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Jacqueline shen, a grade 12 student at burnaby south secondary school, shows off the pledge signed by burnaby-edmonds mla raj chouhan to commit the british columbia’s targets for reducing greenhouse gases by 33 per cent by 2020. she was part of a province-wide student movement to hold politicians accountable for climate change.
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Jacqueline Shen isn’t old enough to vote. But she still wants to hold politicians accountable for the decisions they make that will affect the environment. That’s why the Burnaby South Grade 12 student was amongst a group of 20 young people who met with Burnaby-Edmonds MLA Raj Chouhan last week to urge him to stand up for the provincial government’s commitment made in 2007 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent by 2020.
Similar groups met with MLAs around the province as part of the Defend our Future campaign, a youth-led initiative aiming to draw attention to the threat that new fossil fuel development, like the expansion of B.C.’s natural gas industry, poses to those carbon emissions targets. Shen admits climate change and greenhouses gases aren’t typical topics of conversation in the school cafeteria, but as she started educating herself about the issues that will affect her quality of life in the future, she found her friends
getting more interested. “The things we talk about may seem more immediate,” she said. “But once a small group gets involved, others get curious.” Social media like Twitter and Facebook were also a boon to mobilize interest said Shen, who even conducted an online orientation to share what she’d learned. The delegation that visited Chouhan’s office included students from South, Burnaby North, Central, Moscrop and Alpha secondary schools. They all
canvassed their schools to collect names on a petition and presented Chouhan with a pledge to sign affirming his commitment to fight against climate change. And that voice made an impression, said Chouhan. “It gave me hope for our future,” said the NDP MLA who had no problem signing the students’ pledge. But to win their favour, and soon their votes, the politicians will have to turn their words into action, said Shen. “They have a responsibility to carry through,” she said.
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The son of a woman found stabbed to death in front of her Elwell Street home in August 2011 has been found not criminally responsible for his actions because of mental illness. Benedict Bernabe Tomajin was charged with second degree murder in the death of his mother Josie Tomajin, who was 45 when she died. But on Wednesday (Feb. 5) B.C. Supreme Court Justice Gregory Bowden ruled Tomajin was too sick to have known what he was doing and won’t do time in jail for now. He will be sent to Forensic Psychiatric Hospital for further assessment.
Craig Hodge She was on her way to putting her life together for herself and for her family.
Depending on the results of that assessment, he could still face a trial. Josie Tomajin came to Canada from the Philippines in 2002 to work as a nanny as part of a federal live-in program that allowed foreigners to work in Canada for two years to establish their residency. An agency matched her with a Coquitlam family that was about to expand to five with the birth of twin sons. Tomajin worked and lived with Craig Hodge and his partner Darla Furlani
and their three young children for three years. “She was the one that taught me how to change diapers,” said Hodge, a Coquitlam city councillor who used to work as a photojournalist for Black Press, in 2011. “She was the second mom to our kids.” Tomajin had three children of her own back in the Philippines, and Hodge said she burned up the long distance phone lines calling them late at night. “She missed them so much,” said Hodge. When the residency program ended, Tomajin stayed in Canada and sought permanent employment. Hodge, who stayed in touch with his former
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nanny, said she regularly worked at least two jobs. She also started the bureaucratic process to bring her family to Canada. That took four years and a toll on her marriage, which ended. Hodge said Tomajin had found a new partner who helped her reunite her family. “She was on her way to putting her life together for herself and for her family,” said Hodge. -with files from Grant Granger
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When Diana Klein broke into the construction industry more than 25 years ago, sustainability wasn’t even in the vocabulary of most engineers. So she had to create her own opportunities, including founding Eco-Integration in 2006, a sustainable design consulting firm. On Saturday, Klein and her colleague Fiona Zawadzki of the Green Bricks Education Society will be hosting the first Green Collar Futures career conference at the Hilton Metrotown to help guide young people into green jobs. The conference, which is expected to attract more than 150 Grade 10-12 students from around the province, features
26 mentors from fields like environmental law, carbon accounting, hydrologists, energy modellers, mechanical engineers and architects, who will talk about their career paths, opportunities and field questions from small groups. Klein said green jobs are a growing opportunity for young people to turn their passion for the environment into real solutions. “There are a lot of students who are interested in sustainability,” said Klein, who predicts green jobs will double in the next 10 years. “They’re inspired to take action. They’re excited about the future.” That future can include everything from designing environmentally friendly buildings, constructing green
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The Olympics are, for all intents and purposes, an event that can be replicated anywhere there are enough sport venues and hotel rooms to accommodate the events and additional people. With that in mind, why, then, does the International Olympic Committee bestow the honour of hosting the Games on a country embroiled in human rights controversies? Any number of other countries – including bid finalists Salzburg, Austria and Pyeongchang, South Korea – could have earned the hosting duties. We remain deeply troubled by Russia’s newly implemented antigay laws, which allow that country to arrest or fine anyone who “promotes nontraditional sexual relations.” The IOC is governed by the Olympic Charter, which completely prohibits discrimination. IOC president Thomas Bach has repeatedly said he’s been assured by President Vladimir Putin that Russia will respect the Charter while the Games are happening. The fact those assurances are necessary should have been reason enough not to award Russia the Winter Games. But with the competition already underway, that’s a moot point. Instead, we urge our fellow Canadians to continue having an open dialogue about these injustices through the course of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Take pride in Canada’s athletes as we watch them perform in the coming weeks, but don’t get so swept up that the discrimination being perpetrated in the host country is forgotten. Canada’s notion of true patriot love must extend beyond our borders. The pride we feel on home soil from being glorious and free should be felt by the citizens of every country, especially at the Olympics, when we’re highlighting fellowship among all. —Victoria News/Black Press
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Prescription pot pretense ending VICTORIA – On April 1, medical marijuana growing licences expire across the country, and only licensed commercial growers will be able to legally fill a prescription for pot. Ottawa is moving to clean up the mess it created by issuing medical licences all over the country. Since then, municipalities have complained that small-scale medical licences have been greatly exceeded, with many used as fronts for a criminal drug trade that has made B.C. infamous around the world. How big is the problem? There are about 38,000 Canadians licensed to carry marijuana for medical purposes, and half of them live in B.C. Their permission to grow their own or buy it from designated smallscale growers is withdrawn in a couple of months. Here’s a look at the community level. Police in the Fraser Valley suburb of Maple Ridge estimate that it alone has 500 properties licensed to grow pot. No, Maple Ridge is not a world hotspot for glaucoma or arthritis. It is historically known for its
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secluded properties and as a base for B.C.’s prison system and the province’s Hells Angels. Police have only an estimate because Ottawa’s bungled medical pot scheme conceals the location of licensed growers from provincial and local governments. RCMP Insp. Dave Fleugel told Maple Ridge council last week that his detachment will first target medical growers they know are linked to organized crime. But it’s difficult to determine which are legal and which are not. “This has the potential to cripple the courts,” Fleugel said. “Something is going to have to take a back seat if we are going to go after all of them.” The police and fire department have proposed an amnesty or grace period, allowing people to disclose their location and have
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it properly dismantled without penalty, to help deal with the volume. This mess was created by Ottawa in response to a court ruling that forced them to make medical pot available. The Harper government remains trapped in a failed war-on-drugs mentality that prevents any innovation or even common sense. Then there is the circus in Vancouver, where self-styled princes of pot exploit the confusion of the medical marijuana law to run an Amsterdam-style retail trade. Cannabis Culture, the pot and propaganda empire built by Marc Emery before he was jailed in the U.S., rants about the government’s “war on patients,” amid garish ads for “pot by post” and exotic weed varieties. “By Health Canada’s own estimate, the cost will increase from $5 per gram to $8.80 per gram – going up by nearly 400 per cent,” its website warns. Apparently smoking lots of weed really is bad for your math skills. Dana Larsen, who spearheaded the ill-conceived and failed decriminalization petition last year, heads up the serious-
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Why shouldn’t doctors have work-life balance? Re: The family physician dilemma (Column, NewsLeader, Jan. 31) As a woman physician who has worked in emergency, delivered babies, done house calls, cared for the sick in hospital and nursing homes, I resent women physicians being singled out as the cause for lack of man power. Should that be woman power? Not a single one of our local family practice residents, of either gender, has taken on a full practice with all of the above. Younger physicians of both genders are not willing to do what we dinosaurs did, and who can blame them? A 35-45 hour work week is the norm for others, why not physicians? Susanne Voetmann —online comment burnabynewsleader.com
THE RIGHT MOVE, IF A POLITICAL ONE One morning late last month Justin Trudeau removed Liberalappointed Senators from the Liberal caucus and declared them henceforth to be independent of partisan politics. In the afternoon of the same day he rose in the House of Commons during question period and asked Stephen Harper if he would do the same with respect to Conservative-appointed Senators. Harper’s response was to gleefully point out that even Liberal Senators felt Trudeau’s action did not constitute a change to the Senate status quo, as indeed it doesn’t. If anything, all Trudeau did was change the make-up of the Liberal caucus. Because when it comes down to it, although he may have declared Liberal Senators free of partisanship, the fact remains they are long-standing Liberal Party adherents. He may assert they will act independently, but the fact remains they are still card-carrying
members of the Liberal Party. And although they may be no longer asked to electioneer or fund raise, the fact remains they will retain the right (by virtue of party membership) to attend Liberal meetings and conventions. Liberal Senators they were and Liberal Senators they continue to be. Still, it might be a good first step toward Senate reform if Harper reciprocated. But, of course, Trudeau knew Harper would not take up his challenge. He knew because both the Liberals and the Conservatives voted down the exact same proposal put forward to the House of Commons this past October by the NDP Official Opposition: “That, in the opinion of this House, urgent steps must be taken to improve accountability in the Senate, and, therefore, this House calls for the introduction of
immediate measures to end Senators’ partisan activities, including participation in Caucus meetings, and to limit Senators’ travel allowances to those activities clearly and directly related to Parliamentary business.” So, why we may well ask, does Trudeau vote against a House motion in October and then, three months and 360 degrees later, adopt it as a guiding principle for Liberal-appointed Senators and declare it a bold move towards Senate reform? Given the facts, it’s hard not to think of it as anything more than political dishonesty. Bill Brassington Burnaby
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crime, much of it based in Eastern Europe. A key concern is breaking into computer networks that collect personal information. The attraction is simple, Wordsworth said. Online criminals work in secret, with little risk to them as they search for weaknesses. “You don’t get shot robbing online banks,” Wordsworth said. “Unfortunately from my experience, the hackers are getting smarter, they have more money than anybody else, so therefore they can hire people who are a lot smarter than the people who develop the applications.” B.C. and other governments increasingly use web applications for access to their programs. B.C. Auditor General Russ Jones reported last week on security
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Police are investigating the death of a young man near Lougheed Highway and Austin Road on Thursday night as a homicide. Burnaby RCMP responded to a call at about 7:30 p.m. to assist a man in cardiac arrest in the area, and first responders located a male on a pathway that was being assisted by a passerby. The man was transported to
a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased shortly after his arrival. Burnaby RCMP secured the crime scene and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) was called in to take over the investigation. “We are in the very early stages of this investigation and we are working to establish what happened on this welltravelled path.” said RCMP
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A Burnaby student is one of Canada’s top teen philanthropists. Shivani Mysuria, who attends Grade 12 at Cariboo Hill Secondary school, was a finalist in the sixth annual Canada’s Top Teen Philanthropist contest conducted by Mackenzie Investments and StudentAwards. She was recognized for
her volunteer work with the Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness, as well as fundraising and advocating to help end homelessness. She’s also on the executive of the Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network, and an organizer of Operation Med School, a special conference to help guide young people towards a medical career.
Each of the five finalists from across Canada was awarded $500, plus another $500 for their chosen charity. Nationwide, the top teen philanthropist was Abirami Kirubarajan of Mississauga. She won $5,000 as well as another $2,500 for personal investment. newsroom@burnabynewsleader.com
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Burnaby’s community heritage commission wants to spruce up interpretive plaques around the city. The commission is asking city council for $5,000 to repair or replace signs that have been damaged or need to be relocated at the Samples Boarding House, at Hastings Street and Esmond Avenue, Confederation Park and at the Swinging Girl neon sign in Burnaby Heights. It also wants $4,000 to install special bronze plaques on 11 city-owned heritage buildings. Six of those buildings are in Deer Lake Park, including the
R.M. Edgar House and four buildings that were part of the original Ceperley Estate. The other five buildings are at Burnaby Village Museum, including the Thomas Irvine House, Jesse Love House, E.W. Bateman House, Bell’s Drygoods Store and Vorce Station, next to the Interurban tram barn. The signs give the name of each building’s original owner or its name, as well as the date it was constructed. Lou Pelletier, the city’s director of planning and building, said the installation of the signs “will ensure more prominence and recognition of these designated heritage
buildings.” The city has been erecting interpretive signs at heritage buildings and historic sites since 1993 when it placed a series of bronze plaques and cairns along the route of the historic 1891 interurban tram line through Central Park, which is the same route now followed by SkyTrain’s Expo line. The heritage commission has also partnered with neighbourhood groups like the Heights Community Association to tell their history through interpretive panels. Pelletier has recommended city council approve the expenditures. twitter.com/newsleaderfotog
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In November 2009, the doctors told them “there’s nothing else we can do” for Chad and he died three days later. The low point came a week after, when everyone scattered following the funeral. “Your regular life has to resume, but when the other half of your regular life has fallen out from under you, you realize it’s different.” When he was alive, Chad and Williams liked to blog, and Chad had set a goal of raising $1 million for the Hematology Research and Clinical Trials Unit with his website www. chads1million.com. She was cleaning out a closet one day when she found a big garbage bag. At the bottom was a diary of Chad’s from nine years earlier. In the back, he had written it should be published when the time is right. To her the time was
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It was for a school performance about the First Peoples, and our grade performed the song “Land of the Silver Birch” in harmony with glockenspiel and xylophone. Song and dance are powerful ways of passing down cultural history to children. Stories told through artworks can be equally significant. On Jan. 30, the Burnaby Art Gallery unveiled its recent GifT of Diane anD DaviD BonD acquisitions of First Sun Owl, by Kenojuak Ashevak, 1963. Stone-cut on paper, 61.0 x 76.0 cm, 33/50. Nations and Inuit prints, additions to the Artworks such as this one City of Burnaby’s Permanent represent the continuation of Art Collection. Native oral histories which have This is the largest collection travelled across generations, of First Nations work to be over thousands of years. acquired by the gallery in its history. Recent Acquisitions of First These works hold cultural Nations and Inuit Prints runs significance, with many telling until April 6. For full program ancient stories of humans, listings, please visit: www. animals and the supernatural story of raven and the first burnabyartgallery.ca. for different First Nations of people. the Northwest Coast. This is a well-known creation Carmen Lam is marketing One of the gifts to the city’s story famously depicted by coordinator at the Permanent Art Collection is Bill Reid’s sculpture “Raven and Burnaby Art Gallery. Reid’s 1977 artwork “Children the First Men” on view at the of the Raven,” which tells the Museum of Anthropology.
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Transportation Minister Todd Stone is promising Metro Vancouver mayors new authority to set priorities for transit and road expansion, and a new deadline to decide if they want more funding sources. Stone announced Thursday he will bring in legislation this spring to give local governments authority to set policy, decide on fares, deal with customer service issues and sell assets in the system. He called on the mayors to work with the current TransLink board, which has that authority until the law is changed. “The ball will be firmly in the
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court of the mayor’s council now,” Stone told reporters in Vancouver. Stone released a letter he sent to the mayors’ group Thursday, giving them the option of avoiding a referendum on new funding sources in conjunction with next November’ municipal elections. The province “is willing to extend the referendum window to no later than June 30, 2015,” the letter says, as long as the mayors agree on new projects and costing by June 30 of this year. If that deadline goes by without agreement on the basis for a plan, the referendum will be delayed to the 2017
municipal elections and the province will withdraw its offer to pay the costs. NDP transportation critic George Heyman said Stone’s announcement lacks details of the promised new authority, and repeats an offer for the chair and vice-chair of the mayors’ council to join the appointed board that now controls policy. The mayors were “blindsided” by Thursday’s announcement and offered two seats on the board, which they rejected earlier because they want full control, Heyman said. “The minister continues to threaten the mayors and hold sticks over their heads and give them deadlines,” he said.
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Fre e E m p l oy m e n t Workshops for Adults: Presented by MOSAIC. W h e n : T h u r s days , 1:30–3:30 p.m. Where: Metrotown Library, 6100 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby. To register, or for more information: 604-436-5400.
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Burnaby Metrotown Rotary Club: A worldwide network of individuals dedicated to making a difference in local and global communities through service and fellowship. When: Meets every We d n e s d ay, n o o n to 1:30 p.m. Where: Holiday Inn Express Metrotown. Info, Gloria 604-523-6268.
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Burnaby-New Westminster Newcomers and Friends Club: Club welcomes women who are new to the area, as well as longtime residents. Meet women of all ages and cultures to make new friends. When: Dinner meeting the second Wednesday of each month plus various events including book club, craft group, social Saturdays, etc. Info: Jocelan Caldwell, 604520-3646.
English Conversation and Sing-along Classes: B u r n a by Multicultural Society offers English conversation class and sing-along class. Anyone welcome for socializing, practising language skills and making new friends. When: Fridays, 2 to 4 p.m. Where: Burnaby
Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Society: New members welcome. When: Meets on the f o u r t h We d n e s d ay of the month at 12 p.m. (no meetings June to August or in December). Where: Bonsor Recreation Complex, Burnaby. Info: Pat, 604-921-7042.
The Alpha Course: An opportunity for anyone to explore the meaning of life in a relaxed setting with friendly people. Join 10 evenings of interesting videos and discussions about life’s deepest questions such as, “Is there a God?”, “Why Am I here?” Free dinner, dessert and childcare (ages four to 12). When: Every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Where: Burnaby Alliance Church, 8611 Armstrong Ave., Burnaby. Info: alphabac.ca or 604-5243336. E S L C o nve r s at i o n Circles: Burnaby Public L i b ra r y we l c o m e s English language learners to free dropin gatherings where they can practice their English and meet people in a friendly, relaxed environment. Each week a librarian will lead a discussion on a variety of everyday
Fraser Health Crisis Line: Vo l u n t e e r s needed to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emotional distress. No previous experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support is provided. Info: www.options. bc.ca and follow link for Crisis Line.
Heritage Uke Club: Organized by Gord Smithers (Guitarist for Deadcats, Swank, ReBeat Generation & Wichita Trip), learn to play the ukulele, beginners welcome. When: Mondays, 6-8 p.m. Where: Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster. Cost: suggested $5 donation. Info: http:// tinyurl.com/6uy9h4h. British Columbia Boys Choir: The 100-member choir is now a resident c o m p a ny at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Open to boys aged 7 to 24 with five choirs in Burnaby, Vancouver, N o r t h S h o re a n d Nanaimo. Register now – no audition required for town choirs. When: Wednesday nights. Where: Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby. Info: www.bcboyschoir.org or 1-888-909-8282.
B u r n a by B l a b b e r s Toastmaster Club: Jo i n u s f o r f u n , uplifting hour of public speaking. When: Every second Wednesday 12 to 1 p.m. Where: 215-4299 Canada Way, Burnaby. Admission: Free for guests. Info: burnabyblabbers@ webtechwireless.com.
HOMINUM is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. When: Meets every Monday evening in locations around the Metro-Vancouver Area. Info: Don, 604-329-9760 or Bernie, 604-688-8639.
Burnaby Historical Society meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Burnaby Village M u s e u m . Vi s i t o r s and new members are always welcome. Where: 6501 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Rotary Club of Burnaby Deer Lake: Come to the breakfast meetings on the first and third Thursday of the month. When: 7:15 a.m. W h e re : Ti v o l i f e s t a u r a n t ,
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Notice is hereby given that creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of Karl Llewellyn Johannesson, deceased, formerly of #2106 10 Laguna Court, New Westminster, British Columbia. V3M 6W3, are to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executrix c/o A. Katheryn Johannesson, 116 Summerhill Place, Kelowna BC V1V-1T7 on or before February 28 2014, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.
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