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ABORIGINAL AGREEMENT

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“There was a time when our people weren’t welcome in places like this,” said First Nations drummer Rupert Richardson inside the Burnaby Central Secondary’s library last week. It was a bittersweet reminder during a joyous celebration. Richardson and others had gathered Thursday to sign the school district’s second aboriginal education enhancement agreement and to celebrate that that dark time was gone. In an emotional ceremony that featured drumming, a cedar cleansing ceremony and traditional dancing by former and current Burnaby students, district officials, ministry of education officials and members of the aboriginal community committed to a second fiveyear agreement to support aboriginal learners in local public schools. The work of two years of consultation and collaborative dialogue, the agreement focuses on cultural development, social-emotional development and academics for the district’s

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Student signatory: Burnaby Central Grade 10 student Diana Charlie-Iraheta signs the Burnaby school district’s second aboriginal education enhancement agreement in a ceremony at her school’s library Thursday. The five-year agreement is designed to support aboriginal students in the district culturally, socially and academically. For more photos, go to www. Agreements Page 10 burnabynow.com.

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The Burnaby First Coalition says it has a plan to renew Burnaby Hospital and tackle homelessness without costing the taxpayers a dime.

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Daren Hancott, mayoral candidate for Burnaby First, announced the plan at a media event in front of city hall Thursday morning. “The first issue is we have a homeless problem. The current mayor says we don’t,” Hancott told the NOW. “I’m saying these are our brothers and sisters, and they need to be treated, they need to be helped. We’re willing to step up to the plate and make this an election issue.” Hancott’s vision involves tearing down the current Burnaby Hospital, rebuilding

it on the Willingdon Lands, which were just sold to two First Nations. By redeveloping the old Burnaby Hospital site, the city can raise money to cover the costs of a specialized building for homeless people on the Willingdon site. The new hospital would include triage and transition beds for homeless people. “It would be a complex shelter, I don’t know exactly what it would be like,” Hancott said. Burnaby First is planning to approach the Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh nations, the two parties that recently bought the plot

of land from the provincial government, after the City of Burnaby was squeezed out of the deal. In all, Burnaby First is proposing a $100 million contribution from the city to help make the plan reality, but the party says that money would come from saving dollars in other areas. “Our vision is to try to do things with zero per cent tax increase,” Hancott said. Hancott was under the impression the City of Burnaby owned the hospital land, Hospital Page 4

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A strong hand at the helm Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

n a province run by the Liberals, in a country ruled by the Conservatives, there’s the City of Burnaby, run entirely by the New Democrats. The Burnaby Citizens Association, a group of card-carrying NDP members, hold every single municipal seat. In the centre of it all is Mayor Derek Corrigan, now in his 27th year in office – he started as a councillor in 1987 and became mayor in 2002. He has a tight hold on the city, and he’s sure he can win again. “I wouldn’t run if I wasn’t confident I could win the election,” he says, seated behind his desk at city hall. “(But) we never underestimate our opponents. We never take it for granted that we’re entitled. We go out and work as hard as we can to try to make sure we’re going to be successful in the election.” Corrigan has a reputation for being tough, controversial, outspoken, intelligent and even intimidating, arrogant and difficult at times. He has a background as a lawyer and worked as a prison guard in Oakalla. He grew up in East Vancouver, raised by a single mom, who worked as an usherette in the ‘60s. He could have had a lucrative career as a criminal lawyer, but he opted for public service.

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“I was blessed with the intelligence and the ability to go to university and to be successful, something nobody in my family had ever done,” he says. “I can remember what my mom and grandmother told me about giving back, about being someone who looked to the interests of other people before their own interests. I’ve always been committed to that.” The Nov. 15 election marks Corrigan’s fifth run at the mayoral seat. He says the top issues are traffic and transportation, density and support for refugees and immigrants. Traffic, Corrigan says, is a problem akin to holding back the tide, as the Fraser Valley and northeast sector grows. Corrigan estimates the city will take on another 100,000 people, which is why Burnaby is focusing on increasing density around the city’s town centres. Burnaby is also incredibly diverse, with many refugees and immigrants, and the city needs to provide services he says are not dealt with by other orders of government. Of course, there’s the battle with Kinder Morgan. The city has taken a tough stance against the company’s pipeline expansion and has spent roughly $200,000 in legal fees from casino funds, trying to stop the project. It’s a national-level fight that’s highlighted a much bigger issue: Can the federal government override local municipalities? Corrigan is hoping to resolve that question through the courts.

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“This is Phase 1 of a very long war,” he says, “and we need to accept the fact there’s a legal system that needs to be allowed to respond and make those decisions.” Corrigan’s complete monopoly on the city has come under fire from media and his political opponents since the BCA has zero opposition in Burnaby. “I’m not sure what the expectation is. I’m intentionally supposed to lose some seat?” he asks. “Most councils are unanimous most of the time,” he says, adding some councillors actually vote against each other. The city also does a great job consulting the public and has committees that include hundreds of local citizens, he adds. “We had opposition in previous years, and they worked themselves off council,” he says. “We are truly a middle-of-the-road council, and that’s why we’ve been so successful. … People say, ‘I like the way they do things. They’ve got a social conscience, but they are fiscally responsible.’ I don’t know why someone would be critical of a council that’s done a really good job.” As evidence, Corrigan cites a recent Insights West poll, that showed Burnaby and the TriCities tied for the top-ranked municipal government in the Lower Mainland,

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according to local residents. The same poll showed Corrigan’s approval rating at 67 per cent, second only to Dianne Watts in Surrey. The city is in good financial shape, with more than $620 million in reserves and no debt. And while Corrigan is clearly reaping the benefits of longtime support, he’s not without his detractors. Corrigan takes a lot of heat in the media for Burnaby’s lack of a homeless shelter, something folks have trouble wrapping their heads around. Corrigan’s position is that emergency shelters are for emergencies; they are not a solution to a much more complex problem that includes homeless people

dealing with mental illness and addictions. “It’s not a realistic solution because every day, that person gets released back on the street with their Safeway cart, running around thinking God is trying to talk to them, and the next night they either come back or they don’t,” he says. “What have we done for that person? Nothing.” Corrigan points out that cities only receive eight cents on the tax dollar, while the other 92 per cent goes to the provincial and federal government, the two levels of government that are supposed to be dealing with the problem. For Burnaby to take on homelessness, the city would have to raise property taxes, he says. Corrigan agrees with the redistributing of

centres, like the Burnaby Centre wealth, but not from the poor to for Mental Health and Addiction, the poor. and he’d like to see Riverview “While we are struggling with reopen as a place these issues, the fedwhere people could eral government is “While we are get proper treatment spending $35 billion and change their on fighter planes. struggling with lives. Now what’s wrong these issues, For Corrigan, poliwith this picture?” tics is a lifelong love he asks. “We look the federal and his way of leavafter your parks, government is ing a legacy for future your roads, your recspending $35 generations. reation, your sewer. That’s why the We look after your billion on fighter personal attacks still building, your police, planes.” hurt his feelings, he your fire, your garsays, but he takes bage. Everything you DEREK CORRIGAN pride in the fact the need to live in your mayor public trusts him after community, we do 27 years. for eight cents.” “And I wouldn’t ever, ever That said, Corrigan does support co-op housing and treatment breach that trust, and they know

that,” he says, with a serious tone. “If you can say that after 27 years of being in the public eye and under a microscope, then I think you have lived a worthwhile life.” In the 2011 election, Corrigan secured more than 25,000 votes – that’s five times more than the runnerup from TEAM, the now defunct right-leaning party. Burnaby’s right-leaning politicos have regrouped and formed the Burnaby First Coalition. With Corrigan’s track record and high approval rating, the question isn’t will he win, it’s whether the opposition can make a dent in BCA’s absolute majority. Follow Jennifer Moreau on Twitter, @JenniferMoreau

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but the city’s planning department has Fraser Health listed as the owner. Burnaby does not have a permanent year-round homeless shelter, and Hancott thinks the city could save money by helping the homeless, because RCMP policing costs would go down. Burnaby First is guessing homelessness costs $5 million in policing costs, based on the assumption that 10 per cent of local calls to police are related to homelessness. Staff Sgt. Major John Buis said the Burnaby RCMP doesn’t keep track of homelessness because it’s not a crime, so he could not estimate how much police resources are spent on the social problem. “We wouldn’t be able to attribute any dollar value to it, and I would be surprised if it was that high,” Buis said. “It’s not a police issue, but it’s one we get called on.” RCMP classify calls related to homelessness in “assistance to general public” category, which includes a

number of scenarios. Mayor Derek Corrigan isn’t totally opposed to the Burnaby First idea. In fact, he says it was his party that put it forward in the first place, but the province rejected it because it was too costly. “Coming out with an announcement like that, which is a regurgitation of old stories of what we had tried to accomplish with the provincial government years ago, is not any new policy,” he said. Corrigan’s idea was to move the hospital from the Kincaid Street site to Willingdon and Canada Way in phases, create a teaching hospital in conjunction with BCIT and integrate it with the centre for addictions and mental illness on the Willingdon lands. The province could redevelop the current hospital site to cover some of the costs, he explained. “The ministry said there were too many sunk costs in the existing facility, in equipment that couldn’t be moved, and they said the idea was one that was too expensive for them

to be able to move the hospital from its present location,” Corrigan said. The province put the Willingdon lands up for sale in spring, and the city wanted to buy it and put it aside as a possible future site for a hospital. However, Burnaby was cut out of the deal when the province approached First Nations for consultation, and the Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh bought the property and then brought the Aquilini Investment Group into the deal. Decades ago, Burnaby gave the Kincaid site to the provincial government with the exclusive condition it be used for a hospital. Corrigan was not sure if the land would fall back into the city’s hands if the hospital were moved. Burnaby Hospital’s aging infrastructure has been an issue for years. The buildings are more than 60 years old and have numerous problems. Fraser Health has a 10-year plan to expand and improve the hospital. Follow Jennifer Moreau on Twitter, @ JenniferMoreau

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or the past several years, the energy giant Kinder Morgan has benefited in the public eye from the simple fact that it wasn’t Enbridge, another big energy company wanting to do what KM wants to do: build a pipeline to carry bitumen from Alberta. Enbridge took on the role of villain right at the beginning of the B.C.-Alberta pipeline saga. It became the chief focus of attack from various environmental and First Nations groups, as it was painted as a major threat to the environment and the pristine shores of Northern British Columbia. The company was ridiculed by many for its seemingly tonedeaf approach to shaping public opinion in its favour, or currying much support from the various parties (First Nations, local communities, the B.C. government etc.) for what was required for any chance of success for its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. But as Enbridge fades, for now at least, into the background as the perception grows that the

Northern Gateway pipeline is unlikely to be built, the focus has shifted to Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline into the shores of Burrard Inlet. And now it is Kinder Morgan that has taken on the role of villain in the eyes of many, and it can be argued it is outdoing Enbridge when it comes to alienating the public. Up until a few months ago, Kinder Morgan was engaged in educating the public – through many public meetings and presentations – about the merits of their project. Concerned about increased tanker traffic resulting from the pipeline? Kinder Morgan officials had a ready, reasonable response. Worried about oil spills? Hey, said Kinder Morgan, we’ve been using the same pipeline and shipping oil on tankers for years with nary a problem. The fact that Kinder Morgan had an established pipeline and tanker operation already in place seemed to give it a leg up over Enbridge when it came to establishing good public relations. However, the company’s deft approach to courting public support has been replaced by a clumsy, ham-handed and confrontational style that has been called bullying tactics by many. Veteran energy executive Marc Eliesen (an ex-CEO of B.C. Hydro) quit as an intervenor in the federal review of the Kinder

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Golfing not costly to taxpayers Dear Editor:

Re: Taxpayers foot the $41,904 bill for VIP golfers, Burnaby NOW, Oct. 3. I had been out of the country, but someone put the above-mentioned article on my desk. I called the head golf pro at Riverway. Question: “Has any one of the paying public been denied playing golf in Burnaby because of city officials having playing privileges?” “No, not to my knowledge – We can accommodate a lot of golfers.” Please, you understand that Burnaby did not pay one dollar. On another note, can you imagine, our mayor, Mr. Derek Corrigan, the chief executive officer of a $408 million corporation (City of Burnaby) showcasing visiting guests and foreign dignitaries to our

fine city by showing them our great golfing facilities, then excusing himself, “I must pay the green fees first, just before teeing off.” I am certain there is not a city councillor or appointed person in Burnaby that accepts office because of free golf or any other benefits. Yes, there is a little bit of ego; I think people run for office hoping to be able to contribute a little to make life more comfortable, secure and healthy to live in Burnaby. Why can’t a reporter do a little research to see what our elected officials endure and accomplish? Please, some positive reporting, see how much time mayor and councillors spend away from family on behalf of the city’s business. How about committee work? Etc. Also, our staff works enthusiastically and diligently. How about the many volunteers?

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Positive reporting, please continued from page 6

I was proud to be part of our Burnaby team, elected, appointed and staff. We are so blessed to live in such a great community and wonderful country, considering where I came from as a young child: That is where the government would round up the young fathers in the community, line them up on a wall and execute (shoot) them. Reason: They believed in a living God: and thereby leaving a young mother with four small boys, aged three to nine years. Yes, I do like informative reporting, but it has to be researched, unbiased and honest. Dr. E. Nikolai, Freeman, City of Burnaby

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Re: Burnaby teachers’ union throws support behind BCA, Burnaby NOW, Oct. 29. What is Rae Figursky and a mere handful of BTA leaders trying to do? Make it easier for teachers to decide who to vote for? That’s an insult to their intelligence and a deprivation of their democratic right to make their own choice. Isn’t one of the major goals of education to produce free and autonomous thinkers? And isn’t the ministry’s new “transformation in the curriculum” calling for an emphasis on critical thinking skills, which involves suspended judgement and impartial investigation of facts before forming conclusions? This does not seem to be an auspicious start to this innovation, which focuses on higher order thinking abilities. BTA’s endorsement of the “entire school board slate” followed a process that cast doubt on the validity of that endorsement.

It seems the decision was made before the meeting with candidates and an event was perfunctorily planned so it will look legitimate. I say this because BTA representatives did not speak at any length to most of the Burnaby First Coalition candidates. And on matters on which they did speak, there was inaccurate reporting. Furthermore, I and others in our group supported strongly advocating for increased government funding, which Ms. Figursky claims was a key basis for her union’s endorsement of the Burnaby Citizens Association. The BTA arrived at their position at a “mix and mingle” event which lasted only one and a half hours with hardly any dialogue on issues in education. BFC trustee candidates deserved a better reception and a more accurate report of what transpired at that meeting. BFC candidates also noticed that the speaking time of two minutes for each speaker was strictly enforced for its candidates but was not for BCA candidates. BTA representatives at the meeting seem guilty of recommending to their members a decision arrived at with premeditated bias and partiality. As leaders and representatives of our education system, I hope they will seriously reflect on their action. BFC stands committed to addressing the needs of our public schools. It offers residents an alternative option to a oneparty monopoly, which is not healthy for our democracy. It has candidates with a wide range of educational qualifications and experience. Teachers are encouraged to find out more about them before making an informed decision. I am sure that teachers in Burnaby will see through the flawed process used, and allow their own research and conscience to lead them to a voting decision rather than be easily influenced by such a haphazard decision-making process. Ben Seebaran, BFC trustee candidate

Kinder Morgan: Fumbling the ball continued from page 6

Morgan pipeline, blasting the National Energy Board as being “captured” by the oil industry. He also accused Kinder Morgan of refusing to answer all kinds of questions, or of offering flippant replies. As well, Kinder Morgan was not content to simply file an injunction against protesters trying to stop their survey work on Burnaby Mountain. The company (whose enemies love to refer to it as a “Texas-based oil giant”) went substantially further and filed lawsuits against four of the protesters (arguing, among other things, that facial expressions of protesters could be viewed as some kind of assault). Now, B.C. is no stranger to companies going to court to get injunctions against environmentalists (although arguing facial

expressions is a form of assault is a first). In the 1990s, forest companies seemed to be spend their entire legal budgets fighting protesters during the so-called “war of the woods.” It was expected that for all that time that Kinder Morgan flew under the radar, content to let Enbridge take all the heat and attention, the company would eventually be the prime target of the environmental movement. But launching law suits against individuals (which include Simon Fraser University professors and a citizens’ group) would seem to stray beyond the similar rules of combat in these affairs, and into the more sensitive and worrisome turf of denying free speech and the right of protest. I’m not one of those who favor shutting down all kinds of resource devel-

opments, whether they involve pipelines or not. Saying “no” to everything – energy projects, port expansions, mines, train shipments – seems to be all the rage these days for a determined portion of B.C.’s population. But while their antidevelopment positions may well cripple the provincial economy should they ever take hold, these folks still have the right to be heard and to take what reasonable steps – which include civil disobedience – they think are required to achieve their goals. Kinder Morgan was running with the ball quite effectively for a number of months in this long game of pipeline politics. But as it nears the goal line, it appears that it has fumbled the ball. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Pipeline protesters await injunction decision Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

The B.C. Supreme Court will decide by Nov. 17 whether to grant Kinder Morgan an injunction to stop anti-pipeline protesters from interfering with survey work on Burnaby Mountain. The pipeline company also launched a multimillion-dollar civil suit against the five pipeline opponents, claiming assault, trespassing and intimidation, and protesters are anxiously waiting for the Associate Chief Justice Austin Cullen’s decision. “It’s in the back of your mind, and you have one eye on that all the time,” said Stephen Collis, an SFU English professor and one of five protesters named in the suit. “I’m pretty exhausted, emotionally, as well as everything else.” Collis characterized Kinder Morgan’s suit as a frivolous attempt to shut down protesters. Fellow protester Lynne Quarmby agreed. “It’s obvious that their intent is to intimidate and silence us, and I was determined to be strong and to not be silenced and to continue to speak out,” she told the NOW. “But I think it’s also important to acknowledge it’s been an incredibly difficult time. It has definitely thrown our lives into chaos.”

Quarmby, Collis, Alan Dutton (from Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion) and two other protesters have been singled out as the ringleaders, leading the charge to block Kinder Morgan’s survey work in the conservation area, but Quarmby says there are many people on the mountain, and there’s no hierarchical structure in place. Even if Kinder Morgan secures an injunction, people are not going to easily walk away from the mountain, Quarmby added. “So, I’m nervous about that,” she said. The three days of court hearings ran until last Friday. Kinder Morgan’s lawyer argued in court that facial expressions can constitute assault, a notion that sparked an Internet trend that’s gone viral. Pipeline opponents have been uploading their “Kinder Morgan face” photos – frowning, snarling or making silly facial expressions – on Twitter, with the hashtag #KMface. The meme has been garnering media attention across the country. Meanwhile, protesters have maintained a presence on Burnaby Mountain and hosted a weekend of activities, with music and art. An online fundraising campaign has raised more than

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On the mountain: Pipeline opponents gathered in the Burnaby Mountain conservation area for a weekend of art and musical performances. $51,000 to help cover the protesters’ legal defence, and there are more fundraisers in the works, Collis said. One protester was arrested

over the weekend on Burnaby Mountain. Local RCMP said he was picked up for obstructing a police officer. He has since been released and he could be charged

with obstruction. To see a video of the arrest, or a collection of Kinder Morgan faces, go to Jennifer Moreau’s blog at www. burnabynow.com.

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Agreement: ‘My children have always felt like they belonged’ continued from page 1

856 aboriginal students, who make up 3.4 per cent of the total student population. Marjean Brown, head teacher at Parkcrest Elementary School and a 27year teacher in the district, said education officials here have worked hard to create a sense of belonging in aboriginal students, and that has paid off for her kids, both of whom have gone through the local system. “My children have always felt like they belonged,” she said. Her sentiments were echoed by former Burnaby student Jay Morven, who danced a number of traditional dances with his brother, Justin Percival-Morven during the signing celebration. Morven was emotional as he recalled his time in Burnaby schools. “Thank you all for making it the best you could because I loved high school and I have all you to thank for that,” he said. Despite the successes, Brown said the district still has a lot of work to do.

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Since the first agreement was signed in Burnaby in 2008/09 – when only about two out of five aboriginal students were graduating within six years of starting Grade 8 – there has been significant improvement, but in 2012/13, still only about half were graduating within the six-year timeframe. In a common theme during the ceremony, Brown said it is also important to expand First Nations cultural and historical education to encompass the greater student population. “We’re going in the direction of trying to educate everybody now,” she said. Finally, Brown was among several speakers to note the agreement was created to meet the needs of students and therefore not set in stone. “It needs to be changed when it needs to be changed,” she said. “It’s a living document.” To see the district’s second aboriginal education enhancement agreement, visit sd41.bc.ca. twitter.com/CorNaylor

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Top businesses honoured Burnaby Board of Trade hosts 15th annual city business awards gala Tereza Verenca staff reporter

Burnaby’s top entrepreneurs were dressed in their finest attire Thursday night for the 15th annual Business Excellence Awards Gala. Hosted by the Burnaby Board of Trade, the West Coast themed event held at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel recognized organizations across nine categories. Paladin Security took home the accolade for Business of the Year. The company launched in 1976 with only four employees and has since grown to one of the largest security companies in Canada.

Elsewhere, the Down Syndrome Research Foundation won both awards in the categories it was nominated for – winning the honours of Family Friendly Business and NotFor-Profit Organization of the Year. “This is a testament to what we do in Burnaby, what we do for the families we support, with very frugal management of expenses and lots of fundraising,” said executive director Dawn McKenna. Electronic Arts was the recipient of the Burnaby Community Spirit Award, while SFU Ancillary Services received the Environmental Sustainability Award. BCjobs.ca got the nod for entrepreneurial spirit and Still Creek Press won the Business of the Year Award (up to 50 employees). Business Person of the Year went to Kazuko

Komatsu of Pacific Western Brewing. The Business Innovation Award was handed out to Schneider Electric Canada. The evening closed with the induction of the Hart House into the Burnaby Business Hall of Fame. The number of nominees For this year was significantly more photos, higher than in the past, according to the board’s scan with president and CEO, someLayar thing he credits to Burnaby’s blooming business community. “We had a really good mix of businesses who are known globally, businesses who some may not have heard of, and some businesses who maybe fly under the radar a little, but are doing some phenomenal innovative things,” Paul Holden said. www.twitter.com/TVerenca

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Girl group glory:

Carolyn Bergstrand, Stefania Wheelhouse, Sabrielle McCurdyForeman and Katherine Alpen star in The Marvelous Wonderettes. The Footlight Theatre production is onstage at the Shadbolt Centre’s James Cowan Theatre, running until Nov. 15. Paul Wright, courtesy Footlight Theatre/ burnaby now

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Footlight makes a marvellous return Julie MacLellan staff reporter

When the curtain opened on the James Cowan Theatre stage at the Shadbolt Centre last week, it was a moment of triumph for a longtime Burnaby theatre company. Not so very long ago, Footlight Theatre was taking a long, hard look at its future and wondering if it would even be possible to continue in the ever-challenging world of community theatre. The answer, as it turns out, is yes – a resounding, dancing-and-singing-andreliving-the-glory-days-of-girl-groups kind of yes. The company is staging The Marvelous Wonderettes – the off-Broadway hit by Roger Bean – until Nov. 15. The musical stars four musical theatre talents from the Vancouver area: Katherine Alpen as Missy, Sabrielle McCurdyForeman as Suzy, Carolyn Bergstrand as Cindy Lou and Stefania Wheelhouse as Betty Jean. They’re members of Springfield High

School’s 1958 Songleader Squad, and they’re called in as a last-minute replacement to entertain at the senior prom – which makes up the musical’s first act. In the second act they’re back, 10 years later, for their high school reunion. Along the way, they treat the audience to familiar tunes from the era – 23 in total – that include such hits as Mr. Sandman, Lipstick on Your Collar, It’s My Party, It’s In His Kiss and Lollipop. “A lot of the songs are familiar,” says Susan Reid, president of the Footlight board. “The music is unbelievable. People who see it are like, why is this not being done everywhere?” Reid, chatting to the NOW shortly before opening day, was enthusiastic about the quality of production that was shaping up under the leadership of director Wayne Nolan and musical director Kate MacColl – both new to the Footlight fold. Nolan, who recently moved from Ottawa to settle in New West, came to Footlight with an extensive performing and directing resume from his time in Ontario,

while MacColl is a performer, director and teacher at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music. “We’re thrilled to have this as their debut,” says Reid. The musical is substantially smaller than the last several productions by Footlight – which have been large-cast productions such as The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Reid says it was important to the board to continue to stage a high-quality show, so this time out they chose to focus on something more intimate – and make the return from the large Michael J. Fox Theatre back to the smaller Shadbolt venue. “We were at Shadbolt for many years, so it’s nice to be back,” she says, adding the Shadbolt staff have been extremely supportive. She’s pleased with the show choice, too, noting it will appeal to a broad audience – from those who know the music through their parents or grandparents, to those who grew up to the music themselves.

“I think it’s going to be anybody that loves the music of the ‘50s and ‘60s,” she says. “It’s music that everybody will know.” Moving forward, she says, it’s possible Footlight will return to the larger productions of the past, though she says it’s likely to be a mix of smaller and bigger shows. For the moment, the focus is on making sure that every detail of this production – music, sets, costumes, props – is as authentic to the era and as high-quality as it can possibly be, and offered at a price ($25 across the board) that’s affordable to everyone. “We’re so happy to still be in Burnaby,” Reid says with a smile. “It should be lots of fun.” The Marvelous Wonderettes is onstage for 10 performances, with 8 p.m. shows Nov. 6 through 8 and Nov. 13 through 15, plus 2 p.m. matinees on Nov. 8, 9 and 15. Tickets are $25 for all seats, available through tickets.shadboltcentre.com or by phone at 604-205-3000. twitter.com/juliemaclellan

Culture clash drives new work from B.C. novelist

A B.C. novelist who was a finalist in CBC’s Canada Reads competition is coming to speak at the McGill library branch. The Burnaby Public Library’s North Burnaby branch (at 4595 Albert St.) is hosting a reading by

Angie Abdou of Fernie. Abdou is coming to read from her latest novel, Between, which tells the story of two women in a culture clash: Vero, who’s struggling with her marriage; and LiLi, the Filipina nanny she hires.

“Abdou deftly tackles the issue of international nannies by satirizing contemporary love, marriage and parenthood when they get entangled with class, career, labour and desire,” says a press release about the event.

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Burnaby Hospice Society, in partnership with Ocean View Funeral Home, invite you to remember your loved ones by helping us light a Christmas tree at our 10th annual Tree of Lights Celebration. “In Memoriam” cards are now available by donation (suggested amount $5.00) at Ocean View Funeral Home, 4000 Imperial Street, 604.435.6688, OR at Burnaby Hospice Society, 6855 Kingsway, 604.520.5087. Every card can be personalized with the name of your loved one and will be laminated to be hung on the tree. Cards will be displayed on the tree from December 1st to December 31st.

All proceeds from this event will benefit the Burnaby Hospice Society to support their critical work of providing compassionate care to individuals and families during the end-of-life journey. Come and share this special evening of remembrance with family, friends and your community. This is an outdoor event so please dress warmly.

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The holiday season can be especially difficult for those who are bereaved. Those who have experienced a loss may feel especially alone and out of step with the expected cheeriness and joy of the holidays. If you or someone you know is facing grief this holiday season, here are some basic suggestions that may be of help:

Every year the Burnaby Hospice Society serves over 900 families through our Hospice Palliative Care and Bereavement Programs that are offered at no cost. We’re here to help make a difficult life passage both manageable and meaningful for people facing death, as well as for their families and friends.

Plan ahead. Try to keep holiday plans and celebrations simple. Set realistic expectations for yourself and be flexible in changing your plans if needed. Ask yourself what are your greatest concerns, and then plan ahead on how to help yourself through them. Accept and express your emotions. The holiday season can sometimes act as an emotional trigger; exacerbating

To help us provide critical, compassionate work with the dying, the lonely, and the families and individuals struggling with loss this season, you can:

the normal feelings of grief. Give yourself permission to feel whatever you feel and accept that your feelings may be unpredictable. Allow positive emotions. While this can be an especially difficult time, there may be still opportunities for you to have moments of joy. This does not mean that you have betrayed or forgotten about your loved one so allow yourself these moments if they come.

• Donate and shop at the Burnaby Hospice Society Thrift Store

Think about your traditions. Personal and family traditions can change after a loved one dies. Be open to looking at your traditions and don’t be afraid to begin new ones or discard old ones that no longer feel right to you.

• Make a donation by phone or online • Become a volunteer at our store

Honour your loved one. Find ways to acknowledge your deceased one’s importance in your life.

• Become a Palliative Care volunteer

Take care of yourself. Be kind to yourself and take care of yourself physically to maintain your energy levels and boost your emotional state. Turn to other for support when you need it but do not feel like you are obligated to be social - set limits for yourself with others if something does not feel right for you.

• Become a member of our Society

For more information, please call us at 604-520-5087

Grieving the loss of a loved one is a natural part of healing. Let Burnaby Hospice Society support you on your grieving journey. All our services are provided without charge. For more information on our services or to request support, please contact us at info@burnabyhospice.org or 604.520.5087.

Listening may be one of the greatest gifts we can give. Many of us may think we are good listeners, but are we really? Are we just waiting to nod our heads or trying to figure out how we are going to respond? What if someone gave you the gift of their full attention?

a compassionate listening ear to those going through the end-of-life journey. Our trained volunteers are flexible, caring people who have chosen to be visitors because they are genuinely interested in helping patients and their families and friends.

Since our inception in 1986, Burnaby Hospice Society volunteers have provided

They are there to listen in a nonjudgmental way to whatever a patient

I would like to join as a member: ❑ $20 - Annual Individual Membership ❑ $100 - Annual Corporate Membership ❑ $250 - Lifetime Individual Membership ❑ I am enclosing a cheque or money order payable to the Burnaby Hospice Society OR ❑ Please charge my credit card: ❑ Visa ❑ Mastercard Credit Card #: ______________________________________ Expiry (mm/yy)______________ Cardholder Name (as it appears on the card): ______________________________________ Signature: ____________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________ City: ________________________ Province:______________ Postal Code: ________________ Telephone ___________________ Email____________________________________________ I would like to learn more about: ❑ Monthly Giving ❑ Planned Giving

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The gift of listening. . .

Our trained staff and volunteers provide support for patients and their families in Hospitals, Hospices, Homes and Care Homes. We also offer free and regular Grief Support Groups right in your community. Donations of gently used goods to the Burnaby Hospice Thrift Store, or financial support assist us greatly in meeting this need.

Please accept my donation of: ❑ $100 ❑ $50 ❑ $25 ❑ Other $ ________ in support of the Society’s work of providing compassionate care to those in our community who are struggling with a life-threatening illness or bereavement.

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or their loved one may want to say. Sometimes it may be talking about their past. Sometimes it may be sharing feelings of sorrow. Sometimes, it may just be discussing the weather. Whatever the topic, it is a privilege to be able to provide support during a person’s most difficult life passage or to accompany someone as they end their life journey.

Listening from the heart affects not only the speaker, who is heard sincerely and empathetically by others, but also the listeners themselves who do the listening. As the Turkish proverb states, “If speaking is silver then listening is gold”.

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As daylight lessens and winter sets in, we invite you to celebrate life and light. OCEAN VIEW FUNERAL HOME/BURIAL PARK AND BURNABY HOSPICE SOCIETY invite you to light a candle and join us for a heartfelt celebration of your loved one’s life. 10th Annual

TREE OF LIGHTS CEREMONY Monday, December 1, 2014 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. In Memory cards are available by donation from the Burnaby Hospice Society, 604-520-5087 and Ocean View Funeral Home, 604-435-6688. Please note: This is an outdoor event, please dress appropriately.

CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL SERVICES Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. As seating is limited, please RSVP for either of the Candlelight Services by calling 604-435-6688.

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Burnaby NOW • Wednesday, November 12, 2014 • 19

Reporter pays the price for slacking off ON MY BEAT

Cornelia Naylor

For 14 weeks, NOW health reporter Cornelia Naylor has been assigned to undertake a “Fortius challenge,” setting fitness and performance goals and experiencing first-hand the many ways Burnaby’s Fortius Sport & Health can help. As a rehab project, the team will zero in on a lingering shoulder injury, but Naylor will also get a chance to sample everything else Fortius has to offer, from massage therapy to diet advice and from vision testing to a scientific analysis of her running gait. Here’s her third report:

o rehab story would be complete without at least one fall off the wagon, so I decided not to lie to Fortius physiotherapist Mike Foster about not doing the shoulder exercises he assigned during our first visit. It’s just as well, since lying would apparently

have been futile anyway. “I can tell when people aren’t doing them,” Foster says. “How can you tell?” “How’s your shoulder feeling?” “About the same.” “That’s how I can tell.” Touché. He’s having none of my busy-week excuses either. “Time-wise it’s tough,” he says. “Nobody has ever come in and said to me, ‘Hey, Mike, I have an hour a day that I don’t do anything. Give me a bunch of exercises to do.’ You have to find a way to work it into the routine.” So there it is: You can lead a middle-aged recreational athlete to water, but you can’t make her drink. Fortius has the stateof-the-art equipment and therapeutic know-how to help fix much more complex injuries than mine, but without buy-in from clients, there’s only so much they can do. After running through my neglected exercises with Foster, I slink out of physio chastened and ready to do better. Massage with therapist Erin Reid is next. This isn’t your spa massage with dimmed lights

and aromatherapy candles. The setting is decidedly clinical, and after asking how things are feeling, Reid – who has already consulted with Foster about my case – zeroes right in on my achy shoulder. After applying some massage lotion (she’s found gel works better for the hairier male clients), Reid tells me the goal of the rubbing and poking is to increase range of motion and pliability by breaking up scarred-down muscle tissue. It’s an anatomy lesson too. When she hits one spot on my shoulder joint, I feel it at the base of my skull. Reid explains that it’s my trapezius, which attaches above the shoulder and fans out in a sideways triangle from my skull to midway down my spine. Its job is to move my shoulder blade and support my arm. Reid suspects it might be sore because of my tooloose shoulder joint. “It’s working harder to keep things in control,” she says. By the end of the appointment, Reid wants to feel my shoulder joint gliding instead of “hinging.”

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In motion: Massage therapist Erin Reid works on reporter Cornelia Naylor. She checks for improved muscle flexibility with some gentle pinching. “You’re looking for pliability,” she says. “Can I pick it up? Is it too much?” After handling my

shoulder from every possible angle for about 40 minutes, she’s satisfied with the result. “Things are actually moving in there now.” Next stop, walk/run

gait analysis. Follow Cornelia Naylor’s road to recovery online at www.burnabynow.com.Want to comment? You can also find her on Twitter, @CorNaylor.

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Your journey starts here.

2015 Volkswagen Golf: good-looking, affordable David Chao

contributing writer

olkswagen has finally unveiled its much-anticipated seventh-generation Golf. The 2015 Golf has been redesigned from the ground up.

Design

Despite all of the sheet metal being new, the 2015 Golf is still instantly recognizable. The two-box profile remains, but the hood is steeper and the narrow grille is flanked by sharper headlights. The new architecture makes the new Golf close to two inches longer, about the same width, and roughly an inch lower than the outgoing model. Wheelbase is increased 2.3 inches and allows for a more spacious cabin and better space utilization. The 2015 Golf is available in both three-door

and five-door hatchback models.

duces 210 hp and 258 lb.ft. of torque.

Performance

Environment

Initially, the Golf will be available with three different four-cylinder engines. The base, and likely most common, will be the 1.8-litre gasoline engine in TSI models. The optional engine is the TDI’s 2.0-litre turbodiesel. Both powertrains are more efficient but still feel peppy and refined. The base transmission for TSI Golfs is a fivespeed manual. The sixspeed automatic provides smooth and linear power delivery. TDI models have the choice of either a six-speed manual or a sixspeed automatic DSG with Tiptronic – this latter selection is truly world-class. Those seeking more performance can opt for VW’s iconic GTI. The GTI’s 2.0-litre turbo pro-

VW has raised the level of quality, and the result is the Golf is incredibly comfortable to travel in. The suspension is nice and supple, allowing it to glide over bumps, and the soundproofing makes the cabin serenely quiet. The Golf comes with a massive standard features list. All trim levels feature a 5.8-inch colour touchscreen, Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity, and satellite radio. Cargo volume below the parcel shelf is measured at 17.4 cubic feet and 23.7 cubic feet up to the ceiling.

Features

Pricing for the 2015 Golf starts at $18,995 and ranges up to $34,295. Standard equipment includes keyless entry,

All new Golf:

VW has raised the level of quality for its 2015 edition of this affordable but refined car.

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heated exterior mirrors, power windows with key closing feature, automatic post-collision braking, Intelligent Crash Response System, and speed-sensitive power steering. Fuel efficiency numbers (L/100km) for the 1.8litre TSI are 9.3 city and 6.4 highway. TDI models return 7.7 city and 5.2 highway. The GTI’s 2.0litre is rated at 9.4 city and

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The VW Golf offers a cabin with a luxurious level of refinement. The new electronic differential improves performance and safety. A great-looking car all around.

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It is impressive that VW is able to build the 2015 Golf with this level of refinement yet still offer it at this price point.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Annual country market and Christmas Bazaar, at St. Theresa’s Parish, 5146 Laurel St. Enjoy the tea room, raffle, and Christmas gifts, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annual model train show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (on Saturday and Sunday) at Cameron Centre, 9523 Cameron St. Leading edge work in model trains, including scale models, dioramas, computerized trains, LEGO displays and more. Tickets $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for youth. Info: www.bctrains.org. Evening prayer, hosted by Living Gospel Church, followed by Bible study, 7 p.m. at Halston Hill Co-op in the central clubhouse 8868 Horne St. Rev. Ka Hyun MacKenzieShin officiating. Info: 604-4444176.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 The Burnaby Historical Society, meeting on First World War, the war to end

all wars, 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Radovan Putnik who, with the aid of maps, will discuss the lead-up to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria at the Latinski Bridge in Sarajevo. Meet at the Burnaby Village Museum, Carousel Pavilion, located at 6501 Deer Lake Ave. All welcome.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Fair Haven United Church Homes, Christmas craft sale, 1:30 to 3 p.m., 7557 Sussex Ave. Baked goods, Christmas crafts, tea, raffle prizes.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 St. Helen’s Bazaar, in parish hall, 3871 Pandora St. 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come and enjoy fresh homemade baking, breakfast, crafts, Lucky 7, games for kids, silent auction, raffle and much more.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Scandinavian Craft Fair, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Scandinavian Community Centre, 6540 Thomas St., more than 30 vendors selling arts and crafts, baked goods, and Christmas goodies. Refreshments and Scandinavian specialties will also be available. Free admission.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Speaker Patrick Hill: So where do you go at night? A Pacific sailing adventure, 7 to 8:30 p.m. McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St. Hill and his wife built their own 42-foot sailboat and sailed with their kids to Tahiti, Polynesia, Hawaii and up to Alaska on a 14-month voyage of over 15,000 miles. Register online at www.bpl.

Computer course, for beginners at Confederation Centre, 4585 Albert St. Classes on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. Contact Eric: 604-299-3335.

Gordon Church’s Mistletoe Market, 7457 Edmonds St., 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Silent auction, home baking, crafts and games. Lunch is $6 for adults and $3 for children six to 12.

Maywood Community School, flea market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 4567 Imperial St. Admission: 50 cents. Door prizes and concession.

Guest speaker Angie Abdou, reading from her latest novel Between, an intriguing portrait of two women in culture clash. McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St., 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Free, but seating is limited. Info: 604-299-8955.

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to 8 p.m. Come and enjoy fresh homemade baking, lunch and dinner (pasta/sausages/chicken), crafts, Lucky 7, games for kids, silent auction, raffle and more.

bc.ca/events or by calling 604 299-8955.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 Christmas market and craft sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Willingdon Community Centre, 1491 Carleton Ave. Shop the holiday-themed market for decorations, gifts, crafts and more. Info: 604297-4526.

SATURDAY, NOV. 29 St. Helen’s Bazaar, in parish hall, 3871 Pandora St. 10 a.m.

Burnaby and New Westminster Newcomers’ Friendship Club, welcomes women new to the area, as well as longtime residents. Dinner meetings on second Wednesday of each month, plus various events including book club, craft group, social Saturdays. Info: email dorisfriend39@gmail.com, call 604-492-4638, or visit www.burnabynewwest minsternewcomers.com.

Thrift Shop Sale, every Thursday until Dec. 11, South Burnaby United Church, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will

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Practise dancing skills, at the weekly social dances at the Edmonds Community Centre for 55 plus. $1 for members and $2 for non-members. On Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m., Sundays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, call 604-297-4838. Knitting, crocheting, sewing and other craft activities group will meet at the Edmonds Community Centre for 55-plus every Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. Beginners welcome. For more information, call 604-297-4838.

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Monday evening dances, for 55+, Confederation Seniors Centre, 4585 Albert St., 6:30 to 9 p.m. $5 for members, $6 for guests. With music by G7 and refreshments. Info: 604294-1936.

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Unlucky third for Spartan women Tom Berridge

sports editor

The wheels came off the goldmedal train for Trinity Western University’s women’s soccer team. The defending two-time Canadian Interuniversity Sports national champs were denied a record sixth Glady Bean trophy following a 5-0 loss to host and first-time national finalist Laval Rouge et Or in the championship final in Quebec City on Sunday. With history to be written by one of the final combatants, it was Laval, becoming the first team from Quebec to win the CIS national title, that penned its name into the record book. The Spartans appeared to be well on their way to a historic threepeat at the CIS nationals, blanking the Ottawa Gee-Gees 3-0 in the semifinals. Krista Gommeringer scored two times, including the gamewinner from TWU player of the game Seina Kashima of Burnaby, as the Langley team broke open a scoreless matchup with three unanswered goals in a five-minute span of the second half. Trinity Western opened the championship tournament, downing the Ontario Institute of Technology 4-1 in the quarterfinals. Kashima, who was named a CIS tournament all-star foward, assisted on the game-winning goal by Jennifer Di Nunzio in the 33rd minute of play, earning her first of two player of the game honours for the Spartans. In the championship final, the South Burnaby product missed a chance to tie the score 1-1, when Laval keeper Marie-Joelle Vandal robbed her on a rebound off an Alessandra Oliverio shot on goal in the 39th minute. TWU juniors Lindsey Pulice and Isabella Di trocchio, both of Burnaby, were denied a third straight CIS title with the

A standout:

Burnaby’s Seina Kashima was named the Trinity Western University Spartans player of the game in the team’s quarter- and semifinal matches at the Canadian Interuniversity Sports national women’s soccer championships in Quebec City. The TWU forward was also named to the tournament’s allstar team.

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Spartans. Canada West conference runner-up University of the Fraser Valley was also denied a medal, losing the bronze-medal final 2-1 to Ottawa on a goal by Sophie Curtis in the final minute of the match. Fraser Valley’s goalkeeper Kayla Klim of Burnaby was named the team’s player of the game, making eight saves in the match,

including two huge reaction stops on Ottawa’s Pilar Khoury. Khoury finally beat Klim on a penalty shot in the 71st minute to tie the game 1-1. Later in stoppage time, the Gee-Gees got a break off a mistake by the Fraser Valley backline and Curtis took full advantage, getting to the loose ball first and beating Klim to the short side. In the semifinals, Laval defeated

Fraser Valley 3-0 to earn a spot in its first-ever national final. Klim earned her first team player of the game honour with a game-high eight saves in the Fraser Valley goal. In the quarter-finals, Fraser Valley eked out a 2-1 victory over Memorial University in overtime with Klim holding the fort with two of her six saves coming on great efforts in the extra time.

Clan expecting ticket into Div. II nationals Tom Berridge

sports editor

Simon Fraser University will find out if it has done enough to earn a berth into the upcoming NCAA Division II national men’s soccer championships. The varsity Clan eliminated Western Washington from the NCAA post season, defeating the Vikings 2-0 on Jovan Blagojevic’s Great Northwest conference-leading 18th goal of the season on Saturday.

After a scoreless first half, Blagojevic scored the winner four minutes into the restart. Clan midfielder Ryan Dhillon scored SFU’s second goal of the game unassisted in the 67th minute. The win was SFU’s sixth in a row and 10th in its last dozen games. The Clan improved its thirdplace conference record to 9-3-2 and 11-4-2 overall. The Clan was ranked sixth overall in last week’s West Region poll. The

top six teams in the west earn invites to the 24-team NCAA Div. II national championship tournament. “We should feel very confident we are in the tournament and wherever we have to go we will embrace that challenge,” said SFU head coach Alan Koch in a Clan press release. “We can’t say with 100 per cent certainty that we are in but it’s highly likley we are in. We were told if we win, we are in.”

The final selection was made late Monday (after NOW holiday deadlines). “A short while ago, nobody believed in this group. We dropped out of the national poll for the first time in a few years and we were close to .500. We talked as a team and said, ‘Let’s not be that team.’ It’s been many, many years since an SFU team dropped below .500. From that point on you could feel the confidence grow and here we are with

smiles on our faces.” Regional No. 2-ranked Seattle Pacific earned its first Great Northwest conference title since 2006, finishing first overall with a 12-1-1 record. Conference runnerup Northwest Nazarene, which last week handed Seattle Pacific its only loss of the season, finished with a 13-3-1 overall record. Both Seattle Pacific and Northwest Nazarene should also earn a trip to the nationals.

Seniors shine on their night Tom Berridge sports editor

Simon Fraser University seniors, including Madeline Hait of Burnaby, are graduating with honours. The varsity women’s volleyball seniors ensured the program of its first .500 NCAA Division II season following back-to-back wins over Western Oregon and Saint Martin’s universities in Great Northwest conference play last week. Hait took a set from fellow senior Brooklynn Gould-Bradbury and delivered a match-winning kill in a five-set win over Western Oregon at home on Nov. 6. On Saturday, senior Kelsey Robinson and Devon May had 10 kills apiece to give the Clan a 3-0 win over Saint Martin’s on Seniors’ Night at home. “There are always lots of emotions with it being Seniors’ Night but the team stuck to the game plan and executed well on a big night,” said Clan head coach Gina Schmidt in a school press release. The two wins improved SFU’s overall record to 168 and 10-6 in conference play. AgainstWesternOregon, SFU took the opening two sets 25-22 and 26-24, but were taken to a tiebreak after dropping the third and fourth sets 25-22 and 25-20. SFU took the tiebreaker 15-12, making good on 10 kills on 11 attempts to earn the win. Robinson led all hitters with 20 kills, while Hait had 14 and fellow senior Amanda Renkema added 11. May chipped in with a dozen Ks. “Western Oregon … came to play and made it a very competitive match,” said Schmidt in the release. “I told them to enjoy these moments together as this team, and they did just that.” The Clan will close out its regular season in Alaska, stopping in Anchorage on Thursday before finishing up in Fairbanks on Saturday.

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HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

Alpha stopped in stoppage time Tom Berridge sports editor

The Alpha Aztecs had their B.C. high school AA playoff run ended in stoppage time. The Burnaby/New Westminster champions lost 1-0 to defending B.C. high school AA champion St. Thomas Aquinas at Sutherland Turf last Thursday. After a scoreless 90 minutes in the provincial zone qualifying boys’ soccer matchup with STA, a timely throw-in by the North Vancouver league runnerup and a defensive breakdown in the Aztec backline provided a breakaway goal that proved the difference in the match.

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Burnaby’s Evelyn Calado lost on a fourthround technical knockout to Ontario fighter Taveena Kum in the women’s 48kilogram light flyweight division final at Boxing Canada’s Elite national championships in Mississauga, Ont. on Nov. 1. B.C. boxers brought back two national titles. Kenny Lally at 56kg and Sassan Haghigat-Joo at 69kg both won unanimous decisions in their finals.

“(STA) are the defending champions. They are a very good, skillful team,” said Alpha head coach Antoni Salov. “It was back and forth in the midfield.” Andreas Alzes had Alpha’s best chance to score, just missing a solid strike to the far post in the first half. Marcello Caporale also had a shot on goal well saved. With a team of mostly Grade 11 players, Salov hopes 2015 will be the Aztecs year. “The opportunity for us next year is way up there,” he said. The B.C. AA provincial soccer championships will be held at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West Nov. 17 to 19.

Top 2 tackler

Simon Fraser University linebacker Jordan Herdman recorded 19 tackles in the Clan’s 21-6 loss to firstplace Azusa Pacific in Great Northwest conference football last Saturday. Herdman has 148 tackles this season, second to only NCAA Division II leader Jared Koster of New Mexico Highlands, who tops all tacklers in college football.

Fourth shutout

Senior’s season ends in loss Burnaby midfielder Jessica Marano played her final career game for Simon Fraser University in last week’s 30 loss to nationally ranked Western Washington in Great Northwest conference women’s soccer at home. The 2-16-0 Clan ended its season with a 10th consecutive loss.

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All hands on deck: Delcan Cheng, left, and Eric Cao, right, crowd a Lakers ball carrier in South Burnaby Metro Club’s u-11 basketball on Saturday.

Burnaby Winter Club product Kimberly Newell made a season-high 40 saves in goal to pace Princeton University varsity women’s hockey team to a scoreless tie with the Rochester Institute of Technology on Nov. 8.

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CALENDINO, Pietro DHALIWAL, Sav JOHNSTON, Dan

Ron Burton

Ron has been a Burnaby resident for over 30 years and he attended SFU. A school trustee since 1987, he has demonstrated a strong ability to build consensus on every trustee committee. Ron is a Michael J. Fox Theatre board member and a founding member of the BC Public Sector Employers’ Association.

Katrina Chen

Katrina is commissioner for Parks, Recreation & Culture. She has a BA from SFU and a UBC Immigration Certiﬁcate. She is a bilingual Taiwanese Canadian emcee and an executive member of the Global Federation of Chinese Business Women Association of B.C. and the Greater Taiwanese Canadian Association.

● is debt-free and ﬁnancially strong, with robust ﬁnancial reserves that allow the city to avoid costly borrowing and keep taxes low;

Meiling Chia

Meiling is a former business owner and serves on the local PAC. She is a member of the Youth & Community Services and School Building & Grounds committees, and is a director of the Global Federation of Chinese Business Women. She is ﬂuent in English, Cantonese, Taiwanese and Mandarin.

● is focusing its high-density development in vibrant, pedestrian-friendly town centres, close to transit hubs, and is preserving

JORDAN, Colleen KANG, Anne McDONELL, Paul VOLKOW, Nick For School Trustee

BURTON, Ron CHEN, Katrina CHIA, Meiling HAYES, Larry NARANG, Baljinder PANDHER, Harman WONG, Gary On November 15 Re-elect Mayor Derek Corrigan and Burnaby’s BCA Councillors and School Trustees

Larry Hayes

Baljinder Narang

Harman Pandher

Larry is chair of the Youth & Community Services Committee and is the representative to the School Trustees Association. He is a past commissioner for Burnaby Parks & Recreation, and an honorary life member of the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association. He was also elected to the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame.

Baljinder holds an MHE from Dalhousie University and is an occupational therapist, a community volunteer, chair of the Board of Education, and a member of the Management and Policy committees. She is president of the Sikh Research Institute Canada. Her three children all graduated from Burnaby South Secondary.

Harman was raised in Burnaby, attended Second Street School and graduated from Cariboo Hill Secondary. He earned a BA and a BEd from UBC. He is an elementary public school teacher, chair of the Education Committee, a member of the New Vista Society board and the proud parent of a public school student.

Burnaby Citizens Association school trustees engage with teachers, administrators, parents and generous community partners to enable each student to choose a uniquely suitable educational path. The trustees’ focus on expanding opportunities for students ensures that Burnaby has a voice that is heard at all provincial and regional education decision-making tables.

…working to ensure that every Burnaby student continues to receive an excellent education in a welcoming environment.

Drop into our campaign ofﬁce: 7645 Royal Oak Ave. Call us at: 604.437.0303 For more information visit: burnabycitizens.ca Authorized by Timo Sokkanen, ﬁnancial agent, 604 764 8701.

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Outstanding ﬁnancial management by your Burnaby Citizens Association council has enabled the city to work with residents, businesses and non-proﬁt organizations to plan and develop the many recreational facilities, parks, child care facilities, seniors centres and affordable housing options that we all now enjoy. Your Board of Education has ensured that Burnaby schools offer exceptional educational opportunities and that all Burnaby students have access to welcoming, inclusive public schools.

Gary Wong

Gary has lived in Burnaby for 25 years. His children graduated from Burnaby public schools. He is a member of the Policy, Management, Community Relations and Finance committees and was governor of Langara College. He volunteers for Burnaby Public Library and Burnaby Family Life.

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Left to right, your Burnaby Citizens Association candidates for Burnaby City Council: Nick Volkow, Pietro Calendino, Dan Johnston, Mayor Derek Corrigan, Sav Dhaliwal, Paul McDonell, Colleen Jordan, James Wang, and Anne Kang.

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The Survey Says… A September 24 to October 5 online study by Insights West asked 2,138 Metro Vancouver residents in 19 municipalities for their thoughts on various aspects of the region’s municipal governments. Burnaby’s municipal government tied for ﬁrst in the categories of… ● Best overall ● Making city hall work in a transparent and unbiased fashion ● Listening to the community ● Dealing with transportation ● Handling city ﬁnances ● Being transparent

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Fraser Institute reports Burnaby has “best overall financial position” A Fraser Institute report comparing municipal government finances, highlights the fact that Burnaby, with its assets of $2,914 per person, has the best Overall Financial Position of 17 Metro Vancouver municipalities (defined as “the difference between the government’s gross liabilities and financial assets”). October 2014

Pietro Calendino

Exceptional ﬁnancial management and community-led planning have made Burnaby great… The city’s innovative Community Beneﬁt Bonus Policy enables us to provide a wide variety of valuable community amenities at no capital cost to taxpayers. To date, these include:

● the construction of the Holdom and Brentwood resource centres and two new centres in Metrotown; and,

● 146 child care spaces;

● housing grants to support affordable and/or special-needs housing – most recently, ● environmental and urban design $1 million toward the George Derby affordable improvements to trails, parks and streets. rental project; ● enhancements to seven city parks; ● construction of the Tommy Douglas Library and the Bonsor 55+ Centre and renovations to existing facilities;

Sav Dhaliwal

New child care facilities Up to 12 new facilities with 600 spaces will be added on schoolgrounds throughout Burnaby over the next three years.

Dan Johnston

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