited to attend an open meeting of the Board of Directors of Fraser Health. The meeting will include a presentation on the health care services offered in Delta as well as an update from our president and CEO, Dr. Victoria Lee. The question and answer period will provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions. This is a valuable opportunity to connect directly with the Fraser Health Board and Executive. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact us at: feedback@fraserhealth.ca 604-587-4600

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Gripping my leg, my Kindergartener begins to wail as the bell rings and her classmates walk single file into the school. Today, she doesn’t want to go - she wants to stay at home with me. Looking around, I realize I’m the only parent who seems to be struggling.The others appear to have it all together as they chat cheerily while waving goodbye to their kids. Meanwhile, mine is a mess. It wasn’t just the shrill sobs of my sweetheart that had me feeling stressed, it was the embarrassment of feeling exposed in front of the other parents. It looked like I didn’t know how to calm my child and I was starting to lose my cool in public while they looked on in awe. Whether we like to recognize it or not, what other parents are doing greatly impacts how we feel about

Feeling inadequate? Social media doesn’t help. PHOTO PIXABAY

our own parenting decisions and those insecurities have existed long before social media has come into play. Refinery29 recently conducted a survey to find out how 500 Canadian women feel about the impact of social media on motherhood, and the results were not surprising. Of the 500 mothers surveyed, 82 per cent said that they compare themselves to other moms online, and 69 per cent said that they have insecurities about mother-

hood that stem from social media. While I agree that the false sense of reality brought to the foreground by platforms such as Facebook and Instagram have made it even more challenging for mothers to feel confident in their bodies and with their parenting beliefs, I don’t think it’s the social media channels that have created these insecurities. I don’t blame social media for the birth of the feelings of inadequacy felt by

moms, but I do believe that the perception of perfection is more prominent today thanks to those channels. Most moms know social posts aren’t reflective of reality, but it’s difficult not to feel like you don’t stack up as you scroll through images of perfectly preened children, flawless and fit moms who never seem to frown, and lavish lunches that leave you feeling hungry while filling up your feeds. The difference is, while we’re more likely to see the realistic side of parenting in real life, what you see is still pretty carefully curated for public perception. People keep their problems at home just as they keep them offline. Whether social media spawned the onset of inadequacy in women, or just spread the impact of a problem that was already there, one thing is for certain, it’s never healthy to compare ourselves to others.The more we share all sides of our stories on social media - and in real life, the more others will feel secure in their own skin.

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Equinox – Offers are valid toward the retail purchase of an eligible new or demonstrator 2019 MY Chevrolet, GMC or Cadillac vehicle at a participating Dealer delivered in Canada between September 4, 2019 – September 30, 2019. Up to 20% Of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit is a manufacturer to dealer incentive (tax exclusive), valid toward retail cash purchases only on select 2019 models in stock. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this credit which will result in higher effective cost of credit on their transaction. Credit is calculated on vehicle MSRP (which excludes vehicle freight), excluding any dealer-installed options. Credit value will vary with model purchased: models receiving up to 10% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: Traverse; models receiving up to 15% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: Equinox, Tahoe, Suburban, Colorado, All-New Silverado 1500 Crew (excl. Lifted Trucks); models receiving up to 20% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: All-New Silverado 1500 Double (excl. Lifted Trucks); models receiving up to 25% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: Silverado Limited. As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) to verify eligibility. Up To 20% Of MSRP cash purchase credit may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Conditions and limitations apply. Void where prohibited. See Dealer for full program details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. Blazer – Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada on select vehicles delivered to an authorized GM dealer in Canada between September 4 and September 30, 2019. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 60 months on eligible new 2019 Blazer. Other trims may have higher effective rates. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $40,000 financed at 2.99% nominal rate equals $528.35 monthly for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $4,381.55 for a total obligation of $44,381.55. Freight and air conditioning charge ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) may modify, extend or terminate offers for any reason, in whole or in part, at any time, without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. TD Auto Finance is a registered trademark of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact GM Canada to verify eligibility. These offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Conditions and limitations apply. Void where prohibited. See Dealer for full program details. Traverse – Offers are valid toward the retail purchase of an eligible new or demonstrator 2019 MY Chevrolet, GMC or Cadillac vehicle at a participating Dealer delivered in Canada between September 4, 2019 – September 30, 2019. Up to 20% Of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit is a manufacturer to dealer incentive (tax exclusive), valid toward retail cash purchases only on select 2019 models in stock. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this credit which will result in higher effective cost of credit on their transaction. Credit is calculated on vehicle MSRP (which excludes vehicle freight), excluding any dealer-installed options. Credit value will vary with model purchased: models receiving up to 10% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: Traverse; models receiving up to 15% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: Equinox, Tahoe, Suburban, Colorado, All-New Silverado 1500 Crew (excl. Lifted Trucks); models receiving up to 20% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: All-New Silverado 1500 Double (excl. Lifted Trucks); models receiving up to 25% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: Silverado Limited. As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) to verify eligibility. Up To 20% Of MSRP cash purchase credit may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Conditions and limitations apply. Void where prohibited. See Dealer for full program details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice.

4550 Lougheed Hwy, CARS COST LESS Burnaby AT CARTER!

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PLEASE CALL DEALER FOR DETAILS. ALL PRICES AND PAYMENTS ARE NET OF ALL INCENTIVES AND PLUS TAXES, LEVIES AND $495 DOCUMENTATION FEE. FINANCING ON APPROVED CREDIT.

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