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Burnaby council objects toflight path changes

JessBalzer

jfedigan@burnabynow com

Burnaby city council has voted to opposeYVR flight path changes that could see more planes over the north section of the city.

At the regular council meeting on Feb. 6, Coun. Pietro Calendino asked city staff to draft a letter from the mayor and council officially opposing the proposals.

Council voted to approve the recommendation, which would add the letter of opposition to a list of questions for the national air traffic agency, Nav Canada, about the proposed flight path changes

Calendino said he felt the questions by themselves weren’t a strong enough response.

“It’s creating a lot of anxiety among many of

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CorneliaNaylor

cnaylor@burnabynow com

Homicide investigators are looking into whether a deadly targeted shooting at a Burnaby housing complex and a vehicle fire in Surrey were linked

The Integrated Homicide InvestigationTeam has confirmed a 17-yearold youth was found shot to death in a vehicle at Li-

ons Mulberry Place (7420 Mulberry Pl.) near Cariboo Road on the morning of Feb. 2.

Police say the victim had been a resident of the complex, according to an IHIT news release Friday Investigators believe the shooting took place at about 9 a m , according to the release.

Initial evidence suggests the shooting was tar-

geted, according to the release, and investigators are working to determine if it is connected to the Lower Mainland gang conflict

AWhite Nissan Rogue was reported set on fire in the area of 173 Street and 101 Avenue in Surrey at about 9:15 a m on Feb 2, according to IHIT, and the team is working to determine if the two incidents are linked

“IHIT will be in both areas throughout the day speaking with neighbours and canvassing for video,” IHIT spokesperson Sgt Timothy Pierotti said in the release. “If you have information and have yet to speak to police regarding this investigation, please contact IHIT immediately. If you were in either area between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. and have

dash-camera video, please contact IHIT immediately”

Anyone with information or dash-cam video who was in the 7400-block of Mulberry Place or in the area of 173 Street and 101 Avenue between 5 a m and 10 a m on Feb 2 is asked to contact IHIT at 1-877-551IHIT (4448) or ihitinfo@ rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

INVESTIGATION: A Burnaby RCMP officer interviews a resident at Lions Mulberry Place in Burnaby Feb. 2. PHOTO CORNELIANAYLOR

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Districtseeksinputon‘towerschool’idea

Proposed school facility in Lougheed condo tower would act as an annex to Cameron Elementary

CorneliaNaylor

cnaylor@burnabynow com

The Burnaby school district is looking for public input on a new way to deal with development-driven overcrowding at one of its elementary schools

Cameron Elementary School is bursting at the seams, according to school district data, and the pace of development in the Lougheed town centre only promises to make things worse

The school has a 298-student operating capacity but already had 417 students enrolled last year

Without a solution to the overcrowding, the district projects

Cameron would be operating at more than twice its capacity by 2028, with an estimated 616 students

The province has approved a study to look at “the best strategy for Cameron,” according to school district secretary-treasurer Russell Horswill

He told the school board last month the study should be complete within about six weeks

As part of its long-range planning, however, the district is also looking for public feedback on possible strategies to address the Cameron problem

OVER CAPACITY: With a 298-student operating capacity, Burnaby’s Cameron Elementary School had 417 students in 2021-22 PHOTO GOOGLE STREET

As in Brentwood, there is a lack of available land in the Lougheed town centre for a new school, so one possible option involves putting a school in one of the new condo towers going up in the area

The so-called “tower school”

would act as an annex to Cameron Elementary, and the two sites would share a playground and sports field, according to the district.

Another option would be to ask the province for a full replacement of Cameron with a

“new design to support expansion for future growth ”

The district is hosting an inperson session on Feb 15 to get public input on those ideas and other facilities-related issues in the Cariboo Lougheed Zone –including ways to deal with a big

Another option would be to ask the province for a full replacement of Cameron with a “new design to support expansion for future growth.”

projected enrolment increase driven by development plans in the Bainbridge area

The Feb. 15 event is part of a series of drop-in sessions the district is hosting as it updates its long-range facilities plan

There was a session on the CentralWest Zone Jan. 25 and another on the Kingsway South Zone on Feb 1

The Brentwood North Zone will be the focus of a Feb. 22 session

All the sessions take place at the district administration office (4054 Norfolk St.) between 5 and 8 p m

CorneliaNaylor

cnaylor@burnabynow com

A Burnaby strata that tried to end a 37-yearold agreement to share a squash court, exercise room, swimming pool, tennis court and other amenities with a neighbouring strata has lost its case at the B C Court of Appeal

For 37 years, the folks living at the Harrington apartment highrise at 3970 Carrigan Ct could head over to Discovery Place, next door at 3980 Carrigan Ct , to play squash, work out in the

exercise room and swim in the pool, according to a March 2022 B C Supreme Court ruling

The Discovery Place folks, meanwhile, could head to the Harrington to play tennis

For decades, the two stratas shared the use and cost of keeping up the amenities as per a 1985 covenant signed between the developer, Lougheed Garden Estates Phase II Ltd , and the City of Burnaby.

But the Harrington folks decided to end all that on March 7, 2019

At its annual general

meeting, the strata passed a resolution to end the agreement and gave Discovery Place notice of the termination.

The Discovery Place people didn’t like that one bit and took their concerns to B.C. Supreme Court, petitioning the court to declare the 1985 covenant is a “current, subsisting, and binding agreement” on all the parties and subsequent successors in title Discovery Place suggested the timing of the Harrington’s notice was likely tied to the fact the Discovery Place facilities needed “substantial re-

pair” since they are now more than 30 years old and have seen “significant usage” over the years including by the Harring-

ton folks

BC Supreme Court Justice StevenWilson sided with Discovery Place, concluding the

agreement between the parties was “in perpetuity, subject to a subsequent agreement to the contrary.”

Harrington appealed Wilson’s decision, but its application was dismissed in a unanimous decision by the court of appeal last Monday

“In my view, the appellant has not established an error in principle that would displace this deferential standard and justify setting aside the Supreme Court order,” stated the Jan 30 ruling written by Justice Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten.

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Stratalosesappealtostopsharingpool,tenniscourtwithneighbour

Dispute: The Harrington at 3970 Carrigan Ct has shared amenities with neighbouring Discovery Place (3980 Carrigan Ct ) for 37 years

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the residents in all the [affected] communities, including Burnaby,” he said

“I think redirecting flight paths away from Oakridge and over Burnaby North, which has even higher buildings than Oakridge does, is stupidity in the worst case.

“And then, of course, a decision made by people who live in Ottawa or Montreal and have no idea even where Metrotown is, or Brentwood or Lougheed, so they have no concept of what’s happening here.”

Nav Canada said the main objective of itsVancouver Airspace Modernization Project (VAMP) is to enhance safety, modernize procedures and ensure airspace structure can accommodate demand in the long run.

The organization also

said the proposed procedures would let equipped RNP AR aircraft line up with the runway sooner, allowing them to fly a shorter distance, use less fuel and to operate on a continuous descent profile, which lets planes descend on a quieter engine setting.

CHANGES TO BURNABY

Nav Canada spokespersonVanessa Adams told the NOW that, under the proposal, the primary change in Burnaby would shift the route of arrivals further to the north

Planes would fly as low as 8,000 feet when winds head east ot west and 5,000 feet when gusting west to east.

NewWestminster, however, would not see any major changes

“Some of the aircraft equipped to fly the RNP

AR approach procedures will follow the curved path over the river versus the more highly variable routes seen today,” Adams said “When designing the proposed changes, we endeavoured to place the routes over non-residential-use land when feasible. For example, the curved segment shown was placed over the river to the greatest extent possible ” Community maps show more planes could be seen over north Burnaby with arriving aircraft using runways 08L and 08R when winds are coming from the east and blowing towards the west

Similar flight paths are being proposed for aircraft arriving using runways 26L and 26R when winds are coming from the west and blowing toward the east.

In a Feb 1 council report presented at Monday’s (Feb 6) regular public meeting, city staff outlined numerous requests to Nav Canada, particularly for information on noise impacts and potential refinements to the proposed routes

It has requested indepth engagement with Nav Canada and theVancouver Airport Authority to look at possible refinements to the proposed flight paths that could minimize new overflights above existing and future residential neighbourhoods in north Burnaby.

City staff also made requests regarding noise impacts specifically:

That Nav Canada provide more information regarding the frequency of existing and future proposed flight paths and to overlay proposed and ex-

isting flight path noise footprints to give the city and public a clearer picture of the total noise impacts over Burnaby airspace

That Nav Canada work with city staff to consider how much the noise footprint levels would increase for residents living in highrise buildings

That Nav Canada work with its partners to collect noise measurements in Burnaby in the near term to help establish baselines of existing noise levels near flight paths

That the city,Vancouver Airport Authority and Nav Canada explore the siting and installation of additional Noise Monitoring Terminals (NMTs) near flight paths in Burnaby, noting the data from these terminals would be summarized in publicly available online reports

PUBLIC INPUT FROM RESIDENTS

The city said, as of Jan. 28, it had received roughly 14 emails from residents about heightened noise impacts over north Burnaby neighbourhoods.

Residents said they already face adjacencies with construction activities, traffic and uses including the Parkland Refinery, WestridgeTerminal, marine industries and the rail corridor

Residents also wanted to know if alternate flight path options would be considered, what the projects would be regarding volume, frequency and timing of flights, further information on the total environmental noise and air quality impact of the proposal and any risk analysis of flight paths over industrial areas like Parkland Refinery

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Online‘threat’sparkedlockdown Citynow

CorneliaNaylor

cnaylor@burnabynow

com

A Burnaby high school was locked down and one youth taken into custody after an online threat last week

Police were made aware of an online threat about

Burnaby Mountain Secondary School on Feb 2, and seven police vehicles descended on the school at about 10:15 a m , according to Burnaby RCMP

“Out of an abundance of caution, the school was placed into a lockdown,” stated a police news release

Thursday evening

A youth, identified as a “person of interest,” was taken into custody, and the lockdown was lifted shortly before noon, with classes resuming in the afternoon. No firearms were located, according to Burnaby RCMP

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Police said an investigation into the incident is in the early stages, and no details were provided about the online threat

“Our investigation remains active and ongoing,” Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Mike Kalanj said in the release

As construction of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project progresses, we want you to be informed about potential activity in your neighbourhood so you can plan accordingly. On our website, you can view an interactive map of construction areas, sign up for notifications, track what’s happening along the route and much more.

As always, safety is our number one priority, every metre of the way

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

BC Liberals propose alternative remedy for B.C.’s drug crisis

The complex and often entwined issues of mental health and drug addiction dominated the provincial political scene in recent days, and, unfortunately, there is every reason to think they will continue to do so.

The latest annual report by B.C.’s chief coroner on toxic drug deaths started things off in a grim way early last week. Lisa Lapointe reported that, last year, 2,272 people lost their lives from using toxic drugs, a number just slightly below the previ-

ous year’s total

The report coincided with the start of a three-year pilot project that will decriminalize the possession of small amounts (2.5 grams) of illicit drugs. Police will not confiscate small amounts and no action will be taken against any possessor of those drugs.

The B.C. government had been pushing for an exemption from the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and Health Canada granted it last May. It came into effect last week.

Carolyn Bennett and

Jennifer Whiteside, the respective federal and provincial mental health and addictions ministers, heralded the move as “a monumental shift in drug policy” that will help end the stigmatization attached to drug use that in some cases prevents people from getting life-saving help.

The BC Liberals made a related announcement of their own a couple of days later.

The party laid out a major policy plan to tackle the issues of both mental health and drug addictions. And,

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for now at least, it differs significantly from what is currently being tried

The BC Liberal plan focuses on recovery rather than prevention and moves away from the de-institutionalization model that has been embraced by various governments (including the previous BC Liberal governments) for decades.

The party pledges to build at least four complex-care regional facilities and five regional recovery centres over three years. The price tag would be $1.5 billion,

which includes more than $500 million for capital construction and about $1 billion for treatment and recovery.

BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon says he is not a fan of decriminalization or a free safe drug supply.

The most controversial part of the plan would allow the use of involuntary care on a limited basis, meaning some people could be confined against their will.

Premier David Eby floated such an idea in last year’s BC NDP leadership

race but has gone quiet on that particular issue since becoming premier

You can be sure that Falcon will push Eby for clarity on this issue in this spring’s legislature session.

No political party can claim to have the key solution to ending this crisis.

But the concept of involuntary confinement of people who pose a danger to others as well as themselves is going to be a big part of that debate.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

THE BURNABY NOW IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NEWSMEDIA COUNCIL, WHICH IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO DEAL WITH ACCEPTABLE JOURNALISTIC PRACTICES AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR. IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT

Burnaby doesn’t neeed a ‘ridiculous’tax hike

Editor: It’s ridiculous that this council wants to increase our taxes by 10 per cent Especially when the city is running a surplus and receives developers’ money to pay for all the new amenities and has received federal money to build two new fire halls.

We have enough ice rinks and community centres We have enough condo buildings blocking views and creating pollution.

They have wasted so much money on new playgrounds where they are not used enough Stop the overdevelopment of condos and then see if they need to raise taxes

Dale Price

Private health care has been a huge failure

Editor: In recent months, childhood hospitalizations and deaths due to the trifecta of RSV, influenza and COVID-19 have reached all-time highs. In early January, the B.C. government renewed use of its emergency operations centres, at least in part due to the demands placed on the health-care system by younger patients.

Our children are suffering The reason

they’re suffering is because of underfunding of the health-care system and undermining of the health-care system by those who seek to profit by its destruction

The same people who have been undermining the health-care system all along offer us privatization as the magic bullet The thing about private health care is that it doesn’t help our children, but it does help its proponents get rich South of the border, there are decades of failures of private health care The landscape is littered with stories of personal bankruptcies, minor illnesses turned into chronic ones, as well as both premature and preventable deaths

Every experiment, innovation and combination of private health has been tried over the past century in the U S and has failed There is not a single success story to point to. Why is such an unequivocal failure something that we would choose to experiment with?

Yes, good health care is expensive. And maybe there are success stories of new ideas in places like Europe, that share our values for children’s health above personal accumulation of wealth We should pursue those ideas Aren’t our children’s futures worth picking some good ideas instead of picking a resounding failure?

Paul Holden, Burnaby

THE BURNABY NOW WELCOMES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We do, however, edit for taste, legality and length Please include a phone number where you can be reached Send letters to: The Editor, #201A–3430 Brighton Ave , Burnaby, B.C., V5A 3H4, email to: editorial@burnabynow.com (no attachments please) or fax to: 604-444-3460 Letters to the editor and opinion columns may be reproduced on the Burnaby NOW website, www burnabynow com

Registration Month Student Planning for FALL 2023

Registration begins in February for the following school year if your student: is starting Kindergarten in September 2023

would like to apply for French Immersion, Mandarin Language Arts, or other Programs of Choice (some deadlines vary) will be new to the District or lives outside of Burnaby wants to apply to attend a school other than their home school

Did you know we offer students unique opportunities through Programs of Choice?

March 5-11, 2023

Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala

March 11, 2023 • 6-7pm VIPs; 7-11pm partygoers

Pacific Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, 900 W Georgia St.

Take the grand staircase up to one of the most historic and beautiful ballrooms in Vancouver and the marquee event of Vancouver Cocktail Week:

The Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala

Raise your glass to the fall of Prohibition and enter the golden era of cocktails at an epic party that takes you on a glamorous journey through tipsy traditions Throughout the ballroom designed in 1939 and with more than 800 hours of hand-painted details stations featuring local bar stars and global brand ambassadors will offer drinks representing different eras in cocktail culture past and present

Come early and enjoy our VIP hour, where you can mingle with our international and national VIP guests while enjoying passed canapés and cocktails

Following the VIP hour, cheer on the finalists in the World Class Canada bartender competition during their speed-round hour before we announce the 2023 Canadian Bartender of the Year

Then enjoy the food stations, live music and DJ, and cast your bids in the silent auction to support the BC Hospitality Foundation

The Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala is guaranteed to be a night to remember

Note that Fairmont Hotel Vancouver will be offering special room rates for the evening. fairmont.com/hotel-vancouver

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Options include everything from academic enrichment, language and arts programs to sports academies and career education Some at the secondary level are put on in partnership with higher education institutions or industry Visit the District website for information to help you consider the options

Basement suites debated in Burnaby

Move to speed up approvals is bad for the environment:advocate

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

Burnaby is speeding up the approval of basement suites in certain areas of the city, but a local housing advocate says the plan

runs contrary to the city’s affordability and greenhouse gas targets.

The city proposes allowing basement suites (called “full cellars” in municipal bylaw-speak) in certain zones, as councillors

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reviewed a potential bylaw change at a special council meeting in January.

The bylaw would change how much belowgrade floor area can be built and how the square footage can be calculated in relation to the size of the home

The areas affected are certain zones that were left out of bylaw changes allowing basement suites in most of Burnaby’s other residential zones in 2019

A survey of residents in those areas showed a general level of support for basement suites, but Coun Alison Gu said at the meeting she was wary of the survey’s results as it was mostly homeowners who were surveyed She said she would not wish to live in a basement suite.

“I just would caution that we do not create these solutions because they are affordable because they are not desired,” Gu said.

“I think if people had choices, which we obviously need to create, then that affordability wouldn’t be the deciding factor around whether people live in basement suites or not,” she said, adding purpose-built rentals should be the city’s focus.

Staff have expedited the process for this bylaw change as a non-profit wants to build a basement suite yet has a funding deadline of March 2023.

OPPOSITION

Joel Gibbs, a local housing advocate and frequent city hall watcher, said the bylaw change would be

a “perverse incentive” to build basement suites He opposed the proposal at a public hearing on Jan. 31.

“[It’s] actually very harmful that the city is incentivizing these basement suites, and it works directly contrary to stated goals around affordability and greenhouse gas emissions,” Gibbs said at the public hearing.

He said the bylaw change effectively excludes below-ground square footage from building regulations regarding size.

“You’re making it like that’s the free space where somebody that’s building a new house can use, but they cannot build that equivalent area above ground So, if you’re building two storeys above ground already, and you want to build a secondary suite or even just more space, it has to be below grade ”

He noted building basement suites creates a “significant amount” of greenhouse gas emissions due to the excavation process and concrete materials used, and that it costs more to dig out the basement than to add a third storey Gibbs said he supported the non-profit’s basement suite but questioned if council could use an alternative measure to approve that project rather than the bylaw change.

“There has to be a better way,” he said

The bylaw change passed its second reading at council on Feb. 6, with the final decision at a later date

LaurenVanderdeen

lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

She’s not being cheeky: Burnaby business owner Denise Jones-Chu is teaching a workshop on the ins and outs of sewing underwear

On Feb 11, intermediate and advanced sewers can take the “Everyday PantyWorkshop” to learn how to sew panties and fit them to their own shape.

Jones-Chu, the owner of Hello Beautiful Sewing and Design, said she’s hosting the workshop after sensing an interest from sewers.

“A lot of sewers want to learn … ‘What’s the mystery of sewing underwear? How do you put on a crotch?’”

She said it’s tricky

but not as tricky as you might think

Jones-Chu, who has sewed all her life, will explain the intricacies of underwear creation, including the proper ratio of elastic to the circumference of the leg, sewing with knits and on elastic, and fitting the shape to your form

“Once you know how, it’s not tricky at all,” she told the NOW Hello Beautiful is planning ahead for more workshops, including different styles of everyday underwear, fancy panties and naughty panties, JonesChu said with a laugh

“We’ve got lots of materials, lots of things that go on panties, but we want to start with the basics ”

Sewing underwear

doesn’t require that much material “We always end up with small off-cuts of beautiful bamboos and cotton, and really nice, soft, beautiful fabrics,” she said

That’s important because Hello Beautiful is a zero-waste studio.

“All of the scraps and even the threads from the

serger, we keep them all.”

Based in Burnaby for the last four years, JonesChu has been involved with non-profits and social enterprises for years, teaching sewing to people with disabilities and work barriers She also manufactures for local start-ups Hello Beautiful hosts workshops for beginners,

including a tote bag workshop, and an intermediate “pouf” workshop using all the scraps and leftover threads from the studio.

“We keep them all nothing goes into the garbage,” Jones-Chu said “And so all of our textile waste goes into little bins by each machine, and then we use them in products and our workshops.”

The Feb 11 underwear workshop will teach two different styles and include a wide range of sizes

Jones-Chu said participants should have a basic sewing knowledge and confidence in using a sewing machine independently

She noted people need lots of underwear, adding that it can be quite ex-

pensive to purchase quality items

“You have your own preference, it’s a very personal thing. So if you know how to sew, it’s a wonderful thing to … have your own underwear that feels the way you want it to”

EVERYDAY PANTY WORKSHOP IN BURNABY

When: Saturday, Feb 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p m (Bring your own lunch – tea and coffee supplied )

Where: Hello Beautiful Sewing and Design studio at 211-5108 North Fraser Way, Burnaby

Cost: $209, including taxes For more information and registration, go to tinyurl com/Hello BeautifulWorkshop2023

How-to: A Burnaby-based business is hosting a day-long workshop on how to sew underwear. PHOTO HELLO BEAUTIFUL SEWING AND DESIGN

ALL WEEKEND

STRIDE BURNABY ARTS FESTIVAL

It’s been a week filled with art and community connections, as STRIDE Burnaby Arts Festival ends with a packed schedule of creative events

On Feb 10, it’s a Celtic Kitchen Party at Gilmore Community School gym (7 p m ), then on Saturday you can visit North Burnaby Neighbourhood House for art demos (10:30 a.m.) and crafting (1 p.m.).

Art After Dark on Sunday, Feb 12 will be a spectacular all-ages pop-up experience at Confederation Park, beginning at 7 p m don’t miss the Art Cube! And check out the first ever Free Little Art Gallery at 4191 Hastings St. to take a piece of art and leave one of your own.

For more information, go to weareburnaby. com/stride.

WHEN: This weekend, gallery shows run to Feb 23

WHERE: Throughout North Burnaby

COST: Free

VALENTINES CABARET

This Friday or Saturday, head to Deer Lake Art Gallery where you can find Painted Fern Productions’ show all about romance and love’s highs and lows Vocal performances by artists Veronica Bonderud, Tainui Kuru, Hannah Myers, and Blake Sartin will swing between happy romance, hilarious anecdotes and tunes that promise to “tug at your heartstrings”

With a bar on hand and delicious snacks for sale, this is the perfect Valentine’s date or make it a friends’ night out

The event is for those aged 16 and up, and the venue is wheelchair-accessible.

WHEN: Feb. 10 and 11 at 7 p.m.

WHERE: Deer Lake Art Gallery (6584 Deer Lake Ave )

COST: $25, tickets available through Eventbrite com (search “Valentines Cabaret”)

TOONIE SKATES

The City of Burnaby is hosting two toonie skates this weekend, one on Friday and one on Saturday

On Friday, go to Kensington Complex (6159 Curtis St ) from 6 to 9 p m for a fun skate around the rink

On Saturday, bring your sweetheart for the Cupid Toonie Skate at Bill Copeland Sports Centre (3676 Kensington Ave.) from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for skating, face painting and Valentine’s crafts.

Admission includes a free skate and helmet rental.

WHEN: Feb. 10 and 11

WHERE: Kensington Complex and Bill Copeland Sports Centre

COST: $2 per person, free for children three years and younger

FRIDAY, FEB. 10

THE MUSIC OF FERRON

Witness Ferron at the Shadbolt on Friday Her music has been described as revelatory and full of love

The award-winning artist has inspired the likes of Ani Di Franco, Mary Gauthier and the Indigo Girls, and now she’s come “both sleeves rolled up, ready to dive in.” For an evening of beauty and introspection, this show is a must-see

WHEN: Friday, Feb 10 at 8 p m

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

COST: $35 adults, $30 seniors and students, tickets available at tickets.shadboltcentre.com.

SUNDAY, FEB. 12

SUPER BOWL WATCH PARTY

Head to Personas restaurant and lounge at Grand Villa Casino for the ultimate Super Bowl party. With giant screens, a full sound system, a dedicated menu, official NFL prize giveaways, and more, sports fans will be treated to the ultimate game day experience as the Kansas City Chiefs face down the Philadelphia Eagles for Super Bowl LVII. Prize draw begins at 2 p.m. and kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.

The event isn’t ticketed, but you’re advised to go early or reserve a table through www.opentable.ca.

WHEN: Sunday, Feb 12 starting at 1:30 p m

WHERE: Grand Villa Casino, Burnaby (4331 Dominion St )

COST: Free Compiled by Lauren Vanderdeen

Day celebrating love is a good occasion to mend fences

By Isabel Kolic

Valentine’s Day has a complicated relationship with the public.

It’s such a contradiction It either gets our hearts a-fluttering or it gets our eyes a-rolling. We’re either coupled or we’re not

As a society, there are groups that give Feb. 14 supreme importance to our love lives, or we dismiss it with a “Bah! It’s just a commercialized day that doesn’t mean anything”

What if we met in the middle, and treated Feb 14 as a day where we celebrate love in its many forms Love your neighbour. Love your sibling Love your parent and your grandparent Love your children. Love your friends Love your partner

We all know that love is a verb that needs activation 365 days a year, not just on one day each February, but it’s nice to have a day to spotlight the way we can all love, support and cherish one another in all our relationships, all year long.

We’d like to encourage you to take this day as

your prompt to mend some fences that may have gotten battered in the last year

Reach out to a friend you’ve had a disagreement with, for example Bring them something simple and

sweet, like a jar of jam or honey, a box of cookies, a small bouquet of flowers.

Or what about your neighbour? We can’t easily choose our neighbours, and peaceful living between neigh-

bours is a treasure to look after What can we do to help our neighbour? Do we have a senior on our block who needs an errand run for them, or help with a skill that we have but they don’t?

Our parents probably desire nothing more from us than our time. Maybe we can ask ourselves what we can offer them in terms of our time. Maybe a walk in one of Burnaby Heights’

many green spaces or through the neighbourhood? Maybe a coffee or dim sum? For some folks, nothing says love like a prosciutto sandwich from the local deli or a cup of matcha from one of the Heights’ many cafés

Whomever you love, and however you wish to show them, make Valentine’s Day about more than just being part of a couple Make it about building and repairing our bridges, extending a favour, or showing appreciation

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The Down Syndrome Resource Foundation (DSRF) is set to mark World Down Syndrome Day next month with a first-of-its-kind film festival in Burnaby

The inaugural Down Syndrome Film Festival will take place on March 18 at the city’s James CowanTheatre

The festival will feature a Burnaby première of the heartwarming new award-winning National Film Board of Canada documentary, Lay Down Your Heart, directed by Marie Clements.

Written by Niall McNeil, an artist with Down syndrome, in collaboration with Marie Clements, the documentary provides

a look into the artist’s limitless imagination, which drives him in his quest for close human connection, and introduces people whom McNeil embraces as family members people who may not be blood relations but are nonetheless linked to the artist in heart and mind.

The 2022 documentary about theVancouver-based theatre artist and writer won the Audience Award for the Portraits program at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it premièred

The documentary celebrates a local artist who has succeeded on his own terms

“He creates his own world. He’s created this family, too,” one of his family members exclaims

in the film At one point McNeil is asked, “Do you feel it in your heart that it’s real?” he replies, “Yeah ” Festival attendees can meet and greet the stars and creators of the films and take part in a Q&A They can also get an exclusive sneak peek at a new short film, Chicken. Tickets can be purchased at www dsrf org/ events/down-syndromefilm-festival

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When: March 18, 2023; 1:30 p m

Where: James Cowan Theatre at Shadbolt Centre (6450 Deer Lake Ave , Burnaby)

Cost: Free for people with disabilities; $7 to $15 for those without disabilities

Citystaffopposeplantohosttennistournament

Professional tennis competition thrown a lifeline by Burnaby city council after agreeing to negotiate cost

LaurenVanderdeen

lvanderdeen@burnabynow.com

Burnaby city council has thrown a lifeline to organizers of the Odlum BrownVanOpen tennis tournament, after staff recommended rejecting a proposal to host the professional tennis tournament this summer

Organizers ofVanOpen made a plea to Burnaby city council last month to bring the professional tournament to Burnaby venues from Aug. 12 to 19

The tournament’s usual space, the Hollyburn Country Club inWest Vancouver, is undergoing major renovations for the next two to three years

VanOpen originally asked council for use of the 17 tennis courts at

the public Burnaby Lake Sports Complex, in addition to space at Christine Sinclair Community Centre, as well as staff time for event coordination and $200,000 in grant money from the City of Burnaby and Province of B.C.

Burnaby staff estimated the cost of hosting the tournament would be between $1 4 million and $1.8 million, including about $1.5 million in tennis court resurfacing and repair, labour, venues and food

But Coun Pietro

Calendino said council received a letter from tournament organizers expressing there was room for negotiation

He successfully moved, at the council meeting on Feb 6, to have staff organize a round table of rel-

evant businesses and city departments to explore ways to decrease the tournament’s impact on Burnaby’s facilities and services

Coun Alison Gu noted local governments “cannot directly assist private businesses,” which the tournament is, meaning grant-

ing any portion of the $200,000 request would be a breach of the city’s charter.

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The tournament would host 13,000 spectators and 130 athletes from 35 countries, as well as 70 of-

city.

But staff said hosting the event would require a “significant city undertaking,” with a very tight time constraint, according to a report

The city’s food services department could generate “a small profit,” according to the report, but would face difficulties with no kitchen facilities on a site that is “untested as an event venue.”

ficials, a ball crew of 120 and about 130 volunteers. Organizers vouched for benefits including a $250,000 food contract for the city, a boost to local hotel and hospitality industries, and the glamour of hosting world-class tennis with advertising for the

Staff also reported multiple community groups, including the Burnaby Lake Flyers,Vancouver Gaelic Games, Canada La Power, and B C Mainland Cricket would experience cancellations or rescheduled practices, though the BurnabyTennis Club and Burnaby Lake Rugby Club expressed support for the event.

SFU softball promotes Stacy Fournier to interim head coach

JessBalzer

cnaylor@burnabynow com

There’s a new head coach at the helm of Simon Fraser University’s softball program

The Red Leafs have announced Stacy Fournier as the interim head coach afterTina Andreana resigned to take a position in the U S

Fournier has been with the program since 2020, working as the lead assistant coach. She is also the head coach of the Baseball BC 16U team

“Our first priority is the student-athletes and their experience at Simon Fraser,” SFU athletics and recreation senior director

Theresa Hanson said in a news release.

“While making a coaching change in the middle of a season is not ideal, we are confident that promoting Stacy Fournier to interim head coach for the remainder of the season is in the best interest of the softball program at this time.

“We look forward to working with coach Fournier in her new role.”

In a recent coaches’ poll, the SFU softball squad was predicted to finish seventh in its conference ahead of the upcoming 2023 campaign

This is despite leading the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) last year in batting average ( 320), slugging percentage ( 462) and steals (57)

The Red Leafs missed

the playoffs, however, following a 9-15 conference record and fifth-place finish in the seven-team standings.

That put SFU one spot shy of a ticket to the postseason and potentially beyond in NCAA Div II play.

Overall, the red and white finished 2022 with a record of 18-22.

Intheircourt City staff in Burnaby have recommended VanOpen’s proposal to host a tournament in Burnaby be denied. PHOTO THOMASBARWICK/STONE/GETTYIMAGES

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DUNN, Mary Alice (MAYLI)

The Dunn Family is heart broken to advise of the peaceful pass ng of our Family Matriarch, Mary Alice (MAYLI) Dunn, at the age of 90 Mayli was ra sed in East Vancouver and had a happy childhood with her parents Ralph McAlpine, Mary Alice (MeMe) her mother, and V olet (V ) her stepmother, a l of whom predeceased her

The academic achievements of Mayli at Templeton High School were notable culminating in her and 5 girlfr ends skipping Grade 12, and, Mayli graduated on the Honor Ro l She then enrolled at UBC and oined the Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority whereupon she met the ove of her l fe, Alfred (A f) Dunn of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Mayl and Alf marr ed and had 5 ch ldren (Brent, Patti, Scott, Mark, and Cheryl), and, the family settled in New Westminster

Alfred joined the Jaycees (Junior Chamber of Commerce) n the mid 1960s, as did May i in the Jaycettes, an aux l ary organization That management and leadership training exper ence helped them both n their careers The family moved from New Westminster to Kitimat so that Alfred cou d commence work at A can as a Corporate Trainer, and, May i started a ong career with the Bank of Montreal

The family then moved from K timat to Coquit am as Alfred continued his career at Weldwood, and, Mayli transferred with BMO, eventually rising to the position of Bank Manager In that capacity, she worked throughout the Lower Mainland and was respected by her co leagues As occurred in K timat, Mayli and Alf became involved with minor acrosse in Coquitlam and enjoyed many friendships

After the loss of her loving husband, Mayli kept working at BMO until her retirement, and, she lived a quiet life reading, trave ling to Australia, and attending family celebrations In her later years, Mayli was slowed down by two strokes but her humour, car ng manner, and love for all endured Mayli is survived by 4 of her 5 chi dren: Brent (Joanne), Patti , Scott (Maddalena) and Mark (Karolyn), son-in law: (Terry), 6 grandchildren: (Chantelle, Tristin, Ashlea, Car y, Blake and Anna), 3 great grandchildren: (Peter, Louis and Benjamin), many re atives, and, so many fr ends, all of whom miss her dearly Alfred passed away in November 1978 and Cheryl, the youngest, passed away in Apri 2003

A Memoria Serv ce wi l be held in the spring of 2023 when immediate family are able to gather together A notification wi l be sent n advance so that those who loved her can attend

WRIGLEY, Dorothy Edith (nee FELL)

June 25, 1925 - January 30, 2023

Dorothy passed away peacefully on January 30th surrounded by family n her Burnaby home, Fe lrigg Fe lrigg, named for Dorothy, was bui t by her and her husband Don Wrgley in 1964 after they emigrated from Liverpool, England in 1957 with their two ch ldren, Lynda and Clive, who all survive her, as well as her granddaughter, Saralyn

Dorothy survived WWII and the bombing of her home in Liverpool in 1940 During her ear y years in Liverpool, Dorothy was active n amateur dramatics and her church community, where she met Don while singing in the church choir Don and Dorothy were married in Liverpool in 1948 - they would have celebrated their 75th wedding ann versary on Ju y 10th Don and Dorothy shared a life of adventure and commun ty involvement, with many travels to the far corners of the world

Dorothy was proud to be the Secretary to the mayors of Burnaby for over 20 years Throughout her life n Burnaby, Dorothy was nvo ved in many c vic projects nclud ng organizing the royal visit from Princess Diana and King Charles, and establish ng sister cities for Burnaby w th Kushiro, Japan and Loughborough, UK Dorothy was awarded numerous honours from the City of Burnaby, the Burnaby H storical Society, the Governor General, the Rotary Club and the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society, nclud ng the spirit of PAD’s award Don and Dorothy spearheaded the rehabilitation of the Burnaby Village Carousel, and there s a cardiac ward at Royal Columbian Hosp tal named in Dorothy’s honour

Dorothy would have ce ebrated her 98th b rthday in June of this year

Her Funera Serv ce will be held at Deer Lake United Church, 5135 Sper ing Avenue, Burnaby, on Saturday, February 18th at 2:00pm

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