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Protesters arrested at ‘sit-in’ By Jennifer Moreau

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While hundreds rallied outside the NEB hearings in Burnaby this Saturday, police arrested three people staging an impromptu sit-in protesting lack of access to the pipeline hearing. Burnaby resident Mia Nissen was one of three women arrested, chanting “let us in” as police handcuffed them. “What we tried to do was go into the hearing, because it is a public hearing supposedly, and one of the facilitators grabbed me saying we weren’t allowed to go in, we weren’t on the list,” Nissen told the NOW. “I just explained I was one of the people who applied to participate in the hearing and I was denied along with 400 other people.” Nissen took issue with the fact the hearings are public yet the general public is not allowed to attend. During the sit-in, other protesters entered the building, chanting, drumming and singing in support of the three.They also ordered yam fries, Continued on page 5

MAKING A STATEMENT Police arrest three protesters during a sit-in at the NEB’s Kinder Morgan pipeline hearings on Saturday. Burnaby RCMP are recommending charges of mischief against all three. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

HarperCat art piece angers Burnaby readers jmaclellan@burnabynow.com

As far as artist Ron Simmer is concerned, any political commentary about former prime minister Stephen Harper is “water under the bridge.” Clearly, however, some folks who’ve come across his HarperCat aren’t quite so ready to let things lie. A front-page photo on the Burnaby NOW’s Jan.

22 edition showed artists Simmer and Louise Solecki Weir with their work at the Moved by Portraits exhibition that opened at the Deer Lake Gallery on Jan. 16. Solecki Weir’s was a terracotta bust of the former prime minister; Simmer’s the above-mentioned HarperCat, with Harper’s face grafted on to a jaguar’s body, drooling blood. It was the latter that got some readers riled.

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“Are you sure you are supporting art when putting the ‘Harper’ cat on your front page? This is sick! Would you dare to depict Mohammed in such a manner?” asked Ziggy Eckardt, commenting on the Burnaby NOW’s website. “I know we have freedom of speech and expression, but you don’t have to print this disgusting stuff,” added Allan MacLeod in a letter to the editor.

... you don’t have to print this disgusting stuff They were two among several irate correspondents who clearly felt Simmer’s art – and the NOW’s decision to print the photo on the front page – had crossed the line.

Simmer is matter-of-fact about the controversy. “It’s sort of a leftover political artifact,” he says, noting it was first created last spring, before the Harper government fell and while many people were concerned about the direction he was steering the nation. “A lot of people thought it was anti-Canadian, what he’d done.” Or, as Simmer says in an artist’s statement about

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Suspect nabbed in ‘random’ city stabbings By Cayley Dobie

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LOBSTER STUFFING: The video security camera in the Regent Fish Market in the Heights area in Burnaby captured a suspect stuffing frozen lobster tails into his jacket. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Thief has expensive tastes He crams $150 worth of lobster tails under his sweater and takes off By Cayley Dobie

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Police have yet to pinch a thief who stuffed $150 worth of lobster tails under his sweater. “This is awful,” said MichelleYi, owner of the Regent Fish Market on Monday. It was about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, and the shop – which is in the Heights, on Hastings Street – was busy. There were about four or five customers waiting in line at the front counter,Yi recalled. This is confirmed in footage from security cameras inside the shop – cameras that also captured the theft. Yi shared the video with the NOW. The footage shows a man at the back of the store. He stares at the freezers for a while before opening the freezer door and taking out two frozen lobster tails. He quickly looks around, and when he can see no one is looking, he tucks the frozen tails into his sweater. He repeats this about three times. “I couldn’t see him, but after the customers left, and

“This is awful”: Regent Fish Market owner Michelle Yi hopes other merchants won’t fall victim to the man who stole her store’s lobster tails. PHOTO CAYLEY DOBIE

he was the last one, and he came over to me and said, ‘I don’t have enough money, could you give some shrimp meat?’ And … I remembered his face, because he was here with another girl two weeks ago,”Yi told the NOW. But on Saturday,Yi was too busy and hadn’t noticed the man enter the store. When he came to the counter, all she wanted to do was to get him out of the store, so she bagged up a bit of shrimp meat and hus-

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I remembered his face, because he was here... two weeks ago take the tails that she realized the tails, which retail for about $25 each, were missing.

Yi said she and her husband checked the security camera footage and confirmed what the customer had told them. Yi called 911, and the operator told her to contact the Burnaby RCMP’s nonemergency line, which she did, but she said she still hasn’t heard from an investigator. “Normally we’d get back to them within an hour or two depending on the call log,” Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis told the NOW. But Buis said a quick check of the logs from Saturday night revealed there was no record of the incident, which he admits is unusual. “If what you’re saying is correct, and all those things happened, I can’t explain what happened, but we need to find out what happened,” he said. In the meantime,Yi has posted screenshots of the suspect on Regent Fish Market’s Facebook page as a warning to other business owners in the area.

A suspect is in custody after two random knife attacks in the Metrotown area Saturday night. The first incident happened around 7 p.m. at Kingsway and McKay Avenue.The victim, a 17-yearold from Vancouver, called police after a man allegedly attacked him on the street.The victim was taken to hospital with several stab wounds, all non-life-threatening, according to Burnaby RCMP. One hour later, Mounties got a call about a second stabbing, this time near the Superstore at Metropolis at Metrotown.The victim in this instance suffered one stab wound and was taken to hospital.

The suspect was found a few blocks away, about 15 minutes after police got the second call, and was arrested without incident. In both cases, neither victims knew the alleged attacker. “The random nature of this event is of great concern to the Burnaby RCMP. We are grateful that the individual is now in custody and facing charges,” said Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis, in a press release. The suspect, 28-year-old James Rheal Pranteau, of no fixed address, has been charged with two counts of assault causing bodily harm. He remains in custody at this time and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.

Lougheed master plan on the agenda By Jeremy Deutsch

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It’s been four years in the making, but major plans for the Lougheed Town Centre area are now getting to the reality stage. On Monday, city council forwarded the Lougheed Town Centre Core Area Master Plan to a public hearing set for Feb. 23. It’s one of the last stages of an overall plan that will bring a dramatic change to an area originally developed in the 1960s. The Lougheed plan includes seven “unique” neighbourhood precincts that will be connected to one another with a network of pedestrian and bicyclefriendly streets and public open spaces, according to a staff report. Austin Road would become a vibrant, pedestrian high street, according to the report, and North Road would be a landscaped retail street. Cameron Street would be a mixed-use area with retail shops and townhouses. Other plans include a grand promenade connect-

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City now ‘There’s a lot at stake’ Continued from page 11 which they dubbed as “freedom fries,” and attempted to deliver them to those staging the sit-in, but police kept them out. Nissen and two others – Destiny Sharp and SFU student Amy Widmer – were eventually arrested around 4:30 p.m. All three were taken to RCMP headquarters and released a couple of hours later, and police are recommending charges of mischief. According to Nissen, the conditions of her release dictate she must stay away from the Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre, where the hearings are taking place. Police couldn’t confirm that, but Staff Sgt. Major John Buis said anyone who breaks conditions of release could face re-arrest and end up in court before a judge. When asked if she plans to stay away from the hotel, Nissen said people will “act as their conscience dictates.” “People are getting creative and finding creative ways to say no,” she added,” “because there’s a lot at stake, and it’s all worth it.”

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Coming to an end: The moment before Burnaby resident Mia Nissen, SFU student Amy Widmer and Destiny Sharp were arrested after spending two hours sitting next to the check-in table at the NEB hearings in Burnaby.

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Keeping score: It was Team B.C. (in the blue shirts) versus the Harper Zombies in a game of street hockey prior to Saturday’s rally outside the NEB’s hearings. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Saturday’s rally featured a game of pre-protest street hockey put on by the Dogwood Initiative. “It’s a rigged game and we need a ref on the ice, and we thought it was a fun way to show what it’s been like for the intervenors that have been trying to stand up for their communities at the National Energy Board,” said Kai Nagata, spokesperson for Dogwood.

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During the sit-in and rally, dozens of chairs inside the hearings remained empty as intervenors presented their final oral summary arguments to the three-person NEB panel that will recommend whether Kinder Morgan’s $6.8 billion expansion should proceed.The hearings take place in Burnaby until Jan. 29 and resume in Calgary Feb. 1 to 5. Last fall, Nissen was one of the five named in Kinder Morgan’s multimilliondollar civil suit filed against protesters opposing the company’s survey work on Burnaby Mountain. More than 100 were arrested during those rallies, but all charges were dropped. COMMENT ON THIS STORY

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The naked truth about HarperCat Words may hurt, but art can really sting. Particularly if it’s political art. Witness the brouhaha surrounding a sculpture now on display at the Deer Lake Gallery. The piece depicts former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s cat-like head grafted onto a jaguar’s body. There is blood dripping from the jaguar’s, er, Harper’s, fangs. Many readers railed against us for printing the

artwork as a preview piece for the artists’ show. Some even compared the printing of a picture of the artwork to Charlie Hebdo’s magazine printing the cartoon of Mohammed that incited terrorist killings. Really? Comparing Harper to a prophet seems a bit strange. But then, who are we to question what one person considers a deity and another the devil’s work? In any case, this is exactly what some art is supposed

to do. Make us feel, make us think, get us talking. HarperCat works on all of those levels.You may hate it, or you may love it.You may also just wonder what all the fuss is about. But you’ll want to look at it to see why it incites such strong feelings. We remember when rather unique drawings of Queen Elizabeth ignited protests. How could one ridicule the Queen? Tasteless as many of those “artis-

tic” portraits were to many, they too made a point through art. And, frankly, we’re pretty sure there are much more disparaging artistic viewpoints of Stephen Harper that have been created, or are yet to be created. For example:The controversial portrait of a naked Harper reclining actually sold recently for $20,000. The fellow who bought it describes the piece as “biting political satire.” Harper

did not pose for the painting by artist Margaret Sutherland, entitled Emperor Haute Couture, which shows him reclining on a chaise longue, with a dog at his feet, as he is offered a cup of Tim Hortons coffee. The buyer said that every time he looks at it it makes him laugh, which was worth the money he spent. The artist who created HarperCat is unpreturbed by all of the fuss. He has made his statement –

whether folks choose to be offended is up to them. We didn’t put it on the front page to offend people. We put it on the front page, as we do with many things, to show folks what is happening in their community. We wouldn’t have done anything differently. Covering what people are building, creating, protesting, enjoying, is just what we do. Some folks get upset, others thank us – it’s as it should be.

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New hope for health care? The new federal government under Justin Trudeau has a chance to do something that will have a much bigger impact than legalizing marijuana, changing election laws or building roads and bridges. I’m referring to Trudeau’s promise to arrive at a new health-care funding accord with the provinces. Reaching that goal is critically important to provincial governments, which have faced extraordinarily funding pressures to maintain even status quo levels in their health-care systems. The promise was on display, albeit briefly, last week when the country’s health ministers met inVancouver. The meeting wrapped up with pledges from both federal and provincial governments to work together to reduce the cost of prescription drugs and to cooperate on such issues as health innovation. Federal health minister Jane Philpott has left the door open to coming up with new health accord, which is encouraging. In fact, there seems to be a renewed sense of cooperation on health matters between Ottawa and the provinces. To illustrate how important a new accord is, just look at any provincial government’s annual budget. Almost half of it is spent on health care, whose relentlessly spiralling costs put the squeeze on other important parts of that budget. It wasn’t always thus. Health-care budgets have

exploded, partly as expensive new technology has made possible all kinds of health services unheard of when the public system was first created. But the federal government’s share of funding health care has also shrunk significantly as it has off-loaded costs onto the provinces. In 2015, the provinces spent $145 billion on health care, while the federal government contributed a little more than $30 billion. The federal Liberal government of the 1990s was the first to start greatly reducing health transfers to the provinces. It eventually established the 10-year health accord after loud protests from provincial governments, but the former Harper government declined to renew it and instead arbitrarily tied healthcare funding increases to economic growth. But economic growth rate hovers around two to three per cent, which is much lower than the annual percentage increase to health budgets. And the increases are to be distributed on a per capita basis, which penalizes places like B.C., whose older population costs more because it uses the health-care system more often. We’ll see if the new prime minister brings some much needed sunshine to funding a health-care system that everyone uses, but which costs so much. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Dear Editor I just want to express my disappointment and disgust at this so-called reimagining of Stephen Harper, with the face on a leopard. I know we have freedom of speech and expression, but you don’t have to print this disgusting stuff. I hope you have better judgment next time. Two things: first, Mr. Harper was not perfect, and I didn’t always agree with him either, but he did as good a job for Canada as anyone could have done under I know we the circumhave freedom stances. as of speech and Second, a boy I was expression, but brought up respect you don’t have to our nation’s to print this leaders – disgusting stuff. even if we didn’t agree with them. I have been amazed and very disappointed at the vitriol in speaking of Mr. Harper and intense hatred expressed by many Liberals over the years, as if he was the devil incarnate. It was neither fair, nor honest. I am very sorry to see in Canada individuals with so much hatred and poor judgment. Allan MacLeod, Mission

Shelter needs to be a basic human right Dear Editor Real estate, territory, land, is there anything that is more fundamental to a nation? Ask the indigenous people of the world. Shelter on that land, isn’t it a human right? One can survive without freedom of religion or speech but try it without shelter, especially in Canada. One would think that land management and housing would be a priority for any government at any level. Where does the current provincial government stand on affordable housing? Their policies (?) appear to be predicated on conservative free market ideology. The excuse for doing nothing? A desire not to have negative impact on homeowner equity? Well I’m a homeowner. As a result I’m a taxpayer and I’m bracing for the increase in taxes necessitated by a 20 per cent increase in the value of my single family residence where I’ve lived for over 30 years. My spouse and I bought our home to live and raise a family in, not as an investment. We’d like for our children to be able to do the same some day and not have to move to New Brunswick to do it. Your readers should give serious thought to voting for the Green Party of B.C. in 2017. Not to get rid of the party in power nor to keep anyone else out of power but to create a government the policies of which are principle- and fact-based and not based on some outdated, ineffective ideology. David W.G. Macdonald, Burnaby

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Ziggy Eckardt Are you sure you are supporting art when putting the “Harper” cat on your front page? This is sick! Would you dare to depict Mohammed in such a manner?... bill smith Well, the clay bust looks pretty good... but the other sorry excuse for ‘art’ is completely tasteless, lacks class and is surprising that it could even be considered art. I am the first person to defend freedom of expression and I love a political satire poking fun and any and all politicians, but that cringe-worth object is just crass. Pat Bischoff What a piece of dirt you posted in your trash paper..the picture of Stephen Harper. Harper was one of our greatest statesmen. You fell for all the lies spread about him. You should be ashamed of yourselves. What have we got now? A glorified drama teacher who is as dumb as a sack of rotten potatoes.

Is the NEB listening? Ziggy Eckardt “Excuse me? But what about the planet? Who will determine what’s in the best interests of our shared air, land and water?” If you are sure the pipeline will damage the planet, it should be easy to prove it will not be in the interest of Canada! No? LouK “Is the energy board listening?” I doubt it. After all, these are Steve’s guys and they have unfulfilled business to attend to. They certainly don’t have our interests in mind. Their interests are those of the petroleum industry.

Realty group slams Volkow for comments @TRitchieBurnaby #Burnaby councillor Volkow is right. The cost of #housing is out of control. We need a solution @BurnabyNOW_News Peter Dickinson-Starkey I fully support Nick Volkow, as he is one articulate and discerning Councillor, especially on this specific real estate issue. I trust he will continue to speak out loudly,with gravitas on the greed as I see it in Metro and specifically viz-a-viz the ALR lands. bill smith Volkow’s comments were so out of touch with reality.. it’s like many things coming out of city hall... .... clearly BCA / NDP has been there too long, they are lazy and out of touch. JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON TWITTER

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City now What you said A sampling of some comments received about the front-page HarperCat photo: “I see the freedom of expression becomes obnoxious, nasty, heartwrenchingly immoral. “I know you (and many others, including myself) were greatly disappointed by his immunity to human sufferings, but you don’t need to disgrace yourself and the paper you make a living out of, for many decades, by making the way for such things as this “art” to the front page …. I am more and more embarrassed and disappointed by your papers, way more than the Harper’s disappointing works.” – Sylvia Gung (by email)

Political comment: Artists Louise Solecki Weir and Ron Simmer during the opening of the Moved by Portraits exhibition, in the photo that provoked a flurry of feedback about HarperCat. PHOTO NOW FILES

‘Water under the bridge’ now Continued from page 1 other artists she knew to create Harper’s face, since his own specialty is not figurative work – he spends more time focusing on public sculpture created from found objects, often designed to be fun and interactive, like oversized children’s toys. “I try and do public art, not enraging anybody or stirring up discussion,” he says. “I don’t usually go around trying to offend people.” With HarperCat, he says, he generated a fair bit of support from folks who saw it in previous shows, but it didn’t get enough publicity to become controversial. He’s unperturbed about

“I shouldn’t be surprised at gutter sensationalism but very disappointed to see the glee on the “artists” face at your support of their political opinion. Will you do the same for those who use the text of Islam and are actually drawing the blood of thousands if not hundreds of thousands? Are you willing to follow Charlie Hebdo and actually address real evil ?” – Rich Baerg, by email “OMG. Some reason I just find it hilarious people were offended by that.” – Ariel Camfield Pavic (Facebook)

the controversy over his work now, noting there’s a lot of commentary out there about Stephen Harper that’s far more offensive than HarperCat’s contribution to the political discourse. “I think I’m justified,” he says. “I think it’s water under the bridge. People sort of have to move on now.” Curious about HarperCat? It’s on display at the Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave., as part of the Moved by Portraits exhibition until Feb. 5.The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. See www.burnaby artscouncil.org. COMMENT ON THIS STORY

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City, province named in lawsuit over fall Burnaby resident was walking on the sidewalk when a broken metal pole caused her to fall, documents say Jeremy Deutsch

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The City of Burnaby and the province have been named in a suit involving an incident that allegedly took place near the construction of the Evergreen Line. According to a statement of claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court earlier this month, Mary Lam is suing the city and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure over a fall along North Road in Burnaby. Mainroad Lower Mainland Contracting Ltd. and another person listed as John Doe under contract with the ministry to perform work related to the Evergreen Line are also listed in the lawsuit. In court documents, Lam, who is described as a

cleaner living in Burnaby, said she was walking southbound on the west sidewalk in the 3900 block of North Road on June 8, 2015, when her foot caught on a broken metal pole that was protruding from the sidewalk, causing her to fall into the roadway. As a result of the fall, the suit claims she suffered a number of injuries including a fractured left wrist, injuries to her knees, bruising and abrasions. The suit claims the defendants were responsible for the inspection and maintenance of the sidewalk and were negligent for failing to ensure Lam would be safe using the sidewalk, failing to comply with the city’s inspection maintenance schedule for sidewalks, and for failing to provide ad-

equate warning by way of signs or paint to draw attention to anyone walking the sidewalk. Documents state as a result of the negligence, Lam continues to suffer pain, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of earnings, anxiety, fatigue and loss of energy. Lam is seeking damages for financial loss, past and future care costs and special damages. None of the parties have filed a response to the lawsuit and none of the allegations have been proven in court. Construction along North Road has been ongoing for several years as part of the Evergreen Line, which is supposed to open sometime in 2017.

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There’s a new competitor in town ‘America’s Healthiest Grocery Store’ is opening Thursday in the new Solo District in Brentwood By Jeremy Deutsch

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The grocery store landscape in Burnaby is about to add a new player to the game in an already competitive market. This week, the popular American-based grocery chain Whole Foods Market will be opening its latest store in the Lower Mainland, in the Solo District development in the Brentwood neighbourhood. The NOW was given a chance to take a tour of the new location ahead of Thursday’s grand opening. The 41,000-square-foot store will offer similar products and shopping experience Whole Foods devotees are accustomed to – and then some, according to Grant Daisley, a marketing coordinator for the company in B.C. He noted the company tries to model each store to fit the community, offering unique features that won’t be found at other locations. Specifically, Daisley noted in Burnaby there is a crow theme throughout the store in a nod to the large number of crows that flock to the Still Creek area. He also said the store is trying to bring in an assortment of international vegetables not carried in other stores to complement the diversity of the people living in the community. The new store will also feature a mod bar espresso and coffee system. A mod bar essentially has all the major hardware under the

counter. If you’re not familiar, Whole Foods markets itself as “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” offering organic and natural foods. Daisley explained Whole Foods chose Burnaby as the fifth location in B.C. and just second outside Vancouver because of the number of requests for a store in the city. But the company has also come under a number of criticisms, mainly that its products are overpriced. In the summer,Whole Foods became the butt of jokes when it was discovered that a store in California was selling water with three asparagus stalks for $6. Daisley said the Burnaby location will offer a number of items at prices customers will want, also encouraging people to come and check out the store’s experience. “As people are learning and asking more questions about their food … you can come into a Whole Foods market and know we’ve done the work to ensure you’re getting the best food you can get,” he told the NOW, arguing the company’s quality standards are unmatched. The company announced it would be opening a Burnaby store back in 2012. It’s not exactly the easiest time to open up major grocery store, with the cost of fruit and vegetables climbing sky high and the Canadian dollar in a free fall. Those will just be some of the challenges the new

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store will face, according to Lindsay Meredith, a marketing professor with Simon Fraser University. He said the store is appealing to urban millennials and Generation-Xers with the healthy and organic labels but noted it comes with a higher price point. However, the SFU professor suggested the company has picked the right location, pointing out Brentwood is a relatively high-income area with a lot of single-family high rises dotting the landscape. “What you’re looking for is the ability to purchase

right off the bat,” he said. While Meredith said the store is catering to a niche market, he expects the Safeways of the world to keep their market share. Paul Holden, the president and CEO of the Burnaby Board of Trade, welcomes the new store and believes the company has done the research as it enters the local market. “I think they’re coming in here with the ambition to be very successful,” he said. Holden also sees the location of Whole Foods, which is a member of BBOT, becoming a destination for

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From the Burnaby Board of Trade: Best wishes and Happy New Year in 2016 A healthy business community goes in hand with a healthy board of trade/chamber of commerce— the organization working every day to advocate on business interests, promote sustainability, and make it a little bit easier for companies small, medium and large to prosper and grow right here in Burnaby. In order to make sure we’re living up to our end of the bargain, each year we conduct a survey of our approximately 1,100 member organizations to ﬁnd out how we’re doing and where we can improve.

trade-related businesses, following BBOT advocacy efforts and a successful two year pilot project. Moving forward this year, we will continue to use the survey data and the advice of our members to pursue new ways to make business better in Burnaby. I would like to sincerely thank all those who take the time to provide their feedback so that we might continue to improve and not only meet but exceed the rightfully lofty expectations that are placed on our organization. If your business is not already a member of the Burnaby Board of Trade, I would strongly encourage you to give us the opportunity to show you how the BBOT can help strengthen your business. Call 604.412.0100 for more information or to register for one of our regularly scheduled free Lunch and Learn sessions. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve our service to you, please let me know at paul@bbot.ca. I wish you all a happy and successful 2016. ■

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Mackenzie’s reminder came following her 2015 report, Bridging the Gaps, where she surveyed seniors across B.C. Based on the feedback she received, many seniors were unaware they are eligible for help with their MSP premiums, especially those earning less than $30,000 per year. “We must do all that we can to ensure that seniors are aware of, and accessing, the assistance they are eligible for,” Mackenzie said. Seniors who earn less than $22,000 should not be paying any MSP premiums.

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Free blood pressure seminar on Popular Burnaby NOW health columnist Dr. Davidicus Wong is hosting a free public presentation on blood pressure this Friday, Jan. 29 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The talk takes place at Confederation Seniors’ Centre, at 4585 Albert St. Dr. Wong will discuss hypertension and how it is a silent cause of heart disease and strokes. He’ll also talk about what people need to know to manage their blood pressure. Admission is free, but attendees are asked to pre-register by calling 604-259-4450 or emailing lcullen@divisionsbc.ca.

Caregiver expo set for February It’s one of the biggest local events for caregivers, and it’s taking place right here in Burnaby on Saturday, Feb. 27. Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society is hosting the annual show, which features resources to help people caring for an elderly family member or

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“We’ve rented three rooms for the expo, and one is for the exhibits, one is for speakers, and one is a respite room, so people can bring a loved one,” said Lorie Rank, program manager for society’s peer counselling program.

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“They will be entertained and cared for while the caregivers are going about getting information and resources and being refreshed to carry on in their caregiver journey.” The event features exhibit booths of agencies or businesses that can help caregivers. Exhibits include the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Burnaby Meals on Wheels and the B.C. Centre for Elder and Advocacy and Support to name a few. The expo runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express at 4405 Central

The Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society is now partnering with Burnaby Community Services, following a move to the Brentwood Community Resource Centre last week. The new office is at 2055 Rosser Ave. Burnaby Seniors outreach still has its own board of directors, but it’s now being run by Burnaby Community Services. “Having a partnership like this we will feed off each other and be able to service the seniors in Burnaby much more effectively and efficiently,” said Lorie Rank, program manager for senior peer counselling. The society runs a caregiver support group and a seniors’ peer counselling program. Info: 604-291-

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The society has no executive director, but with the new overlapping model, Stephen D’Souza, the executive director of Burnaby Community Services, will oversee the society as well. Dementia and Alzheimer’s awareness seminar The Burnaby RCMP Crime Prevention Unit is hosting a seminar to promote awareness regarding Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease this Thursday, Jan. 28, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The free session takes place at City Hall in council chambers, at 4949 Canada Way. The session will cover the basics of dementia, resources in Burnaby, steps for reporting a missing person and details on what happens afterwards. RSVP by calling 604-294-7859 or email crimeprevention@

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Knit2gether, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tommy Douglas library, 7311 Kingsway. Come knit, crochet and stitch with friendly, helpful people. A limited supply of yarn and needles are available for beginners to try. Everyone is welcome - all ages, all skill levels. ONGOING Burnaby & New Westminster Newcomers’ Friendship Club welcomes women who are new to the area, as well as longtime residents. Meet women of all ages and cultures to make new friends. Dinner meeting on the second Wednesday of each month, plus various events, including book club, craft group, social Saturdays, etc. For info, contact Doris at dorisfriend39@gmail.com, or 604-544-3525 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Website: http:// www.burnabynewwest minsternewcomers.com. Monday evening dances, for 55-plus, Confederation

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Burnaby International Folk Dancers meets every Tuesday night, 7 to 9:30 p.m., until June, at Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave. Learn folk dances from around the world in a friendly club environment. New dances taught every night; all levels welcome, no partner needed, drop-ins welcome. Info: 604-4369475. East Burnaby Family Place, 9887 Cameron Ave. Free parent/caregiver and child drop-in every Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a circle/story time at 12:30 p.m. Come and meet others in a supportive and friendly environment while children aged zero to five explore large and small motor skill toys, arts and

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GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing) meets the second Thursday of the month at Gilmore Community School, 50 South Gilmore Ave. Preregistration is required, email graspvancouver@ gmail.com. GRASP is a non-profit, peer-led support group for families and friends who have lost a loved one through substance abuse.

Bombay Rummy, every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Edmonds Community Centre for 55 plus. Call 604297-4838.

Bingo every Saturday, at the Edmonds Community Centre for 55 plus, buy paper cards from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and the game starts at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call Tom at 604430-2763.

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As birthdays go, the icing on the cake was golden. Burnaby’s Sarah Tamura celebrated her 15th birthday last week by going out and capturing the Canadian figure skating championships in Halifax. The teen accomplished it in style, too, with new personal bests in both the short and free programs and a total score that made it a runaway success. “I definitely felt real confident going to Halifax and it seemed like I was in the zone,”Tamura told the NOW. “I did the (free) skate on my birthday, and how it all turned out was a really nice birthday present.” The Burnaby Central student scored 52.48 in the short program, then aced the free skate with a powerful 102.72 – both top results in junior ladies.That gave her a total of 155.20 points, bettering Quebec’s Alicia Pineault’s 137.83. In third place was fellow Burnaby skater MeganYim, who posted a 134.48 total. Tamura tore up her previous bests by a good margin, too. Her new mark in the short shattered a 16-month-old record of 41.53 set at a Junior Grand Prix event in Nagoya. Her new free skate eclipsed a Junior Grand Prix personal best set last August in Riga. “I obviously haven’t had this much confidence going into this season but my practices of late were going very well so I knew it was possible. I was very comfortable,” she said, noting that posting a plus-50 in the short skate was extremely satisfying. “I kind of thought the (free skate) points were possible, so I expected that,”Tamura noted. “The short program result was more surprising, as I had a very clean skate but I missed the last spin. But when I heard my score I was overwhelmed.” She landed all three jumps in her short skate but felt the missed

Tenth Avenue isn’t the only link betweeen Byrne Creek and St.Thomas More. The two share the same route when it comes to the senior boys AAA basketball journey, it seems. Both are ranked on the provincial charts, and the two teams met on Saturday in a predictably tight battle. The St.Thomas More Knights edged the Byrne Creek Bulldogs 65-56 in a tilt that stoked some of the emotion from last year’s playoffs which saw the Knights move on to the B.C.s and the Bulldogs on the outside looking in. Byrne Creek’s recent inclusion of the latest provincial poll at sixth overall made for an interesting semifinal on Saturday at the Timberwolves Classic in Abbotsford. “We still feel as a team and as coaches that we’re not executing like we can, but the win over Byrne Creek was good to get,” noted STM coach Aaron Mitchell. The Knights built a sturdy lead with a sound start and led by 12 to begin the second quarter. But the Bulldogs kept digging and scratched out 13 unanswered points to lead by one at halftime. “(Byrne Creek) can score in bunches, we know they can make a run but I was impressed that we took back the lead and didn’t fold,” said Mitchell. Cam Morris scored a teamhigh 19 points in the win. The Knights later in the day ran out of gas, falling 81-55 to No. 1 Rick Hansen in the final. Bulldogs coach Bal Dhillon said that loss, coupled with a skittish 83-66 win over No. 8-rated R.A. McMath, gives the team something to work on over the next few weeks. Continued on page 24

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Junior jumper: Burnaby’s Sarah Tamura delivered a near-perfect performance at last week’s Canadian Tire national figure skating championships, capturing the junior women’s title with two personal best skates. PHOTO COURTESY SKATE CANADA

spin would be costly – but in that thought she was off the mark. “It was very disappointing because up until then my skate was super-solid.” This is Tamura’s second straight year competing as a junior, after injuries last year limited her training prior to the 2015 nationals, where she finished sixth overall. Two years ago Tamura captured the Canadian novice ladies crown. Both skaters train under coach

Joanne McLeod at Champs International Skating Centre at 8-Rinks. Winning the Canadian title also earned Tamura a ticket to Debrecen, Hungary, where she will wear the Maple Leaf and skate at the International Skate Union World Junior championships in March. Collecting the bronze in men’s singles was Kevin Reynolds.The former Olympian achieved it after recovering from hip surgery performed last year.

One-time Burnaby skater and defending men’s champion Nam Nguyen finished fifth. In novice men’s, Brian Le placed sixth, just 0.02 points back of fifth. In 16th place was Gabriel Blumental. Emily Bausback finished seventh in novice ladies, thanks to a sixthbest mark in the free program. In senior ladies, Kelsey Wong skated to 10th spot, registering the 10th best score in both short and free events.

Ronning tabbed for hockey top prospect showcase Ty Ronning, come on down. The Vancouver Giants leading scorer and Burnaby Winter Club minor hockey product will join the Team Cherry roster for Thursday’s Canadian Hockey League Top Prospects Game at the Pacific Coliseum. A Burnaby native, Ronning will slide into the spot made available when Giants teammate Tyler Benson was sidelined due to injury. The 5-foot-9 right winger was considered a possible selection prior to the original rosters being named. Ronning has been one of the Giants steadiest contributors this year,

scoring 26 goals and 41 points in 45 games. His strong work with the puck has put him on the latest Central Scouting list of North American skaters, ranking 82nd for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. It’s been a huge year for the 18-year-old son of former NHL player Cliff Ronning. The younger Ronning is bouncing back from an injury-filled sophomore season, which saw him tally two points in 24 games. The CHL Top Prospects Game features the elite draft-age eligible players in North America, with NHL great Bobby Orr the ceremonial head coach of one team against

long-time TV commentator Don Cherry. The game goes Thursday, 6 p.m. at the Pacific Coliseum.

MCLEAN, MOLLE GRAPPLE FOR GOLD Tyler McLean and Sean Molle marched to gold medals at last week’s Clackamus Open in Oregon. The Simon Fraser University wrestlers dominated their respective divisions in a meet that featured wrestlers from more than 30 schools and clubs. McLean won the 165-pound weight class, beating Dajour Reece of North Idaho

in the final. He improved his season record to 31-8. Molle has made an impressive run after missing much of the season due to injury.The heavyweight class grappler beat three opponents to reach the final, where he topped Burnaby MountainWrestling Club’s Nishawn Randhawa 6-5. His season record now sits at 12-7. Morgan Smith finished third in the 184-pound division, while Cruz Velasquez placed fourth in 133. Burnaby’s Eric Bauer finished 2-2 in the 157-pound division.

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www.nwmha.ca Squeeze play: The Burnaby Lake premier women’s Sally Hillier, centre, is caught between two SFU tacklers during Saturday’s league game. Burnaby won 30-0, on tries from Sonya Foulds, with two, Kayne Hajesmaeel, Jessica Harvey and Emily Van Gulik, with converts by Alicia Noger. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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