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Closure triggers petition Jacob Zinn staff reporter

The Eagle Creek Pub & Grill at Burnaby Mountain Golf Course is shutting its doors, and local golfers are upset about it.

As of today (May 7), the restaurant is closing until the City of Burnaby decides what it wants to do with the site. The announcement of its closure came as a shock to Bonnie Whitten, who is circulating a petition to keep the restaurant open for business.

“We’ve talked to golfers in the parking lot, at the driving range, at the restaurant, and they’re just so upset,” Bonnie Whitten told the NOW. “They didn’t know anything about it.”

Whitten’s sister, Georgia Wagner, has also been at the golf Eagle Creek Page 5

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Busy as a bee: Luke Vanderzalm, eco-sculpture assistant with the City of Burnaby, tends to a rather large bee at the annual Rhododendron Festival at the Shadbolt Centre. The public was invited to help cover the sculptures with plants, which then give the sculptures shape as they grow. For more photos of the festival, go to www.burnabynow.com.

Local residents launch legal action with NEB Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

Burnaby residents, environmentalists, academics and business representatives are joining forces to take legal action in response to Kinder Morgan’s plan to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The environmental group ForestEthics launched a constitutional challenge against Bring this ad for

the National Energy Board Tuesday, claiming the review process unfairly restricts public participation and refuses to hear concerns related to climate change and oil sands development.

The Burnaby people are Cranberry Commons resident Ruth Walmsley, microbiology professor Lynne Quarmby (who lives in West Vancouver but teaches at SFU) and longtime local resident John

Clarke.

“I’m doing this not only for myself but on behalf of the hundreds of people who have been denied a voice in the National Energy Board Kinder Morgan hearings,” Walmsley told the NOW. “The narrow definition the NEB is using to decided who is directly affected is effectively excluding thousands of people in this democratic process.”

Walmsley lives about four kilometres from one of the proposed pipeline routes, but her application to participate in the NEB hearing for the pipeline was rejected.

Clarke lives within 100 metres of the old pipeline and 300 metres of the tank farm on Burnaby Mountain. According to a ForestEthics media release, Clarke has worked with Burnaby city council on Challenge Page 3

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PIPELINES SAFEST WAY TO TRANSPORT OIL, SAY UNION REPS

Unions back Kinder Morgan pipeline Jacob Zinn staff reporter

Local chapters of four labour unions that signed a memorandum of understanding with Enbridge – the energy company behind the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline – have also thrown their support behind the proposed expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, pending the National Energy Board’s approval of the project.

The unions contend that pipelines are the safest way to transport oil but also make their support conditional on the project being built in an environmentally sensitive way.

The Construction and Specialized Workers’ Union Local 1611 (under the Laborers’ International Union of North America), the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 213 and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada are all backing the pipeline.

Additionally, the British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council, an umbrella organization which represents three of the aforementioned unions and 11 more between the province and territory, has expressed support for the project.

“For us, we’ve been building pipelines for decades,” said Tom Sigurdson, executive director of the council, adding that the unions under his group have installed nearly 90,000 kilometres

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Pro-pipeline: Tom Sigurdson, executive director of the British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council, said his group supports the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, as long as it meets environmental standards. of pipeline in the province.

“It’s the safest way to carry commodities from point A to point B, and we would rather see a pipeline delivering the commodity than see it on rail and truck transport.”

Brian Cochrane, business manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115, said major infrastructure projects like the Kinder Morgan pipeline are the bread and butter of his union’s workforce, which totals around 11,500 members.

“At the end of the day, if it goes through the approval

process and is approved by the regulators, we’re going to be supportive of the process,” he said. “Our members build pipelines, of course, so these jobs are what keep our membership employed.”

If approved, the pipeline could run through Burnaby, to the chagrin of many residents who have spoken out against the project.

Residents have rallied against the expansion at open houses and protests, primarily citing environmental concerns.

As well, the City of Burnaby has been a prominent opponent

of the pipeline, requesting in March that the National Energy Board reject the project application.

While Cochrane understands the citizens’ perspectives, he said it’s important to know that the proposal to twin the Kinder Morgan pipeline isn’t anything new.

“I think the public sometimes doesn’t understand that the country is criss-crossed with tens of thousands of kilometres of pipelines currently,” he said. “Even Unions Page 4

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has worked with Burnaby city council on conservation issues and has experience with leaks at the tank farm. He applied as an intervenor for the NEB hearing but was granted commentator status instead, meaning he can submit a letter outlining his concerns.

The legal challenge claims the Conservatives’ new rules around pipeline hearings are too restrictive.

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the NEB process that restrict who can speak before the National Energy Board and limit what individuals are allowed to say,” said ForestEthics spokesperson Ben West in a media advisory.

“It is vital that there be a full a public hearing as to the risks and benefits of this proposal so that the public interest can be properly assessed,” said the group’s lawyer, David Martin. “This legal challenge will fight for the public’s right to express itself and be heard.”

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At this point, the legal challenge is a motion put forward to the National Energy Board, but the group plans to escalate if that is unsuccessful.

“If they don’t make any changes, it will go to the federal court of appeal and possibly to the Supreme Court if it comes to that,” Walmsley said.

Last week, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation also launched a legal challenge against the National Energy Board, regarding the pipeline.

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Burnaby council approves $14 million in spending

Burnaby city council spent some money on Monday night.

At the last council meeting, council authorized expenditures totalling $14.6 million for a variety of projects.

The most expensive item on the docket is a maximum of $9 million for hired equipment services – mostly construction equipment and work from contractors – over a two-year period.

A close second was a $4million expenditure for the extension and upgrading of enterprise and departmental applications software. This year’s initiatives include a fuel-system upgrade, web portal development, geographic information systems, supplier-relationship management and replacement of the licence, inspections and permits system.

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the project in Kinder Morgan’s proposal to expand capacity, that existing pipeline and that infrastructure has been in place for 50 years.”

And while the public fears the expansion could do irreparable damage to the area, he said his union and many others recognize the sensitive nature of the area and want to do everything they can not to disturb the delicate ecosystems.

“We share the same concerns as the public when it comes to ensuring that these projects are built with the highest quality and the most minimal impact to the environment,” he said.

Likewise, Sigurdson said the project should undergo a “rigorous and thorough set of hearings” to ensure it meets environmental standards before any ground is broken.

“We are not going to, for the sake of a couple of paycheques, put the environment at risk,” he said. “We want to make certain that it is done safely.” jzinn@burnabynow.com

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course gathering signatures. More than a 100 people signed within 90 minutes the first day they went out to garner support.

“This is an oasis for seniors and golfers and people who walk the trails,” she said. “Everybody who’s been willing to sign is outraged.”

The city is hiring a marketing firm to evaluate the site of the pub to determine what would work best to serve the community.

“The restaurant business is a very challenging industry right now and there are trends going in a lot of different directions,” said David O’Connor, manager of golf operations with the city, adding that four or five other restaurants in the area have closed in the last few years.

When asked if the closure is a result

of a recent lack of profit, O’Connor licensed as a pub limits the ability for said with a laugh, “I’m not sure it children and families to dine there – something that O’Connor has (turned a profit) for a said the evaluation will decade.”

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“At this point, based based on our “One of the evaluations on our projections, it’s not we would look at is changlooking good. Every day, projections, ing the liquor licence so it it’s just a little deeper. it’s not looking could be a food primary so “We’re not blaming anybody, but I just think good. Every day, that children and families could utilize the restauwe have to put a hold on it’s just a little rant,” he said. “You just everything, do an assessdeeper.” have to widen your marment, and from that perket a little bit.” spective, develop a busiDAVID O’CONNOR The city held a job fair ness plan.” golf operations manager for staff who wanted to O’Connor said the city continue working in the has had to step in over the last 18 months to assist in maintaining restaurant industry in Burnaby.

O’Connor said the snack bar and the service level, and despite the hard work of the operator and employees, banquet area will continue to operate as a bistro, and the facility will conthe budget has always been tight.

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Can a common enemy keep this coalition alive?

goals with the NDP. They are, as the This one-party town may see some expression goes, a known “brand.” They competition November in the civic elechave also managed to avoid any huge tion – and this is good. missteps or scandals over the years.

Democracy is just an abstract social Potential voters may feel a little studies subject if voters don’t have real uneasy having a one-party run choices on the ballot. In the city, but they seem to accept that past, the Burnaby Citizens Burnaby NOW it is – for the most part – workAssociation has faced compeing for them. tition, but that competition So, the fledgling Burnaby First has often imploded before or during the Coalition has an uphill battle. The coalicampaign. tion is a diverse alliance of former Green, It’s no small feat to take on the BCA Burnaby Parents’ Voice and TEAM civic party. They are well-organized, disciparty followers and candidates. Throw in plined and share specific policies and

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a couple of federal political hopefuls and you have a very politically diverse group whose common ground is basically to break the BCA’s monopoly on civic seats.

And there lies the problem. The coalition is made up of a wide spectrum of political ideologies. Can a single common enemy hold together this coalition?

TEAM was largely made up of rightleaning candidates, and they had trouble holding their ranks together. Imagine a discussion on school policies between former Parents’ Voice candidates, Greens and Progressive Conservatives. The coali-

tion says it wants a more diverse representation on council and school board.

And it is willing to forge an alliance with disparate ideologies to achieve this. But even if they manage to keep all of their members in their tent, what will voters be voting for? How will they know what this party stands for other than a plan to break the BCA monopoly?

The new coalition deserves a chance to get on its feet, but with that chance comes a duty to tell voters exactly what its candidates stand for and what they intend to do if elected.

Who is John Horgan anyway?

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ohn who? That question frames one of the more immediate challenges facing newly installed NDP leader John Horgan.

Quite simply, most potential voters likely don’t even know who he is. Few politicians are household names, and the ones at the bottom of the name-recognition list are invariably members of the Opposition, not the government.

He may be well known among the 20,000-odd members of his own party and among the relatively small group of folks who religiously follow politics, but the fact is more than 1.5 million people vote in provincial elections in this province and the vast majority of them likely don’t know him or anything about him.

Of course, now that he has assumed the leadership helm from Adrian Dix, Horgan’s profile will begin to build. The job brings with it an automatic increase in media coverage (and scrutiny, so it can be a doubleedged sword), which means he’ll get more television face-time.

However, I detect a continuing disconnect out there with the public when it comes to politics and much of the “insider baseball” issues that consume its culture. There remains a hangover that was created after what was essentially a marathon non-stop campaign waged by Christy Clark and Dix since they won their party leadership jobs in 2011.

That will make it harder for Horgan to penetrate the public consciousness, at least for a while yet. But there are three years yet before the next provincial election, so time is on his side.

So how will Horgan proceed?

Look for him to stress economic issues more than social ones, as he tries to establish some credibility in that area for the NDP. A new Angus Reid poll (I know, I know, what use are polls these days? But this wasn’t a “horse race” poll) found that 62 per cent of people would more likely vote for the NDP if it strengthened its focus on economic issues, compared to just 48 per cent who said stronger environmental policies were more attractive.

But here’s where things may get sticky for Horgan.

The same Angus Reid poll found NDP voters (as opposed to all voters) were much more in favor of stronger environmental Horgan Page 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Will B.C. follow Ontario’s lead?

Dear Editor:

Bravo, Ontario! In its recent budget, the outgoing minority government proposed the creation of a provincial plan to ensure Ontario workers have a decent retirement income.

At the moment, the combined income level of federal pensions – CPP and OAS – doesn’t meet that objective.

Last December, despite the backing of a majority of provincial governments (but not including B.C. unfortunately) for a proposal to enhance the CPP, the federal Conservative government said no.

So Ontario decided to do what Ottawa wouldn’t.

Its proposed pension scheme requires worker con-

tributions of 1.9 per cent of salary matched by their employer, and provides a pension up to a maximum $12,815 annually. That amount will be on top of entitlement to CPP and OAS pensions.

It pretty well matches what provinces wanted the Harper government to do with the CPP in December.

But it’s not a done deal. There’s a little matter of a June 12 provincial election that has to be decided first. But the chances are good that the Ontario provincial pension plan will become a reality.

And in that event, a standard will be set for other provinces.

The question is: Will British Columbia rise to the challenge?

Bill Brassington, Burnaby

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bureaucracy wins again

Dear Editor:

Re: Fecal transplant saved her, Burnaby NOW, May 2.

Before I get to the issue of the Fraser Health’s appalling retrogressive approach to sensitive issues, I should like to correct what I consider a misnomer in your recent front-page report of a potentially life saving procedure.

I find the term “fecal transplant” misleading, since transplant in the medical sense implies a surgical procedure. I think fecal transfer, or infusion, would be a far more accurate and apt description of the treatment.

Your article indicates that the treatment as applied to Jane Thomas was effectively

a last resort after all other methods had failed. In a situation like that, where there appears to be nothing left to lose, I do not see how bureaucracy can deny the application of any possible remedy, whether it is experimental or, as in this case, virtually proven.

The authority’s attitude brings to mind the heartrending case of Margot Bentley, in which Fraser Health rode roughshod over Ms. Bentley’s living will to the extent of threatening to physically restrain her family if they tried to remove her from a facility that was intent on supporting their denial if her wishes.

This appears to be yet another case where bureaucratic butt-covering trumps both common sense and human rights.

Thomas Hasek, Burnaby

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policies than having more support for natural resource industries (71 per cent versus 48 per cent).

Further, about 20 per cent of those who vote NDP say they would be less likely to vote for the party if it was a stronger backer of those industries.

Horgan’s political DNA when it comes to support for natural resource industries is well-established (he worked for former NDP premier Dan Miller, arguably the strongest backer of industry in the NDP government of the 1990s).

He is not opposed to fracking, for example, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he tries to nudge his party into being more supportive of mining and even the Site C dam.

But if he moves his party more to the politi-

cal centre, and towards a stronger backing of industry, he runs the risk of alienating and possibly even losing the support of NDP voters who value stronger environmental policies over pretty well anything else.

Of course, if Horgan can attract enough “soft” B.C . Liberal voters, or votes from folks who don’t vote, he can afford to shed that green wing of his party.

Either way, it’s going to be a tough balancing act for the new NDP leader.

Premier Clark is fond of saying British Columbians want to find a way to say “yes” to all kinds of industrial projects, but the NDP’s own backers are much more ready to continue to say “no” more often than not.

The B.C. Liberals have

found the “sweet spot” on this issue and show no sign of losing ground.

Horgan now has three years to find that sweet spot for his party, and it seems like a Herculean task right now.

But with the leadership monkey now off the party’s back, the NDP can finally begin to sort itself out. Horgan will likely bring a focus, passion and energy to a party that lacks all three attributes at the moment.

And in doing so, he’ll gradually get most people to stop asking “John who?” when they hear his name. The next and more difficult trick will be getting folks to say “yes” when he asks for their vote.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Comment via BurnabyNOW.com I Amelia Williamson: I could never bring myself to vote for anyone who was a member of Burnaby Parents’ Voice. It’s really unfortunate the Greens, who I would support otherwise, have decided to join forces with them. I would be concerned about what kind of agenda they would bring to our public schools in Burnaby.

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Council opposes Fair Elections Act Mother’s Day Jacob Zinn staff reporter

Burnaby city council is taking a stand against the Conservative government’s Bill C-23, also known as the Fair Elections Act. At Monday’s meeting, council approved the recommendations of a city manager’s report to write Minister of State Paul Poilievre expressing its concerns with the bill.

The report also asks for the bill to be withdrawn and a new electoral bill to be drafted “based on meaningful consultation with the Canadian public, opposition parties and electoral experts.”

“It’s Orwellian that often the titles of acts like the Fair Elections Act are so far from what the act really is,” said Mayor Derek Corrigan. “This has been roundly criticized from all sectors – from press, from political parties, from citizens and organizations. I hope the government is taking notice of that.”

The Fair Elections Act, designed to amend the Canada Elections Act, has already received first and second readings and is currently under review by the House of Commons and Senate Committees.

The report raised concerns with the bill’s changes to voter identification

officer doesn’t turn down the appointment “on reasonable grounds.” The Chief Electoral Officer has said the provision would compromise the non-partisan nature of the role.

Lastly, the bill requires “robocall” firms and call centres, as well as groups that hire such companies, to keep audio recordings and scripts of each call, and records of when they were made, for up to one year.

An amendment to the bill has since extended the period of time for retaining recordings and scripts to three years, but not the numbers that are dialled.

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rules, campaign financing, more to a political party election investigations, data in the previous five years collection requirements from campaign spending and the roles of the Chief limits,” reads the report.

Electoral Officer and the “This provision of Bill C-23 Commissioner of Canada was seen as a loophole that would allow well-estabElections.

With regard to voting, lished parties to spend the report takes issue with beyond the limit while crethe prohibition of voter ating a significant disadidentification cards as valid vantage for new political parties without a history of forms of ID. The initial bill also called past donors.”

The bill would for the eliminaalso limit the tion of vouching, amount of voter which in previous education the elections allowed Chief Electoral registered voters Officer could prowith ID to vouch vide to the public for the identity and would also and address of a put strain on the voter without ID. Commissioner of A series of Elections Canada’s amendments independence to made in late Derek Corrigan speak publicly April reversed mayor about electionthe decision on vouching by allowing vot- related fraud.

“As stated by critics, Bill ers without ID to co-sign an oath of residence and C-23 would not provide have another person attest the Commissioner with the to their address. However, ability to compel witness the provision not to recog- testimony when investinize voter ID cards as valid gating election fraud, such as the events surrounding identification still stands.

Council also questioned the 2011 federal election’s a provision to exclude ‘robocalls’ affair,” states select fundraising solici- the report.

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Ducklings need sitters Jennifer Thuncher contributing writer

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For the first time, the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C., based at Burnaby Lake, is seeking volunteers to watch over its orphaned ducklings.

Hundreds of ducklings end up at the association at this time of year after they become separated from their mothers just a few days after the babies are born. “(Mothers) find somewhere safe for their eggs to hatch and their ducklings to be born and they take them to water, and it is usually on that initial journey to water that they can get separated, and unfortunately they don’t always choose the most sensible places, or there is a road in the way, and one or two of the ducklings may get lost or the mother may get injured along the way,” said Yolanda Brooks, the rescue association’s communications manager.

Once rescued, the ducklings are cared for at the Wildlife Rescue facility until they are ready to make it on their own, usually by late August.

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Helping hands: The Wildlife Rescue Association is

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In addition to the food, water and shelter they receive inside, the ducklings need time outside to waddle around in the grass, eat fresh food, exercise and socialize, but wildlife caregivers don’t always have time to watch over them outside.

In the past, caregivers have watched out the window or checked intermittently while the ducklings were outside, but there are predators around Burnaby Lake such as cougars and a mink that snatched some ducklings from the association grounds a few years ago.

The volunteer duck sitting position will run throughout the duckling season, which runs daily from May to August and will require two-hour shifts from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 1 to 3 p.m.

Volunteers must be at least 13 years old, patient and comfortable in the outdoors. The sitters will get plenty of exposure to the furry newborns but will not be able to touch or cuddle the ducklings.

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he Heights Neighbourhood Association hosted Jane’s Walk, this past Saturday in Burnaby Heights. NOW reporter Jennifer Moreau tagged along to learn more about pioneering history in north Burnaby’s neighbourhood. Here’s what she discovered. !

Saturday morning, 10:30 a.m., roughly 50 people of all ages gather at the corner of North Boundary and Trinity Street for a tour highlighting homes from the Burnaby’s pioneer era.

The Heights Neighbourhood Association is hosting Jane’s Walk, part of a worldwide movement, where people explore their neighbourhoods and connect with one another from May 2 to 4.

The walk starts on the corner, in front of the home of Terry Trotic, the present day owner of the “Strathmore.” This Craftsman style home, built in the early 1900s, was one of the first houses in what was then called Vancouver Heights.

Our guide Debbie Reid, armed ON MY BEAT with a collection of historical Jennifer Moreau photos, paints the scene as we huddle closer to hear. This northeast residential pocket of Burnaby was Crown land and mostly forested. In the early 1900s, the Gold brothers, a pair of wealthy importers, bought most of the land and started dividing lots as a real estate boom took off. The area was supposed to be “tony” Reid tells us, similar to Vancouver’s Shaughnessy neighbourhood.

After a short stroll down North Boundary, we hit our second stop on the corner of Edinburg Street. This home was built in 1912, and according to the archival photo being passed around the crowd, stood alone on a sparse hill overlooking the Inlet. The current owner, an elderly gentleman, has lived there for 40 years and greets us on the street.

We then head to the bottom of North Boundary at the start of the Trans Canada Trail, and Reid tells us about Crabtown, a collection of squatters’ homes built on raised pilings on the waterfront close to the railroad tracks. According to the signs along the trail, Crabtown’s origins are somewhat obscure, but it’s believed the waterfront community was built in 1912 by sawmill workers. The residents rallied for a water supply and trails so their children could safely get to school.

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Squatters: From left, Margie Manifold with a photo of Crabtown, a squatters’ community on the north Burnaby waterfront. The residents were evicted in the 1950s and the homes were torn down. Right, Debbie Reid, of the Heights Neighbourhood Association speaks to crowd at the Jane’s Walk event.

In 1957, the National Harbours Board evicted roughly 130 people for squatting on federal land, and the homes were torn down. (We can’t get close to the waterfront without crossing the railway tracks, which is considered trespassing.)

Reid tells us the Trans Canada Trail we’re walking along was supposed to be a scenic drive, but there was a revolt against the plan in the 1960s, and the idea was

quashed.

We leave the trail and head up to 3870 Yale Street, site of a 1912 British Arts and Crafts home originally built for $1,500. The current owner, curious about the convening crowd, comes down to chat with us and tells us he’s split the place into several rental suites.

Jane’s Walk Page 14

Local actor featured in Spring Awakening LIVELY CITY

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The Burnaby actor, recently seen onstage in the Pipedream Theatre production of Cabaret, is back onstage at the Jericho Arts Centre. She’s part of the cast for Fighting Chance Productions’ Spring Awakening, which is on until May 17.

The Tony Award-winning musical, described as “intimate” and “sensual,” will be staged in the round.

“We hope to create a truly sensory experience for the audience,” explains director Ryan Mooney.

“Having the audience so close as these characters grow, learn and blossom will allow us to truly show the excitement of young love and the despair and destruction that can ensue.”

Von Euw appears as the “Female Authority Figure.”

Tickets are $20 to $30, available through ticketstonight.ca.

Spring Awakening plays Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. until May 17 at the Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery St. in Vancouver.

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Pianist chosen

A young Burnaby pianist has been selected to take part in a prestigious classical music competition later this month.

Richard He is one of 30 young musicians who have been selected to take part in the Stepping Stone Classical Music Competition. The competition brings together elitelevel Canadian performers – top competition winners and early career professionals – chosen by a jury.

They will compete in Toronto from May 21 through 29, with their eyes on a grand prize of $10,000.

He is no stranger to competition, having earned a slew of wins in a piano career that began at the age of five. He started

training with his grandmother, Xie Bin Lan, a distinguished music teacher in China.

He came to Canada in 2006 and continued his studies with Dr. Anna Levy. He has also studied with concert pianist Ian Parker.

The young pianist – who’s now a junior at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester – already has an exhaustingly impressive resumé.

Over the years, he has won numerous festival prizes, including the Burnaby Clef Society competition and Vancouver Kiwanis Festival, and he came third in the national finals of the Canadian Music Competition in 2008.

He was a finalist in the

Seattle International Young Artist Music Festival in 2009 had the chance to participate in the Toronto Symphony National Piano Competition and the Stepping Stone competition in Sherbrooke.

That same year, he performed Liszt’s Piano Concert No. 1 in E-flat major with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

He also took part in the Gijon International Piano Festival in Spain in 2013.

For more on the competition, check out www. cmcnational.com and click on the Stepping Stone link.

All the best to Richard – and I’m sure we’ll hear more about him in future days.

Call for writers

A reminder for all you

writers out there: Don’t forget about the Burnaby Writers’ Society’s 2014 writing contest.

The contest closes May 31, so you still have time to get your entries in.

This year’s contest, which is open to all B.C. residents, is on the theme of wood.

You can interpret the theme in any way you wish, and you can submit work in any form or genre, prose or poetry, as long as it is complete on one page.

Prizes of $200, $100 and $50, as well as honourable mentions, will be awarded.

Winners will be invited to participate in a public reading in the fall.

The fee is $5 per entry, or $10 for three entries.

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NOW reporter wins 2014 honour at B.C. awards BURNABY The Burnaby NOW was recognized at “nice writing and first-class reporting.”

“It’s always nice to be recognized the recent Ma Murray Awards.

The awards are presented by the B.C. with an award, especially for something and Yukon Community Newspapers that’s near and dear to your heart,” said MacLellan, who was inspired by Association to recognize the best her own experiences with her work created by its 126 member toddler daughter. “And I have to newspapers. Awards were handgive special thanks to our photoged out April 26 at a gala at the raphers, Larry Wright and Jason River Rock.

Lang, for bringing the piece to life Julie MacLellan, the NOW’s with their great photos.” arts reporter and assistant ediMacLellan added her thanks tor, earned the silver award in for the teachers who took the the Arts and Culture Writing cattime to take part in the story egory.

– including dance teacher Marcia Her award came for a special Jones with Burnaby parks and feature published in the Burnaby Julie MacLellan recreation, Kera Doherty of NOW in October, Babies and the reporter Staccato Studios’ Music Together arts: A closer look. The feature, titled “Building baby bodies and brains,” program, Vashti Fairbairn of Music Box looked at the popularity of baby and tod- and Jessica Hanson of Kids in Motion.

To see the winning feature, visit www. dler music and dance classes and examined burnabynow.com and search for “Baby their benefits for the tiny participants.

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Jane’s Walk: Event connects neighbours, builds community continued from page 11

The fourth and final home, on the northwest corner of North Esmond and Yale Street, was built between 1911 and 1912 and was at one point owned by the Delesalle family, which started Lumberland. As an added bonus, we pass by the Overlynn mansion next to Seton Villa seniors’ home on the way to the park for cookies and juice.

Jane’s Walk is not just about exploring your own

neighbourhood, it’s about connecting with your neighbours, and one of the interesting things about the event is the way participants bring their own stories to the table. There’s was an unconfirmed account from the crowd that the woman who wrote the jingle for Hockey Night in Canada lived at the Strathmore.

On the Trans Canada trail, local resident Jack Brownhill remembered when he was a little boy, walking with his grandfa-

ther along the water, close to the Chevron refinery, and seeing the shacks there. A woman in the crowd, who used to live close by, said the home at 3870 Yale St. was for the servants of the Overlynn mansion.

This particular corner of the city has one of the densest concentrations of historically significant houses. For a map highlighting these homes and more, check out www. heritageburnaby.ca/chartingchange/1925.

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Good faith, neighbourhood service at GNK

By Jennifer Thuncher

nity it serves and vice versa.

Insurance is one of those necessary products that’s difgcult to get all warm and fuzzy over, which is why at GNK Insurance Services Inc. in the Heights, the company’s relationship with its community is so important in creating customer loyalty.

“It is such a vibrant area. It is an area where people know each other,” said Arva, 48, who has been at the Burnaby location for nine years and lives in the Heights, just a few blocks from the store. Four of the gve GNK employees live in the community.

Ten years ago, longtime friends Salvatore Audia and Frank Spartano started the Burnaby insurance brokerage with a handshake. The pair had wanted to go into business together for years, so when the opportunity arose to open GNK on Hastings Street, they jumped at the chance.

GNK (the acronym stands for Good faith, Neighbourhood service and Knowledgeable staff) offers the usual peace-ofmind fare including auto, home and commercial insurance from approximately nine different companies.

But what makes GNK unique, according to store manager Amy Arva, is how connected the business is to the commu-

“(Customers) shop in the area and then they stop in and see us,” Arva added.

Arva previously worked at the Kitsilano store and said she’s noticed differences between the clientele at the two locations.

Many GNK clients are longtime residents and part of the proud Heights Italian community.

Since Arva started in Burnaby some things about the business have changed, particularity in terms of what types of claims she sees.

“In the old days, it used to be gres, and then it moved on to maybe break-and-enters, and we still see things like that, but nowadays it is water damage. People are putting nice basement suites in where before maybe they had ungnished basements,” she said.

It isn’t always possible for a claim to be paid out, and if that is the case, employees help clients understand why.

Regardless of the type of insurance being processed or the claim pursued, Arva said the employees pride themselves on “We get a lot of seniors and people who own their own homes helping locals work through the insurance maze. as opposed to our other ofgce where we dealt a little bit more Customers seem to appreciate the personal attention. with people who were doing tenant insurance and that sort of thing,” Arva said.

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“I originally had a broker I wasn’t satisged with, who wasn’t listening to my needs,” said GNK customer Carla Sovernigo, who has bought commercial insurance from Audia for her Burnaby, family-owned company, Alka Pool Construction for about the last 10 years.

“He gave exceptional service. He was very patient to explain the whole process to me,” she said.

Sovernigo said, unfortunately, she has had to gle a few claims for theft and one for a breakand-enter, but with Audia’s help the process went smoothly.

Arva said the personal touch and putting clients at ease is what they are known for.

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“We know our clients by name,” said Arva, who started selling insurance almost 20 years ago at the urging of her insurance broker stepmother.

“It is a lot of satisfaction because you know in insurance you are not buying a new dress or a new outgt or anything like that. It is not very tangible, so where I see (customers’) satisfaction is when they are being helped and they see we care about their needs,” she said.

GNK is also known in the community for, believe it or not, their Elvis impersonators who come out for Hats Off Day, held in the Heights on the grst Saturday of June.

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7 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This year, Hats Off Day will be celebrating its 30th anniversary, and we’re doing a throwback to all things neon and gnarly with our Totally Awesome ’80s theme!

The party will kick off with

the always popular Pancake Breakfast, hosted by Burnaby Community Services. Starting at 7:30 a.m. at Hastings and Alpha (south side), you can grab breakfast for only $2. Once you’ve had your pancakes, head over

to Hastings and Madison at 9:30 a.m. for the Family Fun Dash, sponsored by Chevron and Scotiabank. The 550metre dash (on Hastings from Madison to MacDonald) celebrates health, wellness, families and fun! There is a

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With all these fun elements to the day, our volunteers are what makes all of this possible. We’re always looking for a few extra helping hands, so whether you are a youth, a senior, or someone in between, there are a variety of activities that you can help out with, whatever your skill set may be.

As always, we work towards expanding our team of barricade volunteers. They play an integral role in ensuring the safety of the event. If you are 19 years of age or older, we invite you to become a part of this team, whose responsibility includes providing trafgc control support. There are two shift options. Bring a friend, too. Workplace volunteer teams are also invited, so spread the word. Train-

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Every year, we also have a group of dedicated high school students who help out with various duties throughout the day. Our youth volunteers interact with Hats Off Day attendees in different ways, such as handing out balloons and event programs.

It is a fun way of getting involved with a special community event. Again, there are two shift options and training will be provided.

If you are interested in being a volunteer, please send us an email at volunteer@burnaby heights.com and let us know what you would be interested in helping out with, and we will gnd you a role. Thank you.

Sajeda Virji is the marketing and events coordinator with the Heights Merchants Association.

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The annual Korean Cultural Heritage Festival typically takes place in Coquitlam, but organizers are moving it back to Burnaby this year, thanks in part to a $15,000 grant from the city.

“Burnaby has always been the hub of the KoreanCanadian community,” said festival spokesperson Mike Suk. “It’s the home and workplace of the majority of Korean-Canadians in the Lower Mainland.”

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RAY: If your converter is turning cherry red, that’s because there’s unburned fuel getting into the exhaust system and being combusted inside the converter.

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one off, he said he drove the car and noticed that the converter was getting cherry-red hot. When he pulled out the old catalytic converter (it had been on only around 10 days), he said it had been melted! Something is running so hot that it’s melting the catalytic converter in less than two weeks! I know it’s losing some oil, but other than that and the stalling, the car runs great. It starts up every time, and it runs smoothly. I don’t really think that gas mileage has been

spark plugs, they looked normal. The car still stalled. It seemed like it was the worst going up a hill around 60 mph, and it seemed like it got worse if the air conditioner was on. I took it to the dealership, and they tried telling me that the catalytic converter that was put on was too small. So I carried it back to the muffler shop.

They told me there’s no way it’s the wrong size, but they have great customer service, so they’d do it anyway.

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bad oxygen sensors.

I had them changed. Then, a few weeks ago, the car started stalling while driving.

The Check Engine light came on again, and this time the scan said “Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold.”

No problem. I had the catalytic converter changed. The car still stalled. I changed the ignition coil, distributor cap/ rotor, spark plugs and wires, and cleaned out the idle air control valve.

When I pulled out the

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The question is: Why? TOM: My guess would be that it’s a valve problem. These older CR-V’s tend to suffer from valve seat recession. So you need to talk to Janet Yellen about this, Amhad.

RAY: If the exhaust valves aren’t adjusted regularly on this car (we recommend checking them every 30,000 miles on these older CR-V’s), they can get too tight and burn out, or damage the valve seats. The valve seats are where the valves are supposed to nest when they’re closed and make a seal. If the valves aren’t making a tight seal, for whatever reason, unburned fuel can

escape out of the cylinders and be sent down the exhaust pipe.

TOM: That also could explain the stalling, because bad valves give you bad compression. If too much fuel and air is escaping the cylinders rather than combusting inside them, the engine won’t run.

RAY: When the engine gets hot, parts expand.

The valves probably are expanding in the heat, to the point where they no longer seat well. That’s why the car stalls. When you let them cool off for 25 minutes or whatever, compression returns and you’re able to run the car again.

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RAY: Unfortunately, that’s going to cost you over $1,000. But look on the bright side: At least the guys in the muffler shop won’t all lock themselves in the men’s room every time they see you coming.

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Juniors Lakers show no quit despite loss Tom Berridge

sports editor

The junior A Burnaby Lakers passed another test of character, despite a 17-9 defeat to the Delta Islanders on Sunday.

Penalties and a poor second-period response for a second straight game still appear to be Burnaby’s weak suit, but heart and the ability to fight back in the face of adversity were clearly evident in the club’s second B.C. Junior Lacrosse League start.

“It’s a bit of a test,” said team captain Peyton Lupul after the game. “We look better than we did last year.”

Many might argue the junior Lakers could hardly look worse than last season’s dismal 1-20 effort.

But Burnaby won over the Bill Copeland crowd, scoring six third-period goals, sparked by a shorthanded breakaway marker

by Corey Wong, who was picked up in an off-season trade with Port Coquitlam.

Rookie Aidan Milburn led the Lakers with a second straight hat trick, scoring two of his gamehigh four goals in the final frame.

Aged-up intermediate Tyler Vogrig, the first overall pick in this season’s midget draft, led all Lakers with two goals and three assists, including a wicked underhand whip shot that caught the inside post that closed the deficit to 16-9 late in the game.

Randy Jones, who came over to Burnaby in the multi-player trade with Delta, also potted a pair of

counters in the third-period turnaround.

Starting goalie Dave Mathers also settled down, allowing just four goals on 16 shots in the final frame.

Lupul attributes much of the change in attitude to the new coaches.

“The main thing is our coaches have such high lacrosse IQs,” he said, adding their experience anddemeanor has translated into a less stressful enviroment.

“Last year, we were almost scared or even embarrassed out there. But when I come to practice … I know it’s going to be something good, and it’s going to help us win more games this season,” he said.

“Even before skills and fitness, it was getting back to old Burnaby lacrosse – knowing each other and building trust.”

The juniors needed that trust big time after surrendering six goals on the first 10 shots of the second period and 10 overall to Delta.

The Islanders’ Evan Messanger led all scorers with four goals and 10 points.

Ryland Hood, who played intermediate A in Richmond last season, made 37 stops in the Islanders’ cage.

Despite the 0-2 start and another meeting against Delta at home on May 18, Lupul predicts, “We’re going to be way better this year.”

“This game is not a foreshadow of things to come,” he added. “We’re going to win a whole lot more

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Try and stop me: Dustin Luther, in blue, scored two tries to help lead Burnaby Lake Rugby Club to a 29-14 win over James Bay in a B.C. Rugby Division semifinal at Burnaby Lake-East on Saturday.

Burnaby Lake advances to Big 3 finals Tom Berridge

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It’s Burnaby Lake against the rest in premier B.C. Rugby finals this weekend.

The women’s premier XV and the men’s Division 1 sides both joined the men’s premier team in the championship finals this Saturday with solid wins in their respective divisions.

The Burnaby women advanced to their fourth consecutive provincial final following a 32-15 victory over rival United Rugby Club in a semifinal clash at home on Saturday.

Burnaby Lake’s men’s second team also moved on, doubling James Bay Athletic Club 29-14 in the Div. 1 semi.

“You have to give credit to our forwards. United’s strength is in their backs, and they couldn’t get enough possession to make anything happen,” Burnaby Lake head coach Walt Brandl said in a B.C.

Tom Berridge sports editor

The South Burnaby Fighting Irish is poised to go where no Burnaby Men’s Soccer Association has gone before.

The defending Burnaby men’s league champions advanced to the final of the B.C. Soccer Provincial B Cup against last season’s champion Richmond All-Blacks following a 2-0 win over the Richmond Athletics last Friday in Richmond.

Saman Safari scored what proved to be the game-winner in the opening half.

Team captain Luke O’Sullivan added an insurance marker late in the game.

Rugby press release. “We stuck to our game plan.”

Burnaby trailed 10-5 at the interval on a first-half try from winger Ciara Malone, with her first of a pair of five-pointers.

United’s national team back, Jenn Cousineau, gave the visitors a firsthalf advantage, scoring the first of three tries for her team.

But Burnaby took back the momentum in the second half with three straight scores from Nancy Radman, Laura Harmse and fullback Emily Young, on a long 50-metre run, to put Burnaby Lake ahead 27-10.

With the win, Burnaby Lake advanced to the Gordan Harris Memorial Cup final for a fourth straight season against Vancouver Island’s Velox Valhallians.

Burnaby holds the advantage in the head-to-head finals against the Island club, winning the cup last season and in 2011, while Velox took the B.C. title in 2012.

Carlo Bertelli recorded the shutout in the Irish net.

“It was a good win,” said keeper Nour Fathy, who will get the start in goal in the final against the All-Blacks at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West on Saturday.

“We’re just happy to be here. It’s something we’ve been working towards all season.”

The Fighting Irish topped Division 1 of the Burnaby League with a 13-3-2 regular season record, edging out runner-up Bacardi FC, which also went to a B Cup final a number of years ago, by six points.

Last season, South Burnaby also won the league title but was eliminated in the

The two teams will square off in the premier women’s final at Klahanie Park at noon on Saturday, May 10.

Last week, the Burnaby Lake men earned a berth into the provincial premier final against James Bay following a 30-17 win over Capilano in the semifinals.

The Div. 1 Burnaby men will meet the University of Victoria Norsemen in a repeat of last season’s final.

The Burnaby Lake second team got two tries apiece from back Anders Blizzard and forward Dustin Luther to down the fourth-place Bays.

Blizzard ran in the game-opening try from the wing in the third minute.

After James Bay tied the contest with a converted try of their own, Luther tallied back-to-back fivepointers to give the home team a 19-7 at halftime.

Last season, UVic defeated the 2011 champion Burnaby team 35-25 in the 2013 Ceili’s Cup final.

opening round of the provincial playdowns.

“It’s exciting for everybody,” added Fathy, who is also an assistant coach for Simon Fraser University’s varsity men’s soccer team. “We know the opposition we’re going to play against is a good team.”

This year, the Fighting Irish and the Burnaby league, in general, have more than made up for past shortcomings.

Three of four league clubs made it to the quarter-finals, including South Burnaby’s 2-1 win over Bacardi in an Soccer Page 28

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EDC Burnaby into u-21 cup final for two good chances in the opening half and a third in the latter period.

Duncan Penman also hit a crossbar in OT. “It was exciting,” said EDC Burnaby coach John Penman. “I thought we outchanced them by quite a bit.”

The two teams had a lot of history between them this season.

Guildford won the league title with a 17-2-1 record, while one of its only two regular season losses was to third-place EDC. A third 2-0 loss to Guildford was also at the hands of Burnaby in the league cup final. “(Guildford) finished first in the league, so it should be a good game,” said Penman.

EDC Burnaby and Guildford kick off at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West Field 1, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Tom Berridge

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It will be an allVancouver Metro Soccer League showdown in the under-21 men’s Province Cup final.

EDC FC Burnaby earned a spot against league champion Guildford FC with a 1-0 victory in overtime over the Mid Isle Highlanders in Ladysmith on Sunday.

Geordie Penman found the back of the net in the first period of extra time, beating a couple of defenders inside the 18-yard box and then slotting the gamewinner into the bottom corner of the goal.

Burnaby keeper Juggi Dosanjh saved a possible shootout in the second OT session, tipping the ball over the bar late with a superb save in extra time.

EDC outchanced Mid Isle in regulation time.

Jason Santiago was set up

Pan Am bronze win

Flicka Gymnastics athletes Briannah Tsang of Burnaby and Burnaby Central student Taylor Oakley were named to Team B.C. for the Canadian Gymnastics championships in Ottawa later this month.

Itzia San Roman and Kristen Ho will also represent B.C. from Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics.

Tsang and Omega club gymnast Shallon Olsen are national team members who will lead the 100strong provincial artistic

gymnastics team.

New West’s Julian Geisler, representing Langley Gymnastics Foundation, will take part in the men’s artistic competition.

New Westminter-based Shasta Trampoline Club will send a large contingent to the upcoming nationals, including Royal City residents Cameron Attwell, Ben and Duncan Blais, Delcan McLean, and Gracyn Hayhurst of Burnaby.

Soccer: No pushover continued from page 27

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In for a landing: Burnaby Striders’ Ariana Hojabrpour takes off in the u-12 girls long jump at the Norwesters track meet at Swangard Stadium on Sunday.

A helping home run Alex Calbick swatted his team-leading third home run of the season for the University of Maine in a 2-1 win over top-ranked Stony Brook in NCAA Division I baseball on Saturday.

The Burnaby South product clubbed the solo dinger over the right field fence to give Maine a 1-0 lead and a 6-8 record in America East play

Burnaby South’s Jimmy Sidhu won a bronze medal in freestyle at 100 kilograms at the Pan Am wrestling championships.

all-Burnaby matchup. Europa lost 2-0 to Vancouver Metro league’s Division 2C winner Metropolitan FC A in another quarter-final.

Third-place-finishing Mundiavocat FC was unlucky to meet the Richmond All-Blacks in a 5-3 openingdraw loss.

“The level of play is great. ... That’s the evidence of the level of play for our league,” Fathy added. “But the big thing with us is doing well and to show the Burnaby league is not a pushover league.”

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Burnaby plays its first game on the road this Thursday, travelling to Langley for a tilt against the winless Thunder.

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