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Drive-through vaccination site being replaced Fraser Health is replacing the drive-through COVID-19 vaccination and testing site on Boundary Road with a new one.

The new, larger drivethrough centre is located on the British Columbia Institute of Technology campus and will replace the existing COVID-19

testing and immunization centre located at 6110 Boundary Rd. Opening April 19, the new site can expand to 10 lanes from six, increasing the number of tests and immunizations they are able to provide at the centre.

Some users of the site on Boundary Road have

complained about long lineups and traffic backing up onto the road.

“We have heard concerns regarding traffic congestion and wait times due to the layout of our existing site, and relocating our existing centre to the BCIT campus will address these issues,” said

Fraser Health in a news release.

“The layout of the new site will ensure patients can access services easier through (future) phases three and four as we work to immunize our communities over the coming months. As we continue to respond to the COVID-19

pandemic in our region, it is important that we respond to the growing needs of our communities and ensure our services are easy to access and scalable as needed.’

The new location will complement the new COVID-19 immunization clinic that opened

at the Fortius centre on Kensington Avenue on April 5 that will additionally expand access to the COVID-19 vaccine in Burnaby for people who are eligible to receive it.

For a full listing of current clinics, visit: fraser health.ca/vaccineclinic.

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Citynow CRIME

Suspect waved knives Cornelia Naylor

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Car plunges: A driver was injured when their vehicle went through a guardrail and dropped onto Sperling Avenue. PHOTO CURTIS KREKLAU

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Overdoses suspected at local house Cornelia Naylor

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As British Columbia approaches the fifth anniversary of the declaration of the overdose crisis as a public health emergency on April 14, the epidemic looks to have claimed the lives of two more young people in Burnaby this week.

Emergency crews were called to Ridley Drive in North Burnaby just after 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning for a medical emergency, according to assistant fire Chief Dave Younger.

On arrival, firefighters were told they’d be dealing with two people in cardiac arrest, he said.

Four firefighters in full PPE entered the house and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.

“After consulting with doctors, BCAS (BC Ambulance Service) pro-

Grim discovery: Emergency crews outside a home on Ridley Drive. PHOTO RYAN STELTING

nounced both patients deceased,”Younger said.

Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj said police don’t believe the deaths of the individuals, who were 25 and 22, were suspicious.

“It looks like two accidental overdoses,” Kalanj said.

In the first two months of 2021, 329 people lost their lives to suspected overdoses – more than twice as many as lost

their lives in the first two months in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

The pandemic’s effect on the illicit drug supply chain has made drugs much more toxic and le-

thal than a year ago, according to the health ministry.

In January, an average of 5.3 lives were lost each day due to the toxic drug supply in B.C. February – the most recent month for which data has been released – marked the 11th consecutive month in which more than 100 deaths were attributed to suspected illicit drug toxicity.

“Stigma and criminalization are driving people to use alone, and the pandemic is pushing people further into isolation,” Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson said in a March 24 press release.

“The illicit drug supply chain is dramatically more toxic and, tragically, more lethal.The effects of two public health emergencies have taken an immense toll.”

Burnaby RCMP have asked for a 46-year-old man arrested in Metrotown with two long knives last week to be kept in custody until his trial.

Police were called to the Panarama Tower Apartments on Grange Street at about 3:10 p.m. on March 31 by a building manager after he saw the suspect wielding a long knife and acting erratically just outside the lobby, according to Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj.

“He called us because this person had a couple knives and was just acting erratic,” Kalanj said.

“He was banging on the glass of the lobby. Obviously, the manager was worried about the safety of everyone in the building.”

But the manager also warned police that kids returning from school would soon be arriving in the area, said Kalanj.

“We were there pretty quick,” he said.

Six officers and a K9 unit responded and located the man just down the block from the apartment tower.

“He at first wasn’t listening, but they did take him into custody with no injury,” Kalanj said.

Even without the fatal stabbing spree in North Vancouver on March 27, Burnaby RCMP would treat such a weapons call very seriously, according to Kalanj, but that event has heightened their concern in the case.

“We’ll be asking the courts to keep (the suspect) in custody until trial, and some of that is in light of what happened in North Vancouver,” Kalanj said.

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Citynow SCHOOLS

Work moves ahead on anti-racism plan Cornelia Naylor

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The Burnaby school district is almost ready to start gathering input for an anti-racism action plan.

A three-step engagement process was approved by the school board last week.

The first step will be a broad survey, which will be translated into nine different languages to lower barriers for as many students, parents and other community groups as possible.

More than 80 languages are actually spoken in students’ homes in Burnaby, according to assistant superintendent Roberto Bombelli, but the district’s SWIS (settlement workers in schools) have helped identify the nine most

common.

The survey is designed to give local school officials a broad view of issues around racism in the district, Bombelli said.

The second step will provide those who are interested a chance to give more in-depth input via open-ended questions and prompts.

“If somebody self-selects, they’ll be given the opportunity,” Bombelli said.

The final step in the engagement process will be what Bombelli called a “listening tour,” involving smaller groups and focused on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour) voices.

During this last step, Bombelli said the district will likely take an arms-

Action plan: The school district has approved a three-step engagement process on the issue of racism. PHOTO GETTY IMAGES

length approach.

“The idea is, when we get to this stage, it would be most appropriate to have a third party run this process, so that we don’t have the district at the ta-

ble recording what people are saying about the district,” Bombelli said.

“It’s a cleaner process, and people might feel more comfortable to bring forward their honest conver-

sation and experiences if we have a third party doing this.”

The engagement process presented by Bombelli and approved by the board was the work of an anti-racism ad hoc working group that met between November and March.

It was launched after trustees passed a motion in June, directing staff to develop a district anti-racism action plan after consulting with community members, especially from Black, Indigenous and racialized communities.

The motion called for the formation of an ad hoc working group to come up with ways to provide “meaningful, safe and culturally sensi-

tive opportunities for students, staff and families to engage in consultation and dialogue.”

Superintendent Gina Niccoli-Moen didn’t mince words when she introduced Bombelli and his report at the March 30 board meeting.

“Racism does exist amongst us,” she said.

“We know this to be true.

We have said it exists in our schools, in our workplaces and in our communities, and we have been challenged with an opportunity to do better – and we will do better.”

Bombelli said the survey portion of the engagement process could be complete by mid-May, but the final steps of the process would likely run into next school year.

CityConnect AMENDMENTS TO THE BURNABY BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW 2017 IN RESPECT TO THE PAYMENT DATE FOR 2021 BUSINESS LICENCE RENEWALS In accordance with the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that Burnaby City Council is considering amendments to the Burnaby Business Licence Bylaw 2017 that if adopted will extend the payment date for 2021 business licence renewals. Further details are available in the report to City Council that may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office at 604-294-7290 or in the March 29, 2021 Council reports at burnaby.ca Those persons who consider they are affected by the proposed bylaw amendments may provide written submissions to Council. Address all correspondence to:

BURNABY HIGHWAY CLOSURE BYLAW NO. 1, 2021 TAKE NOTICE THAT the City Council proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 14303 cited as “Burnaby Highway Closure Bylaw No. 1, 2021” (Road Closure #20-00025) pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter. The purpose of the proposed bylaw is to close certain portions of highway – closure of the length of the lane allowance adjacent the north property line, the west property line and the south property line; and a triangular portion of the Barker Avenue road allowance adjacent the development site (all and singular those certain parcels or tracts of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Burnaby, in the Province of British Columbia, more particularly known and described as those portions of road dedicated in District Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District: a) by Plan EPP26598 identified as “Parcel A” and containing 209.8m²; b) by Plan 1895 identified as “Parcel B” and containing 417.8 m²; c) by Bylaw Plan 45446 identified as “Parcel C” and containing 184.8 m²; and d) by Plan 1895 identified as “Parcel D” and containing 564.9 m²) all shown outlined in bold on Reference Plan EPP10958 prepared by Jesse Morin, B.C.L.S. It is proposed to place this bylaw before City Council for consideration of Final Adoption at the regular Council Meeting scheduled for 2021 April 26.

The proposed Bylaw and Plan may be inspected on the City’s website (see 2021 March 29 Council Agenda).

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Burnaby Now THURSDAY, April 8, 2021

Citynow Dad with baseball bat detains man who allegedly offered kids drugs Cornelia Naylor

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A Burnaby dad is urging parents to have a conversation with their kids about talking to strangers after his 10-year-old son and a friend were approached at Simon Fraser Hills Park by a young man who allegedly invited them into his car to smoke marijuana with him and another male passenger.

“He showed them a big bag of drugs and what my son thought was a bag of money as well and tried to get them to get into his car,” said Mike, who didn’t want his last name published because he has heard the suspect involved may have gang connections.

Mike said his son did everything right in response to the encounter, immediately running home and telling his dad about it.

‘I WASN’T F***ING AROUND’ It was about 4:30 p.m. last Wednesday, and Mike, a custom painter, had just gotten home from work.

“They ran into the house in tears – and I ran out of the house on foot with a baseball bat to try to track down the guy,” Mike said.

He said he found the suspect and his male passenger parked by a corner store close to the park, which is also called Peanut Park because of its shape, and dragged him out of the car.

“I wasn’t f***ing around,” he said. “He tried to get my son into his vehicle with his female classmate, who’s also 10. If he’s 18, 19, 20, he has absolutely no business approaching a kid at that age.”

Mike called 911 and, baseball bat in hand, stood between the man and

his vehicle so he couldn’t leave – but the police never showed up, he said.

“I waited for an hourand-a-half, and they never came.”

When Mike’s wife arrived at the scene, he said the suspect threatened her life and the life of his son.

“Then he looks back to me and says, ‘What school does your son go to? I hope it’s safe, it can keep him safe.”

Eventually, Mike said a 911 dispatcher told him to get the suspect’s licence plate number and the police would handle it.

“The guy got away,” Mike said.

PART TWO But that wasn’t the end of it.

Mike posted information about the incident, including a photo of the suspect and the licence plate of his silver Honda Fit. Three days later, he got reports from neighbours that the suspect and his car were back – with reinforcements.

“Now he’s got six friends,” Mike said. “They split into groups of three and were wandering around the block.”

Shortly after, he said people came “flying” out of the park saying there were people inside shooting guns.

“They had what looked like real guns,” Mike said.

In total, he said neighbours reported seeing three handguns and one rifle.

“There were kids on the playground. It was Easter Sunday, and they were shooting towards the playground. It was absolutely insanity.”

After neighbours reported seeing the guns, police responded in force, Mike said.

“They arrested the guy and two of his passengers

at the time.Then they had the K9 searching the park.

They were coming out with evidence bags out of the car, out of the forest. It was crazy, crazy, crazy.”

Burnaby RCMP confirmed 11 squad cars were dispatch to the park Sunday and officers arrested an 18-year-old male who now faces possible uttering threats and firearms charges in relation to incidents Wednesday and Sunday.

The handguns and rifle reported by neighbours ended up being airsoft weapons, police said.

Mike said he was glad police arrested the suspect but said it would have been better if they had responded to his first call on Wednesday.

“I had the guy for an hour-and-a-half,” he said.

“All the police had to do was roll up and throw him in the back, and we wouldn’t have had to deal with this, the whole neighbourhood full of cops and dogs and everything.That could have been completely avoided if they had been able to respond the first time.”

THE TALK At the end of the day, Mike said the incidents have left him feeling grateful that his son got a talk about strangers just in time.

“It’s so vitally important to have that talk with your kids,” he said. “This is a conversation that we’ve just recently had with him because he’s at that age where he’s getting more freedom to be able to play in a little bit bigger boundaries.”

With everything that’s happened in the neighbourhood, though, Mike said most parents are now keeping a closer eye than ever on their kids.

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Opinion now MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

More young people ending up in ICUs

Premier John Horgan continues to draw fire for his admonishment of young people over their perceived attitudes towards public health protocols.

Horgan has at least drawn attention to the age group that appears to be drifting towards a graver COVID-19 situation.

Last week, while unveiling new restrictions aimed at stopping the rapid spread of the virus, Horgan called out the 20to-39 age group and told them not to “blow this for the rest of us.”

In so doing, “Premier Dad” was no doubt relying on data regarding COVID-19 cases and anecdotal information about that age cohort socializing more than other age groups.

Certainly, the data has consistently shown for months that people aged 20 to 39 are generally responsible for about 41% of the cases in any given week.That is considerably more than any other 20year age groupings.

However, this large bulge likely has much more to do with the living conditions many people in that age bracket find themselves in rather than simply partying and improper socializing. In fact, the vast majority of the 1.4 million people in this age category are likely not willingly breaking public health protocols in much greater numbers than older people – just look at the ages of people at one of those anti-mask rallies.

Economic necessity forces younger people to live in more crowded quarters as not many people can afford to pay rent on their own in Metro Vancouver or the Capital Region. And they generally have lower-paying jobs that put them in front of the public and therefore present more risk (i.e. the hospitality sector) to get-

ting the virus.

The COVID-19 outbreak at the Whistler ski resort supports both the living conditions argument and the partying one.

More than 1,200 cases were reported at the resort from Jan. 1 to March 28, and 83% of the infections were people aged between 20 and 39. No doubt the cramped living conditions experienced by many resort staff contributed to the case numbers, but so too did the partying and après-ski culture that exists during ski season.

In any event, while people can continue to debate the pros and cons of Horgan’s remarks, a more serious issue is emerging.

In the past couple of weeks, younger people are being put into ICUs at a noticeably higher rate than before. Frontline doctors at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver and Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster say young people are showing up much sicker than in the past.

The steady increase of COVID-19 variant transmission is likely the cause of this.The median age of those in B.C. who have tested positive for the P.1 variant (first detected in Brazil) is 28 years, compared to 36 for non-variant COVID-19.

Horgan’s initial comments did not, unfortunately, differentiate between the many people in the 20-to-39 age bracket who are following the public health rules as well as they can and any scofflaws who thumb their nose at them.

Hopefully, if he singles them out for attention again, it will be about the challenge they now appear to face: staying healthy in the face of what appears to be a more insidious virus targeting them in particular.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Burnaby residents got a chance to hear from the leader of B.C.’s 50-or-so Raelians in March. As part of a free lecture series planned throughout the Lower Mainland, Fabrice Taye brought the Raelian message to the Bonsor Recreation Centre. In an interview with the NOW,Taye explained Raelians believe extraterrestrial scientists created dry land on a water-covered earth and worked with DNA to create plants and animals, forming humans in their own image. “After that, they let us evolve by ourselves,” he said.

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Opinionnow Shelter for people who are homeless causing issues in our neighbourhood Editor: While the homeless shelter behind the C.G. Brown pool is a noble effort, it has given rise to break-ins, stolen bikes and discarded drug paraphernalia in the area of Bainbridge and Lougheed.

The other day, I saw an angry man with a sword strapped to his back, walking down the sidewalk, yelling.

Another time, in broad daylight, a man took a container with clothes and a wallet behind the gas station at Bainbridge and Lougheed.

When I walked by the homeless site, I noticed several expensive bikes parked there.

Can we get some supervision down there?

Douglas Setter, Burnaby

Bus stop needs to be made safer Editor: I read with interest your story on the bus stops that are not well-lit or are near wooded areas. Well, I have a complaint about the Sperling-Burnaby Lake SkyTrain station.

When I still worked downtown, I would have to close some nights, so that meant I wouldn’t get to Burnaby Lake until around 11 p.m. I still had to take the 134 Lake City bus to get home, and almost every night I did that I was the only person waiting for a bus.

Even SkyTrain was few and far between, and hardly anyone ever got off to wait for a bus; sometimes I would wait close to an hour if I had just missed my bus.

There was no security ever; I don’t have a cell, so when they took the payphone out I couldn’t even call 911. Most times, my husband would pick me up as even as early as 7 p.m. the place was deserted.

There is nowhere to run to for help, either.

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There is just Saputo and a Chevron across the street, but the stop for the 134 is the farthest from the station. In the years that I have lived in Burnaby, I have never seen any security there, but I have seen lots of homeless and people drinking or doing drugs.

This has got to be made safer; you can’t even walk to Bainbridge as that’s not safe either. You have a huge unoccupied lot going up one side, and the other side is all bush. TransLink has to start thinking of the safety of its riders.

Fran Reinfjell, Burnaby

No need to extend times for school zones

Editor: Editor: Re: Opinion: Burnaby drivers already whining about longer school zone speed limit times, NOW Opinion I’m very sad and disappointed that the younger generation of journalists has lost their ability to unbiasedly report the news.

Your unnecessary and inappropriate use of words is very disappointing. I’m not saying you shouldn’t be able to express an opinion, but being unprofessional is showing your immaturity as a journalist. Saying your readers are “whiners” because they express an opinion of

how a city council plows ahead with sudden, over-the-top, secretive and poorly communicated bylaw and roadway changes, just might be a poor choice of representation for us Burnaby residents. It’s a wonder why journalism is racking up loss of readership and a distrust of news reporting. News is news and should not be sensationalized. Save that for the tabloid news at the grocery store checkouts.

Since I’m a “whiner,” where is the data showing that the bylaw change was necessary?

In my observations of school zones, I see most of the safety issues are with the congestion caused by the pickup and drop-off of students.

The city and the schools have not kept pace by providing safe and proper pickup and drop-off areas.

Times have changed from when I was taught to be fully aware of my surroundings and traffic while walking to school. My observations see the congestion caused by the drop-off vehicles, and not the general traffic passing past a school, as being the real safety issue. The silly use of expensive speed humps is unnecessary, and that cost would be better used should it be put to improving safe curbside pullouts or driveway loops for pickup and drop-off areas, making the “time change” a moot point.

Don Anderson, Burnaby

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Citynow Port authority wants feedback on Holdom overpass Cameron Thomson Glacier Media

Having already heard from the community once, theVancouver Port Authority is looking for additional public feedback on the design for the proposed Holdom overpass project that aims to fix a major traffic crunch in Burnaby.

The overpass is one of the priority upgrades to improve the flow of trains to and from port terminals in NorthVancouver, according to a news release.The Holdom overpass itself would build a four-lane span, extending Holdom Avenue south over the rail corridor and Still Creek and connecting with Douglas Road.

The Douglas Road rail crossing, then, would be closed to vehicles. For decades, vehicles have piled up waiting at this train crossing.

Having entered the second round of public engagement at the beginning of the month, the port authority released a video showing changes made to the proposal through suggestions from the public.

Among the first changes made were to some of the project’s guiding principles.

The authority’s promise to design the overpass with the future in mind was updated to be mindful of other work planned for the area and reduce the impacts of climate change.

The project’s guideline to enable walking and cycling across the overpass was changed to prioritize the self-propelled modes of transportation. Also, the

authority’s pledge to make intuitive road connections was updated to include the goal of reducing traffic congestion and maintaining already existing road connections.

As for the layout of the overpass itself, the proposed route would link the Holdom SkyTrain station along Lougheed Highway and Holdom Avenue to the south industrial areas of Douglas Road and Norland Avenue.

The video notes that, based on feedback from the community, a separated walking and cycling path is proposed on both sides of the overpass to make it safer and more comfortable for people of all ages and abilities.

Also inspired by public feedback is the idea to integrate the south end of the overpass into Douglas Road at Norland Avenue to maintain access and connections to local destinations in the area. At the north end of the overpass the authority proposes extending Goring street eastward and connecting it to Kingsland Drive to maintain access to local businesses.

To make the structure visually appealing, the authority is looking at including interpretive, wayfinding and informational signs to tell the story of the region. Also being looked into are decorative columns, artistic railings and barrier designs along with the inclusion of Indigenous art and sculptures.

Several lookout points along the overpass are also proposed with the intention of providing an elevated view of the Central

New Roaad: This rendering shows how pedestrians and cyclists will have access. PHOTO VANCOUVER PORT AUTHORITY

Valley Greenway and Still Creek.The proposed design includes lighting both on and under the overpass

and paving the portion of the greenway that interfaces with the overpass.

The second feedback

period ends April 11.To provide more feedback the port authority can be contacted by email at holdo-

moverpass@portvancouver.com or over the phone at 778-957-9444.

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Citynow Trustee concerned about ‘surveillance creep’ Parents will get a chance to review video surveillance plans at new Burnaby North Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Parents will get a chance to sign off on video surveillance at the new Burnaby North Secondary School after the issue raised a rare bit of verbal fire between trustees at a recent school board meeting.

During the March 30 meeting, secretary-treasurer Russell Horswill presented a report requesting board approval for a video surveillance system for the new school, which is currently under construction.

The old building and most schools in the district already have video surveillance, he noted, but board policy requires trustees to approve any new systems or significant changes.

Trustee Larry Hayes encouraged Horswill to reiterate that such surveillance is already commonplace at local schools and access to the video feeds and recordings is limited and tightly controlled as per board policy.

“Just so nobody thinks that this is any Big Brotherish type thing that’s now moving into the district,” Hayes said.

Trustee Ryan Stewart, however, noted the

board’s policy also called for parent advisory councils (PACs) to review and approve new surveillance systems and proposed delaying approval of the new system until the Burnaby North PAC had had a chance to review it.

But, before voting on that proposal,Trustee Christine Cunningham (the only non-Burnaby Citizens Association member on the board) said she is worried about “surveillance creep” at local schools and wouldn’t be supporting the new security system.

She said she was concerned the board’s policies might not be in line with video surveillance guidelines set out by B.C.’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

As an example, she said the OIPC requires public bodies to have a good reason for video surveillance systems and to review them annually to determine whether they are still necessary.

“We are not reviewing that each year to see whether it’s useful or not,” she said. “We may be collecting some data on it, but that’s not something that’s been brought for-

KEEPING WATCH: A diagram shows the proposed placement of video surveillance cameras at the new Burnaby North Secondary School building PHOTO BURNABY SCHOOLS ward, as far as I’ve been here, to discuss whether it’s still necessary to have video surveillance, so I believe that’s something that should come forward.”

Trustee Bill Brassington countered by saying he had “complete confidence” the district’s video surveillance at schools is “well within” guidelines set out by the privacy commissioner and province.

“With all due respect, I think that if we’re going to come before the

board and make public statements about security creep and surveillance creep, I think that’s a general statement versus bringing up tangible issues and problems that don’t exist at this point,” Brassington said.

He said he agreed with Stewart, however, that Burnaby North parents should be allowed to sign off on the new security system as per the board’s policy.

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want to have this layer of protection for their children that we’ve had in the school district for years without incidents,” Brassington said.

Contrary to Cunningham’s concern, the board’s policy on video surveillance does call for the board to receive an annual report that assesses “installations by site and whether operation of the video surveillance cameras is accomplishing its purpose of protecting the safety of individuals,

school or district property and individual belongings.”

But no such yearly reports appear to have been presented to trustees since at least October 2018, when the current board was elected, according to committee and board meeting minutes posted on the school district’s website.

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Citynow Why the delay on SFU firehall? Answers conflict Cornelia Naylor

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SFU and the City of Burnaby are sending out conflicting messages about what has held up the building of a muchneeded fire hall on top of Burnaby Mountain.

External reports have identified a need for a fire station atop the mountain since at least 2002.

A comprehensive review of the Burnaby Fire Department released last March listed it under “immediate needs.”

“Studies have been identifying Burnaby Mountain as a high-risk area for the department for many years,” stated the report. “It has varied and changing risks, including institutional, industrial, multi-family residential and wildland interface … Proximity is a major

concern and access is limited.”

The external consultant hired to conduct the review found the fire department is “currently unable to meet any of the industry standard response targets (low, moderate, high or extreme risk) on the mountain” and a fire station would “dramatically” improve the situation.

UniverCity resident Paul Salandini, who first brought up the issue with the city in May 2018, said he felt vindicated by the report but also frustrated it identified needs the city has known about for years.

“I am not sure if the city is waiting for a massive fire to happen up here at SFU and people to get hurt before they finally get their heads out of the sand,” Salandini wrote in a letter to the NOW last April after the report’s release.

After the review, the city earmarked $300,000 in 2020 for design and construction of an SFU fire station, and the latest plan, the city’s 2021-2025 provisional financial plan, includes $26 million over the next three years for the project.

But a feasibility study has yet to get off the ground.

Plans to initiate such a study have shown up in updates on major capital projects to the city’s financial management committee since last June.

Last month, the committee asked when the feasibility study might be finished, and Ed Kozak, the city’s director of planning and building, said they were waiting for SFU to identify a site so the study can begin, according to minutes from the meeting.

The estimated comple-

The delay has been a result of site selection tion date for the new fire station had been 2023, but that has been pushed back to 2024.

Kozak told the NOW he was hopeful a site will be chosen “in the near future.”

“The delay has been a

result of site selection with the university,” Kozak wrote in an email.

But SFU’s chief facilities officer, Larry Waddell, said the university hadn’t gotten any request from the city to help identify a possible location for the fire station until Feb. 4 – nearly eight months after the new fire hall first started appearing in major capital projects updates.

“This was the first time that SFU has been asked to identify site options,”

Waddell wrote.

The good news for those waiting for a new fire hall on the mountain is that SFU sent the city site options for the project March 29, according to Waddell, presumably opening the door for the launch of the feasibility study.

In March, Kozak told the financial management committee he would have a more detailed report on the city’s major capital projects in May.

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Citynow New laser system will help tackle bus loop traffic woes The City of Burnaby says it is embracing innovation to solve a longstanding traffic issue at one of the busiest transit stations in Metro Vancouver.

Buses on 12 different routes need to make a left turn in order to enter the bus loop at the Metrotown SkyTrain station.

But without a dedicated left-turn lane, buses were bunching up waiting to make a turn, slowing down transit as well as through traffic on Central Boulevard.

The City of Burnaby partnered with TransLink and local company Botech Engineering and Consulting Inc. to deploy a “cutting-edge” LiDAR system at the intersection.The LiDAR system uses lasers to detect buses, activating

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Traffic solution: This traffic light uses an electronic system to trigger the light for buses turning left. PHOTO CITY OF BURNABY

a special LED signal that gives buses a protected left turn into the bus loop.

“This is the first time a LiDAR-based sensor has been deployed to detect buses in a mixed stream of traffic on a travel lane,” says a city news release.

“LiDAR can precisely detect length and height to identify a bus in total darkness, shade, snow or rain – something artificial intelli-

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The city says this will result in reduced delays, as buses make the advance turn without impeding traffic, and will also improve pedestrian safety at the intersection.

The city also saves time and money by not having to install a dedicated leftturn lane for buses only.

About the project We’re hoping to make travel around and through Burnaby easier by building a new overpass that will extend Holdom Avenue south over Still Creek and the rail tracks, connecting to Douglas Road at Norland Avenue.

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Students at five Burnaby high schools are in for another big schedule change next year – even if COVID-19 numbers allow schools to move back to regular full-time, in-class instruction after the summer break.

All local secondary schools are moving to the semester system for 2021/22, according to a report presented at a school board meeting last Tuesday.

That will be a switch for students at Burnaby North, Burnaby South, Moscrop, Cariboo and Burnaby Mountain, who were on a linear system and taking eight courses that run for the whole school year before the pandemic hit in the middle of 2019/20.

Alpha, Burnaby Central and Byrne Creek were already on the semester system, taking four courses for the first half of the year and then another four for the second half.

All high schools moved to a quarter system – two courses taken each day for 10 weeks at a time – in September, when students finally returned to school full time under Stage 2 of the ministry of education’s K-12 Education Restart Plan.

Assistant superintendent Jeannette Laursoo told trustees at the March 30 online board meeting that the quarter system works well in Stage 2.

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mum amount of time possible with learning groups while still maintaining student choice in core and elective courses, which was particularly important at the Grade-10-through-12 level,” she said.

Although the district is hopeful it will be in Stage 1 (full-time, in-class instruction with no cohorts or learning groups) next fall, Laursoo said there is “still a degree of uncertainty around COVID-19.”

And moving all high schools to a semester system will allow school officials to “pivot easily” between the stages.

“At this time, we’re only looking at the 2021/22 school year,” she said. “We will continue our collaborative approach by engaging students and staff, parents and our partner groups, as well as gather feedback and data to inform our planning beyond 2021/22.”

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Meet your Heights merchants We spoke to Sirirat Bunmee about ab her business, Chad Thai Restaurant, and what keeps her in the Heights.

How long have you been at this location?

We have been here since September 2011. I can’t believe it has been almost 10 years. There have been lots of fond memories.

Why did you choose this location?

The Heights has a lot of potential. It’s surrounded by essential businesses, parks, trails, recreation, amenities, SkyTrain, highway and free parking . The Heights Merchants Association is also very active and informative. Everything’s just perfect to support businesses to grow.

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How did you get involved in this business?

I wanted to bring Thai food to the world!

Thai food is famous for its unique taste: harmonious blending of five major flavours with herbs and spices to contribute to a great taste and a healthy diet. I want to share the food we actually have in everyday Thai life in the con-

cept of Thai street food at affordable prices, so everyone can try it.

I’m so glad we have been receiving a good response from the community with continuously voting us as the Best Thai Restaurant in Best of Burnaby since 2013. Thank you so much for every valuable vote that makes us keep going.

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What plans do you have for the future?

We will continue doing our best as your Thai kitchen here.

In terms of food, even if our menu is already quite big, we’ll bring more special dishes for customers to experience. They can enjoy authentic Thai food here.

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Plan to glamourize your own backyard camping experience Lauren Da

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As the weather warms up, one way to make special memories this spring while being safe is through backyard glamping.

You have probably heard of backyard camping, but glamping bumps it up a notch – and gives you some fun imagery to play with on Instagram. Everything you need can be found in the Heights, which makes it that much easier to support local

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It all starts with delicious and beautiful food that not only feeds your family but also your camera (so you can master those Instagram pics).

Charcuterie boards are all the rage this spring and summer for Instagramfriendly picnics. The key is to find fresh fruits and veggies that strongly contrast in color; or, stick to a colour palette when putting together your board. Pop over to Sungiven Foods, Triple A

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This would also be the perfect occasion to try an array of delectable cheeses from Cioffi’s Meat Market & Deli. Prepare an impressive selection of meats so everyone in the family can have something to enjoy.

If you prefer cooking yourself, drop by Rocky’s Meat Market where Jesús can show you which cut is best!

Or take a break from cook-

ing and order something from one of the many eateries from the Heights.

Conduct a chic photoshoot of that summer dress that can finally be worn now that the chilly weather is in hibernation.

If you want something new to show off, take a look through the racks of Chickadee Boutique and Me and Gee Boutique to add some soft linen or floral dresses to your collection.

When it gets dark, it’s time for your tent to shine! Set up

fairy lights all over your tent, accompanied by elegant seasonal ornaments and decorations from L’Atelier Sandie Bell or Muckabout Gift Gallery.

An extra tip is to take your backyard glamping on the night of April 21-22. A small meteor shower will be taking place between midnight and dawn, when you can expect to see around 10 meteors per hour!

Tuck the kids in around their usual bedtime if they’re too young to stay up for the

shower, and the adults can turn the backyard trip into a midnight date night without worrying about the kids since you can check on them by simply stepping back into the house.

Be sure to visit our business directory at www.burn abyheights.com for a full list of businesses to help you plan all your April activities.

Lauren Da is the design and marketing co-op student at the Heights Merchants Association.

Love and support have been abundant Continued from page 18 In terms of service, especially during this time, we try to reduce the lineup on weekend. Right now, we’re encouraging customers to text in their orders at 778522-1589 and we’ll text back when the food is ready to pick up. Customers can relax at home while our cooks do their best in cooking.

What does the Heights mean to you?

Love, care, support.

We have lots of love here.

Thank you for your smiles when you come by. Thank you for coming to say goodbye before you are moving away. Thank you for keep telling us “We love this restaurant.”

Thank you very much for your care especially during this difficult time. Every day we are asked how the business is doing. We can definitely feel how much you care for us.

We are so grateful for ev-

eryone’s support to keep us busy, taking the time out of your busy day to come pick up the food even in rain or snow.

The warmth, the support and the feedback you have shared with us for over the past 10 years has been nothing short of heartwarming.

Chad Thai never feels alone here on the Heights!

Chad Thai Restaurant is at 4010 Hastings St. Call 604677-1489 or 778-522-1589, or see www.chadthai.ca.

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Citynow Students to represent Canada at world science fair Cornelia Naylor

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Two Burnaby students will represent Canada at what has been called the “world’s most prestigious youth STEM project competition.”

Burnaby North Grade 11 students William Li and Rowan Ross were among eight students picked from across Canada to participate in the 2021 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May.

They were seFriendly Milected by a panel croplastic Exof researchers, traction with educators and Ascidians, exTeam Canaplores the posda-ISEF alumni sibility of using for demonstratsac-like marine ing “outstanding invertebrate filter creativity, scienfeeders (Ascidtific inquiry and ians) to remove communication microplastics William Li skill” in develop- Grade 11 student from ocean waing a STEM projter. ect, according to a news “We’re so proud of these release announcing this students,” selection panel year’s Team Canada. chair Patrick Whippey said Li and Ross’s project, A in the release. “They not Novel Approach to Bioonly demonstrated a high

level of ingenutackle questions ity, critical thinkand problems of ing, curiosity and our day.” scientific excelStudents from lence, but they more than 80 also had to persecountries will vere through chalcompete at the lenges brought science and enabout by the pangineering fair, demic. Each stuwhich will take dent has earned place virtually Rowan Ross their spot on the from May 16 Grade 11 student team, but they to 21. also represent thousands Reni Barlow, the execuof other students who, like tive director ofYouth Scithem, have gone through ence Canada, the national a challenging year and charitable organization beyet allowed themselves to hind Team Canada-ISEF

Workshop looks at salvaging history Cameron Thomson

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In the interest of preserving and salvaging heritage artifacts in the event of environmental crises, the BurnabyVillage Museum co-hosted an online workshop to share some history-preserving techniques.

The museum’s conservator, Liz Czerwinski, recently co-hosted the fourhour workshop presented

by NewYork University where participants did a hands-on salvage of a mini emergency.The session was led by members of the British Columbia Heritage Emergency Response Network (BC HERN), an association of cultural institutions that believe the best line of defence in an

emergency is preparedness, salvage training and mutual support.

According to a Facebook post documenting the workshop, the BurnabyVillage Museum has supported the BC HERN since 2016. Czerwinski is a founding member and zone lead for Lower Mainland East and Lower FraserValley. As such, Czerwinski is responsible for maintaining salvage supplies in a shared emergency response kit and for providing support and contact for cultural organizations within the zone.

“We are now living with COVID and the impact that has on our personal life and our cultural community,” the BC HERN website reads. “As a result of climate change, wild-

Saving history: Liz Czerwinski, conservator for the Burnaby Village Museum, co-hosted an online workshop to show how to salvage heritage items in the event of an emergency. PHOTO BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM

fires, floods, and destructive storms are becoming common events, adding to the known risk of earthquakes in British Columbia. All of these pose a serious threat to museums, art galleries, and other cultural institutions.”

The kit contains various supplies, including PPE,

that will help responders stay physically safe; tools and supplies to create a safe workspace for triage and salvage; and packing materials to help safely refrigerate and freeze collections that need to wait for specialized care.

BC HERN is hosting a workshop April 18-19.

since 1995, called the event “the world’s most prestigious youth STEM project competition.”

“The calibre of students and projects at this level is truly amazing,” he said in the release. “I encourage everyone to support these young scientists by learning more about their projects and to also speak to children and teens about the value of STEM-based projects, inside and outside of school.”

See www.societyfor science.org/isef.

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Citynow Woman terrified by man following her in park Cornelia Naylor

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A Coquitlam resident is sending out a warning to other women after being followed by a strange man in a Burnaby park for 30 minutes despite several attempts to evade him.

Melody Johnson said she entered the Burnaby Lake trails at the Cariboo Dam entrance on March 24, sometime after 5 p.m., just as the man seemed to be leaving the park.

Shortly after he passed her, however, she realized he had turned around and was following her.

Johnson, who is 30 years old and describes herself as a five-foot-three “small girl,” said she stopped beside the trail and pretended to tie her shoe to let him pass.

He did, and she lost sight of him, she said.

She had hoped he was far enough ahead of her that she couldn’t see him, but somehow he ended up behind her again, she said.

“Along that stretch of path, the only way he could have ended up behind me is if he had hidden somewhere waiting for me to pass him,” Johnson said.

At that point, Johnson said she was “quite scared,” so she videocalled her mom and sister, telling them she thought she was being followed.

She then stopped again and pretended to take some photos to let the man pass.

As he did, she turned the camera around so her family could see him, but he turned his face away,

according to Johnson.

She said she had even loudly told her family “I think this guy is following me” as he passed.

Johnson said she then kept an eye on the man until he turned down another trail.

She stopped to make sure he was actually following that trail before she moved on, she said Still on a video call with her family, she said she told them to let her know if they spotted him again behind her.

“Less than a minute later, my sister said, ‘He’s behind you; walk faster!’”

Johnson said. “That was probably one of the scariest moments of my life.”

She said she picked up her pace until she was almost jogging, but the man kept about 15 metres behind her for about seven minutes until she finally met an older woman walking in the opposite direction.

“I stopped her and said ‘I think this guy has been following me for over 20 minutes now. Can you please walk with me?’ She immediately turned and walked back the way she came to walk with me. I almost started crying with relief. I genuinely thought I was going to be raped and killed.”

A short distance further on, the pair encountered another young woman on the trail, and she joined them as well.

“The man that was behind me immediately slowed down the second he saw the three of us together,” Johnson said.

She called 911 when

Following: This man allegedly followed a woman through trails at Burnaby Lake Park for about 30 minutes on March 24 despite her attempts to evade him. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

the women got to Warner Loat Park near the Burnaby Lake Nature House, and she said the dispatcher warned them not to try to take photos of the man, as it might antagonize him.

“I can completely 100% understand why because of the fact that, when he walked past us, he clearly turned his head; he was definitely trying to not be seen, so I feel like, if he would have actually seen me or the other ladies trying to take a photo of him,

he might have lost it,” Johnson said.

She waited at the park with one of the other women until police arrived, and an officer then drove her home.

“I cannot even begin to describe how terrified I was during this, and I can’t even begin to thank the two women that walked with me for helping me,” Johnson said. “I don’t even want to think of what might have happened if I hadn’t run into anyone.”

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Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Brett Cunningham called the man’s behaviour “concerning” and asked anyone with information that could identify him to come forward.

“The woman in this situation did the right thing,” he said. “She did not turn her back, stepped aside and attempted to let the man pass.When he continued to follow, she sought immediate help from someone nearby and called the police.”

The suspect is described as a five-foot-10 South Asian male with a medium build and black facial hair but not a full beard. He was wearing a black sweat suit with a black toque and white running shoes.

Contact Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999.

To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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WEEKLY SAVINGS! Prices Effective April 8 - 14, 2021.

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LOCAL

Rossdown Roasted Chickens

Grass Fed, Value Pack

999

999/lb

each

22.02/kg

Organic Red Grape Tomatoes

Choices Individual Quiche

from Mexico

2 for 800

298 1 Pint

200g

Steelhead Fillets

Organic Long Cucumbers

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