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TMX TOUR: A member of Protect the Planet Stop TMX leads a tour on Saturday along the Brunette-Fraser Greenway. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Tours aim to rally people against TMX project Dustin Godfrey

dgodfrey@burnabynow.com

A group of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion opponents conducted tours of the pipeline route in the Stoney Creek area to inform people about

the project and to advocate against it.

Protect the Planet Stop TMX, which gave tours to local residents and activists on Saturday, said many residents have been under-informed on the project.

“Once people see the extent of the work, including a 30-metre-wide path, they become more connected to the issue because it affects them directly,” Protect the Planet said in an email statement to the NOW. “They will

lose green space (and) use of the forested greenway past Stoney Creek, and they will have construction vehicles and construction activity on their doorstep for months or years.”

The City of Burnaby is currently in a regulatory

fight with Trans Mountain over the removal of more than 1,300 trees.

The federal Crown corporation wants to circumvent the city’s tree removal permitting process, claiming unreasonable delays and citing the city’s oppo-

sition to tree removal and the project more generally.The city claims it has not caused any such delays and the timeline demanded by Trans Mountain for approval was unreasonable.

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Citynow City won’t get B.C. backing to halt tree removal Dustin Godfrey

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The City of Burnaby will not have the backing of the provincial government as it fights an application by Trans Mountain to circumvent its bylaws to remove more than 1,300 trees.

An initial list of intervenors in the case reportedly included the B.C. government, according to Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion (BROKE), but a later

list did not include the province.

The NOW asked the Ministry of the Attorney General if it had sought to intervene in the case.

In an email statement, the ministry only stated, “B.C. will not be intervening and has already notified the Canada Energy Regulator of this decision.”

BROKE, meanwhile, has expressed frustration that it was blocked from participating in the matter.

“It is not only a fed-

eral matter, it is very much a community matter. …

We are the community at the end of this pipe, and we still say no,” said Elan Gibson, a BROKE spokesperson, in a news release.

Attorneys general from all provinces were invited to participate in the proceedings, but only the Province of Alberta, Alberta’s Department of Energy and the City of Burnaby are included as intervenors.

In filings with the Can-

ada Energy Regulator, Trans Mountain argued BROKE should not be allowed to participate in the matter.The federal Crown corporation claimed the group is not affected by the issue of tree removal and also said BROKE failed to include the required information in its letter seeking to participate.

“We are frustrated to be excluded.We believe our concerns are shared by many residents and that, more than the provinces of

Canada, we deserve a seat at the table when deciding what happens to our trees,” Gibson said.

Trans Mountain also argued the issues brought up by BROKE are not within the parameters of the constitutional question being considered.

Trans Mountain further argued the issues brought up by BROKE – namely, air quality, endangered species in the riparian areas and the effects of soil erosion in riparian areas due to tree removal – have

already been assessed in other processes.

Trans Mountain noted the question is not whether the company can remove the trees but whether it is bound by the city’s processes for permitting the removal.

In a response letter filed with the CER, Gibson countered that the issue does apply to BROKE because the removal of trees affects air quality of residents in Burnaby.

A final verdict is expected in early February.

MOTEL FIRE:

Three people were sent to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire at Burnaby’s 401 Inn Motel at Boundary Road and Grandview Highway last Saturday.

Firefighters were called just after 2 a.m. When crews arrived, they found heavy fire coming from one unit on the second floor. A second alarm was called to summon more firefighters to the scene.

PHOTO RYAN STELTING

‘Ultimately, we hope people will be moved by the issue’ Continued from page 1 “Many people think the pipeline goes through Alberta and some far reaches of B.C., and they don’t yet realize it will instead be right next to their homes here in Burnaby.This may have been acceptable 60 years ago when the pipeline route was put through a much less developed Burnaby, but it shouldn’t be acceptable now,” Protect the Planet said.

The group said it can be challenging to consider the impact of a project in its totality, but when looking at that impact at a more localized and personal level, it can become

more clear.

“The takeaway for people on the tour is evident in their faces when we

The takeaway for people on the tour is evident in their faces...

show them the ancient cedar tree slated for removal.

Sometimes a huge project spanning thousands of kilometres can be summed

up with a small removal tag on a cedar tree that has lived for over 100 years that will be cut down in the coming weeks,” reads the group’s statement.

“Ultimately, we hope people will be moved by the issue to the point they will want to join their neighbours and stand up against the pipeline expansion.”

The nearby Brunette River – which Stoney Creek flows into – has become the front line in a longstanding dispute between environmental activists and Trans Mountain, with work beginning in the area in December.

Old tree: Ruth Walmsley next to a cedar tree that is expected to be cut along the Brunette River.

PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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A parking lot at Burnaby City Hall may soon get a bit of shade, while also providing zero-emissions energy, as the city inches closer to a solar panel pilot program.

City staff has come to the environment committee with three options – rooftop installations on either the city hall main building or west building or a ground-mounted installation over the parking lots and/or courtyards.

Of those three options, staff suggested the ground-mounted proposal would be the more straightforward option, since it doesn’t come with load-bearing requirements as the rooftop options do.

Staff specifically suggested the city put the panels in the parking lot that houses its fleet of vehicles, saying the parking lot has no tall structures or trees in the area to reduce sunlight exposure.

That aside, staff said each option was found to come with similar carbon emission offsets (9.7 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per gigawatt-hour of electricity produced). Each option would also pay itself off through energy savings within 10 to 15 years, not including any structural upgrades to buildings for rooftop panels.

Staff noted neither roofs have the load-bearing requirements to support solar panels, largely due to snow and wind load requirements.To be able to

carry rooftop panels, staff said city hall would need “extensive structural upgrades.”

“This would be true of any building, regardless of its age, that was not originally designed for rooftop PV (photovoltaic) solar,” reads the staff report.

The staff report pointed to parking lot shade structures with solar panels at BCIT as an example of what the city could do in its own parking lot.

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Vaccinations should be based on age It comes as no surprise that some folks are upset at the decision by B.C. public health officials to change a key aspect of the COVID-19 immunization program by using a person’s age to determine when they get the vaccine.

After all, most people understandably want to get the shot (and the second one) as soon as possible.

Up until last week’s announcement by Dr. Bonnie Henry, the plan was to put people in certain professions nearer the front of the vaccine queue. Upon reflection, that was not considered the best scientific approach.

Instead, it was determined that since people over a certain age get hit the hardest by COVID-19, it made more scientific sense to protect them first.

Several front-line professions – teachers, firefighters and dentists, to name three – were hoping their vaccinations would come earlier since their field of work may place them at greater risk of contracting the virus.

However, simply having a greater chance of being exposed to the virus is not the chief determinant in setting priorities.

If the goal is to protect people from the worst outcomes of getting COVID-19, then using age as a determining factor makes sense.

B.C.’s COVID-19 case statistics tell the story.

As of Jan. 16, about 34,700 people between the ages of 20 and 50 had tested positive for COVID-19. Of them, just 779 were sick enough to require hospitalization (about 2.2% of them).

Thirteen people in that age cohort died from the virus, an astonishingly low mortality rate of 0.04%.

However, the numbers are far bleaker for people over the age of 60 who contract COVID-19, and

they get worse as ages go up.

About 11,000 people over the age of 60 have tested positive. About 2,000 of them required hospitalization (18%), and more than 1,000 in this group died (9%).

Looking at statistics like that makes it a nobrainer to put people who face much tougher odds of beating the worst outcomes of contracting COVID-19 near the front of the line.

“Our immunization plan is based on evidence and data, and focused on immunizing people who are the most vulnerable to the virus first,” Henry said when announcing the policy shift last week.

She did leave the door open for certain frontline professions – teachers, child-care workers, agriculture workers, transportation workers and such – who are not getting the shot in Phase 1 of the plan to still get the shot early.

That will largely depend on whether B.C. gets more vaccine doses than it currently is expecting under the plan outlined last week. Like other provinces, B.C. is getting millions of doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

But there is a strong possibility that a third vaccine – AstraZeneca – could be approved for use relatively soon, which may indeed allow for those who thought they were getting the vaccine early to actually have that come true.

There is also the possibility that a fourth vaccine – Janssen/Johnson and Johnson – could arrive soon.

Until the other vaccines arrive, it makes scientific sense to put those who seem to paying the highest price for getting COVID-19 near the head of the line.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

Topic: B.C. saw a record-low in births in 2020 “Social distancing has helped with oopsies and a pandemic has a way of putting fear into people and ‘what kind of a world do we want to bring a baby into?’ questions.”

“Would not bring a child into this crazy world at this point; future is pretty dismal.The majority will never own a home, won’t be able to live on their own because it will be unaffordable.The world is overpopulated as it is.”

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Opinionnow I am thrilled to see us get new sidewalks

fits of walking, using public transport and aligns with the city’s strategic plan of fulfilling the goal of a healthy community and a safe community.

Karin Alzner, Burnaby

Editor: Re: Burnaby wants to add sidewalks in some wrong places, NOW Letters With regards to Smith Avenue sidewalks, the writer did not mention where on Smith he and his neighbours are opposed to.

He does not speak for all of us who live along Smith. I assure you that I am thrilled to see sidewalks on the west side of Smith Avenue from Canada Way to Kingsway in the plans. I’d go a step further and would like to see a dedicated bike path along Smith Avenue.

I’ve (documented some) of the goat tracks that people have to navigate to get to the bus stops on the west side of Smith between Canada Way and Sunset.

South of Moscrop towards Central Park also is similar and in need of sidewalks on the west side.

I get it that the sidewalk in front of the writer’s house now means shovelling snow; however, Burnaby has many people trying to walk or use mobility devices to get where they need to go.

It’s frustrating to have to cross Smith back and forth to access sidewalks or worry about slipping on wet grass and mud. Sidewalks will make it so much better in supporting the bene-

Masks aren’t fashion Editor: We have become a defiant population when it comes to respecting the rules towards the spread of this deadly virus.

I am referring mostly to wearing masks when entering indoor public places.

It is about time that the politicians stop “sugar coating” every reason/excuse given by us, the people, as to why we are not wearing the masks.

In my opinion, if we are entering a public place where the wearing of a mask is required, and should be required, then we must wear a mask or we should be stopped from entering or pay the consequences. It is that simple.

And by the way, the mask is not a fashion statement, it is meant to be worn over the mouth and nose. So wearing it under our chin is not only useless, but more importantly disrespectful to other people and ourselves.

We are all suffering from this virus, so please, let’s all do our part in trying to shorten the time of this pandemic.

Frank Di Cesare, Burnaby

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Every year, countless Burnaby residents volunteer their time and energy to benefit the community – and the time has come for residents to recognize one of these outstanding volunteers by nominating them for the Kushiro Cup. The storied trophy – a gift from Burnaby’s sister city of Kushiro, Japan – is awarded annually to a Burnaby resident for their extraordinary commitment of time and energy over many years to

the community in cultural, recreational or other nonelected civic activities.

“Burnaby thrives because of the work of dedicated volunteers who give back to their community,” said Mayor Mike Hurley, in a statement. “No matter the circumstances, these are the people who were there to lend a hand to those who needed it most.

Now more than ever, it is important to recognize their contributions to this community.”

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Citynow Rapist who terrorized Burnaby trails gets 12-year term Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

A man whose crimes a judge has called “every woman’s worst nightmare” is serving a 12-year prison sentence and will be bound by a 10-year long-term supervision order once he’s out.

Michal Popek, 41, has been in prison since April 2016 for sexually assaulting four women who were strangers to him – including two women walking on Burnaby trails in broad daylight in February and March of 2016.

One of those assaults, on a 17-year-old girl, lasted for 40 minutes.

The girl had been on her school lunch break, walking on the Burnaby Mountain Urban Trail on Feb. 18, 2016, according to court documents.

Popek grabbed her by the waist and threw her to the ground and sexually assualted her.

In the second Burnaby attack on March 6, 2016, Popek grabbed a 20-yearold woman from behind, threw her down and tried to take off her pants.

The woman had been walking on the Trans Mountain Trail north of the Meadowood Park area listening to music on her headphones.

Popek ran off when a man walking the trail interrupted his attack.

Popek’s attacks happened amid a string of sexual assaults in the city in

early 2016, and the Burnaby RCMP – which struck a task force to find the perpetrator – warned women not to walk alone, especially in the area around the Burnaby Mountain UrbanTrail.

Popek was finally caught inVancouver on April 19, 2016 after another sexual assault in broad daylight.

“While sexual assaults of strangers on the street are exceptionally rare, they are every woman’s worst nightmare, and there are four women here for whom that nightmare became a reality,” said B.C. provincial court Judge Ellen Gordon in a November sentencing ruling.

The Crown prosecutor in the case called for a 12year prison sentence, minus time served, while Popek’s lawyer said he should get 10 years.

Both agreed he should be bound by a 10-year long-term supervision order after his release.

Gordon sentenced him to 12 years.

“The criminal justice system is not designed to repair the harm caused to victims of crime,” Gordon said. “Here, all four women suffered serious psychological trauma.

It would be ridiculously naïve to believe that that trauma will go away once I impose the sentence I am about to impose.”

She described Popek’s crimes as “violent and horrific” but noted his remorse appeared genuine

and he had pleaded guilty, sparing his victims a trial.

With credit for time served, there are about five

years left on his sentence.

After his release, his name will be on the sex offender registry for the rest

of his life, he must provide a DNA sample and he will have to inform police about where he is living.

Two medical experts in the case concluded Popek is “a low risk to reoffend and is treatable.”

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Citynow Technology opens doors for refugees during COVID Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Before 26-year-old Anas Al Salo came to Burnaby as a refugee – back when he was a teenager in Turkey single-handedly supporting his family by working long hours at whatever jobs he could find – he had heard people talk about computers and how amazing they were.

“I used to hear from people that the computer is great for people,” he told the NOW through an Arabic translator. “It’s like if you want something, you can just Google it, and it gives you directions if you want to go to a restaurant or find a service; that’s what I heard from people.”

But Al Salo, who is originally from a small town close to Aleppo, an area decimated during the ongoing Syrian civil war, had never used a computer, let alone owned one.

When his four-person family finally arrived in Burnaby in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in September, the only thing connecting them to the rest of the world was a

single cell phone.

That changed last month, thanks to a program through the Burnaby school district.

‘A DREAM CAME TRUE’ From Dec. 1 to 17, Al Salo and his mother, 47-year-old Raghda Mallok, went through a basic computer literacy course at Edmonds Community School.

At the end, they were gifted a desktop computer and webcam provided by the BC Technology for Learning Society.

The course and computer have opened up a whole new world of opportunity, they said.

Mallok, who needed a whole session just to get used to manoeuvring the computer mouse, now knows how to send email, make Zoom calls, translate school letters from English to Arabic using Google translate and more.

“It’s like a dream came true, especially for me,” said Mallok, who married at age 14 and has two married daughters in Turkey and two sons in Canada. “I had never thought I’d be working a com-

puter.”

Al Salo said it was a good feeling to find out he could do all those things he’d heard about once he got a chance to use a computer.

He and his mom are now taking English classes via Zoom.

“For me to be able to go on Zoom and study, that is huge,” Mallok said through the translator.

INCREASED NEED The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on newcomers and refugees, and the school district’s Settlement Workers in Schools program has seen a sharp increase in fam-

ilies, especially the most vulnerable newcomers to Canada, looking for help, according to district settlement services coordinator Natalya Khan.

“Like everyone else, we found ourselves very abruptly in this situation with little time to prepare for how it would change our work,” she told the NOW. “Normally in-person contact plays a significant role in what we do.

When the pandemic hit, virtually all services for families were transferred online or by phone, so everything is being done remotely unless it is an emergency. Federal and provincial programs also

Online: Anas Al Salo and his mother, Raghda Mallok, came to Burnaby in September after fleeing violence in Syria several years ago. Neither had ever used a computer until taking a Burnaby school district program last month. PHOTO KAY LIM-GATEHOUSE

went online, and families needed help with this – for example many families needed help connect-

ing with CERB, about whether and how they could access it.”

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Citynow High demand for computer literacy course for newcomers Continued from page 11 On top of that, newcomer families without digital skills or access to technology were faced with their children having to learn remotely from home.

The district decided to put together a basic computer course targeting families in the Burnaby school district who didn’t have digital literacy skills, spoke very little English and had limited finances.

So far, the course has been put on in Arabic and Tigrinya (a language spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia) to seven refugee families who have learned about using computers, the internet, school

websites and email, so they can better support their kids as they settle into their new schools.

‘SILVER LINING’ Al Salo’s young brother, Omran, started at Morley Elementary School in November.

He was given an iPad to use for school work, thanks to a school district partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Friends of Simon program and Rogers, which has seen 15 tablets handed out to local students who are new to Canada.

And the rest of the family now has the desktop and webcam to use.

“Feelings of isolation

are common during the pandemic, and this is one more thing that people new to Canada are working through as they face multiple challenges,” Khan said. “Access to technology and support with the skills to use it can help.”

But the need is great,

she said.

There are currently 40 people on the waitlist for the new computer course, and the district plans to make the program one of its regular offerings, starting with more sessions this month.

Khan calls it one of the “silver linings” of the pan-

demic for newcomer families who need computers and the skills to use them.

“Before we could work around newcomers’ computer illiteracy because we could work with them in person,” she said. “The pandemic has made it more important than ever for immigrants and refu-

gees to have those computer skills. I’m so happy about the program because this vulnerable population really needed these skills, and we are so pleased to be able to provide it via settlement services with the support of our partners.”

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Citynow Burnaby college gets $500,000 funding boost Cornelia Naylor

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An Indigenous-focused college in Burnaby has gotten a nearly-$500,000 funding boost for its Indigenous health and wellness program thanks to the provincial government’s postCOVID-19 economic recovery plan.

The money will fund 47 seats for one year of a three-year program at NicolaValley Institute of Technology, according the school’s associate vice-president for academic and community education, John Chenoweth.

The one-time funding is among $800,000 the province is spreading over four public post-secondary institutions to train community health workers,

according to an announcement by the ministries of advanced education and mental health and addictions last week.

At NicolaValley Institute of Technology, located acrossWillingdon Avenue from BCIT’s student housing, the money will fund three cohorts moving through a threeyear program. Once called the chemical addictions worker program, the name has recently been changed to the Indigenous health and wellness worker program, according to Chenoweth. It includes certificate and diploma options, or students can take three years of a bachelor’s degree at NVIT and finish their final year at University of the FraserValley.

“The program serves Indigenous people that have

barriers, addictions-related, any multiple types of addictions,” Chenoweth told the NOW. “If you think about why do our communities have a lot of barriers, there’s a historical context to that, you know, hundreds of years of colonization. And our communities are at a place where there’s significant barriers to advancing folks to be balanced or healthy, so these programs are designed with Aboriginal addictions societies and with the intent to tool or skill people to a level where they can support our people.”

Chenoweth, a member of the Syilx/Okanagan Nation and Upper Nicola Band, said, since the new funding is not ongoing, the school will continue to search out funding.

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Citynow Burnaby groups get gaming grants More than $400,000 in funding from the province has been announced for support programs for youth and vulnerable people and families in Burnaby.

Five organizations based in Burnaby are receiving support: Ð The Burnaby Neighbourhood House Society is receiving $40,800 to purchase a shipping container retrofitted to distribute food to vulnerable populations. Ð Dixon Transition Society is receiving $124,000 to purchase a minivan, school bus and playground equipment to support their existing clients and a childcare facility that is under development. Ð Odd Squad Productions Society is receiving $42,333 to purchase video equipment so they can continue serving vulnera-

ble youth virtually during the pandemic. Ð Skate Canada, British Columbia andYukon Section, is receiving $90,000 to support program delivery for youth during the pandemic, including purchasing Plexiglas barriers and hand sanitizer, and video equipment to allow officials to officiate from home. Ð The BC Labour Heritage Centre Society is receiving $112,007 for the installation of a memorial sculpture to honour and commemorate the thousands of people who have lost their lives due to asbestos exposure.The sculpture will be placed adjacent to the Vancouver Convention Centre.

These are five of 53 local not-for-profit organizations around B.C. receiving support this year from the capital project stream

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Seniors advocate set to review care-home outbreaks Stefan Labbé Glacier Media

B.C.’s seniors advocate is launching a review into some of the most deadly COVID-19 outbreaks in the province’s long-term care sector.

The review, expected to get off the ground over the next couple of weeks and likely not wrap up until the spring, will look at what went right and what went wrong across dozens of the province’s seniors’ homes as they grappled with the virus.

“Wave 2 has been a much more challenging experience for B.C. than wave one was,” B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie said last Thursday. “We should be learning why. Is it just pure bad luck? It’s possible but we

don’t know that.”

Of the 1,031 COVID-19 deaths recorded to date across B.C., at least 602 have occurred in seniors homes.

Mackenzie said the review will likely hone in on homes across the Lower Mainland, such as Little Mountain Place in Vancouver where 41 residents have died,Tabor Place Abbotsford where 26 residents passed away and Capilano Care Centre in North Vancouver where at least 24 lives have been taken by the virus.

In the case of the Lakeshore Care Centre outbreak in Coquitlam, 38% of all residents were killed and nearly 77% were infected by the virus.That’s despite having a case mix index – a measure of the average care requirements

of residents – exactly equivalent to the provincial average.

“At the end of the day, I can’t responsibly say why that outbreak was so prolific,” said Mackenzie. “It’s the same virus and it’s effectively the same population.”

Completing such a sweeping review has had and will have some speed bumps: provincial staff responsible for handing over data to the seniors advocate are busy inoculating patients; and until Wave 2 of the virus, Mackenzie said there hadn’t been enough outbreaks to build statistical confidence to conclude what factors contributed to so many deaths among the province’s elderly.

“Unfortunately, there are now enough outbreaks

where we’ll be able to look and see what are the patterns,” she said.

RAPID TESTING: TOO LITTLE TOO LATE? Even without the data, one thing is for certain, said Mackenzie: we could have done more.

The importance of widespread and regular testing during seniors care outbreaks was recognized by medical health officers as early as April 2020 in the wake of Canada’s first long-term care outbreak at Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver.

Health officials and researchers largely agree that B.C.’s “Iron Ring” protocol established an effective emergency baseline in responding to outbreaks at seniors’ homes during the first wave.

Testing: A worker from the BC Centre for Disease Control picks up test samples at Lakeshore Care Centre in Coquitlam, site of 21 deaths and 75 COVID-19-positive tests. PHOTO STEFAN LABBÉ/ TRI-CITY NEWS

But cracks still emerged: in a leaked internal report detailing missteps at the Langley Lodge outbreak – the deadliest last spring – the facility’s head outlined how staff introduced the virus into the facility.

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AS WE AGE B.C.’s care-home testing rates below national average Continued from page 21 separate units… possible breach of PPE.” The lessons of those outbreaks – including routine and widespread testing among staff and residents – do not appear to have been applied across the board, with some only testing the unit at the epicentre of an outbreak or those who had been in close contact with an infected person, said Mackenzie.

“We’ve been very conservative in our testing,” she said, pointing to the fact that on a per-capita basis, B.C. has tested 36% below the national average as of Jan. 14.

While rapid tests weren’t widely available until the

beginning of November, they were discounted later that month by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry due to disappointing results.

“We had a lot of really high hopes for some of these rapid tests, but what they’re showing is that period of time where people are sometimes most infectious, just before they start to show symptoms, is also the period of time where the tests work least well,” said Henry at the time.

But on Jan. 11, Henry said the province is once again “looking at” using the rapid tests in care homes, despite previously stating they were not being used because the tests “have faults and limita-

tions.” “‘Not that effective’ is not the same of ‘ineffective,’” countered Mackenzie Thursday. “We didn’t add the layer of protection that routine testing would have provided.”

Mackenzie acknowledges “there’s no panacea” to stemming the transmission and high death toll in long-term care homes, and “even if we tested everyone every day, it wouldn’t be perfect.”

“But it’s an added layer of protection that would lower the overall risk of this virus getting in,” she said.

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Pandemic has taken a toll on those with dementia COVID-19 has increased stress and isolation for those living with dementia – and their caregivers Margaret Coates

AsWe Age contributor

This January has been Alzheimer’s Awareness Month – a time to reflect about the future for those living with dementia, their caregivers and family, especially considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the Alzheimer Society of B.C. states on its website: “People living with dementia and their caregivers are facing more social isolation than ever.

In an increasingly uncertain world, we’re doubling down our efforts to change the future for British Columbians affected by dementia.”

It is estimated that 70,000 people in British Columbia are living with some form of dementia, and this number is expected to double by 2031.

There is often a stigma attached to dementia. But, as the Alzheimer Society states, “everyone has a responsibility to help make their community a dementia-friendly place.”

Fortunately, some municipalities have created “dementia-friendly” communities to mitigate some of the stigma and myths about dementia in our community by raising awareness about the na-

ture of the disease and its effects.

The Alzheimer Society defines a dementia-friendly community as “characterized by a heightened awareness of dementia and relies on individuals who take a little bit of time to learn how to recognize that someone has dementia and how they can respond in a respectful, effective way.”

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People living with dementia and their caregivers are facing more social isolation than ever.

pacts of COVID-19 on those with dementia, their carers and family?

A study by the Alzheimer’s Society in England found that those with dementia may experience increased negative physical symptoms such as memory loss, difficulty concentrating, agitation/restlessness and stress or depression.

The study also found that those living with dementia felt lonelier as they were cut off from social programs, including support groups and family.

Carers said they were more stressed, sad and exhausted because of COVID-19.

So how do you stay connected to a loved one in a care facility?

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. recommends a number strategies for families who cannot visit someone in long-term care – such as scheduling weekly video chats or regular phone check-ins, having a virtual dinner with takeout, writing a letter, and sending a CD with music.

As the society states, “No one should be alone on the dementia journey.”

RESOURCES TO HELP For more information, call the First Link dementia helpline at 604-9848348. A trained, caring team of staff and volunteers can provide information and support.

There are other supports for people who have a diagnosis and for those looking after them.

A major resource is the Alzheimer Society of B.C. Resource Centre, and you can call them at 604-984-

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Some programs are operating in the community by seniors organizations, though that’s been limited

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Envelope: "Dad’s Poems" near Queen’s Park On Oakland at First St. in early December.

604−838−4444

BUSINESS SERVICES

EMPLOYMENT

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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GENERAL EMPLOYMENT Skilled Labourers Landscape Construction & Maintenance.

Please apply by email: info@bluestonelandscape.ca

NWCDC PHYSIOTHERAPIST Full−time permanent position to start as soon as possible. Relocation funds available.

For full description of the position please visit www.nwcdc.ca Apply to hr@nwcdc.ca www.nwcdc.ca

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Part-time delivery person:

Must be energetic, hardworking, enthusiastic and a team player. Must have a class 5 driver’s licence and a clean driving record. Must be able to communicate in English. Please bring a copy of your driver’s abstract from the motor vehicle branch when coming to apply.

If interested, please call 604-298-5000

ATTENTION

Free inventor’s guide!

REAL ESTATE SERVICES WE BUY HOUSES

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SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, New Westminster

Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool.

1 BR & 2 BR Available.

Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodeled Building and Common area.

Gated underground secure parking available.

References required.

CALL 604-525-2122 baysideproperty.com

SUITES FOR RENT VILLA MARGARETA 320-9th St, New Westminster

Suites Available.

All suites have nice balconies, Underground parking avail. Refs req’d.

Small Pet OK.

BBY S, 2 BR lower duplex, sh’d W/D. Newly reno’d, $1600 + 40% utls. NS/NP. 604-539-1959, 604-612-1960

LIST YOUR PLACE

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Townhomes & Condos We Also Take Over Payments Any Situation, Any Condition GVCPS INC. / gvcps.ca

604.444.3000

1010 6th Ave. New Westminster.

Suites Available.

Beautiful Atrium with Fountain. By College, Shops & Transit/Skytrain.

Pets negotiable. Ref req’d.

604-812-3718

Hot Spot For Sale

GARDEN VILLA

Call Davison today!

1.800.218.2909 or visit us at inventing.davison.com/BC

INDIANLIFE FOOD, A FOOD MANUFACTURER LOCATED IN BURNABY HAS FOLLOWING POSITION AVAILABLE:

ROOFERS: BROADWAY ROOFING CO LTD. Broadway Roofing Co Ltd., located 400−7430 Lowland Dr, Burnaby, BC V5J 5A4 is looking for 5 experienced Roofers for Burnaby region. Full time, permanent position. Job duties: flat roofing work, site cleanup, tearing off old roofing and installation. Experience & training with Torch−on roof product systems preferred. Training in Safety and Fall Protection is asset. Basic English.

Valid Drivers License. 40 hrs/week. Hourly $25−38.

Shared Medical and Dental & RSP benefits.

Integrated product upgrade training & safety training. To apply, call or email: 604−439−9107 info@broadwayroof.com

APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT

INVENTORS! Ideas wanted!

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

SKILLED HELP

RENTAL

604.444.3000

SUITES FOR RENT

TRADES HELP BROADWAY ROOFING SHEET METAL WORKER Broadway Roofing Co Ltd., located 400−7430 Lowland Dr, Burnaby, BC V5J 5A4 is looking for 2 experienced metal sheet workers for Burnaby region.

Full time, permanent position. Job duties: marking metal sheets, operating tools, installation, quality inspection. Experience & training with Torch−on roof product systems preferred. Training in Safety and Fall Protection is asset. Basic English.

Valid Drivers License. 40 hrs/week. Hourly $25−38.

Shared Medical and Dental & RSP benefits.

Integrated product upgrade training & safety training. To apply, call or email: 604−439−9107 info@broadwayroof.com

REAL ESTATE for INDEPENDENT SENIORS • 55+ 1 & 2 bedroom suites that you can call HOME!

INDUSTRIAL/ COMMERCIAL INTEGRITY POST FRAME BUILDINGS since 2008.

Built with concrete posts.

Barns, shops, riding arenas, machine sheds and more. adam.s@integritybuilt.com 1-250-351-5374. www.integritybuilt.com

Puzzle Answers

Monthly rental includes all Meals, Housekeeping, Cable TV, Hydro, secure parking and much more.

Excellent location, on transit. Small Pets Welcome.

Call Ali or Mike at 604-937-3790 to book your tour.

• Tours conducted safely following Covid-19 protocols. www.ehrr.ca

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HOME SERVICES BUILDING CONTRACTORS We Do All Types of Renovations at Competitive Prices!

Specializing in: Interior and Exterior Painting, Flooring, Kitchen and Bathroom upgrades, Fencing, Roofing, and Decks.

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CONCRETE

EXCAVATING

HANDYPERSON

AGGRECON SPECIALTIES

• Polished Concrete Floors • Pumping • Placing • Sealing • Acid Staining • Decorative Concrete • Forming • Demolition • Foundation Pouring Professional Work

778-919-7707

Free Estimate

#1 Backhoes & Excavators Trenchless Waterlines Bobcats & Dump Truck & All Material Deliveries Drainage; Video Inspection, Landscaping, Stump/Rock/Cement/Oil Tank & Demos, Paving, Pool/Dirt Removal, Paver Stones, Jackhammer, Water/Sewer, Line/Sumps, Slinger Avail, Concrete Cutting, Hand Excavating.

Basements Made Dry Claudio’s Backhoe Service

604-821-8088

BOWEN ALUMINUM

DRYWALL

FENCING West Coast Cedar Installations since 1991.

New • Repaired • Rebuilt Fences & Decks.

604-788-6458

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FLOORING

Hardwood Floor Refinishing Experts • Repairs • Staining • Installation • Free Estimates

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Satisfaction guar.604-518-7508

Boarding & Taping, Good Rates! Reliable, Free Est. Reno’s & Small Jobs Welcome! Call Gurprit 604-710-7769

Electrical Contractors Res • Com • Industrial Maintenance Work.

Licensed • Bonded • Insured 24/7 Emergency Calls Antonio • 604-363-4588

Electrical Installations Renos & Repairs. BBB Member.

www.nrgelectric.ca

604-900-6010 MrHandyman.ca

LIC. ELECTRICIAN bf#37309 Commercial &

residential reno’s & small jobs.

778-322-0934

FIND HELP FOR YOUR PROJECTS

HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS

Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing, Window Cleaning, Roof Cleaning BC AWNING & RAILING

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Incl. Landscaping, Stone Structures, Patios, Pools 20 years exp. - No job too small Will- 604.805.1582 www.northlandmasonry.com

MOVING

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604-767-2667

Rubbish Removal $30/hr per Person.24/7 • 604-999-6020

A.S.U. Enterprises

SPECIAL WINTER PAINTING DISCOUNT

ROOFING

604-240-5362

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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• FULL SERVICE JUNK REMOVAL & Clean-Up at Affordable Rates • Pianos & Hot Tubs No Problem • Booked Appointments • Same-Day Service • Residential & Commercial

from $249/week + dump fees

A-1 Contracting & Roofing New & Re-Roofing • All Types All Maintenance & Repairs GUTTER CLEANING Gutter Guard Installations • RENOVATION WORK • WCB. 25% Discount • Emergency Repairs •

Jag • 778-892-1530

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604-878-5232

Over 40 Years in Business SPECIALIZING IN CEDAR, FIBERGLASS LAMINATES AND TORCH ON.

WEST BEST HOME RENOVATION Siding, Deck, Patio, Installs, Doors, Windows, Roof, Chimney, Gutter, Repair, Flashing, Upgrade Bathroom, Kitchen, Basement, Drywall, Laminate Tile, Lino and much more! 20 years of experience. Free estimate. Call Mike: 604−841−7773

New Roofing & Repairs.

Gutter Cleaning • $80 Free Est. • GLRoofing.ca

20 YARD BIN RENTALS

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INT & EXT • 778-836-0436

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

Done Quick. Licensed.

Done Right. Bonded.

Guaranteed. Insured.

MASONRY

PAINTING/ WALLPAPER

Terry 604-376-7383

604-230-0627

HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS

Done Quick. Licensed.

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Guaranteed. Insured.

ABE MOVING & Delivery &

*Power Washing *Window Cleaning *Gutter cleaning *Free est., Worksafe *Owner/operator/20 yrs

Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.

PLUMBING

CARPENTRY • ELECTRICAL PLUMBING • PAINTING FLOORING • TO-DO LIST

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE −$50.00 − Gutter cleaning − Pressure washing − Aerating − Power Raking − Window cleaning − Gardening 604−209−3445 www.npservices.ca

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YOUR ELECTRICIAN Lic#89402. Insured. Guar’d.

Fast same day service.

We love BIG & small jobs!

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GUTTERS

ELECTRICAL

ALL RENOVATIONS: •Kitchen •Baths •Additions •Patio •Stairs •Deck •Fences •P Painting •D Drywall & MORE

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DRAINAGE

Drainage & Excavation SERVICES • We make Basements Dry • 604-341-4446

ROOFING

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Aluminum & Glass Patio Covers, Sunrooms & Railings

604-341-4446

We do ALL kinds of Concrete Work.

• Seniors discount.

Local, family business 40+ yrs.

604-240-3408

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

PATIOS

604.220.JUNK (5865)

YARD & HOME Cleanup DISPOSAL Construction Reno’s & Drywall / Demo’s 7 Day ys/Week • Free Est’s

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Bros. Roofing Ltd. Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates

604-946-4333

TREE SERVICES TREE SERVICES

Pruning, Hedge Trimming Tree & Stump Removal 75 ft Bucket Trucks Covid-19 Safety Guidelines strictly followed.

604 - 787-5915

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Re-Roofing & Repairs Specialists

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20 Year Labour Warranty Available

AUTOMOTIVE

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4 Dr Sedan. 21,070 KMS!!!

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INTERIOR & EXTERIOR Residential & Commercial

35%OFF 23 years experience.

Free Estimates

A. RIGHTWAY PAIN NTING Ltd.

778-984-0666 • Gutter Cleaning • Roof Cleaning • Power Washing WorkSafeBC • Insured

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Gutters vacuumed and hand cleaned. 604-524-0667

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D&M PAINTING .

Interior / Exterior Specialist.

Many Years Experience.

Fully Insured.

Top Quality • Quick Work.

Free estimate.

604-724-3832

PAINTSPECIAL.COM

3 rooms for $375, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed.

Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

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SPECIAL CHOICES! Prices Effective January 28 - February 3, 2021.

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED Beef Top Sirloin Steaks 100% Grass Fed from Australia

Beef Cabbage Rolls

999/lb

3 for 799

Organic Broccoli Bunches

Choices Artisan Sandwiches

Imported

Assorted Varieties

Value Pack

22.02/kg

Large Ataulfo Mangoes from Mexico

198

248

5.47/kg

/lb

each

Fresh Steelhead Fillets Value Pack

37.46/kg

899

1699 /lb Terra Breads Granola

each

Bulk Organic Baking Ingredients & Flour

Choices’ Own Sourdough Bread

499

Loose Bulk & Prepackaged

Off

530g

Spread’Em Vegan Dips & Almond Based Cheeze

20%

New Roots Vitamins & Supplements Assorted Varieties

Assorted Varieties

30% off

1299 1699 1kg Original

assorted sizes Regular Retail 7.99-10.99

1kg Spiced Pistachio

All Products on Sale!

25% off assorted sizes Regular Retail 1.79-114.99

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