Burnaby Now September 22 2022

Businesses thought man’s vaccine exemption wasfake, courttold

A Burnaby man whose COVID 19 vaccine ex emption papers proved mostly useless for getting into events and businesses during B C ’s vaccine man dates has failed to convince a B C Supreme Court judge the province’s public health orders were uncon stitutional

William Robertson Pren diville, a Burnaby hiking guide who also works in building operations, and two other petitioners ap plied to the court to have a series of public health or ders dating from Sept 13, 2021 declared unconstitu tional and contrary to Can ada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, according to a ruling last week.

B C Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson, who issued the Sept. 12 ruling, noted the trio hadn’t challenged the

SCHOOL SPIRIT : Simon Fraser Student Society vice president Eshana Baran greets students at the SFSS booth at SFU StreetFest on Sept 16 Last week, the society celebrated the approval of the Burnaby Mountain gondola project See story, page 19 PHOTO LAURENVANDERDEEN

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Ex-payrollclerksentencedforbilkingsecurityfirm

Woman handed suspended sentence for money she stole from Paladin Security by writing bogus cheques

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A payroll administrator who defrauded a Burnaby security company of nearly $35,000 has been handed a six month suspended sentence and ordered to pay back half the money Surrey resident Alecia Cruz, 29, pleaded guilty in June to one count of fraud over $5,000 in relation to a series of bogus cheques she wrote between June 7 and Dec 23 in 2019 while she was a payroll and ben efits administrator at Pal adin Security, according to facts presented inVan couver provincial court on Sept 15 Cruz had worked at the company for several months

“After she left, the com pany discovered that she had generated 35 che ques totalling $34,566 60, where she had altered the payee to her co accused partner’s name, Joel Mor

gan,” Crown prosecutor Elise McCormick said Morgan, who has also pleaded guilty in the case but hasn’t been sentenced, was Cruz’s common law partner, according to Mc Cormick

Bank records later showed Morgan had cashed the cheques, kept some of the money and given some to Cruz In a joint submission, McCormick and de fence lawyer Adrian Pi

card called for a six month sentence to be served in the community as well as a restitution order in the amount of $17,283 30 Picard said Cruz had gotten into debt and was also supporting Morgan,

who is now 35 years old, at the time of the fraud

B C provincial court Judge Patricia Stark ac cepted the joint submis sion

The most egregious part of the crime, she said, was

that Cruz had been in a position of trust at Pala din.

“That company not only gave you employ ment, they trusted you You had access to funds and you took them, and you took a lot ” Stark said to Cruz.

But Stark also noted Cruz didn’t have a prior criminal record, had taken responsibility for her ac tions, was prepared to make amends and was a good candidate for reha bilitation

Stark also noted the fraud scheme hadn’t been a sophisticated one

“It was obviously and inevitably easy to discover and to trace, and that’s what happened,” she said

During her sentence, Cruz will be subject to a 9 p m to 6 a m curfew and other conditions

Morgan’s sentencing is scheduled for Oct 12 inVancouver provincial court

orders in general but rather the province’s “al leged unconstitutional failure to provide an ef fective, comprehensive and accessible regime for medical exemptions ”

Prendiville got his first COVID 19 vaccination, a Pfizer shot, on May 18, 2021 but began experi encing chest pain in the days that followed Ten days later, he was unable to breathe without assis tance, according to the ruling

“He was taken to hos pital and was advised that he was fighting for his life,” the ruling states

A cardiologist deter mined Prendiville had ex perienced an adverse re action to the COVID 19

vaccine and developed pericarditis He was told to avoid further COVID 19 vaccines.

His doctor submitted a COVID 19 vaccine med ical deferral form request to the office of the pro vincial health officer for Prendiville, and they is sued him a medical ex emption certificate

But Prendiville told the court his attempts to use the official paper largely failed

“He deposed that he has been turned away from the majority of busi nesses he attempted to ac cess utilizing the exemp tion certificate, and that store owners and facility managers to whom he has presented the exemption certificate have repeatedly

accused him of forging the document, stated they had never heard of anyone receiving such an exemp tion, told him to leave the premises, and refused him entry based on his vacci nation status,” states the ruling “Mr Prendiville

deposed that even busi nesses that granted him access with his exemption certificate did so inconsis tently He said that staff members would occasion ally ask him numerous questions about his per sonal medical conditions

before granting him ac cess or would simply de cide that they could not let him in because they were unfamiliar with the document ”

The province and pro vincial health officer ar gued the petition should be tossed, especially given that the health orders in question are no longer in effect, making the petition moot.

But Hinkson noted the province and PHO “could offer no assurance” the orders would not be rein troduced if COVID cases surged

In the end, however, Hinkson ruled to dismiss the petition

He said any harm Pren diville suffered “was not a result of anything done or

not done by the respon dents ”

“While he has encoun tered less than full accep tance of his temporary de ferral by businesses he has attempted to patronize, I am unable to find that this is the fault of the respon dents,” Hinkson said “In deed, the Province cannot be held responsible for the implementation of the Or ders by private businesses, nor can private businesses violate an individual’s Charter rights ”

As for Prendiville’s co petitioners, Hinkson ruled they had not fol lowed through on all the “available statutory rem edies” available to them, so their petition was pre mature

ALTERED CHEQUES: An ex payroll administrator has been sentenced for defrauding Paladin Security of nearly $35,000

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Poilievre faces an uphill battle

Now comes the heavy lifting for newly crowned Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre

Winning his party’s lead ership was a breeze Win ning over enough mem bers of the general voting public to form government is an entirely different task, and surely a much more difficult one

But make no mistake

Poilievre has instantly made the Conservatives competitive enough to worry the JustinTrudeau led Liberal Party, which has faced two weak chal lengers (Andrew Scheer and Erin O’Toole) in the last two elections

One of Poilievre’s big gest strengths is his abil ity as a communicator The trick for him now is to em ploy that skill talking about the issues that will resonate with voters who have not voted for his party in re cent elections.

During his leadership campaign, Poilievre spent much of his time talking about fringe issues such as vaccine mandates, the Bank of Canada governor, cryptocurrency and the World Economic Forum

He also willingly associ ated with extremists, or at least refused to disassociate himself from them

While this approach ob viously worked well in the leadership race, it is un likely to gain the same traction with the general voting public, particularly in urban areas where most electoral ridings are lo cated

However, if Poilievre can pivot and make such issues as affordability, tax ation and housing his top priorities, he may catch lightning in a bottle Many commentators think he will also mine the immi grant vote as both Liberal and Conservative govern ments successfully did in the past.

Working to his advan tage is that theTrudeau government’s best before date has likely expired

The prime minister’s own popularity has sunk to his toric lows, and it will be a challenge to rebuild his brand

Of course, the Liberals (and the NDP) will exploit and use Poilievre’s vulner abilities to the hilt

They will brand him as an extremist who refuses to distance himself from far right extremists like Jer emy McKenzie and James Topp They will paint him as the Canadian version of DonaldTrump, with all the distasteful and offen sive imagery and rhetoric that is associated with the former U.S. president.

Their inevitable attacks may get a rise out of Poi lievre and cause him to overreach or play into claims that he is wannabe demagogue who is not particularly supportive of democracy

It will be interesting to see if Poilievre continues his practice of not only ig noring the media, but pre ferring to attack it as one of the so called “gatekeepers” he likes to label what he calls the elite ruling class of Canada (the irony of mov ing himself and his family into the taxpayer funded Stornoway mansion be cause as Opposition leader he can do that appears to be lost on him).

Finally, it is far from clear whether Poilievre can keep any momentum go ing over the next several years before the next elec tion comes into view

The Conservative lead ership race by then will be a distant memory, as will trucker convoys, anti vax rallies and vaccine man dates

People may tire of his angry negativism and abra sive populism Or, perhaps they may warm to it

In any event, Cana dian politics has entered a new phase We’ll see if Pol lievre can expand his reach beyond a single political party

Keith Baldrey is chief po litical reporter for Global BC

Topic: Renters finally move into massive tower at mall

Tracy Glenn

Bid to save courthouse rejected

B C ’s attorney general rejected an offer from city council of free rent and janitorial services to keep Burnaby’s courthouse open The province shocked the city when it announced it was closing the courthouse, the second busiest in the province, along with 23 others in B C City council said the move would cost Burn aby, forcing RCMP members to leave town for court appearances. Councillors were disappointed the AG rejected their offer, but the province said the closure would save $2 million a year

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This is a transit project that is going to drastically improve the quality of life for students now and for genera tions to come.

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Time to consider tax credits as remedy for doctor shortage

Editor: When I read about the family doctor shortage, and how the only option appears to be asking the federal government for more funding to pay doctors more, I can’t help but wonder whether other options are available to us at the community and provincial levels. At the civic level, can we not look at giving a property tax rebate to family doctors’ offices? What if those mass developments at Brent wood, Lougheed and Metrotown were to offer a rent rebate to family doctors?

Would that not help attract GPs to open of fices in newly developed high density commu

Prescription for change: Tax breaks could help alleviate a shortage of doctors, a reader says PHOTO THE GOOD BRIGADE/ DIGITALVISION/GETTY IMAGES

nities? Imagine the marketing opportunities where the tradeoff for doctors’ discounted rent is that residents would be added automatically to the patient list? The billing is still public, and the doctors’ office can always take the general public in addition to residents Forget about proximity to coffee shops and nail bars as an amenity everyone needs a doctor at some point in time!

Last but not least, what if the province were to offer a non refundable tax credit for MSP billing codes related to family doctor services?

Rather than passing the blame and respon sibility to a higher level of government, there may be potential options available to civic and provincial governments, and even to devel opers to make it more affordable for family doctors to set up shop here

Teng Fan

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2022 ANNUAL TAX SALE

The Local Government Act Sec. 645(1) states “At 10:00am on the last Monday in September, at the council chambers, the collector must conduct the annual tax sale by offering for sale by public auction each parcel of real property on which taxes are delinquent.”

Prospective bidders are advised that it is their responsibility to search the title in advance to determine if there are any charges against the property All properties are sold as is. The City of Burnaby makes no representation expressed or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being sold.

All bidders must pre-register to be eligible to bid at the auction. Registration will start on Monday September 26 at 9 am and bidders must have Photo ID, Social Insurance Number and must have in their possession certified funds at the time of registration.

The minimum bid is the upset price, that is, the current taxes and penalties, arrears and delinquent taxes and interest, 5% tax sale costs and Land Title Office transfer fees. Upon completion of each

sale, the successful bidder must make payment for the full bid amount (not only the upset price) immediately before the auction continues to the next property Acceptable forms of payment are: certified cheque and bank draft. Cash, personal cheque, debit and credit cards are not accepted. If the successful bidder does not have the full payment required, the property will be put back into the auction.

Properties sold at tax sale have a redemption period of one year from the date of the tax sale Properties not redeemed are subject to Property Transfer Tax, by the purchaser, under the Property Purchase Tax Act. This tax will be calculated on the market value of the property at the time the title is transferred to the purchaser at the Land Title Office

TAKE NOTICE that the following properties shall, on the 26th day of September 2022, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC at the hours of 10 am be offered for sale at the public auction, unless delinquent taxes with interest were previously paid. 2133 DOUGLAS RD 028-359-011 BCS3976/ 3255 SMITH AVE 028-857-160 6282 KATHLEEN AVE 005-702-852 6088 WILLINGDON AVE 024-595-870 LMS3990/ 153/ 1/ 6658 DOW AVE 029-363-918 228/ PL EPS2219/ 153/ 1/ KENSINGTON AVE 002-639-556 55/ DL 206/ / NWP29508 HAWTHORNE TERR 024-997-722 85/ 96/ / LMS4262 18TH ST 026-145-405 9/ DL 95/ / PL BCS1096 ACORN AVE 017-351-693 30/ DL 95/ / LMS18 AVE 002-731-436 308/ 207/ NWP50636 026-315-548 BCS1345/

Community now

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A community music program in Burnaby has received a big boost $10,000, to be exact

Harmony for All, started by Coun Joe Keithley, helps residents who can’t afford musical instruments and lessons or who expe rience barriers to partici pation

The initiative aims to connect people through music, promote positive in teractions and build stron ger communities.

Instruments include acoustic guitars, electric guitars and basses with amplifiers, drum kits, uku leles, saxophones, key boards and synthesizers, clarinets, flutes, trumpets, trombones, violins and ac

cordions

In a social media post on Sept 14, Keithley is hold ing up a $10,000 cheque with members of the Burn aby Firefighters Charitable Society

“Great news: just picked up a $10,000 donation from the Burnaby Fire fighters Charitable Asso

ciation that will go to the music charity Harmony for All that I started,” he wrote

“This charity gets musi cal instruments and lessons to those in Burnaby that otherwise would not have the opportunity Here I am at Firehall #3 getting the cheque, thanks so much ”

For further information on this application, contact the Planning and Development Department at Burnaby City Hall at 604-294-7400

Public input on this application is invited prior to Burnaby City Council submitting a resolution regarding the application to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch.

Written comments may be sent to the Planning and Development Department by:

Letter: 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC, V5G 1M2; or email: planning@burnaby ca

Please note, all submissions must contain the name and address of the writer which will become part of the public record.

Deadline for written submissions is 4:45 pm 2022 October 5

Temporary Use Permit Application #22-06

Oxygen8 Solution Inc. has made an application to the City of Burnaby to propose a temporary use(s) on this site: 3456 Gardner Court

Purpose: to permit the assembly and finishing of heating and ventilation equipment within a portion of the existing industrial building. The permit is valid for 3 years.

The permit application may be inspected at the Planning and Development Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC from 2022 September 22 to October 3, Mondays to Fridays from 8am to 4:45pm, and on Thursdays from 8am to 8pm

This application will be presented to Council for consideration at the Open Meeting on 2022 October 3 at 5:00 PM in Council Chamber, City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby

Please submit comments related to the proposal via email to clerks@burnaby ca or by mail to: Office of the City Clerk, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2

Submission deadline is 2:45pm on 2022 October 3

SUBMISSIONS

Philanthropicnote: Burnaby city councillor Joe Keithley receives a $10,000 cheque from Burnaby firefighters for the Harmony for All charity PHOTO JOE KEITHLEY/INSTAGRAM restaurant would be subject to the requirements of the Burnaby Noise or Sound Abatement Bylaw 1979, both inside and on the patio

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 24

COINS, STAMPS AND COLLECTIBLES SHOW

The Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Cen tre will host the Vancouver Coins, Stamps and Col lectibles Show this Saturday. There will be more than 40 tables to buy, sell or trade a wide variety of

SFU GALLERY RECEPTION

Head to Burnaby Mountain’s SFU Gallery for an afternoon art gallery reception for the new exhibit Hughadēsłēł give it all away. Artist Tsēmā Igharas uses “strategies of care and resistance” to connect “materials to mine sites and bodies to the land”

The exhibition runs from Saturday until Dec. 10.

WHEN: Saturday, Sept 24 from 2:30 to 5 p m

WHERE: SFU Gallery (8888 University Dr , academic quadrangle 3004)

COST: Free

THE FIVE VENGEANCES

Theatre lovers rejoice! It’s time to enjoy a show that combines comedy with classic Jacobean tragedy with the “feel of 1970s kung fu cinema” TheFiveVengeances stars Nathania Bernabe as a master swordsman seeking to avenge the death of his bride to be,Bella, and Jackie T Hanlin as Bella’s sister This Saturday is the preview night of this queer love story

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Ave )

COST: $15 25, tickets available online through the Shadbolt ticket centre, tickets shadboltcentre com

SUNDAY, SEPT. 25

WORLD RIVERS DAY AT BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM

Learn all about natural environments and the im portance of Burnaby’s local waterways at World Rivers Day at Burnaby Village Museum. Community groups including BC Wildlife Federation, Burnaby Lake Park Association and Cariboo Heights Forest Preservation Society will be on hand to present displays and interac

coins, stamps, covers, postcards, bank notes and more; hosted by the North Shore Numismatic So ciety.

WHEN: Saturday, Sept 24 from 9 a m to 3 p m

WHERE: Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre (6688 Southoaks Cres )

COST: $3 admission, people under 16 are free

tive demonstrations and you can grab a snack at food trucks like Crema Ice Cream and Groovin’ Grill

WHEN: Sunday, Sept 25 from 11 a m to 4:30 p m

WHERE: Burnaby Village Museum (6501 Deer Lake Ave )

COST: Free

DRAG BRUNCH AT THE REC ROOM

Enjoy your Sunday at drag brunch hosted by the Es tablished, Shanda Leer, alongside drag queens who are sure to knock your socks off

Queens Dust, Belladonna VonShade and Flemme Fatale will perform Tickets include assigned seating; brunch isn’t included with admission Guests must be 19+ but minors are allowed if accompanied by a parent or guardian

WHEN: Sunday, Sept 25 from noon to 3 p m

WHERE: The Rec Room at Brentwood (1920 Willing don Ave , unit 2106)

COST: $18 plus fees, tickets available on Eventbrite (search “Drag Brunch Rec Room”)

Enter the choreographer: The Five Vengeances, a violent comedic romp that marries Jacobean tragedy and 1970s kung fu cinema, kicks off the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts’ 2022/23 season PHOTO CHELSEY STUYT

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2022 BURNABY LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION

Why should I vote? provides services that affect your daily life These include roads, water fire rescue services, garbage collection and disposal, parks, recreation, community centres, libraries, law enforcement, land development and more Voting is your opportunity to choose the people who will lead you as the City s next decision makers.

Am I eligible to vote?

You are eligible to vote as a resident elector if you meet the following criteria:

• Canadian citizen;

• 18 years or older on the day of registration or on general election day October 15 2022;

• Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;

• Resident of the City of Burnaby; and

• Not disqualified by the Local Government Act and/or School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law

You are qualified to vote as a non-resident property elector in the City of Burnaby if you meet the following criteria:

• Canadian citizen;

• 18 years or older on the day of registration or on general election day, October 15, 2022;

• Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;

• Registered owner of real property in

What should I bring to vote?

Registered electors will receive a voter card in the mail prior to the first advance voting opportunity Please bring this card and one piece of identification with you to vote

New or unregistered voters or voters updating their information, must bring two (2) pieces of valid identification to prove identity and residence, one of which must include the voter’s signature (e g. BC Driver’s License, credit/debit card, utility bill, etc.). Picture identification is not necessary

Non-resident property electors must provide the following documentation:

• Application for Registration as a Non-Resident Property Elector in the City of Burnaby Form*;

• An original or photocopy of proof of property ownership;

• Non-Resident Property Elector Consent Form* (if applicable); and

• Two (2) pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity

*Registration and consent forms are available at Burnaby ca/Elections

Can I get assistance to vote?

If you require a translator or other assistance with voting, we encourage you to bring someone with you to the voting location to help you vote Please note they will be required to complete a declaration in order to provide support. Election staff will also be available to provide assistance

If you have difficulty entering the voting location, you can ask to receive and mark your ballot in your vehicle (curbside voting). If you are unable to bring someone with you who can advise the Presiding Election Official that you require assistance a contact number will be available at the accessible parking stall outside of the voting location, or contact 604-294-7088 when you arrive at the voting location.

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Alpha Secondary School Alpha Avenue

Armstrong Elementary School Armstrong Avenue

*Bonsor Recreation Complex 6550 Bonsor Avenue

Burnaby Central Secondary School 6011 Deer Lake Parkway

Burnaby North Secondary School 851 Kensington Avenue

*Cameron Recreation Complex 9523 Cameron Street

Capitol Hill Elementary School 350 Holdom Avenue

Cascade Heights Elementary School 4343 Smith Avenue

Chaffey-Burke Elementary School 4404 Sardis Street

Clinton Elementary School 5858 Clinton Street

*Confederation Park Seniors’ Centre 4585 Albert Street

*Edmonds Community Centre 7433 Edmonds Street

Forest Grove Elementary School 8525 Forest Grove Drive

Gilmore Avenue Community School 50 Gilmore Avenue

Kitchener Elementary School 1351 Gilmore Avenue

Lakeview Elementary School 7777 Mayfield Street

Lochdale Community School 6990 Aubrey Street

Marlborough Elementary School 6060 Marlborough Avenue

*Metropolis at Metrotown 4700 Kingsway

Morley Elementary School 7355 Morley Street

Moscrop Secondary School 4433 Moscrop Street

Nelson Elementary School 4850 Irmin Street

Seaforth Elementary School 7881 Government Street

Second Street Community School 7502 Second Street

South Slope Elementary School 4446 Watling Street

Stoney Creek Community School 2740 Beaverbrook Crescent

Taylor Park Elementary School 7590 Mission Avenue

*The Amazing Brentwood 4567 Lougheed Highway

Sperling Elementary School 2200 Sperling Avenue

University Highlands Elementary School 9388 Tower Road

Westridge Elementary School 510 Duncan Avenue

Windsor Elementary School 6166 Imperial Street

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Mona GREWAL

Alison GU

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Joe KEITHLEY

Martin KENDELL

Richard T LEE

Richard N. LIU

Carrie MCLAREN

Mario MICELI

Jasmine NICHOLSFIGUEIREDO

MichaelAngelo ROBINHOOD

Konstantine ROCCAS

Brea Huang SAMI

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Eligible Burnaby electors will elect Councillors. of Councillor

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LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

The first residents of the City of Lougheed in Burnaby have moved into their new homes

On Sept 1, about 60 residents moved into the rental tower next to Lougheed Mall, one of four towers that make up the first phase of the 37 acre development

The four towers of “Neighbourhood One,” developed by Shape Prop erties, span from 31 to 57 storeys high

Condo units make up three of the towers; the fourth is made up entirely of 237 rental units

The move in on the rental tower is a milestone for Shape and the com munity, according to ex

ecutive vice president of income producing prop erties at Shape Properties, MeaghanTullis

“We’re incredibly ex cited to actually have res idents onsite and starting to build up communities,” Tullis said.

The rental tower move in is happening in phases throughout the rest of 2022

The rental units, branded as luxury, are pet friendly and have a full time concierge

Studio units start at $1,995 per month The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp median for rentals in North Burn aby is $1,019.

The condo towers will begin a phased opening starting in early 2023 Tullis said all the condo

units have been sold “Hopefully, by the end of 2023, we’ll have oc cupancy on all four tow ers, which is about 1,500 homes,”Tullis said.

ness centre are planned for the base of the towers.

All four buildings share about 18,000 sq ft of in door and outdoor ame nities including a small park, bocce ball court, barbecue area, kids’ play area, as well as a gym, car dio room, games lounge, dining area, cocktail room and an arcade

Different rooms, like dining areas for private events, will be bookable for residents through an online portal

About five acres of park space are planned over the entire City of Lougheed site

Tullis said the area will

The old Safeway loca tion on the west side of the mall is slated to be come part of that park space, though there isn’t a set timeline to build out that area,Tullis said

SAFEWAY NOW USED FOR STORAGE

In the meantime, the Safeway location is be ing used as storage for construction; the covered sidewalk on the south side of the building is currently a public art feature and event pop up space that has hosted live music and entertainment throughout the summer

Two new streets linking

THE BEGINNINGS OF A ‘MINI CITY’

Occupied: The City of Lougheed’s Tower 4 (centre) is now home to its first residents North Road (bottom) runs east of the development PHOTO SHAPE PROPERTIES tower at mall

SFU students celebrate approval of gondola project

Plan’s go ahead is‘the biggest accomplishment of student activists of the decade,’Simon Fraser student says Communitynow

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow.com

After years of student advocacy, the gondola to Simon Fraser University has been approved

The Simon Fraser Stu dent Society is revelling in the victory

“It would not be an un derstatement to say that this is probably the big gest accomplishment of student activists of the de cade,” said Gabe Liosis, former president of the SFSS

The gondola will re place the 145 bus, which currently operates ev ery five minutes during peak periods and moves about 1,000 passengers per hour

TransLink estimated the gondola will move

about 3,100 passengers per hour per direction

TransLink has bud geted an estimated $210 million for the project, which will have an annual operating cost of $5.6 mil lion

TRANSPORT NEEDS

Liosis said post second ary students are struggling not only with rent prices and the pandemic, but also with transportation, which is a huge barrier to accessing education

He said the Ma ple Ridge school district found a a high gradua tion rate from high school but low transition rates to post secondary and that a major factor was a lack of accessible and ef fective transportation

Liosis’ commute from

his home in Maple Ridge to the Burnaby Mountain campus takes about two hours

“This is a transit project that is going to drastically improve the quality of life for students now and for

generations to come,” Li osis said

Current SFSS presi dent, Helen Sofia Pa hou, said an SFSS report found that 80 per cent of students regularly use transportation to com

mute to school Osob Mohamed, an SFU alumna who advo cated for the gondola with SFSS, said the 145 bus was the “bane of (her) ex istence.”

Both Pahou and Mo hamed noted the ten dency of the large 145 bus to get stuck during the snowy winters on the mountain

“Year after year, differ ent student activists have wanted to pick (the gon dola project) up, because they all recognize the level of change that it’ll make for the community,” Lio sis told the NOW

SFU’s president Joy Johnson said the level of student engagement was exciting.

“It’s really had continu ity, which is given the

[student] turnover, quite unusual,” Johnson told the NOW

“When our 37,000 strong students advocate for a particu lar issue, there’s a lot of strength behind that,” Johnson said at the press conference

“And so I do want to take the time to thank our students for their ad vocacy on this on this project It’s really been incredible,” she contin ued, noting that stu dents signed petitions, held open houses, distrib uted pamphlets, presented toTransLink’s Mayors’ Council and spoke with involved communities

“You have demon strated the power of civil activism,” Johnson told the students

CorneliaNaylor cnaylor@burnabynow com

Burnaby Mounties who spent time with the RC MP’s famed musical ride are honoured RCMP mu sical ride members were front and centre at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral pro cession in London Mon day

The RCMP announced Friday that four Mounties

in iconic red tunics and Stetsons would ride side by side and lead the pro cession after the Queen’s funeral service atWest minster Abbey toWelling ton Arch

Canada’s national po lice force and its musi cal ride developed strong ties with the Queen dat ing back to before she be came Canada’s sovereign, according to RCMP rid

ing master Sgt. Maj. Scott Williamson, who spoke at a news conference Friday

“I like to think it dates back right to when her father was coronated in 1938,” he said “As a little girl she requested to see the musical ride and in spect the horses and meet the horses.”

The Queen again in spected the musical ride during the time of her

own coronation in 1953.

Burnaby RCMP, too, has strong ties with the musical ride, including Burnaby’s first female Mountie who went on to be the first woman to join the musical ride.

“The bond we have with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is immense, and it was an honour to be a part of her musi cal ride,” said Cpl Brett

Cunningham, a member of the ride from 2012 to 2015 “I am very proud knowing that our friends and colleagues will have such a prominent role in honouring her, while rep resenting Canada and the RCMP”

Burnaby RCMP Cpl Kyle Kifferling, a ride member from 2013 to 2020, was on hand at the Queen’s 90th birthday in

2016, when the RCMP presented her with Sir John, one of the horses that led her funeral pro cession Monday

“When the Queen spoke of us, she would say ‘my Mounties,’” Kiffer ling said “I am forever proud to have been part of this incredible relation ship, and I am honoured to have served her and Canada ”

OFF THE GROUND: Former Simon Fraser Student Society president Osob Mohamed speaks on the approval of the SFU gondola project PHOTO LAUREN VANDERDEEN / BURNABY NOW

ByJessBalzer jfedigan@burnabynow com

There’s no relief in sight when it comes to rental prices in Burnaby

According to Rentals. ca’s September report, av erages for both one and two bedroom rentals av eraged more than $2,000 per month in August $2,146 and $2,553 re spectively.

Burnaby sits as the third most expensive city to rent in behindVancou ver andToronto

One bedroom rent als increased 6 8 per cent between July and August and 21 6 per cent from the same months in 2021

Two bedroom suites have decreased 6 9 per cent during the past month and are up nine per cent in the past year.

B C has the highest av erage rental rate in the country at $2,578 last month

“There continues to

be outsized rent growth in Canada, with the aver age listing on Rentals ca nearly $200 more expen sive than a year ago,” the report says “The total number of listings on Rentals.ca is higher than one year ago, and the average listing is getting 38 per cent more pageviews, suggesting sig nificantly more demand than last year This year’s listings received almost 70 per cent more pageviews than the pandemic im pacted August 2020 fig ures.”

“With another interest rate hike from the Bank of Canada, potential buy ers are further dissuaded from purchasing, send ing more demand into the rental market.The hikes are having a negative im pact on job growth, which could keep rents in check if young Canadians find themselves jobless ”

The Real Estate Board of GreaterVancouver’s

(REBGV) August re port confirms the drop in house purchases as inter est rates rise.

The REBGV said 1,870 sales were completed last month, which is a 40.7 per cent drop compared with the 3,152 sales in August 2021

This year’s August total equates to a 0.9 per cent decrease compared with the 1,887 homes sold in July 2022

“With inflationary pressure and interest rates on the rise, home buyer and seller activity shifted below our long

term seasonal averages this summer,” REBGV spokesperson Andrew Lis said in a Sept 2 release “This shift in market conditions caused prices to edge down over the past four months.”

As of last month, Burn aby East saw a bench mark price of $1,109,000 (down 3.9 per cent com pared with July of this year) for residential/com posite homes.

Burnaby North recorded a benchmark price of $1,012,200 ( down 3.7 per cent com pared with July) while Burnaby South held a benchmark price of $1,092,900 (down seven per cent compared with July)

Burnaby North saw a benchmark price of $1,962,000 in August (down 5.5 per cent com pared with July) for sin gle family detached homes

Burnaby South was

over two million at $2,105,200 (down 0 2 per cent compared with July) and Burnaby East’s benchpark price was $1,130,000 (down 4 2 per cent compared with July )

Townhomes also saw drops in all three Burn aby regions with Burn aby South at a benchmark price of $964,300 (down 2 6 per cent compared with July of this year)

Burnaby East was recorded at $876,000 (down three per cent compared with July) and Burnaby North hit a benchmark price of $930,400 (down 1 3 per cent compared with July.)

Areas covered by the REBGV include Burnaby, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, NewWestminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Mead ows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, South Delta, Squamish, Sun shine Coast,Vancouver, WestVancouver andWhis tler.

JessBalzer jfedigan@burnabynow com

Anjali Appadurai, a can didate for the next leader of the BC NDP, appeared at an anti Trans Moun tain (TMX) rally this past weekend protesting the crossing of the pipeilne at the salmon bearing Stoney Creek.

Roughly 150 people turned up to the Burnaby event on Saturday, calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stop the pro ject Among the protest

“I’m so grateful to be here among friends, among movement, among allies,” Appadurai said “The climate is speak ing to us in the language

of heatwaves and wildfires and out of control ecosys tem imbalances and disas ters We can’t look away anymore And we can’t look away from what’s happening to our ecosys tems, and we can’t look away from what’s happen ing to the most vulnerable among us

“The way we’ve de signed society is with the wrong priorities in mind We’re handing over money, resources and so cial licence to private in terests that don’t care about the salmon That don’t care about this land that is part of us and that we depend on “Our priorities need to be on a different set of re lations between our econ omy, our society and the land that we live on ”

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ers was David Eby’s chal lenger in the BC NDP leadership race, as the party looks for a successor to outgoing Premier John Horgan

Speaking up: BC NDP leadership hopeful Anjali Appadurai appeared at an anti TMX rally in Burnaby on Sept 17 at Stoney

Creek PHOTO PETER VRANJKOVIC/TWITTER speaks rally

JessBalzer jfedigan@burnabynow com

Four more lives were lost in Burnaby to illicit drugs in July

The latest B C Coro ners Service report shows the city’s total has risen to 38 to date in 2022

In all of 2021, a record 77 deaths were tallied in Burnaby

Provincially, toxic illicit drugs claimed 192 lives in July, which represents a 31 per cent increase in deaths compared to June of this year (147) Nearly 1,300 people have died in 2022, which is a record for the first seven months of a cal endar year

The number of illicit drug toxicity deaths in July equates to roughly 6 2 deaths per day

“As they have for the past seven years, these numbers reflect the ev er present threat that il licit drugs pose to sub stance users across B.C.,” B C chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said in a news re lease.

“The unregulated drug market continues to be volatile and toxic, and anyone using drugs pur chased from illicit suppli ers is at high risk for se rious harm or death.We continue to urge those us ing illicit drugs to access drug checking services, where available, or visit overdose prevention sites, where available ”

The Lillooet, Mission, Terrace, Cariboo/Chilco tin and Powell River local health areas have the high est reported rates of death

The BC Coroners Ser vice says drug toxicity is the leading cause of unnat ural death in the province “In July of this year, we lost 192 lives to the poisoned drug supply These were our neigh

bours, friends, family and members of our commu nity.These are terrible losses,” Minister of Men tal Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson said in a statement.

“This week, as I meet

municipal leaders from throughout the province, I am grateful for those who have used the tools local governments have to help end the poisoned drug cri sis and prevent loss of life This crisis has hit all com munities in our province. Everyone has been af fected

“Since 2017, we’ve been working urgently to build a system of mental health and substance use care that works for everyone. In the past five years, we’ve opened more than 300 new adult and youth treat ment and recovery beds. More than 3,200 treat ment beds are available in British Columbia.

“The street drug sup ply continues to be terri bly, increasingly toxic In the first months of 2020,

the concentration of fenta nyl detected in illicit drug deaths was between four per cent and 8 per cent In July 2022, it increased to 23 per cent.That is why we continue to ex pand much needed harm reduction services, par ticularly safe supply and inhalation overdose pre vention sites, and we are leading the country on de criminalization of people who use drugs

“There is more to do. I am committed to contin uing to expand and evolve our government’s response to this public health emer gency to turn the tide and save lives ”

The areas with the high est number of illicit drug toxicity deaths this year areVancouver, Surrey and GreaterVictoria.

Deadly risk: B C chief coroner Lisa Lapointe: “These numbers reflect the ever present threat that illicit drugs pose to substance users across B C” PHOTO ADRIAN LAM/TIMES COLONIST

Studio welcomes back young dancers

Burnaby non profit brings back programs for dancers aged 6 to 18 Communitynow

AbhinayaNatesh anatesh@burnabynow com

After a successful free eight week run in April, non profit Burnaby dance studio Dance Imagination opens its doors for kids ea ger to groove this month

The studio was hoping to celebrate its 30th anni versary in a grand fashion, until COVID 19 rained on its parade With classes moving online and outside the studio, Chris LePage, the co artistic director, is thrilled to bring back the kids to the studio

Children and teen agers between the ages of six and 18 can register for modern dance classes at different levels that run from this month to June 2023

The dance studio has

produced noteworthy per formers over the years who have gone on to perform around the world Studio organizers are hoping to help foster another gener ation of dancers after the two year pandemic hiatus

Unlike many dance as sociations that groom their young students for compe titions, Creative Dance As sociation’s primary goal is performance oriented and stays away from “competi tive” spirit.

The full year program begins on Sept 26 and will end in a special June 2023 showcase at the Shadbolt Centre

The studio is encour aging children and teens to put their best dancing foot forward as it opens its doors to dancers of all lev els of experience, through

registration on its website.

DANCE IMAGINATION

CLASSES

*Where: 5135 Sperling Ave

*When: Sept 26; Mon days until showcase in June 2023

* Cost: $350 for the year (including costumes and fees for the showcase)

Recycled art sends climate message

Whimsy, humour and upcycled garbage join forces to deliver a serious message about climate change in a new exhibi tion at Deer Lake Gallery

Members of ReVision: The Art of Recycling are holding a group show at the gallery starting tonight (Thursday, Sept. 22).

The works of 23 artists reflect diverse approaches to upcycling waste ma terials in order to create messages of engagement and hope The theme of the exhibition is Make Art Fun Again, with a focus on positive change as art ists speak out on the envi ronment

It includes an interac tive play zone to let visi tors get actively involved with the work

The show is curated by Burnaby Arts Council

board member Ron Sim mer, who’s also an art ist and ReVision mem ber. ReVision:The Art of Recycling is a non profit society of artists who are dedicated to focusing at tention on environmental issues by upcycling waste materials into meaning ful art.

You can catch their work at Deer Lake Gal lery until Oct. 22.

* What: ReVision:The Art of Recycling

*Where: Deer Lake Gal lery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave

*When:Thursday, Sept 22 to Saturday, Oct. 22

Opening receptionThurs day, Sept 22 starting at 6 p m Gallery openTues day to Sunday, noon to 4 p m

* Cost: Free admission; donations welcome

Step ahead: Dancers of Burnaby studio Dance Imagination use a parachute as a prop PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Community now

SoccercleatdonationssoughtforIndigenousyouth

Donations to cleat drive can be dropped off at select City of Burnaby facilities until Oct.10.

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

The Indigenous led non profit Hope and Health, which supports Indigenous children and youth who face barri ers to sports programs, is partnering with the City of Burnaby to collect do nations of new and lightly used soccer cleats

According to Hope and Health, many Indigenous youth can experience ob stacles to participating in sports, such as racism and economic barriers

The non profit cites academic research find ing that participation in sports leads to a variety of benefits for children, in

cluding better youth men tal health, more opportu nities to gain social skills and build positive rela tionships

Sports participation also reduces the risk of depression and addictive behaviours.

The City of Burnaby is collecting the cleats for Hope and Health’s Boot it Forward program, and has also encouraged resi dents to make a financial contribution to the Boot it Forward program

The non profit said it has distributed more than 750 cleats this year.

DONATION SITES

For those interested, cleats can be donated in a

collection box at the fol lowing city facilities until Oct 10:

• Christine Sinclair Community Centre (3713 Kensington Ave.)

• Cameron Commu nity Centre (9523 Cam eron St.)

• Eileen Dailly Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre (240 Willingdon Ave )

• Bonsor Recreation Complex (6550 Bonsor Ave )

• Edmonds Commu nity Centre (7433 Ed monds St )

• Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West Field House (3677 Kensing ton Ave )

• Burnaby City Hall (4949 Canada Way)

Burnaby man, 65, missing since Sept. 15; family ‘very concerned’

CorneliaNaylor cnaylor@newwestrecord.ca

Police in Burnaby are continuing their search for 65 year old RajeshVerma, who went missing last week

Verma was last seen by family in the 8800 block of Armstrong Avenue at about 3:30 p m on Sept 15, according to a Burn aby RCMP news release

The investigation has led police to zero in on a specific time and area in NewWestminster, accord ing to the release.

Police are asking any one who saw or interacted withVerma in the area be tween Sapperton Landing Park andWestminster Pier Park on Sept 15 between 4 p m and 6 p m to con tact Burnaby RCMP.

“Our investigators are looking for any indicators of Rajesh’s demeanour and what direction he may have travelled,” Burnaby Cpl Mike Kalanj said

Anyone who may have seenVerma or has in formation on his where abouts is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604 646 9999 To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222 8477 (TIPS).

Verma is described as five foot six, with brown eyes and balding grey hair He was last seen wear

ing a white, long sleeved shirt, dark blue pants and black runners with white soles

Verma was still missing as ofWednesday morning.

Kalanj said police have received numerous tips and are aware of a so cial media report claim ingVerma had been spot ted in Queensborough on Sept. 20.

A leg up: The Indigenous led non profit Hope and Health is partnering with the City of Burnaby to collect donations of soccer boots PHOTO CITY OF BURNABY

Sought: Rajesh Verma, 65, has been missing since Sept 15

PHOTO BURNABY RCMP

REMEMBRANCES

LEGAL

NO M209965

VANCOUVER REGISTRY

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

BETWEEN: JACQUELINE BRAUNHOFFEN

AND:

DUBORD, Paul Joseph

Paul Joseph Dubord MD, FRCSC, OC, passed away Monday, September 5 in Vancouver after a short intense battle w th pancreat c cancer He s surv ved by Mary Lou, his lov ng w fe of fifteen years, and by her ch ldren Mitche l (Maryam) and Tom (Sharla) Paul was predeceased by h s wife Joanne and is surv ved by the r three sons: Luke (Laurie), Michael (Shei a) and Marc (D anne)

Dr Dubord was a renowned cornea surgeon, an active member of the Ophthalmology community and a world eader in nternational eye banking and cornea transplantation Pau worked t re essly in Canada Japan S ngapore Sri Lanka Africa South America, Europe and especia ly n India to improve access to qua ity corneal transplants Paul was a Professor Emer tus at the University of British Columb a (UBC), Department of Ophtha mology and was a board member of the Branch of Internationa Surgery at UBC He was act ve in the Eye Bank Association of America where he he d var ous eadership pos tions, includ ng serv ce on its med cal advisory board since 1992 He also worked on expert panels of the Canadian Standards Association and of the World Health Organizat on to develop standards for tissue transp antat on

In 1994 Pau founded the registered charity Eyes ght Internat onal which has worked nternat onal y to improve corneal transplantation and has had a long and product ve re ationsh p with the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India train ng hundreds of fel ows and he p ng thousands of peop e For his contribut ons to ophtha mology and for his t re ess humanitarian work on the nternat onal stage, notably in India, Pau was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada

Paul was an av d dancer, boater and hiker who found solace in the natural beauty of the mountains and sea He w l be great y missed and remembered by his many fr ends and col eagues all over the wor d

Date of the ce ebrat on of ife pending

In ieu of flowers, donat ons may be made n Paul’s memory to Eyesight Internationa : https://eyes ghtinternat ona com/ (Registered Canad an Char ty # 92923848RR0001)

It s with deep sadness that we announce the sudden pass ng of our Mother, our Oma, our Great Oma Karin Fa t n (nee K iemantat) on Ju y 19, 2022 at the age of 84 Karin was born on June 5, 1938 n Hamburg, Germany

She s predeceased by her husband Gunter and her son Glenn, her parents Adolf and Herta, and her brother Ado f She is survived and sadly m ssed by her son Roy (Chris) and her daughter Sonia; her grandch ldren Ryan, Jennifer (Gabe), Ky e (Char otte), Valerie, her great grandchildren Avery, Arya, Rory, and Rowan; her niece Ronda and nephew Raymond; and her beloved dog, Gracie

Karin thoroughly delighted n the beauty of nature and anima s, and had a great love for walk ng and sw mming She was very fash onable and art st c, with a pass on for books and a keen nterest n many things Karin enjoyed being a member of the Concordia Cho r & A p ne C ub, the Burnaby Lawn Bowl ng community, and darts/card p aying clubs

She is loving y remembered for her fun spirit, quirk ness d rectness green thumb her fits of laughter (that you cou dn t he p but augh along with!) and many more interesting and wonderful qua ities of her personal ty!

A Celebration of Lfe is planned for the sprng of 2023

Kar n wi l be forever loved, forever m ssed, forever remembered

Goodbye und Auf Wiedersehen Mama corporation

PLAINTIFF

PEGGY MAN YEE NG and ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR CANADA COMPANY/ LA COMPANIE DE LOCATION D’AUTOS ENTREPRISE CANADA

DEFENDANTS

NO M209970

VANCOUVER REGISTRY

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

BETWEEN: PAUL BRAUNHOFFEN

AND:

PLAINTIFF

PEGGY MAN YEE NG and ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR CANADA COMPANY/ LA COMPANIE DE LOCATION D’AUTOS ENTREPRISE CANADA

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