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ACCEPTANCE DANCE: Students from Kitchener Elementary School in Burnaby bust some moves during a school board meeting Tuesday. About 280 students and staff from the school joined 5,000 others in a giant ‘acceptance dance’ at the Vancouver Giant’s Pink the Rink event Feb. 17.

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Wonder why we’ve gone pink for the day?

Wednesday, February 24 is Pink Shirt Day, a day that originated in Nova Scotia in 2007 when a couple of boys decided to wear pink shirts to school to show solidarity with another student who was being harassed for wearing a pink shirt to school.

The boys’ move inspired other students to show support in the same way, and a movement was born.

Schools in B.C. have been providing leadership and support for Pink Shirt Day for some time now, and more students have been inspired by the cause against bullying and harassment.

Has it made a difference? We think so. And though there’s much more work to be done, and bullying and harassment are still pervasive, every single act to interrupt unkindness and cruelty is another step forward for every one of us.

‘Kayaktivists’ circle barge to protest pipeline ‘We are not interested in being violent or aggressive, but we are going to use any means necessary ...’

By Jennifer Moreau

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A group of activists in kayaks surrounded Kinder Morgan’s drilling barge on Sunday at the Westridge Marine Terminal, singing and chanting in protest against the oil company’s ongoing geo-technical work.

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“We are not interested in being violent or aggressive, but we are going to use any means necessary to stop the pipeline being built, and that may come down to standing in the way - that may look like what happened on Burnaby Mountain last year,”

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The paddlers, or “kayaktivists,” circled the barge, sang songs, chanted and spoke with the workers.

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Deputy fire chief says Kinder Morgan is violating city bylaws

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AWARENESS: Burnaby Mountain Grade 11 student Zakeera Hydich, centre with poster, poses with other members of the Burnaby

Mountain Black Student Cultural Committee, which is helping organize a conference for Black History Month Saturday. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

Civil rights legend coming to Burnaby Mountain school Minijean Brown-Trickey championed desegregation as a teenager at Little Rock Central High School in 1957 as part of the famed Little Rock Nine

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A black student committee at Burnaby Mountain Secondary wants Canadians to know that race still matters in this country.

“We think that we are a country, or let’s say a province even, who doesn’t believe in racial profiling or in racist talk, but we do it every single day and we don’t even really realize it,” said Zakeera Hydich, an organizer with the Burnaby Mountain Black Student Cultural Committee. “That is one thing that’s a huge barrier for us because we kind of say, ‘We’re not like all these other countries.’”

Breaking through that barrier is one reason her committee is helping organize a conference at the school this Saturday for Black History Month featuring U.S. civil rights legend Minijean BrownTrickey, who championed desegregation in Arkan-

saw as a teenager at Little Rock Central High School with protection from federal troops in 1957 as part of the famed Little Rock Nine.

Called Race Matters, the conference will also hear from UBC language and literacy education professor Annette Henry and Vancouver spoken word artist Kevan “Scruffmouth” Cameron.

Hydich will be there to make the introductions.

The 16-year-old Grade 11 student helped form the Black Student Cultural Committee this year after being approached by Mountain vice principal James Morton about the idea.

For Hydich – whose mother’s background is Russian and Slovenia and whose father is African American – it’s been a way to get in touch with her own identity.

“During a period of 2012, I went through a lot of hard things,” she said.

“I was trying to figure out where I come from, who

We think that we are a country, or let’s say a province even, who doesn’t believe in racial profiling or racist talk, but we do it every single day and we don’t even really realize it.

I am and what I’m trying to be when I’m older. And being able to be in this club has figured out a lot of stuff.”

For one thing, she’s figured out she doesn’t have to stay silent when people act in disrespectful ways – like during a recent incident at school.

“I had my hair out,” Hydich said, “and I was very happy because I have an afro. I was really happy and someone threw a pen at my hair to see if it would stick in there.”

She confronted the student – something she said she probably wouldn’t have done a year ago.

“Definitely the group has helped me,” she said.

“Being able to feed off each other’s energies and knowing people’s strengths and how powerful they are and how positive they are definitely helps me.”

Race Matters, sponsored by the National Congress of Black Women, is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Burnaby Mountain Secondary (8800 Eastlake Dr.).

The free event features a keynote address and Q&A with Brown-Trickey, workshops and refreshments. Call 604-605-0124 to register.

It’s been more than a year since Kinder Morgan started working on fire pre-plans for the Burnaby Mountain tank farm, and they have yet to materialize.

The pre-plans outline who would respond to various fire scenarios at the oil storage facility and what, exactly, those people would do to handle the flames.

Deputy fire chief Chris Bowcock told the NOW he’s received some plans and the department is in discussion with the company.

“We’re working towards them.We’re working to review them and identify their emergency response capabilities and what they should be,” he said.

Bowcock could not offer any details on when the plans would be complete.

As previously reported in the NOW, Kinder Morgan and the fire department were in talks about the plans last January.

In the meantime, Kinder Morgan still has its emergency response plan in place, but the fire pre-plans are different.They outline how to respond to specific

threats and include details on who does what in response. According to Bowcock, Kinder Morgan’s lack of fire pre-plans means the company is in contravention of city bylaws.

The Burnaby Mountain tank farm has 13 massive storage tanks holding 1.6 million barrels of oil not far from homes and schools.

The question of who will respond in the event of a major fire at the tank farm has been a point of contention between the department and the company, each expecting the other to be the primary responder.

When the NOW asked Kinder Morgan for the latest on the issue, communications staffer Lisa Clement emailed, stating: “There isn’t much of an update in regards to your request about Burnaby Terminal.

There has been ongoing engagement with the City of Burnaby Fire (department), and we have plans to meet again.We believe that through our meaningful discussions with Burnaby Fire we have made progress on the format of fire pre-plans for our Burnaby Terminal, and we will continue to work together.”

City manager retires After nearly 30 years working for Burnaby, the city’s top bureaucrat is retiring.

On Monday, city manager Bob Moncur announced his retirement to applause and a standing ovation from city council and staff at the public meeting.

His last day on the job will be Feb. 29.

Moncur, who’s been the city manager since 1995, briefly addressed council on his retirement, noting he was fortunate to have a great relationship with the various councils and mayors during his years in Burnaby.

“I’ve never had a mayor who wanted to be the manager and needless to say I’ve never wanted to be the may-

or,” he joked, adding he has a lot of respect for the work the mayor and council do.

Moncur drew praise from around the council table, with a number of politicians congratulating and thanking him for his work in the city.

“Bob is an exemplary leader,” Mayor Derek Corrigan said. “Under his guidance, direction and stewardship, our city has grown to become a thriving metropolis that has been recognized as the best-run city in Canada and has received innumerable additional honours that speak to Burnaby’s many enviable attributes achieved with Bob at the helm.”

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A local food security group is hoping the City of Burnaby will help create more community gardens, especially with rising produce prices.

Burnaby Food First, which started to help lowincome families get fresh fruits and vegetables, wants Burnaby to identify city and park land for possible gardens.

“We want people to grow

more of their own food and the City of Burnaby to support this,” said Leona Skovjaard, a retired school counsellor and Burnaby Food First volunteer. “People who are earning a good salary are having trouble getting fruits and vegetables, let alone people living on a low income.”

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The first was to identify city or park land that people could possibly grow food on.The second was to offer some of that land for community gardens or agriculture, and the third request was for city staff or resources to help create infrastructure that would support more community gardens in Burnaby.

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City Coun. Anne Kang, who chairs the environment committee, said staff are looking into any plots of land already identified for community gardens.

“We are interested in the community gardens, and it’s all about identifying the right part, the plot of land.

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As the investigation continues into a sexual assault along a popular Burnaby trail last week, police have received a number of tips in the days since.

On Monday, local Mounties confirmed investigators had received “a large number of tips” in the case and continue to follow up on all leads.

However, no arrests have been made in the case.

The RCMP warned the public to walk in groups after a woman was sexually assaulted Thursday on the Burnaby Mountain Urban Trail.

The woman was walking along the path around 12:40 p.m. when she was approached by a man and sexually assaulted.

The woman was taken to hospital and for treatment.

Police said the incident happened off the main trail on a smaller path that connects to Government Street.

The suspect fled into the bushes toward Lougheed Mall.

On Friday, the RCMP released a sketch of the suspect.

“We want the public to know that this is a priority for Burnaby RCMP and all available resources including specialized units are being utilized in this investigation,” said Cpl. Daniela Panesar, spokesperson for Burnaby RCMP, said in a statement. “We want to caution the public that, if at all possible, to walk in pairs or in a group, especially in the area around the Burnaby Mountain Urban Trail.”

On Friday the NOW spoke to several residents who either live near the trail

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or walk it on a regular basis, including Lorraine Esser, who lives on Keswick Avenue and uses the trail to walk her two dogs. She isn’t surprised to hear that someone was assaulted along the route.

Esser was nearly a victim last May when a man approached her along the trail.

Fortunately, someone else was in the area and scared off the would-be assailant.

She reported the incident to police.

“It’s too remote,” she said, talking about the portion of the trail near her home. “If you’re walking on the path, if someone jumps out of the bush, you’ll never see anyone. I think about that all the time.”

Esser, who said she won’t walk the trail at night, also suggested the street could

use more lights and she’s constantly on the lookout for trouble in her neighbourhood.

Ann Downie, Sharon McKenzie and Faith Rapchuk were also on the trail near Broadway Friday.

The three women said they feel the trail is safe, but they tend to walk in groups and will continue to do so.

“I would never walk alone,” said McKenzie, adding she’s usually pretty aware of her surroundings on the trail.

Rapchuk, who’s lived in the area for 40 years, said an assault like the one Thursday could happen anywhere.

“I still feel the Lower Mainland is safe,” Downie added.

Meanwhile, police are asking anyone with information about the suspect or the case to call Burnaby RCMP’s serious crime section at 604-294-7922.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man with a slim build, standing five feet seven-inches tall, balding and between the ages of 40 and 50-years-old. He was wearing black gloves, a grey hoodie, black jacket, black Adidas runners with green writing, and grey sweat pants that had very muddy cuffs.

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Wear pink or pass on some kindness Call it bullying, call it harassment, call it oppression and discrimination, call it treating each other badly – whatever you want to call it the world needs a lot less of it.

This week includes Pink Shirt Day, a day that originated in Nova Scotia in 2007 when a couple of students witnessed another male student being harassed for wearing a pink shirt.

Those students decided that everyone could wear a pink shirt to show their support,

and so a cause was born.

The very act of witnessing those students interrupting that bullying at that school inspired other students to get involved. And that story made its way to B.C. In B.C., Christy Clark, at that time a host at CKNW radio, decided to spread the word, and so began a provincial movement.

Since then Pink Shirt Day has become a rallying point against what seems to be a relentless tide of new forms of bullying.To be sure, kids

still get bullied for what they wear to school, and homophobia, despite a changing society, is still alive and well in a lot of places.

Since 2007 the Internet has spawned numerous new ways to ridicule and shame each other. “Trolls” as they are called spew venom in comment sections, on Facebook,Twitter and blogs.

If you are young and get caught in the crossfire, the impact can be devastating.

Heck, if you’re older and become the target of a nasty

online campaign, the effects can be ugly.

And, to top it off, we are now seeing a resurgence of the “politically incorrect” rant. And let us be clear, “politically incorrect” is just another way of saying that hateful, prejudicial and ignorant remarks are OK as long as you preface those remarks by saying you are being politically incorrect.

That phrase seems to offer some haters a cloak of protection. But it shouldn’t.

If you are slamming

someone because of their gender, their race, their age, their job, their lack of job, their country of origin or any number of things, you’re not the Pink Shirt kind of person you may think you are.

To be sure, many of us have been bullies at some point in our lives.The pressure to conform in the hockey rink or the classroom has often felt impossible to avoid.There are few pure saints among us.

But we should all get

points for trying to be better. Random acts of kindness, and pay-it-forward moments are the antidote to unkind remarks and nasty slogans.This week, you don’t have to wear a pink shirt to make your point, just smile and pass on some kindness in any number of simple human ways. It will make a big difference for all of us.

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MSP is still a touchy subject To understand what drives the B.C. Liberal government more than anything else, look no further than the budget it tabled last week.

I’m not referring to any particular service or program, or tax or tax break.

No, the B.C. Liberals’ priority is zeroed in on one particular line in the budget.

That would be the bottom line, also known as the projected budget surplus.

Everything else comes a distant second to the paramount importance the government attaches to balancing its books.

All spending and tax measures flow directly from the zeal with which the B.C. Liberals attach to achieving a balanced budget.

This conservative approach does little for those on the margins of society.To take just one example, social assistance rates continue to be frozen, as they have been for years now.

Another example was contained in this year’s budget.The government is providing a modest $72 monthly increase for those on disability assistance but at the same time it is “clawing back” a monthly bus pass worth $52, so the net rate increase is, in reality, rather tiny.

This clumsy manoeuvre is ham-fisted at best, and mean-spirited at worst.

It has overshadowed other budget measures – in particular, significant funding increases for services affecting children and youth in gov-

ernment care – for which the government deserves a bit of a pat on the back.

The government may be more concerned about another part of the budget that plays a big role in ensuring it is balanced: those pesky Medical Service Premiums, and this stubbornness may prove to be more politically problematic.

While the budget made the rate structure a teeny bit fairer (the income threshold at which the full premiums take effect has been raised), the fact remains MSP premiums remain a regressive form of taxation that has become a significant financial dent felt every month for hundreds of thousands of people.

What’s curious about this is that the MSP changes will adversely affect many of those who presumably voted for the B.C. Liberals over the past few elections: seniors and those with higher than average incomes.

All of this presents an interesting choice for the NDP come the next provincial election.Will the party abandon the balanced budget approach in favour of higher spending and cutting things like the MSP? Given the federal Liberals’ success with that position in the fall election, this must be seen as a tempting option for B.C. New Democrats, especially since it would neatly contrast them to the penny-pinching party in power.

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Dear Editor re: City leaders can’t have it both ways, editorial, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 4.

This recent NOW editorial astutely observes city council’s hypocrisy over jurisdiction. The Burnaby Citizens Association cries “not my turf” when it is on its own jurisdictional turf – city zoning – violating its own zoning bylaws and community plans and causing hundreds of low-income families to lose their homes.

Yet it invades provincial turf spending millions building daycare centres and promising more just before the 2014 civic election. And on federal turf – the pipeline – council is rumoured to have spent over $2 million in guaranteed court fails over a dozen alder trees defending its right to enforce local bylaws. (How many trees could local ecology … effective groups have planted with governance also that cash?) means fairness In 2009, and inclusion… Maclean’s magazine rated Burnaby “F for effective governance.”

Surprised? This was in the same article that named us the “best run city,” which Mayor Corrigan repeats ad nauseum. Now, seven years later, his failure to provide effective governance is catching up with us and cancelling any credible claim to being “best run.”

But what is effective governance? At a minimum effective governance requires respect for provincial law and Burnaby’s own bylaws. For example, the BCA violates the province’s Local Government Act which prohibits rezoning for increased density without first amending official community plans. And the BCA violates its own local bylaws, including the bylaw that prohibits placing election signs on public property, and the bylaw limiting the maximum height of buildings to 180 feet.

Effective governance also means fairness and inclusion in the democratic process, thus ruling out taking unrestricted election donations from developers and unions, which stand to benefit directly from rezoning decisions or long-term civic contracts. This makes a mockery of democracy.

The BCA as the municipal level of the NDP would be on solid turf attacking the provincial Liberals both for not restricting donations in local elections and for not enforcing the Local Government Act. The province’s non-enforcement leaves it to us citizens to “vote them out or take them to court” when cities violate these laws, according to staff at the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Instead Mayor Corrigan perhaps discreetly thanks the provincial Liberals for allowing unlimited cash from special interest groups to support his party and for not enforcing the laws governing B.C.’s local governments. How else could he maintain his grip on our city despite his “F for effective governance”?

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LouK Normally I wouldn’t agree with much Jordon Bateman has to say.

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If you were at Metropolis in Metrotown this morning, you might have been surprised by an 11- or 12-yearold handing you a flower with an uplifting note or offering to carry your groceries or sidling up to you in a McDonald’s lineup and offering to pay for your order.

And you probably noticed the 125 kids – most wearing pink – busting a few moves in the middle of the mall at about 11:30 a.m.

It was all part of Maywood Community School’s efforts to spread the love on Pink Shirt Day, an annual day to celebrate inclusion and stand against bullying.

For three years now, Maywood’s Grade 6/7 leadership class has partnered with Metropolis to bring pink day to the mall, with Metrotown giving each of the 25-or-so students in the class a $10 gift card to spend on strangers.

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“We don’t want them to think they can only do kind things with money,” Maywood community school coordinator Gayle Beavil told the NOW. Pink Shirt Day at the mall is just one way the school works to encourage students to be STAR (safe, thoughtful, accepting and respectful) learners, according to Beavil, who said those efforts have paid off.

“This school is extremely welcoming,” she said.

Maywood’s Pink Shirt Day initiative is one of many across the school district that celebrated inclusion and stood against bullying this month.

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Burnaby North Secondary’s student government partnered with the school’s Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) to put on a series event during a randomacts-of-kindness week.

Burnaby South’s GSA brought in transgender author and storyteller Ivan Coyote on Feb 16, presented a lesson on cyber bullying by the Peacemaker Club on Feb. 17 and hosted a potpourri of Pink Shirt Day activities this week, including a pledge tree, affirmation stickers on lockers, factoid booth and pink-costume photo booth.

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For Carolyn Thauberger, Nordic design is a family affair. The third-generation Canadian has Norwegian family roots and she volunteers at Burnaby’s Scandinavian Centre. She’s also one of the organizers of Nordic Design 2016, a showcase of Nordic clothes and textiles from centuries

Can you tell me a little bit about what you’re wearing today?

I’m dressed as a Norse person, a Norse woman from the year 1000.

And it’s a slave outfit, is that right?

This is a basic costume.

Slaves would have had very short skirts.They didn’t waste fabric on a slave, a thrall. If I were a regular Norse lady, my gown would go to the floor, and if I were the wife of a jarl, my gown would traipse around behind me.

And what about your granddaughter’s dress?

She’s wearing a folk costume now, we call it, but this is the garment that children and adults wore up to the 1850s or ’60s, depending how far back into Nor-

past to contemporary fashion. The two-day event will feature vintage clothes, jewelry and folk costumes.

There will also be Viking reenactors. Thauberger plans to bring some of her family heirlooms to the event. (See sidebar for details.)

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way their valley was. Each valley had its own costume, and if you crossed over the mountain onto the other side, the costume would look entirely different.

So you could tell where this dress was from, just by the embroidery?

Yes, precisely by the cut, the colour, the style of embroidery.You could tell from the hat whether she was a married lady or a young unmarried girl, because a young unmarried girl had her hair sticking out. And an older, married lady very likely had her hair bundled up underneath and wasn’t showing.

How much is this dress worth?

This dress would be $4,000, something like that, with the jewelry that goes with it.There’s some silver and pewter jewelry that’s here.

That’s expensive.

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Julianna, 8, both dressed in traditional Norwegian clothes. PHOTO BY JENNIFER MOREAU

The fabric is handwoven wool; handwoven by a lady or a man on a loom in Norway. So, it takes a little while to put the costume together. …

play?

Yes, some of them are on their way to museums; others are still in current use.

We’re going right up to current fashions.

Can you tell me what interesting things people will see at this upcoming show?

We have garments that are 300 years old that are coming on display.We have a piece of a hat that was from 1750.We have a christening gown from 1900, there was some talk of a wedding dress from the same era.

What do you hope people get out of this show?

We’re advertising mainly in the Scandinavian community.We want people to be aware of their own design heritage, so when they’re furnishing their homes, they will have a natural sense of Scandinavian design. … We want them to see their designs and be proud of their cultural heritage, and we want them to bring their grandchildren.

So these are people’s personal family heirlooms that will be on dis-

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Julianna’s traditional Norwegian dress and matching hat are made from hand-woven wool and decorated with embroidery. PHOTO BY JENNIFER MOREAU

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UNPAID CAREGIVER EXPO 2016

Saturday 27th February 2016 Holiday Inn, Metrotown, 2205 Central Blvd, Burnaby |10am – 3pm Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society is very excited to be hosting our annual Unpaid Caregiver Expo. We will be coming together as a community to not only celebrate these unsung heroes of society but to inform, educate and raise awareness of the role that caregivers play in our community.

There are over 8 million unpaid Caregivers in Canada, most of whom are experiencing stress, exhaustion and emotional turmoil due to their caregiving role. Unpaid Caregivers come in many different shapes and sizes; it can be Sarah, mother of 2, caring for her elderly mother who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and lives in the next town. It could be Derek who is caring for his wife who recently had a stroke and is having trouble walking. Carrie is 13 and lives with her single mum who has MS and a history of alcoholism; Carrie takes over a lot of her mums role looking after her 6 year old sister and doing all the household chores.

For some it’s sudden: someone you love is taken ill or has an accident, your child is born with a disability. For others, caregiving creeps up unnoticed: your parents can’t manage on their own any longer, your partner’s health gets gradually worse.

Caregiving is such an important part of life. It’s simply part of being human. Caregivers are holding families together, enabling loved ones to get the most out of life, making an enormous contribution to society and saving the economy billions of dollars.

Yet many of our Caregivers are stretched to the limit- juggling care with work and family life, or even struggling with poor health themselves. They often struggle financially if they are unable to work or if they’ve reduced their working hours to care Looking after someone can be tough, many caregivers don’t know where to go for help; it can be very frightening and lonely but WE want to show caregivers that they are not alone and that there is support out there!

Our Caregiver Expo is a chance for caregivers to find out the right information at the right time. As an organization we want to prevent caregivers from getting to the point where they are burnt out from the responsibilities that weigh upon them. We are urging caregivers to come along to the Expo to learn, share, meet others and ensure that they are receiving the support that they are entitled to. .

We have 5 inspirational speakers who range in caregiving specialities that will educate and inform our caregivers on how to alleviate, manage and improve their quality of life for both the caregiver and the person that they care for. Our guest speaker will be the BC Senior Advocate Isobel Mackenzie who is incredibly passionate about caregiver issues in BC. We will also be holding 20+ exhibitors at the event who will educate and inform our attendees on the support that is in our community for caregivers.

In order to open this up to as many caregivers as possible we are also providing a Respite Room on the same floor as the Expo. This means that while the caregiver can explore the exhibitions and listen to the speakers, they are also safe in the knowledge that their love ones are just next door being entertained by some fabulous local musicians!

So whether you are a caregiver, you know a caregiver, you were a caregiver or soon will be!

Come along to our Expo on February 27th. Entry and parking is free!

For more information, contact Alice Redfern on 604-291-2258 or emailburnabycaregivers@gmail.com

It’s time our community puts a face on caregiving:

Exhibitors Include: ◊ Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society ◊ Citizen Support Services ◊ Burnaby Meals on Wheels ◊ Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ◊ Clinical Continence Nurse Specialist ◊ Falls Prevention Clinic ◊ BC Centre for Elder and Advocacy Abuse ◊ Burnaby Community Centred College for the Retired ◊ Burnaby Public Library ◊ SPARC BC ◊ Strive Living Society

◊ Burnaby Hospice Society ◊ Home Instead Senior Care ◊ Stephen Miller ◊ Diamond Geriatrics ◊ PharmacyBC ◊ The Medicine Shoppe ◊ Mulberry Parc ◊ Canadian InHome Care ◊ Dementia Solutions ◊ Harmony Court

Speakers Program: 10.15 – 11.00 Angela Sealy – Westcoast Facilitators Group Talk: Grief & Self-Care for Caregivers Angela is a highly skilled interactive & collaborative facilitator with expertise in community development, board development & various dialogic methods.

Angela is recognized in the non-profit sector and government organizations. She provides facilitation services across Canada to a variety of organizations and keynote addresses to conferences 11.15 – 12.00 Peter Silin – Diamond Geriatrics Talk: The Caregiver’s Guide to the Universe Peter founded Diamond Geriatrics in ’96 in response to seeing over and over again families and seniors who were getting lost in the health care system and trying to understand and find their way through dementia, care, services and seniors housing. Peter’s talk will focus on giving the best care you can while also taking care of number one..

1.00 – 1.35 Dennis Fancy – co-owner of Home Instead Senior Care Talk: Medication issues/Medication safety Dennis Fancy is co-owner of Home Instead Senior Care of Burnaby/South Vancouver. Dennis has worked in both the hospital and community setting. He was a community CancerCare trained pharmacist at the Health Sciences Center in Winnipeg.

1.45 – 2.45 Isobel Mackenzie – Senior Advocate for BC Isobel has over 20 years’ experience working with seniors in home care, licensed care, community services and volunteers services. In her non-profit work Isobel led the implementation of a new model of dementia care that has become a national best practice, and led the first safety accreditation for homecare worker’s, among many other accomplishments.

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Keep kids busy this spring break Julie MacLellan FAMILY TIES

jmaclellan@burnabynow.com

Spring break. For kids, those may be two of the most exciting words of the year. For parents, they’re more likely to just bring on a stress-induced headache.

For those still searching for ways to occupy their small folks this spring break (that’s March 14 to 28 this year in Burnaby, by the way – including Easter weekend), never fear. I’ve been

digging around (OK, I’ve been googling and asking friends on social media) and I’ve found this amazing array of spring break activities on offer in the city.

If you know of any others, feel free to email me (jmac lellan@burnabynow.com).

In the meantime, here are some ideas to get you started: GENERAL INTEREST

Burnaby Village Museum If you want to check it out as a family, the museum is

open daily from March 14 to 25, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Gate admission is free, and carousel rides are $2.60 each.The museum also offers a spring break heritage adventure camp for kids, with two sessions – March 14 to 18 or March 21 to 24. Check out www. burnabyvillagemuseum.ca for details, or see www.tiny url.com/BurnabySpring Break2016 for the link to camp registration.

Burnaby Neighbourhood House

Burnaby Neighbourhood House is running its yearly day camp from March 14 to 24 at eight different Burnaby locations. Kids from grades 1 to 7 can take part in a variety of activities, including gym games, crafts, cooking and field trips.

Check out www.burnabynh. ca or call 604-431-0400.

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Simon Fraser University SFU is once again offering a variety of camps, including Clan Kids for fiveto eight-year-olds, Out Continued on page 20

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Communitynow Fun for kids: The Trollsons play games during last year’s Spring Break scavenger hunt at Burnaby Village Museum. The village is open for spring break again this year and also offers a heritage adventure camp for kids.

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City camps are fun too Continued from page 19 Trippers for eight- to 12-year-olds and Leadership Camp for 14- to 17-year-olds. See www.sfu. ca/camps for more (and see Friday’s paper for sportsthemed offerings at SFU).

to delve into 3-D animation, a leadership camp, indoor rock climbing or babysitter basics, there’s something on offer for kids ages five to 15.

See www.tinyurl.com/ BurnabySpringBreak2016

for the full list and links to registration.

Do you have any family and parenting-related news or ideas to share? Email Julie, jmaclellan@burnabynow.com.

The Burnaby Fire Department is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of the people we serve.

City of Burnaby Once again, Burnaby’s parks, recreation and cultural services department has a slew of choices for local families, with day-long and week-long options at a variety of city recreation centres in all corners of the city.Whether it’s a week of “sportacular” fun, a chance

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B.C.’s top young professional opera singers are bringing a beloved classic to life at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts – and you still have time to catch it onstage.

Burnaby Lyric Opera is presenting Puccini’s La Bohème, running until Feb. 27 at the Shadbolt.

The timeless tale of love, loss, deception and heartbreak stars soprano Chloe Hurst (a Burnaby resident) as Mimi, with tenor Kwangmin Brian Lee as her lover, Rodolfo.

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The ensemble also includes bass-baritone Brandon Thornhill as Schannard and bass-baritone Peter Monaghan as Colline.

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On stage: Brian Lee and Chloe Hurst in the Burnaby Lyric Opera production of La Bohème. The production is on at the Shadbolt from Feb. 24 to 27. See www.burnabylyricopera.org for info. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Communitynow COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEB. 25 Edmonds Health Watch program, 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. in the Arts Room at Edmonds Community Centre, 7433 Edmonds St. Drop-in blood pressure, massage, light exercises, etc.

Foot care by appointment.

Info at 604-297-4901.

SUNDAY, FEB. 28 Oral Story Telling Circle, 2 to 4:30 p.m., McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St. Stories include traditional folk and fairy tales and personal anecdotes.

Newcomers of all ages welcome.

MONDAY, FEB. 29 Bonsor Health Alert program, 9 to 10:45 a.m. on the second floor at Bonsor 55+, 6533 Nelson Ave. Dropin blood pressure, massage, light exercises, etc. “Improve your knowledge of diabetes” presentation at 10:30 a.m.

Info at 604-297-4956.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society meeting, 7 p.m. in the Discovery Room at Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave. Howard Wills will be speaking about sempervivums.

Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome.

Info at www.brags.ca.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3

Meditation for Stress Management, 7 to 8:30 p.m., McGill branch library, 4595 Albert St. Come and learn how to use meditation for stress management.

Everyone is welcome. Free but space is limited. Register online at www.bpl.bc.ca/ events or by calling 604299-8955, or in person at the library.

MONDAY, MARCH 7 West Burnaby United Church is holding a gospel – folk musical event featuring musician Steve Palmer, 7 p.m., 6050 Sussex Ave. Tickets $15. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 Writing a Will, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Learn what you need to put in a will in this free workshop presented by Burnaby Public Library and the People’s Law School. Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Space is limited. Registration is required. Register online at www.bpl.bc.ca/events or by

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Hours 7 am - 6 pm Drop off and P-Up from McBride School.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 10 Attending Career Fairs: Maximizing Your Opportunity, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Learn how to prepare for a career fair. Free workshop is presented in partnership with Immigrant Services Society of B.C. Registration: 604-436-5400 or online at www.bpl.bc.ca/events.

Clothing, household items, collectibles, books, toys and more. Donations are welcome. Info: 604-4348323.

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@

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 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.

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Burnaby International Folk Dancers, meet every Tuesday night 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells. 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.

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Evans reflects on net career Growing up in north Burnaby, Hall of Famer built a passion for boxla

called the Vancouver Burrards’ netminder. “I was wondering what people were doing – they He may not have the biggest were buying playoff tickets to name heading into the Burnour games.” aby Sports Hall of Fame this It all started when the week, but Dave Evans will like- young Burnaby boy grabbed ly have the most engaging ina lacrosse stick to fill the long duction speech. hours of summer. Growing up The one-time lacrosse great near Confederation Park, the is known for being quick with summers would be spent divthe quips and a self-deprecating for balls in the box. His earing sense of humour. liest memories were just the Joining the ranks of Harsounds and the fun. old Snepsts, Barry Seeba“That was the biggest thing ran, builders Steve Govett for me, just banging the ball and Doug Ross, coach Darrell against the wall… It was a difHall and the 1997 under-19 ferent place then.We’re talking Burnaby Girls Blast soccer 50 years ago, and North Burnteam, Evans will be inducted aby was like part of Hooteron Thursday into the hall at a ville (from the classic TV show gala banquet at the Firefighters Green Acres). Across from our Banquet Hall at Metrotown. backyard was a pig farm.”

Evans humbly appreciates His interest and role in the being remembered for a lagame grew under the coaching crosse playing career that endof Burnaby icon Jack Crosby. ed nearly 34 years ago.

“You can name anyone in la“It’s just a great crosse from those honour,” said Evyears and what ans, 65. “This is we all had in “We lost the the second time common was I’ve had such first two games Jack,” recalls Evan honour, goans. “He didn’t and I think ing into the Cateach it so much we attribute as he gave you nadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame (in that to being encouragement 1995) was special and the chance overserved.” to but there’s a total play. He didn’t different dynamknow how the ic going in with equipment went such a diverse on, but he was group of people. passionate about “You’ve got international the game.” athletes, an NHL player, naOne year he played for Crostional champions – it really reby as a 13 year old, the next he flects the community.” was helping him coach a novEvans was a standout netice team. minder during an era where That involvement and intershooters made mincemeat of est carried over into his adultthe record books. From 1969 hood, and he remains active to 1982, the Vancouver-born, today as an assistant coach reBurnaby-raised netminder was sponsible for goaltenders with tasked with turning back such the Vancouver Stealth. hurricane-like talents as Kevin During his Western LaAlexander, Brian Evans, Ron crosse Association playing caMacNeil, Paul Parnell and reer, which featured a handIvan Thompson. ful of call-ups to Coquitlam It was a time when New and Vancouver as a junior in West and Coquitlam both set 1969 and 1970, Evans played still-standing records for most in 220 games, backstopping goals in a period (13) – by one the Burrards to a Mann Cup team.The current mark for title in 1977, while earning the most goals by two teams in one league’s W.C. Ellison playoff period? Thirty – set in 1973 MVP award in 1973 and ’77.

by Coquitlam and New West.

“Hands-down, when it’s Most shots on goal by one your only Mann Cup win, team during a league game? that’s definitely the easy choice Victoria’s 84 in 1973. for highlight,” he said. “You reIt may have been safer to be member the whole journey: we a UN peacekeeper. caught lightning in a bottle.”

The fans obviously loved it.

Vancouver fell behind 2-0 “I remember seeing a line of in the Ontario-hosted tourpeople down 41st Avenue all nament but changed course the way down the street when quickly to prevail 4-2. we played (in Kerrisdale),” reContinued on page 24 Dan Olson

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With little rhyme or reason, the Grandview Steelers appear to have captured the momentum heading into tonight’s (Wednesday, 7:15 p.m) Pacific Junior B Hockey League playoff contest at the Burnaby Winter Club.

Thanks to a strong offensive showing on Sunday, the Steelers have deadlocked the quarterfinal series with the Richmond Sockeyes at two games apiece.

Sunday’s 8-5 win didn’t come easy, however, as the Burnaby-based Steelers had to shake off a 3-0 deficit in the first period before lighting the lamp.

They countered with six straight goals to lead 6-3 entering the third, providing coach Aldo Bruno with their best offensive showing in 2016.

“We kind of broke out (Sunday), but it wasn’t the start we were looking for,” said Bruno of the three-goal deficit. “I liked that we showed some

persistence and determination.”

Grandview’s goals came in flurries. Richmond led 3-0 after 15 minutes, but the Steelers counted three goals in 2:09 to tie it - including two powerplay tallies by Brandon Volpe and Jeffrey Wong.

In the second period, Ian Prevost, with a shorthanded marker, Jake Holland, on the man-advantage, and Timothy Chow gave Grandview a solid lead in a span of 2:17.While

Richmond would pull within two, the Steelers held its ground to deadlock the best-of-seven series. Chow finished with two goals on the day.

Richmond won Games 1 and 3 by 2-1 and 4-2 scores, while Grandview took the second game 4-3 in Richmond.

Game 6 is slated for Thursday, 7 p.m. in Richmond. A seventh game, if necessary, will go Sunday, 4 p.m. at the Burnaby Winter Club.

Berths on the line at Oval

The Burnaby South Rebels are still alive in the race for a ticket to the B.C. senior boys basketball championship tournament.

The Quad-A squad knocked off district rival Moscrop 92-58 to improve to 2-1 at the Lower Mainland tourney last week.

Their season hinges on topping David Thompson, the No. 7 seed, in tonight’s (Wednesday) consolation round contest, 8 p.m. at the Rich-

mond Olympic Oval.

Earlier, the Rebels fell 58-55 to No. 3 seed Kitsilano, after opening the tourney with an 88-53 victory over Eric Hamber.

Burnaby South entered the 12team tourney seeded sixth.

In Triple A action, the Byrne Creek Bulldogs take on 10th Avenue rivals St.Thomas More Knights today, 4:30 p.m. in the semifinals at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

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Family to share induction honour Continued from page 23 “We lost the first two games and I think we attribute that to being overserved,” Evans said with a laugh. “After beating Victoria (in the WLA final) we probably thought it was going to be easier, but then we sobered up.”

He even had a one-season tour in the professional league back east, playing for the Montreal Quebecois.

“It was great lacrosse and unlike today, you moved there and we would practice five-to-six days a week,” noted Evans. “You didn’t make a ton of money but you did okay.

“We played in the Montreal Forum and used the Montreal Canadiens dressing room,” he recalled. “So you’d look up and see all the plaques and pictures. I remember tying my shoe and hearing someone say ‘Hello.’ I looked up and the guy standing over me was Jean Beliveau. I could barely speak.”

In his 10-year senior career, Evans received the WLA’s Maitland Trophy four times, recognition for displaying value to his team, good sportsmanship and assistance to minor lacrosse.

He only received one Leo Nicholson Memorial Trophy – given to the Most Valuable Goalkeeper, in 1973 – but his netminding rivals in the day included lacrosse hall of famers Joe Comeau of New West, Greg Thomas of Coquitlam, and Victoria’s Larry Smeltzer.

He is glad that he can share this induction with his family, including two daughters, ages 20 and 16, who didn’t see his playing exploits.

“It’s nice for them to hear ‘Dad accomplished something,’” Evans said, again chuckling. “‘Maybe he can’t make pancakes, but I guess he could play.’”

“I don’t think anyone sets out to one day get into a Hall of Fame,” he added. “It’s not as much a goal as it is a reward in the grand scheme of things.”

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