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Alpha student Tomas Lang saw a whole lot of waste, and decided to dish up a solution. See Page a2

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The Electoral Boundaries Commission of B.C. has made its decision and it’s one a number of people on both sides of Burrard Inlet won’t be happy with. As part of a once-every-10-years redistribution of population among federal electoral districts, the

The aim is to reduce the population in the existing North Vancouver riding by combining part of North Van District with North Burnaby. Since then, the plan has been the subject of much vocal opposition which the commission acknowledged. “It was and remains apparent to the Commission that there is a

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Alpha student dishes up a new approach Secured grants to purchase dishes, eliminate need for disposables Wanda Chow

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Alpha secondary student Tomas Lang was helping clean up after an event at school a year ago when he saw how environmentally unfriendly such occasions typically are. There was little effort made to recycle with only a few beverage containers diverted from the trash can, and all the plates and cutlery used were disposable. “Everyone was just sweeping everything off the tables into garbage cans,” recalled Lang, now 14 and in Grade 9. “It was kind of worrisome that sustainability is such a big issue but so many students are uneducated about it and there’s no infrastructure to make it easier for them to learn about it.” So he decided to do something. In talking it over with his family, he realized the key to changing students’ behaviour is to make the alternatives easy and convenient. Lang’s mother told him that when she was a student at Burnaby North, they only ever

used ceramic plates and metal cutlery at school events. He then set about securing grants for his project. Lang won $1,000 through Changepilotz, an initiative of the Global Stewardship Program at Capilano University, and another $1,000 from Ashoka Canada, an organization that supports social entrepreneurship. Already he’s purchased a set of 200 plates and cutlery from Ikea for use at Alpha functions and another set of 50 which he donated to his former elementary school, Sperling, for their use. With the money left over he’s looking into adding mugs to the set, as well as buying and installing a portable dishwasher at Alpha. That would go a long way towards the convenience factor. The new dishes were introduced at a pancake breakfast held at the school in December and while it went over well, with Lang identifying areas of improvement such as a need for more instructional signage, he ended up taking all 200 plates and the cutlery home to run it through the dishwasher. Nevertheless, Lang proudly notes that using the plates and having a separate container for

students to deposit food scraps led to a reduction in garbage and an increase in material headed for composting. And with disposables costing $20 to $30 per event, the dishes will eventually pay for themselves. Lang plans to make the dishes available for borrowing by Alpha’s feeder elementary schools and is working on a “tool kit” with step-by-step advice on how to run a green event which he’ll make available online. He’s hoping to encourage all other Burnaby high schools to invest in similar sets of dishware so that they’re eventually available to all schools in the city. “Instead of promoting recycling, we need to promote reducing [garbage] because recycling is not going to get us to zero waste,” said Lang, who is considering pursuing a career as an environmental engineer. Meanwhile, at Alpha he’s now referred to as “the plate guy” among some students. “People make that connection,” Lang said with a smile, “which is kind of cool, I’ve got to admit.”

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That’s just what happened to Cariboo Hill resident Amanda McCracken, a 33-year-old single mother who is facing eviction after such a complaint from a neighbour resulted in a visit by a city bylaw enforcement officer. Durning called on Burnaby city hall to place a moratorium on all such evictions and shutting down of suites until it decides whether to legalize suites. As for Coun. Dan Johnston’s comments that in the past, the city’s legal department has raised concerns about liability issues with legalizing suites that have not been built up to B.C. Building Code standards, Durning called it “an excuse,� noting other municipalities haven’t been concerned about the issue. “The thing that disappoints me, it’s 10 years ago this year the City of Vancouver legalized them. If Burnaby would’ve done it 10 years ago, how many safe and legal units would have gone in? Maybe hundreds. That’s when you build a new house you can wire in the suite, the whole bit.� Whether the city requires secondary suites to meet code requirements, even at great expense to homeowners, is up to Burnaby, he said. “But at least they’ll allow them (suites).� Burnaby is the last of the larger cities in the region to not allow secondary suites. By legalizing them, “Burnaby would take away the effective power of anybody ratting on their neighbour for personal reasons, that’s what usually happens.� As for the idea that such an implicit threat serves to encourage landlords to find good tenants who won’t make too much noise or disturb the neighbourhood, Durning said, “what’s the difference between that and a family? And what about a homeowner? There’s as many problematic homeowners as there are basement suites. “It’s this misconception that if you don’t own you’re a second-class citizen. It’s not that way. If there is a problem suite then it’s up to the landlord to deal with it.� He added that “there’s 40,000 people moving to the Lower Mainland every year, we need all the housing we can get. So Burnaby has to do its bit.�

LeGO LessOns Teams of students aged 5-14 from around Metro Vancouver competed in the First Lego League regional championships at BCIT on Saturday. They were challenged to design and built robots that would help improve the quality of life for seniors. Top: Jeffrey Wang, from a White Rock elementary school, inspects his team’s flexible walker. Left: Oscar Shi of Burnaby North shows off his team’s smart cane. Below left: Aaron Qiu and Samuel Chen put their robot through its paces. Below right: The Robokids Club sends a robot on a test run. More than 100 students on 14 teams participated in the event. Winners go on to invitational competitions.

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Ladyman, suggested the North Burnaby-North Kennedy Stewart, Mp, Burnaby-Douglas It’s disappointing that all that public input Vancouver riding was a from North Vancouver and North Burnaby done deal before public consultations had even started. made no difference to them at all. (In a subsequent interview with the NewsLeader, Ladyman said he when MPs are allowed to speak was quoted out of context and was on the issue at the Procedures and open to other solutions to balance House Affairs Committee within the out the population numbers.) next month. Burnaby-Douglas NDP MP That committee could make Kennedy Stewart was disappointed changes to the ridings before they’re in the decision. finalized, but he’s not getting his “They also said they’d made up hopes up. their minds before they’d even talked Instead, he’s looking ahead at to anybody that they were going to how he can best serve constituents go ahead with this. And apparently in the new riding, if he wins the next they were true to their word.” election. Stewart polled those affected If the previous election had been in both his riding and in North held with the planned new riding, Vancouver and found 80 per cent Stewart would have lost by seven per of the Burnaby residents and 79 per cent of the vote, compared to the cent of those on the North Shore two per cent he did win by. opposed to the proposal. “It’s a fairly massive swing in He also attended the public terms of how people vote,” he said. hearings in both cities where he said But it’s not insurmountable, he speakers were “almost unanimous” stressed, noting he almost made up in being against it. a similar difference when he ran in “It’s disappointing that all that the riding of Vancouver Centre in public input from North Vancouver 2004. and North Burnaby made no The population of the new riding difference to them at all. It’s really will be roughly 70 per cent Burnaby the opposite of how commissions residents and 30 per cent North should operate.” Shore residents, Stewart said. Stewart said he has one last And despite differences in chance to try and prevent the change demographics and voting patterns,

there seems to be agreement on one subject that’s set to be a major issue in the next federal election—people on both sides of Burrard Inlet oppose the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion and the resulting increase in tanker traffic. Until the next election, he plans to do as much as he can to represent both current and potential future constituents, noting the current North Vancouver MP, Conservative Andrew Saxton, didn’t attend either of the two commission hearings. “I did my best to represent folks in North Vancouver even though I wasn’t officially their MP,” Stewart said of his polling work about the riding changes. During this redistribution, British Columbia will receive six additional seats bringing its total to 42, with the “electoral quota”—what the commission was aiming to get close to—set at 104,763 residents per riding. The changes include Burnaby getting two additional ridings– Burnaby South and New Westminster-Burnaby, the latter which will include the portion of Burnaby south of Highway 1, southeast of Burris Street and east of Griffiths Avenue, along with all of New Westminster. twitter.com/WandaChow

McCartney tickets, golf tournaments among 2012 gifts to mayor Wanda Chow

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Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan disclosed five gifts he received in 2012 through his post as mayor, including tickets to the sold-out Paul McCartney concert. The Community Charter requires civic politicians to declare any gifts or personal benefits they receive while in office. Corrigan was the only council member to declare any such gifts last year. The biggest ticket item was two tickets to the McCartney concert held at B.C. Place last November, plus parking and hosting, which was all valued at $650. The gift was from entertainment company Live Nation, which with Burnaby city hall produces the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival held at Deer Lake Park each August. The remaining gifts were all tickets to golf tournaments: the Canadian Direct Insurance BC

Institute of Technology Golf Tournament, valued at $375, from BCIT; the Burnaby Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament, valued at $261, from the foundation; and the Michael J. Fox Golf Tournament, valued at $300, from the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel. The file also includes a note that Corrigan received a ticket to the Pacific Blue Cross Charity Golf Classic but that the gift was valued at less than $250 so no disclosure form was completed. Only gifts valued at $250 or more need to be declared, but Corrigan has said in the past that he tends to record all gifts in case a cumulative total of smaller items exceeds that figure. Items such as pins and plaques presented by delegations are not included since they’re considered to not have any monetary value. twitter.com/WandaChow

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Police seek robbery victim after arresting suspects Wanda Chow

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Burnaby RCMP caught the suspects in a robbery but now they’re looking for the victim. At about 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 an Asian woman believed to be in her early 20s left Metrotown SkyTrain station and was walking south into an alley between Telford and Sussex avenues when she was approached by a group of males. The suspects followed her and surrounded her. “They were starting to swarm her and were demanding her purse,” said Burnaby RCMP Corp. Dave Reid. “They actually knocked

her to the ground. She was technically robbed.” The woman started screaming and running away from the group when a plainclothes RCMP officer who had observed the incident interrupted. “He said, ‘we’re police, call 911 and stay here,’” Reid said. But they never conversed so the officer doesn’t actually know if the woman spoke English or if she understood what he told her to do. The group of about three suspects were arrested but when the officer returned, the woman was gone and no one has reported the incident.

On Friday morning, Reid said the suspects were due to be released unless the woman came forward because “under the Criminal Code we must identify a victim.” Without one in this case, police can’t charge the suspects with the crime, even though the officer was a witness, Reid said. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Keith Schendel or Const. Dallas Tateyama at 604-294-7922 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). twitter.com/WandaChow

Two major mall redevelopments proceed Rezoning process started Brentwood, Station Square projects Wanda Chow

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The major redevelopment of Station Square shopping centre has taken a step forward towards reality. The developers of Station Square have submitted rezoning applications for the first phases of their project which, when completed will eventually add 1,800 homes to Burnaby. The applications are in the early stages, with council to direct planning staff to work with the developer to prepare project plans suitable for the public hearing stage. Phase 1 is already under

construction—a 35-storey condo tower over a commercial podium at the northeast corner of the site. Phase 2 will comprise two high-rise residential towers, 35 and 57 storeys, are being proposed above a three-storey commercial podium with retail, restaurants and offices, on the site at 4670 Assembly Way where the Save-On Foods used to be. This phase will include a public open space at the corner of Silver Drive and Kingsborough Street. Two additional phases are also in the works planning-wise, for the lots located where the parkade structure a is located. A 48-storey condo tower on top of a three-storey podium including officer, retail and residential at 6080 McKay Ave.

is proposed for Phase 3 and a 52-storey condo tower on top of a similar three-storey podium is planned for Phase 4, the north end of the site. All parking will be located underground.

Construction down Construction activity in Burnaby last year was at the lowest levels since 2009. Building permit figures show permits with a total construction value of $514.7 million were issued in 2012. That’s less than in 2011 ($615.5 million) and 2010 ($539.7 million). In fact, the last time there was less construction activity was in 2009 when almost $422 million in permits was issued during the global economic downturn.

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More money is being earned by fewer people. According to Statistics Canada, 10.6 per cent of the country’s income is now earned by the top one per cent of those who filed tax returns in 2010. The median income for those top earners is almost 10 times higher than the median income for the remaining 99 per cent. This disparity between the haves and the rest of society was the fuel for last year’s Occupy movement that spread around the world from Wall Street. It is a component of the First Nations’ Idle No More protests to reclaim their portion of Canada’s enormous wealth of natural resources, pumped and excavated from lands that once belonged to them. The gap between rich and poor has fired protest and unrest for as long as there’s been currency. Just ask the French, who disposed their monarchy when the population could no longer afford bread because of onerous taxes. In fact, Canada’s not doing too badly when it comes to dispersing income, ranking somewhere in the middle of the rest of the world. According to the Gini Index, a measure of income dispersion developed by an Italian statistician and sociologist in which a coefficient of zero means everyone has exactly the same income and one means all the wealth within a country is held by one person, Canada’s coefficient is .688. That’s lower than countries like Brazil (.784), the United States (.801) and Switzerland (.803). But it’s higher than the Netherlands (.650), Belgium (.662) and Germany (.667). The country with the most equal distribution of income in the world, according its Gini coefficient of .547, is Japan. Of course, all those statistics are meaningless the next time you check your bank statement. That’s the true measure of wealth distribution. Somehow, it’s never enough.

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New season for ‘School Wars’ VICTORIA – Like a bad reality show about a dysfunctional family, B.C. School Wars has lurched to life again for the 2013 election. Coming soon to billboards and buses across the province: staged pictures of sad-faced kids crammed into dirty classrooms by a heartless government. It doesn’t even matter which government. This ritual combat went on through Social Credit and NDP governments too. Premier Christy Clark opened the new season with her promised pitch to restructure bargaining. It suggested splitting up bargaining into traditional wage and benefit talks, and a separate table and fund for classroom size and support. Cast in her familiar role of the sullen, rebellious teenager, BCTF president Susan Lambert staged a news conference to distort and mock the government’s offer. A 10-year deal if we give up bargaining wages and classroom conditions? “Ludicrous.” What’s ludicrous is her characterization of a formula to link teacher pay to nurses,

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post-secondary faculty and other government workers. Nurses are renowned for getting raises when no one else does, so this should be an opportunity for these powerful unions to co-ordinate. But the BCTF can’t get along with other unions any more than it can negotiate with any discernible competence. Lambert falsely claimed there was no consultation on the proposal. This reminded me how she low-balled the costs of her union’s demands by hundreds of millions during what passed for negotiations in last year’s strike season. Behind the scenes, the BCTF executive and the school district bargaining agent had just settled on a mutual costing model. What this means is the school districts, which have to make payroll and balance budgets,

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have convinced the BCTF to stop misrepresenting costs. I’ll believe that when I see it. Before Education Minister Don McRae had even spoken, BCTF vice-president Glen Hansman was growling his reply on Twitter: See you in court. That message presumably also goes for premier-in-waiting Adrian Dix, unless he replaces the hated B.C. Liberals in May, then quickly kneels before the BCTF and extends the key to the provincial treasury. Two generations of British Columbians have been bullied by this bad drama, since Bill Vander Zalm decided an industrial union bargaining structure was just the ticket for public schools. Students are taught by example, if not by blatant propaganda in classrooms, that all problems are solved by demanding more money from the government. After this conditioning, older students are sometimes pressed into service as union pickets. There’s your Social Justice class, kids. Sorry about those sports teams and field trips, but

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we need those as bargaining chips to get more paid leave time. To state the obvious, Clark and McRae staged this as a preelection event to frame the issue. They knew their effort would be greeted as a declaration of war. The main reason the BCTF agreed to a contract extension with a wage freeze last year? It wasn’t the blindingly obvious fact that every other public sector union had already taken two zeroes. It was strictly tactics. The delay sets up the latest rematch of these old warriors in the spring election. The plan is to get the dreaded B.C. Liberals out and then start working over the weaker, more union-dependent NDP. That’s who caved in earlier and gave the BCTF broad control over staffing levels, the proverbial key to the treasury. Along with basic math and economics, a point the BCTF seems unable to grasp is that its strategy is self-defeating. Those sad kids are making more and more parents seek a better deal. twitter.com/tomfletcherbc

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Happiness comes from looking within Re: Crossroads on the journey of life (Column, NewsLeader, Jan. 25) I have come to think of the crossroads of life as everpresent. I agree there are times in our lives where we are more wary of the crossroads, because we have reached a point where we think we need the next answer. Not everyone has a time in their life where they sit down and decide which path to take. As you stated, people are faced with innumerable choices when coming out of high school or university—which certainly made me feel like it was impossible to decide which path to take. When faced with making decisions about the future, I found myself questioning further, even wondering why do some of the things we do. Human wants, human needs and human motivations are very important to ponder throughout life. Why do we need to find a partner and plant a seed or two? People need to be less concerned about what society expects of them, and to take the time to really know why they are living, what their purpose is, and what will truly make them happy. If these questions are not asked from the start, before we are entangled in family life, then it can be difficult to answer. Although anyone can put in the time to know themselves better, it is more difficult to change a mindset that’s 40 years in the making. I liked the line in your column, that they are “happy but unhappy.” I know what you mean but in itself, this doesn’t make sense. I would say it simply means they are confused. All happiness is derived from looking inward, however, instead we all try to please those around us and at the same time try to fit into the current state of society. Nevin Singh Burnaby

Budgets Built on fudging projections On Feb. 19 BC Finance Minister Mike De Jong tables his first provincial budget. He recently announced it will be a balanced budget and warned

there isn’t “a lot of room for extravagant spending promises and proposals.” It sounds straightforward enough, but look again. He doesn’t actually promise there won’t be any extravagance, but only that “there isn’t a lot of room” for it. In other words, he’s given himself some wriggle room to overspend somewhere in the budget. So it’s not out of the question that a goody or two to entice voters in the upcoming election will be included. Or, perhaps more likely, there will be a bit more corporate welfare to boost the so-called BC Jobs Plan. Or maybe a little of both. After all, it’s an election year. The thrust of the minister’s announcement is that the budget will be “balanced.” However, his understanding of that term is not necessarily the same as ours. For those of us responsible for household spending, a budget is a means to ensure our expenditures don’t exceed our income. Moreover, we know the wisdom of allowing for the unexpected, such as income interruption or unforeseen cost items, and accordingly set aside money for these contingencies. In other words, we balance our budget by apportioning our income to see us through life’s rough patches as well as to meet our day-to-day needs. The BC Liberal government implies it does much the same, but it doesn’t. Indeed, although described as balanced, for the last half dozen years each annual budget has ended the year with a deficit; that is, provincial expenditures have exceeded provincial income. The deficit for the current fiscal year 2012-2013, for example, will be about $389 million. Deficits are usually the result of over-spending during the budget period due to unforeseen circumstances. But B.C.’s budgets in recent years have had an added and more telling element right at the outset. Despite evidence to the contrary, successive finance ministers have included in their budgets forecasted resource revenues that never materialized. The result has been that the touted balanced budget offered in February ends up in financial disarray by

December. The Liberal government tends to blame this outcome on circumstances beyond its control. But the culprit is actually its misreading or misrepresentation of market trends. For example, the government collects royalties on the sale of natural gas, and the higher the sales volume, the more it is paid. For the last number of years the unit price of gas has been depressed due to a market glut in North America, but the government nevertheless repeatedly based annual provincial revenue calculations on an anticipated recovered and rising price. According to two previous finance ministers, the natural gas price increase projection included in each of their budgets was based on the advice of “industry experts.” It either didn’t occur to them to go elsewhere for advice after the first deficit outcome, or they deliberately adopted an inflated calculation in order to “balance” their budgets. In the final analysis, whether by default or by design, the result has not been a “sound financial management” of provincial finances that the BC Liberals are so fond of boasting. And no amount of argument or advertisement will stop the public from discovering that truth, especially those who manage household accounts. They know better. Bill Brassington Burnaby

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An extra 45 nurse practitioners are to be hired across B.C. this year, including 10 in Fraser Health and nine in the Vancouver Coastal health region. The province last spring announced it would spend more than $22 million over three years to add 190 new nurse practitioner positions. They’ll work in primary care settings, such as medical clinics, mental health clinics, and residential care homes. The new positions funded this year will target high-priority groups, such as the frail elderly, mentally ill, substance abusers and patients without family doctors. B.C. already has more than 250 registered nurse practitioners but many have been unable to find work in the province and dozens more graduate from training each year, often leaving for other jurisdictions. The province in October became the second in Canada to let nurse practitioners admit and discharge patients from hospitals, while working with doctors and other health-care providers. That followed legislation in 2011 allowing nurse practitioners to make diagnoses, prescribe drugs, order diagnostic tests and treat most common conditions. Doctors have resisted additional powers for nurse practitioners, fearing they may end up doing nearly all the work of physicians for much lower pay of around $100,000 a year. But the positions are seen as important

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The Burnaby South Rebels will tip off their eight-team senior girls basketball tournament by playing the Guildford Park Sabres of Surrey on Friday at 3 p.m. Other opening round games feature the Parkland Panthers from Sidney taking on Richmond’s Cambie Crusaders, the Clayton Heights Night Raiders of Surrey

battling the McRoberts Strikers from Richmond, and Vancouver’s John Oliver Jokers versus the Woodlands Golden Eagles of Nanaimo. Taking advantage of the school’s two gyms, the semifinals will both be played at 10:45 a.m. Saturday with the final at 4 p.m. The Rebels were ninth in the province’s AAA rankings last week.

Clan’s Burnaby boys qualify Cameron Proceviat of Burnaby has earned a berth into the Great Northwest Athletic Conference track and championships in the 800 metres. The Simon Fraser University runner who graduated from Moscrop secondary met the standard by finishing in 1:56.02 at the University of Washington Huskies Indoor Invitation in Seattle on Saturday. St. Thomas More grad Luca Molinari also met the conference standard in the weight throw.

Split city for SFU The SFU women’s and men’s basketball teams both split games last week. On Saturday, the women

defeated the Central Washington Wildcats 66-58 in Ellensburg, Wash. The victory followed a 60-59 loss in Nampa, Idaho to the Northwest Nazarene Crusaders on Thursday. The women are 14-3 this season, and 7-2 in GNAC play. The University of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves downed the Clan men 86-66 at SFU Saturday after they notched their first win of the season defeating the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks last Thursday. This Thursday, the men will play Seattle Pacific at 5:15 at SFU (6-11, 1-8 GNAC) while the women will battle Alaska Anchorage at 7:30 p.m.

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There’s no missing John Buis. Whether he’s resplendent in his RCMP red serge at a community event, squeezed into spandex shorts for the Cops for Cancer charity bike tour, roaming the aisles at the BC Boys AAA High School Basketball Championships, or slogging out a security detail for the United Nations, his curled and waxed mustache, booming baritone voice and imposing stature cut larger-than-life. Or, at least it did. The passing last summer of his mother-in-law and mother put the 58-year-old Buis faceto-face with his own mortality. He weighed 280 pounds, he had high blood pressure and cholesterol, and suffered from sleep apnea that had him hooked to a machine to get him through the night.

“I didn’t like myself physically,” says Buis, a Staff Sgt. Major with the Burnaby RCMP. He decided it was time to get healthy by changing the way he ate, exercised, lived. “But I needed a plan. His employer hooked him up with Dr. James Olson, a weight management specialist based in Coquitlam who contracts his services to the RCMP. He crafted a three-tier program built upon exercise, weight loss and stabilizing Buis’ health. Buis ran, walked or worked out in a swimming pool three times a week, followed by 15 minutes of stretching. He changed his diet to eliminate carbohydrates and limit dairy while increasing his intake of vegetables and protein from lean meats like seafood, turkey, back bacon and bison. It was, says Buis, a full-on commitment that required support from his family and the RCMP. His wife Kelly exercised with him and attended weekly

meetings. His employer allowed him to juggle shifts and cut back some of his volunteer activities. “I had to be organized. I never knew how difficult it was to eat properly.” Just before Christmas, Buis realized he was no longer taking his daily regime of pills for his blood pressure and cholesterol. He was sleeping well. He had more energy. His RCMP red serge formal uniform hung off him, even when he cinched the big brown belt to its very last hole. He was down to 199 pounds. “I got the gift of health Physically, I feel like I’m 30 years old again.” But his journey isn’t over yet. Now that Buis has attained his health and fitness goals, he has to maintain them, not slip back into old habits. Given his public profile, he knows a lot of eyes are on him. “As more people ask me about it, the more committed I am to it,” says Buis of his new slimmer self.

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Some ideas for living well Earlier this month, the NewsLeader asked some people in Burnaby their philosophy and ideas around living healthy and living well. Here are some of the responses we received: I believe you are what you eat and I consciously try to know how and where my food is grown/raised. My family eats healthy whole foods and whenever possible I purchase locally grown foods. Corp. Brenda Gresiuk Community Programs, Burnaby RCMP One thing I do every day (usually as I’m driving into work) is list all that I’m grateful for… Here are a few examples from my list this morning… The peace and security I enjoy living in Canada, the snow on the mountains that fills the watersheds and provides fresh, clean water; the colour green on this dull day in January; my job, which affords the lifestyle I currently enjoy; the people I work with who put up with my quirks; my husband who lets me know every day that he loves me no matter what; my Aunt Ada who at 95 still remembers me as a very small child; my health, eyesight and hearing… You get my drift… This small practice reminds me every day of just how

fortunate I truly am. I find I’m in a better frame of mind to start my day, when I start from a place of gratitude. M. Edel Toner-Rogala Chief Librarian Burnaby Public Library I try to stay healthy by playing soccer, running and swimming year round. In the winter, I also play hockey and ski. I have been active in sports my entire life and I have never smoked. I work full-time but to relax at home, I play guitar and piano. I believe that productive work and physical fitness are important to a healthy life. Lee Rankin former city councillor Worry is the factor that determines my health the most. The smaller the worry the greater my health. The best solution I found is in lawn bowling, where the focus is on dealing with life as it is rather than as it ought to be. John Schwermer As I have gotten older I have found it important to eat better, get enough sleep, and have a regular exercise routine. The one thing I have found most rewarding is volunteering my time back to the community and working with younger

people. I have found that working with younger people challenges my mindset and helps me realize we must be fluid in our thinking and the way we do things. Brian Joe former DPAC chair Making time for family and friends makes me happy which adds to my well being and social dancing keeps me active and fit. I have recently tried out some Zumba classes too. Working full time, volunteering with Rotary Club and managing a very busy household often leads to an over-committed schedule. I make sure we always have time for family meals together throughout the week and me and my husband cherish our Wednesday date nights. Antonia Beck South Burnaby Neighbourhood House Use your creative side to clean up a mess whether it is physical or emotional. We can draw a nice picture or clean our messy garden. Or we can cook to feed the hungry. All these activities can help purify ourselves and clean our environment. Helen Hee Soon Chang

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When I set goals, I often forget that having enough time is different than having enough energy. I’m learning to be more realistic when planning my schedule. Yes, technically I’m not ‘busy’ this Friday night. However, if I accept an invitation to a party will I enjoy a hike the following morning? When I overcommit to activities, I curse myself later. I promise myself I won’t let this happen again. Andrea Noble Conflict resolution is a key component to healthy living. If something is bothering you, no matter how small or big it is, it has to be resolved in order to move forward and to focus on other things. Unless one is able to analyze and identify the real issue central to the conflict, functioning in day-to-day living is challenging. It is important to stay with the issue, no matter how uncomfortable, until you can get some perspective that lets you to continue with life. Baljinder K Narang Burnaby Board of Education Whenever a new staff member arrives at Burnaby detachment, I meet with them as soon as possible to welcome them to our team. A key point I speak about is the importance of being involved in the community. In the RCMP we tend to spend a lot of time dealing with folks in crisis and we need to ensure a positive and healthy balance. Volunteering, getting to know our neighbours and simply enjoying life has tremendous health benefits. Dave Critchley Chief Sup’t, Burnaby RCMP

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I have been grateful to have my life enriched by a group of 10 lady friends who have met for lunch every month for the last eight years. We share trials and tribulations, but also joys and successes, all with much laughter! I always leave our lunches with a lighter step and the feeling that we each matter. Diana Mumford former school board chair As well as eating healthy foods and trying to exercise my body and mind, the following points are all part of my philosophy of living. • Cherish family and friends • Say, “I love you,” to the people I love • Give and get lots of hugs • Enjoy lots of laughter • never break a confidence • Do a good deed each day • Don’t just think compliments and positive comments, say them out loud to family, friends and strangers • Do volunteer work • Shake a veteran’s hand, give him/her a Canadian flag, and say, “Thank-you.” Ila Appleby Over the past couple of months, I’ve incorporated running for 30 minutes into my daily routine. My motivation isn’t to lose weight. Rather, the fuel that keeps me going is the feeling of accomplishment I get when I reach new levels of speed, endurance and overall fitness. To those who can’t run, I recommend walking or some other exercise for 30 minutes a day, and don’t look back! Harman Pandher Burnaby Board of Education

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BEAUTIFUL black Lab/Weimaraner puppies all black blue eyes 3F 3M. 6 wks. Ready Jan 28. Farm & family raised. $325. 604-852-7199

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BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, pure bred at Diesel Kennel, 3 male, $1500. each. Call (604)869-5073 BORDER COLLIE X, born Dec 5th, ranch raised, getting lots of atten. $350. Carol 604-316-4668 or email: carol@blackdiamondranch.ca CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 1 year old, long hair, very sweet. $500. Call 604-794-7347 German Shepherd Puppies, Top American Canadian bloodlines, wonderful temp, great conf. $850 & $1200.604-856-2004/604-908-7913 ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blue, 9 wks, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done $800 (604)308-5665

APARTMENT/CONDO

BURNABY

GABLE GARDENS MOVE IN INCENTIVE • • • • • •

Nice, clean and quiet 1 bdrm Walk to Highgate Close to transit & schools Upgraded suite Cat okay On site manager

DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Call (604) 931-2670

818

NEW WESTMINSTER: West Coast Apt. 520-11th St. Large 1 bdrm w/ small storage room. Incl h/w & heat. By Transit. Cats ok. $735 - $750/mo. 604-540-2028.

830

CHILLIWACK WAREHOUSE 6,600sf. or 5,400sf. @ $4.50sf. 12,000sf. @ $4.25sf. 3 phase & single phase power. 3 bay doors 12 x 12. (604)941-2959

711

CO-OP RENTALS

BURNABY WHATTLEKAINUM HOUSING CO-OP ORIENTATION

CARS - DOMESTIC

1999 MERCURY SABLE. 7 pass wagon, fully loaded, 167,000 KM, 1 owner, very gd cond. No rust. $1900. 604-790-5479.

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

If you would consider selling your property of 3 Acres or more and want maximum value, send the details to: randyd@portraithomes.ca

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

Call 604-540-6725

DEVELOPMENT LAND WANTED

Tree removal done RIGHT!

HOUSES FOR SALE

AUTO FINANCING

MISC. FOR SALE

EARN EXTRA CASH! - P/T, F/T Immediate Openings For Men & Women. Easy Computer Work, Other Positions Are Available. Can Be Done From Home. No Experience Needed. www.BCJobLinks.com

www.bcclassified.com

Roofing Experts. 778-230-5717 Repairs/Re-Roof/New Roofs. All work Gtd. Free Est. Call Frank.

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

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TRANSPORTATION

Park Crest Apts.

Canuck Roofing All Roof Repairs Any job big or small. Free Est. *WCB *Insured *BBB 778-772-1969

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TRANSPORTATION

APARTMENT/CONDO

STEAMER CHEST, very old. curved top. needs some work. $50. North Delta. 604-591-9740

SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

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RENTALS

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

EXPERIENCED MOVERS W/ AFFORDABLE RATES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MOTORCYCLES

THE ONE, THE ONLY authorized Harley-Davidson technician training program in all of Canada. You’ll work on all types of HD bikes. Quality instruction and state-of-theart training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta. 1-888999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Whereas Dekane Management Services Ltd. is indebted to Artur Qyyju for storage and towing on the following Equipment; 1 Cimbali Expresso Machine, 1 Rock Star Cooler, 2 Freezers with misc food items, 6 Highback Leather Chairs, 6 Metal Chairs, 3 Metal Round Tables,1 Thermal Tec / Mickmate 2005 Cooler, 1 Magic Chef Microwave,1 Box of Misc Flatware & Platcis Trays, 3 Black Bookshelves, 1 Neon Open Sign, 1 Box of Misc Glasses, 1 Sandwhich Board, 2 Chaulk Boards, 1 LG 24 “ Flatscreen Monitor, 1 Venture 17” Flatscreen Monitor, 1 Baby Stroler, 1 Weed Eater, 1 Throw Rug, 1 Bamboo Blind, 1 Conair Pro/Hair Trimmer, 1 Fake Christmast Tree, 1 Stand up Stuffed Santa, 1 Pair of Gum Boots and 1 Lamp Chandelier. A lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing of $3836.00 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale. Notice is hereby given that on the 27th day of February, 2013 or thereafter, the said equipment will be sold. The equipment currently stored at Elite Bailiff Services, 20473 Logan Avenue, Langley BC V3A 4L8. The vehicle was placed in storage on December 28th 2012.

The Scrapper

For more info. call Elite Bailiff

Services at 604-539-9900 WWW.REPOBC.COM

Do you want to live in the security of a family community? Woodland surroundings, on Forest Grove Drive. Good location, close to schools, SFU and Lougheed Mall. No subsidies available. $10 application fee. Maximum housing charges; 2 bdrms $899/mo. 3 bdrms. $1009/mo. & 4 bdrms. $1112/mo. Shares $2500.

NO SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE Orientation: Sunday, February 3rd 1:30 p.m. at 51A-8740 Forest Grove Dr. Phone 604-420-2442

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HOMES FOR RENT

COQUITLAM; 5 Bdrm, newer hse, 5 baths, single garage. N/P, N/S. Avail now. $2500. (604)931-5216 POCO clean 3 bdrm rancher. Near school/amens. $1570. NS/NP, ref’s. Now. 604-805-2768, 604-931-1573

746

ROOMS FOR RENT

Port Coquitlam - Maryhill furnished 1 bdrm. shr’d kitchen / bath / living. Quiet Non-Smoking ONLY House. $450/mo. incls. lndry. 604.941.2959

750

SUITES, LOWER

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673 #1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

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CARS - DOMESTIC

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TOWNHOUSES

NEW WEST. 828 Royal Ave. 2/brms, 2/bthrms, 1 secured parking. $1500/mo. Avail Feb 1. TJ @ Sutton Proact (604)728-5460 New West- McBride Place. 415 Ginger Drive. 3 bdrm T/H. Family Housing. Close all amens, schls, transit. Pet friendly great loca. $1135/m. Call Now! 604-451-6676 PITT MEADOWS: 2 - 3 bdrm co-op T/H $1030/mo - $1134/mo. Shares req’d. Close to WCE, schools & shopping. No subsidy available. 19225 119th Ave. For more info & to book an appt. call 604-465-1938

TRANSPORTATION

Please call 604-521-3448 for viewing.

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AUTO FINANCING

LimiteG Time Offer!

Sell your vehicle FAST in the highest read community newspapers & largest online sites!

BURNABY: Metrotown - Lrg 2 bdrm g/l. full bath, f/p. n/s, n/p. $950 inc util. 604-451-5795/604-837-5795

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CARS - DOMESTIC

2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.

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ONLINE AD: BC-wide reach! For one week! BURNABY, Linden Glen Apts. 7052 Linden Ave. Spacious & bright 1 & 2/bdrms. Incl heat & HW. Near Highgate. Cats ok. (604)540-2028

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

Coquitlam Center Co-op

Purebred Golden Retriever/Yellow Lab puppies.1st shots, vet checked. Ready. $625. 604-850-5477.

Refurbished 3 bdrm apt. Available immediately Cls to transit, shops & schools $1100/mo. No subsidy.

YORKSHIRE Terrier pups, 3 males, ckc reg, micro-chipped, champion lines, (604)858-9758

sandy@terramanagement.ca Or phone 604 945 5864

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ONLINE AD: Local reach — until you cancel it!

Call 604.575-5555

A20 NewsLeader Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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Per Person, M o Expires Feb n. to Fri. 11:30 am - 2:3 15, 2013. Bo 0 th locations. pm. Plus tax. With coupon .

Appetizers

Lamb Specialties

Rice Specialties

Alu Mater Samosa Alu Tikka Bhajia Paneer Pakora Fish Pakora Chicken Pakora

All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Lamb Curry Rogan Josh Lamb Vindaloo Bhuna Gosht Lamb Palak Lamb Shahi Korma Lamb Makhani

All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Plain Basmati Rice Vegetable Biryani Chicken Biryani Beef Biryani Lamb Biryani Prawn Biryani

All of the above dishes are served with chutney

Ask for mild, medium or hot

Vegetarian Specialties All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Mater Paneer Kofta Curry Saag Paneer Saag Alu Chana Masala Chana Saag Vegetable Curry Eggplant Bhartha Gobi Alu Paneer Shahi Korma Vegetable Korma Malai Kofta Dal Turka/Dal Makhni Ask for mild, medium or hot

Chicken Specialties All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Chicken Curry Chicken Vindaloo Chicken Tikka Masala Chicken Palak Chicken Josh Chicken Malai Butter Chicken Chicken Korma Chilli Chicken

Beef All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Beef Curry Beef Vindaloo Beef Madrasi Beef Palak Beef Bhuna

All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Fish Masala Fish Vindaloo Fish Curry Prawns Masala Prawn Vindaloo Prawn Malai

Clayoven All Dishes Cooked with Ginger & Garlic Chicken Tandoori Half Seekh Kabob Chicken Tikka Lamb Tikka Indian Star Special Dinner

Tel: 604-516-0649 Fax: 604-515-0639 www.indianstarrestaurant.com

CATERING NOW AVAILABLE Open : Mon-Thurs 11:30am-10pm Fri & Sat 11:30am-10:30pm, CLOSED Sunday

Tandoori Roti Naan Garlic Naan Vegetable Naan Chicken Naan Paratha Alu-Paratha Shahi Kulcha

Seafood Specialties Accompaniments Papadam Mango Chutney Spicy mixed pickles Dahi Raita Garden Fresh Salad

Desserts Rasmalai Galab Jamun Mango Ice-Cream Kheer

Ask for mild, medium or hot

Now Open 420-6TH ST, NEW WESTMINSTER

Indian Breads

Namaste Indian Star Restaurant 2883 SHAUGHNESSY STREET, PORT COQUITLAM Tel: 778-216-1055 Fax: 778-216-1052

Open : Mon-Sat 11:30am-9pm, Sunday 3pm-9pm • Buffet Open Mon-Sat

Buy 1 dish, get 2nd dish

1/2 PRICE

Dine in only. Expires February 15, 2013. 2nd dish must be of equal or lesser value. Valid both locations

$5.00 OFF

With the purchase of $50 or more Take out only. Expires February 15, 2013. Valid both locations

FULLY LICENSED • EAT IN • TAKE-OUT • DELIVERY • OPEN MON-SAT