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On Monday, council was to consider the proposal which, if approved in principle, would be presented to the public for consultation and feedback starting with a series of open houses as early as next month and ending with a public hearing in September.

According to BC Assessment Authority records, there are currently about 5,878 illegal secondary suites in Burnaby, or a suite in one in five single-family homes, according to a city staff report. That’s in addition to the 426 legal in-law suites which are registered and must be occupied by a family member.

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Building a new hospital in a new location could cost $400- to $500 million more than refurbishing the existing facility, a fraser health report states.

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The difference between the cost estimates of renewing Burnaby Hospital at its existing site and building a brand new facility at another location may be in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan says it’s “close enough” to remain an option.

The Burnaby Hospital HighLevel Master Plan completed by

the Fraser Health Authority last month contains no analysis of the cost of building new apart from this sentence: “While the master plan projects a capital investment plan with an investment range of $520 to $625 million in order to fully bring the site up to projected requirements in alignment with best practice and contemporary standards, the equivalent investment on a green field (new) site would require an investment of $962 million to $1.16 billion as well as additional project costs for procurement, life cycle

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On the disparity in cost estimates, Mayor Corrigan said, “No, it doesn’t take [a new hospital] off the table for me at all. In fact I’m quite pleased that the numbers are within a ballpark of trying to find a resolution.”

He stressed, “Pricing is not the only element one takes into consideration in regard to how you go about the development.”

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The benefits of that site include better access to the highway and major roads, it’s not in the middle of a residential neighbourhood, and the “potential synergies with BCIT” and its related medical programs, he said.

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He butted out, and is now really smoking Christine Blanchette Contributed

It was 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997 when 43-year-old Burnaby native John Moe decided to call it quits for good.

It was his third and finally successful attempt at quitting smoking after previous short-lived attempts at 36 and again at 40.

He’d smoked a pack-and-a-half a day for 26 years but this time it would be different.

He remembered the promise he made to his eight-year-old son, Spencer that he would stop before the end of summer.

Watching his eldest son Trevor compete in a cross-country race in the same year reminded him of his early years competing on the Burnaby Central high school track and cross-country teams. Looking back as a competitive runner, he wanted to see how fast he could be again as a non-smoker while knowing the benefits would include being healthier, saving money on not buying cigarettes, and most importantly saving those closest to him from breathing his second-hand smoke.

For Moe, there was a specific turning point that drove him to quit. “I was 36 and I’d been training on the Stanley Park seawall, which is about 9.5 km. I did the distance in 32:30 and thought if I can run this time as a smoker, how fast could I be if I didn’t smoke?�

So it began, Moe’s running journey from smoker to non-smoker.

It was August 1997, Moe’s last competition as a smoker, when he entered a half marathon race. He was encouraged

in the prestigious Boston Marathon and despite being injured with plantar fasciitis he made the podium (2nd) in his age group 50-59.

It was evident that he had the mental toughness to ignore the pain and become one of the few Canadians to achieve a Boston podium finish over the past 116 years.

This would be Moe’s final race competition, though, because of re-surfacing injuries.

Today at 58, he is getting back on the road, with plans to participate in a more gentle race, the Deer Lake Save-On Foods 5 km Fun Run and Walk on Saturday, May 25.

In a 2008 Canadian Running Magazine issue, Moe said, “My brother, Doug calls me the ‘Rocky’ of Marathon running.�

For a man that conquered his smoking MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER habit and emerged as an elite Masters Runner John Moe laces up at Deer Lake Beach, which will be the start of the Deer Lake Save-On-Foods 5km athlete, that takes sheer will power and fun run and walk on May 25. The deadline for early registration is April 14. he hopes his story is an inspiration to anyone thinking of breaking the habit and to run on the advice of his running friend, 21-km race. This was just the beginning of embarking on their own running/exercise Linda. his successful running career. program. “Little did she know she would change In less than two years as a non-smoker my life,â€? he said. Moe ran his first half he ran his first marathon at Victoria in • The Deer Lake Save-On-Foods 5k Fun in 1:32:32 but was ill prepared for the 2:46, finishing second in the 45-49 age Run and Walk winds its way through the distance, having hit the wall at 10 km. group. Five years later he went back to trails of Deer Lake. Runners/walkers of all “I felt sick and found a quiet room to Victoria and recorded an impressive time abilities are welcome and will be treated to place my head between my knees for 30 of 2:44 despite being injured. His time was a post-event breakfast supplied by Save-Onminutes,â€? he said. A year later he entered the fastest in Canada for a 50-year-old in Foods. The event is organized by Burnaby the same half marathon race as a non2004. While training he suffered another Parks and Recreation and is a fundraiser for smoker. Now armed with proper training injury and it was deep water running that the Burnaby Homeless Task Force. Register and healthier lungs, Moe won his age kept his fitness on track while he made the at Bonsor Recreation Complex. Info: 604group in an impressive time of 1:18 for the road to Boston in 2005. Moe competed 297-4580.

Kramer to run for BC Liberals in Burnaby-Lougheed Lawyer Ken M. Kramer He has been an advocate for will run for the BC Liberals in people with disabilities, recently Burnaby-Lougheed, the party focused on strengthening B.C.’s announced Monday. system of home care Kramer is the founder of support.

KMK Law Corporation, He will be trying to chair of B.C.’s Emergency retain the Liberals’ seat Medical Assistants in Burnaby-Lougheed Licensing Board and currently held by retiring KRAMER past chair of the national MLA Harry Bloy. Kramer board of directors of will be up against the Muscular Dystrophy Canada, the New Democrats’ Dr. Jane Shin first person with a neuromuscular and lab technician Darwin Burns disorder to do so. for the B.C. Green Party. The C

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Carrie McLaren will be the B.C. Green’s Party’s candidate in Burnaby North, according to the party’s website. McLaren works as a junior accountant at a Burnaby business and has previously run for the Green Party of Canada in the federal elections of 2008 and 2011, and for the BC Green Party in the

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Burnaby school district wants to know what the public’s priorities are as it works towards eliminating its deficit for next year, and considers cuts to 33 full-time-equivalent (FTE) jobs in the process.

To maintain the status quo in services will cost an additional $6.1 million in revenues, said district secretary-treasurer Greg Frank. That’s due to inflation in the cost of benefits, supplies and services and utilities.

A significant hike of $1.5 million is for the teachers’ pension plan, resulting from an actuarial review that happens every three years, said Frank.

The review looks at how much retired teachers are drawing on the fund and determines how much more teachers and employers have to pay to keep it financially feasible.

Burnaby is also in the midst of a dip in enrolment, and a corresponding reduction in provincial per-student funding.

The projection for 2013-2014 is for a drop of 340 students resulting in a loss in revenue of $2.2 million.

Frank said several years of lower enrolment in elementary schools is working its way through the system and is now affecting enrolment in secondary schools in the short term. Projections are good in the long term, however, with kindergarten and Grade 1 classes showing strong numbers.

Teachers did not receive a salary increase when the last collective agreement was settled last year, but that contract expires this June. Frank said the preliminary budget does not include any contingency for teacher wage increases, but noted that a two-per-cent raise would add $3.9 million to the district’s costs.

The district has managed to sock away a $3.5 million surplus during the current school year, thanks to items such as energy savings and receiving more money from the province’s holdback allocation.

After that’s applied to the deficit, the district has a shortfall of about $2.7 million to contend with.

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“I’m going to ask our staff to look at it and council to look at it to look for an opportunity to discuss the overall benefits with a new government,” the mayor said, referring to the May 14 provincial election.

Burnaby-Deer Lake New Democrat MLA Kathy Corrigan, the wife of the mayor and whose riding the hospital is in, stressed that the figures in the report costing out a brand new facility should be taken with a grain of salt.

That’s because the report includes no explanation or analysis of where the numbers came from, she noted.

All the existing hospital buildings require seismic upgrading, with the two oldest structures, the North Building built in 1952 and the West Building built in 1958, due for demolition, according to the report.

The remaining buildings were all constructed in the 1970s, with the earliest seismic standards first introduced into the building codes in 1970.

MLA Corrigan noted that when she was on Burnaby school board, the belief was that if seismic upgrading cost 75 per cent or more of the cost of new building, “you were better off to build new.”

The new master plan is “not much different” from an earlier version completed in 2001 that was never acted on, she added.

The MLA says Fraser Health officials told her they were instructed by the health

ministry not to look at the option of a new hospital on a new site. She believes it’s because the provincial government wants to sell the Willingdon site as part of its efforts to balance the budget.

“My understanding is that site is currently considered to be surplus to government needs,” Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid told the NewsLeader last October.

“It’s actually costing taxpayers money now and there are a number of properties like that and so the intention is to sell at market value, which is considerable, and then let the private sector use it to generate new economic activity.”

Back then, MacDiarmid said there were no plans to relocate Burnaby Hospital since there is such a demand for upgrades at hospitals around the province.

“I can’t imagine how we could justify it to the taxpayer to say we’ll spend substantially more than we would have needed to by choosing a different place to locate a building,” she said.

“I can’t imagine us trying to justify that to taxpayers, not only within Burnaby but right around the province.”

On Monday, MacDiarmid was unavailable for comment but the health ministry said it was still reviewing the 10-year master plan report.

“We have only recently received the master plan, and ministry staff are reviewing the document and its findings and recommendations. It’s too early

to speculate on site location at this time,” said Ryan Jabs, manager of media relations for the ministry.

Fraser Health spokesperson Roy Thorpe-Dorward said by email that the ministry did not instruct the health authority and project steering committee to not consider development of a new hospital site.

All options were considered, he said, and it was determined that while the oldest buildings would have to be removed, “the central diagnostic and treatment facility and patient tower represent a significant investment in infrastructure that can be enhanced and continue to provide great service.”

As for the cost estimate for building on a new site, the committee looked at land acquisition costs, required underground and surface parking, construction of a new 84,330-square-metre hospital, associated site works and the cost of demolishing existing buildings at the new site.

Given the “significant cost difference” from rebuilding at the existing location, the highlevel master plan “recommends expansion and redevelopment of the current site,” ThorpeDorward said.

Kathy Corrigan could not commit to relocating the hospital if the NDP forms the next government, again due to the demand for capital funding, but said “absolutely” a new hospital would be given consideration. twitter.com/WandaChow

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Three Burnaby schools are among the 45 high-risk schools set to share more than $584 million in seismic upgrading funds announced by Premier Christy Clark Monday.

In 2013-2014, Montecito elementary will be among projects receiving an estimated total of $111.8 million, said a provincial government press release. In 2014-2015, Burnaby North secondary is among those sharing $177 million. And in 2015-2016, Stride Avenue elementary will be sharing in the $295.4 million set aside for seismic upgrades.

“Absolutely nothing is more important than keeping our kids safe. Today we’re twothirds of the way to meeting our commitment to seismically upgrading all high-risk schools in B.C.,” said Premier Clark in the release. “This investment means parents sending their kids to 45 more high-risk schools know they will be able to withstand a major earthquake.”

Since 2004, the province’s

School Seismic Mitigation Program has been aimed at addressing high-risk school buildings with the help of new guidelines designed by leading B.C. engineers and geoscientists.

With the 45 projects announced, since 2001 the provincial government has spent or committed $2.2 billion to seismically upgrade 213 schools whose projects are either completed or in process.

It is expected the remaining 102 high-priority schools will require another $600 million to address, said the release.

As reported in the NewsLeader, last December Burnaby school district sought preliminary approval from the education ministry for the next two schools on its seismic upgrade priority list—Montecito elementary, estimated to cost $1.75 million, and Stride elementary, estimated at $3.1 million.

Last May, Alpha secondary was announced as one of 14 high-priority schools in B.C. to share $122 million in provincial funding for seismic upgrades, although the school district would prefer to see the school replaced.

Edmonds seeks new leaders The Edmonds Business and Community Association is seeking nominees to stand for elections of new board members at its meeting on Friday, April 12, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Tommy Douglas Library.

The association is a registered non-profit society which has operated since 2002 as a community platform for sharing information, ideas and concerns.

Following a well-attended town hall meeting at Edmonds school in February and community gatherings since then, it is seeking new members to help shape a vision and advocate for the neighbourhood.

Five directors positions are available on the board, including president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and memberat-large.

Anyone interested is asked to contact joyce.rostron@gmail. com, providing notice of their intent and a resume of related experience.

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Politicians on all sides of the provincial House are busy campaigning for the May 14 election, even though the official election period does not begin until late this month.

Meanwhile, over in Victoria, at least one office hasn’t turned out the lights while waiting for voters’ decision. The office of the auditor-general, which until late May is under the auspices of outgoing auditor-general John Doyle, is working harder than ever to let B.C. residents know how well or poorly government agencies have been spending their tax dollars.

In recent weeks, Doyle has issued reports on carbon credits, the process used to select SkyTrain for the Evergreen Line transit extension, governance of school districts, the air ambulance service and financial management within the legislature.

His office has also done a follow-up report, looking at a number of past audits and seeing how various organizations are doing in meeting auditor-general recommendations.

Doyle’s office is doing so much right now because he wants to have outstanding matters cleared off his desk, as he returns to his native Australia to take a similar job in Victoria. However, his look at so many areas of government spending is commendable, for it highlights a very important part of governance that is frequently ignored by politicians, commentators and the public.

Politicians promise new programs, and certain groups and individuals apply pressure for these programs. But when they are put in place, is the money used to run them spent wisely?

We all pay a lot of taxes.

Many of the programs which government runs are reasonably efficient, but others are not.

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It’s still easy being Green VICTORIA –This is the first of a series of policy commentaries on the four main parties contesting the 2013 B.C. election.

I’m starting with the B.C. Green Party, which has higher than usual hopes for the 2013 election. It was also the first to put out a substantial policy document, albeit one that is still being debated and altered.

Green Book 2013 continues the Utopian positions that only a party with no chance of forming a government has the luxury to put forward. For example, they would double the area of parks in B.C., but take 100 years to do it.

Immediately, they would almost double the carbon tax, taking it from seven to 12 cents on a litre of gasoline.

Greens would extend this steeply increased carbon tax to industries such as natural gas and cement production. Leader Jane Sterk told me she expects cement producers and the like to adapt, rather than shut down as their competitive position erodes.

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billions in carbon tax revenues?

Sterk says most should continue to go to income tax reductions, as is now the case, because the purpose is to change consumption patterns, not to increase overall tax revenue.

Most, but not all.

“We think there is an argument to be made for putting, for a period of time, the increased revenue from the carbon tax into creating the infrastructure that allows people to benefit from a carbon tax,” Sterk said.

That means transit, and potentially retrofits of homes and other buildings as well. Tax increase aside, this is essentially the NDP position too.

The Greens emphasize wind and geothermal power. Sterk faces the awkward task of arguing against hydroelectric expansion.

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A Green government would cancel the Site C dam project on the Peace River. Sterk says it would only serve as a subsidy to liquefied natural gas exports, which she doesn’t believe materialize as international competitors develop.

The Greens’ star candidate, University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver, agrees.

Both point to vast reserves of Russian gas that may well get to Asia more quickly and cheaply.

Sterk said the 35,000 existing gas wells in northern B.C. “are not going to be shut down.”

Actually, in the absence of LNG exports, that is exactly what would happen to many of them. The U.S. has its own shale gas supplies, and is B.C.’s only current export customer.

Converting transport trucks and BC Ferries to LNG fuel isn’t going to maintain the vast industry blooming in northern B.C. The official Green Party position is to place a moratorium on B.C. gas drilling while a comprehensive water use policy is developed. Current innovations

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such as reusing municipal wastewater are ignored.

The Green platform also demands disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, which the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission has already done.

If one were to design a selffulfilling prophecy that B.C.’s LNG project is doomed to fail, the Green Party platform would be a good place to start.

Reading through Green Book 2013, I’m left with the impression that much of it remains calculated as a soothing message for urban voters who have been convinced it’s courageous to drive their cars down to an anti-tanker protest.

If Weaver, Sterk or any other Greens get elected, it will be surfing a wave of protest votes from people weary of the B.C. Liberals and the NDP. It will not be due to the practicality or even internal consistency of their polices.

It’s still easy being Green.

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world-class conservation project Re: Greenhouse gas leaks from Pacific Carbon Trust (BC Views, NewsLeader, April 3) The recent release of a report by the BC Auditor General has led to a vigorous debate on the future of carbon neutral government. As a seller of carbon credits to the Pacific Carbon Trust, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) looks forward to any clarity that may result in the B.C. carbon market. However, Tom Fletcher’s column perpetuates factual errors that fail to inform any debate.

Acquisition of a conservation project is the beginning of our work, not the end. When NCC purchased Darkwoods in 2008, our expensive, longterm commitment to the conservation lands began.

From the outset, revenue from carbon sales was seen as critical to supporting this stewardship effort. Without the possibility of carbon sales NCC could not have undertaken a project of the size and scope of Darkwoods.

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Independent evaluations were not based on the possibility of NCC clear-cutting the property, but rather on what would have happened had NCC not acquired Darkwoods. The alternative to NCC ownership was acquisition by a marketbased buyer. The land would have been intensively logged and subdivided. The difference between that scenario and the current conserved property forms the basis for carbon valuation.

Mr. Fletcher asks rhetorically if NCC would have logged Darkwoods. “Legally, it could not,” he writes. On the contrary, NCC does log the Darkwoods site. We operate a small, sustainable harvest based on conservation values that supports the property and the community. In fact, overall our ownership of Darkwoods has resulted in a $13 million economic benefit to the community, to date.

The Darkwoods Forest Carbon project was the first of its kind undertaken in Canada.

The project is certified under the Verified Carbon Standard; a standard that ensures a carbon project follows internationallyrecognized protocols and has tangible environmental benefits.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent three years developing the project, and exercised due diligence at every step while working with various industry experts. The project also fulfilled all provincial regulations and met all standards for carbon offsets.

More importantly, Darkwoods is a world-class conservation project. Without revenue from forest carbon, the long-term protection of this vital 55,000 hectare property and the fate of animals and plants that find a haven there would be in jeopardy. The proceeds from the carbon sales went back into the long-term stewardship of Darkwoods— for the sake of nature and the people of British Columbia.

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You are drinking the union’s Kool-Aid, Mr. Bryan. For example, New Westminster’s money troubles are a result of incompetence and mismanagement, not BC Liberal funding cuts.

There is also no correlation between class size and student achievement. Google “Class Size Doesn’t Matter” and read for yourself. What matters are frequent teacher feedback, the use of data to guide instruction, high-dosage tutoring, increased instructional time and high expectations.

Basically our schools fail on most of those points today, and the union-driven agenda actually works against these aims, with no report cards last year, easy marks, and pro-D days that just become another holiday.

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It has compiled a list of potential cuts that exceeds that amount, and wants families’ feedback on what to cut and what to keep.

The list includes potential cuts of 33.2 FTE jobs, the largest being a savings of $1.03 million through the loss of 12 teaching positions resulting from modest increases in average class sizes throughout the district, Frank said.

If five positions are cut from non-enrolling staff (teaching staff outside classrooms) at the elementary level, that could save $430,000.

Other possible job cuts include four custodial services positions (for a savings of $231,100), one district vice-principal ($122,000), and 4.7 staff for the international program at secondary schools ($404,200).

Two FTEs among secondary school counsellors could save $172,000 through counsellors cutting blocks of time at different schools, Frank explained.

Two maternity-leave positions, a speech and language pathologist and a district learning support services teacher, could be not filled to save $146,200, he said, noting that it’s often difficult to hire people for such temporary positions in any case.

An elementary alternate program teacher and an education assistant in a program that currently only has one to two students could be cut by accommodating the students in existing programs elsewhere for a savings of $127,500.

And another $86,000 could be

cut by not filling a currently-vacant aboriginal education position, and reorganizing staff within the program.

Other potential cuts include funding to make up for the loss in buying power from inflation ($271,000) and the loss of HST rebates due to converting back to the GST-PST system ($221,000).

The preliminary budget does project a modest increase in revenues to just under $13 million from the district’s international program, in which students from other countries pay to attend Burnaby schools.

Burnaby’s program offerings generally draw more students into Burnaby from other school districts than it loses, Frank said.

The proposed budget does include a few spending increases, most notably one FTE for the district’s Challenge Program for gifted students which operates out of Parkhurst and Brantford elementaries, at a cost of $86,000.

Startup costs for the new AP Capstone program would cost $30,000, said Frank, as the district believes it has a “very good” chance of being awarded the program.

Another $5,000 has been budgeted to operate the district’s LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer) committee.

Public input on budget priorities must be received by Thursday, April 11 at budget@sd41.bc.ca or by mail to the Board’s Finance Committee, 5325 Kincaid St., Burnaby, BC, V5G 1W2.

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The only thing I can suggest is look into other activities at the church that your husband might want to attend with you.

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With 12 grandchildren and volunteer positions in 10 organizations, it’s hard to imagine Kehar Aujla finding any more time in his busy schedule.

But every Saturday afternoon he gets on the bus near his Burnaby home and travels to Sapperton in New Westminster to play card and board games, as well as read stories and just hang out with Erin and Kyra, for whom he’s a volunteer grandparent It’s precious time the 80-yearold says helps keep him young and vital, even if he doesn’t always understand the unique rules of Monopoly the girls throw at him to tilt the game in their favour.

“I like it very much,” says Aujla.

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He first heard about the For the volunteer organization when he saw grandparent, it’s a chance a notice in the newspaper. to have fun without Many of his own the responsibility of grandchildren were parenting. grown and pursuing their Grossi says after a own lives around the prospective volunteer world and, he thought, grandparent is screened AujlA reconnecting with young through an interview people might be a good process and record balance with one of his other check, they are matched with a volunteer gigs, shopping for family. seniors with mobility issues.

They are asked to make a Aujla is one of about 35 two to four hour commitment active volunteer grandparents, weekly, for a minimum of a according to the program’s year, visiting the kids, playing coordinator Veronica Grossi. with them, attending their They are conscientious, giving sports or arts activities—even seniors 50 years and older. family functions.

Some are new immigrants who Sometimes the connections want to integrate into their new endure beyond the 3-14 age home. range and extend into the rest All of them know the special of the family. touch and perspective they When Erin and Kyra’s can bring to the lives of young biological grandparents visited people. from Ontario, Aujla threw a big “So many kids today don’t party to bring their family and his together.

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Even simple things, like a slippery rug or a sleeping pet could spell disaster for seniors.

with shopping or errands. Exercise indoors. o Use Walking Aids Correctly Fit canes and walkers to your height. Adapt cane for icy sidewalks. Place a cane in every room, so if you fall and can’t get up, you can scoot to the cane for help. o Don’t Rush Rushing increases your risk of falling. Take your time.

Eat well and enjoy a variety of foods to maintain your vitality.

Moderation is the Key. Don’t mix alcohol and medications. Remember that the effects of alcohol can change as you age.

o Be Active Regular activity and stretching exercises keep muscles and strong bones. o Have Regular Health Check-ups Change in your vision, hearing and muscles could lead to a fall. Visit your doctor regularly. o Perform a Home Safety Check Basic home safety features include secure handrails, well-lit stairs, night-lights, and nonskid bath mats and grab bars for tubs. o Light Up Your Path Use night-lights to brighten dark hallways, bathrooms and stairways. o Secure Rugs Small rugs or mats could easily slide or bunch up and cause someone to trip. Tack down or apply adhesive materials to the backs of rugs.

Better yet, remove the area rugs or scatter rugs so that you don’t trip or fall. Use wall-to-wall carpeting for greatest safety. o Remove Clutter

o Use Alcohol Wisely

o Use Medication Safely Some medications including over-the-counter ones can make you drowsy, dizzy or unsteady.

Check with your pharmacist or doctor. Survey all medicines and then ask the doctor or pharmacist about possible conflicts. Write a list of all medicines, dosages and schedules. Throw away all outdated medicines. Use bubble packs for ease. o Keep Emergency Numbers by all Phones for Easy Access Getting help quickly after a fall can prevent a hospital stay. o Make Time for Friends Seniors who enjoy time and have fun with friends and family are less likely to have a fall.

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The number of secondary suites is close to the non-market housing stock of about 6,175 units in the city, and provide a “significant component” of Burnaby’s inventory of affordable rental housing.

Secondary suites will exist whether the city legalizes and regulates them or not, so a program to make them legal would help address issues of safety, neighbourhood impacts and owners not paying their fair share of utilities costs, the report said.

The proposed program would allow such suites in all single-family homes but not duplexes as the B.C. Building Code does not have provisions for accommodating suites in two-family dwellings.

Only one secondary suite would be allowed per house and it must be located inside the house itself and not the garage, for instance. Each suite would need to have its own separate, independently-accessible parking space unless city officials determine such a space is not possible.

If the owner doesn’t live in the house where the secondary suite is located, they would be required to get an annual business licence and meet certain operation standards.

Suites would have to be a minimum 32 square meters (345 square feet) in size, and lodgers, in-law suites and home-based businesses where clients will visit the home would be prohibited from houses where a secondary

suite exists.

In-law suites would be discontinued as a permitted use but existing ones would be grandfathered and allowed to continue as long as the property owners renew their annual licences, which will no longer have a fee attached.

Written complaints about suites from neighbours within a 200-metres radius would be treated as the highest priority for enforcement by city hall.

Owners of single-family homes identified by the assessment authority as having a secondary suite would be charged an additional 50 per cent of the regular utility fees, and be required to have one medium-sized garbage toter at a minimum. There are provisions for the extra fees to be cancelled if an unauthorized suite is decommissioned and the owner signs an agreement that it will not re-install a suite without going through the city’s approval process.

The report stresses that the legalization of suites will not happen overnight.

“The strategy presented should be viewed as a gradual, long-term process intended to increase the number of legal suites with their associated improvements in meeting minimum safety standards, better suite standards, reducing neighbourhood impacts and building community support over time.”

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A24 NewsLeader Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Untreated Hearing Loss Affects Baby Boomers Still in the Workforce.

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rnest Hemingway once said, “Retirement is the ugliest word in the language” and in today's society, it is true. Many baby boomers may yearn for retirement, but uncertain finances and healthcare have influenced the need to stay in the workforce longer.

It has been reported that the percentage of workers between the ages of 65 to 74 is expected to increase by 83.4 percent from 2006 to 2016. But as boomers stay in the workforce longer, untreated hearing loss may sap their incomes and employment.

Research reported by the Better Hearing Institute demonstrated that the use of hearing aids reduces the risk of losing income by 90 to 100 percent for those with mild hearing loss and 65 to 77 for those with moderate to severe hearing loss. Those with moderate to severe hearing loss who use aids are twice as likely to be employed as their peers who do not use.

The verdict seems clear. Boomers with hearing problems “can continue doing their jobs at a satisfactory level if they do obtain hearing aids,” said Robyn Cox, PhD, a professor of audiology at the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis.

Then why are baby boomers not having routine hearing checks and, if they do have hearing loss, use hearing aids? Dr. Cox said she believes the problem is innate in current medical care. “Routine hearing checks are not part of the culture,” she said. “We get all types of checks but neglect our hearing. We have not taught people to realize that hearing needs to be checked.”

Hearing aid use expectedly suffers when Individuals do not receive hearing checks. “Many don't know they have hearing problems,” Dr. Cox said. “Many do, and don't know what to do about it. We have made it difficult to Figure out.”

An effort needs to be made to get baby boomers focused on their hearing, which will not only change the culture surrounding hearing healthcare, but also urge employers, health insurance companies, and primary care physicians to focus on hearing loss. “We haven't produced evidence for who needs to get hearing screenings, so we haven't encouraged people to do it,” Dr. Cox said. “Primary care physicians don't think about hearing care, and health insurance companies don't include hearing checks as preventive measures. When you go get your physical, a doctor should ask about your hearing and maybe, if you are a certain age, require you to get a hearing test.”

Most of the damage has already been done to baby boomers' hearing but, that does not mean it cannot be addressed. The best advice is to be proactive in obtaining hearing healthcare, Dr. Cox said. “People frequently notice hearing problems numerous years before they seek help,” she said. “There is reason to think that the longer they wait, the more difficult it is to make up the ground that gets lost.

In general, it would be nice if as people age they would pay attention to their hearing needs just as much as vision needs.”

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