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Half of checked trucks failed inspection Cornelia Naylor

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It took just 15 minutes for police conducting commercial vehicle checks in Burnaby last week to find a truck and driver that needed to be taken off the road. The driver was operating an 11,700-kilogram cargo truck unsupervised with a learner’s licence – a licence he didn’t actually have on him, according to RCMP Const. Kevin Connolly, Burnaby’s commercial vehicle enforcement officer. As for the vehicle, half the lights on the truck were burned out, and tape was holding together a crack in the frame, Connolly said. Situations like these are all too common, he said. Last year, 40% of the more than 400 commercial vehicles pulled over and checked in Burnaby had to be taken off the road because they were unsafe, according to Connolly. But he hopes a growing awareness among law enforcement agencies about the importance of commercial vehicle enforcement will translate into changes on the road. It could be a matter of life and death, according to Connolly. “When a commercial vehicle accident happens, it’s almost always bad because of the size of these vehicles,” he said. Last week, officers from 14 different law-enforcement agencies across the Lower Mainland were in Burnaby for a concerted four-day commercial vehicle enforcement blitz, with check stops set up at multiple locations each day. In total, they checked 297 vehicles and took 147 of those off the road because they were unsafe, according

TO THE POINT: An RCMP officer talks to a truck driver at a commercial vehicle check on Gaglardi Way. (Below) An engine is inspected. to Burnaby RCMP. Officers wrote tickets for 440 violations and found 347 mechanical defects. Some of the more notable violations included a truck that featured a block of wood instead of a proper passenger seat. Another truck stopped a couple days later was equipped with only a child’s booster seat for its adult passenger. During a check, Connolly said officers first check to make sure the driver is sober, properly licensed and not prohibited from driving. Officers then inspect the vehicle and ensure its cargo is properly secured. Large trucks carrying

their maximum allowable cargo weight might weigh three to four times more than the truck itself, Connolly said, and shifting cargo can flip the vehicle onto its side. “And as soon as that truck lands on its side, until gravity and friction from the road stops it, that truck is going into whatever is in its path – that could be pedestrians, that could be other cars,” Connolly said. Finally, officers check to make sure drivers have filled out all the documents they’re supposed to, including daily pre-trip inspections. Every day, drivers operat-

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ing commercial vehicles are required to run through a checklist to ensure their vehicles are in compliance before they take them out onto the road. If more of them did that, there would be less work for police, said Connolly. “They’re going to be looking for the same things that we are,” he said. Last week’s enforcement in Burnaby is one of dozens that will be held throughout the Lower Mainland this year. For Connolly, a regional approach is the way to go. “Commercial vehicle enforcement needs to be collaborative,” he said.

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Sparks fly over hiring more cops, firefighters Cornelia Naylor

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A plan to hire 20 new firefighters and four new Mounties generated the most sparks at the unveiling of the City of Burnaby’s 2020 budget last week. The proposed $812 million financial plan includes $128 million in spending on public safety and community services – the biggest slice of the pie. Coun. Colleen Jordan said she didn’t like the idea that the budget included plans to pay for new public safety positions out of the city’s “rainy day” funds, its operational and stabilization reserves. She said the jobs should be included in the budget’s base funding, a move she said would likely mean a bigger, 4.5% tax increase instead of the 3.5% increase included in the budget. “The question we have to ask ourselves is how are we going to pay for them next year because we cannot continue to use reserves year after year after year for funding what are base, permanent, full-time positions,” Jordan said. Jordan also said she was “totally opposed” to

a plan to spend $880,000 on emergency medical responder training for firefighters because medical calls to the fire department had decreased in 2018 and 2019, and the provincial government was increasing ambulance service. Pointing to the extensive spending on the fire department – which includes 20 new firefighters and six other new staff – Jordan expressed frustration that a comprehensive review of the fire department promised by the end of 2019 had not been completed before the budget presentation. “Where’s the report?” Jordan asked. “Where’s the priorities? Where’s the recommendations? I just don’t understand how we could possibly make those recommendations and go out and begin to hire people into those positions when we haven’t even seen the report and when the public hasn’t had an opportunity to see that report.” Public safety director Dave Critchley acknowledged the report had been promised before the end of last year but explained consultants working on it had fallen ill and been unable to complete it on time.

On the job: The city is looking at adding more firefighters. PHOTO NOW FILES

He promised it would be finalized by the end of the week and brought to mayor and council “appropriately.” (On Friday, Critchley told the NOW he had received a draft and the final report would be going out to council “in the coming weeks.”) Jordan also took aim at the plan to hire four more Mounties. She said that, in the last two years, the city has

agreed to fund 20 new officers but 14 of those RCMP members have yet to be delivered. “That’s half a million dollars, and we don’t know whether the 14 that are on order would have made a difference that maybe we wouldn’t have needed the extra four this year,” Jordan said. But that information is out of date, according to

Chief Supt. Deanne Burleigh, who told the NOW 16 of the 20 officers are already working in Burnaby, and the remaining four are expected to arrive in the coming months. Three other councillors spoke in support of the proposed budget. Coun. Sav Dhaliwal said policing was the last area the city should be falling behind the curve on.

He also noted it’s not unusual for the city to use “bridge funding” to pay for new positions before working them into the base budget. As for the fire service, Coun. Pietro Calendino said that department “obviously had been suffering for the last 10 years, with no increases in staffing whatsoever.” (Calendino had been chair of the public safety committee and its predecessor, the community policing committee, for at least a decade until being replaced shortly after Mayor Mike Hurley was elected in 2018.) Coun. Joe Keithley agreed the fire department had suffered for the last decade under all-Burnaby Citizens Association rule. “There’s been 10 years of neglect of the fire department by city council here in Burnaby, 10 years of not adding any firefighters when they’re supposed to be adding firefighters,” he said. “The city has grown – taller buildings, more people – so we’re playing catch-up now with the fire department and with other areas, so to me this makes sense.”

HOUSING

Proposed changes require more ‘affordable’ rentals

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If a “finalized” rental policy passes through Burnaby City Hall, new developments could be required to provide more units at an “affordable” rate. Currently, the city’s rental use zoning policy requires 20% of all units in multifamily developments in certain areas of the city to be rental housing.The city also offers greater density as an incentive for developers to make those rentals “affordable.” But city staff is proposing changes to the policy that would require the mandatory rentals be fixed at an “affordable” rate, and the increased density incentive would be offered by default. But while the mandatory rentals would be more affordable, there would likely be fewer of them. Instead of the mandatory rentals making up 20% of all units, they

would make up 20% of the original number of units allowed on the lot. Developers would also be able to apply for further density allotments in exchange for more rental units. The city is also looking at changing its definition of “affordable” rent. Instead of 20% below the average rents recorded by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, that would change to 20% below the CMHC-recorded median rents. That may seem like a nitpicky detail, but staff suggested in a report to the planning and development committee that this would provide more stability to the “affordable” rates.Whereas average rents can be swayed by anomalies, such as abnormally high or low rents, the median rent is simply the middle of the stack, regardless of what the highs and lows are.

It also would likely lower the “affordable” rents in all three CMHC-defined areas of Burnaby – Central Park/Metrotown, southeast Burnaby and north Burnaby. Depending on the area, 20% below the CMHC median would drop rents $30 to $50 per month compared to rates 20% below the CMHC average. The city is also looking at removing its vacancy control requirements, which would have limited rent increases not only during tenancies, but between tenants.The proposed change resulted from concerns by developers that vacancy controls could limit developments, particularly since the B.C. government made its rent control rules more strict. “Perhaps most importantly, the impact of vacancy control on the ability of the development community … to secure development financing, thus leading to a

low uptake of the available density, remains a concern,” planning and development director Ed Kozak wrote in a report. Kozak noted uptake on the city’s rental provisions so far has been “moderate,” citing a “tempered” real estate market, rising construction costs and “continued imbalances between local housing prices and incomes.” Instead, Kozak said the city would largely rely on the mandatory rentals to maintain affordability in the city. For rentals created through density allotments, the city is also considering a new requirement: For every market rental, the city would require one rental fixed at the CMHC median – not the “affordable” rate, but still likely below the market offerings. If council supports the new policy, staff will have to bring forward an amendment to the city’s zoning by-

Demoviction central: Proposed changes to the city’s rental policy could mean more required “affordable” rentals in developments in certain areas of Burnaby, such as Metrotown. PHOTO NOW FILES

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3.5% tax hike projected Stories by Dustin Godfrey dgodfrey@burnabynow.com

The average Burnaby home could see a property tax bill of $1,854 this summer, an increase of $65 or 3.5%. A full debate over the city’s budget won’t come until late April, with consultations planned in the meantime, but a provisional budget was presented to city council this week.The proposed financial plan offers a sense of direction for how the city will proceed this year, but it isn’t a final document. The provisional budget anticipates a combined spending increase of more than 6.1% between the cap-

ital and operating budgets, from roughly $766 million to just shy of $813 million. That would be paid for in part by a 3.5% property tax hike, along with a waterworks fee hike of 1% and a sanitary sewer fee hike of 2%, according to the provisional budget report. But those hikes wouldn’t cover the full increase in spending.This year, the city anticipates digging into its famously deep reserves, to the tune of nearly $131 million. (Another $67 million is also being put into the city’s various reserve funds.) Of the two budgets, the capital budget is currently looking like the largest jump – over 7.2% – while the operating budget increase is

looking a bit more tame at around 5.6%.That’s in part because of investments being made in new infrastructure for growing communities and maintaining existing infrastructure. Finance director Noreen Kassam told council the city has capital assets totalling $3.9 billion, a large chunk of which includes infrastructure that needs maintaining. Add onto that an estimated increase of 100,000 people expected to be living in the city in the next 20 years, and the city is investing in infrastructure to accommodate that growth. That includes several major projects, such as construction of the South Burnaby arena.

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$18M approved for pool, arena A pool and arena replacement planned for the Burnaby Lake area is edging $18 million closer to completion. But that expenditure, recently approved by city council to pay for detailed design, regulatory matters and preliminary site servicing, will only make up a small portion of the total cost of the arena and pool

replacement project, estimated at $158 million in all. The CG Brown Memorial Pool and Burnaby Lake Ice Rink were built in the early 1960s, and they “no longer (meet) today’s public expectations for civic amenities,” according to staff, and in December 2018 the city kicked off the process of planning their replacement. The two buildings make

up two-thirds of a larger aquatic centre and arena at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex, attached to the 2,000-seat Bill Copeland Sports Centre. If all goes as planned, the replacement could see construction beginning in the third quarter of 2021 and completion in the third quarter of 2024, according to the staff report.

Libraries eye cancelling overdue fees Coun. Colleen Jordan had a number of critiques of Burnaby’s proposed 2020 budget, but one change she supported was a plan to eliminate late fees for library books. According to an internal memo, cancelling overdue fees at Burnaby Public Library will mean an estimated $165,000 loss to the city’s revenues. “Small thing – $165,000 – and that will be great,”

Jordan said. “So congratulations for bringing that forward.” Part of the issue was hearing from the public that the fees have been a barrier to using the library, said chief librarian Beth Davies. “It’s not so much that people have massive fines; it’s that fear of incurring fines,” Davies said. Currently, the library has fines of 30 cents a day, and people can still take books

out if their overdue fines total $10 or less, Davies said. And the library will, in some circumstances, sit down with someone who has a larger fine to talk about waiving it. “But what we’re finding is that there’s a whole bunch of people who aren’t brave enough to come and talk to us in the first place and just stop using the library,” Davies said.

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Too many health questions are being left unanswered

Despite Health Minister Adrian Dix’s assurances that B.C. is doing more than other jurisdictions to test for potential novel coronavirus cases, we are skeptical health officials have a handle on everything. Many were complacent when we started to see the rate of the disease spread slowing in China, so it was a surprise that a woman with no contacts with China, but who travelled in Iran, had contracted the virus. The case also appeared to be a surprise to B.C.

health officials, who admitted that the case was a sentinel event. Thankfully, the 30-yearold woman took it upon herself to bring her case to the attention of authorities, even though all messaging had been directed towards people travelling from China. Now, while authorities watch for signs of a global pandemic, we wonder whether more could have been done to protect people when it was learned that students somewhere in the

Fraser Health region were in contact with the sixth coronavirus case. For now, authorities are saying, essentially, “Trust us.” People want to know what school may have been affected, but authorities are refusing to tell, saying that they need to respect people’s privacy so they will come forward if they have symptoms. Given what has gone on globally, B.C. residents aren’t so ready to trust, and the sheer fluke of catching that sixth case is not reas-

suring – apparently, it’s the result of the province having a low threshold for approving a test. What we have seen in other countries is a lack of transparency and awareness that has resulted in the spread of the virus, as has happened in South Korea and Italy, so it would seem that naming any affected schools would not so much put people at risk as provide peace of mind to the majority and offer a way to distribute information to those in the contact zone.

There are other areas where B.C. health officials are less than forthcoming, too, especially how our province is preparing for a possible pandemic this year and when the disease comes back next year, as it surely will without a vaccine ready in time. Are beds being set aside for isolation wards? Is there a transport system and equipment available for people needing ventilators? And what other initiatives are in the works? How is coronavirus dif-

ferent from the cold, flu, SARS and other respiratory ailments? And why should we be concerned? Should people stockpile food and medicine? Should businesses have plan? Are doctors willing to sign forms for people needing to explain to employers their need for quarantine? Can extended health benefits be provided for people needing to stay home until they are non-symptomatic? These are just some of the many questions health officials need to answer.

MY VIEW KRISTINE BYERS

I have faced too much sexism

March 8 is International Women’s Day, when we celebrate the achievements of women and recommit ourselves to calling out inequality and working together to forge a gender-equal world. As I think about that, four little words are carved in my mind. “We don’t hire women.” As a carpenter, I had applied for a job with a construction firm, and they had emailed me to come in for an interview. When I arrived at the company office, the human resources manager escorted me to the owner’s office and then left the room. As soon as the door was closed, the owner confided that he would never hire a woman because they are “distracting,” they’re only in construction to “find a husband,” and other asinine assertions. It was a brutal and demoralizing interaction, especially since it was the first job interview I’d managed to get after changing the name on my resumé from Kristine to Kris. I previously spent weeks pounding the pavement with no results and thought – correctly – that I was more likely to get a call back if the employer thought I was a man. As I drove home that day, I pondered a career change. Women represent less than 5% of workers in the skilled trades, and maybe I wasn’t meant to join them. Plus, if I thought finding a job was difficult, actually doing that job was fraught with its own horrifying barriers. A 2017 research report, Enhancing the Retention and Advancement ofWomen in

Trades in British Columbia, found that women are persistently harassed, bullied, excluded, discriminated against and exposed to other uncategorized “incivilities.”The report found “many troubling examples” of tradeswomen being faced with inappropriate conduct and having no recourse due to a lack of enforced workplace policies around bullying and harassment. Today, I’m happy to report that we are finally beginning to address those barriers. Strategic recruitment practices by construction unions are working. The construction crew expanding Vancouver International Airport is more than 8% women, which is almost double the national average. Meanwhile, the percentage of women getting their apprenticeship through a union training school is as high as 19%. The B.C. government’s Community Benefits construction framework, which prioritizes hiring of tradeswomen, Indigenous workers, and other underrepresented groups on certain public projects, mean women will be able to start and advance their apprenticeship in an environment free of harassment, bullying and discrimination. So while we still have a long journey ahead, there is much to celebrate this International Women’s Day. To all the women and male allies who are travelling on this road together, thank you.You have made the difference. Kristine Byers is a Red Seal carpenter and NewWestminster resident.

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Editor: In the Feb. 27 edition, page 5, there is the story about the City of Burnaby opening a climate fund. Last year, the city cut down many trees at the corner of Norland and Canada Way for a parking lot. I see they are now cutting down more trees at the corner of Deer Lake Parkway and Deer Lake Avenue, probably for more parking. There seems to be a major disconnect between what the city says and what it does. If the city wants to be the leader and show by example, they should be encouraging their staff and the public to use fewer cars, while planting more trees. There needs to be a walk-the-talk attitude, which is missing. Peter Beynon, Burnaby

Editor: Re: This Burnaby street should absolutely be closed to traffic, NOW blogs Not quite sure why Audrey Flagel is complaining after living there for only six or so years. It was a busy street way before then, when commuters would come down Duthie Avenue and scoot down Barnet Road to access Inlet to head to Port Moody. We had traffic running directly in front of our houses until Barnet Road had to be closed off for safety issues. Then came the roundabout. We weren’t too happy about that, but it has certainly helped with the traffic control – if people knew how to navigate around it. What’s worse, in my opinion, is the recent reconfiguration of Ridge at Inlet Drive. Where before, one could only turn right to head east, now the city has made that junction narrower and added a left-turn lane at the now regular traffic light (before it was a pedestrian-controlled crossing) and eliminating the gradual right lane on Inlet to allow people making a right on to Ridge more difficult to navigate. Now it’s a sharp right turn into a narrower Ridge Drive, with cars parked at the curb. Might work if you’re driving a small car, but anything larger is dangerous if a car is coming down Ridge and waiting to make a (new) left onto Ridge to head west. I wondered who came up with that idea? I can appreciate “traffic calming,” but I think they missed on this one. Has anyone from engineering tried to navigate this intersection? Unlikely. Thomas Tricarico, Burnaby

I received great care at Burnaby Hospital Editor: At the end of January, I was rushed to Burnaby Hospital by ambulance with a severely bleeding ulcer. Pretty serious, apparently. I cried, screamed, complained and hated everything that had to be done to me. However, the amount of procedures and people who helped me to recovery was mind-boggling. To each and every one of you, the firefighters, paramedics and everyone at Burnaby Hospital, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Carol Beatch, Burnaby

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To ensure the City’s priorities reﬂect those of Burnaby citizens, we want to hear from you! The City’s 2020-2024 Provisional Financial Plan was presented to Council on Februaryy 24, 2020 with a proposed property tax rate increase of 3.5%, a 2% increase in the sanitary sewer fund and a 1% increase in the waterworks utility rates. We e would like your views on the budget and, in particular, municipal services and priorities. The Plan is available for viewing on our website at burnaby..ca/ﬁnancialplan.

$57.5M

9.1% Sanitary Sewer Fund

Burnaby Council is committed to ﬁnancial, social and environmental sustainability. To ensure we achieve this goal, the City is focused on providing excellentt policing and ﬁre protection services, upgrading roads, water and sewer infrastructure, and ensuring Burnaby parks and recreation facilities meet citizen needs. In addition, we recognize the importance to Burnaby citizens of ongoing maintenance and replacement of existing City facilities. As a result, the 2020 0 operating budget of $539.5 million is focused on providing quality levels off City services and programs to the citizens of Burnaby.

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CITY-INITIATED LOCAL AREA SERVICE

The City of Burnaby intends to construct local improvement (installation of street lights) on the street described below. Annual Local Area Service charges against individual properties concerned may continue for 10 years. Property owners will have the option to make one lump sum payment the ﬁrst year billed by the property tax due date, an annual payment for 10 years at an interest rate of 3.16%, or payment of the remaining balance in any subsequent year.

The City of Burnaby intends to construct local improvement (street upgrade including road paving, curb and gutter, sidewalks, boulevard and street trees) on the street described below. Annual Local Area Service charges against individual properties concerned may continue for 15 years. Property owners will have the option to make one lump sum payment the ﬁrst year billed by the property tax due date, an annual payment for 15 years at an interest rate of 3.16%, or payment of the remaining balance in any subsequent year.

Project Number Location of Work

Total Estimated Costs

City’s Share of Total Cost

Owner’s Share of Total Cost

20-401

$95,000.00

$90,962.50 (95.75%)

$4,037.50 (4.25%)

Phillips Avenue, from Winston Street to south of 4027 Phillips Avenue

Project Number Location of Work 20-101

Total Estimated Costs

Phillips Avenue, from $2,321,000.00 Winston Street south to end of cul-de-sac

City’s Share of Total Cost

Owner’s Share of Total Cost

$2,265,063.90 (97.59%)

$55,936.10 (2.41%)

The City will deliver a local improvement petition, by Canada Post, to affected property owners. Property owners who wish to submit a petition against the local improvement (street lights) have 30 days to do so. The 30 day period commences on March 12, 2020. All petitions must be submitted by April 15, 2020 as follows:

The City will deliver a local improvement petition, by Canada Post, to affected property owners. Property owners who wish to submit a petition against the local improvement (street upgrade) have 30 days to do so. The 30 day period commences on March 12, 2020. All petitions must be submitted by April 15, 2020 as follows:

Mail E-mail (scanned) Fax In person

Office of the City Clerk, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 1M2; or clerks@burnaby.ca; or 604-294-7537; or Office of the City Clerk, Burnaby City Hall

City Council may proceed with the local improvement unless it receives sufficient petitions against the service by April 15, 2020.

Office of the City Clerk, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 1M2; or clerks@burnaby.ca; or 604-294-7537; or Office of the City Clerk, Burnaby City Hall

City Council may proceed with the local improvement unless it receives sufficient petitions against the service by April 15, 2020.

K. O’Connell, City Clerk

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City now HEALTH

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Holmes and Valery Wang have run Malay Curry House at the Crystal Mall food court successfully for three years and on Kingsway before that, but these days, they are struggling. “It’s tough,” Holmes told the NOW. “Our revenue decreased anywhere north of 80% literally.” The mall has suffered a severe decline in customers since a number of rumours were spread on Chinese-language social media sites regarding businesses there, rumours that employees had novel coronavi-

rus, or that customers had recently arrived from China and were staying in Canada because they weren’t allowed in the United States or Australia. “Friends will send me texts saying, ‘I heard this about Crystal Mall, is it true?’ I say, ‘it’s absolutely not true,’ ” Holmes said. The rumours began in December, according to Holmes, and he has been fighting them ever since. Politicians from three levels of government gathered at Crystal Mall recently to show their support for businesses there, to have lunch and tour the shopping plaza that has been at the centre

of online rumours since the onset of novel coronavirus. The rumours have cost Holmes’ business significantly. He’s lost $15,000 to $20,000 in revenue per month, he said. “I can barely pay our rent. I’m paying out of my pocket for my labour, for my sous chef,” he said, adding his wife runs the front. “As much as we’re prepared, it’s a hit, regardless.” Holmes and Valery require those working at the restaurant to wear masks. “So when clients come over, they have peace of mind,” he said. “There’s a psychological effect.” The restaurant also keeps

the curtain to the kitchen open, so customers can see its a clean operation, and it also undergoes regular inspections. One problem for restauranteurs is that there isn’t an opportunity to recoup losses by catching up, as is possible in manufacturing, Holmes pointed out. “You can’t ask people to eat six meals a day afterwards.They still eat three meals a day,” he said. While they hope things will clear up, the Wangs know it won’t happen quickly.Two months ago, Holmes told Valery, “We have enough to last six to eight months, we’ll be OK.”

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hold Friday because a worker at the site presented with a fever Thursday, according to ITC Construction Group communications director Meenu Bakshi. The worker received medical attention and his case was referred to public health officials, according to

Bakshi. ITC has since gotten confirmation from medical authorities that the worker does not have the deadly virus, she said. “The worker is safely resting at home and the project site is fully operational,” she said.

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PARCEL TAX ROLL REVIEW PANEL PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Burnaby Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will meet on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby BC at 4pm. The purpose of the panel is to approve new charges for Sewer Parcel and Local Area Service Taxes in 2020. Property owners who provide advance written notice to the panel are given the opportunity to appeal against the Local Area Services Frontage and Sewer Parcel tax assessments for 2020.

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All impacted property owners will receive written notiﬁcation of their assessment prior to this meeting. To have your appeal considered by the Panel, written notice outlining the reason(s) must be made by Monday, March 9, 2020 at 4pm to: Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel c/o Tax Office 4949 Canada Way Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2 Phone: 604-294-7350 Email: revenueservices@burnaby.ca

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Communitynow New public art pays tribute to Burnaby’s history Julie MacLellan

jmaclellan@burnabynow.com

The bronze horse looking out over the corner of Kingsway and Edmonds is far from your usual equestrian statue. It’s neither a noble steed bearing royalty nor a victorious warhorse carrying the triumphant general. It’s an old horse with a sway back, caught in the act of dropping to the ground for a rest. It still wears its yoke, a sign of the work it has done for years, logging the wilderness that used to occupy the very ground on which it sits. Ken Lum stands next to the statue, rubbing the yoke with his fingers – an act he hopes will become the “good luck” touch for visitors who will cross paths with his art in the years to come. The Retired Draft Horse and the Last Pulled Log is a new piece of public art, commissioned by Cressey Development Group and newly installed in the plaza at the new Kings Crossing development site. (An official unveiling ceremony was held Monday, March 2.) “I wanted it to evoke a past but also to address today. I didn’t want it to be about just what we have lost,” Lum says. Rather, he says, he sees the work as an allegory that may speak to progress and change in the city and spur

reflection of what we have built out of the wooded land that used to occupy this urban space. The internationally acclaimed artist, born and raised in East Van, is most known in Vancouver as the creator of the East Van cross, formally known as the Monument to East Vancouver. Lum, who’s now serving as the chair of fine arts at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design in Philadelphia, was back in the Lower Mainland for a few days for the launch of his new book, Everything is Relevant:Writings on Art and Life 1991-2018 – and,

Equestrian statues are really symbols of power, but this is a beast of burden.

of course, for the installation of his new sculpture in Burnaby. Lum’s quest to conceive a sculpture based on Burnaby’s history led him to a search of historical photographs, inspiring several ideas that he discarded for various reasons. Lakes and woods? Too romantic. The old Interurban tram? No, now we have SkyTrain.

Welcome to Burnaby: Local dignitaries gather at an official unveiling event on Monday, March 2. PHOTO BOKURIA CREATIVE

Mid-century architecture? No, an architecture-inspired piece seemed the wrong fit for the development. Delving into Burnaby’s labour history gave him a few more ideas. He considered the donkey engines they used to use in logging, which he notes had an interesting modernist shape. Then he hit upon the horses. He was familiar with the massive Percherons and Clydesdales who hauled giant wagonloads of produce down to the Fraser River for shipment out to English Bay and beyond. But Lum didn’t hit upon the final design for his statue until he happened, by chance, to see a picture on the Internet of a sitting horse. “I thought, ‘I didn’t know horses sat,’ ” he says. As it turns out, they don’t; sitting is an unnatural action for a horse, and it only happens for a moment while the animal is transitioning from standing to lying down, or vice versa. Lum liked the idea of a sitting horse who would “stand sentinel” at the busy intersection, looking out at traffic. The piece evokes the history of equestrian statuary, Lum notes, but completely turns it on its head. “Equestrian statues are really symbols of power, but this is a beast of burden,” he says, noting it’s an obviously older horse, wearing a yoke. “It’s not about the upper classes. It’s about the labouring classes.” Lum says that fits well with Burnaby’s history, which has been strongly working-class, and with its present.The artist, who was born in Vancouver in 1956, says the Edmonds neighbourhood now reminds him very much of the East Vancouver he grew up in, with its multi-ethnic shops and restaurants. “Burnaby is more like East Van to me than East Van is these days,” he says. In keeping with the terms

LOOKING BACK: Artist Ken Lum with The Retired Draft Horse and the Last Pulled Log, a new piece of public art at the Kings Crossing development at Edmonds and Kingsway. PHOTO JULIE MACLELLAN

of the art the developer wanted – to occupy two separate locations at two separate entrances to the building – Lum created a second part to the piece: the large log, with chain, that the horse has now finished pulling.That piece will be on the Edmonds Street side of the development. The entire work, which Lum first modelled in clay and then scaled up (a pro-

cess that’s much easier now than it used to be, he notes, since everything can now be done digitally), took about a year in creation from initial conceptual drawings to the finished product in bronze. Watching over the installation of the work last Thursday and Friday, Lum was happy to see people already stopping to check out the work and take pictures of it.

A plaque that will be installed next to the work will give its title and Lum’s name – but it won’t, Lum says, tell them what they should think of it or how they should interpret it. “I don’t like directions that tell people how to read the work,” he says. “I want them to enjoy it, and I want them to hopefully think about its meaning.”

Local residents nominated for Women of Distinction Awards Four women from Burnaby are among the contenders for Women of Distinction Awards with the YWCA’s Metro Vancouver branch. Burnaby’s nominees for this year the 37th year of the awards, are Antonia Beck,

executive director of Burnaby Neighbourhood House (nominated in the community champion category); Joelle Bradley, a Royal Columbian Hospital doctor (health and wellness category);Theresa Burley, Canada research chair and eq-

uity in research lead at SFU (education, training and development); and Minerva CEO Tina Strehlke (nonprofit). There are eight other award categories, and nominees are also eligible for the Connecting the Commu-

nity Award,YWCA Metro Vancouver said. For that award, nominees are expected to pick aYWCA program area they’re interested in and use social media to promote votes for that issue between March 4 and April 24.The

nominee with the most votes will win the award and Scotiabank will donate $10,000 to their selected program area. Winners will be announced at an awards dinner on May 11.Tickets can be bought for $285 (early-

bird) or $315 (regular) online at ywcavan.org/tickets. There have been more than 320 award recipients and 1,875 nominees since the awards began in 1984, according toYWCA.

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Communitynow Burnaby backs call for free contraceptives for women Dustin Godfrey

dgodfrey@burnabynow.com

Burnaby city council is backing a growing movement calling for the province to offer free prescription contraceptives to women. The push is coming from AccessBC, a group fighting for free access to prescription contraceptives. “We believe prescription contraception is a right, not a luxury,” reads the group’s website, which pegs the cost of intrauterine devices

(IUD) at $75 to $380, pills at $20 per month and hormone injections at $180 per year. By contrast, contraceptives targeted to men, like condoms or vasectomies, are “available at low cost, no cost or are covered by B.C.’s medical services plan, according to a resolution council intends to back at the Lower Mainland Local Government Association this year. “Cost is a significant barrier to people accessing contraception, particularly to

people with low incomes, youth, and people from marginalized communities,” reads the resolution. “Providing free prescription contraception has been shown to improve health outcomes for parents and infants by reducing the risks associated with unintended pregnancy and is likely to reduce direct medical costs on the provincial health system.” According to a staff report, Nazanin Moghadami, a member of AccessBC spoke to the City of Victo-

ria, and that city’s council adopted a similar resolution. Vancouver’s city council passed a similar motion on

to its standing finance committee, which heard from speakers on the issue last week and continued to hear

from speakers on Tuesday this week.

EVENTS

I Heart Tulips display returns to Metropolis at Metrotown Spring has sprung in Burnaby’s biggest mall with the arrival of tulips. A lot of them. How many tulips? Oh, about 14,000 of them for the second I Heart Tulips event. But they are only on display for one day – March 7 – so you need to make sure you stop by Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby to get your photo taken with them. “Arranged in multiple heart shapes, the multi-coloured tulips will be on display for one day only,” says a news release. Visitors to Burnaby’s famous shopping destination will have the opportunity to view the full display of tulips from all three levels of the mall, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. For the rest of the day, the tulips will be available for picking, at a cost of eight stems for $5 or 20 stems for $10. Proceeds will go to Variety – the Children’s Charity, which has been providing direct help to B.C. children with special needs for more than 50 years. The event was created by Kate Onos-Gilbert and Davy Onos from Onos Greenhouses Ltd. and founders of Tulips of the Valley – the company behind the enormously popular Chilliwack Tulip Festival (established 2006) and the Chilliwack Sunflower Festival (established 2018), which take place in the Fraser Valley each year. I Heart Tulips will also feature various photo opportunities and pose-worthy selfie locations, includ-

Spring Fling Sock Hop Floral bounty: Frances Leigh selects some tulips at Metropolis at Metrotown in 2019. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER, NOW FILES

ing life-sized photo frames, a replica mini flower stand, and an adorable tulip-filled baby carriage. Keepsake Polaroids will be available for an additional donation, with all proceeds going to Variety – the Children’s Charity. “I was overwhelmed by the success of the first I Heart Tulips event in 2019,”

said Onos-Gilbert, in a news release. “I look forward to delighting visitors of Metropolis at Metrotown once again this year. And, of course, I’m honoured that Variety will again benefit from the proceeds of the event — they’re a cause that has long been close to my heart.”

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GET AN EARLY TASTE OF SPRING at the th h I Heart Tuli lips i event this Saturday at Metr tropolis r at Metr trotown r wn. n An n “aweinspiring” install llation l of 14,000 live lii tulips wil wiillll be on full lll display from 10 to 11 a.m., before they go on sale for eight stems for $5 or 20 stems for $10. Proceeds go to chil ildren’s l charity ty y Variety ty. y

Tell-tale signs of spring this weekend in Burnaby

HEAR ABOUT THE IMPACT OF COLONIALISM AND PATRIARCHY on Indigenous communities at an International Women’s Day talk at the Bob Prittie Metrotown library. Deni Paquette, a Métis elder, educator and facilitator will lead with a talk before a discussion on how stereotypes have affected Indigenous women.

SIP SOME JAPANESE TEA in an authentic setting in a tea gathering at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (6688 Southoaks Cres.) as part of the 2020 Vancouver Tea Festival. Participants will be served a bowl of

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND Dustin Godfrey

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matcha tea and Japanese sweets. Admission is $15. Tickets can be bought online at eventbrite.ca.

LEARN ABOUT IMPLICIT BIAS at this free talk at SFU’s Burnaby campus. “So you think

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you’re ‘woke-ish’?” asks promotional material for the event, titled How I Met My Bias, adding our subconscious decisions “might not be as innocent as we think.”The talk is happening from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Global Student Centre at 8888 University Drive. Register ahead at eventbrite.ca.

CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS BACK on Sunday and bask in that extra bit of sunlight at the end of the day.This is a free one for the whole family to enjoy. Maybe you’ve been growing weary of the dark skies by the time you’re home from work or school, but all of that is changing this weekend!

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Communitynow Student petition protests transfer of principal Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

There are school principals the world could do without – Seymour Skinner, Agatha Trunchbull and other caricatures on TV and in movies – but Burnaby principal Kurt Gurney is not one of those, according to students and staff who’ve signed a petition to protest his transfer away from École Brantford Elementary. “I like him a lot because my dad, he got diagnosed with a brain tumour, and (Mr. Gurney) was always there with me and he was always by my side,” said Grade 7 student Alexandra (Alee) Moreno, who started the petition. Gurney has been Alee’s principal for four years, she said, and he’s helped her get through some tough times and encouraged her to get involved in writing contests and supported her karate. To illustrate how much her principal means to her, Alee’s dad, Alex Moreno, said she was considering giving him one of the karate gold medals she recently won at the B.C.Winter

Games. Alee started the petition after school on Thursday, the day Gurney announced to students he was being transferred to Forest Grove Elementary in April. “She was very emotional so we supported her,” said Alee’s mom, Madelaine. Within an hour, the petition, which calls on the school district to hold off on the transfer till the end of the school year, had 126 signatures from students and some staff. Parents are very upset by the move, according to Madelaine, an active volunteer at the school. Madelaine has also written a letter to the school board. “They should put the interest of our children first, not the interest of the administration,” she said. In an email to parents Wednesday, Gurney said he was being transferred because of a retirement. Kinder Jones, Forest Grove’s current principal is retiring at the end of March, according to an email to parents at that school last Friday. Brantford parents don’t

know why Gurney has to be the one to fill the post. “They might have a very good reason,” Alex said, “but actually we don’t know. It would be nice if they just communicate to us so maybe we understand.” School board chair Gary Wong said Alee’s petition “speaks to the power of an educator in a student’s life,” but that the district was faced with a retirement during the school year and needed to fill the post. “We appreciate Mr. Gurney will be greatly missed at Brantford – he has done an exemplary job, and will bring his skills to his new school,”Wong said in an emailed statement. “The principal coming to Brantford is experienced and will be a wonderful addition to the school. As they get to know her, we hope the community becomes equally attached to their new principal.” That’s cold comfort to Alee, who had hoped to finish her last year at Brantford with “a nice principal that knows (her).” “I think it’s an unfair decision,” she said.

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Burnaby NOW nominated for three provincial awards Your hometown community newspaper, the Burnaby NOW, has been nominated for three awards in a prestigious provincial community newspaper competition. The NOW is a finalist in the general excellence category for our circulation size in the Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards. These awards look at every aspect of a community

Speaking out: Grade 7 student Alee Moreno holds a petition she started to stop the transfer of her principal, Kurt Gurney, more than halfway through the school year. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

newspaper, from the stories to the photography to the design to the advertising. “I’m extremely proud of our entire team for their incredible work,” said NOW publisher Lara Graham. “It takes a lot of talented people to put together a community newspaper and our staff work so hard each and every day.” The NOW has also been nominated for best story in

the arts and culture writing category for the feature Smash the State – by Kelvin Gawley – a look at how Burnaby punk rock musician Joe Keithley went from fighting the man to earning a seat on city council. The NOW is also nominated for best sports photo for a timeless pic from a Burnaby soccer game taken by Jennifer Gauthier.

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After bitter months of snow and rain, I am excited for March and a glimpse of spring. Now that I can leave the house without bringing a scarf or mittens, this is an excellent opportunity to revive my new year’s resolutions that I have been neglecting due to inclement weather. I look forward to waking up to bright sunshine beaming through my curtains, and double-digit temperatures, as well as new motivation. One of my resolutions this year is to try a new hairstyle. Maybe a shorter hairdo or even a new hair color? With all the excitement of snipping sounds and laughter coming from Ritu’s Hair & Beauty Salon (4098 Hastings St.), I may have to use her services as a way to “snip” out one of my resolutions and rock my new hairstyle. In addition, there are plenty of other salons worth checking out on the Heights. To name a few, Head Waze Hair and Skin Studio (3902 Hastings St.), Evolution Beauty Salon (105-3939 Hastings St.), and Syren Hair Culture (4017 Hastings St.) can also help you achieve the look you want. With warmer seasons poised to begin, I am excited

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to explore new activities. Finding a hobby will help you feel more content and fulfilled. If you are looking for a unique pastime, stop by Mountain Gems (4611 Hastings St.) and drop into a silversmithing class. After completing it, you will be able to manipulate sterling silver into different types of jewelry. If you are looking for an essential and delicious hobby, Posh Pantry (4548 Hastings St.) offers cooking classes for all ages. Whether you live at home or live alone, cooking is a vital skill to have. If you are experienced or looking to improve your cooking skills, come drop by Posh Pantry and satisfy your cravings. And just because it is spring break for kids in a couple of weeks doesn’t mean parents can’t have fun, as well! After you drop off your little ones

at the 4Cats Arts Studio (4676 Hastings St.) spring break camp, stop by Modo Yoga (4701 Hastings St.) or Live Well Yoga (4747 Hastings St.) across the street. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced student, hitting up a session will definitely help with your fitness goals! Training our mind and body is the key to a healthy life. It is never too late to refresh your new year’s resolution. After all, “A year from now, you will have wished you started today.” – Karen Lamb For a list of merchants, see www.burnabyheights.com. Stay updated with what goes on in our neighbourhood via Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @burnabyheights. Bonnie Ma is the spring 2020 marketing assistant at the Heights Merchants Association.

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Casey looks over Van Pet Food, Supplies and Grooming, surveying his territory. According to store manager Tamara Gillis, the gray cat is in charge – or at least he thinks he is. Casey was adopted from Action for Animals in Distress Society animal rescue nine years ago, according to Gillis. “He’s really good because we have front and back doors and we have them open all summer, and he never leaves,” she said, adding he’s trained certain customers to give him treats. “If they forget he actually

goes up to them and taps them,” she said. “He’s quite part of the store.” People who are looking for their own feline friend can come to the store on Saturday, March 7 from noon to 3 p.m., on Action for Animals Adoption Day. Action for Animals volunteers will be on hand at the store, along with a couple of friendly cats, Gillis said. “It has to be the cats that won’t get stressed out being swarmed by people,” she said, adding the volunteers have photos and information on other cats the society has up for adoption as well. Van Pet has been working with Action for Animals to get cats ad-

opted for more than 10 years, according to Gillis. “After we were here for a little while we wanted to give back to the community and we reached out to the rescue groups and connected with Action for Animals,” she said. Gillis and store owners Paul and Esther Lee like the values of Action for Animals, which is why

they’ve partnered with them on these events. They have a senior cats for seniors program, and they take in a lot of black cats, Gillis said. “A lot of places want young cats because they’re easier to rehome but Action for Animals takes all ages and colours,” she said. “So that helps.” It’s also a very lean opera-

tion, with the only cost the society’s vehicle and maintenance costs, Gillis said. “The money all goes to the animals, which is nice, which is one of the reasons we partnered with them,” she said. Van Pet covers the cost of food and supplies such as cat litter for the adoption events, so the only cost the society has is veterinarian fees, according to Gillis. They ask that adoption fees be paid with cash or cheque, which goes directly to the society. Fees vary depending on the age of the cat. The store has helped Action for Animals adopt out countless cats, sometimes 60 to 70 per year, Gillis said. Action for Animals is also looking for volunteers, and is located in Burnaby. They can be contacted at actionforanimals.net. The store is holding another event this month, Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, March 28. Everything in the store will be 10 to 25% off, according to Gillis, and there will be contest giveaways and more. The store is located at 4111 Hastings St.

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Communitynow Speed bumps at all schools not feasible: city engineer Cornelia Naylor

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Installing speed humps on streets around Burnaby schools and extending the city’s school zone speed limit hours would be a complicated undertaking, according to the city’s assistant director of engineering. Last fall, school trustees Bill Brassington and Jen Mezei asked the city’s traffic safety committee to create an inventory of exist-

ing speed humps around schools and identify places where more might be installed. The two trustees also requested the city work with the school district to extend the hours of school-zone speed limits to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. The request was prompted by reports of a city initiative to install speed bumps on streets around community parks. “In many cases, commu-

nity parks adjoin our school sites,” stated a letter from the school board to the city. “However, there are schools sites that will not be included in the City of Burnaby initiative, which the board believes should be reviewed.” At the traffic safety committee, Brassington and Mezei cited results from a BCAA School Zone Safety Survey, which highlighted persistent speeding problems in B.C. school zones.

As for extending school zone speed limit times, Brassington and Mezei pointed out that more Burnaby schools are now being used for activities outside of regular school hours. The traffic safety committee directed staff to look into their request. Assistant director of engineering Doug Louie said staff has yet to start working on it but he anticipated a number of obstacles. “The first one is going to

be the classification of the street,” he told the NOW. “If a high school’s adjacent to a major street, let’s say Hastings, we’re not going to be putting speed bumps on Hastings.” Classifications are part of the city’s master transportation plan, Louie said, and they could be changed but that would require council approval. “We have to maintain some semblance of a good road network for regional as

well as for local travel,” Louie said. When it comes to extending school zone speed limit hours, Louie said the city needs to consider the implications for drivers moving across MetroVancouver. “We need to make this consistent and clear, so whether you drive inVancouver or Richmond or Coquitlam, you want to have similar rules and regulations because people will get confused,” he said.

Byrne Creek student earns a $100,000 Loran scholarship Cornelia Naylor

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A Burnaby student has earned a $100,000 scholarship designed to foster integrity, courage, grit and personal autonomy. Byrne Creek Community School Grade 12 student Giovanni Ferraresso was one of 36 students from across Canada picked out of 5,194 applicants to receive the Loran Award.

The Loran ed the scholarship Scholars Foundain Toronto earlier tion prides itself on this month. running “the most Ferraresso is comprehensive and vice-president of thorough scholarthe Byrne Creek ship selection prostudent council, cess in Canada,” which organizes and Ferraresso and an annual hamper the other winners drive for low-inwere interviewed come families durGiovanni Ferraresso or assessed by up ing the holidays. scholarship winner to 12 different peoHe is also co-presple over the course of three ident of his school’s robotmonths before being award- ics club and designs free

STEM camps for elementary school students. When he’s not doing that, he plays and coaches lacrosse and works as a swim instructor and lifeguard. Loran Scholars get an annual stipend of $10,000 and a matching tuition waiver at one of the foundation’s 25 partner universities, access to $10,000 in funding for summer internships, one-on-one mentorship, and annual retreats and scholar

gatherings. OVERCOMING ADVERSITY Five Burnaby students who’ve overcome adversity are getting a $5,000 leg up to help pay for university. The Horatio Alger Association of Canada is a charitable organization that awards need-based scholarships to deserving high school students who have overcome adversity and are seeking a university education.

Out of 170 awards across Canada this year, five went to Burnaby students: Alpha Secondary students Siripith Mingchuar and Malaika Sahukhan, Burnaby North Secondary’s Jody Tao, Cariboo Hill Secondary’s Soniya Huda and Moscrop Secondary’s Abedah Siddiqui. Besides granting them each $5,000, the awards program also mentors its scholars and encourages them to help others.

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Communitynow COVID-19 anxiety is spreading faster than the virus DavidicusWong HEALTHWISE

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The spread of COVID-19 around the world and the few new cases in Canada and B.C. have created an epidemic of anxiety. Though I have not seen any suspected cases in my office, I have treated many patients with overwhelming anxiety related to the news. Anxiety is an essential and valuable emotion.We are all here because our ancestors had a sufficient level of anxiety to survive. If humans had no anxiety, we wouldn’t plan ahead and store food, recognize danger and run from predators. Here are four things you need to know about anxiety. 1. RECOGNIZE WHEN ANXIETY IS A PROBLEM. Excessive anxiety is too much of a good thing. Appropriate worry is helpful, but when your alarm sensitivity is set too low, you’ll be reacting to anxiety symptoms so much that you can’t get on with your day. Excessive anxiety can hold us back from doing what we need to do, moving forward, reaching out and giving our best to the world. Social anxiety can prevent us meeting new people, expressing ourselves or performing at work or school. Generalized anxiety – wor-

rying about many different things – can preoccupy our thoughts and prevent us from enjoying life itself. Panic attacks can produce disabling physical symptoms, such as a racing heart and shortness of breath. 2. YOUR THOUGHTS MATTER. According to the cognitive therapy model, our emotions shade our thoughts and our thoughts can shape our emotions.When we are anxious, we underestimate our abilities and resources and overestimate danger and challenge. Common cognitive or thought distortions with anxiety include overgeneralizing, catastrophic thinking (imagining the worst-case scenario), black-and-white thinking (not seeing the shades of grey) and jumping to conclusions. 3. RECOGNIZE WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL We have to accept what we can’t control but recognize what we can.With respect to COVID-19, get the facts and don’t be stressed by rumours. Go straight to reliable sources of information including the latest from the BC Centre for Disease Control (bccdc.ca) and Health Canada,Vancouver Coastal Health (vch. ca) and Fraser Health (fraserhealth.ca). Do what you can to re-

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Talk to your family physician or a counsellor. Anxiety BC (anxietybc.ca) is a non-profit organization with many free resources.You can also find helpful information from the Canadian Mental Health Association (cmha.bc.ca). For children and families, contact Cameray Child and Family Services (cameray.ca). For children, BC Children’s Hospital has the Kelty Men-

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When someone becomes a parent, there is no instruction manual that comes with the baby. There are parenting books, parenting blogs and parenting advice that comes from everyone you know. Now, you can get some solid parenting guidance all in one place on a single day. On Saturday, March 7, Burnaby Family Life will

hold the city’s first conference dedicated to parenting. Experts will present on anxiety, brain development and how to promote it, nutrition for thriving bodies, smart screen habits, relationships and attachment, and parenting with Indigenous perspective. “Our team works every day with families and parents are asking for and prac-

tical information to help keep families connected,” said Michel Pouliot, executive director at Burnaby Family Life. “This event is about answering those questions, and helping families learn about the resources available to them.” The event will also include Burnaby MLA Katrina Chen, who also happens to be the minister of

state for child care. “The support and resources Burnaby Family Life provides for children and families in B.C. is lifechanging,” said Chen. “Supporting families is also a key aspect of our Childcare BC Plan which provides children with inclusive learning and development opportunities and parents with the resources to raise healthy,

confident children.” Chen will deliver a keynote morning address, followed by plenary and concurrent sessions with expert speakers. PLE2020 will be held at Byrne Creek Community School. Register at www. bflgrowscommunity.org. Subsidies are available for families in need, and on-site, low-cost child-minding ser-

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Business now Burnaby company wins Small Business BC Award Janaya Fuller Evans

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The cofounders of Elevate Ultimate are used to winning on the field, but recently they took to the stage for a different kind of victory. The Burnaby company, run by Danie Proby and Ari Nitikman, won the Best Youth Entrepreneur Award at the Small Business BC Awards on Feb. 21. “We got very amped, we basically danced all the way up to the stage,” Proby said of the awards night. “We were up against really stiff competition, we saw a lot of the other companies and we really like what they’re doing.” The youth-run companies are doing things that

are good for the world around them, she added. “We were really honoured and pumped, I was on Cloud 9 the whole night,” Proby said. “It’s very validating.” Proby and Nitikman started their Ultimate Frisbee company in 2016 and launched its first program in 2017, she said.The programs teach Ultimate Frisbee to kids ranging from age six to 19. They run in-school programs, out-of-school programs, and they also have travel teams, high school academy and leadership programs, Proby added. Both Proby and Nitikman are experienced athletes and have been in the sport for 10 years each, she said.

“We’ve both represented Team Canada and coached Team Canada Under 20,” Proby said, adding she played at the University of Victoria and Nitikman played on the National Team Under 24. Proby has a degree in education and was teaching and coaching when Nitikman approached her about starting a company together. “It took some convincing but I said yes,” she said. The programs have been doubling in size every year since they started, according to Proby. Running a successful business venture takes both passion and humility, she said. “If your heart is there and you believe in it and your

‘why’ is solid, nothing really can stop you if you’re willing to go in with an open mind and you’re willing to receive hard feedback and implement it,” she said. And both Proby and Nitikman are very passionate about Ultimate Frisbee. “As a player I learned so much about myself and what I need out of a community from playing Ultimate. It’s always felt like a duty to get more people to experience what I was able to experience,” she said. “Bringing it to more people has always been an important part of what we do.” The company is expanding its programs to Surrey, Richmond and North Vancouver this spring/summer season, according to Proby. “Our goal is to create an

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it’s very different from other sports.” To learn more about Ultimate and the programs Elevate Ultimate offers, go to elevateultimate.com.

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Coast Capital Savings supports Take a Hike Foundation programs Janaya Fuller-Evans

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Jared Miller wasn’t even thinking about the fact that Juno Award nominations were going to be announced that day. He was in Winnipeg, anxiously awaiting the rehearsal of his new piano concerto – a work that was commissioned by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and was to be performed, with pianist Sara Davis Buechner, as part of the orchestra’s New Music Festival. Miller had five or so minutes before his piece would be on when he got a text from his Dad, Stephen, telling him to turn on CBC. He texted back: I can’t, I’m in rehearsal, why? His Dad replied: Because you’re going to the Junos. “I said I didn’t believe him,” Miller recalls with a laugh. “He sent me a photo of my headshot on the TV, and I still didn’t believe him for some reason. I started to get notifications on my phone and on Facebook of people congratulating me, and I knew it was for real. “My phone was just blowing up. It was buzzing every two seconds.” The 31-year-old composer, who hails from Burnaby, is one of five nominees in the running for Classical Composition of theYear for his work Under Sea,Above Sky – a work commissioned by the NationalYouth Orchestra of Canada for its 2019 tour. On the phone from NewYork City, where he now lives, Miller is still overflowing with enthusiasm about that January afternoon when he learned of his first Juno nomination. Under Sea,Above Sky has since been broadcast on a few radio stations, and Miller has fielded a

few calls from orchestras about the possibility of performing it (though nothing has yet been confirmed). The Juno nomination is another addition to the resume Miller has been steadily building since 2009, when the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra commissioned him to write a piece in celebration of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. That piece, 2010 Traffic Jam, was performed by the VSO for its Symphony in the Park concert at Deer Lake Park, right here in Burnaby, in the summer of 2010. “That piece, much to my surprise and delight, is still getting played,” Miller says. Miller, who did his undergraduate work at UBC, has been in NewYork City for seven years now. He earned his master’s degree at the prestigious Juilliard School, then his doctorate of musical arts in 2017. Miller is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, born in the States but having spent his life from the age of one to 18 in Burnaby. He attended Gilmore Community School and then Alpha Secondary, where he graduated in 2006, and pursued music throughout those years. He started taking piano lessons and writing music at age seven. “I was always into music. I took piano lessons growing up and was really seriously into piano for a while,” he says. It was his Grade 9 year, he says, when he decided that music was really what he wanted to do. In Grade 8, he’d been thinking of quitting piano, and he stepped away for a break. “But I really, really missed it that year, deeply missed it, so I started up again in Grade 9,” he recalls. “I guess I came back with

a little more fire and a renewed passion.” Miller is grateful to his parents for supporting his desire to study music and for insisting that he also learn to teach music along the way. “They were very aware of the realities of being an artist and how challenging that could be,” he says, noting he started teaching at the age of 14 or so. “I actually now really love teaching. I’ve had opportunities when I could have given up on my teaching, … but I chose not to because I need that sort of variety in my life.” These days, he balances his work as a composer – working on commissions from a variety of orchestras and ensembles – with his work as a teacher. He teaches piano, composition and music theory, mostly to adults but also to a few gifted young people. “I’ve had such amazing teachers in my life who have given so much to me that I want to pass that on, as well, in the spirit of generosity,” he says. Plus, he says, teaching helps to keep him grounded and gives him a chance to interact with people. “I’m definitely more of an extrovert, and composition is definitely more of a reclusive, introverted activity,” he says with a laugh. His current composing project is a piano trio, which he’s writing as one of five finalists in the Graham Sommer Competition forYoung Composers.The work – for piano, violin and cello – will be premiered at McGill University this September. “It’s a really interesting challenge for me, after writing a few orchestral pieces in a row, to write for an ensemble more limited in size and in variety,” Miller notes.

Nominee: Jared Miller, seen at the 2019 SOCAN Young Composer Awards, is up for a Juno for Classical Composition of the Year. PHOTO EUGENE ASTAPOV, CONTRIBUTED

In the shorter term, he’s looking forward to jetting off to Saskatoon, where the Juno Award festivities will be underway from March 12 to 15. “I’m not even really expecting to win, because there’s some really, really amazing people in my category who’ve written some really just awesome pieces,” he says. “It’s just such an honour to be included amongst them.” He’s looking forward to getting

more acquainted with Canada’s non-classical music scene – which he admits he hasn’t really kept abreast of since moving to the States – and to meet and mingle with musicians of all kinds. “Being in a room with so many talented musicians all at the same time is a very rare opportunity. I think it’ll be a very, very incredible experience,” Miller says. “It’s going to be such a great weekend regardless of the results.”

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A Burnaby actor is in the midst of the mayhem for a night featuring all of Shakespeare’s plays. Yep, all of them. The CompleteWorks ofWilliam Shakespeare (Abridged) is onstage until March 14 at the Havana Theatre, courtesy of Alchemy Theatre. It features three actors weaving their way through all 37 of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in 97 minutes. Burnaby’s Alyssa Hanson-Smith is one of them, alongside Andrew Lynch and Richard Wiens. It’s directed by Matthew Davenport. “Alchemy’s (albeit tongue-in-cheek) New Year’s resolution was to perform all of Shakespeare’s complete works in one year, until we realized that there were 37 plays, 1,122 roles and another 154 sonnets. So we compromised and here we are, condensing all of them into one night with only three actors,” Davenport said in a press release. “But seriously, we love this show because part of our mission has always been to make Shakespeare accessible to everyone and easily understood.This show does all of that, and it makes us laugh.What more could one want in a night of theatre?” The CompleteWorks ofWilliam Shakespeare (Abridged) is the brainchild of Adam

Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, founding members of the Reduced Shakespeare Company. It was first performed in 1987 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has since become a favourite around the globe. And even if you’ve seen it before, every show is different – actors are encouraged to improvise and update the script as they go. So Alchemy Theatre promises you can expect a bevy of pop-culture and contemporary references, from Sonic the Hedgehog to Justin Trudeau. You can catch this local production from March 4 to 7 and March 11 to 14 at the Havana, 1212 Commercial Dr.Tickets are $20 (plus fees), available online at www.alchemytheatre.ca. SCHOOL COMEDY If you’ve ever sat through a dysfunctional family holiday dinner – and who hasn’t? – you’ll enjoy this upcoming outing from the St.Thomas More Collegiate drama department. The school is staging InLaws, Outlaws, and Other People (That Should be Shot), onstage at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts March 5, 6 and 7. A school event posting notes that playwright Steve Franco’s feel-good comedy features “wacky in-laws, a pair of robbers and a delectable holiday ham,” as the audience spends a hilarious Christmas Eve dinner with

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pictures. Check out www.burnaby artgallery.ca for the full fall/ winter program brochure for more details. FAMILY FILMS Here’s another one for the parents eyeing those two long weeks of spring break, wondering how they’re going to fill the hours. Burnaby Public Library is helping out by offering some fun – and free – family movie screenings. The McGill branch (4595 Albert St.) has some

Friday Flicks on offer. On March 20, you can catch Muppet Treasure Island on March 20 at 2 p.m. and Aladdin at 6:30 p.m. On March 27, see Coco at 2 p.m. and Dora and the Lost City of Gold at 6:30 p.m. Tommy Douglas branch (7311 Kingsway) has Shaun the Sheep screening on Friday, March 20 at 2 p.m., with Inside Out on Friday, March 27 at 2 p.m. Check out www.bpl. bc.ca/events for all the details.

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Knights end year on winning run

Senior girls rally to finish fifth at provincials

One loss wasn’t going to rain on the St.Thomas More Knights’ parade. The senior girls basketball team showed character and resilience in rebounding from a quarter-final setback to finish the B.C. 2-A provincial championships as the fifth-best team. By trumping St. John Brebeuf 74-42 and Seycove 52-37, the No. 3-seeded Burnaby squad put a positive close to what was overall a tremendous year. The lone blemish of the tourney, last Thursday’s 71-65 loss at the hands of the St.Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints, may have dashed their championship final hopes, but it didn’t derail their determination to finish strong. In last Saturday’s battle for fifth place, a big third quarter spirited STM ahead in what had been a three-point game at halftime.The North Shore squad actually garnered an 18-15 advantage thanks to a 12-6 run, but seven straight points by the Knights put them back in front 2218 by the break. While Seycove scored first to narrow the margin, STM exploded with a 19-3 surge to lock it up. Gigi Gaspar counted a team-high 20 points, while Cassiel Penalosa netted 11

points and Bella Gaspar added eight. It followed a well-rounded decision over Brebeuf, where the Knights led by 10 points after one quarter and 16 at halftime. Gigi Gaspar netted 15 points and Ryland Monks tallied 12 points, all from three-point range. Chipping in with 12 points of her own was TatianaYau. After opening the tournament with a resounding 104-28 triumph over Nechako Valley, the Knights crossed paths with the same opponent they faced in the B.C. Catholics final nearly six weeks ago. That vaunted victory, 51-36 over the Fighting Saints in late January, was not a template the Knights could follow, however. Aquinas erased a 33-32 halftime deficit with a strong third quarter that put them up 48-41. Although the Knights tied it at 61-61 on Penalosa’s trey, the Fighting Saints closed it with a 10-3 run. Gigi Gaspar netted 29 points, six rebounds and six steals, while twin sister Bella contributed 18 points and four steals. Penalosa chipped in 15 points and five steals in a game where the Knights collected 23 points off turnovers. Earning second-team all-star honours were Penalosa and Gigi Gaspar.

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WHO’S TACKLING WHO: Caught in a clinch, Burnaby Lake’s Callum Toi puts the brakes to an opposing ball carrier during Saturday’s men’s premier rugby match against the Pacific under-23 Pride. The Pride prevailed 27-25, with Burnaby getting tries from David Dinbandhu, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike O’Toole and Toi. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

The No. 1-ranked Burnaby South Rebels started the B.C. senior boys 4-A provincial championships in fine form, knocking down 58 points over the second and third quarters en route to a 95-41 victory over Mount Baker on Wednesday at the Langley Events Centre. Burnaby held a 26-11 lead after 10 minutes, getting 13 points from Grade 12 post player Sasha Vujisic.The six-foot-10 forward added nine more over the second quarter as the Rebels motored to a 55-17 advantage at halftime. They maintained that pace into the third quarter. Grade 10 post Karan Aujla netted 14 points, nine rebounds and two assists to earn the Player of the Game award.The Rebels now move on to Thursday’s quarter-finals, where they face No. 8 seed Oak Bay at 4:45 p.m.

Wildcats put a bow on perfect Grade 8 season

Burnaby Central girls team keeps momentum going into provincial tournament, finishing as champions Dan Olson

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The Burnaby Central Wildcats wrapped up the season as only they know how – with plenty of smiles and a lot of noise. Anyone who’s spent time around a group of Grade 8 girls could tell you, those would be a best-case scenario. The Wildcats captured the B.C. Grade 8 girls basketball title last week, defeating the W.A. Fraser Falcons 60-52 in what was a season of wins. The squad ran the table and went undefeated, making the last victory all the more special for first-year head coach Jalynne

Huynh. “Honestly, this is just a great, young talented group of ladies who came out and worked hard every game,” said Huynh, a firstyear Douglas College student. “At the beginning of the year we kind of set the goal just to have fun and to learn a lot.They certainly did.” In the final, while the game was close right down to the end, Burnaby trailed only a couple of times and maintained the lead much of the second half. “We just stuck to our game plan, which was getting back quickly, guarding the lanes and half-court defence,” noted Huynh. It was a recipe that worked in

the previous three games of the tournament, too. Swingman Ankita Chopra was named the tourney MVP, while Jayla Huynh was selected to the first all-star squad and teammate Vobia Kalome earned a second all-star team honour. All three play together on the Coquitlam Excel Baskeball Club. Coach Huynh said the season has been a continuous progression as the players – some of whom had little experience in the sport prior to the start of the year – built up chemistry. “Throughout the season, I found it was important to get everyone some playing time,” she said. “Down the stretch we talked

about how we would need to rely on our more experienced players, but everyone contributed.” In the semifinals, the Wildcats defeated Mulgrave 58-53 in another close battle.The opposition provided an interesting challenge, with a pair of six-foot-tall players to post up. “The key for us was rebounding and crashing the boards,” said coach Huynh. “They had two tall players, and they could put up the ball.We were able to change things up and make it harder on their guards to move the ball.” Burnaby Central also defeated Burnsview 65-51, after opening the tourney with a 60-43 victory over Elgin Park.

The expressions on the players’ faces after the final whistle sounded brought it all home, said coach Huynh. “You could see all the excitement in their faces, they jumped off the bench and embraced their teammates,” she recalled. “It’s such a special feeling when you win for your school.” The Wildcats lineup includes: Ankita Chopra, Deleena Dade, Aikum Gill, Sonia Hayre, Jayla Huynh,Vobia Kalome, Ruza Kos, Alba Lando, Simran Minhas, Selam Mohamed, Sophia Morton, Aishwarya Nair, Ella Rickets, Jean Sagla and Gabriella Virsam.

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Steelers’ season in jeopardy If there’s to be a Game 5, it means the Grandview Steelers played the game of their lives on Wednesday. The Pacific Junior B Hockey League club faced elimination Wednesday (past the NOW’s deadline) in Game 4 of their semifinal series with the front-running North Vancouver Wolf Pack. On Monday, North Van

took a 3-0 stranglehold on the series with a convincing 5-1 win at the Burnaby Winter Club. The Wolf Pack held a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes before the Steelers’ Jacob PalerChow counted his third of the playoffs late in the second period. With Grandview’s Thomas Von Schoenberg tagged with a five-minute checking-

from-behind penalty, North Van cashed in twice to complete the scoring. Steelers’ goaltender Cale Dolan finished with 32 saves on the night. If Grandview can pocket a win, the two teams will meet again on Saturday in Game 6, 7 p.m. at North Van’s Harry Jerome Rec Centre.

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Robust home sales, low listings inventory in Metro Vancouver February saw steady demand from home buyers in Metro Vancouver, while the inventory of listed properties “struggled to keep pace,” according to a March 3 report by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).

The benchmark price for all residential properties combined, across the region, now stands at $1,020,600, which is a 0.3 per cent increase over February 2019 and a 2.7 per cent increase over the past six months.

There were 2,150 transactions on the residential resale market in February 2020, a 44.9 per cent rise over February 2019, and 36.9 per cent higher than the 1,571 homes sold in January 2020.

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Even though February’s total sales was 15.9 per cent below the 10-year average for the month, the supply of available homes for sale was unable to meet demand. “Home buyer demand again saw strong yearover-year increases in February while the total inventory of homes for sale struggled to keep pace,” said Ashley Smith, REBGV president. “This was most pronounced in the condominium market.” This lack of competition increased the pressure on home prices, with the benchmark composite price of a Metro Vancouver home rising slightly again last month.

The sales-to-active listings ratio in February 2020 was 23.4 per cent. It is deemed to be a seller’s market if the measure is more than 20 per cent for several consecutive months. By property type, the ratio is 17.3 per cent for detached homes (a balanced market), 26.9 per cent for townhomes, and 28.4 per cent for apartments (both now seller’s markets). Smith added, “Our Realtors are reporting *'/$-0#-. "$0,1/ 0" &%-' +&!#-# 0'. (!)"*%)offer scenarios in certain pockets of the market. If you’re considering listing your home for sale, now is a good time to act with increased demand, reduced competition from other sellers, and some upward pressure on prices.” To get a good idea of home prices in your area and by property type, check the detailed MLS® Home Price Index at rebgv.org

Sales and prices by home type and area Although detached homes in Metro Vancouver saw the lowest salesto-listings ratio, it was the submarket to see the most rapid sales growth in February. There were 685 single-family home sales across the region last month, which is a jump of 52.9 per cent year over year. The benchmark price for a detached home in the region is now $1,433,900. This is 0.7 per cent lower than in February 2019 but a 1.9 per cent increase compared with six months ago. Sales of attached Metro Vancouver homes such as townhouses and duplexes totalled 404 in February, a 45.8 per cent increase compared with the 277 sales in February 2019. A typical attached home in the region now sells for $785,000, according to the board. This is 0.6 per cent higher than in February 2019 and a 1.7 per cent increase over the past six months. Some 1,061 Metro Vancouver condos traded on the MLS last month, which is a 39.8 per cent increase over the 759 sales in February 2019. With the demand for condos highest of all the property types, and supply not keeping up, the price of a typical Metro Vancouver condo has recovered the most so far. The benchmark price of an apartment property now stands at $677,200, which is 0.9 per cent higher than in February 2019 and a 3.6 per cent increase over the past six months. Port Moody and Coquitlam were the areas with the biggest benchmark condo price rises, up four and three per cent year over year respectively.

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