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Tide turns on pipeline proposal?

By Jennifer Moreau

jmoreau@burnabynow.com

The provincial government’s newfound opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline will make it very difficult for the Liberals to push the project through, according to Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart.

“I think this is a great victory for our community. It’s going to make it very, very difficult for Mr.Trudeau to approve this pipeline now,” Stewart said. “(Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) hasn’t said no. In fact, on a number of occasions, he’s said yes, but we’re a lot closer to killing this thing.”

News of the province’s opposition to the pipeline came out Monday, when the government filed its final argument in the National Energy Board hearing for the proposed $6.8-billion expansion. Stewart said the feds would not push the pipeline on an unwilling province, especially with opposition from a number of municipalities and First Nations.

“There’s no way the federal government would try to force 900 kilometers of pipeline through a community that doesn’t want it,” Stewart said. “By saying this, Premier Christy Clark has really drawn a line in the sand for Mr.Trudeau. And I

PIPELINE POLITICS Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart (seen above speaking to a crowd protesting the pipeline in 2014) says there’s ‘no way’ the federal government will push the Kinder Morgan pipeline through B.C. if the provincial government doesn’t want it. PHOTO NOW FILES really think it’s our community that has had the largest impact on that, and I think we should be really proud of what we’ve done.”

The provincial government is opposing the pipe-

line because Kinder Morgan didn’t supply enough information to determine whether the marine oil spill response plan is world class.

The other four provincial conditions include: legal re-

quirements met in respect to First Nations’ rights, B.C. getting a fair share of the economic benefits, a successful environmental review and world-class prevention for land-based oil

spills.

Kinder Morgan, however, released a statement saying it’s confident the company can satisfy the province’s conditions by the end of the hearing and that the project

will generate $46.7 billion in government revenue.

Mayor Derek Corrigan wasn’t available for comment, but the city released a letter he wrote to Trudeau Continued on page 4

Woman dies after falling from party bus

By Jeremy Deutsch

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A Burnaby-based limo company is under scrutiny following the death of a passenger on a party bus over the weekend.

On Saturday, a 23-yearold woman was killed after she fell from a party bus in downtown Vancouver.

The bus company has been identified as Silver Lady Limousine Services, which has a head office in

Metrotown Plaza.

While the incident is still under investigation,Vancouver police said it appears that a group of approximately 24 people were celebrating a birthday inside the bus. As the bus turned

south on Burrard Street, after travelling west on West Hastings Street, the woman, who was inside the bus, fell from an open door to the street where she was struck by the bus.

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Two die in city accidents

By Cayley Dobie

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Road safety has once again been thrust into the spotlight after two people were killed in separate traffic accidents in Burnaby.

The first crash happened on Saturday around 5 a.m. at Canada Way and Ulster Street when two taxis, a Vancouver Black Top cab and a Burnaby Bonny’s Taxi, collided.

Investigators are still unclear what exactly caused the crash, but initial evidence suggests one of the taxis crossed over the centre line into oncoming traffic. Police couldn’t say which taxi crossed the centre line, but Cpl. Daniela Panesar, spokesperson for the Burnaby RCMP, confirmed the Vancouver taxi was travelling southbound on Canada Way while the Burnaby cab was headed north at the time of the crash.

The taxis weren’t carrying any passengers at the time of the accident, but both drivers were rushed to the hospital.The driver of the Black Top cab did not survive his injuries.The other sustained non-lifethreatening injuries, police reported.

No other vehicles were involved in the collision, Panesar said, adding the roads were quiet at the time of the crash.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Const. Diane Marsh with Burnaby RCMP traffic services at 604294-7922.

The following day around 1:50 p.m., a

TWO KILLED: An 86-year-old Burnaby man died in hospital after he was hit by a car near Crystal Mall on Sunday afternoon. Above, emergency personnel try to save the man. On Saturday a taxi driver died after his vehicle was involved in a collision on Canada Way. PHOTO RYAN STELTING man was hit by a car exiting the underground parking lot at the Bob Prittie library across from Crystal Mall at Kingsborough Street and McKay Avenue.

Panesar said the evidence so far suggests the driver, who remained at the scene, did slow down to check for pedestrians before leaving the lot, but the pedestrian wasn’t seen until it was too late.

The pedestrian, an 86-year-old man from Burnaby, was taken to hospital where

he died later Sunday evening.

Investigators have spoken with the driver and are now looking to speak with witnesses or anyone who may have taken photos in the area at the time of the crash.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Eduardo Faustino with Burnaby RCMP traffic services.

This fatality comes only days after a pedestrian was seriously injured when she was hit by a car at Gilley Avenue and

Rumble Street. Panesar said the 22-yearold woman was taken to hospital, where she remains under medical care in critical but stable condition.

While drivers should always be watching for pedestrians, Panesar said pedestrians have a responsibility to make sure they’ve been seen before crossing any streets or driveways.

Make eye contact and never assume the driver has seen you, she added.

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Hospital working on special emerg space

By Cornelia Naylor

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Patients looking for help in the midst of a mental-health crisis may soon be able to bypass the hubbub of Burnaby Hospital’s busy, noisy emergency room.

The hospital is working on a business plan for a dedicated mental-health and substance-use space for the emergency department.

“We treat patients with physical and mental-health issues, and with mental-health patients, they come in in crisis, and the emergency department is a very busy, noisy, active place, which may not be the best environment for patients in a mental health crisis,” emergency department head

Dr. Donna Sue told the NOW. “Having a dedicated zone would provide a more calming environment.”

The proposal for the dedicated mental-health space is in its early stages, according to Fraser Health spokesperson Tasleem Juma, but should be presented sometime this year.

She said the area would build on the success of the mentalhealth zone at Surrey Memorial Hospital.

“They’re finding it’s having a very direct impact on the patients that come through, very positive,” said Juma of the Surrey facility.

Burnaby Hospital’s emergency room is one of the busiest ERs in the province, according to Juma, handling nearly 80,000 visits last

year.

About four per cent (3,300) were mental-health cases.

That’s up from the year before when the emergency department had about 70,000 visits and about three per cent (2,200) were mental-health related.

Having a dedicated space to deal with these cases would be good for all patients and staff, according to Sue. “Sometimes mental-health patients are quite disruptive in the department,” she said. “The department can be a very noisy place, and mental-health and substance use patients can add to that.”

While Surrey Memorial’s mental-health zone was built into that hospital’s recent $512-million ex-

Having a dedicated zone would provide a more calming environment pansion, it’s unclear as yet how a dedicated mental-health space could be carved out at Burnaby Hospital, parts of which are 60 years old.

“I think there’ll be a bit of an expansion.We did that with supertrack,” said Sue, referring to a $2 million emergency room expansion in 2014 to create a separate ER space for non-urgent patient care. “There’s always possibilities; you just have to be

imaginative.”

No proposed budget has been announced yet for the mentalhealth zone, but the Burnaby Hospital Foundation has already raised funds for the project at its November NewYork, NewYork gala fundraiser.

The goal was to raise more than $500,000, but a final figure was not available from the foundation by press time.

Those who work most often with mental-health and substance-use patients at Burnaby’s busy emergency room were on hand at the fundraiser to show their support, according to Sue. “The emerg physicians as well as the psychiatric department all contributed a good chunk of change,” she said.

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News now Corrigan asks Trudeau Pipeline opponents plan rally in Burnaby to stop NEB hearings Jennifer Moreau

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Pipeline opponents are planning an anti-Kinder Morgan rally for the upcoming National Energy Board hearings in Burnaby.

The final oral arguments for the hearing start on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at the Delta Burnaby Hotel, and a couple of thousand people are expected to rally outside.

“We want to remind both the NEB and our newly elected government that the communities this pipeline runs through don’t consent to it being built.The more people that come down, the stronger that message is,” said Sven Biggs from Forest Ethics, one of the groups organizing the event. Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion and 350.org are also involved.

Biggs said the event will be peaceful and family friendly, and there’s no intent to disrupt the proceedings, because many of those

presenting are opposed to the pipeline and considered “allies.”

Only intervenors are allowed to make final oral arguments, and the general public is not allowed inside where the sessions are taking place.The NEB will, however, broadcast the proceedings online, but Biggs

It reflects our frustration with the process and how biased it’s been

still took issue with the closed aspect of the hearings.

“I think calling an online video stream a public hearing is a little weak,” he said.

“If they were sincere about negotiating with the community there would be open

hearings anyone could attend.”

Forest Ethics is an intervenor and was eligible to make a final argument, but the group decided against it.

“I guess it reflects our frustration with the process and how biased it’s been at this point.We thought our energies would be better used by working with the community,” Biggs said.

The Facebook invite for the event listed 71 people planning to attend. Kinder Morgan’s work on Burnaby Mountain last fall drew countless protesters and saw more than 100 people arrested.

The pipeline company wants to twin the Trans Mountain line, which runs oil from Alberta to Burnaby.The expansion would require adding more storage tanks on Burnaby Mountain and building a bigger marine terminal, which would create more tanker traffic on the Burrard Inlet.

Continued from page 1 Monday, asking him to stop the pipeline review until the government can make changes to review process that the Liberals promised during the election.

Corrigan is hoping Trudeau can stop the hearings before Jan. 19, when intervenors are scheduled to start presenting their final oral arguments in Burnaby.

Liberal MP Terry Beech said his party is preparing a transitory process for current projects, like the Kind-

I know for a fact this is high up on various ministers’ radars.

er Morgan pipeline.

“I know for a fact this is high up on various ministers’ radars,” Beech told the NOW. “In terms of the

B.C. government’s opposition, community support is one of the things we talked about in the election. If the province isn’t supporting it, that adds to the community concerns.”

Beech is planning to leave his first Parliamentary session in Ottawa early to attend the hearings with Calvin Taplay, one of the intervenors who’s scheduled to present on Jan. 29.

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The perils of giving Tips for the garbage collectors are often stolen Cayley Dobie

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Did you leave a special something out for the men and women who pick up garbage and recycling from residential bins in your neighbourhood?

Chances are, whatever was left for the trash collectors likely didn’t end up in the right hands, according to one Burnaby woman.

Sarah Savic Kallesoe, a graduate of Byrne Creek Secondary now studying at SFU, said she was shocked to learn items, including cash, gift cards, chocolates and cases of beer, left out as tips for city employees during the holiday season are often stolen.

“It’s left in the bin, or beside the bin, and it’s meant for the people who are collecting, but some other people have picked up on that and have gone through the bins or would send other people,” she told the NOW. Her boyfriend, who works

for a disposal company that picks up recycling in the North Shore, was the first to alert Savic Kallesoe of the thefts.

“Every day he comes back (to Burnaby) and he’s a little bit frustrated, and he tells me that he often sees people going through the bins collecting tips that are meant for the service workers,” she said.

So Savic Kallesoe decided to do a little research of her own.

“We had the recycling (collector) coming through the neighbourhood, and we stopped him and we told him what we had heard, and we asked him, ‘Is this a problem that you guys are facing?’” Savic Kallesoe said.

The city employee told her that a few years ago, collectors would receive tips every day, but now most people don’t tip the collectors and if they do, it’s often stolen before the collectors can claim it.

While she admits it’s unlikely she can stop the thefts from happening, she is offering a few ideas to help reduce the number of thefts that happen each year.

Give the tip to the collector directly – this is the best way to make sure it makes it to the right person, Savic Kallesoe said.

For residents who want to leave a tip, be it cash or a gift, but aren’t home during the collection hours, Savic Kallesoe recommends leaving it with a neighbour who will be home to be able hand it to the collector directly.

Savic Kallesoe hopes that by changing the way residents leave tips for collectors, more collectors will actually receive the items intended for them.

The NOW contacted the supervisor who oversees the collection of garbage and recycling in the city for comment but did not hear back by press deadline.

Unhappy: Sarah Savic Kallesoe suggests residents give tips, including cash, gift cards, chocolates and cases of beer, to city trash and recycling collectors directly during the holiday season after she was told items left at the bins are often stolen. PHOTO CAYLEY DOBIE

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Opinion now OUR VIEW

PM needs to press pause on pipeline Could it be true?

Anti-pipeline forces have taken the province’s concerns about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion as evidence that the proposal has much less chance of succeeding. Andno wonder.The province had said that its support rested on the company fulfilling five conditions, one of which the province is already not satisfied with.The provincial government says Trans Mountain has not

supplied enough information to determine whether the marine oil spill response plan is “world class.” However, Kinder Morgan was quick to reply that it is confident it will provide enough information to satisfy the province.What else would it say?

Unfortunately, the other four conditions aren’t looking good either. First Nations’ rights, the province getting a fair share of economic benefits, and world-

class prevention for landbased oil spills. But what may have more sway than any fact-based findings is simply that the politics have changed dramatically in Canada and Burnaby.

Last year, Stephen Harper’s government was mucking about with appointments to the NEB that made it clear the Conservative government was continuing to support oil expansion full steam ahead.

The hearing process was

(and still remains) hugely flawed and biased.

This year, while the federal Liberals have not come out against the expansion, they have promised to look at the review process.

Mayor Derek Corrigan, who promised to lie down in front of bulldozers if the pipeline was approved, is pressing the feds to stop the hearings given those promises.

New local Liberal MP Terry Beech has assured

local voters that these issues are “high up on various ministers’ radars.” As it should be.

Beech has said he is attending the hearings on Jan. 29. Corrigan has called for Justin Trudeau to stop the hearings before Jan. 19.

We’re with Corrigan on this one.Why, if there is going to be a review of the NEB process, should the process proceed? Acknowledging the fact that the process is flawed should sure-

ly taint the hearings at this point. Not to mention the outcome.

Trudeau needs to press pause on this pipeline and re-evaluate the whole damn thing.The provincial government has huge concerns, the community is against it, the city government is fighting it – on what rational grounds does it move forward?

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Trudeau won’t kill Site C dam One of the more intriguing demands by those opposing the Site C dam is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau step in and block its construction, using the argument that the dam infringes First Nations’ rights and poses environmental risk.The odds of the Trudeau government taking such an extraordinary action are, of course, fairly remote.

But the root of the argument – that the dam tramples on First Nations’ rights – remains very much alive even while the dam’s construction proceeds.

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, a leading First Nations leader in B.C., has tried to make the case that only by killing the dam will the Trudeau government show it cares about First Nations. Other dam opponents – notably environmental and aboriginal activists – have echoed his demand.

But politically, the argument is a non-starter.There is no way a federal government will override a provincial government decision that is constitutionally protected. If Trudeau were to try to shut down the dam’s construction, he would create a constitutional firestorm. Provinces always look askance (or worse) when a federal government tries to stick its nose in their constitutionally protected business, whatever it might be.

Nevertheless, the issue of whether the dam does indeed infringe on some First Nations’ constitutionally

protected rights remains unresolved, as various court challenges work their way through the legal system.

But based on court rulings so far, B.C. Hydro must be very pleased with the results.The fact that high courts (B.C. Supreme Court and Federal Court of Canada) have so far dismissed four petitions from First Nations bands and local residents may explain why Phillips is suddenly demanding the prime minister intervene. Perhaps he, and other dam opponents, have concluded that relying on the courts to shut down the project may not be the safest of assumptions.

For example, the Federal Court of Canada’s ruling in August of a petition brought by two First Nations bands clearly concluded that B.C. Hydro’s consultation with First Nations (a key requirement based on major court decisions) has “been extensive and conducted in good faith.” In fact, the court noted B.C. Hydro met with Treaty 8 First Nations 177 times and spent almost $6 million over seven years.

In other words, the dam’s builder has met a key test of whether the dam can proceed.

The court decisions may explain the sudden switch in the messaging of the dam’s opponents. But asking the prime minister to take such extraordinary action smacks more of desperation, rather than political reality.

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

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Thank you for the upgrades to city park Dear Editor Kudos, thanks and appreciation to Burnaby parks board and city council, for the upgrading work already done, and ongoing, in Richmond Park, directly behind our fabulous new Edmonds Community Centre.

There was already a wonderfully innovative and creative new children’s play area, offering safe fun and challenges for our youngest set. Now they have recently blacktopped all the previously gravel paths and walkways.

Another appreciated addition is the thoughtful planting of some three dozen deciduous and evergreen trees, all strategically placed.

Well done and thank you! Please keep up the great work. My dear wife (Alzheimer’s) is a five-year resident at the nearby wonderful New Vista Society Care facility, and I spend much time pushing her wheelchair in the Richmond Park – you have made my life easier with your thoughtful work.

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Choices not always easy for students Dear Editor With January well underway, it’s nearing that time again when some of us need to make some important decisions about our futures. I’m referring to students, parents and that annual high school event known as “course selection.”

Today’s students have more choices than ever. This has its advantages as well as its drawbacks. Make no mistake, our school system has progressed a long way since the days when “one size fits all” was the only option on the classroom shelf. In 2016, the goal of public education in B.C. is to offer a “fit for every size.”

But with increased choice comes extra considerations, and even confusion, for students and parents. Personalized learning, where students are free to pursue their passions, encourages learners to take courses that interest them. And while as parents we all want our children to be satisfied with their subjects and schedules, it’s also our duty to look out for their long-term interests and guide them onto the right course, pardon the pun, in their academic journeys.

In today’s rapidly changing global economy, where exactly their journeys should lead them is not an easy question to answer.

Education expert and author Dr. Yong Zhao was recently invited by the Burnaby district parent council, in collaboration with the Burnaby school district, to speak to parents and staff about the future of education and how to assess whether your child’s schooling is putting them on a pathway to “success.”

Dr. Zhao argued our goal should be to graduate more job creators, and fewer job seekers, and asked the audience at the Michael J. Fox Theatre to consider three questions: (1) Do you want to fix your children’s deficits or do you want to enhance their strengths? (2) Can your children do things that machines can’t do? (3) Can your children do things that can’t be done cheaper in other countries?

These are big-picture questions, and they won’t be on high school course selection forms in the coming weeks. But the answers will help shape our children’s futures for years to come.

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A Burnaby man is behind bars after an investigation into a half a dozen convenience store robberies.

The investigation began in fall of 2014, after several convenience stores in Surrey were hit by thieves targeting cigarettes and lottery tickets.The thieves often used weapons and wore disguises when robbing the stores – in some cases, the criminals even drove vehicles through the front of shop, according to a media release from Surrey RCMP. The investigation continued until last November, when several convenience stores in Surrey and Burnaby were hit by thieves in a similar fashion as the previous robberies.The two RCMP detachments joined forces and were able to identify a suspect.

“This is an excellent example of police agencies liaising with one another and sharing information to resolve crimes that are impact-

ing neighbouring communi- tion of a vehicle. ties,” Cpl. Daniela Panesar, Also charged is Stephen spokesperson for the BurnCooper. Cooper is wantaby RCMP, said in a meed by Surrey RCMP for dia release. “Prolific offendtwo counts of robbery; three ers often commit crimes in counts of break-and-enter; multiple jurisdictions and two counts of disguise with therefore sharing informaintent to commit and oftion between police agencies fence; two counts of possesis essential.” sion of a prohibited weapon; Burnaby resisix counts of posdent Tyler Riposession of breaklo, 32, was arrested and-enter tools; Dec. 15, 2015, and two counts of poscharged for his alsession of stolen leged role in two property; and drivrobberies in Burning while suspendaby and four robed. beries in Surrey.

Cooper, 33, He remains in cusis described as a tody and is schedCaucasian man Stephen Cooper uled to appear in with blue eyes, wanted court on Jan. 13 short brown hair (today). and a medium build. He has Ripolo is charged with two tattoos on his neck, one seven counts of robbery; six reads “Life,” the other reads counts of disguise with in“Death.” Police consider tent to commit an offence; Cooper dangerous and are three counts of possession asking the public to call 911 of a weapon; two counts of immediately if he is spotted. use of an imitation firearm; Anyone with information three counts of possession of on these crimes is asked to stolen property; two counts contact Surrey RCMP at of break-and-enter; and two 604-599-0502. counts of dangerous opera-

Death under investigation Continued from page 1 The person on the phone also noted the owner of the company had released a statement regarding the incident and that one would be provided to the NOW. However, the statement had not been provided by press deadline.

According to Silver Lady Limousine’s website, the company has been around for more than 25 years, providing services around Metro Vancouver including luxury SUVs, sedans, stretch SUV’s, limo buses and party buses.

In an email to the NOW, the Ministry of Transportation, which regulates limo licences, said it will work closely with the police and coroner as they investigate the incident, but a spokesperson added “at this point it would not be appropriate to comment or speculate on the potential cause.”

The ministry also included a list of rules and regulations regarding party buses including: The Liquor Control and Licensing Act prohibits open liquor in a motor vehi-

cle. It is also against the law to consume alcohol in an unlicensed public place, including inside a vehicle.

Party bus advertising cannot allude to drinking alcohol in a company-operated vehicle and limousine operators must refuse to board passengers carrying alcohol and they must terminate trips if they find alcohol being consumed in a vehicle.

The regulation requires all limousine operators with perimeter seating vehicles to have their vehicles licensed and approved by the Passenger Transportation Board, an independent tribunal, with a special authorization licence.

Silver Lady Limousine Services has also been the subject of a couple of recent civil suits in court.

According to court documents filed in 2011, the company is named in a lawsuit filed by Coquitlam resident Genevieve Lanz.

In a statement of claim, the woman said she was standing in a bus on Christmas Eve 2009 while it travelled down Clarke Road in Coquitlam, when the bus

suddenly stopped.

As a result, the suit claims Lanz suffered a number of injuries including a fractured collar bone and concussion.

The company denied the claims in the suit, and last fall, the case was scheduled to head to court.

Court records indicate the case will be back in front of a judge for a hearing on Feb. 11.

In a separate case, a West Vancouver resident filed a suit against Silver Lady Limousine Service following a collision in November 2011.

Jaylee Hamidi claimed she was injured in a crash in Vancouver while she was a passenger in a limousine owned by Silver Lady Limousine.

The company has also denied the claims on the suit, which is still before the courts.

Court documents also indicate the company was fined $150 by the Passenger Transportation Branch in 2008, but the specific infraction is not listed.

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Burnaby Mounties are hoping to speak to anyone who might have seen a crash that involved a pedestrian last Thursday.

Police said the incident occurred at Gilley Avenue and Rumble Street at 7:40 a.m.

A 22-year-old woman was crossing the street when she was hit by a grey 2003 Suzuki Vitara. Burnaby RCMP

said they spoke to the driver who stayed at the scene, but police are also hoping to speak with witnesses to the crash.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Khan of the Burnaby RCMP traffic services at 604-294-7922.

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“Pedestrian accidents spike dramatically in the fall and winter months, and the Burnaby RCMP urges pedestrians and drivers to remain vigilant in adverse weather conditions,” a press release said.

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Families can get arty for the new year If there’s a budding artist in your house, the Burnaby Art Gallery may be just the place for some new year’s fun.

The gallery is offering a number of programs for kids and families this winter, and local residents are encouraged to sign up.

Among the upcoming offerings:

ARTFUL DUO: PARENT AND ME STUDIO TIME This program runs Fridays from Jan. 22 to Feb. 12 at 9:30 a.m. and at 11:15 a.m. (both sessions are one hour long). Parents and small folks aged two to five can explore and experiment with tempera paint, watercolours, inks, crayons, oil and chalk pastels. Call for drop-in at 604-297-4422.

ADVENTURES IN PRINTMAKING This program is offered for both four- to six-yearolds and six- to nine-yearolds, running Saturdays from Jan. 23 to Feb. 13.

Kids can explore the world of printmaking using rainbow yarn prints, stamping, collographs and more.

COMIC BOOK ART FOR TEENS Thirteen- to 17-year-

olds can take part in this program running Sundays from Jan. 24 to Feb. 7, 1 to 3 p.m.Young artists can develop their own ideas for a comic book hero and create comic strip art, expanding on their drawing, painting and printmaking skills.

FAMILY DAY: ART HOUSES On Monday, Feb. 8, the gallery is offering a Family Day drop-in from noon to 2 p.m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Families can team up to build an imaginary art house using all sorts of recycled and found materials.

MIXED MEDIA: PAPER SCULPTURE AND ASSEMBLAGE On Saturdays starting Feb. 20, six- to nine-yearold artists will have a chance to smush, tear, weave, fold, layer, stamp and sculpt paper into new works of art.

FULL-DAY ART STUDIO FOR HOMELEARNERS Homeschooled kids are offered this special handson day on Friday, March 4, for nine- to 17-year-olds.

Students can develop a mini-portfolio in the studio, exploring printmaking concepts.

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Young artist: Six-year-old Malcolm Yoo paints a picture of Mario at a Burnaby Art Gallery family drop-in last year. The gallery is once again offering a series of programs and drop-ins for kids and families. PHOTO NOW FILES

These free family dropin programs run once a month, giving families a chance to visit the current gallery exhibition and then

drop in to make a familyfriendly art project. Upcoming sessions include Go Abstract on Feb. 14 and Paint Resist on March 13.

Most programs require advance registration. See www.burnabyartgallery.ca for full details and to view the gallery’s program list-

ings. Call 604-297-4422 for information.

Burnaby Art Gallery is at 6344 Deer Lake Ave. – Julie MacLellan

Burnaby residents stepping into the spotlight up techniques of the geriatric set.”

LIVELY CITY “This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have jmaclellan@burnabynow.com loved and lost, to those who She’s a recent Capilano have fallen on their facUniversity grad, and she’s es at the portal of romance, ready to take the world of to those who have dared to musical theatre by storm. ask, ‘Say, what are you doBurnaby resident Anning on Saturday night?’” a Marie Zak is taking to the press release says. stage in Stage 43 Want to check Theatrical Sociit out? Be advised ety’s first-ever muthere are occasionsical comedy: I al adult themes LoveYou,You’re Perand strong lanfect, Now Change! guage. I LoveYou, Zak, most reYou’re Perfect, Now cently seen in the Change! is onstage Theatre Under the at the Evergreen Stars production Cultural Centre, of Oliver!, is joined 1205 Pinetree Way Francis Boyle onstage by Kara in Coquitlam unMcLachlan, Rhi- Burnaby actor til Jan. 23. It’s onannon McKechstage Jan. 14 to 16 nie, Dan Jabour, Ryan at 8 p.m., Jan. 17 at 2 p.m.

Koch and Spenser Dunand Jan. 20 to 23 at 3 p.m. lop in a show that celebrates See www.stage43.org for relationships. Act 1 explores information and tickets. the journey from dating to (Take note: there’s a spemarriage, while Act 2 takes cial two-for-one ticket offer on in-laws, newborns, trips for Wednesday, Jan. 20 and in the family car and “pickThursday, Jan. 21 – use the

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ing tools.The gallery notes that the program is suited for those with prior printmaking experience who want to develop their work with a little support.

Check out www.burnaby artgallery.ca to find out more in the gallery’s program guide, or call 604297-4422.The open studio session costs $24.

coupon code SING when you check out.)You can also call the box office at 604927-6555.

SONDHEIM ON STAGE Another Burnaby resident is set to take to the stage in a Stephen Sondheim musical.

Francis Boyle, a longtime local resident, is part of the cast for Company, onstage at the Jericho Arts Centre in Vancouver from Jan. 22 to Feb. 14.

The musical follows the story of the confirmed bachelor Robert, who’s celebrating his birthday surrounded by married friends and who must ponder the pros and cons of married life. Nick Fontaine stars as Robert in the modern musical that won seven Tony Awards in its Broadway incarnation.

The Jericho Arts Centre show is directed by Brian Parkinson, with choreography by Julie Tomaino. It’s on at the centre, 1675 Dis-

Sondheim: Nick Fontaine, Jacob Woike and Jennifer Suratos in Company. PHOTO DOUG WILLIAMS, CONTRIBUTED

covery St.,Vancouver, from Jan. 22 to Feb. 14,Thursday through Sunday. Performances are at 8 p.m., except Sundays Jan. 31 and Feb. 14, when the show is a 2 p.m. matinee.

Tickets are $30 to $35, available at the door.The preview is $18, on Jan. 21.

You can reserve by calling 604-224-8007, ext. 2, or see www.unitedplayers.com for more details.

EXPLORE PRINTMAKING Do you have some experience with printmaking?

Would you like to try to develop your techniques?

The Burnaby Art Gallery offers an Open Studio: Printmaking session on two Sundays this winter: Jan. 17 and Feb. 21, from noon to 3 p.m. both days.

The open studio time includes use of the gallery press and inking and carv-

SPRING BREAK AHEAD OK, I know, we’ve barely got Christmas vacation out of the way – but parents out there who are already thinking about spring break should take note.

The Burnaby Art Gallery offers a series of programs for spring break from March 14 through 25.

You can check out the schedule in the Burnaby Art Gallery’s fall/winter guide, available at www.burnaby artgallery.ca.

Got a Lively City item?

Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@ burnabynow.com.

12 WEDNESDAY January 13, 2016 • BurnabyNOW

Artsnow Library launches concert series Voice and classical guitar join forces for the first outing in a new concert series at the McGill library branch.

The Burnaby Public Library branch is hosting its first-ever concert series, launching on Sunday, Jan. 24.

The concert series will feature the talents of Stephen Boswell, a guitarist and instructor at Capilano University, who will bring his friends and students for three Sunday afternoon concerts of classical guitar music.

Songs of Jealousy and Passion will feature the talents of Boswell and Fabiana Katz, an Argentinean-Canadian mezzo-soprano, in a program of songs of passion: tangos, Brazilian love songs, Jewish laments and more.

Both performers bring impressive resumés to their work.

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“Her range and edgy, dramatic timbre make her performances both intimate and powerful,” a press release notes.

Boswell was born in

Northampton, England and studied at the Royal College of Music in London. He has released six solo guitar recordings and played concerts throughout the Pacific Northwest.

He’ll be on board for two more concerts in the series: the Capilano Guitar Trio on

Feb. 14, and Four Guitar Soloists on March 6.

The first concert is set for Jan. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. It’s free, and all are welcome.

There’s no need to register – just drop in.

See www.bpl.bc.ca/events for more about the concert series.

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The Burnaby Metrotown Rotary Club is looking for students in grades 10 to 12 for an upcoming leadership camp.The club is seeking youth who have shown leadership potential, and the camp will teach them how to further develop those skills. It takes place at Camp Elphinstone on the Sunshine Coast on the March 25 to 28 long weekend.The application deadline is this Friday, Jan. 15, and successful applicants will be fully sponsored. Email anto niab@burnabynh.ca. Info: www.ryla5040.org.

JOBS FOR REFUGEES Kudos to a local pharmaceutical company that raised $3,500 to help refugees.

Xenon Pharmaceuticals is based in Burnaby, and employees raised part of the money, while the compa-

ny pitched in the rest.The funds will go to MOSAIC, a non-profit settlement group that helps refugees adjust to life in Canada.The company also plans to work with MOSAIC to identify newcomers with science, medical or lab experience for possible employment.

BOOTS FOR KIDS The Rotary Club of Burnaby-Deer Lake helped nearly 300 kids stay warm and dry this winter through the Boots for Kids campaign. Rotarian Janice Froese organizes the annual effort.This year, volunteers approached local schools to find out what the kids needed.They then took the list of orders to the New Westminster Army & Navy, which supplied two full of boxes of boots at a discount.

Rotarians then took them to the schools, and the kids were brought into a common room to pick up their boots.

“There are a lot of kids out there that come to school in tatty old running shoes, walking through mud, and their feet are wet and cold,” said Rotarian William Johnston.

The kids have often have mixed reactions.

“Some of them seem to be overwhelmed and quiet and kind of stoic.The majority are big smiles and hugs. (They) are just delighted, and they show their boots off to their peers,” Johnston said.

“Some of the little girls with pinks boots and trimming and fur, they go nuts.

There are big hugs, it’s wonderful,” he added.

The boots go to kids in the Edmonds area in grades 1 to 6.The Rotary club collects money for the boots by running a tree decorating fundraiser in Brentwood Town Centre. People can sponsor a decorated tree for hundreds of dollars, and the money helps buy boots.

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Communitynow 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 604297-4838.

Burnaby South Stroke Recovery Branch, meets every second and fourth Friday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Edmonds Community Centre. The club offers speech therapy, exercise sessions, caregiver support and other social activities for stroke survivors over 55.

For more information, call 604-297-4838.

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Splitting the defence: St. Thomas More Knights’ E.J. Escobedo, centre, looks to push past a pair of Fleetwood Park Dragons defenders during Saturday’s 5th/6th place game at the STM Chancellor Tournament. Fleetwood would fend off a tough Knights challenge to prevail 62-57. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Call it a mixed bag.

The St.Thomas More Knights gained invaluable experience and exposure last week as hosts of the 50th Chancellor Basketball tournament in Burnaby.

While their record ended as a 2-2 split, Knights head coach Aaron Mitchell feels the key is to see those lessons reflect in this week’s B.C. Catholic championships and the Robert Bateman tourney two weeks from now.

“These games were all tough but they were exactly what we needed,” said Mitchell. “Not being in a league (as an independent Lower Mainland team) means we have to test ourselves through these tournaments, and I think we did that.”

St.Thomas More wound up sixth overall after Saturday’s disappointing 62-57 loss to Fleetwood Park, but suffered both defeats by a combined difference of nine points.

In Saturday’s tilt, they led by five points early in the third quarter only to witness a scrappy Fleetwood crew wedge its way with a slim edge in the fourth quarter, out-scoring the Knights 16-11. It was a one-point game until Nikhail Berar drained a clutch trey with 32 seconds left, and that threw all the leverage to the Quad-A Dragons.

“I think both (teams) took advantage to get everyone in the game,” said Mitchell. “Fleetwood’s a good team and our main goal was to focus on a few of their guys, but No. 33 (Tomas Fovenyi) got hot for them.That was frustrating.”

Fovenyi finished with 19 points, including five from the three-point line. Leading the Knights’ offence were Cam Morris, with 15 points and James Laguerta, with 10 points.

By far the toughest setback came on Thursday, when More took Triple-A rival Pitt Meadows the distance before getting bounced 62-58 from the quarterfinals.

The Knights led 30-28 at halftime but were trailing by four entering the fourth quarter.

They pulled it to 59-58 in the final minute but couldn’t bridge the gap. Morris contributed 18 points and Richard Galicia tallied 17 points.

“We were down 23-9 to start that game but we pushed back,” said Mitchell. “We didn’t play well against Pitt or Handsworth (in the opening 57-54 win). I don’t know if it was a case of nerves or what.We fought back and got right there at the half but it just didn’t translate into (points) in the second half.”

After the Pitt Meadows setback, St.Thomas More rebounded with a 54-45 decision over the

Delta Pacers. remarked Bulldogs coach Bal While they dominated the first Dhillon. “Once they got ahead half and led 32-26, the Knights we just couldn’t recover.” were knocked back when the Steveston led 31-16 after one Pacers counted 10 of 12 points quarter and by 16 at the half, as to start the third. But the home Byrne Creek shook off the tough team replied with the next 11 start and had moments of narpoints and reclaimed the lead en rowing the gap.Wan scored a route to the win. team-high 27 points, including Galicia led the Knights with 21 21 in the second half, while Mapoints, with Morris scoring 20. lik Holmes chipped in with 22.

In the tourney opener, STM In their final test, the Bulldogs held on for a 57-54 win over were in a tight contest until midHandsworth beway through the fore a boistersecond quarter These games ous home crowd. when Fleetwood Morris drained were all tough Park went on an three treys in the eight-point run but they were fourth quarter and to break a 21-21 finished with 26 exactly what we stalemate and adpoints, while Edvance with a 74needed. ward Ju chipped 57 win. in nine points.

Wan tallied 33 On Thurspoints and John day, the Knights Paul Magalong launch the B.C. added 13 in the Catholic championships at 1:30 loss. p.m. against Notre Dame.

“I thought the guys who played The Byrne Creek Bulldogs’ played very well… I think the run at the Chancellor started break hurt us.While we practiced with a polished 70-53 win. Abdul through the break, I think the lesBangura counted 17 points – all son we learned was you are goin the second half – while Bithow ing to play like you practice,” said Wan supplied 15 points.

Dhillon.

In their second game, they ran On Monday, Byrne Creek reaground against Steveston-Lonsponded and knocked off Burnadon, who would dominate 86-68

by Mountain 96-71 in a Burnaand go on to capture the tournaby-New West league match. ment title in convincing fashion.

“I think the players took to heart that lesson, especially our “That Steveston team is as leaders,” added the coach. good a team I’ve seen all year,”

A streaky start to 2016 has the Grandview Steelers searching for consistency – and answers.

The Pacific Junior B Hockey League club dropped both games on the weekend, but not before adding some new pieces in a hunt for a championship.

Grandview picked up defenceman and former Burnaby Winter Club prospect Liam Cumberbirch from 100 Mile House, and forwards Nicolas Bizzutto, from Langley, and 20-year-old Jake Holland, from Ridge Meadows.

Bizzutto and Cumberbirch were in uniform for both the 5-3 loss to Shaw Division leading North Vancouver on Saturday and Sunday’s 2-1 setback to Mission. Although both close contests, the defeats were a reminder to coach and general manager Aldo Bruno that consistency remains elusive.

“These were two games we needed to win,” said Bruno. “For whatever the reason, we haven’t had quite the energy or focus we had when we entered the (holiday) break.”

While they never led, Grandview pushed for the equalizer against Mission, and rallied from a three-goal deficit to briefly tie the game against top rival North Van a day earlier.

In the Mission defeat, Christian Bettiol’s sixth marker of the season, with 16:51 left in the third, created some drama. Unfortunately, they couldn’t bury the equalizer past Joshua Matzek, who turned back 23 shots for the win.

A day earlier, Braeden Gurney and Adam Rota netted back-to-back powerplay markers in the second period. Gurney counted his team-leading 18th of the season five minutes into the third to draw even with the Wolf Pack, only to see North Van tally twice to finish with the win, giving them an eightpoint lead in the battle for first place.

Coming up just a goal shy Sunday was another reminder why the offence needed a boost— hence the additions of Bizzutto, Cumberbirch and Holland, who led Ridge Meadows in scoring and will debut on Thursday in Richmond.

Cumberbirch wore Steelers’ black and gold before, playing seven games in 2013-14, and recorded seven goals and eight assists over 35 games this year in the Kootenay junior B circuit.

With the Knights, Bizzutto counted eight goals and eight assists over 26 games.

Holland, meanwhile, will slot in amongst the Steelers top snipers with 16 goals and 24 assists in 33 games.

“We expect them to make an impact with our team, and like other (teams) we feel we’ve made an upgrade.”

Grandview entertains Abbotsford, 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Burnaby Winter Club.

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Simon Fraser University’s Elisa Homer counted 19 points while Burnaby native Alisha Roberts netted 17 in the team’s 90-73 win over the Northwest Nazarene University Crusaders on Sunday.

Chipping in 16 points was freshman Vanessa Gee.

Higher education combining higher levels of hockey will be on display this weekend, as Simon Fraser University hosts the 10th annual B.C. Interuniversity Hockey League’s Showcase, running Jan. 15 to 17 at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre.

The five-team tournament puts the spotlight on the competitive circuit and the athletes who have taken the jump from junior hockey to B.C. university life.

Teams competing are SFU, Eastern Washington, Selkirk College,Trinity Western and the University of Victoria.

Among the festivities that will run alongside the onice event are opportunities to meet former Vancouver Canucks Dave Babych, Jyrki Lumme, Kirk McLean and Kyle Wellwood (during Saturday’s 7 p.m. spotlight game), a question and answer session for fans and future BCIHL players, and the induction of the first

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