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Remove boom with razor wire, says city The City of Burnaby wants a boom topped with razor wire removed from Burrard Inlet.

The city’s lawyer has written to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, asking it to cancel its August 2017 permit allowing Trans Mountain to install the boom.

Burnaby argues VFPA’s approval of the boom’s installation hinged on the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain expansion project, and since that approval was quashed by the Federal Court of Appeal, the permit should be nullified.

“Now that construction authorization has been withdrawn by the court, we ask that you immediately notify Trans Mountain that the fence must be removed as an obstacle to public access,” lawyer Gregory McDade wrote.

Trans Mountain’s website says: “The construction safety boom defines the active construction area for the Westridge Marine Terminal expansion.”

The boom marks the construction area with navigation lighting, according to the company.

A spokesperson said construction is safely winding down at the marine terminal.

“The construction safety boom and a defined construction safety zone are required in order to protect workers and marine waterway users in the area,” the spokesperson wrote in an email.

“In addition, once safe shutdown operations have concluded, some marine vessels and partially built structures will remain along the shoreline and in the water.These structures could represent a hazard to marine vessel traffic and the public if not properly fenced off.”

The VFPA sent a short statement in reponse: “We are reviewing the latest developments, including the letter received from the City of Burnaby, with regard to the Trans Mountain Expansion project, and are assessing our next steps.”

BLESS THESE PETS: A pet blessing was held Saturday at Burnaby’s All Saints Anglican Church. (From left to right) Sheila Evans with Samson the rag doll cat, Pastor Justin Evans with his own cat, Ian, and James Duff with his dog, Jasper. PHOTO LISA KING

Poll has Corrigan, Hurley in tight race

But new polling was commissioned by a union that is backing Mike Hurley for mayor Kelvin Gawley

kgawley@burnabynow.com

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan won’t be cruising to victory this time, a new poll suggests.

The incumbent Burnaby Citizens Association politician is in a virtual dead heat with independent candidate Mike Hurley, according to a poll from zinc tank, Justason Market Intelligence and Dufferin Research, and commissioned by the International Association of Fire Fighters.

The poll gives Corrigan a slight edge, with 43 per cent support over Hurley, with 42 per cent, among committed voters.

But the figures should perhaps

be taken with a grain of salt, as Hurley has been the past-president of IAFF’s Burnaby local and currently serves as the vice-president of its sixth district.

Zinc tank president and CEO Brian F. Singh said the poll shows an “appetite for change” in Burnaby.

“This close race is favourable for first-time mayoral candidate Hurley when you get behind the traditional horse-race numbers,” he said in a press release.

“Corrigan remains well-regarded in his performance in his role of mayor.”

The BCA contacted the NOW on Friday by phone expressing concern about the methodology

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Hurley is much more popular among those who know who he is, compared to Corrigan, the poll found.

The percentage of people who think of Hurley favourably minus those who think of him unfavourably gave Hurley a score of 48, compared to Corrigan’s 4.

“It appears that as voters get to know Hurley, in his first run for the top job at city hall, voters consider him more favourably relative to the incumbent,” Singh said.

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“With just over two weeks to go, this is poised to be an interesting election,” Singh said.

The poll surveyed 645 Burnaby residents both online and over the phone.

The poll did not report a margin of error, but “a pure unweighted probability sample of 645 reports margin of error at ±3.85 percentage points most (95 per cent) of the time,” the press release said.

In 2014, Corrigan won his fifth term as mayor with 67.8 per cent of the vote over the second-place finisher, Daren Hancott, who received only 21.3 per cent support.

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Mayorsaysfiredepartmentistoo‘white’ Stories by Maria Rantanen

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The racial makeup of the Burnaby fire department sparked a tense exchange between bitter rivals Mayor Derek Corrigan and mayoral candidate Mike Hurley Saturday during the only real debate that will be held during the local election campaign.

Corrigan accused the department of being “almost all white men” and actively eliminating some diverse candidates over the years during the hiring process.

He wants to add more diversity to the fire department.

Hurley, a retired firefighter whose main backer is the IAFF firefighters union, said Corrigan’s accusation wasn’t true, adding the mayor was a key part of the hiring process.

The exchange came at a time when the IAFF released an attack ad bringing up Corrigan’s past use of city golf courses for free.

Beyond that exchange, Corrigan stood on his record but took heat for it as well with the topic of demovictions and public safety.

Meanwhile, Hurley, a political newcomer, was called an “opportunist” for only getting interested in issues during the election.

Corrigan of the Burna-

MAYORAL DEBATE: Bunaby Mayor Derek Corrigan (left) with Coun. James Wang at Saturday’s mayoral debate, held at Crystal Mall. PHOTO MARIA RANTANEN

by Citizens Association and Hurley, also sparred on issues ranging from housing, transportation, public facilities and safety, at a bilingual forum in Crystal Mall on Saturday just two weeks before voters go to the polls in the municipal election.

Questions and answers were translated into Mandarin – according to 2016 census data, there are 32,295 Mandarin speakers in Burnaby.

Responding to the first question at the debate between the two mayoral candidates, Hurley said the city has to build more buildings for people with moderate incomes, citing the average

income in the Metrotown area as $47,500.

“I’ve called for a moratorium when I become mayor and that will protect those people in that housing until we can come up with real solutions for real people,” Hurley said to a standing-room-only crowd at the mall in Metrotown, wondering why the focus was on “luxury condos.”

With 35,000 to 40,000 people are moving to Metro Vancouver every year, Corrigan said the city needs to find places for them to live.

“The way that we have accommodated them is to increase the density

around our SkyTrain stations so that more people will take transit,” Corrigan said. “That results in some people having to leave older buildings that have been there for 50 or 60 years.”

But this has allowed the city to create a special housing fund, Corrigan added, with $100 million for social housing.

Hurley claimed that Corrigan’s record on public safety was poor, citing concerns on Cariboo Road and in Central Park where bike patrols, previously cancelled, were “magically” brought back. He said people have been bringing bear

spray into the park because they’re scared.

“Crime has been going down year after year after year,” Corrigan countered.

“People consider this to be one of the safest places to live.”

Hurley also criticized Corrigan and the current council of promising amenities and not delivering, like an Olympic-sized pool to replace C.G. Brown pool as well as ice rinks, prompting Corrigan to defend his record with the construction of Edmonds Community Centre and prioritizing arenas at Byrne Creek before refurbishing C.G. Brown.

Transportation was brought up a few times, and Hurley pointed out the focus tends to be on public transit while tradespeople and parents with hockey bags also need to get around.

“The focus on transportation here seems to be on SkyTrain and to buses and other public transit like that with no thought all all given… to the flow of traffic through our city,” Hurley said, adding it’s “almost impossible” to get around. He suggested more left-hand and right-hand turn signals to help people get around better.

“There is no magic solution to congestion,” Corrigan said. “The reality is as the population increas-

es we’re seeing more and more cars coming through our community.That’s why we’ve prioritized the SkyTrain system, transit and buses in our community.”

When an audience member pointed out that Burnaby has a lot of money in the bank and asked Hurley how he would spend it, Hurley answered that facilities in the city are falling behind in Burnaby and not keeping up with growth, pointing to Bonsor Recreation Centre, which he said is over-crowded, as well as the lack of services in North Burnaby.

“The public expects services and that’s why we pay taxes and we need to start providing the services right now, not waiting until infinity to get them done,” Hurley said.

Corrigan praised the “good planning” that will result in recreation facilities at Lougheed Town Centre, Brentwood and Confederation Park, saying the money is there so Burnaby will be strong in the future.

“We have money in the bank to make sure we can do it and that’s because we’ve done good planning,” Corrigan said. “But it takes time to build structures like that because we go through community consultation and we’re making sure what we build is what our community needs and wants.”

BFC pitches ban on pot as council candidates debate issues The sale of marijuana in Burnaby needs to be controlled by government stores, according to Burnaby Citizens Association and Burnaby Green Party council candidates, whereas the Burnaby First Coalition wants a ban on retail sales, at least for now.

The imminent legalization of marijuana was one of the first questions lobbed at council candidates at Crystal Mall at an election forum on Saturday afternoon.

Coun. Paul McDonell of the BCA said the plan is for four outlets in town centres and no private marijuana sales in the city.

Rick McGowan said the Green Party of Burnaby wants to keep marijuana sales in government-run stores. He pointed out marijuana is a drug and his party wants “evidence-based research” to find out the best way to deal with it.

“We want to make sure kids are educated and, in schools, we will provide drug and alcohol education,” he said, adding, “It’s a reality it’s becoming legal and we have to be prudent on how it’s distributed.”

Charter Lau said his party, Burnaby First, plans to join other municipalities that won’t allow the retail sale of marijuana.

“We will work hard to ban the sale of marijuana in Burnaby until we are confident that it poses no harm to the citizens in the city and the children in school,” Lau said.

Heather Leung, also running under the Burnaby First banner, added she has seen in her work in a seniors home how young people are brain-damaged from drugs, and could spend 30, 40 or 50 years in senior homes because of drug overdoses.

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Green views: Burnaby Greens Rick McGowan (left) and Mehreen Chaudry at Saturday’s debate. PHOTO LISA KING

dates forum, six candidates shared the stage with translators to answer questions in both English and Mandarin.

There were candidates from the Green Party of Burnaby, BFC and the BCA. During the course of the forum, Lau and the Green’s Mehreen Chaudry dis-

cussed the issue of BCA trustee candidate Larry Hayes and his altercation with a woman and a baby at a trustee candidates meeting last Wednesday night.

Chaudry said it was “uncalled for,” and Lau appealed to Hayes to apologize.

“BCA and Larry Hayes, be a man and apologize, otherwise you will lose support in the community,” Lau said.

Transportation and housing were also hot topics at the meeting, as well as the need for an effective opposition to the BCA whose members hold all current positions on council and school board.

Burnaby First’s Leung said an effective opposition is good for citizens and makes city hall more accountable.

“Vote us in so that opposition is there to work for your benefit,” she appealed to the crowd, which had thinned out after a mayoral debate between BCA’s Derek Corrigan and independent Mike Hurley.

While Burnaby First candidate Lau said more roads need to be built to combat traffic woes, McDonell said

a system of one-way streets is being planned. But, he added, there is no way to stop people coming through the city.

“If you want to expand roads, you have to have lots of money and lots of housing,” he added.

McDonell challenged McGowan over a comment he made at a previous forum about putting “developers on notice.”

“The supplementary density bonus for highrises… began in 2011 exactly when development in Metrotown went crazy – that’s the root cause of the displacement of people with the speculation that it then led to and continues to lead to,” McGowan said.

He’d like to see the density bonus removed from high-rises and “humanscale development” built instead.

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Pot shop forced to shut down

Kelvin Gawley

kgawley@burnabynow.com

A medical marijuana dispensary that has operated under the radar in Burnaby says it’s being forced to shut down just as recreational use and sale of the drug becomes legal later this month.

Green Light District Compassion Society has been open off and on over the last two years, right under the noses of both the local RCMP and City of Burnaby, its owner told the NOW. (The man asked that his name not be shared publicly, fearing it would impact his career and his lease tenancy.)

The first time the city learned of the dispensary’s existence was when its owner was scheduled to address council as a delegation at a meeting last week, Coun.

Colleen Jordan said.

“We’ve never had a store in Burnaby, so I was quite surprised to see that we had a compassion place,” she said. (Compassion Clubs are typically non-profit medical marijuana dispensaries.)

But the man appeared to get cold feet. He did not show up to speak during his allotted time. Jordan said he may have realized he was alerting authorities to the previously covert operation.

“Maybe that’s why they didn’t show up – because there was no address or anything on the letter,” Jordan said The city’s director of public safety and community services, Dave Critchley,

Closing down: This compassion club says it will close its doors before the Oct. 17 legalization of pot. PHOTO KELVIN GAWLEY

said he could not comment on any interactions officials may have had with Green Light District.

In general, he said, the city would alert the RCMP if it learned of a cannabis dispensary operating in the city. It could also issue a fine for operating without a business licence, but that hasn’t happened, Critchley said.

Any private dispensary operating in Burnaby after Oct. 17 would be subject to enforcement under the incoming bylaw, he said.

“I don’t know where they’re operating,” Jordan said. “Unless they’re operating out of a private residence or something like that.”

But the dispensary’s address was listed online on Sixth Street and when the NOW visited the site on Thursday a sign outside read “Green Light District” without identifying it as a marijuana dispensary.The storefront door and windows were blocked out with a reflective coating, and the

door appeared to be controlled with an electric locking mechanism to “buzz” someone in.

The owner said Green Light District has been selling marijuana “kind of under the radar” over the last two years and has built up a loyal clientele.

He said they had reopened just a few weeks ago, anticipating legalization would be a boon for the business.

“We thought we had a prime location,” he said.

But, since learning of the Burnaby bylaw, he said lawyers have advised him to close up the shop by Oct. 17 or move it to another city.

Council received two letters from Green Light District, including one with 82 signatories – all said to be clients arguing the dispensary should be allowed to continue operation after the Oct. 17 legalization of cannabis, when Burnaby’s bylaw allowing only government stores to sell the drug in the city kicks in.

“As a Burnaby resident and Compassion Club member, I am deeply hurt by the possibility that my Compassion Club may no longer exist,” a society member wrote. “Please consider the plea of many, who like me, have found a great deal of personalized support and care from the medical marijuana compassion clubs of Burnaby.”

The two letters appear to have been intended for submission to an Aug. 28 public hearing on the cannabis sale bylaw. No one at the meeting stepped forward to speak for or against the proposal.

The letter writers argue that BC Cannabis Stores, operating under the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch of the provincial government, will not be able to provide the support and sense of community they find at Green Light District.

“Patients battling chronic illnesses from cancer to arthritis come together at Compassion Clubs,” one letter reads.

The letter also promised council it would donate five per cent of its profits to community programs “to prove Compassion Club’s commitment to communities.”

When council considered its approach to legalization, it elected to take the middle road, Mayor Derek Corrigan recently told the NOW, and that by allowing a maximum of one government cannabis store in each of its four town centres, Burnaby will ease into legalization, he said.

School district defines pot rules for staff Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Burnaby teachers won’t be lighting up on their lunch breaks after recreational marijuana becomes legal next week – not if they don’t want to get in trouble with their principals.

Although recreational pot will become legal on Oct. 17, teachers won’t be allowed to come to school impaired, any more than if their drug of choice was alcohol, according to Richard Per, assistant superintendent in charge of human resources.

“We don’t allow people to come to work under the influence of alcohol,” he said. “We won’t allow people to come to work under

the influence of marijuana.

If someone were to smell of alcohol at work, that would obviously be a problem.

If someone were to smell of marijuana at work, that would obviously be a problem.”

Even a teacher who’s had only one beer at lunch currently risks getting sent home, Per said, and the same will be true of marijuana.

“We would want to believe (they’re not impaired),” Per said, “but we don’t know that, so we would always have to err on the side of caution for the safety and the trust and security of students.”

And having a medical marijuana prescription won’t be a free pass either.

“Our line is one of impairment,” Per said. “If you have a prescription for medical marijuana, that may be one thing, but, if the medical marijuana you’re using is causing any kind of impairment, then the district wouldn’t be able to accommodate that.We would actually have to do inquiries with the doctors that were involved.”

Legalization won’t change much for students in schools either, said managing director of safe and caring schools Sue Dorey.

Recreational use will still be illegal for anyone under 19, and existing policies and the district’s Code of Conduct already prohibit intoxication, impairment, smoking, vaping and drinking on

school property.

But school officials will use legalization as a chance to educate students and parents about cannabis and the new law, Dorey said.

“There’s a lot of misinformation out there about what it means,” she said.

One myth the district will try to combat, according to Dorey, is that “natural” and “legal” mean “harmless.”

She pointed to concerns about the effect of marijuana on the developing brain.

“The age is there for a reason,” she said. “It does have a different impact.”

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Burnaby must do more for our homeless youth

Finding the right data is a tricky thing.

Getting accurate real estate data, for example, is important for governments to make property policy decisions, but many question how true the existing data is – especially when it comes to determining the number of foreign buyers.

That’s why things like the national census are so important to help develop government policies.

But when it comes to homelessness, it can be extra tricky, because how do

you track down people who don’t have a home?

That’s what the BC NonProfit Housing Association attempted with the region’s first-everYouth Homelessness Count on behalf of MetroVancouver (regional district).

What the count found was sad, with at least 681 youth aged 13 to 24 homeless in MetroVancouver in April.

The count used a different methodology than the general homeless counts conducted every three years.

Rather than have volunteers spread out across cities, counters surveyed young people at youth centres, high schools and shelters, as well as collecting statistics from service providers.

“We know that youth are often part of a hidden population,” said Lorraine Copas, chair of the Metro Vancouver Homelessness Partnering Strategy community advisory board.

The majority of respondents (74 per cent) were couch surfing or staying in a shelter, transition home,

detox centre or recovery house.

Vancouver topped the list (349), followed by Surrey (106) and the North Shore (64). But Copas said there is likely more of an undercount in cities such as Burnaby (34), where there are fewer service providers able to connect with homeless youth.

That last bit is a damning statement for the City of Burnaby.With no shelter, homeless youth are unable to get the help they need. Some might think the

youth will just gravitate to another city with services, but it doesn’t always work like that. If the youth is from Burnaby, they will often stay in their community because that’s where their support network is.

There are many situations that lead to a young person finding themselves without a stable home, but family breakdowns and youth aging out of foster care are common, as more than half of the youth said “family breakdown” led to their homelessness, and most

surveyed said they had been in the foster care system at some point.

Oh, if you’re still one of those dinosaurs yelling “Get a job!” the report also highlighted the fact that nearly one in five youth in the survey said they were employed at the time.

According to Copas, this is an important reminder that “they’re doing the best that they can with what they’ve been given and I think, as a society, part of our role is to help any youth realize their full potential.”

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Can climate plan offset LNG deal?

The announcement that LNG Canada is giving a green light to a mammoth $40-billion investment is great news for the B.C. economy, but if you think that is a big deal - wait until you see the BC NDP government’s climate plan in which that LNG project will have to fit.

The plan, to be released later this fall, is expected to contain some ambitious plans on how to achieve 75 per cent of the target of reducing B.C.’s greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by the year 2030 (compared to 2015 levels).

The LNG Canada project alone will boost emissions by 3.45 tonnes a year (and twice that when the second “train” of the project comes online), which means emissions in other areas have to be drastically curtailed.

To accomplish this lofty goal, the government will bring in a host of measures and incentives.

One example is increasing the number of electric vehicles.

The senior civil servant who briefed me said the price of an electric vehicle would gradually decline to the point where it will equal the price of gasoline-fuelled vehicles by the year 2025.

If that becomes reality, purchasing an electric vehicle will be a no-brainer.

Of course, it is unclear whether car manufacturers can produce enough electric vehicles to match this kind of target, but there is still a lot of time to ramp up production.

Another example is convincing home dwellers to

switch to electricity and away from natural gas and oil to heat their homes.

Heat pumps will also be offered as part of an incentive scheme.

Can the government tremendously ramp up the production of electricity to meet the hoped-for rise in demand of it?

The Site C dam will undoubtedly help, but the government is going to have to dive headfirst into things like constructing wind and solar panel farms.

All of these planned changes have to occur over a relatively short period of time and involve a huge number of people making lifestyle changes.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Richard Rhodes has pointed out in his latest book – Energy:A Human History – that major changes in energy consumption occur over a long period of time (for example, it takes about 100 years to go from zero to 50 per cent market penetration).

Of course, we have been blessed with clean hydroelectricity for decades, so it is not as if we are starting at the beginning.

However, Rhodes notes that it can take a long time to build the required infrastructure.

The vast majority of British Columbians will never visit LNG Canada’s facilities, but you can be sure they will be touched in significant ways by a climate plan that will allow that project to flourish.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC and writes here everyWednesday..

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Shouting by ‘anti-SOGI crowd’ a response to other behaviour at meeting

can calmly answer for his views at a meeting. If he cannot, he can still own up to the fact that he doesn’t know.

Norma Zenky

Editor: Re: Candidate asks Larry Hayes to apologize, BCA statement does not apologize, NOW online, Oct. 7.

Thank you for your article in the Burnaby NOW. You say that “the anti-SOGI people in the crowd ruined the event by shouting while trustee candidates were trying to give answers,” but what you don’t admit is that the shouting came as a response to the behaviour of the candidates in the meeting.

You surely have seen the video and know that Ryan Stewart was aggressively interrupting LauraLynn Tyler Thompson, creating a chaotic environment and forcing her to either engage with him or seem weak. Did you see him immaturely turn his back on the candidate speaking? Why don’t you report the whole truth?

“Maybe the anti-SOGI crowd was trying to provoke a confrontation so they could film it and blow it up into a larger incident.” Maybe they weren’t. Perhaps the anti-SOGI crowd is sick and tired of seeing the media misrepresent events or interviews. Perhaps filming the entire thing gives firepower to their movement because they now have evidence and can support claims that they are being misrepresented.

As for Larry Hayes, he knows all the trigger words and uses them. I have no doubt that the meeting was terribly uncomfortable for him toward the end, but he’s an elected official and

Smith Avenue also in needed of more sidewalks Editor: Re: “There’s no place to walk” on Marine, NOW, Oct. 3 Smith Avenue, Burnaby, also lacks sidewalks in quite a few areas. I had the occasion to ride my mobility scooter down the length of Smith Avenue only to discover having the sidewalk end at intersections, ending with a drop-off and no mobility ramp in order to cross the street. Instead, I was forced to turn the corner to the right and travel sometimes almost half the block to find a driveway where I would be forced to cross in the middle of the street, while dodging moving vehicles.

In other areas, the sidewalk would simply disappear, and it would simply be a worn path along the side of the road. I remember having to wind my way around school children, as well as adults making their way home, or to the nearest bus stop. Smith Avenue is either a street or it’s not, with a similar story as that described along Marine Drive. Perhaps it’s time for the city to prioritize making sure our sidewalks are up to community standards, instead of concentrating valuable resources in paying for free golfing for our city’s elites.

J. Wayne McQueen, Burnaby

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In accordance with Section 227 of the Community Charter, notice is hereby provided regarding the adoption of City of Burnaby Annual Taxation Exemption Bylaws. The purpose of these bylaws is to grant property taxation exemptions to the following properties with land and/or improvements for the period of one year.

Estimated Tax Exemption for 2019 ROLL NUMBER

CIVIC ADDRESS

ORGANIZATION

0900-4600-0000

4600 Parker St

Alpha Secondary School Site

0990-6990-0000

6990 Aubrey St

Lochdale Elementary School Site

1770-7355-0001

7355 Canada Way

1770-7355-0002

GENERAL TAX

SCHOOL & OTHERS

Estimated Tax Exemption for 2020

TOTAL TAX

GENERAL TAX

SCHOOL & OTHERS

TOTAL TAX

Estimated Tax Exemption for 2021 GENERAL TAX

SCHOOL & OTHERS

TOTAL TAX

$187,961

$159,830

$347,791

$193,599

$164,625

$358,224

$199,407

$169,564

$368,971

$30,174

$25,658

$55,832

$31,079

$26,428

$57,507

$32,012

$27,221

$59,232

St. Matthews Day Care Society

$2,251

$1,993

$4,244

$2,319

$2,052

$4,371

$2,388

$2,114

$4,502

7355 Canada Way

Deaf Children's Society of BC

$4,294

$3,651

$7,945

$4,423

$3,761

$8,184

$4,556

$3,874

$8,429

1770-7355-0003

7355 Canada Way

School District No. 41 - Burnaby Adult Learning Centre

$2,811

$2,390

$5,201

$2,895

$2,462

$5,357

$2,982

$2,536

$5,517

1770-7355-0004

7355 Canada Way

Canadian Mental Health Association

$2,825

$2,402

$5,227

$2,910

$2,474

$5,384

$2,997

$2,548

$5,546

1770-7355-0007

7355 Canada Way

Canadian Red Cross Fraser Region Burnaby Branch

$2,811

$2,390

$5,201

$2,895

$2,462

$5,357

$2,982

$2,536

$5,517

1770-7355-0010

7355 Canada Way

Immigrant Services Society of BC

$2,185

$1,858

$4,044

$2,251

$1,914

$4,165

$2,318

$1,971

$4,290

1770-7355-0011

7355 Canada Way

Afghan Women's Sewing & Craft Cooperative

$1,619

$1,376

$2,995

$1,667

$1,418

$3,085

$1,717

$1,460

$3,177

1770-7355-0006

7355 Canada Way

Burnaby Family Life Institute

$1,343

$1,189

$2,532

$1,384

$1,225

$2,608

$1,425

$1,261

$2,687

3242-9048-0000

9048 Stormont Ave.

Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (partial exemption)

$4,251

$3,615

$7,866

$4,379

$3,723

$8,102

$4,510

$3,835

$8,345

3261-6650-0000

6650 Southoaks Cres.

Community Centered College for the Retired

$19,672

$16,728

$36,399

$20,262

$17,229

$37,491

$20,870

$17,746

$38,616

7185-7858-0000

7858 Hilda St

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School Fields

$1,489

$1,318

$2,808

$1,534

$1,358

$2,892

$1,580

$1,399

$2,979

7185-7866-0000

7866 Hilda St

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School Fields

$1,489

$1,318

$2,808

$1,534

$1,358

$2,892

$1,580

$1,399

$2,979

7185-7872-0000

7872 Hilda St

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School Fields

$1,489

$1,318

$2,808

$1,534

$1,358

$2,892

$1,580

$1,399

$2,979

4582-7615-0000

7615 Hedge Ave

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School Fields

$755

$2,791

$3,546

$778

$2,875

$3,653

$801

$2,961

$3,762

4582-7625-0000

7625 Hedge Ave

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School Fields

$755

$2,791

$3,546

$778

$2,875

$3,653

$801

$2,961

$3,762

4582-7635-0000

7635 Hedge Ave

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School Fields

$755

$2,791

$3,546

$778

$2,875

$3,653

$801

$2,961

$3,762

4582-7645-0000

7645 Hedge Ave

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School Fields

$755

$2,791

$3,546

$778

$2,875

$3,653

$801

$2,961

$3,762

4582-7655-0000

7655 Hedge Ave

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School Fields

$755

$2,791

$3,546

$778

$2,875

$3,653

$801

$2,961

$3,762

4582-7665-0000

7665 Hedge Ave

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School Fields

$755

$2,791

$3,546

$778

$2,875

$3,653

$801

$2,961

$3,762

4582-7675-0000

7675 Hedge Ave

Twelfth Avenue Elementary School Fields

$967

$3,572

$4,539

$996

$3,680

$4,675

$1,025

$3,790

$4,815

5793-6140-0000

6140 McKercher Ave.

Burnaby Family Life Institute

$2,468

$2,185

$4,653

$2,542

$2,250

$4,793

$2,619

$2,318

$4,937

6245-2101-0101

2101 Holdom Ave

Burnaby Family Life Institute

$865

$735

$1,600

$890

$757

$1,648

$917

$780

$1,697

6245-2101-0102

2101 Holdom Ave

Burnaby Family Life Institute

$1,007

$856

$1,863

$1,037

$882

$1,919

$1,068

$908

$1,977

6245-2101-0103

2101 Holdom Ave

Burnaby Family Life Institute

$898

$763

$1,661

$925

$786

$1,711

$952

$810

$1,762

6245-2101-0104

2101 Holdom Ave

Burnaby Family Life Institute

$335

$285

$621

$345

$294

$639

$356

$303

$658

6245-2101-0105

2101 Holdom Ave

Community Living Society

$439

$373

$812

$452

$384

$836

$465

$396

$861

6245-2101-0106

2101 Holdom Ave

Community Living Society

$710

$604

$1,313

$731

$622

$1,353

$753

$640

$1,393

6245-2101-0107

2101 Holdom Ave

Community Living Society

$286

$243

$529

$295

$251

$545

$303

$258

$561

6245-2101-0108

2101 Holdom Ave

Community Living Society

$1,074

$914

$1,988

$1,107

$941

$2,048

$1,140

$969

$2,109

6245-2101-0201

2101 Holdom Ave

Community Living Society

$600

$510

$1,110

$618

$525

$1,143

$637

$541

$1,178

6245-2101-0202

2101 Holdom Ave

Volunteer Burnaby

$1,082

$920

$2,001

$1,114

$947

$2,061

$1,148

$976

$2,123

6245-2101-0203

2101 Holdom Ave

Volunteer Burnaby

$1,223

$1,040

$2,264

$1,260

$1,071

$2,332

$1,298

$1,104

$2,401

6245-2101-0204

2101 Holdom Ave

Dixon Transition Society

$1,223

$1,040

$2,264

$1,260

$1,071

$2,332

$1,298

$1,104

$2,401

6245-2101-0205

2101 Holdom Ave

Dixon Transition Society

$1,091

$928

$2,019

$1,124

$956

$2,080

$1,158

$985

$2,142

6245-2101-0206

2101 Holdom Ave

Dixon Transition Society

$1,074

$913

$1,987

$1,106

$941

$2,047

$1,139

$969

$2,108

5585-2055-5001

2055 Rosser Ave

Burnaby Community Services Society

$3,114

$2,648

$5,761

$3,207

$2,727

$5,934

$3,303

$2,809

$6,112

5585-2055-5002

2055 Rosser Ave

Meals on Wheels

$3,504

$2,979

$6,483

$3,609

$3,069

$6,677

$3,717

$3,161

$6,878

5585-2055-5003

2055 Rosser Ave

YMCA of Greater Vancouver

$1,383

$1,176

$2,558

$1,424

$1,211

$2,635

$1,467

$1,247

$2,714

5585-2055-5004

2055 Rosser Ave

MOSAIC Multilingual Service for Immigrant Communities

$2,256

$1,918

$4,174

$2,323

$1,976

$4,299

$2,393

$2,035

$4,428

5585-2055-5005

2055 Rosser Ave

Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services

$326

$277

$603

$335

$285

$621

$345

$294

$639

2810-4460-0001

4460 Beresford St

South Burnaby Neighbourhood House

$32,651

$27,764

$60,415

$33,630

$28,597

$62,227

$34,639

$29,455

$64,094

2810-4460-0002

4460 Beresford St

BC Centre for Ability

$4,563

$3,880

$8,443

$4,700

$3,997

$8,697

$4,841

$4,117

$8,958

2810-4460-0003

4460 Beresford St

YMCA Childcare Resource & Referral Program

$2,750

$2,338

$5,088

$2,832

$2,408

$5,240

$2,917

$2,480

$5,398

2810-4460-0004

4460 Beresford St

National Congress of Black Women Foundation

$1,794

$1,526

$3,320

$1,848

$1,571

$3,419

$1,903

$1,618

$3,522

2690-4535-0001

4535 Kingsway

Burnaby Hospice Society

$7,046

$5,992

$13,038

$7,258

$6,171

$13,429

$7,475

$6,357

$13,832

2690-4535-0002

4535 Kingsway

Burnaby Family Life

$13,078

$11,121

$24,200

$13,471

$11,455

$24,926

$13,875

$11,798

$25,673

0294-8059-0002

8059 Texaco Dr.

The Lotus Sailing Club

$4,967

$4,224

$9,192

$5,116

$4,351

$9,467

$5,270

$4,481

$9,751

0690-7564-0000

7564 Barnet Rd.

BC Volleyball Association

$94,773

$80,589

$175,363

$97,617

$83,007

$180,624

$100,545

$85,497

$186,042

1770-4990-0000

4990 Canada Way

Burnaby Winter Club (Partial Exemption)

$21,444

$18,235

$39,679

$22,088

$18,782

$40,869

$22,750

$19,345

$42,096

3128-9080-0000

9080 Avalon Ave.

Burnaby Horsemen's Association

$8,894

$30,302

$39,196

$9,161

$31,211

$40,372

$9,436

$32,148

$41,583

6545-3890-0000

3890 Kensington Ave.

Burnaby Tennis Club

$638

$1,551

$2,189

$657

$1,598

$2,255

$677

$1,646

$2,323

0560-3883-0000

3883 Triumph Street

Burnaby Pacific Grace Church

$3,562

$13,164

$16,726

$3,669

$13,559

$17,228

$3,779

$13,966

$17,745

0900-4304-0000

4304 Parker Street

Willingdon Heights United Church (Partial Exemption)

$1,799

$6,649

$8,448

$1,853

$6,849

$8,702

$1,909

$7,054

$8,963

1050-4550-5000

4550 Kitchener Street

Parish of Saint Timothy Burnaby (Partial Exemption)

$4,273

$15,792

$20,065

$4,401

$16,266

$20,666

$4,533

$16,754

$21,286

1560-3905-0000

3905 Norland Avenue

Vancouver Korean Full Gospel Church (Partial Exemption)

$12,195

$45,072

$57,267

$12,560

$46,424

$58,985

$12,937

$47,817

$60,754

1800-9887-0000

9887 Cameron Street

St. Stephen the Martyr Anglican Church (Partial Exemption)

$802

$2,965

$3,767

$826

$3,054

$3,880

$851

$3,146

$3,997

1970-5975-0000

5975 Sunset Street

Trustees of Capitol Hill Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Partial Exemption)

$4,169

$15,410

$19,579

$4,294

$15,872

$20,166

$4,423

$16,348

$20,771

2550-9387-0000

9387 Holmes Street

St. Michael’s Catholic Church & Elementary School (Partial Exemption)

$5,054

$18,680

$23,734

$5,206

$19,240

$24,446

$5,362

$19,818

$25,179

3140-6907-0000

6907 Elwell Street

South Burnaby Gospel Hall Society

$3,336

$11,607

$14,942

$3,436

$11,955

$15,391

$3,539

$12,314

$15,852

3700-5060-0000

5060 Marine Dr

Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ (Partial Exemption)

$2,173

$8,030

$10,203

$2,238

$8,271

$10,509

$2,305

$8,519

$10,824

3700-5420-0000

5420 Marine Dr

Hindu Cultural Society & Community Centre of BC (Partial Exemption)

$8,963

$24,768

$33,731

$9,232

$25,511

$34,743

$9,509

$26,277

$35,785

4434-7772-0000

7772 Graham Ave

Parish of Saints Peter & Paul Anglican (Partial Exemption)

$1,908

$7,053

$8,961

$1,965

$7,264

$9,230

$2,024

$7,482

$9,506

4600-7455-0000

7455 10th Ave

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church (Partial Exemption)

$1,534

$5,668

$7,202

$1,580

$5,838

$7,418

$1,627

$6,013

$7,640

5755-7551-0000

7551 Gray Ave

Jubilee United Church

$1,672

$6,181

$7,853

$1,722

$6,366

$8,089

$1,774

$6,557

$8,332

5755-7591-0000

7591 Gray Ave

Jubilee United Church (Partial Exemption)

$814

$3,007

$3,821

$838

$3,097

$3,936

$863

$3,190

$4,054

5895-7283-0000

7283 Nelson Ave

Grace Lutheran Church of South Burnaby (Partial Exemption)

$2,078

$7,680

$9,757

$2,140

$7,910

$10,050

$2,204

$8,147

$10,352

5945-1640-0000

1640 Delta Ave

Trustees of Brentwood Park Presbyterian Church (Partial Exemption)

$1,798

$6,646

$8,444

$1,852

$6,845

$8,698

$1,908

$7,051

$8,958

5995-0380-0000

380 Hythe Ave

Pacific Grace Mandarin Mennonite Church (Partial Exemption)

$1,242

$4,591

$5,834

$1,279

$4,729

$6,009

$1,318

$4,871

$6,189

6695-5135-0000

5135 Sperling Ave

Trustee of the Congregation of Deer Lake United Church (Partial Exemption)

$2,084

$7,704

$9,788

$2,147

$7,935

$10,082

$2,211

$8,173

$10,384

6835-1600-0000

1600 Cliff Ave

Trustees of Cliff Avenue United Church (Partial Exemption)

$2,416

$8,931

$11,348

$2,489

$9,199

$11,688

$2,564

$9,475

$12,039

7015-7135-0000

7135 Walker Ave

Southside Community Church (Partial Exemption)

$1,522

$5,625

$7,146

$1,567

$5,793

$7,361

$1,614

$5,967

$7,581

1210-6641-0000

6641 Halifax Street

Parkcrest Gospel Chapel (Partial Exemption)

$1,869

$6,909

$8,779

$1,925

$7,117

$9,042

$1,983

$7,330

$9,314

1790-5146-0000

5146 Laurel Street

St. Theresa’s Catholic Church (Partial Exemption)

$3,296

$12,182

$15,479

$3,395

$12,548

$15,943

$3,497

$12,924

$16,421

3150-5600-0000

5600 Dorset Street

Sanatan Dharm Cultural Society (Partial Exemption)

$608

$2,247

$2,855

$626

$2,314

$2,940

$645

$2,384

$3,029

3170-6597-0000

6597 Balmoral Street

St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church

$4,252

$15,715

$19,967

$4,379

$16,186

$20,566

$4,511

$16,672

$21,183

3170-6656-0000

6656 Balmoral Street

St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church (Partial Exemption)

$1,066

$3,939

$5,005

$1,098

$4,057

$5,155

$1,131

$4,179

$5,310

3220-6627-0000

6627 Arcola Street

St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church

$1,177

$4,351

$5,528

$1,212

$4,481

$5,694

$1,249

$4,616

$5,864

3220-6681-0000

6681 Arcola Street

St. Francis de Sales Preschool

$3,874

$3,429

$7,303

$3,990

$3,532

$7,522

$4,110

$3,638

$7,748

4502-8585-0000

8585 Armstrong Ave

Burnaby Alliance Church (Partial Exemption)

$771

$2,848

$3,619

$794

$2,934

$3,727

$818

$3,022

$3,839

4560-8094-0000

8094 11th Ave

Church of the Nazarene (Canada Pacific District) (Partial Exemption)

$679

$2,510

$3,189

$699

$2,585

$3,285

$720

$2,663

$3,383

5945-1450-0000

1450 Delta Ave

Holy Cross Catholic Church & Elementary School (Partial Exemption)

$2,802

$10,357

$13,159

$2,886

$10,668

$13,554

$2,973

$10,988

$13,961

6495-7271-0000

7271 Gilley Ave

Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha (Vancouver) (Partial Exemption)

$2,827

$10,448

$13,275

$2,912

$10,762

$13,674

$2,999

$11,085

$14,084

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CITY OF BURNABY

In accordance with Section 227 of the Community Charter, notice is hereby provided regarding the adoption of City of Burnaby Annual Taxation Exemption Bylaws. The purpose of these bylaws is to grant property taxation exemptions to the following properties with land and/or improvements for the period of one year.

Estimated Tax Exemption for 2019 ROLL NUMBER

CIVIC ADDRESS

ORGANIZATION

GENERAL TAX

6545-1005-0000

1005 Kensington Ave

BC Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (Partial Exemption)

7665-7716-0000

7716 Cumberland St

Church on the Hill (Partial Exemption)

0600-3871-0000

3871 Pandora Street

St. Helen’s Catholic Church

0630-3981-0000

3981 Albert Street

Burnaby North Baptist Church

0700-5050-0000

5050 Hastings Street

Church of Christian Community in Canada, Vancouver Centre

0700-5209-0000

5209 Hastings Street

Burnaby Christian Pentecostal Church

1210-6900-0000

6900 Halifax Street

Arbab Rustam Guiv Darbe Mehr-Zoroastrian House of BC

1750-5170-0000

5170 Norfolk Street

The Church in Burnaby

1770-5060-0000

5060 Canada Way

1770-7895-0000

7895 Canada Way

1940-8765-0000

SCHOOL & OTHERS

Estimated Tax Exemption for 2020

TOTAL TAX

GENERAL TAX

SCHOOL & OTHERS

TOTAL TAX

Estimated Tax Exemption for 2021 GENERAL TAX

SCHOOL & OTHERS

TOTAL TAX

$4,150

$15,339

$19,489

$4,274

$15,799

$20,073

$4,403

$16,273

$246

$908

$1,153

$253

$935

$1,188

$261

$963

$20,675 $1,224

$3,607

$13,331

$16,938

$3,715

$13,731

$17,447

$3,827

$14,143

$17,970

$400

$1,480

$1,880

$412

$1,524

$1,937

$425

$1,570

$1,995

$2,282

$8,436

$10,718

$2,351

$8,689

$11,040

$2,421

$8,950

$11,371

$769

$2,842

$3,611

$792

$2,927

$3,720

$816

$3,015

$3,831

$1,366

$5,048

$6,413

$1,407

$5,199

$6,606

$1,449

$5,355

$6,804

$2,072

$7,658

$9,731

$2,134

$7,888

$10,022

$2,198

$8,125

$10,323

Islamic Mosque and Education Centre

$1,100

$4,066

$5,166

$1,133

$4,188

$5,321

$1,167

$4,313

$5,480

New Westminster Evangelical Free Church

$1,445

$5,339

$6,784

$1,488

$5,499

$6,987

$1,533

$5,664

$7,197

8765 Government St

New Life Community Church

$3,459

$10,182

$13,642

$3,563

$10,488

$14,051

$3,670

$10,802

$14,472

1310-8760-0000

8760 Lougheed Hwy

New Life Community Church

$1,045

$3,863

$4,909

$1,077

$3,979

$5,056

$1,109

$4,099

$5,208

1960-6556-0000

6556 Sprott Street

Aga Khan Foundation Canada

$14,354

$53,052

$67,405

$14,784

$54,643

$69,428

$15,228

$56,283

$71,510

1770-4040-0000

4040 Canada Way

Aga Khan Foundation Canada

$11,661

$43,100

$54,761

$12,011

$44,393

$56,403

$12,371

$45,725

$58,096

5325-3466-0000

3466 Curle Avenue

Aga Khan Foundation Canada

$6,502

$24,033

$30,536

$6,697

$24,754

$31,452

$6,898

$25,497

$32,395

2002-5280-0000

5280 Kincaid Street

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada

$10,438

$38,580

$49,018

$10,751

$39,738

$50,489

$11,074

$40,930

$52,004

2002-5584-0000

5584 Kincaid Street

First United Spiritualist Church of Vancouver

$1,910

$7,059

$8,969

$1,967

$7,271

$9,238

$2,026

$7,489

$9,516

2002-6010-0000

6010 Kincaid Street

The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Vancouver

$2,926

$10,814

$13,740

$3,014

$11,138

$14,152

$3,104

$11,473

$14,577

2030-6580-0000

6580 Thomas Street

Christ Church of China

$1,297

$4,792

$6,089

$1,335

$4,936

$6,271

$1,375

$5,084

$6,459

2200-3821-0000

3821 Lister Street

Korean United Church of Vancouver

$2,385

$8,815

$11,200

$2,457

$9,080

$11,536

$2,530

$9,352

$11,882

5205-4484-0000

4484 Smith Avenue

Korean United Church of Vancouver

$1,181

$4,365

$5,546

$1,216

$4,496

$5,712

$1,253

$4,631

$5,884

2690-4045-0000

4045 Kingsway

Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada

$21,799

$80,570

$102,369

$22,453

$82,988

$105,440

$23,126

$85,477

$108,604

3100-5855-0000

5855 Imperial Street

Assembly for the Central Tabernacle

$2,060

$7,616

$9,676

$2,122

$7,844

$9,966

$2,186

$8,079

$10,265

3190-5535-0000

5535 Short Street

Burnaby Unit of New Westminster Jehovah’s Witnesses

$1,996

$7,376

$9,371

$2,055

$7,597

$9,652

$2,117

$7,825

$9,942

3420-6112-0000

6112 Rumble St

Burnaby Chinese Evangelical Free Church

$699

$2,583

$3,282

$720

$2,660

$3,380

$741

$2,740

$3,481

3420-6138-0000

6138 Rumble St

Burnaby Chinese Evangelical Free Church

$2,798

$2,477

$5,275

$2,882

$2,551

$5,433

$2,969

$2,628

$5,596

3700-5110-0000

5110 Marine Dr

Evangelical Chinese Bible Church

$2,654

$9,808

$12,462

$2,733

$10,102

$12,836

$2,815

$10,405

$13,221

3700-5122-0000

5122 Marine Dr

Evangelical Chinese Bible Church

$162

$599

$761

$167

$617

$784

$172

$635

$807

3700-5462-0000

5462 Marine Dr

International Society For Krishna Consciousness for Western Canada

$2,012

$7,438

$9,451

$2,073

$7,662

$9,734

$2,135

$7,891

$10,026

4310-7457-0000

7457 Edmonds St

Trustees of Gordon Congregation of Presbyterian Church of Canada

$2,330

$8,614

$10,944

$2,400

$8,872

$11,272

$2,472

$9,138

$11,611

4330-7717-0000

7717 19th Ave

St. Alban the Martyr Anglican Church

$1,503

$5,554

$7,057

$1,548

$5,721

$7,269

$1,594

$5,892

$7,487

4500-8255-0000

8255 13th Ave

First Christian Reformed Church of New Westminster BC

$2,211

$8,171

$10,382

$2,277

$8,416

$10,693

$2,345

$8,669

$11,014

4502-8611-0000

8611 Armstrong Ave

Burnaby Alliance Church

$384

$1,420

$1,804

$396

$1,463

$1,858

$408

$1,507

$1,914

4600-7103-0000

7103 10th Ave

Tenth Avenue Bible Chapel

$3,516

$12,995

$16,511

$3,621

$13,385

$17,006

$3,730

$13,786

$17,516

4600-7925-0000

7925 10th Ave

BC Association of Seventh-day Adventist

$1,180

$4,362

$5,542

$1,216

$4,493

$5,709

$1,252

$4,628

$5,880

4560-7926-0000

7926 11th Ave

BC Association of Seventh-day Adventist

$1,885

$6,968

$8,854

$1,942

$7,177

$9,119

$2,000

$7,393

$9,393

5105-3410-0000

3410 Boundary Rd

CityLights Church

$676

$2,499

$3,175

$696

$2,574

$3,270

$717

$2,651

$3,368

5105-4830-0000

4830 Boundary Rd

Iglesia Evangelica Pentecostal Emanuel

$4,824

$17,831

$22,655

$4,969

$18,366

$23,335

$5,118

$18,917

$24,035

5175-0140-0000

140 Esmond Ave

Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism)

$654

$2,418

$3,072

$674

$2,491

$3,164

$694

$2,565

$3,259

5205-3426-0000

3426 Smith Ave

Chinese Taoism Kuan-Kung Association in Canada

$2,403

$8,882

$11,285

$2,475

$9,148

$11,623

$2,549

$9,422

$11,972

5245-0271-0000

271 Ingleton Ave

Grace Christian Chapel

$1,511

$5,583

$7,094

$1,556

$5,751

$7,307

$1,603

$5,923

$7,526

5595-4950-0000

4950 Barker Cres

Garden Village Apostolic Church

$1,225

$4,527

$5,752

$1,262

$4,663

$5,925

$1,300

$4,803

$6,103

5655-4812-0000

4812 Willingdon Ave

Willingdon Church

$6,645

$24,559

$31,203

$6,844

$25,296

$32,140

$7,049

$26,054

$33,104

5895-5825-0000

5825 Nelson Ave

Nelson Avenue Community Church

$5,198

$19,213

$24,411

$5,354

$19,790

$25,144

$5,515

$20,383

$25,898

5895-6125-0000

6125 Nelson Ave

Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

$5,975

$22,084

$28,059

$6,154

$22,747

$28,901

$6,339

$23,429

$29,768

5945-1410-0000

1410 Delta Ave

Brentwood Park Alliance Church

$1,402

$5,183

$6,585

$1,444

$5,338

$6,783

$1,488

$5,499

$6,986

6035-7175-0000

7175 Royal Oak Ave

Royal Oak Ministry Centre

$3,015

$11,143

$14,158

$3,105

$11,478

$14,583

$3,198

$11,822

$15,020

6035-7405-0000

7405 Royal Oak Ave

Parish of All Saints South Burnaby

$1,569

$5,799

$7,368

$1,616

$5,973

$7,589

$1,665

$6,152

$7,817

6695-6344-0000

6344 Sperling Ave

Emmaus Lutheran Church

$1,553

$5,738

$7,291

$1,599

$5,910

$7,510

$1,647

$6,088

$7,735

6895-7485-0000

7485 Salisbury Ave

South Burnaby Church of Christ

$1,923

$7,108

$9,032

$1,981

$7,322

$9,303

$2,040

$7,541

$9,582

7305-7540-0000

7540 6th St

Westminster Bible Chapel

$778

$2,876

$3,654

$801

$2,962

$3,764

$826

$3,051

$3,877

8045-7195-0000

7195 Cariboo Rd

Salvation Army Cariboo Hill Temple

$4,886

$18,058

$22,944

$5,032

$18,600

$23,633

$5,183

$19,158

$24,342

8045-7200-0000

7200 Cariboo Rd

Cariboo Road Fellowship Society

$6,359

$22,108

$28,468

$6,550

$22,772

$29,322

$6,747

$23,455

$30,202

2690-3891-0000

3891 Kingsway

International Full Gospel Fellowship (Partial Exemption)

$3,355

$12,402

$15,757

$3,456

$12,774

$16,230

$3,560

$13,157

$16,717

0210-4502-0000

4502 CPR R/W

Confederation Park (portion) - leased from Chevron Canada

$3,870

$14,304

$18,174

$3,986

$14,733

$18,719

$4,106

$15,175

$19,280

0400-3877-0000

3877 Eton St

Burnaby Heights Park - leased from GVWD

$3,479

$12,858

$16,337

$3,583

$13,244

$16,827

$3,691

$13,641

$17,332

1276-8301-0000

8301 Forest Grove Dr

Forest Grove Park - leased from GVWD

$13,885

$51,319

$65,203

$14,301

$52,858

$67,159

$14,730

$54,444

$69,174

3020-7085-0000

7085 Burford St

Used for landscaping beautification - leased from BC Hydro

$842

$3,113

$3,956

$868

$3,207

$4,074

$894

$3,303

$4,197

3020-7086-0000

7086 Burford St

Used for landscaping beautification - leased from BC Hydro

$429

$1,585

$2,014

$442

$1,633

$2,074

$455

$1,682

$2,137

3060-7051-0000

7051 Halligan St

Used for landscaping beautification - leased from BC Hydro

$230

$850

$1,079

$237

$875

$1,112

$244

$901

$1,145

3060-7061-0000

7061 Halligan St

Used for landscaping beautification - leased from BC Hydro

$304

$1,123

$1,427

$313

$1,157

$1,470

$322

$1,192

$1,514

6895-6617-0000

6617 Salisbury Ave

Used for landscaping beautification - leased from BC Hydro

$231

$855

$1,087

$238

$881

$1,119

$246

$907

$1,153

6895-6637-0000

6637 Salisbury Ave

Used for landscaping beautification - leased from BC Hydro

$322

$1,192

$1,514

$332

$1,227

$1,560

$342

$1,264

$1,606

6895-6647-0000

6647 Salisbury Ave

Used for landscaping beautification - leased from BC Hydro

$353

$1,303

$1,655

$363

$1,342

$1,705

$374

$1,382

$1,756

6895-6667-0000

6667 Salisbury Ave

Used for landscaping beautification - leased from BC Hydro

$432

$1,597

$2,029

$445

$1,644

$2,089

$458

$1,694

$2,152

6895-6687-0000

6687 Salisbury Ave

Used for landscaping beautification - leased from BC Hydro

$471

$1,742

$2,213

$485

$1,794

$2,280

$500

$1,848

$2,348

8182-9181-5000

9181 University Cr

Richard Bolton Park - leased from SFU

$22,534

$83,287

$105,821

$23,210

$85,786

$108,996

$23,906

$88,360

$112,266

9901-0163-0002

Highland Park Line

Cycle and Pedestrian corridor from New Westminster to Vancouver - leased from BC Hydro

$18,566

$68,622

$87,188

$19,123

$70,680

$89,803

$19,697

$72,801

$92,497

1330-3993-0024

204-3993 Henning Dr.

St. Leonard's Youth & Family Services Society

$7,157

$6,086

$13,242

$7,371

$6,268

$13,640

$7,593

$6,456

$14,049

1560-2702-0000

2702 Norland Ave.

Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion

$31,578

$26,852

$58,430

$32,525

$27,658

$60,183

$33,501

$28,487

$61,989

1770-4543-0000

4543 Canada Way

United Way of the Lower Mainland

$55,960

$47,585

$103,546

$57,639

$49,013

$106,652

$59,368

$50,483

$109,852

3050-5289-0001

5289 Grimmer St

South Burnaby (BC/Yukon Command No. 83) -The Royal Canadian Legion

$15,451

$13,139

$28,590

$15,915

$13,533

$29,447

$16,392

$13,939

$30,331

3208-7181-0003

7181 Arcola Way

St. Leonard's Youth & Family Services Society

$9,315

$7,921

$17,236

$9,594

$8,158

$17,753

$9,882

$8,403

$18,285

3261-6688-0000

6688 Southoaks Cres.

National Nikkei Heritage Centre Society (Partial Exemption)

$14,991

$16,211

$31,203

$15,441

$16,698

$32,139

$15,904

$17,199

$33,103

3420-5024-0000

5024 Rumble St.

Burnaby Neighbourhood House

$7,235

$6,152

$13,387

$7,452

$6,337

$13,788

$7,675

$6,527

$14,202

6185-0518-0000

518 S. Howard Ave.

Boys' & Girls' Clubs of South Coast BC

$16,322

$13,879

$30,201

$16,812

$14,296

$31,107

$17,316

$14,725

$32,041

7405-3400-0000

3400 Lake City Way

The Canadian Red Cross Society (Partial Exemption)

$24,493

$20,827

$45,320

$25,228

$21,452

$46,680

$25,984

$22,096

$48,080

1770-7837-0000

7837 Canada Way

Trustees of the Congregation of St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church (Partial Exemption)

$1,515

$5,599

$7,114

$1,560

$5,767

$7,328

$1,607

$5,940

$7,548

5795-7557-0000

7557 Sussex Avenue

The Fair Haven Homes Society

$23,265

$20,591

$43,856

$23,963

$21,209

$45,171

$24,681

$21,845

$46,526

5795-7451-0000

7451 Sussex Avenue

St. Michaels Centre Hospital Society

For questions regarding property taxation exemptions, phone the Tax Office at 604-294-7350.

Total

$29,028

$25,692

$54,721

$29,899

$26,463

$56,362

$30,796

$27,257

$58,053

$1,054,325

$1,848,297

$2,902,622

$1,085,955

$1,903,746

$2,989,700

$1,118,533

$1,960,858

$3,079,391

10 WEDNESDAY October 10, 2018 • BurnabyNOW

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OD response training starts this week Maria Rantanen

editorial@burnabynow.com

Burnaby residents who want to learn how to respond to an opioid overdose can take part in local training sessions put on by St. John Ambulance.

The three-and-a-halfhour training session includes a comprehensive information on what opioids are, how to recognize an opioid overdose, how to manage the scene of an overdose and how to take care of yourself after what can be a traumatizing experience.

“People need hands-on, scenario-based training,” said Drew Binette, who manages the opioid overdose program at St. John Ambulance. Upcoming sessions are this Thursday, Oct. 18 and Oct. 25.

The Opioid Overdose Response Training sessions are especially relevant for

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people who come in contact with people who are using intravenous drugs but aren’t comfortable injecting needles.The course is more comprehensive than the typical half-hour training one might get a pharmacy or health clinic, Binette said.

The training also tackles the subject of stigma around drug use and people who use drugs.

Overdoses don’t just hap-

pen to people who are regular drug users, Binette pointed out, adding that people experiment with drugs and with fentanyl found in most illegal drugs, even someone just experimenting can overdose.

“It’s not a decision someone is making – no one chooses to take a chance because they want to die,” Binette said.

St. John Ambulance has

been tasked by the provincial government to train 5,000 people in overdose reversal and since April, they have trained 1,000.The provincial government gave the agency $500,000 to train people who are most likely to see and have to respond to an overdose crisis.

Binette said this is one more tool in the toolkit in the overdose crisis, and participants will get a takehome naloxone kit.

The province has allocated $2 million annually for the B.C.Take Home Naloxone program and since August 2012, 114,170 kits have been distributed across the province and 28,086 kits have been reported to have been used.

All the sessions are held at the St. John Ambulance Burnaby branch, 2085 Alpha St.To register for training, call St. John Ambulance at 604-321-2651, or email savinglives@bc.sja.ca.

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Youth homeless count lists Burnaby number Kelvin Gawley

kgawley@burnabynow.com

At least 681 youth were homeless in Metro Vancouver in April – including 34 in Burnaby.

That number was found during the first-ever count of homeless people aged 13 to 24 in the region.The Youth Homelessness Count was conducted by the BC Non-Profit Housing Association on behalf of Metro Vancouver.

The count used a different methodology than the general homeless counts conducted every three years.

Rather than have volunteers fan out across Lower Mainland cities, counters surveyed young people at youth centres, high schools and

shelters, as well as collecting statistics from service providers.

This approach allowed the team to find a more accurate number, “because we know that youth are often part of a hidden population,” said Lorraine Copas, chair of the Metro Vancouver Homelessness Partnering Strategy community advisory board.

The majority of respondents (74 per cent) were couch surfing or staying in a shelter, transition home, detox centre or recovery house.

Most of the 681 youths were living in one of three MetroVancouver areas:Vancouver (349), Surrey (106) or the North Shore (64).

But Copas said there is like-

ly more of an undercount in cities, such as Burnaby, where there are fewer service providers able to connect with homeless youth.

Youth who identified as lesbian, gay, transgender, queer or two-spirit accounted for 26 per cent of those counted.

Copas said there are a myriad of situations that lead to a young person finding themselves without a stable home, but family breakdowns and youth aging out of care are very prevalent among the population surveyed.

More than half of the youth said “family breakdown” led to their homelessness.

Most surveyed said they had been in the foster care

system at some point.

The report recommended raising the age at which youth age out of care (currently 19).

“In a traditional family, many families would still have their kids staying at home at age 19, 20, 21, 22 – they would be fully supported,” Copas said. “And so what is it about a youth in the foster care system that’s ready for full independence at age 19? And what’s that look like in a market where there is no housing, where you can’t produce a landlord reference, where the rents are so high?

“It’s a vicious cycle.”

Copas said there has been no indication the provincial government will raise the age.

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Local poet up for Governor General’s Award Cecily Nicholson stakes her place among the nation’s top writers as a finalist for the prestigious awards Julie MacLellan

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Cecily Nicholson is staking her place among the best poets in Canada.

The Burnaby resident has just been named a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award in poetry, and she admits seeing her name on that shortlist is a slightly overwhelming feeling.

“It includes people like Dionne Brand, who I’ve been reading since I was a teenager. I feel a bit emotional saying that,” Nicholson says, catching up with the NOW by phone last Thursday, the day after the finalists were announced.

There’s a lot of opportunity to consider language in very deep and meaningful ways

Nicholson is nominated for her book Wayside Sang, alongside Brand’s The Blue Clerk, Billy-Ray Belcourt’s ThisWound is aWorld, Jason Stefanik’s Night Became Years and Joshua Mensch’s Because:A Lyric Memoir.

“It was quite a surprise.

What a delight,” Nicholson says, noting the recognition wasn’t something she ever expected. “Oh my goodness, no no. I think it’s probably good not to expect awards.”

What she’s most proud of with the Governor General’s Literary Award (now known as GGBooks) nomination is that the Canada Council for the Arts uses a

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peer-based selection process.

“The first thing that strikes me is it’s a real honour to be recognized by your peers – other writers in a community that I respect,” Nicholson says.

Wayside Sang, published

by Talonbooks in November 2017, is a project that Nicholson describes as a “layering of things.”

“I set out to try to understand a little more about my birth father’s history, somebody I never knew,” she explains, “and in doing so to understand the black diasporic history in a Canadian context. … It’s a very emotionally laden experience to try to explore that.”

With little to look into in terms of archives or documents around her father’s life, which centred on the Windsor-Detroit border, Nicholson took a step back and explored other aspects of life along the border and the Great Lakes region – the automobile industries, the roadways, road travel.

“The broader metaphor, I guess, for the book is that notion of being on the road: What does it mean to be someone who travels?” Nicholson says.

To explore those ideas through poetry comes naturally to Nicholson, who’s been writing poetry since she learned how to write in childhood and used to make up songs with her younger brother.

“I’ve always been compelled to write,” she says.

“It’s my way of helping filter and respond to the world.

That can be for challenging things; it can also be in a joyful way.”

Poetry, for Nicholson, has a particular draw as a vehicle for storytelling.

“The thing about poetry that really does draw me TO WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17 Betty Woo Retrospective: Life Well-Travelled, in the Encores and Centre Aisle galleries at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Info: www. shadboltcentre.com.

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THE POWER OF WORDS: Cecily Nicholson of Burnaby is nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award in poetry for her book, Wayside Sang. The winners of the awards will be announced on Oct. 30. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

in is a sense of freedom, about what potential there is with words on a page,” she says. “Poetry can work with or beyond structures.

There’s a lot of opportunity to consider language in very deep and meaningful ways, and in doing so growing one’s understanding of the language, how we use it, what it means to us, how it shapes us. I feel it’s a very active thing. I suppose it’s a way of theorizing and of observing the world.

“At the end of the day I also love language. I love words.”

Nicholson grew up in awe of the power of language, idolizing such writers as Toni Morrison and Gloria

Naylor.

“Their works are incredible masterpieces, really, in terms of poetics,” she says.

Over the decades, Nicholson says she’s seen a growth in appreciation for poetry.

“I think that poetry does have an incredible resonance, maybe even a stronger resonance than it has in the past,” she says, noting many young people are coming in to the world of poetry through spoken word events. “I feel like there is a stronger body of readers and listeners and practitioners these days.”

Nicholson still has a “day job” – she’s the outgoing administrator of the Gallery Gachet in the Downtown

Eastside and starting work as an interpretive programmer at Surrey Art Gallery – but never gives up her daily practice of writing.

Whether she’s jotting ideas into a journal or dictating them into a voice recorder, she spends much of her time observing and gathering information for creative endeavours.

She’s currently beginning work on a new project, a work of fiction about which she’ll say little, other than to ask her again in a year or two.

Having just come off a busy year of touring with Wayside Sang, including a variety of speaking engagements and literary festivals

across the continent, she’s not certain what new opportunities the GGBooks nomination may bring her way.

“What I’m most happy about for this moment is that this does raise the profile of this book, and the other books maybe that I have written,” she says.

The winners will be announced Oct. 30 – but whatever happens, Nicholson is thrilled with this moment.

“I have no expectations,” she says. “I’m already totally delighted.What an honour.Whatever comes next is fine.”

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PechaKucha set to return to Shadbolt Centre Burnaby residents are invited to the second PechaKucha night at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

The city is hosting PechaKucha Burnaby Vol. 2 on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.

The event features nine speakers with slide presentations on a variety of topics.

PechaKucha, which means “the sound of conversation” in Japanese, is a speaking event that was first conceived by two Tokyo architects who were looking for ways to encourage student presenters to improve their use of PowerPoint.

Each PechaKucha presentation lasts exactly six minutes and 40 seconds, and each speaker gets to present 20 slides for 20 seconds each.

The upcoming Burnaby night will feature Egan Davis, a horticulture educator at UBC, with examples of how plants rely on other organisms for survival.

Divi Chandna, a physician and mind-body-spirit intuitive coach, will share stories of her childhood, in-

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Other speakers include: * Biliana Velkova, arts coordinator and artist, City of New Westminster * Vienna Chichi Lam, graduate researcher and lab supervisor, Centre for Forensic Science at SFU * Jennifer Sherif, aboriginal education consultant, Coquitlam * Dave Ellenwood, director of parks, recreation and cultural services, City of Burnaby * Kahlil Ashanti, actor and web developer,Vancouver * Vince Reda, parks designer/project manager, City of Burnaby * Emmy Chahal, yoga teacher, intuitive healer, truth speaker The event is free, but tickets must be reserved ahead of time, and the last event sold out. For more information, see www.tinyurl.com/ PechaKuchaBurnaby2018.

The sound of conversation: A packed house turned out to listen to an evening of speakers at the first PechaKucha Burnaby night. Vol. 2 is coming to the stage at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on Oct. 24. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Play makes space for young women’s voices A Burnaby performer is “I was staring down the front and centre in the next barrel of what it means to outing by Pacific Theatre. be a young woman in this The theatre is presenting industry, how it entails oba guest production of The jectifying yourself and putWolves, produced by With ting yourself out for roles a Spoon Theatre in associlike the stripper with a heart ation with Rumble Theaof gold or the girlfriend untre. It’s onstage Oct. 19 to til you’re the mother,” DeNov. 10.

Lappe said in a press reThe play centres on nine lease. teenage girls who are preThe roles in TheWolves paring for reflect Dea game unLappe’s beder the lights lief that there of an indoor is space for What: The Wolves, by Sarah soccer field – complex DeLappe one of whom teenage girls Where: Pacific Theatre, is played by and their sto1440 West 12th Ave., VanBurnaby’s ries. couver own Ali WatThe play When: Friday, Oct. 19 to son. first came Watson will Saturday, Nov. 10, playing to the stage Wednesdays through Saturbe familiar to at Pacific days at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m.

NOW readers matinees on Saturdays.

Theatre in from previous the spring Tickets: Pay-what-you-can appearances of 2017 as preview on Oct. 18. Tickets in these pagan apprenfor the regular run are $20 es – among tice project to $36.50, available through other shows, for producwww.pacifictheatre.org or she’s apers Danielle 604-731-5518 peared URP’s Klaudt and Info: www.pacifictheatre.

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Superstar and er, who are RENT, Align also in the Entertaincast.That ment’s Legally Blonde and brief run sold out, and now Awkard Stage Productions’ it’s coming back for a fourCry-Baby:The Musical. week season slot.The cast With TheWolves, she’s and crew includes former coming to the stage in a play Pacific Theatre apprentices, that has earned acclaim for recent theatre school grads playwright Sarah DeLappe. and independent actors and The play – DeLappe’s first designers. published play - was a Pu“By partnering with us, litzer Prize drama finalist in Rumble and Pacific Theatre 2017. have shown faith in emerg-

Onstage

Team spirit: Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves follows the lives of a teenage girls’ soccer team as they prepare for a game. The play, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in drama in 2017, is onstage at Pacific Theatre Oct. 19 to Nov. 10, produced by With a Spoon Theatre in association with Rumble Theatre. Burnaby’s Ali Watson is in the cast. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

ing female artists in our city,” Klaudt said in the release. “The future of Vancouver theatre is bright.”

The production is directed by Jamie King and also features Georgia Beaty,Tanja Dixon-Warren, Kim Larson, Jalen Saip, Shona Struthers, Amanda Sum and Montserrat Videla.

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Come by Lougheed Town Centre and meet some of your local firefighters! Learn how to stay safe and prevent fires in your home.

Lots of pamphlets and take away information on fire safety will be available all day. The Burnaby Fire Department will have a fire engine in the parking lot near the London Drugs mall entrance from 9:30am-4:30pm.

MESSAGE FROM BURNABY’S FIRE CHIEF: EVERY SECOND COUNTS – PLAN 2 WAYS OUT That is the message fire and life safety educators will promote during Fire Prevention Week 2018. From Oct. 7-13, 2018, fire departments from across Canada will work to raise public awareness about the dangers of fire and how to prevent it. The aim of the 2018 Fire Prevention Week campaign is to raise awareness on keeping your family safe by having an escape plan for all household members.

Talk about your plan with everyone in your home. Make sure your home has working smoke alarms on each floor. Know the emergency number for your fire department. Lastly, and most importantly, practice your home fire drill regularly.

Make it a Household Activity!

• Draw a floorplan of your home showing all doors and windows.

• Find 2 ways out of every room.

• Make sure windows and doors are not blocked.

• Choose an outside meeting place in front of your home.

• Push the test button to sounds the smoke alarm.

• Practice your drill with everyone in your home.

• Get outside to your meeting place.

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BURNABY’S FIRE PREVENTION DAY I OCTOBER 13TH SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR COOKING WITH OIL

FIRE SAFETY IN THE KITCHEN • Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol don’t use the stove or stovetop.

• Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling, boiling or broiling food.

• If you are simmering, baking or roasting food, check it regularly, remain in the kitchen while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking.

• Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from your stovetop.

IF YOU HAVE A COOKING FIRE

• Just get out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the fire.

• Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number after you leave.

• If you try to fight the fire, be sure others are getting out and you have a clear way out.

• Keep a lid nearby when you’re cooking to smother small grease fires. Smother the fire by sliding the lid over the pan and turn off the stovetop. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cooled.

• For an oven fire turn off the heat and keep the door closed.

Oil is a key ingredient found in the majority of today’s kitchens. Whether a recipe calls for frying or sautéing, we include oil in almost all of our daily cooking. When using any of the many oils to prepare your meals like olive, canola, corn or soybean, consider the following safety tips when cooking: • Always stay in the kitchen when frying on the stovetop.

• Keep an eye on what you fry. If you see wisps of smoke or the oil smells, immediately turn off the burner and/ or carefully remove the pan from the burner. Smoke is a danger sign that the oil is too hot.

• Heat the oil slowly to the temperature you need for frying or sautéing.

• Add food gently to the pot or pan so the oil does not splatter.

• Always cook with a lid beside your pan. If you have a fire, slide the lid over the pan and turn off the burner. Do not remove the cover because the fire could start again. Let the pan cool for a long time. Never throw water or use a fire extinguisher on the fire.

• If the fire does not go out or you don’t feel comfortable sliding a lid over the pan, get everyone out of your home. Call the fire department from outside.

found that 75% of range or stove fires started with food ignitions. Forty-three percent began with cooking oil; 33% started with fish or meat. Sixty-three percent of the range or stove fires beginning with food occurred when someone was frying.

• Fifty-five percent of the people who

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Living Room Art returns to the Heights ng S er v i h Nort aby Burn

Julie MacLellan

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When Yunuen Perez Vertti started up Living Room Art st in the Heights, she used to have to spend a lot of her time explaining herself.

What do you mean, you’re doing art in a living room?

What do you mean about turning a private home into an art a gallery? Can anyone come?

What kind of an event is it W anyway?

These days, she doesn’t have to answer those questions nearly so often.

“Now people are like, ‘I’ve heard about it, I heard it’s awesome,’” Perez Vertti says with a laugh.

Living Room Art in the

Heights is returning on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 5 to 9 p.m. For those who haven’t yet heard about the now-popular community event, the concept is simple: a group of artists take over a private home and turn it all into an art-filled space. There are displays, installations, interactive art projects and performances throughout the evening, and everyone who’s interested is welcome to stop in and enjoy the happenings – whenever they want and for however long they want.

This year, more than 20 artists from North Burnaby will be setting up shop in a private home at 4830 Albert St. for the evening.

Visitors will be able to

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A group of artists from North Burnaby are once again joining forces to present Living Room Art in the Heights. The fifth annual event is coming to a home at 4830 Albert St. on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 5 to 9 p.m.

enjoy the “Irish hour,” with storytelling by Philomena Jordan and a quartet offering up traditional Irish music.

Other musical entertainment will come from the Apple Choir, known for its work singing in

many languages, and flutist Keri Povall. Film lovers will be able to check out work by filmmakers Perez Vertti, Grant Withers (who also co-organizes the event) and Ciaran DavisMcGregor, an SFU film student

who’s been taking part in the Living Room Art events since high school.

Interactive art by Dawn Livera, Tami Cline and Kalyan Rath will be part of the fun, Continued on page 19

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For the past three years, a group of artists from North Burnaby has been helping to redefine the community’s perception of art.

Living Room Art in the Heights is making to the neighbourh a return weekend to help ood this art isn’t just for prove that visiting elite – a galleryit’s one, everywhere for every.

The third annual bringing together event is a multidisciplinary evening of arts and entertainme Saturday, Oct. nt, set for 15 9 p.m. in a private from 5 to home at 4115Yale St. Living Room Art is spearheaded byYunuen Vertti, a filmmaker Perez originally from Mexico came to BurnabyCity who ton,Texas – wherevia Housshe was the production manager for a similar living room art Continued on

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On Wednesday, Oct. 31, the Heights merchants welcome you and your family for a fun and exciting Halloween experience. From 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., take the kids to participating merchants for treats. Look for bright orange pumpkin decals on doors or windows. HMA staff will be on the lookout for the best family costumes!

After the trick-or-treating, a free Halloween fireworks show will be happening at Gilmore Community School from 8:15 to 8:30 p.m. (for more info visit BurnabyHeights.com). On Nov. 1, from 5 to 9 p.m., there is a Pumpkin Parade at Confederation Park.

Bring your jack-o-lantern and line it up on the path in front of Eileen Dailly Community Pool. Pumpkins will be composted following the event.

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For Perez Vertti, part of the beauty of hosting each event in a different home is the chance to have artists create some site-specific work.

“We have a completely different space, so we always try to utilize some of this art that is specific to this particular space. We have the opportunity to create those very specific installations,” she said, noting there will be at least four such pieces this

it’s very different. Our goal is for everybody to understand that art is for everyone.”

The show is familyfriendly and open to people of all ages, and Perez Vertti hopes to see a good crowd this year – especially since it may be the last Living Room Art event.

She and co-organizer Grant Withers are stepping back after this year, she said, noting they’ve been finding it increasingly challenging to secure funding for the event and are also wanting to spend more time on their own art projects.

But if anyone else wants to step forward to organize or to fund the event?

“We will totally support that,” Perez Vertti says.

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year. “We are really excited about those particular installations.”

Having a different venue each year also guarantees a completely different experience for visitors, even those who’ve attended every year.

“If you have been to a Living Room Art in the past, it’s going to be completely different,” Perez Vertti says. “If you think, ‘Oh, I’ve been already, what’s the big deal?’, it’s going to be a completely different experience.”

As with each incarnation of the event, Perez Vertti is hoping this year’s event will attract some people who aren’t typical gallery-goers.

“If you haven’t been to an art show before, or a gallery, please come to this one,” she says. “It’s very casual,

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BURNABY’S FIRE PREVENTION DAY I OCTOBER 13TH REMEMBERING WHEN: ADULT SAFETY

Home Safety Checklist People age 65 and older are especially vulnerable to falls and fires in the home. This checklist can be used by older adults to check their homes for hazards. It can also be used by a home health care worker, visiting nurse, volunteer, relative, or friend to help an older adult identify hazardous situations in the home, discuss possible solutions, and reinforce fall and fire prevention messages.

FALL PREVENTION: EXERCISE

Do you exercise regularly? Exercise regularly to build your strength and improve balance and coordination. Ask your doctor or other health care provider about the best physical exercise for you.

TAKE YOUR TIME

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distracted increases your chance of falling.

Get out of chairs slowly. Sit a moment before you get out of your bed. Stand and get your balance before you walk.

CLEAR THE WAY

Are there tripping hazards such as papers, books, electrical cords or shoes on the floor in walking areas and stairways?

Pick up the clutter. Always keep objects off the stairs. In winter, are sidewalks, outdoor steps, and walkways clear of ice and snow?

Keep the walkways clear. If needed, ask for help with snow and ice removal.

LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF

Have you had your eyes checked?

See an eye specialist once a year. Poor vision can increase your chance of falling.

Do you have night lights along the path between your bedroom and the bathroom?

Night lights are the easiest and least expensive way to light the way.

Do you turn on the lights before you use the stairs? You need to have light switches at both the top and bottom of your stairs.

If needed, ask for help installing new light switches. Never climb stairs in the dark.

Does every room have a light switch that can be reached from the doorway? If not, ask for help installing new light switches.

PREVENT SLIPPING

Are there non-slip bath mats in bathtubs and showers? Use non-slip bath mats to prevent slips and falls. Do you have grab bars in tubs, showers, and near all toilets. Grab bars should be installed in all bathrooms.

Never use a towel rack or shower rod for support. Do you wipe up spilled liquids right away? Spills make your floors slippery; even a few drops of liquid or grease can be a slipping hazard.

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• Teach everyone in your household (and your neighbours) what assistance you may need.

• If you live in an apartment building, know the location of all exit stairs and arrange for assistance in case of an emergency.

• Choose an outside meeting place for everyone to meet after escaping fire and smoke.

• Keep a telephone or phone with TTD (telecommunication device for the deaf) in your sleeping room within reach of your bed. Smoke Alarms • Install smoke alarms on all levels of your home and outside each sleeping area. If you are deaf or hard-of-hearing, select smoke alarms with visual alarm (strobe or flashing light).

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Are there sturdy, easy-to-grip handrails on both sides of the stairs? If not, ask for help securing loose handrails to the wall, or installing new handrails along the full length of both sides of the stairs.

Get medical assistance immediately. Never put butter or any other grease on a burn. Do you know how to put out a pan fire? Slide a lid over the pan, then turn off the burner. Do you stay in the kitchen when you cook? Never leave cooking unattended. Use a timer to remind you to check your cooking. Don’t use the stove if you are drowsy or feeling the affects of alcohol or medication.

Do you use a microwave oven? Remember that while microwave ovens stay cool, the food inside can become very hot. To avoid a steam burn, use caution when removing covers or plastic wrap from food.

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Do your throw rugs have rubber, non-skid backing? Use only throw rugs with non-skid backing. Smooth out all wrinkles and folds in your rugs and carpets. Is your carpeting wrinkled, torn, or worn? If so, ask for help repairing or replacing the carpeting.

TREAD CAREFULLY

Do you wear high heels, loose shoes, or slippers? Wear sturdy, well-fitted, low-heeled shoes with non-slip soles. These are safer than high heels, thick-soled athletic shoes, slippers, or stocking feet. Do you take any medications?

Have your doctor or pharmacist review all of your medications, including over-the-counter drugs. Some medications can affect your balance and coordination.

IF YOU SMOKE…

If you or anyone in your household smokes, what kind of ashtrays do you use? Large, deep, non-tip ashtrays are best. Wet cigarette butts and ashes before emptying into a wastebasket.

What are your smoking habits? If you smoke, smoke outside. Never smoke when you are drowsy, feeling the affects of alcohol or medication, lying down, or in bed.

GIVE SPACE HEATERS SPACE

How far are your space heaters and portable heaters from things that can burn? Keep anything that can burn, including yourself, at least three feet (one meter) from space heaters, portable heaters, and woodstoves. You should turn off and unplug heaters when you leave your home or go to bed.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

Do you have cracked or frayed electrical cords in your home? Unplug them at once. Have them repaired or replaced. Are there any electrical cords running across doorways or under rugs?

Unplug them at once and move them to a safer location.

BE KITCHEN WISE

What do you wear when you cook?

To avoid catching your clothes on fire, wear clothing with tight-fitting, rolled-up, or short sleeves. Use oven mitts to handle hot pans.

Do you know what to do if your clothes catch on fire? Stop (don’t run), drop gently to the ground, cover your face with your hands, and roll over and over or back and forth to smother the flames. If you can’t “stop, drop, and roll”, smother the flames with a towel or blanket.

What should you do if you burn yourself? Immerse the burn in cool water for 3 to 5 minutes.

Do you have at least one smoke alarm on every level of your home and outside each sleeping area? If not, ask for help installing alarms. A fire can begin anywhere in your home and grow very quickly. In a fire you need the early warning provided by working smoke alarms to get out of your home safely. If you are deaf or hard-ofhearing, consider purchasing alarms with flashing lights. Do you test your smoke alarms?

Test your alarms by pushing the test button at least once a month. Batteries should be changed at least once a year, or whenever the alarm “chirps” to tell you that the battery power is low.

Any smoke alarm that is 10 years old should be replaced.

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PLAN AND PRACTICE YOUR ESCAPE

What should you do if there is a fire in your home? Get out as quickly as you can and don’t go back inside for any reason. Once outside, call the fire department from a neighbour’s phone or a cell phone. Do you know two ways out of every room?

Make sure you can open all doors and windows easily. Security bars should be equipped with quick-release devices. Make sure furniture and other heavy objects are not blocking your exits.

If you must escape through smoke, stay low – the cleaner air is near the floor. Do you have limited mobility?

If possible, your bedroom should be located on the first floor of your home so that you can escape faster during an emergency.

KNOW YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY NUMBER

Do you know the emergency number to call in case of fire? Memorize the number; because once you escape, you’ll need to call the fire department from a neighbour’s phone.

CONSIDER YOUR ABILITIES

Do you have limited mobility?

Develop your escape plan around your abilities and practice to make sure you can do it.

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Adult volunteers aged 19 years and over, who have completed their grade 12, will receive 12 hours of free training, following which they are paired with adult learners one-on-one who they help improve their

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Canada Korea lit fest returns to Burnaby The work of one of Korea’s best-known poets will be shared with local audiences at a unique literary event in Burnaby.

The 2018 Canada Korea Literary Festival is coming on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Studio Theatre.

The 10th annual event is organized by the Korean Writers Association of Canada. David W. Lee, chairperson and organizer, notes that the events have intro-

duced poets from all over the world to the audience.

This year, the spotlight is on Sowol Kim, described in a press release as “the most famous poet in Korea.”

Six members of the Korean Writers Association of Canada will read his poems in Korean, while six other English-speaking presenters will read them in English translation.

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The value of your home is determined in the summer of the previous year and each property is rarely visited in person by an appraiser. These assessments don’t include many others factor that play into your home’s value.

Investing into upgrades or renovating your kitchen or bathroom will increase it’s value and without knowing this information, your assessment will be mis-aligned with the market value.

There are also third party sources based in the US such as Zillow that offer free online estimates. It may seem convenient and cost effective being able to do this right on the spot, but Zillow admittedly reminds online users that the value range offers a 70 percent confidence interval.Their estimates are calculated from public and user-submitted data only and encourages homeowners to seek professional evaluations from a real estate agent and appraiser.

Using such assessments is a starting point, but to keep things in perspective you should work with a local Real Estate Specialist who will know more about your neighbourhood and the surrounding homes. They will find comparable properties in the area to see what has previously sold for, compare the assessed value of these properties and relate all of this to the current real estate market trends, supply and demand, and forecasts.

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For the first time, Burnaby-based brewery Dageraad Brewing has been nominated for not one but two Burnaby Business Excellence Awards.

Dageraad Brewing is just one of more than a dozen businesses in the running for a Burnaby Business Excellence Award, which will be presented at an annual gala in November hosted by the Burnaby Board of Trade.

In all, there are nine awards up for grabs, including Burnaby community spirit, business innovation, environmental sustainability, entrepreneurial spirit, healthy workplace, not-forprofit organization of the year, business person of the year, business of the year (up to 50 employees) and business of the year.

Both Dageraad Brewing andYVR Prep, which opened earlier this year, are nominated for entrepre-

neurial spirit and business of the year (up to 50 employees).

Also in the race for business of the year (up to 50 employees) are Aloha Pools, Nanotech Security and No Fear Counselling.

This year, there are five candidates nominated for business person of the year, including Bala Naidoo, Investors Group; Heidi Powell, GT Hiring Solutions; Ofir Vaisman, No Fear Counselling; Raminder Grewal, Keystone Environmental; and Ray Russel, Freshslice Pizza.

Last year, Peter Legge, chairman and CEO of Canada Wide Media, was named business person of the year, while it was Traction on Demand that took home the coveted business of the year award at the Burnaby Business Excellence Awards gala.

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carved up each year at Beattie’s nursery during a public event.This year’s event is on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 7509 Meadow Ave., in Burnaby.

The event is the Harvest Day Party, and professional carvers will be on hand carving up the giant gourds into cool things like skulls.

Pumpkins – much smaller ones – will also be on sale.

“People can just drop on by and watch these pros do their things,” Beattie said.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

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Sports dynasties and Burnaby may not be something that rolls off the tongue these days, but there were times when the locals were considered to be versions of the Montreal Canadiens, NewYorkYankees and Dallas Cowboys.

In fact, for some time the city surrounding the lake had a thing for dynasties – lacrosse dynasties to be specific -- and for winning when it counted in a dominating manner.

The Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame is going to celebrate two parts of that equation later this month, when they induct Dan Mattinson as a builder and the Burnaby junior Lakers 1996 to 2007 teams into its elite membership.

They are being inducted Oct. 27 at the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in New Westminster.

Mattinson was the coach and a key orchestra leader when it came to the Burnaby Cablevision teams from 1974 to ’83, which racked up six B.C. junior A lacrosse titles and three consecutive Minto crowns.

Those squads, already honoured by the hall of fame, established a pinnacle for domination and set a foundation for the following generation.

Working in tandem with Burnaby’s father of lacrosse and hall of famer Jack Crosby, Mattinson guided a number of superb squads to the game’s top peak, winning three national titles from 1977 to 1979.

“Dan was pretty calm and not one of those yellers or screamers,” recalled former player Derek Dickson.

“He had plays and strategies we’d work on in practice, but when it came to game time he’d just open the gates and let us play.”

During those three years – of which Dickson was part of the first two Minto titles – the team was virtually unstoppable, going 47-4-1 in the regular season and taking six provincial titles.They’d beat Whitby in the national showdown both times, including once in Ontario.

What Mattinson did was make sure the team worked well together and were ready every game, said Dickson.

“It was a slightly different game back then, perhaps a more physical game but we weren’t in it to fight our way through,” he noted. “(Mattinson’s) style was to choose talent over brawn and let things go from there.”

Paul Dal Monte will be there at the induction ceremony on Oct. 27 in New Westminster’s Anvil Centre, home of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, inducted as a coach with the powerhouse 1996-2007 Lakers.

He also played under Mattinson on the three Minto cup wins in the 70s.

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and fitness. I lost track of how many times we ran around Burnaby Lake, a 10-k track, and that’s something I took from him (to the Lakers),” recalled Dal Monte.

Flip forward a generation when friends Dave Lough and Dal Monte put together a plan to rekindle that championship brand.

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Cablevision’s 1979 Minto title, Ontario would proceed to decimate B.C. at the national tournament, winning all but one over the next 18 years.

The Lakers, under Lough and Dal Monte, took the last three of those losses but dropped two of those in Game 7 – one in overtime.Then in 1998, all the hard work and dedication paid off for Burnaby again, the first of five national titles over the next

eight years.

“Who knew what we’d accomplish, but we both got into it for one reason, and that was to compete for a Minto Cup every year.We told the guys who were coming out for the team that first year and at first they may not have believed it, but after we got to one and then got to two (Minto finals) it just became part of our expectations. … Players wanted to come play for us and they did, and the expectations were high but the players thrived on that.”

Dal Monte stepped aside after the 2002 season and was succeeded by Curt Malawsky, who joined Lough and Remo Spagnuolo to continue the tradition, adding two of those championship banners.

The list of players who toiled and celebrated together is an impressive one – including the likes of Kaleb Toth, Anthony Cosmo, Cam Sedgewick, Lindsey Plunkett and John and Kevin Olson.

So many great players, so many great moments created the tapestry of a winning program.

Dal Monte said it wasn’t just magical, but a special bond that formed when players pulled on the green, black and white jersey to play for each other.

“That camaraderie that existed with (the Cablevision teams) was pretty evident at (a reunion last summer), and the camaraderie of the Lakers’ era is quite as strong, too,” said Dal Monte, who remains involved with the game as the commissioner of the Western Lacrosse Association.

“We had a lot of great players and collectively as a group we were good and we had a winning attitude.The guys did not accept losing.”

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Region’s home sales plummet September is usually the month that we’d expect to see real estate activity start to pick up after a summer break – but there’s no sign of that this year, new statistics from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reveal.

There were just 1,595 home sales in Metro Vancouver in September 2018, which is a dramatic 43.5 per cent decrease from the 2,821 sales in September 2017, and an even more surprising 17.3 per cent month-overmonth drop since August this year.

The total is also 36.1 per cent below the 10-year average number of home sales for September – and the slowest September in 27 years.

Metro Vancouver’s lack of sales activity in September has pushed the number of homes for sale on the MLS in the region to 13,084, which is a 38.2 per cent rise over September 2017. Overall, that puts Metro Vancouver real estate into a balanced market, but rapidly moving towards a buyer’s market.

Ashley Smith, REBGV’s new president-elect, said, “Fewer home sales are allowing listings

to accumulate and prices to ease across the Metro Vancouver housing market. Since spring, home listing totals have risen to levels we haven’t seen in our market in four years.”

Sales and prices by property type and region Just 508 single-family homes traded hands across Metro Vancouver in September, which is a 40.4 per cent drop from one year previously, and down 11 per cent from August. The benchmark price for detached properties is $1,540,900, which is a 4.5 per cent decrease from September 2017 – the only property type to see prices lower than a year ago – and a drop of 3.4 per cent in three months.

The worst-hit areas for value declines in the detached sector were West Vancouver, where benchmark prices are down 11.4 per cent year over year, and Vancouver West, down 10.9 per cent. Burnaby detached prices remain in line with the regional trend, down between 2.1 and 8 per cent.

Townhome activity saw the biggest annual slump, with a mere 275 sales in September, which is a whopping 46.9 per cent lower than September 2017, and a slide of more than 18 per cent from August. The price of a typical townhome in the region is now $837,600, which is still 6.4 per cent higher than September 2017, but a two per cent drop over the last three months. Burnaby is bucking the trend, however, with its three areas of North, South and East seeing annual price increases in the townhome sector between 9.5 and 12.9 per cent.

After a long reign as the most resilient sector, condos are now suffering a similar fate, with a 44 per cent annual drop in sales, at 812 units in September. That’s the steepest monthover-month activity decline, down more than 20 per cent from August’s condo sales. The price of a typical Metro Vancouver condo is now pegged at $687,300, which is a 7.4 per cent increase from September 2017 and a 3.1 per cent

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36 WEDNESDAY October 10, 2018 • BurnabyNOW

LANGLEY FARM MARKET PRODUCE

BLACK SEEDLESS GRAPES

OKANAGAN GALA APPLES

Product of CALIFORNIA ($3.70KG)

1

Product of B.C. ($1.28KG)

58

lb.

LOCAL TAIWAN CABBAGE

lb.

59

Product of B.C. ($1.30KG)

59

¢

lb.

MEAT

¢

lb.

GROCERY

BEEF PRIME RIB STEAKS

CUT FROM GRADE AA BEEF

28.58KG.......................................

$

$

30.78KG.......................................

HARDBITE

12

99

/lb.

1399

/lb.

FRESH S/L & B/L CHICKEN BREAST PORTION $ 14.28KG............................................

6

49

/lb.

lb.

DELI

2 ORGANIC BEANS $ 00 2 For 3 ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR $ 99 5 ORGANIC PICKLED BEETS $ 99 3 KETTLE COOKED CHIPS

lb.

LOCAL ASSORTED SQUASH

Product of B.C. ($1.30KG)

¢

CUT FROM GRADE AA BEEF

69

¢

LOCAL WHITE LO BAK

Product of B.C. ($1.30KG)

BEEF RIB EYE STEAKS

Product of U.S.A. ($1.52KG)

¢

$ 68

59

BARTLETT PEARS

$ 79

ea.

ASSORTED FLAVOURS 150G....................

EAT WHOLESOME

ASSORTED 415ML ........................

EAT WHOLESOME

FREYBE

HONEY HAM 100G ..................................................

FREYBE

EAT WHOLESOME

ea.

SLICED/WHOLE 500ML.........................

1

BEER SAUSAGE

$ 09

GERMAN EDAM CHEESE

$ 19

100G ..................................................

ea.

ORIGINAL 1L ........................................

1

$ 28

100G ..................................................

2

BAKERY CHOCOLATE SWISS ROLL

600G ............................................

5

$ 25

ea.

BUTTER ROLLS

350G ..................................................

2

$ 15

ea.

BANANA LOAF 450G ..............................................

2

$ 99

ea.

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