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Kate Watson and her adoptive mother are searching for a new house after leaving their former residence, shown here, in midDecember due to concerns about health and safety.
Stefania Seccia staff reporter
After having issues with their rental home in Burnaby, a mother and daughter found themselves homeless during the holidays. Kate Watson, 59, and her adoptive mother, Alexi Rainier, 76, first moved to North Burnaby in September, but after countless issues with the house, the landlord and the pair mutually agreed the women would move out on Dec. 16. However, Watson, Rainier and their two pekingese dogs are having a tough time finding a reasonable deal for a safe and clean house in an “overpriced market.” “We could be much, much better for sure,” Watson told the NOW. “We’re in a real crisis right now. It has been, and continues to be, a devastating situation for us.” The two women moved to the city from West Vancouver so Watson could start her own business, but with constant renovations happening to their rented house and health concerns – she was unable to do so. “It’s a community issue, but really it goes beyond that,” she said about her situation. “It raises a lot of stuff about tenancy and people with varying views on who’s fairly represented and not fairly represented in the way the Tenancy Act and the residential tenancy board are put together.”
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Watson said she never felt comfortable enough to unpack in the home because of the renovations. She started to notice things going wrong when her mother’s already spotty health – she has mobility and asthmatic issues – began to deteriorate. “Everybody wasn’t feeling well in that place,” she said, “myself and the animals.” Watson said there were two bad experiences in particular during the nearly three months they lived there. One time, Watson said she found black mould in her room
and reported it to the landlord. “We know the dangers of black mould, as you’re breathing that in,” she said. “(My mom’s) a Second World War survivor, originally from Holland, she suffered there. It just makes things worse.” The landlord put bleach on the areas where the mould was when they weren’t home but did not ventilate the area, Watson noted, and when they returned home, the 76-year-old lost consciousness and ended up in an emergency room. The other time there was a problem, was
when the landlord turned on their heat and the walls in the kitchen heated up, melting food in their cupboards. Watson said they always had the heat turned off, even during the coldest months of the year, because whenever it was on, there would be a burning rubber smell. “It’s been an ongoing saga,” she said. “We view it as a very sick house. It should’ve been a tear-down.” She also said the home had “suspect” wiring issues, as well. Tenants Page 4
Former KGB agent offered ticket to Russia Jennifer Moreau staff reporter
The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association offered former Burnaby resident Mikhail Lennikov a Christmas gift this year – a one-way ticket back Vladivostok, Russia.
The civil liberties organization does not want Lennikov, a former KGB officer, in Canada. Lennikov was ordered deported on June 3, 2009, but on June 2, he took sanctuary in Vancouver’s First Lutheran Church, where he has been living ever since. “We don’t want KGB men in Canada,”
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s we look upon the new year with the same energy and ferocity as any, we can’t help but reflect on what made 2013 exciting, inspirational and downright newsworthy. From the pipelines to planned redevelopments, protests to tree bylaw amendments, and sec-
ondary suites to a fake dentist – there’s no question that the news in Burnaby during 2013 kept us busy and on the edge of our seats. Last January, the year started off with a bang with announcements about the federal ridings splitting up. The ethnic vote
scandal grounded in Burnaby politicos led us to a surprising B.C. election that dumbfounded many political analysts and questioned our reliance on polls. It felt as though not a month would go by without another major redevelopment being announced, including a huge
facelift to come over the next several years at the Brentwood, Lougheed and Metrotown malls. At the heart of Metro Vancouver, the city didn’t shy away from national headlines or getting to the bottom of the frankenfish phenomenon. Happy New Year, Burnaby.
Politics, health care in headlines JANUARY
Burnaby resident Maurizio Facchin voiced his concerns about what he believed was a lack of cleanliness at Burnaby Hospital and Royal Columbian Hospital after his mother allegedly contracted more than one infection from those facilities, including pneumonia, a fungal infection and edema. The B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission proposed splitting Burnaby into three federal ridings, meaning the New Democrats lose a seat to the Conservatives. The B.C. electoral boundaries commission was tasked with re-drawing the riding maps and decided to split them into the Burnaby South, New Westminster-Burnaby and Burnaby North-Seymour. Despite widespread opposition, the commission went ahead with the split.
FEBRUARY
More than 100 people were left homeless immediately after an early morning fire ravaged an apartment complex at 3526 Smith Ave. It took firefighters two days to put out fire hotspots. A few weeks later, all the people who lost their homes found either temporary or permanent shelter through various city groups. City council decided shark fin soup should stay on the menu, despite a presentation and demonstration outside city hall the previous summer calling for a shark fin soup ban. Staffers claimed a shark fin ban would be unenforceable due to limited municipal powers on the issue.
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In the spotlight: Jim Dobbs, director of operations at the Michael J. Fox Theatre, spoke with the NOW in January as the theatre got ready to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The 613-seat venue first opened in 1993 as part of the newly constructed Burnaby South Secondary School. Its 20th anniversary season included many special performances, including a Cantonese opera series.
MARCH
The ethnic vote hit Burnaby politics right in the eye. The NDP started to raise questions about former Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy’s involvement in a leaked strategy to target the ethnic vote, a plan that left the Liberals mired in controversy as the election approached. It was later discovered that Burnaby resident Brian Bonney was also named multiple times in a review
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into the controversy that plagued the Liberals until the election. Burnaby-Edmonds MLA Raj Chouhan was upset over an empty B.C. Housing lot that he said the provincial government is selling as part of the plan to balance the budget. The lot was nearly 19,000 square feet, and at the corner of 18th Avenue and Sixth Street. Mayor Derek Corrigan took the issue to the then housing minister Rich Coleman after the city had Last week’s question Which story deserves the Story of the Year Award? Your top pick: Pipeline debate – 45% This week’s question Was Santa good to you this year? Vote at: www.burnabynow.com
rezoned the lot to allow for social housing, but the province was trying to sell the property $2 million.
APRIL
Roughly 100 people blocked the gates of Chevron’s Burnaby refinery in early April, protesting the Pacific Trail Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline that Chevron and the Apache Corporation were planning to build in northern B.C. The protest had a circus theme, but Chevron did not find the protest entertaining. Year in Review Page 8
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Tenants: Landlord says he Lennikov: Still living in dealt with the complaints church to avoid deportation was there, he said didn’t look like mould “The costs are just horrific and escalat- but black soot. He said the chlorine ing. We don’t know how we’ll handle all bleach he poured over it would fix any of this,” she said. “The financial conflict mould that was there, but it was unforis extreme.” tunate that it sent the 76-year-old to the Watson said they have found one hospital. potential place in another city but said Steemson noted when the fire departshe has issues with its state, as well. ment checked the electric wiring they said “We reached a point where the electric breakers were in we said, ‘We have to get out enough condition, but “I hope they find good of here,’” she added. “I don’t an electrician should check know how we ended up in them over. When his electria home that’s this situation. Our trucks are cian did look over the wiring better for their on the street; two five-ton and in the house, there wasn’t health, and does a problem, according to one smaller truck. The cost is creeping up to $2,500.” Steemson. suit their needs Watson’s former landlord “I hope they find a home Wherever they go, that’s better for their health, says he did all that he could to make his tenants happy. they’ll hopefully and does suit their needs,” Bill Steemson said any said. “Wherever they be a lot happier he problem his tenants brought go, they’ll hopefully be a up to him since September, lot happier than they were than they were he fixed. He says he has taken here.” here..” a financial loss too because Tom Durning, spokestwo out of the three months person for the advocacy BILL STEEMSON they lived in his home he group Tenant Resource and landlord let them pay only half of the Advisory Centre, said you $2,600 monthly rent. should never move into a “I have sympathy for them and their place in haste. problems,” he said. “I did as much as I “The landlord has to do an inspection could with any issues they raised, but I report with you. They have to initiate it can only do so much.” and both parties sign it under the resiFor the last 35 years, Steemson has dential tenancy law,” he told the NOW. owned property and rented it out, but “Look at a place before you take it,” he he’s never had two tenants cause him so said. “Say, ‘Look, it’s (the landlord’s) much trouble, he told the NOW. duty to do an inspection report with me He lives next door to the Burnaby together, do a checklist and go over the rental property and has owned it for the condition of the house.’ If they balk at last five months. He also owns a rental that, you know something is afoot.” home in Vancouver. Durning noted if a deal seems too “We had a brand new gas furnace put good to be true, it probably is. in,” he said. “After they said that they He also said there are many resources had seen a mouse come from under the online for renters to learn more about front door, we replaced the front door, their rights and the best practices when and put quarter inch mesh screening finding an affordable place to live. over top all the vents.” For more information, go to www.tenHe said Watson and her mother sealed ants.bc.ca or www.rto.gov.bc.ca. the vents over with filters, which is why The City of Burnaby’s inspection office the walls heated up because the hot air did not comment in time for the Burnaby had nowhere to go. NOW’s press deadline. The black mould that Watson claimed sseccia@burnabynow.com continued from page 1
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had no right to enter Canada. He has no right to be here. He is not a refugee. He was told so by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada,” Zakaluzny added. “He has shown no remorse for having been an agent of Soviet repression. There are hundreds of thousands of genuine refugees whom this country could be helping so why would we want to let him stay? UCCLA will pay for him to leave. He can be back in his home country by Christmas and even catch the Sochi Games.” Neither Lennikov nor the church’s new pastor, Lori-Anne Boutin-Crawford, were available for comment, but in the past, Lennikov has told the NOW that the situation has been hard on him and his family. His wife and son have been allowed to stay in the country on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, and the two have stayed with Lennikov in the church over the years. The family’s plight has garnered media attention from across Canada. While Lennikov has many supporters who are arguing for him to stay, including Burnaby MP Peter Julian, the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association has continually called for his removal. Lennikov came to Canada on a student visa in 1997. Under Canadian immigration law, anyone who was a member of an organization that spied on a democratic government is not allowed to stay in the country, unless the public safety minister deems they are not detrimental to national security. Lennikov was a KGB officer in the 1980s and has said he is no threat to Canadian
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Dinty Moore, son of Deer Lake pioneers, dies Jennifer Moreau staff reporter
A well-known figure from one of Burnaby’s pioneer families passed away recently. William Alastair Moore, more commonly known as “Dinty,” died on Dec. 16 at age 92. Moore was the second-youngest child of Montague Moore and Harriet Hutchings, who lived in the Hart House mansion at Deer Lake with their seven children. Moore was a widely known character at Deer Lake and a founding member of the Dogwood Canoe and Kayak Club. As previously reported in
the Burnaby NOW, Moore had a home on the south side of Deer Lake, which was sold to the city in the 1990s, when the park was expanding. Harry Pride, a local historian and former parks board member, authored a book about the Moore family in 2002. “He was a great outdoorsman (and) a great salesman, who built these very fine canoes,” Pride told the NOW. “He was an extrovert, very modest, always had a smile on his face (and) wasn’t afraid to try things out.” According to Pride, Moore taught others about canoeing and safety on the water and was always on the watch to protect
the environment. “He was really well-known and well-liked,” Pride said. The family was also known for holding social events, he added. “During the war, they entertained soldiers. Lots of soldiers were away from home. The Moores had parties for them and would welcome them, and Dinty was part of that,” Pride said. Moore was the longest living of his six siblings. He is survived by his four daughters – Anne, Kathy, Tish and Lin – and he leaves behind many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His wife, Joan Sievenpiper, passed away in 2012. Moore
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In the new year, the family will host a private celebration in Moore’s memory.
THREE PEOPLE SUFFER FROM SMOKE INHALATION AT 24-UNIT BUILDING
Burnaby firefighters investigating Christmas blaze Cayley Dobie staff reporter
Firefighters continued to comb through evidence days after a fire caused major smoke damage to a seniors’ home in Burnaby on Christmas morning. Residents of a 24-unit apartment building in the 6000-block of Pandora
Street were awoken shortly after 8 a.m. on Dec. 25 by firefighters responding to a two-alarm blaze in one of the units. According to the Burnaby Fire Department, the fire was contained to one unit but there was considerable smoke damage to the rest of the building. The building, operated
by B.C. Housing, is home to seniors and people with disabilities. All the residents were evacuated on Dec. 25 and were expected to stay in a hotel for at least 72 hours as fire investigators searched for the cause of the blaze. “They won’t be going back any time in the near future,” assistant fire chief
Scott Wren told The Province. “With the amount of smoke in the suites, health-wise, we just can’t let them back in now.” Despite the damage to the building, only three people suffered smoke inhalation, and of them, only two were taken to hospital as a precaution, according to fire officials.
Wren said it was tough seeing people evacuated from their homes on Christmas morning, even though no one was seriously injured. “It’s always horrible, but it’stenfoldwhenit’sthistime of year,” he added. “The fact that it was Christmas morning was crummy.” Investigators were
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Clockwise from top left, Ingrid Rice took aim at the federal science controversy in February, the B.C. election in April, Rob Ford in May, B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins in July and Stephen Harper in August.
Through Ingrid’s eyes From the local to the national, there aren’t many headlines that elude the eagle eye of cartoonist Ingrid Rice. Rice (shown in a self-portrait at right) is responsible for the cartoons that grace our editorial pages throughout the year. She began her career in 1992, freelancing to The Vancouver Sun, and started to syndicate her work across
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Year in Review: Trees, animals hit the headlines continued from page 3
The city’s secondary suite program plans were unveiled and open for public consultation. Burnaby is one of the last in the Lower Mainland to enact such a program. A city report showed that 5,878 unauthorized secondary suites were operating in Burnaby. In the end, council approved staff to go ahead and make administrative changes to the city’s permit, licence and fee systems around the program. Its implementation will span over a few phases but will likely be full throttle in early 2014.
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The 2013 provincial election was hotly contested in Burnaby. In a virtual replay of the 2009 provincial election, the city’s four ridings were among the last in B.C. to be called, with the NDP and Liberal candidates in Burnaby-Lougheed and Burnaby-North swapping lead position by just fractions of a percentage point throughout the vote tally. Despite her resume brouhaha and racial remark, NDP candidate Jane Shin took the Burnaby-Lougheed riding. Otherwise not much changed from the previous election in the other ridings. Although Burnaby went to the NDP, the rest of the province took a surprising shift and put the Liberals back in power. The Burnaby school district sent out layoff notices to teachers in the district despite publicly approving a budget that didn’t include any actual staffing layoffs. The Burnaby Teachers’ Association rang the alarm, and its president James Sanyshyn said 75 full-time teachers were given layoff notices.
JUNE
Burnaby announced changes
to the city’s tree bylaw that were up for public input. The amendments aimed to give the bylaw more bark by strengthening fees and sizes, which is what tree advocates in Burnaby had called for through previous presentations to council two years prior. By the end of the year, council had passed the amendments despite local criticism calling the changes draconian. The bylaw changes will come into effect in the new year, which also worried advocates that a tree cull will occur for those trying to avoid the steep fees when the bylaw changes come into effect in 2014. The Metropolis at Metrotown Sears revealed major long-term plans for its 8.9-acre site through a rezoning application to city hall. It aims for a dramatic transformation with five mixed-use, high density residential towers on a podium of commercial-retail space and two office towers in the proposal. The preliminary conceptual master plan consists of a new flagship department store for Sears and public realm improvements, as well as internal plazas.
JULY
The much-awaited $40-million, 90,000-square-foot Edmonds Community Centre opened on Canada Day. Mayor Derek Corrigan heralded the new centre as an economic and social generator. Council said the centre created the equivalent of 53 full-time employment positions, which equated to jobs for about 140 people. A group of Burnaby seniors expressed their concerns about the provincial government’s plan to charge user fees for wheelchairs in residential care homes. Voices of Burnaby Seniors wrote
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Faces of 2013: Animal issues dominated the headlines in Burnaby all year long. In July, Burnaby resident Kat Chapman led the charge against Pet Habitat, a Metrotown pet store that sells puppies and kittens. There was a Facebook group and petition, calling on the store to stop selling animals. Below, Sarah McPherson, aged 20 months, became the NOW’s cover girl in October. Sarah was introduced to readers during a special feature, Baby Steps, looking at what early exposure to music and dance do for babies and toddlers. to the Fraser Health Authority and Health Minister Terry Lake, asking to scrap the fees and adequately fund the health-care system. In response to public outcry, almost all of the health authorities in the province decided to postpone charging the fee until the province underwent a review. However, Fraser Health is the only authority that did not wait to start charging the fee, despite a province review most likely not culminating until some time in 2014.
AUGUST
TransLink was caught spending an extra $1.2 million a year on leases it wasn’t utilizing. In an effort to consolidate three head offices into one to save money, TransLink moved former offices in New Westminster, Burnaby and Surrey to its new location in Sapperton earlier in the summer. However, it was spending money on leases it could not get out of for several more years. Burnaby’s renegade dentist had a Canada-wide search warrant issued for him as he did not show up to any legal proceedings regarding him breaching a 2003 order prohibiting him from practising dentistry. Tung Sheng (David) Wu’s former 1,400 patients were told to get tested for several serious diseases. The manhunt was cut short when Wu turned himself in to Toronto police. He returned to carry out his three-month jail sentence.
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Burnaby’s favourite festival: Falun Dafa members greet revelers along the Hats Off Day parade route in the Heights in June.
SEPTEMBER
The first half of the animal control bylaw came forward from the City of Burnaby, looking to strengthen breed-specific legisla-
tion in regards to keeping pit bulls muzzled. Animal advocates rooting for pit bulls came out in droves, calling the staff report uninformed and biased against the breed. In the end, council agreed with staff and passed the first half of amendments. Brentwood Town Centre’s conceptual master plan got the final stamp of approval from council. City council adopted the Shape Properties proposal to develop a multi-phased, mixed-use, highrise apartment and office redevelopment, with
ground-oriented townhouses and street-fronting commercial uses at the Brentwood mall site. The first phase of the mall’s redevelopment concerning the area between the SkyTrain and the mall is currently making the rounds at city hall.
OCTOBER
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‘Very large’ beaver population taking down power lines Jennifer Moreau staff reporter
An animal rights group has a simple solution for B.C. Hydro’s beaver problem: wire mesh. Burnaby had three power outages in the Burnaby Lake area in November, and beavers appear to be the culprit. The most recent outage lasted about eight hours but only affected 30 B.C. Hydro customers, mostly businesses. “Obviously, beavers are doing what beavers do, chopping down trees, and they are falling on the power lines,” said Adrian Nelson, communications director for the Association for the Protection of Fur Bearing Animals. Nelson said there is a “very large” beaver population at Burnaby Lake, and his solution is to wrap the base of trees close to the power lines with wire mesh. “That’s enough to stop them from chewing through it,” Nelson said. “It’s quite simple: If you don’t want beavers chewing down trees, you don’t let them around the tree.” Nelson is not suggesting that every tree in the forest be wrapped – just the ones that are close to the power lines, and he said his association is willing to do it. “The Fur Bearers are more than happy to wrap the trees. We help a lot of municipalities with beaver issues,” he said. “We can bring out a crew of volunteers and wrap up some trees.” While some cities trap and kill nuisance beavers, Nelson said Burnaby has done a good job of using alternatives. “Burnaby has been very proactive, and I do have to give them credit for that. They don’t trap and kill,” he said. The area where the beavers are bringing down trees and knocking out power is to the west of the lake, close to the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex. The City of Burnaby is responsible for overseeing the green space west of Burnaby Lake Park, but no one from the city was available for comment. Alan Taylor, a Metro follow us on
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but he said his staff already wrap trees. “We will wrap trees to try to keep them out of the area, and it’s basically
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Nelson’s offer to help wrap trees. “Sure,” he said, with a laugh. “Generally you don’t hunt and trap beavers, if
you take a pair of beaver out of the area, you’re going to have another set move in,” he said, adding they are territorial.
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School death threats trigger letter home The Burnaby school district had to step in and quell rumours swirling at Burnaby North Secondary after some death threat graffiti was found on a bathroom stall in December. The graffiti was discovered on Dec. 3, and RCMP were notified the following day, according to school district superintendent Kevin Kaardal. Kaardal could not say exactly what the graffiti said, as it’s now a police matter, but the person who wrote it was found and is receiving help. But that didn’t stop the rumours from circulating, and on Friday, Dec. 13, the district sent a letter home to parents, explaining what had happened. According to Kaardal, the rumours were inaccurate, and the district letter indicated that steps were taken to ensure students’ safety and that the person who wrote the threats was found and receiving help. The following Monday, some kids chose not to come to school, likely accounting for a dip in overall attendance. “It was a non-specific threat, and it was more about self-harm than anything else. To make a long story short, those rumours took on a life of their own, we felt we needed to issue a letter to allay fears,” Kaardal said. “And on Monday, of course some kids chose not to come. “Generally when you have non-specific threats, it’s not an issue, it’s really just a cry for help from a student,” Kaardal added. Const. Yvonne Javorovic, the school liaison officer for Burnaby North, was only able to offer limited information as the matter is still ongoing. “The individual was identified, and he is receiving the help he needs from our partners and agencies in the community,” she said, adding that she couldn’t specify what the graffiti said. “We take all threats seriously. Our main priority is the students are safe at school.” Javorovic couldn’t say whether police would recommend charges. – By Jennifer Moreau, staff reporter
Loon gets life-saving flight Jennifer Moreau staff reporter
Burnaby’s Wildlife Rescue Association is caring for a loon that was flown by plane to the Lower Mainland after a dramatic rescue in the Interior of B.C. “It has been making loon sounds in the care center, which is really weird, but it’s nice to hear,” said Yolanda Brooks, spokesperson for the association, which rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife. The common loon arrived on Wednesday, Dec. 18, via Pacific Coastal Airlines, which flies injured wildlife for free. According to the Williams Lake Tribune, rescuers were brought in to save two young loons trapped by ice spreading on the surface of the lake. Brooks said the ice was encroaching on the centre of the lake, and the birds, which spend most of their lives on water, didn’t have any space to take off for flight. “They kind of got left behind as the flocks took off for warmer waters,” she said. Only one loon was brought to the association, and it’s not clear what happened to the second. Brooks said the rescued bird had a puncture wound on its neck, and staff surgically removed a mass of “necrotic” or dead tissue. The loon is now recovering and appears to be in good shape. “We have very good facilities for
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In recovery: This common loon was trapped by ice on a lake surface
in the Interior of B.C. and then flown to the Lower Mainland, by Pacific Coastal Airlines, which transports injured wildlife for free. water birds,” Brooks said. “They require specific treatment. Loons spend all their time on water; they can’t walk on land. Their feet can be damaged if they are out of water for too long.” In fact, the association had to put little “booties” on the bird, to make sure its feet were protected while inside the centre. “They can walk on land, but it damages their feet. They spend their lives in water,” Brooks said. The association first put the loon in an indoor pool, but it wasn’t doing
very well. “Then we put it outside and it was much happier,” Brooks said. “While it’s still very stressed out, it’s swimming and diving, and that’s a very good sign.” If the loon survives and recovers, the association will release the bird on the coast. The association, which has specialized quarters for recovering wildlife, receives animals from all over the province when local facilities are not capable of caring for them. Twitter.com/JenniferMoreau
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SECTION COORDINATOR Jennifer Moreau, 604-444-3021 jmoreau@burnabynow.com
Looking back at the year in the arts LIVELY CITY
Julie MacLellan
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nce upon a very long time ago, if you’d asked the 18-year-old me why I was heading off to journalism school, I’d undoubtedly have told you that I wanted to make a difference. I entered the career believing that journalism was one of those professions that allow you to do that, in however small a way: to make a difference and to help effect change in people’s lives. I still believe that. But what I spend more time thinking about, the
older I get, is not how much of a difference I have made as a journalist – but how much of a difference being a journalist has made to me. Every year around this time, I find myself looking back on the year that has been and on the number of people who have allowed me into their lives. Every year, I continue to marvel at the way in which people open up their homes, their hearts and their souls to tell their stories to a stranger in the hopes that those stories will make a difference to someone else. What I don’t take the time to do, as often as I should, is to let those people know that their stories did make a difference – to the readers out there and, in a very personal way, to me. Every time I meet with
someone brimming over with enthusiasm about a new artistic venture, I’m reminded of the value of creativity in my life. Every time I talk to a young person who’s setting off down a path as a dancer, a singer, an artist, I’m reminded of the importance of pursuing my personal passions. Every time I interview someone who’s done it, who’s making a living doing what they love, I’m reminded of the ways in which what we do for a living shapes who we are as human beings. And I’m reminded, over and over again, of how incredibly important it is for the world to be full of the people I meet in my capacity as arts reporter – the creative, the determined, the passionate, the original, the talented, the
On the rise:
Singersongwriter Luca Fogale was chosen for the PEAK Performance Project in 2013. Fogale grew up in North Burnaby, where he still lives .
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sometimes just-a-little-outthere people who infuse the world with art and soul. This year, I want to extend my personal thanks to some of those people whose paths have crossed mine this year. There were the family acts: Angela Louie and India Eliot Oates, the mother-daughter team who wrote and illustrated The Possibility Tree; and Amanda and Lucas Testini, the sibling duo in Carousel Theatre’s Seussical. There were the talented teens from DanzMode who made a splash at West Coast Dance Explosion national finals in Las Vegas – Kristina Akester, Rachael Withers and Nicholas Ventura. There were the young singer-songwriters working to break into the music business, adding positive attitudes and amazing energy to their already abundant natural talent – Luca Fogale and Megan Twist. There was Kevin Takahide Lee, whom I met for coffee in the expectation of a simple interview about a new, multigenerational choir starting up in Burnaby – and with whom I had a most fascinating conversation about culture, reconciliation and how one family’s past influences its future. There were the delightful women I spoke to in the course of a special report about babies, toddlers and the arts – Marcia Jones, Kera Doherty, Vashti Fairbairn, Jessica Hanson
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Rising stars: Siblings Amanda and Lucas Testini are
onstage together in Seussical. – who are all helping to instill a love of dance and music in the very youngest members of our community. Each and every one of you, in various ways, shared something that touched me, that entertained me, that made me stop and think and smile. Each and every one of you reminded me just how much difference one passionate person can make in the world – and how important it is to keep the arts alive.
On behalf of the readers of this newspaper, and from the very bottom of my own heart, I have a simple message: Thank you. Thank you for daring to be the kind of people who make a difference in the world – and who make my desk here in the newsroom a place I love to come. Happy holidays and the warmest of new year’s blessings to all of you. Julie MacLellan is the arts reporter and assistant editor for the Burnaby NOW newspaper.
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proposed twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline, the oil company’s reaction was to launch an investigation into its security. Mayor Derek Corrigan said he expects more pipeline-related protests to happen as people feel the result of not having their voices heard. He also said the lack of sufficient on-site security has always troubled council. The second half of the animal control bylaw caught the ire of animal advocates once again. City staff recommended a ban on turtle sales, but continue the sale of puppies, kittens and sterilized rabbits. The debate ended with both sides, animal and pet store
advocates, protesting the other – but council supported the staff recommendations in the end.
NOVEMBER
A spill in a salmon spawning creek raised the ire of environmental activists and the city after a local resident raised concerns about dumping waste down drainpipes. Still Creek runs from East Vancouver to Burnaby Lake and was once one of the most polluted waterways in the Lower Mainland. Salmon started to return in recent years after a lot of hard work done by locals to clean the waterway.
The city launched an investigation after a mysterious white substance was found murking up the water where salmon were spawning. Scientists revealed new details on the notorious Burnaby “frankenfish.” The autopsy results came in, and biologists had new information on the snakehead fish that was captured in a Burnaby pond in 2012. It turns out the snakehead had been in the Central Park pond between 33 to 93 days and had eaten other non-native species such as carp, goldfish, minnows, catfish and crayfish.
DECEMBER
After talking about it for what seemed like forever, oil and gas giant Kinder Morgan finally filed an application with the National Energy Board for a $5.4 billion plan to nearly triple pipeline capacity, expand the Burnaby Mountain tank storage facility and increase the number of berths at the Westridge Marine Terminal. The board has 15 months to decide if the project is in Canada’s best interest and move forward. Local MP Kennedy Stewart said now’s the time for the public to get involved and have their two cents heard. Flying right under the radar
for the year, two major redevelopments came forward. More redevelopment plans were released for the proposed changes to the Value Village site in Edmonds, including three highrise residential towers, an office building, a two-storey retail podium and underground parking. As well, a preliminary concept plan came forward in a staff report, which would seek to completely transform Lougheed Town Centre into the “public heart” of the community. The proposed concept would see the Lougheed mall area become a multi-purpose, multiphased, mixed-use redevelopment that is cyclist friendly with a transit- and pedestrian-friendly focus.
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13 Pool record at nationals 13 Two NCAA 800m titles 13 Golfing sibs win B.C.s SECTION COORDINATOR Tom Berridge, 604-444-3022 • tberridge@burnabynow.com
Summertime and the winning was easy in Bby. June:
championships in Victoria.
Burnaby South’s Ahmad Nazamani won the gold medal in long jump at the B.C. high school track and field championships in Langley. STM grad Keynan Parker was signed with the B.C. Lions as a defensive back.
Alex Francois won the two-day Gold Cup interclub chamR pionship at EA Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club.
The u-14 and u-16 Burnaby Selects both won gold I medals at the B.C. Soccer A provincials in Langley. The u-16 team a rare REVIEW earned Burnaby quadruple, K a r a t e taking the fairAcademy won play award, as 12 divisional titles well as earlier league at the Karate B.C. provin- and Coast Cup titles. cial championships. Ron Crosato was nomiBurnaby Lake’s Jim nated to the Canadian Dixon was named head Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a coach of the B.C. senior builder. men’s provincial rugby team. Marco Sherwood scored the game-winning goal for Michael Valiante drove Westminster United in the the 8Star Motorsports’ u-15 provincial B Cup in Corvette to its first-ever Prince George. podium finish in Rolex sports car series with a Top seed Nick Coutts second-place finish at Mid- won the men’s Burnaby Ohio. Open tennis title. Unseeded Trudie Du Toit won the Columbus FC was female singles title. inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. STM’s Kevin Vigna lost in a three-way playoff at the Curtis Moss placed sec- B.C. junior boys’ golf chamond in the javelin at the pionships in Revelstoke. Canadian track and field championships. Overall Superweek omnium champion Florenz The junior A Burnaby Knauer of Germany won Lakers let go head coach the Giro di Burnaby. Denise Mike O’Reilly. Ramsden of Vancouver won the women’s criteAlex Calbick led the rium. West Coast summer baseball league in hitting with a SFU’s Stacie Anaka won .384 batting average. a silver medal in wrestling at the World Student Mountain FC’s under-13 Games in Russia. girls soccer team won its first Premier Cup provinSidney Roy was named cial championship. the MVP at the B.C. provincial girls’ box lacrosse championships.
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The natural: Riley Loewen went from being a box lacrosse player to one of Limestone College’s all-time field greats in his four-year university career.
NOW 2013 inspired story of year Tom Berridge sports editor
A goal-scorer will find a way to score regardless of the sport. Nothing proved more true than Riley Loewen’s four-year field lacrosse career at Limestone College in South Carolina. Loewen, who had played just one season at the field game before accepting a scholarship to the NCAA Division program, became the school’s all-time leading scorer and finished just four points short of Devon Spilker’s career 273 total
points. The crafty lefthander shattered Nick Carlson’s career goal-scoring record of 159 markers. He ended his tenure at Limestone with 184 goals and 85 assists. His total goals at Limestone rank him fifth best all-time in the country in NCAA Div. II lacrosse, while his total points are also top-10 career numbers. Loewen currently holds or shares 11 other career, single season or single game records at Limestone, including all-time shots on goal, man-up goals and games played.
Loewen was twice named player of the year in the Conference Carolinas. In his final season at Limestone, Loewen scored three goals and added one assist in an 18-17 overtime loss to unbeaten No. 1-ranked Mercyhurst in the semifinal of the NCAA championships. “I wanted to bring a national championship to the program. That was my goal,” said Loewen after the game. “All the seniors, we left everything out there. We’re proud of the four years we had.”
Heard’s 9 retired Former longtime Burnaby Lakers great Russ Heard had his No. 9 jersey retired in a formal ceremony before a Western Lacrosse Association league game at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre on July 5. Heard led the Lakers to a WLA championship final that ended in a Game 7 overtime loss to the Coquitlam Adanacs in 1993. Along the way, the 6-4 righthander set a playoff record, scoring the fourth-, fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-fastest goals ever in a seven-game semifinal win over New Westminster. In the game, he also rewrote the record book with six goals in one playoff period. Heard ended his 13-year senior A career 10th in all-time assists in regular season play, while his 1,021 career points is among the top-20 best players. He was named the WLA’s league MVP on two occasions and led the league in scoring in three separate seasons. Heard was also a seven-time all-star. “It’s a great honour. When you play, you don’t think about those things, but when it happens it’s great. It’s nice of (Burnaby) to do that,” said Heard. tberridge@burnabynow.com
July:
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The Great One: Burnaby Lakers Russ Heard had his No. 9 jersey retired in July.
Coquitlam defeated the two-time defending Tier 1 novice all-star lacrosse champion Oakville Hawks 10-5 at the 28th annual Jack Crosby Memorial.
Sabrina Porreca led Simon Fraser Aquatics with three gold medals and six podium appearances at the B.C. AA long course swim
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Curtis Moss won the men’s javelin with a throw of 76.86 metres at the Harry Jerome Track Classic at Swangard Stadium.
Adam Turrin, Matteo Triggiano and Demarius Henderson helped a B.C. under-16 team to the Red July Page 12
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River Cup in Western Canadian football.
Rory McDade was named the WLA coach of the year. Justin Salt won the unsung hero award.
Cariboo Hill’s Stefan Milosevic set a new provincial 15/17 boys’ record in the 100-metre freestyle at the Canadian summer nationals. He also won gold in the men’s 200m free.
Keegan Fedorko scored the gold-medal-winning goal for Team B.C. at the u-17 Canadian ball hockey championships.
The A2 Burnaby Lakers won a bronze medal at the B.C. bantam lacrosse R provinEA I cials.
The Burnaby Mountain Mantas placed fifth at the B.C. Summer Swimming championships.
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Colin Streckmann and Alex Marello were both named to the Pacific Coast Soccer League’s premier men’s team.
Burnaby Lake Rugby Club won the men’s and women’s B.C. Seven Series for a third straight season.
B.C. won both the midget and junior girls’ box lacrosse gold medals at the national championships in Halifax. Vancouver Cannons catcher Nick Favaro was named to the Premier Baseball League second allstar team. Amar Dhesi was named the Burnaby NOW high school athlete of the year. The Burnaby Oakeys won the Softball B.C. midget B provincial championship in Victoria. Michael Valiante signed with 8Star Motorsports for the remainder of the Rolex Grand-Am Series Daytona Protype sports car season. B.C. placed second at the Canadian Soccer Association national all-star championships in Quebec. Burnaby Striders Zion Corrales-Nelson won gold in the 100-, 200- and 300metre sprints at the B.C. Athletics championships in Kamloops. Grand Rapid Griffins forward Landon Ferarro brought the Calder Cup to the Burnaby Winter Club. Tyler McNeely signed a pro hockey contract with Div. II Starbulls Rosenheim of Germany.
August:
Gary Leung won four gold medals at the B.C. Senior Games.
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Creme of the Croft: Helen Crofts ended her
university career with a second NCAA Division II national title at 800 metres. The indoor and outdoor champion also won Great Northwest conference titles in the 400m and 1,500m, while also earning the conference co-athlete and scholar athlete of the year. at the provincial championships. Four Burnaby baseball players helped the North Shore Twins win a firstever B.C. junior premier provincial title. Anthony Cusati and Nick Favaro shared a gold
medal on B.C.’s men’s baseball team at the Canada Summer Games. Seina Kashima scored the game-winning gold in B.C.’s women’s soccer gold medal at the Canada Summer Games. Kimberly Newell was
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The Burnaby Minor Braves won a first-ever AA peewee Western Canadian baseball title.
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and Thomas Williams won a bronze medal in ice dance at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. Madeline Edwards and Zhao Kai Pang of Burnaby placed second in ice dance at a ISU junior Grand Prix event in Mexico. SFU played UBC in the annual University Hockey Classic.
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