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Company ﬁned after worker killed on job site Dustin Godfrey

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A Richmond company has been fined a total of nearly $10,000 for a fatal incident in Burnaby involving an excavator and for flouting subsequent WorkSafeBC orders for at least 15 months. On March 22, 2018, a Blue Mountain Construction & Contracting worker was killed by an excavator bucket that had fallen out of another excavator buck-

et while construction crews moved a load of lumber, according to a WorkSafeBC summary. One bucket was stored inside the other to prevent theft,WorkSafeBC wrote, and when crews went to lift a load of lumber, the spare excavator bucket fell out and fatally struck a worker. A WorkSafeBC investigation found no safety protocols for working around an operating excavator at the company, describing the failure to keep workers clear

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rules and comply with other orders but still had done nothing by a March 20, 2019 inspection, nor by a June 21 inspection. The company was also fined $6,510 for failing to provide a proper investigation report on the incident. The report was due 30 days after the incident, and the company was given an extension, but it still handed its report in late.What’s more, the report had numerous issues, according to a WorkSafeBC report.

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On May 18, 2018, a WorkSafeBC inspector wrote that the company’s investigation report lacked a witness statement, didn’t list all contributing factors or causes of the incident, made a factual error and didn’t identify a worker representative in the investigation. Corrective actions listed in the report “did not reflect the contributing factors” in the incident, and there were no due dates included for when those corrective actions would be completed.

The WorkSafeBC inspector ordered the company to submit a proper report by May 31, 2018, but a July 13, 2018 WorkSafeBC report indicates no progress was made.The work safety authority filed three more similar followup reports between Sept. 15, 2018 and June 21, 2019. While the company principal reportedly assured the WorkSafeBC inspector a report would be completed, one never was.

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Senior dies in early-morning house ﬁre Cornelia Naylor

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One person died after being pulled from a burning house in Burnaby’s Capitol Hill neighbourhood early Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to a two-storey home at the corner of Dundas Street and Ranelagh Avenue just before 1 a.m. They arrived to find heavy flames and were told a person was inside, according to assistant fire Chief Barry Mawhinney. “When they got there, there was fire coming out all windows on the Dundas side of the house,” he said. The crews went into rescue mode, he said, and firefighters were sent into the building but had to retreat because of the intense heat. “We had to knock the fire back a little bit and then they went back in,” Mawhinney said. When they re-entered the building, they found a person in a bedroom on the second floor, he said. One of the crews helped paramedics assist with patient care, but the person did not survive.

Fatality: A house in Burnaby’s Capitol Hill area burns Tuesday morning. (Right) Firefighters perform CPR on a senior pulled from the burning home. PHOTO RYAN STELTING

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Drunk driver pulled over by Burnaby ﬁreﬁghters Cornelia Naylor

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A drunk driver managed to steer clear of three police roadblocks in Burnaby – only to be pulled over by a fire truck. The fire truck was driving along Sixth Street near 16th Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 when the crew noticed a vehicle swerving along Edmonds Street, according to Burnaby RCMP. As the vehicle slowed, the driver of the fire truck initiated a stop and talked with the driver, police said. The firefighter noticed the driver had a strong smell of alcohol on her breath and contacted Burnaby RCMP. The woman then failed a Breathalyzer test after police arrived, according to police. Her vehicle was impounded for 30 days, and she was issued a 90-day driving prohibition as well as a ticket for driving without consideration. “Thanks to our colleagues at Burnaby Fire De-

partment we were able to ensure that this driver was taken off the road on Saturday night,” Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Mike Kalanj stated in a press release. “If you see a driver you suspect to be impaired, we’re asking that you call 911 immediately and provide the vehicle’s licence plate, description and direction of travel.” Burnaby RCMP set up three roadblocks during the launch of its winter CounterAttack anti-impaireddriving campaign. Three drunk drivers, including the woman pulled over by the fire truck, and one high driver, were taken off the road. Police also caught one person driving while prohibited and another driving without insurance. Twenty violation tickets were handed out for a number of other infractions as well. The CounterAttack campaign runs until the end of December.

Looking for impaired drivers: Burnaby RCMP are in the middle of the annual CounterAttack campaign that runs until the end of December. PHOTO BURNABY RCMP

Police and fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blaze.

Vehicle bursts into flames A 31-year-old woman is facing impaired driving charges after her SUV rear-ended another vehicle on the Burnaby-Vancouver border Saturday morning and then burst into flames. Emergency crews got the call just before 3 a.m., according to Burnaby RCMP. A white GMC SUV travelling northbound on Boundary Road looked to have rear-ended a black Honda SUV at the intersection of Henning Drive, police said. By the time officers arrived, firefighters had extinguished the burning GMC, according to RCMP. The driver of the burntout vehicle was located nearby, police said, and officers suspected she was impaired. She refused to provide a sample, however, and now faces charges of impaired driving and refusing to provide a sample. The driver of the rearended vehicle was treated at the scene.

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Ride-hailing licence will be ‘short-lived’ Kelvin Gawley

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The most expensive ridehailing licence in Metro Vancouver will probably be “very short-lived,” according to Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley. Earlier this month, Burnaby council approved a licensing scheme for ridehailing apps, including a $510-per-vehicle fee. The comparatively steep fee would put companies such as Uber and Lyft on a level playing field with taxis, Hurley said at the time. But the local plan will be replaced by a regional business licence as early as next month. Last week, Metro Vancouver mayors approved TransLink’s plan to develop an inter-municipal business licence, with an interim system in place as early as January 2020, followed by a permanent licence by the

end of 2020. “Ride-hailing’s going to happen, so we have to come up with a plan amongst the mayors and amongst our councils to have something that is workable,” Hurley said. Once the interim regional licence is in place, Burnaby will likely discard its licensing system, he said. Hurley said he had expected the regional licence to come into force much later than January, but a “push” from the province convinced him and other mayors they needed to act quicker or potentially lose control over some aspects of the industry. The Burnaby mayor said he hopes TransLink proposes a regional licensing system that includes taxis. If not, he said, Burnaby will likely bring its local taxi regulations in line with the regional ride-hailing system. “My main concern is

that it’s equitable,” he said. “Competition is a good thing, but everyone has to have a level playing field.” On Monday, Green Coast Ventures became the first ride-hailing company to get approval to operate in B.C. from the Passenger Transportation Board. The Tofino-based company plans to operate as Whistler in smaller resort communities outside the Lower Mainland, including Tofino, Ucluelet,Whistler, Pemberton and Squamish. U.S.-based ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are both still awaiting the go-ahead from the provincial regulator. In statements to the NOW, both companies said they support the plan for a regional licence in Metro Vancouver but did not say whether they specifically plan to operate in Burnaby.

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structure.” The company is currently preparing the site to build new tanks as part of the twinning of the existing pipeline.Trans Mountain, a Crown corporation since the federal government bought the pipeline in 2018, said the soil-removal process is part of its environmental protection plan (EPP), which has been approved by the Canada Energy Regulator (formerly known as the National Energy Board). “The EPP explains how soils are tested, handled and confirms Trans Mountain-approved soil-handling methods and facilities to accommodate the different types of soils,” reads the statement. Questions sent to B.C.’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change were not answered by deadline.

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Opinionnow OUR VIEW

Two simple ways to stay alive this holiday season When there is even a hint of snow looming in Metro Vancouver, people love to joke about “snowmageddon” or the “snowpocalypse” because many of us are panicky and terrible driving in these conditions. And, in a way, it is funny. But all joking aside, experts are warning the public to drive cautiously this winter season, as there is traditionally a significant uptick in accidents. According to ICBC, casualty crashes (where at

least one person was injured or killed) due to driving too fast for conditions increase by a staggering 87 per cent across B.C. in December compared to October. This is especially true for drivers heading out of town on one of B.C.’s highways because many of these highways get so much snow that sometimes crews can’t keep up with it. Drivers should be particularly cautious when entering bridges and shaded areas where black ice can

Here’s another way to stay safe – take transit, especially if you plan on drinking alcohol. form, especially when the temperatures are hovering around zero degrees. So, please show extreme caution on B.C. roads. Drive for the conditions and stop rushing things. That’s a good way to stay safe.

Here’s another way to stay safe – take transit, especially if you plan on drinking alcohol at a holiday party. To help people get home alive,TransLink is once again offering ransit services for free on NewYear’s Eve

this year. The transit authority will provide free transit on Dec. 31 from 5 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Jan. 1, offering residents of the Lower Mainland a safe alternative to get home. Starting at 2 a.m., all of the NightBus routes will start leaving from the new NightBus District.You can visit the NightBus Schedules page for more information regarding late night trip planning. In addition,TransLink states buses will run on a

modified weekday schedule. The West Coast Express will offer regular westbound service with modified eastbound service in the afternoon. The SkyTrain will run on a modified weekday service schedule. Last trains will be approximately one hour later to accommodate New Year’s Eve crowds. All it takes is a bit of planning and whole lot of common sense to ensure you stay safe and those around you stay safe as well.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Forget about a snap B.C. election Forget about a snap election call in the coming year. Instead, keep an eye out for a looming cabinet shuffle. That much was made clear to me by Premier John Horgan in our annual yearend interview on Global. While he admits he cannot control how the three-member Green Party caucus votes on confidence matters in the legislature, any move to force an early election will most certainly not come from his actions. “I am a minority government,” Horgan said. “I take every day as a good day and do the best I can. And it also gives my colleagues a sense of confidence that we’re here to do as much as we possibly can do in this mandate. But we don’t know what will happen.” When pressed if there could be an election call on his own “initiative,” Horgan’s response was a resolute “no.” Still, his plan - for now to run out the entire mandate (the next election is not required to be held until October 2021) isn’t stopping him from doing something premiers and prime ministers generally do before such a vote. That would be asking his cabinet team about their long-term goals. It’s the kind of conversation that precedes a cabinet shuffle. “We need to retool,” he said, which struck me as a frank admission that his government needs a bit of an energy boost. “We’re at the halfway point. Some members are not going to be running again. So I’m going to have those conver-

sations over the Christmas break and then we’ll probably see some changes in the NewYear. And I think that’s appropriate.We’ve had a good run.” He singled out Finance Minister Carole James and Health Minister Adrian Dix for special praise, which would seem to suggest they won’t be leaving their portfolios in the looming shuffle. “I bring up Adrian and Carole because they’re former (NDP) leaders,” he said. “I can’t remember a leader that’s had the blessing of having two of his predecessors as his strongest allies.” Although Horgan insists he has a strong, talented team in cabinet, he also is mindful that some changes are needed. Not surprisingly, Horgan would not expand further. I’m reluctant to bruise the egos of any sitting cabinet ministers by guessing which are the likeliest to be shuffled out. It is much more fun to speculate which backbenchers may be in line for a big jump in their pay grades. My best bets for those getting a promotion to cabinet include several MLAs who represent ridings considered crucial to the NDP’s chances of being re-elected: Bowinn Ma in North Vancouver-Lonsdale, Ravi Kahlon in Delta North, Bob D’Eith in Maple RidgeMission and Ronna RaeLeonard in Courtenay-Comox. And don’t count out veteran MLA Nic Simons from Powell River-Sunshine Coast. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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An animal welfare group rescued two Japanese snow monkeys from reportedly horrific conditions in a vacant Burnaby house near Boundary Road and Pender Street in January. Lifeforce officials said the animals had been abandoned and were running around in an unprotected outdoor shelter and a tiny indoor pen devoid of perches and littered with garbage, urine and feces. After tranquilizing the monkeys with a dart gun, the organization moved them to a Ladner home.The plan was to ship them to a 60-acre primate sanctuary inTexas as soon as possible.

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Writer blinded by disdain Plenty of reasons to be for church folk worried about tankers in Editor: Re: Burnaby was right to exclude private Burrard Inlet schools from bursaries, NOW Letters

Jason Kurylo seems so blinded by his disdain for church folk that he forgets that families who choose independent or private schools are taxpayers, too. If the city wants to hand out taxpayer funds for post-secondary bursaries, it must not discriminate against needy taxpayers based on their religion or attendance at special need schools. Kurylo refers to the province “falling victim” to independent and private schools “dipping their hands into public coffers,” as if families who choose alternatives to public schools are not worthy of being considered part of our community. Public coffers belong to all residents, which is why 83% of municipalities with bursary programs surveyed provide bursaries to students at all schools. As referred to in the original article, Catholic and other Christian schools waive or reduce tuition for needy students including refugees, orphans and children from single-parent families, and they often admit students from other faiths or no faith. Also excluded by the city’s policy would be students at special needs schools such as Whytecliff, as well as Sikh, Jewish and Muslim schools. Why should those children be discriminated against if they meet the bursary’s financial need threshold? Amrita Narciso, Burnaby

Editor: Re: Trans Mountain oil tankers no reason to set your hair on fire, NOW Letters The Tsleil-Waututh have done a very comprehensive study of the risks of tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet, and the Concerned Professional Engineers have raised concerns as well. Among them is the fact that the narrows at the Iron Workers bridge is 100 metres wide, an Afromax tanker is 30-plus – two and pilot tugs make no room for error. The tugs are there to guide a tanker, but there are questions whether it could stop a fully laden tanker if it lost power or steerage. These tankers must leave 80% full on a high tide because they have only seven feet of ground clearance. Double hulls will not save a tanker aground on a falling tide, and they will collapse under their own weight. These concerns have been met with silence from the NEB. The Ironworkers bridge is a vital part of Vancouver’s economy, and transportation and chaos would result from a closure. If Mr. Hair on Fire would care to look into the risks of these tankers, he might find he would go shopping for a fire extinguisher instead of calling out Svend Robinson. Barry Bennett, Burnaby

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh laughed off a photo blunder that mistook himself for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, while acknowledging the mistake likely wouldn’t have occurred for two white members of Parliament. A photo of Sajjan was attached to a story on a yearend Canadian Press interview with Singh, who is also the MP for Burnaby South. The CP photo desk Twitter account apologized over the weekend. But the incident gained wide attention from its publication on Sault Ste. Marie news outlet SaultOnline, which issued its own apology. In a tongue-in-cheek tweet over the weekend, Singh asked what was wrong with the story. He added that the article itself was accurate, something he repeated at a holiday open house in his Kingsway constituency office, while laugh-

Christmas party: Jagmeet Singh chats with Rory Nagai, 8, at a holiday open house on Sunday in Burnaby. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

ing off the incident. “The point of the article is that my goal is not to tear down government – I’m trying to push the Liberals to do what’s right – and that I wouldn’t be working with the Conservatives to topple the government,” Singh told the NOW. Singh said he believes a lot of people “get typecast, and people don’t appreciate the differences.”

“In this case, I’m hoping people will finally realize that I’m not the defence minister or the minister for innovation,” he said, referencing, respectively, Sajjan and Navdeep Bains, both of whom are Sikhs who wear turbans. Asked whether he believed the same mistake would have happened involving, for instance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, Singh said likely not. “This is a bit of a problem.We’ve got to make sure we can tell people apart and particularly the leader of one party versus the minister of the other party,” Singh said. In a speech to a packed room, Singh repeated the message of the article. “The Liberals, the government right now, can choose to work with any party; it’s up to them where they choose to work with. But I set out something really clear: My goal isn’t to just make the government stay in power,” Singh told the crowd. “If they want to do something meaningful that’s going to make people’s lives better, then I’m there. I’m here for that. If we’re going to put in place a better solution to solve the housing crisis, I’m there for that. If we’re going to fight for better child care, I’m there for that.”

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Alleged gropings lead to four charges Cornelia Naylor

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A 29-year-old Burnaby man has been charged with four counts of sexual assault in connection with a series of alleged groping incidents in the city. The string of sex assaults began in the spring and continued even after the man’s initial arrest, according to police. On April 12, Burnaby RCMP got a report that a teenage girl had been groped from behind by a man on Hastings Street in North Burnaby. The teen told police a man had run up to her, grabbed her buttock and tried to talk to her. The man then fled from the area. Less than a month later, on May 8, another teenage girl reported being groped

from behind, this time on Willingdon Avenue in North Burnaby. Police obtained security video footage of both incidents and determined the same suspect had been involved in both assaults. After a six-month investigation, police arrested Jorge Benjamin Bernal on Aug. 21. Police said a search of his home revealed clothing that matched clothing worn by the suspect on CCTV images. Bernal was released pending charges, police said, but then allegedly went on to commit two more sexual assaults. On Sept. 20, he allegedly inappropriately touched a case worker who had been assigned to work with him, according to police, and, on Nov. 6, he allegedly groped a community support work-

er who was assisting him with finding accommodation. Bernal has now been charged with four counts of sexual assault. “This was a traumatic experience for these victims, and our high risk offender unit has been working on this investigation as a priority for a number of months,” Burnaby RCMP Insp. Matt Toews said in a press release. “These investigators left no stone unturned and their diligence has resulted in serious charges being laid against the suspect.” Bernal is out on bail but must abide by 22 conditions, including no contact with anyone under the age of 16 and not travelling on any public bus unless travelling to an approved meeting or appointment. Bernal’s next court appearance is on Jan. 15.

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Entertainment now These shows are just the ticket for holiday giving Julie MacLellan

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Forget the stuff.Your family already has too much stuff.Your friends already have too much stuff. Heck, the planet already has too much stuff. But if you feel the need to give something tangible for Christmas, don’t despair: a couple of tickets to a concert or play may be just the thing for a stocking stuffer or a waste-free gift. To help in your Christmas shopping quest, we’ve compiled this list of some upcoming 2020 shows – music, dance and theatre – that may make perfect gifts for someone on your list. Check it out: 1. BEGONIA Maybe you were already a fan. Maybe you first encountered her at the 2018 Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival. Or maybe you’re just ready to discover this rising Canadian star. Alexa Dirks, a.k.a. Begonia, is onstage at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on Friday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. She’s been described as having “one of Canada’s most extraordinary voices,” and NPR pegged her as “the place where synth-pop meets old soul and scrappy meets sexy.” Buy tickets ($25) through tickets.shadboltcentre.com, or check out more about her at www.hellobegonia. com. 2. SHREK THE MUSICAL Align Entertainment returns to the Michael J. Fox Theatre stage (7373 MacPherson Ave.) Jan. 31 through Feb. 15.With Align Entertainment’s team at the

helm, you can be guaranteed a big, colourful spectacle packed full of singingand-dancing talent – and a storyline that’s great for the whole family. Not to mention a big bonus: affordable ticket prices (starting at $20). Don’t miss out; shows are already selling out.You can find all the details at www.alignentertainment. com, or buy tickets through www.vtixonline.com/ align-entertainment/. 3. GOD’S LAKE This Castlereigh Theatre production promises to be a powerful and emotional night at the theatre. God’s Lake is an original work of documentary theatre about the people of the remote fly-in reserve of God’s Lake Narrows, Manitoba, following the murder of a teenage girl in the community. The story is told verbatim from interviews conducted in 2017. “Using bold northern imagery, an original live score by Ziibiwan and heightened physicality, God’s Lake offers a unique opportunity to witness the complex issues facing people living in a remote community and provides an understanding for those who might have no comprehension of the reserve system, let alone what it’s like to live on a remote First Nations reserve,” says a write-up about the show. It’s onstage Wednesday, Feb. 5 through Saturday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave.Tickets are $36 regular, $15 for youth, or $15 for all seats on Wednesday night. Buy through tickets.shadbolt

HUMAN STORY: Raugi Yu, Dean Paul Gibson and Patti Allan in the Arts Club on Tour production of The Shoplifters. Set and costume design by Ken MacDonald. PHOTO DAVID COOPER, COURTESY ARTS CLUB THEATRE centre.com. 4. ARTS CLUB THEATRE Yes, Burnaby audiences can continue to enjoy Arts Club on Tour productions right here at home, with two upcoming shows at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Ave.). First up, on Saturday, Feb. 8 and Sunday, Feb. 9, it’s Morris Panych’s The Shoplifters, a comedy that centres around Alma, a career shoplifter, and her anxious sidekick – who find themselves caught by an overzealous security guard and his good-natured mentor. Then, on Saturday, March 14 and Sunday,

True story: God’s Lake is onstage at the Shadbolt Centre in February. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

March 15, it’s Kim’s Convenience, a comedy by Ins Choi about a Korean shopkeeper who’s grappling with a changing neighbourhood and a divide between him and his children. (You may recognize it from the CBC TV show inspired by the play.) Regular seats are $49, with seniors’ tickets priced at $45; some $29 tickets are available. Book online at tickets.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-205-3000. 5. EMILIE-CLAIRE BARLOW For the music lover on your Christmas list, here’s your chance to hear EmilieClaire Barlow, the two-time Juno-winning Canadian jazz singer, arranger, record producer and voice actor. She’s known for her reimaginings of classic pop and jazz songs, which she’s released on 11 self-produced albums on her own label, Empress Music Group. She’s onstage at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts’ Studio Theatre (6450 Deer Lake Ave.) on Friday, Feb. 14 – so it’s a perfect night out for you and your valentine.Tickets are $36 regular, or $15 for youth, available through tickets. shadboltcentre.com or 604205-3000. 6. MADAMA BUTTERFLY Whether you’re an opera aficionado or a newbie to the whole scene, Burnaby Lyric Opera serves up excellent productions starring

rising talents in the world of professional opera.This year’s production is Madama Butterfly, running Saturday, Feb. 22 to Saturday, Feb. 29 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Ave.). Puccini’s classic opera tells the tragic story of a beautiful young geisha, Cio-Cio-San, who falls in love with and marries an American naval lieutenant, B.F. Pinkerton.The opera includes the famous aria Un bel di vedremo, as well as the renowned Love Duet – and musical theatre fans may also be aware that it was the opera that inspired the Broadway hit Miss Saigon. Discover it for yourself at either an evening show (8 p.m.) on Feb. 22, 27 or 29, or a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 24 and 26.Tickets start at just $15. Buy tickets through tickets.shadboltcen tre.com, or check out www. burnabylyricopera.com for more information. 7. THE JERRY CANS Never heard of the Jerry Cans? Neither had we – but as soon as we read “a unique mix of traditional Inuit throat singing and roots-rock sung in the Indigenous language of Inuktitut,” it seemed a decidedly worthwhile night out. The Jerry Cans create music inspired by their hometown – Iqualuit, Nunavut – and life in the Arctic, and they’ve taken their mu-

sic to audiences in places as far-flung as Australia, Scotland, Greenland, Cuba and Norway. Now, you get to hear them right here in Burnaby, on Friday, March 13 at 8 p.m. the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Buy tickets through tickets.shadbolt centre.com or 604-2053000, or find out more about the band at www. thejerrycans.com. 8. SPOOKY ACTION This one’s for the dance fans – an interdisciplinary work by Inverso Productions inspired by Einstein’s famous phrase referring to particles so closely linked they share the same existence.The performance extends that theory to human connections. “Spooky Action brings together thought-provoking dance, cutting-edge scenography, original composition and engaging narrative to probe the mysterious ways we act on each other’s lives,” says a write-up about the show. It’s onstage at the Shadbolt Centre’s Studio Theatre.This one’s coming up Wednesday, April 22 to Saturday, April 25, but it’s not too early to snag your tickets. Buy them through tickets.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-205-3000. 9. CÒIG No list of must-sees Continued on page 12

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Entertainment now Give tickets, not stuff, for the holidays Continued from page 11 would be complete without some Celtic music to get your toes tapping.With Còig – coming Wednesday, April 29 to Shadbolt Centre for the Arts – you get to experience “the best in traditional music, in a non-traditional way,” as their show is billed. Còig is an Atlantic Canadian group made up of four multi-instrumentalists (Chrissy Crowley, Rachel Davis, Darren McMullen

and Jason Roach) who serve up centuries-old tunes and original songs featuring vocals, fiddles, piano, guitars, banjo, mandolin, viola, bouzouki, whistles and more. Tickets are $36 regular, or $15 for youth, available at tickets.shadboltcentre.com or 604-205-3000. 10. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Yes, we know, this one’s not onstage until May – but how can you resist getting

tickets for this off-Broadway-turned-Broadway rock musical? It tells the tale of a genderqueer rocker from East Berlin who’s touring North America with her band while telling her life story – and following the former lover and bandmate who stole her songs.Victoria-based Atomic Vaudeville is bringing the show to

the stage at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts from Wednesday, May 20 to Saturday, May 23. If there’s anyone on your Christmas list who’s drawn to 1970s glam rock and early punk, then you’ve gotta get them tickets for this one. Save your seats now at tickets.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-205-3000.

Toe-tapping: Catch the Celtic sounds of Còig in April at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Toy drive was a big success Burnaby Mounties dropped off 590 toys at BC Children’s Hospital Wednesday in support of Keian’s Holiday Wish Toy Drive. Keian Blundell, a boy battling leukemia, started collecting toys for sick kids in 2012, when he was just five years old. He had been discharged from BC Children’s Hospital in time to celebrate Christmas at home that year, but he felt bad for the other kids who had to spend the holiday in the hospital, so he collected toys to cheer them up. Keian lost his fight against cancer in 2014, but his family has kept his legacy alive through the annu-

Here you go: A young shopper at Metrotown mall hands over a donation for Keian’s Holiday Wish Toy Drive. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

al Keian’s Holiday Wish Toy Drive. Burnaby RCMP has supported the toy drive from the beginning by collecting toys from people working at the detachment, but this year they also started col-

lecting donations from the public. “We have decided to ask the public to help us deliver even more toys to BC Children’s Hospital this holiday season,” Cpl. Mike Kalanj said in an emailed statement. That call paid off handsomely over two weeks of collecting donations – despite one person dropping a fake $50 bill into a collection can at one of the toy drive events. The detachment still collected about $2,200 in cash, which it used to buy some of the toys dropped off this week. – Cornelia Naylor

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Big haul: A stack of toys grows at the eighth annual Burnaby Firefighters Breakfast at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Friday. Firefighters collected about $30,000 worth of toys for the Christmas Bureau this year.

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Fireﬁghters spread cheer Burnaby firefighters collected a mountain of toys and a bundle cash for families in need this holiday season at their eighth annual Burnaby Firefighters Breakfast last Friday morning. About 500 people attended the event at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown. They were treated to a free pancake breakfast and entertainment. The value of the toys col-

lected this year is estimated at $30,000, according to Scott Alleyn, vice-president of the Burnaby firefighters’ union. About $6,000 in cash was also collected, the first $3,000 of which has been matched by a donation from Brentwood Scotiabank. With the firefighter union’s annual $10,000 donation, that puts the total funds raised for Burnaby

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Communitynow Burnaby couple strikes it lucky A North Burnaby couple have an extra half-million dollars to work with this Christmas after a big Lotto 6/49 win last month. Terry Lynne Vincelli couldn’t believe her eyes when she scanned a bunch of tickets she’d bought and one came up a $500,000 winner. “I looked at the ticket and

scanned it over again…and then I started crying,” she said in a B.C. Lottery Corporation press release. Terry Lynne and her husband Renato Vincelli had matched all four Extra numbers on a ticket they’d bought at the Centennial Town Pantry on East Hastings Street for the Nov. 6, Lotto 6/49 draw.

“You never think you’re going to win, but there’s always that…chance,” Renato said. Since finding out about their win, the Vincellis have been making a list of which dreams they plan to make come true, according to the press release. Terry Lynne favours a family trip to Europe, while

Renato is thinking of a new garage, the press release said. “It’s once in a lifetime,” Terry Lynne said. “It’s surreal; I’m unable to process it.” – Cornelia Naylor Early Christmas gift: Burnaby residents Renato and Terry Lynne Vincelli celebrate their $500,000 lottery win. PHOTO COURTESY BC LOTTERY CORPORATION

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SIT DOWN FOR A CHRISTMAS STORYTIME at the McGill library branch on Saturday from 11 to 11:40 a.m.There will be puppets, skits, stories, songs and more, all geared at kids ages three and up. No registration required. Free tickets will be handed out starting at 10:30 a.m. Caregivers must attend with

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Amanda Testini, the young Burnaby actress who plays the part of Lydia, the headstrong and giddy Bennet sister in the Arts Club’s highly successful Christmas offering of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, is just as energetic and determined as her theatre character. She graduated from Burnaby North Secondary School and, during the summers, started performing in Theatre Under the Stars productions. She played trumpet at North as well, but she knew she wanted a career in theatre, so at only age 17, she went alone to Toronto to study at The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, learning theatre, dance and singing as well as acting. Back in B.C., she studied at Studio 58 at Langara College and appeared in many East Van Panto and Carousel productions, in-

cluding Peter Pan and Pinocchio. She’s enjoying her role of Lydia. “It’s a wonderful role,” she said. “Lydia is shamelessly frivolous, likes entertainment and fun, but there is an underlying vulnerability, too. She eventually sees she’s really hurting her sisters and apologizes when she finally realizes it.” Testini is also enjoying playing in Regency costumes on the beautiful period drawing room set by Ted Roberts, with a view of the decorated Christmas tree outdoors in the falling snow. The play is an imagined sequel, two years later, to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, with the same characters, faithfully capturing the same wit and elegance. Elizabeth (Lauren Jackson) and Darcy (Chris Walters) have invited the Bennet sisters to their mansion for Christmas. Mary (Kate Dion-Richard) the bookish sister, gets a chance at romance, but of course, it doesn’t run smoothly (partly the fault of Testini as Lyd-

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Four Burnaby businesses have been named semifinalists in two categories for this year’s Small Business BC awards, including three for Best Employer. The business association announced the semifinalists for the 17th annual Small Business BC awards last week, with 10 businesses picked in each of eight categories.That totals 80 businesses named among 611 nominations in 70 communities, according to Small Business BC. The eight categories include the Premier’s People’s Choice, Best Community Impact, Best Company, Best Employer, Best Immigrant Entrepreneur, Best Innovation, Best Marketer and BestYouth Entrepreneur. In the Best Employer category, Geoscan Subsurface Surveys, Kleiner Services and Withinus Natural Health, all of Burnaby, made the cut. Burnaby’s Elevate Ultimate was named

among the top-10 in the BestYouth Entrepreneur category. Semifinalists have less than a month to provide a detailed application outlining why they feel they deserve to win their award to a panel of judges.Those applications will be used to narrow each category down to a top-five, to be announced on Jan. 20, 2020. Winners will be announced at the awards gala at the Vancouver Convention Centre on Feb. 21, 2020.Winners will receive $1,500 cash, a one-year allaccess pass to Small Business BC education and experts and, of course, glory. ‘REASONABLE’ PROSPECTS Employers in the Burnaby and Coquitlam area anticipate a “reasonable” hiring climate for the first three months of 2020, according to a recent survey. Survey data from staffing firm ManpowerGroup’s employer outlook survey show 16% of employers in the area plan to hire in the first quarter of 2020, com-

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City now Hallmark ad debacle is saddening Mommy’s GROUNDED Bianca Bujan

Channel, and the remaining ads showing heterosexual couples continued to air. Displeased, Zola responded to the cancellation of their ads with the following: “We decided to cancel all our advertising on Hallmark and pull the remainder of our ads.” While I’m sure this scenario has spiked the page views and registry signups for Zola, I’m confident that it has also caused many families (like mine) to change the channel in search of new holiday hits, or turn off the TV altogether. The people who join and support anti-LGBTQ organizations such as One Million Moms need to give their heads a shake. It’s almost 2020, not 1945. As a parent, I’m not only disappointed to see such a big-name family brand fail their fans in such a closeminded fashion, I’m also appalled by the fact that a lovely scene showing two women sharing a wedding kiss would create such

cause for concern in the first place. Families come in all different shapes and sizes, and it’s important for our children to see that in every aspect of their lives. After rumours of Hallmark Channel boycotts and bans hit the media, Hallmark retracted their ban, stating in an interview that, “Hallmark is, and always has been committed to diversity and inclusion – both in our workplace as well as the products and experiences we create. It is never Hallmark’s intention to be divisive or generate controversy.We are an inclusive company and have a track record to prove it.” Too little too late? Has the damage already been done for Hallmark, or will people focus on the positive side? Only time will tell. Bianca Bujan is a mother of three, writer, editor, and marketing consultant. Find her on Twitter @biancabujan and Instagram @bitsofbee.

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Christmas Reprise XVII New Westminster, presented by the Vancouver Cantata Singers at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave., New West, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 to $35. Info: www. vancouvercantatasingers. com.

(creative non-fiction, poetry, photography) sought for a new exhibition, Changing the Conversation: Reflective Empathy and Public Discourse on Social Housing, coming to the Amelia Douglas Gallery and Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre at Douglas College in March 2020. Arts Council of New Westminster has an open call for submissions until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Artists with lived experience of homelessness, poverty and substance use are particularly encouraged to submit. Info: www.acnw. ca (under News) or 604-5253244.

SUNDAY, DEC. 22 The Nutcracker, presented by Royal City Youth Ballet at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., with shows at 1 and 4 p.m. Tickets through www.ticketsnw.ca or 604-521-5050. Info: www. royalcityyouthballet.org.

Spoken Ink reading series, hosted by the Burnaby Writers’ Society, is at the Deer Lake Gallery on the third Tuesday of the month (except July and August). For info and writers’ news, see www.burnabywritersnews. blogspot.com.

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SATURDAY, DEC. 21 A WONDERHEADS Christmas Carol, 7:30 p.m. at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New West, bringing the holiday classic to life with giant masks and whimsical puppets. Tickets: 604-684-2787 or through www.masseytheatre.com.

SATURDAY, FEB. 8 AND SUNDAY, FEB. 9 The Shoplifters, an Arts Club on Tour production at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Tickets at tickets. shadboltcentre.com or 604-205-3000. Info: www. artsclub.com. ONGOING Literary and visual artists

Writers meet-up, hosted by the local writing organization The Other Eleven Months, which has been hosting write-ins around the Lower Mainland for 12 years. Sessions run Wednesdays from 5 to 8:50 p.m. at the Tommy Douglas library branch (7311 Kingsway) for writers of all kinds. Drop in, no registration required. Info: www.bpl.bc.ca/events. Gentlemen of Fortune Chorus is looking for new men to join the a cappella

group, focused on singing in barbershop harmony style. The chorus has moved to Burnaby and now meets Tuesday evenings at 7:25 p.m. at Cliff Avenue United Church, 1600 Cliff Ave. Interested potential singers and guests are always welcome at rehearsals (enter rehearsal hall from rear parking lot). See www. gof.bc.ca for details. Burnaby International Folk Dancers, meets Tuesdays at Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave. Info: 604-522-7468 or burnabyfolkdance.org. Volunteers required to help the Burnaby Arts Council in a variety of capacities, including gallery attendants for Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Info and application: www.tinyurl. com/BACGalleryVolunteers. Dance and laugh the night away with round dance and/or square dance lessons. Round dancing is choreographed ballroom dancing done in a circle; lessons Sunday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Charles Rummel Hall, 3630 Lozells Ave. Modern square dancing is done to modern music with groups of eight people in a square; lessons Tuesdays from 7 to 8:20 p.m. at the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion, 6871 Roberts St. Couples and singles welcome, no special clothes required. For info, contact Pat at 604-521-7497. Want an ongoing listing with new or updated information? Got a new event to share for 2020? Email arts and entertainment listings to jmaclellan@ burnabynow.com and calendar@ burnabynow.com.

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Sharing music: Coun. Joe Keithley (in red scarf) was at the Burnaby Farmers Market on Saturday to collected donated musical instruments, alongside Mayor Mike Hurley and Burnaby firefighters.

Musical instruments pour in The response from Burnaby residents has been music to Joe Keithley’s ears. The Burnaby councillor and founder of punk band D.O.A. asked the community to donate musical instruments for his program Harmony for All. Last Saturday, Keithley, May-

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Sinclair named Canada’s player of the decade The Burnaby-raised striker scored 84 goals for the national team over the past 10 years

The past 10 years have been a showcase of dominance for Burnaby’s Christine Sinclair. Standing one-goal away from the world record on the international scene, Sinclair was recognized this week when Canada Soccer named her the Player of the Decade. A national team member since 2000, the Burnaby South alumna is the current Canadian captain and has 184 goals while wearing the red and white, just one goal back of

FIGURE SKATING

Champs send 13 to nationals

The Champs International Skating Centre of B.C. is sending a large team to the 2020 Skate Canada Canadian Tire National championships next month in Mississauga. Thirteen athletes have earned their positions in the national competition, which runs Jan. 13 to 19. Champs’ skating director Joanne McLeod says the level of skill making the trip is impressive. “This is an exciting year; we have many athletes going for podium placements.” This success has followed in step with Skate Canada BC/YK Section’s grassroots development programs. Under McLeod’s leadership, team coaches Neil Wilson and Megumu Seki have worked several months to prepare the athletes, including fine tuning their programs, conditioning, and technical elements. One of the premier figure skating schools in North America, the Burnabybased Champs centre has consistently earned the title of top skating club at the provincial championships, including this past year. Earning positions at the nationals in senior men division are Burnaby native Aleksa Rakic, Alexander Lawrence and Beres Clements.The senior women competitors include Burnaby’s Sarah Tamura, Emily Bausback and Amanda Tobin, while in the respective junior competitions are Emily Millard (women’s) and Gabriel Blumenthal and Shuma Mugii (men’s). Lacing on the skates to challenge in the novice men’s division are Terry Jin, Shohei Law and Brendan Wong, while Emma Szeto will compete in novice women’s.

retired American Abby Wambach. “Christine Sinclair is a once-in-a-generation athlete that has been at the heart of Canadian sport for over 20 years, but what she accomplished in the past 10 years has changed the sport forever in our country,” Canada Soccer president Steven Reed said in a press release. “Christine is the Canada soccer player of the decade and unquestionably one of the greatest and most-loved athletes Canada has ever watched.”

It is the first time Canada Soccer has chosen a player of the decade.The release remarked how the 36-year-old has delivered “an unparalleled 10 years of world-class performances in which she continued to build a legacy as one of Canada’s greatest athletes of all time.” Beginning as a 16-year-old youth from Burnaby, Sinclair has elevated Canada’s profile on the international stage, leading the team in scoring for 16 years. She won

the association’s Female Player of theYear an incredible 14 times – carrying off the 2012 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s top athlete after scorching opposing goalkeepers for 23 international goals in 22 games. Her latest goal came last month in a 3-0 win over New Zealand. Over her career, Sinclair has played in 289 games for Canada, scored 10 times over 21 FIFA World Cup games, and 11 goals in 15 Olympic tournament games.

Powerlifter garners gold for Canada

Burnaby’s Sumeet Sharma is motivated to teach others the joys of bench pressing Dan Olson

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The training and the straining don’t always bring gold, but when they do it’s pretty sweet. Burnaby-trained powerlifter Sumeet Sharma has converted a healthy hobby into an international passion, letting his bench press put him on the map when it comes to major competitions. And while some may ask what it’s all about, for Sharma, the feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment add up to strength. “This was something I always wanted to do. I always knew I could lift heavy – at the first show I did in Abbotsford (in 2016) I finished second, but it was the feedback and encouragement that made me want to keep going,” recalls Sharma. “I just loved the experience.” Two months ago he ventured to Panama City as a member of the Canadian powerlifting team for the 14th annual International Powerlifting Federation’s North American regional bench press championships. It’s where he found a new limit and exceeded it, holding 370 pounds above his chest to capture the top prize in the raw, nonequipped division. “The first lift was about 315 (pounds), then 350, and then jumped up to 370,” he says. “Prior to each lift, what happens is you go in the back with your coach, you have a quick, maybe half-hour workout, whatever helps you get ready, and then you wait until your turn comes. “When I won it (the competition wasn’t) close to (370).” For someone who has only had three years of competition under his belt, capturing an international gold title, with all the pomp and circumstance that it acquires, was incredible. “Just the experience of representing your country is a huge honour. Going on the podium and hearing your anthem, it was a great experience. Growing up you watch that kind of thing on TV but when you experience it, it’s a whole new level,” he says. It was just one of the medals the

HARD PRESSED: Sumeet Sharma has climbed the ranks of the national and international powerlifting charts, capturing gold at the North American championships in Panama in October. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER Iron Outlier Club member collected in 2019, which included competitions at provincials,Western Canadians and nationals. His decision to compete in the raw division – where one attempts to press weights without a uppertorso belt – has been his choice since the first few competitions. In his debut in an Abbotsford show, Sharma powered a lift of 335 and took home silver. A few months later, he returned for his second competition, still fuelled by the adrenalin of the first. “From that (first competitive) lift I just loved it. So much positivity from your competitors, from the coaches to the fans and the people who are hosting. It was such a positive experience that I wanted to carry on with it,” he says. The Justice Institute grad feels the community of lifters has giv-

en him incentive time and again to keep going, to add another couple of pounds to each attempt. It continued in Panama after he set a new personal record.

They’ve pumped me up to achieve 400 (pounds) and that’s been my goal ever since.

“When I did it the coaches were like, ‘Dude, you have so much in the tank, probably in the next year or so you’ll probably hit 400. … Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do this much.You’ve got so

much in the tank.’ It was so nice to hear from these national coaches for Canada.They’ve pumped me up to achieve 400 and that’s been my goal ever since,” said Sharma. That encouragement is something he is eager to pay forward by helping instruct youth in the sport. Working at B.C. Corrections, physical fitness and strength are important parts of the job. Sharma feels they are elements which give him a source of pride and achievement that, as a pudgy teenager, he didn’t have when he was younger. “Ultimately my goal is two things: one, to eventually go to worlds and win gold for Canada, and two is, with the experience of powerlifting, I want to coach kids and youth and help them get to the next level. “It’s some way I can give back to those who’ve helped me.”

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HOCKEY

BWC duo earn spots in prospect game

A pair of Burnaby Winter Club products have made the grade when it comes to be chosen for Team West of the 2020 Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game. Ryan Helliwell and Kyler Kovich were among eight players picked from the B.C. Hockey League for the 15th annual prospect showcase, which will see East vs. West square off on Jan. 14 in Hamilton, Ont. The game is to highlight some of the top draft-eligible prospects in the CJHL. Burnaby-born Helliwell is in his second season with the Langley Rivermen.The six-foot-one defenceman has three goals and 11 assists over 26 games this year, after producting 14 assists over 46 games as a rookie. He and Kovich were teammates at BWC from 2015 to 2017. Helliwell made the jump from the BWC’s prep program to junior A in 2018.

Kovich, of Coquitlam, is also enjoying a solid sophomore season with his Nanaimo Clippers.The forward has tallied 11 goals and 13 assists so far this year over 32 games, after debuting on the junior A circuit with seven goals and seven assists over 48 games. After two years with the BWC’s bantam elite team, Kovich played one season with the B.C. Major Midget League’s Vancouver Northeast Chiefs, based in Burnaby. He produced 15 goals and 26 assists for the Chiefs over 37 games. The 18-year-old was named the BCHL’s High School player of the month for October, after accumulating seven goals and four assists over 12 games, while maintaining an A grade in nine of 12 courses. Both players were listed on the NHL’s Central Scouting’s players to watch list.

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Offence is often diminished behind a strong defence in the stakes of wins and losses. But without the most points, you can’t get many of the former. The Burnaby Central Wildcats have shown in the early going of the senior girls basketball season that they know how to score. Beginning league play with a 108-41 decision over Moscrop, the Wildcats have sent up a warning flag to opposing defences about what they bring to the table. Co-coach Chris Ducharme is thrilled that his team – a split of Grade 12s and Grade 8 and 9s – has the components to push this season into spring. “We have a lot of talent on this team. It’s probably the fastest team since I started at Central five years ago,” said Ducharme, who is working the sidelines with Peter Van den Hoogen. “We have a lot of speed and try to use that to our advantage, get down the court and put a lot of shots off and put up a lot of field goals.” With players of diverse ages, building team chemistry is a huge goal as

they head into the meat of the schedule – with the Burnaby Central-Burnaby North Senior Girls Showdown this week’s full-course meal. The Wildcats opened action yesterday (Wednesday 3 p.m.) against Steveston-London at Burnaby Central. “(We’re) young. A lot of our star players are young so we’re trying to build a ‘have our players back’ (approach),” said Ducharme. “Just be tough, be physical and help your teammates up if they fall down. Everyone has a partner – the senior girls have a junior as their rookie.They all have their handshakes now.” It was that kind of ‘team-first’ approach that worked Monday, when the team was without two key starters and supplemented the roster with some call-ups yet didn’t skip a beat. They improved to 3-0 in BurnabyNew West league play with a polished 62-32 triumph over the Alpha Aztecs, getting 22 points from Priya Dhaliwal and 12 from Jade Huynh. Alpha’s Marta Ilic countered with a team-high 11 points, including backto-back treys in the second quarter. Already battle-tested with a 3-1 run at the Dr. Charles Best tournament, where the only loss came to ranked Valleyview, the Wildcats are eager to

soak up more quality tests. This year’s Burnaby Central lineup’s chemistry does benefit from some family bonds – star point guard Jade Huynh may miss graduated older sister Jalynne, but can mentor younger sis Jaya.There are also the Dhaliwal sisters – multi-sport talent and nearly six-feet tall Priya, and Maneesha. “With this talent and speed, we’re using a lot of man-to-man and just trying to teach them about positioning on the floor, watch where girls hands are and expose the weaknesses of the other team,” the coach noted. “A little more common sense, a little more chess and leading them into spots where they normally would go.” Where they go from here is into the mix, hopefully, and grooming a possible provincial appearance. The Vikings, as co-hosts of this week’s tourney, began yesterday (after NOW deadline) against pre-season 2-A No. 9-ranked Seycove. The Rebels, meanwhile, took to the Wildcat court and faced 3-A Robert Bateman.The other two local participants, No. 4 ranked St.Thomas More and Burnaby Mountain, met in an allBurnaby battle. The championship match hits the court 5:45 p.m. on Friday at Central.

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Real estate outlook 2020: a forecast summary What are the various real estate industry organizations and brokerages predicting for residential sales and prices in the coming year? We compiled this summary of some of the key 2020 forecasts, and took our best stab at a general consensus.

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By its nature prone to bullishness about the B.C. housing market, the B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) predicts that MLS residential sales across the whole province will increase 10.9 per cent to 85,500 units in 2020. However, BCREA’s predicted sales increase flattens out the widely varying predictions across different regions. Greater Vancouver residential transactions are predicted to increase by a much-higher 18.2 per cent in 2020, compared with 2019.

“Buyers who took a ‘wait and see’ approach over the past 18 months are returning to the market looking to buy, confident that price drops have levelled off and may start to escalate,” Randy Ryalls, managing broker of Royal LePage Sterling Realty.

Brokerage Royal LePage agrees that recent demand, particularly in the Greater Vancouver market, will be sustained in 2020. “Sales have picked up significantly this fall and there is momentum in our market. Buyers who took a ‘wait and see’ approach over the past 18 months are returning to the market looking to buy, confident that price drops have levelled off and may start to escalate,” said Randy Ryalls, managing broker of Royal LePage Sterling Realty. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) makes the vote for considerably higher Greater Vancouver sales in 2020 unanimous. The

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Home price changes

BCREA is predicting a whole-province average price rise, at 3.6 per cent in 2020. However, it seems the larger increase in predicted sales in the Lower Mainland doesn’t translate to larger increases in predicted home prices. According to BCREA, Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are both expected to see an average MLS sale price rise of just one per cent in 2020. RoyalLePage mirrored this forecast for Greater Vancouver. It said in its most recent outlook: “In Greater Vancouver, house price appreciation is expected to stabilize in 2020 after declining in 2019. The aggregate price of a home in the region is forecast to rise 1.5 per cent to $1,125,200.” Re/Max’s area-focused forecast was something of an outlier, pegging Vancouver East and Vancouver West as seeing considerably higher price growth next year, at eight per cent and four per cent respectively. However, this does not account for the rest of Metro Vancouver. CMHC foresees that any Metro Vancouver price growth will remain muted, but its forecast range predicts that a slight rise is more likely than a slight decline. General consensus: B.C.’s average home prices will likely rise a few per cent next year, but Greater Vancouver price trends will lag somewhat, with only modest increases.

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