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Councillor calls union rezoning ‘fishy’ Dustin Godfrey

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A B.C. union’s proposal for its new Lower Mainland headquarters with an “affordable” housing component in Burnaby has exposed a sizable rift in a traditionally labour-oriented city council.

The B.C. Government and Services Employees’ Union submitted an application late last year to develop five lots on Palm Avenue into its new Lower Mainland area office, along with “affordable” daycare and rental housing (see story page 19).

That housing is expected to include around 300 units in total, with at least half being at “affordable” rates, defined in this case as being affordable to members of its union.

Two independent councillors voted against the city considering the proposal, with one suggesting it offered a sweetheart deal to the union and the other calling the proposal’s appearance before council “fishy.”

Despite the objections from independent councillors Colleen Jordan and Dan Johnston, council voted in early December to direct staff to work with the BCGEU on fleshing out the proposal to bring it forward as a zoning amendment at a later date.

That vote split along familiar lines, with the majority coalition – made up of the independent Mayor Mike Hurley, the Burnaby Citizens’ Association’s three remaining councillors and the Burnaby Greens’ sole councillor – voting in favour of the proposal without comment.

After that vote, both Johnston and Jordan voiced exasperation.

“Pretty sad. Pretty sad.

Pretty sad, indeed,” Johnston could be heard saying as the next agenda item was introduced by Hurley, who in turn had Johnston’s mic muted.

Land deal: The BCGEU wants to develop these lots of Palm Avenue. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Hurley and the BCGEU, in turn, have shot back at the two, saying they voted in favour of policies that left many Metrotown residents demovicted with little recourse.

The union’s treasurer, Paul Finch, says he’s “appalled”

by Jordan and Johnston’s critique of the proposal.

STICKING TO THE PLAN The issue is rooted in which developments are considered for rezonings and where. Based on the location of the BCGEU’s proposal, Jordan says the lower property values would save the union millions of dollars, which she says is an unfair advantage coming from a unionfriendly council.

The lots are currently in a light industrial area occupied by small warehouse-type buildings, five of which the BCGEU wants to replace with its headquarters. The five lots, between 6877 and 6945 Palm Ave., are about a block east of Royal Oak Avenue and a block south of Imperial Street, which form the borders between the Metrotown downtown plan and the Royal Oak community plan.While the Metrotown plan has been updated in the last few

years, the Royal Oak plan, which contains the Palm Avenue properties, is decades old and doesn’t have the same ambitious density aspirations.

The Royal Oak plan currently calls for RM3, or medium-density residential, at that location, while the requested zoning is for a combination of RM5r, or high-density residential, RM3 and a commercial component. In total, the requested zoning amendment would nearly double the density called for by the community plan.

WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM? Jordan points to the City of Burnaby’s long-standing policy of not doing spot rezonings, in which city council decides zoning on a lot-by-lot basis. Instead, the city leans heavily on its community plans and rarely deviates from them.

Vancouver practises spot zonings without an official community plan in place to guide decisions on the issues.That has left the city largely immobilized by rezoning applications that face significant backlash – and council can’t easily deflect that backlash without an OCP that allows for such developments.

With an official com-

munity plan, Burnaby urban planning comes with certainty for developers and neighbours, and it offers a sturdy foundation on which council can base its zoning decisions.

“The big deal about that is (the proposal) could be 20 blocks east of the Metrotown plan, it could be anywhere,” Jordan said in an interview.

In other words, Jordan warns a spot rezoning could open up floodgates of speculation, inflating land values.

That’s because the OCP can mean a massive price differential for properties from one plan to the next.

The five lots proposed for this development, at a combined 58,000 square feet, sold for between $2.1 million and $4.7 million apiece, according to the BC Assessment website, totalling $20.6 million.

Jordan points to a similar-sized piece of land at 6031Wilson Ave., which sits a short ways northwest of the Palm Avenue properties and which sold for $35.5 million in March 2020.The substantially larger price tag is in part due to the property being already zoned for RM5r – the same zoning sought by the BCGEU (without the

commercial component).

Hurley disagrees on whether the Palm Avenue rezoning would, in fact, be a spot zoning, besides the commercial component.

While the proposal calls for doubling the allowable density, he notes the city’s rental zoning policy affords developers more density. However, it’s worth noting the proposal is not calling for RM3r zoning, the rental-oriented zoning that corresponds to the OCP’s designation for the area, but for RM5r, a higher-density rental zone.

Hurley and Finch both pointed to the final report from the task force on housing affordability, which they said offered the city more latitude for such proposals.

The task force’s second recommendation called on the city to “revitalize” its urban village plans, including through zoning and community plan changes, as well as calling for a review of the OCP “to identify more areas, such as arterial and transit corridors, where multi-family housing can be accommodated in a similar mixed-use, affordable, transit-friendly context.”

Finch says the BCGEU chose this location because of its proximity to transit.

“I think council passed (the task force’s report) knowing what it meant, and that’s why our project is being considered – it’s completely in line with the goals of this community housing report,” Finch says. “I’m actually appalled that (Jordan) would make that critique.”

‘SMELLS A LITTLE FISHY’ In the years since the 2018 local election that saw Derek Corrigan voted out, Jordan and Johnston have remained loyal to the former mayor, while the rest of their former slate has aligned with Hurley.The fissure had al-

ready been apparent by early 2020, when Jordan, Johnston and the sincedeceased councillor Paul McDonell split from the long-ruling Burnaby Citizens’ Association.

Jordan has suggested in the past that she and Johnston have often been steamrolled by council, with votes approved by the majority coalition without responding to the concerns they have raised.

But only a handful of times have comments been directed at other councillors rather than on issues.

In this case, animosities appear to have surfaced, with councillors’ comments getting more personal and accusatory.

In the December council meeting, Jordan opposed the proposal because it “sets a terrible precedent” for the Royal Oak plan.

The proposal is for “spot zoning for a huge increase in not only the density but also the use,” Jordan said. “This is ridiculous, and I think it’s giving a huge financial benefit to the proponent by giving them such high zoning in an area where the property values are based on a much lower level of zoning.”

Johnston, an ally of Jordan, also voiced his opposition to the proposal in December, noting the BCGEU had previously sought an amendment for three of the Palm Avenue lots 11 months prior.

According to the minutes of the Jan. 28, 2020 planning and development committee meeting, the BCGEU was told “the city does not support/practice site specific rezoning,” and the matter was referred to staff.

“All of a sudden we have a rezoning application on the agenda this evening, and it just smells a little fishy,” Johnston said.

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Citynow Burnaby saw 56 drug toxicity deaths in 2020 Dustin Godfrey

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Fifty-six people died from toxic drugs in Burnaby last year, among more than 1,700 provincewide.

Leslie McBain, with Moms Stop the Harm, said in a press conference last week that incremental actions by the provincial and federal governments have helped but have not been enough to halt the impact of a toxic drug supply.

She referenced Premier John Horgan’s mandate letter to the minister of mental health and addictions, which called for fast-tracking decriminalization.

“That was six months ago,” she said. “We need this now; we needed it five years ago.”

McBain was joined by Abbotsford Police Department Chief Const. Mike Serr and chief coroner Lisa Lapointe, who both called for decriminalization of drug users.

“Decriminalization is a step.We have not seen it move along fast enough,” Lapointe said, pointing to a 2019 plan from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry for de facto decriminalization of drug users at a provincial level.

In an email statement to the NOW, Ana Maria Bustante with the Burnaby Community Action Team (BCAT) on the drug poisoning crisis said she would like to see the federal government significantly increase access both to opioid agonist therapies, such as suboxone and methadone, as well as

a safer alternative to the toxic drug supply – prescription heroin and hydromorphone.

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley recently introduced a resolution that was passed by city council calling on the federal government to call the crisis a national public health emergency.

Bustante said her group is happy the provincial government made such a declaration back in 2016.

“People need help and we need the feds to do the same and we have to stop treating people like pariahs and more like brothers, mothers, daughters, sons, colleagues and coworkers,” Bustante said.

Burnaby’s 56 drug toxicity is well above the 31 deaths in 2019. In 2018, the city saw 48 deaths.

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Opinion now MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Trudeau itching to call an election

Even though this country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been anything but impressive, do not rule out a pandemic federal election this spring or early summer.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has had numerous opportunities to rule out an early vote but has yet to do that. His standard answer is along the lines of, “We don’t want an election.”

Publicly, he may insist he does not want one. Internally, however, there appears to be no question the federal Liberals would love to strike when the pandemic poker is hot.

The experiences of the pandemic elections in B.C., Saskatchewan and New Brunswick make it tempting for Trudeau to find some way to trigger another vote. In each province, incumbent governments were returned with strong majorities, which is exactly the outcome Trudeau is hoping for whenever he next tests the electorate.

Many voters seem to be wary of “change” in this pandemic and are looking at incumbent governments as lifelines, not as political animals. It is obvious opposition parties are struggling to be heard in a pandemic that has turned politics on its ear and, in some cases, has vanquished them (the one exception may be in Alberta, where Premier Jason Kenney’s struggles have given unexpected life to the provincial NDP and its leader, former premier Rachel Notley).

Last fall’s election campaign in this province was a stark reminder of how much has changed.

There essentially was no “campaign” in the traditional sense. Gone were the rallies of supporters and a series of events that can develop a “buzz” amongst the electorate.

Instead, party leaders

were reduced to standing in front of a microphone maybe once or twice a day and talking to reporters over a telephone line. It was not a way to build excitement, which opposition parties need to do if they want to convince enough of the electorate to embrace “change” in government.

Trudeau knows this. He knows that once the writ is dropped, it will be difficult for Conservative leader Erin O’Toole and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to generate a lot of news coverage that penetrates through to the voters.

Of course, it is still unclear how Trudeau can trigger an election.

O’Toole has said he will not vote them out, and the NDP may have the most to lose from any early election (the Liberals have invaded enough NDP policy territory to potentially crowd that party off the stage in a number of ridings).

Then there is the vaccine rollout.

Until we see a vaccine dose administered to literally millions of Canadians, Trudeau would be foolish to force an election. A backdrop of impatient Canadians waiting for a vaccine would make it seem like the federal Liberals favour electioneering over making people safe, and that spells political disaster.

However, once those vaccines begin arriving in massive amounts, Trudeau’s election triggerfinger will bound to become itchier. If all goes as planned, those doses should start arriving soon.

The lesson learned from B.C. Premier John Horgan’s decision to call an election when one was not required has reverberated across the country.

Trudeau will no doubt be looking for the exact same result later this year.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Opinionnow Put on a mask Editor: Yesterday, I left my home for the first time in 10 days to go to the Metrotown library. I wore a mask the whole time.

After leaving the library, a young couple passed me – he was wearing a mask, she was not. Not too far along, I passed a young man standing there – his mask was on his chin. Then there was another man on the corner with his mask pulled down to his chin. Then there was a mature woman crossing the street with her mask dangling from her right ear.

What have we become? A nation of wimps who aren’t prepared to put up with a little inconvenience for the common good?

During the Second World War, my family lived in Liverpool, the second-most heavily bombed city in Britain. During the day, my dad designed air force bases, and at night he was a fire watcher going up a tower during air raids to see where the bombs had dropped and alerting the firefighters. Everyone had blackout curtains on their windows, and some nights were spent in the air raid shelters in the back yard.

Everyone ate the same rations. This went on for six years (and the rationing for even longer).

My earliest memory when we came to Canada was being in my grandmother’s kitchen in New Westminster during the Fraser River flood in 1948 – the women were making sandwiches

for the men (including my dad) who were filling sandbags down at the river banks. This is just what people did. And now we have people who can’t even be bothered to put on a mask or wear one properly.

Lorraine Shore, Burnaby

Stickhandling people Editor: I really miss playing hockey twice a week, but I have recently observed that “social distance” walking in this COVID-19 period is surprisingly like playing hockey.

You have to keep your head up, assessing what the other “players” are doing and where they have created a space for you to go. Also, you must determine the direction the players are taking and their relative speed.

The fastest are, of course, the joggers and cyclists who emerge suddenly. Next are the healthy seniors, followed by young people absorbed with each other and parents with their small children.

Then come the dog walkers (you can usually guess which way they will go) and, lastly, people walking their cats as they are pretty much going nowhere. So, like any able-forward, I dodge and weave through all the players. I finally reach my goal where coffee awaits but, alas, no cheering fans.

Gary Hetherington, Burnaby

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Pink Shirt Day - February 24, 2021 Pink Shirt Day efforts continue in pandemic times Diane Strandberg Tri-City News

For 14 years, Burnaby has supported the goals of Pink Shirt Day to eradicate bullying in many ways, especially through school efforts.

In recognition of two Nova Scotia students who organized a high-school protest in 2007 to wear pink in sympathy with a Grade 9 boy who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt, Pink Shirt Day has been supported through numerous efforts.

Each year at this time, people wear pink shirts and there are many school and community activities in support of anti-bullying efforts.

This year, Pink Shirt Day is Feb. 24 and the community is asked to ac-

knowledge the importance of kindness even as COVID-19 stretches people, and asks them to do more to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

While in-person events will be cancelled or curtailed, like every year, we can expect teachers and students to wear pink, students to work on posters and do acts of kindness, including during Real Acts of CaringWeek, Feb. 14 to 20, and businesses and politicians to make proclamations against bullying.

But what is bullying exactly, and where do we find it?

According to Rob Zambrano, who has worked in public schools for more than 30 years, bullying is a very specific type of aggression.

“For a situation to be

considered bullying, the act must be intentionally hostile, enacted by a person or group of people with a real or perceived imbalance of physical or social power, and repeated behaviour (or have the strong likelihood to be repeated),” said Zambrano.

CYBERBULLYING A PROBLEM Similarly, Public Safety Canada defines bullying in its most basic form as social bullying in school. It involves making up hurtful nicknames, name-calling, excluding and spreading fake rumours.

When bullying moves online, it has the potential of causing great harm, as the victims have no relief, even when they are away from school.

Some of the social me-

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dia apps used for bullying, according to Public Safety Canada are Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. People in MetroVancouver are particularly aware of the problems

of cyber bullying, something that was revealed after a cyberstalker threatened Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd, who died by suicide in 2012 after posting a heart-rending

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Here are some statistics according to Public Safety Canada: Ð 47% of Canadian parents have at least one child Continued on page 9

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Pink Shirt Day - February 24, 2021 Dealing with bullying?

These resources can help Continued from page 8 that has been a victim of bullying. Ð Around one-third of the population has experienced bullying as a child. Ð Around one-third of teenagers have been bullied recently Ð 40% of Canadians are bullied in the workplace every week.

So we know it’s a problem; what’s the solution?

NUMEROUS RESOURCES There are numerous resources for parents to address the issue and while the province implemented a reporting process though ERASE Bullying, now called ERASE Strategy, most students, their friends

or family contact school administrators directly, according to Zambrano.

When faced with a possible bullying situation, an investigation is carried out, at which point schools must look at the entire context of the situation, he said, because they “are often more complex than they seem.”

The outcome, he said, is “to teach, learn and then restore,” and, while firm and fair intervention can be useful and often necessary, schools try to deal with the issue through a compassionate lens, Zambrano said.

“There are always developmental, sociological, and sometimes even phys-

iological factors to consider in each circumstance.

What we require is more compassion, understanding and perspective to help students,” Zambrano further stated.

As for making schools a kinder place for study and interaction, Zambrano said that is a daily goal, both explicitly though the B.C. curriculum and through efforts to create caring learning environments.

Still, there are times when students and parents need to look outside of school for support when they feel they are involved in a bullying situation, and a number of resources are available. See chart at above right.

Resources to help with bullying If you need help dealing with bullying, here are some places to start: Ð erase = expect respect & a safe education (B.C. government resources): www.gov.bc.ca/gov/

content/erase Ð Youth Against Violence (anonymous reporting and resources): www.youth againstviolenceline.com Ð Safe Canada (federal government resources):

www.safecanada.ca/ bullying-in-canada/ Ð BC211 (connect to community providers for support): Call 211 or see www.bc211.ca. Ð PinkShirtDay.ca

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Homicide investigators want to speak to anyone who might know who 44-year-old Neal Pratap was going to meet in a South Burnaby neighbourhood the night he was gunned down last week.

Pratap has been identified as the man who died after shots rang out in the 6200 block of McKee

Street shortly after 10 p.m. on Feb. 11.

Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesperson Sgt. Frank Jang said investigators believe Pratap met with someone in the area; there was “an altercation;” and shots were fired that left the 44-year-old mortally wounded.

Pratap had had “police interactions,” according to Jang, but he said it was too

early to tell if the shooting was gang related.

“The early indications are that it’s not, but, again, it’s too early to tell,” Jang said. “We certainly believe this wasn’t a random incident, but it’s too early to tell if it was indeed targeted.”

Police are now asking anyone with information, including security or dashcam video, to call IHIT at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448).

Homicide investigators were in the same South Burnaby neighbourhood near Byrne Creek Ravine Park on Feb. 3 after shots rang out in the 6500 block of Portland Street at about 8 p.m.

Police found 32-year-old Chris Kenworthy shot to death in his vehicle.

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Later that afternoon, at around 3:20 p.m., police were called to the Westminster Savings Credit Union at 4705 Kingsway.

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Citynow Project opposition could cost councillors union support

Continued from page 3 Jordan later questioned to the NOW why a spot zoning was being considered less than a year after the committee said it doesn’t do spot zoning.

She notes the mayor was the only elected council member to be endorsed by the BCGEU, which only endorsed two other candidates in that election.

Hurley, however, says the January 2020 proposal and the December 2020 proposal were miles apart in terms of zoning, with the former calling for a 30to 40-storey tower on a much smaller site.

And the rezoning is being considered, Hurley adds, because, with “affordable” child care attached and at least half of the units slated for below-market housing, it is extraordinary in what it offers.

“There’s no other proposal in the city that would

bring that kind of rental anywhere,” Hurley said. “If anyone else wants to come forward with the same mix of buildings, we will look at it very, very strongly.

Any organization.”

Any upzoning can benefit the owner of a property to some degree, Hurley notes, but in this case, “all that money is going back into the rental market.”

Finch and Hurley point out that Jordan voted in favour of Metrotown rezonings that gave massive land value increases to developers, with the Metrotown community plan upzoning vast swathes of land largely occupied by older, affordable low-rises. “(Upzoning) happened all over Metrotown all over the last 10 years, … and people made profits. Individuals made profits, and the only ones who suffered were renters,” Hurley said.

“Maybe Coun. Jordan’s OK with individuals mak-

ing big profits, but the ones that suffered because of that upzoning … were renters who were told they had to leave Metrotown.”

The BCGEU and others rallied against the move at the time, saying that, without protections for renters, it would cause a land rush to buy up more affordable low-rises to flip into towers and lead to more demovictions.

Since the BCGEU launched its Affordable BC campaign, Finch says, a lot of its criticism was aimed at Corrigan and his allies on council, including Jordan and Johnston.

“They came under intense scrutiny and criticism for their stances against affordable housing,” Finch said, adding their criticism aimed at the BCGEU proposal “seems to be a direct response to that.”

Finch said Jordan has since been contacted by

the New Westminster and District Labour Council about her vote on the BCGEU proposal.

“Basically, it’s a process to look at withdrawing their endorsement of her,” Finch said.

In a brief email statement, labour council secretary-treasurer Janet Andrews gave sparse details on the matter.

“The NWDLC endorses candidates for municipal office we believe share our values, and we endorsed Colleen Jordan as a member of the BCA in the 2018 cycle. If concerns are brought to us from an affiliated union or delegate between elections, they are addressed,” Andrews said.

Jordan says she has gotten a meeting request from both the labour council and the BCGEU, but notes she will not be meeting with the latter.

“I have never, and will

never, meet with a developer alone and outside of the formal city council venues about a current in process rezoning request,”

Jordan said. “In this case the GEU is just like any other developer.”

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Citynow Union says housing proposal would ‘change the game’ Dustin Godfrey

dgodfrey@burnabynow.com

A B.C. union is seeking to set up its headquarters in the Royal Oak area of Burnaby, with a proposal it says will “change the game” for affordable residential developments.

A rezoning application was introduced at city council’s Dec. 7, 2020 meeting, where staff were given the go-ahead to work with the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) to develop the proposal into a bylaw amendment.

The rezoning application is intended to make way for the union to build its headquarters and two mid-rise towers of rental housing over five lots on Palm Avenue.

Those two towers are expected to house roughly 300 residential units, at

least half of which are expected to be “affordable” – if not all of them, according to BCGEU treasurer Paul Finch.

By comparison, the city only requires multi-family developments to include 20% “affordable” rentals.

“We think that’s too low.

So what we’re saying is we’re going to do a minimum of 50%, but we’re going to aim for 100%,” Finch said.

“What we’re going to do is any profit we make on this project we’re going to pour back into making more of the units affordable,” he said. “If there’s profit after that, we’re going to look at making them more affordable, more deeply affordable. So that’s the model. (We’re) super proud of it.”

Finch said he wants the 50% affordability model to be made the standard

in developments – but that isn’t a new idea from the BCGEU. Back in July 2018 at a rally against demovictions in Burnaby, Finch similarly called for 50% affordability to be mandated in the city’s rental policies.

“Affordable,” in the case of the BCGEU project, is defined as something sustainable on a workingclass wage.

Finch said the union wants its members to be able to afford to live in the building.

By comparison, the city’s definition of “affordable” in its rental zoning policy is 20% below the median rents in the neighbourhood as recorded by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

The building is also expected to house an affordable child-care centre, which Finch said will

Moving on: The B.C. Government and Services Employees’ Union is looking to move from its current Lower Mainland headquarters in Vancouver to a new location in Burnaby. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

likely include both preschool-age child care and school-age care.

The number of spaces and how affordable they

would be are still yet to be determined, Finch said, with the project still being fleshed out.

“We just have our gen-

eral commitment to affordability and providing spaces,” Finch said.

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Community now Pomeranian reunited with owners after stolen SUV seized

Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Peggles the Pomeranian was reunited with hisVancouver owners after being seized from a stolen SUV by police in Burnaby last month.

On Jan. 12 at about 12:30 p.m., Burnaby

RCMP officers patrolling in the Metrotown area caught two men in a stolen SUV, according to police.

Among an eclectic collection of stolen property found in the vehicle was a Pomeranian that did not belong to the men, police said.

The officers arrested the

suspects and seized the dog, turning it over to the Burnaby SPCA. “We put out some feelers,” said a staff member at the local animal welfare organization. “We contacted other shelters and said ‘Hey, we have this dog.We haven’t had any reports. Do you have any-

thing?’”

Vancouver animal control got back to them saying there had been a report of a missing dog in that city that matched Peggles’ description.

The small canine’s owners then travelled to Burnaby to pick him up.

It’s unclear if Peggles

had been stolen.

“We don’t know the full details,” said the SPCA staffer. “We just know that he came from a vehicle that was not his vehicle and not his owners.”

Other items found in the vehicle, however, had been stolen and have since been linked to four break-

ins and one theft inVancouver, Surrey, Richmond, NewWestminster and Burnaby.

Among the stolen property were items ranging from a Roomba to a small Romanesque statue as well as various electronic devices and items of clothing.

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While the pandemic remains a topic of daily concern, we’ve witnessed the more silent epidemics of social isolation, mental illness and drug poisonings.

I also fear a tsunami of preventable cancers and diseases.

Most of us haven’t seen our family doctors since the start of the pandemic.

Most telehealth calls are reactive – in response to acute symptoms – as opposed to the foundational preventive and proactive approaches to your health.

I’ve included a short list of recommended screening tests designed to diagnose problems early while they are more manageable and, in many cases, curable.

For example, the stool or fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is recommended as a screen for colon cancer for adults between 50 and 74 years of age every two years.

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Holdom Overpass Phase two public engagement

Gym teacher disciplined for throwing dumbbell

Cornelia Naylor

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A Burnaby gym teacher who tossed a dumbbell at a student’s face lost his teaching certificate for a day this month.

Burnaby Mountain Secondary School P.E. teacher Larry Ryan was in a gym class on Feb. 13, 2020, according to a consent resolution agreement he signed with the B.C.Teacher Regulation Branch last month.

A Grade 12 student in the class had tried to toss a dumbbell to another student, but the weight fell on the floor instead, the agreement says.

In a loud voice, in front of students from four PE classes, Ryan asked the student “What is stupider, throwing a dumbbell across the gym or trying to

catch it?”

When the student tried to explain the dropping of the dumbbell had been an accident, the agreement says Ryan picked up the dumbbell and threw it “aggressively, underhand” toward the student and asked loudly, “Does this look like an accident?”

“Ryan threw the dumbbell from a distance of approximately three feet, and it would have struck (the student) in the face had (the student) not caught it,” states the agreement.

The district wrote Ryan a letter of discipline last March, and he was ordered to apologize to the student and their parents as well as to the four classes that had witnessed the scene.

He was also required to get counselling.

The Teacher Regulation Branch added a one-day suspension of his teaching certificate on Feb. 12.

This isn’t the first time Ryan has been sanctioned by province’s teacher watchdog.

In 2017, the district docked him two days’ pay for calling in sick for two days in 2016 when he was not actually sick.

He was then issued a formal reprimand by the Teacher Regulation Branch.

In 2014, Ryan ran for office as a school trustee candidate in Coquitlam.

Among the top priorities listed on his election website were “ensuring that the provincial government treats public education with respect and securing appropriate funding.”

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In support of government guidance to practice physical distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we will host the second phase of engagement remotely. Starting March 1, 2021, you can learn more about the project and share your feedback remotely by: Attending a virtual information session We are hosting two virtual public information sessions. Sign up at:

BROADWAY

portvancouver.com/holdomengagement

Cabinet & Counter Tops

Sunday, March 7, 2021 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 11, 2021 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Completing the questionnaire Read this discussion guide and complete the questionnaire at:

portvancouver.com/holdomengagement

CUSTOM WORK

Watching the project videos Watch the videos and share your input online at:

portvancouver.com/holdomengagement

 Kitchen Cabinets

Providing a written submission Email your submission to:

 Bathroom Vanities

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 Closet

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Community now Cancer patient says thanks with $200,000 donation About one-and-a-half years ago, Ed Cheung was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Since then, he has been receiving chemotherapy treatments at Burnaby Hospital under the care of Dr. SimonYu. In gratitude toYu and all the staff who have attended to him, Cheung and his family are donating $200,000 for a garden greenhouse or covered pergola on the hospital campus.

“From the very start, I

was warmly welcomed,” Cheung said. “The staff were keen to make me comfortable, and I am so grateful for that. Chemotherapy has taken a toll on me mentally and physically, and the medical staff have always gone out of their way to ensure my comfort and care.The greenhouse is my way to say thank you to all these professionals who are heroes in my eyes.”

Planning for the greenhouse will start immedi-

Feb. 13-20, 2021

Burnaby Coldest Night of The Year

SAVE THE DATES AND WALK FOR US! February 13-20, 2021 This year, Burnaby’s Coldest Night of the Year is a week-long virtual and fun family-friendly event to raise money for the hungry, homeless and hurting.

The Coldest Night of the Year raises funds for The Society to End Homelessness and Burnaby Community Services.

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ately and will be completed within two years.

“It is so kind of Mr. Cheung and his family to

think of our hospital staff, especially while undergoing such serious treatment,” said Burnaby Hos-

pital Foundation CEO, Kristy James, in a statement. “The greenhouse will serve as a warm and

touching tribute to those who work so tirelessely on behalf of our community.”

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WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Annacis Lock-Up Storage Depot, claims a Landlords Contractual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at 555 Derwent Way, Delta, BC. 604-527-0388 2137 Sandra Julita Sherman 3521 Mamdooh Jamil 1418 Kenneth Karl Slezak X3628 Ashley Claire Maloney 2335 Hugo Haruo Chikamori 3904 Dean William Twiss 2513 Zane Emerson Fennell Notice is hereby given, that a sale of the contents of the storage unit will take place March 3, 2021 or thereafter, by way of public auction or private sale.

Rosa and Paolo Zonta February 18, 2021

We are honoured and grateful to announce our Congratulations to Mom (Nonna) and Dad (Nonno) in celebrating 65 years of marriage.

This beautiful couple has achieved another milestone together.

They joined in holy matrimony on February 18, 1956 at Sacred Heart Parish, returning 65 years later to renew their vows – a true blessing to reflect and give thanks to the life they have created and continue to share.

Blue Sapphire is the traditional stone for 65 years of marriage, sy ymbolizing g wisdom,, loyalty, protection, good fortune and spiritual insight.

Our parents are an example of these words, confirming that Sapphire is the best Gem to represent this special occasion.

Your children and grandc children are blessed to have you in our lives and thank you for always being ea ager to join in our many adventures and celebrations.

We congratulate you with so much admiration, gratitude and love.

Happy 65th Anniversary!

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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

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

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For best results please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that on February 25th, 2021, ULock Mini Storage, 4240 Manor Street, Burnaby, will be selling the contents of the following lockers: _Bayu Rohi, Unit #0088 _Gunnar Nielsen, Unit #2174 _Chad White, Unit #3202 _Arian Kqiku, Unit #1095 _Jerkins Onokpite, Unit #1928 _Michelle Checkley, Unit #3939 Contents of these lockers will be sold by online auction from February 25, 2021 to March 4, 2021.

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Excellent location, on transit. Small Pets Welcome.

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

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BUILDING CONTRACTORS

GARDEN VILLA 1010 6th Ave. New Westminster.

Suites Available.

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

Pets negotiable. Ref req’d.

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

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

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20 Year Labour Warranty Available

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WEEKLY SPECIALS! Prices Effective February 18 - 24, 2021.

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED

Farmcrest Non GMO Roasted Chicken

AAA Angus Canadian Lean Ground Beef

699/lb

1399

15.41/kg

each

Sumo Brand Mandarin Oranges from USA

398

8.77kg

Organic Broccoli Bunches

Choices Fresh Soup

from USA

Assorted Varieties

4.37kg

Previously Frozen, Value Pack

39.66/kg

1799

Assorted Varieties

20% off 3599 3899 12 Pack Dairy

Loose Bulk & Prepackaged

12 Pack Rice or Soy

20% Off

575 & 600g

Assorted Varieties

All Products on Sale!

BULK: Organic Cashews

499

Bio-K Plus Probiotics

assorted sizes Regular Retail 1.79-114.99

710ml

Choices’ Own Wholesome Country & Multiseed Sourdough Bread

/lb

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599

/lb

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Sockeye Salmon Fillets

198

Smart Sweets Low Sugar Candy

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