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CITY TEEN OUT TO HELP SENIORS

Bus stop victory is just the beginning

By Jeremy Deutsch

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Who says you can’t fight city hall? Ask Aki Ediriweera, he didn’t have to fight the man at all, instead, he just asked nicely.

It all began last fall, when the Grade 12 Burnaby North Secondary student realized there was a problem in his neighbourhood.

Ediriweera’s grandmother was on her way to a doctor’s appointment using the neighborhood’s closest bus stop on Douglas Road. As she made her way toward the bus stop she realized that there was no sidewalk between the stop and the road, exposing her to traffic danger. As the bus approached, she was wedged between the road and a ditch, causing her to almost lose balance and fall backwards.

Out of a concern for his grandmother’s well-being and the overall safety of seniors in the community, the incident prompted Ediriweera to act and push for safety enhancements at the bus stop.

At first, he brought it up at his school’s safety committee, where it was recommended he go through the city.

So, the high school student took it upon himself to write to city hall in the NewYear.

As he tells it, he wanted to feel like a regular citizen, so he sent a request to both Burnaby’s engineering department and the mayor’s office.

After some back and forth in early March, he heard back with some good news.

The city agreed to make some improvements on the bus stop, including adding a Continued on page 8

HELP: Burnaby North Secondary student Aki Ediriweera successfully lobbied the city to make safety improvements to a bus stop on Douglas Road near his home after his grandmother found herself wedged between the road and a ditch. Adiriweera now wants to see how he can help other seniors in the city. PHOTO JEREMY

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City won’t follow Vancouver in tax averaging

By Jeremy Deutsch

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While city hall grapples with setting a budget and tax rate for 2016, there’s at least one thing homeowners won’t have to deal with.

The city’s financial man-

agement committee has decided against property tax averaging, an idea that was considered in light of the sky-high property assessments facing thousands of homeowners in Burnaby this year.

The city has the power,

when experiencing dramatic increases in assessed values to pass a bylaw to average the assessed values over three years.

While it’s been done in Vancouver, it doesn’t appear Burnaby will follow suit, with a staff report noting av-

eraging assessments redistributes the tax burden from higher valued properties to lower valued properties in a given year.

The staff report assessed Vancouver’s use of the measure, finding averaging brings all properties closer

to the average change in assessment value and reduces the immediate impact of increases in assessment values on property taxes by smoothing out significant changes in a given year.

However, because the purpose of property taxes is

to provide needed revenue for city services, when reducing the taxes for properties with a higher than average increase, other lower valued properties pay higher amounts to make up the Continued on page 9

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NDP big spenders in new fed riding

By Jeremy Deutsch

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FREE AT LAST: The Burnaby-based Wildlife Rescue Association helped more than 60 seagulls that were caught in a vat of tofu residue.

After an extensive washing and rehabilitation process, the seagulls were deemed fit to be released back in the wild. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Tofu-loving seagulls cost $26,000 to rehabilitate

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All 62 seagulls soiled by tofu waste earlier this month have made a triumphant return into the wild March 23, according to the local association in charge of rehabilitating the birds.

Volunteers for the Wildlife Rescue Association released the seagulls in groups of eight on the shores of New Brighton Park in Vancouver.The birds were found caught in a tofu vat at an East Vancouver processing plant on March 11.

“Some of the gulls were a bit reluctant to come out of their kennels, but by the time we were done, we couldn’t even hear or see any more of the gulls,” said Yolanda Brooks, commu-

nications manager for the Wildlife Rescue Association.

Now that the birds have been released, the Burnabybased association is asking for the public’s help with the $26,000 cost of washing, feeding and housing the seagulls.Wildlife Rescue said donations are crucial to the group this time of year, as nearly 2,000 orphaned and struggling baby birds are expected to come through their doors over the next three months.

“We definitely need help from the wider community so that we can recoup our costs and make sure we have all our resources ready for the start of baby bird season, which is one of our busiest times of the year,” said Coleen Doucette, executive director for Wildlife

Trapped: These seagulls were trapped beneath a metal grating in a giant vat at a Vancouver tofu processing plant. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Rescue.

The incoming goslings and ducklings will need special baby bird formula, and the association believes it goes through hundreds of towels each season to wash and dry the birds.

5 quick facts about the WRA:

1. The WRA has been in existence since 1979, when volunteers created a centre at Burnaby Lake.

2. The most unusual critter helped by the WRA

is a wolverine. It’s the only known wolverine to make it through rehabilitation.

3. It costs the association close to $1 million per year to operate.

“The 62 gulls were an expected cost,” said Brooks.

Anyone interested in donating to Wildlife Rescue is encouraged to visit their website at wildliferescue.ca.

4. The majority of its funding comes from public donations and grants.

5. The centre always needs donated towels and bleach.

As it turns out, it was the NDP that were the big spenders in the hotly contested Burnaby North-Seymour riding during last fall’s federal election.

The NDP’s Carol Baird Ellan spent $151,831 on her campaign, netting $35,984 in donations and another $113,500 in party transfers, according to Elections Canada’s campaign finance summary.

It was the most spent by any of the candidates in the riding.

She finished second behind Liberal Terry Beech, collecting 15,537 votes, or 29 per cent of the vote.

The cost of running a campaign in the riding proved high, as Baird Ellan, Beech and Green candidate Lynne Quarmby all spent over $100,000.

Beech spent $129,730 on his winning campaign, while Quarmby spent $104,104 on her fourthplace finish.

The Green candidate told the NOW despite the results, the money spent on her campaign wasn’t a waste, arguing other ridings with less funding had benefitted from the profile given to her campaign.

Conservative candidate Mike Little spent $77,490 on his campaign, receiving $121,000 from the party in transfers. Little finished in third with 14,612 votes.

The list of contributors to Baird Ellan campaign also has some familiar names in political circles.

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan donated $600, prominent Trans Mountain

Pipeline opponent David Huntley donated $1,500, former B.C.Teachers’ Federation president Irene Lanzinger donated $500, former B.C. NDP candidate for Burnaby North Janet Routledge donated $250, and Burnaby school trustee Gary Wong donated $600 to Baird Ellan’s campaign.

The election expense limits for all candidates in the riding was $206,738.

While the Liberals were spending big on Beech, across town, the Liberal candidate for Burnaby South was running a more frugal campaign.

Stewart won, spending $180,599 on his re-election

Adam Pankratz spent $33,902 on his campaign, getting $6,850 in campaign contributions and receiving another $38,774 in party transfers.

He finished a close second on election night, netting 15,547 votes, fewer than 600 votes short of the winner, the NDP’s Kennedy Stewart.

Stewart won his re-election campaign, spending $180,599 on his victory.

Conservative candidate Grace Seear, who finished third in the race, has yet to file her expenses.

The election expense limits for all the candidates in the riding was $207,659.

What caused fire?

The exact cause of a small fire beneath the Market Crossing shopping centre Monday may never be unearthed.

Burnaby fire crews were called to unit 190-7515 Market Cross around 1 p.m. after some construction workers noticed smoke coming from underneath the building in the flats.

The department’s Perry Talkkari explained workers were cutting into a concrete slab earlier in the morning when they saw the smoke. He said there

was no structural damage to the building, and relatively minor damage.

However,Talkkari noted it did take some time for crews to put out the blaze, given the difficult location of the fire in the flats, which is basically a bog.

He said it will be difficult to determine what caused the fire.

“That’s going to be the unanswerable question, who knows, was it a spark, was it methane. … That’s hard to ascertain,” he said.

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Green water mystery solved The mystery of Rainbow Creek has been solved.

The little-known waterway close to Confederation Park turned an unusual colour on March 22, as noted

by Heights resident Cindy Oliver.

“It wasn’t a natural colour; it was bright fluorescent green,” Oliver told the NOW. Oliver reported the odd hue to the city, and on Tuesday, environmental services officer Chris Ensing emailed the NOW saying it was a harmless product.

“Staff found out that it was a dye test that was done in the area.Typically it’s an environmentally friendly product that is used to

Rainbow green: A NOW reader snapped this photo of Rainbow Creek recently. PHOTO CINDY OLIVER

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Unfortunately it looks very much like antifreeze, which would be toxic to fish,” Ensing said.

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A hand injury and a trip to Burnaby Hospital has landed the facility and a couple of doctors in court.

According to a statement of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court,Tamara Wojdylo is suing the hospital, three doctors and the Fraser Health Authority over her treatment for a hand injury.

Two doctors, Brian McGowan and Donald Ferrier are also named in the suit, while a third doctor is listed as a John Doe. The suit claims Wojdylo, a Vancouver resident, went to the hospital on March 2, 2014 for pain in her right hand and wrist caused by a fall.

of income and earning capacity.

She’s seeking general and special damages, loss of past and future income and health-care costs.

None of the allegations

has been proven in court.

Fraser Health has yet to file a response.

In a response to the suit filed March 16, the two doctors deny the allegations and have asked for the

court case to be dismissed.

The response stated the treatment provided by McGowan included getting a history, carrying out a physical exam, Continued on page 10

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She claims as a result of the negligence, she has suffered permanent disability …

X-rays were ordered for her right hand and wrist, and she was given a splint and sent home with no further instructions, according to documents.

Wojdylo claims she still had pain in her hand and wrist and in June 2014, she discovered she had a scaphoid fracture that was undiagnosed by the hospital. She underwent a bone grafting procedure shortly after.

The suit, which was filed in 2015, claims the delay in the diagnosis and treatment of the fracture were caused by the negligence of the defendants, for failing to properly review and report all xrays related to the injury, for failing to adopt a reasonable system of ordering and reviewing x-ray films and reports, and failing to provide follow-up for the injuries Wojdylo was being treated for.

She claims as a result of the negligence, she has suffered permanent disability of the right hand and wrist, chronic pain and arthritis.

Wojdylo said she also continues to undergo treatment, and because of the injuries she has incurred loss

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What women deal with every day “Shadow of fear hangs over Burnaby.”

The headline is big and bold and on the front page of a Vancouver daily newspaper.

It is true and untrue as many headlines often are.

It is true that people, particularly women, are being super vigilant after the city has seen five sexual attacks in six weeks. It is untrue that the city is under a complete cloud of fear.

The sad fact is that

women almost always have to be super vigilant when they are out alone on trails, or even on city streets.We don’t know of a single woman whose heart doesn’t beat a bit faster when she finds herself alone on a trail or sidewalk when a single male happens to be walking behind her, or is wearing a hoody.

The thought is always there. Is this guy just another walker or jogger, or is he up to no good? Can

I outrun him? What will I do if he comes after me?

And, the almost always ever-present inner voice that questions “Am I overreacting?”

There are also other feelings.The anger that sometimes rises without notice.The inner voice that says, “Screw it, I’m not going to let him ruin my walk.”

However, that’s easier said than done. Burnaby RCMP are holding a pub-

lic safety seminar tonight, and to be sure, one of the things they are going to say is that people should avoid being out alone on trails or in less-populated areas.

Police are going to say stick to well-lit areas and switch directions if you think you are being followed.

This month we interviewed a women’s selfdefence instructor who likened self-defence to

first-aid. “We consider self-defence like first aid, it’s a life skill.We think everyone should have it,” she said. She told us later that after the article was published her class at SFU increased considerably.

That is good. It is also sad.The fact is that statistics show that nearly half of all women will be attacked at some point in their life. It might be an attack that leaves the woman with injuries that

she never truly recovers from. It may be an attack that simply reminds her that she is vulnerable.

It may be an attack that makes her doubt her instincts. Any attack leaves its mark.

And sometimes the worst is, truly, a shadow of fear.

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

B.C. fared well from budget

I doubt any province fared better from the recent federal government budget than B.C., which may actually have received a record harvest of Ottawa largesse and attention.

Last week I suggested relations between the Trudeau government and the Christy Clark government may ultimately sour if the Pacific Northwest LNG project is nixed by Ottawa, but for now things seem to be going swimmingly well between the two.

And considering how much money Ottawa is prepared to pour into this province, why wouldn’t they?

After years of parsimonious budgets from the likes of Stephen Harper and Jean Chretien, B.C. is feeling the love of a prime minister who has thrown fiscal caution to the wind and gone on a spending spree the likes of which hasn’t been seen – in this province at least – in a very long time.

The budget contains a number of line items for B.C. that carry with them big time funding amounts: $460 million for transit improvements, $60 million for a forensic lab at the Surrey RCMP headquarters, $86 million for Highway 1 expansion – the list is long.

Perhaps the key offering from the federal government is its commitment to pick up 50 per cent of the funding of major infrastructure projects, such as the proposed Surrey light rail transit lines and the Broadway subway or Skytrain extension.

That change in the funding formula will cut municipal funding requirements in half, as cities will now have to pay just 17 per cent of the budget, instead of 33 per cent. From B.C.’s perspective, what’s not to like?

The only major disappointment, for some, is the delay in funding those big transit projects. But the prime minister’s retort is a valid one: why spend money on them now when the plans for them haven’t even hit the drawing board?

There are likely a number of reasons for the Trudeau government’s apparent affection for B.C. One may be the prime minister’s own strong personal ties to the province, since his mother’s family is from here, and he went to university and taught here.

But another, and probably, bigger one is based on the Liberal Party unexpectedly winning 17 seats here in the election, and presumably Trudeau wants to use that breakthrough as a Western anchor that has long been elusive to his party.

Then there’s the fact that B.C. is leading the country in economic growth and is expected be the leader for some time yet.TheTrudeau government, no doubt nervous about the poor economic performance across the nation, may want to do everything it can to keep B.C.’s economy firing on all cylinders. And spending gobs of money here will help ensure that will happen.

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

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Mystery of the green creek water continues

Dear Editor Re: Should refugees get free leisure passes?, Burnaby NOW, March 25.

When I saw this headline I got a little agitated. I thought it meant long-term passes, which I’m sure many of us long standing Burnaby residents would love if they were a bit more affordable. Then I read on to see that they were referring to single-use leisure passes, which I agree with 100 per cent. What a great way to help refugees feel a bit more welcome to the community and to be introduced to the facilities available to them.

Susan Bourne, Burnaby

Sanctuary schools could be costly pursuit Dear Editor Re: When kids have to keep a big secret, Burnaby NOW, March 23.

Schools as a sanctuary? Hmmm, I wonder how many resources will be used and money it will cost to research this initiative.

Will schools be required to provide accomodation, food and clothing for the students?

Aren’t churches better equipped to handle students and families who are in the process of being deported? The school district has a home-based learning teacher who can assist with the student’s education while they are in a sanctuary. Doesn’t it make one wonder why other school districts haven’t implemented schools as sanctuaries?

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Improvements needed at Old Orchard mall Dear Editor Re: Two men charged in strip mall shooting, Burnaby NOW, March 25.

I understand that onlookers were shocked to witness ‘a brazen daylight shooting’ this past September at Old Orchard Mall. A shooting also occurred at this mall in April 2013. I am not surprised, rather I am saddened that such criminal acts have occurred at Old Orchard Mall. … anything When driving by goes. Even Old Orchard Mall find that more shootings it Ioften than not there are people seems. easily seen openly, and illegally, drinking alcohol on the Kingsway side of Old Orchard property. The comments made to some passersby are offensive.

Calls to Prospero, who manage this property, and to Paladin Security, who are contracted to provide security,have not led to any improvement. If anything, the open, illegal drinking is more frequent with growing numbers involved.

The message such behaviour sends is not that this is a site where rules are to be followed, rather, anything goes. Even shootings it seems.

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Zarena Anne No,but there’s a terrible gas type odour at the start of the Brunette River trail towards the Burnaby Lake and the water not glowing is rusty green.

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Paul Cipywnyk Sometimes a harmless fluorescent green dye is used to track problems with drains connecting to creeks, but if that were the case, the City ought to know about it.

Jennifer Moreau That’s what I thought it might be, but she said the city investigated and found nothing as the water was already clear. Also, there’s not much upstream from this place.

Andrew Bergink I think it’s Ninja Turtles Julian Gordziejewski We should rename it kryptonite creek.

David Lee Hey I have seen the same thing up on burnaby mountain in a creek that runs down the south side of the mountain. The creek crosses on of popular hiking/biking trails known as Mel’s and flows under a wooden bridge. It was last summer when I noticed the water was a bright fluorescent green color like anti-freeze for cars. I also wondered what it was.

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Maggie May We decided before she was born not to feed our daughter any of those ‘pies’. And she has plenty of joy surrounding those holidays and childhood experiences. She’s not missing out on anything. She knows Santa is representative of Christmas like the giant lumberjack at Giants hockey games are representative of the team. When she lost her first two teeth I donned fairy wings to exchange her teeth for money. She made the connection herself between that and us exchanging money for food at the store so yay...a contextual, age appropriate understanding of commerce. She’s not losing out on experiences just because we’ve decided not to propagate a lie. We still do all the things related to Christmas, Easter, whatever just with an open understanding of what’s reality and what’s fun stuff related to the season. I can tell you that without a doubt she still feels the magic of all those holidays.

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Good Samaritan: Burnaby North Secondary student Aki Ediriweera has successfully lobbied the city to make safety improvements to a bus stop on Douglas Road near his home. PHOTO JEREMY DEUTSCH

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‘It will make an impact’ Continued from page 1 small asphalt lip on the edge of the roadway as well as adding some reflective pavement markers.The work will be carried out shortly when the weather improves.

“I think it’s a nice step toward community safety,” Ediriweera told the NOW, suggesting a little persistence can pay off.

“For something like this for your own grandmother or other seniors in general too, it will make an impact on them.”

But the high school student isn’t done. He’s got a few more ideas in the bag to help seniors stay safe in the community.

In the case of his grandmother, he said she’s lucky because he was there to convey her situation to the city, which ultimately led to change. But Ediriweera argued there are many seniors

in Burnaby who don’t have access to a computer or simply don’t know how to send an email to report their concerns to city hall.

He’s pitching a community hotline where seniors can report their safety concerns to the city.

“For seniors, if they have the ability to just tell someone, and then from there, that general line is able to convey their message to the respected parties, that would be really, really amazing,” he said.

Ediriweera said the next step is to figure out a cost and the logistics of setting up such a line, but he believes there are plenty of people in the community who want to volunteer and would take part.

While he’s busy finishing up school, he said he intends to take a closer look at his proposal when he has

more time this summer.

Coun. Sav Dhaliwal said he would consider bringing the idea up with city staff, suggesting there’s always room to improve communication between seniors and the city.

He also acknowledged that not everyone uses a computer.

“It’s difficult for even those who can find their way around sometimes to find the right people to talk to,” Dhaliwal said.

However, the city councillor also suggested the city has a good track record in responding to residents through its central line, also pointing out the elderly have access to city services through the various seniors’ centres. He also noted the city has seniors’ liaisons to make sure any issue are brought forward.

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Tax averaging would penalize some owners Continued from page 1 shortfall in total taxes collected.

The report still has to go through city council.

Coun. Paul McDonell, who sits on the finance committee, suggested the move would penalize property owners with the lowest taxes and subsidize people with higher property values.

“To me that doesn’t make any sense. If you’ve got a place worth $2 million, why should a person that’s got a condominium… be paying higher taxes just to lower your taxes,” he told the NOW. City council had been asking the provincial government for help to deal with assessments as it relates to property taxes, mainly asking for a freeze on assessments.

That request was declined, by the Minister for Community, Sport and Cultural Development earlier this year.

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McDonell said the city wants to work with the province to change the homeowners grant threshold, noting a recent lift in the threshold to $1.2 million doesn’t return it to the level where it was cut to three years ago. He argued the grant threshold should keep pace with inflation.

The staff report also pointed out 78 per cent of Burnaby residential homes meet the lower eligibility threshold, based on an average residential property value of $819,519, but it’s 13 per cent less than the provincial target.

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People now PROFILE

Ryan Miller His passion RABBITS Why is he in the news?

You’ve seen a lot of dog parks, but have you ever heard of a rabbit park?

Ryan Miller’s mission is to establish a rabbit park in Burnaby, close to Metrotown. The Vancouver resident has four rabbits, all sterilized, and he travels

everywhere with them in a pet carrier that looks like a baby stroller. Miller likes to take them to parks to roam around, but with the danger of dogs, he would prefer a fenced area – hence the rabbit park idea.

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you ever worried they might run off?

No, not these two. I would never bring them out here if there were any chance. I know they are very calm, I know them very well. I don’t want to say I tamed them. Because they are both rescues, they had anxieties and stuff, and we’ve gotten through that. They’re totally fine to come out here and play and not be spooked and not run away.

Can you introduce your bunnies?

I have four rabbits total. The two I have here are Honey Bear and Miss America. They’re a pair of Holland lops. And at my sister’s place right now, I have another Holland lop named Skippy, also known as The Shark, and Pixie, who is a Lion Head, who was rescued from Richmond Auto Mall.

Why is the rabbit nicknamed “Shark”?

Because of the sound he makes when he chases after Pixie and female rabbits in general.

He sounds like Jaws, with that little humming noise he makes, and just his colouring, just his demeanour. Sometimes, the way he looks at the other rabbits, he looks like he’s going to attack them like a shark, but all he wants to do is smother them with kisses.

You have your two rabbits out here, grazing on the lawn outside the library. Are

BUNNY LOVE: Ryan Miller with one of his rabbits. He wants to see a rabbit park set up where rabbit owners could let their rabbits out to play, similar to what dog owners have for dogs. PHOTO JENNIFER MOREAU

learn to do that and also to use a litter box. They’re very curious. They like to get into all kinds of bags and whatever you’ve got.

They become very close to the person for sure.

These two trust me so

And do you take them with you everywhere? I see you have this repurposed baby carriage with some grass inside.

Yes, I take them everywhere I can. SkyTrain is good for that. Indoor places are somewhat limited, but we’re getting through that.

What are they like as pets?

They are a lot like cats.

They have personalities of their own.You kind of have to work with that as well. So they’re not necessarily going to be this sweet little bunny rabbit looking to cuddle.You can teach them stuff, to not chew things. … They will

I just want to raise awareness that there’s a rabbit overpopulation in the Lower Mainland. I’d like to find a peaceful solution.

much, they’re actually not afraid to be out in the city in a buggy.

I understand you’re interested in establishing an outdoor rabbit park. Can you tell me a little bit about how that would work?

That idea came about from this combination of taking them out to the parks – or trying to - and getting chased out by dogs and things.

I keep running into other people who see the rabbits, and some of them have rabbits themselves, and are trying to figure out what they can do with them to enjoy them more and to just take them out and have them socialize.

That’s how we got the idea to have this rabbit park, an enclosed park, where rabbit owners can take them down and the

rabbits can socialize with each other and interact and everybody can be in a closed area, we know this is our space, and there’s grass for them to chew, bushes and things to climb on and to dig.

Most people get dogs or cats. What drew you to rabbits?

It was actually my exwife, who … introduced me to rabbits. We weren’t allowed to have dogs in the townhouse where we lived.

So we tried to think of something else we could have instead… She decided to go with a rabbit.

And I just fell in love with them. They are so beautiful and so sweet.

And is that actually a baby carriage or a pet carriage?

It’s a pet carriage. It’s spe-

cifically made for dogs, but I haven’t seen anybody else with this thing in town. People think it’s such a great idea.

Anything else you want to say about your rabbits?

I just want to raise awareness that there’s a rabbit overpopulation in the Lower Mainland.

People are debating what should be done about it.

And I definitely want to say the idea of extermination or culling the population is not the way to go.

Especially when it comes to rabbits. They just multiply again so fast I’d like to find a peaceful solution to this rabbit situation.

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Community Beavers at work: This massacre of trees to the west of Burnaby Lake along Still Creek appears to be the work of beavers. Metro Vancouver is hosting a beaver watch event this Friday. PHOTO

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day, April 2.The event kicks off at 10 a.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring Mayor Derek Corrigan.

BURNABY BIZ IN ABBY Also on this weekend is

the Fraser Valley Food + Gluten-Free Living Show, featuring a handful of Burnaby businesses.

From April 1 to 3, visitors can drop by Tradex in Abbotsford to check out foods

and treats from producers and manufacturers large and small, including the following Burnaby-based businesses: Beverage Concepts International; Cutco Cutlery; Damiani Fine Foods;

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Old Country Pierogi restaurant will also be on-hand.

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CARING FOR SENIORS IN BURNABY

What’s missing from the 2016 budget for seniors?

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he president of a provincewide umbrella group for seniors is calling on the federal government to do more to help the country’s elderly.

The recently proposed increases to the Guaranteed Income Supplement in the federal budget are “not nearly enough,” according to Lorraine Logan, president of the Council of Senior Ci!zens’ Organiza!ons of B.C. “You try to nnd a rental place for $700 anywhere that isn’t an SRO,” said Logan, referring to the single-room-occupancy hotels most famous in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. “It’s awful.”

A lot of older adults are going without certain things they may have been looking forward to in re!rement, like travelling, Logan said.

“They go without is what they do. Many of our older adults are suppor!ng children or grandchildren, a lot of children are moving home,” she said.

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“Where it’s going to land and what kind of condi!ons will be on it are really impera!ve,” Logan said.

Stephen D’Souza, execu!ve director of Burnaby Community Services, welcomed the increase to the GIS and agreed that the budget was lacking in some areas.

“We were hoping to see a lot more around health care, and not just a"ordable housing, but appropriate housing,” he said, referring to seniors’ home care or assisted living facili!es.

“There’s not enough available. There are huge waitlists, (and) they are expensive

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D’Souza explained that many seniors don’t even sign up for OAS or GIS because they may not know how, or they have trouble with the bureaucracy.

“They could be living o" savings. They could be making a choice between medica!on and food and housing,” he said. “We do have a popula!on of seniors who are homeless.”

Burnaby Community Services also runs the local MealsOn-Wheels program and works with Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society.

Seniors need a!ordable housing and appropriate housing, For budget highlights, see which could mean home page 20. care or assisted living.

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A refugee aid group in Burnaby is launching a new program to turn regular citizens into settlement support workers to help one of the most vulnerable groups of refugees.

Journey Home Community Society will train church groups and community members to help people who apply for refugee status after they arrive in Canada. It’s the first attempt to coordinate help for this population, said James Grunau from Journey Home Community Association.

“I don’t know of anybody else that is actually training groups to sponsor refugee claimant families and to take on the full settlement picture for a newly arriving refugee claimant family,” said Grunau. “We’re not wanting to diminish the private sponsorship program.

We’re just saying there’s a whole body of people already here who aren’t get-

ting help or attention.”

Asylum seeking refugees arrive in Canada and then claim refugee status, unlike government-assisted refugees or privately sponsored refugees, who are pre-approved before they come to Canada. Asylum seeking refugees can easily fall through the cracks because there’s less government aid available when they first arrive.That’s where Journey Home steps in, with help funding housing and applying for refugee status and income assistance.

There are roughly 1,000 refugee claimants arriving in the Lower Mainland each year. Journey Home, which only has five staff members, helps roughly 35 to 40 people a year, but Grunau sees this new program as a way to multiply the helpers.The training program will focus on three areas: housing, settlement support and relational care.

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The Pacific Steelers have snagged themselves a goal scorer.

The Junior Women’s Hockey League team announced the commitment of Amy Potomak, a Burnaby Winter Club product, for the upcoming 2016-17 season.

The 16-year-old Potomak comes over after her final season with the Pursuit of Excellence program where she posted 28 goals and 17 assists over 30 games.The 5-foot-eight, 148-pound centre also was captain of the 2015 under-18 B.C. squad at the nationals, earning MVP honours during the Ontario-hosted tournament.

Potomak’s resume also includes international experience, having helped Canada secure silver at the 2016 U18 IIHF Women’s World championships, where she collected two goals and two assists in five games to finish fifth in tournament scoring. She was invited to the Canadian National women’s team training camp earlier this year.

“I have been coaching female hockey for 20 years and there are very few players I have come across that have Amy’s creativity, vision and ability to score. She is a special athlete who is going to do amazing things in the game,” said Steelers head coach Jeff Eaton.

Potomak has committed to play for the NCAA national champion University of Minnesota in 2017-18, joining her sister Sarah who just received the NCAA Rookie of theYear award.

The Steelers, based in Richmond, feature Burnaby forward Megan Lai, and New Westminster natives Monica Disanjh and McGill University-bound Olivia Ramos.

Solid presence: In his final junior B hockey playoffs, Grandview Steelers’ Tim Chow (at right) proved to be one of the league’s top offensive snipers, tallying 12 goals and eight assists over 17 games. The Steelers’ season ended Saturday when the Mission City Outlaws tempered them 7-2 to win the Pacific Junior B Hockey League playoff title.

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Outlaws plug Steelers to pinch PJHL crown It was a night for Outlaws.

The Mission City Outlaws locked up the 2015-16 Pacific Junior B Hockey League playoff title on Saturday, blasting the Grandview Steelers 7-2 to win the series four games to one.

The Burnaby-based Steelers, who forced Game 5 with a

dramatic 3-2 overtime win last Wednesday on Ian Prevost’s marker, were fortunate to escape the first period Saturday in a 0-0 tie after Mission outshot them 20-10.

The Outlaws took its first lead just 45 seconds into the middle frame on Bryce Pisiak’s ninth

of the postseason.The Steelers pulled even four minutes later when Braden Gurney cashed in a powerplay chance, on assists from Timothy Chow and Adam Rota.

The following 25 minutes belonged to Mission, who counted six goals to lead 7-1 with 10 min-

utes left in the third.

Rota completed the scoring.

Chow topped all Grandview shooters with 12 goals and eight assists over 17 games, three points back of Mission’s Kolby Steen and Pisiak.

Netminder Cole MacInnes faced 55 shots on the day.

Dickson, Proceviat garner honours from SFU

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With the arrival of spring comes the annual unveiling of award winners.

A pair of Burnaby natives were front and centre in the proceedings last week when Simon Fraser University announced its 2016 Athletic Awards recipients at the Hilton Vancouver MetroTown.

Collecting the Lorne Davies Athletes of theYear honours were point guard Ellen Kett and linebacker Jordan Herdman.

A junior from Melbourne, Australia, Kett earned a spot on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Conference first team, having placed top-5 in assists and three-point shooting in the NCAA. In the Clan’s upset 67-66 victory over No. 1 Alaska Anchorage, Kett tallied a triple-double with 14 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.

Herdman, meanwhile, proved a lock as GNAC Defensive Player of theYear, picking up an All-Region first team honour as well as the Clan’s first-ever NCAA All-American second team spot.

The Winnipeg native was a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award, presented to the top defensive player in NCAA Div. 2, Div. 3 and NAIA, after setting the GNAC single game record for tackles and placing fifth overall in tackles.

Burnaby’s Cameron Proceviat and Surrey’s Rachel Proctor were chosen the Bill De Vries All-Around Athletes of theYear, presented to senior student athletes who excel in competition, the classroom and the community.

Proceviat, a Moscrop grad, fell 1.2 seconds short of winning the NCAA Div. 2 800-metres indoor title after helping the cross-country team to a 12th place result at nationals. President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee

(SAAC), Proceviat volunteers as a learning coach and carries a 3.9 grade-point-average in molecular biology and biochemistry.

A GNAC All-Conference first team outfielder, Proctor proved to be one of the top batters in the conference, and made the Dean’s Honour Roll this year as a student in Health Sciences.

The women’s Rookie of theYear choice was forward and Burnaby North alumna Christina Dickson.

In a debut year which saw her deliver a highlight reel game, scoring three times in nine minutes, Dickson led the women’s soccer team with seven goals and three assists, finishing fourth in conference scoring. She was voted the GNAC freshman of the year and All-Region second team member.

Mackenzie Hamill, named the men’s co-Rookie of theYear, achieved a historic first for the men’s swimming program, earning its first NCAA champion ti-

tle with a victory in the 1650-yard freestyle final.

Sharing the award was golfer Chris Crisologo of Richmond.

The freshman placed sixth overall at the NCAA national golf championships and was named the GNAC Freshman of theYear, All-Region first team and to the NCAA All-American second team.

Receiving the Terry Fox Most Inspirational Athletes of theYear awards were soccer players Olivia Aguiar and Brandon Watson.

Aguiar finished third in team scoring while helping the women’s program post its best season in five years. She serves as vice-president of the SAAC, championing the #consentmatters promotion and is a learning coach.

Watson has been a captain and a leader on the men’s soccer team since transferring from Coastal Carolina.The Victoria product posted the second-best goals

against average and save percentage in the conference, and held the opposition scoreless at all home games, earning a GNAC All-Conference second-team honour.

The biomedical physiology student serves as a learning coach.

The swimming quartet of Adrian VanderHelm, Gabriel Lee, Colton Peterson and Hamill swam away with the President’s Athletic Achievement Team of theYear trophy. All four netted All-American honours and led the Clan to 10th overall at the nationals.

Middle distance runner and biomedical physiology student Lorenzo Smith completed a hat trick as the Department Scholar Athlete Award, taking the honour for the third straight year after achieving the highest overall GPA of 4.21 out of a possible 4.33.

Basketball’s Elisa Homer picked up the Rick Jones Award for Courage, which recognizes an Continued on page 24

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Sports now Barzal, Holowka start hot

Mathew Barzal is one reason why the Seattle Thunderbirds are among the Canadian Hockey League’s most recent Top-10.

The Burnaby Winter Club product has been red-hot since the start of the Western Hockey League playoffs, counting three assists in the team’s 4-1 victory over Prince George in Game 2 on Saturday.

Seattle, which entered the playoffs ranked 10th overall, finished the regular season third in the Western Conference at 45-23-4.

Only three WHL teams made the rankings -- with Brandon and Victoria the other two.

Also picking up an assist in the second game was fellow T-bird and Burnaby native

Nick Holowko.

In Game 1, where Seattle eked out a 3-2 overtime win, defenceman Joseph Carvalho registered an assist for Prince George.

The series continued Tuesday, past the NOW’s deadline.

A 20-year-old veteran with the Red Deer Rebels, Adam Helewka launched the new season right, scoring twice in his team’s 3-1 win over the Calgary Hitmen last week.

The Burnaby native’s first goal came with 4:49 left in the third to break a 1-1 tie. Helewka would cap it with an empty-netter.

In Game 2, he added his third goal of the series in a 5-2 loss.

Rowers make national squad Rowing Canada unveiled its standard bearers who will be competing in eight events at the first World Rowing Cup event later this month in Italy.

Two members of the team of 28 are products of

the Burnaby Lake Rowing Club.

Lauren Wilkinson, a member of the women’s eight team, and Brendan Hodge, with the lightweight men’s four, will be among the athletes taking

to the waters in Varese, Italy from April 15 to 17 for the inaugural World Rowing Cup.The second stage goes May 27 to 30 in Switzerland. Canada has qualified six boats for this year’s Olympics.

Clan hand out athlete hardware

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Emily M. Brentwood Park Elementary School,Grade 7

Above, Anisa and Shiana colour in their designs in Nadine Stack’s class at Lakeview Elementary. Top right, fellow Lakeview Elementary student Chayton Theys poses with his work-in-progress ad. Bo$om right, Miggy Guerrero adds a touch of forest green to his ad drawing.

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Richard T. Lee MLA Burnaby North

Office: 1833 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby Phone: 604.775.0778 Fax: 604.775.0833 Email:Richard.Lee.MLA@leg.bc.ca www.richardleemla.bc.ca

Ella, South Slope BCSD Elementary School, Grade 6

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Mehak Ecole Brantford Elementary, Grade 6

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Above and at right, girls from Patricia Long’s Grade 5/6 class at Taylor Park Elementary draw their designs.

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Sana G. Twelfth Avenue Elementary School, Grade 7

Joy W., École Marlborough Elementary School, Grade 7

Above, Lola Stojakovic and Teagan Young of Wynne Eng’s Gilmore Community School Grade 5/6 class participate in Design an Ad 2016. At right, more students from Eng’s class spruce up their drawings.

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Raj Chouhan, MLA Chouhan, MLA Burnaby-Edmonds Burnaby-Edmonds

Community Community Office: Office: 5234 Rumble St., Burnaby V5J 2B6 604-660-7301 (p) Fax: 604-660-7304 (f) Tel: 604-660-7301 604-660-7304 email: Raj.Chouhan.MLA@leg.bc.ca www.rajchouhan.ca • email: raj.chouhan.mla@leg.bc.ca

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Aedrie C., Taylor Park Elementary School, Grade 6

Zohra Nikjo and Tanisha Johal of Lakeview Elementary pencil in their designs in Nadine Stack’s class.

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For more information on how you can get involved please visit or email

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Brent A. Second Street Community School, Grade 6

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Above, Kitchener Elementary students show off their custom ads for The Valley Bakery. Below, Grade 6/7 students showcase their Anton’s Pasta designs.

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For more information or to donate call

604-431-2881

Vanessa F. Aubrey Elementary School, Grade 7

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4351 Hastings Street, Burnaby | 604.299.1099 | www.heightsdentistry.ca

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4260 E. Hastings St. Burnaby Tel: 604-299-6636

Kathy, Nelson Elementary School, Grade 7

Michael, Kitchener Elementary School, Grade 7

Above, Emanuel McKinnon and Gurveen Maghera pause while drawing to smile for the camera at Lakeview Elementary. At right, Sunnie Sun from École Capitol Hill Elementary works on her Burnaby Schools ad.

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Kennedy Stewart, MP Burnaby-South

4940 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 2E3 604-291-8863 email: kennedy.stewart@parl.gc.ca

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Rowena H. Nelson Elementary School, Grade 7

Above, Cameron Elementary students Ken Ito and Sol Kim bring some lovin’ to Design an Ad with their McDonald’s drawings. At right, Ayah and Razan work on their colourful designs.

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604-473-9363

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Denise, Douglas Road Elementary School, Grade 7

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Above, Lyndhurst Elementary student Lukash Masek adds some aqua to his art.

At left, Darcy Singh’s Grade 7 students Erica Ramage and Lily MacIntyre work on brightening up their ad designs .

Naseeb S.Lakeview Elementary School, Grade 6.

Elijah P. Stride Avenue Community School, Grade 7

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BURNABY TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION #115 - 3993 HENNING DRIVE, BURNABY Ph: (604) 294-8141 • Fax: (604) 294-9846 Email: bta@bctf.ca

GOODYEAR ULTIMATE SOURCE AUTOMOTIVE INC., 5334 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby 604-291-0462 www.goodyearusa.com

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Thank you everyone for participating in Design an Ad 20165!

View the artwork from some of Burnaby’s most creative minds on display at: Lougheed Town Centre (Family Room, upper floor, across from children’s play area)

NORTH RD & LOUGHEED 4075 North Road 604-421-4620

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Jayda N. Lyndhurst Elementary School, Grade 7

Miranda C. 12 th Avenue Elementary School, Grade 7

Van Esen and Jacob Spartano, Grade7 students at Lyndhurst Elementary, put the finishing touches on their Design an Ad 2016 drawings.

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CARRIERS NEEDED Please call 604-398-3481 or Email distribution@burnabynow.com

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Q & A with White Spot Menu Development Manager & Nutritionist Arlana Alkema How did you get involved with menu development and nutrition?

I was working at the Scott Road White Spot while studying for my degree in nutrition at UBC. At some point I was asked to do a complete nutritional analysis of the White Spot menu for the head office. After my degree was complete, I began helping out full time with the menu development team, which grew my love for food and developing new dishes.

What are the food trends that stand out to you right now?

Everything local and food transparency – people care where their food comes from and want to know what is in it!

How is White Spot helping guests choose healthier options?

We created a Lifestyle Choices program this Spring that helps guests make wholesome choices when they are ordering at White Spot.

What super food options are available on the menu?

Look for quinoa, spinach and salmon options on our menu.

What are some alternative ways to make your meal lighter?

We’ve made it easy to choose lighter options. Here are some ways: swap your bun with lettuce or our gluten-friendly/vegan bun, go green & choose a salad instead of fries, ask for sauce on the side, swap your beef patty for a lighter option like salmon, turkey or veggie patty, or chicken breast.

What’s your favourite healthy dish at White Spot?

Crunchy Asian Noodle Salad – it has tons and tons of fresh veggies and herbs in it and an awesome sesame ginger dressing we make in-house. Plus it only has 276 calories!

Does White Spot have Vegetarian and/or Gluten-friendly options?

We sure do! You can find these items by looking for the V and G icons on the menu.

Why did you choose to work for White Spot?

My first job was at White Spot – I started when I was 16 as a busser and worked at the Scott Road location for 9 years until I made the move to head office.

What is the best part of your job?

My team! Every day we have fun, every day is different and exciting.

What are you most proud of at White Spot?

This past October we undertook one of the largest menu changes in years – we added ten new dishes and streamlined systems to make dishes easier to execute in our kitchens. I’m very proud of the work our team did and the work our kitchens did to execute this menu.

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