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SAD FACE: Albert Teng of Burnaby and BenBen the cat pose for a photo with the Easter Bunny at the Queensborough Community Centre during a fundraiser for the New Westminster Animal Shelter on Saturday. BenBen, once dubbed the Saddest Cat on the Internet, has a large social media following. You can find him on Instagram and Twitter @benbencatcat. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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City explains how latest surplus got so big Chris Campbell

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The City of Burnaby has announced an annual surplus that is “quite high” – according to a city statement – of more than $432 million at a time when its financial plan includes a 2.95% property tax increase.

For taxpayers wondering why taxes would still go up this much despite such a big surplus, the City of Burnaby has offered the NOW some explanations.

The annual surplus in 2021 is $432.4 million, far higher than in 2020, when it was $139 million, and in 2019, when it was $112.9 million, said an email from Chris Bryan, head of communications for the city.

“In general, this fluctuation is influenced in large part by the amount of development that reaches the council approval stage in a given year,” said Bryan.

Of the 2021 surplus, for example, $341.7 million was contributed to the city by developers, as required through the community benefit bonus policy.

City hall: The City of Burnaby has a $432-million surplus for 2021. PHOTO NOW FILES

“Last year was unusual – in 2019 we did not receive any developer contributions, and in 2020 it was only $17.6 million,” Bryan said. “We make our best estimate, but the timing of projects depends on the readiness of individual

developers’ projects to advance through rezoning.”

Bryan said these contributions are held in capital reserves that are specifically set aside to fund new community amenity projects, such as the Cameron Community Centre and

Library, Burnaby Lake Aquatic and Arena Facility, and the new Rosemary Brown Arena that is under construction.

“These capital reserves also fund the city’s investments in non-market housing and more,” Bryan

said. “The city’s current capital plan is ambitious, with plans to spend about $504 million on major new facilities over the next five years. In municipal accounting, this surplus isn’t extra money. But since we are not spending

the money in the same year we collect it – instead transferring it into our savings account – we are required by the province to report it as surplus.The city’s reserves save money for Burnaby taxpayers. By setting aside these funds, the city can build community amenities and infrastructure without borrowing and incurring debt charges.This stability also allows the city to keep tax increases consistently among the lowest in the region.”

Residents are being invited to email their comments and questions to finance@burn aby. ca by April 29.

The 2022-2026 financial plan includes a 2.95% – or $54 – property tax increase for a residential property assessed at $1,227,084 and an $836 property tax increase for a business assessed at $5,747,236, said the city. As well, the plan includes a 2% increase for waterworks utility and 2% increase for the sanitary sewer fund.

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Man sentenced for a bizarre Burnaby carjacking

Cornelia Naylor

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A 28-year-old man has been handed a 14-month jail sentence for a bizarre carjacking at a Burnaby townhouse complex.

On the afternoon of Aug. 7, 2021, Attila Kemeny showed up looking for drugs at the Concordia Court townhouse complex on McPherson Avenue wearing only sweatpants and a hospital gown with no shirt, according to agreed facts presented in court.

He went to one of the townhouses and began pounding loudly on the patio door, scaring res-

idents, including three young women who had crossed paths with him on their way to their car, according to the facts.

They ran to the vehicle, and an 18-year-old woman, who had recently gotten the 2008 Mercedes as a birthday present, jumped into the driver’s seat.

To her horror, Kemeny got into the passenger seat and started grabbing the steering wheel, eventually thrusting the five-foot, 110-pound woman out of the driver’s side door.

He then took off at “extreme velocity” and totalled the Mercedes a couple blocks away by

crashing it into a pole.

Kemeny was originally charged with robbery in relation to the incident but pleaded guilty to assault and theft instead.

Crown prosecutor Violet Allard had argued Kemeny should be sentenced to 15 months in prison and 18 months’ probation, while defence lawyer David Hopkins had recommended he be sentenced to time served and probation. Both lawyers agreed rehabilitation, including drug treatment, was an important consideration in sentencing.

B.C. provincial court Judge Nancy Adams agreed.

On April 8, she sentenced Kemeny to 14 months’ jail and 18 months of probation.

That left six weeks on his jail sentence after credit for time served since his arrest last August.

Adams said the incident was “basically a carjacking case” and the jail term could have been longer.

“It was alarming to all who witnessed it,” she said.

Adams noted Kemeny had a criminal record, including five robbery convictions, and a very serious opioid addiction that had fuelled many of his crimes.

But Adams also noted

Kemeny had entered early guilty pleas, taken responsibility for his actions and shown a willingness to get help for his drug problem.

She said the two most important sentencing factors in the case were public protection and rehabilitation, and her probation order was designed to employ “the greatest number of resources” to help Kemeny battle his addiction.

During his probation, he will be required to live at a Surrey recovery house and follow all the rules there.

He will also be required to participate in programs, including violence-prevention, alcohol- or drug-ad-

diction and mental-health programs, as directed by his probation officer.

Kemeny is also banned from the Concordia Court townhouse complex and from contacting any of the young women involved in the incident.

“I cannot direct the probation officer to do it, but, in my view … it’s to the benefit of Mr. Kemeny and certainly to the benefit of the community that the probation officer exercises careful, close and consistent supervision of him, recognizing that he has a serious drug addiction and possibly mental-health and cognitive challenges.”

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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 amendments to “Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”.

TUESDAY, 2022 APRIL 26 AT 5PM ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS

1) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14429

5) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 10, 2020 - Bylaw No. 14439

Rez. #19-11 5025 North Fraser Way From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District and M5 Light 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.

Rez. #21-22 2330 Douglas Road and 2230, 2252, 2270 Springer Avenue, and Portion of Springer Avenue and Portion of lane From: M2 General Industrial District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM5s Multiple Family Residential District, RM5r Multiple Family Residential District, C1 Neighbourhood Commercial District and the Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan as guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Millennium Springer Development” prepared by Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc.) Purpose: to permit the construction of a mixed tenure high-rise apartment building with street-fronting live/ work townhouses along Douglas Street Applicant: Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc.

2) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 7, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14436 Rez. #21-35 4720 Kingsway From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3, C3c, C3h General Commercial District and P2 Administration and Assembly District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3, C3c, C3h General Commercial District and P2 Administration and Assembly District and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Metrotower Childcare” prepared by Mara + Natha Architecture Ltd.) Purpose: to permit the operation of a child care facility with 147 spaces for infants, toddlers and preschool aged children Applicant: Mara + Natha Architecture Ltd. 3) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 8, 2020 - Bylaw No. 14437 Rez. #21-06 3880 Henning Drive From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M1 Manufacturing District and M5 Light Industrial District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M1 Manufacturing District and M5 Light Industrial District and in accordance with the development plan entitled “REZONING APPLICATION NEW SOUND STAGE 14” prepared by CTA Architecture + Design Ltd.) Purpose: to permit the construction of a new sound stage with associated office and workshop space Applicant: Larco Investments Ltd. 4) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 9, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14438 Rez. #21-42 Portion of 9861 Austin Road From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3 General Commercial District, RM5s Multiple Family Residential District, Lougheed Core Area Master Plan, and Lougheed Town Centre Plan as guidelines) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3 and C3i General Commercial Districts, Lougheed Core Area Master Plan and Lougheed Town Centre Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Burnaby Lougheed” prepared by Liquor Distribution Branch) Purpose: to permit a government cannabis store within a commercial retail unit (CRU) that is currently under construction Applicant: British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch

6) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 11, 2020 - Bylaw No. 14442 Rez. #19-38 4612, 4664 Lougheed Highway and 2040, 2140, 2150 Alpha Avenue From: M1 Manufacturing District, R3 Residential District, CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M1 Manufacturing District, M5, M5l Light Industrial Districts, C2 Community Commercial District and P1 Neighbourhood Institutional District) To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM5s Multiple Family District, RM5r Multiple Family District, C3 General Commercial District, P3 Park and Public Use District, M2 General Industrial District, the Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Grosvenor Brentwood Master Plan” prepared by Perkins and Will Canada Architects Co.) Purpose: to establish a Conceptual Master Plan and Design Guidelines for the Grosvenor Brentwood development site, in order to guide a further site specific rezoning application for the construction of a high-density multi-phased strata, rental, commercial retail, office and community centre development over two main phases. No specific development is being proposed by the subject rezoning application.

An amendment to the Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan is required in order for this rezoning application to proceed Applicant: Perkins and Will Canada Architects Co.

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

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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.

Reports, bylaws, and related information respecting the zoning bylaw amendments are available on the City’s website at Burnaby.ca/PublicHearings from April 8, 2022.

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

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

NOTICE OF DISPOSITION TAKE NOTICE THAT the City of Burnaby proposes to transfer the City-owned lands located at 6449 Selma Avenue, Burnaby, BC, legally described as PID: 011-989-521, Lot 6 Block 9 District Lot 94 Group 1 NWD Plan 1117 to Selma Developments Ltd. in consideration for $2,400,000.00.

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Citynow RCMP still looking for answers in 1990 disappearance Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

After 25-year-old Alim Feasal Hasan last visited his family in Burnaby 32 years ago, he was supposed to have boarded a Greyhound bus and headed back to Edmonton.

“He was supposed to call us after getting to Edmonton but he never did,” his sister, Hamida Khan, told The Province newspaper in 1990.

Then, a couple weeks after his disappearance, Hope RCMP called and said someone had dropped Hasan’s bag off at the front door of the detachment while it was closed.

“We found his clothes inside and two pieces of identification, including his driver’s licence,” Khan told The Province.

Hasan was last seen on

March 21, 1990. His family, who lived in Burnaby at the time, reported him missing to the Burnaby RCMP on April 12, 1990.

Last week, the detachment renewed calls for information that might help find him.

“We believe there may be people out there with information that could lead to some answers in this case and for Alim Hasan’s family,” RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj said in a news release. “It’s hoped this appeal may help jog someone’s memory and lead to a break in the case.”

Besides the brown suitcase that appeared in Hope, police say they got a report from someone who believed they had spotted Hasan hitchhiking on Highway 97 near Kelowna, but that sighting remains

unconfirmed.

The witness had seen an article in a newspaper about Hasan’s disappearance, police said, but investigators weren’t able to find or speak with the witness again after the initial call.

It’s hoped this appeal may help jog someone’s memory “If that witness sees this, we would urge them to call Burnaby RCMP,” Kalanj said. “That person may have valuable information that could help further this investigation, even though 32 years has passed since that phone call was made.”

Police don’t know if

Hasan boarded the Greyhound bus headed to Edmonton or if he was the one who dropped off his bag at the Hope RCMP detachment.

The last time his family saw him, he was wearing a red and black mackinaw-style jacket, and he may have been carrying a sports bag.

Hasan might have appeared disoriented and confused if he didn’t have access to his regular medication, which he needed to control a schizophrenic disorder, according to the 1990 Province article.

Hasan would be 57 years old.

Anyone with information is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604-6469999. Quote file number 1990-19972 or ask to speak to the missing persons unit.

Mystery: A Province newspaper story reports on the disappearance of Alim Feasal Hasan on March 21, 1990. Hasan had been visiting his family in Burnaby and had planned to return to Edmonton. Burnaby RCMP have renewed calls for information in the 32-year-old case. PHOTO THE PROVINCE/FILES

CityConnect We welcome your g thoughts on the

2021 ANNUL MUNICIPAL REPORT Burnaby City Council will receive the City’s 2021 Annual Municipal Report, which includes the City’s Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 on the following date:

Monday, May 9, 2022, 5 pm Council Chamber (City Hall) 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC You can view the report on the City’s website: Burnaby.ca/MunicipalReport Copies are also available in the City Clerk’s Department at Burnaby City Hall during regular business hours, Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 8 am-4:45 pm, Thursdays, 8 am-8 pm.

Please submit your comments by

Friday, April 29, 2022, 4:45pm

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Opinion now MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

CPC tearing itself apart in this race

The most important question facing the Conservative Party of Canada may not be who will be its next leader, but whether the party can remain intact no matter who that winner is.

While party leadership races can often feature bruising, bitter internal battles, the leadership contest the Conservatives are mired in seems particularly nasty. It’s been filled with the kind of heated rhetoric that makes one wonder whether some of the main contestants (and their supporters) can stand to be in the same room.

The most divisive figure is Ontario MP Pierre Poilievre, whose hard-right, populist and ideological campaign seems to be taking pages out of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign book.

Poilievre cheered on the right-wing truck convoy in downtown Ottawa and used it to launch attacks on the Trudeau government. One of his recent messages is it is now the time to “get rid of the gatekeepers” in Ottawa, which sounds like a riff on Trump’s “drain the swamp.”

Leadership candidate Jean Charest has said Poilievre should be disqualified from the race because of his support for the truck convoy. Another leadership candidate, Patrick Brown, has accused Poilievre of backing “discriminatory policies,” such as a ban on wearing the niqab while taking a citizenship oath.

Poilievre fired back by issuing a statement that called Brown a liar. As for Charest, Poilievre attacked him before he even entered the race.

Poilievre is widely considered the front-runner.

He has drawn large crowds on a speaking tour through Western Canada and is getting more media attention than any of his opponents.

Critics dismiss his policies as simplistic when it comes to things like tackling inflation and taxation. Poilievre is weirdly attached to cryptocurrency as the magical answer to this. He is framing himself as the populist alternative to the establishment in Central Canada, even though he was once a government MP from Ottawa, the epitome of that establishment.

Nevertheless, Poilievre is doubling down on playing off voters who are either seething with rage or deeply unhappy with the state of affairs in their own lives. He is offering them a different way forward, as simplistic or unworkable as it may be.

Whether that plays well in Metro Vancouver,Toronto and Montreal – where the vast majority of the ridings are located – remains to be seen. Of course, he has to win the leadership race first, and it employs a complex voting system consisting of each riding being assigned 100 “points,” with a ranked preferential ballot system.

A big rally for Poilievre in Edmonton may look impressive, but Quebec with its 78 ridings has 7,800 points, compared to Alberta’s 3,400.

The Conservatives vote for a new leader on Sept.

10.The party was splintered before the race even began, and one has to assume the internal divisions are much deeper now, given the nasty vitriol and scorched-earth approach dominating any discussion.

Will a new version of the old Reform Party emerge from what could be political wreckage? Or can the new leader keep together a party that seems to be on the verge of fracturing?

The eventual answers to those questions will shape the federal political landscape for years.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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Congratulations

No vision for transit

Spending cut won’t help

Editor: An open letter to TransLink’s Mayors Council: (TransLink offers litle) opportunity for the public and many elected officials to comment on various reports.

All municipalities have hybrid meetings, but not TransLink. Meetings should be held in Metrotown as it is a very central location.

TransLink used to be in Metrotown until 2013.

Why hide in Sapperton?

Metro Vancouver is the “father” of TransLink but half the directors are not on the Mayors Council and are not given any information.

Very few municipal councils discuss the major transportation issues our region is facing.

Transport 2050 has not been approved by any municipal council. It is a very unambitious plan that would set us further back.

The author of the plan … has already left TransLink with three other senior executives in the past year.

The proposed 10-year investment plan overlaps with the previous 10-year plan, and nothing much will be done.

B.C. will continue to be way behind Quebec and Ontario in public transit.

Nathan Davidowicz, Burnaby

Editor: Re: If young people want to buy a Burnaby house, don’t spend so frivolously, NOW Letters In response to C. Reed’s letter about “young people shouldn’t spend money if they want a house in Burnaby.”

In short, Reed’s tip doesn’t help much, cutting out dining or giving up some luxury items is a tiny contribution when saving up for a home nowadays.

Quick internet search shows that average home price 40 years ago was $100K with family income of $55K. Yes, Reed is right that income has increased to 100K, but this means houses should average around $200K to keep the same relative percentage and also to account for other life’s needs.

That $200K doesn’t get you anything in Burnaby, not even a studio. I bet Reed has a detached home, which goes over $1 million easily in Burnaby now, which is 10 times what it was 40 years ago. Family income has not risen to $500K to keep up with this crazy increase in price. Young people have every right to complain about real estate prices.

Takaya Ueda, Burnaby

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Community now Three people arrested in highway anti-logging protests cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Anti-logging demonstrations in Burnaby have led to the arrest of three people in less than a week.

On April 13, protesters with Save Old Growth blocked all the westbound lanes of Highway 1 near the Willingdon Avenue exit starting at about 7:45 a.m When police arrived, most of the demonstrators left the area, according to an RCMP news release, but one man who had locked his ankle to a barrel filled with concrete refused to leave and was eventually arrested for mischief.

The highway was fully re-opened at around 8:40 a.m., according to police.

On Monday, protesters were back in Burnaby at about 9 a.m., blocking

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all the westbound lanes of Grandview Highway by Boundary Road.

One protester, Ben Holt, perched atop a ladder in the middle of the road and held out two coloured smoke sticks billowing the green and yellow colours of Save Old Growth, which is calling for the end of all oldgrowth logging in the province.

“That we are still cutting old-growth forests in B.C. in 2022 is abhorrent and indefensible,” Holt said in a Save Old Growth news release. “Old-growth forests are worth so much more as intact ecosystems than they are as lumber.”

Another demonstrator at the scene had glued his hand to the road, according to the release.

Police said most of the demonstrators left the area once officers arrived, but

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Holt and the man who had glued his hand to the road refused to leave and were arrested for “mischief and intimidation by blocking or obstructing a highway.”

Police said the demonstration caused “significant safety concerns” and affected traffic for more than three hours.

“The actions of these individuals drained first-responder resources and put the safety of the public in harm’s way,” Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj said in the release. “We respect everyone’s right to lawful, peaceful and safe protest; however, this demonstration created significant public safety concerns for the demonstrators and the travelling public.”

Holt said his actions were aimed at pushing

Protest: Anti-logging protester Ben Holt holds up traffic on a ladder in the middle of Grandview Highway in Burnaby Monday. PHOTO SAVE OLD GROWTH/CONTRIBUTED

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New city response team takes on hoarding terms of our properties coordinators, bylaw officers and the fire department and whatnot,” Manifold says of hoarding.

Over time, stacks of accumulated items can pose a fire hazard, attract pests or collapse on top of people inside homes.

The health and safety risk can also spill over into adjoining properties, and Manifold says complaints come in from neighbours, strata councils, rental property managers and the like.

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A few years back, City of Burnaby senior social planner Margaret Manifold got a call from citizen support services about a man with a hoarding problem.

Volunteers with the department, who visit local seniors and help with things like shopping and rides to medical appointments, had come upon the case of a man who ended up in hospital and then had no place to go because his hoarding behaviour had cost him his home.

“He was in a seniors residence,” Manifold says, “so it was a multi-unit building, and the provider, the operator of the housing, was just, ‘He’s gotta go.We can’t have this unit in this state.’ It wasn’t a very compassionate approach.”

It needs to be handled more sensitively than what we’ve done in the past

In the past, she says the city has taken a somewhat “blunt” approach, with various departments simply trying to get the person involved into compliance with bylaws and regulations as soon as possible.

But that approach doesn’t work, according to Manifold, because it doesn’t get down to the underlying reason for the hoarding.

She says the city is working to create a “more

PILOT PROJECT The city wanted to do better, Manifold says, so it decided to launch a hoarding response team.

It took longer than expected to get it off the ground because of COVID-19, but a pilot project was launched in January, and the team is now managing between 12 and 15 cases.

“It bubbles up all over the place in the city in

collaborative, more compassionate” approach.

The team is small so far, consisting of one Burnaby Fire Department fire prevention officer and one member of the RCMP’s mental health team.

SMALL BEGINNINGS Even that small beginning is music to the ears of Dr. Christiana Bratiotis, associate director of UBC’s Centre for Collaborative Research on Hoarding.

“I’m always deeply encouraged when I see a community that has elevated the problem of hoarding to the level where it’s getting public attention and, to some degree, public resources and public awareness,” she says. “I have regularly seen throughout North America that these efforts start small and grow.”

Because hoarding is a private mental health problem that often results in public health and safety issues, Bratiotis says a community’s response to it needs to be coordinated and involve multiple sectors.

And it should also have both “a carrot and a stick,” she says.

Because only a small fraction of people who struggle with compulsive hoarding “raise their hand and ask for help,” according to Bratiotis, she

HOARD: The City of Burnaby has set up a new response team to help deal with properties where hoarding is causing health and safety risks. PHOTO SUEMACK/ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUS says many need a “stick” – such as a fire prevention officer – to drive home how their problem is affecting other people and what they need to do to get into compliance with laws and regulations.

But effective hoarding response efforts also need a carrot, Bratiotis says, such as a psychiatric nurse who can access resources designed to motivate people to address their hoarding behaviour.

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“It needs to be handled more sensitively than what we’ve done in the past,” she says.

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Besides the direct impact the Burnaby hoarding response team will have in dealing with individual cases, Bratiotis says the very existence of a dedicated team helps raise awareness about the issue.

“There really has to be an awareness-raising as well as education within a community, and I think having a response team certainly lets people know that this is a priority issue among all of the many other public priority issues in a community,” she says.

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VOLUNTEERING IS EMPATHY IN ACTION N AT I O N A L V O L U N T E E R W E E K APRIL 24-30, 2022

Volunteers Bring Heart to Canada’s Communities It is National Volunteer Week and its time to recognize Empathy in Action! This year we want to share with you the story of one of our Board Members, Jeff Scheffel. Jeff joined Volunteer Burnaby as a summer staff member in 2012, where he went on to become our Community Developer until 2018. 10 years later, Jeff is now a member of our board.

Outside of Volunteer Burnaby Jeff has been coaching ice and ball hockey since 2015. He continues to coach to this day.

His dedication to helping his community knows no bounds and his story shows how volunteerism can foster growth and life-lasting connections in your community. Thank you for your service Jeff!

“Burnaby is the place that I am proud to call home. It is a special community that has given me so many great memories over the years. Whether it is walking with my mom around Burnaby Lake, sitting through lectures at SFU, or lugging a hockey bag over my shoulder at Kensington Arena, there are spots all over town that never fail to bring a smile to my face.

Because of my fondness for my community, I treat volunteerism as a responsibility above all else. This is not to say that other reasons for volunteering are not admirable or important. Volunteering is an incredible way to develop skills, make social connections, and to generally foster one's own interests. But, for me, I seek out volunteer opportunities to help ensure that members of my community can have the same positive experiences and memories that I had growing up.

I hope that all of you can take the time during national volunteer week to reflect on why it is that you volunteer, and use that as motivation to keep giving back whenever you can!”

For more info on how you can begin your volunteer journey in your community visit volunteerburnaby.ca

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VOLUNTEERING IS EMPATHY IN ACTION N AT I O N A L V O L U N T E E R W E E K APRIL 24-30, 2022

Burnaby Village Museum runs on volunteer power The BurnabyVillage Museum is not just a museum.

It’s a living, breathing connection point that has relied on the efforts of thousands of people over the past 50 years.

Since being founded in 1971, museum volunteers have worked tirelessly as interpreters, knowledge experts, donors and collectors to provide museum visitors with a rich and fulfilling educational experience.

“We thank all the volunteers for their service to the museum and the community,” the museum said

in a press release.

A few significant restoration projects have been undertaken by volunteers: INTERURBAN 1223 TRAM The Interurban 1223 tram came to the Burnaby Village Museum in 1971.

In 1999 volunteers formed the Friends of Interurban 1223 Society, contributing more than 20,000 volunteer hours and raising over $550,000 in cash and inkind donations.

The group completed the restoration in 2007.

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In 1989, when community memberVenus Solano learned that the C.W. Parker Carousel fromVancouver’s Playland was about to be auctioned, she decided to save it.

What began as one woman’s quest to bring back one of her favourite childhood memories soon captured the heart of the community, with hundreds of volunteers rallying to raise funds.

Dedicated volunteers spent more than 35,000 hours transforming a neglected, dilapidated carousel into a marvellous blend of colour, music and mo-

A BIG thank you to the volunteers from Mayor and Council We appreciate all the time and effort volunteers put into making our City a great place to live, work and play. We’re constantly amazed by everything you do to make a difference in the lives of others. From minor sports organizations to charities and non-profits, countless services rely on the selfless individuals, such as yourselves, who choose to volunteer.

Your compassion and willingness to help people around you is truly inspiring.

Volunteering is a great way to meet people, learn new skills, share your expertise and experience new things. Our website is a great place to get started if you’re considering helping out.

Visit Burnaby.ca/Volunteer and get started today.

Mayor Mike Hurley and City Councillors: Pietro Calendino Sav Dhaliwal Alison Gu Mike Hillman

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tion.Today, the carousel is one of the museum’s main highlights, giving rides to almost 100,000 people each year.

HOW TO VOLUNTEER TODAY “We have many opportunities for volunteer participation,” said a museum press release. “Whether you want to share your knowledge as interpreters and experts, teach visitors about the past or work behind the scenes, we would love to hear from you.”

To learn more, visit burnabyvillagemuseum.ca.

Take a spin: City councillor Sav Dhaliwal is seen here riding the carousel at Burnaby Village Museum. The historic C.W. Parker Carousel was restored thanks to the efforts of volunteers, and it now offers rides to nearly 100,000 people a year. PHOTO NOW FILES

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VOLUNTEERING IS EMPATHY IN ACTION N AT I O N A L V O L U N T E E R W E E K APRIL 24-30, 2022

Volunteers a crucial part of crisis line success Jeremy Hainsworth Glacier Media

Some 99.5% of B.C. crisis calls are safely de-escalated by volunteers, resulting in huge taxpayer savings, according to the B.C. division of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).

The events of the past two years – extreme heat, wildfires, floods and the ongoing pandemic – have had profound impacts on our physical and mental health, the CMHA said in a statement.

“Behind every British

Columbian is a network of agencies that together provide 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week support for wherever you find yourself.We call it a continuum of care and support you in areas such as crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and long-term mental health support,” the association’s Jonny Morris, and Stacy Ashton with the Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention of BC, said in a news release.

B.C. crisis lines have 720 volunteers and 110 staff members, all there to

help when people need to reach out.When people call a crisis line, no matter where they are in B.C., they’re connected with a specially trained crisis responder ready to listen, the pair noted.

Ashton and Morris said volunteers and staff provided more than 2.5 million minutes of support to British Columbians, including 8,283 opioid or addictions-related interactions, and 30,771 calls where suicide was the primary or contributing factor.

Through de-escalation

work, the crisis lines saved B.C. taxpayers $10.4 million in hospital and urgent mental health response and $47.9 million in police attendance last year, they said.

If you are considering suicide, or know someone who is, call 1-800-SUICIDE provincewide, 24 hours a day, or 310-6789 (no area code required).

The Canadian Mental Health Association website can be reached at www.cmha.bc.ca.

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A man who stole more than $100,000 from a

Burnaby mobility aid business and stayed out of jail because of COVID-19 has now also had his probation shortened by 10 months.

Fangjie Li, a chartered professional accountant, was handed a three-year suspended sentence in October 2020 after plead-

ing guilty to defrauding the Burnaby branch of Motion Specialities of $102,658.68 between Sept. 1, 2016 and Aug. 30,

2017.

During that period, Li made 112 separate fraudulent credit card refunds, according to court documents.

Crown prosecutor Bridget Petherbridge had called for a six-month jail term, noting Li’s fraud was not an impulsive action but a persistent fraud that went on for some time.

B.C. provincial court Judge Gregory Rideout said Petherbridge’s submissions were “quite appropriate” but there were special circumstances in the case.

First, the case had taken too long to get resolved – considering Li had confessed to the crime twice before charges were even laid – and, second, anti-COVID-19 measures in jails prevented Rideout from imposing an intermittent jail sentence.

Rideout ultimately imposed a three-year suspended sentence with conditions, including a curfew for the first 45 days of the sentence and 50 hours of community work service.

Li had already repaid all the stolen money by the time he was sentenced, according to court documents.

Last month, Li appeared inVancouver provincial court again, this time to get his probation order changed.

He said he was currently unemployed and “can’t find any job.”

He wanted Rideout to take out a condition in his

probation order that requires him to tell prospective employers about his sentence if he’s applying for a job that gives him “authority over the real property, money or valuable security of another person or corporation.”

Petherbridge said the Crown opposed the move, saying the order didn’t prevent Li from seeking “general employment” or even from jobs requiring him to handle money – “simply that the employer needs to know.”

Petherbridge said the “message of deterrence and denunciation” would be undermined if the order was curtailed.

“The Crown’s position is the message of deterrence and denunciation would be undermined if, less than 18 months after it was imposed, the probation order would be curtailed in a case of consistent dishonesty by a professional, licensed chartered accountant who’s committed an offence over a 17-month period,” she said. “There’s also the question of the protection of the public.The only condition that affects Mr. Li’s employment is that, if he is going to handle money again, he does need to let the employer know.”

Rideout did not agree to change the order but lopped 10 months off its duration, after noting Li had completed his community work service and repaid the stolen money.

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A cyclist has been awarded more than $240,000 for injuries sustained in a Burnaby crash that was mostly his fault.

On the morning of July 14, 2017, Bobby Joe Carrero was doing three things wrong as he rode his bicycle south beside North Road, according to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling last Monday.

He was coasting down a sidewalk; he entered a crosswalk while still on his bike; and he ignored the signal that told him he shouldn’t cross, according to the ruling.

Then, at Rochester Street, a car cut him off, and he slammed into it, launching into the air and hitting the pavement farther into the crosswalk.

He went on to sue the driver of the car, NaYoung Park, for more than $3 million – minus about 25% to 50% to account for what he saw as his share of the blame.

Most of his injuries, except damage to his left ankle, had resolved by the time the case went to court in February and March of this year, according to the ruling.

But Carrero, 37, said that injury had only grown worse and prevented him from returning to work in his former position as an ironworker and construction safety representative.

Park, however, denied Carrero’s claims, saying the crash had been entirely his fault and arguing his ankle pain was more likely to have been caused by his flat feet and aggravated by his obese condition.

After hearing from a family doctor and an occupational therapist, however, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Warren Milman sided with Carrero, concluding the chronic pain in his ankle had indeed been caused by the accident.

Milman also assigned Park 35% of the blame for the crash.

“I am satisfied that Mr.

Carrero was ‘there to be seen’ and that Ms. Park could have avoided the accident with reasonable care,” he said.

Milman said both parties should have taken

greater care as they approached the intersection, but he ultimately assigned Carrero a greater share of the blame (65%) because Carrero was the one who hit Park – and he had been

breaking multiple rules before he did.

Carrero was awarded $686,010.15 for damages, future loss of earning capacity and cost of future care.

“After accounting for Mr. Carrero’s 65% contributory negligence, I am awarding him net damages of $240,103.55,” Milman concluded.

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Citynow School district working to add more summer school offerings Elementary enrolment hit 5,000 on the first day of registration

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The Burnaby school district is scrambling to add more sections to its summer school courses after enrolment went bananas on the first day of registration on April 12.

More than 1,300 people registered in the first 10 minutes alone, according to the district.

By 1 p.m. , it had 5,000 registrations for elementary classes.

The previous record, set last year, was 3,000.

“We were very surprised at how quickly everything filled up, as we’ve never seen this after one day. Most classes are full or close to full at the ele-

mentary level,” said Ces Martino, the district principal in charge of summer school.

As always, the handson classes filled up very quickly, according to Martino, with spots in music, art and robotics classes snapped up the fastest.

Combined with high school registrations, which had opened a week earlier, the district saw more than 7,500 registrations by end of day on April 12.

The summer program began adding more classes at Brentwood, Capitol Hill, Marlborough and Sperling, and it is looking to add even more around the district based on site and teacher availability, so parents should

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Citynow Comedy showcase comes to Rec Room at Brentwood Patrick Wachter

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Live comedy is back in Burnaby.

The Rec Room at the Amazing Brentwood and Jokers Canada have partnered up to bring you a standup showcase featuring touring headliners.

This event is happening on April 30.The event is also 19-plus due to the content.

Tickets are currently on sale, and it’s already 50% sold out.

The NOW interviewed the founder of Jokers Canada, Aaron Arya about what to expect.

“You can expect a little bit of everything. And that’s by design – we want different types of comedians with different view-

points on the world and different kinds of approaches to their style as well,” said Arya.

The comedy show is also the first of many.This show in particular will be the first performance the group plays at the Rec Room, an entertainment complex owned by Cineplex.

The travelling group of performers are not just talent from Vancouver – all over Canada has representation.

“We change our lineup every show, and we always select Canadian comedians. Now, if there’s a U.S. comedian in town, we may put them on, but our focus is to highlight some of the best Canadian comedians or some of the U.S. comedians who relocated

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Community now Burnaby students fundraise for global vaccine equity Cornelia Naylor

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It looks like Grade 12 students in Burnaby may get their first proper graduation since COVID-19 hit two years ago, but students at Burnaby South Secondary aren’t taking

anything for granted.

The school’s We Council has launched a campaign to help strike at the source of possible new waves of the pandemic: global vaccine inequity.

“The reason that COVID-19 is still here is because the develop-

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On April 4, the We Council, a student-led club dedicated to fundraising for local and global causes, unveiled a plan to raise $5,000 by the end of the month for COVAX, a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the campaign had generated $6710.90, with two weeks still to go.

“I think that really shows how much support we’re getting,” says Zayaan Husain, a Grade 9 student and a co-chair of the campaign. “We’ve had a lot of support from the principals and from the school community … everyone’s showing a lot of enthusiasm for it.”

The student group hasn’t been able to run a major fundraiser for two years because of the pandemic, according to so-

cial studies teacher Sabha Ghani, the club’s teacher sponsor.

During COVID restrictions, she said the club did its best to keep school spirit up by organizing fun, socially distanced activities, such as scavenger hunts, for students.

“It’s been a challenge for the last couple of years to be honest,” Ghani says.

We Council meetings, too, had to be masked and socially distanced up until the beginning of this month.

That has made organizing the vaccine-equity fundraiser without COVID restrictions that much sweeter.

“It’s easier to share ideas that way.That was a relief,” says Grade 9 student and campaign cochair Leeyo Xu. “It also gave the opportunity for many We Council members to make friends, so

that was really great.”

Staff and students alike have gotten on board.

School administrators have agreed to take pies in the face if the campaign reaches certain targets.

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Dr. Brent Ohata, a Burnaby rheumatologist, is one of eight finalists competing for $200,000 as part of the Arthritis Society’s Arthritis Ideator Program, which is looking to help grow ideas, projects or ventures that could help improve the lives of the six million Canadians living with arthritis.

Ohata created RheumVision, a virtual consultation service for patients in rural B.C., enabling them to connect quickly with a rheumatologist while in their family physician’s office.

“RheumVision is the only rheumatology service in Canada that provides instantaneous video advice

to rural GPs. Other simiate those solutions,” said lar services provide advice Trish Barbato, president by telephone, which is inand CEO of the Arthritrinsically less accurate as tis Society. “We need bold a physical exam cannot be ideas to help improve the performed,” Ohata told lives of people living with the NOW. arthritis.”

Ohata will Ohata was be making his asked what he pitch in Towill use the ronto on April $200,000 for if he 21 to a panel of wins the grant.

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Community now Locked-out hotel workers mark one year off the job Jess Balzer

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Employees involved in B.C.’s longest hotel worker lockout are once again making their voices heard, one year after they say they were suddenly left without their jobs.

More than 400 lockedout Hilton Metrotown workers, Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley and other elected officials, plus labour and community representatives from across the Lower Mainland rallied on April 14 outside the Hilton Metrotown.

“While the business class wants us to believe there’s a labour shortage, the Hilton Metrotown is refusing to return their long-term staff who want to work,” UNITE HERE Local 40 president Zailda Chan said in a news release.

“Workers will continue to reach out to customers and investors, and picket the hotel for as long as it takes!”

The union says the hotel locked out room attendants, front desk agents, and banquet and kitchen staff on April 16, 2021, after terminating 97 longterm staff, impacting at least 50 workers who live in Burnaby – a move the union has called “mass firings” amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

This past June, several unions threatened to boycott the hotel and pull $2 million in business next year if no agreement was reached by the end of the month, in addition to money already lost in 2021.

UNITE HERE Local 40 then started a public petition in July, calling on any supporters to also boycott the hotel over unfair treatment of lockedout employees.

In a written statement to the NOW, the hotel said it has offered to resolve the labour dispute through binding arbitration while claiming the union cancelled media-

tion dates in March of this year.

Hilton Metrotown also says there is no lockout and employees “are free to return to work anytime” and insists the union is on strike.

“HVM (Hilton Vancouver Metrotown) believes this (binding arbitration) is the most sensible path forward to bring closure to this long dispute,” the statement reads.

“Due to the business Speaking out: Hilton Metrotown employees and other labour conditions during the pan- representatives rallied in August 2021. PHOTO JESS BALZER, FILES demic, a significant num“The Hilton Vancouadded they have asked the ber of HVM employver Metrotown remains an union to respond to its ees did see their seniority important hub for the City proposal to settle the disrights under the Collecof Burnaby, and a meanpute through binding arbitive Agreement expire beingful employer for uptration by April 19, 2022. fore the strike started, due wards of 200 valued asso“We believe it is time to the length of their layciates.We do not believe a to put this dispute behind off.When their seniority continuing labour dispute all of us, and to move forrights expired, their emis in the best interests of ward.” ployment did end based our associates, the Hotel In response, UNITE on the terms of the Color our community.That HERE Local 40 said in lective Agreement. In baris why we are prepared to an email to the NOW the gaining, the union sought take the step of bringing lockout was conditional, to have those employees the labour dispute to an saying workers were inreinstated with seniorend, through binding arbi- vited back if they were ity, and HVM agreed to tration.” willing to give up union that request more than six Hilton Metrotown health and pension benmonths ago.

efits, paid time off and workload protections that protect health and safety.

“That’s an impossible choice for workers.”

AUGUST SIT-IN DREW MASSIVE SUPPORT Eight months ago, the union representing the workers blocked the intersection of Kingsway and Willingdon, voicing displeasure with Hilton Metrotown management and calling for an immediate end to the lockout.

Prominent union leaders in the province joined workers and supporters at the sit-ins.

B.C.Teachers’ Federation president Teri Mooring was one of them.

“It is not OK.We need to fight this. Hotel owners need to be put on notice: you cannot profit off the backs of women, workers.

It is not OK. I’m here today to deliver the strongest possible message.The BC Teachers’ Federation stands with all UNITE HERE Local 40 workers,” she said.

University food service workers ratify first contract A group of workers at the Burnaby campus of SFU are part of a new agreement that’s been years in the making.

The food service workers, represented by UNITE HERE Local 40, have ratified a “standard-setting” union contract with Compass Group

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Citynow Pop culture store thriving amid pandemic issues Patrick Wachter

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When customers walk into Metropolis Comics and Toys, they are greeted by a familiar face: Han Solo.

And not just any Han Solo – it’s Han Solo looking shocked after being frozen in carbon at the end of The Empire Strikes Back (for those who don’t watch StarWars movies, don’t worry, he lives).

It’s just one of the many cool pop culture items you’ll find at Metropolis, which has tagged itself as “Vancouver’s Secret Stash” on Kingsway in Metrotown since 2009.

Owner Jonny Botsch and assistant Andrew Barrow have been running the shop together for 13 years.

They say the comics collecting community in Burnaby is a small but active one.

“It’s a mix, said Barrow. “A lot of people who are regulars are just buying

comics because they love the stories.There’s also an active collector community.”

There are a variety of customers who shop at the store, including collectors who are hobbyists and ones who are speculators.

“There’s been a bit of a

There’s an active collector community difference between a collector community and a hobbyist,” said Barrow.

“People who enjoy reading comics for the sake of reading comics, and there are people who enjoy purchasing comics, because they like the vintage collectible aspect of it; they want to speculate on who’s gonna be the next big thing.”

The local comic store has been affected by the

most recent change in the comics industry, as now there are multiple distributors instead of under one umbrella.

“One of the main things that kind of shook the comic industry in the past couple of years has been the separation of the distribution partners; it used to be all consolidated under one umbrella, which was Diamond Comics Distribution. They’ve had a monopoly on the distribution of comics since the ’90s – every single publisher; Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics,” said Barrow.

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GARAGE SALES Estate Sale Apr 30th, 12PM − 4PM & May 1st, 12PM − 4PM 4403 Frances Street, Burnaby. We have tools, power tools ext, gun safe, garden tools ext, furniture, kitchenware and knickknacks galore.

Rain or Shine

Due to space restrictions, there is no puzzle this issue.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT

GARDEN VILLA 1010 6th Ave. New Westminster.

Suites Available.

Beautiful Atrium with Fountain. By College, Shops & Transit/Skytrain.

Pets negotiable. Ref req’d.

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT

Langley Centre, 54/199A, 2 BR + DEN, 2 Bath, open concept living,high ceilings, kitchen; quartz, ss appls, wine fridge, breakfast bar, laminate flooring & more.

1 u/g sec prkg & storage locker. Bldg amens include; gym, yoga studio, theatre room. NS/NP. Avail now. $2300/mo. (1/2 month rent & key FOB deposit $1500).

1yr signed lease & refs req’d.

604-818-2532

CALL 604-715-7764 baysideproperty.com

At the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) our vision of ‘Service.

Relationships. Results.’ is all about providing a valued service, building strong relationships with our stakeholders, and achieving greater results for the province.

The LDB is one of two branches of government responsible for the cannabis and liquor industry of B.C. We operate the wholesale distribution of beverage alcohol within the province, as well as the household retail brand of BC Liquor Stores.

We employ nearly 5,000 people in over 200 communities and have been named one of BC’s Top Employers 14 times over for offering exceptional places to work rooted in values of fairness and respect, work-life balance, and inclusion and diversity. We believe that our people are our greatest asset. Being a reputable employer with programs of skills training and professional development are what attract candidates to BC Liquor Stores, while our progressive, forward-thinking culture is why employees with a growth mindset thrive.

We are dedicated to the highest quality of customer service, delivered with friendliness, individual pride, initiative, and retail passion! If you fit this description and you are prepared to work in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply to become a part of the Highgate Village, Royal Square, Byrne Road and South Burnaby BC Liquor Stores. To be eligible, applicants must meet the following qualification requirements: • • • • • • • •

Be at least 19 years of age Be able to legally work in Canada Be able to provide excellent customer service Be able to communicate effectively and professionally with the public Be able to demonstrate aptitude for cashier and related duties, including calculations Be able to perform physically demanding work, including lifting 20-25 kg boxes Have a valid Serving It Right Certificate™ Complete a successful Criminal Record Check

BC Liquor Store Sales Associates may be required to operate a variety of mechanical and hand-operated equipment, in addition to handling large volumes of bottles as part of the LDB’s recycling program.

Rates of Pay (as of April 11, 2021): Auxiliary Sales Associate - $19.45 per hour

LEGAL LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES

SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, New Westminster

WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Annacis Lock-Up Storage Depot, claims a Landlords Contractual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at 555 Derwent Way, Delta, BC. 604-527-0388 2515 Vincent Myles Weisser 3515 Christopher John Melnick K009 John Zulinski 2709 David Andrew MacIntyre 2214 Donny Allen Funk 2111 Jason Edward Warner 3246 Oneshia Stewart Notice is hereby given, that a sale of the contents of the storage unit will take place April 29, 2022, or thereafter, by way of public auction or private sale.

VILLA MARGARETA 320-9th St, New Westminster

Suites Available.

All suites have nice balconies, Underground parking avail. Refs req’d.

Small Pet OK.

CALL 604-715-7764 baysideproperty.com

Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool.

1 BR & 2 BR Available.

Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodeled Building and Common area.

Gated underground secure parking available.

References required.

CALL 604-525-2122 baysideproperty.com

For exciting and challenging retail Auxiliary opportunities with BC Liquor Stores please apply in person at the location listed above.

On November 1, 2021 the BC Public Service announced the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that defines the conditions and expectations for BC Public Service employees regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Among other possible measures, proof of vaccination will be required. It is a term of acceptance of employment that you agree to comply with all vaccination requirements that apply to the public service. More information can be found here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/careers-myhr/all-employees/ safety-health-well-being/health/covid-19/covid-19-vaccination-policy-for-bcpublic-service-employees

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EXCAVATING

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LAWN & GARDEN

PAINTING/ WALLPAPER

POWER WASHING

SPECIAL SPRING PAINTING DISCOUNT

Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing, Window Cleaning, Roof Cleaning

EXTERIOR & INTERIOR We do ALL kinds of Concrete Work.

• Seniors discount.

Local, family business 40+ yrs.

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Basements Made Dry Claudio’s Backhoe Service

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DRYWALL

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ELECTRICAL A CLASS ELECTRICIAN

Res/comm. Fully lic. 40 yrs. Local exp. Bonded, Ins, WCB. Great rates. All work guaranteed 2 yrs.

Free est. 7 days 8 am midnight. Small to mid size jobs and service calls.

DAVE 778-230-0619

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FLOORING

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Most jobs $25 an hour.

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• LAWN Seed, Power Rake, Rock, Gravel, Bedrock, Soil, Hedge Trimming.

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Satisfaction guar.604-518-7508

THE LAWN BUTCHER Only PRIME CUTS will Do! Call Jim • 778-839-6250

GUTTERS GUTTERS • REPLACEMENTS • DOWNPIPE • LEAF GUARD • DRAIN GUARD • SIDING

MOVING Commercial & Residential. Free Estimates.

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Looking to do some

Gutter Cleaning, Power Washing, Window Cleaning, Roof Cleaning

Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.

604-230-0627

A-1 Steve’s Gutter & Window Cleaning & Repair from $98 !

Gutters vacuumed and hand cleaned. 604-524-0667

Home Improvement?

Refer to the Service Directory for all of your home improvement, decorating and gardening needs.

A. RIGHTWAY PAIN NTING Ltd.

778-984-0666 D&M PAINTING .

Interior / Exterior Specialist.

Many Years Experience.

Fully Insured.

Top Quality • Quick Work.

Free estimate.

604-230-0627

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT WEST BEST HOME RENOVATION Siding, Stucco, Deck, Stairs, Patio, Railing, Door & Windows, Basement,Kitchen, Bathroom, Fixtures, Tile,Counter Top Drywall, Painting, Power Wash Mike 604−841−7773

Interior & Exterior Painting All types of Flooring & Reno’s Gutter Cleans. Affordable.

Griselda • 778-886-4900

FAIRWAY PAINTING Fully Insured INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS 10% OFF

Call 604-

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604-537-4140

affordablemoversbc.com

ABE MOVING & Delivery &

Rubbish Removal $50/hr per Person.24/7 • 604-999-6020

2 Guys With A Truck Moving & Storage 604-628-7136

MCNABB ROOFING

ALL Roofing & Repairs.

Insured • WCB 40+ yrs exp • Free Est’s

Roy • 604-839-7881

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ALL RENOVATIONS: •Kitchen •Baths •Additions •Patio •Stairs •Deck •Fences •P Painting •D Drywall & MORE

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604-946-4333 New Roofing & Repairs.

Gutter Cleaning • $80 Free Est. • GLRoofing.ca

604-240-5362 Bathroom Renovations TILING - All Installations Santo • 778-235-1772

Kitchen & Bathrooms, all Tile, all Flooring, Drywall, Paint. ALL REPAIRS +More!

INT & EXT • 778-836-0436

ROOFING • Hot Water Tanks • Plumbing • Heating • Furnaces • Boilers • Drainage • Res. & Comm.

• 24/7 /77 Service

604-591-3500

A-1 Contracting. Bsmt, bath, kitchen cabinets, tile & laminate flrs, painting, decks.. and more.

Call Dhillon, 604-782-1936

Painting Specials

2 rooms for $350, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed.

We do all sorts of wood flooring and all types g of mouldings. g

604-437-7272

Licensed & Insured Local & Long Distance

All kinds of roofing Re-roof, new roof & repairs. Shingle & torch-on Free Estimates 778-878-2617 604-781-2094

20 Year Labour Warranty Available

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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• FULL SERVICE JUNK REMOVAL & Clean-Up at Affordable Rates • Pianos & Hot Tubs No Problem • Booked Appointments • Same-Day Service • Residential & Commercial

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Re-Roofing & Repairs Specialists

ARDEKA GARDENERS Power Rake, Lawn Care, Prune, Clean-ups • 604-876-8086

ELECTRICAL SERVICES Residential & Commercial 30 years experience FSR Class B Licence #LEL0210985 604−833−4567

All Electrical, Low Cost.

25 years experience.

Free Estimates

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CALL Today for Spring DISCOUNTS!

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35%OFF

20 yrs. exp. • Free Est.

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Residential & Commercial

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Call Simon for prompt & professional service 30 yrs exp.

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TREE SERVICES TREE SERVICES

Pruning, Hedge Trimming Tree & Stump Removal 75 ft Bucket Trucks

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* on jobs over $1000

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WEEKLY SAVINGS! Prices Effective April 21 - April 27, 2022

100% BC OWNED AND OPERATED Choices’ Own Deli Salads

Beef Ribeye Steaks

1899/lb

20%

Organic Long Seedless Cucumbers

41.87/kg

Grass Fed, Value Pack from New Zealand/ Australia

98 3each

Off

Zorbas Spanakopita or Mushroom & Parmesan Phyllo Pie

LOCAL from

400

Origin Organics, Delta

185g

Thomas Reid Organic Whole Chicken, 13.21/kg LOCAL from

Strawberries

Choices’ Own Whole Wheat or Multigrain Bread

448

599

Fraser Valley

/lb

499

454g pkg.

530g

from California

CanPrev Vitamins & Supplements

GT’s Organic Raw Kombucha

Organic Traditions Superfood Products

20% off

799

25% off

Assorted Sizes

Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal

1.4L +deposit +eco fee

Assorted Sizes

Please consider donating with your grocery purchase in support of Red Cross and their ongoing relief efforts for Ukrainians. We will also match customer donations up to $100,000 0*.

*Across Pattison Food Group banners.

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