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TEMPLE FIRE: Firefighters check the roof of a South Burnaby Sikh temple where a parade float parked next to the building was destroyed in a suspicious fire.

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Burnaby temple hit by second suspicious ﬁre Cornelia Naylor

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Police are investigating a fire that scorched a South Burnaby Sikh gurdwara and destroyed a parade float Saturday night. Fire crews were called to the Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha gurdwara at 7271 Gilley Ave., sometimes referred to as the Gilley temple, just after 9 p.m. for reports of a fire, according to assistant fire Chief GregYoung.

On arrival, they found a Chevy pickup truck, which had been outfitted for use as a parade float, engulfed in flames, he said. The vehicle was parked right next to the building. After knocking down the blaze, firefighters checked to see if the fire had spread into the concrete-block building, but it had not, according to Young. Students coming to the gurdwara to pick up din-

ner had been the first to spot the blaze and alerted the people inside, according to Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha president Harjit Sohpaul. He said the parade float was a “total loss,” and parts of the inside of the building had also sustained damage. This is the second time a float used in the gurdwara’s annual Nagar Kirtan parade has gone up in flames in a suspicious fire. A December 2009 blaze

destroyed a parade float and sent two resident priests to hospital for observation. Fire investigators determined that fire had been deliberately set, but police never solved the case, according to Sohpaul. A security camera has been installed since then, and, on Saturday night, it captured a person walking away from the place where the fire started, Sohpaul said. He said his community believes the parade

float may been a symbolic target. “They’re feeling sad,” he said of his community members. “It’s a symbol, and somebody attacking the integrity of that, the religion, you don’t feel good about it. If somebody have a grudge they (should) come and talk to us.” In a press release Monday, Burnaby RCMP said it’s early in the investigation, but arson investigators haven’t found any ev-

idence yet to suggest the incident was racially motivated. Police are now asking anyone who may have witnessed the fire or have dashcam video in the area of Beresford Street and Gilley Avenue between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday to contact them at 604-646-9999.To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477) or www. solvecrime.ca.

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Gondola has strong support, says TransLink Dustin Godfrey

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A proposed gondola between the Millennium Line and the SFU campus on Burnaby Mountain has vast support in Metro Vancouver, including twothirds support in Burnaby, according to a report from TransLink. The regional transit authority reported 84% of the 12,955 survey participants in their engagement process were either supportive or very supportive of the project in general. That’s compared to 65% in Burnaby and just 34% in Forest Grove, where the gondola route is proposed. The engagement period ran throughout September, with an online survey, a virtual open house, a telephone townhall meeting and other forms of engagement. TransLink estimates the gondola service would facilitate 25,000 daily trips by SFU students, staff and faculty and UniverCity residents with gon-

dola cabins departing every minute. Burnaby residents made up the largest portion of survey respondents, at 35%, with 20% living in Vancouver, 15% in the Tri-Cities area, 10% in Surrey, 5% in New Westminster and the remainder spread out throughout the region. Survey respondents were asked to rank the issues in terms of importance when considering the proposed gondola, and the top five in Metro Vancouver and Burnaby both were: safety and security, all-weather service and travel reliability, connecting Burnaby Mountain to rapid transit, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and pollution, and improving frequency and travel time compared to current bus service. Those were followed by minimizing impacts to environmentally sensitive areas, providing an additional route up the mountain in case of a major incident, maximizing

Mountain high: A rendering of the proposed Burnaby Mountain gondola. PHOTO TRANSLINK

access to key destinations up on the mountain and, finally, minimizing impacts to residents living near the gondola. TransLink also asked survey respondents to rank from zero to five their support for the project, with

zero being not at all supportive and five being very supportive.Throughout Metro Vancouver, 72% said they were very supportive (5), compared to just 6% saying they were not at all supportive (0). The average response

throughout Burnaby was 3.93, compared to 4.57 in UniverCity. In Forest Grove, which the gondola would travel over, the support drops to 2.22. In its report on the engagement,TransLink said it has been studying op-

tions to improve transit service up and down the mountain, noting that, during peak hours, it’s common for up to four full buses to pass by commuters. On top of that, current buses can often have difficulties getting up the mountain in winter weather conditions. TransLink has proposed three routes for the gondola, including two departing from the Production Way-University SkyTrain station and ending up at the SFU bus exchange and a third that starts at Lake City Way station and ends near the SFU transportation centre. TransLink said it is preparing for a second round of engagement, which will focus on the three proposed routes, and staff will consider feedback from both rounds of engagement before presenting final recommendations to the board of directors and Mayors’ Council.

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City eyes cutting fee charged for storm sewers Dustin Godfrey

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The City of Burnaby is looking at halving the rate property owners would pay into a city initiative to expand the storm sewer system. Roughly 20% of residential lots – about 6,000 of the city’s 30,000 lots – have no existing storm sewer service. For those properties without storm sewers, stormwater has been drained through rock pits or ditches, which staff noted, in a late-2016 report, had “varying but typically poor performance.” The implementation of storm sewers has been piecemeal work, with the city waiting to create the

sewers for each residential block until a property owner seeks a building permit for a project exceeding $250,000. Prior to 2017, the city billed that property owner for the first 47.5 metres of the storm sewer on that block, and the city would cover the remainder. That typically meant one property owner on the block covered about $25,000, with the city paying $30,000 to $150,000 per storm sewer extension, a cost of about $500,000 to $1 million each year. Staff suggested the city continue the same scheme but also recover the remainder of the costs from the other property owners on that city block when

the city receives development applications for those properties. The rationale, according to the city, was to share the costs between property owners, rather than one property owner in each block bearing part of the costs alone, and to recover the remainder of the costs – about $200 million overall – to the city. In early March 2017, council passed a bylaw that would implement the change, but earlier this year, the bylaw received criticism from property owners. After he was hit with a bill of $33,277 for his contribution to the storm sewer extension on his block, Dave Hayre told the

NOW in January this year that it was “unfair” for the city to download the costs onto property owners. Hayre was seeking to tear down and replace his home on Napier Street in Willingdon Heights. According to an October 2020 report to council, the program cost has been on average about $22,000 to the 550 properties that have benefited from a storm sewer extension since 2017.That’s before paying for lost interest, a cost that is passed on to property owners. The city digs into its reserves to pay for the projects, meaning that funding could otherwise be gaining interest. Staff said it’s likely full costs from all

benefiting property owners would not be recovered for more than 40 years, which could add up to a fairly significant accumulation of lost interest. Staff noted the city continues to receive comments that property owners “feel that this storm extension service cost is still too high.” Staff conducted a “thorough review and evaluation” of the options to the city and have suggested the rate be shared half and half between property owners and the city.This cost-sharing ratio is in line with other local area service programs, according to the city. In October, the financial planning committee

was set to make a decision on whether or not to recommend the city split the cost 50-50 with property owners, but the matter was deferred to November. Mayor Mike Hurley said he received information at the last minute regarding the issue, and the committee directed staff to fact-check the information and bring a report back this month. Hurley declined to elaborate on what the lastminute information included. If passed, the new bylaw would include a refund of half the cost to those who have paid the full cost since 2017.

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TUESDAY, 2020 NOVEMBER 24 AT 5PM, ELECTRONICALLY Via a new virtual environment to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendments to “Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965” and proposed heritage revitalization agreement.

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS 1) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 40, 2020 - Bylaw No. 14233

3) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 42, 2020 - Bylaw No. 14235

5) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 44, 2020 - Bylaw No. 14243

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7510, 7516, 7526, 7536 Kingsway; 7390, 7398, 7404 16th Avenue; 7411, 7417 15th Avenue

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From: R5 Residential District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM3s, RM3r Multiple Family Residential District and Edmonds Town Centre Plan as guidelines and in accordance with the development guidelines provided in Appendix A) Purpose: to establish development guidelines for the subject site to facilitate development of affordable housing Applicant: City of Burnaby 2) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 41, 2020 - Bylaw No. 14234

From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C8 Urban Village Commercial (Hastings) District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C8r Urban Village Commercial (Hastings) District and Hastings Street Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “S.U.C.C.E.S.S. 3802 Hastings St. Burnaby BC” prepared by dys architecture) Purpose: to permit the construction of a mixed-use affordable housing development, with commercial uses and ancillary child care and adult day care uses at grade Applicant: dys architecture

Rez. #16-33 6449 and 6469 Selma Avenue

4) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 43, 2020 - Bylaw No. 14236

From: R5 Residential District

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To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM3 Multiple Family Residential District, RM3r Multiple Family Residential District, Royal Oak Community Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Selma Apartments” prepared by Jordan Kutev Architect Inc.)

4560 Tillicum Street

Purpose: to permit the construction of a 74-unit multiple-family rental development Applicant: Selma Developments Ltd.

From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM5 and RM1 Multiple Family Residential Districts, C2 Community Commercial District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM5/RM5r Multiple Family Residential District, Southgate Neighbourhood Master Plan, and Edmonds Town Centre Plan guidelines and in accordance with the development plans entitled “Gateway G1 + G2” prepared by IBI Group Architects (Canada) Inc., and PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc.) Purpose: to permit the construction of a 41-storey market residential tower over a six-storey podium, and a 37-storey non-market residential tower over a six-storey podium, which forms part of the multiphased development of the Southgate Master Plan site Applicant: Southgate Village Homes Ltd.

From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M5 Light Industrial District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the M5 Light Industrial District and the Big Bend Development Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “4560 Tillicum Street, Burnaby BC”prepared by Krahn Group of Companies) Purpose: to permit additions to the existing building Applicant: Beedie Development Group

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HERITAGE REVITALIZATION AGREEMENT 1) Burnaby Heritage Revitalization Agreement Bylaw No. 1, 2020 - Bylaw No. 14229 6985 Canada Way Purpose: to amend the Heritage Revitalization Agreement for the Lonsdale Guardhouse Residence to provide necessary zoning variances to allow for the subdivision and development of the existing R5 Residential District property as a City Heritage site

Reports, bylaws, and related information respecting the zoning bylaw amendments are available on the City’s website at burnaby.ca/publichearings from 2020 November 12. Any questions regarding the Public Hearing processes and agenda items may be directed to the Office of the City Clerk, 604-294-7290.

No presentations will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. B. Zeinabova ACTING CITY CLERK

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Topic: Reaction to new COVID-19 restrictions

The completed U.S. election served as a reminder of how much healthier the political discourse is in this province. The bombast and vicious rhetoric that passes for debate in an election campaign in that country is largely absent from our process (barring some glaring exceptions that pop up anonymously on social media). The recent B.C. election campaign lacked personal attacks for the most part. When the final count was completed this past weekend, many losing candidates sent congratulatory tweets to the candidate who beat them. Some of them pledged to work together for the betterment of their communities, a sentiment rarely heard in the U.S. Down there, Democrats and Republicans appear to be increasingly distant from each other and seem incapable of bi-partisanship (we will see if president-elect Joe Biden can successfully broker more cooperation between the two sides, which is one of his biggest goals). Before the B.C. election campaign started, we were witnessing an extraordinary example of non-partisanship in this province, as opposition parties joined with the ruling government to help this province deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the campaign is over, I will not be surprised to see a return to that kind of cooperation between all sides. In fact, with the “second wave” now upon us, the need for political rivals to work together may now be more important than ever. While Democrats and Republicans seethe resentment, we will need New Democrats, BC Liberals and Greens to put aside their differences (well, not entirely) and put the interests of British Columbians

“ It’s about time. Dr. Henry tried to be nice and polite but you just wouldn’t listen. Of course, this won’t stop some covidiots from flaunting the law but perhaps some major fines and a mandatory lockup with other offenders until all of them test negative for two weeks would educate them.”

those classes but even more I feel for the hardworking people there who are losing pay because some covidiots are ignoring the basics. So sad the consequences are not borne by those responsible.”

John Kurz

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All parties must pull together

ahead of any partisanship or ideology. Expect Health Minister Adrian Dix to continue to give regular briefings on COVID-19 developments to MLAs from all sides. Do not be surprised to see opposition MLAs host virtual town halls on behalf of public health (as they did in the spring) about COVID-19. This approach stands in marked contrast to how many U.S. states (in particular, the Trump White House) have been dealing with the pandemic. Our COVID-19 case numbers have skyrocketed, particularly in the Fraser Health region and, to a lesser degree, in Vancouver Coastal Health.That is why extraordinary public health orders were issued to prevent social gatherings of people who live and work in those areas. In the U.S., which has a far less effective and robust public health system than we do, some politicians have questioned public health measures that threaten the economy. I would be greatly surprised if we see any B.C. politician do likewise as we undoubtedly face more restrictions in the weeks and months ahead as we continue to live in a pandemic about to be made even more complicated by surging COVID cases and the influenza season. Things are going to get worse before they get better. And politics must continue to take a distant back seat to fighting this virus and its spread with everything we’ve got. The U.S. election exposed how broken that country appears to be. Hopefully the pandemic will show how effective B.C. can be in fighting back. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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A Burnaby writer was taking her success in stride after becoming the first Canadian to win the Edgar Allen Poe Award for the best mystery novel published in the U.S. Laurali Rose “Bunny”Wright captured the prize, previously won by John Le Carre and Raymond Chandler, with her book The Suspect, in which the murderer is revealed at the beginning. Despite the success of the novel, for which she had already sold screenplay options,Wright had no plans to move away from Burnaby, which had been her home for six years.

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Opinionnow Stop these drivers Editor: Re: Burnaby ratrunners have returned in scary numbers, NOW Opinion I am a North Burnaby resident, and I and my neighbours on North Gamma Avenue are plagued by our own set of “ratrunners.” They are the Parkland refinery runners. Back in January of 2018, a group of us were featured in the Burnaby NOW in an article about the “eyesore” clear-cut parking lot put in by Parkland refinery to accommodate the overflow parking that would be necessary for the turnaround operation that the refinery has twice a year and that lasts between six and 12 weeks. The parking lot is located at the foot of Gamma and Penzance Drive with the exit facing Gamma. Not only is the lot an eyesore with the beautiful trees removed, but it is only used for part of the year. Aware of our displeasure, the refinery has made efforts to work with the area neighbours, adding some landscaping. However, the traffic situation has become a real problem. At first, the 380 extra cars per shift were trying to exit the lot and head up through the residential neighbourhood on Gamma to get to Hastings. Both speed and the number of pedestrians walking this street and dodging traffic became an issue. Parkland then tried using flaggers to try to

detour the traffic to Penzance and up Willingdon (dedicated truck route). Unfortunately, the flaggers had no control of what the traffic did and were abused as well as ignored and found their lives at risk. Many of these drivers are contractors (many from out of town) so had no obligation to the city. The traffic took to ripping through back lanes or pulling U-turns so that they could come back and run up Gamma. Even though signs were installed by the city to restrict traffic, which have since been removed by the city, the traffic ignored these signs. At the time of this letter, the extra traffic is not running, but it will return at the next turnaround. On a daily basis, though, the traffic that races up Penzance both from the regular employees of Parkland at the end of their shift and the downtown traffic is unbelievable for a oncequiet street. It is so disappointing that after all our rallying to reduce traffic from the refinery, the city has had the audacity to remove those signs that restrict the traffic during shift change. Most of us residents have lived here for 40 years and are most concerned that the city is not more concerned. The engineering department is quite adamant that they are not interested in helping us solve this problem. Carol Haar, Burnaby

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A Burnaby city councillor says the provincial property value appeals process is unfairly benefiting commercial property owners, as the city grapples with $3.2 million in property tax refunds. Property taxes are calculated as a percentage of property values, meaning a successful appeal to BC Assessment, dropping the property value, can lead to a refund in property taxes. Between 2016 and 2019, the city has needed to repay anywhere between $268,000 and $2 million, but the refunds this year amount to $3.2 million – and that’s just from the first nine months of the year. Of that, nearly $2.8 million is coming from appeals from years prior that have just now reached a

decision. Coun. Colleen Jordan said she was “in a state of shock” after reading a staff report on the matter. “For every $2.5 million, that’s another 1% increase in property taxes,” Jordan said. Appeal cases, according to City of Burnaby staff, mostly do result in an amendment to the assessment, including a change in assessment classification or an increase or decrease in assessed values, with most appeals resulting in a property value reduction. City staff listed the top 10 appeal outcomes and their effects on Burnaby properties, and every one of them was a corporate property owner, with the top two being malls attached to major housing developments. The single highest refund was to the Lougheed

Mall Holding Corp., which property tax policies. included a $247-mil“We used to have a lot lion property value asof business community, sessment change, along etc., come forward and with a change in the propsay, ‘Oh, we’re too highly erty classificataxed.We’re too tion. Combined, highly taxed.’ … the decision left Now they just go the city with a reand appeal their fund bill of $1.3 assessment, and million for its they get 10, 20, property at 9855 30% reduction in Austin Rd. – their taxes,” JorLougheed mall. dan said. “Now A numthat … is transbered company, ferred onto evColleen Jordan 0862223 BC erybody else’s LTD, similarly re- city councillor tax bill, because ceived an assesssomebody has to ment change of $81.9 mil- pay it. So the level playing lion for a property at 4501 field is starting to tilt really Lougheed Highway – in the wrong direction.” Brentwood Town Centre. Jordan noted the num“Fundamentally, someber of appeals has gone thing’s wrong,” Jordan up, resulting in an increase said. in refunds being owed to She added the business property owners and a community doesn’t even backlog in potential rehave to go through the funds. trouble of the politics of Currently, ongoing

property value appeals in Burnaby date as far back as 2015, according to the staff report, and appeals from 2019 alone could result in a $2.5-million hit to the city’s taxes. Another $1.4 million is at risk from the first six months of this year. In total, the city is at risk of having to pay back $4.6 million in property taxes. And it isn’t just the city that is affected by the issue. According to the staff report, the province is similarly at risk of having to pay $3.6 million in refunds with the current backlog. Coun. Sav Dhaliwal defended property owners’ right to appeal their property values, but he also said the province needs to do something to address the backlog of appeals. “It stacks up,” he said. “It’s not fair for the city.”

Shoplifters caught in traffic blitz Burnaby traffic cops handed out a slew of tickets in Metrotown and nabbed a pair of prolific shoplifters allegedly attempting to make off with hundreds of dollars’ worth of beauty products. Just before 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 2, officers with Burnaby RCMP’s traffic section were conducting a distracted driving enforcement blitz by Kingsway and Nelson Avenue when they got word a loss prevention officer from a nearby store was tailing a man and woman who had allegedly stolen a bunch of beauty products, according to police. The traffic officers drove to meet the loss prevention officer in front of Metrotown mall, where they located and arrested two people.

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Community now Parent questions school COVID notice Karaoke bar busted Notice to self-monitor came 11 days in to a 14-day monitoring period Cornelia Naylor

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A Burnaby parent wants to know why a Fraser Health notice telling her son to self-monitor for 14 days after a COVID-19 exposure at his school was sent just three days before the 14 days were up. Byrne Creek Community School parent Vicky Munn said she got a notice on Oct. 30 about an exposure on Oct. 19. “I’m not a panicky person, so I was like, ‘Oh OK, well, there’s tons of students,’ but a few minutes later I get a second email that says, ‘Hey, so the exposure was in your child’s class.’” It turned out someone who had been in her son’s afternoon Socials 8 class on Oct. 19 had tested pos-

itive for the virus. The second letter advised Munn’s son to selfmonitor until Nov. 2, which, by the time the notice was sent, was three days later. “Basically there was no self-monitoring,” Munn said. “Luckily we’re all healthy, and there hasn’t been any issues, but, when you think back, you think to yourself, ‘Oh wait. He had a headache one day. Should I have been testing?’You just kind of start questioning.” The school told Munn it had gotten the notice only about an hour before it was sent out to parents. Munn said a positive COVID case involving a student should take priority when it comes to such notifications because students are in contact with a

lot of people on a daily basis in a small classroom. At an Oct. 4 teleconference, however, Fraser Health chief medical health officer Dr. Elizabeth Brodkin said schools are “relatively safe places in the scheme of things.” “We have seen a very significant number of exposures in our schools, but only exposures, and very few of them have gone on to result in transmission,” she said. As for the timelines for notifying those who have been exposed, Brodkin said they can vary “significantly” depending on the case. “From the time the case becomes symptomatic to the time the case goes and gets tested until the time that we actually receive the results is actually a num-

ber of days,” she said. “Then we need to interview the case and ensure that they’re doing what they need to do, and from there we go on to identify the contacts. So this process sometimes is very simple and happens very quickly but at other times can be quite difficult and complex perhaps because the telephone numbers that we have for the contacts are incorrect, perhaps because of language barriers or perhaps because of the stigma that’s associated with infection that means some people just don’t want to be found.” Fraser Health CEO Dr. Victoria Lee noted people who contract COVID “aren’t immediately infectious” as the virus often takes five to nine days to incubate.

twice over COVID-19 Cornelia Naylor

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A Burnaby karaoke bar doesn’t seem to be getting the message about compliance with rules designed to stop the spread of COVID-19. The same karaoke business was busted twice on consecutive weekends last month for continuing to operate in contravention of the COVID-19 Related Measures Act, according to a Burnaby RCMP news release. Police, who declined to release the name of the bar, have issued the business two $2,300 tickets, the first in the early morning hours of Oct. 10 and the second in the late evening of Oct. 17, according to the release. “Karaoke is specifically prohibited, and the offi-

cer also witnessed a number of people not distancing or wearing masks at the location,” the release stated. Karaoke is banned under B.C. public health orders covering gatherings, events and food- and liquor-serving premises. In September, a single karaoke event at a Quebec City bar was ground zero for a super-spreader event that ended up infecting more than 80 people, according to news reports. Burnaby RCMP is releasing monthly updates summarizing the work of its COVID compliance enforcement team and City of Burnaby bylaw officers.The two tickets issued to the karaoke bar were the only enforcement actions police reported for October.

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Citynow Health protocols slow school COVID reporting Cornelia Naylor

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Someone infected with COVID-19 was at a Burnaby elementary school every day from Oct. 26 to 30 – and a senior who is in close contact with a teacher at the school says its response should have been faster and more transparent. Parents at Kitchener Elementary School got a notification last Thursday evening telling them of the exposure. “Receiving this letter does not mean you have been exposed to COVID-19,” stated the notice. “Case(s) have been isolated, and there is no direct exposure risk at this time.” Fraser Health directed parents to keep sending their kids to the school and to continue monitoring them for COVID symptoms while health authority contact tracers work to identify any staff or students who need to self-isolate or self-monitor for symptoms. Only those directly exposed to COVID-19 at the school would be contacted by public health, according to the notice. Along with the Fraser Health letter, Kitchener parents got a notice from principal Dino Klarich saying, for privacy reasons, the school couldn’t provide any more informa-

tion about the infected individual except to say they were self-isolating at home with support from Fraser Health. But David Huntley said that’s not good enough. A teacher at the school stays with him part time, he told the NOW, and, at age 84, he is “very much in the at-risk age group” for COVID-19, he said. He said the teacher who stays with him told him Kitchener’s administration knew about the exposure Thursday morning but didn’t tell staff until after school that day and didn’t notify parents until later that evening.

Why the concerns about privacy?

“This is most unsatisfactory,” Huntley said. “Teachers, particularly those living with elderly parents or immune-compromised children, need transparency. As far as I am concerned, any teacher should stay home until more information is provided, so that risk can be evaluated.The risk is very different if the infected individual is another teacher, a student’s parent, a student in a separate building or a student in your cohort.”

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Huntley said he doesn’t trust Fraser Health’s nonews-is-good-news approach, which says those who don’t hear from public health don’t need to worry. “In an ideal world it might be good enough, but I do not trust any authorities to do what they need to on a timely basis,” Huntley wrote. “These are the same authorities who have let the virus get out of control here.” He pointed to the apparent eight-hour delay before the school told Kitchener families about the exposure and the fact that the exposure hadn’t been posted on Fraser Health’s school exposures webpage. At a teleconference Nov. 3, Fraser Health chief medical health officer Dr. Elizabeth Brodkin said school exposures are added to the online list the day after the positive case is identified. “They’re identified as being linked to a particular school, and it’s not until the following day that that information actually goes out up on our website,” she said. And, despite an alarming jump in overall cases in recent weeks, especially in the Fraser Health region, Brodkin said, “Transmission is less likely to take place in a school setting than in other settings, and there are good

SAFETY FIRST: One Burnaby senior who is a close contact of a teacher says COVID-19 exposure notices aren’t getting to staff and students fast enough. He raised the concerns after an exposure at Kitchener Elementary. PHOTO GETTY IMAGES COVID safety plans in place, which have helped to keep students and their families and the teachers safe.” While there are a “very significant number of exposures” at schools, according to Brodkin, only a “very few of them have gone on to result in transmission,” she said. The Burnaby school district said it got the notice about the exposure from Fraser Health at 4:35 p.m. last Thursday and notified parents within two hours. If Kitchener’s administration or the district knew about the positive case earlier, Ministry of Edu-

cation protocols for dealing with confirmed cases would have prevented them from announcing the exposure before being directed to do so by Fraser Health. “To ensure personal privacy rights are maintained and that information provided is complete and correct, schools and school districts/authorities should not provide any public statements or communications to staff or students’ families about potential or confirmed COVID-19 cases unless they are directed to do so by the school medical officer (Fraser Health) or delegate,” states a document

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Citynow Old reservoir vent soon to be on heritage register Cornelia Naylor

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The City of Burnaby is well on its way to adding the first “industrial artifact” to its heritage register. The 106-year-old Alta Vista reservoir, a cavernous chamber with concrete pillars supporting an arched ceiling, once lay below a neutral looking patch of grass off McKee Street near Royal Oak. It was demolished and filled in last December to make way for a new playground. All that remains now of the 1913 engineering feat, designed to hold water pumped all the way from the North Shore’s Seymour Creek, is a 12-foot concrete vent stack that once stood on the property. City council has already approved a plan to repair the historic vent and re-in-

stall it in its original place with an interpretive sign for a total cost of about $40,000. And a bylaw that will designate it as a protected heritage landmark got second reading at a council meeting Monday. The vent is a tapered octagonal concrete column topped with a cast iron grate. Its purpose was to release air pressure as the reservoir, which once served Burnaby’s historic Alta Vista neighbourhood on the South Slope, filled up. “The heritage value of the Alta Vista reservoir vent lies in its association with Burnaby’s early waterworks system, which significantly impacted the community’s growth and development,” states a staff report. “Standing at over 3.6 metres (12 feet) on a high point of land, the vent

NDP lead grows after ﬁnal count in Burnaby ridings Dustin Godfrey

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The BC NDP has bolstered its lead in Burnaby now that all mail-in ballots from last month’s provincial election have been counted. No candidate benefited more from the mail-in ballots than Katrina Chen, who saw a gain of 2.18 percentage points in her lead.The NDP candidate and incumbent in Burnaby-Lougheed finished election night with 58% of the vote, which has since increased to 60%. Other NDP candidates saw increases of 0.77 points (Raj Chouhan), 1.46 points (Anne Kang) and 1.41 points (Janet Routledge). BC Liberals, on the other hand, saw decreases of 0.66 (Raymond Dong) percentage points

to 1.14 points (Tariq Malik). BC Greens saw their share of the vote either hold steady (such as Iqbal Parekh) or drop up to 0.77 points (Mehreen Chaudry). Elections BC began counting mail-in ballots on Friday and completed the count at around 4 p.m. on Sunday. In Burnaby, the new ballots were never expected to change the result. By the end of the initial count, all four NDP candidates held leads of at least 20 percentage points over the BC Liberals, who came in second in all four ridings. In Burnaby, the overall voter turnout was just 48.2% of the city’s 160,334 registered voters, far below the roughly 60% turnout typically seen in B.C.’s provincial elections.

served as a visible reminder of the engineering works that lay beneath the ground, and was a landmark in the neighbourhood.” The vent was moved to the city’s Texaco Drive parks yard when the reservoir was demolished, and an engineer who has since examined it concluded it’s in pretty good shape for its age and sufficiently strong for the city’s proposed purposes. The engineer’s report recommended a few repairs to flaking concrete and cracks, and sandblasting and powder coating for the cast iron components.

The report also noted the vent would need a reinforced concrete footing with a steel connection to anchor it against wind and earthquakes. With an official heritage designation, the vent will have legal protection, and any future proposed changes to its location or design would need council authorization. City heritage planner Lisa Codd said it will be “satisfying” to see the vent reinstalled. “It really is something specific to that site that’s been there longer than we have been and can continue to be there,” she said, “and there’ll be an

Industrial heritage: Parks development staffer Branden Dallas measures the Alta Vista Reservoir vent. PHOTO NOW FILES

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and of Burnaby’s waterworks.” Codd said the vent will be reinstalled sometime next year.

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Citynow Top businesses earn recognition It started as a side project for a student at SFU and has grown into a business spread around North America. Now Fantuan is one of the Burnaby businesses being honoured by the Burnaby Board of Trade at the 21st annual Burnaby Business Excellence Awards. Fantuan food delivery was founded in 2014, and, according to its mission statement, it’s designed to make “overseas Chinese people’s life easier.” From small origins, it’s the “largest Chinese delivery platform in Canada,” according to the company, with more than 200,000 registered users, 100,000plus orders each month and more than 1,800 business partners. Not bad for a company started by an SFU student while he was still in school. RandyWu actually quit school while he was just two terms away from graduation. Today, the Burnaby Board of Trade has honoured Fantuan with its entrepreneurial spirit award. The annual awards program, presented jointly by the City of Burnaby and the Burnaby Board of Trade, recognizes leading businesses and notfor-profit organizations in Burnaby for their success, innovation, community involvement, and environmental sustainability. Ten awards were presented recognizing excellence amongst Burnaby’s

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NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSURE TAKE NOTICE THAT the City Council proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 14222 cited as “Burnaby Highway Closure Bylaw No. 4, 2020” (Road Closure #20-04) pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter. The purpose of the proposed bylaw is to close certain portions of highway adjacent to 4960 Bennett Street (all that portion of lane dedicated by Plan 4955, District Lot 152, Group 1, New Westminster District, containing 205.6m²), shown outlined on Reference Plan prepared by Christopher Raymond El-Araj, B.C.L.S.

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It is proposed to place this bylaw before City Council for consideration of Final Adoption at the regular Council Meeting scheduled for 2020 November 23.

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The proposed Bylaw and Plan may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk – by appointment only (604-294-7290), 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, British Columbia, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 8am and 4:45pm and Thursdays between 8am and 8pm, or the City’s website at burnaby.ca

NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION AMENDMENTS TO THE BURNABY BUSINESS LICENCE FEES BYLAW 2017 AND REPEAL OF THE BURNABY CAB REGULATIONS BYLAW 2009. In accordance with the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that Burnaby City Council is considering an amendment of the Burnaby Business Licence Fees Bylaw 2017 related to Taxicab businesses. In addition, Council is also considering repealing the Burnaby Cab Regulations Bylaw 2009. Further detail is available in the report to City Council that may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at 604294-7290 or in the 2020 October 26 Council report at burnaby.ca Those persons who consider they are affected by the proposed bylaw amendment and repeal may provide written submissions to Council. Address all correspondence to;

Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw is provided an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting either one or both of the bylaws to Burnaby City Council by submitting a letter addressed to: Mayor and Council, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 1M2, or email clerks@burnaby.ca.

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NOTICE OF DISPOSITION TAKE NOTICE THAT the City of Burnaby (the “City”) proposes to transfer to The Board of Education of School District No. 41 (Burnaby) (“SD41”) PID: 002-670-330, Lot 170, DL 129, Gp 1, NWD, Plan 26917, and that Part of Lot A, Plan EPP86166 included within the boundaries of Lot 1 on Subdivision Plan EPP97359, in consideration for the transfer from SD41 to the City of those portions of PID: 012-220-736, Parcel “B” (Explanatory Plan 21609), Lots 112, 113, and 114, DL129, Gp 1, NWD, Plan 14192 included within the boundaries of Lot 2 on Subdivision Plan EPP97359.

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Dancers in the spotlight Burnaby dance artists are stepping into the spotlight at The Dance Centre. The centre is presenting both in-theatre and online performances as part of its current season – and two of its upcoming November performances feature Burnaby dancers. From Nov. 19 to 21, the centre’s Global Dance Connections series features Burnaby’s Mary-Louise Albert in Solo Dances/Past Into Present. Albert had a successful 20-year career as a dancer before moving into arts administration. She was the artistic managing director of the Norman Rothstein Theatre and the Chutzpah! Festival from 2005 until last year. For the upcoming performance, Albert will revive three solos that she commissioned from leading Canadian choreog-

raphers more than 20 years ago, interpreted by a new generation of female dancers. Peter Bingham’s WomanWalking (away) will be danced by Livona Ellis; Tedd Robinson’s (oLOS) features Vanessa Goodman; and Allen Kaeja’s Trace Elements will be performed by Rebecca Margolick. Albert, now 65, will return to the stage for the premiere of Phase 1 of Empreintes, a new solo work commissioned from Serge Bennathan. The performances will be presented in line with public health guidelines and The Dance Centre’s COVID-19 protocols to very small, physically distanced audiences. Starting Nov. 26,The Dance Centre will continue its Discover Dance! series with a livestreamed performance featur-

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Citynow Watch out for carbon monoxide B.C.’s ambulance paramedics are warning the public about an increase in emergencies related to carbon monoxide poisoning. As people start using indoor heating appliances for warmth, exposure to carbon monoxide can cause illness and injury, including death. “What makes carbon monoxide so dangerous, and why we refer to it as the silent killer, is that the gas has no smell, taste or colour. Unless you have a carbon monoxide detec-

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Artsnow Burnaby artists part of Eastside Culture Crawl Burnaby artists are among those taking part in the newly expanded Eastside Culture Crawl. The 24th annual event is set for Nov. 12 to 15 and Nov. 19 to 22, running 5 to 10 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The Culture Crawl is getting a new look in light of COVID-19, including expanding to two weekends and adding a wide range of digital components – including virtual studio tours, livestreams and live chats. It also features a new digital appointment scheduler for controlled, in-person visits to open studios. In-person visits need to be booked ahead; full details can be found at www. culturecrawl.ca. The Eastside Culture Crawl focuses on a diverse array of artists working in Vancouver’s Eastside. This year’s Crawl includes nearly 250 artists, among them several from Burnaby. Here are a few highlights:

DONN BENNETT www.donnbennettstudio.com This Burnaby resident is a mixed-media artist who uses a variety of materials, including reclaimed wood, tempered glass and discarded building materials, in his work. “I’ve been excited to create and build the very canvas I use,” he said in an artist write-up. “Each unique canvas then, in some way, tells me the painting that needs to come from it. Using old, rough wood adds another layer of texture that you just can’t get from a smooth, blank canvas.” Bennett works out of Studio 580, at 580 Clark Dr. KAYAN HAMADEH www.kayanhamadeh.com This Burnaby resident has been a self-taught mixed-media artist since 2017, according to her bio. Having grown up in an artistic family, Hamadeh has been learning how to express herself through any and every artistic medium since the earliest days she

can remember. Originally a pencil portrait artist, Hamadeh has merged her strength in portraiture with her self-taught oil painting skills and curiosity in various mediums, creating a blend of her multiple artistic interests. Hamadeh works out of Studio 580, at 580 Clark Dr. MAT HOLMSTROM www.mat-theartist.com A teacher at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Holmstrom grew up in small-town Alberta and became drawn to art after having a chance to travel to major art hubs such as NewYork, London, Paris and San Francisco. He studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design and at MacEwan University, where he trained in both traditional and contemporary art and design. He has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions across B.C. Holmstrom works out of the ARC, 1701 Powell St., Studio 304.

Artists at work: Mat Holmstrom, left, and Kayan Hamadeh are among the Burnaby artists taking part in this year’s Eastside Culture Crawl. This year’s event, with new COVID-19 protocols in place, is running Nov. 12 to 15 and Nov. 19 to 22. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

CAT MUDRYK catmudryk.com This new Burnaby resident worked as a set, costume and lighting designer for many years. Her bio notes she discovered carving classes in 2003 at the City Arts Centre in Edmonton and began to delve more deeply into stone carving after moving to London in 2010. Upon returning to Canada, she returned to film work and sculpting, and her move to her first

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24 THURSDAY, November 12, 2020 • Burnaby Now

WEEKLY SPECIALS! Prices Effective November 12 - 18, 2020.

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED

Rossdown Roasted Chickens

100% Grass Fed Beef Sirloin Tip Steaks Value Pack

899

799/lb 17.61kg

each

BC Grown Hot House Mix Colour Peppers

Fresh Steelhead Fillets Value Pack

37.46/kg

1699

BC Grown Bunch Carrots

2 for 300

498

/lb

907g

Bunch

Daiya Dairy-Free Mac & Cheese, Dressings,Yogurts, Burritos, Frozen Desserts & Sauce

Rise Organic Kombucha Assorted Varieties

Assorted Varieties

30% off

2/600

Choices’ Own Artisan Bread! Beer Bread, Cheese & Mixed Olive Fougasse, Rosemary Sea Salt Spring Sourdough, Purple Yam & Chia Boule & Caramelized Onion & Rosemary Focaccia

assorted sizes Regular Retail 2.19-9.99

414ml • +deposit +eco fee

Vega One All-in-One Nutritional Shakes

NutraSea Omega-3 & Omega-3 + Vitamin D, & HP Fish Oil

Assorted Varieties

Select Varieties

4699 20% off

827-876g Shakes All Other Vega One Protein Powders Regular Retail 3.99-64.99

499

20% off

300 & 340g

assorted sizes Regular Retail 23.99-99.99

RESPECT OTHERS AND WEAR A MASK BRAVE FACE ORGANIC COTTON REUSABLE FACE MASKS Adult & Children, 3 Varieties to choose from Assorted Sizes, Assorted Colours Canadian Made

OFF

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