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PROJECT OPPONENT: Katy Alkins-Jang, a resident in Burnaby’s Royal Oak community, has put together a petition opposing a proposal that would see the BCGEU build its new offices on Palm Avenue, as well as 20- and 15-storey towers with 292 units of housing. Read the story on page 3. PHOTO PATRICK WACHTER

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Opposition mounts to BCGEU project

Patrick Wachter

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A proposal for a new office building mixed with a child-care centre and two towers of rental housing is seeing mounting opposition from its Burnaby neighbours.

Katy Alkins-Jang, a resident in Burnaby’s Royal Oak community, has put together a petition opposing a proposal that would see the BC General Employees Union build its new offices on Palm Avenue, as well as 20- and 15-storey towers with 292 units of housing. At least half of the units would be at below-market rental prices.

The petition says: “We the citizens of Royal Oak are residents and believe this proposed development is in the wrong location, and will have significant impacts on traffic, parking and pressure on school and community recreation facilities.We are calling upon the City of Burnaby to engage in broad consultation with our commu-

nity before amending the Community Plan.”

She also is “concerned about the number of rezoning applications that the City of Burnaby is working on right now” that put towers in areas that are zoned for them.

Alkins-Jang has lived in the Royal Oak area for 33 years. She and her husband have been on multiple community boards throughout the years.

Alkins-Jang felt compelled to publish a petition to garner support from others who live in the area who are also against the development.

One of the petition supporters, Peter Then, wrote: “I’m signing because our residential area is way over-congested with traffic resulting in unsafe conditions for the many nearby daycares, elementary schools, and young children living around these areas. A lot of the time, I’ve problems parking my own car on the street.

These are just a couple of many congestion problems we face today.We cannot

New housing: A rendering of a proposed office and rental housing project on Palm Avenue. PHOTO BCGEU

afford to accommodate more population in our area.”

Paul Finch, who is the BCGEU treasurer, told the NOW the union will work with the community to address concerns about

the project. He also touted the benefits to the community by offering more affordable housing during the current crisis.

“Well, we’re very proud of this project and the level of affordability that

it’s providing,” Finch said.

“We’ve worked very hard with the Burnaby planning department to make sure that we’re addressing all of the normal issues that come whenever you’re doing a project in

a city.We’re very confident that we’ve done the necessary traffic studies, and we’re very confident that this is not going to in any way negatively impact the loads on that adjacent public infrastructure.”

LABOUR

Hotel workers nearing one year of being locked out Patrick Wachter

editorial@burnabynow.com

Last Friday marked day 336 that workers have been locked out by the Hilton Metrotown hotel, according to the union that represents them, and workers rallied to mark the countdown to that anniversary.

Despite the cold weather, the overall group that walks outside of the hotel to remind passersby were defiant, with more than 100 people on hand.

“Bring back our fair wages,” yelled a supporter at the rally.

Represented by UNITE HERE Local 40, the “countdown rally” called on the hotel to return

them to their pre-pandemic jobs.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hilton Metrotown management terminated 97 long-term hotel housekeepers, dishwashers, cooks, servers, front desk, and other staff.

Many of the workers terminated are women.

The hotel locked out the rest on April 15, 2021.

“We are here today to fight for a good, fair workers contract.These great people deserve their jobs back,” said Sergio Moyer, who was a front office supervisor at the Hilton Metrotown.

Moyer was dressed in a winter jacket holding a large sign that asked people to boycot the hotel.

Blunt message: Signs set up outside of the HIlton Metrotown. PHOTO PATRICK WACHTER

As the one-year anniversary of B.C.’s longest hotel lockout approaches, the

union plans to continue the rallies.

“I think it’s a really great

turnout.We’re really happy and grateful for other union allies and commu-

nity support workers,” said Stephaine Fung, who is the Unite Here Local 40 communications liaison.

Across the street, drivers in cars honked their support of the workers who were holding signs.

There was also an ambulance that even honked.

The workers also had a few employees banging drums and blowing a whistle.The noise brought from the workers was heard all around McKay Ave. The BCGEU had a small group of supporters that joined in, as well as one flag from the Health Sciences of British Columbia was in attendance.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Opinion now MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

B.C. politics turns into a dull affair

Of all the recent fiscal challenges faced by the BC NDP government the most daunting is looming.

Almost all of the collective agreements covering 393,000 unionized public sector employees are set to expire at the end of this month, and union expectations at the bargaining table have rarely been as high as they are now.

That is because an economic issue has suddenly appeared on the scene in a way not seen since the early 1990s. It is the rate of inflation, which has exploded in growth and now sits at more than 5%.

It is unclear whether that rate will hold, decrease or climb even higher, but for the moment we haven’t seen an annual rate that high in decades. And so inflation is being included in union messaging for the first time in a long time.

A recent newspaper advertisement jointly sponsored by five prominent public sector unions insists their members deserve a fair deal that specifically “protects their wages against inflation.”

The ad (I can’t remember the last time that many unions joined together in a common front tied to contract negotiations) was jointly sponsored by the B.C. General Employees Union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (BC), the B.C.Teachers’ Federation, the Hospital Employees’ Union and the Health Sciences Association.

If they are all taking the position that covering the current inflation rate is a minimum for a wage increase, it is going to be either an expensive round of negotiations or a disruptive one. Consider that public wages and compensation consume about $38.6 billion annually, or more than 50% of all government revenue.

A 1% wage increase

across the board for all unionized employees costs about $310 million. Nonunion managers tend to get a matching increase to union workers, and a similar 1% raise for them costs about $70 million.

Since any wage increase is built into the “base” and therefore is part of every budget going forward - it is easy to see how the dollars associated with wage hikes pile up.

For example, an annual 1% increase costs about $2.5 billion over three years.This is the normal length of a contract, although there are signs some unions may be looking for a two-year deal.

A 3% annual increase costs about $5.6 billion, while a 5% annual hike would cost $9.5 billion.

The government has set aside more than $10 billion in contingencies over the next three years, in anticipation of an expensive bargaining round. But contingencies also cover emergencies such as a bad wildfire season, so it cannot all be earmarked for contract settlements.

In any event, there are already signs this is going to be a rocky ride at the table.The BCGEU has said its set of talks have “stalled” with the major outstanding issue being wages. It says a “gaping chasm” exists between it and the employer when it comes to wage proposals.

I wonder whether a way to bridge that chasm is by going the route of generous signing bonuses?

Union negotiators don’t like that because they would rather build the compensation base with higher percentage wage hikes, but a more realistic and attainable goal may be getting nice, plump government cheques to their members at a time of financial hurting for many.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Opinionnow Letter from Kyiv Editor: My name is Valentina Radchenko. I have worked at the railroad station since 2006.

I have my own store there to sell trinkets and souvenir products. I had four such stores before the pandemic; now there is one left.

We started to make a bit of a comeback from the crisis starting in the summer of 2021. We made plans about expansion, and in February 2022 we were able to get another sales point.

We put all our savings into repairing it and buying the products to sell. February is always considered the most difficult month for sales, and this year was no exception, so we were not able to recoup the money that we invested.

There were also plans to open a flower shop at the train station, but the start of the war changed all that.

The first days were the most frightening. The constant blasts and air raid sirens did not let you relax and rest. We slept three to four hours.

Nobody thought about work during those days, we only thought about surviving. There were so many emotions on those days, from fear, despair and bitterness to anger. You don’t think about the possibility of being left without a job or without an apartment. You only think about how to save your life and the lives of your children and grandchildren.

At this time we also had to close the store and evacuate all the employees. They lost their

jobs when the war started. This is nine people in total, but we could not continue working because it would jeopardize their safety.

Our store is set up so that there is no possibility to close it. There are so many products there, and it is impossible to move them under current conditions. We took the most valuable things; the rest we kept on the shelves.

It was impossible to buy any kind of plastic to cover them up because the air raid sirens were screaming all day, and it was very dangerous to go and buy something. We covered them up with an ordinary net and left.

Now I have had to flee Kyiv with my daughter and grandson, who is three years old. But the men stayed behind in the city to protect our home. After being in Kyiv for seven days, even now when I am in the western part of Ukraine, I still wake up from every movement and sound.

Today there was a helicopter flying overhead, and I started trembling even though I understand that it cannot belong to the occupants.

War is a state when you forget what sleeping is. You sleep three to four hours a day. You are tired, but you cannot sleep anymore. This has been the case for more than 11 days now.

Every day I am praying for our defenders who are risking their lives to try and protect us and free Ukraine from these inhuman people.

Editor’s note: With the help of a translator, we were grateful to receive this personal story from a businesswoman in Kyiv.

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Clinic operator charged in alleged sex assaults

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A Burnaby skin care clinic operator has posted $70,000 bail and has been allowed to leave the country after being charged in two alleged sexual assaults at his clinic.

Farshad Khojsteh Kashani, 47, the owner of FAB Skin Care at 5481 Kingsway, was charged with two counts of sexual assault with a weapon last Monday.

According to the charge document in the case, the two alleged assaults, involving two different complainants, took place in late May 2019 and midApril 2021, and the alleged weapon in both cases was “a probe.”

Khojsteh Kashani was released on bail last Thurs-

day, according to the Vancouver provincial court registry.

Under the terms of his release, he is banned from performing any laser or ultrasound treatment “relating to vaginal tightening procedures” and from being alone with any girl or woman unless she is over the age of 16 and he has informed her of the sexual assault charges against him.

That restriction doesn’t apply if the girl is a family member, if she is accompanied by a responsible adult or if Khojsteh Kashani is in public.

Khojsteh Kashani had surrendered his passport to police, but Burnaby RCMP was ordered to return it to him on March 18 for the purposes of traveling to Dubai, according

to the bail order.

Once he is back in Canada, the bail order says he must return his passport to the RCMP before March 28.

He will then be banned from leaving the province and applying for any travel documents, according to the bail order.

His next appearance in Vancouver provincial court is scheduled for March 29.

Because of a publication ban, the NOW is prohibited from reporting on information presented during Khojsteh Kashani’s bail hearing, including the rationale behind allowing him to travel to Dubai.

Burnaby RCMP said they launched an investigation in 2019 after a person reported she had been sexually assaulted during treatment at FAB Skin

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vaginal tightening services at FAB Skin Care to seek screening for sexually transmitted infections immediately.

“Fraser Health public health was made aware that this business was not providing these services through a registered health professional and was not using appropriate infection control measures while providing these services,” stated the release.

The health authority has ordered the clinic to stop performing the procedure and is monitoring compliance, the release said. Once located in unit 207 at 5481 Kingsway, FAB Skin Care appears to have moved to unit 201 and is now going by the name Wellness Skin Care online.

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Community now AWARDS

Coalition honoured for anti-racism work started just a year ago, in April 2021, around my kitchen table after I read that hate crime in Burnaby had increased by 350% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vancouver saw a 700% increase. A few of us came together quickly to form this coalition because we felt that something had to be done to tackle racism and discrimination.

“Many hours went into uniting cities across the country to proclaim May 10, 2021, as the Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism to highlight the urgent need to develop more effective policy initiatives and encourage systemic change to protect all Canadians.”

Imtiaz Popat of Vancouver also received an Intercultural Trust Award.

“I want to acknowledge the hard work and un-

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A Burnaby-based coalition tackling racism has been honoured with an award by the province.

The Stand With Asians Coalition was recognized with an Intercultural Trust Award on March 21, which recognizes outstanding work in building intercultural trust and understanding, and/or reducing racism and hate between communities.

“On behalf of our board and all our group members, I want to sincerely thank the B.C. government for selecting Stand With Asians Coalition as the recipient of the BC Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism award,” said coalition co-founder Doris Mah in a news release.

“The Stand With Asians Coalition movement

Fighting racism: The Stand With Asians Coalition board members (from left to right) Antara Deb, Doris Mah, Candy Zheng and David Sheng. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

paid labour Black, Indigenous and racialized British Columbians take on to fight for systemic change.

Thank you for your courage, passion and persistence,” Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism

Initiatives Rachna Singh added in the release.

“I am grateful to all of the nominees for their ef-

forts this year, and all of the organizations, individuals and volunteers throughout B.C. who are strengthening our communities by challenging the status quo, supporting those who are victims of hate and fighting against white supremacy.”

Since the B.C. Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Awards launched in 2008, the province says more than 40 individuals and organizations have been recognized.

In 2021, Mah and the coalition made a plea to the city to proclaim May 10 as a Day of Action Against Asian Racism.

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley and council passed the proclamation at the end of April, noting May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada.

Deer Lake Gallery connects visual arts with music Deer Lake Gallery is inviting everyone in to experience the joy of live arts again.

The Burnaby Arts Council’s gallery is hosting a pair of special events this weekend.

On Friday, March 25, from 3 to 6 p.m., it’s holding a closing reception for the current Art Talks exhibition.With the COVID-19 restrictions in

place at the time the exhibition opened in February, the gallery was only able to host a virtual opening – so it’s making up for it with a live, in-person closing reception.

All the artists will be on hand to celebrate their work one final time.

Then on Saturday, March 26, from 6 to 8 p.m., the gallery will connect the visual arts with

music at its next Live at the Gallery session.

Classy with Will Clements features “classy friends, fancy clothes, and an evening with drinks, snacks and jazz,” as the arts council bills it. Clements is a Vancouver-based performer, educator, recording artist and arranger who’s been described by CBC Music as having a “fantastic and easy voice.”

You can register for the session at Eventbrite (find a direct link at www. tinyurl.com/ClassyWill Clements).

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Valley bus service to stop at Lougheed

BC Transit buses go all the way to Chilliwack Chris Campbell

ccampbell@burnabynow.com

Burnaby residents are getting direct access to a bus service in the Fraser Valley.

BC Transit and its local government partners announced the extension of the Fraser Valley Express (FVX) to Burnaby’s Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station and bus exchange.

The Route 66 FVX currently extends from downtown Chilliwack through Abbotsford to the Carvolth Exchange in Langley via Highway 1. Beginning March 27, this limited stop express route will extend to Burnaby.

This location offers two TransLink SkyTrain lines – Millennium and Expo – plus nearby pedestrian and cycling routes.

Fraser Valley riders can either access the Route 66 FVX from local transit, or can take advantage of Park & Ride locations at Lickman Road, McCallum Road and Highstreet Shopping Centre.

“Public transit is about providing people with a safe, reliable and affordable connection to their communities,” said Erinn Pinkerton, president, chief executive officer, BC Transit. “Working with our local government partners and TransLink to provide transit riders with an integrated transit solution between the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver is an important step in making it easier for people to choose transit in the Lower Mainland.”

In addition to the launch of the FVX extension, two additional weekday and

two additional Saturday trips will be added to the existing schedule.

“Trip times will be adjusted to optimize service for our customers,” said a news release.

“Better linking Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley through transit was prioritized in our Transport 2050 Strategy to better connect our communities and to make transit a more attractive option for commuters travelling in this corridor,” said Kevin Quinn,TransLink CEO. “The Fraser Valley Express is a major step forward for transit users, the economy, and tourism by creating a more convenient connection between downtown Vancouver and Chilliwack.”

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Children and Creativity A winning combination!

That’s one of the reasons our annual Design an Ad spe ecial supplement continues to be popular in Burnaby.

The Burnaby Now w, local businesses and organizations, and d the Burnaby School District, team up and ask city studentss to design newspaper ads for the special section.

Every year, the students create insightfful, creative, thoughtful – and often humorous – advertisementts that highlight the strengths of their subjects while also conveying compelling messages at times. Businesses and gro oups can select which students’ advertisements get to run in the section. This year once again, instead of a professional photographer being able to visit the schools, the teachers have graciously sent some into us! The ads and photos of students are e put together by our team at the Burnaby Now and then another Design an Ad section is complete.

When you think about your memories of school, it is no doubt much more than just the plac ce that comes to mind.

Schools are place es of learning, connecting, creating and community. It’s also where friendships are forged, where we get a better understanding of the world and peo ople around us, and also of ourselves. As the pandemic has gone on, it ha as additionally been a place that children and youth could count on for, amo ong other things, familiar routine – something that has been especially important as we have had to collectively adjust to a seemingly ever-changing reality.

One of the opportunities the Burnaby School District strives to give students each year is career exploration – a chance to try somethin ng new and see if it sparks interest or joy. This competition for Design an Ad allows students to exxplore marketing and advertising.

At the high school level, there are dozzens of career exploration opportunities, which are further strengthened by our partnerships in this community with post-secondary institutions and industry. Our diverse Programs of Choice offerings include video game design, trades, hairstyling, tourism, sports academiess, cyber security, health sciences, and exploring the world of engineering. Some Career Educatio on options even allow students to earn wages, along with credits toward graduation.

I would like to thank all the students, teachers, and advertisers who continue to make this annual project a success.

We are proud of public education in Burnaby and are always striving to be even better.

I encourage you to visit our website ww ww.burnabyschools.ca and Twitter account @burnabyschools where we will contin nue to share information and our collective stories about school, and all the ways in whic ch it is so much more than just a place.

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ELEMENTARY We provide early experiences to explore careers, such as Design an Ad, which lets children try marketing. In our classrooms, you’ll find students delving into Applied Design, Skills and Technologies (ADST): hands-on learning through design and creation. We empower students with opportunities and the skills they need to succeed, such as critical and creative thinking.

SECONDARY There are dozens of opportunities for students to get career exposure in our high schools. Programs of Choice have something for everyone, with diverse offerings such as graphic and media arts, trades, hairstyling, sports academies, cyber security,video game design, health sciences, and exploring the world of engineering. These and other options give students the chance to excel in a specific area of interest, while fulfilling academic requirements.

ADULT EDUCATION Burnaby has one of the largest continuing education programs run by a school district in BC. If you want to prepare for a career – a new one or your first – or just keep learning, Burnaby Community & Continuing Education (Burnaby CCE) offers a wide variety of courses and programs taught by a network of highly qualified instructors. Both certificate and diploma programs are offered. Courses are available during the day, evening or weekends.

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Citynow Teacher disciplined for endangering his students Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

A Burnaby teacher al-

ready disciplined once for shaving a student’s head two years ago without parental permission has been

sanctioned again for endangering students and then asking a colleague to lie about it during a school

district investigation.

Substitute teacher Michael John Rhodes was teaching a Grade 5 and

6 class in May 2021, according to a consent resolution agreement posted on the Teacher Regulation Branch website.

On the day of the incident, Rhodes and two education assistants took the students to a park near the school.

Although the students had to cross two roads, one of which involved a busy intersection, Rhodes did not provide any safety instructions to the class, according to the resolution agreement.

Once they were assembled outside the school, he simply yelled, “Are you ready, let’s go!” the agreement states.

“Some of the students rushed ahead and ran to the park, crossing both roads without adult supervision and out of Rhodes’ eyesight,” the agreement states.

At the park, some students pretended to have a sword fight with 18-inch sticks, according to the agreement.

Instead of shutting down the pretend fight, Rhodes said, “Let kids be kids, let boys be boys,” the agreement states.

After the incident, during a district investigation, Rhodes approached one of the EAs who had been there and asked her to lie to the school principal and say she had heard

him yell at the students who were running ahead to slow down and wait.

The district eventually issued Rhodes a letter of discipline and suspended him without pay for seven days in September 2021.

The district also limited Rhodes’ employment as a teacher on call to secondary schools.

After an investigation by the province’s teacher watchdog, Rhodes’ teaching licence was also suspended for a day.

As part of the consent resolution agreement, which was signed last month, Rhodes is now banned from teaching students in kindergarten to Grade 7.

The agreement notes Rhodes’ actions “jeopardized the physical safety of the students in his class,” and he “sought to actively mislead the district in their investigation.”

This isn’t the first time Rhodes has been disciplined.

In February 2020, the district ordered him to complete the “Mindful Educator, Beyond Expertise and Technique” course at the Justice Institute of B.C. after he shaved a Grade 6 student’s head at the student’s request but without his parents’ permission.

Shopper assaulted in mall Police identified a suspect in a recent random stranger assault at Metrotown mall but they aren’t releasing a name because no charges have yet been laid.

Area resident Zenia Marshall took to social media saying she had been assaulted at the mall on March 14.

She said she had been walking with a friend and the attack was “completely unprovoked.”

In subsequent media interviews, she said a woman “came out of nowhere” “bee-lined” towards her and shoved her with both hands “full force.”

“I’m OK, but I would hate to see anyone victim to her attacks in a situation more serious and life endangering,” Marshall said in her social media post.

Burnaby RCMP confirmed police got a report of a woman being pushed inside the mall.

The detachment said it was aware of “posts on social media” about the incident but was not able to confirm the name of the suspect since charges haven’t been approved.

– Cornelia Naylor

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More single parents facing financial adversity will get a chance to pursue higher education, thanks to Burnaby-born developer and philanthropist Ryan Beedie.

Last year, Beedie’s scholarship foundation, Beedie Luminaries, announced it was launching a new program to help single parents facing financial obstacles go back to school.

In its first year, the SPARK Program handed out 15 scholarships worth up to $40,000 each.

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“Last year, we received an incredible amount of

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Few answers given for project’s derailed car Cornelia Naylor

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Trans Mountain has declined to answer questions about two “high potential near-misses” inside the Burnaby Mountain tunnel project last month.

As part of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, the Crown corporation is in the process of boring a 2.6-kilometre tunnel as deep as 130 metres below

the surface through Burnaby Mountain to connect its Burnaby tank farm and the Westridge Marine Terminal.

As of the end of February, the project had gotten to 847 metres.

On Feb. 2, a locomotive was pushing five muck cars, used to carry debris away from the tunnel boring machine, and an un -occupied “man car” inside the tunnel, according

to a monthly TMX construction update to the Canada Energy Regulator.

As the train approached a low spot in the tunnel, the man car went off the tracks.

“The operator immediately stopped and contacted supervision,” states the report. “No material or personnel were present on the train at the time of the derailment. A derailing plan was created; however,

it was not reviewed by all parties.”

The derailed car was lifted and placed back onto the chassis, according to the report. Once it was out of the tunnel, the car was taken out of service for inspection, but no damages were identified.

A couple of weeks later, on Feb. 17, the train was at the tunnel boring machine, filling muck cars with excavated material.

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The locomotive operator stopped and called for the subcontractor to come and investigate.

No personnel were present on the train or in the line of fire and no cars derailed, according to the report.

A high potential near miss is an incident that could have resulted in significant injury or death or significant environment or property damage.

The NOW reached out to Trans Mountain for more information about

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“Safety is Trans Mountain’s top priority, and we take every potential safety incident seriously.We are committed to a strong culture of safety above all else and insist that our project contractors and subcontractors are equally committed.”

Penton said both incidents are under investigation and Trans Mountain will “use the information gathered to ensure safe work practices continue.”

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Police investigate GPS tracking device cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Police are investigating a GPS tracking device “secreted” onto a tunnel boring machine that is currently burrowing a 4.43-metre diameter hole through Burnaby Mountain as part of the Trans Mountain expansion project.

Crews readying the machine for a day’s excavation spotted the tracking device on June 9, 2021, according to one of Trans Mountain’s construction updates to the Canada Energy Regulator Each report includes a list of security and safety incidents.

The July 7, 2021 report opined the device had been stuck onto the machine when it first arrived in Canada in the spring of

2018.

But it also noted the device could only be purchased in Europe.

Shortly before dawn on May 3, 2018, two Greenpeace protesters, Mary Lovell and LauraYates, made their way into a yard in the Tilbery Industrial Park in Delta where the tunnel boring machine was being stored.

They scaled the machine and occupied it to protest the twinning of the 1,150-kilometre pipeline, which ships crude oil and refined petroleum products from Edmonton, Alta. to Burnaby’s Westridge Marine Terminal.

The protesters told reporters they had tracked the machine all the way from Germany.

The GPS tracker wasn’t found until almost three years later, when the tun-

Protest: Pipeline protesters Mary Lovell and Laura Yates occupy the TMX tunnel boring machine in Delta in May 2018. Duncan Cairns-Brenner/Greenpeace PHOTO DUNCAN CAIRNS-BRENNER/ GREENPEACE

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AG for about $10 million, had already dug at least six metres into Burnaby

Mountain.

Burnaby RCMP confirmed the detachment got a report from Trans Mountain in June 2021 that a “GPS tracker had been discovered on a piece of machinery.”

Trans Mountain turned over the device, and police determined is was inactive, according to a Burnaby RCMP email to the NOW. “The file is still under investigation,” stated the email.

The NOW reached out to Greenpeace and asked if the organization was aware of the tracking device.

Instead of answering a list of questions sent by the NOW, Greenpeace Canada spokesperson Brandon Wei reiterated Greenpeace had “tracked” the drill from

Germany to Delta and the organization opposed the pipeline expansion as a “failed investment with material climate risks.”

“At the time, we brought these risks to light through our non-violent direct action,”Wei stated in an email.

Tunnel boring at Burnaby Mountain officially began on May 26, 2021.

By the end of February, the machine was excavating at 847 metres, according to the latest construction update.

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Community now Driver’s $10K tribunal case sunk by her own dashcam video Cornelia Naylor

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Spurning invitations to sell the Burnaby tech company he’d been building since 2007 had become second nature for Greg Malpass.

“I’ve had 130 inbound inquiries over the last six months from people saying, ‘Hey, would you like to get some chips off the table?’ or ‘Would you love to sell or join us?’” the CEO of Traction on Demand (Traction Sales and Marketing Inc.) told Glacier Media in 2016.

“I haven’t had a boss for so long, I would probably be the biggest pain in the ass for somebody to manage.”

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“In 2016, we did have a conversation and I just could never really foresee us looking to sell Traction on Demand,” Malpass told Glacier Media.

“And over the course of the last six years, I would say the one thing that’s really adjusted is an understanding of what my real accountability is, which is to the people that make the company.”

He was not looking to sell. Instead, Salesforce approached Traction.

Malpass said he then had to pause and consider what the offer would mean for stakeholders and employees: “I just saw an incredible opportunity.”

Burnaby CEO: Greg Malpass. PHOTO ROB KRUYT

No selling price has been disclosed yet by the publicly traded company, and the only mention of Traction in Salesforce’s

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revenue.The sale price is expected to be revealed in Salesforce’s next financials in three months.

The SiliconValley giant isn’t hurting for money and is poised for further growth in the coming year. Its latest earnings revealed revenue grew 25 per cent to hit US$26.5 billion in the fiscal year ending Jan. 31.

The Traction deal was just the latest in a series of strategic acquisitions targeting tech firms with B.C. roots.

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“My guess is that Greg simply got an offer too good to refuse. A year ago he told me he did not want to sell,” said David Raffa, president of Valeo Corporate Finance Ltd. “In the world of M&A, the best deals for sellers are realized when they either don’t want to or don’t need to sell. Saying no to a prospective buyer is the best leverage you have. Greg built a great company and did not need to sell. My guess is that he hit a home run because of it.”

Traction helps companies implement marketing strategies using Salesforce’s CRM platform, and the new parent company was its largest partner prior to the acquisition.

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WEEKLY CHOICES Prices Effective March 24 - 30, 2022.

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED Fresh BC Halibut

2999/lb

Choices 4.25” Quiche

LOCAL From BC

66.12/kg First of the Season

2 for

800

Organic Asparagus from Mexico

398/lb 8.77/kg

Choices’ Own Classic Cookies

Organic Lemons

from Mexico

98 3907g

599 12 pack

Striploin Steaks 35.05/kg

Organic Strawberries

1499 /lb

498 454g

Readycycle Container From Mexico

AOR Vitamins & Supplements

GT’S Alive & Organic Raw Kombucha

Made Good Gluten-Free Cookies, Bars & Squares

20% off

349

349

Assorted Sizes Regular Retail 29.99 - 124.99

480ml +deposit+eco fee

Assorted Sizes Select Varieties

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10% OFF

THE ENTIRE STORE,

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Anniversary sale is only available at Choices Burnaby Crest.

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