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Following a dip in charitable donations, the United Way of the Lower Mainland has been forced to scale back grant funding for seniors, which is expected to impact groups across the Lower Mainland. Organizations in Burnaby and New Westminster will likely be impacted, but United Way could not disclose which ones. “We’ve had to make some decisions we really didn’t want to, and if people pulled their chequebook out, it would help us,” said Deb Bryant, a director in the community impact and investment department. The United Way of the Lower Mainland receives government funding and public donations and then allocates the money based on themes (like helping seniors, or supporting kids’ after-school programs, for example). The money is then divided into corresponding grant streams, and six of those streams – all dedicated to seniors – will no longer continue. Those discontinuing funding streams are: seniors’ temporary housing, support to caregivers, seniors no longer alone (an outreach program), seniors first (systems level work) and seniors active and independent. Bryant stressed that the United Way is not ending any funding contracts early, however, some would not be renewed in the future. Affected groups should receive a letter explaining what’s happening, she added. Meanwhile, United Way is also managing the Better At Home program in cities across B.C. That program, which just started in Burnaby, was designed by the United Way, to help seniors stay at home longer by offering help with things like rides to medical appointments or help with light housekeeping. Better At Home is funded by the United Way Page 3

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At a loss: Deb Bryant, a director in the United Way’s community impact and investment department, says the organization is having to cut back on funding seniors programs across the region due to a dip in charitable donations.

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UNITED WAY FUNDING CUT MAY IMPACT SENIORS’ HOUSING

Seniors may lose what little is left Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

year-and-a-half ago, Fred Page was literally on his hands and knees at the door of Seniors Services Society looking for help. Page had been living on the streets for decades and was one of those antisocial, “hard to house” types, who prefers the outdoors to a shelter. He spent years addicted to drugs, eating from dumpsters and collecting bottles to earn cash. But on this particularly wet, grey day, he collapsed on the streets in downtown New Westminster, unable to breathe with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. “I seen the door to Seniors Services. … I physically crawled through the door,” he says. “They took one look at me, … I was choking. I needed to be in the hospital.” Page went to Royal Columbian but eventually was placed in the society’s temporary housing program in neighbouring Burnaby. Burnaby does not have a permanent year-round homeless shelter, which has been cause for criticism and a point of contention in the city. But this program is a bit different and flies under the radar, because it’s not a shelter per se – it’s temporary housing. Seniors Services Society rents 20 housing units in three Burnaby buildings, (Swedish Manor and two B.C. Housing properties), and they sublet the suites to seniors. The seniors pay for the suites, using social assistance or their pensions, but they never pay more than 35 per cent of their

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Home sweet home: Fred Page in his studio apartmet at Swedish Manor in Burnaby. Page was

housed thanks to to a program run by the Seniors Services Society, but that program is about to lose its funding. income. Seniors Services Society started the program in 2007 and since then has housed 172 seniors, most of whom moved on to permanent housing. But the numbers they turn away are even more telling. In 2013, for example, 263 people were turned away, so for every two people accepted into the program, three were rejected because they just didn’t have the space.

The temporary housing program may be in high demand, but the sole source of funding is about to dry up this September. The program has always been funded by the United Way to the tune of $200,000 per year. But even the United Way is struggling. The non-profit has seen a drop in charitable donations and is pulling more than $1.6 million in funding for seniors’ programs, including this

very one that pulled Page off the streets. “We’ve been extremely grateful,” says Kara-Leigh Bloch, the society’s executive director. “We are parting ways amicably. They are helping us find new sources of funding.” The housing program isn’t the only casualty. United Way was also funding two other programs with the society: a bus program Seniors Page 4

United Way: ‘We’re not the province, we can’t tax anybody’ continued from page 1

provincial government, so the fact that United Way is taking on a new body of work does not affect the decision to close the six grant streams. They were closed because charitable donations from the public are down, Bryant explained. “We have had some real challenges in our charitable fundraising. … We’re not the province, we can’t tax anybody,” Bryant said. “We really hope that the community at large steps

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up and says this work is important, and we support it with our charitable donations.” Stephen D’ Souza is the executive director of Burnaby Community Services, the agency that “hosts” Voices of Burnaby Seniors, a local seniors’ planning table that develops programs. Voice of Burnaby Seniors’ sole source of funding is the United Way, which pays for gerontologist Mariam Larson to coordinate the planning table. According to D’Souza, the Burnaby

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Neighbourhood House and Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society will be impacted, and funding for the local planning table is uncertain. “All the programs are being cut, but the planning table is undetermined,” D’Souza said. “It’s huge. Five years ago, they (United Way) decided seniors were a priority area and built up some valuable services in the community, and now they are in a position where they have to make some hard choices.”

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Death was not homicide It’s not murder. That’s was the official word coming from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team last week. According to Sgt. Bari Emam, the homicide team’s role in the investigation into the suspicious death of a woman in Burnaby has ended. As previously reported by the Burnaby NOW, last week, Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of a badly injured woman in an apartment building in the 5100 block of Irving Street. The woman later died of her injuries, prompting Mounties to call in the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. Police have determined the victim did not die as a result of foul play. Burnaby RCMP will conduct the remainder of the investigation. – Cayley Dobie

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to get seniors out in the community, and a housing directory to help seniors find homes. In all, Seniors Services Society will be short $300,000 for all three programs. Bloch is in talks with various levels of government and private service clubs in hopes of securing replacement funding for the temporary housing program. “There’s so much need. We have shelters, hospitals, relying on us to service the vulnerable seniors, it would be devastating to let it go,” Bloch says. According to Bloch, the program is cost-effective. It costs $20 a day to house someone like Page in their program, but keeping seniors in homeless shelters typically costs $100 per day, she says. “It’s not only cost-effective, it guarantees permanent housing for seniors, where shelters are not able to make that claim,” she adds. It’s been a year-and-ahalf since Page crawled in from the streets of New Westminster. He says he’s

been clean for two years, and he happily shares his story in his new apartment, although his situation is a bit unusual. While most seniors go on to live in other places, Page managed to befriend the people in his building, and when the Swedish Manor had an opening, he was slotted in. He is now the proud inhabitant of a sparsely decorated studio apartment, with a kitchen and bathroom, and a bed on the floor – but he’s grateful for much more. “They gave me back my dignity. They gave me back a lot of my self-esteem,” he says. “They gave me back something you search for on the street but never find: somebody who cares.” Page is still on social assistance, and he’s settling into his new, stable home and fostering an interest in writing and public speaking. Meanwhile, Bloch is hoping the general public will donate or create a trust in the name of the program. To help, call the society at 604520-6621.

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Two First Nations purchase Willingdon lands for $57.9M site. The Tsleil-Waututh confirmed that’s the case for the next three years, but staff reporter what happens after that is still being The province is selling off another pair discussed, and representatives from the of surplus properties, including a mas- nation plan to meet with Burnaby Mayor sive swath of land at Willingdon Avenue Derek Corrigan soon. “I know they haven’t come into any and Canada Way in Burnaby. Two First Nations – the Tsleil-Waututh agreements yet, and I know that’s what they want to talk to Corrigan and the Musqueam – are the about as well, that any develnew owners of the Willingdon “This agreement opment goes under city site, bought from the provinis so important bylaws,” said Sarah Thomas, cial government for $57.9 million. for our three com- spokesperson for the TsleilWaututh Nations. The two nations, along munities, and A government press release with the Squamish nation, have also partnered to buy the we hope it sets a noted that the buildings on Willingdon property “are Liquor Distribution Branch positive example the nearing the end of their ecoproperty on East Broadway in of what can be nomic life and occupy a small Vancouver, but that deal has yet to go through. achieved when we portion of the site.” The two property deals “This agreement is so truly work togeth- are part of a larger provinimportant for our three comcial government strategy to munities, and we hope it sets er as one.” sell off surplus Crown land to a positive example of what can generate money. MAUREEN THOMAS be achieved when we truly Tsleil-Waututh When asked why the work together as one,” said nations bought the site, Tsleil-Waututh chief Maureen Thomas said they are growThomas in a press release. The 16-hectare patch of Crown land ing. “It’s within our traditional territories, includes the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addictions, the Maples that’s why the province has an obligation Adolescent Treatment Centre and a pro- to go to us first,” she said. The provincial government has a legal vincial mental health assessment centre. According to the province, part of the duty to consult First Nations when sellWillingdon deal included a provision ing off Crown land, which is how the two that the two nations lease the land back nations struck up a deal with the governto the province, and there will be no ment to buy the Willingdon site for the disruption of services at the Willingdon full appraised value.

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Sold: Two First Nations have bought the land that holds the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction for nearly $58 million.

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Housing seniors too important for charity

program that finds permanent housing The United Way of the Lower for vulnerable seniors. (See page 3). Mainland has fallen on hard times, While we are hoping the provincial and donations are down. So far down, government or B.C. Housing will step that the non-profit is ending $1.6 milin to fund this program, we question lion in funding for seniors, which will why local groups are in a position like impact countless groups in the region. this in the first place. (See page 1.) You can’t really We’ve been hearing from blame the United Way. They Burnaby NOW the non-profit sector that there rely on charity, and when has been an alarming trend people don’t donate enough, over the past several years. The governthey have less money to hand over to ment is off-loading more work onto local groups. One of those groups is non-profits, and charities are doing the Seniors Services Society, which is now best they can with limited resources losing its sole source of funding for a

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Agricultural land a divisive issue IN MY OPINION

Keith Baldrey

ne of the major fault lines that divide the B.C. Liberals from New Democrats was on full display last week, as the government moved to significantly overhaul the Agriculture Land Reserve. The ALR is viewed in almost religious tones by the NDP. It was the NDP government of the 1970s, after all, that created the ALR in the first place. So even to tinker with the ALR is viewed as some sort of war crime by New Democrats, who view any changes as nothing less than a sell-out to developers (who are, of course right up there in the NDP’s Villains Hall of Fame). The rumors that the government was going to make major changes to the ALR have been brewing for months, and ardent defenders of the ALR had been making dire predictions that the reserve was going to be destroyed. In the end, the changes are indeed significant but hardly revolutionary. The ALR will remain, albeit in undoubtedly a smaller size.

I suspect when most people are asked what the ALR actually consists of they point to such places as the farms of the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island, as well as the tree orchards of the Okanagan. None of the changes really affect those areas, however. Instead, the government has essentially created a second ALR, comprised of land in the Kootenays, the Interior and the North. Almost 90 per cent of existing ALR land will be in this new, second zone. And the rules for what can happen to that land will be drastically altered, to allow non-agricultural development on some of it. From that perspective, it may appear that most of the ALR may be about to be paved over. That is unlikely, however, given that the new regional panels that will make decisions on the use of ALR land must still stick to the guiding principle of protecting that land. Nevertheless, given that local economic, cultural and community interests will also be used to determine what happens to ALR land in this new “zone 2” there will undoubtedly be more development on much of it. The government is arguing that since most of the land in zone 2 is not used for food production and is less than ideal “farm” land (i.e. it has poor soil ALR Page 7

and increasing expectations. The result? Non-profits are delivering government services, which should be done by professionals, and people who care are replacing people with know-how, we’re told. These groups, if they are lucky, rely on a patchwork of funding, while those with a single source are in a precarious position when that money dries up. This creates perpetual uncertainty, which makes long-term planning extremely difficult. There are benefits to having local non-profits deliver ser-

vices. They are in touch with what’s needed on the ground and are firmly rooted in the communities they serve, but when they start taking on serious social work, that’s not something that should rely on the whim of charity. Housing vulnerable seniors is something that should be a government priority and dare we say, a human right? We look forward to running a follow-up story, one where vulnerable seniors get the help they need to find permanent housing. Leaving them out in the cold is simply unacceptable.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Is mayor being genuinely green? Dear Editor:

Re: City says pipeline proposal ‘incomplete’ (Burnaby NOW, March 21). Derek Corrigan now proclaims that he will “lie down in the mud” to stop Kinder Morgan expansion. Assorted responses come to mind: Sarcastic: Hopefully he won’t claim his drycleaning expenses from taxpayers! Cynical: Welcome to the other side of secretive processes for gathering public input constrained by tight deadlines and stacked committees. They are alienating – aren’t they? Pragmatic: There are actions other than postur-

ing he can take – even given lack of jurisdiction over the expansion process. First Derek can take to heart the suggestion from Ben West also reported in the NOW. Ben believes that court challenges filed by Interior First Nations are the best practical lever for stopping the Kinder Morgan expansion (and, given lack of local jurisdiction, he is probably correct). Derek could stop wasting civic money organizing and publicizing his already well-known (and widely shared) opposition to expansion and start putting civic money to better use supporting the First Nations in their court challenges. Derek could also use his Metro directorship to push other mayors in Metro Vancouver expressing opposition to

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Go green against pipeline continued from page 6

Kinder Morgan for civic funding to support the First Nations. Second, Derek can play up the SpeciesAt-Risk Act with its jagged fiscal teeth. The fines for harming habitat or members of listed species rapidly cumulate to many millions of dollars. And companies respond: see CN Rail. CN contractors now gather coal at Silver Creek. They carefully move turtle eggs and pack turtles off-site. The large fines for failure to act appropriately motivate this effort. Burnaby has two listed species-at-risk: Nooksack dace and western painted turtles. Hundreds of turtles and dace reside in the Brunette River Basin (including Burnaby Lake) directly downhill from the Kinder Morgan tank farm or pipeline and thus exposed to spills and construction run-off. The due diligence that may protect Kinder Morgan from the Species-At-Risk Act – including extra thick pipe, robust oil spill containment barriers, and no-runoff construction methods – will also protect human residents in the pipeline corridor and substantially raise project costs. The higher expansion costs go, the less economically viable expansion becomes. If Kinder Morgan finds that it cannot profitably move diluted bitumen – after designing and installing the technology to do so safely, given the lengthy required transit near endangered species habitat here in Burnaby and elsewhere along the route

– then the application will be withdrawn. The difference between green and “green-washed” thinking is stark. Green thinking uses natural allies and defences – First Nations and endangered species – for leverage where jurisdiction is lacking. “Green-washed” thinking results in ineffective posturing given lack of jurisdiction. Perhaps Mayor Corrigan is now willing to try green thinking. If so, I welcome him to the cause. G. Bruce Friesen, Burnaby

Prosperity mine got shafted

Dear Editor:

The New Prosperity mine literally got the shaft from Prime Minister Harper and his cabinet. How could this happen to such a well-planned project, one that was thoroughly reviewed and fully approved by the Province of B.C.? This is one of the largest gold and copper deposits in the world, and it’s sitting right here in our backyard. With modern mining practices, this is a mineral resource that can safely be harvested for the benefit of every person in the province without harming the environment. Why have B.C.’s conservative MP’s been silent on this matter? The prime minister and his B.C. MPs need to explain why they rejected 750 B.C. construction jobs and 500 permanent B.C. jobs and the economic wealth the mine would bring to our province. Pam Gardner, Burnaby

ALR: What will changes mean? continued from page 6

quality or is covered in snow much of the year) the person who owns it should be allowed to make a living off it that may not involve strict farming operations. This new approach is reflective of the B.C. Liberal government’s central thesis: economic development is of paramount importance, and many decisions leading to that are best left to local authorities. Should bureaucrats based in Vancouver or Victoria decide what is best for, say, the towns of Merritt or Revelstoke when it comes to building things like a motel or a grocery store on zoned farm land, or should local residents have that authority? Clearly, the government

has opted to take the latter view regarding farmland that is outside the food producing areas such as the Fraser Valley, the Okanagan and Vancouver Island. I suspect this approach will be a popular one in many of those communities that will now move to develop some of the land that was put into the reserve many years ago for various reasons, many of which have outlived their relevancy. And I would bet the NDP’s vociferous opposition to this will make it harder for the party to gain traction in those ridings outside Metro Vancouver. Whether these changes to the ALR ultimately work for the better likely won’t be known for a while yet. As they say, the

devil is in the details (in this case, “regulations” set down by the provincial cabinet). But legislation is contemporized and updated all the time. I’m not sure that taking the view that something done in the 1970s should remain untouched and unchanged for all time is the right approach. The ALR has become shrouded in romantic myths over the years. Changing its structure is undoubtedly controversial, and loaded with political implications. But I think it’s a little early to say the sky is falling, even though you’re going to be hearing that kind of talk for months to come. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Car thefts reach a decade low in Burnaby Cayley Dobie staff reporter

For 10 years police officers across the province have been using bait cars to trap car thieves – this month they are celebrating the program’s success. The Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team, also known as IMPACT, is a unit of police officers that was created in 2003 when the province was experiencing a surge in car thefts. In Burnaby, 2,300 cars were reported stolen in 2003, according to a press release from the B.C. RCMP. According to ICBC, by 2013 the number of cars reported stolen dropped dramatically to only 330. This decline began almost instantly once the IMPACT team was founded. After a year of service, the number of cars reported stolen in Burnaby dropped to 2,200. In 2004, IMPACT introduced the bait car program, which resulted in another significant drop in car thefts – there were 600 fewer cars reported stolen in 2005 than in 2004. By 2011, there were fewer than 500 cars reported stolen in Burnaby, according to the release. Across the province there has been a 75 per cent decrease in vehicle thefts since 2003, compared to an 86 per cent decrease in car thefts in Burnaby during the same time frame, according to ICBC. “Though we may be best known for our bait car program, it’s our enforcement team in the background who are the unsung heroes, ensuring our fleet can be quickly and easily deployed to address hot spots as they occur throughout B.C.,” Insp. Peter Jadis, head of IMPACT, said in the release. “We typically see notable drops when we target spe-

cific areas.” In addition to the bait car program, IMPACT also initiated the creation of an annual top 10 most wanted

auto thieves list in 2006. In 2011, bait trailers were also introduced to address the rising number of trailer thefts. Last year, bait prop-

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– for $8.2 million to Eric Karls. When it was sold, the tracks were removed. Then, about six months later, Karls sold the site for $13 million to Dayhu Investments, which still owns it to this day. The facility’s first floor is also being rented out by Bombardier, which has paid $82,000 in rent a month since September 2012, according to Ling. Despite paying about $1.14 million in rent so far, Ling maintains that TransLink has saved money because the refurbishment of old trains is cheaper than the cost of new vehicles, which would have been about $262 million. But Bill Magri, president of the SkyTrain workers local CUPE 7000 union, said the building is empty. “My bargaining team has been in that building in one of the offices, and there’s nothing going on, but Bombardier still has an office downstairs on the first floor,” he said. “The top floor is totally vacant and the warehouse is totally vacant.” Magri said there’s been some work, but no construction or painting has taken place. “What bothers me is the outright waste and the poor financial decisions made by TransLink,” he said.

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Romana’s finds second life with new owner Stefania Seccia staff reporter

After more than 40 years of kneading dough on Hastings Street, the Siormanolakis family is hanging up their aprons and handing the recipes over to new owners. As of April 1, Romana Pizza has new owners to carry on the long legacy established by Poppy and Eugene Siormanolakis, who first opened its doors on April 9, 1973. “From the moment we announced that (it was for sale), there was immediate interest,” Jenny Siormanolakis, daughter of Eugene and Poppy, told the Burnaby NOW. “Our realtor worked really hard for us. He took so many calls and showed the restaurant so many times.” But it was the continued interest of Calvin Han, 25, and his silent partner that finally won the family, and the landlord, over. “We were able to find someone who was willing to keep the restaurant going,” she said. “He doesn’t want to change a thing on the menu. I’m sure eventually he will, but his main goal and the best piece of advice we can give him, is learn that kitchen.” For Han, this is the first restaurant he’s owned, and he hopes to bring his tourism background into the mix. “I do have a business in China, running a clothing shop, but it’s a completely different thing,” he said. “Also, I just graduated from school one year ago.” Han said he intends to keep everything exactly the same,

from the recipes to the staff. “The food here is so great. I love this food,” he noted. “I will put my 100 per cent energy, my heart here and learn how to make this food.” Eugene and Poppy said they intend to help Calvin in the first few weeks of his business, and the family will stop by again to help out for Hat’s Off Day. “It’s scary in the beginning,” Poppy said. “When you start something, it’s scary. Is it going to work? It has to work. It will work because you have to put your heart into it.” Jenny said Calvin’s strong background in tourism, and the contacts he’s acquired through it, could benefit the whole area, as well. “If every restaurant’s busier because of a few tour buses coming into this area … it’s a win for everybody,” she said. “He’s got the vision and the goals to try and not just help his business, but help this community and that’s all you want. You’re not in business just for you. You’re also in this business for the people around you.” Han said he’s excited for the chance to get to know the Heights community. “I feel really appreciative of the family here helping me,” he said. “In my dream, I’m running my own business. That’s the dream I got before, and right now it’s becoming true. I get to work with people, communicate with people. It’s also a challenge for myself and I like that.” For the family’s realtor, Frank Pupo, he said it’s rare to sell a

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Tricks of the trade: Romana founder Eugene Siormanolakis guides new owner Calvin Han in the ways of making the perfect pizza. Han recently bought the 41-year-old Heights business from the Siormanolakis. business that’s belonged to the same family for more than 40 years. “There’s a large emotional attachment to it because (these) guys have been here 41 years,” he said. “That was a big thing that stood out in my mind.” Pupo said there was a substantial amount of interest, and it was a joint effort from all parties to make Romana Pizza’s future work. “They’re young, they’re ambitious,” he said of the new own-

ers. “They’re fortunate to be able to take on something that has a strong history in the community.” Customers became an extension to the Siormanolakis family over the years and that is what kept the restaurant going, according to Poppy. “Years ago, they would say, ‘No, it’s competition,” she said. “But no, there’s not, it’s not the word for me. I don’t believe in competition because all of us, all the small restaurants around

us and all the small business, they’re trying to feed their families, and that’s what it’s all about. It’s all about the family and the community.” Eugene agreed. “Community is the main thing,” he noted. “Our family wants to thank the whole community for support for 41 years.” Both Eugene and Poppy said they’re looking forward to relaxing after 41 years of working seven days a week.

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City garden business fights invasive fire ants to help create a plan to deal with the infestation, which included inspecting all the staff reporter plants on the nursery, using bait to kill A large gardening centre in South the insects and removing two greenhouses Burnaby is dealing with an infestation of and some trees so the southern perimeter European fire ants, an invasive species of the property can be paved over. The known to swarm and sting people and Mandeville location is at 4746 Marine Dr. pets. It is the only GardenWorks location with European fire ants are difficult to eradi- European fire ants. cate, and they can spread through the It’s not clear where the ants came from, transport of soil and plants. The or if they were already on the owners of GardenWorks, which property before GardenWorks has six locations in B.C., have bought the shop in 2005. Higgins known about European fire ants estimated the ants have been at their Mandeville shop in south established at the Mandeville Burnaby since last August. property for 10 years, based on the “We’ve had a couple of staff size of the infestation. It’s also not report, ‘I’ve been bit by an ant,’” clear if their numbers are increassaid Scott Pearce, one of three ing, decreasing or stable. The ants GardenWorks owners who sat have not spread throughout the down with the NOW to discuss Mandeville centre; they seem to the issue. prefer the southern perimeter of Pearce also said there was a ThinkStock/burnaby now the property along a fence that case where a customer was stung Fire ant: divides the store from a neighafter he picked up a plant and The invasive insect bouring farm. GardenWorks has is in the Lower ants crawled up his arm. not posted signs in the store or Pearce suspected the ants, Mainland. warned customers, nor have the which look fairly normal, could owners alerted the neighbour. have been fire ants after a news report on the “We have not put signs up at the store. invasive species aired on TV. GardenWorks As soon as we had the problem, we got then sent samples of the Mandeville ants to really aggressive with the strategies to actuRobert Higgins, an entomologist and expert ally deal with the issue,” Pearce said. on the species who works out of Thompson Leanne Johnson, another one of the Rivers University in Williams Lake. owners, said as soon as Higgins positively Last August, Higgins confirmed the identified the ants, they worked with him samples were the invasive European fire to deal with the problem. ant, and GardenWorks called Higgins in “We met with him, we had our store

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Ants: From left, GardenWorks owners Scott Pearce, Peter Fitzmaurice and Leanne

Johnson at the GardenWorks Mandeville location, which has an infestation of fire ants along the property’s southern perimeter. manager, and there were a bunch of us in there, learning about it and working with him as to what he recommended. Right from the get-go, as soon as we knew we had it, we were aggressive,” said Johnson. “We obviously want our staff and our customers to be completely safe and be completely comfortable shopping at the garden centre, and so what we are doing is making sure that’s the case,” Pearce added. The Mandeville location isn’t the only place in Burnaby with fire ants. As previously reported in the NOW, the Burnaby and Region Allotment Gardens, a 5.9-hectare swath of farmland in the Riverside neighbourhood, has been dealing with the ants since 2011.

“There’s nothing we can do about it,” said Eleni Harvalias, who has a plot in the community garden. “They seem to be spreading. They are in different pockets now.” Higgins suspects there are more fire ants in Burnaby, he just doesn’t know about them yet. Based on his count, there are 24 locations with European fire ants in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island. They are in residences, botanical gardens, community gardens, landscaping operations, equestrian areas and city parks. “We haven’t found a way to really control them,” Higgins said. “It’s just a question of hearing about them, people getting Fire ants Page 14

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What’s the deal? Fast facts about the European fire ant

! The European fire ant is about four millimetres long, skinny and red. They are often indistinguishable from a typical ant. Apart from laboratory testing, the best way to identify them is by their aggressive behaviour: if they swarm and sting, they are likely European fire ants. ! The European fire ant is originally from Europe and Asia and was first brought to Canada in the early 1900s. ! European fires ants were first confirmed in the Lower Mainland in 2010, in Deep Cove, but entomologist Robert Higgins is sure they’ve been around much longer. Higgins suspects they’ve been established in Chilliwack for 20 years, based on the size of the area where they are found.

! If you bring a plant home with fire ants, you probably won’t notice till three years later, once they are well established. According to Higgins, a worker ant transported on a plant is not a risk, but if a queen and a group of workers are established in the soil of a plant, they can set up a new colony once transported. The European fire ant is a species with multiple queens: 20 on average for every 1,000 worker ants. The colonies do not take up much space and can be transported in potted plants. The ants love nesting in roots and enjoy frequent watering. Higgins says smaller pots are less likely a risk for transporting the ants, but he has seen an entire colony bunched up within

Fire ants: No easy answer for control continued from page 13

a hold of me and confirming their location. They are definitely spreading.” Higgins told the NOW there are also large numbers of fire ants at McDonald Beach Park, an off-leash area in Richmond, where dogs have been stung. (People were taking their dogs to the vet, thinking their dogs had an infection, but it turned out to be swelling from fire ants stinging, Higgins explained.) “I always describe it as if you’re having a needle with vinegar squeezed under your skin – it burns like that,” Higgins said. When the NOW interviewed Higgins two years ago, he recommended using Borax-laced bait and suggested submerging plants in water as methods for controlling the ants. However, Higgins is no longer sure those methods are effective, since the ants seem to ball up in water, and they avoid baits with pesticides or compensate for the damage by increasing egg production. Instead, Higgins is trying a new approach and is experimenting with “nest traps” in hopes of luring the ants into a warm container, which then gets tossed into a deep freeze. “We’re trying to draw off entire colonies this way because we are just not getting any success with other approaches,” he said, adding he’s hopeful the provincial government will fund

the project. In the meantime, Higgins recommends gardeners keep an eye out for the ants. “When purchasing plants this spring, make sure there are no ants associated with the material. If there are any ants of any type, take it back to the centre it came from,” he said. “It’s going to continue to be a problem. There’s no easy answer. These ants are incredibly resilient. People are probably going to hear a lot more about them as years progress unless we can find something that’s effective.” While GardenWorks has acknowledged their infestation, Higgins said people should be concerned about any landscaping operation. He knows there are other businesses that have fire ants, but they just aren’t telling anyone about it. Higgins will inform municipalities of fire ants, but he only reports cases when his clients grant him permission, as he has a confidentiality agreement with them. “I can just tell you, I know they (GardenWorks) are not the only one,” he said. While Higgins couldn’t say where the other cases were, he did say they were not in Burnaby. “You’ll probably hear about some other places in the next while, it depends on those operations,” he said.

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ing they are not native to Canada, and there are no natural predators or factors to keep their numbers in check. In B.C., the European fire ants can establish nests very close to one another (up to four nests per square metre), and it’s in these conditions where they exhibit aggressive behaviour, swarming and stinging anything they perceive as a threat. ! Children and pets shouldn’t be left unsupervised around fire ants, and the nests can interfere with the recreational use of property. ! There have been cases of swollen limbs from fire ants, but never of a case of anaphylactic shock. – Jennifer Moreau

the roots of a single dandelion. ! It is not unusual for a queen and a group of workers to be transported, according to Higgins. Usually the ants will swarm when the pot is banged, but if the soil is cool or the ants are unsure of their new environment, they may be unnoticeable. ! According to Higgins, the most probable route for introducing the ants into the home garden is through the movement of infested plants or soil. ! The European fire ant has a stinger and injects venom under the skin, which can burn for up to two hours and then becomes itchy for up to a week. ! The ants are an invasive species, mean-

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Vintage touches give café a Parisian feel By Stefania Seccia A new Parisian café has brought a little je ne sais quoi to the Heights. With its candelabras, vintage and antique jxtures and blackcoffered ceiling, Oui Paris Café and Couture has opened up its tall black gate on Hastings Street. Owner Theresa Pantano said she wanted to open a business that encouraged people to stay, and from the 1936 black-andwhite photograph of a famous café in Paris on the wall with a bustling front patio and people connecting – it sums up what she hopes to bring to the Heights. “I wanted a very homey, warm environment where people didn’t feel they were rushed to go out,” Pantano told the NOW. “That typical Parisian mentality because in Paris, they sit around and they drink and they smoke and they’re there for hours. It’s a whole day experience.”

In 2008, Pantano survived a brain aneurysm that gave her a new attitude, as well. When she almost lost her life, she started to make big changes. “After that happened, I don’t take life too serious anymore,” she said. “What happens, happens.” She had been living in Melbourne, Australia at the time and has decades of experience in restaurant management. She had owned two businesses there, too. “I’ve incorporated all the knowledge into a big basket, and I brought it here with the iavour of Paris,” she said.

wasn’t going to go out and buy anything new to create that ambience.” For instance, one set of chairs was purchased at the Salvation Army across the street from the café, at the corner of Hastings Street and Gilmore Avenue, for $12. They were reupholstered by hand and stripped. One chair took about 10 to 15 hours each, including pulling out 2,000 staples for each chair, to jt the romantic Parisian theme of the café. Every piece of the shop was selected by hand, from the espresso machine, to the silver trays turned chalk menus and ribbed, glass jars with black labels.

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While you’re at it, we encourage you to join the conversation and connect with us on social media at www.facebook.com/Burnaby Heights or www.twitter.com/BurnabyHeights. Our media partners, Edible Magazine and Follow Me Foodie, a popular Vancouverbased food blogger, will both be hosting contests on social media in the days leading up to Crave.

To celebrate the foodie in you, we’re asking you to pull out your smartphones during the event, and snap pictures and share thoughts of your culinary experiences. Simply include the hash tag #Crave2014 in your posts on Instagram (www.instagram.com/Burnaby Heights) and Twitter, and one lucky winner will randomly be selected to win a $100 gift certijcate to their preferred Heights restaurant. It’s that easy!

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“And that’s exactly what I want,” she added. “I virtually bought seconds. It’s come up awesome. I only stained it. These ioors are oiled.” The café is also a family affair for Pantano, who will be running the business with her son and sister. The team has been working on the interior since last August and only jnished construction in early March. They worked hard to bring Paris to the Heights, because Pantano wanted to give her business an edge. “There’s no shortage of cafés or coffee houses,” she said. “So, to have an edge in this industry, you gotta have that little bit something different and somewhat unique.” After living in Melbourne for 20 years, when Pantano moved here she’s travelled extensively to New York, too, because of the lifestyle offered at Greenwich Village, Soho and the East Village. “That’s what I felt was missing here,” she said about the café and restaurant culture. “For me, I wanted a place about the people. When they came here, they felt they were at home, and that’s really important. I can have the best food out here, and I could have the best prices. I could have the best décor. If you don’t have the right ambience, they’re not going to come back to me.” What drew Pantano to the Parisian style of cafés was how they capture long talks between strangers, and the ease with which to meet new people and join tables together to enjoy an espresso. “It’s the whole romance of it,” she added. “And just their culture of how they sit at the sidewalk cafés and they intermingle with each other and chat.”

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Un café, SVP: Oui Paris is decorated to emulate the unique style found in cafés across Paris and includes different Frenchinspired decorations such the above sign that indicates the store hours. Before opening, Pantano said the café had already enjoyed popularity with many passersby stopping, looking through the windows or knocking on the gate to see if they were open yet. “I was sitting here a couple weeks ago, doing paperwork at night, and a guy must’ve driven by and my phone rang on my cellphone,” she recounted. “He must’ve Googled it. And he goes, ‘Are you guys open?’And I said, ‘No, not for a few more weeks.’And he said, ‘But I just drove by and saw three gor-

geous women there chatting.’” So far, the Heights area has left the impression on Pantano of a close-knit community. “Even the people that live in the area, they really patronize the area,” she said. “That’s awesome, and it’s a rarity because a lot of suburbs, they don’t.” Follow Oui Paris Café and Couture on Facebook for more.

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e have started a new Fill in the Blanks series, which will introduce Burnaby NOW readers to a variety of interesting folks in the arts and entertainment community. Each subject fills out a short questionnaire, “filling in the blanks” to let us know about themselves. Meet this week’s featured performer, Lee Ann Keple: 1. I am a management consultant by day, and comedian by night, as general manager and stand-up comic with The Laff Riot Girls, and an improviser with the Bobbers QueerProv Show Monday nights at Heaven’s Door (1216 Bute St., Vancouver). 2. I spend my time coordinating my schedule! 3. Right now I am working on a fundraiser for New Westminster’s Royal City Pride on April 12. The Laff Riot Girls have been sponsors of Royal City Pride since its inception. I will be hosting this amazing variety show featuring an illusionist brought in from Las Vegas! 4.The book on my bedside table right now is Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. I am on page 68 of 1,077 and have read 15 other books in the meantime. Infinite, indeed! 5. Three songs you’ll find on my iPod playlist are People are Strange (Echo & The Bunnymen), You Oughta Know (Alanis Morissette) and A Little Respect (Erasure). 6. One work of art that inspires me is the movie Groundhog Day because I’m mourning the world’s recent loss of Harold Ramis, and because the more comedy I do, the more I respect people who are so darned good at it! 7. One artist who inspires me is Annie Lennox because she’s stayed on top of her musical form with ongoing great creative energy for over 30 years, both with the Eurythmics and her solo work. Plus, she devotes a lot of her time to charitable work and advocacy. 8. My idea of a perfect day is sleeping in and having no emails in my Inbox! 9. My favourite potable treat is a nice single malt scotch. My favourite edible treat, right now, is veggie dosas – yum! 10. My guilty pleasure is Candy Crush … don’t tell anyone. 11. My favourite vacation spot is the next place I go – hopefully someplace sunny and warm! 12. My favourite thing about Burnaby is the quality of its elected government officials, at all three levels. Yes, I have been politically involved here in the past, but it’s more than that. I’ve lived all over this country, and Burnaby truly deserves its reputation for excellent governance, management of its resources and planning for its future. We have it so good here I think it’s easy for people to forget the hard work done on our behalf. 13. If I could sit down for coffee with anyone at all, I would choose Jane Curtin. 14. If I could live anywhere at any point in time, I would choose now. I like the Internet too much to go back in time. 15. If I could have a superpower, my superpower would be flying! No, wait. Mind reading! Oh, that could be tiresome. The superpower I would choose is healing love. Too corny? OK – flying. And finally … 16. If people want to find out more about me, they can connect with me on Facebook, Twitter (@laffriotgirl), LinkedIn, and www.laffriotgirls.com. Would you like to be featured in Fill in the Blanks? Do you know someone who should? Email Julie, jmaclellan@ burnabynow.com, with a few details and contact information.

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What’s your story? HEALTHWISE

Dr. Davidicus Wong

magine running into an old friend whom you had not seen since childhood. What story would you tell? Where are you now, and what has brought you to this point in your life? Whether we recognize it or not, we make sense of our lives through our personal stories. To be conscious of the unwritten stories of our lives is to open up our potential for more positive experiences and growth. We inherit the stories told by our families. They may be of struggle against adversity, reactions to negative experiences, mistreatment by others and often a simplified approach to history, politics and people who are different from them. The stories of our parents can form the foundation of our personal stories that are also influenced by personal experiences,

how we react to them and – most importantly – how we conceptualize them. Our stories may empower us, enhance our relationships, promote healthy living and foster happiness. Our stories may limit our experiences, get us stuck and be the ultimate source of our unhappiness. Although we do not control every aspect of our lives, we are at least coauthors of our own life stories. We are not responsible for every event and circumstance, but we are responsible for how we meet them and how we act. Herein lies the difference between stories that empower and stories that limit. My wisest and happiest patients have shared those that are infused with three key features: appreciation, empowerment and purpose. The happiest people accept the good and bad aspects of their lives and reflect back with appreciation for what has been right in their lives. Engaging each day with an attitude of positivity and gratitude, they give forward. They are able to let go of self-limiting feelings of resentment and embrace their personal responsibil-

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Please join Mayor Derek Corrigan, Councillors and Staff Forest Grove Elementary School Wednesday, April 9, 5:00pm – 9:00 pm 8525 Forest Grove Drive On February 3, 2014, the City of Burnaby applied plied for official intervener status to oppose the Kinder der Morgan Pipeline Expansion project. We oppose this pipeline proposal because of the significant negative impacts that its construction on and operation would have on our city.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society meeting, Burnaby Village Museum at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place in the discovery room at the museum, on Canada Way at Deer Lake Avenue. Les Clay will be speaking on rhododendrons. Refreshments will be served, and everyone is welcome. For more info, www.brags.ca. Basic computer course, Confederation Seniors Centre, 4585 Albert St. First session in a 10-hour course that will run every Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. The cost is $25 plus $10 for the club membership fee. Please call Eric at 604-299-3335 for more information.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 Interpretive skills workshop, put on by Metro Vancouver at Burnaby Lake Regional Park, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join Metro Van senior park interpreters at this workshop and learn the elements of a well-planned program, which assists experienced and novice interpreters for ages 16 plus. Cost is $45 a person. Advance registration required. For more information: www.metrovancouver online.org, 604-432-6359, use barcode 5596.

MONDAY, APRIL 7 How to be an executor, workshop at the Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Celebrate B.C. Law Week by coming

to a free legal information session to find out about changes to the duties of an executor under the new Wills, Estates and Succession Act. The speaker is an experienced wills and estates lawyer. Register for the free program by phoning the Metrotown branch at 604436-5400, or online at bpl. bc.ca/events.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 Executor workshop, McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Learn what’s involved in being an executor for an estate from James K. Fraser, a layer and notary in Burnaby. What are your legal duties as an executor under the new Wills, Estates and Succession Act? What is the probate process? The event is free, but space is limited. Register online at www.bpl.bc.ca/events/mcgill, call 604-299-8955, or in person.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10 Power of Attorney workshop, McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Learn what’s involved in having a Power of Attorney for someone from Vyvyan Tsui, a general solicitor in Vancouver. Her law practice focuses on real estate transactions, corporate commercial law, family law agreements and wills and estates. The event is free, but space is limited. Register at www.bpl. bc.ca/events/mcgill, call 604299-8955, or in person.

MONDAY, APRIL 14 Info table on Parkinson’s dis-

ease, for Parkinson’s awareness month, at Confederation Seniors’ Centre, 4585 Albert St. Regular support group for people with Parkinson’s at 1 p.m. with guest speaker on yoga and balance. $2 admission helps cover the cost of refreshments and expenses. Caregivers and people who have (or suspect they have) Parkinson’s are welcome to attend. Info: call 604-2982983.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 The Compassionate Friends, Burnaby chapter, is a grief support group for parents who have experienced the loss of a child, at any age. A sharing circle meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. South Burnaby United Church Hall, at 7551 Gray Ave. (use the side entrance). Contact Grace: 604-574-0099, Burnaby@ TCFCanada.net.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24 Lawn bowling registration, for South Burnaby in Central Park at Kingsway and Inman Street, at 7 p.m. Registration is also possible on Friday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m. Info: Brian at 604-433-6658.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 Giant flea market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maywood Community School, 4567 Imperial St. Lots of bargains. Admission is 50 cents. Door prize. Concession. Tables are $10. Call 604-664-8208 to book.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27

Plant sale, by the South Burnaby Garden Club from 10 to 2 p.m. The event will be at the Buy-Low’s parking lot at Royal Oak Avenue and Rumble Street, featuring perennials, bedding plants, herbs, garden tools, birdhouses and more. Club members divide their plants to give participants low prices.

ONGOING Sharing circle, with the nonprofit the Compassionate Friends, which is a nondenominational support group for bereaved families who have lost a child. The circle happens every third Wednesday of the month at the South Burnaby United Church hall, 7545 Gray Ave., 7:30 p.m. For info: Grace, 604-574-0099. Arthritis Support Group, welcoming social group where we enjoy gentle exercises and information sharing, meets every second Wednesday monthly from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. at Confederation Seniors Centre, 4585 Albert St. Bonsor Singin’ Seniors, a four-part harmony choir open to seniors over the age of 55. We perform two programs a year in senior residences and care homes. We practise on Fridays (September through June) from 1 to 3 p.m., Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave. We are in need of a choir conductor. For more information, call Christine Leston at 604-5160277. Monday evening dances, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., refreshment break at 9

p.m. Confederation Seniors Centre, 4585 Albert St., $5 for members and $6 for guests. Thrift shop sale, every Thursday until June 5 at South Burnaby United Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be clothing, household items, collectibles, books, toys and more. Donations are very welcome. Pregnant and parenting program for youth 24 years and under, open to Burnaby and New West residents. Bus tickets, produce, meals and resources. Come check us out! Call 604-298-6245 for more info. Vista Boutique, at the New Vista Care Home, 7550 Rosewood St. offers a great selection of used clothing and household items. Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Funds raised in the boutique support special programs for the care home seniors. For more information, call 604-5276000. Seniors drop-in program, Metrotown Citadel Community Church of the Salvation Army, 6125 Nelson Ave., every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Seniors enjoy conversation, inspiration, cup of coffee or lunch and ladies enjoy knitting and crocheting. For more information, call 604-437-1521. Thrift shop sale, every Thursday until Dec. 12 at South Burnaby United Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be clothing, household items, collectibles, books, toys and more.

Donations very welcome. TOPS #1390 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a nonprofit weight-loss support group, meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. for weigh-in and the program runs from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. at the Maywood Community School library, 4567 Imperial St. Guests welcome. Info 604-985-6295. Burnaby Scottish Country Dance club, meets at the Scandinavian Community Centre, 6540 Thomas St. on Mondays from 7 to 10 p.m. until April. New members are welcome, experience and partners not required. For information, call Gerry at 604-451-1161 or Rosemary at 604-298-6552, or visit www. rscdsvancouver.org/burnaby. html. Burnaby International Folk Dancers, meet every Tuesday night 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells. Learn folk dances from around the world in a friendly club environment. New dances taught every night; all levels welcome, no partner needed, drop-ins welcome. Info: 604-436-9475. Line dancing, at Deer Lake United Church, 5135 Sperling Ave., every Monday at 10 a.m. Beginners welcome. Call Georgie Cole at 604-522-5647 for more information. Carpet bowling, at the Edmonds Community Centre for 55 plus is every Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. Drop-ins welcome. Call 604-297-4838 for more information. Send non-profit listings info to calendar@burnabynow.com.

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Well, lookie here. One minute you have a perfectly good Blue Box recycling program. The next, something new and rather questionable is being put in its place. And they thought they’d get away with it right under your nose, without telling you or asking your opinion. That’s deﬁnitely not democracy in action. The BC Government, elected by us to represent our best interests, has decided to offload the costs of recycling to big multi-national corporations. To implement this new plan, they’ve set up an association that doesn’t seem to hold the environment, local jobs, or the municipalities that run the Blue Box program, close to its heart.

Perhaps that’s why some of our elected officials are using the word “scam” to describe how the new program is being set up. It’s also perhaps why several of BC’s municipalities refuse to jump on board. That’s gotta tell you something. Now it’s your turn to let Premier Christy Clark know what you think. Contact her today to say that dismantling an already-working recycling program to replace it with something that few people think will be as good, is a bad idea.

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28 Stealth near playoffs 28 Sens sniper bags G-W 28 Having a cup Blast SECTION COORDINATOR Tom Berridge, 604-444-3022 • tberridge@burnabynow.com

All-Americans top SFU awards Tom Berridge

sports editor

Two-time All-American swimmer Nicole Cossey and Great Northwest conference soccer player of the year Chris Bargholz were named Simon Fraser University’s athletes of the year last Wednesday. The awards banquet was held at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown on March 19. Cossey won the women’s athlete of the year honours, posting the secondfastest time ever in NCAA Division II, despite placing runner-up in the women’s 100-metre freestyle final in her second consecutive appearance at the recent nationals. She also placed sixth in the 50m free to earn All-American honours in both races. Cossey, a junior, also earned the Clan’s scholar athlete award, garnering a 3.86 grade point average. Bargholz helped lead the Clan men to a third consecutive conference title, a second West Region banner and a second straight appearance to the NCAA Div. II final four. It was also the soccer program’s fourth consecutive Great Northwest title. The junior midfielder was also named a conference and regional first team all-star, and second team All-American to earn SFU’s male athlete of the year honour. Tore Corrado of football and wrestler Helen Maroulis were the recipients of Terry Fox awards as the Clan’s most inspirational athletes. Corrado, a senior wide receiver, filled an empty

Young skaters medal in Italy Tom Berridge sports editor

Wrestlier Victoria Anthony earned the Lorne Davies senior grad award, following an undefeated collegiate career on the mats, and a 3.59 GPA in the classroom. Clan senior offensive

Eric Liu won the advanced novice boys’ figure skate at the Gardena Spring Trophy competition in Italy. The 12-year-old Burnaby skater won both the short and free programs at the international event in Val Gardena, Italy last weekend. Liu, who is trained by Joanne McLeod and Neil Wilson at the B.C. Centre of Excellence in Burnaby, beat out seven other skaters for the gold medal, garnering 125.71 points to beat runner-up Koshiro Shimada of Japan by nearly seven points. Marco Bozzuto of Italy placed third in the group. Liu was a bronze medalist in the junior men’s category at the recent Canadian national figure skating championships. Last year, he also earned a secondplace medal as a novice at the Canadian championships. Centre of excellence skaters Sarah Tamura and Megan Yim both made it atop the podium in the advanced novice girls’ competition. Tamura, 13, won the 18skater event, including the short program, with a best score of 99.05 points. The novice gold medals were the first for Canada

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Player of the year: Soccer midfielder Chris Bargholz, in white, was named Simon Fraser University’s male

athlete of the year at the Clan’s awards banquet last Wednesday. spot on the Clan’s punt team, while also topping the recent CFL Combines in the three-cone drill in Toronto. He also placed fifth-best in the 40-yard dash and the shuttle run at the pre-draft testing. Maroulis posted an undefeated career in col-

legiate women’s wrestling, which included being named athlete of the year at the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association championships. The SFU women’s basketball team took the president’s academic team honours, boasting a collec-

tive 3.12 GPA. The men’s soccer team won the president’s athletic team award for its second straight final four placement. Adam Stashuk of men’s soccer received the Bill De Vries award for academic excellence (3.80 GPA).

Volleyball and softball boast Royals athletes of the year Tom Berridge sports editor

Andrew McWilliam and Kyla Myre were named Douglas College athletes of the year at the Royals’ year-end award banquet on Thursday. McWilliam, a fourth-year student with the PacWest playoff champion Royals, led the thirdplace-finishing Douglas squad to the Canadian Colleges’ championships, garnering first team all-star and MVP honours at the provincial championships. The gold medal at the PacWest championships, including upset

wins over league runner-up Vancouver Island University in the semifinal and No. 1-ranked Columbia Bible College in the finals, was not a surprise for the young Douglas team, said McWilliam. “I think there was a combination of things going on,” he said. “We just went for points, nothing came easy. It just felt that it was right.” The 6-5 outside hitter was also named a CCAA All-Canadian and second team all-star at the nationals. He placed second in the PacWest in total offence, including third overall in kills

and service aces. Myre led the Royals women’s softball on a Cinderella run to the Northwest community colleges championship finals, earning a spot on the all-tournament team and a team silver medal. Myre was also named a regional all-star, while placing second overall with 160 strikeouts in the regular season. She also contributed at the plate with a .351 batting average, two home runs and 23 runs batted in for Douglas. “It’s very surprising almost. Douglas Page 28

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Royals softball pitcher Kyla Myre was named the Douglas College female athlete of the year.

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Stealth beat Bandits to near playoff berth The Vancouver Stealth crept to within a game of a playoff spot following a 12-8 victory over the Buffalo Bandits in National Lacrosse League play. The win snapped a threegame losing skid for the Stealth and extended the slumping Bandits streak to three straight losses with the win at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday. Buffalo remained in second place in the East with an 8-5 record. With the victory, the Stealth improved to 4-9 and within half a game of the 5-9 Colorado Mammoth which lost 14-12 to the resurgent Philadelphia Wings. First star Rhys Duch led Vancouver with four goals and five assists, including his 500th career regular season point. The Stealth play host to the Toronto Rock on

Saturday, April 5 at the LEC.

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The Edmonton Rush maintained its record unbeaten start to the season, bouncing the Toronto Rock 13-10 on Sunday. Robert Church helped lead the way, scoring two goals and adding an assist, while transition defender Nik Bilic had a four-point outing including the game’s first goal on an unassisted play in the opening minute of the game. The win was the 13th in a row for Edmonton, breaking the Rochester Knighthawks’ 2007 mark of 12 straight wins in a single season. A day earlier, the Rush tied the NLL record with its 12th consecutive win – a 15-11 victory over the same Knighthawks.

Sens sniper bags winner Kyle Turris scored his 23rd goal of the year for the Ottawa Senators in a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks on Friday. The third-period Turris goal proved the eventual game-winner in the March 28 NHL matchup.

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Red wins: Kimberly Francisco, right in red, goes up for a ball in the Burnaby

Girls FC Blast’s 3-0 victory over Langley in the Metro Women’s Soccer League Division 2 championship final. Nicole Sen, right, scored a goal in the win.

Douglas: Bby. senior named MVP continued from page 27

You don’t go out to win awards, you go out to play with your team,” said Myre, who graduated at the end of last season. “I miss it a lot.” Graduating fifth-year senior Mia Rushton of women’s soccer and basketball player Tom Ghag were named the college’s academic athlete of the year winners. Men’s volleyball coach Brad Hudson was named coach of the year.

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2013/14 SOUTH BURNABY METRO CLUB SOCCER 2014/15 South Burnaby Metro Club Soccer Players 5 years old (U6) to 17 Years old (U18) can register today online at www.sbmcsoccer.net or in person on Thursday, March 27 or April 24, 2014 from 6 to 8pm at the south end of the Bonsor Rec Center for the 2014/2015 Soccer Season. Soccer Registration Fee includes a Soccer Uniform, Team and Player photo and our Soccer Skills Development Program for all players and coaches from U6 to U18 and Goalie Training for all interested players from U8 to U18. All players from U6 to U11 may participate in our Spring Soccer Development Training Program if they are registered for the 2014/2015 season: Players registered online or in person before 13 May 2014 may attend the Spring Soccer Training Sessions on Tuesday evenings from 7:45-9:00pm starting 13 May until 17 June. All players from U11 to U18 must attend tryouts to be placed on a Gold, Silver or Tier 1 Team. South Burnaby Metro Club has the largest and most successful Divisional Soccer Program in Burnaby with 28 Teams from U11 to U18 playing at every calibre of play. As a result of our Soccer Skills Development Program, many of our Divisional teams are successful in the District Cup, Coastal Cup and Provincial Cup.

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SBMC 2014 Divisional Tryout Dates, Times and Locations Date &Time Friday, April 4, 2014 – 6:00-7:30pm Friday, April 11, 2014 – 6:00-7:30pm Friday, April 4, 2014 - 7:30-9:00pm Friday, April 11, 2014 - 7:30-9:00pm Saturday April 5, 2014 - 9:00-10:30am Saturday April 12, 2014 - 9:00-10:30am Saturday April 5, 2014-10:30am-12:00pm Saturday April 12, 2014-10:30am-12:00pm Saturday April 5, 2014-12:00-1:30pm Saturday April 12, 2014-12:00-1:30pm Saturday April 5, 2014 - 1:30-3:00pm Saturday April 12, 2014- 1:30- 3:00pm Saturday April 5, 2014- 3:00-4:30pm Saturday April 12, 2014-3:00 – 4:30pm Saturday April 5, 2014- 4:30-6:00pm Saturday April 12, 2014-4:30-6:00pm

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Players attending tryouts can register online prior to tryouts or they can register at the field at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the tryout times for each age group. We will make every effort to contact all registered SBMC Divisional Players by mid-May to inform them of their team placement for the 2014/2015 Season

If you have any questions, please contact either Samantha Puckrin at 778-235-9087 or Stan Leong at 604-817-6056

Moe Ali of men’s soccer, Andrew Robson of volleyball and Burnaby volleyball player Kalena Connors also graduated as fifth-year seniors. Connors finished the PacWest season in the top15 with 54 blocks and 29 aces. The Burnaby North grad was also awarded the team’s most valuable player at the banquet. St. Thomas More grad Sean Velasco was the recipient of the service excellence award.

Skaters: continued from page 27

since the novice level was introduced in 2006. Lucrezia Gennaro of Italy placed second with 94.76 points, just eight points ahead of Yim in third. Yim, 12, was second behind Tamura after the short, but managed to finish with a medal despite placing fourth in the long program. Yim was this year’s novice women’s bronze medalist at the recent nationals. Kelsey Wong of Burnaby finished 16th in the junior ladies competition at the Spring Trophy event. – Tom Berridge

Awards: continued from page 27

lineman Brad Erdos won the Rick Jones comeback award. Traci Boss was presented the V.W. Kip Dougherty award for her contribution to the SFU track and field program. Laura Reid won the Fred Dietrich award for her work to SFU athletics in the management, administration or support services areas. Twitter @ThomasBerridge

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