Aging Duthie Avenue fire hall to be rebuilt in green belt right beside Trans Mountain’s Burnaby Mountain terminal
CorneliaNaylor cnaylor@burnabynow com
The City of Burnaby has revealed it will build a new fire hall on a piece of city owned land in the very shadow of theTrans Mountain tank farm
Fire Station 4, which has stood at 2326 Duthie Ave since 1956, will be rebuilt on Greystone Drive east of Pinehurst Drive, with only a bit of green belt between it and Trans Mountain’s Burn aby MountainTerminal, according to City of Burn aby communications man ager Chris Bryan
The new location has multiple advantages be sides being close to the terminal in case of an emergency, according to Bryan
He said the city already owns the property; the large size of the lot (14 5 acres) will allow for a buf fer between the fire hall and its residential neigh bours, and the location will allow fire crews to meet the parameters for expected response times in their service area
Building the new Sta tion 4 in a different loca tion also means the city won’t have to establish a temporary fire hall while the new one is being built
Ground will break on the project in the next “month or two,” and the new station is expected to be operational by the end of next year, according to Bryan.
The city has yet to de termine what it will do
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A Burnaby couple who bought a used truck whose transmission blew before they managed to get it home couldn’t get satisfaction at the prov ince’s Civil Resolution Tribunal this month
Fred Ashley and Jus tine Mary Smoke wanted the tribunal to order the NorthVancouver business that sold them the vehicle to pay $3,500 in repairs, according to a tribunal ruling earlier this month
Ashley and Smoke bought the 2001 GMC Sierra 2500HD, which had 200,000 kilometres on it, from Ray Contract ing in February 2021 af ter finding it advertised on Craigslist.
Ashley had “cycled through the truck’s gears” while moving it back and forth in Ray Contracting’s small yard
He said he had no ticed a “whirring” sound but thought it was proba bly because it had a heavi er duty transmission than he was used to driving.
“Mr Burr told the ap plicants the truck had some ‘minor issues,’” the
ruling states “When Mr Ashley asked specifically about the transmission, Mr. Burr said there were no problems ”
The couple bought the truck, and Ashley pro ceeded to drive it home while Smoke followed in another vehicle
In Burnaby, Smoke saw the truck start “smoking excessively,” and Ashley also noticed the transmis sion was slipping and “not
moving” the vehicle, ac cording to the ruling
They soon learned the transmission was shot and needed to be rebuilt at a cost of more than $3,500
When they told Burr about the issue, he told them that he was “sorry for their luck,” the ruling said
The couple argued to the CRT that Ray Con tracting had misrepre sented the truck’s condi
tion because Burr must have known or suspected the transmission had a problem.
But Burr said Ray Con tracting was unaware of any transmission issue and the truck had been sold “as is, where is.”
Tribunal member Eric Regehr said buyers of used vehicles aren’t gen erally entitled to dam ages just because a vehicle breaks down shortly after
To get compensation, they must prove the seller misrepresented the vehicle or breached an “implied warranty” under the Sale of Goods Act
Regehr concluded there was no direct or “persua sive evidence” Ray Con tracting knew the truck had a transmission prob lem at the time of the sale
As for the “implied war ranty” under the Sale of
Goods Act, Regehr said it doesn’t guarantee much more than that an older used vehicle will be “road worthy” at the time of sale “even if it breaks down shortly afterwards ”
“In short, the implied warranty that the appli cants rely on is extremely limited in the context of a 20 year old truck with over 200,000 kilometres on it,” he said.
Regehr concluded Ash ley and Smoke had not proven the truck wasn’t roadworthy at the time they bought it.
He dismissed their case
with the Duthie Avenue site after the new station is built, he said
City officials have long known the Duthie fire hall needed to be replaced.
A 2002 consultant’s re port described the station as “marginally adequate for current operations ”
And a 2019 report reit erated that finding
“The key findings and recommendation made in the 2002 Needs Assess ment Study holds true to day, plus 18 years Sta
tion 4 is barely adequate,” stated the report
City officials earmarked funds for the replacement project in every one of the city’s five year financial plans since 2008, but there was no apparent progress on it until this past May, when council approved a $50 million contract that will see the Station 4 re placement bundled with the construction of a new fire hall at SFU.
In 2008, the city had earmarked $5 1 million for the replacement project The current price tag is
about $25 million
The two new fire halls will be nearly identical for cost efficiency, according to the city.
FEATURES OF STATION 8
15,000 square feet on two levels
Three drive through bays for vehicles
Separated decontami nation space for crews
Seismically designed to meet post disaster stan dards
Low carbon heating and operations
Related story,page 28
No“persuasive evidence”company knew truck sold to Burnaby couple had transmission problems:tribunal BREAKDOWN: Burnaby’s Fred Ashley and Justine Mary Smoke applied to the CRT for an order forcing the business that sold them a used truck to pay $3,500 for transmission repairs PHOTO PATTILABELLE/ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUSsoon learned the transmission was shot and needed to be rebuilt at a cost of more than $3,500.
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“They should build it right in the middle of those highrise towers and not destroy green area ”
“In the greenbelt? Will environment impacts be required? Is the mayor planning on selling the Duthie property? These “deals” seem to happen quite fast once the public is aware?”
MY VIEW KEITH BALDREYThe race to replace Premier John Horgan as the next leader of the BC NDP was supposed to be a coronation of sorts for former attorney general David Eby, but it now has the potential to become an actual contest
And that has many NDP MLAs (almost all of whom have endorsed Eby’s candi dacy) somewhat worried.
Climate activist Anjali Appadurai has declared her candidacy for leader, although at the time of this column’s writing the party had not approved her as a candidate. She must go through a vetting process that will determine whether she is even eligible to run.
I can tell you that there are a fair number of NDP MLAs
who hope her candidacy is denied or at the very least, that the party memberships secured by her campaign are ruled ineligible.
Their concerns are over the perception that environ mental activist organizations such as Dogwood B C are trying to convince their supporters to take out NDP memberships in order to vote for Appadurai and basi cally take control of the party
“This is nothing short of an attempted hostile take over,” one MLA told me
Another labelled Appadurai an “interloper” who has had “no role in our success.”
Her campaign is being investigated on two fronts Elections BC and the NDP it self are investigating whether an environmental organi
zation improperly involved itself in the membership sign up process and whether any memberships were ille gally paid for.
The reason for the NDP MLAs’ collective angst is that she opposes so many critical government policies that the caucus and cabinet strongly support, and the idea of her becoming their party leader is both fascinating and sur real at the same time
As a climate activist, Appardurai strongly opposes the use of fossil fuels and all that comes with that So she opposes the Coastal Gaslink pipeline, the LNG industry and presumably fracking, a process used to free up nat ural gas to heat many British Columbian homes
On the political spectrum,
she is much, much further to the left than any member of the existing caucus Of course, if her candidacy is approved and she ends up winning, it is not entirely clear she would become pre mier, since the caucus must support the premier
And right now, at least, she not only does not have the support of any B C MLA, she is facing active hostility from many members of the government caucus she wants to lead
Still, if her candidacy is approved, Eby’s coronation will have to be put on hold Whether it is replaced by a move by the environmental movement to take over his party remains to be seen.
Keith Baldrey is chief po litical reporter for Global BC.
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Shihab Banglawala via Facebook Jack Snow via Facebook Lara Graham REGIONAL PUBLISHER Mark Falkenberg EDITOR Vicki Magnison REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR vimagnison@glaciermedia.Editor: Re: Burnaby NOW article titled “SFU students celebrate approval of Burnaby gon dola project”
How sad that in this time of multiple world crises, the former president of the Simon Fraser Student Society characterizes SFSS’s advocacy for a gondola, instead of a bus, to transport students to SFU to be “probably the biggest accomplishment of student activists of the decade” Also sad is that students would commend Burnaby city council for voting in favour of a gondola when these students know full well that the vote took place behind closed doors
The students’ activism relates to alleged service and capacity concerns on the 145 bus route between the Production Way station and SFU, and yet TransLink’s own data points to both service and capacity being within system average ranges at this time
TransLink’s most recent posted data is from 2019, since that was the most recent year not impacted by the Covid 19 pandemic We assume that current ridership will have recov ered to near pre pandemic levels.
TransLink says that its buses on the 145 route
are currently moving about 1,000 passengers per hour in peak periods
Although 1,000 passengers per hour may sound like a lot, the fact is that in 2019, accord ing to TransLink’s online data, the 145 route was ranked only the 42nd busiest route out of 212 Metro Vancouver bus routes not even in the top 10 busiest routes! By comparison, the R5 (95 B) route along Hastings Street and the Burnaby Mountain Parkway was much busier, carrying over three times the number of riders per day as the 145 route (24,130 average daily weekday boardings compared to 7,270) and almost three times the number of boardings per bus during the weekday morning peak time range (122 boardings vs 44), according to TransLink’s data (We don’t mean to imply that all the riders on this route started or ended their rides at SFU )
It is worth noting that according to TransLink’s data for 2019, the 145 bus route was also well within the average of Metro Vancouver bus routes in terms of overcrowding (88th best out of 205 routes) and bus bunching (150th out of 207), and it was first out of 207 routes for on time departures. While we do not dispute the students’ stated experience of bus over crowding at peak times, this experience is not captured in TransLink’s online data The data
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shows that the 145 route is well within the average range of performance for Metro Vancouver routes
The 143 bus route between Burquitlam station and SFU is also intended to be replaced by the gondola Pre pandemic, this route had 3,100 weekday board ings (compared to 7,270 for the 145), and it was running with about half as many buses per hour as the 145 Could this route take some of the load off the 145?
Even TransLink does not suggest that the 145 bus route is “over capacity” at this point, preferring to de scribe it as “at capacity” The gondola is being proposed to address potential future capacity requirements In reality, it would handle the peak time rush, and then run mostly empty for the remainder of its operating time We believe that there are some obvious solutions to meet future capacity
requirements that do not re quire the installation of such expensive and underutilized infrastructure.
The most obvious solution would be for TransLink to run another bus up Burnaby Mountain. It has been argued that Production Way bus terminal is too small to run a second bus concur rently. There is, however, no need to run a second bus via Production Way For exam ple, TransLink could run a bus from Lougheed SkyTrain station, along Lougheed Highway and up Gaglardi Way; or run a bus from Lougheed SkyTrain station up to Burquitlam SkyTrain station, pick up students at Burquitlam SkyTrain station and take everyone up to SFU; or run a bus along the 122 bus route and up to SFU
Another big advantage of a bus solution is that buses can use the existing road network This means that, unlike a gondola, adding a bus would not cause further encroachment into
the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area and the Burnaby 200 Conservation Area. It also means that the community of Forest Grove would not have to live with the safety concerns, visual disturbance and noise of having a gondola travel over top of their homes and com munity day and night
Although the gondola idea was approved by Burnaby city council, it will be up to the Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council on Transportation and the province to look at all the transportation pro posals listed in TransLink’s 10 year Transportation Plan to see which ones will proceed and when Let’s hope that these broader institutions will bring more impartiality and common sense to this issue than we have seen locally
Applicant: LA TAQUERIA PINCHE TACO SHOP
Subject: Amendment to Food Primary Liquor Licence for Restaurant with Patio
Location: Unit 1210 4580 Brentwood Boulevard
La Taqueria Pinche Taco Shop has made an application to the City of Burnaby for an amendment to a food primary liquor licence at Unit 1210 4580 Brentwood Boulevard, within the Amazing Brentwood development. La Taqueria is requesting that the permitted hours of liquor service at the subject site be from 9:00 a.m to 2:00 a.m Monday through Sunday The application notes that the proposed hours for the patio will not exceed 12:00 a.m., seven days a week. The subject restaurant would be subject to the requirements of the Burnaby Noise or Sound Abatement Bylaw 1979, both inside and on the patio
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
12 THURSDAY September 29 2022 • Burnaby Now Blanka Zeinabova CITY CLERK
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 RECEIVED AFTER THIS DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL.
For further information on this temporary use permit application, contact the Planning and Development Department at 604-294-7400
B Zeinabova CITY CLERK Jennessa Kilroe (in her personal capacity) Margaret Flaherty, on behalf of the Stop the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Citizens’ Group Dan Johnston Colleen Jordan Joe Keithley James Wang Pietro Calendino Sav Dhaliwal Alison Gu Mike Hillman Mike Hurley and CityOn Sept 21, the Burn aby Green Party an nounced its transportation platform at the Lake City Way SkyTrain station
The four Green council candidates and one school board candidate laid out a variety of transportation projects they want the city to promote
“If we’re to achieve our climate change goals and make Burnaby carbon neutral, we need to speed up the process by increas ing our active transporta tion infrastructure and to start getting people out of their cars,” said incumbent Coun Joe Keithley
He noted this is part of the Greens’ plan to create a 15 minute city, in which
daily services are accessible within 15 minutes of walk ing, cycling and rolling
The Greens said TransLink’s HandyDART service is not working properly.
“The waits to book it are too long and drop off times and pickup times are terrible. So, the Burnaby Greens propose that the city establish a small bus service that will serve se niors and those with dis abilities,” Keithley said, stating the project would be funded from grants fromTransLink and the provincial government
The Greens are pro posing a variety of TransLink related proj ects, including outfitting all bus stops with benches, rain shelters and lighting for safety; setting up bike
lockups at SkyTrain sta tions; and getting wash rooms at every Burnaby SkyTrain station
Jasmine Nicholsfig ueiredo emphasized that roads have changed much over the past decade
“We’ve got scooters, we’ve e bikes, we’ve got bikes, cyclists We need to do a better job of educat ing the people who are on the road we are no lon ger strictly car centric,” Nicholsfigueiredo said
She said the Greens feel passionately about edu cating road users on the rights of the roadway.
Carrie McLaren said she wants to ensure cy cling and sidewalks are ac cessible to everyone “Ev eryone,” she repeated, “whatever mode of travel they may take.”
Tara Shushtarian said she wants to see dedicated bus lanes to get “faster, more reliable transit, which is accessible to ev eryone, and saves us time to get to work.”
School board candidate Harinder Parmar said it’s important to make sure children don’t become car dependent She supported making transit free for those younger than 18.
“If we can prevent our younger generation from
forming the habit of being in cars, I think it will go a long way,” Parmar said Initiatives that involve TransLink are not fully in the hands of city council lors TransLink services are in the transit authori ty’s jurisdiction
When asked how a council of Greens would work withTransLink on these initiatives, Keithley said it had been tough to this point, but said a col laboration between Metro Vancouver municipalities could effectively lobby the transportation agency Outside of transpor tation, the Greens have also proposed the creation of a city housing author ity that would put aside city owned property for long term leases and be low market rate homes
Seeking momentum: The Burnaby Green Party, helmed by incumbent Coun Joe Keithley, wants to create more bike lanes to further its goal of creating a ‘15 minute city’ PHOTO LAUREN VANDERDEENA baker who was fired from his job at Burnaby’s Café La Foret after he touched a younger female subordinate at work with out her consent has been awarded $40,600 in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit.
Song Hwan Cho was the head baker at La Foret on Nov 9, 2020, according to a recent ruling in B.C. Supreme Court
Because of COVID 19 related public health orders, only two people were working in the bak ery area of the café that day: 60 year old Cho and 28 year old Nam Gyeong Lee, a baker who reported to him, the ruling said.
According to Lee, she and Cho were standing next to each other at the bakery station counter when Cho began talking about a massage he’d had the day before.
Lee said Cho told her he had had pain in the
back of his neck, shoulder and sacrum, and, while he was talking, he pointed to those parts on his own body and then proceeded to touch Lee’s upper back, shoulders and neck area
When discussing the pain in his sacrum, Lee said Cho put his hand on her right buttock and pressed it firmly twice with his hand, according to the ruling
Cho, however, “vehe mently denied” touching Lee’s buttocks, according to the ruling
He admitted he touched Lee without her consent but said the touching con sisted of “two light taps on her shoulder,” the rul ing said.
Cho was terminated af ter Lee complained about the incident to a manager.
The only witnesses who saw the touching were Cho and Lee, according to the ruling, and B C Su preme Court Justice Pal
binder Kaur Shergill noted the credibility and reliabil ity of Cho and Lee were central to the resolution of the case.
Shergill expressed con cerns about both She noted Cho had ini tially denied touching Lee at all until he was shown security video that had captured him touching her
And Shergill said Lee’s evidence about what happened between her and Cho was “inconsis
tent, confusing and often vague ”
While Lee told the court Cho had put his hand on her right buttock and pressed it firmly twice with his hand, a text she sent to a friend that day said Cho had “tapped” her buttock
In the end, Shergill ruled Cho’s touching which she concluded had consisted of a “brief light tap” on the shoulder, a “brief open hand pat” to her upper back and a light tap in the buttock area
had amounted to sexual harassment
“Even if it was in the form of a ‘tap,’ the inten tional placement of his fin ger or hand on Ms Lee’s buttocks was entirely inap propriate,” she said
But Shergill also con cluded Cho’s misconduct was not sufficient to jus tify termination without notice.
Among her reasons, Shergill noted Cho’s mis conduct had been “rela tively minor” on the “spec
trum of workplace sexual harassment;” Cho had not been warned prior to the incident that such con duct could get him fired; and La Foret didn’t have a formal sexual harassment policy
Shergilll also took is sue with an apology letter, in the form of an affidavit, that La Foret had tried to get Cho to sign
Cho had refused.
He told the court the af fidavit “made him out to be a sexual offender.”
It also exposed him to legal jeopardy, according to Shergill, since Lee had reported the incident to the police
“I find that the require ment that Mr. Cho sign the affidavit, prior to be ing reinstated at his job, was wholly inappropriate,” Shergill wrote. “By putting Mr Cho in that position, the employer effectively forced him to choose be tween incriminating him self and facing possible criminal charges as a re sult, or keeping his job.”
Shergill noted the affida vit plan also undermined La Foret’s argument that its firing of Cho for sexual harassment had been jus tified
“By maintaining that Mr Cho could keep his job if he provided the af fidavit admitting his guilt, the employer did not con sider his misconduct against Ms Lee to be suf ficiently serious to justify termination,” Shergill said In his lawsuit against La Foret, Cho sought $52,000 in damages in lieu of 10 months’ notice and $100,000 in punitive and aggravated damages for the manner of his termi nation
Shergill awarded him $15,600 in damages in lieu of notice, $25,000 in aggravated and punitive damages and court costs
Dispute: Café La Foret is located at 6848 Jubilee Ave. in Burnaby. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLORWhen was the last time you witnessed a family come together for a sport as a single team?
This is the beauty of cricket The sport brings people together friends, family and community in true sportsmanship
Cricket is well known as a Commonwealth sport; it’s popular in countries like India, England, Aus tralia and South Africa
What’s not so well known among Canadians is that cricket was Cana da’s first official sport, hav ing been declared as such by prime minister John A Macdonald in 1867 (It was replaced by lacrosse not long after )
For many immigrants, especially from South Asian communities, where the sport attracts an al most religious devotion, cricket is invested with cul tural identity that helps many newcomers stay in touch with their roots.
The international league Last Man Stands (LMS) brings an opportunity for amateur cricketers to hone their skills
LMS is the world’s widest reaching ama teur cricket league, gain ing popularity worldwide with a global ambassador like AB DeVilliers, former South African captain
The league, meant for those aspiring to play cricket but whose busy schedules and life get in the way, has its own quirky rules.
As opposed to the con ventional ‘playing XI,’ LMS has an eight side team for short format cricket, with a game lasting just two hours
Unlike traditional nail biting last overs, the LMS games are thrilling in a dif ferent way Like the name suggests, the last man stands, meaning that the last wicket/person on the crease leads the team to victory (or loss)
The league was started in 2005 in England by
lifetime cricketersWayne Greve and Bjorn Briggs, and has found players and fans in different corners of the world including, for the first time in history, Canada
After University of Brit ish Columbia professor Emrul Hasan was intro duced to the league by his business partner, Redowan Chowdary, he took an in terest in bringing the LMS to British Columbia
He recognized the gap in cricketing leagues avail able for British Columbi ans and applied for a B C franchise in August 2021.
As participation and sup port for the league grew locally in the initial stages,
the business partners de cided to franchise across the country
The league has since ex panded to different prov inces, with B.C. matches held inVancouver, Surrey and Burnaby
With the motto “It’s anybody’s game,” the or ganizers are encouraging members of the local com munity to register for the next season after a scin tillating end to the debut season.
On Sept 24, theVan couverVikings defeated the Okanagan Hawks cricket club in a nailbit ing final, with theVikings qualifying for the LMS world championships in
South Africa from Dec 11 to Dec. 18.
The Hawks, who drove seven hours for a two hour game, lost the match, but won over fans for their sheer determination, and qualified to the world championships along with the winners
The intent is to help grow the sport at a grass roots level, said Hasan, director of strategy with LMS Canada
Through affordable registrations and flexible schedules for busy patici pants, LMS seeks players from all backgrounds.
“We have a team Raj put Royal,” said Hasan. “It is a whole family The dad, three sons, two cousins and friends all come to gether as a single team to play, which is heartwarm ing to see ”
Federal NDP leader and Burnaby South MP Jag meet Singh was among the fans watching theVikings’ victory.
In a statement to Gla cier Media, Singh said, “To grow any sort of sport or grow any community, we need space So making sure there’s good grounds, making sure there’s good spaces, and supporting initiatives and commu nity groups that are setting up the games; it’s good I know, kabaddi is another sport that people love to play And we see in differ ent communities, grounds are made for that We also want to make sure that young people can get ex posed to different games ”
He said that fostering opportunities for young people to play those sports here in Canada creates op portunities in the future.
“We have to look at what the community wants to play, what they enjoy playing, and make sure we create the space for them to play,” he said Last Man Stands will re turn for the next season as Canada’s cricket season is nearing an end
Burnaby hosts the final match of the debut season of amateur cricket league Last Man Stands Success: Jagmeet Singh celebrates with the Vancouver Vikings (of Burnaby) after presenting them with a trophy for defeating the Okanagan Hawks Cricket Club in the final of the LMS BC Blasters tournament at Burnaby Lake PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
It’s Bill Copeland Sports Centre’s 25th anni versary celebrate the milestone with a toonie skate at the ice rink.
There will be arts and crafts for kids, face paint
Hockey is back for a new season! Get out to the Bill Copeland Sports Centre for a fast paced, action packed hockey game this Saturday.
Cheer for the newly named Red Leafs as SFU takes on Vancouver Island University in a rematch of last year’s B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League finals.
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 1 at 3:45 p.m.
WHERE: Bill Copeland Sports Centre (3676 Kensing ton Ave )
COST: $12 general admission, $8 for ages six 18 and seniors 65+, free for children under six Tickets available at https://shop sfuhockey com/
Metro Vancouver is hosting a guided walk at Burnaby Lake, encouraging park visitors to snap photos of the park’s flora and fauna and share observations on the iNaturalist app Be a citizen scientist and share what you find! Event participants will be eligible to win prizes
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 1 times depending on reg istration
WHERE: Burnaby Lake Nature House (4519 Piper Ave.)
COST: Free, registration required on Eventbrite (search “BLPA Snap & Share”)
For B C Culture Days, enjoy the “Aethernet Commu nity Project” dance performance by Kinesis Dance. “Af ter over a year ‘stuck’ at home, we felt motionless, our bodies screaming for action and connection” This per formance is in response to the isolation that came from COVID 19.
WHEN: Saturday, Oct 1 from 2 to 2:30 p m
WHERE: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, South Plaza (6450 Deer Lake Ave.)
events online:
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 1 from 12:30 to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Bill Copeland Sports Centre (3676 Kensington Ave )
COST: $2, free for children under three years old
COST: Free
Hosted by GardenWorks, take a walking tour of Gar denWorks’ collection of fruit and berries “with a focus on integrating edibles into your landscape” All kinds of trees, edible hedges and espaliers will be discussed Space is limited, pre register by emailing Kristine at kcrouchill@gardenworks ca
WHEN: Sunday, Oct 2 at 1 p m
WHERE: Burnaby Lougheed GardenWorks (6250 Lougheed Hwy.)
COST: Email kcrouchill@gardenworks ca to pre reg ister
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Remember Pumpkins After Dark, a special Hallow een event with over 6,000 handcrafted pumpkins is on nightly from now until Oct. 31! For more, go to pumpkinsafterdark com/burnaby/tickets burnaby
Back in the game: : SFU men’s hockey has returned for a new season this October Cheer on the Red Leafs at Bill Cope Sports Centre on Oct 1 PHOTO SFU HOCKEY A toonie skate will be part of the 25th an niversary cel ebrations at the Bill Cope Sports Centre PHOTO CITY OF BURNABYThe act of voting is democracy in action It is a right and a privilege that has evolved over decades. Everyone who meets the eligibility requirements can vote regardless of ethnicity, religion, birthplace, gender or social status.
Your local government 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.
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 the City of Burnaby for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration;
• 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;
Not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust; and
Not eligible to register and vote as a resident elector in the City of Burnaby
A person may register and vote as a non-resident property elector only in relation to one parcel of property in Burnaby
If more than one individual owns the property, only one owner may register and
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
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.
Eligible voters will also vote on four questions to approve dedication of park land in Burnaby
Cariboo and Brunette River Conservation Lands
The proposed dedication is an area of approximately 55.66 acres (22.51 hectares) located in the southeast region of Burnaby
Do you agree to the dedication of the subject lands within Cariboo and Brunette River Conservation Lands?
Stoney Creek Park and Trail System
The proposed dedication is an area of approximately 24.67 acres (9.97 hectares) located in the northeast region of Burnaby
Do you agree to the dedication of the subject lands within Stoney Creek Park and Trail System?
Deer Lake Park
The proposed dedication is an area of approximately 29.42 acres (11.97 hectares) located in the southwest region of Burnaby
Do you agree to the dedication of the subject lands within Deer Lake Park?
Burnaby Lake Park System
The proposed dedication is an area of approximately 94.30 acres (38.52 hectares) located in the northwest region of Burnaby
Do you agree to the dedication of the subject lands within Burnaby Lake Park System?
Alpha Secondary School 430 Alpha Avenue
Armstrong Elementary School 8757 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
Eligible
City of Burnaby, Election Office
Christine Sinclair Community Centre
3713 Kensington Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5B 0A7
Mayor Mike Hurley has
CANDIDATE
Bill BRASSINGTON
Peter CECH
Jeffery COURSON
Rocky DONG
Larry HAYES
Paul KWON
Jen MEZEI
Harinder PARMAR
Mikelle SASAKAMOOSE
Kristin SCHNIDER
Spenser SPROUL
Gary WONG
CANDIDATE
Ken ARNOLD
Reah ARORA
PARTY ENDORSEMENT
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
Burnaby Green Party
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
Burnaby Green Party
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
Pietro CALENDINO
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association Antara DEB
Sav DHALIWAL
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association Gulam FIRDOS
Mona GREWAL
Alison GU
Mike HILLMAN
One Burnaby
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
One Burnaby
Joe KEITHLEY Burnaby Green Party
Martin KENDELL
Richard T LEE
Richard N. LIU
Carrie MCLAREN
Mario MICELI
One Burnaby
One Burnaby
Burnaby Green Party
One Burnaby
Jasmine NICHOLSFIGUEIREDO Burnaby Green Party
MichaelAngelo ROBINHOOD
Konstantine ROCCAS
Brea Huang SAMI
Maita SANTIAGO
Tara SHUSHTARIAN
Deborah SKERRY
Tom TAO
Daniel TETRAULT
Scott VAN DENHAM
James WANG
Heymann YIP
One Burnaby
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
Burnaby Green Party
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
BCA Burnaby Citizens Association
Eligible Burnaby electors will elect eight (8) Councillors. Office of Councillor
Some of life’s most important decisions require the upmost in expertise. Having served the community for over 60 years, Cobbett & Cotton has established itself as a trustworthy legal source providing top quality legal representation. Voted the Best of Burnaby by Burnaby Now readers for over 18 years, Cobbett & Cotton adopts a caring and respectful approach to bring about a resolution that suits you best
Award winning wood flooring specialists, Casa Madera Floors offers one of the largest selections of Engineered Hardwood, Laminate, Cork and Vinyl Plank flooring in Burnaby Many product lines, colours and styles to choose from. Locally owned and operated for over 15 years. Burnaby’s A-list winner for favourite flooring store 7 years in a row
Eat lots, feel at home and have fun at Anton’s Pasta! Serving up enormous portions of delicious pasta for over 30 years, Anton’s is a Burnaby legend. Enjoy over 70 traditional and original pasta creations. Casual atmosphere, friendly staff and great food that will keep you coming back for more.
OPEN FOR LUNCH & DINNER Anton’s looks forward to seeing you soon!
Celebrating 55 years of providing quality products and exceptional service for generations of families! At United Optical they keep pace in this fast-changing industry while always maintaining a personal touch These local eyewear specialists feature a variety of lens options and brands to suit any need or task Personable, knowledgeable and professional staff always ready to help.
One of the most beloved neighbourhood favourites is The Valley Bakery, which has been serving delectable European baked goods in the Heights for over six decades. Using only the finest of ingredients, Valley Bakery’s selection is beyond compare. Try their delectable cakes, delicious cookies, fresh baked breads and seasonal favourites to name a few Voted Burnaby’s Best Bakery for over 20 years running!
Kearney’s is proud to be Burnaby’s only Canadian family-owned, independent funeral service provider They are conveniently located, enabling their knowledgeable and caring staff to serve those in the community who have experienced a loss From traditional funerals to celebrations of life, burial and cremations and pre-planning, Kearney Funeral Services will help you and your family say goodbye to your loved ones with dignity and care. No matter what your need, they will help you at every step.
Burnaby is one of the newest communities join ing a campaign that edu cates the public on railway safety
Operation Lifesaver Canada works to prevent tragic rail crossing inci dents, while raising pub lic awareness about safety around railways.
The program encour ages municipalities to place “Look. Listen. Live ” decals on sidewalks or pavement near railway crossings
The decals are a re minder to drivers, pedes trians and cyclists to be extra vigilant before cross ing train tracks
Operation Lifesaver’s first deals were installed in Vancouver in 2018, and 80 communities have joined the program since As part of Rail Safety
Week (Sept 19 to 25), an other 89 decals were un veiled in 16 communities across the country Twelve of the 16 communities are new to the program, in cluding Burnaby
“We’d like to take this opportunity to thank them for getting on board and helping us save lives,” reads an initiative state ment
The newest 16 com
munities to join the pro gram are:
Burnaby, B C Calgary, Alta. Grand Prairie, Alta Stony Plain, Alta Eston, Sask Morden, Man Winkler, Man Toronto, Ont Guelph, Ont. Jonquière, Que Moncton, N B Stellarton, N.S.
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Rail safety: Burnaby is one of the latest communities to join Operation Lifesaver’s community safety program to promote awareness of railway dangers PHOTO OPERATION LIFESAVER
An overloaded truck and trailer with defective brakes heading down Cariboo Hill in Burnaby earlier this month was a “recipe for di saster,” according to the RCMP officer who heads up commercial vehicle en forcement in the city
Traffic section officers were at Cariboo Road and 10th Avenue at the Burn aby NewWestminster bor der on Sept 8, according to Const. Kevin Connolly.
At about 1 p m , they stopped a smaller two axel dump truck pulling a heavy trailer down Cari boo Road, he said
An inspection revealed defective brakes, a load that was nearly 4,000 ki lograms overweight and a driver who wasn’t prop
erly licenced to pull that kind of trailer, according to Connolly
To add to the potential hazards, one of the trailer’s tires was worn to threads, he said.
“It had one tire that was so worn it basically had about eight rows of ply cords that were showing completely around the cir
cumference of the tire,” Connolly said
The truck and trailer be long to a Surrey construc tion company, and Con nolly said officers had taken another unsafe unit belonging to the same company off the road two hours earlier
After the second truck and trailer were towed, Connolly said, the owner of the company showed up to find out what was hap pening to his vehicles
“It was apparent that not only the driver but the boss was completely un aware of the requirements expected of him and his employees for the rules and regulations related to commercial vehicle en forcement, which was as tonishing and concerning at the same time,” Con nolly said
Danger: This truck and trailer unit was ready to head down Cariboo Hill with defective brakes and nearly 4,000 kilograms overweight before police took it off the road, according to Burnaby RCMP PHOTO BURNABY RCMPTwo truths and a lie: You can wear your goof iest pumpkin suit and make money out of carv ing pumpkins year round Halloween is incomplete without candy, scares and pumpkins Artists use pumpkins as a canvas for their art
Would you believe me if I said they’re all true?
Leading up to Hallow een, Swangard Stadium in Burnaby has transformed into a pumpkin wonder land with lights, music and sound a treat for all the senses (factoring in the de licious fall treats awaiting visitors.)
A family friendly attrac tion, the Pumpkins after Dark event, has something
for everyone, including over 6,000 handcrafted pumpkins used as a canvas to create magnificent art
Pumpkins after Dark was started in Milton, Ont , in 2019 to celebrate Halloween After an over whelmingly positive re ception, the organizers ex panded it to Calgary last year, where the event re ceived a similarly enthusi astic reception
For the 2022 Halloween season, the organizers have expanded the attraction to two more locations Ed monton and Burnaby.
“We always wanted to bring the event toVancou ver area,” said Mike Shep pard, co owner of Pump kins after Dark “When we saw the Burnaby park, we knew we had our loca tion ”
Sheppard saidTour ism Burnaby’s hope to make Burnaby a “Hallow een capital of Canada” was a big factor in bring ing Pumpkins after Dark to the city Blown away by the pas
sion for Halloween among residents while on a fall visit to Connecticut, the event’s self described “chief pumpkineer,” James Fraser, set out to explore the Halloween spirit in Canada He said that most
Halloween events involved lights, but he wanted to fo cus on the heart of Hal loween pumpkins Hence, the birth of Pump kins after Dark
Putting together a show like this is no easy feat, Fraser said, noting that artists worked year round carving pumpkins for the next season.
“Pumpkin art is a spe cific kind of art,” he said “We have an entire team of artists that are working for 10 months to bring all these things to life And, you know, the process is actually quite interesting because they work in com plete darkness
The attraction has nu merous pumpkin displays, some of which take up to two weeks to craft.With shows in four locations,
the team has a dedicated warehouse where pumpkin artists can show their skills
Although there are local artists who carve pump kins live on site, the rela tively short shelf life of real pumpkins requires that foam pumpkins, or ‘fun kins’ as Fraser calls them, must be used for most of the displays.They are put together in Ontario before they’re transported to dif ferent locations, using a rigging system created by the team
Where: Swangard
Stadium, Burnaby, B C
When: Sept 22 to Oct. 31
Cost: $21 95 for adults; $17 95 for youth under 17; discount avail able for families of four
Pumpkin attraction PHOTO ABHINAYA NATESH
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Richard T. LEE Mario MICELI Mike HILLMAN Mona GREWAL Richard N. LIU Brea HUANG SAMI
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Housing, crime, traffic and climate change these are some of the issues raised by the Burnaby NOW’s survey posed to candidates vying for a spot on Burnaby city council
The council hopefuls outlined their plans for the direction in which they want the city to move.
Questionnaires posted on the Burnaby NOW’s website offer a lens into the ideas and hopes of those who want to make a home at the council table at Burnaby City Hall.
It’s no secret there’s a housing crisis so what’s to be done? How and where do candidates want to see development as a response to population growth? How will candi dates deal with crime and
safety?
Are would be council lors homeowners, renters or do they live in a co op? Do they rent property to others?
Who is concerned about a lack of child care?What are possible civic solutions to increasing heat, espe cially after last year’s tragic heat dome?
What has been the
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greatest success or fail ure of the current city council?
You can also read how the candidates would spend a leisurely day in the city they want to rep resent and get a few café and park recommenda tions while you’re at it
Incumbent Mayor Mike Hurley, independent, was acclaimed to the may or’s seat, as he received no challengers for the role He has the support of all three of Burnaby’s civic parties
You can find collected election information, cov erage and quick links on the NOW’s 2022 civic election page at https:// tinyurl com/BurnabyNow Election2022
There are 27 candidates running for eight Burnaby council seats
Election day is Oct. 15.
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What has been the greatest success or failure of the current city council?
26 THURSDAY September 29 2022 • Burnaby Now u r n a b y S c h o o l s S t u d e n t A r t
JessBalzer
jfedigan@burnabynow com
Eight more Simon Fraser University (SFU) scholars have been named to the Royal Society of Canada Canada’s high est academic honour
Six are fellows while two were named as members of the society’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
With the latest recipi ents, SFU’s total number of active RSC members now sits at nearly 80 re searchers
David Chariandy, professor, department of English, faculty of arts and social sciences
Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, professor and Can ada 150 research chair, school of communica tions, faculty of communi cation, art and technology
Dana Lepofsky, pro fessor, department of ar cheology, faculty of envi ronment
Laura Marks, pro fessor, school for the con temporary arts, faculty of communication, art and technology
Judy Radul, professor,
school for contemporary arts, faculty of communi cation, art and technology
MaiteTaboada, dis tinguished SFU professor, department of linguistics,
faculty of arts and social sciences
Angela Kaida, dis tinguished SFU profes sor andTier II Canada research chair, faculty of health sciences
MeghanWinters, professor, faculty of health sciences
“It is with great pride that I congratulate SFU’s eight newest members of the Royal Society of Can ada,” SFU president and vice chancellor Joy John son said in a news release
“Their creativity, inno vative spirit and determi nation to embrace some of the world’s most press ing societal challenges is making a profound im pact on our local, national and global communities.”
The RSC was estab lished in 1882 as Can ada’s national academy
The society promotes re search and learning in the arts, humanities and sci ences.
The society awards fel lowships to peer elected and distinguished individ uals who have made sig nificant contributions in the three fields
Honoured:Toprow,fromleft:LauraMarks;WendyHuiKyongChun; AngelaKaida;JudyRadul.Bottomrow,fromleft:MaiteTaboada; DavidChariandy;DanaLepofsky;MeghanWinters. PHOTOSFUThe city is looking into setting up a temporary fire station atop Burnaby Mountain after pushing
back the timeline for the completion of a new SFU fire hall.
After awarding a $50 million contract in May for two new fire halls (a new station on Burn
aby Mountain and a re placement for Fire Sta tion 4 on Duthie Avenue), the city told the NOW the projected completion date for both would be late fall 2023
In a news release this week, however, the city said construction on the SFU project is now ex pected to begin in early 2023, and projected com pletion has been pushed to early 2024
When the contract for the fire halls was an nounced, city officials touted the efficiency of in tegrated project delivery (IDP), a new project deliv ery model the city was us ing to expedite the build ing of the fire stations
“We are still using the IPD model and anticipate rapid delivery of [the SFU
The new fire hall will be built in a corner of Dis covery Park on Univer sity Drive betweenTower Road and NelsonWay
But people living, work ing and studying on Burn aby Mountain may not have to wait until 2024 to have firefighters on hand in case of emergencies, ac cording to Bryan
fire station],” city commu nications manager Chris Bryan told the NOW this week “What we’re talking about is a matter of just a few weeks As you can imagine, when you’re de livering fairly large proj
ects, you have a certain level of certainty as you go into it, and, as you get into it deeper, you get better certainty in terms of what you can predict and in terms of availability of ma terials and labour, etc ”
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The city is already in the process of hiring firefight ers and procuring equip ment for the new hall, and city officials are exploring the idea of setting them up in a temporary fire station, according to Bryan.
“It won’t be a full ser vice, three bay fire hall type operation, but there will be a full crew up there and space as well as a ve hicle for that period,” he said.
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C O S T C O M E M B E R O F F E R * T o q u a y o r h e $ 7 5 0 C o s c o M e m b e r O n y B o n u s y o u m u s b e a C a n a d i a n r e s d e n t h o d n g a v a i d d r v e r ’ s c e n s e h a v e b e e n a C o s c o m e m b e r s n c e A u g u s 3 1 s 2 0 2 2 , o r e a r e r a n d m u s : ( 1 ) R e g s e r w i h C o s c o o e c e i v e y o u r n o n t r a n s e r a b e A u h o r z a t o n N u m b e r ; 2 ) P e s e n t h e A u t h o r z a i o n N u m b e r o a p a r c p a n g d e a l e ; 3 E i g b e C o s c o m e m b e r s c a n r e c e v e e x c u s v e s a v i n g s o n s e e c n e w n s o c k 2 0 2 2 o 2 0 2 3 m o d e s B u c k : E n c o r e G X E n c a v e d e v e r e d r o m S e p t e m b e r 1 t o N o v e m b e r 3 0 2 0 2 2 B o n u s i s d e d u c t e d a t e t a x e s a r e a p p e d t o t h e p u r c h a s e p r c e T h e p u r c h a s e o e a s e o f a v e h c e d o e s n o t q u a f y o r h e c a c u a i o n o f t h e C o s t c o E x e c u t v e M e m b e s h p 2 % R e w a r d O f e m a y n o b e r e d e e m e d o r c a s h C o n d t o n s a n d l m i a t o n s a p p l y o t h s i m i e d t m e o f e r S e e p a r c p a t n g d e a e r f o r d e t a s F o r f u p o g a m d e t a s a n d f o a n y a p p c a b l e e x c l u s o n s s e e a p a r t c p a i n g d e a l e r o r c o s c o a u t o c a T a x t e , r e g s t a t o n a n d l c e n s e e e s , p e r s o n a p r o p e r y r e g i s t r a i o n f e e s a n d a d d t o n a l p r o d u c t s a n d s e r v c e s a r e n o t n c u d e d n h e $ 7 5 0 C o s c o B o n u s O f e r s v a d a t p a r i c i p a i n g a u h o i z e d G M C a n a d a d e a e s O f e a v a a b e n C a n a d a o n y O f e s s u b e c o c h a n g e w h o u n o i c e V o d w h e r e p r o h b t e d C o s c o a n d s a fi a t e s d o n o t s e l a u t o m o b e s n o r n e g o t a t e i n d v d u a r a n s a c t o n s ®: R e g s e e d t a d e m a r k o P r c e C o s t c o I n t e n a o n a n c u s e d u n d e r l c e n s e
Planned: Part of an SFU park has been picked as the site of a new fire hall on Burnaby Mountain PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
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QIs it true that the USA is no longer issuing one cent coins?
AAs of April 2023 the US mint will no longer one cent coins Like most countries in the world, they have found the cost of manufacturing them exceeds the value and usefulness of the cent. The cent that most people recognize is with Lincoln on the front(obverse) issued to commemorate Lincoln’s 100th birthday Production of this obverse started in 1909 and had a back (reverse) of wheat ears until 1958 From 1959 until 2008 the reverse had the Lincoln Memorial on the reverse Like most USA coins, cents were made in three different mints, identified by a letter under the date They are Philadelphia (no mint mark at all), Denver (D) and San Francisco (S) The two most expensive that were issued are the 1909 S with the initials VDB at the bottom of the reverse and 1922 with no D mint mark They were supposed to have that D as all were n=made in Denver Both of these are worth $500.00 and up The 1943 cent was struck in steel and has a white colour to it With a mintage of one billion, it does not have much value
Preventive services are important for everyone, especially for older adults This is because the risk fof developing health problems increases as you age By preventing problems, or identifying them early, you are more likely to live a longer, healthier, and more satisfying life
More than half of adults 65 years of age and older are not up to date with the preventive services recommended by health care practitioners Skipping these services can be dangerous If some diseases and conditions are found in time effective treatment can be put in place Preventive services can include, but are not limited to:
Mental health, cognitive health, and substance use
Checking for depression.
Safety and functional ability Asking about falls
Physical health screening (eg high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, osteoporosis)
Cancer screening (eg colorectal cancer, breast)
Vaccinations (eg Influenza, Pneumococcal)
Medications for prevention.
Wendy J Scott RN, BScN, MA Nurse Next Door
(604) 522-9989
209-88 Tenth Street, New Westminster
www.nursenextdoorburnaby.com
If you wear dentures, it is very important you keep your mouth clean and healthy You should also only wear dentures that fit properly Otherwise, the following problems may occur:
• Gum and mouth irritation
• Problems eating and speaking
• Dentures that move around in your mouth
• Mouth infections
• Over closed bite
• Cracking at the corners of the mouth
• Bacteria build up
• Aesthetically displeasing
If you have problems with your dentures, see your Denturist right away Your dentures may need to be adjusted or replaced
Make sure your dentures fit Over time, your gums and bones will change and your dentures won’t fit as well When this happens, your dentures need to be adjusted, relined, or replaced by your Denturist
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Insurance Myth: Bicycles are covered under policies for their full replacement cost
Insurance Truth: Most insurers in Canada have a limitation on bicycles
We sympathize with bicycle theft victims and urge people to check their insurance policy carefully as most insurers in Canada have a limitation on bikes or have no coverage whatsoever For an extra premium, an insurance Rider insuring a specific bike, is available that you can add to your existing policy to cover your bike for replacement cost An insurance Rider is also available for an extra premium that will cover your bike replacement cost anywhere in the world should it get stolen.
Braces have been the traditional mode of orthodontic treatment for a long time However, with the invention of clear aligners, many patients are able to straighten their teeth with this more esthetically pleasing option. Invisalign involves a series of trays made from a thin plastic material formed using computer technology Tooth movement is possible by placing clear buttons on teeth surfaces and by switching to a new set of trays every 1-2 weeks Having excellent compliance in wearing the trays is key These clear trays have provided many positive outcomes and with the proper examination of each patient, they can be very successful In many instances, adult patients who have had traditional braces as teenagers and are experiencing relapse, (minor crowding in front teeth), can be great candidates for Invisalign. Talk to your dentist today to see if Invisalign is right for you!
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We sell and suggest 6 8’leather leashes Why don’t we sell retractable leashes? Retractable leashes are outlawed in most jurisdiction. I know this is true as I ran both Vancouver and Coquitlam Animal Control Both no-kill under my management
Retractable leashes can be dangerous to dogs, walkers and unwary passersby The purpose of a leash is to maintain control, which is lost if your dog is on a 30’retractable Doggy can run into traffic, trip an unsuspecting passerby or outside your ability to assist if attacked Bad outcomes in all three situations
Retractable leashes lead to bad habits; pulling You don’t want a puller More importantly, you don’t want to reinforce those bad habits
Visit our store We’ve set up a free tasting bar, so your dog can taste all the products we make, go home with food and treats that your dog loves! Open Monday to Saturday, 11 6. 4540 Hastings Street, Burnaby ½ block east of Willingdon on the south side of Hastings
QDoes coverage change when your property becomes vacant?
AYes! Always check with your insurance provider BEFORE your property becomes vacant
While your location is“Vacant”from DAY ONE of Vacancy: The liability limit is“premises liability”only You must check the property at least once every 72 hours or give the keys to a competent person to check the dwelling once every 72 hours.
While“Vacant”you are COVERED for the following:
1. Fire
2. Premises liability
While“Vacant”you are NOT COVERED for the following:
1. Vandalism/malicious acts
2. Sewer backup
3. Water damage
4. Theft/burglary damage 5. Theft/burglary of any items 6. Any contents
7. Exterior glass coverage
8. Theft or damage to any of the plumbing or wiring within the walls
We recommend:
1. You shut off your main water source coming into the house
2. Disconnect all appliances
3. Keep your property well lit
4. Keep window coverings closed
5. Pick up any mail daily
Notify your insurance provider immediately if your property is NOT“Vacant” anymore, in order to change your policy to the correct coverage
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Here at John Fleming Insurance we are dedicated to you and all your different insurance needs We ve been around for over 40 years and have been committed to customer service and educating our clients on making informed insurance choices
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QI want to start saving for my child’s education. Where should I start?
Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP) are a great way to save for your child’s future, especially when combined with the Canada Education Savings Grant which pays 20% on the first $2,500 contributed each year until the child is 17. That’s up to $500 for post-secondary education each year you contribute to a maximum of $7,200, regardless of household income There is also the Canada Learning Bond that can benefit lower income families Provincial grants like the BC Training and Education Savings Grant offers up to $1,200 for children ages 6-9. The great part about this grant is you don’t have to make a contribution to receive it, you just have qualify However, not all RESP providers offer it, so feel free to reach out to us if you want some help opening a qualifying account for your child
I did some plumbing work for a client and a certificate of completion was issued 40 days ago He is now refusing to pay my invoice, do I still have time to register a builder’s lien?
Generally speaking, you have 45 days after the date on which the certificate of completion was issued to register a builder’s lien.
Aside from the certificate of completion, there are three other triggers for the 45-day lien filing deadline: actual completion, abandonment, and termination. It is the first of these four triggers to occur which governs all questions of lien timeliness
Lien claimants must strictly comply with the time limits established by the statutes The failure to file within the prescribed time limits will result in extinguishment of the claim of lien. You should immediately take steps to register a builder’s lien.
I am ready to purchase a new home Where do I start?
Whether you are purchasing your first home or next or perhaps you are interested in an investment property or cottage, you will be making some big decisions along the way Your first step is to determine whether you are financially ready to purchase a home A mortgage advisor can help you get started by providing you with advice and guidance that meets your unique situation and needs, so when you find the home you want to purchase, you are financially ready to do so When you are looking for a mortgage advisor, find someone you feel comfortable with, who will answer all of your questions, who is excited to help you achieve your home ownership goals and make the journey as fun and seamless as possible
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Every Friday, when “pied piper” Gary Be gin would buy a book and show up at Edmonds Community School to read to students while wearing eye popping brightly coloured socks and carrying doughnuts, the kids would meet him outside and follow him around
Begin is well known in the Burnaby commu nity whether it’s for his time on city council or his “Christmas Sox Parties” or for his love for doughnuts.
He has devoted his whole life to community service serving on the Burnaby school board from 1974 to 1985 and as a city councillor for differ ent terms between 1986
Since 2000, Begin has been involved with non profit, St Michael’s Cen tre, funded by Fraser Health Authority, as a long standing member on St Michael’s board of di rectors.
After 22 years, he is stepping down from the board It’s a bittersweet occasion, as the farewell comes as the non profit celebrates its anniversary St. Michael’s Centre has been serving the resi dents and community for 41 years as a long term care facility, in addition to 20 years as Burnaby’s first and only hospice centre
Long before he was known in Burnaby for his community service, Begin
owned a ‘Mr Gary’s’ dress store, which, at times, be came an unofficial council lor’s office
He has been involved in many community boards , including Burnaby Family Life, Burnaby Arts Coun cil andWest Burnaby and South Burnaby United churches
A former resident of Burnaby and a graduate of Burnaby South High School, Begin tremen dously contributed to the community While he has since moved toTsawwas sen, his heart belongs to his hometown
Begin has been de scribed by friends and col
leagues as a beacon of op timism. (His voicemail bears this out, ending with a cheery “Have a wonder ful day!”)
Barbara Spitz, a board member and friend, said Begin’s contributions helped St. Michael’s Cen tre navigate many difficul ties faced along the way, especially through the pan demic, which was heavily felt by the facility
St Michael’s CEO Arif Padamshi said Begin had provied monumental sup port in “preserving the leg acy” of the organization
He said Begin, “the man of the people” and “com passionate advocate” as people call him, has always been a strong voice for people’s welfare
“His positive attitude, determination to sup port, would extend to the
leadership and the board themselves,” Padamshi said “Lending his advo cacy and strong voice to wards the preservation of St. Michael’s faith based legacy are really important for what he’s done for St Michael’s.”
Spitz, a confidante and colleague who gradu ated with Begin from high school, teared up as she re membered working with Begin
“He is a person that re ally cared,” she said “He cared for Burnaby, for the well being of those that are maybe not as well off or not have some of the priv ileges So he cared for his community in Burnaby, in all aspects of it, whether it’s working with children and reading to them or advocating for the elderly that live at St Michael’s ”
HONOURED: Gary Begin, centre, with the St Michael’s Centre board of directors, August 2018 PHOTO CONTRIBUTEDWhat do you think about ageism?
As I have been aging, I wonder a lot about people’s views on grow ing older and, more sig nificantly, I worry about people’s negative attitudes towards older people
TheWorld Health Or ganization defines ageism as “the stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel) and discrimina tion (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age ”
On theWHO’s web site, they say ageism is rife in our society They re cently reported that one in two people are ageist when it comes to older peo ple Unfortunately, this in cludes seniors themselves
who have internalized ste reotypes about older peo ple.
Why is ageism so prev alent?WHO says, “Older people are often assumed to be frail or dependent and a burden to society” They are all thought to be declining in cognitive abil ity, prone to physical de cline and unable to care for themselves, again put ting a burden on society
It might be wise to re member, as seniors advo cate for B.C. Isobel Mack enzie says, only a small percentage of older peo ple live in care facilities
She says, “Seniors should prepare to live a long life, most of it independently at home.” Statistics show that 94 per cent of seniors over 65, and 74 per cent over 85, live in their own home.
Older people are of
ten thought to be resis tant to change, unable to
learn new skills such as us ing computers or tablets;
it’s often believed most are on the verge of demen
tia These assumptions all contribute to negative ste reotypes of seniors. De mentia is not an inevitable part of aging, according to Alzheimer’s Canada, which notes that only 7 1 per cent of the total se niors’ population of Can ada has dementia.
Over the last few years of the pandemic, many older people learned how to use technology to stay connected to community Change is inevitable for all of us, and seniors have successfully lived through amazing changes giant strides in technology, men on the moon, wars, reces sions in the economy and pandemics
Admittedly, as we age, our bodies and minds do change Some of us might
COMBATING AGEISM: Seniors are not a homogeneous group, so why do we lump all older people in together? Columnist Margaret Coates looks at some of the harmful effects of ageism PHOTO ARIEL SKELLEY/DIGITALVISION/GETTY IMAGESpage 34
experience some memory loss, and most of us lose physical abilities But se niors adapt to the aging process For instance, the loss of our physical abili ties can be compensated through assistive devices such as hearing aids, eye glasses and walkers, and through modifications of the older person’s environ ment
Our mental capabilities can be sharpened by stay ing mentally active.
One of the worst forms of ageism is writing off older people as expend able. During COVID 19, I heard unsettling state ments from people who thought that the over whelming rates of deaths of seniors was OK and that resources should not go their way after all, they had a good long life
For many families and friends of seniors who have lost their lives to COVID 19, their passing has caused considerable grief. Also, as a person in this most vulnerable group, I want to be looked at as a citizen who should receive care, not as a stereotyped aging person
Often older people are seen as a homogeneous group with no differenti ation But as Mackenzie says, “The only thing all seniors have in common is that they are all older than the rest of the population ”
The Alberta seniors ad vocate, Dr Sheree Kwong See, says, “Compelling re search shows that ageism has detrimental effects on the health and well being of older adults ”
She continues, saying: “Holding more negative age stereotypes, for exam ple, has been found to be associated with a greater likelihood of future hos pitalization, poorer hear ing and memory, and early biomarkers for Alzhei mer’s ”
Conversely, Kwong See says, people including se niors who have positive at titudes about older persons create a climate whereby seniors are predisposed to proactively look after
themselves Buying into the stereotype whereby people see loss of function only as an aging process as opposed to, for instance, being busy or stressed, is problematic for older peo ple
If you momentarily for get something, I will ad vocate, like Kwong See, to never say again I’m having a “seniors moment ”The WHO says, “Public health professionals, and society as a whole, need to address these and other ageist at titudes, which can lead to discrimination, affect the way policies are devel oped and the opportunities older people have to expe rience healthy aging ”
In the next few months, the federal government is sponsoring a survey, dis cussion, and consultation about ageism The on line survey can be found at tinyurl.com/Canada AgeismConsultation, and it’s open to everyone
Residents from Burn aby’s Dania Home went to a BC Lions practice at the team’s training facil ity in Surrey on Sept 22 and met with the football players
LeslieTorresan, recre ation program advisor at
Dania Home, said it was a brilliant day.
The residents were decked out in BC Lions gear and crafted home made banners showing their support for the Li ons
Torresan said the Lions players and coach Rick Campbell treated the Da nia residents like celeb
“After the practice, the coach came up, and then every single player came up and signed their auto graphs, signed the banner and then they took photos with us,” she said
“It was so kind of the Lions to do that, and the residents were just thrilled.”
“Holding more negative age stereotypes, for example, has been found to be associated with a greater likelihood of future hospitalization.”Dr. Ajand DrNobahari . Douglas Lovely Dr. Chantal ThériaultDr Stephen Yoon Seniors Burnaby
March 25, 1964 September 8, 2022
H s weary hours and days of pain His troubled nights are past, and In our ach ng hearts we know He has found sweet rest at ast
Survived by Lov ng Fami y
Wife Joanne, Son Brandon, Father and Mother Ed & Rose, Sister Madeline
DeVITO, Michael Christian June 20, 1947 September 16, 2022
It s with great sadness that we announce the sudden pass ng of M chael DeV to on September 16, 2022 at the age of 75 years
M chae was predeceased by his dad, Tony, and is survived by and w l be loving y remembered by his Mom, Vera, Son Jonathan (Bernadette), Grand daughter Shay, Brother Randy, S sters Paula (Mel) and Teresa (Don), and many nieces and nephews
BOOTH, Kenneth February 22, 1927 September 24, 2022
Ken spent his youth and working years in New Westminster. He was proud to be a WWII veteran, serving in the Royal Canadian Navy. He worked for the City of New Westminster Electrical Department for 35 years, retiring in 1984. Shortly after retirement, Ken and his new wife Joyce moved to Langley, where they became avid golfers at Newlands. Ken is survived by his two daughters, Carol (Joel) Schmidt and Colleen Hagen; two stepsons, Peter (Yuki) and John (Caroline) Hall; and five grandsons, Chris and Nate (Laura) Schmidt , Sam (Annelies), Ben (Emily) and Jake (Autumn) Hagen. Ken was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Alice Booth, son in law Robert Hagen, first wife Nancy Ogilvie, stepson Darcy Hall and his loving wife of 28 years, Joyce. Ken resided at Avalon in Langley until February 2022, when he returned to his roots in the Royal City. The family would like to thank Dr. Yap and the Age Care staff for their compassionate end of life care. At Ken’s request, his body will be donated to UBC, and there will be no service.
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