Burnaby Now December 15 2022

Mallto house Burnaby library, cityrec centre

LougheedTown Centre will soon be (temporarily) home to a library and civic community centre

The City of Burnaby has officially announced it will temporarily move the Cameron Community Centre and Library to the mall’s old H&M space, as the community centre undergoes a massive redevelopment at 9523 Cameron St

The city proposed to lease and remodel the 17,000-square-foot space on the lower level of the mall at 9855 Austin Ave , according to the city’s request for proposal (RFP) for architectural consulting

The total project budget, according to the RFP is $2.7 million.The RFP’s

SEASONAL SPARKLE: Visitors stroll through a tunnel of Christmas lights at the Burnaby Village Museum on Sunday, Dec 12 This season’s incarnation of the museum’s annual Heritage Christmas runs until Jan 2, 2023 PHOTO JENNIFERGAUTHIER

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Ex-ICBCexaminerwins$2.2Mfortestgonewrong

Former insurance corporation employee was hurt in a crash during a road test she was administering

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A former ICBC driving examiner has been awarded more than $2 2 million for a driver’s test that went terribly wrong in Burnaby six years ago

Heather Boal, a fouryear ICBC examiner, was conducting a road test on Parker Street on March 10, 2016, when the driver taking the test oversteered while turning left onto Madison Avenue, sending the car toward a vehicle stopped at a stop sign, according a B C Supreme Court ruling last month.

“Ms Boal testified that in response, she instinctively yelled stop, pressed as hard as she could on the passenger side brake pedal, turned in her seat, and reached across and grabbed the steering wheel with her right hand,” stated the Nov 29 ruling “She said she pulled the wheel hard to the right She was able to alter theToyota’s course

away from the driver’s door of the other vehicle The front driver’s side corner of theToyota collided with the back wheel well of the other vehicle.”

After the accident, Boal directed the driver to return to ICBC by the safest route

Back at the office, Boal took an Advil and started to complete a form to report the accident but found it difficult to gather her thoughts.

Her father picked her up from work early and drove her home

Six years after the accident, Boal testified she still suffers from “excruciating migraine headaches,” depression and pain in her neck, shoulder and shoulder blade, according to the ruling.

She attempted a graduated return-to-work program at ICBC but was unable to increase her hours beyond two fourhour shifts a week, and ICBC terminated the program four months in, the

ruling said.

Before the accident, Boal had been social and active, according witnesses, but her injuries left her “a shadow of her former dynamic, outgoing self,” unable to perform most household duties, including child care

Boal sued the driver, Maria Parilla, and the driving instructor who owned theToyota, Jezer

Eriko Lagman, for $2 9 million for pain and suffering, loss of past income, loss of future income and the cost of her future care, including money for cannabis and Botox treatments for her headaches, homemaking support, fitness passes and Pilates sessions

The defendants said Boal should get $936,169.53 minus up to

15 per cent for her own part in the crash

They admitted they were liable but said Boal should have intervened sooner when she realized Parilla was oversteering onto Madison or should have stopped the road test earlier, since Parilla had actually already failed 20 minutes in, when she oversteered into an oncoming lane of traffic.

But B C Supreme Court Justice LisaWarren rejected that claim, saying Parilla and Lagman hadn’t proven Boal’s conduct “fell below the standard of care ”

“The only evidence at all relevant to the standard of care expected of a driving examiner was that of Ms Boal,”Warren said. “She testified that her conduct throughout

Ms Parilla’s road test was consistent with ICBC policy In particular, she explained that terminating the test and driving Mr Lagman’s vehicle back to the office, herself, would have been inconsistent with ICBC policy.”

In the end,Warren awarded Boal $2 24 million and court costs

“The evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that the injuries she sustained in the accident have limited her functional capacity and that the limitations are likely permanent,”Warren said.

A man trying to take back a guilty plea he made four years ago for an online gambling company fraud in Burnaby almost a decade ago has taken 11 months to get his application together and he’s not there yet

indicated in January that he wanted to take back a guilty plea he entered in October 2018 to one count of fraud over $5,000, according to Crown prosecutor John Neal

The charge relates to an online gambling company

Mann allegedly convinced a Port Coquitlam man to invest in Mann is alleged to have claimed the investment would generate “significant returns” in six months, according to the BC Securities Commission (BCSC), which investigated the company.

“Rather than invest the

money as promised, it is alleged Mann misappropriated the bulk of the invested funds,” stated a BCSC news release after the charges were approved in April 2018

Eighteen court dates have been scheduled in Mann’s case since he announced his plans to withdraw his guilty plea

“He’s been in the process for some time now of getting legal advice on that,” said Mann’s defence lawyer, Chandra Corriveau, who represented him at an appearanceWednesday.

Corriveau requested and was granted another adjournment to Jan. 10.

Neal raised concerns

about how long it has taken for Mann to actually make the application to withdraw his guilty plea, and he said Mann’s next court appearance should be in-person

“Having him attend personally is the only idea I have to push this matter forward,” Neal said.

WHEELS OF JUSTICE: Six years after an accident that happened while she was administering a driving test, an ICBC examiner has testified she still suffers from “excruciating migraine headaches,” depression and pain in her neck, shoulder and shoulder blade PHOTO GETTY IMAGES/ MOMENT/WANG YUKUN

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SEASON’S GREETINGS

from Mayor Mike Hurley

On behalf of Burnaby City Council, I’d like to share my warm wishes to all Burnaby residents this holiday season

This is a time for togetherness, gratitude and hope A time when we celebrate the accomplishments of the past year and look ahead to the new year In Burnaby, we have much to celebrate and look forward to

In 2022, we launched the largest capital construction program in our city’s history. Over the next 5 years, we have a vision to build new fire halls, pools and community centres, to deliver vital services and programs for our citizens to enjoy

At the same time, we’re making big steps towards transforming the way we move around our city, accelerating our work on cycling and pedestrian paths This work will make it easier to choose active, sustainable travel options

Last month, council approved plans for a new Highway 1 pedestrian/cycling overpass that will serve as a key connector in our growing cycling network Construction is expected to begin before fall 2023

As we emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, we celebrated in style this summer The first-ever Streetfest on Central was (in my humble opinion) the best Canada Day celebration in the region Thousands of people came to Central Boulevard in Metrotown to enjoy the party atmosphere, and many stayed to see Alex Cuba, Bif Naked and k-os play a free show to cap off the evening If you didn’t make it this year, be sure to join us for the 2023 edition

PUBLIC INPUT OPPORTUNITY

On a personal level, I was honoured to have earned the confidence of Burnaby residents in this fall’s municipal election as I embark on my second term as Mayor Residents elected an excellent group to serve as councillors, and I look forward to working closely with them as we continue to make Burnaby a world class place to live

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season All the best from my family to yours

HolidayHours CityHall

Monday, December 19 8 am-4:45 pm

Tuesday, December 20 8 am-4:45 pm

Wednesday, December 21 8 am-4:45 pm

Thursday, December 22 8 am-8 pm

Friday, December 23 8 am-4:45 pm

Monday, December 26

Closed (In Lieu of Christmas) Tuesday, December 27 Closed (In Lieu of Boxing Day) Wednesday, December 28 8 am-4:45 pm

Thursday, December 29 8 am-8 pm

Friday, December 30 8 am-4:45 pm

Monday, January 2 Closed ( (In Lieu of New Years Day)

Tuesday, January 3 8 am-4:45 pm (Resume regular hours)

CityConnect Liquor Licence Application #22-02

Liquor Licence Application #22-04

Applicant: STUDIO BREWING

Subject: Proposed changes to permit permanent outdoor patio, increase brewery person capacity, and to extend patio operating hours

Location: 5792 Beresford Street

Studio Brewing has made an application to the City of Burnaby to permanently expand its liquor service area to allow for the long-term use of the outdoor patio, to increase the total person capacity of the brewery lounge and patio from 54 persons to 84 persons, and to extend the daily operating hours on the patio from 11 am - 10 pm to 11 am – 11 pm within an existing manufacturer’s (brewery) licence at 5792 Beresford Street, Burnaby The lounge and patio would be subject to the requirements of the Burnaby Noise or Sound Abatement Bylaw 1979 For further information on these applications, 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 these applications 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

increase the total person capacity of the brewery lounge and patio from 54 persons to 110 persons, and to extend the daily operating hours on the patio from 12 noon – 9 pm to 11 am – 11 pm within an existing manufacturer’s (brewery) licence at Units #114 and #116 – 3191 Thunderbird Crescent, Burnaby The lounge and patio would be subject to the requirements of the Burnaby Noise or Sound Abatement Bylaw 1979

Visit Burnaby City Hall to see the beautiful seasonal display!

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Massagetherapistcharged

Burnaby resident,50, faces sex assault charge

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A Burnaby massage therapist has been charged with sexual assault and banned from providing any personal or professional therapeutic services to women while he is out on bail

Gudbjartur Bodhi Haraldsson, who goes by Bodhi, was arrested on Nov. 25 and charged with sexual assault, according to a Surrey RCMP news release

The charge is related to

an alleged sexual assault on a female client during treatment at a clinic in the 13700 block 96th Avenue in Surrey on Nov 14, according to police

Surrey RCMP released a photo of Haraldsson on Thursday in order to “further the ongoing investigation,” the release said

Anyone with information is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-5990502 and request to speak with the special victim’s unit

The College of Massage Therapists of B C lists Haraldsson’s place of practice as PainPRO Surrey Memorial at 13737 96th Ave., but his bio has been removed from that clinic’s website

Gym,sportprogramswon’tmove

timeline had the temporary community centre opening by the end of July 2023, but the city’s website now states an opening of fall 2023

The library at Lougheed will include a variety of programming activities carried over from its main location, including library services; seniors’ movement and social spaces;

dance and music programs for all ages; health-focused programs; artist and theatre groups; arts, crafts, cards and games; and book and garden clubs

Gym and sport programs will not be moved to Lougheed

The current community centre and library, which, according to the city, has been open for almost 40 years, will be demolished

and redeveloped beginning in 2023

The rec centre will be replaced with a $252-million facility including a new library, pool, gym with two full-sized basketball courts, weight room with cardio facilities, an indoor running track, fitness studios, dedicated youth and seniors’ spaces, child-minding and play areas and a civic plaza.

LaurenVanderdeen

Charged: Gudbjartur Bodhi Haraldsson PHOTO SURREYRCMP

Opinionnow

Topic: City housing prices falling

“So they get to sidestep the rules by not purchasing the land required for the density bonus, somehow just purchase the bonus anyways and get to take advantage of the “purchased” bonus? ”

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Cabinet shuffle is good start for Eby

Putting together a provincial cabinet is a challenging endeavour for any premier, and no doubt new B C Premier David Eby had to make some interesting calls in determining which members of his team would make the inner circle

However, he seems to have pulled off some notable “firsts” in his first crack at cabinet making

For the first time, B C has a South Asian woman in the important post of attorney general Niki Sharma received the only standing ovation from the audience at last week’s swearing-in ceremony at Government House, an indication of the importance attached to this historic appointment

In fact, Sharma is one of 15 female cabinet ministers That is the most ever, and for the first time there are more women in cabinet than men (also, of 25 deputy ministers, 15 are women)

Another first: MLAs from the Fraser Valley are at a BC NDP cabinet table. Agriculture Minister Pam Alexis represents Abbotsford-Mission and there are two ministers of state from Langley (Andrew Mercier) and Chilliwack (Dan Coulter)

The NDP made historic breakthroughs in all three cities in the 2020 election (the party had never won a seat in a general election in them before), and the path to victory in the next election may very well run through all

three communities

A cabinet appointment generally tends to heighten the profile of an MLA, so Alexis, Mercier and Coulter should all benefit from the added attention

While it is not a first, the appointment of Katrine Conroy as finance minister marks the first time since Paul Ramsey held the portfolio in the NDP government in the 1990s that the portfolio has not been held by an MLA from Metro Vancouver or the capital region (Ramsey was from Prince George).

At the ceremony, Eby said Conroy will bring a rural voice into a cabinet dominated by urban voices That is no doubt needed, given that Metro Vancouver has 16 ministers (plus the premier)

while Vancouver Island has six

Conroy and Sharma’s appointments also reflect Eby’s view that not only should there be gender equity in cabinet but that it should also apply to the biggest and key ministries. He views four ministries to be the most important: finance and attorney general (both portfolios now held by women) and health and public safety (held by Adrian Dix and Mike Farnworth, respectively)

Also, of the eight largest ministries when it comes to budget size, six are now overseen by women.

All in all, not a bad start by the new premier.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC

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Changes to strata act are‘undemocratic’

Editor: I write this to voice my concern on the current B.C. government amending the Strata Property Act It is unfair, undemocratic The provincial government should be aware of the consequences and be fair so that the amendment does not benefit one group of citizens over another

It is important to be inclusive and advocate for the humane principles of natural justice and equity

1) Does the B.C. government have a right to go and amend the Strata Property Act so that it benefits one class of citizens (investors/landlords) but not another (strata owners) without consultation?

2) If the government does have the right to amend, why is it only benefiting the investor/ landlord in the most obscene way? The investor/landlord is living off the strata owners who volunteer countless hours to keep the strata maintenance costs low, sacrifice their quality of life and family time

The investor/landlord is not only benefiting from the capital appreciation of his property, and able to write off expenses for tax purposes, but paying the same monthly fees and

assessment fees (for not doing anything) as the concerned owners/volunteers who spend countless hours without being compensated

3) Is the government going to bring in legislation for strata owners to charge an additional 50 per cent on top of the investor/ landlord’s monthly fees and strata fees (which the investor/landlord can write off on their taxes anyways as business expenses) to compensate for all the free volunteer work and most of all sacrificing their quality and family life to keep the costs down so we can continue to afford a home? Why should the investor/ landlord get extra monetary and tax benefits for paying the same amount of fees?

Hopefully, the decision makers will re-evaluate the above points and then answer the following: Is it fair? Is it right? Who gets hurt? Who has to pay for the consequences?

S. Flyers, Burnaby

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Burnaby,NewWestMLAs shuffledinEby’snewcabinet

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Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Anne Kang and NewWestminster MLA JenniferWhiteside both have new portfolios after B C Premier David Eby’s cabinet shuffle.

Kang, who was the minister of advanced education and skills training under former premier John Horgan, was assigned to municipal affairs in the shuffle, announced Dec 7 Whiteside has been moved from education to mental health and addictions

Former NewWestminster MLA Judy Darcy became B C ’s first minister of mental health and addictions in 2017, before

leaving office in 2020.

Also in the cabinet shuffle, Burnaby North MLA Janet Routledge was assigned as parliamentary secretary for labour

“British Columbia is a wonderful place to live, but people are looking for action on the issues facing them and their families,” Eby said in a news release after his cabinet was sworn in.

“If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we can’t solve these problems alone.We need to solve them together My team of determined colleagues will use a wealth and variety of experiences to continue the good work we’ve started and go further to deliver results people can see and feel in their com-

Innovative surgical technique saves young woman at VGH

It’s just a toothache or at least that’s what Joyce thought at the time The pain would come and go so she wasn’t overly concerned, but Joyce mentioned it to her dentist who thought it was an infection and she was eventually referred to an oral surgeon What she learned next turned her world upside-down “I had a tumour in my jaw that was growing so aggressively it was ‘eating’ my left jawbone,” says Joyce “The bone had become so thin that I had to go on a puree diet immediately just to avoid further damage I was terrified ”

Joyce was suffering from a rare bone tumour called an ameloblastoma The tumour needed to be removed or it would soon leave Joyce unable to eat or speak Without proper care, it could become fatal

“The more I read about the surgery, the more worried I became, because apparently after the surgery, you might need to rehabilitate your jaw ” says Joyce “As in learn how to talk and learn how to chew and learn how to smile again That scared me because I was just like, ‘What?’ I’m not going to be able to do something that’s very basic

anymore?”

This is when Joyce came to meet Dr Eitan Prisman, head and neck surgeon at VGH, who walked her through exactly what needed to be done and to help put her fears to rest

Theimportanceofplanning

“This tumour was on the jaw which would mean it would grow so large it would prevent her possibly from speaking, eating, and it could deform her face,” explains Dr Prisman “It’s not a tumour you can live with by any means ”

Dr Prisman had to do a “full section” removal due to the location of the tumour This means he had to remove the entire area of jawbone and replace it

“The complexity with the jawbone is how much we use it every day,” he says “There’s constant motion and pressure You can’t just throw a titanium plate in because the bone will not fuse properly and then you’re dealing with a whole other problem ”

Instead, Dr Prisman needed more bone, which he harvested from Joyce’s scapula

Using CT scans and modelling of

Joyce’s bone structure, Dr Prisman utilized simulation software he and his team designed It ran hundreds of virtual surgeries on Joyce before landing on the most optimal one for Dr Prisman to perform

This pre-surgical preparation is key for improving outcomes, as it reduces the amount of time a patient is in surgery by hours This reduces inflammation, soreness, chance of infection, and increases the likelihood of surgical success “Joyce’s surgery went textbook,” says Dr Prisman “She had zero complications ”

Today, Joyce is happily moving forward in her life She has a burgeoning business in calligraphy for weddings and events and is even looking to get married herself in the near-future

“I’m so grateful for Dr Prisman,” Joyce says “He saved my life ”

Honouryourangel

Each holiday season, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation asks our community to ‘Honour Your Angel’ by making a donation in honour of a loved one or health care provider

These gifts help to transform health

munities.”

In a Dec 6 statement, Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Katrina Chen, who was minister of state for child care under Horgan, announced she had asked Eby not to consider her for his cabinet

Chen said she was stepping away from a ministry role due to long-term trauma and wanting to spend more time with her son.

“Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action onViolence AgainstWomen,” she said in a statement sent to the NOW

“As a survivor of gender-based violence more than once in my life, including as a child, I have long-term trauma that has yet to be fully unpacked ”

care and save lives at VGH, UBC Hospital, and GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, including people like Joyce

Donor support purchases critical equipment, funds high-impact research projects, and advances patient care to deliver B C ’s best, most specialized adult health care

To learn more or make a donation, visit vghfoundation ca/angel-story

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Emergency support has run out for families displaced by a Burnaby apartment fire earlier this month, so they are turning to crowdsourcing to get through the holidays

Fire broke out in a firstfloor suite at Evergreen Place at 6920 Gilley Ave at about 7:45 p m on Dec 3, according to the Burnaby Fire Department

The suite was totally destroyed, and adjacent units also sustained smoke and fire damage, the fire department said

To make matters worse, the fire exposed asbestos in the building’s walls

“There was heavy smoke damage and when officials had to bust down

one of the walls in a neighbouring unit, they found asbestos inside the walls,” states a GoFundMe page set up by Stacey Humphrey, a sister of one of the tenants, Samantha Humphrey, and her fiancé Jordan “Due to that discovery, the tenants in that wing of the complex are now unable to return home.They have been instructed to remove their personal belongings that are salvageable and now they have to find a new place to rent ”

GoFundMe campaigns have also been launched for a mother of three who has lived in the building for 12 years and a oneincome family of four with a special needs son

Branko, a building manager who did not want his

last name published, confirmed asbestos had been found in the building

“Restoration needs to be done completely, so it’s going to take a while,” he said.

He said the renovations are expected to take

three months, and tenants would have the option of moving back in after they’re complete.

“That would be optional for them,” he said

An insurance adjuster who spoke to the NOW said eight units on the

main floor are currently involved

“We’re still in the very preliminary stages of trying to deal with it,” she said. “They have to take down all the walls to figure out the exact extent of the damage ”

The City of Burnaby emergency support services team, which administers the provincial program, provided emergency support to eight families, but that support has now run out.

“The intent of the program is to support the immediate and most necessary needs of those individuals that have been displaced by an emergency or an evacuation,” said Charmaigne Pflugrath, the city’s emergency management coordinator.

Once the 72 hours of emergency support expires, extensions can be granted on a cases-by-case basis, but those requests have to be approved by Emergency Management B C , according to Pflugrath

Before the emergency help expires, however, the city does its best to connect displaced residents with other social services groups in the city, she said

“We try to engage those community partners to provide whatever support they can,” she said “We make every effort to encourage the evacuated individuals to be self-sufficient, so that they can go to friends and family and get the social supports as well as the emotional support that they might need ”

homes weeks before Christmas when fire broke out in their apartment building on Dec 3 and asbestos was found in their walls PHOTO GETTY IMAGES/MOMENT/ANASTASIIA KRIVENOK

In honour of the season of eating, drinking and being merry, we reached out to some community leaders and asked them to share their favourite holiday recipes.

Up first: a cold weather favourite from Mayor Mike Hurley’s family, then a recipe for latkes from Coun DanielTetrault

HAMBURGER SOUP

1Tbsp oil

1 large onion, diced finely 680 g (1½ lbs) lean ground beef

1 796 ml (28 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained (no salt added if preferred)

2 900 ml cartons beef broth (low sodium if pre-

ferred) 1 284 ml can condensed tomato soup

large carrots, chopped finely

ribs celery, sliced thinly

tsp dried thyme leaves

tsp ground black pep-

per 1 bay leaf

C pot or pearl barley

Heat oil in frying pan over medium low heat Add onions and sauté until soft but not browned Remove to a large pot or Dutch oven

Add beef to frying pan, brown over medium high heat (may need to do in two batches) and drain off fat Add cooked beef to pot with onions Combine remaining ingredients in pot and bring to a boil Reduce heat, cover and simmer, for two hours or until barley is tender

so that mixture looks like oatmeal.

Burger meister: Mayor Mike Hurley. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER/NOW FILES

Merry & Bright Christmas in Burnaby & Bright in

Gingerbread cookies from Burnaby school district superintendent Gina Niccoli-Moen

“While my mom has been sharing traditional recipes with us for years, this one is one of my favourites!We have been making gingerbread cookies together (my mom, my sisters and I) for over 45 years now

“She got the recipe from the mom of one of our classmates when we moved to Burnaby and we’ve been making them every Christmas since.

“My sisters and I (and our families) go to my parents’ place every Christmas morning and open stockings (yup, still at my

age) and, yes, enjoy gingerbread cookies for breakfast! I absolutely love and cherish that holiday family tradition and look forward to it every year

GINGERBREAD MEN:

From Edith Adams cookie

1/2 tsp salt

Roll on lightly floured board: 1/18-inch thickness for thin cookies 1/4-inch thickness for plump ones

Place on greased cookie sheets:

Bake at 190C (375F) for 8 to 12 minutes Cool for five minutes Remove from sheet and cool

Makes about 5 dozen cookies or 24 snowmen

SNOW ICING FOR GINGERBREAD MEN

Add sugar and beat 1 minute on low speed Add vinegar and beat 2 minutes on high (Like meringue, dries hard, may colour).

Christmas favourite: Burnaby school district superintendent Gina Niccoli-Moen’s gingerbread cookie recipe has been a family seasonal staple for decades PHOTO SUBMITTED

Holiday baker: Burnaby school district superintendent Gina Niccoli-Moen PHOTO SUBMITTED

Merry

Don’tmissthisyoungBurnabyactor’scookierecipe

Who doesn’t love warm chewy cookies baked fresh out of the oven? Pair it with some milk and Netflix, you can have Christmas in bed everyday

This Christmas cookie recipe is from the kitchen of Pavan Bharaj, the 13-year-old Burnaby actor who voices the main character in the hit Netflix cartoon Deepa and Anoop Bharaj said she was looking for easy recipes that she could make with her siblings as a fun activity a few Christmases ago, during COVID-19.

“I found this one online and I knew that my little brother and sister would enjoy putting their thumbprints in the cookies,” she said “We made some with strawberry jam and some with Nutella Now, it has become a

family tradition that we make these cookies every year I hope you and your family enjoy them too!”

The best part? It can be easily baked even by kitchen newbies

THUMBPRINT CHRISTMAS COOKIES

What you need: 2 cups all-purpose flour

tsp baking powder

tsp salt 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

cup white sugar ½ cup light brown sugar, packed 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup jam

Preparation steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Line three baking sheets with parchment paper

and set them aside.

In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt

Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat butter, white sugar and

brown sugar together on high speed until light and fluffy This usually takes about two minutes

Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well mixed

Pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and beat just until well mixed

Drop rounded cookies, 1 5 tablespoon in size and two inches apart, onto the

parchment paper lined baking sheets.

Using the back of a teaspoon, dusted in flour to prevent sticking, press back the teaspoon about half way down into each cookie to create an indent for the jam.

Using a small spoon, fill each indent with jam of your choice.

Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until the bottom edges look slightly browned.

Remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes before removing and placing them on a wire rack to cool completely

Add this local favourite to your baking list this holiday season and devour it with your family.

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Holiday treat: Christmas cookies baked by Netflix series actor Pavan Bharaj. PHOTO SABRINA BADAL

Season’s seasonings: Burnaby North MLA Janet Routledge

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FRIDAY, DEC. 16

JAPANESE BOOK SALE

The bookstore at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre is hosting an end-of-the-year book

SYMPHONY IN THE CITY

Listen in to a seven-piece orchestral ensemble from V&G Entertainment as they perform the holiday classics under twinkling lights and sparkling snow As sleigh bells jingle, this hour-long musical treat promises to be fun for all ages – check it out at the lower level of Lougheed Town Centre

WHEN: Friday, Dec. 16 from 6 to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Lougheed Town Centre (9855 Austin Ave.)

COST: Free

SATURDAY, DEC. 17

DREAM MARROW: BURNABY ART GALLERY

For the art-lovers among us, treat yourself to a day perusing the meaning of dreams. Burnaby Art Gallery hosts the exhibition Dream Marrow by contemporary artists Hana Amani and Audie Murray, who both work across mediums, exploring the relationship between dreams and politics, resistance and oppression

WHEN: Saturday, Dec 17 and Sunday, Dec 18 from noon to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Burnaby Art Gallery (6344 Deer Lake Ave )

COST: Suggested donation $5

SUNDAY

BOSSA CHRISTMAS SPORTS CARD SHOW

Head to Bonsor Recreation Centre this Sunday, where you’ll find 64 vendor tables selling, buying and trading sports cards and memorabilia with vendors from all over Western Canada.

sale with bargain prices! All books for sale will be $1 each in the lobby until Dec. 17. Books of all genres will be sold, with a small section of English-language books

While you’re there, visit the museum’s current exhibit: Washi (Japanese paper art).

WHEN: Now until Dec. 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

COST: Free admission to book sale; $5 gallery admission, $3 concession, free for NNMCC members, students and volunteers

WHEN: Sunday, Dec 18 from 10 a m to 3 p m

WHERE: Bonsor Recreation Centre (6550 Bonsor Ave.)

COST: $10 admission; free for children 10 and under, tickets available at https://tinyurl com/BurnabySportsCardShow2022

MAPLE LEAF SINGERS

The Maple Leaf Singers, a 50-voice chorus, will present their first concert in three years, a Christmas show

at Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion While your ears are delighted by the magic of choral sounds, you can also treat yourself to a cash-only bake sale.

WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 18 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Doors open at 1:30 p m

WHERE: Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion (6871 Roberts St.)

COST: $10, email info@mapleleafsingers com for more information

Compiled by Lauren Vanderdeen

JessBalzer jfedigan@burnabynow com

Notable forestry sector leaders have donated $2.5 million towards BCIT’s newTechnology

andTrades Complex, the school has announced

The contribution was given to its INSPIRE campaign, which will help benefit more than 20 trades and technology

programs

“With ongoing innovation and growing demand for climate-friendly building solutions, Canfor is excited to support BCIT’s growth as an interconnec-

tion between the forestry and construction sectors,” Canfor CEO Don Kayne said in a news release.

Organizations included Tolko,West Fraser, Canfor, Hampton Lumber,

Mosaic Forest Management, Paper Excellence and Binational Softwood Lumber Council.

BCIT says the new complex will include spaces that inspire inte-

grated learning and facilitate inter-trade collaboration

The complex will also add training capacity for hundreds of new full and part-time students yearly.

CitycouncilsplitsongiantMetrotowndevelopment

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

Phase 2 of the Concord Metrotown development sparked debate in its return to Burnaby city council over its unit sizes and number of parking spaces

With four residential towers planned between 40 and 60 storeys tall and one commercial tower, the development at 4750 Kingsway would bring about 2,186 housing units onto the market, with a mix of market strata units, market rentals and non -market rentals

It also includes 58 non -market rental studio units between 323 and 346 square feet.The minimum size for rental units in Burnaby is 322 93 sq ft

The non-market units would be rented at 20 per cent below the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) median (the median for Metrotown is $1,385)

At the Dec 5 council meeting, Mayor Mike Hurley said he didn’t think the 323-square foot non -market rental studio units were livable.

“I don’t believe that our housing needs study shows that these are the types of units that we need,” Hurley said at council

“I’m really concerned, not with the buildings at all, it’s the mix of the affordable units in the buildings.”

Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) Coun Alison Gu suggested transitioning some of the strata or market rental units to non-market units or be rented at the CMHC median

She expressed concern with the number of parking spaces included, at 2,889 total spaces for residential and commercial use, as she said the Metrotown area is “probably the most well-served by transit area” in Burnaby.

“If we keep building for cars, what is going to happen is people are going to think that it’s easier to drive and continue to drive,” Gu said.

The city’s general man-

ager of planning and development, Ed Kozak, said none of the city’s non -profit partners which would manage the non -market units expressed concern that 323 sq ft

studios were too small

Multiple councillors stressed the need for staff to report back with findings on increasing the minimum size for rentals and updating parking re-

quirements

The development passed its second reading, with Hurley and Keithley opposed, and will return to council at least twice more before final approval

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Burnaby city council granted its park department an increase to its playground renewal budget for a program staff said would “put the ‘wow’ factor back into the city’s playgrounds.”

The program includes increasing the budget per playground replacement, replacing a fourth playground per year and adding a funding stream to create specialty playgrounds

Playgrounds have become ‘less inviting’

Burnaby currently replaces three playgrounds per year, meaning a typical playground gets replaced every 28 years – though a structure’s lifecycle is only

about 15 years

This has led to “maintenance issues” and “patch repairs to extend (playground) life well beyond the target replacement periods,” according to a city staff report

At least half of Burnaby’s playgrounds are more than 15 years old, and most of those do not include accessible features.

Each playground redevelopment currently has a budget of $185,000, a number that has remained the same over the past decade, according to the report.

Meanwhile, purchasing power has declined by 60 per cent since 2016 –“along with the level of public satisfaction,” said the report

The playground struc-

tures have since become “smaller and less inviting.”

The budgets don’t include features like water fountains, shade canopies, benches, or enhanced rubber surfacing that could make playgrounds more accessible.

BUDGET INCREASE

City staff asked council to increase the budget per playground replacement from $185,000 to $300,000 (a 62 per cent increase) and replace four playgrounds per year instead of three

Staff also want to add more “exciting playground attractions,” like those with nature play and adventure features such as ziplines, 10-metre tall “tree house” towers, spiral slides, and rope walkways, to recog-

nize older children who don’t want to be bored with a “too safe” playground

The recommended program has an added funding stream for the creation of “enhanced” and “destination” playgrounds over a three-year cycle

Enhanced playgrounds cost about $750,000 for play areas that support schools, daycares and dense neighbourhoods with more wear and tear.

Destination playgrounds for major parks, intended to attract children from around the city and beyond, are budgeted at $3 5 million The money for those destination parks comes from development cost charges levied on building developers, according to staff.

LaurenVanderdeen

Upscale play: The City of Burnaby approved increasing the budget for playgrounds around the city, including the creation of snazzy new ‘destination playgrounds’ PHOTO CITY OF BURNABY

CorneliaNaylor cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Burnaby has become a hotbed of recruiting for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women’s soccer teams.

Burnaby Central Secondary produced one of North America’s top recruiting classes last month, with seven grads landing a total of $1 9 million in scholarships at Div I schools

Six of the girls are members of theWhitecaps Elite REX Academy, which sees students train with theWhitecaps organization while attending school at Central International soccer star Alphonso Davies, who re-

cently played for the Canadian men’s national team at theWorld Cup in Qatar, is a product of the academy

Since 2018, however, the focus of theWhitecaps partnership at Central has shifted to the elite girls’ program

In October, eight girls in the program (Grade 10 student EmilyWong; Grade 11 students Iba Oching, Jaime Perrault, Ashley Roberts and Jeneva Hernandez Gray; and Grade 12 students Mya Archibald, Anna Hauer and Clare Logan) represented Canada at the U17World Cup in India.

“It’s very exciting for all of us at Central to see our current and former students making their

mark on the international stage,” principalTim Wozney said in an emailed statement. “These student-athletes are great examples of how youth can set lofty goals and achieve their dreams ”

On NCAA signing day

on Nov 9, seven Burnaby Central Grade 12 students signed four-year scholarships with Div I schools in the U S

Mya Archibald is headed to University of Illinois, Anna Hauer to University of Memphis,

Nyema Ingleton toWest Virginia University, Ava Jackson to University of Arkansas, Clare Logan to University of Notre Dame and Sonya Mehta to University of Iowa Burnaby Central’s Gabriela MacFarlane, a

former member of the Whitecaps program now with the B C provincial team, is also headed to University of Memphis.

Ire Omotayo, another member of theWhitecaps program who lives in Burnaby but is finishing up high school online, earned a scholarship to Villanova University.

Omotayo’s scholarship pushes the total for Burnaby girls to more than $2 1 million

“We are very proud of this Class of 2023, who will go on to represent our club, country and province in the elite levels of collegiate competition across North America and prepare them for future international play and for bright futures post their soccer careers,” said Ryan Clark,Whitecaps manager of collegiate transition and identification events

Talent trove: At right, Burnaby Central Secondary Grade 11 student Iba Oching, a member of the U17 national team, marks an opponent during U17 World Cup qualifying action PHOTO ANDREA SANCHEZ

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Teams fromWashington, California and Arizona will be among those playing in the 2022 Pat Quinn Classic in Burnaby at the end of this month.

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament

will return Dec. 27 to 31 and will feature 45 teams competing in six divisions

“We are thrilled to be back,” Pat Quinn Classic honourary chair Cliff Ronning said in a news release

“We are looking forward to seeing young hockey players compete and show their skills in a professionally run tournament

This annual celebration of hockey began 60 years ago in Burnaby and we are proud to continue that tradition under the name of Pat Quinn ”

Dec 27 to 30 will feature the female under-13 elite division, while Dec 28 to 31 will feature the integrated under-15 elite, integrated under-15 flights one and two, as well as integrated under-13 elite and flight one.

“With support from the

fort

The feature rink for the 2022 tournament is the Bill Copeland Sports Centre.

Other venues will include Burnaby Lake Arena, BurnabyWinter Club, Kensington Arena, Scotia Barn and Planet Ice Coquitlam

community, our sponsors and the City of Burnaby, we are proud of this ef-

to create a memorable experience for all participants,” Ronning added

Back on the ice: The Pat Quinn Classic is returning to Burnaby after a two-year break.

PHOTO PAT QUINN CLASSIC

HUNTER, Beatrice G

May 15, 1923 November 22, 2022

Beatrice passed away peacefully at the age of 99 She was born in Vancouver and lived most of her life in Burnaby Bea graduated from the University of Toronto as an Occupational Therapist, participating in the Second World War effort as a lieutenant in the Canadian Army. After her service, she worked locally as an OT. Bea was a committed life member of the Beta Sigma Phi Lamda Master Chapter and a dedicated philanthropist and volunteer. During her pastime, she was a talented crafter, knitter, gardener, and world traveller. She was also well known as everyone’s "Auntie Bea."

Bea was predeceased by her husband, Sheldon Hunter; brother Donald M. Carpenter; and niece Corinne Fraser. She is survived by her brother Charles; sisters in law Patti and Cicely; niece Lea Carpenter (Tim Turner); nephews Andrew Carpenter, Kevin Carpenter (Jae Ahn) and Robert (Bob) Carpenter (Michelle); and her many grand nephews and grand nieces, and cousin Beth Coleman.

A graveside memorial, followed by a reception, will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 1:00 pm at Ocean View Cemetery & Funeral Home, 4000 Imperial St., Burnaby. The family would like to thank the staff of Amica West Vancouver and My Home Rehab for their professional and affectionate care of Bea over the years.

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