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Newsmaker of theYear

COMMUNITY 21

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SPORTS 30

A look back at 2015

A LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR IN ARTS

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Headline makers and head shakers of 2015 NewYear’s Eve has arrived – and, for those of us in the newsroom, what better time to pause, reflect and remember all that’s happened in Burnaby in 2015. When it comes to news headlines, Burnaby is never short of things to write about – from those stories that are very specifically local to those that garner national and even international headlines. Earlier this month, the Burnaby NOW editorial team sat down to discuss the

top stories of the year. Our collection of awards, honours and special mentions include the News Story of theYear, the Newsmaker of theYear, and several other awards, such as our “Who’s on First” and “Keeping Lawyers Busy” awards. Our choices are obviously subjective. How does one judge the relative merits of the city’s huge housing crisis against the stories that came out of the 2015 federal election? Where do unusual stories, such

as the story of rescue dog Anderson Cooper, rank? We don’t pretend these “awards” can possibly touch on everything important that happened this year – but they do cover many of the highlights. To see the Newsmaker of theYear, turn to page 3. On page 12 we shine the spotlight on some people who make our city great. Meanwhile, on page 11, arts editor Julie

MacLellan takes a look back on the city’s cultural scene and hands out her own awards, and in sports, editor Dan Olson charts the year’s movers and shakers from a handful of disciplines. A big thank you to all of our newsmakers and those who pass on news tips and ideas – we couldn’t do it without you! Go to www.burnabynow.com to check out all our awards for 2015 – including those that didn’t fit in the print edition.

Burnaby: Whose city is it anyway? A development boom has the city in conflict with housing advocates, who fear the loss of affordable homes the hearing before moving on to the next step in the rezoning process. But that didn’t put an A simmering divide in end to the issue. Burnaby between the interIn September, 60 peoests of redevelopment and ple attended an affordable low-income renters blew housing rally in Metrotown. wide open in 2015. In an attempt to protect The year was marked by low-income housing from a number of local groups redevelopment, protestand associations calling on ers called on Burnaby city city hall to do more to procouncil to place a moratotect the dwindling amount rium on the demoliof affordable rental tion of affordable stock in the face of housing units unincreasing develtil a policy is creopment. NEWS ated to either reIn June, STORY place or preserve Burnaby counOF THE them. cil chambers was YEAR “We had resifilled with comdents who currentmunity activists and ly live in buildings that people worried they are slated to be demolished might lose their homes at a speak at the rally, and othhearing for a rezoning application to replace two low- ers who live in Burnaby and fear they’re going to be rise rental apartment buildnext,” Dave Diewert, one ings with highrise condo of the organizers with the towers.The three-storey Social Housing Alliance, buildings, located at 6380 told the NOW. “I think unand 6420 Silver Ave., were der this current municipal built in the early ’60s and government that seems to contained a total of 109 give green lights to all these units. massive developments, that Council ultimately decidpeople feel very vulnerable ed to have city staff compile in terms of their housing.” a report replying to the reThe issue came to a boil quests brought forward at Jeremy Deutsch

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On the march: Renters and their supporters took to the streets in Burnaby to protest the loss of affordable rental stock in the city. Older apartment blocks are being razed and replaced with high rises leaving low-income renters out in the cold. PHOTO FILE

in November during a public hearing about the future of another set of older buildings on Marlborough Avenue and Imperial Street. At one point, protesters, who filled the council chambers, disrupted the meeting for about 10 minutes. Council eventually returned to their desks and approved the development. In the days prior to the public hearing, council re-

leased the long-awaited report on the affordable housing issue, which said no to a moratorium on the demolition of buildings, noting the city does not have the legislated authority to withhold a building permit for construction of new buildings. Instead, city politicians were pinning the problem on senior levels of government arguing the federal government has neglect-

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ket Housing Projects, and council approved the first two city-owned properties for the program. The two properties are located at 7898 18th Ave. and 3802 Hastings St. The basic idea is for the city to take bonus density money it gets from new developments and then offer city land to non-profit groups and agencies to build affordable housing.

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The new face of Burnaby politics Terry Beech joined the red wave as he captured the new Burnaby North-Seymour riding for the Liberals whip system, where MPs who don’t toe the party line are punished. This creates two types The Burnaby NOW of politicians.The first has named Terry Beech, (and most common) imthe city’s newest MP as pose their party’s policies our newsmaker of the year. on their riding, sometimes Beech rode into NDPagainst the wishes of the dominated Burnaby on a electorate and sometimes at Liberal wave that swept the great risk of losing the next nation, changing the face election. of Burnaby politics and the Then there are the mavcity’s connection to Ottawa. ericks, the Svend RobinThings have been sons.They can be a rather quiet since strong voice in OtBeech took oftawa, even when fice in Burnaby NEWS their constitNorth-Seymour, uents’ desires the city’s newMAKER conflict with parest riding. He’s OF THE ty plans, but they been acclimaYEAR often pay the price. tizing to the role, We’ll be keeping setting up in Ottawa our eyes on Beech to see and learning the ropes. what kind of role he choosBut Beech is no stranges, and there’s no better iser to politics. In fact, he sue to illustrate this than was elected to Nanaimo’s the Kinder Morgan pipecity council in 1999, at age line.Will he be the ambi18, making him the youngtious type, who follows parest British Columbian to ty orders while climbing the be elected as a city counLiberal ladder to a more cillor at the time. Beech prominent post? Or will he has working class roots and take local residents’ conpractical business and accerns about the pipeline to ademic experience. He’s the powerful elite in Ottayoung, he’s driven and he’s wa? And what happens if eager to get to work. the Liberals back the pipeThat said, municipal and line? Will Beech try to sell it federal politics are worlds to the naysayers, or will he apart.The feds uses the Jennifer Moreau

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Newsmaker: Terry Beech, seen here with Justin Trudeau at his Burnaby campaign office in the summer, won the Burnaby North-Seymour riding for the Liberals on election night. PHOTO NOW FILES

represent their concerns in Parliament? We’ll also be watching how his party handles the NEB review process.The Liberals promised to tough-

en environmental standards, and both Beech and Trudeau indicated the pipeline application wouldn’t proceed as planned. But does that mean the Trans

Mountain expansion is dead in the water? We doubt it.We’ll probably see is some kind of enhanced review, where Kinder Morgan has more hoops to jump

through, and the NEB will likely approve the project with an extensive list of conditions, as was the case with Enbridge.

It was a wacky year on the weather front Mother Nature took Burnaby on a wild ride in 2015, so weather earns our nod for a news story runner-up district officials to sound the alarm over a possible drought for Metro Vancouver. It started with a By summer, that was drought, ended with large the case as water restricamounts of rain, and in tions were put in place the middle was a storm that cost thousands of dol- across the region, not seen in more than a decade, inlars and left a trail of decluding in Burnaby. struction. At one point by The year the end of July, couldn’t come the city and reto an end withNEWS gion was at out a shout-out STORY stage 3 wato Mother Nature’s work in er up ter restrictions, which pret2015. runn ty much banned Following a lawn sprinkling and fairly uneventful any other outdoor activity spring, things got turned that involved water. way up in the summer at The restrictions lasted least in the temperature well into September, bedepartment. fore the rains finally fell By June, the unusually dry weather was already from the sky. But Mother Nature was causing city and regional Jeremy Deutsch

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not done. The summer was punctuated by a massive windstorm that swept through the region on Aug. 29. While the storm only lasted a couple hours, the event’s devastating effects lasted for days after. At one point, 50,000 hydro customers were without power in Burnaby, while emergency crews were swamped with calls. The city’s financial committee noted the cost to clean up the storm as of the end of September had hit $460,000. By the fall, the predictable stormy weather was back, but that too brought a nasty punch, with heavy rains hampering various city projects.

Clean up: Mother Nature gets a nod as ‘News Story of the Year’ runner-up. Above, crews clear debris after a wind storm in August downed trees and left about 50,000 residents without power. The city’s financial committee reported in September that clean up costs hit about $460,000. PHOTO NOW FILES

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Will he return?: Mikhail Lennikov with his wife, Irina, and son, Dmitri. Mikhail stayed in church sanctuary avoiding deportation for six years before he reportedly left the country. PHOTO NOW FILES

THE ‘WHERE IS HE NOW?’ AWARD

Ex-KGB leaves Canada An ongoing Burnaby story took a dramatic turn when ex-KGB agent Mikhail Lennikov quietly left the country in August. The Burnaby resident went into sanctuary in a Vancouver church in 2009,

and lived there for six years, avoiding deportation. He reportedly flew back to Russia, although no one would confirm this with the NOW. His lawyer said his wife and son were still staying in Canada, and Lennikov may

apply to return. Lennikov, once a media darling, has mostly avoided the spotlight in recent years. He was ordered deported because of his past with the KGB.

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Transcript goes viral The most-read story for the Burnaby NOW this year was not a story. It was a blog post – a transcript, rather – of a conversation between reporter Jennifer Moreau and a communications staffer at Conservative party headquarters. The dialogue gave readers a behind-the-scenes look at what many reporters were dealing with during the election. All across the country,

Conservatives were missing from all candidates debates and ignoring media. When Moreau questioned Tory staffer Meagan Murdoch on this, the conversation quickly spiralled into a journalist’s rendition of Who’s on First? that would have had Abbott and Costello banging their heads against the wall. The post went quasi viral, especially among political folks, and garnered a lot of

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THE ‘I WILL SURVIVE’ AWARD

Recall campaign falls short Liberal MLA Richard Lee survived a grassroots attempt to oust him from his seat earlier in the year. An ad hoc group started a recall campaign, hoping to boot Lee from his post and trigger a byelection. The proponents, some of whom were teachers, took issue with Lee, who was Burnaby’s only Liberal at

Lee kept his comments nonconfrontational the time.They claimed he wasn’t representing his constituents. Lee kept his comments non-confrontational

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Lynne Quarmby takes a stand – but loses support Our Voice in the Wilderness award goes to Lynne Quarmby, the Green candidate who ran in Burnaby North-Seymour.The SFU biochemistry professor was a key figure in the Kinder Morgan protests on Burnaby Mountain last year, and she quickly made the move to politics.What didn’t follow, however, was support from some in the anti-pipeline crowd, who opted for the NDP candidate instead, thinking she had a better shot at winning. Quarmby brought a much needed evidence-

based, scientific perspective to the table, and she was a strong voice for protecting the environment. She chose to run with the Greens, the party with the least likely chance of winning, because their policies best matched her principles. We applaud Quarmby’s principled stand for science and the environment. Quarmby will be a voice to reckon with, no matter what she chooses to do in the future.

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Burnaby mayor ready to end While many Burnaby NOW readers career with pipeline arrest. consider our print edition all the news and We’re not sure if fans of the opinion they may need – a lot more readmayor or foes of the mayor were ers cruise our website for extra news, sports, drawn to this story, but it definitely drew arts and engaging online discussions. readers.Time will tell if the mayAccording to Google, here or will have to throw himself are our Top 5 read articles of down in front of a bulldoz2015: er – but we suspect readers A conversawill want photos and video tion with Meaif that happens. gan Murdoch Whole Foods communicaTOP FIVE opening up in tions staffer with ConNorth Burnservative Party headSTORIES aby. quarters. ONLINE Food, food, food.Well, also, An entertaining transcript beer, beer, beer.We would have which follows a Burnaby NOW been surprised if some food-related reporter as she tries to get a Constory didn’t hit the top 5. And just in case servative party staffer to answer some basic you missed it – the Whole Foods store on questions was right at the top of our mostLougheed is set to open in early 2016. Jobs read items. are being filled and shelving is going up, so Jennifer Moreau simply copied the transcript of her chase-the-info interview on her it won’t be long for those who can’t wait for one of the best salad buffets in the Lowblog providing readers with an often jawer Mainland – got to love those marinated dropping LOL look at how political communication staffers can evade even the sim- mushrooms. RCMP investigate SFU prof plest of questions. Check it out on Jennifer’s for tank farm pics. blog – it’s still a fun read for political junkAs the pipeline controversy heaties, or for those who might want some tips ed up so, it seems, did security on how to evade questions. Much like Star concerns.When Tim Takaro took a phoWars – we won’t tell you how it ends and to near the Burnaby Mountain tank farm spoil it. the RCMP tracked him down to question Looking for a long lost him.That concerned him, especially since Mountie. they called his daughter on her cell phone One little girl’s account of how to contact him. RCMP told the Burnaan RCMP officer helped her and by NOW that when they get called about provided a role model for her future career. someone taking pictures of “critical infraShe was searching for him decades later to structures” they are obligated to follow it thank him personally. A great positive read. up. But we’re still waiting to find out if she found her Mountie.

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2015: A look back at a year in cartoons

Under the microscope: No one’s safe from the eagle eye of Ingrid Rice. Here are a few of our favourite cartoons from 2015. Clockwise from top left: Ingrid took on Premier Christy Clark and her LNG promises in January; Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s treatment of veterans in February; and the federal government’s Bill C-51 in March. At left, she threw her support behind the province’s firefighters during the summer blazes of August and (above) took on the smear campaign against NDP leader Tom Mulcair in July.

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Meet the woman behind the pen From the local to the national, there aren’t many headlines that elude the eagle eye of cartoonist Ingrid Rice. Rice (shown in a self-portrait at right) is responsible for the cartoons that grace our editorial pages throughout the year. She began her career in 1992, freelancing to The

Vancouver Sun, and started to syndicate her work across Canada in 1994. In celebration of the year past, we’ve chosen a few of our favourite images from 2015 to pay tribute to her work. And, as always, no one was safe from her acerbic pen – from Premier Christy Clark to Prime Minister

Stephen Harper, she’s willing to take aim at any and all political leaders and issues that make headlines in Canada and beyond. She’ll make you laugh. She’ll make you groan. Sometimes she’ll even make you cry. And, most of all, she’ll make you think.

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A special visitor: Princess Astrid of Belgium visits with local dignitaries at Alpha Technologies during a stop in Burnaby in late October.

It’s takes a lot of guts to come forward in the face of a public backlash. But that’s what a group of disc golfers did in November, after a bald eagle got caught up in a disc golf basket and needed to be rescued. The bird was found on Nov. 13 in Robert Burnaby Park tangled in wire attached to the disc golf bas-

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Biz gets a royal visitor It’s not often royalty comes to Burnaby, but that was the situation in late October. The city welcomed Princess Astrid of Belgium, as she was part of a trade delegation from the European country that was visiting Canada. The princess did a short meet-and-greet at Alpha Technologies, a Burnabybased technology company specializing in power so-

lutions that has close ties to Belgium. While Princess Astrid did not grant interviews to media during a 25-minute stop at Alpha on Oct. 27, the minister of economy and foreign trade for the Wallonia region of Belgium Jean-Claude Marcourt told the NOW it was important for the princess to take part in the 300-person strong delegation to support the Belgian companies taking

part. Also at Alpha was a contingent of local Burnaby politicians, including Coun. Pietro Calendino, who had a brief chat with Princess Astrid about their Italian backgrounds. He called the princess's appearance "exciting" while adding the visit by the Belgian delegation shows the importance and the calibre of businesses in Burnaby.

PUBLIC ADVISORY REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF BC CANCELS LICENCE OF YU-HSIANG (LESTER) LIN The Real Estate Council of British Columbia has cancelled the real estate licence of Yu-Hsiang (Lester) Lin of Burnaby, effective immediately. In addition, the Council has issued an order requiring the brokerage Lester Lin Realty, Vancouver, and its managing broker, Jeffrey Fee, to immediately cease permitting Mr. Lin from holding himself out as a licensee or an unlicensed assistant associated with the brokerage. The Council had suspended Mr. Lin’s licence for one year, effective September 23, 2015, during which time he was prohibited from providing real estate services to or on behalf of any member of the public. Mr. Lin failed to comply with the terms of his suspension. Therefore, a Discipline Hearing Committee of the Council has ordered that Mr. Lin’s licence be cancelled. The Discipline Hearing Committee has further ordered that, in addition to ensuring that Mr. Lin no longer associates himself as a licensee or as an unlicensed assistant with the brokerage Lester Lin Realty, the brokerage and the managing broker, Jeffrey Fee, must take immediate steps to ensure that licensees associated with the brokerage are properly supervised The Real Estate Council is a regulatory agency established by the provincial government. Its mandate is to protect the public by enforcing the licensing and licensee conduct requirements of the Real Estate Services Act.

ket, also called a tonal. The eagle was eventually released back into the wild by the Orphaned Wildlife (OWL) Rehabilitation Society. But the media attention prompted members of the Burnaby Disc Golf Club to take responsibility for putting up the wires and apologize for the incident, even making a donation to the

THE ‘SHOOTIEST MONTH’ AWARD

Bullets were ﬂying in March March was a busy month for investigators with the province’s police watchdog – especially those working cases in Burnaby. Burnaby RCMP was thrust into the spotlight following three police-involved shootings in one month, including one fatality. Investigators with the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. were

dispatched to the city each time to investigate whether or not the officers committed a crime. The first incident took place in the early hours of March 1, when Burnaby Mounties were dispatched to the 7-Eleven at CanadaWay and Edmonds Street. One suspects suffered a serious injury, believed to be from a bullet fired by police.

Nineteen days later, another man was shot by officers outside of an apartment on Salish Court. The third incident, on March 29, saw Mounties shoot the suspect in a fatal stabbing on 14th Avenue near Willard Street. So far, the office’s chief civilian director has yet to publish his findings on any of the incidents in March.

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Animals of all kinds grabbed their fair share of the headlines in 2015, but none insinuated itself into our lives and lawns quite like Rhizotrogus majalis, the European chafer beetle.With its succulent grubs, the species continued to wreak devastation in 2015 as crows and raccoons shredded local lawns in search of the tasty morsels. The city eventually jumped in and subsidized two $35 packages of nematodes for each resident to control the beetles – good for 750-square-feet of lawn. Runners up in this cate-

gory is suborder Serpentes, which made flesh-crawling appearances throughout the city this year, but mostly on Burnaby Mountain. No less than six abandoned pythons were found on the mountain this summer. Meanwhile, seven more abandoned snakes – one boa constrictor and six ball pythons – were found in plastic containers by a woman walking in Forest Glen Park. And in the spring, Burnabybased Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. played host to a writhing mass of 400 snakes that had their hibernation in Delta rudely inter-

rupted by work crews upgrading a dike. Honourable mention goes to Ursus americanus, black bears wandering through Burnaby Lake and Burnaby Mountain neighbourhoods, dining on scraps from unbear-proof food-scrap bins. With neighbouring Port Moody and Coquitlam offering residents bear-proof bins, conservation officer James Kelly said the spike in Burnaby bear sightings in 2015 was likely the result of no similar program being offered here.

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phone while driving past BCIT. The mayor, a former defence lawyer, disputed the ticket in March, arguing the phone was dead and he might as well have been holding a brick or his wallet. Justice Brian Burgess was unmoved. He upheld the penalty, noting that “holding the device in a position in which it

may be used” is included in the Motor Vehicle Act’s definition of using an electronic device. “There is a difference between a cellphone – even a cellphone that has a dead battery – and a wallet or a brick,” Burgess said, “and that is that there is legislation prohibiting a driver from using a cellphone while driving.”

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Jaywalker hit by a car, ﬁned If a trip to the hospital wasn’t enough to teach a Vancouver man about the dangers of jaywalking, a $109 fine should do the trick. Burnaby RCMP issued the 38-year-old a violation ticket for failing to cross in a

crosswalk. The man was hit by a car while crossing Kingsway near Smith Avenue. He suffered only non-life-threatening injuries, but the collision came less than a week after a 78-year-old Burnaby man was killed jaywalking across

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BEST COMMUNITY MAKER It was a new idea when it appeared on the scene jmaclellan@burnabynow.com in 2014, and organizer Hard as it is to believe, Yunuen Perez Vertti had the end of the year is upon no idea what to expect. As it us again – which makes it turned out, Living Room just the right time to take a Art in the Heights was a look back at how the year success beyond her wildunfolded in the arts. est imaginings, attracting Burnaby’s arts commuat least 250 people out to a nity was busy as always in home in the Heights to en2015, making headlines and joy an evening of art. making a difference in the Perez Vertti and a multilives of countless citizens. talented, multi-disciplinary As has become my annucrew of artists returned to al tradition, I take a new home in the a look back at the Heights for the secyear in the arts and ond annual event bestow the followthis year, proving ing “awards” upon once again that art some local folks: isn’t just for gallery walls: It can be BEST FAMILY FUN by everyone and There’s plenty for everyone, and of competition for it can bring a comthis title in a city munity together in like ours, but I have Yunuen Perez Vertti unforeseen ways. Living Room Art to give the nod to We’re looking Align Entertainforward to its third incarnament. After bursting onto tion in the year ahead. the stage with a successful production of Shrek The BEST NEW TALENT Musical at the Michael J. One of the joys of this Fox Theatre in 2014, Align job is meeting and talking made its presence felt by to young artists of all kinds, earning an Ovation Award and that was certainly true for Outstanding Communi- in 2015. ty Production (Large TheI must give this year’s nod atre) this past January. to Carly Ronning, the It then returned to the then-11-year-old Burnaby stage with a successful run resident who starred as Oliof The Addams ver at Theatre UnFamily in February, der The Stars.The fulfilling its mission novice performer to stage new, famididn’t let her lack ly-friendly work in of experience stop large, high-quality her from landing productions. the title role in the With a producmusical and detion of Chitty Chitlighting audiences ty Bang Bang slatall summer long. ed for February Besides which, Ace Dixon of 2016, it seems for a brief time at filmmaker Align Entertainleast, she managed ment is destined to to steal the headcontinue its winning ways lines away from that other into the future. Ronning who’s been known Let’s hope it’s just the be- to grace these pages – her ginning of a long and sucdad Cliff, the famed former cessful life for this new theNHL hockey player. atre company. We’re pretty sure we’ll see more of this young charmer Honourable mention: in the future. I’d be remiss not to also note the efforts of Forte BEST LOCAL TREASURE Theatre Society, under diWe’ve got to give a sperector Nancy von Euw. cial salute to our very own The theatre group returned Shadbolt Centre for the to Burnaby Village MuseArts, which kicked off um for Heritage Christmas its 20th anniversary seathis year, presenting Sherson this year. For two delock Holmes’ Christmas Goose cades, the centre has been a – featuring an all-ages cast hub for city’s arts and culin a show to appeal to an ture community. It continall-ages audience. It’s a treat ues to offer a wide range of to know that local families programs for people of all don’t have to leave town (or ages – in music, dance, thespend a fortune) to be enatre, literary arts, visual arts tertained. and more – and it also runs LIVELY CITY

A year in the arts: Top: The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts marked its 20th anniversary, and Circus West acrobat Kasha Konaka performed at the festivities. Above left: Dancer Rebecca Gilhooley is one of our ones to watch. Above right, Carly Ronning earns our Best New Talent nod for her turn as Oliver. PHOTO TOP: NOW FILES; ABOVE LEFT: EM WATSON, CONTRIBUTED; ABOVE RIGHT; TIM MATHESON, COURTESY THEATRE UNDER THE STARS

a season of performances with something to appeal to all tastes, from independent theatre to contemporary dance, from jazz to comedy and more. Burnaby wouldn’t be the same without the Shadbolt Centre to serve as its heart, beating on the shores of Deer Lake. Happy birthday, dear Shadbolt – and many, many more. ONES TO WATCH Burnaby has long been a breeding ground for young talent of all kinds (can anyone say Michael Buble? Michael J. Fox?), and every

year we’re privileged to be able to present the stories of the next generation of rising stars. This year, our roster of rising stars included Rebecca Gilhooley, a professional contemporary dancer, choreographer and teacher now based in New York City. She was among the top eight female contestants on the Netherlands version of SoYou ThinkYou Can Dance, and she was also one of 12 women selected to attend the prestigious contemporary program at the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival in the U.S. She got her start right

here in Burnaby, attending Gilmore Elementary and Alpha Secondary and studying at Danzmode and Pacific Dance Arts. There was also Ace Dixon, the young indie filmmaker who managed to get his feature film, Mop King, into the lineup at the famed Austin Film Festival – alongside such big names as 12Years a Slave, Nebraska and the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis. The film, by the way, is now available on iTunes. And there was Katie Purych, whose musical theatre appearances included Align Entertainment’s

Shrek The Musical and starring roles in Awkward Stage Productions’ Dogfight and DramaNatrix Producions’ The It Girl. To these and all the other young artists following their dreams to success, we offer a salute and a thank you – and all the best for 2016. Do you have a favourite memory from Burnaby’s arts scene in 2015? Is there a group or a person you’d like to salute? Send your comments and ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@ burnabynow.com.

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Communitynow IF EVERYONE WERE MORE LIKE THEM, THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE

Two women on a quest for a better world Not all news is bad news. In fact, here at the Burnaby NOW, we pride ourselves in taking the time to salute the good things and people in our city. Every year, our pages are filled with stories of people who make a difference to the city in ways big and small. At the end of the year, we’re pausing to take a look back at some of the people we encountered in 2015 – and we salute them with our “If Everyone Were Like Them,The World Would Be a Better Place” award. Here are our winners for 2015:

from war-torn South Sudan 12 years ago. This year she was among 21 students across the country recognized with the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award for demonstrating “the highest ideals and qualities of citizenship and humanitarian service.” A well-rounded student, who played basketball, soccer and field hockey for her school while maintaining a 90 per cent average and taking advanced placement (AP) art, Anteros was also heavily involved in volunteer work at her school and in the community. She was president of the African Dream Club at Byrne Creek, raising money for clean-water projects in South Sudan. She cofounded the school’s Social Justice League and the Girls Leadership Group, which helps girls transition from elementary to high school with positive role models. She also volunteers at Burnaby Neighbourhood

MARGARET ANTEROS Besides being just all around awesome, Byrne Creek grad Margaret Anteros’s story is a great answer to Canadians asking themselves, “What’s going to happen to this great land of ours if we keep letting in all these refugees?” Anteros arrived in Canada as a five-year-old refugee

Difference makers: Above left, Elsie Dean is a longtime activist for peace, environmental causes and the rights of women and seniors. Above right, Margaret Anteros is a former refugee from South Sudan who graduated from Byrne Creek Secondary. PHOTO NOW FILES

House and with More Sports Canada. She is now studying at the University of Ottawa, where she was offered a $12,000 entrance scholarship. ELSIE DEAN Long before she was named Burnaby’s Citizen of theYear in 2015, Elsie Dean

was a big contributor to the community – and to the world at large. Dean is a lifelong activist who’s lived in Burnaby since 1970. She’s a founding member of the Voices of Burnaby Seniors task force, BROKE (Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion) and

Women Elders in Action (We*Act). Throughout her life, she has campaigned for awareness and action on a range of issues, including peace, the environment, racism, the rights of women and the rights of seniors. Her passion for those causes – and for the planet

at large – make her an example for everyone in the city. To Margaret, to Elsie, and to everyone else who’s out there quietly making a difference in the world, we offer our thanks – and all the best for 2016.

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New beginning: Left, Maywood Elementary School Grade 6 student Barfin Shaikho, addresses the Burnaby school board. She and her brother Ojalan, a Grade 9 Burnaby South Secondary student, and mother Saela Haj Mohamad, right, came to Vancouver in April with three other family members after escaping civil war in Syria two years ago. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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Citizens step up to help Refugees from Syria’s bloody civil war have been trickling into Burnaby for years, but it took a photo of toddler Alan Kurdi lying drowned on a Turkish beach to drive the refugee crisis home to Canadians and Burnaby residents. The tragedy threw the plight of Syrian refugees into the spotlight during the federal election, and Canada is now preparing to welcome 25,000 governmentassisted Syrian refugees by the end of February. Burnaby’s share will be between 477 and 596. More than half will likely be kids. Private sponsors have also stepped up, like the Masjid Al-Salaam and Education Centre, which applied to sponsor a refugee family and surpassed its goal of raising $30,000 to make that happen. The crisis spawned more

modest fundraising efforts as well, like the Awaaz Orphan Foundation’s Indian music benefit concert, Marlborough Elementary School’s drum-a-thon and the Burnaby Inter-Cultural Planning Table’s donation drive for Syrian refugee welcome packs. But the idea of bringing hundreds of refugees into the community stirred controversy as well, with readers voicing concerns about security and the already short supply of affordable rental housing and jobs in Burnaby. Their housing concerns were echoed by Mayor Derek Corrigan at a local emergency planning conference in November. “Our vacancy rates are almost zero,” he said. “I don't know where they are going to put people.We can't accommodate the people here

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City now Urban jungle book: Buddy the Rottweiler, far left, peers through the window of a moving truck outside his owner’s Edmonds-area apartment, where the dog lived for months. Alexandra Lezo, left, feeds her pygmy goats, Andy and Toggy, a snack by her South Burnaby home. PHOTOS NOW FILES

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For the love of animals Local animal stories came in all shapes and sizes this year. Caber, a Burnaby-trained trauma assistance dog that works with the Delta Police Department to help soothe victims of crime and make it easier for them to tell their stories, earned our respect. Our hearts went out to Anderson Cooper, a pup found on the brink of death by starvation in an old farm building in the Fraser Valley before coming to Burnabybased The Journey Home

Dog Rescue. Six hundred neighbours signed a petition imploring city hall to allow South Burnaby resident Alexandra Lezo to keep her pet pygmy goats Toggy and Andy. And Buddy the Rottweiler taught us there’s more to some stories than meets the eye. A neighbour complained the dog had been neglected and cooped up in the cab of a large truck parked by an Edmonds-area apartment for months, but another

neighbour said the canine was well cared for. Buddy’s owner told the NOW the dog lived in the truck because the apartment he had just moved into with his young kids only allowed small dogs. He didn’t want to get rid of Buddy, he said, because the dog had helped him cope with depression after his wife died of cancer a year earlier, leaving him to care for their three children on his own.

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Dozens of baby Western painted turtles trying to catch some Zs in their Burnaby Lake nesting beach had their hibernation cut short this fall. It was the second time in as many years that hatchlings at the beach had to be uprooted because of a 2014 coal spill into Silver Creek. In January 2014, a CN

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at the Nikkei Centre this Saturday, Jan. 2. Oshougatsu is on from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 6688 Southoaks Cres.There will be two types of zouni, one from Tokyo and another from Kyoto, prepared by a professional chef. Zouni is a traditional Japanese soup eaten on New Year’s Day.There will also be calligraphy, Japanese games, kites and a taiko drum performance. Tickets at the door are $12 for adults, $10 for children, or $30 for a family of four. Info/tickets: 604-7777000 or www.centre.nik keiplace.org.

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TAKE THE FAMILY ICE SKATING on Friday, Jan. 1 at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.There will be ice skating, face painting and crafts. Admission is $5.09 for adults, $3 for children up to 12, and $4.05 for teens. Children three and under get in for free. Skate rentals are $2.95.

CHECK OUT THE SUDANESE CULTURE SHOW on all weekend at the Burnaby Hall at 7837 Canada Way. Lubna Abdelrahman, of the Bitmakaly Women Organization, is organizing the event as a fundraiser to start a Sudanese cultural

centre, possibly in Burnaby. The event starts Friday evening at 6 p.m. and includes a visit from a Sudanese ambassador from Ottawa, and local politicians are expected to attend. There will be a concert from 9 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students, and $40 for a family of four. On Saturday, Jan. 2, the event runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and features a cultural show, henna, Sudanese movies, dancing, a raffle and more. For tickets, call Abdelrahman at 778-7885735.

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Maybe you received gifts you really don’t need, and now you have three pepper grinders in your kitchen? Put those items aside for Burnaby Community Services, because the local organization that runs the Christmas Bureau is now collecting hamper items for Syrian refugees expected to arrive in Burnaby.The organization is looking for the following household and cleaning items, preferably new: laundry soap, dish

soap, sponges/scrubbers, dish towels, all-purpose cleaners, scrub brushes, toilet paper, toilet scrub brushes, paper towels, napkins, buckets, table cloths, all sizes of towels, shower curtains with rings, bath mats, clothes hangers, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hairbrushes, backpacks with school supplies, clocks, light bulbs, new socks and underwear, dish racks, cutlery organizers, laundry

baskets and shoe racks. Gift cards for Superstore and Walmart are also appreciated. Burnaby Community Services is closed on the weekend, but keep those items in a bag by the door and drop them off Monday to Friday, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 2055 Rosser Ave. Info: 604-2995778.

PREP YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE FOR GREENER PASTURES THIS WEEKEND. Start by removing all the ornaments and tinsel. Don’t put your tree in a bag, and if it’s taller than five feet, you must saw it in half, otherwise it won’t fit in the city’s trucks. For curbside pickup, leave your

tree outside before 7 a.m. on the curb, at least one metre from your garbage can. For single family homes, the pickup date will be sometime during the week of Jan. 11 for people living north of highway 1. For those on the south side, pickup takes place the week of Jan. 18. If you don’t want to wait till then, you can drop your tree off at the city’s Eco-Centre at 4855 Still Creek Dr. on the weekend, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.The centre will be closed on Friday, Jan. 1, however. Drop-off is free for Burnaby residents, and there’s no need to chop your tree in half if you are taking it to the Eco-Centre. Send Top 5 suggestions to jmoreau@burnabynow.com.

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The HR-V is an all-new, stylish small crossover that brings Honda into this ever-growing market. The subcompact crossover SUV segment may be relatively new, but it has seen massive growth in a short amount of time, thanks to rising demand for these crossfunctional vehicles. Honda isn’t the ﬁrst manufacturer to enter this new segment, of course, but sometimes the late comers do a better job. After seeing the success of rivals such as the Mazda CX-3, Nissan Juke and Jeep Renegade, Honda decided to jump in. Making its original debut as a concept car at the 2014 New York Auto Show, the production model was unveiled a few months later at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Differences between the two were minor if any, which delighted the consumers and auto industry specialists who liked what they saw at the show.

Design

While the HR-V is new to North American customers, this is actually its second generation model. The original Honda HR-V was only sold in Japan between 1999 and 2006, and was based on the predecessor of the Honda Fit. The 2016 HR-V shares the same platform as the thirdgeneration Fit. The North American model is nearly identical to the Japan-market Honda Vezel – which is an unusual name to say the least. Like all cars in this segment, the Honda HR-V caters to people who want the higher view and increased cargo room of an SUV, mixed with the enhanced maneuverability and fuel economy of a compact car. The HR-V splits the difference between the Fit and CR-V in price, size, and character. However, while the family resemblance is there, the HR-V is distinctly unique, thanks to its smart, coupelike look. The sharp front-end has a similar feel to the

modern Civic, but the creases along the sides really make it stand out.

Honda’s Magic Seat second row is a clever feature. This allows the rear-seat cushions to easily ﬂip up to accommodate taller items upright on the ﬂoor.

A sloping roof disguises the fact the HR-V has rear doors and the handles are well hidden and ﬂush with the body. The rear window ducks under a small spoiler and the taillights feature angular lines. Inside, the HR-V feels very up market, but again the layout is unique within Honda’s lineup. Thankfully, the displays and switchgear are familiar and make you feel welcome.

Performance

To keep things simple, the Honda HR-V is only available with one engine that is derived from the Civic. While its 141 hp and 127 lb-ft of torque doesn’t make it the fastest in this segment, it is highly reﬁned and responsive, making it fun to drive. Adding to its peppy nature, the HR-V is available with two snappy transmissions. Like other modern Honda’s, it can be equipped with one of the best continuously variable transmissions on the market. Though it doesn’t have traditional shift points, it does well mimicking them. A sport mode makes throttle response quicker and faster. If you prefer to be “in control”, an excellent 6-speed manual tranny is also available. Typical for Honda, the clutch is light and the shifts are easy to navigate – something that has always been a trait of a Honda. Base LX and EX models are front-wheel drive, but can be equipped with Honda’s Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System. The top of the line EX-L models are AWD. The HR-V is quite nimble in corners and feels planted in all kinds of road conditions, though the suspension can feel a bit bumpy at times.

Environment

As mentioned, the HR-V is built upon the compact Fit. However, the HR-V has more cargo space behind the rear seat: 24.3 cubic feet or 58.8 cubic feet with seats folded. Even the front passenger seat can be folded back to carry longer items. Happily, the HR-V’s versatility doesn’t stop there.

Rear seat passenger space is also excellent. There is more than enough legroom to accommodate most adults, and even models with the panoramic sunroof offer good headroom despite the sloping rooﬂine. However, the centre seat is raised and is best saved for children. Centred on the dash is a 7-inch LCD display screen which runs the infotainment system and standard rearview camera. While the base LX has easy-to-use buttons and knobs for the audio and climate controls, EX and EX-L models use a touch-based system that looks sophisticated, but could take some time to get acquainted with. No automakers are doing a very good job of touch panels – they need to learn from Apple and Samsung!

Features

The HR-V is available in ﬁve trim levels with starting prices ranging from $22,565 to $31,865. Standard equipment includes power windows and door locks, rearview camera with guidelines, steering wheel controls for audio, cruise control and Bluetooth phone connectivity, USB input, auto-off headlights, and an electronic parking brake. Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include keyless entry with push-button start, heated front seats, heated exterior mirrors, automatic climate control, satellite navigation, and a power moonroof. All models have quality materials, but the leather seating in top-of-the-line versions is especially nice and upscale. Fuel efﬁciency numbers (L/100km) for FWD models with the manual transmission are 9.3 city, 7.0 highway and 8.3 combined, while FWD cars with the CVT return 8.3 city, 6.7 highway for 7.6 combined. All-wheel drive HR-V’s are rated at 8.8 city, 7.2 highway and 8.1 combined.

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The HR-V looks good from the outside and inside. Honda’s Magic Seat second row allows for excellent ﬂexibility in a compact package. It’s peppy and fun to drive.

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With only one engine option, there’s no choice for those wanting more performance. The overall feel can be a bit bumpy over rough roads.

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If you want a stylish, compact crossover SUV that’s easy to live day-to-day, the Honda HR-V is hard to beat.

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If you’ve ever worked in one place for an extended period of time, you know how it works – the people who work alongside you, day in and day out, become your life’s companions in a way that no one else can. That’s been true for a group of now-retired employees of Douglas College, who are now reaching out to find others who spent their working years at the New Westminster institution.The recent retirees are hoping they can find more former college employees – staff, faculty and administration – for a social gathering on Jan. 13 and for future gatherings as the group grows. TomWhalley, who was an English as a second language instructor for most of his 34 years at the college, is helping to spearhead the effort to track down former college employees. The idea of forming a retirees’ group grew out of a gathering organized by Whalley and two others from the faculty of language,

literature and performing arts: Lorna McCallum and DianaWegner.They enjoyed getting together with the people from their immediate circle at the college, andWhalley notes that other staff and faculty groups have been doing the same. “There’s all these little, very rich, groups – book clubs, golf clubs, coffee klatches,”Whalley says. What they saw the need for was another, larger association to complement the work of all those small groups – a place retirees of all kinds could gather a couple of times a year. Whalley says a larger group is a good way to get out of the “silos” that employees inevitably spend their lives in and to make contact with those whose paths crossed in passing over the years – at the library, in the payroll office, at the gym. One of those from the library is Helen Clarke, who retired in the summer of 2013 after a career that started in June of 1971 – back when Douglas College was a collection of portable

buildings at Eighth Avenue and McBride Boulevard. “You work at a place for a long period of time like that, you make some really good friends,” says Clarke. Clarke was 19 when she started at Douglas, and she built a life with the people she worked with – she even met her now-husband, Bruce, right at the beginning of her working career. “I grew up with these people,” she says of her former library workmates. “It’s hard to cut yourself off from them.” Both Clarke andWhalley are hoping the new Douglas College Retirees’ Association (which, as yet, has no official and formal affiliation

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injuries sustained on harder doors. The cost of trea!ng seniors falls is $3 billion per year in Canada, and falling is the sixth most common cause of death in seniors, according to the Fraser Health Authority.

Fabio Feldman, the Fraser Health Authority’s “fall guru” and fellow SFU professor Dawn Mackey are both working with Robinovitch on the study. No one from New Vista was available to comment by deadline.

But so#er dooring isn’t the only thing Robinovitch is interested in when it comes to researching falls in older adults, something he’s been researching for 20 years. He’s also doing work on wearable sensors that can detect a fall and alert medics. “Beyond that, we’re working on augmen!ng capabili!es of sensors to monitor balance and give informa!on on the cause of the fall, the sort of stu" that would be useful for clinicians to

understand why this individual spins and falls,” Robinovitch said. Robinovitch is also looking at wearable hip protectors, similar to padded undergarments that are recommended in the latest guidelines for hip-protec!on in long-term care facili!es. His work also involves analyzing falls from video camera footage in long-term care facili!es (including New Vista) to agure out why falls occur.

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There were a lot of lists Joey LaLeggia made this year as a senior with the University of Denver. But the Burnaby-raised defenceman didn’t rest on those laurels – instead using the accomplishments and accolades to shift to a bigger dream. LaLeggia wrapped up his NCAA hockey career helping push his Pioneers to the Div. I East Region final in March, only to lose 4-1 to Providence College.Two days later, he inked a two-year entry-level contract

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University’s male athlete of the year award, he finished ranked third all-time in UD defenceman with 132 points, including a career-best 40 points in his senior season. “I was 16 when the (Western Hockey League) came knocking – I was 160 pounds – it didn’t seem smart to me. Now I’m 22 years old and signing my first pro contract. I got two extra years playing in college hockey” he said. “Right now, it’s looking like I made the right decision.” Currently, LaLeggia is gaining valuable experience as a rookie in the American Hockey League with the Oilers top farm

team in Bakersfield.The 23 year old has three goals and eight assists over 27 games.

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As a first go around, Briannah Tsang’s debut on the NCAA Div. 1 gymnastics circuit was an unqualified success. The Burnaby teen played an instrumental role in Penn State’s best-ever Big 10 team result, while securing the conference’s Freshman of theYear award. The Burnaby Central grad tied for 10th Continued on page 31

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Haley takes it to the hoop Continued from page 30 place in the all-around with a combined score of 39.350 points at the conference championships, and earned a second-team All-Big 10 spot for finishing among the top 20 on all four apparatus. Tsang ended up ninth overall with a regional qualifying score of 39.380. Along the way,Tsang set a new school record by topping four Big-10 freshmen of the week honours, while establishing a college record on three occasions. During the season she won 11 individual event titles and four allaround crowns. “It feels amazing and it’s just great to see my hard work pay off,”Tsang told the Weekly Collegian after posting her floor exercise high score last February. In a recent Big-10 women’s gymnastics pre-season coaches poll,Tsang was one of two Penn State athletes selected as “Gymnasts to Watch” for the upcoming season.

Haley heads to Aggies

He’s been called ‘The Next One,’ but Burnaby’s Jermaine Haley prefers to let his game do the talking. From outside the three-point line, to jamming it with windmill one-handed slam, Haley worked the ball like a magician on the Burnaby South Rebels’ basketball court. Fans, opposing players and college scouts could only watch in amazement. What they didn’t see was all the work that got him where he is today, said the teen.

“Some of it may be God-given, but I work really hard at what I do,” Haley told the NOW. “When I’m on the court with my teammates, it’s just about getting better.” The Burnaby star guard was a big reason why the team spent much of the year charted in the Top-5 of the B.C. High School AAA rankings, finishing fifth place their final placing.The lanky 6-foot-7 phenom fielded scholarship interest from nearly 30 schools before selecting New Mexico State. He’s red-shirting as a freshman with the Aggies, but Drive Basketball coach Pasha Bains – no stranger to the demands of U.S. college basketball – said Haley is well-suited for the next step. “He sees plays I don’t even see. It’s just amazing,” said Bains. “He’s one of the best high school players I’ve ever seen, for sure.”

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For a third straight year, the St.Thomas More girls wrestling team floored its competition to claim the B.C. High School title. Racking up gold decisions were Caileen Corbett, Nicole Depa and Livleen Sidhu. Corbett topped the 40-kilogram division, Depa at 57kg and Sidhu in 69kg. “It’s a great feeling and a great feeling for (the team),” said STM wrestling coach Doug Corbett. “I told them, ‘Don’t let anyone take (the banner) away from you. All the girls wanted to do better than they did last year, and they did.” - for more, go to www.burnabynow.com

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