Burnaby Now January 26 2023

Lackof detail clouds planfor $2.96Min anti-gang funding

CorneliaNaylor cnaylor@burnabynow com

The clock is ticking on nearly $3 million in federal funding designed to address gang and gun violence in Burnaby, but exactly what the city is doing with the money is still unclear.

Burnaby signed an agreement with Public Safety Canada in November for $2.96 million from the federal Building Safer Communities Fund, first announced last March, according to the city’s general manager of community safety, Dave Critchley.

The program is available until March 31, 2026, and there’s a chance some of the money could be left on the table if it’s not used by then, according to Critchley

Critchley first told the

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NEW YEAR: Dancers entertain visitors to Burnaby’s Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre

Saturday, Jan 21, at Year of the Rabbit celebrations The event drew local families and political leaders including Mayor Mike Hurley, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian PHOTO CHUNGCHOW

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Baildeniedtomanchargedforguns,fentanyl

Suspect was arrested after firearms,drugs discovered in Burnaby condo during multi-city investigation

CorneliaNaylor cnaylor@burnabynow com

A 35-year-old man facing a slew of drug and weapons charges connected to a raid on a Burnaby condo in November 2020 has been denied bail.

BrentWilliamVan Buskirk was charged in February with eight counts of possessing a prohibited firearm, two counts of possessing a firearm without a licence and three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, according to court documents

The charges are linked to Project Juliet, a joint operation between theVictoria Police Department and the Combined Forces

Special Enforcement Unit, the province’s anti-gang agency, according to CFSEU news releases.

20 FIREARMS, $30M IN DRUGS

Victoria police had identified an “organized crime group” trafficking fentanyl inVictoria, according to CFSEU, and an investigation determined the group also had ties to the Lower Mainland

Coordinated raids in Victoria,Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby on Nov 17, 2020 and another search warrant executed in December of that year turned up $30 million worth of fentanyl and other drugs, as well as a total of 20 firearms, rang-

SEARCHED: Policeexecutedasearchwarrantatthe BrentwoodOnetowerin2020aspartofamulti-cityinvestigation intoan“organizedcrimegroup”allegedlytraffickingdrugsin VictoriaandtheLowerMainland,accordingtotheprovince’santigangagency PHOTO GOOGLE

ing from pistols and shotguns to assault style rifles, according to CFSEU

Several of the rifles were modified to be fully automatic, and many of the

firearms had serial numbers removed, police said

Two ofVan Buskirk’s drug charges and all 10 of the weapons charges against him are alleged to have occurred in Burnaby, according to court records.

CFSEU said anti-gang officers executed a search warrant at a multi-unit residential building in the 4500 block of HalifaxWay on Nov 17, 2020 and arrested a suspect there

In a February 2022 news release announcing the charges againstVan Buskirk and two co-accused, CFSEU notedVan Buskirk had been on parole for a 2004 murder conviction when he was arrested during Project Juliet

“Van Buskirk had his parole revoked due to his arrest and is being held in custody awaiting the judicial process,” stated the news release

Van Buskirk was inVancouver Supreme Court this month for a three-day bail hearing

On Monday, however, Justice Joseph Doyle denied his bail

Because of a publication ban, the NOW can’t publish the judge’s reasons or any information presented during the bail hearing

Van Buskirk will remain in custody pending his trial

Trial dates have yet to be set, according to the court registry

Afterninemonths,specificsaboutanti-crimeprogramsarelacking

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city’s public safety committee in April that Burnaby was eligible to apply for up to about $2 9 million from the Building Safer Communities Fund to “develop custom community-driven initiatives to address gun and gang activities ”

The allocation was based on the nature and frequency of gun and gang violence in Burnaby, Critchley said in his report

GANGVIOLENCE

The city saw a spike in gang violence starting in about 2020, according to former officer in charge, Chief Supt Deanne Burleigh

She told the public safety committee in July 2020 some kinds of crime, such as property crime, had gone down, but incidents of violent crime had jumped.

“There have been shoot-

ings, attempted murders, carjackings, kidnappings, and we’ve seen a push for some of the gangs to come into Burnaby,” Burleigh said

That year would see nine confirmed gang shootings and one gang killing, according to the Burnaby RCMP

In 2021, four shootings and four homicides were linked to gangs, and in 2022, gang violence was behind three more deaths and seven shootings.

Between March 2021 and January 2022, the NOW reported on three separate incidents of men arrested with loaded handguns at busy Metrotown mall

‘OTHER OPPORTUNITIES’

In January 2021, Burnaby RCMP carved a gang enforcement team out of its existing resources, but the Building Safer Communities Fund money can’t be used to pay for any costs already funded

through the city’s police service agreement, according to Critchley

“We can’t use the funding, we can’t make an application to receive funding to pay police salaries,” Critchley told the public safety committee in April.

“That being said, there are many other opportunities that we’re very excited about and in discussions with Public Safety about ”

Nearly nine months later, however, specifics about initiatives and programs the city is funding with the new federal money are in short supply

The first year of the program ends June 30, and so far the city has promoted its supervisor of crime prevention services, Dawn Virginillo, into a new manager of crime reduction and intervention position, but her old post has yet to be filled, according to Critchley

Nonetheless, he said the new manager position represents a net in-

crease in crime prevention resources at the city and will be a “key driver” of the anti-gang and gun violence program through “community engagement, research, managing programs and initiatives, and evaluation.”

‘PRELIMINARYSTAGES’

When asked what specific anti-gang initiatives and programs were included in the city’s application for the federal funding, Critchley responded by saying the city is in the “preliminary stages” of setting up the program

Besides creating the new manager’s position, he said the city has “engaged” with the Civic Innovation Lab (a partnership between the city and SFU) and with SFU’s criminology department

The city is also “developing a metrics and evaluation plan” and a threeyear work plan and budget that will drive its “strategy, programs and initiatives ”

Critchley said the city is also “engaging other community partners to determine their role in community safety and how we can assist their programs ”

But no details were provided about specific antigang and gun programs or initiatives the city is pursuing or the costs associated with its work on the program so far.

The NOW has made another request for specific details and is waiting to hear back.

SAFETYPLAN

At an announcement about the Building Safer Communities Fund at the Tommy Douglas library last week, Burnaby North–Seymour MPTerry Beech said Burnaby was well poised to make use of the funds

“The City of Burnaby specifically, who has a wellfunctioning public safety committee and a public safety action plan, is in tremendous shape to be able

to take advantage of these funds and to utilize them efficiently,” Beech said

But the city’s public safety committee has not met since June

And, when the city’s community safety plan –which includes sections on preventing youth involvement in gangs – was unveiled in June 2020, a report said the committee would get a progress report every six months for its “review and consideration.”

The report said mayor and council would get an annual report on the status of each initiative and any suggested amendments and additions

“The Community Safety Plan is intended to be a responsive and timely plan to be amended if and as required by evolving factors in our community,” stated the report

Over the past two-anda-half years, there have been a total of two progress reports on the plan

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McDonald’s is being sued for a cup of “scalding hot coffee” that allegedly spilled on a customer at a Burnaby store

Lok Fai Fung ordered a coffee at the drive-thru of the Still Creek Drive Mc-

Donald’s near theWillingdon exit to Highway 1 on Jan 20, 2021, according to a notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court this month

An employee handed Fung the coffee “without properly securing the lid” and “let go of the cup of scalding hot coffee before

[Fung] could take hold of it,” according to the claim. The lawsuit alleges the coffee spilled onto Fung’s left thigh and wrist, causing burns

Fung, who is a mental health support worker, is suing the company for damages, including pain and suffering, loss of in-

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

come, loss of earning capacity, “loss or impairment of future ability to perform household tasks,” and the cost of medication, rehabilitation and transportation to medical treatments

Fung claims McDonald’s failed in its duty to maintain the Still Creek

restaurant in a “reasonably safe condition” for the public by failing to warn Fung of hazards, serving coffee at too high a temperature, failing to warn Fung the coffee was “extremely hot,” failing to secure the lid, failing to ensure Fung “had a secure grip” on the cup be-

fore letting go, failing to adequately train and supervise employees and failing to adequately treat Fung’s injury and “causing further injury”

The allegations have not been proven in court McDonald’s has not yet responded to the allegations

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Burnaby City Council hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing to receive representations in connection with proposed amendments to “Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2023 AT 5 PM

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS

1) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965,

Amendment Bylaw No. 40, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14540

Rez. #22-34

9861 Austin Road

From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3 Community Commercial District and RM5s Multiple Family Residential District)

To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C3 Community Commercial District, RM5s Multiple Family Residential District, Lougheed Core Area Master Plan, and Lougheed Town Centre Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled City of Lougheed Phase 1 Change of Use Rezoning” prepared by GBL Architects)

Purpose: to permit an amendment to the Comprehensive Development Plan for City of Lougheed Phase 1 commercial podium approved under Rezoning Reference #15-28 in order to permit minor changes to the commercial uses. No new development is proposed through this rezoning application

Applicant: Shape Properties Ltd.

2) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 41, 2022 - Bylaw No. 14541

Rez. #20-23

3768 Pender Street

From: RM6 Hastings Village Multiple Family Residential District

To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM2 Multiple Family Residential District and Hastings Street Area Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “3768 Pender Street, Burnaby BC” prepared by Matthew Cheng Architect Inc.)

Purpose: to permit construction of a four-unit multiple-family residential development

Applicant: Matthew Cheng Architect Inc.

3) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No 1, 2023 - Bylaw No 14542

Text Amendment

Purpose: to propose amendments to the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw to facilitate construction of full cellars in the R10, R11, and R12 Districts and clarify other provisions related to cellars and basements

All persons who believe they are affected by a proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard:

» SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS TO COUNCIL

• email: legislativeservices@burnaby ca

• mail: Mayor & Council, c/o Legislative Services, 4949 Canada Way

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Reports, bylaws, and related information respecting the zoning bylaw amendments are available on the City’s website at Burnaby.ca/PublicHearings from January 13, 2023. Any questions regarding the Public Hearing processes and agenda items may be directed to Legislative Services, 604-294-7290

Please note all submissions must be received by 2:45pm on the day of the Hearing and contain the writer’s name and address which become a part of the public record.

NO PRESENTATIONS OR SUBMISSIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSES

OPEN HOUSE #1: FIRE STATION 8

Burnaby Fire Department now has a temporary fire station in the heart of the UniverCity community Meet your local firefighters and learn about the new Fire Station 8 being built on University Drive

When Saturday, January 28, 11 am-2 pm (short ceremony with speeches at noon)

Where 9055 University High Street

OPEN HOUSE #2: FIRE STATION 4

The Duthie Avenue fire station is being replaced with a new facility on Greystone Drive Stop by and learn more

When Saturday, February 4, 11 am-2 pm

Where Burnaby Mountain Golf Course Clubhouse 7600 Halifax Street

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Government money alone can’t solve B.C. forestry’s troubles

Premier David Eby has set the bar very high when it comes to tackling some tough issues, and he spent last week dealing with a thorny problem that will be challenging to address for years

Eby made three announcements dealing with the struggling forest industry Trying to get that industry back on its feet in a timely manner seems akin to pushing a very large boulder up an incredibly steep hill

The forestry sector has

been in decline for decades

More than 35 mills in B C’s Interior have closed since 2005, and the industry has lost about 40,000 jobs in the last 30 years.

The biggest problem right now is the lack of fibre or timber supply that is forecast to further decline for the rest of this decade

The timber supply was ravaged by the mountain pine beetle infestation that began in 2001 Over the course of that decade, the insects would kill half of the province’s viable pine

A spruce beetle invasion began in 2012, and it ate up 3,400 kilometres of trees over the next five years.

Then came the bad wildfire years of 2017 and 2018, when Interior forests were ravaged by a record number of fires

To protect the remaining stands of timber, the government has greatly reduced the annual allowable cut, which dictates how many trees can be harvested every year

Eby’s announcements last week partly reflected the new reality facing the indus-

try His government is giving $50 million to a Vancouver Island mill to help it retool its production line to offer different products than traditional paper, and another $50 million to the industry for projects that use waste wood and timber damaged by fires and insects

There was also another $90 million for forest companies that require new equipment to support new production lines

The initiatives announced by Eby will help parts of the industry but will likely have

little

impact

on the overall health of the sector

There will be increasing calls for companies to move away from traditional operations such as milling board lumber and to increase more “value added” production

But with a shrinking timber supply it is not clear that such operations are economically viable, at least on a large scale

There are more bad times ahead The deferred logging of 2 6 million hectares of old-growth timber will result in the loss of anywhere from

4,500 jobs (the government’s figure) to more than 18,000 jobs (the industry’s figure).

Add to the mix the volatility of lumber prices and the ever-present threat of U.S. countervailing duties, and the future continues to seem uncertain for what was once B C’s No 1 industry

Eby has made some interesting moves Perhaps there will be more moves in the years ahead, but unfortunately we can expect job losses to continue

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC

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Burnaby swimmers with kids‘have effectively been shut out’of local pool

Editor: Re: Temporary cover at Burnaby pool “a complete embarrassment”: mayor

As a swimmer at North Burnaby’s Eileen Dailly pool, I’m frustrated by poor scheduling decisions that have closed every lane of the pool for public lengths daily from 9:30 a m to 10:30 a m

Due to this new scheduling, length swimmers with young children who rely on Eileen Dailly’s childminding service have effectively been shut out of the pool

Childminding is only available three mornings a week, and now that the lanes are closed in the middle of these hours, there’s not enough time during childminding for many parents to swim.

The disruption started recently to accommodate extra aquafit classes, in part to support the overflow demand from C G Brown Memorial Pool.

Aquafit is popular, and it’s important to have this programming; however, it comes at the daily expense of all length swimmers and especially parents.

Patrons have suggested keeping one lane open during the aquafit class, which would still leave four full lengths for aquafit to continue as scheduled, a common solution at other pools.

This idea was rejected

Administrators instead proposed a temporary half-lane, spanning part of the width of the pool at two-thirds the normal length distance This idea ironically mimics the temporary-half-roof debacle at Kensington pool that was recently admonished by Mayor Mike Hurley

Is Eileen Dailly purposefully using this scheduling conflict to make childminding less accessible, as an excuse to shut the service down entirely?

The childminding hours at Eileen Dailly are already offered at 75 per cent of what they were before 2020, about half of what is offered at Bonsor and Edmonds

As an avid swimmer and mother, as well as longtime Eileen Dailly patron who has sent three kids to their excellent childminding program over the past six years and enjoyed many hours of swimming lengths until now, I am frustrated and disheartened by this disruption and subsequent refusal to find a reasonable compromise Sarah Radziminski

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TemporarycoveratBurnabypoolan‘embarrassment’

Burnaby mayor frustrated with the state of city pools in the wake of C.G.Brown Memorial Pool closing

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley blasted the parks department last month for poor planning ahead of C G Brown Pool closing last October

Much of his ire was directed at a temporary structure built at Kensington Park Outdoor Pool, which he described as a “makeshift thing” and “a complete embarrassment ”

The temporary deck cover was added, and the hours extended at Kensington Pool in North Burnaby after the closure of C G Brown Pool, “to assist with the demand from aquatic user groups,” according to a parks department’s report

But the mayor said increasing pool availability at Kensington was never a council priority

“Now we have this makeshift thing at Kensington which I find to be

I’ll try to be as kind as possible a complete embarrassment,” Hurley said at a financial management committee in December

The temporary deck cover, which does not extend over the pool itself, appears to be made up of exposed metal scaffolding covered by a white tarp overhead

“I don’t know who ap-

proved that, or whose idea it was, but it certainly didn’t come from council And Kensington never was a priority from council; it was always Central Park ”

The mayor also expressed displeasure at receiving the report after the closure of C G Brown

“My frustration with this is at such a level that I can’t even explain it, because these reports should have been brought back to us two years ago,” Hur-

ley said

“There should have been some kind of replacement ready for when C G Brown came down That didn’t happen, so now we need to move forward ”

MAYOR WANTS PERMANENT COVERS

During the meeting, Hurley lobbied for the committee to approve a permanent cover over the pool at Central Park, similar to one recently built at

a community centre in Aldergrove, rather than continuing with the temporary cover over the Kensington pool deck, as recommended by staff.

“I know it’s going to cost some money But it’s money that’s going to be well spent because it’s going to last for 30, 40 years ”

Burnaby’s four outdoor pools, all built in the early 1960s, are nearing the end of their service lives, ac-

cording to the staff report

But the mayor later told the NOW the outdoor structures can be built in a way where the pool can be replaced but the structure remains

“The Central Park pool, I’m pretty confident there’s 20 years of life still in there, at least,” he said Hurley told the NOW he was “quite surprised” at the cost of the temporary pool cover options (one temporary option for

the Central Park pool was estimated at $2 6 million) and said, “It seemed to be a waste to spend that kind of money on a temporary one,” adding it would be better to put the money towards a permanent structure

The mayor emphasized at the committee he wants a permanent cover before next winter, though he told the NOW he questioned whether it were possible

The parks department said it wanted to study the needs for the Central Park pool, but Hurley was unconvinced

“I’m sick of studies, quite honestly We study things, and we spend more on consultants than if we could just do the thing So, I think it’s time to move forward in Central Park with a permanent cover.”

The committee voted to ask staff to return with a design and cost of a permanent cover for the pool at Central Park

Deep problem: Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley called the temporary structure at Kensington Outdoor Pool “a complete embarrassment”

PHOTO CITY OF BURNABY

“These reports should have been brought back to us two years ago.”

UBC Faculty of Dentistry

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UBC Dentistry is screening patients

7yearsofageandolderwhorequire

Citylooksforoutstandingcitizens

Nominations

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

The City of Burnaby is seeking outstanding citizens to win the Kushiro Cup, Burnaby’s award for residents who have “positively influenced the community and the lives of its citizens ”

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Toarrangeascreeningappointment:

While just one community hero will win the annual Kushiro Cup, the city also presents awards to “local heroes” to those who have made long-term contributions to the city through volunteerism

izens CrimeWatch and three decades of volunteerism with Girl Guides of Canada.

be a Burnaby resident; have volunteered in several Burnaby community programs for at least 10 years; have positively influenced the community and the lives of its citizens; not be an elected official holding office; have the support of at least two nominators; and have a resume submitted by nominators

CRITERIA FOR LOCAL HEROES

604-827-4991(12years&older)

604-827-0706(7to10yearsold)

To arrange a screening appointment: Call between 8:30 am – 4 pm (Monday to Friday) 604-827-4991 or email gradorthoclinic@dentistry.ubc.ca

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Mary Gates won the cup for 2021, with council lauding her years of service as the chair of District 4 (Southwest) community policing advisory committee, as well as her work on the Burnaby Cit-

The Kushiro Cup tradition began in 1982, when a delegation from Burnaby’s sister city Kushiro, Japan, gave the cup to Burnaby, according to the city’s website.

Kushiro awards a sim-

ilar cup to its citizens, named the Burnaby Cup Nominations for the 2022 awards will close on Feb 17 and can be submitted online through the city’s website at www burnaby.ca.

CRITERIA FOR KUSHIRO CUP NOMINATIONS

Candidates must:

Candidates must: live, work or participate as a volunteer in Burnaby; have volunteered in their community for a combined minimum of five years through at least two volunteer activities; and have the support of at least two nominators

Looking for heroes: Burnaby’s municipal government is seeking outstanding volunteers who live in the city for community hero awards, including the Kushiro Cup’ PHOTO CITY OF BURNABY

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WEEKEND

THURSDAY, JAN. 26

PERFORMANCES BY TANIKA CHARLES AND STORRY

In this evening of soul and song, two different artists Tanika Charles and Storry will share their styles of rock, gospel, country and R&B.

Charles, a two-time Juno Award nominee, is a high-energy vocalist with powerful and honest lyrics, has two albums nominated for R&B/soul recording of the year and has performed for thousands of fans internationally

Storry uses her lilting voice to create raw, emotional music ranging from R&B soul to opera to reggae She was nominated for a 2021 Juno Award for adult contemporary album alongside Celine Dion and Alanis Morrissette

WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 26 from 8 to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Ave )

COST: $35 adults, $30 seniors/students

CASK NIGHT AT STEAMWORKS’

BURNABY TAPROOM

Steamworks is hosting its first Cask Night of 2023, with live music by the Lesley Branton Trio Sip an orange-mango IPA, the night’s beer of honour; once the cask is tapped, it goes till it’s gone! Modern Indian cuisine by Indish will be on-site with their food truck to cap off the perfect evening.

WHEN: Thursday, Jan 26 from 5 to 8 p m

WHERE: Steamworks Brewery and Taproom (3845 William St )

Cost: Free cover

SATURDAY, JAN. 28

PYJAMA TOONIE SKATE

It’s a family-friendly pyjama toonie skate at Bill Copeland Sports Centre. The city is hosting a toonie skate with ice skating, face painting and crafts for kids The price of admission includes skates and helmet rentals

WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 28 from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Bill Copeland Sports Centre (3676 Kensington Ave )

COST: $2, free for children three years and under

SFU MEN’S HOCKEY

Watch the Red Leafs take on the Logan Lake Miners on Saturday afternoon at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre. Last Friday, SFU stomped the Miners in a 9-0 shutout victory will there be redemption for the out-of-towners this week? You can also watch a YouTube livestream at https://www youtube com/@bcihl/ streams

WHEN: Saturday, Jan 28 at 3:45 p m

WHERE: Bill Copeland Sports Centre

Keeping the Parkland Burnaby Refinery

COST: For more info, go to https://shop sfuhockey com/

ROYAL RUMBLE WATCH PARTY

Wrestling fans rejoice a local watch party will be hosted by the Rec Room at Brentwood Live from San Antonio, the party will be hosted by Miles Deville and Sebastian Wolfe, a.k.a. State of Emergency with The Villain Tara Zep. Watch as wrestling rivals go head-to-head in this dramatic event

WHEN: Saturday, Jan 28 at 4 p m

WHERE: The Rec Room at Brentwood (1920 Willingdon Ave )

COST: No cover

Safe and Reliable

The Parkland Burnaby Refinery is undertaking scheduled maintenance.

When: February 1 to end of March, 2023 (scheduled completion)

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LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

Construction delays at one Burnaby ice rink will have a “knock-on effect” that will delay a second arena project

Construction on the Rosemary Brown arena, located at 10th Avenue and 18th Street in South Burnaby, is now a year and a half behind schedule.

The arena, originally supposed to be complete in fall 2021, is now expected to be finished in June 2023, according to reports submitted to the city’s financial management committee

The delay means construction on the new arena at the Burnaby Lake Bill Copeland site will be set back

“We’re not going to be able to demolish the old Burnaby Lake Arena un-

til this one (Rosemary Brown) is up and running it does have a knockon effect onto the other project,” Burnaby’s senior manager of civic building projects,TimVan Driel told the NOW.

The city has developed contingency plans for summer programs at the existing Burnaby Lake Arena, such as relocating or re-

scheduling the lacrosse and summer camps, if the Rosemary Brown building isn’t ready

After delays in sourcing mass timber slowed the Rosemary Brown construction process, the arena was rescheduled from its original fall 2021 completion date to December 2022, then March 2023, then June

“Once that initial delay happened, it pushed everything else, and if we could have recovered everything perfectly, then that revised schedule could have been met,”Van Driel said

The costs for the delay are borne by the general contractor, as the city does not have any contractual relationships with any of the subcontractors, according toVan Driel

“I’m confident it’s going to be done sometime this summer,” he said

Delayed: The Rosemary Brown Arena in South Burnaby is still under construction, after breaking ground in fall 2019.

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Burnaby’s Di Stasio wins silver

JessBalzer jbalzer@burnabynow com

Burnaby wrestler

Justina Di Stasio started 2023 off on the right foot.

The 30-year-old won silver at the Grand Prix of France last weekend in the 76-kg weight class, her first event of the year

The Canadian women’s team was able to pick up five medals including one gold from Ana Godinez Gonzalez of Coquitlam in the 62-kg weight category

Di Stasio and Karla Godinez Gonzalez (53 kg) won silver medals, whileTianna Kennett (57 kg) andTaylor Follensbee (76 kg) took bronze.

Di Stasio previously won gold at the 2018 world championships in

the 72-kg category

In August, she finished on top of the podium at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 76-kg women’s freestyle wrestling category as well as bronze at the 2022 Senior Pan-American Champi-

Medallists: Burnaby’s Justina Di Stasio took home silver at the 2023 Grand Prix of France.

onships in Mexico.

Di Stasio, who lives in Coquitlam, has several other medals to her name, including gold at the 2019 Pan-American Games, as well as four more gold from past Pan-American Championships

Four SFU Red Leafs named finalists for Athlete of the Year

Several Burnaby-based athletes are among the finalists for the 55th annual Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards

Aaron Ahl (Track and Field University Athlete of theYear), Alison Andrews-Paul (Track and Field University Athlete of theYear), BritTownsend (Athletics

Female Coach of the Year) and Jimmy Zaborniak (Basketball Male High School Athlete of theYear) represent the Red Leafs in NCAA Div

II play for track and field, cross-country running and basketball.

“The Athlete of the Year Awards is a true celebration of sport in our province,” Sport BC president and CEO Rob Newman said in a news release.

“The finalists will be honoured at the event and represent exceptional efforts and accomplishments in 2021 and 2022 We congratulate our finalists and the organizations they represent ”

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LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

A professional tennis tournament wants to come to Burnaby, but city council isn’t in love with the idea.

VanOpen, the largest men’s and women’s professional tennis tournament inWestern Canada which boasts “alumni” such as Bianca Andreescu, Maria Sharapova and Leylah Fernandez, has no place to go this year, after its space at the private Hollyburn Country Club inVancouver closed for major renovations.

Tournament directors said the sports complex at Burnaby Lake is the only venue in B.C. that can accommodate the event

Organizers are asking Burnaby for use of 17 tennis courts at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex from Aug 10 to 19 as well as sections of Christine Sinclair Community Centre for a player-only gym, media room, exclusive change rooms, sauna and steam room for players between Aug 11 and 20 Six of the courts would be used from July 20 to Aug 23

While there are other private clubs with tennis courts, they don’t have the number of courts needed to host the combined men’s and women’s

event

“So it would be losing the event potentially,” tournament director Rik deVoest told city council on Jan. 23, adding Burnaby was the only location found that could accommodate the “stringent criteria” required by the sports’ governing bodies

The tournament would bring an estimated $1.5 million to the city in economic value from tourism and more, according to the tournament’s partnerships and operations director JessicaWalker Walker outlined benefits to Burnaby’s hotel and restaurant industries, as well as offered an exclusive food and beverage contract to the city, which she said totalled $300,000 in sales last year.

TheVanOpen directors presented a “wish list,” including:

•upgrading the tennis courts by resurfacing and repainting to international standards (estimated at $10,000 per court);

• rent-free use of the tennis courts and certain facilities;

• halting pile-driving during the event at nearby construction;

• a second foot bridge over the ditch between grass field 1 and Sperling Avenue;

• use of a meeting room at Burnaby Sports Complex

from July 3 to the end of August;

• staff support; and

• a $200,000 grant from the City of Burnaby and the Province of B.C.

COUNCIL NOT IN LOVE

Not all city councillors were impressed with the proposal

“It sounds like a lot of cost to the city and a lot of displacement to the city,” said Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) Coun.

Alison Gu

She estimated a ballpark figure of $300,000

the city would be contributing and questioned the feasibility of the six-month timeline

Green Party Coun Joe Keithley also turned down the idea

“I’m quite concerned about the amount of public facilities that will be chewed up by this during the primetime, when people will want to be outside playing tennis,” Keithley said

BCA Coun Pietro Calendino, meanwhile, asked if the tournament could be renamed to

BurnabyOpen.

Staff will now study the cost and feasibility of the project and report back to council as soon as possible

TheVanOpen directors said they needed a decision by around mid-February

Michael Downey, CEO ofTennis Canada, dangled a carrot in front of council, suggesting hosting the tournament could speed up the development of the PacificTennis Centre

The PTC is a state-ofthe-art training facility

planned for Burnaby Lake announced in 2018 and originally scheduled for completion in 2023

“AtTennis Canada, we strongly believe that if Burnaby accepts this tournament and stages it for at least two years, it will actually bring phenomenal fanfare to the future of a PacificTennis Centre,” he said.

Downey said if VanOpen came to Burnaby, andTennis Canada were able to get the money required from the provincial and federal governments,Tennis Canada would “try to expedite the work in (2024) so that the extra courts that are being built would actually be available for this tournament in (August of) ’24 ”

DeVoest said the tournament could become a permanent fixture in Burnaby due to the connection with the training centre

VanOpen runs on the Women’sTennis Association and Association of Tennis Professionals tours and is the largest pro tennis event in the Pacific Northwest Last year’s event drew 128 athletes from 35 countries.

More information on VanOpen’s plan can be found as a report online at www tinyurl com/ VanOpenBurnaby23

City councillors aren’t sure about turning over public tennis courts during‘primetime’summer season

In their court: VanOpen needs to relocate, and the City of Burnaby has the only venue that works but city council isn’t too sure PHOTO NISIAN HUGHES/STONE/GETTY IMAGES

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MargaretCoates lions view@telus net

Over the last few years, residential long-term care has been a focus of many articles in the news, mostly because of the devastating effects of the pandemic on residents in LTC facilities

The reality of the negative aspects of the pandemic for residents brought attention to many of the problems often associated with long-term care Many community groups and individuals have been working on improving the state of resi-

dential care in the province for years.

Finally, the reporting of these issues is amplifying what these groups have been saying

On the British Columbia government website (gov.bc.ca), there is a section called Long-Term Care Services Province of British Columbia, which describes LTC in the province, stating that long-term care services provide 24-hour professional supervision and care in a protective and supportive environment for people who have complex care needs and can

no longer be cared for in their own homes or in an assisted living residence

Unfortunately, long-

term care provided in a residential facility has not always lived up to people’s expectations about how

an older person should live out their end-of-life years

An organization called

Action for Reform of Residential Care Association, which is dedicated to promoting quality of life in long-term care facilities in British Columbia through education and advocacy, has been critical of many features of LTC

The association is made of up clinicians, researchers, family members and other citizens concerned with the care provided in long-term care facilities

This organization has noted several areas of concern, which are mainly attributed to inadequate structures and resources.

In its report, Improving Quality of Life in LTC A Way Forward, it says, “systems with lean resources cannot adapt to stressors such as pandemics, and

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Band-Aids can no longer cover the wounds to the system illuminated by COVID-19.”

Among many of the issues raised by ARRCBC is the fact that family members or councils are often the first to identify inadequate care but perhaps do not know how to complain effectively or are intimidated by the system

The British Columbia government website says that a “family and/or resident council is a group of persons who either live in a long-term care home or are the contact persons, representatives or relatives of long-term care home residents, and who meet regularly to identify opportunities to maintain and enhance the quality of life for the care home clients, and to engage with staff to contribute a voice in decisions which affect

the clients ”

Though individuals and groups have fought for years for the establishment of resident and family councils, not much was done about proactively supporting this strategy, which many maintain works towards changing the negative aspects of the long-term care system

An announcement was made recently that the province has revised regulations to strengthen the support and oversight of resident and family councils

One of the initiatives is that government will

strengthen support of individual councils through several measures, including requiring care-home operators or licensees to meet with a council twice a year or more frequently as required to promote the collective interests of persons in care

Isobel Mackenzie, the B C Seniors Advocate who has been critical of many aspects of residential long-term care, has said that “these changes will give residents of long-term care, and the people who love them, a much stronger voice in shaping the quality of life for most frail

seniors It is an extremely positive step forward ”

On Jan. 4 it was announced that the BC Care Providers Association had released a new guide called Supporting an Active Partnership:A Service Provider’s Guide to Family & Resident Councils.

You may not need longterm care in the future, but you may have a family member or friend that will need this type of care for their end-of-life years

A well resourced and highly functional longterm care system is in the interests of all of us It provides older people with the best quality of life in the remaining years of their lives.

In a just and caring society, we should all work towards providing the best system possible.

Margaret Coates is the co-ordinator of Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society.

A former executive assistant stands accused of defrauding a Burnaby seniors home in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic

Nehaz Hirji, 34, has been charged with multiple counts of fraud over $5,000 and using a forged document, according to court documents

The victim named in each case is the George Derby Care Society, which operates the George Derby Centre

The charges, which relate to alleged offences in fall 2020, during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in B C , were approved in November, but Hirji

wasn’t arrested until Dec. 14 in NorthVancouver, according to Burnaby RCMP.

He was released the same day but failed to appear for a hearing inVancouver provincial court Tuesday

Police launched an investigation after getting a report from George Derby in August 2021

George Derby executive director AvaTurner confirmed Hirji had worked as her executive assistant from March 4, 2019, to April 6, 2021, at which time he resigned Hirji’s next court appearance is scheduled for Feb 7

Cornelia Naylor

“These changes will give residents of long-term care, and the people who love them, a much stronger voice.”

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MargaretCoates

lions view@telus.net

It is that time of year when many of us are putting resolutions to the test and setting new goals Perhaps one of our new goals is to have a little more fun

To that end, I hope that you had a great social time this year with friends and family, something we have not experienced for a few years.

In keeping with having a little more fun I have put together my annual quiz

A reminder, though: the quiz is about your knowledge of seniors’ issues questions come from the columns I have written in the last few years, and they should not be too

The answers to the questions are all true or false, and the answer key is at the end of the column

For hints to the answers see my Older andWiser columns on the North Shore News website (www nsnews.com).

1 It is a good strategy to aim high when picking your NewYear’s resolutions True or False?

2 Seniors are not productive in society In fact, they are a drain on the economy True or False?

3 94 per cent of seniors over 65, and 74 per cent over 85, live in their own home True or False?

4 Seniors are a homogeneous group with no differentiation True or False?

5 As more seniors are living to 85 and beyond, an increasing number of individuals will face limitations and long-term health challenges True or False?

6 Seniors are resistant to change and are unable to learn new skills such as using computers or tablets True or False?

7 Momentary memory lapses are only an issue for older persons True or False?

8 Although COVID-19 has affected all Canadians, seniors are particularly vulnerable to its health impacts.True or False?

9 After being vaccinated, if a senior contracts flu, pneumonia or COVID-19, their risk of a serious, lengthy illness or hospitalization is reduced

True or False?

10 It is necessary for seniors to “hang up their keys” after turning 80. True or False?

11 Good transportation services have little effect on seniors’ wellbeing True or False?

12 Seniors who are transitioning from driving their car find it easy to switch to using public transportation.True or False?

13 Falls cannot be prevented for older people True or False?

14 Only seniors are subject to scams and fraud.True or False?

15 Being isolated for a senior is as unhealthy as smoking 15 cigarettes a day True or False?

16 For people with disabilities, there has been

noticeable improvement in the physical environment, transit, sidewalks and building accessibility on the North Shore True or False?

17. Sleep is not that important for seniors’ overall health True or False?

18 There is no homelessness amongst seniors on the North Shore True or False?

19. All seniors on the North Shore have sufficient pension or retirement savings to carry them through their retirement True or False?

20 All seniors who work beyond 65 do this out of interest rather than for economic reasons

True or False?

21.Though information and action around emergency preparedness has

improved, there is still a lot to be done to increase seniors’ resiliency around negative climate impacts. True or False?

22 In extreme weather situations, seniors face no increased risk factors than do other age groups True or False?

23. Programs and services on the North Shore are not keeping pace with the needs of older people. True or False?

24 Lifelong learning activities have little to offer for seniors.True or False?

Answer key: Statements

1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24 are false All other statements are true

Margaret Coates is the co-ordinator of Lionsview Seniors’ Planning Society

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HEDGES, Dr Donald ‘Doc’

Dr Dona d ‘Doc’ Hedges passed away peaceful y on December 30th, 2022

Born Ju y 15, 1950 in Danvi le l ino s, he was raised by his Grandmother for much of h s ch ldhood Despite some ear y l fe obstac es he graduated va edictor an of his high schoo He went on to study Psycho ogy a the Un versity of Il ino s, on academic scholarsh p His educat on met an abrupt end however when he part cipated n a peaceful ant -war protest, got arrested, and lost his scho arship Recogn z ng h s path needed to change, he accepted an offer for a ift to Californ a, where he took up work in a stee mi l for 2 years It was here that he met J m and V anna; they were the first people to show him uncond tiona love Th s ‘fam ly’, and their steadfast message of acceptance and grace, formed the foundat on upon wh ch Don wou d touch many more l ves

At the age of 23 he moved to Vancouver to work at a printing press and later, took up work as the manager of a small independent theatre It was here that he began to explore his love of movies It was only when this theatre c osed that he reconsidered returning to un versity Don completed his BSc of Kinesiology at SFU 1979 Thanks to an influent al mentor, he appl ed for and was accepted into the UBC Facu ty of Medic ne - something he never would have thought possible n his early ife

Upon Med School graduation n 1983, Don completed his internship in Ottawa and then returned to the West Coast In addition to work ng as an MD - he taught Kinesio ogy classes at SFU During these 26 years, he gave back to the professor that first nudged him into medicine, and mentored many young students through undergrad, medica school and beyond

H s impact cont nued to grow through h s work as an Addictions and Sports Medicine MD He tru y bel eved in change, and he inspired many of h s pat ents to become the most authentic and ntentiona versions of themse ves Lives were changed through encouragement n recovery, educat on and se f discovery

Doc also served as the team Doctor for several h gh evel sports teams: the Coqu tlam Adanacs, the Burnaby Rugby Club and Vancouver Wh tecaps, among severa others He fe t t a privi ege to get to know each of these players and not on y treated the r njuries, but, over the years ntroduced them to of many of h s pass ons

In fact t was through these pass ons of iterature movies mus c and travel that he brought peop e together Many ooked forward to an eclectic gather ngs of guests at Sunday dinner It wou d not be unusua to have a med student or 2, a Lacrosse player, a pre-med, a physio, a good fr end from NA, and maybe a musician sitting around his dinner table enjoying his roasts

As a recover ng addict h mself, Don got the opportun ty to share his life and love through his t me as a sponsor and participant in AA and NA He wove himse f nto the fabr c of many peop e’s ives - a low ng space for forgiveness, grace, oss and love n ways many had not felt before

To say he w ll be dearly m ssed would be an understatement The sorrow for many is unth nkable and yet, let us s t in the grief and remember As Don h mse f taught us “people you love are worth grieving for” As one of his favourite authors, Car os Ruiz Zafon, wrote in a eulogy n one of Doc’s dear y oved books ‘ know that he w l l ve forever in the hearts of those who are here ’ Borrowed from the same author,

May you rest in peace, (Don), dear friend, and may God g ve us al the opportunity to honour your memory and feel grateful for the privi ege of hav ng known you ’

A Celebration of ife will take place at Coquitlam A l ance Church, 2601 Spuraway Avenue, Coqu tlam, BC on January 25th at 2:00pm, recept on to fo low

In lieu of flowers, donations can be given to any of the fo lowing charit es: Doctors without Borders, Canadian Wor d Parrot Trust, Amnesty Internationa or ATEC (Ta amancan Associat on of Ecotour sm and Conservation) Costa Rica

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FLEURY, Doreen E

January 17, 1941 - January 11, 2023

Doreen Fleury l ved each season of her l fe ful y, never langu shing, a ways venturing forward eager y She devoted equa energy to fami y, friends, her nurs ng career, her church commun ty, creat ve pursuits and l felong learn ng She loved to trave , be it for fami y reunions to Sweden, medical vo unteer work in Guatema a, or general interest alongside companion Wa ly Wiggins (deceased) She was a strong hardworking independent woman whose warmth, hospitality and easy charm were felt by many

Born n Nora, Sask, to Scandinav an parents, Halvor and V ctor a Johnson (deceased), Doreen and her sibl ngs Sylv a (deceased), Lynn and Lonny thrived on the fam ly farm Ye d ng to the call of nurs ng, she earned her RN at Saskatoon C ty Hospita and enjoyed maintain ng re ationships with alumni She later furthered her education at UBC Doreen was passionate about providing effect ve and compassionate care at the hospitals she worked in, doing HIV outreach in the commun ty, and at the Simon Fraser Health Unit taking on sen or nursing positions Always lead ng by examp e to her peers k ndness and compassion were her compass

She en oyed gardening, qui ting, gu ding children n Sunday schoo , bak ng traditional Swed sh rec pes, keep ng active, and nurturing fam ly t es She knew that only n ooking back can we understand the path forward We are gratefu for the map she has left of a life wel ived

Left to ce ebrate her richly real zed life includes son Eric Fleury (Laura), daughter Lita Co e (Jeff Shantz), brother Lonny Johnson, s ster Lynn Frandsen (Lyn), nephew Er k Frandsen (Megan, Jack and Max), brother- n-law Ken Robertson, and grandch ldren; Calista Marina Ha ey and Eamon

Memoria Service on February 9th at 2:00pm Mount Z on Lutheran Church, 930 Cumberland St, New Westminster, BC

In ieu of flowers, p ease donate to Mount Zion Lutheran Church or a charity of your choice as per Doreen’s w shes

FLODEN, Margaret (Peggy) Ann

August 11, 1932

November 30, 2022

Peggy passed peacefully at Buchanan Lodge, New Westminster, on November 30th, 2022. Predeceased by her daughter Sandra Faust (Greg) and survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Rolf; sister Dolly; daughter Kari (Ray) Larson; sons Norman (Laurie) Floden and David (Elizabeth) Floden; nine grandkids Jennifer, Ryan, Trevor, Todd, Matthew, Krista Andrea, Nik and Erik; and six great grandkids Autumn, Helo, Ava, Evyn, Harvey and Ryker.

Peggy always enjoyed sharing family stories with friends and family and having neighbours over for coffee from the never ending pot of coffee at their home or their trailer.

Many thanks to Buchanan Lodge. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice. A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2023.

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