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Another pedestrian dies on Highway 1 Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Emergency crews were called to Highway 1 in Burnaby last week for the second deadly pedestrian-involved crash in the area this year.

First responders rushed to the westbound lanes of the highway by the Willingdon Overpass at about 8:10 a.m., according to assistant fire Chief Gavin Summers.

A pedestrian had been struck and pinned beneath a car, he said, and efforts to revive them were unsuccessful.

BC Highway Patrol said the pedestrian had tried to cross the highway.

“The place where this happened, it’s not legal for pedestrians to cross,” spokesperson Cpl. Mike Halskov told the NOW. The driver involved in the collision remained at the scene, according to Halskov, but a vehicle that rear-ended that car took off, and investigators are hoping to speak to the second driver or anyone who

might have dashcam footage of the second vehicle.

“With the volume of traffic around that portion of the highway at that time in the morning, I imagine there’s more than one person that’s got dashcam footage,” Halskov said.

This is the second fatal pedestrian-involved collision on that stretch of the highway this year.

On Jan. 29, a man in his 60s was hit when he tried to cross the six lanes of high-speed traffic.

He was taken to hospital in critical condition and died several days later, according to Halskov.

There have been homeless encampments in the area, and that man had had no fixed address, according to the highway patrol.

But Halskov said the latest victim was not believed to be connected to the homeless camps.

Anyone with information or dashcam video related to the latest crash is asked to call BC Highway Patrol in Burnaby at 604526-9744.

Tragic crossing: Burnaby RCMP investigate a pedestrian fatality on Highway 1. PHOTO CURTIS KREKLAU

More than 1,200 new rentals planned for Lougheed Village While purpose-built market rental construction has been slow in recent years, Metro Vancouver condominium developers have started to pivot towards rental construction, according to Mark Goodman of Goodman Commercial, who publishes the Goodman Report.

And one of the biggest pivots is in Burnaby, where a developer is looking at a massive rental development in the Lougheed area.

The movement to rentals should not be surprising: sales of multi-family rental buildings are on a frantic pace this year, notching $1.64 billion worth of transactions through the first six months of 2021.

First-half sales were

45% higher than the entire 2020 annual total and appear on pace to hit the third-highest annual sales volume ever recorded, according to Goodman.

Starlight Developments announced an all-rental rezoning of Lougheed Village, comprising three additional concrete tower buildings with 1,200 new rental apartments.

The developer is claiming the title of “largest rental housing development in Metro Vancouver” for its project.

In all, Starlight Developments is planning its Lougheed Village development at Erickson Drive and Salish Court – near to but not part of the major City of Lougheed development at Lougheed mall.

With 1,200 new units

New homes: A rendering of what Lougheed Village will look like if the project is approved. PHOTO STARLIGHT DEVELOPMENTS

planned for the development, Lougheed Village is expected to house a total of 1,728 units, with the

site already home to 528 rental suites in four highrise towers.

The three new tow-

ers are expected to reach 48, 39 and 36 storeys, according to Starlight, and the existing buildings have been renovated in recent years.

“What makes this project significant is not just the addition of 1,200 new rental suites, but also the preservation of 528 existing residences,” Starlight head of development and construction Josh Kaufman said. “We’re extending the life of the existing suites and transforming the community through the addition of three new towers and best-in-class resident amenities and landscaping.”

The development company pointed to Burnaby’s 2020 housing needs report, which noted new rental developments fall

“far short of anticipated needs.”

The latest estimate of the city’s vacancy rate sits at 1.3% (one- and two-bedroom suites) to 1.7% (three-bedroom), with the vacancy rate at 1.5% for studios. According to the housing needs report, a “healthy” vacancy rate is considered to be between 3% and 5%.

In its news release, Starlight noted it plans to build everything from studios to three-bedroom apartments, along with amenities such as a daycare, a gym, a pool, kids’ play structures and gardens.

-With files from the Western Investor

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CityConnect ELECTRONIC PUBLIC HEARING Burnaby City Council hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing

TUESDAY, 2021 AUGUST 31 AT 5PM

Via a virtual environment to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendments to “Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”.

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS 1) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 19, 2021 - Bylaw No. 14364

2) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 20, 2021 - Bylaw No. 14365

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9702 and 9788 Glenlyon Parkway

#2-4615 Lougheed Highway

From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District, M5 Light Industrial District and Glenlyon Concept Plan as guidelines)

From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3 General Commercial District, RM4s and RM5s Multiple Family Residential Districts and Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan as guidelines)

To: 9702 Glenlyon Parkway: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District, M5 Light Industrial District, P8 Parking District, and Glenlyon Concept Plan guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “9702 and 9788 Glenlyon Parkway” prepared by AECOM)

To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3 and C3i General Commercial Districts, Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Burnaby Brentwood” prepared by Liquor Distribution Branch)

9788 Glenlyon Parkway: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District, M5 Light Industrial District, and Glenlyon Concept Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “9702 and 9788 Glenlyon Parkway” prepared by AECOM)

Purpose: to permit a government cannabis store within an existing commercial retail unit (CRU) Applicant: British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch

Purpose: to permit the development of parking facilities at 9702 Glenlyon Parkway to support the proposed use at 9788 Glenlyon Parkway Applicant: Beedie Development Group Reports, bylaws, and related information respecting the zoning bylaw amendments are available on the City’s website at burnaby.ca/publichearings from 2021 August 19.

Any questions regarding the Public Hearing processes and agenda items may be directed to the Office of the City Clerk, 604-294-7290.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in accordance with Ministerial Order No. M192/2020 and the Class Order (mass gatherings), the Public Hearing will be conducted virtually and live-streamed on the City’s website. Anyone who believes they are affected by a proposed bylaw shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard.

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Opinion now MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Topic: Do we need strict vaccine mandates?

The “Election No One Wants” is sleepwalking through the dog days of summer and it remains far from clear whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s gamble that an early vote will secure him a majority government will pay off.

Many analysts agree that to form a majority, the Liberals will have to hold onto their B.C. ridings and perhaps add a few more, chiefly at the expense of the Conservatives.

Trudeau and his party may well accomplish that feat, but for now the issue that seems to be winning out the most is apathy and disinterest.That can work for Trudeau, as it makes it harder for his opponents to be heard but it can also bite him if he cannot motivate his voting base to get out and vote.

This province has 42 ridings and about 15 of them are strongholds for the various parties.

The Conservatives, whose 17 seats are the most of any party, are almost unbeatable in the eastern Fraser Valley, some of the Interior and most of the northern region of the province.

The Liberals, with 11 seats, are entirely confined to Metro Vancouver when it comes to areas of strength. Especially in Vancouver and Surrey, where they won six of nine ridings in 2019.

The NDP is strongest on Vancouver Island, where it won five of seven ridings last time around (the Green Party won the other two) and the east side of Vancouver and nearby suburbs.

Unless there is a significant shift in voting patterns, only about a dozen or so ridings can be considered truly competitive and liable to change hands on Sept. 20.

Most of these ridings are located in Metro Vancouver, particularly in the suburbs, where the NDP is

“We need to inform people about vaccinations and keep having mobile vaccinations going, etc.”

Path to victory runs through B.C.

strongest provincially.

For example, the Conservatives won Port Moody-Coquitlam in 2019 by a mere 333 votes over the NDP, in what was the tightest threeway result in the province. Another nail biter was right next door in Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, which the Liberals won by a tiny margin (339 votes) over the Conservatives.

The Liberals won Burnaby North-Seymour over the NDP by fewer than 1,600 votes with the Conservatives well back (after candidate Heather Leung’s campaign imploded).

What is interesting about these three ridings is they cover ground that is, for the most part, NDP-friendly at the provincial level. In fact, in last fall’s provincial election the NDP won all five of the seats that fit inside the boundaries for the federal ridings.

The NDP also boosted its support by significant numbers of votes in places like Langley and Maple Ridge. Does that put a couple of ridings in those areas currently held by the Conservatives into play for the party?

Situations like these ones raise the real possibility the NDP will improve its seat count in B.C. come Sept. 20 and, if so, that could be bad news for Trudeau and the Liberals to the point of them falling short of a majority.

Throw in that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s personal popularity has grown, along with the fact he is a more seasoned campaigner (and more effective communicator) now and we could seem surprisingly positive results for the federal NDP come election night.

But the campaign will be in sleepwalk mode for a while yet.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Nearly 1,500 teenagers from around the Lower Mainland flocked to the Burnaby studios of BCTV to try out for only 16 main roles in a new 13-part teen soap opera backed by Walt Disney Productions. “Some wore black stirrup pants and wildly teased hair; others looked as fresh and wholesome as (1960s teen idols) Frankie (Avalon) and Anette (Funicello),” states a NOW description of the would-be soap stars. Only 285 were called back for second interviews.The new show was to deal with “issues of concern to teens.”

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Editor: Re: An open letter to Trans Mountain about the spiking trees on TMX pipeline right of way in Burnaby.

On considering the expected re-start of TMX (Trans Mountain expansion) work in the Burnaby area, Protect the Planet: Stop TMX would like to publicly emphasize that we are committed to non-violent peaceful action.

Protect the Planet: Stop TMX is a group of local citizen volunteers. We do not condone any actions that might endanger workers.

We bring this up because around Feb. 15, 2021 we observed a sign posted on a tree near Holmes Creek, in an area designated for the TMX pipeline.

The sign, signed by a Dr. Anonymous, stated that trees had been spiked. We searched the area but found no spikes. On returning to the area a few days later, we then found large nails in trees that did not have them before. A few days later, a red circle had been painted around these spikes.

PPSTMX denounces Dr. Anonymous and anyone who does things that might result in the injury of workers. We would report anyone we caught doing such a thing.

Cynthia Lee, on behalf of Protect the Planet: Stop TMX

Editor: I was bemused by your article: ‘We won’: Burnaby residents celebrate as city reverses ‘ridiculous’ delay to project, NOW News.

I am an affected resident of Broadway Street.

I am not celebrating. The city’s public meeting was curious. It was billed as an “information meeting,” but little information was given.

It was not advertised as a “decision-making meeting.” Yet, 30 minutes into the meeting, the city representative, like a medium at a seance, stated that he “sensed” that residents wanted the project to continue. Most of the feedback was from one person (I did not get his name) who repeated that he wanted continuation. No poll was done of residents at the meeting or those who could not make it to the meeting, yet somehow a decision was made.

After three years of the unbearable noise of digging, grinding and constant backup alarms, as well as coughing from the dust clouds, my family is sick of it all. Although I strongly support the project goals, I have lost faith in the city’s ability, and the contractor’s commitment, to continue in an acceptable manner.

My vote would be to delay the project until the city and contractor can demonstrate that everything is being done to minimize this project’s damaging impact on residents.

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Suspicious hospital fire has staff moving

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The people managing Burnaby Hospital’s $1.4-billion redevelopment project are looking to

move into new offices after a suspicious fire at the hospital destroyed their last ones nine months ago.

The redevelopment team had been housed in the Cascade Building

when a fire broke out on Nov. 15.

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The damage to the Cascade Building was “too substantial to repair,” according to Fraser Health, and the redevelopment team has been working remotely and sharing a few spaces at the hospital on a rotating basis for nine months now.

It now has its eye on office space in the nearby Kodak Building at 4225 Kincaid St., according to an invitation to tender put out by Facilities Management, an entity that pro-

vides management services for Fraser Health, Providence Health Care Society, Provincial Health Services Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.

The redevelopment team is looking to relocate to a 5,000-square-foot space on the fifth floor of the Kodak Building, according to the Facilities Management documents.

The space will accommodate more than 36 staff with “ample meeting space,” the documents say.

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But a health authority spokesperson did not respond to questions about the cost of the new Kodak Building office space or the length of the lease.

“Details on the relocation are still being finalized,” read an emailed statement.

The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project, approved by the province in September 2019, reached a major milestone in July, when EllisDon Infrastructure was awarded the contract to undertake Phase 1, which includes designing and building the new Keith and Betty Beedie Pavilion, expanding the support facilities building and renovating the existing buildings on campus.

The Beedie Pavilion and support facilities building are scheduled to be complete in 2025.

The renovations are expected to be finished in 2027.

Phase 2, which includes a second patientcare tower with 160 beds and a new cancer treatment centre, is expected to begin in 2025 once a business plan has been approved.

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Police-run soccer camp just keeps on growing Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Burnaby RCMP’s youth soccer camp program was back with a bang after a one-year hiatus last summer because of COVID-19.

The local detachment hosted a pair of two-day camps this month, one at Edmonds Park and a second that wrapped up last week (Aug. 18) at Confederation Park.

“I grew up playing soccer on these fields in Burnaby, so, for me, it’s a really special experience to be out there as a coach and as a police officer with kids from all over the city,” said Const. Dave Morris, a Burnaby Mountie who

played professional soccer with the Vancouver Whitecaps before pursuing a policing career. “By the end of these camps, bonds are formed, and kids really see the officers they are playing with in a new light.

Overall, it was a great experience that strengthens our community, and, most of all, it was fun for the kids, the volunteers and the Burnaby RCMP officers and staff that take part.”

Morris helped run this year’s program with fellow youth section officer Const.Tulsi Reddy.

The free camp program, for kids aged eight to 13, was started in 2017 by Const. Kwame Amoateng, a former Burnaby Moun-

tie who has since been transferred out of the province.

His first camp focused on kids from a low-income community in South Burnaby and drew fewer than 20 campers.

This year, 218 kids applied for 100 spots.

“Discussions are already underway to see what next year may look like.We are looking at what’s possible,” Morris said. “Putting these camps together is a big effort involving people from all over the detachment as well as volunteers.

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Staying active both mentally and physically is one of the top ways that older people can age well.

But staying active at this time of year, especially during this dangerously hot summer, has been a challenge.

Regular physical exercise is linked to healthy aging as it improves your balance, reduces falls, helps you stay independent longer and helps prevent disease such as stroke, osteoporosis, and Type 2 diabetes. Physical exercise is also linked to a decrease in the risk factors for dementia.

Exercising the brain is correlated to healthy aging as well. It is linked

to physical mobility, stimulates our neural pathways, increases the quality of life, helps you stay connected to community and to stay independent. It can promote personal development and sustainability. By keeping our minds active we can share ideas, develop our thinking skills, and improve our memories. Many brain exercise activities can be social such as playing a game with other people (bridge, anyone?) or participating in a book club. Being isolated for a senior, it has been said, is as bad as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

But how do we get the physical exercise we need when our province has been experiencing heat wave after heat wave?

This year

The heat waves have posed serious health and safety issues for seniors and, in fact, caused many heat-related deaths in the seniors’ population. In the worst of the heat, it has been advisable to keep abreast of simple heat relief steps such as staying hydrated and cool, dressing for the weather, avoiding the direct sun, finding air-conditioned spaces like libraries, community, and recreation centres to hang out in, or mist cooling centres stationed across our region, and curtailing some of your physical activities outdoors unless you choose the early morning.

However, getting exercise is important even in this weather. So, you could try getting out for

walk which might mean getting up a little earlier or you could try going to the air conditioned indoor shopping centre for a mall walk.

I walked around the Maplewood Mud Flats

Exercising the brain is correlated to health aging.

Conservation Area, bounded mostly by the ocean, where it was shady and cool, with the extra delight in seeing various birds. Exercising by going for a swim adds the bo-

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Or you could try an online exercise class held in the mornings before it gets too hot. If you go to one of the private gyms which are now open, make sure they have good air quality.

Though brain exercise can be easier in this weather, the heat can cause us to be sluggish in our thinking, perhaps dizzy, or feeling fatigued.

Take the opportunity to get to an air conditioned space both to cool down and get some brain exercise. Go to the library, seniors, community, or recreation centres where they have more activities on offer now that COVID-19 restrictions are on the wane.

On their website, the Alzheimer’s Society states:

“The brain is one of your most vital organs. It plays a role in every action and every thought, and just like the rest of your body, it needs to be looked after.”

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B.C. guide issued British Columbians can now access the updated BC Seniors’ Guide, a tool that provides information on health, housing, finances, community supports and more.

Print copies of the enhanced 12th edition of the guide are available in English, Chinese, French, Punjabi, Farsi, Korean and Vietnamese. All languages can be accessed online in PDF format.The English version is online in e-book format.

“Our government is committed to helping B.C.’s growing number of older adults live independently for as long as possible, to promote a healthy, active lifestyle and to provide the best possible care and support when people need it,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “Making sure information and resources about services are readily available for seniors, Elders, their families and caregivers is important to help individuals make informed health decisions and live happy, fulfilling lives.”

The new seniors’ guide includes information on programs, such as: * Fair PharmaCare; * Medical Services Plan; * the Home Adaptations for Independence program, which provides financial assistance for low-income seniors to modify their homes;

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“Older adults, their families and caregivers have told us that access to reliable and current information is a priority for them,” said Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and LongTerm Care. “That’s why our government continues to produce the popular BC Seniors’ Guide, which is a key source of information on programs, services and benefits for older adults in the province.”

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Big victory: Felicia Voss-Shafiq. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Voss-Shafiq told the NOW the team and its supporters were “devastated.”

“We have friends and family back home who, if they could, would be here, but they can’t, so they were expecting to watch it either online or on TV,” she said in an interview from a staging camp in Shiwa, Japan Friday.

Langley’s Danielle Ellis,Voss-Shafiq’s teammate and the only other Team Canada player from B.C., took to social media to protest the move and called on others to do likewise.

“The Paralympics was started as a PARALLEL to the Olympics, but I see no parallel here,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “It certainly doesn’t feel like a step in the right direction against discrimination and ableism to me.”

She urged supporters to contact Olympic Broadcasting Services and the International Paralympic Committee to protest the decision.

“I don’t know if what we do now will allow you to watch our games during this Paralympics, but let’s make sure this never happens again,” Ellis said.

The post drew support from the Canadian Paralympic Team.

“We couldn’t agree more,” stated a comment from the team’s Instagram account.

Then, on Monday, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced coverage would be extended to include all of the team’s games.

“The Canadian Paralympic Media Consortium, led by the Canadian Paralympic Committee, has confirmed its ability to extend coverage plans of Canada’s sitting volleyball games at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, in partnership with the International Paralympic Committee and local host broadcaster OBS,” stated at press release.

Voss-Shafiq said she was “overjoyed.”

“What an incredible win,” she wrote in a text message. “We felt really empowered and so grateful to our friends and family who supported us in effecting change – sharing our posts, sending messages, writing emails.”

Voss-Shafiq also gave a nod to the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the CBC, who “really advocated” for the team, she said.

The Paralympic Games run until Sept. 5.

The sitting volleyball team’s first preliminary match is Friday against Brazil.

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320-9th St, New Westminster

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regular coverage & Maintenance Packages • Seasonal Services: Seed, Aerate, Fertilize, Lime • Hedge & Shrub Trimming

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1010 6th Ave. New Westminster.

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SUMMER SPECIALS • Chafer Beetle Repair • LAWN Seed, Install, Repair, Artificial Lawn/Turf • Tree Prune & Hedge Trim • Paint • Stucco Repair • Decks, Fencing, Patios • Retaining Walls • Paths • Rock/Stone Retain Walls • Driveways • Roofing 25+ yrs exp p. WCB. Insured.

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604-724-3832

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NO PAYMENT until Job is completed.

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778 -895-3503

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604 - 787-5915

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