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Pablo the pit bull spared by judge

By Jeremy Deutsch

jdeutsch@burnabynow.com

The Burnaby owners of a pit bull responsible for killing a neighbour’s fourpoundYorkshire terrier will get to keep their dog with strict conditions.

The City of Burnaby applied to the courts to have the pit bull, named Pablo, destroyed after the dog attack in early 2016. But provincial court judge Thomas Gove spared the dog, returning Pablo to his owners Scott Williamson and Van-

essa De Jong with several conditions.

The situation began on Feb. 1, 2016, at a Burnaby apartment complex when Pablo attacked and killed a neighbour’s dog named Bubba, according to the judgment.

There had been two prior incidents where Pablo tried to get at Bubba but was unable to because he was leashed.

The Burnaby SPCA investigated and offered to have Williamson and De Jong surrender the dog, but

they declined. Instead, the couple agreed to keep Pablo contained on a leash and muzzled while the investigation continued.

The court heard Pablo was licensed with the city as a border collie and that there were two prior inci-

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‘Sometimes it’s an error in judgment’ Paul McDonell lost his son in 1996 and it left him with a life-changing view of pedestrian safety

By Jeremy Deutsch

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It’s pretty easy to dismiss jaywalkers who get hit by cars as stupid.

But for one Burnaby city councillor who has agonized through an unimaginable tragedy, he sees the situation differently.

Coun. Paul McDonell’s son Michael was 28 years old in August 1996 and had his entire life ahead of him.

A third-year plumbing apprentice with a fiancée, he’d gone out one night to a pub in Port Coquitlam with coworkers.

When one of the guys on the crew ran out of money, Michael joined him to look for a cash machine. Michael wasn’t familiar with the area, but they found themselves crossing busy Shaughnessy Street near Lougheed Highway. Michael made it across the street the first time, but as he tried to get back, his foot got caught in a meridian. He fell forward and was hit by a car.

He died instantly.

“It’s just one of those things that happens; it’s an accident,” McDonell told the NOW. “It’s an unfortunate accident and I lost my son who I thought got through that age.”

The councillor has gained some

perspective about that night after 20 years.

“People make comments: ‘People are stupid when they do that.’Well it’s not necessarily stupid; sometimes it’s an error in judgment,” he said. “My son wasn’t stupid; he just made an error in judgment when he shouldn’t have. It happens.”

The family heartbreak also helps guide McDonell in his current role as the chair of the city’s transportation safety committee. And he’s happy to support anything to make the streets safe, for both pedestrians and drivers.

Before Christmas, council approved spending $25,000 for the installation of a fence on the median along Willingdon Avenue between Kingsway and Kingsborough Street in an effort to discourage people from crossing mid-block.

The move to install a 1.2-metre high median fence was prompted by a pedestrian fatality that occurred in late 2015. Mid-block crossing was a contributing factor, according to a staff report.

During a recent weekday count between noon and 1 p.m., city staff recorded a total of 15 pedestrians crossing Willingdon in the vicinity of Kemp Continued on page 4

TRAFFIC CHANGES: The city is installing a 1.2-metre high fence along Willingdon Avenue between

Kingsway and Kingsborough Street to stop people from crossing mid block. A pedestrian was killed in the area in late 2015 while jaywalking across the busy road. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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Hundreds expected to lose homeowner grants in city

Rates rise and new rules for 2017

Increased values for residential homes concern city councillor Sav Dhaliwal

By Jeremy Deutsch

jdeutsch@burnabynow.com

When property assessments land in the mail this week, some Burnaby residents will find the values of their homes have increased by some of the biggest numbers in the region.

Depending on where you live, the values of some residential properties in Burnaby have increased as much as nearly 50 per cent.

For instance, the value of a typical single-family home in Buckingham neighbourhood built in 1971 jumped in value by 46 per cent to $2.72 million, according to B.C. Assessment.

The neighbourhood saw the biggest percentage increase in property values in Metro Vancouver, only matched by single-family homes in North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley.

Also in Burnaby, the value of a single-family home built in 1946 in the Capitol Hill area increased 46 per cent to $1.33 million.

With many homes topping the $1.3-million mark for the first time this year, hundreds if not thousands of owners could be saying goodbye to their homeowner grants.

Last year, 91 per cent of homes in the province fell below the eligibility thresh-

old. But in Burnaby, 78 per cent of residential homes met the lower eligibility threshold, and a recent report from Metro Vancouver suggested less than 50 per cent of homeowners in the region will fail to qualify for the break.

The basic homeowner grant, provided by the province is $570. Seniors, veterans and people with disabilities may qualify for additional grants of $275, for a total of $845.

The amount of the grant starts dropping for properties worth more than $1.2 million and hits zero when the property value reaches $1.35 million.

Burnaby city Coun. Sav Dhaliwal said he’s concerned the huge increases will prove to be a major financial burden on some homeowners, especially seniors. He pointed out not only the loss of the homeowner grant, but a disproportionate increase in property taxes.

Right now, the city is considering roughly a 2.5 per cent property tax increase, but for homes assessed above the average increase, the tax bill could be considerably higher. B.C. Assessment noted the typical single-family increase was Continued on page 10

By Jeremy Deutsch

jdeutsch@burnabynow.com

Changes to the way you park in Burnaby and how much you pay are coming as 2017 begins.

Starting on Jan. 2, parking rates at most meters across the city will double to $2 per hour.

The city said growth in Burnaby has resulted in increased demand for onstreet parking, particularly in the town centres and SkyTrain areas where businesses rely on the availability of short-term street parking for their customers.

“Increasing parking meter rates to a maximum of $2 per hour will help generate greater parking turnover and increase the avail-

ability of short-term street parking,” the city’s website explained.

A staff report from the city’s financial management committee noted the first parking meters were installed in 1998, and the rates have been unchanged for 18 years.

The rate increase would put Burnaby in line with the City of North Vancouver and Surrey, which each charge between $1 and $2 for an hour of parking. In Vancouver, parking rates range from $1 to $6.

The rate increase was approved earlier this year and covers almost all meters throughout the city.

While the cost to park may be going up, it’s going Continued on page 10

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Trying to keep pedestrians safe Continued from page 3 Street. Of these, 13 were mid-block crossings between Crystal Mall and the bus stop on the west side of Willingdon, and the remaining two were crossing at the T-intersection of Willingdon and Kemp, the report noted. In many instances, pedestrians had to cross Willingdon in two phases because they had to wait within the center median for a gap in traffic.The city said the existing center median on Willingdon is narrow and

not intended to serve as a pedestrian refuge island.

Mayor Derek Corrigan suggested it was difficult to spend that kind of money to discourage people from doing something that should be obvious to not to do, but added the city is doing what it can to stop accidents from happening.

“I want the message from this to be, don’t cross midblock, because it is looking for a tragedy to happen,” he said. “Not only do you ruin your life, but potentially,

you also ruin the life of the person that’s hit you.”

That last part is something McDonell knows all too well. After Michael’s death, he took the time to call the driver who hit his son to let him know it wasn’t his fault. He said there was nothing the driver could do in this case.

McDonell also took a portion of Michael’s life insurance policy to start up a labour education fund that hands out scholarships every year.The fund started

Pablo the pitbull gets reprieve from judge Continued from page 1 dog, and the cost of registration is three times other dogs.

The judge noted the issue was whether Pablo should be destroyed or could he be returned to his owners and safely managed in the community.

Animal experts testified Pablo suffered from impulse control and aggression and a generalized anxiety disorder. One pet therapist who testified made a number of recommendations that would al-

low the dog to return home safely.

The judge agreed ordering 10 conditions that include Pablo being muzzled and leashed outside of any residence.The couple also has to put up a four-foot high metal gate at each door of the home, and the dog can be seized if there is any breach of the order.

Gove wrote the owners have impressed upon him that they appreciate the sacrifices on their part the plan will require, adding they are “that rare family” that is prepared to

go through extraordinary steps to keep their dog alive.

“The time, money and effort that the owners will need to commit to the plan is beyond what many families would be prepared or able to commit to, but I accept that these owners consider Pablo to be their “son” and will take the somewhat extraordinary steps necessary to follow the plan and keep the community safe,” the judge said.

at $10,000 and grown to $400,000.

But never has a day gone by without the councillor thinking about his son.

“It’s how often I think of him, little things will trigger it. I don’t say I do it every day, but I bet you it’s 80 per cent of the time sometimes during the day,” McDonell said. “I wish it never happened but there’s things we have no control over.”

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By Jeremy Deutsch

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A two-alarm fire that destroyed seven transport trucks and thousands of dollars’ worth of produce at a Burnaby business has been deemed suspicious by police and fire officials.

Fire crews were called to Pemberton Transport Co. at 7850 Venture St. just before 9 p.m. Monday to find a number of trucks, including five five-ton vehicles and

two semi-trailers, on fire.

It took 34 firefighters to get a handle on the blaze, which proved tricky for the fire department.

Burnaby assistant fire chief Bryan Kirk explained the fire melted hydro lines, while diesel fuel from one truck helped spread the flames to other vehicles.

“At least five trucks were burning pretty good. Heavy black smoke, power lines down, freezing cold – it was definitely a challenge that’s

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No one was hurt, but the blaze is estimated to have caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to the trucks and the produce.The trucks were filled with bananas and produce, while smoke also made its way into the main building.

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Though Kirk said officials are pretty sure the fire started around one of the vehicles, he added, in a lot of cases, the cause can’t be 100 per cent confirmed.

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All of those dimes and dollars add up For many of us, the first ‘oh, oh’ moment of 2017 was when we filled up our vehicle with gas.This week gas stations across the Lower Mainland were sporting $1.35 per litre signs.Yes, $1.35.

And, not surprisingly, these prices are apparently not supported by any economic reality.The bump in price was due to investors thinking there might be a shortage of gas coming out of certain produc-

ers. And, apparently, that speculation was completely unfounded.Welcome to 2017.

But it’s hard to empathize with those of us who still complain about gas prices. After all, we should be using public transit, or at the very least, be pleased that high prices will force more people to use less fossil fuels. But it doesn’t all end with gas prices.

You’re also going to pay more for parking that ve-

hicle in certain areas of Burnaby. A plan most of us can certainly support. After all, who wants to see folks hog those street spaces? And all of that parking cash goes into city coffers, which, hopefully, takes a bit of the load off of taxpayers.

Even if you are a much better person and choose to use public transit, you’re going to get dinged there as well.

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creasing its single-use fares by 10 cents starting July 1, while monthly passes will go up by $2.

And then there’s all of those other things going up.

MSP premiums will rise for most folks (about $136 to $150 more per year), but lower-income folks will get a bit of a break.

Food will go up, as usual.The weaker Canadian dollar is to blame, but transporting all of those

foreign fruits is also costly.

And keeping warm (particularly when it is as cold as it is now) will cost more.

Hydro rates are going up 3.5 per cent starting April 1, while Fortis B.C. customers will see a 2.76 per cent increase on their electricity bill starting Jan. 1.

It’s no surprise that taxes are also going up, and, of course, ICBC rates as well.

If you only look at one or two of these latter items, you could just shrug it off.

But when you add it all up and throw in sundry other increases, it starts to sting. And then take away your homeowner’s grant because your bungalow is now worth $1.5 million and you have a situation where a lot of people are going to have to rework their budgets.

It might just be time to cash in those wishes for prosperity in 2107.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Predictions for the year ahead

After the craziness that characterized so much of the political world in 2016, I suppose I should be wary of making many predictions about what to expect in the coming year. But where’s the fun in playing it safe?

So here we go. Look for at least some of these things to come true in 2017!

1. I won’t predict the outcome of the provincial election in May, but I will predict this: the leaders of all three major political parties will post personal re-election victories with ease. All three won by large margins in 2013 (or, in Premier Christy Clark’s case, in a subsequent by-election) and no matter the outcome of the general election, they should do so again.

2. Speaking of those leaders, whoever loses the election between Clark and NDP leader John Horgan will likely pack it in and step down as leader.The one caveat is that Clark is a political animal with enormous confidence and optimism who may argue for another crack at the title.

3.The B.C. Green Party will emerge as the real wild card in the election campaign, and if it repeats the growth in support in about a half dozen ridings that it enjoyed in 2013, both the NDP and the B.C. Liberals could be denied seats they might have considered safe.

4. All things related to the economy will be the dominant issue in the campaign.

Job creation, housing, fees and taxes, cost of living – all can (and likely will) be part of the economic conversation.

5.That said, look for big industrial projects such as the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, the Site C dam, various LNG projects and the Massey Bridge replacement to be major issues as well.The B.C. Liberals will aggressively make these projects a central theme in their campaign, much to the delight of the B.C. Green Party, which will gleefully oppose them and will welcome the attention paid to them. Less enthusiastic to talk about them will be the NDP, whose traditional base of supporters are split on things like this.

6.The softwood lumber dispute with the U.S. will not fly under the radar for much longer. Come March, duties and countervails will be slapped on B.C. shipments to the U.S., and that will translate into significant job losses in B.C.’s forest industry (most of them in the Interior and the North).

Residents of MetroVancouver don’t quite have their heads around this ticking time bomb of an issue, but they soon will.

7.The B.C. economy will slow down significantly, but will still be near the top when compared to other provinces.The housing sector – which it can be argued has been most responsible for the province’s red-hot performance the past two years – will cool down, but tourism and high-tech will remain strong.

So there you go, my top seven picks.When have I ever been wrong?

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for GlobalTV

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New art gallery would be ‘a real jewel’

Pipeline named News Story of theYear

Dear Editor While our mayor has distinguished himself on his pipeline stance, it seems he is obfuscating on the issue of a new public art gallery for Burnaby. … end the space A new art gallery bungling would be a real jewel in Burnaby’s crown. and get Burnaby is a large down to enough city to be business able to support a new dedicated art gallery space for the display and curation of our current art collection and as well provide space for new acquisitions.

Although previous mayors and city councils have been bungling along on this matter for nearly 50 years, it is time for the current mayor and council to end the bungling and get down to business and approve a new art gallery for Burnaby.

It is curious that the mayor would rather stand in the path of a pipeline bulldozer than see that Burnaby has a proper art gallery space.

Darcy Olson, Burnaby

Thanks to the city workers for their work Dear Editor As a resident of the City of Burnaby, we take our garbage and recycling collection services for granted.

I just want to say a special thank you to the crews that have been on top of the collection schedule during the past few weeks’ unseasonal weather.

Even though many of our local side streets and back lanes are impassible due to the accumulation of snow and ice, the collection trucks showed up either as scheduled or slight delayed.

As for the accumulated snow and ice on the sidewalk, I hope every homeowner clears the sidewalk section infront of their house as required by the bylaw so that pedestrians can walk safely.

Paul Shearon, Burnaby

Mayor’s addiction to development is ironic Dear Editor Isn’t it ironic that there seems to be no slowing of Mayor Derek Corrigan’s addiction to development and property tax revenues. Yet he is against $6 million in a free revenue stream.

Why is this?

I am betting most of the condo developments in and around Burnaby Mountain are unaware of the scope of what is actually under their feet.

What is the difference between one of the tanks in the farm failing as opposed to all of the tanks failing?

Not much is my reckoning.

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bb49 That’s a cool picture at the top of the page. I’m sure we’ll be seeing those machines in person before the end of the year.

LouK I’m sure this story will continue to dominate the headlines, as it’s not over yet. All the usual suspects will toss their opinions around and slur each other for several more years to come.

The protests and court challenges will continue and the right wingers will be indignant that the opposition will not acquiesce to such a “worthy project”.

Stay tuned for more of the same next year. bill smith LouK Well, If the BC NDP prevail in the upcoming election (God forbid), the pipeline will have no opposition except for a few radical Greens.. which Trudeau already has pledged to have no problems with throwing them in jail.

Florist brings cheer to downtown eastside Rozmin Watson Congrats! What a great way to help.

NewCity It would be nice if the DTES would give back through volunteerism.

Kudos to those who volunteer. Everybody - poor or rich - could still offer their time. It’s not cool to just take. It’s tacky in fact.

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‘King of Kensington’ now in hospice care Friends, family of Ken Ryan have launched crowdfunding campaign Tereza Verenca

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A longtime Burnaby volunteer diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in the fall has moved to hospice.

It’s unknown how much time Ken Ryan, also known around town as the ‘King of Kensington,’ has left, but he’s in good spirits, according to family friend Shirley Hatch.

“He’s still trying to make the best of the days he has.

He’ll have a lot of good days, but he’ll have some bad days, too,” she told the NOW. “His wit is all there.

He’ll come with the comebacks real quick.”

He’ll have a lot of good days, but he’ll have some bad days, too…

Ryan, 75, has dedicated the majority of his life to giving back to his community.

Among his laundry list of accomplishments, he founded the Kensington Community Fair in 1993. He also sat on numerous committees, including the Burnaby North Community Association, anti-graffiti, Comshare,

Hats Off Day, the Optimist Club, Coats for Kids, Block Watch and many more.

For two decades, Ryan put on the big, red suit and was Santa for the kids at the Lochdale Community School. He also helped fund the school’s seniors’ tea and pancake breakfast.

During the summer, he’d run Comshare, a children’s summer camp that featured sports, cooking, crafts and day trips.

Ryan was also the one who organized Kool Down, a free swim for teens on Friday nights at the Kensington pool. At Christmastime, he and his wife Lou would provide food hampers to needy families. Ryan also helped start up the food bank at Confederation Centre about 15 years ago, which has since moved to St.Timothy’s Anglican Church.

The couple are the type of people to take in strangers who have nowhere to go. One fellow in particular stayed with the Ryans for three years until he was able to get back on his feet.

Ryan, who received the Queen Elizabeth II Gold Jubilee medal for his volunteer efforts, was given the cancer diagnosis in September after going to the hospital for shortness of breath. He was given the OK to move home and have a nurse drop in.

He moved to Crossroads Inlet Centre Hospice in Port Moody on Dec. 8.

He’s the King: Above, Ken Ryan, also known as the ‘King of Kensington’ and the ‘Radio Shack guy’ around North Burnaby, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in the fall. The longtime community volunteer is spending his final days in hospice in Port Moody. Below, Ryan with his son Brad and his wife Lou. PHOTOS JENNIFER GAUTHIER

“At first, I was really depressed because I’m thinking this means he’s going to be gone shortly, but he’s lasted a couple weeks now,” said Hatch. “It’s such a peaceful, loving place.”

To ease the financial burden on the Ryans, Hatch has started a GoFundMe page.

“We want to try to help him with the costs because he has to pay hospice and rent for their basement suite, and (Lou’s) going to have the funeral expense coming up,” she said.

Hatch noted Ryan plans

to be cremated and have his ashes stored in a Nabob coffee can.

“That has been his thing.

I said, ‘It’s going to take more than one coffee can.’

He goes ‘OK, I got three of them reserved for that,’” she said with a laugh. “They drink Nabob coffee, and he just felt that he didn’t need an urn.”

To donate to the Go FundMe campaign, go to www.gofundme.com and search Ken and Lou Ryan Fund.

Stocking program brings Christmas cheer to DTES Tereza Verenca

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A Burnaby florist spent part of Christmas Day handing out stockings to residents living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

With the help of some friends and a few customers, Mandy Karpoff successfully doled out 350 stockings, which were filled with items like toiletries, snacks and warm clothes.

“I kind of lost count because it was crazy,” she said.

This is the third consecutive year Karpoff, who owns Plush Floral Studio in the Heights, has done the stock-

ing initiative.

About a month before the big day, she asks customers to drop by her flower shop and pick up a stocking.

They’re returned stuffed with goodies, including toilettries, socks and other items.

Forty stockings were handed out in 2014 and another 200 last year.

Karpoff noted the response from the community this season has been “overwhelming.”

“There was a half a dozen of my friends, but then there was some of my customers (helping), and they were like, ‘Can I bring my kids?’

That was really cool, too, so I think it ripple effected in a way we didn’t plan,” she told the NOW. “We had five vehicles go down, all full.”

Karpoff wants to keep

I kind of lost count because it was crazy…

the momentum going, so she’s planning to do something similar for Valentine’s Day. She’s dubbed it Proj-

ect Purse.

Anyone who brings in a gently-used purse (murses and handbags are OK), filled with the same kind of items that were in the stockings will receive a 10 per cent discount off their next purchase.

“I just think it’s sad that how within a 10-minute drive, there’s such a divide how we live versus how our peers live, and I don’t think it’s good. I don’t think (the answer) is to do nothing and pretend it doesn’t exist,” Karpoff said.

Plush Floral Studio is at 3978 Hastings St.

For others: Burnaby residents were asked to stop by Plush Floral Studio prior to Christmas to pick up a stocking and fill it for someone less fortunate. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Robotics class a hit with kids

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Burnaby robotics students can’t seem to get enough of tinkering.

The district robotics program at Alpha Secondary School – now in its second year – is about 85 hours in total, but there’s no reining in the enthusiasm of some students.

“You have kids that will try to get in even when they’re in other classes to get in here and work on their robots,” said Russell Evanisky, who teaches the course with Alex Mckillop.

Since taking part in VEX Robotics Competitions is part of the program, the work doesn’t stop on the weekends either.

Evanisky estimates more than 300 hours of student labour will have gone into each of his school’s competition robots by the end of the year.

He said the VEX tournaments are a great motivator.

“Now (students) are feeling real pressure and real timelines,” Evanisky said.

“They’re striving more for

refinement, research and development, and making a far better robot every time.”

Two Grade 12 students, Dylan McLean and Patrick Reddy, hope all that effort will take them all the way to the VEX world championships in Louisville, Ky. this year.

The duo, in charge of Alpha robot 502a, has already captured the Judges Choice Award at the season opener at Alpha on Oct. 15 and the South Island Design Award at Shawnigan Lake Nov. 19.

They were eliminated in the quarter final of the most recent competition at Gladstone Secondary on Dec. 10 but have already qualified for the provincial championships at Seaquam Secondary and made it into the A class of the season finale at BCIT in the spring.

To qualify for worlds, McLean and Reddy will have to make it to the finals of the tournament, win the skills competition or win a design award.

McLean, who captains the team, said he doesn’t ever get tired of tinkering with 502a, even after work-

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ing on it in every robotics class, at home after school and on the weekends at tournaments.

“That’s what you have to do,” he said. “You have to always be updating it and making it better to be at the top.”

Each VEX tournament sees competitors put their robots through the paces, stacking and pushing plastic cubes and cones for points, but the events also feature detailed presentations on the robots, including design

documents, blueprints and 3D models.

“It’s essentially built around the STEM approach, science, technology, engineering and math, and they add physics in there,” Evanisky said. “So realistically it’s an engineering robotics competition.”

McLean admits he’d “definitely” never have learned as much programming as he has if there weren’t a hardware component to the program.

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Pay-by-phone coming this spring Continued from page 3 to get easier to pay for the spot if you’ve got a smart phone.

The city is also bringing in a pay-by-phone option.

The same staff report said the city is partnering with a pay-by-phone vendor to implement the service.The city is planning to have the service in place by spring and is currently having discussions with vendors but has not finalized one yet.

The report said partner-

ing with a vendor will provide for a “simplified implementation, management and lower cost model for the city.”

The report also noted although the initial cost of implementing a pay-by-phone system is relatively modest at about $30,000, there are significant ongoing costs to manage and maintain the system. Some of those costs include credit card service charges and communication costs. For a single transaction of $1 for one hour of

parking using the pay-byphone service, the city estimates the cost to be about 30 cents, excluding any upfront cost for its implementation.The ongoing costs for the pay-by-phone costs are estimated to be between $80,000 and $200,000.

The recommendation to the committee was to raise parking meter rates to offset the costs.

It should be noted parking meter revenue has increased by an average of eight per cent per year over

the last five years, topping $1.8 million in 2015.

Besides the pay-by-phone program, the city is looking at a couple other changes that could be tested in the future. One is multispace pay stations that can be used to replace several single space parking meters.

The other is single space parking meters that provide the option of credit card transactions without the use of a cell phone.

Councillor wants province to step in Continued from page 3 between 30 to 50 per cent, while the typical strata property saw increases of 15 to 30 per cent in Burnaby.

Dhaliwal said now is the ideal time for the province to freeze assessments at 2016 levels, suggesting the market has cooled since the assessments were taken in July before the province’s foreign buyer tax took effect.

“If the assessments are frozen, everybody’s prop-

erty tax would be raised equally,” he told the NOW, If the provincial government doesn’t want to freeze assessments, the Burnaby councillor would like to see the grant threshold be increased in the Metro Vancouver area, but he’s not holding his breath on either possibilities.

While homeowners can appeal there assessments and seniors can defer paying their property taxes, Dhaliwal said it doesn’t address the crux of the prob-

lem.

“The way the assessment, the property taxes are done, it’s time for the provincial government to review it, it’s not sustainable and it creates a lot of hardship for families right through the Lower Mainland particularly,” he said.

Dhaliwal also said he sees the property assessments creating friction in the community with some people suggesting people who want a single-family home can pay it.

“People who’ve owned homes for years and years, they didn’t foresee this,” he said. “They never expected this and it’s not their fault, it’s out of their control what’s been happening.”

A typical highrise unit in Metrotown built in 1999 is worth about $608,000, up 19 per cent, while a Sullivan Heights strata townhouse from 1972 jumped to $560,000 or 29 per cent.

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A look back at the year on the arts scene Julie MacLellan LIVELY CITY

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Every year at this time, I get out my files and browse back through the year that’s coming to an end. And every year, it’s a reminder of just how many amazing people and groups there are in this community, bringing the arts to life in every conceivable way.

As has become my tradition, I’m looking back over some of the highlights of the past year to bestow my annual “awards” on the people and groups who helped to shape our city’s arts and cultural scene in 2016.

To these, and to all who create and perform art in our city, I offer my thanks and the warmest blessings of the season.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER In a city full of incredible artists and hard-working arts groups, I rarely like to single out one for mention as the “most valuable.”

This year, I’m making an exception, because there’s a group of people in Burnaby who’ve been quiet, unsung heroes for a long time (for nearly 50 years, in fact) – and I want to sing about them for a change.

To all the folks at the Burnaby Arts Council, I’m looking at you. It’s been one helluva year on the arts scene in Burnaby, and your efforts have been a gigantic part of the reason why.

There’s your passionate dedication to the quest for a new art gallery.Your willingness to push artistic boundaries with sometimes challenging, sometimes controversial installations (see the Art Is Politics award below).There’s your incredible success with drawing thousands of art lovers to Burnaby to experience the magic that was Luminescence back in March.

There’s Deer Lake Gallery, with its array of diverse exhibitions and special events throughout the year.

And, of course, there’s your consistent commitment to backing the artists and arts groups of this community and to ensuring that the importance of arts and culture is never overlooked in our rapidly growing, fastchanging city.

For everything you have

done – this year and for every year since 1967 – I salute you. And I hand you my invisible trophy as this year’s MVP. THE ART IS POLITICS AWARD Holy HarperCat, what a hullabaloo.

Local sculptor Ron Simmer has to get a special nod this year for his HarperCat creation – a sculpture that morphed the face of former prime minister Stephen Harper onto the body of a wildcat (with fangs dripping blood and all). It was on display at Deer Lake Gallery as part of the Burnaby Arts Council’s Moved by Portraits exhibition.

After it appeared on our front page in January, a storm erupted – with readers calling the sculpture “sick,” “tasteless,” “trash,” and “a piece of dirt,” amongst other criticisms.

On the other side, however, were an equally large number of people who stuck up for the artist’s right to say whatever he wanted – and an artist who was relatively unperturbed by the whole thing.

“I think it’s water under the bridge,” he said, arguing that his art piece was his personal statement about the previous Conservative government – which had since been voted out of office.

For Simmer, for reminding us of the value of expression through art, we offer this salute.

ONES TO WATCH Every year, I am amazed by the amount of young, emerging talent in Burnaby – young stars on the rise who may not yet have been discovered by the world at large but whose passion, enthusiasm and talents know no bounds.

This past year was no exception.

After the year we’ve had, I couldn’t possibly pick just one winner for this nod. So it goes as a group to all the amazing young talents I’ve had the pleasure to cross paths with in 2016: ! To Ali Watson, Darren Adams and Kurtis D’Aoust, for their roles in URP’s RENT. ! To Arthi Chandra, for her star turn in Cariboo Hill Secondary’s I HateYou on

Freedom of expression: Artists Louise Solecki Weir and Ron Simmer with their works HarperCat (sculpture) and Stephen Harper Or In Considerations of the Controversial History of Political Statuary (terracotta), at the Deer Lake Gallery in January. Simmer engaged Solecki Weir to create the visage of HarperCat, which raised quite a stir after it appeared in the paper – and which led us to give Simmer our Art is Politics award.

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Mondays, her winning of a Michael J. Fox Scholarship and her appearance in the Alchemy Theatre/Vagabond Players production of The Taming of the Shrew. ! To Caleb Lagayan, Damon Jang and Kai Bradbury, for their boundless enthusiasm in the roles of the Sharks in the Theatre Under the Stars production ofWest Side Story – and an added mention to Damon for being a prolific performer and director. His appearance in Threepenny Opera and his direction of Cinderella at Byrne Creek were but two of his multiple endeavours in 2016. ! To Frankie Cena, the Burnaby Mountain alumnus and debating coach who’s making waves in the entertainment world.

Among his stories this year were a benefit concert for the B.C. Boys’ Choir and his casting as a member of the NSYNC boy band in a biopic about Britney Spears. (And did I mention he also appeared on Canada’s Smartest Person?) ! To Ann-Marie Zak, whose stage appearances included star turns in Opera Mariposa’s musical revue People Like Us and Stage 43’s I LoveYou,You’re Perfect,

To infinity and beyond: Ron Simmer’s infinity room, A Night Walk in Falling Snow, was one of the big draws to the Burnaby Arts Council’s Luminescence exhibition – one of many successes that led us to name the arts council as this year’s arts MVP. PHOTO NOW FILES

Now Change. ! To the sister act of Avery and Veronica Amores, who stole the show and captured the Burnaby’s Got Talent title and released a Christmas album with their Smile Band.

To these and all the immensely talented up-andcoming performers and artists in the city, my thanks.

You remind me, every day, that this world is in good hands with your generation.

BEST COMMUNITY BUILDER There are so many excellent events in Burnaby that it’s hard to pick just one – but I’d be remiss not to single out Living Room Art in the Heights, yet again, for its third annual success story.

There’s something extra-special about this event, in the way it brings together artists, business owners, community members as

neighbours and collaborators in a night of arts, entertainment and culture that’s made accessible to everyone. Bringing art out of galleries and out of the hands of the “elite” and opening it up to absolutely everyone is a laudable goal – and each year, it achieves that goal and then some.

It’s hard to imagine how this event is going to keep topping its own success. But Continued on page 12

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Hometown magician hits the big time in Vegas Continued from page 11 I have a feeling that, in the hands of Yunuen Perez Vertti and a host of volunteers and artists, it will just keep getting bigger and better.

For your success in bringing art to everyone, I offer up my sincerest thanks and admiration.

THE WE KNEW HIM WHEN AWARD He may not be the most famous megastar to call Burnaby home – it’s pretty hard to top Michael J. Fox and Michael Bublé on that front – but he’s no slouch in the star power department.

I speak, of course, of Murray SawChuck, the celebrity magician with the shock of blond hair who keeps finding new ways to make headlines and win fans.

He’s now based in Las Vegas, but he’s been appearing in the Burnaby NOW for many years and on Burnaby stages for even longer. SawChuck, who got his start at

the Cavalcade of Stars talent show when he was a student at Burnaby Central Secondary, was a headliner in these pages way back in 2006 when he finished up a three-month tour of Korea and was heading off to headline his first magic show in Vegas.

Since then he’s hit the limelight with a host of high-profile appearances – including, most recently, the new season of CW’s Masters of Illusion and a headline show at Planet Hollywood in Vegas.

With family still in town, SawChuck does make returns to the city – so keep your eyes open for him.

Thanks, Murray, for continuing to put Burnaby on the map.

THE MOST PROMISING FUTURE AWARD It’s not an easy job to run a theatre company. In a region packed full of offerings, how do you stand out from the crowd and make people want to spend their money on your shows?

I don’t have the answer to that question, but apparently Align Entertainment does.

The theatre company launched in 2014 with its production of Shrek the Musical at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in 2014, and it’s gone on to success after success, with Ovation Awards and crowd-pleasing musical productions every year since: The Addams Family in February 2015, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in February 2016, and, this past fall, its first-ever fall production: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in November.

In fact, the company has embarked on its first twoproduction season, so get ready for The Little Mermaid in February.

To see a company not just surviving but thriving in today’s tough and competitive world is heartening – and most definitely worthy of a nod as one of the highlights of the arts scene in 2016.

Of course, any list of

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Keep an eye out for these folks: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was Align Entertainment’s first fall production, this past November at Michael J. Fox Theatre. The relatively new theatre company earned the NOW’s 2016 award for most promising future. PHOTO FILE, CONTRIBUTED

highlights inevitably leaves off more people than it includes. Rest assured, if you are an artist or an arts group who I dealt with over the past year, your contributions to our city have been

seen and appreciated.

To all of the above folks, and to all of the unsung heroes who are quietly making our city a better place to live, my sincere thanks.

Here’s to a 2017 full of

creativity and an explosion of culture.

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Knights tourney on tap

With the changing of the calendar comes a number of traditional must-see events.

Among those is the St. Thomas More Chancellor senior boys basketball tournament, where many of the high school game’s upper tier talents measure their skills and game-playing knowledge against each other, like kids comparing toys after Christmas.

This year’s Chancellor is loaded with risers of both the Triple-A and Double-A variety, beginning with the hosts.The Knights were rated No. 2 in the most recent Province hoop poll, while crosstown rival Byrne Creek sits No. 3.

The rank-and-file in the 16-team tourney include St. Michael’s, ranked first in Double-A, and G.W. Graham, listed third.

But, according to STM head coach Aaron Mitchell, all those numbers are like 2016 NewYear’s resolutions – old news and not worth talking about.

“It’s still early in the season, we’ve just gotten through the Christmas break so we just want to see how we’ve improved,” said Mitchell, whose team has a 4-1 record to date against B.C. competition. “We don’t look at the (rankings) much and really know what we need to do is focus on getting better at each practice and in each game.”

The tournament kicks off today (Wednesday) when McMath plays Burnaby Mountain at 8:30 a.m., while St.Thomas More faces Pitt Meadows at noon in what will be before a vocal gym of Knight supporters. Byrne Creek’s opening match is at 7 p.m. against Maple Ridge.

Being on opposite sides of the draw, there is a chance that No. 2 STM could meet No. 3 Byrne in Saturday’s final – slated to tip-off at 7 p.m. It would be a great matchup, but Mitchell said his squad will continue to use each game as a lesson, win or lose, and look for improvements.

“The main difference from last year is we have a lot of returning players that are transitioning from Grade 11s to 12s, they’ve learned from that experience,” he said. “We’re more mentally prepared on a dayto-day basis, that we’re looking at things positively.”

Turning it aside: The Burnaby Bulldogs’ Jon Castro makes the save off the North Shore Winter Club’s Max Borovinskiy during peewee elite opening round action at the Pat Quinn Classic, hosted by the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association. The Bulldogs went winless during their run in the peewee side, but Burnaby’s bantam AAA squad ended a 32-year drought, capturing the title with a decisive victory over Seattle on Friday. PHOTO GORD GOBLE

Burnaby cruise to claim Quinn crown

Bulldogs end 32-year drought for home team at bantam hockey tournament Dan Olson

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None of the current members of the Burnaby minor Bulldogs’ bantam A1 hockey team were around when a 15-year-old Joe Sakic lead the home team to a second-straight title at the then-named Burnaby Bantam Christmas Tournament 32 years ago.

But they now share something else in common with Burnaby Joe. The Burnaby Bulldogs put in a championship run, capped by a decisive 8-1 victory over Seattle on Friday in Burnaby Minor Hockey Association’s since-renamed Pat Quinn Classic in the bantam AAA division.

While they know of the local Hockey Hall of Fame member and the association’s lengthy lapse between wins, the most important motivation was in showing just what they could do as a team, captain Kaidan Johnson said.

“It was really important,” Johnson said of the tourney title. “It was a real tough time getting through all the teams… There was a lot of pressure and a lot of boys knew they could go somewhere if we did well, show everyone what they can do – me as well.”

Johnson led the way in the final, counting a hat trick as the hosts scored three times in the first, twice in the second and counted three more in the third. Johnson’s linemate Dan Juca and Sagan Kuramo-

to tallied two apiece, with Marcus Klarich rounding out the offence.

It was the team’s sixth win over four days, which saw them outscore the opposition 44-8 and register wins over teams from Colorado, San Jose, Nanaimo and the Okanagan Hockey Academy.

The Bulldogs maintained a focused, hungry approach throughout the tournament, and that’s just what coach Jim Camazzola had hoped for.

“Its always good to get the first goal, right? The kids at this age are so nervous, so getting that helped settle them down a bit and make sure what they have to do,” said Camazzola, who grew up in north Burnaby and was a 10th round draft pick of Chicago back in 1982.

“We played (Seattle) at the very beginning of the year but that was three months ago, and a lot of things change in three months for this age.We were expecting a tough game. I thought the first period it was a little bit feeling out each other but we stuck to our game plan and it worked out.”

While they handled Seattle earlier in the season, Burnaby’s main aim was not to take anything for granted and earn it the honest way. By the time Juca buried his own rebound midway through the first, making it 3-0, the Bulldogs had set a strong tone.

“Our goal was to not be intimidated, and try and get as many goals as we can from the start and

keep up the pressure throughout the game,” said Johnson, 14.

He finished with 12 goals and 12 assists over the six games, and was chosen the tourney MVP. Presented the top goaltender award was Burnaby’s Jaden Bains, who shared netminding duties during the series with Noah Dall’Antonia.

Burnaby earned its spot in the final after out-lasting Seafair 4-2 in the semifinal – which the coach noted was the toughest test of the week.

They won their previous four games by a margin of four or more goals.

Johnson and his linemates Juca and Klarich combined for 27 goals and 24 assists over six games, proving impossible to stop. Johnson and Juca had played together for a few years, with Klarich a recent fit.

“They have good chemistry with each other,” remarked the coach. “(Johnson and Juca) have played together for many years so that has something to do with it.They’re hungry kids and love putting pucks in the net – they’re very creative.

“I don’t put a leash on them, I let them be creative as long as they take care of their own zone. Most of the time it does, and when it doesn’t they hear from the coach.”

And while achieving something the hosts have only done four previous times since the tourney first began in 1962 – Burnaby minor teams have prevailed in 1969, ’72, ’83 and ’84 – there was the added knowledge that scouts were in abundance

at the various local rinks during the four days, giving the players a chance to make an impression.

“It’s really important. I want to play in the NHL someday,” said Johnson. “That’s my dream job…

(Winning) means we showed our association that we can play. All the parents, the fans, we showed them that we are here to be the best.”

In the bantam AAA elite division, the Delta Prep Academy improved on last year’s second-place finish by edging fellow B.C. programYale Prep Academy 4-3 in the final.

Delta rolled undefeated through the tournament, advancing in the playoff round with victories of 3-1 over Rocky Mountain and 3-2 over the Burnaby Winter Club Bruins.

Forward Payton Mount was picked as the tourney MVP. Yale’s route saw them stop Arizona 6-2 and Lethbridge 4-3 to get to the championship game.

Yale forward Ethan Bowen finished atop the scoring list with four goals and 12 assists over six games.

Tied for second overall in scoring, but with a division-best eight goals, was Lethbridge’s Kadyn Chabot.

The Bruins would claim third place, nudging Lethbridge 3-2 in the consolation final.

In the peewee AAA elite division, the Alaska North Stars doubled the North Shore Winter Club 4-2 in the final, led by MVP Camron VanSickle. Earning that division’s top defenceman award was BWC’s Eshaan Barha.

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NEW YEAR’S SAVINGS Prices Effective January 5 to January 11, 2017.

100% BC Owned and Operated PRODUCE

MEAT

B.C. Grown Organic Juice Carrots from Fountainview Farm

Organic Blueberries Grown in Chile 170g/6 oz package

11.34kg (25lb) bag

Fair Trade Organic Green Beans from Divine Flavor in Mexico

3.99lb

7.99

5.99lb

1.98lb

Earth’s Choice Organic Nut Butters

43%

GT’s Organic Raw Kombucha assorted varieties

SAVE

1.89L • product of USA

assorted varieties

25% 8.99

UP TO

40%

from 2/4.98

Simply Natural Organic Salad Dressing

assorted sizes product of USA

SAVE

4.99

31%

assorted varieties

assorted sizes product of USA

SAVE

Assorted Varieties

26.99

Nordic Naturals Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements Assorted Varieties Assorted Sizes

Mineral Fusion Shampoo and Conditioner Assorted Varieties

8.99 250ml

20% off

4.99

assorted varieties 170g • product of USA

Look To Choices Nutrition Team

240g (30 serving)

480g (60 serving)

white or 60% whole wheat

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Amazing Grass Green Superfood Powder Excludes Raw Reserves

36.60 1 Kit

Organic Country French Bread

33% 3/6.99

to 29% 3.29 4.99 UP TO

44.99

354ml product of USA

BAKERY

Annie’s Classic Pasta and Cheese

WELLNESS Wild Rose Herbal D-Tox Kits

assorted varieties

30% 2/7.50

Amy’s Macaroni and Cheese, Lasagna and Enchiladas

SAVE

5.49 to 7.99

UP TO

assorted varieties

UP TO

500ml product of Canada

31% 10.99

Stahlbush Island Farms Frozen Fruit

SAVE

assorted sizes product of USA

SAVE

3.99

946ml-1L • product of BC

assorted varieties

Uncle Luke’s Organic Syrup

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

284g product of Canada

Casbah Side Dishes

UP TO

312g product of BC

29% 4.99

29.99

Blue Diamond Fresh Almond Beverages

2.99 to 4.29

SAVE

UP TO

Kicking Horse Organic Fair Trade Ground Coffee

Dairyland Cream and Whipping Cream

assorted varieties

assorted sizes product of New Zealand

41% 19.99 to

3/9.99

SAVE

Nature’s Path Organic Pure Oats Granola

assorted varieties

SAVE

may not be exactly as shown

3.49 to 3.99

UP TO

25%

Wedderspoon Manuka Honey

480ml +deposit +eco fee product of USA

Choices’ Own Sushi assorted varieties

500g and 4 pack product of Canada

SAVE

3.99 Peanut butter 15.99 Almond

UP TO

3/6.99

assorted varieties

500g • product of BC

SAVE

113g • product of USA

31%

Danone Oikos Greek Yogurt

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

SAVE

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700ml

DELI

Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips

22%

assorted varieties

13.21kg

GROCERY

SAVE

Soup Etc Broth

Imported Beef Stewing Meat

4.37kg

2.98lb

8.80kg

4.49lb

California Grown Cara Cara Red Navel Oranges and Blood Oranges

6.57kg

previously frozen

9.90kg

3.98

19.98 each

Organic Bone In Beef Shanks

Farmcrest/Yarrow Meadows Whole Organic Chickens

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