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Riding against more oil

By Tereza Verenca

tverenca@burnabynow.com

Alison Gu has been an environmental activist for as long as she can remember.

She recalls being seven years old and turning off the taps “at every moment” when her mom was trying to wash her face.

When she reached high school, she would become the president of Burnaby North’s environmental club.

Today, at the age of 20, the Burnaby native is taking her activism one step further.

Gu and Sarah Mitchell, both students at McGill University, will be biking across Canada in protest of Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain expansion project.

Construction of the $7.4-billion Edmonton-to-Burnaby pipeline expansion is expected to start in Continued on page 9

IN SOLIDARITY: Friends Alison Gu (left) and Sarah Mitchell will be protesting the Kinder Morgan pipeline by biking across Canada this summer. The pair, who also

are raising money to help the First Nations’ legal battles, left Ottawa on June 24 and are expected to arrive in Burnaby on Aug. 9. The cyclists don’t have anyone following behind – it’s just them, the open road and some camping gear. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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School water fountains shut down

By Cornelia Naylor

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Two Burnaby school water fountains have been taken out of service after a drinking water survey revealed they had been squirting out water with higher than acceptable levels of lead.

The findings came out of a comprehensive survey of all of the district’s drinking

water completed last August after a February 2016 letter from the education ministry telling all B.C. school districts to test drinking water for lead every year.

A report on the survey, which included about 250 tests, was posted on the school district’s website this month.

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hallway by the gym was found to contain 41 parts per billion (0.0411 mg/L) of lead, compared to the Health Canada allowable level of 10 parts per billion (0.010 mg/L).

At Burnaby North, a ceramic fountain in the second floor hallway of the south building was found to be pumping out water with about 19 parts per billion of lead.

Moving forward, the district will test a third of its school drinking water sources for lead every year on a rotating basis as per provincial policy.

To improve drinking water quality, the school district has also adopted new procedures, including a daily flush of pipes.

The warmer water is, the more likely lead is to leach into it, according to dis-

trict health and safety officer Terry Gomez, so water that has warmed while sitting in pipes overnight is now being flushed at schools.

Other district strategies to improve drinking water include decommissioning sink bubblers in classrooms, upgrading plumbing, replacing school fountains and putting up informational signs.

Teachers have also been provided with drinking wa-

ter quality information.

The education ministry adopted new policies around lead in school drinking water after public concerns over lead in schools in northwestern B.C. Detailed test results won’t be posted online, according to Burnaby school district communications manager Jodie Wilson because they are “technical in nature and might require explanations.”

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Saddle up for the RCMP musical ride Scarlet clad Mounties atop sleek black steeds will descend on Burnaby in August. The City of Burnaby and Burnaby RCMP host the RCMP musical ride on Aug. 18 at Swangard Stadium in an event that will also feature displays by the RCMP’s helicopter, explosives disposal, emergency response, police dog and dive team. It’s the second time the local detachment has helped bring the ride to the city (the first was in 2013), and we talked to Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis for his take on bringing the ride to town and sitting on one of those shiny black horses.

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left, Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis tries his hand at horsemanship with one of the RCMP musical ride horses at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver in 2013.

Below, honorary RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. Casey Wright (closest to the front) poses with members of the musical ride at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium in 2013. The ride is back in Burnaby in August.

BY CORNELIA NAYLOR What’s involved with hosting a musical ride?

First of all, getting a site, which is probably the most difficult thing we had to do until we went to the City of Burnaby and asked, ‘Are there any suitable sites?’ and they offered Swangard Stadium. … It’s an ideal site. The grass turf is very hard and compact by that time of year. The last time we hosted it, there was little or no damage.

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Why take it on?

Well, the first time, because it was unique and we’d never done it before, so that was the challenge, the second time, to celebrate two things: Canada’s 150th birthday of Confederation and also the city’s 125th anniversary.

Are there any local traditions around hosting this?

We have a young fellow by the name of Casey Wright who will be there as an honoured guest. He’s an honorary Staff Sgt. Maj. in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It’s a long story about how we got him to be an honorary member of the RCMP. On the list of criteria that’s required from the musical ride – there’s obviously venue, feeding, stabling, all those kinds of things – but also you have to provide an honoured guest, somebody the city thinks is an important person to welcome the musical ride and open the show. That’s a unique local tradition. The mayor has graciously invited Casey to be the honoured guest again this time.

Do you know how to ride?

No, I do not.

Do you get to interact with the horses at all?

I do. I did last time. I did actually get on a horse at the Agrodome two days afterwards, when they were performing there. They called me down from the stands. I was in my full uniform. They called me down and got me up on a horse.

How did you feel about that?

They didn’t tell me that once they got me up there, they were going to bring

all the other horses in. They started going around the arena, and I thought for sure that the horse was going to take off and go after them, but it was a very stable horse and it didn’t go.

What’s your favourite part about organizing this?

I get to meet a lot of very interesting people throughout the community. A corporation can’t sponsor the musical ride.

It has to be a charity or the proceeds have to go to a charity. While the City of Burn-

aby is undertaking to host it, there are two charities – Burnaby Neighbourhood House and Honour House in New Westminster and they’re going to receive the proceeds from the event itself. It’s not a moneymaking venture.

How much is usually generated?

The last time, it was around $5,000 or $6,000. That’s all done through the city.

How long does it take to plan this?

The last time we started in February

and the event was in August. This time it was about January, so a solid six or seven months once all the approvals come into place.

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Purchase tickets ($10 general admission; free for kids five years and under) in person at the Shadbolt Centre box office (6450 Deer Lake Ave.) or online at burnaby.ca/musicalride.

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If Burnaby Sears goes, what will it do to plans for redevelopment?

Retailer has footprint in six Lower Mainland malls

By Frank O’Brien

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The future of iconic Canadian retailer Sears Canada is in doubt, and the ramifications of its potential sale or restructuring would have a significant effect on six major Lower Mainland shopping centres.

It could also throw a wrench into a $100-million joint venture development deal at Metropolis at Metrotown, B.C.’s largest shopping centre, where Sears holds 140,000 square feet of space.

In a June 13 statement, the company said it was struggling in the face of mounting losses and expressed doubts it could continue “as a going concern.”

“The company continues to face a very challenging environment with recurring operating losses and negative cash flows from operating activities in the last five fiscal years, with net losses beginning in 2014,” the statement said. “While the company’s plans have demonstrated early successes, notably in same-store sales, the ability of the company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the company’s ability to obtain additional sources of liquidity in order to implement its business plan.”

Sears’ stock nosedived with the announcement, plunging to penny-stock status at $0.84 in trading as of June 14.

Sears has 42 outlets in

B.C., where it anchors North Vancouver’s Capilano Mall with 125,000 square feet and has similar-sized stores in Brentwood Town Centre, Coquitlam Centre and Guildford Town Centre, as well at its Metropolis at Metrotown site in Burnaby.

Sears also has a large store in Chilliwack’s Cottonwood Mall.

Courtney Lewis, retail leasing specialist with Capilano Mall property manager Bentall Kennedy, appeared nonplussed by the possibility of backfilling the mall’s largest retail space.

“We’ve just started to think about it,” she said.

Lewis implied more attention was being focused on long-term plans for Capilano Mall to be redeveloped into a mixed-use residential and commercial project over the next seven to 15 years.

Sears itself launched a similar plan four years ago in a $100-million joint venture with Concord Kingsway, a subsidiary of Concord Pacific. In 2013, Sears announced plans to turn its Metropolis site into a massive mixed-use development that would include highrise residential and office towers and a new Sears outlet.

Concord Pacific had not returned calls as of press time regarding the future of the deal. Its agreement with Sears, however, has led to court action by Ivanhoé Cambridge, owner of Metropolis at Metrotown,

which claims the agreement violates an existing agreement with Concord to work in partnership on future mall development.

But some big mall owners might welcome the loss of Sears, if it comes to that, or even pay Sears to take an early exit.

“The Sears story is not all negative,” said Ryan Zacharuk, senior director and general manager of appraisal firm Altus Group.

He noted that some owners of “first-tier” malls could cheer a Sears exit because the company pays “substantially lower lease rates” than what could be obtained in today’s retail market.

But he added that second-tier shopping centres and their retailers could suffer if Sears does pull out.

When Sears left Vancouver’s Pacific Centre mall in 2012, the space was soon backfilled by Seattle-based Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN), but Zacharuk said there are fewer foreign white knights on today’s horizon.

James Smerdon, retail consultant at Colliers International,Vancouver, said that if Sears does fail, its vacant space could weigh on some markets for a long time.

“In the best of times, anchor spaces can take years to fill. Not only does this affect the landlords, but it also negatively affects smaller tenants that rely on the anchor’s traffic, as well as the Sears employees,” Smerdon said via email.

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Vows renewed: Edith and Sid Halliday cut their wedding cake on June 21 at Dania Home, a long-term care facility in Burnaby. PHOTO TEREZA VERENCA

Wedding bliss: David Crawford, the Hallidays’ godson, walks Edith down the aisle.

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Couple relives wedding day 62 years later On June 21, Edith Halliday said “I do” for the second time in her life.

She and husband Sid, both 87, renewed their vows after 62 years of marriage.

“I’ve never dreamt in my wildest dreams this was what I was coming to today,” Edith told the NOW

after the ceremony.

The event was organized by staff at Dania Home, a long-term care facility in Burnaby where the couple lives.

Because the Hallidays have mild dementia, recreation coordinator Leslie Torresan wanted to recre-

ate their special day.Torresan worked off a black-andwhite photo, matching the cake, dress, veil and bouquet down to a T. She even got the Hallidays to dance to their first song, This Country is My Cathedral.

“We really wanted to embrace that and let them feel

that memory again. Because (dementia) is scary,” she said.

Sid and Edith, both born in Ireland, met in 1954 through mutual friends.

“I was doing my housework for my mother on a Friday night years and years ago. A friend of mine came

up and she said, ‘We want you to meet a friend of ours and go with him,’ and he was sitting in a car across the street,” recalled Edith.

So what’s the secret to a long marriage?

“We have our arguments, and we have our fights.

Whoever’s at fault will own

up to it, and things like that.

That’s how it’s done,” she said.

The guest list included the couple’s godson David Crawford (the Hallidays never had children of their own), who walked Edith down the aisle.

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A plague of old mattresses and TVs The City of Burnaby is looking into stiffer penalties for illegal dumping.

Yahoo, we say, yahoo.

There seems to be more and more old mattresses, recliners, TVs and broken appliances ending up near ravines, deadends and, yes, even public parks.

There will always be some people who are so lazy they will just dump stuff instead of taking the

time to take it to the proper recycling place or having the city come pick it up. There are also people from other municipalities who, for whatever reasons, decide it’s safer to dump it into a neighbouring municipality than call up their own city hall and arrange a pickup. And then there are the people who can’t be bothered to take paints, oil or leaky batteries to the

proper recycling depots and just throw them into some nearby bushes.

It’s despicable behaviour. No doubt about it.

So we applaud any and all efforts by the city to crack down on the dumping.

The City of Surrey has a maximum fine of $10,000 – Burnaby’s is $200. Surrey also has camera surveillance and a smart-

It’s despicable behaviour. No doubt about it phone app that allows the public to easily report illegal dumping in parks or on city property.

Burnaby, although it likes calling itself a green

city, is trailing behind on this issue. And that’s not good enough.

Dumped stuff can remain for weeks in spots, and it doesn’t seem to be a high priority. And, when junk isn’t picked up right away, the tendency is for other dumpers to put their junk in the same spot.

While the city’s bulky items pick up service has increased since 2015, we

still see the same plague of old mattresses and TVs littering our city.

Let’s encourage our municipal leaders to match other cities in their efforts to deliver a cleaner environment. Hike the fines, step up enforcement and use new technology to both track the dumpers and enable citizens to report the culprits.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Chill out. This is healthy for our democracy It appears this province and B.C. Green Party is going to get a new govpromises, with little indicaernment and guess what: tion it had anything to do the sky will not fall and with what the B.C. Liberals the sun will still come out had attached importance (well, occasionally). to for those 16 years.

There seems to be a lot It had an air of desperaof nervous handwringing tion about it, not because going on as the B.C. Liber- it was designed to gain a als lurch toward being sent last second stay of executo the penalty box for an tion by convincing a Green indeterminate period, and MLA or two to vote for the New Democrats move the speech, but because ever closer to forming a the B.C. Liberals wanted government in this prova chance to show they had ince for the learned some first time in hard lessons more than 16 about issues A party that years. that tripped remains so long them up just But chill everyone. short of the in power can We’re about line on get lazy ... and goal to experielection day. arrogant ence (I’m asThis suming Lt.deathbed reGov. Judith pentance Guichon will seemed to ask NDP fall flat with leader John pretty much Horgan to form governeveryone.There seems to ment when the B.C. Liba consensus building out erals lose a confidence there that the B.C. Liberals vote in the house) what need to go to their room most provinces experience for a time-out. with far more regularity: a Of course, this speech change in who gets to run could return as the founthe province. dation of the B.C. LiberAnd it can be argued als’ next election platform. this is a healthy thing for Certainly, some of the new our democracy. A parproposed policies – maty that remains so long in jor expansion to day care, power can get lazy, unmore transit, scrapping imaginative, and arrogant bridge tolls, making educaand out of touch. All these tion a bigger priority, etc. things could describe the – will undoubtedly prove B.C. Liberals right now. popular to the voters in the Proof that there’s not riding-rich suburbs of Metmuch left in the gas tank ro Vancouver. was last week’s bizarre But those same voters throne speech, which was Continued on page 7 a hodgepodge list of NDP

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Opinionnow ‘Some have mused her sudden lurch to the left will cause the coalition to break apart. I don’t think it will’ Continued from page 6 will undoubtedly be confused when they see all three parties proposing pretty much the exact same policies when it comes to social reforms come the next campaign.

Now, the B.C. Liberals could change their tune, particularly if Christy Clark doesn’t survive as leader.The party is a coalition of liberals and conservatives, and Clark’s throne speech made a hard left turn when it comes to government spending.

Some have mused her sudden lurch to the left will cause the coalition to break apart. I don’t think it will, as the one thing that unites even hard-core conservatives with liberals and trumps any concerns about spending is their mutual loathing of the prospect of an NDP government.

But how long Clark can hang on as leader is unclear. I suspect she has until next spring to prove she’s reconnected with voters in key areas such as Surrey,Tri-Cities and North Vancouver (keep in mind she still led her party to the most seats and most votes in the election).

Still, a new leader from the conservative side of the party may have differ-

ent priorities than spending $1 billion on day care. But the conservative wing is no doubt pleased that even with that throne speech, the B.C. Liberals remain committed to building the Site C dam, twinning the Kinder Morgan pipeline and backing an LNG industry.

It’s also unclear how long the merry NDP-Green alliance will be able to govern with that single-seat majority that will require the Speaker to play a far more partisan role than at any time in B.C. history.

But it should be able to last at least into next year, unless passing legislation becomes so difficult that it paralyzes the legislature and a dissolution of the house is required.

But they deserve a chance to make things work and try out some new ideas.

If they falter, or prove to be unpopular, I suspect the chance to change government yet again in this province will come much sooner than later.

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

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Burnaby city hall will be down a councillor until the next municipal election in October 2018.

At Monday night’s council meeting, a motion was passed to grant Coun. Anne Kang an unpaid leave of absence until Jan. 2, 2018, after which time a byelection will no longer be required under the Local Government Act. Kang ran for the B.C. NDP during the provincial election and won the seat in Burnaby-Deer Lake, replacing now-retired NDP MLA Kathy Corrigan.

“I know we’re all going to miss Coun. Anne Kang and her contributions to council and to the committees, and certainly to the community,” said Mayor Derek Corrigan. “She’s commit-

ted to working very closely have been too expensive to with the council and trying hold a byelection, accordto accomplish some of our ing to Corrigan, who cited a goals.” $750,000 price tag.

Corrigan noted one of “We’re a little less than the first requests he’s put a year and a half out (until on Kang’s agenthe next municipal da is getting a new election),” he said. hospital, some“We just didn’t thing B.C. NDP think it was worthleader John Horwhile.” gan promised durOver in Victoria, ing his run for prethe confidence of mier. the house will be In April, Horgan tested on Thurssaid he’d fix up the day. If the New current facility and Democrats and Anne Kang then spend $2.1 the Greens defeat billion to replace it MLA, Burnaby-Deer the B.C. Liberals Lake (part of the New in the vote, PreDemocrat’s $10-billion cap- mier Christy Clark is exital plan). However, details pected to visit Lt.-Gov. Juaround where the new hosdith Guichon to offer her pital would be built and resignation. Clark has said what would happen to the she’ll leave it up to Guichon existing one are unknown. to decide whether to ask The main reason for Horgan to govern or send granting Kang’s leave of British Columbians back to absence was that it would the polls.

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The 20-year-olds started in Ottawa on June 24 and will arrive in Burnaby on Aug. 9. (They’ll take a train from Sudbury to Winnipeg in order to avoid a dangerous stretch of road.)

The idea is to raise a dollar for each kilometre travelled – exactly $4,461.

The money will go towards the Pull Together campaign, which supports First Nations and their legal battles against Kinder Morgan.

“After I got to university, I learned about how environmental advocacy is very much tied to indigenous solidarity,” says Gu of her decision to set out on two wheels. “You can’t really be an environmental activist without thinking about the people who are most disproportionately harmed.”

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ones who are leading the movement, and have been fighting this battle for a long time now,” she adds.

“Instead of trying to overpower their voices and try to speak louder, we can support them by financially backing them. It’s a good way for non-indigenous folks to kind of show up.”

The pair plan to cycle between 80 and 100 kilometres a day and rest once a week.

But the ride won’t be without its struggles.

In January, Gu sustained her sixth concussion. Some of her concussions are due to sports injuries and “stupid accidents,” and on one occasion, she was hit by a car when she was biking.

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The girls will be selffunding the trip and borrowing as many bike tools as possible. To further keep costs down, they plan to camp along the way.

“My parents were very much against it in the beginning,” Gu admits, adding it’ll just be the two of them on the road with no car or van following along. “There’s a lot of things that could go wrong on a trip like this.”

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Given her concussions, Gu hopes the trip will “recharge” her physical and mental health.

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A Burnaby teacher caught playing hooky last year has been reprimanded and will forfeit two days’ pay for his transgressions.

Larry Ryan, a Burn-

aby Mountain Secondary School P.E. teacher, called in sick on Nov. 25 and 28 in 2016 when he was not actually sick, according to a consent resolution agreement posted by the Teacher Regulation Branch this month.

Ryan used the two sick

days to “attend to personal matters,” according to the document.

The school district sent him a discipline letter on Jan. 3, and required him to forfeit two days’ pay.

Ryan then signed a consent resolution agreement with the Teacher Regu-

lation Branch, which included a formal reprimand and in which the P.E. teacher acknowledged his behaviour constituted professional misconduct.

In 2014, Ryan ran for office as a school trustee candidate in Coquitlam.

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Jim Crescenzo looks back on his life’s work Burnaby resident has never forgotten his roots as he has worked to find opportunities for students

By John Kurucz Vancouver Courier

The Templeton Secondary School community has about three million reasons to be thankful for Jim Crescenzo’s lengthy and storied career at the school.

At 58, Crescenzo is pondering retirement and will definitely seek greener pastures either this year or next.

Approaching the tailend of his career has provided the Burnaby resident moments of pause and reflection, but none more poignant than the one he had in early May. Crescenzo was on a stage in Ottawa alongside 10 other teachers from across Canada who were awarded the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence. He was given the award by a former Vancouver teacher by the name of Justin Trudeau.

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teacher these days,’” Crescenzo said. “It was very emotional.”

Crescenzo was lauded for his 36-year career at Templeton, where he’s helped raise close to $3 million for the school’s arts programs. He’s been a drama teacher at the East Van school since 1981 and helped develop film, theatre and television programs for at-risk youth across Metro Vancouver.

His fundraising efforts began in earnest in the mid-’90s alongside two Templeton parents – James Prier and Shelley Mason – and the initial goals were modest.

Their first funding pitch was for $45,000 to help purchase computers, editing suites and other infrastructure.

Not long after they Continued on page 12

LIGHTS, ACTION: Jim Crescenzo, a Burnaby resident and teacher at Templeton Secondary School in Vancouver, was awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in May. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave Crescenzo the award, the drama teacher said, “In a matter of 30 seconds, I saw my entire life. … It was very emotional.” PHOTO DAN TOULGOET, VANCOUVER COURIER

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‘We have equalled the playing field’ “The kids are not stupid; you’ve got to have credibility with them,” he said. “All started, the trio decided to dream big. my life my philosophy has been ‘everyone They tracked down big-time dough from faces adversity.You have to face it and then the likes of Lions Gate Entertainment stop playing the victim and move forward.’ founder Frank Giustra and Vancouver CaThat’s what I tell the students in my pronucks owner and Templeton alumnus Fran- gram.” cesco Aquilini.

Crescenzo’s first calling was Hollywood, On top of helping with though he applied for a teachthe day-to-day teaching at ing gig as a backup plan. He The kids are not dropped off one resume and Templeton, that seed money helped create a summerstupid; you’ve one alone, and it was to his time program that teaches atold alma mater at Templeton. got to have risk youth the ins and outs of Within two months, he was filmmaking. Alongside partcredibility with hired and Tinseltown took a ners from Pacific Cinemaback seat.Though he’s on the them theque, the program employs fence about retirement, he’s 13 Templeton students each certain it’ll happen within the summer to help with the next two years. Once the curtechnical aspects of the protain falls on his teaching cagram. reer, he plans to stay active in “What we started in 1997 with all of this fundraising efforts across East Van. fundraising has never really stopped,” said “We have equalled the playing field,” he Crescenzo, who received a Queen’s Diasaid. “You can do a fundraiser on the othmond Jubilee Medal in 2013. er side of the bridge or on the West Side of Crescenzo could’ve stopped on severVancouver and you’ll raise big money. On al occasions: his dad died when he was just the East Side, our biggest night used to be eight years old, he’s battled Crohn’s disease maybe $2,500.We’ve helped change that.” for 32 years and suffered a heart attack last September.

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Started in 1956 by a group of people in a church hall, the Memorial Society of B.C. now has in excess of 242,000 members around the province, making it the largest memorial society in North America.

“Because we have so many members,” Nicole explains, “I am able to negotiate lower costs with funeral service providers for our members. We only work with established funeral homes with a good reputation. Currently, we work with almost 30 funeral homes around B.C.” The Memorial Society is a nonprofit organization registered under the Societies Act of B.C. and is the only member-based, volunteer-driven memorial society in B.C. “Everybody should be a member of the Society,” Nicole says. “Everybody alive will pass away at some point and for a $40 one-time membership fee, we can take the burden off your loved ones by referring them to a designated funeral

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There are a host of different ways scammers can get a hold of people’s money. One of them is through “prizes.”

According to the antifraud centre’s website, older Canadians continue to receive phone calls, emails or messages through their social media accounts claiming they are the recipient of a large lottery or sweepstakes win.

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July activities promise to get folks moving. Here are just some of the classes on the agenda: July 4: Dance Sample 55+: Latin Dances Whether you are a beginner and new to dancing or have been dancing for years, staff aim to provide you with a fun and rewarding experience. Participants don’t require a partner.

There are three classes,Tuesdays, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Registration costs $12.90 for members and $16.13 for non-members.

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July 5:Yoga: Seniors Gentle Yoga is a unique combination of gentle stretching and strengthening exercises, plus dynamic breathing and relaxation techniques that reduce stress.These five sessions are on Wednesdays

from 11 a.m. to noon, and cost $21.50 for members and $26.88 for non-members. Use barcode 431609.

The five classes are also offered on Mondays, starting July 3 (barcode 431608).

July 7: Zumba 55+ This is an exciting fusion of Latin music and aerobic fitness that is sure to have you enjoying your workout and dancing away your worries.There are eight sessions, Fridays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.The cost is $44.40 for members and $55.52 for non-members.

Use barcode 431620.

July 14: Sizzling Summer Lunch Bring friends to this barbecue lunch.Tickets are $7 for members and $8.75 for non-members. Use barcode 429533.

To register for any of the classes, visit burnaby.ca/we breg and enter the barcode.

The centre is at 7433 Edmonds St.

City council has given a local non-profit the green light to build a new seniors’ housing complex.

At the June 12 council meeting, Fair Haven United Church Homes got the OK to proceed with its redevelopment at 4341 Rumble St. (The organization was founded more than 60 years ago and provides low-cost housing for seniors.)

The Rumble Street property currently has 10 duplexes called the “cottages,” which were built in 1956 and are home to 20 seniors.

The proposed redevelopment will see those units torn down.

(They’ll) ensure every piece is cut to measure...

“They were originally designed for the United Church to house retired ministers,” says Joy Parsons, CEO of Fair Haven.

“They took up quite a bit of space.”

Replacing them will be

a 145-unit rental complex, a project estimated to cost $20 million. Fair Haven will receive a grant and its mortgage through B.C. Housing, notes Parsons.

Shovels will hit the ground sometime in the next couple of weeks, with a completion date 14 to 16 months after that.

The building company, JBR Construction, is using a new method that involves preparing the building offsite, says Parsons. “(They’ll) ensure every piece is cut to measure in size and fit, so that when we bring it onsite, it should go really smoothly.”

Fair Haven, a faith-based organization, also runs a property at 4351 Rumble St., a three-storey apartment building built in 1998.

Meanwhile, the property at 7451 Sussex Ave. (built in 1981) is home to St. Michael’s Care Centre, and the site at 7557 Sussex Ave. is home to the Fair Haven residential care facility, which was built in 1994.

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In the HBO television series, Westworld, androids are programmed to play characters in a theme park set in the Wild West.

Imagine a Disneyland not suitable for children. The robots believe their world is real and they themselves are human and have free will. Meanwhile, they are used and abused by visitors to the park and their programmers.

Complications arise when one of the androids begins to question her reality and learns to hack into her own programming.

Have you ever questioned your “reality” and how you see your world?

Have you reflected on some of your most deeply held beliefs, thought about where they came from and recognized some may no longer work for you?

Have you ever struggled with habits of behaviour, such as overeating, smoking, making the same mistakes or repeating old arguments? We all have, and we know how difficult it can be to break out of old habits and stick to a better, healthier and happier

routine.

Don’t worry. Westworld is science fiction, and you are not a robot.

You are human, a biologic organism that has forgotten that its brain and nervous system is the product of millions of years of evolution. Our thoughts, emotions, behaviours and physical sensations are products of this complex nervous system.

The emotions we share with all other humans (and countless other animals) have served important functions and helped our species to survive.

Our emotions can shape and limit our thoughts and trigger instinctive behaviour. Our brains have evolved to learn and reinforce repeated patterns of thought and behaviour.

Donald Olding Hebb, a Canadian psychologist was a pioneer of neuropsychology. He studied how neurons (the primary cells of our brains and the rest of the nervous system) contributed to psychological processes, including learning. Dr. Hebb coined the expression, “Neurons that fire together wire together.”

What he was describing was neuroplasticity, the amazing ability of the brain to change itself. It

isn’t the sheer numbers of neurons in our brains that allow us to imagine, learn, create and perform complex activities, but rather the connections between neurons.

Neurons have specialized projections called axons and dendrites. Dendrites import information into the body of the neuron and axons export that information away to other neurons across synapses – the junctions where information passes from one neuron to another. When you learn new things, your neurons develop more axons and synapses, increasing their connection to networks of other neurons.

The more you practice a new thought or action, the more a particular network of neurons is

strengthened, their connections reinforced. That is why what you frequently dwell upon becomes your inclination. How often do you find yourself thinking the same thoughts?

Early assumptions, when reinforced over time, become core beliefs about who you are, how the world works and how you relate to others.

Repeated behaviours become habits. Over time, they seem to be hardwired.

This is why you can find your way home each day without a GPS, why you don’t have to relearn riding a bike or relearn how to read every time you pick up a book. It’s an amazingly efficient system.

Ironically, this phenom-

enon that evolved to help us learn can prevent us from breaking out of old patterns of thought and behaviour even when we know they are no longer helpful. Remember, after moving to a new home, lost in thought, you found yourself halfway to your old home? Neuroplasticity becomes neurorigidity.

So how do you hack your own brain, erase outdated programs and update your software with a program update?

You won’t get an onscreen sign offering the update.You have to listen for that self-aware android feeling that something’s not right: you recognize that how you see the world doesn’t seem to be working and isn’t making you any happier; you find yourself stuck in neg-

ative emotions such as depression, anxiety or anger; or you keep repeating the same mistakes, habits and behaviours that aren’t helping you or anyone else.

In my next columns, we’ll explore positive neuroplasticity: practical and proven strategies anyone can use to challenge self-defeating beliefs and thoughts, manage emotions and adopt healthier habits.

DavidicusWong is a family physician and his Healthwise columns appear regularly in this paper. For more on achieving your positive potential in health, see his website at www.davidicus wong.wordpress.com.

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Foot care available by appointment, 604-297-4901.

MONDAY, JULY 3 B.C. Fuchsia and Begonia Society meets at 7 p.m. at the St. Helen’s Catholic Church gym, 3871 Pandora St. Topic include entering your plants at the annual show. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Fran at 604-391-3262.

TUESDAY, JULY 4 The South Burnaby Garden Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Bonsor Community Centre. Great speakers,

show bench, draw prizes, refreshments, etc. Come to today’s meeting to find out about our annual fall fair on Sept. 9 and 10, and see how free and easy it is for you to enter your own exhibits.

Hope to see you there.

Contact Dan at 604-5264647.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 Practise your English and meet people in a friendly, relaxed environment at the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A librarian will lead a discussion on a variety of everyday topics. Adult learners must have some knowledge of English to participate in group conversation. No registration is required.

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MONDAY, JULY 10 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, exercise, etc. A panel discussion on seniors’ housing, different options for different needs, will take place at 9:45 a.m. Info at 604-297-4956.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 Practise your English and meet people in a friendly, relaxed environment at the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A librarian will lead a discussion on a variety of everyday topics. Adult learners must have some knowledge of English to participate in group conversation. No registration is required.

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Info: 604-436-5400.

SATURDAY, JULY 15 Burnaby Neighbourhood House invites local gardeners to their “back to the Earth” demonstration on ways to compost on a small scale. The demonstration

will go over the usual composting procedures, but will also include worm boxes and bokashi composting, which are better suited for gardeners in small spaces.

Event starts at 11 a.m. at 7528 Meadow Ave. For more information, email bnhcommunitygarden@ gmail.com.

ONGOING Burnaby South Stroke Recovery Branch, meets every second and fourth Friday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Edmonds Community Centre. The club offers speech therapy, exercise sessions, caregiver support and other social activities for stroke survivors over 55.

For more information, call 604-297-4838.

Old age pensioners’ organization branch 12 is holding an event on the first Monday of each month from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Edmonds Community Centre. Info: 604-297-4838.

Compassionate Friends meets on the third Thursday of each month 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 information, call 778-222-0446. For chapter information, go to www. tcfcanada.net.

Telespeakers Toastmaster, meetings on Friday mornings from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Burnaby room in the Telus building, 3777 Kingsway. Telespeakers provides a safe atmosphere where you can improve your speaking skills. We welcome new members and guests and encourage you to learn at your own pace. Info: www. telespeakers.com.

Shop for a cause, the Vista Boutique at the New Vista Care Home, 7550 Rosewood St. offers a great selection of used clothing and household goods.

Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Phone: 604527-6226. Donations of good-quality adult clothing and household items are appreciated. Funds raised support special programs for the care home elders.

Burnaby and New Westminster Newcomers’ Friendship Club welcomes women who are new to the area, as well as longtime residents. Dinner meeting on the third Wednesday of each month, plus various events, including book club, craft group, social Saturdays, etc.

For info, contact Doris at dorisfriend39@gmail.com, or 604-544-3525 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Studies show that trees do a lot more than just boost real estate values – they boost our mental health as well Mark Cullen Gardening with Mark

Have you noticed? We are not respectful of our trees. I believe this is because they don’t advertise well.When a storm moves through town, we are busy watching TV while our street trees are taking it on the chin.

Indeed, trees receive a lot of negative press whenever there is an ice or wind storm. Fallen trees and large limbs are a risk, so why not just cut them all down?You KNOW that someone is thinking that.

SIXTH SENSE According to the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA), the gardening experience grows so much more than plants.

In a recent CHTA newsletter, KarenYork states that gardening grows “self-esteem, optimism, camaraderie, creativity, satisfaction, peace, a sense of purpose and control, and general

well-being. Underlying all is that important sixth sense, the active mind.”

York quotes the late horticulturalist Henry Kock from the University of Guelph, who called the sixth sense “intellectual stimulation, which is so vital to our mental health in both the short and long term.” In Henry’s world, nothing loomed larger or more impactful on the sixth sense than trees.

Our urban trees, I submit, should be valued like any other urban infrastructure.

Storm water sewers, clean water, fire hydrants, fire departments, police services and schools, to name a few, would be in good company with trees. Living in a city without trees would be paramount to living in a concrete desert. I say, let’s put them on the table when we talk about infrastructure.

VALUE OF TREES If you are still not convinced of the value of trees, consider the monetary cost of not having them. Accord-

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figure so you would be within your rights to add some value to it.

TREES REDUCE ENERGY BILLS Strategically placed trees can save up to 56 percent on annual air-conditioning costs. Good to know as we push up against the summer weather. Someone be sure to tell the provincial govern-

ment about this one.

Planted on the west side of your home, evergreen trees can reduce the cooling impact of westerly winds during winter, saving heating costs.

TREES SELL HOMES The presence of street trees reduces time on the market by an average of 1.7 days. OK, in this market of high turnover house sales, you may not be impressed. But I think you get the point.

TREES GIVE BACK. Over a span of 50 years, one tree produces $31,250 worth of oxygen, provides $62,000 worth of pollution control, recycles $37,500 worth of water and controls $31,250 worth of soil erosion (in American currency).Total value: $162,000.

Not a bad net worth for a 50-year-old. And the benefits just continue to accrue as the tree ages.

Michelle Sawka, project manager of the Green Infra-

structure Ontario coalition says, “We have to convince people that nature is an asset and that it provides services.We need to integrate the natural environment into our cities and manage it the same way as we manage our roads and pipes.” Sawka is talking about trees.

And finally in other news: Gardening has made it on to the ParticipACTION 150 play list. It is number 51 on the list. Remember the benefits of horticulture that KarenYork talked about at the top of this story? Self-esteem, optimism, peace…. I wonder if you can get the same results from doing sit ups and squats?

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le. Let the water continuously overflow over the sides of the container and run down the drain until the meat is thawed.This is very fast as long as the meat has been frozen in individual sized portions.The continuous cold water will keep the water cold and the movement of the flowing water will also aid in the thawing process. I have thawed chicken breasts in this manner in less than 30 minutes, and seafood in even less time.The obvious downside would be the waste of water.

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of the meat into the danger zone, but for very little time in contrast to the all-day exposure to room temperature. However, this is still not ideal and microwave thawing also adds the undesirable effect of cooking the outer parts of the meat during this so-called thawing process.

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Some claim that small portions of meat that have been frozen in a flat manner (a thinner mass and more contact with the thawing surface area) can be thawed faster at room temperature if placed on an aluminum pan. Supposedly the aluminum will conduct the heat in the air faster to the meat, and thus providing faster thawing. However, I still believe this would not be fast enough for safe temperature stabilization.

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We have all been there: You come home from work, you have little time to prepare dinner, and there is no meat thawed to cook with.

One of the worst things we could have done was to leave meat out on the counter all day to thaw. Foodborn bacteria growth happens at a fast rate between temperatures of four degrees Celsius and 60 degrees Celsius (40F-140F), and food should be kept out of this danger zone as much as possible. Leaving your meat on the counter is not an ideal climate as chances are your kitchen tempera-

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Oilers qualify LaLeggia

Haley chooses Cowboys

If he wants to remain part of the Edmonton Oilers organization, Burnaby’s Joey LaLeggia has an opportunity to do so.

The NHL club made the former Burnaby Winter Club defenceman a qualifying offer prior to Monday’s deadline for restricted free agents (RFA).

Although LaLeggia’s expiring contract called for a NHL annual average value of $925,000 for salary cap purposes, his base NHL

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salary was $832,000.The Oilers had to offer LaLeggia 105 per cent of the base salary, $874,125, to retain his rights, according to the CapFriendly website.

However, LaLeggia has yet to suit up for a National Hockey League game. His two-way contract called for a minor-league salary of $70,000. LaLeggia has spent the last two seasons playing for Edmonton’s American Hockey League affiliate in Bakersfield, California. He had 20 goals and 38 points for the Condors in 2016-17 and eight goals and 27 points the previous season.

The undersized defenceman

(five-foot-10) was selected by the Oilers in the fifth round, 123rd overall, of the 2012 draft. After playing bantam for BWC and midget for the Vancouver Northwest Giants, LaLeggia played for the Penticton Vees of the B.C. Junior Hockey League before moving on to a four-year career at the University of Denver where he racked up 49 goals and 131 points in 156 games.

Another BWC Bruins blueline product is in for a much bigger payday than LaLeggia. Karl Alzner, who grew up in west Burnaby next to Cascade Heights Elementary School, is an unre-

stricted free agent, and his services are in high demand.

Alzner is coming off a fouryear, $11.2-million deal with the Washington Capitals that could be considered undervalued for the services he provided. Alzner has become one of the best shutdown defenceman in the NHL. His AAV of $2.8 million is well under the $4 to 6 million similar defencemen of his ilk earn.

UFA’s were eligible to talk to other teams, although they can’t negotiate salary, this week.They can start signing on July 1 (Saturday).

Continued on page 24

Saints sniper: Clarke Walters of the Port Coquitlam Saints tries to go around Burnaby Lakers defender Nolan Bayliss during a B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League game played at Bill Copeland Arena on Monday night.

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Saints sink Jr. Lakers playoff hopes The Burnaby Jr. Lakers probably wish they’ve seen the last of Clarke Walters and the Port Coquitlam Saints, but they better get used to it.

A nine-goal second period powered the Saints to a 14-10 victory over the Lakers at Bill Copeland Arena Monday night with Walters putting in an eight-point performance with three goals and five assists.

The loss left Burnaby in sixth place in the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League with a 4-12-1 record and likely eliminated them from the playoff picture. Five teams make the post-season with the fourth- and fifth-place finishers facing off in a one-game wild card.

The Lakers have four games remaining.

They are in Coquitlam tonight (Wednesday) to play the Junior Adanacs. After playing host to the New Westminster Jr. Salmonbellies on Sunday (7 p.m.), Burnaby will complete its

2017 regular season next week with a pair of games against the fourth-place Saints (9-8-0), at home Monday (8 p.m.) and in PoCo next Friday (July 7).

Dylan Kaminsky scored three goals for the Lakers while Jesse Gastaldo had two. Mason Pomeroy notched a goal and three assists, Pearson Willis had scored one and assisted on two while Kyle Durec had a goal and two helpers. Jordan Gabriele and Brad Rowbotham also scored for Burnaby, which was outshot 52-46 by PoCo. On Sunday, there were goals galore scored at Copeland but the Lakers came up one short as the visiting Victoria Shamrocks edged

Burnaby 15-14.

The winner was actually scored into an empty net with 1:03 left in the third period giving the Shamrocks a 15-12 lead. But Burnaby put a scare into Victoria by scoring with 42 seconds left and again 25 seconds later.

Kaminski struck for four goals and seven points for Burnaby. It was a six-point performance for Willis with a goal and five assists.

Three Lakers picked up four points. Pomeroy had three goals and an assist, Josh Dumont scored twice while Brandon Fitzgerald’s four points were all assists. Intermediate A pickup Ryan Johannson had two goals and an assist.

Also getting goals were Gabriele and Connor Hill.

Victoria (9-9-0) scored five powerplay goals while Burnaby notched four. Both teams notched a shorthanded marker.The Lakers outshot the Shamrocks 45-40.

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Burnaby South graduate Jermaine Haley says he will be transferring his hoops skills to the University of Wyoming Cowboys men’s basketball team this fall.

Haley said he made the commitment last week confirming a report in the Casper Star-Tribune.

Earlier this year, Haley requested his release from New Mexico State after the Aggies lost their Canadian coach, Paul Weir, who recruited Haley.

Weir resigned to become head coach of the University of New Mexico’s men’s team.

“It’s a better step for the rest of my future,” Haley told the NOW. “I feel like this is a good move. I’m at peace with my decision, and I feel like I made the right choice.

“I didn’t want to stay at New Mexico with the coach (Weir) leaving.”

The six-foot-seven guard is fresh off participating in the NCAA March Madness championship tournament where the Aggies, who were a 14th seed, lost to the Baylor Bears in the opening round.

Haley redshirted in his first year at New Mexico State. He was a bench player for the Aggies to start this past season averaging 3.9 points per game and racking up 46 assists in 34 matches. He ended up starting 15 games and averaged 22 minutes of floor time per game.

Haley plans to work out every day at Fortius Sport and Health in Burnaby, and sometimes in Richmond, with the goal of getting better and stronger.That will be the goal even when he gets to Wyoming because the transfer means he’ll have to sit out a season.

“Even though I’m not playing it’s going to benefit me because I can get a lot stronger and get a lot better this year, and then hopefully be done once I spend one year of playing,” said Haley, who hopes to eventually play professionally.

“If everything falls in the right place this year, I’m going to work to try to make that happen. But if it doesn’t happen obviously I’ll have more years to play (at Wyoming).”

The Cowboys play in the Mountain West Conference against such familiar NCAA schools as University of Nevada-Las Vegas and Boise State.

Haley is the son of former pro football defensive lineman Jermaine Haley, who played three years for the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts and five seasons in the NFL with Miami and Washington.

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Lakers take down A’s

The Burnaby Lakers were so upset about being upset the previous week they weren’t about to catch a bad case of Saturday Night Fever again.

The Lakers stormed out to period leads of 5-2 and 9-4 before eventually downing the hometown Coquitlam Adanacs 13-7 Saturday.They weren’t willing to digest the same feeling they suffered just seven days earlier at the same venue, the Coquitlam Sports Centre, when the A’s prevailed 12-9.

Saturday’s victory gives the Lakers a 5-3-1 record, tied in points with the New Westminster Salmonbellies (5-4-1) for third place in the Western Lacrosse Association. Both teams are behind Victoria (6-2-1) and Maple Ridge (6-3-0).

Jason Jones picked up two goals and three assists, while Scott Jones and Justin Salt had three goals and an assist each. Robert Church picked up two goals and a helper while Eli McLaughlin, notched a goal and two assists. Also scoring for Burnaby were Cam Milligan and Shaun Dhaliwal.

This week, the Lakers have an opportunity to solidify their playoff standing and gain ground on the Shamrocks and Burrards.They played the Langley Thunder (1-7-0) Tuesday (after NOW’s deadline) and will take on Coquitlam (3-4-0) again on Friday. Both are home games at Copeland Arena (7:45 p.m.).

Alzner popular free agent Continued from page 23

Get away: The ball gets away from a Mountain United player against Metro Ford in the B.C. Premier League under-14 final in Coquitlam on Sunday won by United, which has several Burnaby players, 3-0. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Twitter reports by sports media indicate he’s been contacted by many teams including the Vancouver Canucks. TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported the Montreal Canadiens are among the teams Alzner will visit this week.

Alzner played every regular season game for the Capitals during the contract extending his consecutive games played streak to 532, the 18th longest in NHL history. However, he did miss six of the Caps’ 13 Stanley Cup playoff games this season due to an upper-body injury suffered early in Washington’s first-round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Washington selected Alzner fifth overall in the 2007 draft. He played four seasons for the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League before becoming a pro. He has played 591 games for the Capitals scoring 19 goals and 117 regular-season points while compiling only 117 penalty minutes. He has three goals, 11 points and 16 penalty minutes in 64 playoff games.

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HAPPY 150TH, BIRTHDAY CANADA 100% BC Owned and Operated | Prices Effective June 29 to July 5, 2017.

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Concert at Swangard Stadium 5-10pm | 3883 Imperial Street

The City of Burnaby is thrilled to announce that Swangard Stadium will play host to a free Canada Day concert and fireworks display on July 1 for the fourth consecutive year. The event marks Canada’s 150th birthday and highlights include: top-notch entertainment; activities and exhibitors for the whole family, and spectacular fireworks for the grand finale.

Canada DaY !

Twenty-seventeen boasts another spectacular lineup headlined by Canadian music icon, Steven Page. Joining him will be Vancouver party band Side One, African Heritage ensemble Kokoma along with Juno nominee and CBC Kids star Will Stroet!

The event will take place Saturday, July 1 at Swangard Stadium located at Kingsway & Boundary Road in Burnaby.

The concert is free to the public and gates open at 5pm with the fireworks show slated for dusk.

The City of Burnaby acknowledges its media partners for their support of Canada Day 2017.

Steven Page

Side One

Kokoma

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HappY Canada DaY!

Twenty-seventeen is a special year because it’s Canada’s 150th birthday – and also because it’s Burnaby’s 125th birthday.

On behalf of City Council, I’d like to invite you to join us at this weekend’s three Canada Day celebrations – then to join us again, as we celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday and Burnaby’s 125th at events throughout the year.

#celebrateburnaby Be a part of our online Celebrate Burnaby Community Photo Gallery. Share your favourite Burnaby photos on Instagram using #celebrateburnaby

Saturday, July 1, 2017 2017 is a special year with Canada celebrating its 150th birthday!

We are very proud that our first 125 years have made Burnaby a city of exceptional parks, heritage sites and recreational facilities. More than 25 per cent of our city is dedicated to green space, and dozens of cultural and heritage sites enliven our city.

We hope that you’ll celebrate these birthdays by enjoying your city’s many sights and attractions.

Look for birthday events at dozens of venues throughout the year. Burnaby City Council looks forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely, Mayor Derek Corrigan

Thank you to our media sponsor Partially Funded by the Government of Canada

Join us at Canada Day! Saturday, July 1, 2017

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Edmonds Plaza & Park 11am-4pm | 7433 Edmonds Street

Join us in festive style, outdoors at the Edmonds Plaza and Park. It’s a fun day of free family activities, face painting, music, arts and crafts, the ever popular bingo, cake and amazing multi-cultural entertainment. Edmonds Park is located behind the Edmonds Community Centre in southeast Burnaby.

Burnaby Village Museum

Call 604-297-4838 for more info.

LIMITED PARKING: Walk or take transit.

Bring your own water bottle.

11am-4:30pm | 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Amazing Multi-cultural Entertainment Face Painting Free Birthday Cake Ever-Popular Bingo Youth Soccer Tournament Children’s Activities Loonie Swim ($1.00) and more…

Burnaby Village Museum hosts Burnaby’s Official Canada Day celebrations offering visitors the backdrop of its 1920s village streets, multi-cultural family entertainment including musicians, entertainers, displays and demonstrations.

Admission is free. (Carousel rides are $2.65)

Headliners Bonnie Kilroe Stephen Scac cia Blackthorn Ginalina Sm:)e

Gold Level

» Photo ops with 1920s characters ranger, bathing beauties and homesteaders » Recycling demonstrations

(Subject to change without notice)

» Heritage Milestones: Carousel Ride Line » Canada 150 Quilt Challenge Display by Pacific Spirit Quilters’ Guild » Take home personal birthday wishes to Canada presented by Tian-Jin Temple » Face painting by Volunteer Burnaby » First Nations Activity Centre » Film: Working People: A History of Labour in British Columbia at Central Park Theatre » Hear the platen press in action: The Burnaby Post » Watch the blacksmith working in the forge: Wagner’s Blacksmith Shop » Chat with the teacher in the school house: Seaforth School

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Thank you to our media sponsor

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Bronze Level

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Timed Activities and Entertainment Time Activity 11:15-12noon Coastal Wolf Pack (Salish Singers & Dancers) 12noon Academie Duello Sword Demos 12-12:30pm Rene Hugo Sanchez & Friends 12:15-12:40pm Tian-Jin Temple (Chinese Drums & Dancers) 12:45-1:30pm Kokoma African Heritage Ensemble 1:00-1:45pm Celtic Lasses - Fiddling 1:15pm Academie Duello Sword Demos 1:45-1:55pm Parade - Colour Party led by piper Jim Leonard 1:55-2:25pm Official Ceremonies 2:30-3:30pm Cupcakes 2:15-2:45pm Rene Hugo Sanchez & Friends 2:30pm Academie Duello Sword Demos 2:45-3:30pm Will Stroet 3:15-4:00pm Celtic Lasses - Fiddling 3:45-4:15pm Rene Hugo Sanchez & Friends 4:15pm Last Carousel Ride 4:30pm Site Closes

» Enjoy a ride on the carousel. Last ride at 4:15pm

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Be sure to bring your camera and pose for a picture with our 1920s roving characters or with members of the Burnaby RCMP detachment, in their splendid red serge uniforms. Join the album on Instagram; post using #CelebrateBurnaby and #Celebrate150RedSerge All Day Fun » Display – Then and Now: Stride Studios

Thank you to our sponsors! / Merci à nos commanditaires!

Thank you to all our Canada 150 & Burnaby 125 Volunteers!

Partially Funded by the Government of Canada