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Crowds packed Brentwood Town Centre on Saturday afternoon as the mall ushered in the Lunar New Year.

Festivities included an Awakening of the Dragons ceremony, with Lion Dancers and a drum show.

The shopping centre also helped welcome the Year of the Monkey with a variety of free family entertainment and activities, including Chinese calligraphers, balloon artists, traditional dough and origami artists and a blessing of the merchants ceremony. See www. burnabynow.com for more photos from the afternoon’s events. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Anti-pipeline protesters target city MP Activists deliver 6,000 signed postcards to Beech

By Jennifer Moreau

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Dozens of pipeline opponents descended on Terry Beech’s constituency office on Friday, urging the federal government to reject the Kinder Morgan pipeline in the wake of recent changes for major energy projects.

The group hung signs

outside the office and delivered 10 reports bolstering arguments against the pipeline, which is in the final review stages with the National Energy Board.

“We wanted to clearly send a message to Mr. Beech that any legitimate review will have to reject this pipeline,” said Cam Fenton, of 350.org, one of

the groups involved in the rally. “You have the evidence, and you have the voices of the people saying no.”

Beech is the Liberal MP for Burnaby North-Seymour.The activists delivered 6,000 signed postcards calling for the rejection of the Kinder Morgan pipeline.They also delivered

a framed image, wrapped in a bow, of a pre-election Burnaby NOW story, where Beech stated: “We’ve already said there will be no decision on Kinder Morgan in January. Kinder Morgan will have to go through a new, revised process.”

Yet last week, the federal government announced an extension to the review time for cabinet to deliberate on the NEB’s final recommendation, which is still due on

May 20.The move is to allow for a review of upstream greenhouse gas emissions, more consultation with First Nations and appointment of a ministerial representative to consult with affected communities. In an interview with the NOW following the announcement, Beech maintained the new changes constituted “a new process.”

“This is a revised process.

In order to do a full revi-

sion of the National Energy Board process, that’s going to take significant more time,” he said.

Members of Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion were at the rally with a message for Beech.

“They were calling on Beech to be Burnaby’s voice in Ottawa and not Ottawa’s voice in Burnaby,” Fenton said.

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‘It’s a new life now’ Program in Edmonds Centre means the difference between isolation and friendships for Nour Ayal

By Cornelia Naylor

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Nour Ayal’s last threeand-a-half years have not been easy.

She arrived in Canada on May 10, 2012, escaping the escalating civil war in her native Syria, but the most difficult time of her life had just begun.

Without a word of English and with a two-monthold baby, she stepped off the plane and straight into three years of isolation in her Burnaby home.

“I sit in my house because I have babies,” she says. “I don’t go anywhere because I don’t have any friends here, nothing. I sat in my house three years.”

All that seemed to change in an instant, though, three months ago when she started English classes in the Partners in Education (PIE) program funded by the Canucks Family Education Centre at the Edmonds Community Centre.

Both her children were old enough by then for the free child care and lunches provided, and Ayal hasn’t looked back.

“Oh my god. It’s a new life now,” she says. “I wake

up early. I bring my son into the preschool, and I have lots of friends there, from Japanese, from all the world.

It’s changed my life.”

But Ayal hasn’t been content to improve only her own lot.

Within two months of starting the PIE program, she and Amal Samra – a fellow Syrian and one of the first people Ayal met when she first came to Canada

I don’t go anywhere … I sat in my house three years.

– began collecting clothes, toys and household items for Syrian refugees.

Samra, a mom of three, with two kids at Edmonds Community School and one at Byrne Creek Secondary, was the one who first told Ayal about the programs at Edmonds.

She came to Canada 14 years ago and has watched her home country disintegrate on TV from afar.

“When I watch the news,

the kids, how they’re crying, I start crying,” she says.

“I feel bad for them. I just stopped watching because, you know what, I feel really bad. I crying a lot and I can do nothing for them.That’s why I stop watching.”

Instead she has decided to do good where she can, making lunches and volunteering in the daycare at the PIE program, where she was once a student.

Her project with Ayal has taken off with help from Edmonds Community School principal Sean Gaster, who offered up the use of the school’s gymnasium stage and an adjoining storage room as a temporary warehouse for donated goods.

“They have done just an amazing job,” Gaster says of Ayal and Samra. “They’re so connected with the Syrian community.They have rallied all the troops.We’ve Continued on page 8

HELPING: Burnaby moms Nour Ayal, right, and Amal Samra, left, stand on the Edmonds Community School gymnasium stage amongst piles of clothes they’ve collected for refugees fleeing civil war in their home country of Syria. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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Saving the old forest

By Cayley Dobie

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A local society trying to save about 200 acres of forest in Cariboo Heights is inviting anyone interested in joining their cause to a planning meeting on Sunday.

The Old Interurban Forest Preservation Society, founded last year by New Westminster resident Rod Drown, is hoping to get the City of Burnaby to declare a portion of second-growth forest in the southwest corner of the city protected.The forest in question, which stands between Sapperton in New West and Cariboo Road in Burnaby, also contains the only remaining intact portion of

Save the forest: The portion on this 1984 community development plan circled in red is the area the society wants to preserve.

the Burnaby Lake Interurban Line, according to Drown.

The interurban rail line ran between East Vancouver and Sapperton between

1911 and 1953. It was decommissioned in the 1960s, and the Burnaby portion that remains today is used Continued on page 8

A disappointed mayor pens another letter to PM Trudeau It’s not so much about taking no for an answer, but rather getting a reply at all.That’s the situation for Burnaby’s mayor and council after sending a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau related to Kinder Morgan’s pipeline project and the National Energy Board that has gone unanswered.

Last month, Mayor Derek Corrigan, on behalf of the city, wrote the letter to the new prime minister asking that promised amendments to the NEB review process be sped up. He also asked Trudeau to put on hold the current NEB hearings on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline proposed expansion until the process is implemented.

But nearly a month has gone by, and the mayor hasn’t received a reply.

So Corrigan is getting out his pen again to write another letter.

“I’m at this stage very disappointed, and I intend to write to the prime minister,” he told council on Monday, adding criticism that the recently proposed changes to the process don’t go far enough.

He added he’s concerned that young people who voted for Trudeau will lose faith in the political system if the prime minister doesn’t follow through on his election commitment.

Last week, the federal government announced an extension to the review time for cabinet to deliberate on

the NEB’s final recommendation, which is still due on May 20.The move is to allow for a review of upstream greenhouse gas emissions, more consultation with First Nations and appointment of a ministerial representative to consult with affected communities.

Corrigan suggested Burnaby’s statements at the NEB hearings earlier this month made it clear the process was a “sham.”

“I think we’ve got to make it clear this is not enough and we need something much broader,” he said.

The mayor also suggested the federal government needs to look at energy policies in a broad way.

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NEB changes are just buying time New rules for the National Energy Board announced last week for the review of the Kinder Morgan pipeline were not a surprise.

Predictably, few were 100 per cent on board with the changes announced.

Those in the oil patch voiced their displeasure with changing goalposts.

Those opposed to the project derided it as not doing enough to fix a fatally flawed process.

That the Trudeau govern-

ment would bring in changes to the oft-criticized NEB process was a given.

That their political opponents are critical of the changes in question is equally unsurprising. Locally, it was no real shock to see New Democrat MPs say the changes are insufficient, as both Kennedy Stewart and Peter Julian came out criticizing what they called a lack of follow-through on election promises.

The project was a flash-

point during the federal election.

Letting the review continue on a business-as-usual basis is clearly not an option, especially for a government elected on the strength of voters’ desire to reject the previous Conservative government and the policies it espoused.

The problem for Trudeau’s Liberals is they still haven’t figured out what to do about it.

For a national govern-

The problem for Trudeau’s Liberals is they still haven’t figured out what to do about it.

ment, the pipeline is a problem.

It pits potential econom-

ic benefits for one region of the country, Alberta, with potential risk in another, B.C. The new conditions – that the pipeline review consider upstream climate change impacts and that First Nations be properly consulted – are consistent with what Trudeau said were priorities during the campaign.

Involving First Nations is also a no-brainer, since it’s unlikely a pipeline project

will receive blessing from the courts to go ahead without that.

Obtaining wider “social licence” could be even more problematic.

Last week’s decision essentially amounts to the government buying time to think through its decision.

Where that leads is still an open question.

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Get ready for a nasty battle Avert you eyes and cover the kids’ ears.Things are about to become loud, nasty and angry in the often tense world of B.C. politics.We are going to witness an extended warm-up campaign before the official battle begins in the run-up to the May 2017 provincial election. Expect plenty of namecalling, finger-pointing and the hurling of insults from pretty well all those involved.

While B.C. politics has long been known as a blood sport when things got serious, the fact is the tone between the B.C. Liberals and the NDP was rather muted when former leaders like Gordon Campbell, Carole James and Adrian Dix were the generals leading their troops into combat.

There was little rancour between the two sides and not many over-the-top personal attacks. Any comparisons to the mean-and-nasty days that pitted the Social Credit party against the NDP seemed rather thin.

Those days are over.

The simmering anger from within the NDP’s ranks over its unexpected and bitter 2013 election loss is about to be turned up to high boil. Likewise, the B.C. Liberals have to be wary of an opponent who is about to display a fanged ferocity that has been building.

The NDP has already launched one attack ad, albeit an online one. It foreshadows the “messaging” the New Democrats will be using between now and the next voting day.

Expect the NDP to constantly use the words “Christy Clark” whenever possible, and to de-emphasize the actual name of their party opponents, the B.C. Liberals.They will try to make this a contest about Clark’s leadership.

Clark is a polarizing figure. People seem to either love her or detest her, with few taking a middle view. So focusing on her personality is likely a good way for the NDP to fire up their own supporters, raise money and bring a pretty good campaign into the election.

Given the last election result, the B.C. Liberals are likely not displeased at the idea the next vote may centre on Clark’s leadership.

But the governing party is sure to get fairly personal itself when it comes to attacking the NDP’s own leader, who it views as less electable than the current premier.

Already, the B.C. Liberals have dubbed NDP leader John Horgan as “Dr. No,” a leader who cannot bring himself to support any significant proposed industrial development. Add to that another moniker the B.C. Liberals may try out: “Angry John,” a personification that it thinks highlights a potential vulnerability of the NDP leader.

This highly charged political circus begins in earnest next week, when the legislature resumes sitting. It’s going to be fun, but it’s also going to be dirty.

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

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Thank you for sharing HarperCat

Lougheed master plan on the city’s agenda

Dear Editor Re: Harper Reimagined, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 22.

I wish to congratulate the Burnaby NOW for putting artwork on the front cover. Now you know how many people do look at the local paper, based on the feedback you received (good and bad).

The local arts in Burnaby are vibrant, and my husband and I enjoy going to the Deer Lake Gallery, the Shadbolt and the Burnaby Art Gallery. You will always see something a little unique that will challenge your common way of thinking, and really, that is what artwork is all about.

Thank you, and keep updating us on what is going on in our lovely community.

Joanne Day, Burnaby

Who exactly has social licence here?

Dear Editor I saw a clip from the NEB pipeline consultation in which a lawyer, given licence from the mayor and council to speak for all of Burnaby, was claiming ‘social licence’ for all of Burnaby’s citizens. Now there are 250,000 citizens in Burnaby, and 28,000 of them voted for the current mayor. Claiming ‘social licence’ seems a bit of a stretch. Turning away millions of dollars in tax revenue is foolish and borders on anti-Canadian.

Given all of the hurdles facing our oil and gas industry, what is this mayor and council going to do when full tankers are coming in to Burnaby, to unload their unethical oil? Way to go, mayor.

Paul Kurbis, by email

Stephen Harper was bad for Canada Dear Editor Aw, what a shame Conservative cheerleader Ziggy Eckardt has a problem with free-speech, just as Stephen Harper did. In fact, Stephen Harper introduced and passed several laws taking away Charter rights of Canadians, only to have those laws shot down by the Supreme Court of Canada, as being unconstitutional. Thank God for the Supreme Court of Canada justices in putting this petty dictator and his caucus of trained seals in their places.

Governments of Canada are elected to pass laws that enhance the Canadian experience, not take away people’s rights.

Finally, as someone who has voted Conservative in every federal election since 1965, with the exception of this last election, I’m happy that Canadians, with the exception of the brainwashed people in Alberta and Saskatchewan, woke up to the dangerous agenda Harper had planned for Canada and Canadians.

I’m sure that by the end of the next four years, even more Canadians will wake up to just how dangerous the Conservatives were and are for Canada. We should not allow any government again to institute an agenda designed by and for the transnational corporations, especially considering many of these free-loading corporations pay little to no taxes in Canada.

Wayne McQueen, Burnaby

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Traci Cox I kinda miss the old Lougheed mall with the movie theatres.

Jen Nifer My cousin’s wife’s strata behind Lougheed Mall has been approached so they can demolish their building and put up a high rise. It’s ridiculous. Metro Vancouver is becoming like New York: either you’re rich or have parents that are willing to help you out and you can live in a decent-sized apartment or you’ll live in a shoe-box for the rest of your life.

M. Diane Rogers Does the plan include new and very upgraded civic facilities, for example, to our poor little Cameron library.

Jon Reay gross. so depressing what this city has become. truthtimenow Lougheed is in dire shape. We love it but we watch stores open and close down monthly. They should lower the rents and get interesting shops in there. More and more ... junk/trinket stores are opening. It all sounds lovely but it’s going to price us out of the area. We can’t afford to buy anything around here and our rent keeps going up. The new development will go nicely with the filthy pipeline they are trying to get approved along the hwy.

Whole Foods opens its Burnaby location Sandra Bell ‘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.’ wtf!

Nathan Andrews was at the one downtown on the weekend... $4.50 for Annies Mac and Cheese (AKA Kraft Dinner) I will visit for sure, but i’ve never felt ‘good value’ at Whole foods EVER. Just my opinion.

Ariel Camfield Pavic It’s about to get real in the whole foods parking lot!!!!!

Yi Li Have been waiting for it to open for ages .... finally Chandra Rachel So excited can’t wait to eat all the healthy food items truthtimenow Can’t afford to shop at Wholefoods. (Have to stick with pesticide laden regular veg and fruits) We are looking to move as soon as we can since we can’t afford to buy any property in Burnaby. It’s turning into a lovely culture-less city full of empty houses bought for money laundering purposes.

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City now Want to lend a hand?

Want to help refugees but don’t know how?

Why not round up a group of friends, a sports team or a group of work colleagues and buy a household care kit for a new refugee family?

Edmonds Community School is looking to gather together 25 such kits, containing household essentials from toilet brushes to dinnerware.

Groups and individuals can either gather the

items for the kit or donate $500 per kit so the school can purchase the items.

“Really the project is ideal for a group of people to take one care kit on,” Edmonds principal Sean Gaster said.

The school, which has connections with local refugee families from all over the world, has compiled a list of essentials for families just starting out in Canada.

While the project is a

response to the Syrian refugee crisis, the kits will be made available for any refugee family settling anywhere in Burnaby.

To get involved, contact Edmonds community school coordinator Mischa Greenwood at mischa.greenwood@sd41. bc.ca or 604-257-4456 or principal Sean Gaster at sean.gaster@sd41.bc.ca and 604-664-8685.

Organizing to save the forest Continued from page 3 by pedestrians and cyclists in the area, Drown said in a press release.

The society is proposing the city scrap, or at least amend, its community development plan for the Cariboo area to save the trees and rail bed.The plan was approved in the mid’80s and foresees a need for housing in the area that

would require the destruction of the forest.

On Saturday, the society is hosting a public meeting to help drum up support for the preservation initiative.

“The afternoon workshop is to discuss and determine the strategies and steps the society needs to take during 2016 to achieve its goal of having the city declare the forest a protect-

ed, no-development area,” Drown said.

The meeting is scheduled for Feb. 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the community room at of the Cariboo Heights Housing Co-op at 7251 Cariboo Dr. For more information on the society, visit facebook.com and search “The Old Interurban Forest Preservation Society.”

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Ending the isolation Continued from page 3 collected so much clothing that’s been going out to the families, but the neat thing about it is they’ve done it all on their own.”

Knowing their community, Ayal and Samra say it’s easier for them to overcome new refugees’ reluctance to take charity even when there’s a need – like the family of 11 that arrived in the Edmonds community just last month.

Samra asked the mother if the family needed clothing or shoes or kitchenware.

“She was shy and she didn’t say anything,” Samra says of the woman. “I told her, ‘It’s OK.We know what happened, and just we try to help you.’ And after that she tell what she needs. I told her, ‘I know it’s so hard to accept it, but it’s

OK. It’s just short time because you’re new here. Just you need to tell us what you need. After that, when you have money, you can buy what you want.’”

With the flood of donations the two women have received after broadcasting the project on social media, there’s plenty of clothing to go around.

“Yes, clothes not just for Syrian people,” says Ayal.

“We have lots people who needs help and now for everybody because we have lots.”

The two women say they have enough clothes for now, but donations of household items, like plates and cups, are still needed.

The new Edmonds family, for example, is in need of an electric blender.

With all the changes

that have gone on in Ayal’s life already in the last few months, she says it just keeps getting better.

Last week, she began her first paying job in Canada with the Canucks Family Education Centre.

She and Samra have been hired to work at Britannia Secondary School as translators for Syrian refugees.

And four months ago, the Canadian Memorial United Church in Vancouver had decided to sponsor Ayal’s sister and her two children.

The two sisters will be reunited at the Vancouver International Airport this Saturday.

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Sending a message: Burnaby North-Seymour MP Terry Beech addresses the crowd outside his office Friday.

PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

Protesters descend on MP Continued from page 1 “He seemed to listen and he accepted all the reports, and he made it clear to folks he was going to live up to the expectations people (have) of him,� Fenton said.

Friday also marked the end of the Burnaby portion of the pipeline hearings, which resume in Calgary until the end of the week.

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Canuck rookie grilled by city students

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Edmonds Community School students grilled Vancouver Canucks rookie Ben Hutton about his career and personal life last week.

Asked if he was “in love with a girl,” the 22-year-old defenceman said yes – with his mother.

Queried about how many goals he’s scored, he said only one since making the NHL this season but he was pretty happy about that one – a wrist shot over the shoulder of New York Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak on Jan. 17.

Favourite colour? Red. Drink? Blue Gatorade.

Country? Canada. Movie?

Unsure, but liked the new StarWars. Song? What if She’s an Angel by Brad Paisley. Grade? Can’t decide.

Book? The Screech Owls series by Roy MacGregor.

Does he ever get cold playing hockey? He’s more often hot than cold, he said, but sitting on the bench is cold indeed and “you get slivers in your butt.”

Is he any good at hockey?

“Some days,” he said.

Hutton, known for being tirelessly upbeat, made the appearance at the school – reading two books to students in the library and

UP CLOSE: Vancouver Canucks rookie defenceman Ben Hutton answers probing questions and hosts storytime with a group of Community School students last week to mark the school’s partnership with the Canucks Family Education Centre. PHOTOS CORNELIA NAYLOR

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Serving Burnaby Heights

Life as it should be A Special Feature of the Burnaby NOW in partnership with the Heights Merchants Association

Vital Body up for a big biz award

The Heights business set to mark five-year anniversary It’s safe to say, Vital Body has come a long way since its humble beginnings.

The Burnaby-based weight loss and wellness clinic started with just three clients a week in a small rented unit in the Heights.

But in the cve years since the business opened its doors, Vital Body has grown exponentially.

The business now boats 130 clients and has moved into a 1,000-square-foot storefront retail space on Hastings Street near Boundary.

In March, the company will celebrate its cfth anniversary and hopes to add one more feather in its cap.

Recently, Vital Body was named one of cve cnalists for the Small Business B.C. Best Company award.

Founder Amrita Ahuja said she was surprised by the nod, suggesting Vital Body doesn’t necessarily ct the typical business model.

“It’s really nice to have the recognition for doing things so uniquely,” she told the NOW. “I think it’s good that it will help us stand out in an industry that’s very gimmicky.”

Ahuja explained why the company isn’t so conventional in the industry.

For its clients, the company offers a free one-year maintenance program and people can come back for life with no charge.

Besides offering a scienticc weight-loss program that Ahuja said works, Vital Body has “coaches” who help clients to address other aspects of their life that could be related to their weight and overall health.

On the employee side, Vital Body has committed to paying employees a living wage, which means upping everyone’s hourly wage by $7 by the end of the year.

“That’s the big part of the model of small business we want to be, we want people to feel good and live good lives,” Ahuja said.

Being located in the Heights hasn’t hurt business either.

Ahuja, who lives on top of her store, said she’s proud to live in the neighbourhood, adding that even though the Heights is in the big city, it feels like a small town.

“It’s such a beautiful, thriving area,” she said, noting when clients come from outside the neighbourhood, she always directs them to other merchants in the area.

“It is a lifestyle for us.”

The winners of each category will be announced at the Small Business B.C. awards ceremony on Feb. 25 at the Pan Pacicc Vancouver Hotel.

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Amrita Ahuja (left) and Zan Romeder opened Vital Body in the Heights on Hastings Street in 2011.

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February is no bore with celebrations in the Heights February is a likable month, despite the cold and boring winter persona this month may hold.

The cnal days of winter are upon us, and I am happy to report that February is actually an exciting month. Family Day, Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day and a Leap Year have all been squeezed into the shortest month of the year, bringing many reasons to celebrate.

Family Day is a very necessary day off to dedicate to your family.

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Whatever suits your palate, enjoy all the locally owned and made foods that the Heights has to offer.

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friends or sweetheart.

On Saturday, Feb. 13, celebrate multiculturalism, family, and good fortune with Lunar New Year on the Heights.

On this day, lion dancers will visit merchants to give them their blessings for the new year.

If you spot the lion dancing on Hastings Street from noon to 3 p.m., you could get a red envelope clled with Heights prizes.

Keep your eyes open when you are shopping on this day!

Finally, Feb. 29 may seem like just another regular day, but it is Leap Day. This gives you an extra day of 2016, so spend it wisely.

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Arty kids, singin’ seniors and an ex-prisoner Julie MacLellan LIVELY CITY

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Is there a small artist in your home?

Kids who are into art can find camaraderie at Kidz Club Art Nights offered by the Burnaby Art Gallery once a month.

The Thursday night sessions give kids a chance to get their hands on art, take part in gallery scavenger hunts, enjoy games and storytelling and more. Light bites, music and supervision are provided for the sevento 12-year-old participants.

Each month has a different theme.The Feb. 25 session is about Light and Shadow and the March 31 session is called Crazy About Colour.

Check out the Burnaby Art Gallery’s program brochure at www.burnabyart gallery.ca to find out more.

There are also a couple of programs coming up at the gallery for young artists, both starting Feb. 20 and

running for four Saturdays.

Six- to nine-year-olds can take part in Mixed Media: Paper Sculpture and Assemblage, while four- to sixyear-olds can take part in A Bug’s Life: Macro Art, which incorporates drawing, mixed media and printmaking.

choir president, Christine Leston – you can call her at 604-516-0277 or email cleston@telus.net.

EX-PRISONER BRINGS STORY TO STAGE Stories from the prison yard, a plane flight and a run-in with clowns are all part of the narrative when ACCOMPANIST NEEDED Patrick Keating takes to Are you an experienced the stage at Shadbolt Centre accompanist? The for the Arts.

Bonsor Singin’ SeKeating is preniors could use senting his oneyour help. person theatre The group is a piece, the autobifour-part-harmoographical Inside/ ny choir based at Out, from Feb. 3 the Bonsor Recreto 6 in the Studio ation Centre, and Theatre. it’s currently lookKeating’s show ing for an accomlooks at his years Patrick Keating panist. spent in and out Inside/Out The choir reof Canada’s penhearses from Sepitentiary system tember to June on Fridays – and how, at Matsqui Infrom 1 to 3 p.m., and the stitution in Abbotsford, he singers perform several con- enrolled in a theatre course certs at seniors’ care cenand found the possibility of tres in December and then a new way of life. again in May and June.

“Patrick’s honest and enIf you can volunteer your gaging delivery of his funny, time to help out, contact the sad, and stirring true story

Young masters: Young artists can find camaraderie at the Kidz Club Art Nights at Burnaby Art Gallery. The next session is coming up on Thursday, Feb. 25. PHOTO THINKSTOCK

helps dismantle our ideas of what a ‘criminal’ looks like – and helps us better understand how language, race and class play a very real part in our lives as Canadians,” says a write-up about the show. “It’s about a man’s search for commu-

nity: the community of the street, the community of prison, and of the theatre.”

Intrigued? The show is on nightly at 8 p.m. from tonight (Wednesday) through Saturday.Tickets are $35 regular, $30 students and seniors, or $25 as part of the

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Artsnow Artist wants to find the ‘deep down belly laugh’ Continued from page 17 THE CHILD WITHIN Finding joy in art is what Jenn Ashton is all about – and she’s inviting everyone to experience that joy with her.

Ashton’s art is on display in SoulFood, an exhibition currently running at the Burnaby Arts Council’s Courtyard Gallery at Burnaby City Hall.

The exhibition features Ashton’s acrylic works, and it’s underway until March 4.

“I want my art to be accessible to everybody,” Ashton writes in an artist’s statement. “I want my paintings to find the naïve child and deep down belly laugh that lives inside every person and connect to that spot, as that is where my art comes from.”

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Industry studies estimate that about 10 to 20 per cent of all insurance claims contain an element of fraud or exaggeration. Applying those estimates here means fraud is costing us up to $600 million per year, or more than $100 annually on every auto insurance policy.

Fraud cheats everyone and comes in all shapes and sizes.

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Ink brush painting revealed One of the nation’s top landscape artists is featured in a new exhibition at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre.

The work of Takao Tanabe is being shown in Sumie: Ink Brush Paintings circa 1959-1960, running from Feb. 13 to May 6 at the cultural centre.

Tanabe’s work is a part of the collections of such galleries as the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

“He is best known for evocative, large-scale paintings with low horizon lines, primarily depicting the Prairies and the British Columbia Coast,” a press release notes. “By comparison, this exhibit of 39 sumie, or ink brush paintings, invites us to experience a delicacy of technique hitherto unknown to Tanabe’s contemporary art fans.”

The work stems from a trip in 1959, when Tanabe visited Japan for the first

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Ink brush work: Near the Sea 2, a sumie work by Takao Tanabe, is part of a new exhibition at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Burnaby. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

time on a Canada Council artist’s grant. He stayed for two years, studying with calligraphy masters in Tokyo and creating an extensive body of work that has never been shown in full.

“Travels through the country brought him to his ancestral village of Shingu, where he painted en plein air,” the release says. “He describes Shingu as ‘foggy … mystical … lovely land-

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Tanabe will be on hand for the exhibition opening on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 3 to 5 p.m.

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Sherri Kajiwara is also scheduled to lead a curator’s tour on Saturday, April 16 at 2 p.m.

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For a showdown for first place, Monday’s tilt between the Burnaby Central Wildcats and New Westminster Hyacks was a little under the radar.

The senior girls matchup admittedly wasn’t a battle of the top ranked based on a big build-up – despite the fact that both teams entered the fray with perfect league records.

New West prevailed 76-52, locking up the Burnaby-New West league crown with one game remaining. It means they will hold court next week for the playoffs and earn a bye into the semifinals.

But for the Wildcats, the experience gained from competing with the Hyacks — among the honourably mentioned in recent Triple A rankings — is a valuable lesson.

“We wanted to throw kind of everything that we had and just expose them for the weaknesses in their game,” remarked Central coach Chris Ducharme.

“We didn’t really see a ton (of weaknesses).We saw some stuff that we did that worked, some flaws and some of our girls had a bit of a tough day today.”

Trailing 38-18 at the half, the Wildcats saw the deficit grow to 32 points before outscoring New West 17-13 over the final 10 minutes. It was a gutsy effort for the youthful lineup, which includes a pair of Grade 9s and Grade 10.

New West’s Grade 10 sharpshooter Sara Forgie led all scorers with 26 points, while Madisen Obrovac drained 14 points in support.

For Burnaby, Grade 11 Christine Lin hit for 18 points, while shooting guard Jalynne Hyuhn counted 10 points, including three third quarter treys.

It wasn’t an ideal matchup, with the Hyacks boasting four players 5-foot-10 or taller, including a pair of 6-footers in post Rhiannon Leidl and Zoe Roberts.

Playable height isn’t part of the Wildcats’ attributes, so the battle on the boards was one-sided.

A reliance on a big three-point shot is a tricky thing; Burnaby took advantage in the second half and chalked up seven on the night, five of them in the second half. But gaining that second shot on those that clanked off the iron was difficult.When the range is good, momentum is in play.

“A three-point team has to be consistent. Once in a while you get a couple but the rest bounce off,” said New West coach Doug Woodward, who in 20 years has had lineups that faced similar obstacles. “You need to win some of those (rebounds), and if you don’t it’s very tough.”

Ducharme says his team is learning all about those challenges.

“We have some girls that can shoot, Continued on page 23

Crease crunch: The Vancouver Northeast Chiefs’ Logan Bromhead, No. 5, crashes the crease after Vancouver Northwest Giants’ Beck Warm makes the initial save Sunday at Coquitlam’s Poirier Sports Centre. The Chiefs — which include players from Burnaby and New Westminster — fell 4-1 in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League game, and slipped to a tie for fifth place in the overall standings. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Rebels take underdog status in stride The senior boys basketball team is plotting a playoff run in rebuilding season

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There are only three Lower Mainland spots when it comes to the senior boys’ Quad-A B.C.s, so the task is formidable.

Despite not getting a sniff during the year from those creating the provincial rankings, the Burnaby South Rebels feel they are in the hunt for a berth.

As they should with a lineup loaded with skill and grit, said assistant coach David Smith.

“We feel pretty good,” said Smith, on the heels of last week’s 77-73 triumph over archrival Byrne Creek. “This year we’re flying under the radar and no one is expecting big things from us. And that’s fine with us.”

In past years, the squad has been a regular staple in the Top10 season rankings, including stints at No. 1 en route to finishing fifth at the B.C.s the past two

seasons.The graduation of Jermaine Haley, now at New Mexico State, plus a roster thinned to just three Grade 12s, has removed the spotlight.

But those returnees are making an impact.

Saeed Habib and Steven Oropel, guards who lead by example, are helping lay the foundation, said Smith. “(Habib) is an incredible leader and one of the best we’ve had in my 20 years,” he noted. “(Oropel) didn’t get a lot of playing time last year but he brings experience to the floor from having watched and learned.”

The squad has seven Grade 11s itching to make a name for themselves, with memories of an 0-6 year back in juvenile still a motivator.

The squad’s lone Grade 10, Jusef Sehic, was part of the Rebels’ provincial championship on

the Grade 9 circuit a year ago.

He brings a 6-foot-6 frame and plenty of heart, said Smith.

With the win over Byrne Creek, the Rebels locked up first place in the Burnaby-New West league at a perfect 5-0, with today’s tilt against New Westminster not able to affect that title.

True, the Rebels haven’t had much luck against ranked competition — but it isn’t that they haven’t put in the time.

Against No. 7 ratedYale on Saturday, Burnaby South trailed throughout but kept it close until the later stages in an 80-58 loss.

In the third quarter they scratched to within five points but the Fraser Valley club stretched it out over the final 10 minutes.

“We took a lump over that but we were competitive for the most part,” noted Smith, who assists second-year head coach

Mike Bell.

Earlier in the season, they edged current No. 6-rated Panorama Ridge 66-63, and were squeezed out by honourable mention W.J. Mouat 75-68 in a close battle.

There is more to do, but Smith said the squad has taken major steps over the past six weeks.

Still, the focus is on working diligently to earn its spot at the next stage and with playoffs next week, it all depends on the end results.

“It’s hard for me to predict,” said Smith, who has coached for 20 years at the school. “I see us challenging for one of the spots if we show up and play hard.

“The teams that keep plugging away when things get tough are the ones that go through.”

The Burnaby-New West league playoffs start next Tuesday at Burnaby South.

SFU medley relay team scores GNAC mark

A series of record-setting results framed the Simon Fraser University men’s track and field team’s weekend at the University of Washington Indoor Invitational in Seattle.

The Clan’s distance medley relay team, featuring Burnaby’s Cameron Proceviat, Joel Webster, Carlos Vargas and Marc-Antoine Rouleau, ran the fastest time in Great

Northwest Athletic Conference history when if finished second behind the Washington Huskies ‘A’ team.

SFU’s time was 9:52.97, shaving the previous best of 9:54.16 set in 2011 by Western Oregon.The Huskies are an NCAA Div. 1 program, while the Clan compete in the Div. 2 circuit.

Also establishing a new mark was long jumper Vladislav Tsygankov, who reached a personal indoor best of 7.28 metres and busted the old GNAC indoor record of 7.21m set in 2010.Tsygankov’s leap surpassed the NCAA national provisional standard for nationals and ranks eighth, unofficially, in NCAA Div. 2 this season.

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BC grinds out Vegas win

Team B.C. put its cards on the table a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas, and came away with the winning hand.

The provincial under-18 football team ventured to the Nevada hotspot and came away with a 23-20 win over Team Vegas USA Varsity in the inaugural High Roller Showdown game.

South Delta secondary running back Stefanos Goulas scored a key third

quarter touchdown to give B.C. the victory in a game they never trailed.

Quarterback Cole Theobald, of Argyle, scored the game’s opening major en route to being named the Game MVP. Also scoring for B.C. was Mt. Boucherie receiver Spencer Schmidt.

B.C.’s lineup also included defensive secondary and Burnaby native Adam Turrin, who wrapped up

his high school career this past season with the Notre Dame Jugglers.

B.C.’s under-16 squad rebounded from its lone loss to finish the tournament on a winning note, topping the San Jose Hitsquad 28-0.

Contributing majors were quarterback Ben Robsin of Ballenas, Evan Currie of Handsworth, Matthew Klak and Kyle Zakala, both of Kelowna-Mission.

‘Cats prepare for playoff push

Showdown prize: Members of Team B.C.’s under-18 football lineup collect the prize after beating Team Vegas 23-20 in the High Roller Showdown final. Pictured are, from left, coach Jay Prepchuk, Nathanael Durkan, Burnaby native and defensive captain Adam Turrin, Trystin Waters and Cole Theobald. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Roberts leads SFU to second win A great second half again proved to be the path to victory.

The Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team reeled off its second straight late win, this time edging Western Oregon 66-59 Saturday in Great Northwest Athletic

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They erased a six-point deficit in the third quarter, thanks to the sharp shooting of Elisa Homer and Burnaby’s Alisha Roberts.

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Ducharme is anticipating another shot at the Hyacks come the playoffs.

“A lot of teams don’t handle our pressure that well, but New West is a little more seasoned at it and knew to go over top of us,” said Ducharme.

“I took notes. It was a great match with coach Doug and we’ll have three, four practices before we see them again and all of it will be on that.”

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Central wrapped up the regular season at 7-1, with New West ending a streak that saw them steamroll to all but one win by margins of 23 or more.Two of their wins were by 45 and 47 points.

Their closest victory was a six-point decision over Byrne Creek 10 days ago.

New West and Burnaby South complete the schedule today.

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