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Tunnel project begins

A project that will see the completion of a 2.6-kilometre tunnel connecting Burnaby Terminal to Westridge Marine Terminal is now underway, according to Trans Mountain.

The work under Burnaby Mountain will occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week and it will take approximately 200 days to complete, the company said.

The tunnel will be down up to 130 metres below the surface and require no cleared right-of-way or surface disruption along its route.

To prepare for the tunnel boring machine, crews constructed two retaining walls, one at each terminal.

Tunnel boring will begin atWestridge Marine Terminal where the retaining wall was built using 100 concrete piles.

This wall is approximately 70 metres long and 20 metres tall.

A similar wall has been built at Burnaby Terminal and is 13 metres long and 17 metres tall.

In total, 40,000 cubic metres of soil will be excavated.

SHOE MEMORIAL: A memorial is growing in Burnaby after the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The Stand with Asians Coalition has started placing shoes outside of the Metrotown library in the hope that more people will add to them to total 215. The shoes will remain for 215 hours. Pictured from left to right are Doris Mah, Alison Gu, Baljinder Narang and Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian. Mah said a vigil is being organized for next Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the same spot and then the shoes will be donated to those in need through Burnaby Neighbourhood House. Read more about local efforts to recognize these deaths on page 12 PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Man gets eight years after luring child online Cornelia Naylor

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another six years and seven months behind bars.

A 30-year-old Burnaby man charged with the armed sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl he lured online during the COVID-19 lockdown last spring has been sentenced after pleading guilty to lesser charges.

Sheldon James Lowney was charged last year with luring a child, sexual interference, sexual assault with a weapon, possession of a loaded restricted weapon, using a firearm while committing or trying to commit sexual assault, making child pornography and possession of child pornography in relation to incidents on May 2, 2020.

Lowney pleaded guilty in February to four of the seven charges: luring, sexual interference, possession of a loaded restricted weapon and possession of child pornography.

He also pleaded guilty to having a handgun while prohibited by a court order.

The other charges were stayed as part of a plea deal, according to the BC Prosecution Service.

Another charge of breaking a previous court order for not reporting his proper residential address between Feb. 14 and May 10, 2020 was also stayed.

Lowney was sentenced last Thursday (May 27) to a total of eight years and two months in prison.

After credit for time he’s already served since his arrest on May 10, 2020, that means he is set to spend

‘ONLINE ALMOST CONSTANTLY’ When charges were announced in the case last spring, Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj said children and adults were online “almost constantly” because of COVID-19 restrictions and pleaded with parents to have a talk with their kids about internet safety.

The 11-year-old in the case was lured on Snapchat, according to an agreed statement of facts presented in Vancouver provincial court.

She was first befriended on the social media app by a user she thought was a 14-year-old girl.

That user encouraged her to add another person to her account, someone she was told was an 18-year-old boy.

The victim told him she was 13. He encouraged her to sneak out of her house that night, May 2, 2020, and come to his house to watch TV. When she got into his car, however, she said she noticed he was older than she had been led to believe, and when they got to his Burnaby basement suite, he told her his TV wasn’t working.

Then he started taking off her sweater.

She said “No,” but he nonetheless proceeded to take off her sweater, shirt and pants.

He then directed her to perform sex acts with him, including oral sex and in-

Online dangers: A Burnaby man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after luring a child online.

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tercourse, some of which he filmed on his cellphone. “(She) described it as physically hurting but not wanting to cry because she did not want him to get mad at her,” said Crown prosecutor Sunney Bains, reading out the facts.

Bains also noted the girl had “observed a black handgun” while she was at the house.

The victim and her mother reported the assault to the Burnaby RCMP five days later.

An investigation linked both Snapchat accounts the girl had been communicating with to an IP address associated with Lowney’s basement suite.

And records provided by Snapchat showed both of the accounts had been accessed more than 40 times on May 2 when the girl

was being lured, according to Bains.Throughout that period, one account would log out and the other would log on within seconds, noted Bains.

A seven-second video of the girl performing oral sex on a man was also found on one of Lowney’s computers, and a swab of the girl’s bra tested positive for Lowney’s DNA. ‘THIS IS THE THIRD CHILD’ Bains called for a nineand-a-half-year prison sentence for Lowney, noting it wasn’t the first time he’d sexually assaulted an underage girl.

In 2015, he pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference involving two different 15-yearold girls – at least one of whom he’d met online.

“This is the third child sexually assaulted by Mr. Lowney,” Bains said.

She also noted a doctor who prepared a psychiatric report had concluded Lowney was at high risk of committing similar offences involving underage girls in the future.

But defence lawyer Jeffrey Ray said Bains’ recommended sentence failed to give proper weight to Lowney’s early guilty plea, which had “saved the victim from testifying.”

Ray asked for a five-year prison term on top of the time Lowney has already spent in prison.

‘IT’S WARRANTED’ In handing down his eight-year, two-month sentence, B.C. provincial court Judge David St. Pierre noted the punishment

was a “step up” from the provincial jail term Lowney had gotten for his previous convictions.

“But it’s warranted,” he said.

Lowney has also been banned for 10 years from contact with kids under the age of 16 except with court approval, from working or volunteering with kids, and from going to places where children under the age of 16 might be expected to be, including public parks, swimming places, daycare centres, schools, playgrounds and community centres.

For 10 years, Lowney will also not be allowed to access or maintain personal profiles on any social media sites, social networks, internet discussion forums or chatrooms, including Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat or other similar services, and he will not be allowed to have or access pornographic materials.

The Crown prosecutor in Lowney’s earlier sexual interference cases had called for similar bans in 2015, but B.C. Supreme Court Justice Brian Joyce decided there was no need.

“I am not satisfied that Mr. Lowney engaged in predatory conduct, and I am of the view that he will likely not re-offend,” Joyce wrote in his 2015 ruling. “I do not see the need for these restrictions.”

Unregistered trader fined for depleting clients’ accounts Cornelia Naylor

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An unregistered Burnaby trader who made nearly $40,000 in commissions while depleting his investors’ trading accounts has been fined $40,000 and banned from

trading on B.C.’s capital markets for 10 years.

Between July 2016 and September 2016, Shijun “Clark” Zhu entered into investment agreements with five investors, according to a recent B.C. Securities Commission news release.

In total, Zhu got discretionary authority over trading accounts with $532,854 in assets, the BCSC said.

“Despite not being registered to do so, he frequently traded contracts or instruments based on currency for them, earning

$38,639 in commissions,” stated the release.

Zhu admitted he violated B.C.’s Securities Act by trading securities and advising investors without being registered.

The BCSC’s original notice of hearing last July alleged he had lost “nearly

all” of his investors’ funds, but a settlement agreement stated only that Zhu’s trading “caused or contributed to the depletion of the funds in the investors’ trading accounts.”

As part of the settlement agreement, he will pay the commission

$40,000 and be banned for 10 years from an array of activities, including trading, acting as a registrant or promoter, advising in a management or consultative capacity and engaging in promotional activities.

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Citynow Police looking for suspect in Burnaby choking attack Cornelia Naylor

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Police are looking for help identifying a man suspected of a choking attack on a 75-year-old woman in Burnaby last month.

The woman was walking near Keswick Park in the 9200 block of Government Street on May 20 at about 2:45 p.m. when she was attacked by a stranger, according to a Burnaby RCMP news release.

The woman was choked, and the attack left her with scratches, police said. She was taken to hospital but has since been released.

The suspect in the case is described as a white male in his 30s, weighing about 150 pounds. He has short, brown hair and was wearing a long black coat and a black mask, accord-

ing to police.

They say the coat believed to have been worn by the suspect was discovered nearby and has been seized.

Security video of someone who fit the suspect’s description and was walking in the area close to the time of the attack has been released in an effort to help police identify the man.

“The Burnaby RCMP is hoping someone may recognize the suspect seen in the video as our investigators try to track down the person responsible for this,” spokesperson Cpl. Michael Kalanj said in the release. “At this time, there is nothing to indicate what motivated this attack.”

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Opinion now MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Variants could spoil the party

The release of B.C.’s “restart” plan was quick to have a positive impact on a general public that has been looking for certainty on so many levels during this pandemic.

Restaurants and pubs once again appear to be busy and more people seem to be out walking around their communities.

I’m sure the good weather has something to do with it, but many people I talk to say the restart plan finally provided that proverbial light at the end of what has been a dark and long tunnel.

One of the more unusual aspects of the plan is that it contains concrete targets and dates, which together provide a road map of where we hope to go this summer.

Until now, B.C’s public health officials had been reluctant to set those targets and dates that related to when restrictions could be lifted or be put in place.

Now we have three dates looming large in our lives: June 15, July 1 and Sept. 7.

Each date signified another “step” towards getting back to a semblance of normalcy in our daily lives.The dates are tied to targets that involve rising vaccination rates and declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

If the targets are not met, then the dates will change and be moved back.Take the minimum goal for first doses of vaccine to make the July 1 and Sept. 7 dates: 70% of those aged 18 and older.

We are already close to achieving that figure and, in fact, should exceed it this week or next.We may even get to a rate of more than 80% by the end of June.

The other two markers that will tell us whether we can do such things as travel across the country or attend sporting events in limited numbers this sum-

mer are declining figures for both daily COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations.

Again, we are already heading in the right direction on both fronts.

Our average daily cases have declined in number since the peak of the wave in early and mid-April.We have gone from more than 1,000 cases a day to fewer than 350 a day.

When it comes to hospitalizations, more good news.The province’s weekly hospital admission count for COVID-19 cases peaked at 383 in mid-April and declined each week since (158 people entered hospital last week). Our ICU cases have been declining as well.

Our test positivity rate for the virus has been dropping steadily as well, and now sits just above 5% after peaking at almost 11% in April.

With more and more people getting vaccinated, there is no reason to think this turnaround in our COVID-19 indicators cannot be sustained.

The one caveat to this optimistic view are the “variants of concern.”

Most COVID-19 cases are now considered to be one of the variants of concern with the B.1.1.7 (originally discovered in the U.K.) the most prevalent, with the P.1 (originally discovered in Brazil) rapidly gaining on it in numbers.

However, the B.1.617 variant may be the biggest threat.While there have been relatively few cases of it detected, it is growing the fastest of them all on a percentage basis (its rapid spread is threatening the U.K.’s reopening plan).

Let’s hope the variants of concern don’t spoil what looks to be a fairly active summer for everyone.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Opinionnow Teachers won’t forget Editor: Teachers will never forget this.

The BC Teachers’ Federation has written about the chronic underfunding for the education system and the pandemic has now highlighted the fragility of the system even more.

All of the districts are now facing devastating budget cuts. Recovery from a pandemic means the education system needs more, not less.

On May 25 at the Burnaby public board meeting, the new school budget was passed.

Even with their obvious focus of as minimal impacts as possible on students, particularly vulnerable students, cuts had to be made.

The financial situation for the Burnaby district in coming years are unstable, at best. Debt is forecasted as the whole education system is being sucked down the river rapids. How dire does the situation need to be before the government will react?

When the province doesn’t properly financially fund schools, it doesn’t just strip schools of physical and educational resources. Cuts in school budgets have more than just financial repercussions. There are emotional costs to those who are the survivors of layoffs in the workplace. The teachers and support staff who are still working in the schools deal with the psychological ripple effects.

Teachers will never forget this. They will

always remember when they were on the front lines during a pandemic, risking their own health, their family’s health, carrying the weight of society’s most precious potential, the government wasn’t there to support them. They were just expected to trust the system, hang on tight and go with the flow.

We need teachers to feel appreciated, to feel worthy, to feel valued by their communities and that will transfer into teachers who are more motivated, more emotionally secure, more intellectually driven, for them to support the wide range of diverse needs in each of their students. The relentless slow drip of pandemic stress is wearing down even the most seasoned educators.

When the government needed the educational professionals to come to society’s aid, they responded. Now the school districts and community need the government for support.

In a survey conducted by CBC News “more than 80% of principals and vice-principals who responded to the questionnaire said they are very worried about teacher burnout.” No one connected to the world of education is ever going to forget the statement made by the lack of action from this government. As a parent with two children in the public education system, I will never forget this either.

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2021 BURNABY LOCAL GOVERNMENT BY-ELECTION Your Vote Cou ounts!

Where and when can I vote?

In June 2021, eligible electors will cast their ballot at any one of the 20 voting places.

General Voting Day Saturday, June 26, 8am-8pm Advance Voting June 12 & June 14-19, 8am-8pm

Am I eligible to vote?

What should I bring to vote?

You are eligible to register and vote as a Resident Elector in the City of Burnaby if you meet the following criteria: • Canadian citizen; • 18 years or older on the day of registration or on General Voting Day, June 26, 2021; • Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration; • Resident of the City of Burnaby for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration; and • Not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

Registered Electors will receive a Voter Card in the mail prior to the first advance voting opportunity. Please bring this card with you to the voting place, as it will increase the efficiency of your voting experience.

You are qualified to register and vote as a Non-Resident Property Elector in the City of Burnaby if you meet the following criteria: • Canadian citizen; • 18 years or older on the day of registration or on General Voting Day, June 26, 2021; • Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration; • Registered owner of real property in the City of Burnaby for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration; • Not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law; • Not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust; and • Not eligible to register and vote as a resident elector in the City of Burnaby.

A person may register and vote as a Non-Resident Property Elector only in relation to one parcel of property in Burnaby.

If more than one person owns the property, only one owner may register and vote as a Non-Resident Property Elector with written consent from the majority of property owners.

Check to see if you are registered to vote at burnaby.ca/byelection If you are not registered to vote, you may register in person on any voting day. Please contact the Election Office at 604-294-7088 or elections@burnaby.ca for more details.

New Electors or Electors Updating Their Information must bring two (2) pieces of valid identification to prove who you are and where you live, one of which must include your signature (e.g. BC Driver’s License, property tax notice, utility bill, etc.).

Non-Resident Property Electors must provide the following documentation: • Application for Registration as a Non-Resident Property Elector Form*; • A photocopy of proof of property ownership (e.g. property tax notice); • Non-Resident Property Elector Consent Form* (if applicable); and • Two (2) pieces of valid identification to prove who you are, one of which must include your signature. * Registration forms are also available at the voting place on the day of; however, consent forms need to be obtained ahead of voting and are available at burnaby.ca/byelection

Why should I vote?

Elected officials make decisions which directly affect your everyday life: from the parks where you play with your family, to the bike paths you use on your daily commute, to the schools where your children learn, to the city centres where you shop and socialize. To learn more about your local government visit, burnaby.ca.

Your vote counts where you live, work, play and learn!

Can I get help to vote?

If you require a translator or other assistance with voting, we encourage you to bring a person in your cohort (due to COVID-19) with you to the voting place to help you vote. Please note they will be required to complete a declaration in order to provide support. Election staff will also be available to provide assistance.

If you have difficulty entering the voting place, you may ask to receive and mark your ballot outside (curbside voting). If you are unable to bring someone with you who can advise the Presiding Election Official that you need help outside, a contact number will be available at the accessible parking stall, which will be clearly labelled for your convenience.

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Voting places

Who are the candidates?

Advance Voting Places (June 12 & June 16, 8am-8pm)

Eligible Burnaby electors will elect two (2) Councillors.

Alan Emmott Centre

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General Voting Day Places (June 26, 8am-8pm) Alan Emmott Centre

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Alpha Secondary School

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Brentwood Park Elementary School

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Burnaby North Secondary School

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Byrne Creek Community School

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4781 Parkwood Avenue

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CityConnect WHEN CLASSES END, THE KIDS ARE STILL HERE. Schools are the heart of our community, where families and children gather even after the last bell rings. In Burnaby, we’ve adjusted school zone speed limits to make our neighbourhoods safer in the mornings and evenings. Help keep roads safe for children where they learn and play.

Watch your speed in school zones between 7am and 10pm, Monday to Friday.

2021 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS The City of Burnaby is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Environmental Awards, recognizing individuals and community groups that have made significant contributions to the sustainability of Burnaby’s environment.

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS BumperNow in the category of Business Stewardship.

Ann Green & Bryan Green in the category of Community Stewardship.

Simon Fraser University in the category of Planning and Development.

Lilah Williamson in the category of Youth.

ENVIRONMENTAL STARS British Columbia Institute of Technology’s South Wetland Restoration Project in the category of Community Stewardship.

Force of Nature - Burnaby in the category of Communications.

Les Leighton in the category of Community Stewardship.

Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network (BYSN) in the category of Youth.

Visit burnaby.ca/environmentawards to learn more about the achievements of this year’s recipients.

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School board cuts teachers, support staff to balance budget Pandemic-related impacts, including a loss of international student enrolment, left the district facing a shortfall of $12.4 million in 2021/22 next year after a drop durNext year, the district ing the pandemic, and the expects 950 international school district hasn’t been students, still a fraction of able to rent out its facilities its normal international The Burnaby school like it did before COVID. student enrolment. board has cut the equivaInvestment income is Hayes said the panlent of nearly 27 teaching also expected to be down. demic has opened the positions and 22 support Mezei noted the fedboard’s eyes to how “fragstaff to balance its 2021/22 eral and provincial govile” that source of fundbudget in the face of anernments kicked in exing is and pointed to the ticipated lingering impacts tra funding for districts to board’s choice to start setfrom the COVID-19 pandeal with panting aside a contingency demic. demic-related ex- fund several years ago.

Longtime penses this year “It would have been nice trustee Larry but no such anto have that five times bigHayes said it nouncements ger than what it was, but it wasn’t the most have been made certainly did its part to offagonizing budget for next year. set some of the reductions process he’s gone “We will conwe had to make,” he said. through during tinue to advocate Stewart echoed Hayes’ his 19 years as a and take advanconcerns. board member – tage of any finan“It will remain somebut it was “cerLarry Hayes cial relief directed thing we cannot control, tainly up there.” trustee to school disand that is going to leave “All of us as tricts,” she said. aspects of our system vultrustees agonized The cuts carved more nerable to the extent that over every line, over every we fund what I think we item where there were cuts than $5.6 million out of the anticipated shortfall would all agree are critibecause we know it’s afcal programs and services fecting supplies, programs, with the rest being covered by the district’s $13 through these ‘extra’ dolchildren and staff,” Hayes million in acculars,” he said. said after the budget mulated reserve Mezei said balpassed at a public board funds. ancing the budmeeting last Tuesday.

Even with the get this year – In the end, chair Jen cuts, however, something school Mezei said the district the district is now boards are leended up with the right fion track to wipe gally obligated nancial plan in a difficult out its reserves to do – required time. by the end of the some difficult de“I think where we cisions but the landed is where we needed 2022/23 school year, according board tried to foto be,” she said. cus on keeping The school district faced to current projec- Jen Mezei board chair tions. the cuts where a projected $12.4-million Trustees Hayes they would have budget shortfall next year, and Ryan Stewart noted “the least possible impact mostly because of panthe role international stuon students, staff and famdemic-related factors, like dent fees have played in ilies, and especially vulnerinternational student enthe district’s financial chal- able students and students rolment, which dropped lenges during the panwith diverse abilities and off a cliff at the begindemic. disabilities.” ning of COVID-19 and is International enrolment not expected to rebound dropped from 1,480 in nearly as quickly, accord2019/20 to 830 this year, ing to the school district. for a loss of $11.7 in revRegular enrolment is enue. also expected to stay flat Cornelia Naylor

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NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION Amendments to the Burnaby Business Licence Bylaw 2017 and, the Burnaby Business Licence Fees Bylaw 2017 In accordance with the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that Burnaby City Council is considering amendments to the Burnaby Business Licence Bylaw 2017 and the Burnaby Business Licence Fees Bylaw 2017 related to the annual validity period of business licences.

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City lowers flags to remember 215 children The children’s remains were found on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops

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The City of Burnaby has lowered its flags to half-mast after the bodies of 215 children were found buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops.

Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation said in a news release on May 27 that the remains were confirmed with the help of a ground-penetrating radar specialist.

The school was once the largest in Canada’s residential school system.

On Monday, the City of Burnaby lowered its flags at city hall, and they will stay lowered for 215 hours, one for each child.

“We are deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the recent confirmation of the remains of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (t’kem-loops te shay-wep-mehk),” Mayor Mike Hurley said at Monday’s council meeting. “And while we acknowledge the shock, horror and grief of people living in Burnaby, we know that now is a time to elevate the voices of Indian Residential School survivors and their families, and take to heart what they have been telling us for decades because they are not shocked.

“They have spoken for

years of lost family members and schoolmates and of unmarked graves at the school sites. And they have collectively told us these stories during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which in turn told Canadians of these events in its final report in 2015.”

In 2016, the City of Burnaby started on a reconciliation journey.With the “determined” efforts of city staff, it has been moving forward, Hurley said.

“But we know we can and must do more to recognize and speak the truths shared with us, and to act in ways which establish and maintain relationships with local First Nations and the Indigenous

people living here.

“We encourage the citizens of Burnaby to learn more about these events by reading the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, by studying the 94 Calls to Action and, hopefully, by finding meaningful ways to act and to support those called to act.

“Burnaby council and city staff are here to listen, but more than that, to be accountable in honouring the memories of the children, and supporting survivors and their families by making much-needed changes to advance relationships with the First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.”

Burnaby South MP and NDP Leader Jag-

Tribute: Mayor Mike Hurley outside Burnaby City Hall, where the flags are flying half-mast to remember the deaths of 215 children whose bodies were found buried at a former residential school in Kamloops.

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meet Singh said Monday that he wants more action than flags being lowered.

Federal New Democrats are calling for an emergency debate in the House of Commons Singh said the government has not done enough

to implement the 94 calls to action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which released its findings six years ago after years of study into residential schools.

School flags flying at half-mast throughout Burnaby Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Flags at Burnaby schools will fly at halfmast until further notice, and staff and students are invited to wear orange this week in honour of the 215 Indigenous children found buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

“Our deepest and most sincere condolences go out to the families of the

children and to all communities closely affected.

The impact of this tragedy is vast, and our hearts are also with Indigenous students, families and staff in the Burnaby school district,” states a letter to parents signed by district principal of Indigenous education Rob Smyth, school board chair Jen Mezei and superintendent Gina Niccoli-Moen.

After hearing the news about the discovery, local

school officials connected with Indigenous elders and other members of the local Indigenous community to ask for guidance on how best to “come together, provide space to heal, and mourn alongside one another,” according to the letter.

To acknowledge the buried children, honour those who have suffered trauma and harm at the former residential school in Kamloops, and pay re-

spect to families and communities who are mourning, the Canadian flags at local schools will be flying at half-mast until further notice.

Students and staff are also invited to wear orange to show respect and support.

“In difficult times, it is even more important to lift each other up and continue the healing journey together,” states the letter.

The letter said the dis-

trict’s Indigenous education team has been offered time to heal through a drum circle and will be connecting with school learning communities to ensure they have what they need to lead during this time.

The letter also linked to a number of resources: Ð Indian Residential Schools Survivor Society 24 Hour Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 Ð Indian Residential

Schools Survivors Society Resolution Health Support Program: 1-877-4770775 Ð First Nations Health Authority – Virtual Counselling and Health Services 1-855-344-3800 (www.FNHA.ca/ VirtualHealth) Ð More school district resources: burnabyschools. ca/counselling-and-men tal-health-resources

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chants each do to give back to the community. But, most of all, the best part of Hats Off Day is the strong sense of community that unites us all.

Beginning in the early 1980s, this day actually began as a Customer Appreciation Day – a celebration for merchants to take their “hats off” and thank the community for shopping local. With Hats Off Day 2021 being a virtual celebration, we may not be able to gather in the thousands, but there are many other ways to participate.

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Hats Off Day is happening his weekend, but it will look th diifferent than usual.

Prior to the pandemic, Hats Off Day was always a fun, lively experience of music-filled streets with the aroma of delicious food wafting through the air. There are so many elements that make it special: the annual parade, the Family Fun Dash, the Show & Shine car show, and all the unique things that mer-

Residents can’t gather for live entertainment and a parade, as they could in 2019, but Heights merchants can still take their hats off to the community with a virtual celebration. Hats Off Day fun returns this PHOTO: NOW FILES weekend – in COVID-safe, virtual fashion.

demic, Burnaby Heights merchants have shown their perseverance and dedication to the community by adapting to the changing conditions, pulling out all the stops to keep their customers and employees safe.

Many businesses began offering their services online, such as The Beat Studio’s virtual classes, to keep everyone healthy from home, or shifting to phone service such as many insurance agencies and banks did. Others, such as Don Oso’s Restaurant and Van Pet Food, implemented

home delivery. Retailers like Posh Pantry had back-alley pickup service. As soon as they were permitted to reopen, hair salons and health services stepped up with enhanced cleaning protocols, masks and face shields to protect customers and employees, and help everyone feel comfortable.

Merchants are excited that with the May 25 provincial health update, restaurants and gyms are able to welcome customers inside again, and customers can circulate a little more.

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By supporting local, most of your dollar remains in the community to help local businesses and employees continue doing what they love – and keeping this strong community well anchored with a full service shopping street. As well, building deeper connections in your community will help us all continue to take care of each other.

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Follow @burnabyheights on Instagram and Facebook for more Hats Off Day fun.

Taryn Antalek is the marketing and events co-op student at the Heights Merchants Association.

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Community now Rainbow crosswalks installed at two more Burnaby schools Cornelia Naylor

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Two Burnaby elementary schools are now the 10th and 11th schools in the district with rainbow walkways to celebrate inclusion and diversity.

The colourful walkways – symbols of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer or questioning) Pride – were installed at Cascade Heights and South Slope earlier this month after being approved by the school board in April.

At South Slope, the rainbow design has been painted on the entrance to the school’s parking lot, while the Cascade Heights rainbow has been painted on the sidewalk running up to the school’s front

Standing together: Students in the South Slope Elementary/ BC School for the Deaf Kindness Club advocated for a rainbow walkway at their school.

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School district will fly Pride flag Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Things are set to get a little more colourful above the Burnaby school board office as staff get ready to fly the Pride flag for a week during Pride Month in June.

The school district’s SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) committee met last month and decided to recommend the flag be flown at the district’s Kincaid Street headquarters for a week starting on June 7.

The school board unanimously approved the idea at a board meeting last Tuesday.

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Burnaby’s mayor is hoping his city will be the first community to reach herd immunity in Fraser Health.

The health authority has started a “friendly” challenge in the race to community immunity. Mayors across the Fraser Health region are participating.

“Fraser Health is pleased to support this friendly community challenge to see the region be able to put the pandemic behind us, open businesses again and get back to doing the things we have had to sacrifice to respond to this pandemic,” a state-

ment reads.

The challenge will see which community can hit 70%, 75% and 80% vaccination targets first and which community ends up showing the most progress.

“This is a challenge I know we can all get behind,” Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley said in the announcement.

“We’ve pulled together through so many tough times over the past year, but the finish line is in sight. Getting everyone vaccinated is the path to opening our communities, hugging our loved ones, celebrating life and building our economy.”

Fraser Health says as of May 31, 60% of resi-

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“Fraser Health has seen the highest case numbers in our province, and it is all hands on deck as we work to provide COVID-19 vaccines to everyone in our region that wants one,” Fraser Health president and chief executive officer Dr.Victoria Lee added.

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Community now Burnaby firefighter leaving for top Port Moody job city, O’Riordan and fellow deputies Chris Bowcock and Dave Samson took turns in the top spot for One of Burnaby’s three deputy fire chiefs is leaving more than a year.

O’Riordan started his the city to take on the top career as a firefighter in job in Port Moody.

Burnaby in 1995, working After 26 years of serhis way up the ranks over vice in Burnaby, Darcey the years.

O’Riordan will join Port He has a bachMoody Fire Reselor’s degree in cue June 7 and business with a take command of concentration in the department management and on June 17 aforganizational ter the departure studies from Siof retiring Chief mon Fraser UniRon Coulson, acversity, according cording to a City to the release. of Port Moody He and his news release last family live in the Darcey O’Riordan month. off to Port Moody Tri-Cities area O’Riordan and he graduhas been one of ated from a Port Moody Burnaby’s top fire officials high school, the release since he stepped into the said. deputy chief’s position in “We are excited to wel2016, periodically servcome Darcey O’Riordan ing as acting chief for exto Port Moody Fire Restended periods. cue,” Port Moody Mayor After former fire Chief Rob Vagramov said in the Joe Robertson left the release. “He has been deBurnaby Fire Departscribed as a resilient leader ment after three decades with exceptional concern of service in 2019 without for the success of others, any explanation from the Cornelia Naylor

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and I am certain his experience and expertise will be an asset for the department, the city’s leadership team, and the community as a whole.”

O’Riordan said he is looking forward to taking on the key community leadership role of fire chief

in Port Moody.

“It is a privilege to follow in Chief Coulson’s footsteps and to continue his progressive work,” he said in the release. “I have already seen examples of how welcoming and dedicated the Port Moody Fire Rescue team is.”

O’Riordan told the NOW he’s looking forward to the new opportunities ahead but he’ll look back fondly on his time in Burnaby.

“I’ve learned so much over the years as a BFD member serving the Burnaby community,” he said.

“I have many fond memories of responding to incidents and training in the fire stations.There are so many exceptional men and women who go above and beyond every day. I will certainly miss the people of the Burnaby Fire Department.”

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Grass Fed, Value Pack

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