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Michael J. Fox enjoys one of the lighter moments at the Michael J. Fox gala event Thursday night as his mom, Phyllis, covers her face. The gala was held after the annual golf tournament on Thursday. The tournament and gala are fundraisers for the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby. For the story and more photos see page 10. For a photo gallery go to www.burnabynow.com PHOTO LISA KING
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No more puppies for sale in stores? Calls for ban on puppy and kitten sales in city stores could trigger city to review its animal bylaw By Cayley Dobie
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The sale of puppies and kittens in Burnaby pet stores could be a thing of the past if a Maple Ridge woman gets her wish. At Monday’s city council meeting, Jordyn Croft presented the results of a
year-long project aimed at stopping Pet Habitat from selling kittens and puppies. Over the past few months, Croft has been collecting signatures for a petition that calls on the City of Burnaby to ban the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores. She now has 460 signatures, in addition to the 270
she collected last fall, when she first approached the city about the Metrotown pet shop. “(The puppies) have no fresh air, they don’t have space for exercise, they’re lacking (human) contact and most of that is just people tapping on the glass they’re in,” Croft told coun-
cillors and staff. Coun. Sav Dhaliwal was the first to agree with Croft that the city needs to step in on this issue. In an interview Tuesday morning, he told the NOW, he’d tried to have the sale of puppies and kittens banned during the last review of the animal control bylaw about three years ago,
but at the time, there wasn’t an appetite for it. Attitudes appear to have changed since then. On Monday, several councillors and the mayor echoed Dhaliwal and Croft’s call to put a stop to this practice pending a review of the bylaw. “I think there’s good rea-
son for us to ask for or seek a review sometime soon,” Dhaliwal said. “It seemed like a number of councillors who did speak on it were also thinking that perhaps a ban is in order because it doesn’t seem to be improved.” Continued on page 8
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A Burnaby charity that runs programs for kids traditionally excluded from organized sports needs $3,500 to make it to the end of the school year. Burnaby MoreSports – launched by Burnaby Neighbourhood House, parks and rec and the school district about 10 years ago – offers hockey, basketball and soccer programs to kids in grades 2 to 5 at four local elementary schools. It’s aimed at boosting sports participation among girls, new immigrants and kids from low income families who might not be able to afford the fees charged by athletic clubs. “It’s a valuable community program that meets the needs of children who
SPORTS FOR ALL MoreSports participants Isabelle Egwalu, Tara Kato, Lydia Belete and Luniva Maharjan enjoy a soccer session at Stride Avenue Community School. The sports group, which works to include kids who are often left out of traditional organized sports, needs funding to stay afloat for the rest of the season. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR are often left out of traditional organized sports, and it would be a shame to see it fail,” Neighbourhood House program director Kimberly Barwich said. The organization was granted charitable status
just this month, which will open up funding opportunities in the future, Barwich said, but some of the group’s regular funders didn’t donate to the program this year. “The funding climate is difficult,” she said. “I
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City drug deaths trigger more calls for naloxone By Cornelia Naylor
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A surge in drug overdose deaths that led the province to declare a public health emergency in April has motivated organizations working in Burnaby to try to get the life-saving antidote naloxone into the hands of more young people. Drug overdose deaths in Burnaby have nearly doubled over the last nine years, jumping from nine in 2007 to 16 last year, according to new data released by the B.C. Coroners Service last month. The increase mirrors a similar surge provincewide – with fentanyl, a synthetic painkiller 100 times more potent than morphine, accounting for or contributing to a growing percentage of
the deaths. In 2012, fentanyl was detected – alone or in combination with other drugs – in five per cent of overdose deaths in the province. In 2015, that figure shot up to 32 per cent. And people under the age of 30, have accounted for an increasing percentage of drug deaths: 29 per cent for the first quarter of 2016, compared to 19 per cent in 2007. Even before the province declared the health emergency, Brian Gross, project director for ValleyYouth Partnership for Engagement and Respect (VYPER) said youth in his program had talked about coming up with ways to keep kids safer. “A lot of these youth are dealing with friends who are using fentanyl on a daily ba-
sis and feel like, ‘What can I do?’” Gross said. Many didn’t know what naloxone was, he said, and only after they first learned about it, did they start sharing personal stories about times they really could have used it. “Stories started coming out about having been at parties where there was an overdose and sometimes sitting next to someone who was overdosing, and that was a really horrific experience for them that probably was unspeakable until that moment because it’s so stigmatizing too,” Gross said. VYPER, a Health Canada-funded program that works with youth throughout the Fraser Health region, decided to approach Continued on page 4
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No run for Rinaldo ‘Insensitive’ tweets come back to haunt Liberal By Tereza Verenca
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After a series of “insensitive” tweets from 2012 resurfaced earlier this month, the B.C. Liberal candidate for BurnabyLougheed has announced he won’t be running in the 2017 provincial election. In a statement posted on Twitter last Friday, Randy Rinaldo said his past tweets – which include negative generalizations about the Roma population, suggesting that child poverty is a result of poor parenting and a comment about running over a sex offender – have made him reflect on whether the current timing is truly the best fit for him at this point in his life. “My wife and I are expecting our second child soon, and my responsibility as a father needs to be my priority and focus, one
that I take very seriously,” he wrote. “While insensitive Twitter posts from several years ago no longer reflect who I am today, the fact remains that this issue has become a distraction to my candidacy and family responsibilities.” The negative tweets resurfaced on May 11 after Vancouver School Board trustee Patti Bacchus shared a screen grab of an exchange between her and Rinaldo in 2012. Responding to something Bacchus had posted, Rinaldo wrote, “Child poverty is a cultural problem not a system problem, many people out there shouldn’t be having kids #irresponsible.” In another tweet directed at former B.C. premier and former MP Ujjal Dosanjh, Rinaldo wrote “the Roma people are destroying my Italy you need to do your home work mr dosanjh, Gypseys=rape
pillage steal.” The real-estate agent by trade apologized “unreservedly” for his past social media activity. In a recent interview with the NOW, Rinaldo said a lot has happened in the four years since he made those statements – he got married, became a dad and served as a riding president for the B.C. Liberals. In last week’s statement, Rinaldo goes on to say he hopes his decision to opt out of the election doesn’t deter other young people from seeking office. “It is important that we do not immediately disqualify individuals from seeking to represent their communities because they took positions on complex issues in their past. “We should allow people to express their opinions and accept that those opions can change.”
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Petition calls on Liberals to halt pipeline Tereza Verenca
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More than 1,200 British Columbians have signed an online petition that calls on the Trudeau government to reject the Trans Mountain expansion project. Kennedy Stewart, MP for Burnaby South, presented e-petition No. 128 in the House of Commons on Monday. “The petitioners say this
project brings too much risk to land and surface waters and aquifers along the route, and they’re saying the export of diluted bitumen by Kinder Morgan threatens the future of the planet through climate change,” he said. “Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and I hope the government takes this seriously.” On May 19, the National Energy Board recommended the federal government
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‘The fact is we have a public health crisis on our hands’ Continued from page 3 Fraser Health and the B.C. Centre for Disease Control to partner on a youth-centred naloxone training session. Odyssey I Substance Abuse Services forYouth and Families, a program that runs out of the Boys and Girls Club in Burnaby, stepped up to provide the venue. “In recent years, opioid use has become much more
mainstream and common amongst Burnaby youth aged 13 to 24,” program coordinator Bridgette Ebing told the NOW in an email. “Youth are dying from accidental overdoses and that trend is continuing. Hosting the naloxone training was an opportunity to support our youth and their families to know about and access a tool that could help save a life.” Youth working with
VYPER designed posters for the event challenging their peers to become “naloxone ninjas.” The session attracted a total of about 60 participants – about 20 under the age of 25 – and organizers handed out 30 take-home naloxone kits. To those who might argue providing naloxone to young people could encourage drug abuse, Gross said the issue is complex.
“It would be wonderful if people just didn’t do this and this didn’t happen, but it’s happening,” he said. “The fact is that we have a public health crisis on our hands, and there have been a lot of lives saved as a result of naloxone in the Fraser Health region.” Gross went on to say events like the naloxone session also do more than distribute the drug; the nonjudgmental setting also
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Sitting on the patio of a Burnaby townhouse unit with her best friend Spirit by her side, it doesn’t take much for Carole Cardinal to get emotional about her predicament. Cardinal and her 10-yearold lab are inseparable. The pair met when Cardinal was taking care of a friend, Spirit’s owner, who was dying of cancer. After he passed away, Cardinal took responsibility for the mellow pooch. “My dog is one of the nicest dogs,” she told the NOW. Unfortunately, it looks like someone in Cardinal’s apartment complex on Southoaks Crescent doesn’t feel the same way. And now the senior, who is on a pension, is having to choose between her companion or finding a new place to live. Cardinal’s situation goes back almost two years, when she befriended David Balmer.The two got to know each other while walking their dogs in the neighbourhood. She moved into his townhouse in the apartment complex in the fall of 2014. The problem: the strata only allows one small dog, and Balmer already has his own dog, a Chihuahua named Tin. Balmer said everything
was fine, until he got an infraction notice from the strata in mid-February, notifying him that one of the dogs would have to go or he, as the townhouse owner, would face fines of $200 a week. He believes someone in the building complained but has never been given the reason why the strata began enforcing the bylaw. What followed was a back and forth for the last few months between the strata
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council’s lawyers and Balmer, who is asking they allow him to keep two dogs in his unit. He’s proposed the strata change the bylaw. Balmer has even suggested that Cardinal and Spirit provide a block watch service for the building free of charge in return. So far, he’s had no luck changing anyone’s mind. While Cardinal can stay, Spirit has to go. But giving up her best friend is not an option. “It’s very stressful. I can’t give my dog away,” she said. “It’s like killing your kid.” But, living on a pension
with limited funds has Cardinal in a bind. She wants to stay in the area but finding an affordable place to live has been difficult. Cardinal is willing to live in her car if it means staying with Spirit. Balmer acknowledged keeping Spirit is against the strata bylaws, but he’s hoping the strata council will have some compassion and let the dog stay. “I’m attached to Spirit,” he said, adding everyone in the building likes the dog. “We’re in the wrong here, (but) they’ve been letting it go for almost two years.” A letter from the strata’s lawyer on May 10 indicates the council’s decision is final but also noted it has given Balmer “ample opportunity to comply with removal of the second dog.” The deadline for the dog to be removed was extended to May 22, which has now come and gone.The NOW reached out to Associa British Columbia, the building’s property management company. A representative said they would contact the president of the strata to see if they would provide comment, but the NOW had not heard back. Failing a reversal from the strata, Balmer hopes his friend will find a place nearby so the pair and their two dogs can stay friends. “She’s a nice lady with a good heart,” he said.
Burglars target home boarded up after fire Tereza Verenca
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A dog trainer whose nine animals died after a fire broke out in her Burnaby home last week has suffered another loss. Sometime overnight on May 26, someone broke into Dove Cresswell’s basement suite at on Fulwell Street.The house had been boarded up by fire crews following a blaze a day earlier, and that’s how the thief or thieves got in, according to Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Major John Buis. “They stole a bunch of personal gear and electronics from the home, (including) a video camera with some storage devices,” he said. “(The home) certainly didn’t look abandoned. However, it was a very topical discussion throughout that area.”
The fire erupted just before 8 p.m. Cresswell, who runs a dog-training company, had stepped out for less than two hours to teach a dog agility class, according to a GoFundMe page. When she returned home, she noticed smoke and called 911.There were nine dogs and three cats inside, some crated for safety. Seven dogs and two cats died due to smoke inhalation (three were her own, while the other four were ones she was watching for friends). “Jared and I ran in and out bringing them out until the firemen stopped us,” Cresswell wrote on the GoFundMe page. “I held and cuddled every one and told them I loved them. “My heart and world are completely shattered by this. Shattered.” Cresswell trained canines for flicks such as Marley and
Me 2:The PuppyYears, Once Upon A Time and Marmaduke. She and her dogs have garnered numerous podium placements over the years at the Agility Association of Canada Nationals. In total, she has fostered over 75 dogs in her home in the last nine years, according to her company website, DogWorks. As for the items taken, Buis is encouraging anyone who saw anything to call the local detachment or Crime Stoppers.There are no suspects at the moment, and the investigation is ongoing, he said. “It’s a terrible crime. Not only the fire and losing those animals but then also being subjected to this, somebody going in and stealing your personal property and the images of her pets, it must be devastating for her.”
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Change is coming – and it’s good Your child’s school is not the same as the one you attended and, starting in September, more changes are coming. For the last 12 months, School District 41 and others across B.C. have been rolling out the new kindergarten to Grade 9 curriculum, which is aimed at being more flexible, meeting the needs of diverse learners and more attentive to student interests compared to the past.
Now, a new curriculum for Grade 10 to 12 students is about to be launched, and with it, fewer provincial exams, more emphasis on career studies and a possible revamping of the report card system. For parents who may be a little shell-shocked by all the changes and worry that this is just a new fad for education, it’s time to relax. Many of the new personalized teaching strategies –
emphasizing project-based learning where students look into topics they are interested in and use different ways to show their knowledge – have been in classrooms for some time. Math and literacy are still important, and there will be provincial exams for these, but competent teachers who know their students will still test knowledge in science, social studies and Grade 10 language arts. Nothing will
change there, except that younger students won’t be writing standardized tests, while post-secondary institutions appear to be adapting to the new paradigm. Other changes are also welcome. A focus on careers in high school? Bring it on, as this means students will simply spend more time researching and considering options for their future. Report cards? This will be controversial, and for-
tunately parents are being consulted. Changing the way students are graded is a little scary, but the way it’s done now may be just too simplistic to get a good read on how students are doing. As for whether B.C.’s education system is being dumbed down, this is an argument that is sure to catch fire. B.C. students are already doing well by international measures, including the Program for
International Student Assessment, which lists them among the best in the world. Imagine how they will do when the curriculum encourages them to dig deeper in their studies. Instead of memorizing texts and dates, they can build you a cell structure or make a movie about it and tell you how it works. Now, that’s learning. – Guest editorial from the Tri-City News
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John Horgan’s Hail Mary pass So just how important is it to folks for the B.C. government to balance its annual budget? It’s a question that is worth asking now that NDP leader John Horgan has suggested that a balanced budget may not be part of his party’s election platform next spring. In an interview with The Vancouver Sun, Horgan said he thinks “politics is changing and the focus on the annual budget is changing.” He said a balanced budget is a priority only for a select few: “The voters are not as in-sync as the gnomes in Zurich and the bond raters about the important of making sure everything comes out aligned in the end.” Bold, provocative words. Also, a potentially very risky position to hold. But where there is risk, there is also sometimes a reward.The NDP has gotten absolutely nowhere in elections that have seen the party simply adopt a “B.C. Liberal-lite” budget as the underpinning of its election platform. Doing so allows only minor tinkering – a bit of spending here, a small tax shift there – from the existing B.C. Liberal platform, with little room for major changes that would provide a contrast between the two parties. For example, the NDP wants to get rid of Medical Service Plan premiums, which sounds nice until one realizes doing so would blow a $2.5-billion hole in the annual budget. However, if balancing the budget is no
longer a goal, such a move can be done. The NDP is also clamouring for huge increases in spending on public education. Again, if balancing the books isn’t a priority, why not start down that path? The New Democrats have been bashing the B.C. Liberals about the ears in other areas as well: higher rates for those on disability assistance, lower tuition fees for post-secondary students, more money for health care, and much more. The list of demands is a lengthy one and can only be achieved with a budget that either is not balanced or that greatly increases taxes on individuals and corporations. Meeting these demands also means the budget would not be balanced over a term in government. Nevertheless, this would provide a remarkable contrast to what the B.C. Liberals are offering. The NDP needs to not only hold its own seats in the next election, but it also needs to poach a dozen or so from the B.C. Liberals, a scenario that seems unlikely unless something dramatic occurs. And tossing a commitment to a balanced budget for the foreseeable future would certainly be dramatic. To some, it may look like Horgan is about to throw a Hail Mary pass. But remember: every now and then those kinds of passes are caught for touchdowns. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.
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Dear Editor Re: Mayor failing to show leadership on housing, Inbox, Burnaby NOW, May 25. Earl’s letter highlighting the lamentable lack of leadership coming out of city hall is not nearly new news. In fact this lingering leadership void has been getting bigger since the last election and is showing no signs of abatement. The succinct presentation by the Burnaby Art Council regarding Make it right is proposaltheir what we want for a new art gallery you to do was nearly drowned out by the collective snoring of the mayor and council. Again no action by the mayor except to bring up a 30-year-old referendum issue and then fob the matter off to staff with no apparent positive endorsement. Staff got the message. Further, Terry Mcdonald presented a cogent compilation of broken promises outlining the lack of action from the mayor on the mitigation of traffic issues impacting the Brentwood neighbourhood from the ongoing and ever increasing densification of Brentwood Town Centre. The mayor’s response: “What do you want me to do?” Make it right is what we want you do, but instead it once again got fobbed off and buried in favour of something more exciting like demovictims. Enough is enough. It is time for the mayor to put his retirement plans on hold, roll up his sleeves, rouse the councillors from their torpor and get back to working for the citizens of Burnaby. Darcy Olson, Burnaby
Private schools are discriminating, too Dear Editor Re: Parent calls out discriminatory practice, Burnaby NOW, May 27. Do I laugh or cry? This parent of a private school student is crying foul because the City of Burnaby hires public school students before the private school students. This is a case of the pot calling the kettle black. He complains of this so-called discrimination, but he does not see his private school discriminating, too. A private school administrator can decide who or who doesn’t attend his school. They do not typically accept special-needs or weak students; in fact, many private schools have entrance exams and only take the strongest students. Why shouldn’t the City of Burnaby have the same right to choose who they hire. He claims to pay his taxes and feels private school students are being treated as second-class citizens (quoted in your paper May 27). Well, I pay taxes towards his private school (funding 50 per cent) yet I don’t have equal access to that private education if my child is academically weak or physically or mentally disabled. I would encourage the City of Burnaby to continue hiring public school students first for volunteer work. Aldina Isbister, Burnaby
Sheila Liddle Bby parks and rec DO HAVE partnerships/ relationships with Burnaby schoolS we have had city staff come in talk to PACS about programs offered at the schools, what are children are interested in, we have had consultations with bby park staff about playgrounds, some schools even have students play on park property during recess and lunch so yes their are relationships BBY PARKS WOULD NEVER GO TO YOUR CHILDS VANCOUVER SCHOOL. Their are relationships built through schools and with many different community groups, their are outdoor swimming programs offered... and more as there should be. I pay taxes and no where on any tax form I have received says I pay taxes for volunteers??? Logically thinking where would the volunteer youth come from?? Yes our high schools. Please stop whining and playing the discrimination card!! Your Burnaby child can apply like any other student. But yes I DO BELIEVE volunteers should come from Burnaby schools ( the students that have supported parks and Rec programs through out the years... Then to the greater community. I wonder if I called your child’s school what partnerships they may have with the community? And if I should state that these partnerships discriminate against children and families that can not afford private school. Anna Maria DP The child may live in Burnaby and attend a Vancouver school. Private or public. The child may also take City of Burnaby courses or activities on the weekends or evenings at community centres. Not necessarily an after school program at a school. The child is still a Burnaby resident regardless of where she attends school. What are we teaching kids if we treat them like this? Mike I don’t understand why they are upset. It is just volunteering which they don’t get paid for. They aren’t losing anything. In fact they are gaining their time back by being denied. Marcus Canada I assume you dont have kids because if you did, you would know that kids nearing graduation have a prequisite number of volunteer hours in order to be allowed to graduate from high school. Zeebo There’s lots of positions at other summer camps in Burnaby who don’t discriminate and can’t find volunteers. Such as Victory Sports Camps where students get those same volunteer hours to count as credit toward their work experience for their high school diploma. Check it out, there’s 7 camps this summer in Burnaby needing volunteers. It’s a great program and been around for several years.
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City could amend bylaw Continued from page 1 During the review in 2013, Dhaliwal said the prevailing thought at the time was to give pet store owners a chance to address complaints of neglect and poor care. It was left up to the B.C. SPCA, then, to check in on the pet stores on a regular basis to ensure the city’s pet store regulations, which were added as amendments to the current bylaw three years ago, were being followed. If another review were to be conducted, however, it opens the entire bylaw up for review, including the “vicious dog” classification. Instead, proposing an amendment might be the best course of action, Dhaliwal said, but even an amendment would take time. There would have to be a public hearing on the matter and possibly several drafts before something is enacted. In January, an SPCA inspection of Pet Habitat resulted in one violation ticket
for failing to provide veterinary care to one of the animals.The $500 fine was promptly paid by the owner, according to a staff report. However, in her presentation, Croft said she observed other alleged infractions at the store as recently as last month. And it is possible breaches are going unreported because inspections are often conducted on a complaint basis or whenever the SPCA has time to drop by the store, Dhaliwal said. It’s not as regular a system as he would like to see, Dhaliwal added. He said it’s worrisome to think that, while the city is reviewing the bylaw, animals could be suffering. He said he plans to speak with staff about making the SPCA inspections more regular until the review process is complete. “It’s just not practical to provide the care and the space and the proper amount of exercise that’s needed for the pets or animals. It’s just not practical in a store, in a big mall,”
Dhaliwal said. Ernest Ang, owner of Pet Habitat, said without pet stores, people would be forced to buy puppies from shady places often found online. Until breeders in British Columbia are held to the same standards as breeders in the United States, Ang said he will continue to bring in puppies from south of the border. B.C. is in the process of bringing in legislation to license cat and dog breeders. The new law is anticipated to take effect in 2017. Ang said the puppies he sells have the necessary papers from their American breeders.They are all vaccinated prior to being sold and are implanted with microchips. If a review of the animal control bylaw was conducted and resulted in a ban on the sale of puppies and kittens, Ang said it’s his customers who would suffer.
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Local residents are invited to attend a free forum at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre on June 8 that covers all things food. Burnaby Food Matters: Food for Today & Food for the Future is a Burnaby Food First initiative that dives into the topic of food security, with presentations about the state of food – from seed to table to compost. “Hopefully, people come away with some renewed hope and some thoughts about what should be happening in Burnaby as far
We have these huge fridges and freezers.
as our local food security is concerned,” says event organizer Grant Rice. One of the issues the city is facing, according to Rice, is a lack of community gardens in dense neighbourhoods. “Burnaby is becoming more and more of a dense community and it’s increasingly hard to find lands for the people who live in these multi-residential highrises,” he said. One of the programs offered by Burnaby Food First to combat this problem is a sharing backyard program, matching people who have land with people who want land so they can do some gardening and share the crops. Another part of food se-
curity, Rice added, is the hunger aspect, when people can’t afford to eat healthy, so they choose the cheaper option that usually carries a lot of sugar and salt. Being able to have a grocer around the corner and access food is also something many people don’t have, he noted. Food banks, meanwhile, have become a “permanent institution” versus an emergency stop, said Rice, and some food banks offer little to no fresh produce. There are two parts to the day-long forum at the Nikkei – an afternoon session and an evening session (or both). Each of the speakers will have seven minutes to talk about a specific area of the food system. Following that will be facilitated discussions about how these issues affect participants and how they envision a more food secure Burnaby. Vancouver’s Jennifer Rustemeyer, producer of the 2010 documentary The Clean Bin Project, and most recently, Just Eat It:A Food Waste Story, will be sharing her insights at the forum. Her latest film talks about how society throws 40 per cent of food in the garbage. “You’d be surprised by the quality of food that’s thrown out,” she told the NOW. “A lot of the food we found, there’s really nothing wrong with it at all. Often it just had a date label on it. It was perfectly fresh, perfectly crisp, perfectly tasty and nutritious.” Eating leftovers, meal planning and shopping with a grocery list are small things people can incorporate into their daily routine, Rustemeyer explained, adding those tweaks could add
Food facts: Above, partners Grant Baldwin and Jennifer Rustemeyer of Peg Leg Films are the brains behind Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story, now streaming online through the Knowledge Network. Rustemeyer is one of many speakers who will be presenting at a food forum on June 8. Below, Baldwin surveys a dumpster full of discarded hummus containers. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
up to $1,500 a year in savings. “With fruits and vegetables, people really over estimate the amount they can eat in a week, and they end up going for dinner on Monday and then something’s rotting in the back of your fridge.We have these huge fridges and freezers. We have this impulse to fill it up, even if you’re one person,” she said. Registration for the food forum starts at 1:15 p.m., with the event kicking off at 2 p.m. For more info, email burnabyfoodfirst@gmail. com.To sign up for the event, see burnabyfood matters.eventbrite.com.
Burnaby kids sell snacks to support Fort Mac TerezaVerenca HERE & NOW
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Last Saturday’s rain didn’t dampen the spirits of a group of Burnaby children who wanted to raise some money for Fort McMurray residents affected by the wildfire. The kids of Elm Grove Drive in Greentree Village (behind BCIT) got together and raised $120 for the Red Cross as part of the annual neighbourhood garage sale.
Rather than sell lemonade, the youngsters offered a “snack shack,” with hot coffee and chocolate, cupcakes, muffins and candy. “The children were planning to raise funds for this cause for the last two weeks, and were greatly encouraged when they heard Mr.Trudeau had said that the donations would be matched!” Paola Andrade-Fairey, a mother of two, wrote to the NOW. “The kids want the people of Fort McMurray to know that they support them too.”
SUPPORTINGALZHEIMER’S More Burnaby residents experiencing the early stages of memory loss due to dementia will be able to enjoy a fitness and activity program, thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Westminster Savings Credit Union. The money supports the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s Mind in Motion initiative, which offers dementia patients leisure activities that would not otherwise be available, according to a press release. The program is specifical-
ly designed to suite the individual needs of participants and offers a safe and relaxed environment. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia accounting for almost two-thirds of dementias in Canada today. DINING FOR DREAMS Burnaby’s very own Aiden Griffin was recognized as a “hero of ability” at the B.C. Centre for Ability’s 17th annual Dining for Dreams Gala held last week. For more than 47 years,
BCCFA has provided community-based services that enhance the quality of life for children, youth and adults with disabilities. Each year, a handful of individuals are given the honorary title for realizing their dreams, despite the challenges they face. Griffin suffers from an atypical brain development which affects his ability to control his emotions and behaviours. Even though he had a rough start to the school year, with numerous suspensions and having to
switch schools three times in three years, the Grade 3’er is no longer being controlled by his emotions. The elementary student got the support he needed through a boys group, which ultimately led him to being a junior leader at a camp program and reignited his love of learning. Do you have an item for Here & Now? Send ideas to Jennifer Moreau, jmoreau@ burnabynow.com.
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Dr. David Jones, Aaron Fineman of Kingswood Capital, Gary Morrey of Morrey Nissan, and Garry Peters, retired.
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16 Tradition continues at 17th annual Michael J. Fox Tournament Golfers flocked to a Burnaby golf course Thursday for a star-powered annual tournament to raise money for upgrades to the Michael J. Fox Theatre. Michael J. Fox was joined by his family and 144 golfers to play 18 holes at Riverway Golf Course. The chance to socialize and compete alongside Fox draws quite a crowd every year, according to Gary Morrey, chair of the Michael J. Fox Theatre Society. He said this year’s tournament had been sold out for months. “It’s 100 per cent the star power of Michael. He’s a Burnaby kid. He’s done so well, he’s very humorous and he comes across very sincere,” said Morrey, who helped create the tournament 17 years ago. The game was followed by a gala dinner and both live and silent auctions at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown. The entire day brought in between $60,000 to $65,000 for the Michael J. Fox Theatre Society, including $10,000 in scholarships for Burnaby high school students interested in pursuing an arts education. The dinner was highlighted by Fox’s induction into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame. “We’ve been wanting to induct Michael for quite some time, and now is just the right time,” said Rob Haynes, B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame president. “He’s such a generous man.” Fox’s busy schedule prevented him from being in town for previous
induction years, said Haynes. However, Fox’s hall of fame honour was downplayed when tickets for the dinner went on sale, Morrey said. “We kept it quiet,” he said. “We didn’t want to publicize it because we have to make sure Michael’s not bothered too much … He’s there to enjoy himself.” The gala featured a musical interlude courtesy of the hometown hero himself, who played a couple songs on his guitar with former high school bandmate Andy Hill, before auctioning it off for the crowd. Garry and Victoria Peters bid $4,000 for the autographed instrument. “It was really great, (they) bought the guitar then re-donated it back to the theatre so it can be used there,” said Morrey. The theatre society is planning on using all funds raised to renovate the theatre’s entrance hall and replace seating. The building, which opened in 1993, has never had a major renovation. Morrey estimates full renovations could cost as much as $300,000 and will begin this summer. The night’s biggest donations came courtesy of sponsors Scotiabank and the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, donating $15,000 and $10,000, respectively. The financial institution and hotel donated the same amounts last year, and many of the event’s major sponsors and donors lend their support year after year. “People always come up and say, ‘Hey, we want to come again next year,” Morrey said. “There’s some people who’ve been there all 17 years.”
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Hats Off Day Saturday, June 4th, 2016 “On behalf of Burnaby City Council, I extend my best wishes to the many community volunteers who make Hats Off Day such a success.”
Bring your wild side for Saturday’s jungle party Annual Hats Off Day festival is a jungle theme By Cayley Dobie
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“Welcome to the jungle, we’ve got fun and games.” Hopefully these well-known lyrics, sung by Guns ‘N’
Roses, get you pumped up, because on Saturday, things are about to get wild in the Heights. On June 4, the Heights Merchants Association its hosting its 32nd Hats Off Day parade and street party. The annual
Family begins Fun Dash at 9:30 am Parade begins at 10am Street Show &Festival and S hi until 4pne lasts m
Mayor Derek Corrigan and City Councillors:
event is a day for businesses in the Heights to tip their hats to the community for its support throughout the year, and each year, organizers pick a theme to get parade participants and businesses excited about the Continued on page 14
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Show and Shine and Family dash is part of the fun Continued from page 13
festival. This year, the Hats Off Day committee went with a jungle theme. Expect to see some colourful displays in the parade on Saturday, including the folks from the Burnaby Public Library who, like every year, have thrown themselves wholeheartedly into planning for the parade. “As always, we at the library are excited at the chance to dress up once more and be part of the Hats Off Day celebrations,” Carol Belanger
wrote in an email. Belanger is a librarian at the McGill library branch, and she and her fellow library staff are one of 42 community groups and businesses walking in the parade this year. As they do every year, the Burnaby Public Library team is once again connecting the Hats Off Day theme to characters from some beloved children’s books. “We realized this year we had lots of choose from,” Belanger wrote. Chosen characters include: Horton from Horton Hatches
… the nicest part is the true feeling of community. the Egg; Max and a Wild Thing from Where the Wild Things Are; Dora the Explorer; jungle-ready Waldo; Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat; and Ms. Frizzle, from the Magic School Bus series, dressed in jungle attire.
There will also be animals and birds from The Jungle Book, and a four-person drill team pushing decorated book carts. Hats Off Day kicks off with the annual pancake breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and then, at 9:30 a.m., there’s the Family Fun Dash, which is a three-block race down Hastings Street. Family teams can register online at www.hatsoffday. com/family-fun-dash. There’s a $10 fee to sign up. Proceeds go to the Burnaby Fireeghter Charitable Society. At 10 a.m., the parade
starts, making its way down Hastings Street from Beta Avenue to Boundary Road. The street party follows immediately after the parade wraps up. Hastings Street will remain closed to trafec from Boundary to Gamma Avenue until 4 p.m. And don’t forget to check out the Show and Shine classic car show, set up on Hastings Street between Willingdon and Gamma avenues and hosted by Elvis and Marilyn from the Iconic Tributes. “There really is something for everyone at Hats Off
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Life as it should be HAPPY HATS OFF DAY TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS! It’s a Jungle out there! June is “Summer Hazard Awareness Month”. Keep your pets cool and safe this summer and be aware of risks from heat, poisons, and traffic. New Patients Always Welcome!
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Hats Off to all our Neighbours & Customers Join us at our Service Station (Hastings & Willingdon) on June 4th from 11am to 3pm for Lots of Fun and Free Events!
Hands-on activities for children!
Live Music
Have a portrait of yourself done by a caricaturist!
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Hats off: People of all ages are invited to stop by the Heights on Saturday to take in the annual Hats Off Day parade. This year’s jungle theme is sure to delight. PHOTO NOW FILES
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Walk through the jungle at Hats Off Day in the Heights The Heights Merchants Association has lots planned for Hats Off Day, including the Family Fun Dash Sannaz Malakmohammadi
Heights Merchants Association
This year we invite you to come on a safari with us down Hastings Street from Gamma Avenue all the way to Boundary Road. Do you love food, live entertainment and fun activities? If so, then Hats Off Day is deenitely the place to be on June 4.
Kick off the day with the Family Fun Dash presented by the Heights Merchants Association and sponsored by Chevron and Scotiabank. This 550-metre dash kicks off the day and celebrates the importance of health, etness, wellness, families and fun. Once you’ve gotten your dose of physical activity for the day, sit back and enjoy the jungle-themed parade along Hastings from Beta Avenue to
Boundary Road, beginning at 10 a.m. “The Hats Off Day theme has really been embraced by the public and the merchants. I’m sure everyone will be out in their jungle best,” said Isabel Kolic, executive director of the Heights Merchants Association, one of the key organizers of the event. The festival offers something for every member of the family. Rainshadow, a crowd
favourite rockband, will have an air guitar contest at 2 p.m., with the opportunity to win a prize. Kids can sign up for the contest in the morning at their tent off Beta Avenue. The annual Show and Shine car show stretches from Gamma to Willingdon and features classic cars and motorcycles. For the music lovers of the family there are various artists providing live music and entertainment throughout Hastings. Steel Drummers, Ache Brasil, Capoeira Performers, and Milton Randall’s Interactive Drummers are sure to get
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some compelling jungle trivia to test your knowledge. Regardless of where you end up on Hats Off Day, you’ll be surrounded by a ton of fun. What better way to celebrate the beginning of summer than spending the day at the biggest, most popular community street party in the region. For information, please visit www.hatsoffday. com. Sannaz Malakmohammadi is the summer 2016 marketing and community events assistant for the Heights Merchants Association.
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Happy Hats Off Day 2016!
Stay for the fun: Following the parade, businesses ‘tip their hats’ to the community by throwing a street party along Hastings Street. Right, some businesses bring in musicians to entertain visitors. Below, a jazz trio kept the crowds lined up at Glenburn Soda Fountain entertained during last year’s festivities. PHOTO NOW FILES
A proud Hats Off Day sponsor since 1989.
HATS OFF DAY PARKING RESTRICTIONS NOTICE Saturday, June 4, 2016 Please note that on Saturday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., parking and driving restrictions will be in effect in the Heights. Please note where you live and usually shop and plan your route accordingly.
PARKING RESTRICTIONS HATS OFF DAY PARADE SATURDAY JUNE 4, 2016
No Parking — 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to Assembly Area 1. Beta: Both sides (Hastings to Confederation Park) 2. Albert: Both sides (Willingdon to Gamma)
No Parking - 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1. City parking lot at Pender and Willingdon 2. City parking lot at the S.E. corner of Albert and Carleton (RCMP parking only)
No Stopping - 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1. Hastings: Both sides (Boundary to Gamma) 2. Pender: Both sides (Boundary to Gamma) 3. Holdom: East side (Hastings to Frances) 4. Gamma: Both sides (Albert to Parker) 5. Parker: South side (West parking lot of 4764 to East parking lot of 4820 Parker) 6. Both sides of the following streets between Albert and Pender a. Esmond b. Inglenton c. Macdonald d. Gilmore
11. Dundas: North side (Boundary to Gilmore) South side (Gilmore to Carleton) North side (Carleton to Willingdon) 12. Frances: North side (Ingleton to MacDonald) North side (Gilmore to Delta) 13. Georgia: North side (Boundary to Delta) 14. Union: North side (Boundary to Delta) 15. Venables: North side (Gilmore to Willingdon) 16. Boundary: East side (Hastings to Albert) 17. Macdonald: East side (Albert to laneway to the North) (for Transit)
Handicapped Parking Only - 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1. Carleton: Both sides (Pender to laneway to the North) 2. City parking lot at Alpha & Pender
Burnaby, we take our hats off to you With your help, we are proud to support over 60 groups and projects Including:
• Nutritional Snack Program • Burnaby Hospital Foundation • Burnaby Hospice Society • Burnaby Seniors Outreach • Burnaby Children’s Fund • Burnaby Community Connections
• Burnaby Society for Community Inclusion • JDRF Juvenile Diabetes • South Burnaby Neighbourhood House • St. Michael’s Hospice • Charlford House • BCPFFA Burnfund
No Parking - 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to Dispersal Area 1. Albert-both sides (Boundary to Ingleton)
Handicapped Drop Off & Pick Up 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1. North side Pender at Alpha to 40 foot zone 2. North side Pender at Madison to 40 foot zone
e. Madison f. Rosser g. Alpha 7. Carleton: Both sides (Albert to laneway South of Hastings) 8. Beta: Both sides (Hastings to Pender) 9. Pandora: North side (Boundary to Willingdon) 10. Triumph: North side (Boundary to Esmond) North side (Ingleton to Madison) South side (Madison to Rosser)
IF YOUR CAR IS TOWED: Vehicles parked in the above locations will be ticketed and towed by Mundie’s Towing (604-526-9677) and will be held at Confederation Park until 12 noon on Hats Off Day. You may pick up your vehicle before 12 noon at no charge; however, after 12 noon, you will need to pick up vehicles from Mundie’s Towing (Kingsway at Griffiths) at your own expense. Thank you for your understanding.
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ARTSPACE
Make a Jungle Animal Mask Enjoy ukulele music & try your hand at playing one too!
BOFFO DEVELOPMENTS
Woodworking Station Pirate Ship Bouncy Castle
EXPEDIA CRUISESHIPCENTERS
Spin-to-Win Win a Cruise for 2
CAFFE DIVANO
Real Fruit Smoothies & Delicious Frappes Hats Off Day Cupcakes
PARK INSURANCE
Face Painting & Balloons Spinning Wheel Raffle Fundraising for Michael Cuccione Foundation
COMMUNITY SAVINGS CREDIT UNION
Spin-to-Win Prize Wheel Piggy Bank Decorating Live Band
22 WEDNESDAY June 1, 2016 • BurnabyNOW 3900 BLOCK HASTINGS (INGLETON TO MACDONALD) (3902) HEAD WAZE HAIR AND SKIN SALON Drench your Stylist for the Food Bank! Free hair consultations and giveaways all day! (3906) TERRY BEECH, MP BURNABY NORTH-SEYMOUR We have games, activities, and giveaways all for the kids. (3970) EXPERT PHYSIO Enter our draw to win a physio ball and learn about different types of injuries. (3976) NORBURN DENTAL CENTRE Take a photo in our photo booth, as we give away beach balls, water bottles and bags. (3978) PLUSH FLORAL STUDIO Watch our flower arranging demo and enter our draw for a chance to win a free bouquet!
4000 BLOCK HASTINGS (MACDONALD TO GILMORE) (4001) SCOTIABANK Stop by our BBQ for a hotdog! All proceeds going towards the BC Austism Foundation. (4010) CHAD THAI RESTAURANT Come enjoy foods from the jungle! (4016) CHEZ MEME BAQUETTE BISTRO Enjoy a taste of France with delicious crepes. (4019) HEIGHTS MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION We are your information station! Stop by with any questions, and take our survery for Heights prizes. (4020) REGENT FISH MARKET Check out our sales and specials on a number of products. (4058) VALLEY BAKERY Check out our Hats Off Day specials on cinnamon sticks and more half price specials. (4061) SFINAKI GREEK TAVERNA Indulge in mouth-watering Greek eats and sweet treats, and enter to win a dinner for two. (4090) GLENBURN SODA FOUNTAIN & CONFECTIONERY Stop by to check out kids activities, giveaways, and enter to win a Glenburn prize pack. Cool down at our outdoor seating with one of our cones, lemonade or jungle themed ice cream sandwiches! (4091) BURGERS ETC. BBQ HOUSE Try our pulled-pork sliders and lemonade! (4092) OUI PARIS CAFÉ We have iced coffees on special, enter our draw for a chance to win a coffee gift basket!
HATS OFF DAY FAMILY FUN DASH Presented by the Heights Merchants Association and sponsored by Chevron and Scotiabank, this 550 metre dash kicks off Hats Off Day and celebrates health, wellness, families, and fun! Special thanks to the Burnaby Firefighters. THE PARADE The “Best Festival in Burnaby” features one of the Lower Mainland’s favourite community parades. Join the Heights community for a wild adventure in the Jungle-themed parade along Hastings from Beta Avenue to Boundary Road. The parade begins at 10 a.m. THE STREET PARTY Hang on to your hats for one of the biggest, most popular community festivals in the region. Spanning from Gamma Avenue to Boundary Road, Hastings Street is shut down to traffic, but open to excitement, music, street performers, kids activities, yummy treats, and much more!
HIGHLIGHTS TEAMSTERS STAGE
11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Various performances
SHOW & SHINE CAR SHOW
11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Vintage Car Show COMMUNITY ZONE
CHEVRON EXPRESS STOPS
Free shuttle service for everyone!
FREE interactive family displays with giveaways from non-profit groups WATER STATION
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. - 12 p.m. By Burnaby Community Services, Burnaby Neighbourhood House and Safeway.
Refill your water bottles with the Metro Vancouver Water Wagon.
LIVE MUSIC AND ACTIVITIES
Don't forget to recycle your food scraps.
11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Performances by various artists all along Hastings, sponsored by Heights merchants
ORGANICS & RECYCLING CENTRES KIDS PLAY ZONE
Climbing wall, slide and bouncy castles.
Carleton Ave, both sides of Hastings; at Alpha and Pender
REST AREA
DISABLED DROP-OFF/PICK-UP
At Alpha and Madison Avenues. Northside of Pender St.
DOG WATER STATION
Big Dog Little Dog Bakery (4631) and April's Aquarium (4097) FIRST AID
Southside Carleton and Hastings
LOST CHILDREN
Locate nearest RCMP police officer, or go to RCMP Community Police Office (104-4191 Hastings) WASHROOMS
Wheelchair accessible, except Beta and Esmond
HATS OFF DAY - BLOCK BY BLOCK With multiple activities and attractions for all ages, every block has something wonderful. Here's a block-by-block look at what is happening on Hastings Street! Kids
Prizes/Draws
Food
Entertainment
(318 GILMORE) PURE5 WELLNESS HUB Stop by for a relaxing massage. We will give away 25% off gift certificates, and don’t forget to enter our draw.
4100 BLOCK HASTINGS (GILMORE TO CARLETON) (4106) WESTMINISTER SAVINGS CREDIT UNION Make your own jungle-themed hat, and enter our draw for a chance to win a gift basket. (4140) FRESHSLICE PIZZA Stop by and grab a slice of pizza. (4150) CIOFFI’S MEAT MARKET, DELI & CUCINA Come check out our live singer, delicious food, and specials. (4160) THAI CAFÉ RESTAURANT We will be serving up some traditional Thai food!
Specials
New to the Heights!
Please note, Hats Off Day organizers reserve the right to change programming without notice.
3700 BLOCK HASTINGS (BOUNDARY TO ESMOND) (103 - 3701) NORTH BURNABY PHYSIOTHERAPHY AND WELLNESS We have stickers and games for the kids, and coupons for services.
(4446) HEIGHTS LASER CENTRE We will be featuring coolsculpting giveaways. (4452) TONY LAU INSURANCE AGENCIES Visit us for balloons, giveaways and spin our wheel to win a prize. (4453) DE BENEDETTO IMPORT FOODS FROM ITALY Stop by for samples of BBQ sausages and buns! (4463) BURNABY NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE Check out our BBQ, featuring a rest area, washrooms, and activities for kids. Enter our raffle to win tickets to our fundraising event, the Incredible Quest on July 10th!
4500 BLOCK HASTINGS (WILLINGDON TO ALPHA) (4507) CHEVRON CANADA Big City Soul will be playing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For kids, we'll have two caricaturists and Mad Science activities. (4525) GOSSIP & CO SALON Temporary hair colour for kids, BBQ hotdogs by donation with proceeds to Cystic Fibrosis. (4529) WEST COAST RAILWAY ASSOCIATION Stop by to learn about trains and the Heritage Park in Squamish. (4543) METRO PERFORMANCE TAEKWONDO STUDIO Don’t miss our draw for a three-month membership, and specials on class packages. (4562) EXPEDIA CRUISESHIP CENTERS BURNABY Spin-the-wheel and enter to win a cruise for two. (4568) CAFFE DIVANO Come by for Jungle cupcakes and quench your thirst with frappes, smoothies, and iced teas, all on special! (4580) BOFFO DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Bring the kids to the Boffo woodworking station and check out the pirate ship bouncy castle located on the corner of Alpha and Hastings. (4586) PARK INSURANCE We will offer face painting and giveaways, when you stop by to learn about our products. (4587) NORTH BURNABY DENTAL GROUP Enter our draw for an electric toothbrush and grab a free balloon and toothbrush. (4588) ARTSPACE CHILDREN’S ARTS CENTRE Come by and make a jungle animal mask, enjoy our ukulele music and try your hand at playing one, too! (4527) STAN'S PIZZA JOINT, PIZZERIA & BAR Bring the kids to get their faces painted!
4600 BLOCK HASTINGS (ALPHA TO BETA) (4624) CRISTOS GREEK TAVERNA Stop by and watch the belly dancers, enjoy authentic Greek food and have a drink in the beer garden. (4624) BIG DOG LITTLE DOG BAKERY Free doggie cake and samples of dog treats, foods, and supplements! 25% off all baked goods, 20% off beds, carriers, and toys, 10% off everything else in the store. (4655) CAPITOL HILL PHARMACY REMEDY’S RX We are offering a complimentary health service, a live performance, and activities for the kids. (4660) ROMANA PIZZA & STEAKHOUSE Stop by and enjoy pizza, chicken souvlaki, salads, and get refreshed with soft drinks and water.
(4161) CARLETON SQUARE DENTAL CENTRE Come spin our prize wheel to win dental products and enter to win an Oral B toothbrush.
(4663) STACCATO STUDIOS Check out our musical party! Live musical performances and enter our draw to win music lessons.
(4181) CEDAR CHIROPRACTIC & PHYSIOTHERAPY See the De Danaan School of Irish dance performing, grab a balloon, and enter our draw!
4700 BLOCK HASTINGS (BETA TO GAMMA)
(4191) G&F FINANCIAL GROUP Come visit the G&F Fresh Team, and see the costumed performers, play Plinko for prizes, and enter our raffle to win a gift basket. Receive a free gift with Mastercard applications.
4200 BLOCK HASTINGS (CARLETON TO MADISON) (4228) UNITED OPTICAL We are offering adjustments and repairs with a donation to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. (4233) SMILEY KIDS DENTAL Come visit the Tooth Fairy to get a balloon animal and have your face painted. Enter our draw! (4240) FORTUNA BAKERY We will be doing our traditional Hats Off Day BBQ, featuring sardines and sausages with our Portuguese buns, lemonade and cookies by donation to the Ride to Conquer Cancer.
(4276) BELL & BURNABY FUNERAL CHAPEL Join us for cookies, juice boxes, and coffee.
DISABLED PARKING
Come here for event information. Enjoy a photo booth and giveaways, too!! Pets welcome!
(4098) RITU’S HAIR & BEAUTY SALON LTD. Come get your Henna tattoos done!
(4256) PILLARS SALON Enter our draws for a chance to win a prize basket, see our 20% off deals.
AMENITIES GENERAL EVENT INFO
(4097) APRIL'S AQUARIUM Visit for kids activities, dog watering station, specials and a change to win a betta fish kit.
4400 BLOCK HASTINGS (ROSSER TO WILLINGDON) (4415) MAKING MEMORIES WITH SCRAPBOOKING Check out our 25% off sales on regular price items, handmade cards for sale with proceeds to the Canucks Autism Network, and take a selfie in front of our paper flower wall.
(4298) TD CANADA TRUST Take a photo in the photobooth, enjoy the live band, and take part in the kids activities.
4300 BLOCK HASTINGS (MADISON TO ROSSER) (4302) VANCITY BURNABY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY BRANCH Check out the balloon artist, face painters, hat-making activity, DJ playing jungle-themed music, photo booth, games, and recycling station; come play in the Tumblebus and the LaserMaze trailer, fill up your water bottles at the Metro Vancouver water wagon, and enjoy organic bananas.
(4303) SHOPPERS DRUG MART Come spin our prize wheel and listen to the DJ, and for the kids we have face paint, sunscreen touch ups, balloons, and temporary tattoos. (4318) THE CO-OPERATORS Stop by and get a balloon and a picture with Cinderella and Batman and enter our draw for gift cards and prizes for the big kids. We will have bottled water and product giveaways. (4339) LIBERTY TAX SERVICE We will play jungle-themed music, with a toy crown giveaway, and have face painting. (4351) DENTISTRY AT THE HEIGHTS Stop by for a dental goody bag, face painting and balloon animals, and win Whitecaps tickets. (4380) FAB FINDS Storewide sale! Arrive early for the $10 clearance racks! (4382) RBC (ROYAL BANK OF CANADA) Stop by for a live band and a refreshing treat of Kan-Kei Shave Ice.
(4701) MOKSHA YOGA BURNABY Check out our yoga specials and enter for a chance to win a free mat, towel and three-month unlimited yoga pass. (4704) SLEEP COUNTRY Stop by to enter our raffle, and listen to a live band at Beta and Hastings! (4705) SUPER VALUE TOURS Lots of giveaways and special deals! Free passport pockets, pens, and bags. (4712) NUVOLA GELATO E DOLCI We will feature tastings, special offers, and raffles with the grand prize of gelato for an entire year to celebrate our first Hats Off Day! (4725) KUMON Bring the kids over to enjoy a crafts table and enter our raffle for a chance to win a Lego pizza party!
"HATS OFF" TO OUR SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS, AND ORGANIZERS! Hats Off Day is the pride of the Heights and one of the highlights of Burnaby's calendar. However, it can't happen without the following groups and companies. We appreciate their contribution and take our hats off to them!
TOP HAT LEVEL SPONSORS TV
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PORT OF VANCOUVER
LAMAR TRANSIT ADVERTISING
THE PROVINCE NEWSPAPER CHEVRON
MISS 604
HEMLOCK PRINTERS
TOURISM BURNABY
PIXSTAR
SCOTIABANK
VANCITY CREDIT UNION
MATRIX PRODUCTIONS
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
The Hats Off Day organizing committee is comprised of individuals from the following organizations: Burnaby RCMP; City of Burnaby; Custom Mortgages; Gilmore Community School, Hastings/Brentwood Community Police Office; Heights Merchants Association; Scientology Volunteer Ministers; Teamsters Union #31; Tourism Burnaby; Volunteer Burnaby; KORE Realty, Expedia CruiseshipCenters, and volunteers from the Heights community.
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form of temper tantrums and tears, just wanting to go back home. I wanted to go back to my brother. But as far as I understand, from the general culture, it was very welcoming, and Lethbridge being a very small, Southern Alberta city at the time, predominately Caucasian neighbours – although Southern Alberta did have a large Japanese-Canadian population because of the relocation that happened during the Second World War – but anyways, I do remember making friends quickly. I remember it being filled with other children.
Sherri Kajiwara Occupation MUSEUM DIRECTOR Why is she in the news?
Sherri Kajiwara immigrated to Canada from Japan when she was just three years old. Until then, she and her older brother had been in the care of their grandmother, who wore many hats, including running a business and taking care of an ailing husband. In hopes of giving her a better life, Kajiwara’s grandmother put her up for adoption. With no knowledge of the English language or culture, the toddler made the trip across the Pacific Ocean and became part of
May I ask what happened to your parents and why you were raised by your grandmother? They divorced. It was an
a family living in Lethbridge, Alta, who shortly after moved to Vancouver. Today, Kajiwara is the director and curator of the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Burnaby. The NOW caught up with her to ask what it was like to grow up “Nikkei,” which means of Japanese ancestry, and what kinds of things first-time visitors to the centre can expect. –TerezaVerenca
arranged marriage. It was quite common back then. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out. It was as much a disappointment to my paternal grandmother as it was to everybody else. As culture dictated at the time, our mother had to leave both babies and had to re-
NIKKEI VOICE Sherri Kajiwara is the director of the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED turn to her family, and normally we would have been raised by our father, but he was also sent off, with the disappointment of the divorce, so that’s why my grandmother ended up taking command of the chil-
dren and trying to raise us as her own. Coming to Canada, did you feel welcome? I believe so. Apparently I complained loudly for about two weeks in the
What was it like growing up Nikkei? Because mine was a private adoption, I was kept in close touch with my birth grandmother and brother. I felt well-grounded in both Canada and Japan, so being Nikkei was a very multicultural and international experience for me. I didn’t, however, learn of the full Japanese-Canadian history and the difficult war years for Nikkei in this country until I began working at the Nikkei Centre. My family, like many Japanese-Canadian families,
didn’t talk about difficulties from the past, and my grandparents, who would have experienced all of that first hand, passed away before I could hear their stories. I recently found an interview from my adopted maternal grandfather in a 1941 directory in our library in the Charles H. Kadota Resource Centre within the Nikkei National Museum, and it felt like he was speaking to me, of happier times, before his life in Canada was completely upended. Your adoptive aunt lived through the Second World War.What was her experience like? Back in the 40s, before the war broke out, I think she completed high school at the top of her class and she was encouraged to go to university, but her father, knowing what the world was like then, felt it would be better if she took another course of education because at that point, there didn’t appear to be any work for a university-graduated woman in this country, sadly. I believe she aspired to be a teacher or professor. Continued on page 25
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Get to know the CEO with board of trade talk Cayley Dobie
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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The Burnaby Board of Trade’s CEO 1:1 series continues this week featuring Gateway Casinos and Entertainment CEO Tony Santo. Santo has been with Gateway casinos, which includes the Grand Villa Ca-
sino in Burnaby, since 2013. Before that, he owned and operated Santo Gaming, a casino management and consulting company, and managed operations for Harrah’s Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment. He has more than 30 years of experience in the industry in both Canada and the US. On Thursday, June 2, Santo will take part in a
candid conversation in the second of four CEO 1:1 events hosted by the board of trade. The event takes place at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for board of trade members and $60 for non-members. For tickets, visit bbot.ca or call 604412-0100.
ELDERS VISIT BURNABY A Burnaby business received a royal visit last month. James and Dinah Lulua, King and Queen of the B.C. Elders Gathering and members of the Xeni Gwet’in First Nations, stopped by Coastal Ford in Burnaby last month to pick up a 2016 Ford Explorer.The local dealership donated the vehicle to the pair
to use while they tour British Columbia, drumming up excitement in anticipation of the 40th annual B.C. Elders Gathering, noted a press release from the dealership. The donation is part of Coastal Ford Burnaby’s charitable work in the community, led by Lindsay Maingot with the dealership’s First Nations finance team.
This year’s elders’ gathering is set to take place from July 11 to 14 in Williams Lake. For more information on the gathering, visit www. eldersgathering.ca. Do you have an item for Movers & Shakers? Send ideas from Burnaby’s business community to Cayley, cdobie@burnabynow.com, or find her on Twitter, @cayley dobie.
Nikkei Centre explores Japanese-Canadian stories
Continued from page 24 He, instead, encouraged her to go to dressmaking school and did arrange for an arranged marriage back in Japan. She travelled back with my mother, as a companion. Unfortunately, the war broke out before my mother could return to her family. She ended up being raised by her relatives in Southern Japan and completing her entire high school education there,
which was really challenging. My mother would have been caught between bridging two nations. She was raised in English really; obviously she had conversational Japanese but to get to high school-level Japanese in a country that thought she was from America and therefore the enemy.There was a generalization back then that all of North America was America, so they didn’t really dis-
cern between Canada and the United States. She faced racism back in what should have been her mother country. May was Asian Heritage month.What do you want people to know about the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre that perhaps they’re not aware of? First off, I’d like them to remember that we’re Asian heritage 365 days of the
year, 24 hours of the day and we have a mission to honour, preserve and share Japanese-Canadian history and culture for a better Canada, and that is what we strive to do through our exhibits, our programming, our education, our cultural events. It’s not just about Japanese culture; in fact, it’s Japanese-Canadian heritage and culture. (We have) sushi classes, workshops, Japanese language (classes) and martial arts.We’re a very good
resource for the history of Japanese immigrants to Canada. Our whole second floor walls are lined with the narrative, which dates back to 1877, and all of the contributions that this particular community has made to Canada. Is there anything else you’d like to add? In terms of the centre, which opened in 2000, back when I first came to Canada, my adoptive par-
ents made a promise to my birth grandmother that they would keep me in the language and the culture. It was very challenging.They did enroll me in classical Japanese dance, with a school in Richmond, but if the Nikkei Centre had existed then, it would have made their jobs so much easier (laughs). The Nikkei Centre is at 6688 Southoaks Cres. Find out more online at centre. nikkeiplace.org.
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Communitynow EVENTS CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society meeting at 7 p.m., in the Discovery Room, Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave. Stan Stanley will be speaking on Growing Exhibition Chrysanthemums. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome. Info at www.brags.ca. THURSDAY, JUNE 2 Librarians Choice at McGill: Good Reads, 7 to 8:30 p.m., McGill branch library, 4595 Albert St. Summer is around the corner! Come and join the librarians at the McGill branch for an evening of book reviews of titles you may want to bring on summer vacation. Tea and refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome. Free, but space is limited. Register online at http://bpl.bc.ca/ events/, by calling 604-2998955 or in person at the library. Edmonds Health Watch program, 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. on the second floor at Edmonds Community Centre, 7433 Edmonds St.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 3 Free Screening of The EXXON Valdez Oil Spill (full documentary 2015) 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. at Cameron Recreation Centre, 9523 Cameron St. - lively discussion following 45-minute film to share ideas, fears and solutions to today’s reality of climate change.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10 Free screening of The EXXON Valdez Oil Spill (full documentary 2015) 6:45 to 8:45 p.m at Bob Prittie Metrotown Library, 6100 Willingdon Ave., lively discussion following 45-minute film to share ideas, fears and solutions to today’s reality of climate change.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7 Free budgeting workshop, 2:30 to 4 p.m., to encourage us to track our expenses and keeping track of our money. No registration required. Burnaby Multicultural Society, 6255 Nelson Ave. Info: 604 431-4131.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11 Japanese Wrapping, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Tommy Douglas Library, 7311 Kingsway. Learn the art of furoshiki, artistically wrapping objects with fabric. Supplies will be provided. Info: 604-522-3971 or www. bpl.bc.ca/events.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 Basic Bike Care, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tommy Douglas Library, 7311 Kingsway. Learn some simple techniques to care for your bike. Note: The presenter will not be doing major repairs or tuning your
THURSDAY, JUNE 9 New Vista Society foot care clinic, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 7550 Rosewood St. - $35 for first initial visit and $33 for each visit. For an appointment call 604-521-7764 local 1159.
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. Kidstuff Swapmeet, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Willingdon Community Centre 1491 Carleton Ave. (off Gilmore and Douglas Road). Phone: 604-297-4526 for more info. Burnaby Potters' Guild, biannual show and sale June 11 and 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Capitol Hill Community Hall, 361 S. Howard Ave. Free admission and parking. MONDAY, JUNE 13 Bonsor Health Alert program, 9 to 10:45 a.m. on the second floor at Bonsor 55+, 6533 Nelson Ave. Drop-in blood pressure, weight and height checks, massage, fitness fun, etc. A qualified hearing aid technician will be available to check and clean hearing aids and answer questions from 9:15 to 11 a.m. Info at 604-297-4956. TUESDAY, JUNE 14 Green Your Home, 6 to 8 p.m., Tommy Douglas Library, 7311 Kingsway. Join VanCity and the library for an informative and interactive session where you can learn how to decrease your energy consumption and increase
your neighbourhood’s resiliency and sustainability. To register, call VanCity at 604-877-7173 or email seminarrsvp@vancity.com. THURSDAY, JUNE 16 Compassionate Friends meets at 7 p.m. This sharing circle is a grief support group for parents and grandparents who have experienced the loss of a child at any age, from any cause. For location info, call 778-222-0446. For chapter info, go to www.tcfcanada. net. SATURDAY, JUNE 18 Meditation for emotional intelligence, 1 to 3 p.m. Join Suman Killipara of Peace Tree Innovations Society, who will be sharing tools and tips to exercise your brain, create positive emotions and rejuvenate all aspects of your life, Tommy Douglas branch, 7311 Kingsway. Info: 604-522-3971 or www.bpl. bc.ca/events. TUESDAY, JUNE 21 Christmas without credit, 7 to 8:30 p.m. It’s never too early to plan for holiday travel, celebrations and gift giving. Join the library and the Credit Counselling Society to learn a six-month
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The Burnaby Lakers’ Zak Boychuk did his utmost Sunday to get his team two points, but the Lakers’ offence went silent over the final 38 minutes of regulation and 10 more of overtime in a 6-4 setback to the Maple Ridge Burrards. The best numbers of the day -- unless you were holding a Lotto Max winner -- stood behind netminders Boychuk and Frank Scigliano, who carry hockey-like save percentages after the first few weeks of play in the Western Lacrosse Association. Boychuk turned aside 46 shots, including all 18 in the middle frame as Burnaby protected a 4-2 lead, before the home team turned the tables. Although they scored the game’s first three goals, the Lakers fell due to finish, or lack thereof. Eli McLaughlin’s first goal with Burnaby, at 1:17 into the second period, put the visitors ahead 4-2, and apparently in a good position. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out that way. Maple Ridge scored the game’s final four goals, including twice in overtime, to improve to 2-0 on the young season. “We got off to a good start and we battled hard but the goalies were the best guys on the floor,” Burnaby head coach Rory McDade said. “We had our chances, we had a powerplay but just couldn’t put one past (Burrards’ Scigliano).” A pair of markers in the third, with the tying tally coming with eight minutes left in regulation, gave the Burrards the momentum heading into overtime. In the 10-minute extra period, Maple Ridge’s Spencer Evans put the Lakers in a deficit for the first time in the game at 3:20, followed six minutes later by Aaron Davis’ empty net tally. Scoring Burnaby’s other goals were Jason Jones, Danny Spagnuolo and Dane Stevens. The final moments saw tensions boil over as Jesse Fehr, Jones and the Burrards’ Daniel Amesbury and Kevin Reid were tossed for a melee that stopped play with 15 seconds left. All four were tagged with fighting majors and game misconducts. The Lakers head to Langley in search of their second win, tonight (Wednesday) at the LEC.
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South Burnaby on a youth kick
Venerable lawn bowling club opens its doors to encourage next generation of athletes Dan Olson
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Taking two stereotypes and mashing them together to create a new opportunity was the plan -- and so far, the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club is trending. The adage that lawn bowling is just for seniors with time on their hands has been turned on its head with the plan to appeal to the computer-obsessed younger generation, as the Kingsway club opens its doors to create a Junior Bowls program, aimed at the teenager market. The program, geared towards 13 to 20 year olds, hopes to turn a youthful crowd onto the fun of the outdoor sport, said past club president James Tindle. “We want to introduce the sport to as many people as we can, from the ages 12 and up,” said Tindle, who has spearheaded the project at South Burnaby. “It’s really appropriate at this day and age to get kids active, and provide them a different sport where they can be physically active and not be exposed to a risk of concussion.” Tindle, a retired psychologist, points to Health Canada findings of the rising incidences of diabetes, which is affected by inactivity and obesity. While lawn bowling in other countries isn’t considered just for old folks, in Canada there is a certain age gap. It’s reflected in the fact that in B.C. only Tsawassen has a junior program. Duplicating that at South Burnaby, a club which has been around for nearly 100 years old, would be terrific. “The image has to change and that is why we are promoting this program... If we can get into the schools and share our message and our enthusiasm, maybe it will catch on.We need to change the image from an old fogey’s sport to something that anyone can play.” What lawn bowling can provide is a game that is non-contact, unlike soccer, football and lacrosse where concussions are a rising concern, and affordability.The cost for youth to participate for a full season is just $50. Tindle is himself a recent recruit to the sport. He played hockey into his mid-70s until his doctor told him to hang up the skates. “I was lost for about two years and not very happy,” he recalled. “I am a very competitive guy who played (hockey) since the age of four. But I found lawn bowling and its really been a blessing.” Introduction trials for new potential junior bowlers are offered on the second and third weeks in June, with the hope a league can be set up to begin play in July. For more information, call 604-437-3545.
Ready for the green: South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club’s Gem Paraiso, left, and Lawrence Cheng are part of a growing junior program, which hopes to encourage more youth and young people to give the sport a try. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
Proceviat completes final laps for Clan In his final race as a member of the Simon Fraser University track and field team, Burnaby’s Cam Proceviat may have felt disappointed. He could also feel satisfied. The Moscrop alum wrapped up his collegiate athletic career by placing 10th overall in the 800 metres race, posting a time of 1:51.59 at the NCAA Division II Outdoor track and field championships in Bradenton, Fla. A senior, Proceviat placed fourth in the preliminary heat but did not advance after getting bumped at the three-quarter mark.
“Cam is so disappointed with the result,” said Clan head coach Brit Townsend. “He needed to be a little better tactically up with (the) leaders as he got bumped when he was kicking (the) last 200 metres and pushed to the outside. “That was enough to throw him off and he missed by two spots.” Seeded fifth entering the race, Proceviat was expected to compete for a medal, having clocked a personal best 1:49.28 earlier in the season. He finishes his SFU career as one of the most decorated track and field athletes in the Clan’s six years of NCAA competition.
Proceviat, who has a 3.90 GPA in molecular biology and biochemistry, was a three-time selection to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s All-Academic track and field team and this year he was selected to the CoSIDA Div. 2 Academic All-District 8 track and field/cross country team. In his final competitive season, Proceviat was the GNAC indoor 800m champion and the outdoor championships runner-up in both the 800- and 1500m. In addition, Proceviat finished 11th at the GNAC cross country championships and earned All-
West Region honors with a 17th place finish at the NCAA West Region championships. Finishing sixth in the 1500m men’s final was teammate MarcAntoine Rouleau, with a time of 3:50.78, after posting the fastest qualifying time. He became the first SFU male athlete to earn NCAA All-American honours in outdoor track and field. “It was a really good race and I am happy with my performance,” said Rouleau. “I think it was the best I could do today.There were others guys in the race on another level with pretty good kicks.”
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Chow collects u16 title
Burnaby’s Christine Chow returned from the Canadian Judo championships recently with a heavy weight to bare -- in the form of gold. The 14-year-old Burnaby Mountain Secondary student topped her national under-16, 48-kilogram division by beating four opponents to claim the title. To get to the gold, she defeated a Saskatchewan green belt opponent, a blue belt from Prince George, and a blue belt from Ontario. Chow, a green belt, wrapped up her amazing climb by besting a Quebec brown belt -- a level above her own. Hugging the curves: Burnaby’s Velodrome on Barnet Highway held an open house for newcomers last month, where people could bring their bikes in and push the pedal on the hardwood track. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
Sinclair, Canada ready for Olympic pre-test
With the countdown officially on, the Canadian women’s national soccer team has two dates with Brazil in the coming week to fine-tune things before heading off to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Canada announced its roster Monday for
a pair of exhibition tests, June 4 and 7 in Toronto and Ottawa against Brazil. Team captain and Burnaby native Christine Sinclair will add to her national-record of 241 caps, leading a blended team of sage veterans and fresh-faced newcomers that av-
erage 25.2 years of age. Sinclair, 32, is one of five players over 30 on the 20-woman roster. She currently has 162 goals on the international pitch, trailing American world record holder Abby Wambach by 22 goals.
HELEWKA SCORES AT MEMORIAL CUP Burnaby’s Adam Helewka left it all on the ice as his Red Deer Rebels fell just short of a Memorial Cup final appearance. Red Deer, the Western Hockey League hosts to the national junior hockey tournament, finished with a 2-2 record, advancing to the semfinal before getting bounced. Helewka counted three goals and one assist over the four games, including a pair in the team’s 5-2 round-robin win over Rouyn-Noranda. In that game, the 20-year-old winger fired eight shots on net and was chosen the game’s second star.
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August 19, 1941 - May 18, 2016 Patti passed away peacefully, at Royal Columbian Hospital on Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 with her family by her bedside. The family would like to thank her team of caring Nurses and Doctors who kept her comfortable and calm in her final hours. Born in New Westminster at St. Mary’s Hospital on August 19, 1941, Patti lived in and loved this city for most of her life. Taking part in the Miss Royal City pageant in 1958 and then volunteering in the palliative ward of St. Mary’s Hospital for almost a decade of her life, she showed her dedication to this city in many ways. Though she was beautiful inside and out, lest we never label someone beautiful before we recognize their strength and perseverance. Patti’s strength will be missed by countless people whom have had the honour of having her in their lives. Her daughter, Becci (Dave), son Chris, grandchildren Maggie and Josh, sister Dee, nephews Alan and Jeff (Lori-Ann) and many close friends are so thankful to have known this inspiring woman and will continue to remember her as the tenacious and amazing woman that she was. Her funeral will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, June 4th at Valley View Funeral Home - 14660 72nd Avenue, Surrey. Flowers to the funeral home will be graciously accepted or donations to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada in her name would also be appreciated. Thank you to everyone for the incredible support and condolences over this difficult time.
OWENS, Shirley It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Shirley Owens on May 11, 2016 in her Burnaby home with family around her. Mom will be greatly missed by her 4 children; Judy Martin, Dianne Steele (James), Terry Steele (Deb), Sandra Steele. She will be fondly missed by her grandsons; Darren, Jason (Jenny), Chris (Kyla), Tyson, Taylor, great-granddaughter; Skylin, greatgrandson; Gavin, sister; Linda Luebke and brother; Larry Luebke. She leaves behind many long-time friends from when she lived on Kitchener Street in Burnaby.
On June 7th, 2015, one very long/very fleeting year ago, our husband, father, brother, uncle, nephew, friend - David Barrett Graham lost his battle with cancer at the age of 50 years old. David and his wife, Lisa, met at the age of nine years old and together, they lived a truly wonderful 41 - year friendship - courtship - marriage. “Family” was always a life-long focus for David and he was an exceptionally loving father to his children, David and Julie, who miss him dearly. In the five years prior to his passing, David was predeceased by his parents, Al and Rilla Graham, by his ‘in-laws’, Ted and Betty Lucas, and by uncle Terry.
Throughout David’s illness, and in the year since he passed, the expressions of love and support for our family have been incredible. In fact, words are not sufficient to express our gratitude for the generosity of spirit of the family and friends who have sustained us through this difficult time ~ thank you ~ we love you all, so very much.
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December 30, 1953 April 19, 2016 Frank passed away suddenly from a heart attack on April 19. He is survived by his devoted partner Chris Caine and sister Helga (Doug) Leaney, brothers Bernard (Dianne), and Udo. Frank, known for his outgoing personality and positive attitude, will be sadly missed by friends, nephews and nieces. A Celebration of Life will be held on June 5th at 1 p.m. at the Paddlewheeler Riverboat, New Westminster Quay.
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A private celebration of life was held last July and on that day, the flags at BCIT were at half mast in honour of David’s memory.
She will be fondly remembered by all those she “Touched and Petted”.
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Evelyn passed peacefully at Sun Pointe Village, Kelowna. Survived by two sons Louis and James Parsons and sister Shirley White. Special thanks to Staff at Sun Pointe and Cottonwoods for loving care.
David is survived by his loving and devoted brothers, Doug (Monica) and Don; sister-in-law Lori (John); nieces Katelyn and Kirsten; cousins David (Karen) and Danny (Pauline); by Aunt Trudy (Lorne) who was an incredible support, as were life-long friends, Andrew, and Todd & Jackie; by the “basement crew”, and also by numerous other family and good friends (hockey, golf, UBC and BCIT colleagues).
Mom worked at the Canfor Mill in New West for several years. When she retired she was living in Ioco-Anmore Estates. To this day she was in contact with IWA retirees. After retirement she started doing house/pet sitting and from this she made many new friends and lots of acquaintances. In early 2000 she moved back to Burnaby on Centaurus Circle and continued looking after people’s homes and their pets. In Burnaby she became an active and avid crib/whist card player and enjoyed her evenings and afternoons either at the Cameron Rec Centre, Wild Wood Park or Mill Creek Park.
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DOMESTIC HELP WANTED CHILD CAREGIVER (In−home) Supervise & care for children; Take to & from school; Prepare & serve meals; Organize activities; Maintain a safe & healthy environment in home; Keep records of activities and health info of children; Instruct in personal hygiene & social development; Discipline children as per the methods requested by the parents; Bathe, dress & feed them; Prepare them for rest periods. Tarog family | Start: Aug 2016 mac_0217@yahoo.com
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EXP’D KNITTERS NEEDED for piece work at home. Cecile • 604-298-3516 EXPERIENCED Hair dressers to relieve our staff for vacations in Vancouver, Burnaby & Coquitlam Own transportation 604.420.9339
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SMALL ENGINE Technician. Join BC’s Largest Volume Outdoor Power Equipment Sales and Service Center with over 20 employees serving BC since 1986. We require immediately, one Full-Time (Year-round) experienced Service Technician to join our extremely busy service centre. This F/T position requires the applicant to have extensive knowledge of 2cycle and 4cycle engines, all lawn and garden equipment and related power-equipment. Industry certification is definitely an asset. Medical and Dental plan. Salary is commensurate with experience. Mail resume to: Fraser Valley Equipment Ltd., 13399 72ndAvenue, Surrey, BC, V3W 2N5, Fax: 604-599-8840, Email: terry@ fraservalleyequipment.com
SALES/AGENTS MONTHLY NEWSPAPER
Looking for advertising sales people. Full & Part Time Exp. preferred. $20/hr
604-733-3638 leavon@shaw.ca
SKILLED HELP Sofo Kitchens located at #139 - 1585 Broadway St. Port Coquitlam, BC is in the business of manufacturing, repair & installation of a variety of kitchen cabinets. They urgently require several fully qualified cabinet makers. Main Job Duties include: Make kitchen cabinets & other articles according to plans, Operate woodworking machines like power saws, jointers, mortisers, shapers, & variety of hand tools to cut, shape, & form components, trim joints to fit parts, sand wooden surfaces to stain & polish. Minimum 4 years of combination of experience or training. Some high school. Starts $23 PH. Email resume to radu@sofokitchens.com
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FIND YOUR PASSION. FIND YOUR PURPOSE. PROGRAMS START MONTHLY: - HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT - PRACTICAL NURSING - SOCIAL SERVICES NEW WEST: 604-520-3900
TCP Certified Training LCT & WHMIS
778-683-5967
GARAGE SALES EAST RICHMOND MOVING SALE Sun June 5th 1pm-3pm 23440 Gates Ave. Household, dishes, boat, hardware, furniture, books, antiques, garden tools, lino, carpets, bldg supplies.
MOVING SALE
Saturday & Sunday June 4 & 5th • 9 to 5 3743 Wakefield Court Burnaby (Back Alley)
Tools, Household Items, Sports, Odds & Ends + more
FOODSAFE LEVEL 1 Courses taught by certified Environmental Health Officers. .
Courses are run monthly located at 300-4946 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC
Next Course is JUN 14 .
To Register Call 604-918-7683 http://www.fraserhealth.ca/ media/FOODSAFECourseSchedule-2016.pdf
MARKETPLACE
FOR SALE - MISC SAWMILLS from only $4,397 Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT
PETS
ALL SMALL BREED PUPS Local, Non-Shedding and Vet Checked. 604-590-3727 www.puppiesfishcritters.com
To advertise call
604-444-3000 BUSINESS SERVICES
ACCOUNTING/ BOOKKEEPING CATCH UP BOOKKEEPER No stress, organize & maintain. No job too small 778-885-8500
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES From advertising executive or banker to x-ray technician or zookeeper, you'll find it in the Employment Section.
EAST VAN: 604-251-4473
VISIT US ONLINE: SPROTTSHAW.COM
Tax Returns - Bookkeeping Personal - Small Business Current - Delinquent 20 yrs exp. 604-671-1000
For these and other routes please call 604-398-3481 or email distribution@burnabynow.com
accounting
trades/technical
PARTS PERSON. Join BC’s Largest Volume Outdoor Power Equipment Sales and Service Center with over 20 employees serving BC since 1986. We require immediately, one Full-Time (Year-round) experienced Parts Person to join our Parts Department. Duties include: Counter Sales, Telephone inquiries and Sales, Parts Look-up (Both Computer & Manual), Inventory stocking and merchandising. This F/T position requires applicant to have knowledge of the outdoor power equipment industry, superior customer service skills, and excellent communicative and organizational skills. Medical and Dental plan. Salary is commensurate with experience. Mail resume to: Fraser Valley Equipment Ltd., 13399 72nd Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3W 2N5, Fax: 604-599-8840, Email: terry @fraservalleyequipment.com
HIGH PROFIT High Cash Producing Loonie Vending Machines. All on Locations Turnkey Operation, Perfect Home Based Business. Full Details. CALL NOW! 1-866-668-6629, WWW.TCVEND.COM.
121 Tenth Street, Unit 2003 New Westminster Estate Online Auction
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All 4 Pillars® offifices are independently owned and operated. 4 Pillars® and its associated trademarks are used under license.
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Call
604-444-3000 to place your ad!
For information
604-444-3000 604-630-3300
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REAL ESTATE
HOUSES FOR SALE
HOME SERVICES
AUTOMOTIVE
SPORTS & IMPORTS
EXCAVATING
* WE BUY HOMES *
Yes, We Pay Cash!
Damaged or Older Houses!! Condos & Pretty Homes too! www.webuyhomesbc.com
( 604 ) 657-9422
PROPERTY FOR SALE GALIANO BEACH FRONT PROPERTY! 1950sf, 3 BR, 2 bath. + Unique Rental Cabin on ppty for BB, guests etc. $667,000. Private sale. Call Jenna • 778-246-4430
LOTS & ACREAGES FOR SALE 3 DUPLEX and 2 single family lots in Bby starting $1 million and up. 604-836-6098
OUT OF TOWN PROPERTY THINKING of MOVING to KELOWNA? Royal LePage, Bill Hotzon • 1-778-215-4255 www.billhotzon.com
2001 Turbo Honda Civic
Asking $18,995 OBO. Serious inquiries only. One of a kind. Meticulously kept by original owner. Owner a mechanic. $21,000 parts invested. A must see & drive car! Call Frank (778)888-2144 No texts pls.
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
THE SCRAPPER SCRAP CAR & TRUCK REMOVAL
CASH FOR ALL VEHICLES
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Ask about $500 Credit!!!
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RENTALS
APARTMENTS/ CONDOS FOR RENT FURNISHED 1 BR Cozy apartment for rent 1min walk to Sky train (Oakridge 41st) & Oakridge Mall. 3, 6, or 9 months contract Nice view! Water, heat, high-speed Wifi included $1490/month Available July 1st 604.377.7067
HOME SERVICES
ALARM SERVICES
GARDEN VILLA
BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES
SKYLINE TOWERS 102-120 Agnes St, New West .
Hi-Rise Apartment with River View & Indoor Pool. 1 BR & 2 BR Available. Rent includes heat & hot water. Remodeled Building and Common area. Gated underground parking available. References required.
CALL 604 525-2122
BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES
VILLA MARGARETA
320-9th St, New West Suites Available. All suites have balconies, Undergrd. parking avail. Refs. req. Small Pet OK. CALL 604-715-7764
BAYSIDE PROPERTY SERVICES
SUITES FOR RENT 1 BR suite, ground fl in house. New West. 1 prkg, near bus. Incl utils. Suits senior. $800. N/s, no pets. 604-521-1041
Drainage, Video Inspection, Landscaping, Stump/Rock/Cement/Oil Tank & Demos, Paving, Pool/Dirt Removal, Paver Stones, Jackhammer, Water/Sewer, Line/Sumps, Slinger Avail, Concrete Cutting, Hand Excavating, Basements Made Dry Claudio’s Backhoe Service
604-341-4446
FLOORING Hardwood Floor Refinishing Repairs & Staining Installation Free Estimates Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224
www.centuryhardwood.com
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GUTTERS GUTTER CLEANING ROOF CLEANING WINDOW CLEANING POWER WASHING 30 yrs experience For Prompt Service Call
Simon 604-230-0627
ALARM 604-463-7919 Systems Ltd.
1010 6th Ave. New West. Suites Available. Beautiful atrium with fountain. By shops, college & transit. Pets negotiable. Ref req. CALL 604 715-7764
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#1 Backhoes & Excavators Trenchless Waterlines Bobcats & Dump Truck & All Material Deliveries
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CLEANING MILUPITA Janitorial Services
RES & COMM •Home & Office Cleaning • Power Washing • Window Cleaning Senior’s Discount
604-928-4395
DRAINAGE DRAINAGE Services & more Claudio’s Backhoe Services Dry Basements+ 604-341-4446
DRYWALL Free Painting over Drywall Repairs. Interior Plaster Finish on walls & ceilings. Texture Ceilings Boarding & Taping Affordable Prices
604-715-1587
ELECTRICAL
HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS Done Quick. Licenced. Done Right. Bonded. Guaranteed. Insured.
604-878-5232 handymanconnection.com
All Work Guar. Free Est.
Donny 604-600-6049 JHL GARDEN’S
Hedges trims prune, weed, grass cut, cleanups. Terry 604-354-6649 WILDWOOD LANDSCAPING
•Hedge Trim •Tree Prune •Hedge Removal •Spring Clean Up •Lawn Restoration. •Chaffer Control •Garden Install •Comm/Strata/Res Free Est • 604-893-5745
Spring Services
Same Day Service, Fully Insured FREE ESTIMATES
• Lawn Maintenance • Fertilizing •Yard Clean-ups • Aeration • Pruning/Hedges • Power Raking • Rubbish Removal • Odd Jobs •Yearly Maintenance Programs •
310-JIMS (5467) BOOK A JOB AT
www.jimsmowing.ca
AIR CONDITIONERS & FURNACES •REPAIRS •Gas Fitting •Hot Water Tanks • Ducks & Sheet Metal
604-461-0999
LANDSCAPING
Able Boys Landscaping Ltd Bobcat, turf, Cedar fence, Tree trimming, Asphalt Call (604)377-3107
LAWN Maintenance; Power Rake, Aerate, Hedge Trim, Top Soil, + more. Prof/Reliable. Andrew • 778-241-9706
MOVING www.affordablemoversbc.com From
Free Estimate/Senior Discount
Residential~Commercial~Pianos LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
604-537-4140 MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Insured - Fully Equip. Starts from $45/hr Local & Long Distance Moves Mid-month & Seniors Discount miraclemoving.ca
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Renos & Repairs. BBB Member.
OIL TANK REMOVAL
www.nrgelectric.ca
604-520-9922
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call. Lic#89402. Fast same day service. Insured. Guar’d. We love small jobs. 604-568-1899
To place your ad call
604.444.3000
ROMAN’S PAINTING Interior/Exterior Reasonable Rates Warranty Free Estimate
8TO9MWO9K8 • Oil Tank Removal • Recommended • Insured • Reasonable Rates 467372733476
RICK’S
HOME REPAIRS RENOVATIONS INSTALLATIONS
604-878-5232
SPECIAL SPRING PAINTING DISCOuNT
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16 years exp. Free Estimates
• CI&CRMHM • FIRmL&g • FRAmL&g • SLNL&g
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Residential Yard Waste Commercial Construction Free Estimates
Rick 604-329-2783
604-218-3064 604-524-5494
$25 OFF JUNK REMOVAL Senior Discount Better Rate Free Estimate 604−500−2003
604-RUBBISH 782-2474 On Time, Fast. Lowest Rates
ReSIdeNTIal COMMeRCIal
• We remove any kind of junk & recycling • Resident, Commercial, Industrial • Basement, Garage, Yard Clean-up • Old Furniture, Appliances 15 & 30 Yard Dumptrucks
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INTERIOR & EXTERIOR SPECIALS 10% OFF
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Done Quick. Licenced. Done Right. Bonded. Guaranteed. Insured.
604-339-4541
ALL RENOVATIONS; Int & Ext. Kitch/Bath, Framing, Tiles, Floors, Paint, Drywall+ 778-836-0436
Call 604-
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PATIOS
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www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
PLUMBING
$45/Hr
TCP MOVING 1 to 3 men
Electrical Installations
604-724-3832
RUBBISH REMOVAL RUBBISH REMOVAL
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Interior / Exterior Specialist Many Years Experience Fully Insured Top Quality, Quick Work Free estimate
Lawn Care, Shrub-Hedge Trim Installation, Spring Clean-up. Senior Disc • 604-783-3142
1, 2, 3, 5 & 7 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ Since 2001
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D&M PAINTING
604-727-0043
HEATING .
RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT
quaysidepainting.com
AFFORDABLE MOVING
NaturalAirFlowHeating.ca
PAINTING/ WALLPAPER
wcb & Insured
Handyman Specializing in •Small Jobs •Carpentry •Repairs •Fencing •Seniors needs. etc Rob Lyle • 604-307-6715
All Electrical, Lic #105654 res/comm, renos, panel chgs Low Cost 604-374-0062
To advertise call Call 604-630-3300 to604.444.3000 place your ad
• Lawn & Garden Maint. • Power Raking, Trimming • Tree Topping, Planting • Cleanup & more!
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HOUSES FOR RENT NEW WEST *Furnished* beautiful Character home. VIEWS, 3000sf, 3 BR, 2 f/ba, sun porch, 2 decks. N/S. Small dog considered. July1. $3200/mo. ACD Rlty, Bill 778-837-8094, 604-521-0311
BC GARDENING 25 Years Exp.
HANDYPERSON
CARPENTRY * Renos * Bsmt Refinish * Drywall * Bath Tiles Windows * Doors * Stairs. Call Norm 604-437-1470
LAWN & GARDEN
A-1 Contracting & Roofing NEW & RE-ROOFING All Types • Concrete Tile Paint & Seal •Asphalt • Flat All Maintenance & Repairs WCB. 25% Discount. • Emergency Jobs •
SPECIALIST
•Dangerous Tree Removal •Pruning •Crown Reduction •Spiral Thinning • Hedge Trim Fully Insured • WCB.
Jerry • 604-500-2163
treebrotherspecialists.ca
TREE SERVICES
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Bros. Roofing Ltd. Over 40 Years in Business SPECIALIZING IN CEDAR, FIBERGLASS LAMINATES AND TORCH ON.
604-312-7674
Liability Insurance, WCB, BBB, Free Estimates
POWER WASHING
AFFORDABLE QUALITY ROOFING LTD.
A.S.U. Enterprises
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604-946-4333
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32 WEDNESDAY June 1, 2016 • BurnabyNOW
WEEKLY SPECIALS Prices Effective June 2 to June 8, 2016.
100% BC Owned and Operated PRODUCE
MEAT
Fair Trade Organic Green Seedless Grapes from Divine, Mexico
Organic Nectarines from California
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
3.98lb/ 8.77kg
5.99lb/ 13.21kg
4.98lb/ 10.98kg
value pack
Organic Cauliflower from California
Medley Mix Tomatoes from BC 1 pint package
2/5.00
Rodear Grass Fed Forage Finished Lean Ground Beef value pack
6.99lb/ 15.41kg
Choices' Own Gourmet Rosemary Lamb Sausages
Ocean Wise Fresh Steelhead Salmon Fillets
12.99lb/ 28.64kg
8.99lb/ 19.82kg
3.98 each
GROCERY
DELI
Olympic Organic Yogurt and Krema Greek Yogurt
Bounce Energy Balls
assorted varieties product of BC
SAVE
assorted varieties
Kettle Brand Potato Chips
SAVE
UP TO
36% 2/6.98 4.49 UP TO
assorted varieties
SAVE
100g product of China
28% 2.79
Tre Stelle Feta Cheese light or regular and Arla Danish Feta Cubes 200-400g product of Denmark/Canada
SAVE
UP TO
31% 4.39 to 6.49
Eden Organic Canned Beans or Rice and Beans
SAVE
UP TO
assorted varieties 398ml • product of USA
31% 2.99 to 7.99
Daiya Non Dairy Cheese
assorted varieties
assorted varieties
SAVE
200 - 227g product of BC
SAVE
34% 3.69
Que Pasa Organic
473ml • product of USA
300g • product of BC
SAVE
37%
2.69
Lundberg Nutra Farmed Rice
29%
While quantities last. Not all items available at all stores. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.
SAVE
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UP TO
34%
SAVE
Flora Udo’s Choice Probiotics Assorted Varieties and Sizes
Platinum Naturals Multivitamins Assorted Varieties and Sizes
20% off
Regular Retail Price
Ergogenics New Zealand Whey Protein Assorted Varieties 910g
39.99 49.99
Whey Protein
20% off
Regular Retail Price
Organic Sourdough Bread
sliced or unsliced 530g
946ml • product of USA
45% 2.19
2.49 to 5.99
WELLNESS
BAKERY assorted varieties
4.49 to 8.49
SAVE
3.99
Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Non Dairy Beverages
907g • product of USA
UP TO
1.19/100g
6 pack
assorted varieties
assorted varieties
SAVE
single 355ml
Mrs. Renfro’s Gourmet Salsa
assorted varieties
39%
Choices’ Own Lemon Herb Potato Wedges
+deposit +eco fee product of USA
.69 43% 3.99
NEW AND Thin Tortilla Chips DELICOUS DELICIOUS
SAVE
6.99 half 12.99 whole
Zevia All Natural Soda
(shreds, spreads, blocks & slices)
Simply Pure Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Earth’s Raincoast Trading Canned Tuna and Salmon Choice Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil assorted varieties assorted sizes • product of Canada 500ml or 1L • product of Spain
170-220g product of USA
38% 2.49
2.19
8 pack
Want Want Hot Kid SuperSlim Rice Crisps
SAVE
assorted sizes product of USA
35%
650g
Farmcrest Non GMO Roasted Specialty Chickens
assorted varieties
xxx
Salt Spring Organic Fair Trade Coffee
SAVE
4.99 xxx • product of xxx
9" Fruit Pies
assorted varieties
assorted varieties
10.99
400g • product of BC
35% 10.99
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Look to Choices’ Nutrition Team Whatever your health goal, Choices’ team of Dietitians and Holistic Nutritionists can make it happen. • Find solutions for specialized diets. • Get ideas for fast and simple home cooked meals.
Sisu Supplements Select Varieties Assorted Sizes
20% off
Regular Retail Price
• Learn how to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your everyday meals. To get started on your journey towards healthy living, book a FREE one-on-one consult or simply ask members of our Nutrition Team questions while you shop. To find out more about how we can help you, ask Customer Service, email nutrition@choicesmarkets.com or visit us online at choicesmarkets.com.
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