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NOVEMBER 16 2012 www.burnabynewsleader.com
Michael J. Fox Theatre will host a little Grease lightnin’ until Nov. 24. See Page A14
First Kinder Morgan meetings this month Two open house sessions Wanda Chow
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Don Harquail used baking to help his recovery from a double brain aneurysm he suffered three years ago. Now his Golden Toffee Nut Gems might help make him rich on the reality TV series Recipe to Riches.
Baking back to health, maybe wealth Mario Bartel
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Baking helped Don Harquail regain his health. It might also help make him rich. Harquail was curling with his team at the Vancouver Curling Club three years ago when he was stricken by a double brain aneurysm. It was, he says, like a nuclear bomb exploded in his head. Surgery fixed the weakened blood vessels but repairing the damage to his memory, cognitive and motor skills took time. And baking. The son of a cook, Harquail
knows his way around the kitchen. So as part of his therapy to repair his wounded brain, he opened his recipe books because he knew they’d demand his full attention, he’d have to follow their directions precisely, he’d have to be mindful of detail. One of his favourite recipes was a baked nut, graham and maple syrup concoction that had been passed on to him years ago by a colleague at the Vancouver Orchid Society, another of his passions. Over the years he’d modified the recipe to incorporate some of the tastes he loved, like a dab of chocolate, pine
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nuts, cashews, almonds. He didn’t have a name for his creation, but it was always a huge hit at Christmas, or at special gatherings of friends and family. One night, while looking for something to watch on TV, Harquail stumbled on a repeat episode of a show called Recipe to Riches, a reality series in which 21 regular folk try to win a $250,000 prize developing a favourite recipe into a commercial product for the grocery store shelves. “It was 4x1.25_book_drive_ad_final.pdf so much fun, and a Canadian production,” says the
Burnaby resident, who ended up watching the entire first season. When he saw an advertisement for auditions for the series’ second season, he paid it no mind until one night, in the middle of a fitful sleep, his head exploded again. This time with an idea. “That little seed germinated something in my brain,” says Harquail. “I should try this.” He went through his recipe drawer and sorted five favourites, including a chicken dish, but he always kept coming back to 1:20 the baked nut bars. 1 12-03-05 PM Please see ‘REAL SENSE’, A3
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The first Burnaby opportunities to learn about the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline directly from Kinder Morgan will take place later this month. The company has scheduled two drop-in information sessions: Saturday, Nov. 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Stoney Creek Community School, 2740 Beaverbrook Crescent, and Monday, Nov. 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Eagle Creek Restaurant at Burnaby Mountain Golf Course, 7600 Halifax St. The events will not include formal presentations but will be in the style of an open house, with display boards for people to view and project staff on hand to answer questions, according to Kinder Morgan staff. Both events will be the same and were scheduled to provide options for the public to attend. Discussion guides containing all the information from the display boards will be available for people to take home with them. Please see PIPELINE, A3