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New consultations coming on urban village plans Jess Balzer

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New public consultations are coming for major City of Burnaby plans to add significant density in two neighbourhoods.

On March 7, council endorsed both the Lochdale Community Plan and the Bainbridge Community Plan heading to the next phase of consultations.

Phase 2 public consultations for the pair of projects were completed during the summer and fall of 2021. In separate reports, city staff presented the results of input received in response to plans to add more density in the areas through zoning changes.

LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN City staff said 483 responses were received, with 396 respondents providing at least one “longform” comment. In total, 1,210 long-form comments were collected.

During Phase 2, consideration was given to further expanding the proposed plan boundary.The area includes properties east of Cliff Avenue and north of Lou Moro Park, where there are currently single-family dwellings.

The west expansion area extends to Holdom Avenue and currently includes residential, commercial and institutional uses.

Phase 2 survey results revealed 71% of respondents support the expansion area east of Cliff Avenue and north of Lou Moro Park to explore additional ground-oriented housing forms that could be developed incrementally in the areas, the city says.

“Respondents who were opposed to the inclusion of these areas cited concerns about increased density, crime and traffic, and change in existing neighbourhood character,” the report stated.

The city says in its report that 76% of respondents supported a westward expansion.

BAINBRIDGE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN City staff said in their report they received 939 responses during Phase 2 of public consultations, with 811 providing at least one long-form comment. A total of 3,185 long-form comments were collected.

The city says the plan area boundary continued to focus on Bainbridge East and Broadway South.

Urban village: A rendering of the concept proposed for Bainbridge. PHOTO CITY OF BURNABY

Bainbridge East includes lands that were primarily city-owned and undeveloped west of Phillips Avenue, currently identified in the plan for public park and community uses.

Broadway South lands currently consist of singlefamily dwelling uses.

The city says the survey revealed more than 74% of respondents supported the inclusion of Bainbridge East and Broadway South as part of the plan area and the potential to explore additional housing forms.

“Feedback received from both the online survey and virtual workshops included a mix of opinions on the plan area boundary, ranging from individuals who wanted to see more ground-oriented housing options (e.g. duplexes, triplexes, townhouses) in the residential areas, to those who wished for these areas to be maintained strictly as single-family neighbourhoods,” the report stated.

The city says survey results also showed 64% of respondents supported the inclusion of the primar-

ily underdeveloped, mostly city-owned lands along the west side of Phillips Avenue in the plan area boundary.

OPPOSITION Aside from feedback during consultations, residents have come to council to voice their opposition to the Bainbridge plan.

At a council meeting on Feb. 28, residents Herb Simak and Salim Jannmohamed presented a petition that said 66% of homeowners in a 108home subdivision near

the proposed project opposed rezoning plans.

“We respectfully are submitting the attached petition in opposition to the proposed rezoning of our subdivision encompassing Buffalo Street, Cardinal Drive, Collister Street, Coventry Place, Chicory Place as well as the homes on the east side of Bainbridge Avenue, herein described as the area bordered by Bainbridge on the west, forest /green belt to the east, Edison Street to the south and Lougheed Highway to the north,” Simak said.

Simak’s presentation suggested that, if the city is looking for further highrise development opportunities closer to SkyTrain stations, they should look to areas at Lake City station and the north and south side of Production Way/University station.

“So, I think it’s clear there’s an overwhelming majority of residents and homeowners in that area that we’ve defined that do not want the rezoning to occur,” Jannmohamed said during the presentation.

Brentwood SkyTrain station getting $32M renovation One of Burnaby’s busiest SkyTrain stations is getting a huge upgrade with a $32.6-million price tag.

TransLink announced that it will begin “major upgrades” to the Brentwood Town Centre SkyTrain station in the coming weeks to “improve station accessibility and customer flow,” said a news release. “These upgrades will greatly improve customer access at the south entrance and enhance customer connections to bus service, the nearby mall and many residential developments.”

The upgrades will include: ! A new elevator at the street level of the station’s south entrance. ! An expanded mezzanine with more fare gates and customer space. ! Two new escalators. ! Replacement staircases with enclosed glass to provide weather protection. ! Additional real-time passenger information displays. ! Improved lighting. ! A new public art installation.

The station’s south entrance will be closed to customers for approx-

imately one year once construction starts, said TransLink.

“This closure is necessary to allow for the addition of a street-level elevator for customers using the southern entrance,” said a news release. “Customers who normally use that entrance will need to cross Lougheed Highway and use the north entrance instead.The north entrance will remain open, and customers will be able to access SkyTrain and bus service throughout the construction period.”

Funding is coming from the federal government

and TransLink. Construction is scheduled to begin in April, with projected completion in 2024.

Brentwood Town Centre station will be the first Millennium Line station to receive upgrades since the Millennium Line first opened in 2002.

Approximately 6,000 people boarded the SkyTrain at Brentwood Town Centre Station each weekday in 2019.

“It is one of the busiest stations on the Millennium Line and will likely grow due to rapid residential development nearby,” said TransLink.

New elevator: A rendering of how Brentwood SkyTrain station will look once it’s been renovated. PHOTO TRANSLINK

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CityConnect NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Burnaby City Council hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendment to “Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”.

TUESDAY, 2022 MARCH 29 AT 5PM ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS 1) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14429

4) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 5, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14432

Rez. #19-11

Rez. #20-36

5025 North Fraser Way

5044 and 5056 Imperial Street

From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District and M5 Light Industrial District)

From: M4 Special Industrial District

To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District, M5 Light Industrial District, the Big Bend Development Plan, and the Glenlyon Concept Plan guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Sunco Glenlyon Business Park” prepared by Christopher Bozyk Architects Ltd.) Purpose: to permit the construction of a two-storey light industrial building Applicant: Christopher Bozyk Architects Ltd. 2) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 3, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14430 Rez. #20-12

To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM3 and RM3r Multiple Family Residential Districts and in accordance with the development plan entitled “5044 and 5056 Imperial Street, Burnaby, BC” prepared by Atelier Pacific Architecture Inc.) Purpose: to permit the development of a 68 unit multiple-family market and non-market rental development Applicant: Atelier Pacific Architecture Inc. 5) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 6, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14433 Rez. #20-27 6877, 6891, 6913, 6939, and 6945 Palm Avenue

4803 Canada Way From: P2 Administration and Assembly and R3 Residential Districts

From: M4 Special Industrial District

To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on P5 Community Institutional and RM3r Multiple Family Residential Districts) and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Non-Market YWCA Rental Housing and Daycare” prepared by NSDA Architects)

To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM3 Multiple Family Residential District, RM5r Multiple Family Residential District, C2 Community Commercial District, P1 Neighbourhood Institutional Districts and Royal Oak Community Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “6877, 6891, 6913, 6939, and 6945 Palm Avenue” prepared by DA Architects and Planners)

Purpose: to permit the development of a 56 unit non-market housing project for women and children, a child care facility, and an accessory office

Purpose: to permit the development of two rental residential towers (15 and 20 storeys) atop a podium that includes offices, a café, and a child care facility

Applicant: BC Housing

Applicant: Workers’ Capital (LMAO) Holding Corp.

3) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 4, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14431 Rez. # 19-53 6632, 6660 and 6692 Royal Oak Avenue From: C4 Service Commercial District and M4 Special Industrial District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C9 Urban Village Commercial District and RM3r Multiple Family Residential District and Royal Oak Community Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Nido – Royal Oak Ave. Mixed Use” prepared by Ciccozzi Architecture) Purpose: to permit the construction of a mixed-use multiple-family residential development with commercial uses at grade Applicant: Wanson Group

All persons who believe they are affected by a proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard:

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» SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS TO COUNCIL

• email: clerks@burnaby.ca • mail: Mayor & Council, c/o Office of the City Clerk, 4949 Canada Way • fill out the webform: Burnaby.ca/PublicHearings

Reports, bylaws, and related information respecting the zoning bylaw amendment are available on the City’s website at Burnaby.ca/PublicHearings from March 11, 2022. Any questions regarding the Public Hearing processes and agenda items may be directed to the Office of the City Clerk, 604-294-7290.

Please note all written submissions must be received by 2:45pm on the day of the Hearing. Submissions should contain the writer’s name and address which become a part of the public record.

B. Zeinabova NO PRESENTATIONS OR SUBMISSIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. CITY CLERK

NOTICE OF DISPOSITION

HIGHWAY CLOSURE

PREMISES AT DEER LAKE CENTRE AVAILABLE FOR LEASE

TAKE NOTICE THAT the City Council proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 14425 cited as “Burnaby Highway Closure

TAKE NOTICE THAT certain premises in the buildings owned by the City of Burnaby commonly known as Deer Lake Centre located at 4946 Canada Way and 4940 Canada Way, and legally described as PID: 002-805-677, Lot 52 DL 79, Plan 57774 and PID: 003-062-104, Lot 58, DL 79, Plan 62907, respectively, are available to the public for lease, with the lease rate and term to be negotiated. For lease inquiries, please contact the City’s leasing agent, Avison Young, at 604-647-5074 or 604-647-5076.

NOTICE OF DISPOSITION TAKE NOTICE THAT the City of Burnaby gives notice that it intends to grant a lease for the term of two (2) years (the “Term”) to Polygon Homes Ltd. over City-owned property at 6039 McKay Avenue, legally described as PID: 023-825-618, Lot 1, DL 153, Gp 1, NWD, Plan LMP33736, in consideration for $720,000.00 for the Term.

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Bylaw No. 1, 2022” (Road Closure #21-04) pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter. The purpose of the proposed bylaw is to close certain portions of highway – closure of portions of road abutting 7243 Greenford Avenue, 6957 and 6961 Beresford Street (that portion of road dedicated on Plan with Bylaw filed A44067, containing 6.2 m², and that portion of road dedicated on Plan 1930A containing 0.125 ha, all of Block 22, District Lot 95, Group 1, New Westminster District) as shown outlined in bold on Reference Plan EPP108402, prepared by Mike Bernemann, 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 April 4, 2022. The proposed Bylaw and Plan may be inspected on the City’s website (see March 7, 2022 Council Agenda). For additional information, please contact the Planning and Development Department at 604-294-7400.

Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw is provided an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting the bylaw to Burnaby City Council by submitting B. Zeinabova a letter addressed to: Mayor & Council | 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2 All submissions must be received by the City Clerk no later than Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at noon.

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Citynow Burnaby man is facing human trafficking charges Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

A man living in Burnaby has been shipped to Saskatchewan to face human trafficking charges connected to a suspected human trafficking ring with strong ties to that province.

Saskatchewan RCMP launched an 18-month investigation in June 2019 after it became aware of the group, which police suspected was operating acrossWestern Canada, according to a June 2021 news release.

As a result of the investigation, four men in their early 30s (Mali Jean, Billy Glenold-Fleury, Kenny Jouthe and Bechir Ben Salah) were charged with human trafficking, material benefit from human trafficking, withholding or

destroying identity documents and charges related to participating in the activities of a criminal organization.

Jouthe turned himself in to the provincial court of Saskatoon.

Bechir Ben Salah was arrested in Laval, Que. on January 12, 2022.

And Jean, who had been living in Burnaby, was picked up in Surrey by Surrey RCMP’s anti-gang squad on Feb. 25.

Officers pulled over a vehicle in the 13200 block of OldYale Road, but the driver and passenger tried to flee on foot, according to police. Jean, the alleged passenger, was arrested a short distance away with help from Transit Police officers, police said.

The 33-year-old was held in custody when po-

lice discovered he was wanted on the warrant out of Saskatchewan. He has now been shipped to Saskatoon to face the human trafficking charges. His next court appearance in Saskatoon provincial court is March 28.

Police are still looking for the fourth man charged in the human trafficking investigation: 32-year-old Billy Glenold-Fleury.

Saskatchewan RCMP renewed its request for help finding himWednesday.They noted Glenold-Fleury has ties to Saskatchewan, Quebec, Alberta and B.C. “If you have information, contact your nearest police service,” stated a news release.

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

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Opinion now MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

People seem ready to move on now

Two years ago this week, I received a phone call that immediately brought into sharp focus the extraordinary journey we were all about to set out on.

It was from Health Minister Adrian Dix, who told me: “Everything I have worked for is about to disappear.We are going to cancel all non-urgent surgeries.”

That news was, to say the least, jarring and almost mind-numbing.The World Health Organization had declared a global pandemic of COVID-19 just a few days before, but at that time B.C. was only detecting a few positive cases each day, although the number was growing.

In mid-March of 2020, the pandemic still seemed to be a remote phenomenon taking place in countries far away. So cancelling (or not booking) more than 32,000 surgeries brought the pandemic home in a big way and showed the gravity of the situation.

Of course, COVID-19 never did overwhelm our health-care system, the fear of which led to the mass surgery cancellations in the first place.What was happening in places like northern Italy had health officials here extremely concerned. Still, things did indeed begin to deteriorate, as daily cases started ballooning in number, as did hospitalizations, ICU patients and deaths.

Shortly after hearing Dix’s news, I sat down and wrote a memo to our Global BC assignment desk.

“Drop everything,” I wrote back then. I explained that COVID-19 was going to take over the news cycle like nothing we had even remotely ever experienced.We would be doing COVID stories on so many fronts, and we would be doing many of them over and over again.

“This will go on for at

least a year, probably two and perhaps even three or longer,” I concluded.

Unfortunately, I was proven correct.We are into our third year of the pandemic, although it seems we are now closer to the end of it than the start.

Personally, I decided to take a deep dive into covering the pandemic right from the start, even before Dix’s phone call. On my desk today sits a pile of more than a dozen steno notebooks, all of them a daily diary of COVID-19 statistics and data. Nearby are dozens of spread sheets, each of them documenting the rise and fall of positive cases, deaths and hospitalizations on a regional basis.

We have been through various psychological stages the past two years.

We have gone from bewilderment and fear to acceptance and a grim determination to get through this difficult time.

We have, for the most part, embraced new kinds of behaviour designed to keep us safe.With the vast majority of us fully vaccinated, it seems there is a collective view that it is time to move on from where we have been for more than two years.

The pandemic is not over. As I write this, China is reporting its worst COVID-19 outbreak in two years, and B.C. residents are still dying.

Of course, we are trending in the right direction, and hospitalizations and ICU cases continue to decline.The mask mandate has been lifted, and vaccine cards will be required to access certain places for less than a month longer.

But we are still on that extraordinary journey.

We may be ready to leave COVID-19 behind, but it is not completely done with us yet.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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ATTENTION ALL RETIREES 50 AND UP!

Build this housing project somewhere else

Program sign-up site unfair to families

Editor: Re: Big union’s development proposal is in the wrong spot, NOW Letters I am one of many Burnaby residents who strongly support the proposal to build desperately needed affordable housing on Palm Avenue.

Average market rents in Burnaby are $1,847 for one-bedroom and $2,377 for two-bedroom suites (according to the Rentals.ca Rent Report).

That’s simply out of reach for many students, low-income seniors and working families.

Many are being forced out of the city.

The BCGEU’s proposed development would bring hundreds of new rental homes to Burnaby, and at least 50% of the units would be rented at below-market affordable rates – far higher than the 15 to 20% affordable units that most developers offer.

In addition, the project would include 49 new affordable child-care spaces and be built to a high environmental standard. It’s right beside a SkyTrain station and in a location that wouldn’t require bulldozing any existing housing.

If council is serious about tackling the housing crisis, they should approve this project without delay.

Lynn Hardy, Burnaby

Editor: I am writing to express my frustration at the City of Burnaby’s WebReg system that allows residents to register for city programs, classes and activities. Every quarter, year after year, they open up “priority” registration for Burnaby residents a day before they open it up to everyone else. And every quarter, year after year, the website is overloaded and not available for users to even browse the site.

After a few hours, when the dust settles, we are finally able to access the site only to find that everything is taken up and the only options remaining are to waitlist. I tried accessing the site around 9 a.m. to sign my daughter up for swimming lessons this spring, almost an hour before registration starts, and the site was already unavailable.

It would be great if the city could allocate some resources to addressing this problem.

Some potential solutions that might alleviate the issue could include upgrading their website infrastructure to handle more traffic, and releasing available classes gradually to the public so that not everyone is trying to sign on and register for classes at exactly the same time.

Joe Chang, Burnaby

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Sportsnow Rebels claim fourth B.C. 4A basketball title “Heart over height: that’s Jimmy Z, best point guard in the province, don’t care what anyone says.”

Those were the words of Burnaby South Rebels coach Mike Bell after guard Jimmy Zaborniak finished with 18 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals as the catalyst that drives the Rebels.

With the six-foot Zaborniak directing the offence and six-foot-eight centre Karan Aujla creating mismatch nightmares for opposing defences, the Rebels defeated the Semiahmoo Thunderbirds 7257 on Saturday night to capture the B.C. School Sports 4A Boys Basketball Provincial Tournament at the Langley Events Centre.

It is the Rebels’ fourth 4A title in school history,

with three of those championships coming in the past four seasons played (2018, 2020 and 2022).

Zaborniak was named MVP, while Aujla was the championship player of the game.

Saturday’s championship final started slowly for both teams, with the Rebels leading 15-11 after a quarter and 33-25 at the break, before creating separation in the third quarter when they were up by as many as 19 points.

Burnaby South never trailed in the game, which was only tied for a total of 4:49.

“We just stepped on the gas defensively,” Bell said of his team. “(Semiahmoo) had some shots that weren’t hitting, and we got the rebounds and turned them into points on the other end.”

After being ranked No.

1 the entire season, Burnaby South entered the 4A tournament as the fifth seed after they suffered an upset loss – their only defeat all season -- in the Fraser North zone playoffs, which knocked them down in the rankings. But a big reason for that loss was the fact they were missing Aujla to injury.

Aujla missed a full month, and there was concern he would not be healthy to play at provincials, finally getting cleared a few days before the team’s opening game.

And with him in the lineup, it alters how teams can play the Rebels.

“He’s a problem for everybody; he changes the strategy for guarding us.

He is somebody that everyone has to problem solve,” Bell said of his centre, who finished with a game-high 22 points, 13

Did you know that Burnaby is home to over 10,000 businesses?

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A 36-year-old Burnaby woman has been charged with assault causing bodily harm after her Rottweiler bit a Richmond Mountie.

On Jan. 13, Richmond RCMP tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation, but the driver drove on without stopping, according to a police press release.

The officers followed the vehicle, and the driver eventually pulled over, the release said.

During the interaction that followed, however, the woman allegedly failed to comply with the officers’ directions and she was arrested for obstruction – but not before her dog bit

one of the officers, according to police.

A search of the woman’s vehicle then turned up about 1,000 pills marked as Xanax, according to the release.

On Feb. 4, Burnaby resident Armita Mahmoudpour was charged in relation to the incident.

She faces one count each of assault of a police officer causing bodily harm, flight from police, obstruction, possession of someone else’s identity document without lawful excuse and drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.

“Fortunately, no member of the public was injured during this arrest and the injuries sustained by our officer were rela-

tively minor,” Richmond RCMP Staff Sgt. Chris Goebel said in the release.

Richmond RCMP has told the NOW the dog in question is believed to be a Rottweiler.

Police called in the BC SPCA to safely remove the dog from the woman’s vehicle and take custody of it.

“Richmond RCMP have provided details of the incident to the BC SPCA for their consideration,” Richmond RCMP said in a statement to the NOW. Mahmoudpour is currently out on bail.

Her next court appearance was scheduled for March 16, according to Court Services Online.

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“The proposed 2022 fees for Burnaby’s golf services are believed to be fair and moderate in comparison with other local golf facilities, and fees recommended align with those being offered in the local market,” says the report.

The recommendations are set to go before council at a future meeting for approval.

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If the Burnaby Citizens Association has its way, there’ll be two new faces on the local school board this fall.

The BCA has announced two new candidates.

The first is a federal public servant and the first Indigenous person to seek elected office in Burnaby, according to a news release sent out Tuesday.

Mikelle Sasakamoose is a member of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation.

She is also Secwepemc and Syilx and was born and raised on her reserve at Tk’emlups te Secwepemc.

She works in Indigenous relations and is a threeterm board member with the Simon Fraser University Childcare Society as well as a current Burnaby parks, recreation and culture commissioner.

delivering future-proof ed“As a parent with two ucation, engaging comdaughters currently in the Burnaby public school sys- munities with respect, and tem, Mikelle is running for understands the need to advocate for a fully funded school trustee to fight for public education system the things that matter to that meets the needs of all Burnaby parents, including creating school services students and staff,” states and programs that support the release.

BCA president all students, eduLeila Lolua said cators and school the party’s choice staff,” states the for the new canrelease. didates reflects The second the will of memnew candidate bers and supportannounced Tuesers for represenday is a finance tatives who reflect executive and the community, currently serves with more diveron BCIT’s board sity and equity. of governors and Mikelle Sasakamoose “I’m delighted the Insurance to have such imCouncil of BC. pressive, intelligent and Claire Chun Wang has committed women jointwo children in Burnaby public schools and has vol- ing our incumbent trustees unteered from early edon the BCA slate,” Lolua ucation, through kinderstates in the release. garten to Grade 12 and in Current school board post-secondary education chair and BCA trustee in Burnaby, according to spokesperson Jen Mezei the release. echoes Lolua’s sentiments.

“Claire is committed to “Mikelle and Claire are

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committed to progressive policies and action that support diversity, equity and inclusion,” she states in the release. “Their unique lived experiences and perspectives will further strengthen the BCA trustee slate as we continue on a path towards reconciliation and lead change in public education through an anti-racist lens.”

The rest of the BCA school board candidates announced Tuesday are incumbents: Bill Brassington, Peter Cech, Larry Hayes, Jen Mezei and Gary Wong.

Current BCA trustee Ryan Stewart has announced he will seek the BCA nomination for a city council seat instead.

The BCA’s nomination process for city council candidates will be complete by the end of March, according to the release.

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The City of Burnaby is eyeing a return to hosting a summer bike race after two years of cancellations related to COVID-19.

The Giro di Burnaby is a race held on Hastings Street in the Heights neighbourhood as part of the BC Superweek series.

The city is now working to create an organizing team for this year’s race.

“The Giro di Burnaby, named as a tribute to the area’s Italian community and to the world famous Giro d’Italia, made its debut in 2006, attracting 7,000 spectators,” says a city staff report. “The following year it joined the BC Superweek series, attracting more than 200 riders to the races over the next few years and producing a list of winners that includes some of North America’s finest

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cyclists. Due to the pandemic, BC Superweek was cancelled in 2020 and 2021, and we are very excited for the return of the event in 2022. Currently it is unknown what the appetite for sponsorship is in the community as Burnaby recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and

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Many of the cyclists who participate in Superweek are international, and their availability is still being determined, says the report.

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A driver who left a pedestrian with what police described as “life-altering injuries” a year-and-a-half ago has been sentenced to a $1,500 fine and no driving ban after pleading guilty to driving without due care and attention.

Bo Xu, 64, was driving south on Gilley Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2020, according to facts presented at a March 8 sentencing hearing inVancouver provincial court.

Xu came to a rolling stop at a four-way intersection at Imperial Street but didn’t see a pedestrian on a crosswalk in the middle of the road on the other side of Imperial.

He hit the pedestrian, who was thrown about 12 metres, according to the facts. Investigators said the maximum speed Xu could have been going on impact was 45 km/h.

Police at the time described the 37-year-old victim’s injuries as “life-altering.”

Crown prosecutor Phil Sebelin said the man, an electrical engineer, has needed multiple surgeries and still hasn’t been able to return to work.

In a joint submission, however, both Sebelin and defence lawyerWest Pryde called for a $1,500 fine and no driving ban.

Sebelin noted Xu

doesn’t have a criminal record and has never had his licence suspended.

The only relevant driving infraction on his record – failing to obey a stop sign – was 19 years old, Sebelin said.

While he does have a number of speeding infractions on his record, speeding wasn’t a contributing factor in the pedestrian crash, according to Sebelin.

Pryde noted Xu has a Class 5 driver’s licence and has been driving for 20 years.

“His driving record does not indicate he’s a danger to the public,” he said.

Pryde also noted Xu, who owns a Richmond sign business, plays a major role in taking care of his two grandchildren and supporting his adult daughter.

B.C. provincial court Judge James Sutherland agreed to the fine and no ban, noting the circumstances of the offence, Xu’s personal circumstances, the principles of sentencing and the fact judges are essentially obligated to accept joint submissions unless they are “contrary to the administration of justice.”

Sutherland noted the victim’s dark clothing – the man was dressed in black and wearing a hoodie – made him hard to see, and Xu wasn’t speeding when he hit him.

He also noted Xu has

Suspect arrested in poppy box theft Police have caught up with a suspect in three Burnaby poppy donation box thefts in November.

Just days before Remembrance Day, three poppy donation boxes were stolen in the Kensington Avenue and Hastings Street area, according to Burnaby RCMP. Police released surveillance video of one of the thefts, and investigators

soon identified a suspect, according to a police news release.

The man was picked up

by Port Moody Police on Feb. 25 on a different, unrelated theft, the release said.

Dwayne Edward Zbucki, 57, now faces one count of theft under $5,000 in relation to the poppy box theft, according to Court Services Online.

never had his licence revoked for bad driving and that he provides “significant support to two grand-

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While speeding wasn’t a factor in the crash, however, Sutherland said he

was troubled by Xu’s most recent speeding infraction.

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speeding infraction occurred after the incident for which I am sentencing him today,” he said.

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A bulldozer operator working at Trans Mountain’s Burnaby Mountain terminal had just finished spreading and levelling the last load of soil on a dirt road across Eagle Creek on Dec. 15, 2020, when he reversed and spotted an alarming sight – a high-visibility vest.

The vest belonged to a geological technician who had been hidden in the dozer’s blind spot and who had just been “seriously

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“The dozer operator immediately shut down the dozer and started the emergency response,” states the report.

WorkSafe has now fined the injured worker’s employer – engineering firm WSP Canada Inc. – for more than $6,900 in relation to the incident, after determining the company had failed to provide “ade-

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“TheWSP health and safety management system failed to ensure someone was supervising the supervisor on site with regard to occupational health and safety,” the report states.

WorkSafe also found Kiewit Ledcor TMEP Partnership, the entity carrying out the large-scale infrastructure work for the Lower Mainland portion of the pipeline expansion,

had failed to adhere to its own recommended hazard controls to prevent workers from entering a hazardous area.

Under KLTP’s health and safety system, sandwich boards are used to designate controlled areas to remind workers to sign on to the job hazard analysis for that area and notify the superintendent before entering, according to the report. But the area where the worker was hit was not given the controlled area designation by KLTP, the report said.

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Burnaby resident Gursharan Gill has been working at SFU for 23 years and makes $18.38 per hour.

She says that’s not enough to stay in the city and support her family, so she is joining 160 other SFU food service workers and wearing a red “living wage” button in an effort to urge the university’s food service contractor, Chartwells, to pay them a fair wage.

The workers contract expired on October 30, 2021.

Unite Here Local 40, the hospitality workers union that represents the SFU food service employees, says the workers face spiking inflation costs and pandemic-related challenges, such as

reduced work hours and safety concerns, and are fighting for better, “familysupporting” wages, safer workloads and the same benefits and amenities direct SFU employees get, including better access to on-campus child care, parking and university facilities, like the library.

“With the rise of inflation in the past decade, my wage isn’t enough to keep up with the cost of living in Burnaby,” Gill said in a news release from the union. “It’s extremely offensive how SFU is treating us as secondclass citizens when other university employees are earning what they deserve.

We work just as hard. All we want is to be properly valued for the hard work we do serving the community.”

Nouha Ishaq, another food service worker at the

university, expressed similar sentiments in the release.

“I’ve served the SFU community for 17 years and I want some acknowledgement from the company for my years of service,” she said. “I’m making $17.50 an hour and the minimum wage has gone up. It’s preposterous. I cannot afford to live in Vancouver with what I’m making currently.We need a living wage now.”

By contracting out food services on its campuses, SFU treats workers in that sector differently than other employees at the university, according to Unite Here Local 40 communications organizer Stephanie Fung.

“SFU and Chartwells, they’re working together, and they all have a responsibility to treat workers

Message: Food service workers at SFU are donning red ‘living wage’ buttons amid collective bargaining with the university’s food service contractor, Chartwells.

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with respect,” she told the NOW. “The university should recognize that food services workers should be given equal standing as other employees and make sure that they get fair wages, that they’re supported through the pandemic with safer workloads and receive the same

benefits and amenities as other employees at the campus.”

While the button campaign is directed at Chartwells, Fung said Unite Here Local 40 is also part of the Contract Worker Justice campaign aimed at ending the outsourcing of food and cleaning services at SFU.

“We are part of that coalition, and that group has reached out to SFU and has been talking with them,” Fung said. “At the end of the day, it’s all about having a living wage.”

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New data released by the BC Coroners Service shows eight illicit drug toxicity deaths were recorded in Burnaby during the first month of 2022.

Data also showed 207 lives were lost provincewide in January, the fourth consecutive month with 200 or more suspected deaths.

“The new year has

started with the loss of 207 more British Columbians to the toxic illicit drug supply in our province,” chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said in a news release.

“I extend my heartfelt condolences to the many families grieving the loss of a loved one in communities large and small.

“As we near the six-year anniversary of the declaration of B.C.’s public health emergency into substance-related harms,

it is clearer than ever that traditional approaches to substance use are hurting people and costing lives. I am hopeful that the recent recommendations made by the Coroners Service drug toxicity death review panel will support the meaningful change underway in our province and an end to this tragic crisis.”

The 207 deaths recorded in January equated to 6.7 deaths per day, the coroners service

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According to a news release, no deaths have been reported at supervised consumption sites or drug overdose prevention sites.

There is also no indication that prescribed safe supply is contributing to illicit drug deaths.

“People in small and large communities across the province are losing their lives because of illicit drugs, which have become increasingly toxic since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson said in a news release.

“In the first months of 2020, fentanyl concentrations in illicit drug deaths were between 4% and 8%.

Speaking out: B.C.’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, says traditional approaches to substance use are costing lives in B.C.’s drug toxicity pandemic.

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By the end of 2021, this had increased to between 24% and 28% – a staggering increase.We have also seen a significant increase in benzodiazepines, the effects of which cannot be reversed by naloxone.

“One of the most important ways we can save lives is to separate people from the toxic drug supply. Last month, I stood

with clinicians to share progress on our safer supply policy. B.C. is leading Canada with our prescribed safer supply program, and we are supporting health authorities with $22.6 million to implement this program.

“Earlier this week, the BC Coroners Service released the results of its third death review panel of illicit drug toxicity deaths.

This report confirms that the work underway by our government is crucial to saving lives and ending the toxic drug crisis and that more work is needed.”

By health service delivery area, in 2022, the highest drug toxicity death rates were in Thompson Cariboo, the Northern Interior, the Northeast,Vancouver and Fraser East.

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Community now Beware a false sense of security – COVID isn’t over of my patients reporting

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Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced an easing of pandemic health restrictions.

The mask mandate has been lifted, and there are no longer any limits on indoor or outdoor gatherings.When children return to classes after spring break, they will no longer be required to wear masks.

This is a significant change. Although our neighbours in Alberta have lifted their mask mandate, it remains in place in Ontario.

As of April 8, proof of vaccination will no longer be required.

However, individual businesses or events may still require you to wear a mask or show proof of vaccination. Surgical masks are still required in healthcare settings, including hospitals and doctors’ offices.You still need to wear a mask on airplanes and other federally regulated travel.

Restaurants, bars, pubs and nightclubs can now operate at full capacity.

These changes will bring an unmasked sigh of relief to many.

Although it may be looking more like business as usual, beware of a false sense of security.The pandemic is far from over.

It remains a personal choice for you to wear a mask. Until I see a further reduction in the number

the next month, I will continue to wear an N95 outside of my home.

There are some highrisk areas where masks are strongly recommended, including public transit.

Over the past two years, COVID-19 has been the primary health concern for almost everyone except health-care workers.We know that chronic conditions, preventive health, emotional health, addictions and acute health problems require timely attention.

Most people, however, have deferred important check-ins with their primary care providers, reduced the frequency of monitoring of chronic health conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes, or even ignored symptoms.

For example, in the first year of the pandemic, many women deferred their overdue pap smears – necessary for the early identification and treatment of cervical cancer.

When women started to return to their doctors to catch up on this important screening exam, we experienced an unusual delay (up to two months) for us to get the results of pap smears from the BC Cancer Agency.

Take this time to consider your total personal health.When did you last check in with your family doctor? Are you due for some screening tests?

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SMART CHOICE

METRO GOLD

Frozen / Lightly Salted / 400g

Frozen / 340g

MACKEREL FILLET

7

$ 59

$

lb.

DELI ARMSTRONG

MEDIUM CHEDDAR R CHEESE

2

$ 19

/100g

CASTELLO

TRADITIONA AL BLUE CHEESE WEDGES 125g

$

499

ea.

3

SMOKED PASTRA AMI

2

$ 79

/100g

LFM LANGLEY FARM MARKET

For fresh and quality foods

/100g

BAKE RY CINNAMON BUNS

100g

ea.

ORANGE LOAF

450g

3

$ 39

ea.

FREYBE

SALAMI CHUBS

Cervelat/Hungarian/Italian/ Pepper / 250g

6

$ 69

This sale is only for the Kingsway location

7815 KINGSWAY, BURNABY 604.521.2883

29¢

ea.

1

$ 59

ea.

BULK BEA ANS

$ 35

lb.

SEAFOOD MEDLEY

469

ea.

Assorted

$ 29

ea.

$ 49

Frozen / $16.73/kg

3

$ 19

ea.

2kg

Fresh / $13.19/kg

lb.

DUCK EGGS

LONG GRAIN RICE

TAIWANESE FREE RUN CHICKEN

Cut from Grade AA Beef / $15.38/kg

lb.

Salted/Preserved / 360g

UFC

3

SIRLOIN TIP STEAKS

Cut from Grade AA Beef / $14.28/kg

500g

$ 39

ea.

$ 69

ea.

WATSON

$ 29

1kg

$ 19

ea.

REGGIA

SPAGHETTI #19

SPAGHETTI SAUCE

DRINK

KETCHUP

TAMARIN ND SEASONIN NG

1

5

KANG SHI FU

500g

500ml

MAMA SITA’S

50g

2 for

$ 79

ea.

lb.

BEAUIDEAL

COOKING WIN NE

Regular/Spicy / 155g

6

Product of U.S.A. $2.18/kg

$ 49

lb.

Product of U.S.A. 1 lb. clamshell

1

PINK LADY APPLES

Product of U.S.A. $3.28/kg

STORE HOURS: MONDAY TO SUNDAY 8:30AM TO 9:00PM • HOLIDAYS: 9:00AM TO 6:00PM

ea.

ea.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

250g

3

$ 25

ea.

Your Choice. Our Honour.

Our Effort. Our Award.

GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE IN STORE

VALID THURSDAY, MARCH 17 – SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2022 • WHILE QUANTITIES LAST.