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BUSY BEE: Hailey Levans navigates the ‘laser circuit’ at the Halloween Howler event Saturday in Cameron Recreation Centre. See more photos on page 21.

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Burnaby eyes Metrotown as downtown core Kelvin Gawley

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The City of Burnaby is forging ahead with a plan to create a downtown core from scratch.The process will eventually see many new highrises, plazas, parks and streets built to replace the Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre – but Canada’s third-busiest mall isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. On Monday, Burnaby council gave staff approval to start working on a mas-

ter plan for the 46-acre lot, currently home to some 1.7 million square feet of retail space. Planning staff will now begin working with developer Ivanhoe Cambridge on a plan that could take 80 years or longer to fully implement. The master plan will provide more detail to the city’s existing 2017 Metrotown Downtown Plan, which laid out a vision for a densely populated urban core with commercial, residential, institutional and public amenities in close proximity.

The plan calls for the existing mall site to be bisected by several new streets lined with new buildings of various heights with streetfacing podiums that would essentially turn the mall “inside out,” according to Burnaby’s director of planning and building Ed Kozak. As for what, exactly, the area will look like years down the road, Kozak said he had few details he could share but said, “There will be many buildings and they will be tall.”

The site subjected to the new master plan includes a portion of the former Sears site next to the mall. Concord has already submitted plans to build six residential towers on the adjacent site ranging from 35 to 65 storeys. The plan follows a recent trend in urban planning that does away with traditional “fortress-like” malls, he said. “There’s this move away from the exclusively internalized mall model to one that’s more outwardly ori-

ented and one that has a relationship to the streets that are around it,” Kozak said. The master plan will put pedestrian-oriented public spaces first and “the buildings get the leftover spaces,” he said. And the city’s head planner said the plazas and parks will be truly public despite being on private property. “People can enjoy the site and the many amenities that will come to it without having to spend a dollar,” Kozak said.

Once complete, he said, Burnaby will have a vibrant urban core, a central gathering place and a symbolic centre. But that day is long off. Over the next 10 years, relatively little will change, says Graeme Silvera, Ivanhoe’s vice-president of development and retail. Residents will see a new road built parallel to Kingsway, with some of the retail within the malls re-oriented to face it, he said. Continued on page 3

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City’s ﬁrst supportive housing opens Chris Campbell

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Karen O’Shannacery had the biggest smile on her face as she spoke. “It’s a milestone,” said O’Shannacery, the president of the Society to End Homelessness in Burnaby. She stood in front of a new three-storey modular building at 3986 Norland Ave. last Friday that will offer supportive housing for 52 people who are homeless. The $10-million project’s units each have a private washroom and mini kitchen. Six of the units are wheelchair accessible.The building includes a commercial kitchen and a dining lounge area where residents can enjoy meals together, as well as a common laundry room. Progressive Housing Society will operate the building and provide residents with health and wellness support services and meal programs, as well as life and employment skills training. By providing housing along with these wraparound services, supportive housing helps improve residents’ quality of life and reduces their use of health and social services in the long term, O’Shannacery said. “These are the building blocks that give people a chance at a fresh start,” she said. The Province of B.C. paid the $10.1 million in capital and construction costs and will provide annual operating funding for

New housing: This modular housing project on Norland Avenue will house 52 people. PHOTO CHRIS CAMPBELL

the project, which is being funded through the Rapid Response to Homelessness program. The City of Burnaby provided a $250,000 grant from its Housing Fund to cover the servicing costs for the site.The city also leased the land to BC Housing at a nominal rate. Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley said the project is

just the beginning of plans to reduce the number of homeless in the community, estimated at 350 to 400. “For too long people have been literally left out in the cold,” Hurley said. “For the community, it is a signal that the City of Burnaby is committed to public safety and ensuring there is a place here for everyone.”

Residents will be charged a monthly rate of $375, which is the social assistance shelter allowance provided by the province to people experiencing homelessness. “This new supportive housing will give people the foundation they need to move forward with their lives,” said Janet Routledge, MLA for Burnaby North. “Everyone deserves that op-

Is Metrotown plan too much, too fast? Dustin Godfrey

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Is the City of Burnaby taking on too much change too fast in Metrotown? That was the topic of a brief debate that capped Monday night’s council meeting, in which councillors sent four major Metrotown projects to public hearing with little comment. Council also directed staff that evening to work with developers on four additional zoning matters in the Metrotown area that will be brought before council at a later date. “Obviously, the rental zoning and the changes that we put forward in our

plan is generally really, really working well. I guess the thing that frightens me is – maybe it’s doing too well,” Coun. Colleen Jordan said. “We have 27, by my count, development applications in progress in Metrotown, with some of those having more than one building … That’s a rate of change that is huge.” But director of planning and building Ed Kozak said the current flood of developments has accumulated over months while city staff worked to develop the rental zoning framework. “After that dropped off, there was a rush, and expectedly so, in the number of applications,” Kozak said.

“I do believe it will slow down.” With a laugh, Jordan said she’s “heard (Kozak) say this before.” The developments presented to council so far constitute about a third of what’s been submitted to the city, representing the applications that are currently seen as the most ready to proceed, Kozak said “Some of the applications may not even proceed at all.” Other councillors pushed back on Jordan’s suggestion that Burnaby is moving too fast. Coun. Sav Dhaliwal said “the last thing we want to do” is to send a message

that Burnaby isn’t ready for developments, particularly after the uncertainty of what the new rental zoning policy would do to local development. He added that Burnaby has often been a regional leader on major projects. Coun. Pietro Calendino said the rate of developments isn’t exactly new. “We began this process three or four years ago, five years ago. I think we all knew what we were facing at that time,” he said, adding that the city needs to keep up with the rate of new people coming to the region, estimated at 30,000 per year.

portunity, and that is why we are working with municipalities, such as Burnaby, to deliver thousands of new supportive homes with 24/7 support for residents.These homes will provide dignity and hope for the people who will call this place home and will support the well-being of the whole community.”

Warming centres to open Dec. 1 The warming centres are returning for a second year to provide a safe, warm place for people who are homeless in Burnaby. With no permanent homeless shelter in place in Burnaby – yet – the city is opening three warming centres on Dec. 1. “Equipped with sleeping mats, hot beverages and snacks and space for pets, the warming centres provide much-needed support for Burnaby’s most vulnerable citizens,” says a statement from the city. Three centres will be open from 8 p.m. until 8 a.m., every night between Dec. 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020 at the following locations: ! Beresford (5970 Beresford St.) ! Swangard Stadium (Kingsway and Boundary Road) ! Kensington (5889 Curtis St.) “Each location will be staffed with knowledgeable support workers who connect patrons to agencies that can help access housing and other services,” said the city. “In addition to providing important connections within the community, warming centre staff work hard to ensure the spaces are welcoming and safe for all patrons.Their dedication to workplace safety was recently recognized with a Safety and Health Team award from the BC Municipal Safety Association.”

‘Long lens’ needed for a 100-year master plan Continued from page 1 Starting in the 2030s, Silvera said, new residential towers will start to break ground but the mall will likely remain. Ivanhoe will both conform to the city’s 20-percent-rental inclusionary zoning rules and will make many of those units nonmarket and affordable, according to Silvera. The redevelopment has to comply with the longterm leases of its four anchor tenants, including the Hudson’s Bay department store whose lease runs into the 2080s, he said.

Silvera said the area will be developed in many phases and much could be built around what’s already there. “When you’re dealing with a 100-year master plan, you have to really put on that long lens,” he said. The developer was short on details, not disclosing how many buildings and other amenities his firm envisions for the Metropolis site, but said more information will be available in November, including “some pretty special things.” “We do have some very ambitious goals,” he said.

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Board upholds ﬁring of leaker

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Cruel act: Security video shows the shadow of a person apparently jabbing at a tire on Watling Street Saturday. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Tires slashed on Burnaby street Cornelia Naylor

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Burnaby RCMP is working to find the culprit or culprits responsible for slashing more than half a dozen tires on Watling Street between Nelson and Royal Oak avenues Saturday night. A security video of one of the incidents shows a figure in a hoodie nonchalantly walking west down Watling and stopping casually by the rear driver’s side tire of a ToyotaYaris. The figure bends down beside the tire out of view, but a Hitchcock-esque shadow cast by the streetlight appears to show the suspect delivering two swift jabs and a levering action in the direction of the tire. “It was so needless,” said William Green, whose security system caught the incident on camera. Green said he and his wife didn’t realize their Yaris’s tire had been slashed until the next day. “Then we saw our neighbours out there also putting their spare tire on their car,” he said. A neighbour told him more than half a dozen cars had been targeted. Since sidewall damage can’t be repaired safely, all the tires will have to be replaced, Green said. Police confirmed they got a call at 10:50 p.m. Satur-

day about multiple vehicles with slashed tires in the area. Burnaby RCMP is now hoping to speak to anyone who was in the area of Watling Street and Nelson Avenue or Watling Street and Royal Oak Avenue and noticed anything suspicious between 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. Green’s security video shows about six people walking down the street

The federal labour relations board has upheld the firing of a former Burnaby government fraud investigator who leaked details to the media about her department’s apparent “quota system” for rejecting employment insurance claims. Sylvie Therrien caused a stir in the House of Commons in February 2013 when she passed on information to a Montreal newspaper about how Service Canada’s so-called “integrity services” investigators had been tasked with finding ways to disqualify people from benefits to save money. The documents revealed staff were expected to hit an annual average of $485,000 in recovered or unpaid EI benefits. The revelation sparked outrage among the NDP and Liberal opposition, who accused the then-Conservative government of conducting a “witch hunt” against the unemployed

An internal investigation soon traced the leaked documents back to Therrien, who was working in Burnaby at the time. She was fired in October 2013 and filed a grievance with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board that same month, challenging her termination. Talking to CBC last year, Therrien described the years-long process as “torturous” and called Canada’s whistleblower protection system “a very sad joke.” The board finally made a decision on the case on Aug. 23. Released on Friday, the ruling dismissed Therrien’s grievance – nearly six years after it was filed.

‘DUTY OF LOYALTY’ Whatever the news media may have dubbed her, the labour relations board ruled Therrien was not a whistleblower as far as the law is concerned. Adjudicator Steven Katkin said public servants legally owe a duty of loyalty to

the Government of Canada in order to “promote an impartial and effective public service.” Citing the Supreme Court of Canada, Katkin said the so-called “whistleblower defence” is only available in certain circumstances, like if the government was engaged in illegal acts, if its policies jeopardized the life, health or safety of public servants or others. The whistleblower defence could also apply in other categories of wrongdoing, Katkin said, including a misuse of public funds, gross mismanagement in the public sector or directing a person to commit wrongdoing. Therrien had argued to the board that she fell within the life, health or safety category because the situation in the department had affected her own health and well-being, but Katkin said she had presented no evidence to that effect. Therrien also argued she had spoken up because Service Canada had engaged

in gross mismanagement by not allocating public funds where they should have been and that it had “looted” the EI fund. Katkin, however, said Therrien had provided “not a scintilla of evidence” to prove gross mismanagement in the case. The NOW has reached out to the board to find out why it took six years to make its ruling, but hasn’t received a reply by press deadline. Therrien, meanwhile, has not yet exhausted all the legal avenues open to her, including an appeal to the federal public sector integrity commissioner. The commissioner’s office had said earlier its hands were tied because she had filed a grievance that touched on similar issues, but the Federal Court of Appeal ruled in 2017 that the integrity commissioner had erred in that conclusion and should reconsider her complaint.

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Opinion OUR VIEW

Cannabis process has been a puritanical mess in B.C. You know when your kids offer to help with the chores and it is the best feeling ever. But then when you go in the laundry room an hour later, they have dumped the Tide powder all over the floor and put the cat in the dryer — door open, thankfully — and suddenly you realize their “good deed” is going to cost you extra hours of work, emotional stress and valuable downtime? You are frustrated and an-

gry, but you can’t really say too much because — well — the kids’ hearts were in the right place. That is basically where we are at with cannabis legalization. Oct. 17 marked one year since legalization of cannabis for non-medical use. Ending prohibition was the right thing for the government to do. Delays provincewide have left numerous applicants in a kind of purgatory, not knowing what their future

holds. Clearly, the province wasn’t ready for legalization. The Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch is responsible for licensing private non-medical cannabis retail stores in B.C. So far, approximately 533 applications have been made, 144 have been granted licences. About 33 were approved with conditions. One has to wonder if the long delays are the way the government says no to applications without actually

saying so? There have been product shortages and supply chain issues. Not to mention, many have complained the legal prices are prohibitively high. Some of the rules also seem like the kids made them up while they dumped the Tide, or worse, that they were made by bureaucrats perpetuating stigma around cannabis. Insisting on frosted windows seems less safe — why insist on hiding what goes

on in the stores? Not allowing minors to step foot in stores seems punitive. Go get a bottle of wine and kids are seen on parents’ hips on the regular. If we are bringing cannabis out of the shadows, why ban parents from bringing their kids in? Are children to be left outside, to wait in the car? We have stopped doing that with dogs. And this has all cost municipal governments a “significant” amount in zoning

updates, business licensing, building inspections, bylaw enforcement and staff processing time on referrals from the province, which have compounded capacity issues. Local governments in B.C. have not received any cannabis tax revenues to date. All in all, legalization has created a heck of a mess, but as we tell our kids through gritted teeth when they attempt a good deed — at least they are trying.

MY VIEW LISA BEARE

Women are still making history It’s Women’s History Month – a time to look back and celebrate the struggles and successes of the women who have come before us, and to remember the first women to stand up and make a change. As the minister of tourism, arts and culture, I think that’s especially true in fields where women are in the public eye, such as film, the arts or sport. Women like Hannah Maynard. An early expert in experimental photography, she was the first professional female photographer in British Columbia. In the mid-1800s, Maynard ran a thriving photography studio in Victoria and took mug shots as the city’s official police photographer. But it’s her innovative, surreal montage self-portraits and handcut collages of children that made her renowned. Women like Burnaby’s Barbara Howard. Recognized as an elite athlete in high school, she broke the British Empire record for the 100-yard dash at only 17 years old. She competed for Canada at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, making Howard the first Black female Canadian athlete to compete internationally. She also went on to be the first woman of colour to work for the Vancouver School Board. Or women like Kathleen Shannon. A prolific film director and producer, Shannon has more than 80 films to her credit, including two Academy Award nominated films. At 21, she began at the National Film Board as an editor and went on to

direct short films. Shannon was a strong advocate for women filmmakers when she founded Studio D in 1974 at the National Film Board of Canada. She was the first executive producer of a government-funded film studio dedicated to women in the world. We often think of these exceptional trailblazers as historical figures, as women from past centuries. But we still live in a time of firsts. Take Vancouver’s Michelle Grady.This year, she became executive vice-president of Sony Pictures Imageworks, making her the first woman to run the visual effects and animation production company.With 26 years in the visual effects and post-production industry in Vancouver under her belt, Grady has overseen production on dozens of films, including the Academy Award winning SpiderMan: Into the Spider-Verse. Then there’s rugby player Kelly McCallum. She became the first ever female rugby player inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame. A two-time veteran of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, McCallum amassed an impressive 30 caps for the Canadian team and won the 1994 national championship with Team BC. Women are still breaking down barriers and carving new paths today.This Women’s History Month, I’m reminded we still live in a time of firsts, but I look forward to the day I hear “first” for the last time. Lisa Beare is the B.C. Minister ofTourism,Arts and Culture.

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New secondary suites rules will hurt renters Editor: An open letter to Mayor Mike Hurley: Your predecessor, with the endorsement of council, handed over the keys of Burnaby to condo developers and showed callous indifference to the plight of renters who were forced out of their affordable residences. I fear that the new secondary suite program will only continue this situation. It will increase the costs for both homeowners and renters and will likely result in a reduction in the number of affordable rental accommodations. Burnaby voters demonstrated a desire for positive change with your election. I request that you and your council reconsider the implementation of the secondary suite program. Surely the city finances do not require the extra revenue this program may generate, which will only make life in this community more expensive for its citizens. Paul Anderson, Burnaby

Stop this plan Editor: An open letter to Burnaby Mayor Hurley and council: I am writing to you to reconsider your positions on imposing the yearly rental house licence to landlords and supplementary utilities fees to homeowners. I did not hear about this until I attended the meeting with Voices of Burnaby Seniors. Shortly thereafter, I received the notice in the

mail. The letter is a shock to me because it does not give landlords and homeowners the time to plan. There should have been an open forum and more information sessions organized by the city. This event should have been well-advertised to reach as many concerned citizens as possible. There was nothing in the local newspapers until after council has passed the motion at the Oct. 7, 2019 meeting. I wanted to read the minutes of the council meeting regarding this matter thru the city’s website. I was informed by city clerk that it could not be accessed until the minutes are approved at the Nov. 28 council meeting. Canada is not a dictatorial country by any means and not the Canada that I have come to know. The notice does not give landlords and homeowners reasonable time to respond by deadline of Nov. 30. To make matters worse, there is a threat of $ 1,000 penalty, if the demand by the city to submit the declaration is not adhered to. Again, this is not democratic. The required yearly licence to rental house has not been transparent. Landlords need to be informed why the yearly house rental licensing is imposed by January 2020 and what is required before and after the said licence is applied for. I contacted the city clerk and licensing departments as soon as I got the notice. I was told that they could not help me, but to send back the declaration by deadline of Nov. 30 or face the $1,000 penalty. This left a bad taste in my mouth. This has also caused a lot of anxiety and concern to me. Jesusita Barrios, Burnaby

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Take care with cannabis-infused ‘treats’: police Stories by Cornelia Naylor

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With the legalization of cannabis edibles last week, Burnaby RCMP is cautioning consumers not to buy from illegal dispensaries and to make sure their products are stored safely. To drive home that point, the detachment displayed an impressive array of cannabis-infused items – from lollipops to macaroni and cheese – seized from an illegal dispensary this summer. Cpl. Brett Cunningham said tens of thousands of

dollars’ worth of product was seized after police raided the Metrotown shop on July 15. What concerned police, he said, was the similarity between the seized edibles and regular household products, like potato chips, drinks, cookies and cheesecake – and how attractive some might be to kids. “They’re so similar in appearance.We have to be careful about that,” he said While many of the seized items were labelled “adult only,” Cunningham said some kids may not be able

to read the label before eating them. Cunningham also cautioned consumers away from illegal dispensaries, saying labelling may be inaccurate and consumers don’t really know what they’re getting. “They don’t follow regulations,” he said. To keep kids safe, Burnaby RCMP is urging cannabis consumers to ensure their edibles are properly labelled, stored in child-resistant containers that are resealed after use and stored out of reach of children.

Cutline Bold: Cpl. Brett Cunningham holds up a cannabis edible. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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GIRLS IN GAMING: Girls in Gaming was a two-day event in Burnaby that covered several significant aspects of the Esports ecosystem, including professional and collegiate competition, game design, content creation, marketing and player development. Electronic Arts and Logitech partnered with Adamas Esports of Burnaby and Esports Camps to mentor 50 high school and university students who are interested in an esports career. The all-day events took place at Fortius Sport and Health and at Electronic Arts Sports Campus. Above, Ashley Cai plays League of Legends. At left, top, Eva Shu tries out a virtual reality game. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Esports training facility proposed for Burnaby Plans for the new facility at the Fortius Centre will go to a public hearing in November Dustin Godfrey

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A proposed facility would add esports to the list of competitions you can train for at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex if it survives a public hearing and gains council approval. The proposal for an esports training facility, to be operated by Adamas Es-

ports, at the Fortius Centre gained initial approval from city council Monday night, passing the required zoning amendment for a public hearing next month. The facility would allow professional and amateur gamers to train for competitive multiplayer video games such as Fortnite and Overwatch. But because the facility would include the use

of more than five computer terminals – 12 terminals, to be exact – the property needs to be zoned to allow a cyber centre, and such a zoning amendment will need to go before the public in a hearing. A staff report, which was received with little comment from councillors, notes the growing interest in professional video games, with

viewership of events like the League of Legends World Championship counting in the millions. There are several esports leagues around the world and teams local to Metro Vancouver, including the Vancouver Titans, a Canucks-owned Overwatch team. The facility would be a gaming academy serving the Lower Mainland, and would allow students to come once a week to train for an esports career.

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inclusive community. “Although the use technically meets the description of a cyber centre as defined in the zoning bylaw, the original concerns around cyber centres such as violence and gang activity are not considered likely outcomes related to the proposed facility,” staff wrote in their report. The proposal, which is set to go to a public hearing on Nov. 19, would take up just under 51 square metres of the second floor at Fortius.

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The City of Burnaby is currently losing about $60,000 in uncollected fees for curbside collection at rowhouses, according to a recent staff report. While most rowhouses are in stratas as part of a multi-family complex, a staff report notes “a number” of non-strata row housing properties exist throughout the Lower Mainland.

Rowhouses can receive either multi-family waste collection or residential curbside collection. But the current waste and recycling bylaw doesn’t impose fees on row housing properties that receive curbside collection, “although the services provided are similar to those provided to single- and twofamily dwellings for which an annual fee is charged,” according to the staff report. This became particularly apparent to the city after

it revamped its taxation and reporting system, allowing it to review its fees and taxes. “This review identified that some row housing in receipt of residential curbside collection are not being charged for the service – be it in the form of an annual or quarterly fee,” the staff report notes. The review identified

around 1,000 row housing properties that have not been charged for residential curbside collection by the city, adding up to around $60,000 in lost revenue. To remedy the matter, staff recommended some changes to the current solid waste and recycling bylaw.The amendments to the bylaw are largely around

language, adding references to rowhouse properties throughout the bylaw. The changes also clarify how rate changes take place when a homeowner requests a larger or smaller garbage can before the end of the year. Rather than altering the fee for that year, the fee will remain the same and in-

crease or decrease – depending on whether a larger or smaller garbage can is requested – in the following year. The bylaw amendments, which are set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020, were passed by council without comment.

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Nearly two months after it declared a climate emergency, the City of Burnaby is looking at ways it can reduce its carbon footprint – including adding solar panels to its buildings. City council received a report from the environment and social planning committee this week asking them to direct staff to study the feasibility of adding solar panels to city-owned buildings. According to the report from the committee, adding solar panels to the city’s buildings would help accomplish a few of its goals, including building a connected, healthy and dynamic community and building a thriving municipality. The plan is to have staff look specifically at making Burnaby City Hall the first city building to be converted to solar power, and to devise a plan to convert the remainder of the buildings from there, said Coun. Colleen Jordan, chair of the environment and social planning committee. The matter passed relatively easily, although Coun. Pietro Calendino said he doesn’t “have a problem with the recommendation

to go solar,” but said he recently came from a solid waste conference in New Westminster. “One of the questions is what to do with all this solid waste that we’re going to be faced with in the future? Obviously solar panels do not have an indefinite lifespan,” Calendino said. While he acknowledged there may be technology developed down the line to better handle that kind of waste, Calendino questioned the capacity to deal with that at the present. Mayor Mike Hurley countered that that would likely be part of the feasibility study. The city declared a climate emergency, to applause in the council chambers, in early September, committing to carbon neutrality by 2050.That includes directing staff to look at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions below 2007 levels by 2030 and by 75 per cent by 2040. The numbers are in line with recommendations from the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which invigorated the environmental movement with a dire warning should warming increase over 1.5 C over preindustrial levels.

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CHECK OUT THE OPENING of the Burnaby Arts Council’s newest exhibition: Artificial Intelligence from artist Amy Chang.The works explore the “visual language of industrial energy,” using “levers, screws, cog wheels and other machine parts.”The opening runs from noon to 4 p.m. this Saturday at the Deer Lake Art Gallery (6584 Deer Lake Ave.)

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GO BARGAIN HUNTING at Maywood Community School on Saturday.The Giant Flea Market will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with all sorts of items for sale, door prizes, a concession and more. Admission is 50 cents.To register for a table ($10), call 604-296-9022.

SHARPEN YOUR ANALYTICAL AND STORYTELLING SKILLS at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie Business Analytics Hackathon Training Day. At the school’s Halpern Centre on its Burnaby Mountain campus from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., you’ll find a model-building workshop, a storytelling workshop and info session on this year’s

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SEE DON AMERO IN CONCERT this Saturday at the Shadbolt Centre

for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Ave.).The awardwinning singer-songwriter, known for his “easy and effortless charm,” will play a concert from 8 to 9:30 p.m.Tickets are $36 and can be purchased at tickets. shadboltcentre.com.

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McGill library on Saturday. From 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., kids aged four and up (those under 10 need parental supervision) can drop in to play with the library’s big Lego collection. Parents are welcome to join. Send Top 5 suggestions to kgawley@burnabynow.com. Events should be on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (or holiday Mondays).

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As Halloween approaches, bat enthusiasts around Burnaby are celebrating and supporting bats by participating in International Bat Week. Bat Week is all about appreciating these amazing animals and their benefits, from eating insects to pollinating the agave plant used to make tequila.Take a moment to learn about the many ways bats contribute to our lives, and what you can do locally for bats, at www.batweek.org or through the B.C. Community Bat Program at www. bcbats.ca. There is also a bat display at Burnaby City Hall just up from the main entrance until the first week of November. “Bats in B.C. help control agricultural and forest pests, as well as mosquitoes in our yards - but now bats need our help,” says Mandy Kellner, coordinator for the B.C. Community Bat Program. “The conservation of bats in B.C. has always been important, since over half the species in this province are considered at risk.

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With the continuing spread of White-nose Syndrome in Washington State, bat conservation is more important than ever.” White-nose Syndrome is a disease caused by an introduced fungus, first detected in North America in a cave in NewYork in 2006. Since it was discovered, it has spread to 33 states and seven provinces in North America, decimating bat populations along the way. “Luckily,WNS is not yet in B.C.,” said Kellner. “But we are preparing for its ar-

rival by raising awareness about bats, working with landowners who have bats in buildings, enhancing bat habitat, and monitoring populations.” Monitoring for WNS in BC will continue this winter, with Community Bat Programs requesting reports of dead bats or sightings of winter bat activity starting Nov. 1. You can report sightings at www.bcbats.ca, by email to vancouver@bcbats.ca, or by phone at 1-855-9222287, ext. 11.

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Bob Nixon has seen City of Burnaby plans to replace the tiny, aging CG Brown pool. Just thinking about them puts a smile on his face – a big smile. “We attended a usergroup consultation with the city earlier this year and gave planners a PowerPoint presentation about what we would like to see,” said Nixon, president of the Caprice Artistic Swim Club (artistic being the new name for synchro). “All of the big stuff we talked about seems to be incorporated into this proposal.We like big stuff.We need big stuff.” “Big stuff” seems to be the order of the day for plans to replace not only the pool, but also Burnaby Lake Arena in a project that will connect with the newer Bill Copeland Arena in a massive redevelopment that aims to modernize Burnaby’s recreation facilities. These plans will be unveiled at an open house set for Nov. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Burnaby City Hall. Nixon is rallying all Caprice members to drop by and see the new plans, which he says are needed to keep up with the club’s growth – it has doubled in size in the past 10 years and is now the biggest of its kind in B.C. “We want all our members to go to that open house and check it out,”

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Burnaby performers onstage with Vaudevillians Three Burnaby performers are stepping into the spotlight with a seniors entertainment troupe. The Vaudevillians are onstage at the Surrey Arts Centre for the 16th consecutive year, with shows on Saturday, Nov. 2 and Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. The family-friendly show, Young At Heart, includes songs, dances and comedy, all performed in costume. This year’s show pays tribute to the 1940s and ’50s with the title song, plus lively numbers like Rock Around the Clock, Sh-Boom and BoogieWoogie Bugle Boy. Along the way there will be a sock hop and a tribute to

Tap your toes and laugh with these spirited seniors Elvis. Among the performers are three Burnaby residents: Don Skrypnyk, Graham Lawrence and Sylvia Foran. “Sing along.Tap your toes and laugh with these spirited seniors for an afternoon of wonderful entertainment,” says a press release about the show. Proceeds from the show

are in support of the group’s bursary for performing arts students at Douglas College. Tickets are $22, available at the Surrey Arts Centre box office, 604-501-5566, or online through tickets. surrey.ca.The Surrey Arts Centre is at 13750 88th Ave. The Vaudevillians performers range in age from their mid-60s to late 80s, and the group is always looking for new members and crew volunteers. “You do not have to be a great singer or dancer, but you do have to love music and be enthusiastic about what you can do,” says the

In the spotlight: From left, Burnaby performers Don Skrypnyk, Graham Lawrence and Sylvia Foran are onstage with the Vaudevillians in the group’s 16th annual show, Young at Heart, this weekend. Shows are on Saturday and Sunday at the Surrey Arts Centre. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

group’s website. Anyone who’s interested in volunteering in a crew capacity (operating a sound board, volunteering back-

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Don’t be fooled by all-too-common myths about seniors Margaret Coates special to the NOW

Have you fallen for the usual myths about seniors? It seems many of us do, according to B.C.’s Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, in a presentation to a group seniors in early October. The presentation, organized by the Municipal Pension Retirees’ Association, looked at a number of ways seniors individually and as a group can be stereotyped. Lynne Pentland, who attended the presentation, said: “Isobel Mackenzie really focused on the importance of dispelling the myths we have about aging and seniors.Whether it’s about ourselves, our friends, or our family members, we need to reject these misconceptions.There are changes that come with the aging process, but our discussions about aging need to be ev-

idenced-based and not rely on stereotypes and misinformation.” So, what are some of those myths? One myth Mackenzie focused on was how seniors are often seen as a homogenous group with little to differentiate them. Not so. “The only thing all seniors have in common is that they are all older than the rest of the population,” she said. Using two seniors who were born around the same time, Mackenzie talked about their differences as young women and that those differences did not just fade away as they aged. In their younger years one of the women had been a stay-at-home mom and one a hippie.Though they may look similar now, those women continue to maintain their differences with their own aspirations, values and hopes in the same way as young people.

Unfortunately, some services do not accommodate those differences. In fact, services are often “one size fits all.” It seems that society often treats seniors as irrelevant, infirm, feeble, and in the throes of losing their ability to make good judgments. They can also be infantilized – we act like we know what’s best for our aging senior.Whether it is doing an errand or making a financial decision, never assume you know what seniors want. As we age, our bodies and minds do change.We experience some memory loss and loss of strength, perhaps we have trouble sleeping, we are at risk for more chronic conditions, and we lose some of our abilities with our five senses. But why should these natural aging processes affect how we treat seniors or why the myths abound? There are many seniors

who adapt to the aging process. For instance, the loss of our abilities can be compensated through assistive devices such as hearing aids, glasses, and walkers, and through modifications of the older person’s environ-

ment. Maybe it’s time to get that walk-in bathtub, put up grab bars in the bathroom and get rid of throw rugs (a falling prevention piece of advice). Some people assume older people are not sexual-

ly active, dementia is inevitable, and, at 80, no matter what driving record they have, all seniors should stop driving and seniors are a drain on the economy. The Alzheimer Society of Continued on page 25

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Burnaby residents are front and centre in this year’s Heart of the City Festival. The 16th annual Downtown Eastside festival features 12 days of music, stories, theatre, cultural celebrations, dance, readings, workshops and more, all on the theme of Holding the Light. It opened yesterday (Wednesday, Oct. 30) and runs to Sunday, Nov. 10, with more than 100 events at more than 40 locations throughout the Downtown Eastside. Among the performers is Burnaby’s Taninli Wright, who brings her play Sis Ne’ Bi-Yiz: Mother Bear Speaks to the stage at the Firehall Arts Centre from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3.The play was inspired by the Wet’suwet’en artist’s Messenger of Hope Walk, which took her 1,600 kilometres across B.C. to give voice to First Nations

children and other marginalized youth. (Tickets are $20 and $15; call 604-6890926 or see www.firehall artscentre.ca.) Also featured is North Burnaby resident Debbie Karras, who directs the Dovbush Dancers during the popular Ukrainian Hall Community Concert and Supper on Sunday, Nov. 3.Tickets are $25, or $15 for children; call 604-2543436 or book through www. eventbrite.ca (search for AUUC Concert at Heart of the City Festival). There’s a host of other events on offer at the festival, too, and the majority are free or by donation. For a full rundown, see www.heartofthecityfestival. com. NANOWRIMO IS COMING So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and try your hand at National Novel Writing Month this November? There’s a support group for that. The Burnaby Public Library is hosting Come Write

Telling her story: Taninli Wright brings Sis Ne’ Bi-Yiz: Mother Bear Speaks to the stage at the Firehall Arts Centre for the Heart of the City Festival. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

In nights on Wednesdays in November at its Tommy Douglas branch for anyone taking part in this year’s NaNoWriMo challenge. That challenge, for the uninitiated, is to complete the first draft of a 50,000-word novel in the month of November. It’s open to writers of all ages and backgrounds. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can do so for free at www.nanowrimo.org (or, if you’re under 18, www.ywp. nanowrimo.org). Come Write In sessions

are free, and you don’t need to sign up ahead. Drop-ins run Wednesdays, Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27, from 4 to 8:45 p.m. The Tommy Douglas library branch is at 7311 Kingsway. Call 604-5223971 or see www.bpl.bc.ca/ events for information. AUTHOR IN TOWN A two-time Giller Prize winner is coming to Burnaby to talk about his new novel. M.G.Vassanji will be in

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Artsnow Burnaby talent in American Idiot Burnaby talent is front and centre in a new production of Green Day’s American Idiot. The URP production is onstage at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver Nov. 5 to 10. Winner of two Tony Awards and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, American Idiot is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9/11 Trumpian suburbia, discovering love, loss, sex, drugs and rock’n’roll along the way. The show features the music of Green Day and takes its name from the 2004 album of the same name. For this staging, URP has rounded up a cast of 18 professional and emerging performers from across the Lower Mainland – including Burnaby’s Colin Sheen, who appears as Johnny, and Casey Heyd, who’s in the ensemble. Burnaby’s Emily Matchette is the choreographer. The production also features Tanner Ford,

Artiﬁcial Intelligence opens this weekend Deer Lake Gallery is inviting everyone to a new exhibition opening this weekend. Artificial Intelligence, featuring the work of artist Amy Chang, opens at the gallery on Saturday, Nov. 2, with a reception from noon to 4 p.m. It runs until Sat- Fantasy: Work by Amy Chang is urday, Nov. 30. on display in Artificial Intelligence A press release about the at Deer Lake Gallery. PHOTO exhibition notes that, in re- CONTRIBUTED cent years, Chang has been producing a series of works fantasy where machines are planted into “inexplainable under the title New Induscreatures equipped with trial Revolution. mysterious and unpredict“This body of work porable functions,” the release trays her fascination with notes. the visual language of inTo save a spot for the dustrial energy. Levers, opening reception, see screws, cog wheels and www.eventbrite.ca (search other machine parts are all symbols that suggest move- for Artificial Intelligence, or use a direct link at www.timent, production and the harvest of energy,” explains nyurl.com/ArtificialIntellligenceOpening). the release. The gallery is at 6584 These new pieces in Deer Lake Ave. See www. 2019 further develop her burnabyartscouncil.org or idea of fusing organic elements with industrial parts, call 604-298-7322 for information. allowing her to explore a

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Nick Heffelfinger, Kerry O’Donovan, Erin Palm, Ali Watson and Jenaya Barker. Richard Berg directs, and music director Rob Hamilton (guitarist) leads a sixpiece band. Although the album and the musical were a response to the Bush administration in the years after 9/11, URP is updating the setting to re-

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TBVets key tags are in the mail again, and your donations can help the group’s charity efforts This October 2019 TB Vets Charitable Foundation is proud to announce, through the generosity of donors, $793,793 worth of respiratory equipment was donated to 28 different hospital, university, and search and rescue foundations all over the province including right here at Burnaby Hospital. “For over 75 years,TB Vets Charitable Foundation has given hope to individuals and families in their hour of great need,” said a news release. “We serve all of British Columbians

suffering from respiratory emergencies – from urban centers in Vancouver to rural and remote communities in Northern B.C.” TB Vets Charitable Foundation was the first key tag program in British Columbia and since 1945 over 550,000 lost keys were found and returned. Your TB Vets diamond Keytags are in the mail midOctober. Place them on your keys so if your keys are lost, found and dropped in a mailbox in Canada you can be sure they will be safely returned to you.

NOSTALGIA IN A CHOCOLATE BOX: Ever dream of recreating all the joys of fall, but in a chocolate? Well, now you can, thanks to Adrian Harris and Jeremy Inglett, a.k.a. the Food Gays. The two made an appearance at a special event at Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie in the Heights on Sunday, Oct. 6, signing free books for the first 25 chocolate buyers and introducing a new collection of chocolate bonbons. Harris and Inglett say the inspiration for the new collection is pure nostalgia, which is why they worked with Chez Christophe to create three limited-edition chocolates that promise to have you dreaming of sipping apple cider around a campfire, before digging into a slice of mom’s pumpkin pie. Above, Jacquie Reagh gets her book signed and asks some questions about the chocolate flavours. PHOTO LISA KING

KidsMove Schools gets a boost from Burnaby ﬁreﬁghters’ charity

Long service: Lt. Darren Babey of the Burnaby Fire Department receives his 20-year exemplary service medal.

Thanks for serving Kudos to the Burnaby firefighters who were recognized recently with long service awards. Members of the Burnaby Fire Department were

among a number of City of Burnaby staff who recently earned honours for 15, 20, 25 and 30 years of service to the city.

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Fortius Sport and Health and the Burnaby School District kicked off the fourth year of KidsMove Schools with a special donation from the Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society. Society president Jeff Clark of the Burnaby Firefighters Association – Local 323 – dropped off a cheque for $5,000 toward the KidsMove Schools youth activity and learning program. Starting this October, approximately 450 students and 18 teachers across nine Burnaby elementary schools will have the opportunity to participate in the KidsMove 2019/2020 school year. KidsMove Schools is a 10-week program developed by Fortius Sport and Health to help children aged nine to 12 develop physical skills, competency and confidence.The program is inclusive of children of all

Cutline Bold: Jeff Clark of the Burnaby Firefighters Association (second from the right) with a cheque for KidsMove Schools. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

abilities, including students with physical or cognitive disabilities.The program is provided at no cost to the

schools or students, through the generous support of donors like the Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society,

Beedie Cares and Canadian Tire Jumpstart Foundation.

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Artsnow Burnaby artisans part of Circle Craft Christmas Market If you’re the kind of person who gets irritated by Yuletide mentions before November even hits, then you’ll want to avert your eyes now. Burnaby artisans will be well represented at this year’s Circle Craft Christmas Market. The market returns to the Vancouver Convention Centre West from Thursday, Nov. 7 to Monday, Nov. 11. It will bring together more than 300 artisans, including 60 who are new to the show, offering up their work in wood, clay, textiles, metal and more. From fashion and jewelry to prints, puzzles and bath and body

products, the show features an array of artisan wares to kick off the holiday season. Burnaby artisans this year include: Healing Bees Natural Skincare (www.healing bees.ca), with their skincare products containing honey and beeswax; Erdaine Knitwear/Kermodey (www. erdaine.ca), with seamless women’s knitwear;Tgson Designs (www.tgson.com), with jewelry; and Mariko Ando (www.marikoando. com) with limited edition original prints. Fashion designerYifat Jovani (www.yifatjovani.com) will return with her women’s wear, and Jayna Handmade Leather Craft (www.

tinyurl.com/JaynaLeather CraftBby) will be displaying wares for the first time. The show is open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $15 regular, $12 for seniors and students, or $11 each for groups of 10 or more. Children under 12 are free, and entry after 5 p.m. is 50 per cent off.You can save $2 when you buy in advance at www.circlecraft.net or in person at the Circle Craft Shop & Gallery at 1666 Johnston St., Net Loft, Granville Island.

Artisan wares: Prints by Mariko Ando (left, top), skin care products by Healing Bees (at left) and fashion by Yifat Jovani will be part of Circle Craft Christmas Market. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

Artists invited to submit work for Luminescence V It’s become known as one of the hottest shows on the Lower Mainland arts calendar – and now’s your chance to take part. Deer Lake Gallery has a call out for artists to take

part in LuminescenceV, the fifth edition of its popular show marking the spring equinox.The 2020 edition is set to run from March 14 to April 25. Submitted works can be

two- or three-dimensional and suitable for either indoor or outdoor installation – the primary requirement is that the work involves light. The fifth edition of the show will feature up to 30

individual and group installations, celebrating the gallery’s expanded exhibition space and the beginning of the Burnaby Arts Council’s 50th anniversary year of celebration.

Past shows have attracted attention for such works as a mirrored infinity room in the first season and a firebreathing dragon in 2019; work runs the gamut from paintings and sculpture to

larger-than-life installations in the gallery yard. The deadline for submissions for this year is Monday, Nov. 25 at midnight. See www.burnabyarts council.org.

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Artsnow ARTS CALENDAR TO SUNDAY, DEC. 8 Cartooney, an exhibition at the New Westminster New Media Gallery, third floor, Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., featuring works by six international artists. Info: www.newmediagallery.ca. TO JULY 2020 Nikkei, a year-long exhibition at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, explores the personal stories of individuals and families of Japanese descent: unique stories of arrival, heroism in the face of racism, the resilience of community and the experience of generations. The Nikkei Centre is at 6688 Southoaks Cres. See www.nikkeiplace. org for details. MONTH OF NOVEMBER Burnaby Neighbourhood House hosts an art exhibition by Janet Anderson on the art wall at its North House location, 4908 Hastings St. Open house and meet-the-artist event on Friday, Nov. 8, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Stop in to see the art anytime from Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY, NOV. 1 TO FRIDAY, NOV 8 Macbeth, presented by the departments of theatre and stagecraft and event technology, in the Studio Theatre at Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave., New West. General admission $20, students and seniors $10, see www.brownpapertickets.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 2 Singer-songwriter Don Amero performs in the Studio Theatre at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., 8 p.m. tickets.shadboltcentre.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 10 With Glowing Hearts, a Remembrance Day concert by the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir and the Band of the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2:30 p.m. at Massey Theatre. Info: www. masseytheatre.com. Tickets: ticketstonight.ticketforce. com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 2 TO SATURDAY, NOV. 30 Artificial Intelligence, an exhibition of work by Amy Chang, at Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave., with opening reception Nov. 2 at noon. Info: www. burnabyartscouncil.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 Come Write In, a National Novel Writing Month

(NaNoWriMo) drop-in session for writers of all ages and backgrounds, 4 to 8:45 p.m. at the Tommy Douglas library branch, 7311 Kingsway. No registration required. Info: 604-522-3971 or www.bpl.bc.ca/events. TUESDAY, NOV. 19 Book discussion, with librarian-led discussion about Richard Wagamese’s Medicine Walk, 7 p.m. at the Tommy Douglas library branch, 7311 Kingsway. Register at the library or

by calling 604-522-3971, and pick up your copy of the book in advance at the library. Info: www.bpl.bc.ca/ events. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 Come Write In, a National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) drop-in session for writers of all ages and backgrounds, 4 to 8:45 p.m. at the Tommy Douglas library branch, 7311 Kingsway. No registration required. Info: 604-522-3971 or www.bpl.bc.ca/events.

SATURDAY, NOV. 23 Shaun Majumder’s HATE Tour, featuring the Canadian comedian in his new standup show tackling themes of intolerance and prejudice, 8 p.m. at the Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New West. Tickets $45, plus service charges, through www. ticketstonight.ca. Send arts and entertainment listings to calendar@burnabynow. com.Allow at least three weeks’ notice.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6 Come Write In, a National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) drop-in session for writers of all ages and backgrounds, 4 to 8:45 p.m. at the Tommy Douglas library branch, 7311 Kingsway. No registration required. Info: 604-522-3971 or www.bpl.bc.ca/events. FRIDAY, NOV. 8 Tales of Bravery and Stupidity, a show by Bruce McCulloch, 8 p.m. in the James Cowan Theatre at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., tickets.shadboltcentre.com or 604-205-3000.

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The Burnaby Board of Trade is seeing a “potential upside” to a minority government in Parliament moving forward. The Oct. 21 election returned just 157 seats for the Liberal Party, shy of majority status by about 13 seats, meaning the Liberals will need to work with other parties to pass legislation. That help is most likely to come from the NDP on many issues, but on other issues, such as the Trans Mountain pipeline, the support will most likely be coming from the Conservatives. “The Burnaby Board of Trade sees this as a unique opportunity for us to engage and advocate to all parties on the issues that matter to local business,” says BBoT president Paul Holden. “I can foresee, and would hope we see, different mixes of MPs coming together to address different issues, so that we may tackle an even wider range of important problems like tax competitiveness, climate change and workforce development.” But the board said the change in government won’t mean any changes in what issues BBoT lobbies the feds on.That includes a call for a supportive government that is respectful of the business community and governance that includes engagement with businesses, and particularly small business. “You can’t have strong, vibrant communities without strong and successful businesses, and vice versa; that’s a concept we passionately believe and we will make

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sure all federal parties understand it,” Holden said. ACCESSIBLE LEADER A Burnaby laboratory is among the first in Canada to get accessibility certification from the Rick Hansen Foundation. Ten LifeLabs locations, including one in Burnaby, recently received the RHF accessibility certification, according to a news release from the labs.The certification is a rating system that measures the level of “meaningful access beyond building code” based on the lived experience of people with a range of disabilities affecting mobility, vision and hearing. LifeLabs participated in an RHF pilot program to evaluate the labs’ accessibility earlier this year. “As Canada’s largest

community lab, it’s critical that our services are accessible to everyone,” said Louise Nagy, national director of community and environmental sustainability at LifeLabs. “The certification is a reflection of our commitment to providing meaningful access to our patients, as well as our employees.” CELEBRATION DONATION A TD Bank location in Metrotown celebrated 50 years at its location recently. The Station Square TD branch, located at 4670 Kingsway, celebrated its 50th anniversary at the branch on Oct. 18 with refreshments, live music and the presentation of a cheque to a local charity. At the event,TD Bank gave a $5,000 cheque to Burnaby Neighbourhood House.

DONOR REACHES OUT The Down Syndrome Resource Foundation is offering its thanks to Burnaby’s Lohn Foundation for a recent donation. The Lohn Foundation “generously” gave $3,000 to the Down syndrome charity, Glen Hoos, director of communications at the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation, said in a statement. “DSRF is grateful for their ongoing investment,” Hoos said. The donation marks the sixth consecutive year the Lohn Foundation has made a donation to the Down syndrome foundation, with funding going toward educational programs for students with Down syndrome. Send business news to Dustin, dgodfrey@burnaby now.com.

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Senior Rickey Parsons puts up three TDs in Knights’ sixth win Dan Olson

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FORWARD MARCH: Moscrop Panthers’ Divya Nair, right, swipes the ball from a Port Moody rival during preliminary round play at the Fraser North District senior girls field hockey championships in Coquitlam on Tuesday. Port Moody won 4-0. PHOTO MARIO BARTEL

The table is set for a lollapolooza of a game Friday at Burnaby Lake West, as the St.Thomas More Knights face their toughest conference rival in a battle for first place. If they can beat No. 4-ranked Lord Tweedsmuir, the Burnaby squad will lock up first place in the Eastern Conference, earning a bye into the first round of the playoffs. Coming off a hard-fought 21-7 win over winless Centennial last Friday in Coquitlam, the Knights will need to play with a little more urgency in the beginning and with a bit more discipline. “Penalties were killing us in the first half (against Centennial),” STM head coach Steve De Lazzari said. “We came up short on one play and had a touchdown called back to a holding call, then had some other plays where we had some holding calls. “We can’t play like that against Tweedsmuir because they’re a strong opponent.” The first place showdown kicks off at 7:30 p.m. The STM coaches warned the players not to look past the Centaurs because of their 0-5 record, but when human nature takes over, you have to adapt. Thankfully, senior Rickey Parsons caught fire – and the ball – to lead a third-quarter turnaround. The six-foot-one safety snared a Centennial pass at the 28-yard line and returned it for the game’s first touchdown, just 1:30 into the third quarter. Two possessions later, the STM wideout caught quarterback Anthony De Lazzari’s 32-yard pass in the end zone to make it 14-0. Parsons capped the quarter by grabbing his second pick-six of the night, this time scampering 32 yards for the score. “It was just a good call by the coach,” said Parsons of the first interception. “Their quarterback was just staring at the receiver, and it was a good read. I just had to step up, the whole team stepped up to win the game.” He now has six interceptions on the season, four going for majors. “We just came out flat. It was unacceptable.We cleaned some things up at halftime and came out stronger.You can’t underestimate your opponents.” Coach De Lazzari was happy how they responded. “The players took ownership of it and came out stronger in the second half,” he said.

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Ganging up: The Grandview Steelers continue to give opposing goaltenders a hard time, thanks to a current eight-game undefeated streak. PHOTO MARK BOOTH/DELTA OPTIMIST

It’s been all treat, no trick for the Grandview Steelers in October. The red-hot Burnabybased club continued its winning ways last week, adding wins over Port Moody and Ridge Meadows to an eightgame unbeaten streak. With a rare mid-week game last night (past the NOW’s deadline) against Mission, they look to finish the month near-perfect. Opposing teams could be excused if they feel a tinge of horror in seeing an upcoming

game against Grandview on the schedule. On Sunday, Jack Hamilton supplied the second-period heroics as the hosts broke a brief 2-2 stalemate to roll past the Ridge Meadows Flames 7-2. Hamilton netted a natural hat trick, in the span of 5:50, as the Steelers collected its fifth straight win. Although they never trailed, Grandview did see a 2-0 lead erased when the Flames counted a quick pair to start the second period. Hamilton wiped that all away in a handful of min-

utes. Also scoring were Eric Fuerderer, Michael Martino, Ethan Reilly and Carson Zimmerman, while goalie Cale Dolan collected his eighth win of the season. A day earlier, Dolan racked up his league-leading fifth shutout in a 6-0 triumph over the Port Moody Panthers. The 20-year-old netminder stopped all 23 shots while picking up his second straight shutout, having blanked Mission 3-0 six days earlier. Continued on page 41

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The big splash: Simon Fraser Aquatics’ Omid Shatertoussi drives towards the deck in his 12 and over 100-metre butterfly heat at the SFU-SFA Lower Mainland Regional swim meet, held at SFU earlier this month. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Canada rallies to capture Tokyo Olympics berth A two-game series between the two teams came down to the final second on Sunday at West Vancouver’s Rutledge Field, with the score clock actually reading 0:00 with Ireland holding a 6-5 aggregate lead for the series. A video replay of the final play

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The Canadian men’s national team survived an awful fright en route an unbelievable win over Ireland for a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games.

awarded Canada a penalty stroke, which captain Scott Tupper buried. The shootout quickly went sideways as well for Team Canada, as Ireland scored three straight to take a commanding 3-1. From that point on it was

do-or-die for Canada, and they came all the way back, forcing a seventh round, where they triumphed. The Canadian roster included long-time national team veteran Gabriel Ho-Garcia of Burnaby.

It was the team’s third consecutive shutout, and fifth over the past eight games. Kyle Forbes’ tally seven minutes into the second period proved to be the game winner, while Martino added a pair and set up two others. Dryden Valade, Hamilton and Zimmerman rounded out the offence. Hamilton leads the team in goals with 10, while Martino is the top point-getter for the club, with nine goals and nine assists. During the team’s eight-game (7-01) undefeated run, they’ve outscored the opposition 38-10 and climbed from fourth overall in the Tom Shaw Conference to second with an 11-22-1 record.They sit four points back of North Van, which has only lost one game this season and leads the league with a 14-1-0-1 mark. The Steelers will face three opponents this week, including yesterday’s rare Wednesday (past the NOW’s deadline) home game tomorrow, 7:15 p.m., against Mission. On Friday, they trek out to Abbotsford to take on the Pilots, then return for a Sunday match against Langley, 7:15 p.m. at the Burnaby Winter Club.

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