Burnaby Now March 9 2023

City launches lawsuit over damaged streets

LaurenVanderdeen

lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

The City of Burnaby is suing the developer of a major highrise project over “significant damage” to its sidewalks and streets

The city says construction by Onni Group on the Gilmore Place development on the western side of BrentwoodTown Centre has resulted in “cracking and deformation” of city sidewalks and streets, according to a notice of civil claim filed in B C Supreme Court

Onni is developing a five-tower highrise project at Gilmore SkyTrain Station at 2108 Gilmore Ave ,

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Attacker gets conditional sentence for punching taxi driver

CorneliaNaylor

cnaylor@burnabynow com

A 54-year-oldVancouver man has been handed a four-month conditional sentence and a year of probation after skipping out on a cab fare in Burn-

aby and then punching a Bonny’sTaxi driver in the head when he pressed him to pay

Courtney Leslie Grey was inVancouver provincial court Monday and pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing

bodily harm.

The charge is connected to an incident on March 23, 2022

That morning, Grey caught a Bonny’sTaxi from the Edmonds SkyTrain station to Burnaby Hospital, according to al-

leged facts presented in court by Crown prosecutor Louise Gauld

When they arrived, the driver said the fare was $19.25, but Grey went in without paying, Gauld said The driver went in, too,

following Grey to an elevator, and said, “Let’s go pay,” according to Gauld

“That’s when he was punched by Mr Grey,” she said.

The driver sustained a gash that took up to eight

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Action against developer alleges ‘negligence’

Citynow

Cityteensentencedforassaultwithskateboard

CorneliaNaylor

cnaylor@burnabynow com

A Burnaby teen has been handed a two-year suspended sentence after bear-spraying another teen in the face, hitting him in the head with a skateboard and then taking off on his electric scooter last May.

BraedenValere Ersu Ramadan, 19, was inVancouver provincial court lastTuesday and pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a weapon

He had originally been charged with robbery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of stolen property, but those charges were stayed.

The charges relate to incidents in the early morning hours of May 17, 2022, according to agreed facts presented in court

Police were called to Capitol Hill Elementary School at about 2:30 a m for reports of a robbery in progress.

The victim, 18-year-old Isaiah Campbell, reported he had been bear-sprayed in the face and hit

in the head with a skateboard by Ramadan, who had then taken off on Campbell’s electric scooter

Ramadan said he sprayed Campbell because he thought he’d heard the click of a bearspray canister, according to Crown prosecutor Louise Gauld, but there was no evidence Campbell had had bear spray with him

“As a pre-emptive move, he used his canister and sprayed Mr Campbell,” Gauld said Campbell then put Ramadan into a choke hold until Ramadan said, “I’m done; I give up,”

according to Gauld

“Campbell believed that Ramadan had given up, so he let go of the choke hold and walked away,” she said “Ramadan picked up the skateboard and hit Campbell in the back of the head ”

Ramadan then took off on Campbell’s electric scooter, according to the agreed facts.

The skateboard assault caused a grade-three concussion and opened a gash on Campbell’s head that took five staples to close, according to Gauld

She said it took Campbell four-and-a-half months to heal

and he now has a “big scar ”

In a joint sentencing submission, Gauld and defence lawyer Ian Gauthier called for a twoyear suspended sentence, with orders to complete 20 hours of community work service and write an apology letter to Campbell.

Gauthier said his client has made “significant lifestyle changes,” including getting counselling, since the assault.

He cited a psychological report that found Ramadan is “not generally a violent person ”

Ramadan had “found himself with a bad crowd” as a result

Property‘continuestosufferloss’:city

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4161 Dawson St. and 4180 Lougheed Hwy , with retail and offices on the ground floor

Construction on the project includes deep excavation and pile driving, according to the filing

The city says the construction of Gilmore Place caused the city’s property to settle, and the excavation caused “a reduction in groundwater level” nearby and “settlement of nearby soils.”

Burnaby is also suing architect IBI Group, structural engineers of record Bryson Markulin and

Glotman Simpson, consultancy GeoPacific, as well as two “unknown construction contracting companies ”

The city said the defendants “owed a duty of care” to the city to ensure the work complied with regulations and “prudent construction design.”

The damage was “directly caused or contributed to” by the defendants, according to the city, which claimed the defendants “knew or ought to have known that the construction of Gilmore Place would lead to the property damage” and had a duty

to warn the city the defendants’ work “would give rise to the property damage.”

“The defendants’ breach of duty and nuisance have caused and continue to cause the city to suffer loss and damage,” the city’s lawyers said, including costs to repair and investigate the damage, legal claims and increased property maintenance costs

The city claims its property “continues to suffer damage due to the ongoing construction ”

The city is seeking general damages for negligence and failure to warn,

special damages and interest.

The Gilmore Place project made headlines in 2021, when it was expected to become the tallest tower in B C at more than 200 metres high

The suit comes months after Burnaby resident and former city council candidate Martin Kendell complained to city council about unsafe sidewalks around the Gilmore Place development

The defendants have not yet filed a response

The city’s claims have not been tested or proven in court

of an “unstable upbringing and the part of town he lived in,” according to Gauthier.

He noted Ramadan and Campbell had been friends, but “the relationship had soured ” Ramadan has moved out of the neighbourhood with his girlfriend since the assault, according to Gauthier

“This was seen as a wake-up call for him. He’s not a kid anymore,” Gauthier said

Judge Gregory Rideout said it was his practice to accept “true joint submissions,” and he imposed the two-year suspended sentence, including orders to get counselling, complete 20 hours of community work service and write Campbell an apology letter

Under his probation order, Ramadan is banned from contacting Campbell, going to Capitol Hill Elementary School, and possessing any weapons

He will also have to submit a DNA sample

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stitches to close and two months to heal

“He’s still very upset,” Gauld said

Gauld called for a sixmonth conditional sentence, including house arrest followed by a curfew, and then one year of probation

Grey’s lawyer, Susan Daniells, said her client was sorry for what he did and had written an apology letter to the driver

Daniells said Grey suffers from arthritis in both knees but is unable to take the medication required to treat the condition and

is therefore on disability and in chronic pain.

“He tells me that on the day this incident occurred he was feeling very rocky and not at all well mentally as well as the chronic pain,” Daniells told the court

She called for a fourmonth conditional sentence with a curfew but no house arrest followed by a year of probation

B.C. provincial court Judge Jennifer Oulton agreed to the shorter conditional sentence without house arrest, saying it was appropriate considering all of the circumstances

WEAPONIZED: Braeden Ramadan, 19, has been handed a two-year suspended sentence for assault with a weapon PHOTO ISSARAWATTATTONG/MOMENT/GETTYIMAGES

“This was seen as a wake-up call for him. He’s not a kid anymore.”

‘He’sstillveryupset’

Victim was bear-sprayed in face,hit in head

Burnaby to apologize for anti-Chinese discrimination

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow.com

Ninety-five years ago, the majority of Burnaby city council wanted all people of Asian descent to be deported and their land expropriated. The motion they passed to send that message was forwarded to city council by theVancouver Ku Klux Klan

This is one of at least 20 moments in Burnaby’s history that expose the systematic racism in the municipality’s past, according to a recent city report

The city now promises to apologize for its discriminatory history against people of Chinese descent

Council approved a plan for reconciliation

with Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community at a meeting on Feb 27

The framework plan will be guided by an advisory group made up of members of the local Chinese community, including city staff members of Chinese Canadian heritage and a historical advisor, according to the report

The group will find actions for reconciliation, including acknowledgements and a formal apology.The city will also come up with an engagement strategy to hear from the local Chinese Canadian community, with outreach in Chinese languages and English

Two city councillors expressed the direct impact of systemic discrimination against Chinese Canadi-

ans on families living in the community today, including their own

“My partner’s grandfather came to B C , landed in B C to work on the railroad,” said Coun. Alison Gu

“He worked as indentured labour; then his wife was not allowed to come over because that was purposeful policy to ensure that Chinese families did not settle here ”

Coun Richard Lee said his family was affected by policy discrimination, including the Chinese head tax, which charged Chinese immigrants $500 to come to Canada and restricted the arrival of Chinese people to Canada

“My grandpa paid for the head tax in 1913 when he came to this country,” Lee said. “And my fam-

ily were separated by the Chinese Exclusion Act So I think this is a long overdue process ”

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923 barred Chinese people from immigrating to Canada. It was repealed in 1947

More than one-third of Burnaby’s residents today are of Chinese descent, “including new immigrants as well as fourth- or fifth-generation Chinese Canadians who have deep roots in Burnaby,” according to the report.

Burnaby’s discriminatory history is summarized in the staff report, which gives a broad strokes outline of the racism faced by Chinese community members and other minorities between Burnaby’s incorporation in 1892 and 1947, when the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed and Chinese Canadians and South Asian Canadians were enfranchised with the right to vote

Burnaby historically endorsed many racist petitions from residents groups to impose restrictions on Chinese immigration, business licences, and land, according to the report

In the 1910s to 1920s, Burnaby council rejected a number of trade licences for Chinese Cana-

dian greengrocers, and, in 1922, council endorsed a resolution from a ratepayers association “that no further Oriental retail or wholesale traders be licensed in this municipality”The B C Attorney General’s office at the time denied the request

Burnaby’s first mayor, Reeve Nicolai Schou, gave testimony in 1902 to the Royal Commission on Chinese and Japanese Immigration, saying “he would favour almost total exclusion” of people of Chinese origin, according to the report

There were no explicit municipal bylaws preventing the sale of city land to Asian people, but the city report said, “It is clear that Chinese Canadians were largely excluded from land ownership in Burnaby.”

‘My family were separated by the Chinese Exclusion Act.”

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

New provincial budget sheltered from economic headwinds

Adeep dive into the B C government budget that was tabled last week reveals that the fiscal plan may not bleed as much red ink as most headlines suggest.

While it is true the budget’s bottom line is a projected deficit of $4 2 billion in the coming fiscal year (which starts April 1) and slightly lower deficits in each of the following two years, the fiscal plan once again includes billions of dollars of unallocated spending

Most of this money is

included in vaguely defined contingency funds The total for the coming year is $5.5 billion, followed by $4.8 billion next year and $4.7 billion the year after that. While much of this money will end up being spent over the course of the fiscal year (to pay for public sector wage increases, climate emergencies and the ongoing pandemic recovery), it is quite conceivable that a lot will not be spent, thus potentially greatly decreasing the size of the budget deficit (or even eliminating it)

Then there is the “forecast allowance” that is built into each annual budget (it serves as a financial cushion in case revenues fall seriously short of what was expected). That number is $700 million in the coming year, and $500 million in each of the following two years

It all adds up to almost $17 billion, which is much more than the combined deficits of $11 billion over three years

Moreover, the Finance Ministry once again may

have applied its usual (and prudent) practice of lowballing some revenue estimates. Given that employment levels are expected to remain strong, there is every chance that personal income taxes could increase and not decline (or not decline as much as projected) in the coming year

Finally, the ministry is projecting a minuscule economic growth rate of just 0 2 per cent While no one is predicting growth rates much higher than that, once again the prudent ministry

has opted to take the more pessimistic view

Put all this together and it explains why at least two of the critically important bond rating agencies will likely keep their high credit rating for the B C government intact

Last week, Moody’s Investors Service released a commentary on the budget and said it was “well-protected” against any economic headwinds, largely because of the factors I have pointed to

Likewise, DBRS Morning-

star weighed in the next day with its analysis, noting the budget “includes several layers of prudence.”

Both agencies essentially said they liked what they saw in Finance Minister Katrine Conroy’s first budget

We should know by November whether this budget will indeed bleed a lot of red ink, or whether there’s even a chance it could end up being in the black

It has happened before Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC

BURNABY NOW IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NEWSMEDIA COUNCIL, WHICH IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO DEAL WITH ACCEPTABLE JOURNALISTIC

Lack of snow removal in city puts seniors at risk

Editor:

I am very disappointed how poorly the City of Burnaby does on snow removal on sidewalks, particularly those at bus stops

The elderly and anyone with walking problems are put in extreme danger of falling Businesses do a great job but the land run by the City is very poorly looked after

An example is the bus stop at Lougheed and Bell, which is very dangerous

Roger Reimer

Save our parkland

Editor:

It will take 66 years to recover the $182,000,000, according to the figures given to Burnaby mayor and council

But only if the maximum 150,000 tonnes a year is processed It will take longer to recover if less than the maximum.

“The estimated capital cost of the project is $182 million including a 25 per cent contingency This financial model shows a potential positive revenue of $18.21 per tonne from a GROW facility with 150,000 tonnes per year capacity”

150,000 tonnes x $18 21 (per tonne) net = $2,731,500/year revenue

$182,000,000 cost divided by $2,731,500 = 66 years to recover the estimated capital cost of the project

Not to mention the loss of interest compounded for 66 years. The facility will likely be at end of life after 66 years, maybe sooner and will have to be rebuilt

So we have a pipeline to the north that Burnaby can’t do anything about and now they want to put a garbage dump in the south on the Fraser River Using our dedicated parks Unbelievable

I’m voting no.

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Cityapprovestaxincrease

One Burnaby councillor calls financial plan

‘a very,very good deal for local

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

Burnaby city council has approved its 2023-2027 financial plan, which includes a property tax hike of 3.99 per cent this year.

Councillors endorsed the budget at a meeting on Feb 27

At the meeting, councillors praised the skills of Burnaby’s financial department in crafting the budget, notingVancouver is facing a 10 7 per cent property tax hike, and Surrey is staring down a 17 5 per cent increase.

For the average residential property in Burnaby (one assessed at about $1.3 million), the 3 99 per cent increase represents about $74 more than last year

Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) Coun. Sav Dhaliwal called the financial plan “a very, very good deal for local government,” noting the annual taxes for the average residence would amount to $1,931

“That’s the city’s share $1,931 for the whole household,” Dhaliwal said “And that’s less than $6 a day that is for fire, the police, the roads, the library, the parks, and you add another, approximately, $3 for your water, sewage, your garbage pickup.That’s only $9 a

day per household ”

The financial plan includes a two per cent tax increase for water services and a two per cent increase for sewer services, though those increases are lower than the cost passed down from MetroVancouver

Burnaby’s operating plan budgets for $646 5 million for additional funding for the RCMP contract increase and E-Comm services, collective agreement wage increases for fire and CUPE staff and other inflationary increases to core services

The capital plan is $291 4 million, allocated to major civic projects, including the Burnaby Lake Aquatic and Arena, the replacement of Fire Station 4 and the construction of the new Fire Station 8 on Burnaby Mountain.

Councillors said the increase is one of the lowest in the region but it isn’t the lowest: Port Coquit-

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lam just proposed a 3 38 per cent tax increase for this year, though that represents about $105 for the average $967,000 PoCo home

The adopted financial plan includes a property tax rate increase of about seven per cent from 2024 to 2027 But councillors stressed the only officially approved number is the 3 99 per cent increase for 2023

“The seven per cent projections are simply that they’re very, very rough estimates,” said BCA Coun Alison Gu, adding that property taxes work on a “relative system” in which the tax increase depends on the increase in a property’s assessed value compared to the city’s average.

One Burnaby Coun Richard Lee voted against the budget

Lee was the sole councillor opposed; the budget passed

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CITY OF BURNABY - 2023 ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS

Pursuant to Sections 30(3) and 86 of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Burnaby is seeking approval of the electors, by an Alternative Approval Process (AAP), to adopt Burnaby Park Dedication Removal Bylaw 2023 The proposed bylaw will remove the park dedication from that 8.43 hectare portion of undeveloped park land at 4800 Riverbend Drive, Burnaby, BC (shown hatched in the plan below, the “GRO Development Area”) for the purpose of developing a Green Recycling Organics (GRO) facility Burnaby Park Dedication Removal Bylaw 2023 is available for public inspection in the Legislative Services Department, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2 during regular business hours, or online at Burnaby ca/GRO

This AAP applies to the whole of the City of Burnaby which includes 162,503 eligible electors for this process. Burnaby City Council may proceed with the adoption of Burnaby Park Dedication Removal Bylaw unless, by the deadline of 4:00 pm on Friday, April 28, 2023, at least 10% (16,250) of eligible electors in the City complete and submit a physical copy of the prescribed Elector Response Form in opposition

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In order to participate in the alternative approval process, qualified electors must sign the Elector Response Form established by Burnaby City Council, copies of which are available:

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3 at all four Burnaby Public Library locations

Signed Elector Response Forms may only be submitted to the Legislative Services Department, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2:

1 by mail;

2. in person to the Legislative Services Department at Burnaby City Hall during regular business hours; or

3 by dropping them off in one of the 24-hour drop boxes (which are cleared daily) located at both entrances to Burnaby City Hall

Signed Elector Response Forms must be received by the Legislative Services Department before 4:00 pm on Friday, April 28, 2023 Post marks will not be considered as a valid date of submission.

If you are IN FAVOUR of the adoption of Burnaby Park Dedication Removal Bylaw 2023, you do not need to sign and submit an Elector Response Form.

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A resident elector is an individual who is qualified to vote in the City of Burnaby by residing in the City

To sign an Elector Response Form as a resident elector, a person must:

(i) be 18 years of age or older;

(ii) be a Canadian citizen;

(iii) have lived in British Columbia for at least six months immediately prior to signing the Elector Response Form;

(iv) be a Burnaby resident; and

(v) not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election, or otherwise disqualified by law

A non-resident property elector is an individual who does not live in the City of Burnaby but who is entitled to vote by virtue of owning real property in the City of Burnaby To sign an Elector Response Form as a non-resident property elector a person must:

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(iv) own real property in the City of Burnaby; and

(v) not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election, or otherwise disqualified by law

A person may only register as a non-resident property elector in relation to one parcel of real property

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City schools get unexpected influx

CorneliaNaylor cnaylor@burnabynow com

ECE programs and further post-secondary training ”

CorneliaNaylor cnaylor@burnabynow com

The Burnaby school district has had to dig deeper into its reserves this year than planned because of an unexpected influx of students from outside of the country

Last April, when it passed its preliminary budget for 2022/23, the district projected its student population would be up by 250 this year, according to a presentation at a school board meeting last week.

Come September, however, an extra 1,350 students showed up, according to figures in the district’s amended 2022/23 budget, which was approved lastTuesday.

“The Burnaby school district’s modelling in the past has been incredibly accurate, as far as predicting enrolment in the coming year,” secretary-treasurer Russell Horswill told the NOW “This year was very much an anomaly”

Nearly 1,000 of the new students are English language learners, whose families have come to Canada as temporary for-

eign workers, students and refugees, according to Horswill

Decisions at the federal level are behind some of the influx, including changes to the country’s temporary foreign worker program and immigration measures to support Ukrainian refugees

“Part of why the growth was unanticipated is they were not part of the modelling in February when we did the projection,” Horswill said “As you’d expect, this year, as we develop our projections for September 2023, we are working with government to try to understand what potential impact we could have from those sources ”

The higher than anticipated jump in enrolment has come with a corresponding increase in provincial funding, including about $20 million more than projected for teachers and education assistants, according to Horswill, but the school district will also have to absorb some extra costs.

The district has been able to place the 1,100 extra students in existing classroom this year, Horswill said, but it will need about $4 2 million in new portables next year to accommodate the growth –and that money is coming out of this year’s operating budget

To balance its 2022/23

budget, the district is having to dig deeper into its reserves, according to last week’s presentation

School board chair Bill Brassington said the board plans to sit down with local MPs to draw their attention to the challenges the district is facing because of decisions being made at the federal level.

“There’s over a hundred languages spoken by Burnaby families,” he told the NOW “Our city has such diversity, and we want to support everyone who comes here.That’s core to what we believe, but that requires the support of senior levels of government, in this case, the federal government ”

Burnaby high school students interested in careers in early childhood education may soon be able to get a head start with a pair of new courses approved by the school board last week

Early Childhood Education Assistant 1 and 2 are designed for Grade 12 students and will give them a chance to learn about early childhood education in a way previously only available at the post-secondary level, according to a report presented at a school board meeting lastTuesday

The courses will provide students with the knowledge and skills to be “successful caregivers in a professional and personal setting” and help them qualify for an ECE assistant certificate.

“Moreover, it offers transferability to a full ECE program with either Burnaby Community and Continuing Education or, potentially, other ECE post-secondary programs after high school,” states the report “This allows successful students immediate and easier avenues of choice; it can contribute directly to employment in childcare and/or easier transition into other

ECEA 1 focuses on child development, the tenets of good practice, and the role and responsibilities of the educator in the safety and wellness of the child, while ECEA 2 focuses on human development from conception through childhood, with an emphasis on the young child.

Together, the two fourcredit, 120-hour courses are designed to teach the “theoretical underpinnings of early childhood education, as well as the practical application of hands-on learning in a childcare setting ”

The new courses are so-called Board/Authority

Authorized courses

Such courses are developed by teachers (in this case by Burnaby North Secondary teacher Elizabeth Byrne and Lochdale Elementary community school coordinatorTeresa Toth) who want to explore content beyond the boundaries of the provincial curriculum, respond to local needs or provide flexibility for students.

BAA courses have to be approved by the school board prior to the school year in which they are offered, and are subject to demand

1,100 more students than expected registered;most need English instruction

SCHOOL SPENDING: The Burnaby school board passed in 2022-23 amended budget last Tuesday PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

WEEKEND

FRIDAY, MARCH 10

LEPRECHAUN TOONIE SKATE

St Patrick’s Day is almost here – celebrate with friends and family at a toonie skate at Kensington Complex

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

WEST COAST SWING DANCE

Have you ever wanted to try swing dance? This is your chance: B C Swing Dance Club is hosting a free beginner lesson from 7 to 8 p m with no partners required

Also from 7 to 8 p m , an intermediate class will teach you why “your push breaks suck (and how to fix them).”

Afterwards, join the social dance from 8 to 11 p.m. with DJ Chris Dewhurst

Masks are required

WHEN: Saturday, March 11 from 6:30 to 11 p m

WHERE: Confederation Community Centre (4585 Albert St )

COST: Free for beginner’s lesson; intermediate lesson is $8 for members, $10 for guests, $4 for students Social dance: $12 for members, $15 guests, $7 students

SUNDAY, MARCH 12

DRAG BRUNCH AT THE REC ROOM

This brunch performance promises to be pure entertainment, as local drag queen The Established, Shanda Leer, hosts talented and fabulous headliners Mx. Bukuru and Tiffany Ann Co.

Tickets are assigned seating and have staggered arrival times, so make sure to buy tickets at the same table to sit with friends

WHEN: Sunday, March 12 from 11 a m to 2 p m

Find more events online: burnabynowcom/local-events Please

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

COST: $22 63, tickets available through Eventbrite ca (search “Drag Brunch Rec Room”); tickets don’t include brunch

QUADBALL-QUIDDITCH OPEN HOUSE

Get ready for a day of physical activity and good company with Vancouver Vanguard Quidditch club, as it hosts an open house focused on introducing quadball –“the sport formerly known as Quidditch”

The group suggests you bring a water bottle, cleats or shoes you can run in and dressing for the weather. COVID vaccinations are required.

For more info, see Vanguard Quidditch’s meetup page online: https://www meetup com/vanguardquidditch/

WHEN: Sunday, March 12 at noon

WHERE: Central Park in the Patterson and Kingsway parking lot (5801 Patterson Ave )

COST: Free

HORNMEISTER GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH AT THE ADMIRAL

This Sunday, listen to the smooth tones of Juno Award-winning hornmeister Gabriel Mark Hasselbach, musician of trumpet, flute, flugelhorn, valve ‘bone and vocals

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the jazzy afternoon, with a happy hour menu.

WHEN: Sunday, March 12 from 2 to 5 p m

WHERE: The Admiral Pub and Grill (4125 Hastings St )

COST: No cover

Compiled by Lauren Vanderdeen

Citynow

Synchronized swim team

is out in

the cold

Several months of outdoor practice in frigid temperatures,wind and rain cast cloud over club’s future

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

Synchronized swimmers don’t usually practise outdoors in the middle of winter

But in Burnaby, they do

On a January morning at Kensington Park Outdoor Pool, the athletes of Caprice Artistic Swim Club train outside in the open air, come wind, rain and cold

For the last four months, the club’s swimmers have braved the cold to practise at the North Burnaby pool, after the closure of C G Brown Pool last October

The air is about 3 C

Girls in bathing suits shiver on the pool deck

Some wear fluffy snuggies or oversized swim ponchos as they run through drills

Other swimmers have taken to wearing wetsuits in the pool

The water temperature is cranked up to more than 30 C to compensate for the cold air

Swimmers’ legs burst up from the water, splayed out and twirling in strict geometric patterns

Then comes the rain.

Girls pull at their nose plugs and huddle on the pool wall listening to their coaches, keeping their bodies everything below their ears under the warm water and away from the cold air above

A lament rings out from the younger athletes again and again: “I’m cold.”

Drip,drip

Water drips from holes in a temporary deck cover, a tarp stretched over exposed metal scaffolding, looking more like an unfinished construction project

In December, Mayor Mike Hurley called the cover “a complete embarrassment ”

The pool’s deck cover, built last October, not only has fist-sized holes all over, but it collects condensa-

tion on its underside, creating droplets which dribble onto the watching parents and coaches on the deck, entirely negating the cover’s purpose.

Drip,drip

The changing room is a cheerful chaos as girls hunker under the warm showers meanwhile, their bags of dry clothes get soaked on the ground. There’s nowhere to put

them

Jen McPherson, who’s a swimmer with Caprice herself, holds her daughter’s and other swimmers’ jackets like a coat hanger.

Multiple parents note

that their kids’ dry clothes and bags have been rained on, despite the deck cover The young athletes say the water itself is warm, but since much of their practice is half out of the

water, or listening to their coaches on the pool wall, the cold weather is a strain Apart from exposing the athletes to the elements, the outdoor situation has caused swimmers to drop out The club of about 58 members has shrunk by about 13 per cent this year

Club president Stephen Shimek said the outdoor practices have affected every family differently, but the drop in membership has had a “huge” impact on the teams

Pool space is hard to come by regionally, and Shimek worries if the club loses members, it won’t be able to afford pool time when space becomes available

Coach Melinda Markser called Kensington “the most frustrating pool to

Big Chill: The Caprice Artistic Swim Club runs a training session at the pool on Feb 4, following the closure of the indoor pool at C G Brown Coach Mallika Basra keeps warm as she trains the limited competitive group

COOL PERFORMER: Sylvie Horychun strikes a pose during a Jan 26 practice at Kensington Park Outdoor Pool PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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swim in.”When it rains, the coaches stand by the deep end (where there is no deck cover) with an umbrella.

But her concern is primarily for the athletes

“The smallest athletes need to be the warmest If they’re not comfortable, they’re not going to come back,” she said “If we’re not able to build our base of young athletes, we won’t have athletes in three years. So, our club could potentially fold ”

Only in Canada would synchronized swimmers train outdoors in the middle of winter, said coach Sidney Shindle.

Steam billows off the warm water in thick clouds, shrouding swimmers in mist and obscuring coaches on the deck, making the practice that much more difficult

Still, as the athletes perform their moves and combintions with names like eggbeater boost, rocket splits, ballet legs and flamingo, they practise with smiles on their faces (they’re judged on presentation and effortlessness)

“Because we love the sport, so you can see that, despite the challenges, we’re still here,” said Shingle “Still kickin’ ”

Drip,drip

‘DANCING

IN THE WATER’

The club is now home to swimmers of all ages and one of the few synchro programs in the province adapted for athletes with disabilities.

Kate Adams, 15, is an athlete with Caprice and has Down syndrome

She described synchronized swimming as “dancing in the water” and happily demonstrated underwater flips

Sarah Shishido, 15, also has Down syndrome and said she loves the exercises. The first time she saw a friend doing synchronized swimming about four years ago, she asked her mom to join

Now, her mom, Lynn Shishido, said she’s concerned Sarah might want to drop out

“When’s going to be the day where they look at it and say, ‘I’m not swim-

ming’?”

To lose the program, Shishido said, would be “heartbreaking ”

Despite the cold, despite the drizzle, mom Beth Blanchette said the girls love the program

“They’re making the best of (it) freezing

We’re not going to stop, because she (Blanchette’s daughter Rae) loves it So, we’re going to make the best of it ”

Shishido said swimming outdoors isn’t an appealing prospect to potential new members

“If you’re an athlete starting this right now, would you pay for your child to be here? I would not. Our daughter’s committed; she loves it But really, it hit me, do I really want her out in the cold every day? Do I want to pay money for her to be doing this? But she loves it,” Shishido said, adding it’s not easy to find adapted athletic programs for teens.

“An activity of this level is hard to find, so this has been a really great opportunity”

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

The City of Burnaby is preparing to build a permanent cover over Central Park Outdoor Pool, which has some parents cau-

tiously hopeful, though unconvinced the project will be finished by next winter as scheduled.

“What they’re planning to do is what they should have done in the first place,” McPherson said “They had all the time to do that (going back) to 2019,” when G G Brown Pool was first slated for redevelopment

“They didn’t do anything until October of last year They finally decided to throw this scaffolding up”

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The city’s new general manager of parks and recreation, Mary Morrison-Clark, said she understands the parks department must do better, including improving communication with neighbouring cities

She described the situation leading up to Caprice swimming outside (along with other aquatic clubs) as “a perfect storm ”

Not only did C.G.

Brown Pool close, but NewWest’s Canada Games Pool shut down unexpectedly due to flooding Then SFU’s pool began closing for renovations AndVancouver, according to Morrison-Clark, hasn’t added any pool infrastructure since the 2010 Olympics.

“You have all of this regional aquatic demand, and swimmers go everywhere,” Morrison-Clark said “So, it’s not just a Burnaby planning issue; it’s regional.”

She added C G Brown’s replacement pool at Burnaby Lake, which is supposed to be finished in 2026, is set to double the city’s aquatic facilities Morrison-Clark acknowledged the challenge is “the short-term juggling that’s occurring now to get us to that long-term, amazing outcome ”

As for the holes in the Kensington deck cover, she said her staff was on the case “That’s unaccept-

able.”

Caprice cancelled its outdoor practices the last week of February as the temperature fell into the negatives

“Everything about it is hard,” McPherson said. “It’s hard for the coaches, it’s hard for the athletes, it’s hard for the parents.

“It just makes everything a struggle, not fun and positive like it should be ”

The rain picks up as the girls scramble out of the pool and book it to the showers

McPherson said she values the synchro program for the way it combines swimming with artistic expression and teamwork

“It’s a very unique sport. It’s a unique way to combine your love of being in the water and swimming with that artistic expression ”

The swimmers, however, will have to hold their breath in the cold for a little while longer

SYNCHRO SUPPORT: Rae Blanchette is carried by Sarah Shishido during a practice of the Caprice Artistic Swim Club’s adapted program

Feedback: Layan Eleswy and Sylvie Horychun are critiqued by their coach

Inversion: Scaffolding is seen on the deck of the Kensington Park Outdoor Pool, as the national stream junior team trains

“Our daughter’s committed; she loves it.... But really, it hit me, do I really want her out in the cold every day?”

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February was a different story for Burnaby real estate compared with recent months.

The Real Estate Board of GreaterVancouver (REBGV) says regional home sales hit 1,808 last month, marking a 47 2 per cent drop compared to February 2022, but a 76 9 per cent rise from the 1,022 homes sold this past January

February’s numbers were 33 per cent below the 10-year sales average for the month

“While we continue to expect home price trends to show year-over-year declines for a few more months, current data and market activity suggest pricing is firming up

In fact, some leading indicators suggest we may see modest price increases this spring, particularly if sales activity increases and mortgage rates hold steady,” REBGV spokesperson Andrew Lis said in a news release March 2

“In the somewhat unusual market environment we find ourselves in right now with higher mortgage rates, fewer sales, and inventory that is inching higher but remains far from abundant, working with a Realtor

who understands your local market conditions and has experience navigating challenging markets is paramount.”

Locally, residential housing hit a benchmark price of $1,102,900 in Burnaby East (+2.2 per cent compared to January of this year), $963,600 in Burnaby North (+0 9 per cent) and Burnaby South came in at $1,060,000 (+0 7 per cent)

A single-family detached house was recorded at $1,729,700 in Burnaby East (+3 4 per cent), $1,841,100 for Burnaby North (+0 8 per cent) and almost $2 mil-

lion in Burnaby South at $1,997,200 (+0 4 per cent).

Townhouses in Burnaby also got a little more expensive with Burnaby East rising to $874,700 (+0 5 per cent), $892,100 in Burnaby North (+2 4 per cent) and $966,500 in Burnaby South (+1 9 per cent)

REBGV areas include Burnaby, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, NewWestminster, NorthVancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, South Delta, Squamish, Sunshine Coast,Vancouver,West Vancouver andWhistler

Upward: Home prices rose throughout Burnaby in February, according to new data PHOTO JENNIFERGAUTHIER/FILES

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When a pair of deadly earthquakes struckTurkey and Syria last month, two Burnaby sisters wanted to help AlindaTunc, 10, and her sister Alisa, 9, came to Canada fromTurkey only two years ago, and news of the earthquake in their native country spurred them into action, according to Heather Kimmie, their principal at Brentwood Elementary School

“It’s really hit home for them, and they wanted to give back and do something and make a difference,” Kimmie told the NOW.

Three weeks ago, the sisters sat down with Kimmie and pitched the idea of a fundraiser.

“They landed on ‘Toonies forTurkey and Syria,’” Kimmie said.

After gathering a team of 24 Grade 2 and 5 students, they made posters and prepared an announcement

Kimmie also sent an email out to families.

The two-week fundraiser was launched Feb 21.

On the first day, the fundraisers went around to each class and explained what the funds were

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needed for and how they would help.

Then, every morning for two weeks, they went around to each class and collected donations

Their goal was to raise $1,000 Their final total was more than twice that: $2,514 65

“They were so excited,” Kimmie said last Friday.

“Today, they screamed when I told them ”

The funds raised will go to the Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts inTurkey

Brentwood isn’t the only local school where students have raised funds to help people affected by the devastating earthquake.

Leadership students at Burnaby North Secondary held a pyjama movie night, with proceeds going to the cause

The Burnaby Mountain Secondary diversity club collected donations of food, clothing, blankets and more.

Leadership students at Alpha Secondary focused on gathering supplies for babies, such as diapers, clothes and blankets

And Inman Elementary leadership students collected books by donation and then sold them to raise money.They also collected more money at a family movie night at the school

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Lache Cercel to perform with his Roma Jazz Ensemble at Jaz’N’theViolin Concert Series on March 19

AbhinayaNatesh anatesh@burnabynow com

As Lache Cercel (virtually) takes me through his room adorned with prestigious music awards, gold plaques and berets, I am curious about this musician, who was deemed “artist of the people” by the Romanian government

“It was my grandpa who put the violin in my hands,” said the Burnaby-based Cercel, who was born into a musical family in Bucharest, Romania His grandfather was a respected artist in multiple genres of music classical, Roma and folk and Cercel credits him with much of his early musical education

Cercel later trained at

Romania’s prestigious Academy of Arts to become one of that country’s top musicians before leaving his homeland to come to Canada

Cercel spent his early days in this country as a musical exchange student in Ottawa He then travelled to B C and spent years onVancouver Island, where he would meet musicians like Diana Krall and Salvador Ferreras.

Cercel’s own music borrows from his Romani roots

He traces the origins of the style to music that emerged from Rajasthan in India He described Roma music as a musical genre, similar to Indian classical music, which for centuries was passed down through genera-

tions without being written down

Cercel expressed the desire to keep his musical roots alive through Roma jazz a genre made fa-

mous in the last century by French Roma guitarist Django Reinhardt with his band members in the Roma Jazz Ensemble He has wholly embraced

the style, which merges eastern and western influences

When he plays, he said, he hears echoes of the long history of the Romani people, who for centuries have travelled the world, seeking better lives and along the way enduring and overcoming slavery and persecution.

“It gives me that happiness in my heart because every time I hear something about what we (have gone) through what people used to sing when we were slaves in a field, and putting all our brains together and become something using the best of what we got.”

Our roots are a crucial part of our identities and our lives and how we express ourselves, he said

“Once we respect our customs ... and tradition, we all can live in a really beautiful world,” he said “And my responsibility and my meaning as a musician and an artist is to bring people together ”

Cercel will be joined by his Roma Jazz Ensemble (with guitarists Don Ogilvie and Stephen Nikleva, bassists Sam Soichet and Kyle Hagen and drummer PaulTownsend, along with vocalist Laura Crema) to perform at Jaz’N’theViolin Concert Series at Pyatt Hall inVancouver on Sunday, March 19 at 5 p m

Single concert tickets are priced at $35 for students/seniors and $40 for general admission For more information, visit musickit com

Musical heritage: Violinist Lache Cercel stresses the importance of maintaining one’s roots PHOTO LACHE CERCEL

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City earns honour from cycling advocacy group for municipal efforts to get more people on two wheels

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

The City of Burnaby is wearing the yellow jacket of cycling victory this week, as it celebrates winning an award for its “bold step” in improving its active transportation network

Cycling advocacy group Hub Cycling awarded Burnaby with its “Biggest Leap” award on Feb 23

Hub presents the award to an organization “which shows the greatest step forward to get more people cycling through policy and infrastructure changes,” according to B.C. Minister ofTransportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming, who presented the award in a recorded video

Fleming praised the city for its transportation plan, adopted in 2021, which he called a “bold step towards sustainable and active modes of transportation.”

Mayor Mike Hurley said in the acceptance video it is the city’s goal to make it easy for anyone from beginners to experienced cyclists to get on a bike and explore Burnaby.

At a council meeting on Feb 27, Hurley thanked Hub for recognizing Burnaby’s efforts to improve cycling infrastructure across Burnaby and added, “Some would argue they never thought that would happen – but it is happening ”

“We know there’s still a lot of work to do, and we’re going to reach even

further in the next few years as we continue to build a central infrastructure all across Burnaby,” Hurley said

Hub also presented a Hub Bike Award for School Cycling Advocates to staff members at École Moscrop Secondary.

“The team … has shown their commitment year over year to promoting cycling as a healthy and sustainable mode of

transportation,” growing the school’s Go By BikeWeek cycling team to more than 100 members including teachers, education assistants and administrators, according to Burnaby board of education chair Bill Brassington, who presented the award.

“This is one shining example of many from across the Burnaby school district of individuals working together for the strength and wellbeing of people and the planet,” Brassington said Simon Fraser University also picked up Hub Cycling’s Go by Bike Week Appreciation Award for its “unwavering commitment to promoting cycling and active transportation on their campuses ”

Kudos: Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley and Amy Choh, director of engineering transportation for the city, accept Hub Cycling’s Biggest Leap award for the city’s “bold step” towards sustainable and active modes of transportation PHOTO HUB

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Burnaby Central was able to bounce back from Friday’s (March 3) semifinal loss to Riverside, claiming bronze at the senior girls’ provincial basketball championships

The #2Wildcats defeated the #4Yale Lions (Abbotsford) by a score of 68-63 win on Saturday, March 4

It’s the first known medal for Burnaby Central in the girls’ AAAA division since 1948

Ankita Chopra led the Wildcats with 21 points, including 11 in the fourth, while Jade Hyunh contributed 19

TheWildcats fell behind early, withYale going on a 7-0 run to open the game, forcing head coach Chris Ducharme to call an early timeout at just over two minutes into the game

Huynh got Burnaby Central’s first bucket, knocking down a threepointer to dig into the lead and kickstart the Wildcats’ offense

After trailing by as much as 10, theWildcats were able to cut the deficit to three, trailing 19-16 after the first quarter

The Lions started to pull away in the second quarter, going up 31-20 with just over five minutes left in the frame

Burnaby Central noticably struggled to find its offense and trailed 40-26 at the half.

“Our war cry [at halftime] was you gotta shoot We’re not a passing team,” Ducharme told the NOW after the win

“We’re not a four, five, six, passes team We’re one, two, three and we’re looking for a shot right away. So, the girls bought in and they understood what we needed to do”

The war cry worked

In the third, theWild-

cats came out with energy, tallying 17 points while holdingYale to nine and trailing by six heading into the final frame

With 6:40 remaining in regulation, Burnaby Central would come within two points, forcingYale to call a timeout

Less than a minute later,Wildcats guard Jade Huynh nailed one of her four triples on the day to tie the game at 53

Then, with 1:54 to go, Jayla Huynh knocked down a clutch three of

her own to give Burnaby

Central its first lead of the game, 63-61

TheWildcats were able to play tough defense and score insurance points, holding on for the 68-63 win

“Our goal was No 1 We were shooting for the moon and landed on a star,” Ducharme said of the third-place finish

“We’re happy.We’re super happy Our goal was to also finish better than last year, where we finished fourth ”

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GirodiBurnabycancelledagain,butalternativeisontheway

ByLaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

Burnaby has cancelled pro cycling race Giro di Burnaby this year, and the race’s future is uncertain –but the city is planning for a fun alternative.

Council approved the

decision at a meeting on Feb 27

The Giro di Burnaby, first held in 2006, is a short circuit race, with professional riders from all over the world competing a loop down Hastings Street, bringing thousands of fans and spectators to

Burnaby Heights for a day of world-class racing

It was part of BC Superweek, which in 2019 included various races throughout the Lower Mainland:Tour de Delta, NewWest Grand Prix, Gastown Grand Prix, Poco Grand Prix andTour

deWhite Rock

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the Giro was cancelled – and it hasn’t returned since

The city cancelled the event again this year, following similar decisions by NewWest, Port Coquitlam and Delta to pull out of

Superweek

But the city has a solution – and it’s already seen success.

Last August, the city hosted the first Girolino event at Confederation Park: bike and run races for children aged five to 12 years old

Construction is underway in your area.

More than 220 children participated, and the pedal and dash event brought more than 400 spectators to the park festivities, which included crafts, information booths, a “dinosaur display,” and a barbecue hosted by the Burnaby Fire Department

As construction of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project progresses, we want you to be informed about potential activity in your neighbourhood so you can plan accordingly. On our website, you can view an interactive map of construction areas, sign up for notifications, track what’s happening along the route and much more

As always, safety is our number one priority, every metre of the way

REMEMBRANCES

In MeMorIaM

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CELEBRATIONS

JAMES WADE BOURGET

February 16, 1975 -

March 10, 1993

My Friend

My Hero

My Son/My Brother

We love you James Dad, Tanya & Mom

DECKER, Alexander

On February 23, 2023, A exander Decker passed away peacefully w th his fam ly by his side at the age of 96 He leaves beh nd h s w fe of 70 years Edna, their daughter Linda (Steve), and sons Wayne (Gail) Gary (Patt ) and Dav d (Laura) He also had 10 grandchi dren and 17 great-grandchildren, and many friends, nc uding George Roy of 67 years

A ec, as he was known, ived most of h s l fe in Vancouver where he worked and owned Decker’s Auto Parts, a fami y bus ness that he took over from his dad He was wel -known in the auto parts ndustry and made many friends and connect ons over the years Later in ife, Alec bought a property at Tmothy Lake where he spent a lot of time He oved being up there tinkering in his shed, feeding the ducks, spend ng time with h s dogs, tend ng to his garden and acquir ng treasures Later in l fe he and Edna moved to Kam oops to be closer to family where he continued to en oy going to Timothy Lake and spend ng more time w th Edna and mak ng new friends in the r comp ex

Anyone that knew him wou d a ways remember him, as he was such a character and a one-of-a kind guy He wou d a ways make the grandchildren and great-grandch ldren laugh He had many co lections and could fix anything with duct tape He had a ful ife and l ved ife r ght to the end He wi l be deep y m ssed by all of his fam ly and fr ends

We wi l always think of him in h s “green su t ”

Thank you to the doctors and nurses n the ER at RIH that he ped n his last moments A celebration of l fe wi l be held later n the spring in Kamloops

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