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‘High’ hazard rating for 11% of Burnaby food outlets Dustin Godfrey

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More than 11% of Burnaby food businesses received a “high” hazard rating during food safety inspections in 2019, including 31 with multiple inspections that found high hazard ratings. The NOW reviewed Fraser Health records for 1,363 businesses in Burnaby, find-

ing 153 businesses had received high hazard ratings in at least one inspection – including more than 30 businesses whose violation scores doubled the threshold for a high hazard rating. The hazard ratings include low (with a violation score of 0-15), moderate (16-29) and high (30+), and 33 businesses in Burnaby had violation scores of

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60 or more in at least one inspection. Six of those businesses had scores of 90 or more, tripling the threshold for a high hazard rating. Scores are based on violations of legislation around food safety, such as the Food Premises Regulation in B.C. Gordon Stewart, Fraser Health’s manager for health protection in Burn-

aby, noted there are two types of violations: critical and non-critical. A critical violation can be anywhere between five points for a first-time offence or up to 25 for repeated offences or multiple offences in one inspection. Non-critical violations, on the other hand, tend to range from one to 15 points. Three businesses reached

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scores far exceeding any others, with violation scores adding up to 116 (Sushi Yoi), 115 (Kazu Restaurant) and 114 (Alvin Garden). For SushiYoi, many of the issues involved hot food being stored below the 60 C threshold and cold food being stored above the 4 C threshold.The business received a score of 95 in a March 25 inspection and

116 on Sept. 30, closing the restaurant for two days and seven days respectively. Kazu was also closed for seven days after it was found to have improperly stored food equipment, including having a cutting board sitting on a garbage bin and pans left in a handwashing sink to be rinsed between uses. Continued on page 9

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Indigenous men ordered to stay away from sites

A B.C. Supreme Court judge says two men must stay at least 500 metres away from Trans Mountain sites Kelvin Gawley

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A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered two Indigenous men to stay at least 500 metres away from Trans Mountain’s pipeline facilities in Burnaby. Jim Leyden and Stacy Gallagher appeared in court in Vancouver Thursday morning, where Crown prosecutors sought arrest warrants for the two men accused of breaching an injunction by standing in the driveway of the pipeline’s Burnaby Mountain tank farm.

We’re not the new kids on the block. Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick issued the warrants but said the men were to be released immediately if they agree to three conditions: a promise to appear at their court date (Jan. 29), to obey the terms of the injunction and to stay at least 500 metres away from Trans Mountain’s tank farm,Westridge marine terminal or any other facility clearly marked as belonging to the pipeline company or its affiliates. Fitzpatrick allowed one exception to the no-go zone,

allowing Leyden to continue attending his duties as the First Nations elder at the Watch House, a wooden structure built on the pipeline’s right-of-way. David Fay, Leyden’s lawyer, said his client had been assigned that role by TsleilWaututh and Squamish elders and the restrictions proposed by the Crown would have prevented him from carrying out his duties. Gallagher’s lawyer, Sarah Rauch, requested that he be granted the same exception but the judge refused because, she said, he did not have the same defined role as Leyden and did not demonstrate that he needed to attend to the Watch House. Gallagher responded to the judge’s decision, saying it was another example of a “settler or colonialist” dictating where an Indigenous person may go and what his responsibilities are. “We’ve always been here; we’re not the new kids on the block,” he said, referring to Indigenous people. The judge did, however, agree to exempt Gallagher from having to sign a document to affirm his agreement with the conditions of his release. She said he could instead have the release read to him at the court’s registry. Leyden requested the same protocol on the grounds that signing the pa-

BURNABY PROTEST: Protesters, including Stacy Gallagher (second from left) stand in the driveway of Trans Mountain’s Burnaby Mountain tank farm on Dec. 2, 2019. PHOTO NOW FILES per would conflict with his duties under Indigenous law, but Fitzpatrick denied him the exemption, citing the fact he had signed a similar document during his previous court proceedings. Leyden later refused to sign the order and was taken into custody. Fay said Leyden could remain in jail at least until his next court

date (Jan. 29) but said he will try to secure an earlier release for his client. Crown lawyer Monte Rattan argued the 500-metre buffer zone was warranted because both Leyden and Gallagher have already been convicted of criminal contempt of court for breaching the injunction, which only prohibits pro-

testers from coming within five metres of Trans Mountain properties. “The Crown would say that the time has come that these two individuals should be restrained from a wider area around the two terminal properties where … the vast majority of protests or arrests have occurred over the last year and a half,”

Rattan said. Leyden and Gallagher are the first protesters to be charged with violating the injunction for alleged incidents for which they were not arrested. Instead, the Crown is using reports from the company’s security personnel and surveillance footage as evidence.

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Police ask for tips in Burnaby’s ﬁrst homicide of 2020 Rob Gibson

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The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team needs the public’s help to catch a murder suspect. Burnaby RCMP found 51-year-old Joseph Vincent Morrissey of Vancouver dead on Monday, Jan. 13 just after 7:20 a.m. in the 6700-block of 4th Street in Burnaby. Morrissey was discovered to have injuries consistent with foul play and IHIT has now taken over the investigation. “We don’t believe Joseph Morrissey’s death was random,” said Sgt. Frank Jang of IHIT, in a news release. “We are appealing to those who knew Mr. Morrissey to

help us answer the key questions of who was he meeting with and what he was doing prior to his death. Furthermore, we ask that anyone with dash camera footage or individuals who were walking in the area of Lakefield Drive and 4th Street between the hours of 4 a.m. and 7:20 a.m. and may have observed suspicious activities to contact IHIT.” “We understand that incidents like this can be shocking, particularly because they don’t happen often in our City and we are committed to working with IHIT to advance this investigation,” said Burnaby RCMP Officer-in-Charge Chief Supt. Deanne Burleigh, in a news release. “We would ask that if any

member of our community has information that could assist in this investigation to please contact IHIT.” IHIT is continuing to work closely with Burnaby RCMP, the Integrated Forensic Identification Services and the B.C. Coroners Service to gather evidence. The investigation is still in its early stages but investigators believe this incident is related to the drug trade. An autopsy was expected to be conducted by the end of this week. Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT information line at 1-877551- IHIT (4448), or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc. gc.ca. - Castanet

Victim: Burnaby RCMP found 51-year-old Joseph Vincent Morrissey of Vancouver dead Monday, Jan. 13 just after 7:20 a.m. in the 6700-block of 4th Street in Burnaby. PHOTO RCMP HANDOUT

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Assessments show affordability still too far away

Two things are clear based on BC Assessment’s release of the 2020 property assessments. 1. B.C. home values have dropped, especially in Metro Vancouver. 2. BC NDP policies are a major reason why. What is unclear is how much praise the BC NDP government deserves for point one because the province is definitely looking for a pat on the back. Selina Robinson, minister of Municipal Affairs and

Housing, released a statement about the “moderating trend in housing prices.” “For the second year in a row, we see only modest changes in the value of both single-family and strata homes in most regions, particularly in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island,” Robinson said in the statement. “This is a positive sign that our government’s efforts to make housing more affordable for more British Columbians are having a real impact.”

It’s that “real impact” that we take some issue with. Sure, prices and home values are going down, but are they anywhere near being considered “affordable” – especially in Metro Vancouver? Not at all. According to BC Assessment, the typical assessed value of single-family houses in Burnaby dropped 10%. For strata properties like condos and townhouses, the news isn’t much better as the typical assessed

value dropped 9%. The biggest drops were seen in single-family home values in West Vancouver and UBC, both down 16% year over year, followed by Richmond’s detached houses, down 14%, and then Vancouver, Coquitlam and North Vancouver singlefamily homes – all down 11%. In New Westminster, the drop was about 8%. Sure, values have gone down, but is it a “real impact” on affordability? Don’t make us laugh.

Robinson is trying to do a victory lap, but it rings pretty hollow. “Housing in the Lower Mainland is no more affordable today than it was in 2017 and rents have continued to climb,” said BC Liberal housing critic Todd Stone. “Rather than getting to the root of the problem and increasing housing supply, the NDP have focused on damaging policies that have made no long-term difference in housing affordability.”

Stone is right about how rents are still going up. Of course, the BC Liberals oversaw the housing crisis and didn’t seem to do much about it so the opposition doesn’t exactly have much credibility here. We appreciate that the BC NDP has taken steps to address the crisis, but we’re frustrated that more isn’t being done. Seeing the government trying to claim some sort of victory lap just makes us more frustrated.

MY VIEW CHRIS CAMPBELL

Flophouse a sign of desperation

I did the online dating thing a few years ago – it was terrifying and futile – and met a Burnaby woman stuck living in terrible conditions. She resided in the Highgate area and rented space in an old detached house that had been chopped up into multiple living areas. I won’t call what she rented a “room” because it was just a space bordered by thick drapes. No kitchen. No laundry. A shared bathroom that required a schedule for showers. It was deplorable, but it was also relatively cheap and she needed to save money to send home to her family. She didn’t have any better options. That’s how sad Burnaby has become.We’re the third-most expensive rental market in Canada and that leaves people feeling desperate.When people are desperate, unscrupulous people – like certain landlords – take advantage of them. I mention this because I read a recent post on the r/ Vancouver sub-reddit community with this charming title: “My friend lives in Burnaby and their neighbour is renting out their house to 20+ people.The tenants are nightmares, how to deal with it?” This is what the person posting it says: “They all pay the landlord cash so it’s shady to begin with, but that’s not what is affecting my friend. The tenants with cars park their car in front of my friend’s driveway (they live in a one of those collections of houses that isn’t a cul-desac), half of them cut across

her yard, they’re a loud and disruptive, they have open fires.” If this situation is actually true – and I’m always skeptical – what “catfishlady” is describing is an illegal flophouse. I say illegal because according to the City of Burnaby, a “boarding, lodging or rooming house” may not exceed 15 people. Based on the more than 50 comments to the post, the respondents are angry and suggest all sorts of ways to get this place shut down. There’s also a distinct anti-Chinese sentiment to the entire thing. What is missing in this debate is any sort of sympathy for people forced to accept these kind of potentially dangerous living conditions.We’re talking about people living on the edge of poverty who have no other options in an expensive region of Canada. Oh, but hey, they are taking up parking spaces. All the people in this thread want to do is shut the place down. Great, then where are these folks supposed to live? Sure, it’s a bad situation, but there are obviously few, if any, alternatives available to them. Shutting this place down would just leave “20-plus” people homeless. I wish people got this angry about our political leaders allowing this housing crisis to fester and metastasize over the years. But then that would require people to show some compassion and that is something that is in even shorter supply than affordable housing. Follow Chris Campbell on Twitter @shinebox44.

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Woman abducted by youths

A woman was unharmed but shaken up after a harrowing 30-minute abduction.The woman had been outside her residence in the 6700 block ofWillingdon Avenue checking out something that appeared to be amiss with the passenger door of her car, when two youths who had been in the process of stealing it grabbed her and drove her intoVancouver and back again before releasing her unharmed on Nelson Avenue.The car was later recovered in the parking lot of the WillingdonYouth Detention Centre.Two suspects, aged 17 and 19, were arrested the following day.

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Giving a shoutout to those Is allowing staff to take who keep our streets safe home city vehicles a wise during snowstorms use of resources? Editor: At this time, when we are in the midst of cold weather and the wet snow that makes it even harder to get to and from where we are heading/ need to go, I think it is timely to recognize those who work to make our travels the best they can be when weather is such as it is now. Those working for the city to plow our roads come from different Lower Mainland communities and work long hours to clear our roads as best as possible in the conditions that make driving more difficult for all. Their efforts do assist in making travel easier and safer. Some of those who can therefore travel more easily and more safely are other folks also working for the safety of so many. They include firefighters, paramedics and police, and many others who work even in the most challenging circumstances in the best interests of and for the safety of all. It is important for us to acknowledge those working selflessly for all, and I think this is an especially relevant time to acknowledge their work on behalf of all. To those folks, I extend great appreciation and wishes for all the best for them as they do what they do for all and in their own lives “away from work.” Diane Gillis, Burnaby

Editor: Have you ever done a story on City of Burnaby employees taking city vehicles home? Even Vancouver city vehicles? I live in Port Coquitlam and work in Burnaby. Lots of times on my way to work in the morning starting about 6 a.m., I see Burnaby and Vancouver city vehicles driving towards Burnaby. Sometimes fire department (vehicles) too. Is this a wise use of city taxpayers’ dollars? With all these property taxes going up, do these cities need to look within for savings to reduce the hikes in city property taxes? Not paying for vehicles/maintenance/fuel that employees drive home? I know this is a taxable benefit to the employee, but residents shouldn’t be paying for employees to get free cars to and from work? The tax charged on the benefit is less than the employee owning and using their own car to drive to and from work. My employer will not let me take my company car home – I asked. I was hoping for our family to go from two cars to one car. Paul Bernat, Port Coquitlam

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City proposes free menstrual products program Kelvin Gawley

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The City of Burnaby is looking to join United Way’s Period Promise Campaign by providing menstrual products free of charge at some of its facilities. A report to the city’s financial management committee recommends a pi-

lot program that would see the city install 24 coin-free dispensers of tampons and sanitary pads in public bathrooms. “Having access to menstrual products is essential for the health, well-being and full participation of persons who menstruate in society; however, if an individual is living in pover-

ty, access to these essential products can be challenging,” the report says. The city estimates installing the dispensers will cost about $12,000 but has not estimated the cost of maintaining and stocking them. That’s why city staff recommend starting with a sixmonth pilot program starting in March “to assess the

full financial impact of this initiative,” the report says. If the pilot program is supported by council, the city will replace coin-operated menstrual product dispensers at 12 local facilities and install coin-free dispensers at six other facilities: ! Beresford warming centre ! Cameron Community Centre

! Edmonds Community Centre ! Eilleen Dailly Pool ! Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch ! Shadbolt Centre Once the city has a better idea of the costs involved with providing free menstrual products, it could install more dispensers in its facilities across the city, the

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Drunk driver caught with two toddlers

A 44-year-old Ladysmith man allegedly driving drunk with his two toddlers in the back of his pickup truck was arrested in Burnaby thanks to a civilian who followed him on Highway 1 all the way from Langley, according to police. The civilian witnessed the pickup moving erratically on the highway and called police, giving updates as the pickup took the Gaglardi Way offramp, Burnaby RCMP said. Just before 5 p.m., the man told police he saw the pickup hit the ditch at Cariboo Road and Gaglardi Way. Burnaby RCMP responded and located the pickup at Eastlake Drive and Beaverbrook Drive, where the driver had allegedly just been involved in a rear-end collision with another vehicle. Officers followed the pickup and tried to stop it, but police said the driver continued driving before stopping further down the road in a cul-de-sac at Eastlake Drive. He was arrested, and his two young children were picked up by another family member, according to Burnaby RCMP.

‘We throw tons of food away,’ says Fraser Health inspector Continued from page 1 Alvin Garden received 114 points when an inspector found cooked chicken showing red blood, used dishes stacked on clean dishes and utensils not thoroughly cleaned, among other issues. Subway #15621 (Willingdon Avenue), the American Cheesesteak Co. and Chettinad Dosa Palace all also received scores of 90 or higher. Stewart said he’s not particularly concerned by the number of businesses that received high hazard ratings, saying it’s not unusual. “The facilities aren’t going to stay high for a very long time,” he said, noting inspectors work with restaurants to eliminate the hazards. He added that the businesses typically are upset by receiving a high hazard rating and work hard to remedy that rating. “If there’s a risk to the public, based on the operation of that restaurant, we’ll close the restaurant imme-

diately,” he said. “Hopefully in (the public’s) mind, if the restaurant is open, it’s safe to consume food there. If we’ve got it identified as a high hazard rating, they should be aware that we won’t just leave it alone to operate as a high risk.” A total of 23 businesses were ordered closed for at least one day last year, according to Fraser Health records. If inspectors aren’t closing the operations at a high hazard rating, Stewart said there’s still plenty of corrective actions that are taken by inspectors working with restaurant owners. “We throw tons of food away, we change processes, we talk to operators about taking temperatures,” he said, adding inspectors will also order restaurants to fill more sanitizer spray bottles if there aren’t enough and order the restaurant to stop using a dishwasher if it’s not functioning properly. “So we fix the problems before the inspector leaves.”

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A 29-year-old man driving drunk through Burnaby while wearing body armour and packing a loaded semiautomatic pistol equipped with a silencer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail. Kurtis Dieter Sandy Schmidt told police he did not know and could not explain why he had the loaded handgun and extra ammunition in his truck or why he was wearing a bullet-proof vest when he was arrested in the early morning hours of June 28, 2017, according court documents. He said he had been drinking non-stop for several days. Schmidt was arrested at his parents’ house after someone reported a possible drunk driver in a red pickup tailgating another vehicle on a Burnaby highway at about midnight, according to court documents.

Police went straight to the home of the truck’s registered owner, and officers were already there when Schmidt drove up in it. He jumped out and ran into the woods, but officers chased him down. When asked why he had the weapons and the body armour, Schmidt said he didn’t know, that he’d been drinking for days and maybe he’d bought them somewhere that day. Schmidt told a similar story as a witness at the 2009 trial of Mark Anthony Arrieta, a teen with links to the Red Scorpions gang who was convicted of killing University of Victoria student Philbert Truong. Schmidt told the court in that case that he had been passed out drunk at home with his iPhone the night Truong was fatally shot outside a Victoria nightclub, even though records reportedly showed Schmidt’s phone had been used 95 times – including for calls to Victoria Taxi that report-

edly brought the shooter to the scene – during the time Schmidt said he’d been passed out. His inability to answer questions about that night reportedly prompted the judge in that case to ask Schmidt if he was “on medication” or “brain injured,” to which Schmidt said “no.” B.C. provincial court Judge Paul Meyers was equally unimpressed by Schmidt’s explanation for the June 2017 incident. “He was driving drunk in a busy city at midnight,” Meyers said in a sentencing decision last month. “The gun was openly resting on the seat. The gun was cocked, along with a loaded magazine in it and he had a silencer locked in place. The gun had never been registered in Canada. The gun had no serial number on it … He was under four separate orders prohibiting him from possessing firearms. He was wearing a bullet-proof vest at midnight. His ‘explana-

tions’ – or at least his expressed bewilderment as to how, when, or why he had possession of the gun, the magazines, the silencer and the bullet-proof vest – are, in my mind, not satisfactory explanations at all.” Meyers noted Schmidt had numerous prior drugtrafficking and fraud convictions. Meyers also noted Schmidt had had no problems while on bail, that he had stopped drinking, was in a positive long-term relationship and had set up an overseas chili/pepper spicegrow operation in Uganda, growing crops there to sell all over the world. Meyers wasn’t convinced by defence lawyer Colleen Elden’s submission that Schmidt was remorseful. “I have a big question mark there because he does not seem to acknowledge, in my view, in a forthright way what in the world he was doing that night with all of those dangerous things,” Meyers said.

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Communitynow Ex-nurse, professor researcher named SFU prez Joy Johnson will be the second woman ever to serve as president of Simon Fraser University Cornelia Naylor

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A former nurse who started practising at the beginning of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s before pivoting to a formidable academic career has been named Simon Fraser University’s new president. Joy Johnson, currently the university’s vice-president research and international, will take the helm in September, replacing Andrew Petter, who has held the position for 10 years. She will be SFU’s second female president. (Pauline Jewett – the first woman president of any co-ed university in Canada – served in the role from 1974 to 1978.) ‘THAT REALLY STAYS WITH YOU’ Johnson came to SFU just over five years ago after serving as the scientific director for the Institute of Gender and Health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) since January of 2008. Before that she was a UBC nursing professor and researcher – and before that she was a nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver for almost five years. “We were seeing these really sick people coming into hospital, and at that point there were a lot of questions about what AIDS was,” she said of her time working as a nurse. “That pushed me

to really appreciate the importance of science and research.We also saw advocates around the AIDS epidemic demanding research, demanding that we learn more, but I also witnessed nurses that I worked with being really frightened themselves and refusing to care for patients because they were so frightened, and that really stays with you.” Johnson said her time at St. Paul’s shaped who she is today. “I have a lot of compassion for people who are experiencing adversity, but I also have a certain problemsolving orientation because, as a nurse, you’ve gotta get stuff done,” she said. ADMINISTRATION = STRATEGY After about five years as a practising RN, she went back to get her masters and then her PhD in nursing. Since then, she has accumulated an impressive “depth of academic and research experience,” according to SFU board of governors chair Fiona Robin, who chaired the presidential search committee. Johnson has co-authored more than 180 peer-reviewed manuscripts, according to a press release on her appointment. Last year, she was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the country’s highest academic honour, for her research in sex and gender in health, in par-

AT THE HELM: Joy Johnson, SFU vice-president research and international, will become the university’s 10th president in September. She will be the second woman ever to hold the position. PHOTO COURTESY SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

ticular, substance use and mental health as well as for shaping Canada’s health research landscape to better represent women. She first made the jump from teaching and research to administration when she got on with the CIHR, the national funding body for health research in Canada. “Often what comes to mind when people think of administration is meetings and bureaucracy and that kind of stuff, but what it is for me is people and strategy; it’s figuring out how to get stuff done,” she said. “A lot of the skills one uses as

a researcher, one uses as an administrator – that kind of assessment, planning, action, study, looking at outcomes, holding themselves accountable.” CHALLENGES AND GOALS When asked what she sees as the biggest challenges facing the university, Johnson said SFU is a growing “university of possibilities,” and one of the challenges is deciding what areas the university wants to focus on and then figuring out how to deliver on those areas. She acknowledged money

is another challenge. “I don’t think anyone is going to say that budgets are not a challenge for universities these days,” she said. “We continue to try to be as fiscally responsible as we possibly can, to think about how to make sure that we’re providing excellent services to our students and growing those services for our students.” Another challenge, one that Johnson said is personally important to her, is equity diversity and inclusion. Universities are big institutions, she said, and the vision for them is a shared

vision, not a president’s vision, but there are three personal priorities she said she’d like to deliver on during her tenure: making the university more equitable, diverse and inclusive; fulfilling the commitments SFU made to Indigenous reconciliation in October 2017; and providing the best student experience possible. “Sure they want a degree, but most of them also want to make a difference in this world, so we need to continue to figure out how to harness that enthusiasm and power of students,” she said.

SFU Pipe Band hosts Robbie Burns dinner

The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band is once again inviting everyone to join in a celebration of Robbie Burns. The band’s annual Robbie Burns dinner takes place on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Executive Plaza Hotel, honouring the birthday of the Scottish poet – born 1759 in Ayrshire, Scotland. The event includes the piping in of the haggis, the reciting of Burns’ poetry – including, of course, his Address to the Haggis, delivered by James Neill – and song and Highland dance. Guests will also be treated to performances by the six-time world champion Simon Fras-

er University Pipe Band, and the four Robert Malcolm Memorial bands that make up its youth and adult development organization. The dinner will include traditional Scottish fare, with haggis as the centrepiece, as well as updated regional dishes. The Executive Plaza Metro Vancouver is at 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Doors open at 6 p.m., and dinner begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $80 per person, available through www.tinyurl. com/SFURobbieBurns2020. For more information email robbieburnsdinner@sfupipeband. com or call 604-351-8467.

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WINTER BLAST: Mother Nature turned on winter last weekend, and Burnaby came out to play. Families turned out in force on Burnaby

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I was jolted awake at 6 a.m. Sunday morning by the shrill screams of my fiveyear-old daughter. She had woken up to an eerily dark room – the result of a power outage that left our house draped in darkness, thanks to the city’s first big snowfall of the year. As I calmed her, my other kids came bounding into the room, eager to express their excitement about the snow. I wanted to share their enthusiasm, but the first thought that came to my mind was, “Please don’t be a snow day tomorrow. How am I going to work with all

three of my kids at home?” Because while it’s nice to have the flexibility of working from home on a fulltime basis, it’s definitely difficult to get anything done when I’m trying to be productive while I’m surrounded by kids who are persistently pleading, “Do you want to build a snowman?” The reality is, whether you work from home, or are an office-dwelling nine-tofiver, working parents are thrust into a flurry of panic when snow days occur – and it’s not just because of the cancelled classes and risky road conditions. Parents who work already find it difficult to juggle steady work hours with professional days, sick days, holidays, and mandatory appointments.Throw snow

days into the mix, and it becomes nearly impossible to be a productive employee without feeling like you’re slighting your boss. Working parents put a lot of pressure on themselves to overperform in the workplace, often as an attempt to keep up with the stamina and productivity of their childless peers. I can remember feeling slightly resentful towards my coworkers with kids before I had children, watching enviously as they rushed off when the clock struck five (or in some cases earlier) to pick up their kids. I can also remember the unbearable guilt that struck when I received a call from school urging me to leave my office midday to pick up my sick child.The first

thought that crossed my mind was how my coworkers would react to my evenearlier exit. “Mom guilt” is a term that is often used to refer to the feelings of remorse when a parent focuses their time and attention on anything other than caring for their child, but what is less often talked about is the feelings of guilt that come from the other side of the equation. Parents can often feel guilty for focusing too much of their attention on their children, worrying that this will be misconstrued as a lack of motivation to thrive in their career. There are easy solutions for last-minute snow days – working from home, calling on family members or neighbours to lend a help-

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In recent years residential assessments have been on the increase. But for 2020, average residential property values in Burnaby have fallen by 9.5 per cent.

CITY OF BURNABY— PUBLIC HEARING ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS The Council of the City of Burnaby hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing

TUESDAY, 2020 JANUARY 28 AT 6PM in the Council Chamber, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendments to “Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”. Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 50, 2019 - Bylaw No. 14117 Rez. #19-34 Portion of 5085 North Fraser Way From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District and M5 Light Industrial District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District, M5 Light Industrial District and Big Bend Development Plan guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Dorigo Electronics Manufacturing Services 5115 North Fraser Way, Burnaby” prepared by Bozyk Architects Ltd.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit exterior changes to the building’s west elevation.

2) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 51, 2019 - Bylaw No. 14118 Rez. #19-61 4630 and 4650 Kingsway, 6080 McKay Avenue From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3 Community Commercial District and RM5s Multiple Family Residential District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3 Community Commercial District, RM5s Multiple Family Residential District and Metrotown Downtown Plan guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Station Square Change of Use Rezoning” prepared by Chris Dikeakos Architects) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit an amendment to the Comprehensive Development Plans for Station Square Sites 4, 5 and 6 approved under Rezoning References #04-09 and #12-43. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by a proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard: » in person at the Public Hearing » in writing should you be unable to attend the Public Hearing: Email clerks@burnaby.ca Letter Office of the City Clerk 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2 Fax 604-294-7537 Please note all submissions must be received by 3:45 p.m. on 2020 January 28 and contain the writer’s name and address which will become a part of the public record. The Director Planning and Building’s reports and related information respecting the zoning bylaw amendments are available for public examination at the offices of the Planning Department, 3rd ﬂoor, in Burnaby City Hall. Copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk at 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays until 2020 January 28.

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If your property’s 2020 assessed value dropped compared to 2019, it doesn’t necessarily mean you will pay less in property taxes this year. It depends on how your assessment changes in comparison to the average assessment change in the city: » If it fell in line with the city-wide average, your 2020 taxes would be about the same, barring any required increase set by Council. » If it fell by greater than the average, your taxes for 2020 would be less, before any required rate increase. » If your assessment actually increased, or fell by less than the average, your taxes may be more in 2020, before any required annual increase. The City of Burnaby determines how much needs to be raised through property taxes as part of the annual budget process. The city only collects from property taxes what is required for budgeted expenditures after all other funding sources have been taken into account. City of Burnaby 2020 Property Tax Notices will go out in late May/early June of this year, with payment due on or before July 3. City of Burnaby Property Tax Information: burnaby.ca/propertytaxes

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FIND A FRESH NEW OUTFIT for cheap at St. Stephen’s monthly thrift shop. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Anglican church at 9887 Cameron St. sells gently used goods and clothes from its lower hall (accessible on the church’s left side). Sales support the church and other local organizations.

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Makerspace gives SFU students a chance to use cutting-edge tools Students at SFU in Burnaby can now access a handson learning space to create, invent, tinker, explore and discover with cutting-edge technologies and tools. Dubbed the Makerspace, students can use equipment including a 3D printer, offset printer, and laser cutter for their research, coursework and personal projects. There are also new video (including green screen), audio (podcasting) and virtual reality studios. The Makerspace is lo-

cated in the W.A.C. Bennett Library at SFU Burnaby.Typically, access to this equipment would require costly memberships to various studios but all SFU students can access the space. “Makerspaces have become increasingly common as means for promoting fast-changing modes of learning and for fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills, both of which are essential to success in today’s knowledgebased global economy,” said

outgoing SFU president Andrew Petter, in a news release. “By exposing students and faculty to cutting-edge technologies that encourage hands-on learning, Makerspaces not only facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship, but also support greater creativity in teaching practices.” In addition, stress relief, community-building and student wellness activities, such as crocheting, embroidery and zine creation, are incorporated in many Mak-

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“As nurse vacancy rates continue to climb and B.C.’s health-care system struggles to meet demands, the BC Nurses’ Union commends the provincial government for its latest announcement to continue to invest in specialty nurse education opportunities,” said a news release from the BCNU. “A direct consequence of the nurse shortage is the chronic reliance on overtime, responsible for keeping BC hospitals staffed.” A report released last week by the Ministry of Health shows the provincial hospital system has been operating at over-ca-

pacity, and that the rate of overcrowding is increasing, said the BCNU. Furthermore, the province expects it will need upwards of 25,000 new nurses by 2030 to keep up with health care demands. “This is a staggering number,” said BCNU president Christine Sorensen. “In order to meet this target, the focus must be on education and training opportunities, which is why we are glad to hear the government is following through on their commitment to meet B.C.’s patient and population needs.”

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In the wild: From top, Mary Baric’s African Sunrise, Sandy Schoenhoeffer’s Blue Iris and Kim Culbert’s Late for Dinner.

If you love photography, don’t miss your chance to check out some of the best work in Burnaby over the past year. The Burnaby Photographic Society is holding its 24th annual showcase on Saturday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m. in the James Cowan The-

atre at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. For the week leading up to the show, you’ll be able to catch a free print display in the Shadbolt Centre lobby (running from Monday, Jan. 20 to Saturday, Jan. 25). The showcase is an evening of slide shows set to

music, featuring a wide range of photographs – travel photography featuring exotic places and cultures, wildlife photography, fine art photography and some visual surprises. The Shadbolt Centre is at 6450 Deer Lake Ave.Tickets to the showcase are $20

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Music lovers, be sure to check out the Shadbolt Centre’s Sound Bites concert series this year. The monthly series offers up Tuesday afternoon performances, complete with refreshments, in the Shadbolt’s Studio Theatre, with concerts at noon and 2 p.m. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, you can enjoy the instrumental folk sounds of Portiia, a Vancouver-based band that aims to bridge the gap between traditional North American folk and contemporary music. Then, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, you can check out a performance by Paul Pigat, a roots-swing-rockabilly guitarist and songwriter. Tickets for Sound Bites concerts are only $5 in advance (buy through tickets. shadboltcentre.com or call 604-205-3000), or $10 at the door. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is at 6450 Deer Lake

Ave. See www.shadbolt centre.com for details. SPINE A Burnaby director-performer is back in action as part of the team for a new production at the Havana Theatre. Backbone Theatre Collective is presenting Spine, by Clara Brennan, onstage at the Havana (1212 Commercial Dr.) from Jan. 29 to Feb. 8. It’s also offering up three performances at the Peninsula Theatre in White Rock on Jan. 24 and 25. The play is directed by Wendy Bollard, with assistant director Sandra Medeiros of Burnaby. (Medeiros may be familiar to some local theatre lovers as one of the founders of Naked Goddess Productions, which has been featured in these pages in the past.) The one-woman play features Kate Besworth in a story that charts the explosive friendship between a ferocious, wise-cracking teenager, Amy, and an elderly East End widow, Gloria – with both roles being played

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One-woman show: Kate Besworth stars in Spine, onstage at the Havana Theatre Jan. 29 to Feb. 8. PHOTO CHARLIE GALLANT

by Besworth. Tickets for the Havana Theatre shows are $20, with two-for-one performances on Jan. 29 and Feb. 1. Buy through www.showpass. com. For the Peninsula Theatre shows, tickets are $26.25; buy through www.brown papertickets.com. For more about the play, check out vancouvertheatre. wixsite.com/spinetheplay. TALBOT RETURNS One of Vancouver’s fa-

vourite song-and-dance men will grace the Massey Theatre stage this spring in Royal City Musical Theatre’s Crazy forYou. The classic Gershwin musical is onstage in New Westminster April 9 to 25, with Todd Talbot as Bobby Child. For many TV viewers, Talbot may be best known as the co-host of Love it Or List itVancouver. He also has 20 years of professional acting in his background – including as a 1990s teenage

heartthrob in the Nickelorchestra and a communiodeon series Fifteen, and ap- ty that supports them. I’m pearances as George Baivery excited to work with ley in the Arts Club Theatre Valerie again and to be stepproduction of It’s aWonderping back on stage.” ful Life and Cosmo Brown Director-choreograin Arts Club’s Singin’ in the pher Easton will be joined Rain. by musical director James Many Burnaby residents Bryson, vocal director Patmay know he also has ties rick Ray and a cast of 25 to Burnaby; he finished eleperformers with a 13-piece mentary school at Lochdale orchestra. and then attendCrazy for ed high school at You is filled with Burnaby North. big dance num“When Valerie bers and classic Easton, artistic diGershwin songs rector of RCMT, – They Can’t Take approached me That Away from with an opportuMe, Someone to nity to play BobWatch Over Me and by Child in Crazy the famous showforYou, I couldn’t stopper I Got Todd Talbot possibly say no,” Rhythm. returning to stage Talbot said in a And, yes,Talbot press release. “We will be putting on have worked on many muhis tap shoes for the role. sical productions at the Tickets are on sale now. Arts Club Theatre CompaBuy through www.tickets ny over the years, and this nw.ca or call 604-521-5050. is the perfect show for her Do you have an item for to direct and choreograph; Lively City? Send arts and it’s right in her wheelhouse. entertainment ideas to Julie, RCMT does big musicals jmaclellan@burnabynow.com. beautifully; it has the perfect 1,200-seat venue, an

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Burnaby Neighbourhood House is kicking off the year with a new exhibition at its North House Art Wall. During the month of January, you can visit the Neighbourhood House north location (4908 Hastings St.) to see work by Lilly Em. “Fifteen years ago, Lilly Em landed on these unceded shores with a paint-splattered rucksack, a mouthful of stories and a clearly drawn treasure map pointing towards the perfect sun-

rise,” says an artist statement. “Of course, nothing went to plan, but plans are overrated and after countless creative translations, a menagerie of new friends and an uncertain fault line of hope, Lilly is still trying.” The exhibition includes illustrations from six unpublished books. You can check it out anytime between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, or drop in for an open house on Friday, Jan. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m.

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YEAR END CELEBRATION:

Folks of all ages turned out at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre for Mochitsuki Day celebrations on Dec. 29. The traditional end-of-year celebration gives visitors a chance to learn how mochi – a soft Japanese rice cake – is made, by pounding mashed rice with wooden mallets. Visitors also had a chance to take in drumming and martial arts demonstrations and, of course, enjoy a variety of food and treats. For more photos, see www. burnabynow.com. For more on Nikkei National Museum happenings, see www.nikkeiplace.org.. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Carling named Fortius CEO

Fortius Sport & Health in Burnaby announced that TC Carling is its next president and CEO. Carling succeeds Craig Thompson, who has held the role since shortly after the facility opened in 2013. “Over the last six years, Fortius has grown from a pioneering start-up to an internationally-recognized facility,” said Thompson. “The team has established a powerful foundation for future growth, and it is with this knowledge I have made the decision to start my next chapter. I look forward to staying on board as a senior advisor to support Fortius and TC through this transition.” Fortius Sport & Health is an integrated athlete development centre strengthened through philanthropy and focused on optimizing athlete performance for life. Situated in

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Top training centre: Fortius Sport & Health in Burnaby. The health and fitness facility has named its next president and CEO. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Burnaby, it is home to a state-of-theart fitness and performance centre, FIFA-standard turf pitch, NBA-lined gymnasium, human performance lab, multi-disciplinary sports medicine clinic, 50-room lodge and a chef-in-

spired bistro. Carling arrives at Fortius with more than 20 years’ experience at Canucks Sport & Entertainment. He worked in ever-increasing levels of responsibility, leading to his final role as executive VP, arena operations. More recently, Carling held the title of senior VP, operations at GSL Group. “It is with great enthusiasm that I assume the role of president and CEO with this dynamic and innovative company,” said Carling. “Scott Cousens’ vision together with Craig’s leadership, and the efforts and expertise of the team, have established Fortius as a global leader. I have a deep-rooted passion for our sports community and am fortunate for the opportunity to support athletes and teams as we carry Fortius’ vision forward.”

Honoured: Acting Burnaby Fire Department Captain Doug Buckoll (right) recently received the 20-year federal Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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CUTTING IN: Burnaby South’s Matthew Pineda, at right, prepares to steal the ball from Bishop O’Byrne’s Charles Ventura during Friday’s 82-73 win at the Jonathan Taylor-Legal Beagle Invitational tournament at Terry Fox Secondary. PHOTO MARIO BARTEL/TRICITY NEWS

In a game of high stakes poker, what is given away in one deal can be reclaimed in another. It’s just as true when played out on the hardwood. What the Burnaby South Rebels displayed in a rousing start at the Jonathan Taylor Legal Beagle Invitational final, the Centennial Centaurs did it and then some over the final two quarters Saturday. When the smoke from this showdown of the No. 1 vs. No. 3 provincially ranked squads cleared, the Cents retained their sheen with a well-played 66-60 triumph at Terry Fox Secondary. The takeaway from Burnaby’s vantage point was how great it have such tough competition at this stage, and how much further they want to get in their on-court consistency before next month’s playoffs. “We have to come together, get that team chemistry and not just play off of pure talent,” remarked Rebels coach Mike Bell. “We have to learn to play together. It’s still early in the season and we’re starting that peak that we need to climb, but that’s a good team we

played against.” The game’s ebb-and-flow start saw Burnaby enter the second quarter ahead 19-17, thanks to a rocketstart by Emir Krupic’s seven points in his first game since last January.While the Cents were keeping pace, the Rebels garnered a nice 12-point lead at halftime. It was a completely different scene in the second half, when Centennial outscored the Rebels 23-9 over the third quarter, and continued with the first six points of the final frame. Although Burnaby South climbed back within two points on Krupic’s layup with four minutes to play, the Coquitlam squad clamped down and took advantage of their free throws to put the win in the bank. “Completely (different half).We held them to 28 (in the first) and then they held us to 20 – that’s a good, well-coached team,” said Bell of Centennial. “We just have to come out and compete better. Even though we got the lead there in the first half, it wasn’t our best half. The second half was even worse.They came back and pushed, and we just didn’t have any push back.” The tandem of Sasha Continued on page 30

Joseph, Reynolds lead Burnaby’s 2020 sports hall class

Ice is a major factor in the lives of both Chris Joseph and Kevin Reynolds, two of the cast of 2020 Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame inductees, as announced recently. Alongside fellow athletic honouree Fred Usselman, builders Howard Hum and Steve Mawhinney, coach Dan Mattinson and the 2001 Burnaby Canadians women’s soccer team, the two skaters of different sports will enhance a well-packed Bill Copeland Sports Complex as new members of the community’s sports hall of fame. The newest group of athletic stars will be officially welcomed into the hall at its annual banquet, Feb. 27 at the Metrotown Firefighters Hall. Joseph began his dream for an NHL career in his hometown, playing much of his minor hockey at the Burnaby Winter Club. The smooth-skating defenceman

played 510 games in the National Hockey League, with his 19-year pro career taking him to the corners of North America and northern Europe. A first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Joseph tallied 39 goals and 112 assists during his time with eight different NHL teams (including the Vancouver Canucks in 1996-97 and 19992000). He was also a member of the world junior champion Canadian team in 1988. Reynolds, a Coquitlam native, found his greatest success as a figure skater through his training at Burnaby 8-Rinks under the guidance of BSHOFer Joanne McLeod and her Champs International Skating Centre of B.C. He would represent Canada at six world championships as well as the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Never shy to push the envelope, Reynolds became the first skater to land two quadruple jumps in a single program and five quads in one competition. “The skating skills of both of these spectacular athletes shone brightly on elite stages of competition, and Burnaby played a large part in their development,” remarked Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame chair Grant Granger. “The hall is proud to be inducting them and four other individuals. And then there’s the 2001 Burnaby Canadians.They pulled off what has to be one of the most dramatic championship victories ever.” The Canadians surrendered just one goal in winning three games and tying one during the leadup to the Canadian senior women’s soccer final in Ontario. After 90 minutes, Burnaby was knotted in a scoreless draw with their

New inductee: Burnaby’s Chris Joseph will be inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame next month. PHOTO

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Nova Scotia rival, followed by another 30 minutes of overtime.The title came down to penalty kicks, where the squads were deadlocked 5-5 after 10 rounds.With the goalkeepers the last to shoot, Burna-

by’s Michelle Gademans cashed in her shot, then blocked the Nova Scotia keeper’s shot to clinch the national crown. An East Burnaby product, Usselman played on a pair of Minto Cup champions, including the 1956 Mount Pleasant Legion. He would go onto the greater stardom at the senior lacrosse level with the Vancouver Burrards, as part of three Mann Cup titles. Usselman finished with 476 goals and 773 points over 12 years and would be inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1979. Behind the bench, Mattinson proved not only a wise technician but also an inspirational leader as a box lacrosse coach. Raised in the Willingdon Heights neighbourhood, Mattinson was plucked from his soccer skippering duties at the Norburn Athletic Club by Continued on page 30

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Right on track: Burnaby Speed Skating Club’s Michael Oetomo, at right, sticks close to PoCo’s Barnett Lui during their Div. 4 train-to-train meet. That would be how the pair finish. Among Burnaby skaters, Zakary Sharp and Adam Yang won their respective divisions, while Gabrielle Oetomo placed third in her Div. 1 trainto-train race. Also posting top-four results were Heath Kennett, Dylan Park and Sam Wang. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Krupic, Vujisic boost Burnaby South’s ranks

Continued from page 29 Vujisic and Krupic topped Burnaby South with 14 points each, while Justin Sunga netted 11 points. Jareb Pineda and Sunga were named to the first all-star team, while Vujisic picked up a second-team honour. A day earlier in the semifinal, the Rebels defeated host Terry Fox 81-61. Sunga counted 27 points in the win, while Vujisic, who made his season debut just a handful of games earlier after rehabbing from an

ankle injury suffered in last year’s provincials, tallied 14 points. “It’s a new year and you don’t want to be peaking yet.The loss isn’t a bad thing.We can learn a lot there from what just did there. “ Burnaby South, which maintained its undefeated record in Burnaby-New West league play with a 11152 victory over Cariboo Hill on Monday, plays in the Abbotsford Snowball tournament today (Thursday).

Learning lessons abound in January, and the Byrne Creek Bulldogs are aiming to cash in with some valuable knowledge gained at last week’s St.Thomas More senior boys Chancellor Invitational basketball tournament. The squad’s three games and 1-2 record included a pack of examples and moral victories to soothe the feelings after two straight losses. “(The players) understand that we learned a lot and we competed against some very good teams,” noted Byrne Creek coach Bal Dhillon. “There were some silver linings or moral victories in (the two losses), and when you look at it, it’s never terrible to lose in January.” Dhillon said facing such rivals as No. 1-ranked G.W. Graham and honourably mentioned Brookswood were good measuring sticks for the 3-A squad. “We obviously wanted a better result. (Brookswood’s Mason Berekoff) kind of changed the game.We did a good job zeroing in him, holding him to nine in the first three quarters and then he goes off and scores 13 in the fourth,” said Dhillon. Bobby Mabeny racked up a game-high 27 points in the loss, while Mukhtar Afadish and Adam Muhammad tallied 13 apiece.

Cablevision coach among 2020 class Continued from page 29 lacrosse builder and BSHOFer Jack Crosby to man the boxla bench. Mattinson took up the torch and coached the Burnaby Cablevision to six Minto Cups, including a three-peat from 1977 to ’79. Over 12 regular seasons behind the Burnaby bench, Mattinson’s teams posted an incredible 223-75-3 record. Hum had a passion for basketball growing up, but it was a volleyball coach at Alpha Secondary that turned

him on to volleyball.The volunteer took in one game as a referee and instantly fell for the position. Hum has officiated high-level university and collegiate matches and organized officials for international competitions. He has also served on the Volleyball BC board and with Volleyball Canada since 2014. Mawhinney, like Hum, was all about the hoop sport as a Marlborough Elementary student. By the time he attended Royal Oak junior high,

Mawhinney was refereeing the sport. He’s officiated four B.C. high school boys championship finals and two girls provincial finals.The Canadian Association of Basketball Officials presented Mawhinney its Wink Willox Award for B.C. in recognition of his service, commitment and excellence in officiating. For information or tickets ($85) to the Feb. 27 gala, email tickets09@ shaw.ca, or call Rosemary at 604-4361672.

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Housing markets across B.C. ‘stage strong recovery’ Following a slide in B.C. home sales that put total transactions across B.C. were down 10.6 per cent annually to 24,691 units in 2018 at 24.5 per cent lower than 2017, a flurry of activity in in December. It added, “Total inventory of homes for sale have the second half of 2019 meant the sales trend line for the full declined more than 10 per cent on a year-over-year basis for year virtually flattened out. two straight months.” There were 77,331 home sales on B.C.’s MLS in 2019, which The average residential resale price in B.C. in December was is just 1.5 per cent below that of 2018, according to British $755,165, an increase of 8.7 per cent from December 2018. Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) stats released January 13. While this level of activity is well below historical fullyear averages (see graph above), the levelling-off of sales suggest that the slowdown has stopped. What’s more, the late-2019 surge that offset the weak first-half sales suggests demand is returning to the market, which could push sales this year back up to long-run average levels, hinted the BCREA. “Housing markets across the province staged a strong recovery in the second half of 2019,” said BCREA chief economist Brendon Ogmundson. “This sets up 2020 to be a much more typical year than what markets have experienced recently.” December activity The association also reported on December 2019 residential resale activity across the province, which was up 48.9 per cent from December 2018 to 5,218 units. Much of this was led by Greater Vancouver, which saw home sales last month leap nearly 88 per cent year over year. The BCREA also reported that total active home listings Source: BCREA Economics

Regional variations

However, the movement in average sale prices, as well as activity itself, varied widely from region to region. The largest average price increase in December was an 18.8 per cent annual jump in the B.C. Northern board area, which includes Prince George, Prince Rupert and booming resource towns such as Kitimat. This is despite B.C. Northern’s sales total for December being the same percentage (18.8 per cent) lower than sales the same month a year earlier. B.C. Northern’s price jump was followed by South Okanagan, where prices increased 9.5 per cent year over year, and sales were 13.9 per cent higher than one year previously. Chillwack saw the next biggest average price rises, up 9.2 per cent, with sales soaring 83.9 per cent on an annual basis. Despite recent spikes in sales activity, Greater Vancouver and Victoria were the only two B.C. boards to post a lower average sale price in December 2019 compared with one year earlier. Average resale prices in the province’s biggest city and the capital were down 2.2 and 0.2 per cent respectively. For more on home sales and price activity, see the BCREA’s full report at www.bcrea.bc.ca/economics

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