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Chouhan to repay $2,200 for wife’s plane ticket Wanda Chow

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Molly O’Brien, a strength and conditioning specialist at Fortius Sport and Health, guides Burnaby firefighter Adam Brown through a workout. On Wednesday, the City of Burnaby and Fortius announced a partnership that gives the city’s firefighters full access to the facility and its fitness and health care professionals to help keep them fit and on the job.

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A new program at Fortius Sport and Health for Burnaby firefighters will help make them healthier. It could also improve the health and fitness of firefighters across Canada and around the world. Wednesday, Fortius joined forces with the City of Burnaby, the Burnaby Fire Department and Firefighters Local 323 to launch a Performance Health program that will help reduce injuries and improve their overall health.

The program costs $500 per The goal, said Local 323 president monitoring their health ensures firefighter per year, which will be Rob Lamoureux, is to create “a they can continue to do their job, shared between the city and the healthier firefighter service” that will and live long lives, said Lamoureux. firefighters’ union. ultimately save the city money. “Maybe we can save somebody.” It includes an Firefighters Working with the firefighters will annual physical face all kinds of also allow the health professionals exam, stress, hazards to their at Fortius to collect data about Mayor Derek Corrigan movement and well-being while them that can be shared with fire The facility is recognized physical testing, as on the job, from departments elsewhere to create worldwide... it’d be crazy well as full access strains and injuries their own wellness programs, said not to use it. to Fortius’ workout from hauling Randy Goodman, the director of and rehabilitation heavy equipment Institute Operations at Fortius. facilities as well as its health to exposure to toxic fumes and “Our goal is to create a baseline,” 1 12-03-05 1:20 PM practitioners like trainers and chemicals.4x1.25_small_appliances_ad_final.pdf said Goodman. dieticians. Keeping them in top shape and Please see POLICE COULD BECOME, A3

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Burnaby Edmonds MLA Raj Chouhan says he offered to pay for his wife’s plane ticket to accompany him on a work trip to South Africa but was told it wasn’t necessary. The New Democrat said from Victoria he plans to repay the $2,200 shortly as he didn’t have his chequebook with him. Chouhan has been caught up in the controversy since it emerged that taxpayers covered the $5,528 cost of a flight to Johannesburg for the husband of BC Liberal MLA Linda Reid, the Speaker of the Legislature. Reid was attending a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference last August. She and her husband flew business-class to South Africa. Reid said Tuesday there is a long-standing practice of spouses accompanying B.C. officials on such trips, but the B.C. legislature’s internal financial standards are evolving in light of public expectations. Please see ‘I’M GOING,’ A3

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A Burnaby woman is dead in a case deemed suspicious by police. On Monday night, Burnaby RCMP were called to an apartment building in the 5100block of Irving Street, near Royal Oak Avenue. A woman inside a home was reported to be injured. She later died of her injuries and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was called in to assist with the investigation. But as of Wednesday morning, police still had not determined if it was actually a homicide.

IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Bari Emam said investigators are working with Burnaby Mounties and were still awaiting autopsy results Wednesday. He confirmed that the woman who died was a resident of the apartment. Police are still trying to notify her next of kin and are not yet identifying her. “The investigators have been talking to people obviously in the complex and from within the residence,” Emam said. “That was just part of the initial investigation to determine where these people were, when they were there, how was she discovered, all the initial things that we’re not really willing to release yet.” twitter.com/wandaChow

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Burnaby RCMP and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team are investigating a suspicious death in an apartment on Irving Street, just west of Royal Oak.

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“I traveled in my capacity as speaker,” Reid told reporters Tuesday after being questioned about the trip. “It is important work on behalf of democracy.” She has since paid back the money. In a phone interview Wednesday, Chouhan said he was also asked to attend in his role as assistant deputy speaker. At the time he inquired what the policy was for his wife to come with him. “I was advised I can have one business-class ticket or split that into two economy-class. So I think the cheapest businessclass … was $5,500 return airfare for one person. I found the cheapest economy fare

which was $2,200 per person.” no need for me to pay it back,” Chouhan said it was Reid he said. who informed him of the “But I really didn’t feel policy. comfortable to carry on with “Right from onset even that. I said ‘no, I’m going to when I was advised about the pay it back, repay $2,200.’” policy the spouses were As for the public outcry allowed to go as long in response to the spousal as we are within that expenses, Chouhan threshold, I said no, I said, “I understand the would like to pay. I was public’s concern because advised again, no, it even though this policy ChOuhan wasn’t necessary.” has been in place for He and his wife the last three decades, stayed at a budget hotel, a people’s expectations change. Holiday Inn Express. So therefore the policies must The policy has been in reflect that thinking as well, practice for upwards of 30 so the policies also need to years, he said. be reviewed and changed if “I met with the speaker last necessary.” night, I asked her and she said As for why Reid originally that policy still stands. What I charged taxpayers for a did was very correct, there was business-class ticket for her

husband when Chouhan was required to fly his wife economy to fit within the budget, he said, “My understanding is the same policy applies to everybody.” Chouhan declined to comment further. When MLAs began reporting their expenses in 2012, Skeena MLA Robin Austin briefly rose to the top of the list thanks to a $19,000 trip to a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Speakers, deputy speakers and legislative clerks typically attend these conferences, aimed at strengthening parliamentary practices around the world. ~ files from Tom Fletcher twitter.com/wandaChow

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Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said the arrangement makes sense. “Firefighters lead active lives, they get injuries, they do have problems with their health and they do need assistance,” said Corrigan. “This facility is recognized worldwide, it’s right here in the middle of our city, it’s available to all our firefighters. It would be crazy not to use it.” Corrigan said he’s eventually like to see the program extended to other city employees and even the RCMP. Lamoureux said so far about 180 of Burnaby’s 272 firefighters have signed on to the program. He expects that number to improve as word spreads around the fire halls. “We’re hoping this will now be the benchmark for other fire departments,” he said.

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Sean Kumagai, general manager of Metrotown Mazda, figures he watches the intersection at Kingsway and Imperial more than anybody. He says the city’s planned improvements to the spot will go a long way to make it a safer place.

Kingsway-Imperial to get a safety fix Approved despite concerns raised by some area businesses Wanda Chow

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The intersection of Kingsway and Imperial Street will soon get fixed, even though some businesses oppose the plan. On Monday, Burnaby council approved the $1.67-million project, long planned to improve traffic and pedestrian safety. When complete, it means people will be able to turn left from Kingsway onto Imperial in both directions, supported with new left-turn bays. Currently left turns are not allowed. But Bob Shekouhi, owner of the property at 5807 Kingsway, said in a letter that he, the owners of Best Auto Imports which rents the property from him, and several other adjacent businesses were against the plan. The project will create four to six months of disruption in the area. Shekouhi wrote that several streets beyond this intersection allow left turns, “and there is definitely no need for another one.” A management consultant who appeared at the council meeting on Shekouhi’s behalf said the work will take place during the car dealer’s critical sales time in spring and summer. He called on council to delay the project until more research could be done on its benefits and drawbacks. “I can tell you this issue

has been studied to death,” responded Mayor Derek Corrigan. “I’ve lived in the South Slope area for 30 years and I can tell you the inability to access Imperial from Kingsway has produced a lot of convoluted routes to get around that bottleneck.” Corrigan said road construction is “a part of life” in urban cities. There’s only certain months during which the city can do the work. And the city tries to do it as fast as possible by extending the work hours each day. Coun. Nick Volkow noted that Kingsway used to be a provincial highway so the city lacked the authority to make improvements. But that’s changed since city took control of the roadway. While there are other streets nearby where motorists can turn left, there aren’t traffic signals there, said Coun. Colleen Jordan. That’s caused many accidents and near collisions from drivers making sudden lefts to beat oncoming traffic. The project is also a chance to improve the intersection to make it easier for pedestrians to get across Kingsway, added Coun. Sav Dhaliwal. On Oct. 2, a major crash happened at the intersection, apparently after the driver of a pickup attempted to make an illegal left turn onto Imperial. The force of the impact drove a car underneath the truck. The 35-year-old woman driving the car spent two weeks

in hospital and later died, although at the time police didn’t know what the exact cause of her death was. Sean Kumagai, general manager of Metrotown Mazda, has a bird’s-eye view of the intersection from his secondfloor office. “I would be confident in saying that nobody stares at this intersection more than me on a regular basis,” Kumagai said with a laugh. He’s seen many incidents over the years that have made him cringe. “It’s welcome to see the changes they have planned,” he said. “I think the benefits longterm would far outweigh the shortterm inconvenience.” Much of the problem is due to the intersection being more of an X, without any right angles, than a cross. Russell Avenue adds a fifth leg to it, further complicating matters. As reported in the NewsLeader last fall, the sidewalks and road lanes on Kingsway will be narrowed to their minimum standard to create room for the left-turn bays, according to assistant director of engineering Doug Louie. Lengthy turning arrows will be added to the signals to provide enough time to make the elongated turns caused by Kingsway’s diagonal orientation. A new north-south crosswalk will be added to the west side of Imperial to make it more convenient for people crossing Kingsway, to reduce jaywalking.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Stephen Goodman from Surrey took this shot with his iPhone while travelling on SkyTrain on way to work March 20 at about 7:35 a.m. The SkyBridge between New Westminster and Surrey offers an excellent view of the Fraser river and beyond.

Is anybody ready for a quake? The Auditor General says British Columbia isn’t prepared to cope with a major earthquake. Then again, is anybody? Geologists say a mega-thrust earthquake, like the one that killed 131 people in Alaska 50 years ago, occurs about every 600 years along the West Coast. Other scientists say we have a 12 per cent chance of getting hit by a big quake in the next 50 years. Such a quake, if it’s accompanied by a tsunami, could cause $75 billion in damage, says the Insurance Bureau of Canada. That would devastate the province’s economy, says the Auditor General. While the government responded by promising to take immediate action to address the Auditor General’s concerns, it’s hard to imagine we’ll ever reach a state of preparedness that will allow scientists to exhale and challenge Mother Nature to bring it on. No country is better prepared for the “big one” than Japan. After all, it’s been hit by a fifth of the world’s biggest earthquakes. But when a magnitude-9 earthquake, followed by a huge tidal wave, hit northeast Japan in March, 2011, the country was still caught off guard. Almost 16,000 people died. Damage topped $300 billion. A nuclear power plant was damaged. The lesson to be learned from the Auditor General’s report, and Japan’s experience, is that we can’t rely on government to keep us safe. We have to assume the worst will happen and do what we can to ensure our own survival and of our loved ones. When it comes to natural disaster, we can only mitigate the risk. Not eliminate it.

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We all need a little perspective Recently I needed to briefly distract my little boy, so I grabbed my iPad and found a nature video on YouTube about lions in some far-flung corner of Africa. The documentary commentator noted that the lions sometimes hunt the oryx—a dangerously long-horned antelope—but prefer to pluck meals from the local herds of mules or donkeys, for obvious reasons. Through a translator, a gesticulating member of the local tribe who owned the donkeys bemoaned the fact a lion had killed one of hers and she could no longer visit her grandchildren. Note that: A lion killed her donkey, so she can’t visit her grandchildren. Think about that next time you run out of gas or you miss the bus. It’s easy to bury our heads in the sand of our daily lives and forget to look big picture. There’s the hackneyed “kidsare-starving-in-Africa” line fathers have dealt out to children since time immemorial when kids refused to finish their dinners. Cliché, sure, but a point worth remembering: There are kids starving in Africa . . . and Asia and Europe and Canada and

Paul Henderson even our town. Don’t waste food! Using relativism in this way in our lives is important to give our lives perspective. It also can be a cup-is-half-full way of looking at the world when you get too focused in on the niggling details of day-to-day life. When you catch yourself uttering “What a nightmare!” as you are in a hurry stuck in a 12-car lineup at Tim Hortons, pause for a moment and think of those stuck in a 12-car pileup on the highway, or stuck in their car as a mudslide covers the road. It always could be worse. I was at BC Childrens Hospital this week with my baby boy for what turned out to be a relatively minor, and almost unnecessary, surgery. We know how lucky we are. When I hear the name of BC Childrens I think of little Lilee-Jean Putt’s mother’s post on Facebook after the toddler finally succumbed to brain cancer in

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September. “She had a rough day today, and is no longer in any distress,” L.J.’s mom Chelsey Whittle posted on Facebook at the time. “She passed away curled up in mommy’s arms, listening to daddy play his guitar.” Others face unimaginable pain. But there is a danger in overusing this practice of relativism. Those who might engage in high-level corporate or government malfeasance, for example, could suggest the public shouldn’t complain too much and the media shouldn’t investigate too deeply: “Don’t you have bigger stories to think about? At least we live in a wealthy democracy.” On Tuesday, a number of folks protested against the Fair Elections Act. Notwithstanding your opinion on this piece of legislation and how critics say it could affect voter turnout, this is a protest worth paying attention to and an act worth discussing. But engage too deeply in kidsare-starving-in-Africa relativism, and one might imagine it being used to distract. “Fair Elections? Pshaw! At least they’re fairish. This isn’t Russia or Syria or North Korea.”

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Perhaps this is one reason for low voter turnout: It’s not that voters are cynical and angry at all politicians; it’s the worst Canadian politician is fine compared to Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong Un. It’s not a contradiction to at once lament a lost iPhone and wonder what happened to Malaysian Airlines MH370. We can grouse about the Canucks while worrying about treatment of Canadian veterans. And there is nothing wrong with grumbling about traffic and then signing an online petition to stop sex trafficking. It brings to mind comedian Louis CK lamenting those who complain about air travel and, specifically, sitting on a runway for 40 minutes before a flight. “Oh my god, really? What happened then, did you fly through the air like a bird, incredibly?” We all need a little perspective. Our day-to-day gripes are gripes to be sure. Just don’t forget about that African grandma and her donkey. Paul Henderson is a reporter with the Chilliwack Times.

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COMMENT Teacher-librarians make a difference I’ve taught in elementary schools for more than 28 years and without a doubt, schools with strong library programs enhance literacy for students. Sadly, it is schools with adequate, qualified, competent teacher-librarian staffing that can make a huge difference. I say “sadly” because with funding stresses, it has not been possible to provide this. Some schools do not have adequate teacher-librarian time. As I worked through the early 2000s, cuts were made yearly. Unfortunately, in our small school, the very competent teacher-librarian was unable to provide daily time for teamteaching, classroom support, nor educational, motivational book exchanges, since he was not in the school daily. Now as a full-time classroom teacher in a larger school, I truly appreciate the enriched teaching opportunities with a full-time teacher-librarian. She and I are able to plan and teamteach research skills, utilizing all of the resources (hard copy and virtual) available in our school. Also, her willingness to share technology skills in the areas of research and representation of knowledge helps me to grow professionally. Our library collection is expertly maintained, updated and kept in circulation through her daily management. We need to maintain (ideally increase) the supports within our schools for teaching and learning. Our students deserve no less. Jennie Boulanger Grade 4/5 Teacher School District #41 - Burnaby

Much to lose along with hoMe delivery Eliminating door-to-door mail delivery to Canadians runs contrary to a fundamental principle of our democracy: governments are elected to provide services which maintain and, ideally, enhance the quality of life of its citizens. Not long ago, this Conservative government justified legislating striking Canada Post letter carriers back to work by claiming they were “essential” to Canadians. Today, the same government would have us believe door-to-door mail delivery is a luxury—not a necessity. Try telling that

to seniors who depend on its security and convenience; to people with disabilities who rely on its accessibility; and to small businesses who count on its consistency. There’s also the environmental argument in favour of home delivery over so-called “super mailboxes.” First, not everyone can reside within a stone’s throw of one of these super mailboxes. The cancellation of home service will inevitably cause people to get in their cars to drive out to retrieve their mail. Second, in addition to leaving a larger eco-footprint, having no home delivery will make it harder on the millions of Canadians not fortunate enough to live in our mild West Coast climate. While braving one of their worst winters on record, Winnipeggers could at least bank on one thing other than -40 degree temperatures when they opened their front doors: their mail. And, despite the everincreasing flow of information digitally, there remains an important function for Canada Post in our wired world; namely, protecting the privacy of our personal and professional communications. Super mailboxes are already prime targets for mail and identity theft by sophisticated criminals who’ve now begun to trade in their crowbars for illegally-produced master keys. But this isn’t just about mail disappearing. It’s about the loss of thousands of decent-paying jobs for Canadian workers, not to mention the loss of a national institution as old as Confederation itself. Like every other G8 country, Canada deserves an administratively-lean (I mean, do we really need 22 presidents and vice presidents making a combined $10 million annually?), forward-thinking, multi-faceted, door-to-door, public postal system serving to connect communities from coast to coast to coast. And if this federal government can’t deliver the goods, then let’s send a message of our own with a stamp of disapproval on Election Day 2015. Harman Pandher Burnaby

on coMpact living Re: Compact cities are healthy cities (Letters, NewsLeader, March 26) I once lived in a small town (built in the 13th century). From my home to my workplace on the opposite side of town took all of 15 minutes. Compact it was, but also too small to have a good choice of stores with an extensive inventory. I was raised in a much older and bigger town (going back to around 300 B.C.) 60 km away from the small one. That town and its oldest suburbs are a mosaic of very compact neighbourhoods, where all types of buildings—businesses, schools, hospitals, even private homes, make a solid wall along streets that, with the exception of major boulevards, are narrow. No front lawns and trees along most streets, though houses—even downtown—have private back gardens. The same could be said from very big towns like London and Paris, Tokyo and Osaka, etc. They all have much denser neighbourhoods than Vancouver. Most people only walk or bike for relatively short distances in their neighbourhood, not across the whole town. Whenever one wants to go to another neighbourhood or downtown, where the department stores, theatres, movie houses etc. are, one uses public transit, or a car. Riding a bus or a subway is not more healthy than being in a car, especially in the four big towns mentioned above, where there are often several rapid transit stations within a few blocks of one’s home and workplace. The average inhabitants of all the towns mentioned in this letter do not walk, or ride bikes for many kilometres each day. Cyclists ride bikes at a slow speed, wearing normal clothes, and walkers do not speed walk. Yet obesity is not as common as in North-America. People eat several dishes at both lunch and dinner but the food portions and the drinks are much smaller than here. J-L Brussac Coquitlam

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The college’s investigation sparked a warning to all his clients to be tested for blood-borne diseases after it was found Wu had been working in dirty conditions without adequate infection control systems. The courts also ordered him to pay the college’s costs of investigating and prosecuting the case, which had reached more than $140,000 last fall. And earlier this month, he pled guilty to tax evasion and was ordered to pay $33,000 in fines, in addition to unpaid taxes, to Canada Revenue Agency. A CRA investigation determined Wu failed to report a total of $237,600 in income from the illegal dental practice. twitter.com/WandaChow

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Stewart, NDP MP for BurnabyDouglas, accomplished a rare feat in January when his e-petition motion was passed in the House of Commons, by only two votes. Wanda Chow He had managed to secure votes wchow@burnabynewsleader.com from MPs of all parties to make it Jane Shin is hoping what’s good happen. enough for Parliament will be E-petitions are already allowed good enough for the B.C. in many other jurisdictions legislature. including the U.K., the U.S. The New Democrat MLA and Quebec. for Burnaby-Lougheed And it’s about time, it was introduced a private member’s allowed in British Columbia, bill in the legislature Monday “25 years since the Internet calling for electronic has became a part of life,” shin petitions to be allowed in the Shin said. The measure House. would be a cost-effective one Currently, only paper petitions are that will help engage more people in accepted. Her proposed Electronic the democratic process. Petitions Act would allow people “It allows our community to to provide a name, email, phone organize, campaign and voice number and mailing address instead their issues with ease, emailing and of a physical signature. using social media to pass around “I was inspired by the kind of a link to a petition is much more collaboration Kennedy Stewart time and cost efficient than mailing championed in the house across and dropping off/picking up paper party lines federally for his motion petitions.” on the same topic,” Shin said by twitter.com/WandaChow email.

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A Vancouver artist with a special connection to Burnaby has passed away. Barb Wood was renowned for her whimsical and colourful paintings of West Coast life, historic buildings and street scenes. One of those scenes, of the Edmonds Christmas parade, was enlarged in 2009 by muralist Todd Polich to stretch along a 145-foot long graffiti-prone wall at the Rona store on the corner of Edmonds and Kingsway. Wood based the mural’s design on a series of greeting cards she created for the City of Burnaby. Mayor Derek Corrigan said Wood’s annual greeting cards go back at least 15 years after another artist, Jack Turpin, suggested Wood’s style of painting would be a “novel” way for the city to commemorate some of its projects and accomplishments. “She always had a unique perspective,” said Corrigan. “Her work was accessible. People could identify with its bright colours and unique features. It was almost like animation.” Corrigan said Wood dropped by city hall often to catch up on new things happening in the city. Those would then become the basis for her annual greeting card commission. “Each was a labour of love,” said Corrigan. “A lot of thought went into everything she did. She planned, she researched, she tried to capture the essence. And she always came up with surprises that made people stop.” Corrigan said one of Wood’s biggest commissions from the city was to create a special map that was presented to Burnaby’s sister city, Kushiro, Japan. Wood was invited to accompany a delegation to the Far East. “She was so proud, her buttons were just bursting,” recalled Corrigan. “She always had a special love affair with Burnaby.” Wood is survived by her husband Don Hazleden and their two sons, Arthur and Roger. A celebration of her life will be held in the Floral Hall at Van Dusen Gardens in Vancouver on Monday, May 5, from 3-8 p.m. with a brief service at 7 p.m.

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Burnaby muralist Todd Polich refers to Barb Wood’s design for the mural depicting the Edmonds Christmas parade he painted on a 145-foot wall at the Rona store at Kingsway and Edmonds.

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A measles outbreak in the eastern Fraser Valley has largely been contained to the original outbreak area, according to Fraser Health officials. The outbreak declared March 8 originated in a Chilliwack private school with low immunization levels and 228 cases have been confirmed as of March 24. “We know our vaccine program is working because if it were not, we would be seeing measles cases multiplying outside of this specific population,” said Fraser Health chief medical health officer Dr.

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Misty-eyed memories of my first truck Clearing the snow off inside the I can remember buying my truck box, I could see more damfirst truck in 1986 like it was age. It looked like someone had yesterday. dropped a bowling ball into it It had to be a specific make from about a high ledge. I could and model: I was looking for. A Toyota 4x4 pick-up, black in color smell antifreeze and noticed some oil leaks. and it had to be in good shape. I I headed back to the dealership wanted it to be bone stock with disappointed. The salesman was as little mileage as possible. there to greet me. I found one in the He asked if I had paper that was on any concerns and the lot at a dealerI started to point ship in Surrey. out the obviQuickly I called ous. He quickly them to inquire dismissed them and they said they as cosmetic and had a couple of said do you want people with deals It was worth every to write a deal written up, but it penny of the $12,000 on it because he didn’t look like has people in they were going I put into it. the showroom to go through, so wanting to buy it. if I wanted it I had Ian Harwood I told him I was better get down not interested. there right away On the ride home, (Naive at that age I thought how to fall for and old quickly I had to grow up and trick like this). look at everything as if someone I had to get a ride from a friend was going to take advantage and I remember it was snowing of me, sad reality. The next day so it was slow getting there. I picked up the latest copy of When I arrived it was running Truck Trader and spotted the and they were anxious for me exact make and model I was to drive it. I took it around the looking for. I bought the 1983 block and parked it in a vacant edition for $9,000 from a family lot, hopped out and started to that only used it once a week to inspect it. I immediately noticed drive to Abbotsford and back to rust and some body damage.

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A major car show was coming up soon and I decided I would put it in the back of the shop and work on it so I could enter it into the show. Giving up my truck for a month was tough and I had to make a few sacrifices to get around. My first car show was a hit. I came in second place and I was determined the following year I would be back with something they have never seen before. I poured most of my paychecks

into my truck and took it off the road for two months to prepare for its transformation. I called up the owner of Interco Tire and asked about some Supper Swamper tires. He said he had a set of 44x18.5x15 tires in his office that nobody has seen before. At that time the largest they made were 42”. I told him to send them to me I would figure out what I had to do to fit them under the truck. When they came in they looked big. So

driveway big I was getting worried. The custom leaf springs came back from the spring shop and I knew my calculations were correct. With all the multiple shocks in place, chassis freshly painted, motor work done, a lower gears installed it was ready for the tires. I cleared away the debris pile that accumulated around my truck. Placed the floor jack under the rear axle and started to jack it up. With the rear tires on and clearing the fenders it was time to move to the front. When I started to lift the front I noticed how high the hood was getting, at that point I knew I had built a monster. With all the tires in place I slowly drove it out of the shop. The sun gleaming down on the freshly polished paint and the smell of paint burning off the exhaust system still sticks in my mind. Outside it looked like a beast; people were slowing down to take a look. The show was a week later and I came home with first place. Mission accomplished. It was worth every penny of the $12,000 I put into it. Then I sold it for $15,500 in 1990 so that I could afford to get married . . . need I say any more? Tell me your truck story and please send pictures. ian.harwood@drivewaybc.ca

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Confessions of a Curber It’s only been a month, but I can see myself selling cars for a long, long time. I feel like a new man. One evening, I was in line at the superstore. An elderly gentleman saw my shopping cart. I had a new digital tire gauge that I was going to give to my next buyer. Turns out he was looking for a used car as he’d recently given his car to his grandson. He just needed something basic. “This is your lucky day!” I told him. The old fellow was around my father-in-law’s age – close to 80. He walked with a cane and had two ear pieces. I was practically shouting to him. What an easy sale. I decided to give him a ride and show him the car. He went on to tell me about his young granddaughter, too. At any rate, we got to the car – it was a base model with an automatic transmission. “It’s perfect for you, sir!” I exclaimed. He got in and sat at the wheel. His face lit up right away. I could tell that he’d been a car enthusiast in his younger days. “Where’d you get this car, son?” he asked me. “It’s my dad’s old car – he passed away and I

“Somewhere along the line, the rebuilt status was dropped.”

just can’t keep it anymore,” I lied. In reality, I imported the car from Washington. It came with documents that mentioned New York State. The title was clean, so I assumed it was in good condition. I priced the vehicle quite high – well over its value. But he didn’t know, and he didn’t ask any more questions. I told him I had another buyer interested (another lie), and that he had to make a decision right away. With no hesitation, he got a bank draft and I gave him the keys. Like I promised, I threw in the new tire gauge. Marty gave me a wink and slowly drove off. Another foolish customer, I thought. No history report to keep me on my toes. And worse, he needs to get it inspected, registered and insured within 30 days - I didn’t bother. I just got my buddy in Bellingham to help me get it across. That evening, I took out the papers I’d received with the car. I decided to go over them more thoroughly. I guess I was a bit bored. Turns out, the vehicle had been registered in four U.S. states. Somewhere along the line, the rebuild* status was dropped. Probably intentionally. The inspection and ICBC will catch that. And who knows if the odometer is right? At least it’s no longer mine. *Rebuild – A vehicle written off as a total loss by an insurance company, then rebuilt and certified for use. This term does not describe a vehicle that has a new or repaired motor, transmission or other major part. Rebuilds offer savings when repaired well, but a buyer has a right to know it was rebuilt. But this buyer didn’t and Walt walked away with the cash.

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Audi sport ute has design appeal By Zack Spencer Driveway

Audi is the fastest growing luxury brand in Canada likely due to excellent styling, impressive interior design and advanced engineering. Audi seems to be hitting the sweet spot in terms of appeal and design that is the envy of many other luxury brands. The Q5 has been a cornerstone of the Audi brand helping couples and families get into an Audi product but retain the functionality that is needed to move people and cargo around in style. Compact SUVs are growing so quickly in popularity that they might overtake compact cars in sales. The Q5 is sold with a turbocharged 4-cylinder, a turbocharged V6 diesel or two supercharged V6 gasoline models that will rip the tarmac off the road. The SQ5 is the top of the line Q5; it comes with just a few options and makes an already excellent product oh so much fun.

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When I picked up my test SQ5, something looked different. I quickly realized that the 20-inch wheels had been replaced by 19-inch wheels, fitted with winter tires. The stance of the

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The Audi Q5 combines functionality and style. SQ5 looks so much better with 20-inch wheels or the optional 21-inch wheels for just $1,000 more. The SQ5 has a slightly lower ride than the other Q5 models and comes with splash of grey trim inside the front air intakes, side mirrors, rear air diffuser, plus subtle badging. It could be argued that the SQ5 is a little too subtle for the $57,000 starting price.

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in stop and go driving or full throttle passing on the highway. I found the comfort setting to be best in the city and the dynamic setting for open road cruising. The ride is firm and very responsive without being too choppy and combined with the potent engine can be placed into corners and is sucked to the pavement thanks to a sophisticated Quattro AWD system.

of navigation-equipped smartphones, the obscene amounts car companies charge for navi-equipped cars will soon end. On the positive side, the SQ5 is fitted with superb seats that are bolstered perfectly and covered in ultra-soft leather. The seating position is first rate as is outward visibility, cargo space and rear seat room.

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The base Q5 is fitted with a turbocharged 2.0L Audi has been referenced 4-cylinder with 220hp. This as the high point in interior model is a nice balance of design. I would agree that fuel economy and driving the latest products have pleasure. The SQ5 comes some wonderful materials with a supercharged 3.0L and design but this SQ5 is V6 with a heart stopping starting to show its age a bit. The screen in the dash is 347hp. The base car will take a run to 100km/h in on the small side compared 7.1 seconds, the SQ5 in just to huge screens from 5.3 seconds, almost a full BMWs X3 and domestic 2 seconds quicker. What is brands like the Jeep Grand the most impressive part of Cherokee. lower parts MoTI Ad The #1035D the SQ5 is just how good it of the dash and doors Ironworkers Memorial is to drive in any situation, still have hard plastic bits, Bridge Closure thanks to the standard where BMW does a better Audi Drive Select system. job of covering in Burnaby Newstheirs Leader Being able to change the soft-touch materials. Even North Shore Outlook sensitivity of the steering, on this top model, Audi still charges a whopping $3,200 throttle response, transmis4 columns x 85 lines sion changes and even for navigation and $1,000 theNews soundLeader of the engine, for the Bang & Olufson Vancouver - Burnaby New West 5.813” X 6.071” makes this SQ5 a pleasure sound system. In this day

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Just watch Edmonds grow Of Burnaby’s four town centres, Edmonds has a flavour all its own. Unlike Metrotown, Lougheed and Brentwood town centres, Edmonds isn’t built around a shopping centre. But its recent path towards revitalization can trace its roots in what’s happened to a tired old strip mall up the street from Edmonds Street and Kingsway. Middlegate Mall may be best known as the place where Burnaby-born actor Michael J. Fox played street hockey on the rear parking lot growing up, as he lived across the street. But in 2004, the old mall was torn down as the city and Bosa Properties struck a deal to

transform the site. Today, HighGate Village is home to four residential towers and is anchored by an village-style mall with 117,000 square feet of retail that includes a grocery store, drug store, several restaurants and cafés. The Bosa family, which has deep Burnaby roots, didn’t like seeing the neighbourhood in decline and jumped eagerly into a project they thought could help turn things around. Mayor Derek Corrigan has made Edmonds one of his priorities during his time in office. ARTIST RENDERING/CRESSEY DEVELOPMENTS

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urnaby is the heart of Metro Vancouver. Our city’s four town centres – Brentwood, Metrotown, Edmonds and Lougheed – are transforming to become the unique complete communities first envisioned by citizens more than 20 years ago.

By focusing development and investment in our town centres, Burnaby has attracted exceptional commercial and residential developments that offer citizens easy access to rapid transit, work recreation and entertainment – all while protecting 25% of our city as park and open space. “Development in the 1980s and 1990s has been characterized by the introduction of more sophisticated urban uses, particularly in the commercial and industrial sectors. The Metrotown area, designated as Burnaby’s primary Town Centre, has been the recipient of a major component of this growth, particularly since the introduction of SkyTrain in 1986. Each of the City’s other Town Centres, Brentwood, Lougheed and Edmonds is poised for redevelopment, moving away over time from their existing suburban shopping centre roles into more mixed-use core areas, with an emphasis on a greater sense of community focus.”

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EDMONDS Edmonds Town Centre is a vibrant mix of commercial and residential developments, graced by new civic facilities, including the Edmonds Community Centre, which opened in July of last year. And there’s more to come! Proposals include: a dynamic mixed-use development at the corner of Edmonds and Kingsway that will be a new focal point for the neighbourhood and act as a gateway into the Edmonds area. It will include iconic office space, three residential towers and a range of retail space, all connected with pedestrian-friendly linkages.

point within Edmonds Town Centre. The preliminary vision for the site is a pedestrian-oriented, transit-connected community that reflects the natural beauty of Burnaby. At its heart will be a memorable gathering place comprised of unique spaces accessible to people of all ages and abilities.

the Southgate Neighbourhood, which will be located on the former Safeway Distribution Centre and remaining dairy plant site. It will be shaped by the public consultation process currently under way. Encompassing some 48 acres, Southgate provides a unique opportunity to create a vibrant, new focal

the recently adopted Sixth Street Community Plan. This plan area includes Edmonds Street (specifically Canada Way to Sixth Street) and Sixth Street (specifically Edmonds Street to Tenth Avenue). It proposes a mixed-use urban village that features street-front commercial development and a wide range of housing options supported by transit.

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He said it was a rough neighbourhood for a long time, and because he grew up in a rough part of East Vancouver, he “was well aware of how neighbourhoods can decay if you don’t do something early.” Without intervention, he said, the area could have become another Downtown Eastside or Whalley. Then property values would decline and it would become a mecca for social housing and social services— but not a complete community. “I could see that coming for this neighbourhood,” he said. “I refused to let it happen to a part of Burnaby. It was a personal mission.” Part of shifting the tide required an investment in facilities in the area. To that end, in recent years the city opened a community police station at HighGate shortly after the new mall opened, a new fire station on Edmonds Street, the new Tommy Douglas Library, and most recently, the new Edmonds Community Centre. It sends a clear message to the development community, Corrigan said. “The presence of city institutions helps make the area stronger,” he said. “They’re also a symbol of stability. They’re a commitment from the city that shows developers that this area was viable.” And certainly, the neighbourhood has embraced the new facilities. The library

and community centre—which includes the Fred Randall Pool— are popular hubs, busy virtually all day long, all week. And behind the community centre more improvements are in the works for Edmonds Park (formerly Richmond Park). In the early years, the intersection of Kingsway and Edmonds was Burnaby’s civic heart. The first municipal hall was built at the corner of Kingsway and Edmonds in 1899. And after a long decline following the Second World War, the area is experiencing a real resurgence. Now that corner is poised to become, if not a new civic heart, a new heart for the neighbourhood. Cressey Developments has purchased the Value Village property and has recent received approval from the city to redevelop the entire three-acre site, which includes the small wedge-shaped piece right at the intersection. Cressey’s plans include three highrise apartment towers and a six-storey office tower. The office tower would be right at the intersection. And one of the residential towers, 37 storeys, is planned near that spot as a “feature tower” for the project. A 31-storey “Kingsway tower” would be at the southeast corner of the site, and a 28-storey “Edmonds tower” would be at the northern corner. All four buildings would sit on top of a two-storey podium containing almost 150,000

square feet of pedestrianoriented retail space along Edmonds and Kingsway. Proposed tenants include a grocery store, fashion store and smaller retail tenants. And an even larger project is in the works down the street, at the old Safeway distribution centre site. The 48-acre site is located between 15th and 18th streets and 11th and 14th avenues. Developer Ledingham McAllister purchased the property in 2011 and since that time, planning has been underway to redevelop the 48-acre parcel, for now dubbed “Southgate.” James KM Cheng Architecture Inc. has been hired by the property owner to develop the key concepts which will guide the visioning process for the project. An open house was held last April, to begin developing a framework and concepts for the project, and future open houses are planned. So far, city and project planners are considering using the site as a possible third “node” in the town centre that relates to the first two—one being the commercial and civic core at Kingsway and Edmonds Street, and the other one the office and residential developments around the Edmonds SkyTrain station. Taken all together, it’s been an exciting—and busy—time for the Edmonds area. And all signs are that this isn’t going to change anytime soon.

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