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Derelict foundry: ‘a theme park for arsonists’ Jennifer Moreau and Cayley Dobie staff reporters

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Riverside residents are raising concerns about garbage accumulating at a derelict foundry in south Burnaby. The abandoned Globe Foundry, located on Willard Street, caught fire in early January and was largely destroyed. While fire officials deemed the blaze suspicious and the RCMP investigated, they could not determine the cause. Meanwhile, the site has been left in ruins, people have been dumping more garbage on the property, and the owners are nowhere to be found. Riverside resident Shawn Wade is concerned the property was able to degenerate that far. “It became a kind of magnet for garbage and people who may have been setting fire to buildings, so it seemed to attract people who like to cause trouble, dump garbage and set fires,” Wade said. “We don’t want it to become a theme park for arsonists.” The foundry has been operating in the area since the 1940s and was run by the Ewasiuk family. There have been numerous issues associated with the site, including WorkSafeBC violations, outstanding debts and two deaths in 2013, currently

Riverside resident Shawn Wade at the Globe Foundry, which mostly burnt down in a suspicious fire in January. Since then, more garbage has been piling up on the site, and the neighbours are wondering who will be responsible for the cleanup.

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Nurses raise concerns about their safety Stefania Seccia staff reporter

Although nursing staff is aware of the risks associated with dealing with some of B.C.’s most volatile youth at a local Burnaby facility, the B.C. Nurses’ Union says not enough is being done to ensure their safety. Last year, 25 staff members working at Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, which has a forensics unit dealing with B.C.’s

most violent offenders between the ages of 12 and 17 years, were injured. One worker was punched in the face as recently as Feb. 21. Jewels Bainbridge has been a nurse for more than 25 years and worked at the Maples centre for 10 years, but after a violent incident she left two-and-a-half years ago. Her previous experience includes working in forensics, in a women’s jail and another jail in Vancouver. “I was attacked on the job by

a youth and have not worked for nearly two-and-a-half years now,” Bainbridge told the NOW. “I’ve been diagnosed with PTSD because of it. It was not just that incident, working there for 10 years, I was subjected to it constantly over and over again in that type of environment.” Bainbridge is now receiving new training with WorkSafeBC so she can nurse in a different setting. “Personally, I would like to see,

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but says all of the work orders have been ignored by management. However, on Friday Feb. 28, Maples staff did receive panic buttons. “These panic alarms, when you push the button it makes noise but if you take your finger off the button there’s no noise,” she said. “You can’t keep your finger on the alarm if a kid is attacking you, or knocks it out of your hand.” Nurses Page 4

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one of my motivations in this, is number 1 make it safer for staff,” she said. “My second priority is to make this a centre of excellence for these children. Not all of them are lost causes. There are lots of professional people, lots of skilled people. If they weren’t so busy watching their backs, staying safe, surviving – there’s no time and no energy for proper psychiatric care.” Bainbridge was behind bringing WorkSafeBC into Maples,

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under investigation by the B.C. Coroners’ Service. The two people who died were living in a trailer on the property, possibly to keep an eye on the place, and one of them was part owner of the foundry, along with two of her siblings. According to Wade, the foundry stop running two or three years ago. “There was some looting going on there, all the metal people,” Wade said. “Once those people died, all the people who were scrounging for metal … went in there.” Wade says the problems worsened once there was no one living on the site. “We noticed sleeping bags, various other things kicking around there, so people were sleeping or dumping god knows what there, and of course, we had the fire,” he said. The NOW talked to two other residents in the neighbourhood with concerns about the site, but Wade was the only one willing to go on record. According to B.C. Assessment, the property owner is still listed as Globe Foundry Ltd., which was started by the Ewasiuk family in the 1940s. The NOW tried to track down members of the family with no luck. “Our thing is we live here. This shouldn’t happen. If you have too much garbage, it can attract rats,” Wade said. “The reality is a lot of stuff has been dumped on that site for a number of years. Remediating that site will be difficult and very expensive,” he added. “Whoever takes on that site will have a big

bill on their hands.” The property is considered contaminated by the Environment Ministry, and if the owners declare bankruptcy, it could become an orphan site. It’s not clear who is responsible for cleaning up the site, because it’s unclear who the owner is. The Environment Ministry seemed to think the city was the owner and would be responsible for cleaning up the

mess, but Dan Layng, the city’s chief licensing inspector, said that wasn’t the case. “We don’t own it, the province is incorrect,” Layng told the NOW. According to Layng, the company was in the process of being dissolved, but no one knows who will take ownership and responsibility for the cleanup. “That’s the million-dollar question. The owner is always respon-

sible for the property, but when we don’t have a clear owner, it puts us in an impossible situation,” Layng said. The city also has a bylaw to deal with unsightly premises. “But when we do those cleanups, we charge back to the property owner. When we don’t have a clear property owner, it’s kind of tenuous, and we’re stuck,” he said.

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More trash: Riverside resident Shawn Wade wants to know who will clean up the derelict Globe Foundry in south Burnaby. The owners have disappeared, while garbage is piling up on the site.

Fair Election Act not fair to homeless voters Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

Burnaby’s homeless population will have a tougher time voting now that the Conservatives’ Fair Election Act has gone through, according to a local advocate. The act makes changes to the way federal elections are conducted, and people will no longer be able to vouch for those who don’t have proper identification. Wanda Mulholland, the com-

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munity development coordinator for the Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness, said the changes exclude homeless people from society. “It’s another way of ostracizing people from the rights of mainstream society, because if someone is extremely poor and homeless and without ID, they are unable to vote as a citizen,” she told the NOW. Advocates for the homeless use an attestation form to vouch

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for people who don’t have proper identification, Mulholland explained. “We’ve used it a lot, and we’ve used in the municipal, federal and provincial election,” she said. Mulholland couldn’t say how many homeless Burnaby residents have been using the forms to vote. “It varies from one election to the other, but it’s certainly been something that has been offered and received by people each time,” she said. Last week’s question Do you want medical marijuana facilities in Burnaby? YES 57% NO 43% This week’s question Do you think homeless people should have the right to vote? Vote at: www.burnabynow.com

Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart said the Fair Elections Act is currently in committee, and while the NDP has tried to stall the Conservatives, the vote to make the act law will likely be this week. “We’re doing everything we can to stop it, but they’re ramming it through,” Stewart said. According to Stewart, the chief electoral officer is estimating 100,000 Canadians will be affected by the new rules. jmoreau@burnabynow.com

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Nurses: ‘Staff are very vulnerable’ at youth treatment facility, says union The B.C. Nurses’ Union said more needs to be done to ensure safety. “Staff are very vulnerable there,” Debra McPherson, union president, told the Burnaby NOW. “They don’t have a good communications system or any security really at the facility.” Maples is split into three units. There is the Dala program, a six-bed residential treatment program for youth with disorders of thought, mood or anxiety. It has 14 staff. The second unit is the response program, which has 18 staff helping youth with behavioural difficulties. It’s a non-residential program option for youth living in the Lower Mainland. The Crossroads Care Program is an eight-bed unit to help youth with severe conduct disorder. It also includes youth with psychiatric disorders who require care in a secure setting. It serves youth who are unfit to stand trial or are found not criminally responsible for a crime due to a mental disorder. There are currently two youth in this program at Maples. McPherson said the employer, the B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development, could take steps to ensure staff’s safety. She says the union has repeatedly requested personal alarms, security cameras and safe staffing levels, but the ministry has ignored them. “We have many nurses who are severely physically and emotionally traumatized by these events,” she said. “We’re asking for support from the management. More than anything, we want management to back up its staff. It’s not right that this should be happening and they’re not doing something.” In response to the concerns raised by the union, Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux said she’s spoken with the minister responsible for WorkSafeBC and with the manager of Maples. “As a result of these conversations, I have directed my deputy minister to take action that will ensure that the issues related to staff safety are addressed,” she said in a statement sent to

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radios and personal panic alarms. “However, after a briefing with them on these devices, I agree that the current approach is not ade-

quate and the deputy will be working to address this matter as quickly as possible,” she added. Maples has one security guard between 10 p.m. and

6 a.m. who only patrols the grounds and has no contact with clients, according to the ministry. Child and youth-care professionals on staff are

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Union pushes for more buses Stefania Seccia staff reporter

The local bus union president sat down with TransLink’s board chair to discuss cuts and the referendum on Monday. Nathan Woods, Canadian Autoworkers Local 111 president, said he wanted to introduce himself to Marcella Szel, TransLink’s new board chair, and address the issues his union has been raising for many years. “She’s been on the TransLink board for years now, she’s got experience with what’s at stake with the referendum,” Woods said. “A lot of times when you get to a certain level of bureaucracy, you lose information. It doesn’t all travel up.” The union has been raising the alarm over the shortage of buses with its campaign “More Buses Now,” which states Metro Vancouver is short 500 buses. Woods said the number probably now sits around 750. “I wanted to bring forward to her the volumes and pass-ups, the shortage – where we are now with our current buses,” he said. “I wanted to let her know the low morale of the workforce.” However, Woods said TransLink intends to follow through with more cuts “they see necessary to operate in the black.” “Right now, service cuts are happening through

what they call optimization,” he noted. “But it affects riders too greatly, and it affects the quality of work for the transit operators.” Woods said TransLink plans to have $6 million worth of more cuts, which will bring it back to 2003 service levels. “In our economy and regular growth, it’s not sustainable,” he said. “They can’t sustain today’s systems and ridership. We continue to endure passups and overcrowded buses.” Woods said the optimization cuts have only increased violent incidents between drivers and passengers. He said assaults rose by 15 per cent last year, and it’s due in large part to scheduling conflicts, pass-ups and trip denials. “I wanted to make sure she understands the current region,” he said. “Our membership doesn’t have a lot of faith in Coast Mountain Bus Company or TransLink in making decisions productive for them.” Woods said over the next year, they’ll be rallying support across the province through communities and organizations to make sure a referendum will mean more funding for TransLink. “We’ll hopefully get groups screaming and yelling about the needs to increase funding,” he said. Szel did not respond to the Burnaby NOW’s ques-

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the most recent snowfall that hit the city over the weekend. Whether you loved the white stuff or hated it, it looks like winter may be over – at least for awhile. Environment Canada is calling for a week of rain and warmer temperatures, with projected highs of up to 12 degrees Celsius.

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Land separates the haves from the have-nots Two reports that surfaced this week more myth than reality. are focused on the middle class, as are What explains the mixed messages a horde of politicians. on the fortunes of the middle? It Statistics Canada says Canadian appears to be land, and whether or not families have never been you own any. wealthier, while anothThe Stats Can concluer report compiled by sion factored in the value of Burnaby NOW Employment and Social Canadians’ homes, whereas Development Canada concludes wages the other study looked mainly at have stagnated while personal debt income and whether it allows middlelevels are at record highs. It went as class Canadians to get ahead. far as saying the Canadian dream is The haves and have-nots are no

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longer necessarily divided by who was born with a silver spoon or who worked hard and sacrificed, but rather who bought real estate before the boom. This divide is in especially clear focus here in the Lower Mainland, where today’s “middle-class” wages will get you laughed out of a mortgage broker’s office if you want a singlefamily home. It’s a big deal in a place where a

generation ago, families bought homes and lived comfortable – if not opulent – lives on the earnings of a single income earner. The standard of living most middleclass earners can expect their children to inherit today is not as good as the one their own parents handed to them. That should concern all politicians whose fortunes are tied to the majority of Canadians who make up the sinking middle class.

Soap opera drags on in B.C. schools IN MY OPINION

Keith Baldrey

he B.C. version of “The NeverEnding Story” has resumed playing, and it’s not clear that it will ever actually stop. I’m referring, of course, to the pseudo-comic soap opera that stars the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Liberal government. I hammered the government in this space a few weeks back for its heavy-handed and inept attempts to arbitrarily strip language from the BCTF collective agreement. It has lost twice in court on that issue, but it’s still fighting, likely all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The government needs to quit scheming to outfox the BCTF and get down to real negotiations that will inevitably involve a significant increase in funding for the kindergarten-to-Grade 12 education system to address important issues such as class composition (often involving children designated with special needs). But just when things were looking up for the BCTF, leave it to the union to again engage in

some puzzling behaviour. After the government made an opening offer in its round of negotiations for a new contract with the BCTF, the union opted to abruptly announce it will hold a strike vote without presenting its own detailed counter-offer. Now, strike votes are a perfectly legitimate and well-used part of labour relations strategy. But holding one before any actual detailed negotiations occur seems odd, to say the least. The BCTF leadership has taken pains to say that even armed with a strong strike vote mandate, the union will not take job action that has any negative impact on the classroom and students. This leaves one to wonder how, then, a strike vote puts any kind of pressure on the government at the negotiating table. The sudden emphasis on holding a strike vote may be designed to deflect attention from an issue that the BCTF is vulnerable on. That would be its pitch for a wage increase, which in past contract talks seemed to have come from a different planet. For example, there was the 34 per cent hike the BCTF asked for back in 2001, within days of the 9/11 attacks. There was a $2 billion package presented a few years ago, which included lengthy paid leave provisions for the death of a friend (but not a Facebook friend, as the joke Teachers Page 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Pipeline questions unanswered Dear Editor:

Re: Where is the pipeline going?, Burnaby NOW, March 1. As a north Westridge resident, and part of the neighbourhood group that has been meeting with Kinder Morgan since the middle of June 2013, we would also like to know where is the pipeline going. Every time we ask it is explained that Cliff Avenue is the preferred route, but they are still looking at Burnaby Mountain, however, they can’t get any info on the site because there is a covenant that they can’t seem to confirm. It seems amazing that Kinder Morgan would let this impede their studies of this area, unless they’re not interested. Kinder Morgan doesn’t seem too concerned

that their number 1 route choice would completely enclose an area of 120 homes with their pipelines, even though they have consistently promoted “Trans Mountain’s objective is to build the proposed new pipeline safely while minimizing impacts to neighbours.” This route, Cliff Avenue, also goes through the Burrard Inlet Conservation Area in spite of saying that it will “minimize impact on environment,” and “all routing studies will consider human environment; land use, residences, commercial, recreation, park” and “Trans Mountain is committed to environmental stewardship”. North Westridge has only one exit/entrance, complicating construction and safety requirements,

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Neil Syme, Burnaby

‘Uglyfication’ of Burnaby Dear Editor:

Re: Skyscraper stirs debate, Burnbay NOW, Feb. 28. I totally agree with Barry and Gloria MacDonald, whose concern is the increased traffic and population in and around Brentwood with its planned massive expansion. We moved into the area for its almost rural-type and serene living – no longer. Since this ridiculous expansion is a fait accompli, seems to me that no prior arrangements have been made for schools, hospitals, police and roads to handle the accumulation of new people not only in Brentwood but also the surrounding areas, including the now-being-built Solo structures; bear in mind also that same type of development is planned for the Lougheed Town Centre area. The mayor is talking about bike paths and “maybe” a park and community centre. Call it “the uglyfication” of Burnaby.

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went at the time). The government’s chief negotiator, Peter Cameron, says the union has dropped hints in negotiations that an “extreme” wage demand lurks in the future. BCTF president Jim Iker says his team has presented a salary “provision” without any actual numbers contained in it (huh?). The BCTF says the government’s opening offer of 6.5 per cent over five years is “unreasonable, unfair and provocative” even though other public sector unions seem fine with those kinds of numbers, having settled their own contracts recently. Given the BCTF’s oftquoted demand that its members be paid at a level equal to the top paid teachers in other provinces, I’m betting the union’s wage demand will be in the double-digits, and if it is it will be seen as coming

from la-la land. But wage increases and bizarre strike votes aside, the BCTF does hold the higher ground on the more serious issues of class size and class composition. The courts have ruled repeatedly in its favour, although the courts have also noted these issues are the subject of negotiations with the government. The B.C. Liberals have presented counterarguments that even with current class size and composition averages, the graduation rates for all kinds of categories of students – including aboriginal and special needs – have increased considerably in the last decade. The government keeps referring to “average” class size and special needs numbers that seem relatively low, but they mask the fact that there can be many, many instances where the num-

bers are well above the average. It is the teachers in those situations that I hear from the most, who describe such things as trying to teach chaotic Grade 4 classes with 30 nine-year-olds, many of them with serious but undiagnosed behaviour problems. Or an apprenticeship Math 10 class where half of the 29 students have an “individual education plan” because of behaviour or psychological issues. Or shop classes, where too many kids are working on dangerous or ancient equipment. Unfortunately, “The NeverEnding Story” does little to help them. The soap opera will just play on and on, with the two key players fumbling their way along, with no resolution in sight. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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which seems to be a risk Kinder Morgan is willing to take. We asked if the Westridge ship terminal could be located further east, further away from our neighbourhood to ease noise and light pollution. Instead they moved it west, closer. This allows them to continue loading tankers during construction. I assume they can’t accomplish this without spending additional funds. We asked if they could add electrical ship plug-ins to ease air and noise pollution, similar to what the cruise ships have, their response; only five per cent of ships have plug-ins. Kinder Morgan wouldn’t want to consider it a condition of being open for business. We asked if they could tell us what kind of noise, air and lighting pollution levels they were projecting as well as what is the allowable level based on the Van Port and Burnaby permitting. After months of no answer, I wonder what they submitted to the National Energy Board. It seems that in spite of their commitment to listen to the people’s concerns, it is just an obligatory part of the process. In

my opinion, the pipeline is going wherever Kinder Morgan wants it to.

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Pink Shirt Day founder talks bullying

ack in 2007, Travis Price and his friend brought pink tank tops to their Nova Scotia high school, to wear in solidarity with another student who was bullied for wearing pink. That gesture started the annual Pink Shirt Day and an international movement against bullying. Last Thursday, the ON MY BEAT day after Pink Jennifer Moreau Shirt Day, Price visited Burnaby’s Lakeview Elementary and Byrne Creek Secondary to talk to students. The NOW asked him a few questions. Q: You’ve said that when you stood up for that kid in 2007, you were also standing up for yourself. Can you tell us a bit about that? A: I was bullied from a very young age all through school. When we stood up for that kid in 2007 it was like I was finally standing up for myself, finally showing the bullies that I would put up with it no longer. Q: The Pink Shirt Day movement has become a bit of a cause celebre. What is the significance of the pink shirt? What does it really say? A: The Pink Shirt has truly become the international symbol for anti bullying. It says a lot of things. It raises awareness so that the conversation continues so an end can be sought. It also is a symbol of hope for kids who are bullied that not only can they go to school and not be bullied, but they have a chance to make a friend and

show they are not so different. Q: Bullying has changed over the years. What would you say are the worst forms of bullying for kids these days? A: The worst form without a doubt is cyberbullying. The name calling and physical abuse hurts it truly does, but cyberbullying continues at home. It never goes away; kids are susceptible to it 24/7. Q: What do you think motivates some kids to bully others? A: Past experiences, family troubles and possibly the stress of everyday life. Kids bully for a lot of reasons. It’s important that we don’t always just tag a kid as a bully but we continue to offer them support as well and not bully the bully. Q: The bully and victim roles can sometimes be blurred, and we know bullies are often victims of bullying, too. A: It is so important we do not bully the bullies and we offer every person the support they need, no matter victim or bully. Q: Bullying can sometimes be used as a catchall term for racism, sexism or homophobia. Do you think the movement has watered down criticism of these forms of social oppression? A: I made sure from Day 1 to keep this a bullying issue, and, yes, bullying can be those things you mentioned as well. I wanted to keep the movement broad so everyone could relate to it and take part in it. I think it has only continued to help people. Q: How much money has your movement raised over the years, and where does it go?

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Sharing a message: Travis Price, co-founder of Pink Shirt Day, speaks to students at Byrne Creek Secondary. A: The movement has raised a bit of money from different groups across Canada. An exact number is not known, but when I know a group is using Pink Shirts to raise money, I do ensure the money is going back into bullying prevention programs. Q: Is there any evidence that the Pink Shirt Day is changing kids’ behaviours and reducing incidents of bullying? A: All the evidence I need is that we proved on the first Pink Day that we could change a culture within a school

that bullying would no longer be acceptable. The response I have got from youth across the world shows that this movement has made a difference in their lives. … Pink Day has the ability to get kids excited about standing up for one another and joining together to change the culture within their school Q: What’s the best way to stop bullying? A: Education and awareness are the two keys to this. They need to be educated on the lasting and harmful effects bullying can have on another person’s life.

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Students in spotlight on Burnaby stages Musicals, comedies onstage with secondary school productions this month Looking for the future of theatre talent? It’s onstage in Burnaby this month. Local secondary schools are staging several performances in the next couple of weeks, and theatre enthusiasts are invited to check them out. Among them: ◆ Zombie Prom: Moscrop Secondary School is presenting its first-ever musical March 10 to 14. Zombie Prom is a musical comedy that brings to life a 1950s horror comic book. The story features a young rebel named Jonny (Joshua Lam), who, in the name of love, hurls himself into the town’s nuclear treatment silo and returns as a teenage nuclear zombie. His star-crossed lover, Toffee (Maddy de la Rama) is heartbroken and confused, while the whole town debates the rights of the undead. The principal, Mrs. Strict (Anne Qu), bans Jonny from the prom and threatens to cancel it if he appears. The production also stars David MacLennan as Eddie. Zombie Prom is directed by a team of visual and performing arts teachers: Bryn Williams (producer-director), Ashley Chow (director-choreographer) and Kelly Arnold (director-vocal director). Moscrop Secondary is at 4433 Moscrop St. Shows are at 7 p.m. in the drama room (Room 108). See moscropsecondary.com. ◆ Guys & Dolls: Burnaby South Secondary School is taking a walk back into the past for its presentation of this Broadway classic, which brings together the world of gamblers and those working to save souls – with the classic characters of Nathan Detroit, Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown,

best known from the 1955 movie starring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons. This teen interpretation is onstage at the Michael J. Fox Theatre March 13, 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $13 for students, $18 regular; at the door they’re $15 and $20. Details and tickets online at http://south.sd41. bc.ca. ◆ Grease: Burnaby North Secondary is producing the classic teen love story of the greaser Danny and good girl Sandy – immortalized on the silver screen by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the 1978 film. It runs March 5 to 8 at 7 p.m. in the North gym. Tickets are $10 for students, $12 for adults. Burnaby North is at 751 Hammarskjold Dr. More details online at north.sd41.bc.ca/. ◆ The Rocky Horror Show: Burnaby Mountain Secondary School is staging the camp classic, led by Grade 12 student Isaac Caverzan, who is directing and starring as Frank-N-Furter. Caverzan is leading the production as part of an independent directed study course based off Directing 12, and he has recruited a team of students from grades 9 through 12 to take part. The production is entirely student-run, with the help of two alumni It’s onstage March 5, 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. Burnaby Mountain is at 8800 Eastlake Dr. See mountain.sd41.bc.ca. Tickets are $15 and $20. ◆ Les Belles Soeurs and 7 Stories: Burnaby Central is presenting two Canadian comedies: Morris Panych’s 7 Stories and Michel Tremblay’s Les Belles Soeurs (in English). It opened March 4 and continues March 5 and 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students, $12 for adults. They can be bought at the door on show night or reserved by emailing carol.mann@sd41. bc.ca. Burnaby Central is at 6011 Deer Lake Parkway. See central.sd41.bc.ca.

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Star-crossed love: Joshua Lam as Jonny and Maddy de la Rama as Toffee in the Moscrop Secondary production of Zombie Prom.

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Eric Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreams in the spotlight at Amabilis Singers concert in Burnaby March 8

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Choral sounds: The Amabilis Singers, seen here in a previous concert, perform Of Heaven and Earth on March 8.

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When Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of his flying machine, what did he dream? That musical question is answered in a piece that choral fans will want to discover in an upcoming Amabilis Singers concert. Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, by superstar choral composer Eric Whitacre, is a highlight of the March 8 concert Of Heaven and Earth. The concert is taking place at New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave., Burnaby, at 8 p.m. The choir, under the direction of Ramona Luengen, will pay “witness to the sacred wonders of the earth and the heavens,” says a press

release. “Discover how our world inspired the gifted pens of Austrian composer Gustav Mahler and America’s Morten Lauridsen,” the release says. “Hear the heartbreaking poetry of Sara Teasdale find voice in a stunningly beautiful setting by Frank Ticheli. And how did Leonardo da Vinci’s dreams of flying inspire choral superstar Eric Whitacre?” The concert will also feature the premiere of a new work by Luengen, based on the prayer of Padre Pio, an Italian Roman Catholic priest canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002. Tickets are $20, or free for children under 12. They’re available from choir members or at the door, or call 604-437-9200 to book in advance. The 55-voice choir, based in New Westminster, draws its members from around the Lower Mainland. For more, see www.amabilissingers.org.

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Burnaby performer in new Beggar’s Opera LIVELY CITY

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Burnaby performer is featured in a performance of Beggar’s Opera. Seven Tyrants Theatre is remounting the musical at the Jericho Arts Centre in Vancouver until March 14 – and Burnaby’s own Julia Fox is in the cast as Bonnie Twitcher. It’s Fox’s first outing with Seven Tyrants Theatre, but she has been singing with opera companies for eight years and with choirs “ever since she can remember,” a bio says. She started with the Young People’s Opera Society of B.C., where she performed the title roles in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Pandora’s Box. She has also appeared in the Burnaby Lyric Opera productions of Martha and Pagliacci. Fox is also an actor, appearing in film and commercials as well as live theatre – she’s had lead roles in Metro Theatre’s Murder on the Nile and North Shore Theatre for Children’s Sleeping Beauty. Beggar’s Opera is a remount of the production that Seven Tyrants Theatre premiered last April at Performance Works. A press release notes that David Newham has adapted John Gay’s classic script, with the action packed into 10 “fantasias” – each one described as a live “theatrical music video.” An original score by Daniel Deorksen draws on a range of styles “from the sublime tones of clas-

sic jazz to a world of Tom Waits meets Frank Zappa and the Muppets.” The music is performed live by Deorksen and violinist Phyllis Ho, along with the 15-performer cast on a range of classical and modern instruments. Tickets for the Tuesday performance are $20, with Wednesday through Sunday seats at $29. The Sunday, March 9 performance is two-for-one at the door, based on availability. Students can save $5 at the door with valid ID. Advance tickets are available at www.tickets tonight.ca or by calling 1-877-840-0457. Check out www.seventyrants.com.

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Interested in a career in creative arts or design? Burnaby school district’s community and continuing education is holding an art and design career fair on Thursday, March 6. The free fair is running from 1 to 3 p.m. at Burnaby Public Library’s Metrotown branch. The community and continuing education programs offer a number of art and design-related options – including interior decorating, makeup artistry and floral arranging. See www.burnabycce.ca.

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Aquarium store doing just swimmingly By Stefania Seccia

One dsh, two dsh, red dsh, even blue dsh can all be found in the well-stocked shelves at the new April’s Aquarium and Plants shop on Hastings Street. Since April Ross was 12 years old, she’s had a dsh tank to tend to at all times. Now she has a whole whack of tanks stacked neatly on a wall of her brand new store on Hastings Street and Gilmore Avenue. “I like dddling with the dsh tanks and looking at the dsh,” Ross told the NOW. “It’s an enjoyable thing.” April’s Aquarium is a quaint new shop with a very blue theme. She opened her store’s doors at the beginning of February and has had a fun time getting to know her neighbours so far. “They all came in to welcome me, all the different stores,” she said. “I’m really enjoying it. It’s quite a nice little area. It’s got a lot of nice stores, and it’s dednitely an area that’s going to get more busy and busy. I like the idea of small individual stores rather than malls. It’s more personal. I think that’s the way.” The love affair with dsh started when Ross was still in elementary school, she got to take home some dsh from her class one day, to add to her small dsh bowl she had already.

“Then my aunt bought me my drst tank and I was in love,” she said. “It was one of those old tanks with the silver edges, and from there I’ve never gone without a tank. I’ve moved lots of times, … but always had something going.” But at April’s Aquarium, she also sells plants because of a connection with her mother.

“Many years ago, my mom and I used to go to the garden shops all the time,” she said. “I would take her all the time to garden shops. She’s gone now, and I dgured I’ll carry on. It brightens up the place, makes it smell good. “It looks bright and cheery and a lot of the seniors come by.” Ross previously had a store on Dunbar Street in Vancouver for 30 years, which was a dog-grooming shop – but she sold dsh, as well, for the past 10 years there. “I have to do something until I’m 65 and once you’ve been an owner yourself, it’s harder to go back to the workforce and be an employee again,” she added. “I started looking at a few different areas. … I was really trying to target an area that needed a dsh store.” Looking for a change, Ross wanted to focus on selling dsh in a neighbourhood that didn’t have an aquarium shop. “I like all the dsh,” she said. “And it’s almost like my little private spot where I can do everything I love.”

“I think of all the pet industry, the aquarium has the most supplies you need to carry them,” she said. “Now, they even have little tanks (with) a USB port so you can plug in your lights and pump, everything, right from your computer.” Since Ross had her drst tank, home aquariums have changed with the times. “It’s come a long ways in the last few years, they’ve gotten some really neat stuff,” she added. Ross said she’s had many hobbyists follow her from her Dunbar shop to Burnaby, as she’s still active on online forums. “Many years ago, dsh stores was more mom and pop shops, and then big box stores opened,” she said. “I think it’s going back to that. You have to know your dsh.” The big thing in the aquarium deld now is having underwater plants with some small dsh. “A lot of the hobbyists, what they’re going for now is rather than the big tanks, a lot of them are going for the smaller, planted tanks,” she said. “It’s almost like a garden See page 14 ...

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Heights contributor This year seems to be cying by and it’s hard to believe we’re already gearing up for spring break.

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April’s Aquarium is a one stop shop for all things underwater Continued from page 12 ... underwater. They have tiny little dsh or shrimp and the driftwood, almost making like a landscape underwater. So I’m concentrating more on that.”

past the pleasant array of spring cowers, there’s a setup of different Betta dsh, also known as Simaese dghting dsh.

That’s also where the plants come in.

As for cowers, Ross says she’ll always try to stock long stem roses in blue, orange and yellow, orchids, tulips and pansies, among others.

“So, you get your little landscape going, plants, CO2, and wood and things,” she added. “You start with a little tank and you get more and more.”

There hasn’t been a specialty dsh store on the Heights for a very long time, and Ross says she hopes to thrive on the Heights while sharing her love of dsh with others.

Ross said she tries to sell dsh that will suit someone’s personal tastes and interests, including what tank the person might already have at home.

“A lot of people who get in the hobby start when they’re about 10 to 12 years old,” she said. “It’s really good for the young kids, who are quieter. Scientidc, quiet kids. It’s good for kids. It gives them a hobby that’s theirs.”

The new trend right now for dsh hobbyists is rimless, curved tanks that can dt perfectly into a bookshelf. Ask Ross anything about any dsh swimming around in any one of her (about) 20 tanks, and her years of experience really become apparent. “You start with one tank and then you want something different,” she said. “So, you get different kinds of things and then you add more. Some people can get over-obsessive, but it’s a particular personality.” At any time, Ross may have assorted discus, assorted male guppies, neon rainbows, Bosmani rainbows, clown loaches, Thailand glass cats, different types of cories, and much more. When you drst enter Ross’s shop, and walk

Ross said she’s happy to be back in the Heights, as well, after drst living in the area when her children were very young. Now, she lives in Port Moody. “There’s always the joke among hobbyists, is they have multiple tank syndrome,” Ross noted. At home, Ross said she only has one tank at the moment. “I don’t really need many at home because this is my playground,” she added. “And the cowers are really something I added to survive in the pet industry. You need something to supplement.”

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Taking steps towards safer prescriptions HEALTHWISE

Dr. Davidicus Wong

his week, I’ll be spending a few hours with second year medical students. As part of the Advanced Family Practice curriculum, family doctors take time from their own practices to meet with small groups of medical students to discuss topics including the management of diabetes, headaches and congestive heart failure. This week’s topic is prescription writing. No, this isn’t the class where budding young doctors learn to write illegibly. There’s actually no

such course. Messy writing is a side effect of a doctor rushing to get things done. I’ve spent many hours trying to help nurses decrypt the handwritten notes of colleagues. This is less of a problem in family practices where a growing number of doctors type or dictate all their notes into their computers in what we now call EMRs (electronic medical records) and send prescriptions wirelessly to a printer. Occasionally, I might take out the old-fashioned prescription pad for old time’s sake (the feel of the paper has a pleasant nostalgic feel) … or when I encounter a computer problem. Yet illegible writing remains a problem – and a risk to patients – in most hospitals. In spite of technological advancements in other

areas of inpatient care, doctors continue to put pen to paper in the writing of their chart notes and their orders. Fortunately, most consultations are dictated and eventually hospitals may eliminate handwritten orders. In the meantime, our hospitals have banned some of our traditional medical abbreviations. As medical students, we loved to learn the abbreviations of Greek and Latin words along with the vocabulary of the language of medicine. Sometimes, a handwritten prescription may not make sense to a layperson because of our abbreviations rather than handwriting. If a medication is to be taken before meals, we would write ac for

ante cibium, meaning “before meals.” Similarly, pc means post cibium or “after meals.” A bedtime medication would be followed by hs (hora somni). Orders for a drug taken by mouth would include the abbreviation po (per os). One for drops for the right eye would include od for oculus dexter. The abbreviation, od may also mean “once daily.” Hospitals are now banning more easily misinterpreted abbreviations. The alternative abbreviation, qd intended to mean “each day” may be confused with qid which means “four times a day.” QOD may be intended to mean “every other day” but may be misinterpreted as “every day.” In both cases,

the patients would take the drug too frequently. Similarly, we now avoid “U” because when handwritten it may be misinterpreted as O or zero. Instead, the full word “unit” should be used. In the case of dosing, a zero after a decimal point must be avoided. If the tiny decimal point isn’t noted, a patient may receive 30 mg instead of 3.0 mg. Similarly, to avoid missing a leading decimal point, a zero should be written in front so that a dose of 0.5 mg will not be dispensed as 5 mg. If you’re in the hospital, all this takes place behind the scenes without your awareness. As your healthcare providers, we have to be conscientious and

write clear, unambiguous notes and orders. If we’re not absolutely sure what a doctor has written, we have to confirm the orders. Outside of the hospital, it’s good to review your prescription before you leave the clinic to confirm the dosage of your medication and how you should be taking it. In an upcoming column, I’ll review the key information you should know about every medication prescribed for you. Dr. Davidicus Wong is a family physician and physician lead of the Burnaby Division of Family Practice. His Healthwise column appears regularly in this paper. You can read more about achieving your positive potential in health at davidi cuswong.wordpress.com.

Are we living isolated lives? Health survey shows high levels of social isolation Stefania Seccia staff reporter

Burnaby residents, along with their Metro Vancouver neighbours, may be at risk from social isolation, according to early results from the My Health My Community survey. As of mid-February, about 9,000 surveys had been turned in. About 15 per cent of respondents stated different forms of social isolation contribute to their stress levels. “If you extrapolate this to the larger population we could be looking at more than 300,000 people in Metro Vancouver having to deal with social isolation,” said Dr. James Lu, Vancouver Coastal Health medical health officer, in a media release. “This means there could be a significant number of individuals who have no people in their network to confide in.” More than 40 per cent of the respondents stated they did not feel as though they belong to a community. Early results may have also uncovered a link between recent immigrants and social isolation, as about one in two respondents were recent immi-

grants to Canada within the last five years and felt socially isolated. “The My Health My Community survey will give us a clearer picture of the relationship between feelings of connectivity, to the health and well-being of our communities at the neighbourhood level,” said Dr. Victoria Lee, Fraser Health Authority medical health officer. The My Health My Community survey is a joint project between Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health and the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine’s eHealth Strategy Office. The survey asks other questions related to health, including lifestyle choices, community involvement and neighbourhood characteristics. Its purpose is meant to aid municipalities and health authorities in developing policies and programs to promote better health. The survey can be completed until the end of March. For more information, visit www.myhealthmy community.org. If you know someone suffering from social isolation or depression, help them contact a doctor, community health office or HealthLink B.C. at 811. Follow Stefania on Twitter, @stefania_seccia

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Midwifery on the rise for Burnaby families Stefania Seccia staff reporter

Over the years, midwives have been gaining ground in Burnaby to help parents catch their babies, despite there not being a local clinic catering to mothers in the city. There are between 16 and 35 midwives that have privileges at Burnaby Hospital and help local parents, but a large Vancouverbased midwifery practice just past the Boundary border on Hastings Street has local parents utilizing their services. “I would say a good half of our clients are in Burnaby,” Marijke de Zwager, of Pomegranate Community Midwives, told the Burnaby NOW. “There’s definitely an opportunity to open a satellite clinic because now we also get calls from New Westminster, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam, but we can’t take those clients because they’re too far out” There are currently 192 midwives practising in the province. Coquitlam and New Westminster both have their own midwifery practices, but Burnaby has yet to have one. “I think it’s probably because nobody has started one, it really is,” de Zwager said. “It’s a really great opportunity, to be honest. We’ve talked about it here, talked about whether we could start a satellite clinic in Burnaby.” de Zwager, a practising midwife for the past five years, said that many people think midwives only cater to those who want to have home births, but that’s not the case. She said catching the baby, another term for delivering a baby, is only part of what they do.

“We probably have about a 40 per cent home birth rate. Not all clinics have it that high, but at our clinic most of the teams have that high of a rate,” she said. “Most clinics have a 10 to 20 per cent home birth rate. It’s not up to me, it’s up to the family to decide where they’re going to have their baby and where they’re going to be most comfortable.” Midwives, like doctors, are a service that’s covered by the Medical Services Plan (MSP), from the moment the expecting mother walks in the door, and up to eight weeks postpartum. “We care for women in the same schedule as obstetricians or family doctors, but we actually have 45-minute visits, which is why we spend so much time with people. We get to know them very well,” she said. “One of our big premises is informed choice. … There’s a lot more empowerment during their pregnancy in general.” De Zwager, and many of the midwives at her practice, have privileges at Burnaby Hospital, with which she says she’s developed a great working relationship with over the

years. “We love Burnaby Hospital,” she said. “It’s a really great small hospital, and everybody knows each other.” So, how does one become a midwife? Well, you don’t have to be a mother or have decades of experience in birthing. The role of midwives has drastically changed since 1998, which is when midwifery became officially government regulated and covered by MSP. Midwives mostly work with low-risk births, and when complications do arise beyond their scope, that’s when the doctor comes in. In the case of a complicated birth, doctors take primary care, but midwives can stay by the mother’s side, as well. On the West Coast, there’s a four-year bachelor’s degree program offered at the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine. Lauren Redman is gaining experience at Pomegranate as she completes her degree at UBC. “I attended my first birth with my mom’s friend,” she said. “I naturally gravitated towards midwifery because of my own natu-

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Big contributions from two all-stars gave Burnaby South a berth into the upcoming B.C. quad A high school boys’ basketball championships. First team all-star Jermaine Haley scored 22 first-half points and second-teamer Mark Bogajev added 17 in the third quarter to help the Rebels outmatch St. George’s Saints 86-53 in the consolation final at the Lower Mainland championships at Richmond Olympic Oval on Friday. The win propelled the Rebels back to the B.C.s, where they finished 10th last season, where they set an all-time provincial record with South Kamloops for total points scored in a single game. This year, the expectations are higher than that, said 6-4 senior forward Djordje Obradovic, who did a great job holding Saints 6-7 second team all-star Mark Jacobs to just a dozen points. “Our last two games were do or die. We put our hearts into it and got the win,” said Obradovic, who had nine points, six rebounds and one blocked shot against St. George’s. “I feel great. … I’ve been there before and hopefully we can make our dreams come true and come first.” To do that, South must abandon the tendency to sometimes play as individuals, which cost the Rebels against eventual Mainland champion Vancouver College on Wednesday and a spot in the championship final. But South bounced back from that minor setback, avenging last year’s loss to Kitsilano in the 2013 Mainland final, beating the Blue Demons 94-82 on Thursday. Haley led all scorers with 33 points in that game. The 6-6 Grade 11 guard also garnered a total of 28 points in the third-place final, while nabbing seven rebounds, four steals and making three blocks. Nick Trninic had a teamhigh 10 rebounds in the win Friday. Bogajev finished with 20 points, including five of his six three-pointers in a super-charged third quarter. He also had 16 in the win over Kits. Hailey got South out on the right foot in the win against the Saints, scoring 14 first-quarter points, including a pair of treys. South maintained an advantage over St. George’s in all four quarters, outrebounding the Vancouver independent with 40 boards,

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Leading the way: Burnaby South seniors Djordje Obradovic, No. 3 in yellow, and Taylor Smith, No. 4, helped the Rebels down St. George’s at Lower Mainland championships. while also committing 17 steals. But it was South’s outside shooting that really nailed the coffin shut, making good on 16 three-point attempts in the game, including

three off the bench by super-sub Tyus Batiste, who had 13 in the win over Kitsilano. “When we play as a team we can make our dreams come true,” said Obradovic.

The Knights came marching out of the B.C. high school wrestling championships with all three aggregate banners. St. Thomas More won its first-ever B.C. high school provincial wrestling banner, with 142 total points far outdistancing runnerup W.J. Mouat with 72 aggregate points. Alberni District was third overall with 53 points. STM also won the first boys’ banner 69-53 over Mouat and the girls’ title 73-44 over Port Moody after year’s of placing runner-up. The beauty of it all was even though we had a lot of great performances, we could have had more,” said STM coach Doug Corbett. The Knights had three individual champions and placed seven wrestlers in the finals, including the provincials most outstanding wrestler Darthe Cappelan at 57 kilograms. Massimo Pozzolo topped the 66-kg division, where teammate Nathan Punzo also placed fourth. Nicole Depa won the lone girls’ individual title for STM, dominating at 57kg. Alina Mercado placed fourth in the weight class. Other top-six podium Wrestling Page 20

Runner-up Knights qualify for AAA B.C.s Tom Berridge sports editor

A slow first-quarter start surely cost the St. Thomas More Knights a shot at the AAA Lower Mainland high school boys’ basketball title. The Sir Charles Tupper Tigers rode a 20-9 opening quarter against the Knights all the way to 86-78 victory in the gold-medal final at the 3A Mainland championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Friday. STM chipped away at the lead, outscoring the Vancouver 3A champion Tigers in both the second and third quarters, but the cool hand of Tupper guard Ron Ronquillo, nailing eight of his 10 straight free throws in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, kept the charging Knights at bay. “We just wanted to win,” said Ronquillo, who led the Tigers with 32 points, including 12-for-13 foul shots and three second-half three-pointers. “It’s the first time we’ve ever got here.”

The win by Tupper avenged an earlier loss to STM in the semifinals at the Chancellor tournament back in January. Now the shoe could be on the other foot if the two teams meet up again at the provincials, said STM’s 6-3 forward Reese Morris. “We’ll just remember how it felt in the dressing room after the game and come out strong against their team,” said Morris, who led the Knights with 34 points, including 30 in a turnaround second half. Trailing by 11 points heading into the second quarter, junior Knights guard Terrell Jana kept the deficit within reach, putting up 13 of his 15 first-quarter points in the second frame. Jana finished the game with 22 points. STM appeared to have done its homework between halves, establishing its presence at the low post, while allowing Morris to score almost at will, tallying 17 in the third quarter and another 13 in the fourth. Kieran Janes got the deficit to within a single point with a three-point play with 3:35 left in the third quarter.

But Tupper’s Saurav Acharya, who scored three of his team-high four three-pointers in the third quarter, answered right back. In the fourth quarter, it was Ronquillo’s turn to thwart the Knights attempted comeback. The 5-7 point guard, playing with four fouls, opened the fourth quarter with two of the team’s nine treys and then was a cool 10-for-10 from the charity stripe to ensure the East Van school the win. “They wanted it more,” said Morris. “When we beat them at the Chancellor, they had that anger. “We know we have a berth, but we still know we can make it.” McNair, which eliminated Byrne Creek 86-68 in the consolation semifinal on Thursday, earned the No. 3 Mainland seed into the provincials with an 84-79 victory over McNair in an all-Richmond matchup on Friday. All four Lower Mainland teams earned a berth into the upcoming B.C. championships to be held at the Langley Events Centre from March 12 to 15.

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St. Thomas More, in white, placed 14th at the B.C. high school junior girls’ basketball championships in Langley last week. The STM boys also finished out of the top 10 at the junior boys’ provincials.

Burnaby’s Riley Loewen helped the Edmonton Rush to its best-ever start in the National Lacrosse League. The talented rookie lefthander scored two goals to help the Rush outlast the Toronto Rock 11-10 and become just the second team in NLL history to start the season with an 8-0 record. Loewen, who garnered a second star in the game, gave the Rush a 9-7 lead with just over a minute left to play with his second of the game. But Toronto rallied, only to have New Westminster native Brett Mydske tally the game-winner on transition with 44 ticks left on the clock. In other pro lacrosse news, the Vancouver Stealth signed former Burnaby junior Lakers forward Jamie Lincoln and defender Brad Richardon to its active roster. The Stealth take on the Rush at Rexall Place on Saturday. – Tom Berridge

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finishers for STM included: runner-up Stefano Pozzolo at 38kg and bronze medallist Eric Bauer at 70kg. Kevin Marshall placed fourth at 90kg, Rafal Posypanko came fifth at 110kg and Daniel Alphonso was sixth at 45kg. On the girls’ mat, Caileen and Ciara Corbett both earned silver medals at 40 and 51kg, respectively. Livleen Sidhu also placed second at 64kg, while Anna Benevoli won bronze at 69kg.

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Meagan Chow and Taylor McIntosh placed fourth and fifth in their respective weight classes, rounding out the 17 STM wrestlers to make it onto the podium. “Last year, the best boys’ result was third, but to win everything – the triple crown – was amazing,” said Corbett. “It’s only been done once before.” Burnaby South wrestler Safi Sharar placed second in the boys’ 60kg, while Jimmy Sidhu earned a third-place medal at 110kg. Burnaby North’s Chelsea Coombes finished in fourth place in the girls’ 54kg division.

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