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Burnaby man says police pepper-sprayed him Cayley Dobie staff reporter

Warning: Some language in this story may offend some readers.

“Get the fuck down, get the fuck down!”

That’s the way a 32-year-old Burnaby resident says a RCMP officer greeted him on Sunday morning – a day that will forever haunt him.

Koshin Hussein was feeding his two 16month-old twins on Easter Sunday when someone started pounding on his apartment door.

When he looked through the peephole he got quite the shock – a police officer in full uniform pointing a firearm towards the door.

“Immediately I tell the police officer, ‘Officer, I’ve got 16-month-old twins inside the residence right now, please put the firearm away,’” Hussein says. “The response I get from the police officer is, ‘Shut the fuck up, get the fuck out right now, get the fuck out right now.’”

Because it was early, Hussein was still in his pajamas, which he says he tried to explain to the officer. As Hussein was madly throwing on underwear and sweatpants, the front door swung open and he came face to face with the officer.

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Koshin Hussein says a Burnaby RCMP officer kicked in his front door on Easter Sunday and peppersprayed him, claiming they were investigating a possible assault.

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Union prez: ‘Not a celebratory budget’ Burnaby school district had looked at cutting 42 FTEs but will end up closer to 27 Cornelia Naylor staff reporter

It wasn’t a good-news budget but it wasn’t as bad as it could have been either.

That was the Burnaby Teachers’ Association’s word on the school district’s $253 million 2014/15 operating budget, passed by the board of education Tuesday.

Earlier this month, the district anticipated a $3.1-million shortfall next year and considered cutting almost 42 full-time equivalents of staff.

The budget approved Tuesday, however, contained reductions of about 27 positions.

“It’s not as bad as it was projected to be,” Burnaby Teachers Association president James Sanyshyn told the NOW. “Obviously they looked far and wide and tried to reduce as much as possible the impacts on students in the classroom, but it’s not a celebratory budget. We’ve just lost 27 positions, and if you look at the

proposed cuts over the next two years, it’s going to end up being 100.”

The biggest savings (just over $1 million) will come from increased high school class sizes from an average of 26.5 students per class to 26.75 students, which will eliminate the equivalent of almost 11 full-time teaching positions. Originally the district had proposed upping class sizes even more to eliminate the equivalent of 16 full-time positions.

Elementary non-enrolling teachers – which include music teachers, teacherlibrarians and resource teachers – got a similar reprieve.

The district had originally proposed cutting the equivalent of nearly nine fulltime elementary positions, and music teachers feared the cuts would decimate Burnaby’s unique, kindergarten-to-Grade7 music program.

On Tuesday, however, the district announced it would cut just over two elementary non-enrolling positions to save $188,600.

It also promised the elementary music program would not be affected – despite teacher-librarians now being slated to cover a small part of classroom teachers’ prep time.

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Kel Coulson, left, a City of Burnaby engineer, and Michael MacLatchy from Associated Engineering take a look at John Matthews Creek. The creek was stabilized thanks to awardwinning work

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The tame trickle of John Matthews Creek may look like the work of Mother Nature, but it’s really the award-winning design of Associated Engineering.

The local firm was tasked with harnessing the rogue creek, which had started eroding its own banks, threatening to destabilize nearby homes.

The more dramatic developments occurred in 2012, according to the company’s Michael MacLatchy. Heavy urban runoff caused the creek to cut through a layer of clay to the loose sand below. The rushing water carved a deep chasm, which left a 10-metre waterfall that was creeping farther upstream as the erosion worsened.

“Where we are standing now is where the 30-foot waterfall was,” MacLatchy says at the streamside. “Our geotechnical engineer didn’t even want us to walk through here.”

Associated Engineering had to come up with a way to rework the creek to control the stormwater and stabilize the stream, while maintaining a natural look that the city wanted.

“They didn’t want something that looked like a bunch of engineers built an armoured channel down the stream,” MacLatchy says.

The firm designed a plan to divert the creek into a pipe, then build an extra pipe

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underground – a safety valve of sorts – to The project wrapped up in early 2013.

The creek still flows down a steep crevice, handle the heavy runoff events, which usually occur four times a year. It’s not unusual but what once looked like smooth, canyon to manage stormwater with diversion pipes, walls is now a series of modified steps. The but they are typically used to direct the water banks are lined with maple saplings, bleedaway from its natural source, either down a ing hearts, clumps of clover and blackberries. road or through a sewer system. In this case, Felled trees cross the creek’s path, and there are gnarled salvaged rootballs Associated Engineering found it along the boulder-lined banks – all was much more efficient to keep “They didn’t carefully arranged as part of the the line beneath the creek’s natural want something restoration work. Apart from the path, till it was safe to daylight farther downhill in a bed of rocks that looked like stream’s regular steps, which seem bit too perfectly arranged, the that can take the pressure of the a bunch of engi- ascene would pass as a work of extra flow. nature.

So once they pipe was laid neers built an a crude approximation underground, the creek was armoured chan- of “It’s what forms naturally over the directed back in place and re-connel down the years,” MacLatchy says, among structed, but not before adding a the bramble and skunk cabbage. geosynthetic clay liner. The liner is stream.”

Associated Engineering’s work typically used in landfills to hancaught the eye of the Consulting dle underground seepage, but in MICHAEL MACLATCHY Associated Engineering Engineering Companies B.C., this case, Associated Engineering which granted the firm an excelwanted to keep the water from lence award in the natural resource and habitat soaking into the ground.

The result is no net water loss, says Kel category. The awards ceremony was held earCoulson, the City of Burnaby engineer who lier this month in Vancouver.

Thanks to the collaboration between city oversaw the project.

“We haven’t removed anything and put it staff, Associated Engineering and the contractor, John Matthews Creek is now stable, and into a sewer,” she says. “It’s fantastic.”

While Associated Engineering led the design Mother Nature is filling in the springtime and construction phases for the project, a city- foliage.

“The materials should be good for 100 hired contractor handled the heavy labour, most of which was done in the winter of 2012. years,” MacLatchy says.

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Police: ‘He came out like Billy the Kid from the Wild West’ continued from page 1

“The door comes flying off the hinges; there’s a pistol right in my face,” he says.

The officer yells at Hussein over and over, demanding he get on the ground.

Hussein says that at this point he was pleading with the officer to lower his weapon, worried it would scare his family and upset the babies.

“I got my hands fully extended so he can clearly see that I don’t have anything, and there’s no justification to have a pistol right in my face,” he says, his voice rising in fear as he recalls the incident. “The thought of getting killed by a police officer is one thing, but the thought of being shot dead by a police officer in front of my children in my own residence terrifies me. I get choked up thinking about it; it petrifies me.”

As Hussein was lowering himself to the ground, he says the police officer holstered his firearm and pulled out his canister of pepper spray. Hussein says he begged the officer not to use it in case the fumes would harm his kids, who were in their rocking chairs in the next room.

However, according to Hussein, the officer ignored his pleas and discharged the pepper spray into Hussein’s face, causing him to collapse onto the floor. The officer proceeded to handcuff Hussein and take him outside to a waiting cruiser.

“So I’m barefeeted now, and if you remember on Sunday it was pouring rain out here in Burnaby, and I’m getting taken outside. I’m in severe pain, I can barely see and I’m being put in the back of a cruiser,” he says.

As the pepper spray continued to burn,

Hussein says he asked the officer and his partner, who was waiting in the cruiser, if they could get him some water or something to ease the pain. Both refused and said paramedics would deal with it later.

For 45 minutes Hussein says he sat in the cruiser, before the officers were ready to go.

Initially, he says they told him they would take him to the hospital, but before he knew it, he was at Burnaby RCMP headquarters on Deer Lake Parkway.

According to Hussein, he was held at the detachment from about 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. without any indication when he would be released or whether he was being charged with something.

“They said I was under investigation for assault – an assault that didn’t take place, that didn’t happen,” he says.

Eventually, the arresting officer returned to Hussein’s cell to discuss the incident.

Hussein says the officer asked him if he was Muslim and if he followed the Quran.

Hussein asked why it mattered.

“Immediately, right then, I said, ‘I’m Canadian, I’ve been here 26 years, I’ve been here since I was a little child, I’m as much Canadian as anyone else,’” he recalls.

Finally, the officer escorted Hussein downstairs to the front desk to retrieve what few effects had been checked when he was booked.

It was still pouring outside, and Hussein asked the officers if they could drive him back to his home, which he says they had told him they would do earlier that day, but they declined and instead gave him a bus ticket and walked with him to the stop.

The officers then told the bus driver to

call 911 if Hussein gave him any trouble of his new role as a father and family man and they would come and bring him back was everywhere. Pictures of his twin babies and his wife were hung all over the apartto the detachment.

“At that point, the bus driver closes the ment, toys were scattered on the floor, and door and the bus starts going and that’s baby food and diapers were piled near the when the waterfalls started coming down kitchen.

Hussein says the incident has shaken my eyes – I just couldn’t believe it,” he him to his core. The night of the incident, says.

Hussein eventually made it back to his he says he had nightmares about the officer returning to his home and terMetrotown apartment, still in rorizing his family. shock and soaking wet. He says “The thought of “That’s something that no the officer told him he wasn’t being shot dead parent – you know, the thought being charged with anything but wouldn’t give him any by a police officer of being killed in front of your kids – no parent should have details as to what the reason in front of my to go through that, especially was for the investigation, only at the hands of a police officer that the RCMP received a comchildren in my and especially in this wonderplaint about a possible disturown residence ful country of ours,” he says. “I bance at his residence. terrifies me. I get pray to God this doesn’t hap“There was no fighting, to anyone else.” there was no disturbance, we choked up think- penBurnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. were having a conversation,” ing about it; it Major John Buis told the NOW Hussein adds, remarking that he couldn’t comment on the often his voice is louder than petrifies me.” incident because of privacy people are used to. “We had a concerns, not only for Hussein whole day planned out, and he KOSHIN HUSSEIN Burnaby resident but the other people involved. came out like Billy the Kid from “We encourage him to come the Wild Wild West, you know down to the detachment to diswhat I mean? Guns drawn.”

Hussein told the NOW that he does have cuss his concerns or if he wishes to, he can a criminal past – he was convicted of pos- contact the public complaints commission session for the purpose of trafficking, traf- for complaints against the RCMP,” he says.

Buis says both he and other officials with ficking in controlled substances and breach of undertaking or recognizance – but his the Burnaby RCMP are willing to speak last conviction was nearly a decade ago, with Hussein.

“We encourage Mr. Hussein to come forwhen he says he was in his early 20s and ward and make a complaint if he believes hanging around with the wrong people.

When the NOW visited Hussein at his there was some wrongdoing by the police,” home on Wednesday afternoon, evidence he adds.

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Another whale of a cynical move from the feds Yes, it’s merely coincidental. It just Proponents of the decision point happens that when the government is to data that says the whales have going to make a decision on the approv- increased in number, so that justifies al of the Northern Gateway pipeline – the downgrading of their threatened which feeds oil onto a tanker shipping status. Sigh. The problem with that route that intersects Pacific logic is that the whales have humpback whale habitat had a fighting chance to Burnaby NOW – that the whale’s protection recover precisely because their status is downgraded. habitats were protected due Do we believe it is entirely coincito their threatened status. It’s a bit like dental? Not on one whale’s life do we opening up the passenger pigeon huntthink that it is coincidental or a boon ing season again – perhaps that’s a bad for the whales. example, but you get the picture.

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Biologists are certainly heartened by the whale population’s slow increase – estimated at four per cent a year. But they also note that they can’t predict what impact using the whale’s habitat as a tanker freeway will have on their continued recovery. The simple fact is that huge oil tankers cutting through whale breeding grounds is not a marriage made in the natural world. And, of course, if there is a massive oil spill along the lines of the Exxon Valdez, it will all be a moot point.

We realize that the federal government has staked out a position that puts the economy above the environment and considers scientists to be an overrated source of intelligence – but surely someone in those vaunted halls of government has grandchildren.

Surely someone hopes that those grandkids can stand on a rocky shore in the far future and point to breaching whales in the ocean instead of oil tankers the size of football fields churning through the water? Perhaps not.

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ensuing Gomery Commission o why did the B.C. Liberal reported that firms were winning government set up its recyccontracts based on donations to ling stewardship program federal Liberals with little or no and Multi Material B.C. outside work being done. the jurisdiction of the office of According to a recent CBC the auditor general and the provreport, the RCMP said Jacques ince’s Financial Administration Corriveau, a longtime federal Act? Liberal organizer and ad Back in the ’80s agent receiving sponsorand ’90s, the game of Kelvin McCulloch ship monies, alleged he choice for a dishonest could exert influence federal or provincial over the federal government to government was to set up a govobtain contracts in exchange for ernment-funded program with millions of dollars of kickbacks broad motherhood objectives, for himself and others. then flow massive amounts of The sponsorship program ran taxpayer dollars to one or more between 1996 and 2004. key advertising agencies that The Gomery Commission cost were supposed to produce the necessary information, marketing taxpayers $14 million. Untold amounts of additional taxpayer materials and ad campaigns. dollars went into the ensuing But the real game was corrupcourt cases. tion involving misdirection and The investigation into the misuse of taxpayer dollars. activities of Jacques Corriveau In the case of the federal govcontinued until 2013. ernment’s sponsorship program Finally, Corriveau’s trial date in Quebec, the federal auditor has been set for next month, May general figured it out with the 2014. help of Ernst & Young and a You think something like whistleblower. this couldn’t happen in British The AG reported on the Columbia? Well, it already did. “appalling and unacceptable” In 1983, British Columbia’s situation, then called in the auditor general Erma Morrison RCMP. The AG reported in 2004 uncovered inappropriate paythat as much as $100 million out ments and missing expendiof $250 million in contracts was ture controls in the Ministry of awarded to Liberal-friendly ad Tourism in British Columbia. agencies with little or no work McKim Advertising had been done. appointed the “agency of record” There was a lot of fallout. for the Ministry of Tourism. All The presidents of the Business ad monies of the ministry were Development Bank, Via Rail and Recycling Page 7 Canada Post were all canned. The

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Why aren’t kids in public school?

Dear Editor:

The Burnaby NOW recently reported on the board of education budget meeting. School staff and parents are rightly concerned about elimination of elementary music programs and other proposals. It may be that non-enrolment, more than any other factor, is the cause of cuts. Let us resist being dumbed-down.

Here are some numbers from government sources that are essential to informed debate about education and money.

How many students are there? Burnaby’s 2012 school-age population age five to 18 was 29,578 according to B.C. Statistics.

How many attend public schools here? Only

23,112 school-age students are enrolled as full-time equivalents (FTE) in Burnaby public schools: 22,878 in “regular” plus 234 in “alternate” school.

So about 6,466 of Burnaby students are not enrolled in Burnaby public schools. This is about 22 per cent of the school-age population aged five to 18.

How much money is each child worth to the district? $9,033/year is the average per FTE student funding from the province to the Burnaby board of education (we no longer have “school boards”).

How is this funding determined? Here are the four main factors: 1. $6,900 base per student funding, the same for all B.C. standard school enrolment.

2. adding in money for unique district characteristics

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Look at enrolment issues continued from page 6

brings Burnaby up to $7,142/year/FTE enrolment. This money pays for: enrolment decline, higher than average staff salaries, geography and weather factors, etc.

3. add in money for “vulnerable” students based on statistics regarding the percentage of low income, separated parents, new immigrants, children in government care, etc.

4. add money for each student with unique characteristics: ESL $1,340, aboriginal $1,160, special needs – disabilities and gifted – $36,600 (level 1), $18,300 (level 2) or $9,200 (level 3).

How much is lost due to non-enrolment? $9,033 X 6,466 = $58,407,378/year.

Or $7142 x 6,466 = $46,180,172, if you exclude funds for unique student characteristics. These numbers – $46 to $58 million – will be somewhat inaccurate but are needed for informed discussion.

How does Burnaby compare? Burnaby’s $9,033 per student is near the provincial average of $9,491. It is surprisingly higher than Vancouver, Surrey, Coquitlam, New Westminster; and surprisingly lower than West Van and North Van. Average per student funding ranges

from a low of $8,685 in Abbotsford to a high of $29,057 in the Stikine District.

Is any enrolment up? We now have 970 international students – up 319 over four years. Burnaby district’s website says it “caters to” fee-paying international students, even providing a special userfriendly multilingual website: www.study inburnaby.ca/support.

Where are the non-enrolled students?

Some are enrolled in public schools elsewhere.

Others are in enrolled in independent schools, Distributed Learning programs, or registered as homeschooling. These students receive less, much less, little, or even no funding at all.

Why are so many Burnaby students not attending Burnaby public schools? It’s time elected trustees and the minister of education talked to taxpaying families not attending their local public schools, found out why, and catered to them.

After all, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – including rights to equality in funding – which is the legal basis of the current contract dispute between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the government, applies to all of us, children and parents as well as education personnel.

Helen Ward, Burnaby

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Ultimately, Morrison reported in a special report to the legislative assembly that weaknesses in internal control and poorly documented payments to McKim Advertising were so numerous as to suggest dishonesty on the part of the ministry. The commercial crime section was called in. Dennis Cocke, MLA for New Westminster, brought the matter to the legislative assembly citing secret bank accounts, double billing and a million-dollar cost overrun.

The deputy minister of tourism took the fall.

Once again it was the province’s auditor general who saved the day back in 1984. That’s long enough ago that people don’t remember. But I do, I might have been on the team of external auditors hired by the Ministry of Tourism to assist with the mop up after the auditor general and the commercial crime squad finished their investigations.

Now back to my original question: Why did the B.C. Liberal government set up Multi Material B.C. outside the jurisdiction of the office of the auditor general and the province’s financial administration act? Why is the ever-shrinking list of targeted companies being forced to pay fees in the

millions of dollars directly to an organization taking the form of a not-for-profit society instead of paying taxes into the province’s consolidated revenue fund?

Why did the B.C. Liberal government set everything up this way? I have more questions.

Why did Multi Material B.C. file a notice of intention to borrow $1.5 million from the Ontario-based Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance exactly one week after the last election? Why aren’t the audited financial statements of Multi Material B.C. from inception available for scrutiny? How is Multi Material B.C. going to repay the other monies it intended to borrow from various industry associations in Ontario?

The answer to everything is hiding in plain sight, in a YouTube video

by MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This. What a great video, I watched it again last weekend. I can just imagine the provincial Liberals jumping around to the beat, U Can’t Touch This, U Can’t Touch This, referring to the oversight responsibilities of the current auditor general, the legislature, and therefore you and I. Think I’m kidding? My friends, in my opinion you are about to see the entire recycling industry in British Columbia fall under the control of Multi Material B.C. and the

Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance with the B.C. Liberals controlling the situation from behind closed doors through its stewardship regulations.

It is your B.C. businesses that are being forced by the Liberal government to pay outside the public accounts of the province to make this possible.

And under the Multi Material B.C. arrangements, no one has the authority to prevent or detect financial misdealings on behalf of the paying companies, the taxpayers, or you and I the voters. Not the federal auditor general, not the provincial auditor general, not anyone.

Do we know why the government has structured things to place the financial affairs of Multi Material B.C. outside the scrutiny of the auditor general? No. Should we be concerned?

You bet.

In five years, the magnitude of funds that will have flowed through Multi Material B.C. – say $400 million – will rival the total amount of all funds that flowed through the federal sponsorship program. But unlike that program, U Can’t Touch This. Wake up people, it’s Hammer Time.

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Budget: Custodians cut continued from page 1

“The majority of preparation time will continue to be provided by music teachers,” superintendent Kevin Kaardal said. “Music programs in each of the district’s elementary schools, kindergarten to Grade 7, will continue. … It is also anticipated that this adjustment will not result in any layoffs or decrease in the number of active elementary music teachers in Burnaby.”

The same could not be said for school custodians who will see the equivalent of more than eight full-time positions cut to save half a million dollars.

Many custodians will also be displaced, as daytime custodians at 12 schools are cut to make way for more efficient evening cleaning.

The district had originally proposed cutting daytime custodians at all district schools, but local CUPE president Paul Simpson urged staff to reconsider.

He argued daytime custodians are more than just cleaners, providing aid in times of emergencies

and an approachable adult for kids who aren’t comfortable talking to other staff.

In the end, the district decided to keep daytime custodians in all but 12 of its schools.

The changes and cuts will be tough on his members, but Simpson said he sees why they are necessary, given what he called the “chronic underfunding of public education” in B.C. “Am I satisfied? I don’t think I’d say I’m satisfied. I’d say I understand,” he said.

All told, the reductions included in next year’s budget will result in very few actual layoffs, according to secretary-treasurer Greg Frank, because they involve cutting “bits and pieces” of positions spread across the district.

But people will be affected, he said.

“At the end of the day there’s that much less work there,” he said. “It affects something somewhere.”

Before approving the cuts, trustees placed the blame for them squarely on the provincial gov-

Cornelia Naylor/burnaby now

By the numbers: Burnaby school district secretary-treasurer Greg Frank presents the 2014/15 operating budget to trustees at a school board meeting Tuesday.

ernment.

“We are told there is more money in education than ever before, somehow this is difficult to believe,” board chair Baljinder

shortfall to a minimum. After years of chronic under funding by the provincial government, however, we can no longer hold off the deeper cuts.”

Narang said. “Through sound fiscal management, building partnerships and innovative programming, we have managed to garner surpluses and keep our budget

Burnaby teachers unleash litany of complaints Cornelia Naylor staff reporter

The Burnaby school board got an earful Tuesday from a delegation of local teachers fed up with conditions in the trenches of public education.

Before approving a 2014/15 operating budget that will cut the equivalent of nearly 27 full-time staff, trustees listened as members of the Burnaby Teachers’ Association read out anonymous comments written by local teachers describing teaching conditions at local schools.

“I work with some wonderful adults and students at my school,” read one statement, “but we are all trying to do the same: make miracles happen with increasingly less money, support, resources to support our teaching and learning. I love my school, but the lack of support for growing needs is a joke. Kids are being cut loose and sinking because I’m not a super hero and can’t get to all of them. It’s unfair and unfortunate, but it’s the reality of our current school system.”

The litany of complaints contained frequent references to shrinking classroom resources, growing class sizes and a lack of support for special needs or “designated” students.

“I currently have three designated chil-

Cowichan school board, which was fired two years ago and replaced by a government-appointed trustee after passing a socalled “needs” budget.

“I think that just marches right into the government’s hands of wanting to take public education out of the public’s hands and put it into government’s hands,” he

dren in my class with absolutely no EA support,” one teacher wrote. “Sixteen of my 21 students are English language learners.

Many of my students live in poverty. I try to differentiate my instruction, but it’s getting more and more difficult.”

“Since our contract has been stripped,” another teacher wrote, “I have gone from having two to three designated students in a junior-sized class of 30 students to having five to seven; and this does not include ESL students with their special needs. How can this be effective?”

Several teachers said conditions were so poor they were looking to get out of the profession.

“I am so angry I don’t even know what to focus on,” said one. “I cannot be all things to my students. The last thing I want to do is leave the classroom, but I am seriously looking at other jobs. The lack of value placed on education is appalling.”

A couple of teachers also suggested the board should protest provincial underfunding by passing a deficit or “needs” budget – a move that would violate the B.C. School Act. Trustees were quick to join teachers in criticizing the provincial government for underfunding but balked at the idea of passing a deficit budget.

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The decrease shows that peoBurnaby does not have a perWanda ple are using outreach services, manent year-round homeless according to Wanda Mulholland Mulholland shelter, but there is an extreme from the Burnaby Task Force on weather shelter that opens when Homelessness. the weather is bad enough. Of this year’s 58 “The numbers went down,” she said. “It homeless people, 44 were not in shelters, 13 shows that outreach works.” were in emergency facilities and one person While the numbers may be decreasing, had no fixed address.

Mulholland pointed out that the Progressive The count includes people who are Housing Society, the main group that helps couch-surfing or sleeping outdoors or in the local homeless population, assists shelters, as well as women fleeing violence between 30 to 40 new clients each month. staying in transition houses and youth in Over the course of a year, from April 2012 safe houses. to March 2013, Progressive helped find People with no fixed address, who were housing for 87 people. But that’s only an in hospitals, jails and detox centres were average of about seven people per month, also included.

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Much like Brentwood contributing writer mall, the mixed-use rezonhere are big changes coming to ing would allow for housing Lougheed Town Centre, but it isn’t diversity on the site. the first time the area has undergone Shape is looking at a varia transformation. ety of affordable home ownerUntil the 1960s, the land that now ship and rental choices includmakes up one of Burnaby’s four town cening family-oriented housing, tres was nothing but a rural landscape. adaptable units, seniors’ housIn the summer of 1968, Lougheed mall’s ing, live-and-work units, and construction began and it opened one year potential for non-market houslater. It was expanded in 1986 and saw ing through partnerships with more renovations in the early 2000s. the government.

In 2010, Shape Properties purchased the “The vision is to take it from mall, including the Sears outlet site across these inward-focused shopping the street and a few other surrounding malls and re-imagine it to an properties. integrated, walkable network of But over the last decade, Lougheed streets and plazas and more of a mall has declined visually and financially, seamless indoor/outdoor (experiaccording to Darren Kwiatkowski, Shape’s ence),” Kwiatkowski said. executive vice-president of acquisitions Shape is considering a variety and development. of spaces for daytime and night“Lougheed is very exciting because, I time use; flexible spaces within think, for a number of reasons,” he told community buildings, including the NOW. “One is we purchased a propchild care, youth-oriented activities, erty which had been allowed to decline. It and seniors’ centres, among others. occupies a fantastic location as far as great“There’s all this range of dayer Vancouver and the various town centres to-day desires, needs, wants that that are identified in the Metro Vancouver because of the size of property, it core strategy.” really is a complete community,” Although sales have held up over Kwiatkowski said. “From a comthe years, they’re flat and average, and munity perspective, from retail, Kwiatkowski believes the mall has more from shops, you can get a complete potential. selection. There really is no reason to “Right now, we see a bunch of vacanleave.” cies, but it will Another soon fill up with aspect that a conditional may be deal with another involved in major fashion the design is tenant,” he said, urban agriadding Tommy culture – includHilfiger took a ing fruit-bearing spot in the mall trees, community recently, and the garden plots and Steve Nash Fitness watershed hydrolWorld gym will be ogy, such as rain opening soon, as gardens and well. landscaped water Kwiatkowski edges. said traditional Part of the shopping centres initial proposal were built on large includes an “iconic sites, surrounded roof” over a new by “acres and transit plaza area, acres” of parking. which will be over “So, the opporthe expanded bus tunity is that at loop currently Lougheed, it’s 40 sitting between Darren Kwiatkowski acres, and you Lougheed Town “The vision is to take it from these inward-focused shopcan master plan Centre’s SkyTrain ping malls and re-imagine it to an integrated, walkable a whole commu- network of streets and plazas and more of a seamless station and the nity and you can indoor/outdoor (experience).”

Sears outlet. The execute a vision,” plaza may include he said. “In many on-street bus stops, other places, shops, services and there’s a lot of talk about creating walka bike centre. able communities, but it’s owned by a 100 As for the residential towers and how different owners of all small properties. So many, Kwiatkowski said the plans are still maybe it’ll be 200 years before the vision is being worked on and nothing has been fulfilled.” finalized or decided. But, any residential Lougheed mall is expected to evolve towers would be close to the SkyTrain staover 25 years, over several phases, but tion, he added.

Kwiatkowski said Shape hasn’t deter“Part of the vision is an urban oasis,” mined how many phases there will be yet. he said. “This property will be densified, But what’s at the heart of Shape’s vision but with a network of green spaces, pocket

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parks to really make it feel and bring that aspect of, geez, I’m living and shopping at a park – (that’s) the vision.”

Austin Road bordering Lougheed mall will include a narrower, pedestrianfriendly road with new bike lanes, wider sidewalks, boulevard trees, landscaping and shops.

A cross-site pedestrian point may provide access to connect the existing highdensity residential area west of Bartlett Court to North Road. A “pedestrian spine” connecting the north and south, from the transit plaza to Cameron Street, may be in the development, as well, through an out-

door, covered shopping area lined with shops and restaurants.

“There’s really no surprises, as far as the vision, because it’s long term,” he said.

“As far as a city centre goes, we think it has huge opportunity. We’re pretty keen about turning it around, investing some money and taking it from the single-purpose of mall use to a true city centre.”

The first community open house was held in February, to capture input. Next, Shape will further develop and define the framework and concepts for Lougheed’s redesign. A second open house is planned, but no dates have been set yet.

12 • Friday, April 25, 2014 • Burnaby NOW

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Burnaby NOW • Friday, April 25, 2014 • 13

Burnaby tap dancer turns 90, puts on a show HERE & NOW

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ongtime Burnaby resident and tapdancing legend Madeleine Lord celebrated her 90th birthday recently.

And in true Madeleine fashion, the nonagenarian entertained party-goers with her tap dancing skills.

“It was a blast,” she said. “You know how many birthday cards I’ve received so far? 130, 130 cards.”

The celebration was held on April 8 at the Grimmer Street Legion, right next door to the Poppy Residences, where she lives. Roughly 200 people attended the celebration.

“I tap danced three numbers,” she said, laughing. “I was dressed like in the roaring ‘20s. I wore fishnet stockings and fishnet gloves.”

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Madeleine, the regulars at The Scouts were awardthe Legion joined in on the ed the Queen’s Venturer party.

Scout Award in Victoria NOW readers may recon April 12. The award ognize Madeleine’s name recognizes competence from the feature we ran and skills that are of use on her back in January. to them and their comMadeleine first started tap munity. dancing when she was The six Scouts are: a child, and she puts on Samuel Chen, Jade shows for fellow residents Martin Seedhouse, Hung at the Poppy Residences.

Hsin Pai, Jordan Quan, As for Sarah Savic turning 90, Kallesoe and “To reach 90, she has no Christopher plans to slow Soltesz. that’s really down anysomething. I time soon. don’t even feel “To reach Burnaby’s 90, that’s Down like I’m 90, I feel really someSyndrome more like I’m 65, Research thing,” she said. “I don’t Foundation 70.” even feel like has launched a I’m 90, I feel new fundraisMADELEINE LORD Burnaby tap dancer more like I’m ing campaign 65, 70. A lot to help famiof women lies who have that live in my building loved ones with Down are younger than me, but syndrome. they are old for their age. I The campaign is called keep going.”

Triple-21, a reference Happy belated birthto the triplication of the day, Madeleine, and keep 21st chromosome, which on tapping. causes Down syndrome.

The foundation is hosting a special event on Wednesday, May 7, from Congratulations to six 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to launch Scouts from Burnaby who the campaign. Swing by earned the highest award 1409 Sperling Ave. for for leadership skills.

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refreshments, light snacks, facility tours and a presentation by Dawn McKenna, the foundation’s executive director.

The foundation is looking for 210 people who will commit to donating $21 per month, and 21 people who will donate $210 a month. Twenty-one per cent of the proceeds will go towards a bursary fund that helps families pay to enroll their loved ones in the foundation’s programs, while the remainder will go towards information services, program development, research and family support.

The foundation runs a variety of programs that help children and adults who have Down syndrome.

What makes the foundation unique is the onsite MEG brain scanner, so researchers can monitor the brain activity of the participants to see if the programs are having an effect. For more information, go to www.dsrf.org.

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Stick ‘em up: Madeleine Lord and her son Andre in costume for Lord’s 90th birthday celebration. Lord celebrated by putting on a tap show at her birthday party, with about 200 people in attendance.

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he large, bright studio at Shadbolt Centre is filled with a gentle buzz of conversation and laughter as artists set up with their paints and paper.

You don’t need to ask to know that they all love being here.

But when you do ask what keeps them all coming to these Wednesday morning gatherings, you’ll be met with smiles.

“I love them.

They’re beautiful people.”

That’s Lily Spence, and the beautiful people in question are the members of the Richard Major Art Group, which has been drawing local artists together for 42 years.

“It’s my home away from home,” says Spence, who’s been a member of the group for about 10 years.

Spence and the other members are currently getting ready for Multiple Visions, a joint exhibition with the members of My Artist’s Corner, which opens at the Burnaby Arts Council’s Deer Lake Gallery this weekend.

Pat Muss, president of the Richard Major Art Group, is enthusiastic about the show, noting that the exhibition will showcase the versatility of the members – who work in everything from pastel

and pencil to oil, acrylics and watercolours, in a huge range of styles.

Members meet weekly to work on art, with guest artists coming in once a month for talks and demonstrations. Occasionally the group also holds longer workshops – a fall workshop in watercolours was highly popular – and members also deliver short demonstrations to share new tips and techniques with the others.

The artists come to the group with a variety of backgrounds, although Muss notes that few have formal training.

Most are seniors – since the group meets on weekday mornings, Muss noted it’s appealing to those who don’t drive at night For – and most are more women, with one photos, lone man having scan been recruited into with the ranks.

Layar That man is the affable Gerry Weeks, who was brought along a couple of years ago by longtime member Jean Smith when she met him at the Bonsor seniors’ centre open art studio. He found the idea of a working art group appealing.

“I’ve taken so many painting courses but I thought, what I really need is just to paint,” Weeks explains. “I want to be with people who are like-minded.”

He likes the exchange of ideas that happens in the group setting, and he notes that it stimulates him to try new things with his art.

Smith has been involved since 1996, making her one of the longestserving members of the

group.

“As you get older, there’s a point in your life when you’re not going to go out clubbing,” she says with a chuckle. “Art is great, because it stimulates the mind. And there’s the camaraderie, the likeminded people.”

Joyce Swereda, who’s been coming to the group for more than a decade, has been involved with art ever since she was an eight-year-old girl in Saskatchewan – when her first-ever painting won a prize at an exhibition.

“I used to just sit at home and paint,” says Swereda, who works primarily in oils.

But she’s found fulfilment in belonging to the group, getting ideas and encouragement from others.

“This is the nicest group of people,” she says. “They’re all friendly, everybody gets along with everybody.”

Betty Reyklin, another long-serving member who’s been part of the group since 1995, agrees.

“It’s a really nice group,” she says. “I just like to paint and I like to be with people. You exchange ideas. I think it stimulates people to do a little more.”

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Teresa Florkow, the newest member of the bunch, who just joined in September.

She met Smith during a watercolour class at Cameron Recreation Centre and, since the Shadbolt Centre was close to home for her, decided to check out the group.

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Art has become very important to her, she notes, because she used to spend a great deal of her time skiing and playing tennis – neither of which she can do anymore.

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She joined in about 1993, but her interest in art extends back into childhood.

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Top picks for fun in the city this weekend

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Here’s our Top 5 list for April 26 and 27.

Get shopping on Saturday, April 26, at the linens and stuff sale to benefit Helping Families in Need Society.

The event is at 1679 Gilmore Ave. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The locally run society provides free furniture for low-income families or people who have lost everything in a fire.

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Get digging for bargains There will also be kitchen at the Burnaby Minor appliances. (You know those Softball Association’s parking Magic Bullet juicers that norlot sale, at 1679 Gilmore Ave., mally sell for around $100? on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 They will be on sale for $20; (or more) p.m. Bargain hunters can find just get there early before they Things to do bases, bats, balls, gloves and sell out.) The items are donatthis weekend catching equipment at great ed from stores and were used prices. as demos or display products.

Get perusing at the South Burnaby One-hundred per cent of the proceeds go Garden Club’s plant sale on Sunday, to the society. Items are cheap, and it’s all April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the for a good cause, so you can’t go wrong.

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Get swinging at the Burnaby Golf Festival on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to noon. Besides the free golf clinics, contests and prizes, there will also be a sale on spring clothing, with items 20 to 80 per cent off. The festival is at the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course and Driving Range, 7600 Halifax St. Info: 604280-7355 Email your Top 5 ideas to calendar@burn abynow.com. You can also check out our full events listings at www.burnabynow.com.

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Art: Richard Major Art Group is their ‘home away from home’ continued from page 16

She’s taken lots of art classes over the years and says belonging to this group has encouraged her to try out things she wouldn’t normally do on her own.

“I practically live here,” she jokes, noting she also likes to spend time in the art studios at the adjacent Mather House working on her sculptures.

The members’ work can be seen on the walls of Deer Lake Gallery from April 26 to May 17.

An opening reception for Multiple Visions is set for Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.

Also on display will be the work of members of My Artist’s Corner, a member-driven group that includes artists from around the Lower Mainland who live with mental health issues.

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Handy laundry hints for the home mechanic CLICK & CLACK TALK CARS Ray & Tom Magliozzi

Dear Editor: This is only tangentially car-related. I know that all good mechanics wear coveralls to keep grease and other fluids off their clothing when working on cars. Assuming that even otherwise-conscientious mechanics might accidentally get some grease, oil, gasoline, etc., on their everyday clothing, what products work well to get these things out of fabrics? Or if you prefer not to mention brand names, what ingredients should one look for when shopping for a shopworthy stain remover?

– Kenneth RAY: You know what they say about an ounce of prevention, Ken? Well, that’s why we highly recommend loud, colorful, floralprint Hawaiian shirts. You can spill General Gao’s chicken on one of those, and it still looks like you just plucked it off the rack at Macy’s.

TOM: I’m actually a fan of dry cleaning, Ken. Not only does it do well on greasy stains, but, as a lazy individual, I also appreciate that they fold and press it all for you!

RAY: In fact, my brother’s been known to leave the house in his underwear, stop at the drive-thru dry cleaner and then dress for work at the next traffic light.

TOM: This isn’t really our area of expertise, Ken. But there are two home methods that seem to work pretty well.

RAY: One is to start by soaking the stain with something like undiluted dishwashing soap.

TOM: That puts some con-

centrated soap to work on breaking down the grease before you even toss it in the washing machine.

RAY: Alternatively, you can pre-treat your greasy stains with one of the commercial stain-removing sprays on the market, like Resolve or OxyClean.

TOM: In either case, you want to start degreasing as soon as possible. I’ve found that the longer a grease stain remains on clothes, the harder it is to remove. Especially if it’s on a white shirt.

RAY: So, pre-treat the stains as soon as you get home. If you’re using a commercial product, follow the directions on the bottle. And then get the clothes in the washing machine as quickly as you can.

TOM: Traditionally, hot water is best for grease, as long as it’s OK for the specific piece of clothing.

Be sure to check the label first: You don’t want to do what I did to my wife’s bras once, and drop them two cup sizes in one laundry cycle. I told her she looked stunning, but she was not pleased.

RAY: And if the stain doesn’t come out the first time, pre-treat it again and give it at least one more try before putting it in the dryer. Or go beg for mercy at your local dry cleaner’s.

TOM: Keep in mind, also, that some automotive stains present problems other then visible blemishes. For instance, if you spill differential oil (a.k.a. hypoid gear oil) on your clothes, you can wash it 100 times, but you’ll never get the horrible stink out of it.

RAY: And you’ll contaminate the rest of your family’s laundry. So an outdoor trash can is the place for anything doused in differential oil.

TOM: Battery acid also is a special case. Spill that on your shirt, and it looks fine

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… until you wash it. Then you have an enormous hole where the acid used to be.

RAY: So be prepared for the occasional defeat, Ken. You won’t get out every stain. You just have to

accept that – and hope that the money you spend on dry-cleaning and replacing stained clothing doesn’t exceed the money you save by doing your own car repairs.

You want to buy a used

car, but how do you find a good one? Tom and Ray can help! Order How to Buy a Great Used Car: Secrets Only Your Mechanic Knows. Send US $4.75 (cheque or money order) to Used Car, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, Florida,

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Get more Click and Clack in their new book, Ask Click and Clack: Answers from Car Talk. Got a question about cars? Write to Click and Clack – email them by visiting www.cartalk.com.

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Clockwise from left, Karen Hammel in sunny Hawaii.

Iven Tse and Wanda Chow with their children at Shipwreck Beach in Hawaii. Alex Hui, Eva Li and Harrison Hui, 9, at SeaWorld, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

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Saturday, May 3

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New this year! Behind-the-scene tours of the WRA Wildlife Hospital by donation. Go online now to secure your spot.

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About Kids

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Fun for the kids is right around the corner

S

ign up to have fun at the weeklong summer day camps at the Burnaby Village Museum. Each week includes games, activities, crafts and lots of carousel rides. With a large meadow for energetic outdoor games and unique indoor spaces for quiet activities, the museum is an ideal spot for hosting summer camps.

The camps are for children aged five to 12 years. Each week has a special theme and is programmed for a specific age group. Kids can play with their food during Fun with Food or try weaving with First Nation educators as part of Kids Around the World. Girls will enjoy dress-

Making work fun:

ing up and having tea parties as part of A Little Girl’s Life. Even work will seem like fun during Apprentice Week, where campers try out being a blacksmith, a barber, a banker, a conductor and a printer’s assistant.

A new themed week this year is Outdoor Escapes. Campers will delight in the joys of summer by spending the week unplugged from high-tech games and getting back to the basics of summer – flying kites, riding the carousel, making ice cream and eating watermelon.

For more information, call Burnaby Village Museum at 604-297-2565 or see the website at burnabyvillagemuseum.ca (under Programs).

The blacksmith’s shop at Burnaby Village Museum (seen here in a file photo, when reporter Brooke Larsen worked with blacksmith Lorne Gray) is part of the fun during the Apprentice Week camp for kids.

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How to pick a camp SUMMER CAMPS AT CANLAN There are many benefits to summer camp. Camp enables children to stay engaged during the summer when there may be limited interaction with school friends. It also gives parents both a safe and viable daycare solution during the summer.

Some children are very receptive to the idea of attending summer camp.

Others need a little coaxing. But summer camp should never be forced on a child who does not want to go.

Once the decision for summer camp is made, there are some questions to answer. ◆ What are your finances like? Do you have a budget for summer camp? ◆ What size camp do you desire? ◆ Should the camp be co-ed or single sex? ◆ How far do you want your child to travel for summer camp? What are the options in your area? ◆ Are there any camps that have been recommended by friends or family members? ◆ What kinds of activities do your

children enjoy?

These types of questions will help you narrow down your options. Then you can visit and interview camps to find one that is the best fit. When visiting camps, go armed with a checklist of questions. Some of these can include: ◆ What is the philosophy of the camp? ◆ Can you explain a typical day? ◆ What are the types of activities an facilities offered? ◆ What is the camper-to-counsellor ratio? ◆ What is the camp’s drug/alcohol policy? ◆ Does the camp have insurance and security personnel? ◆ What percentage of staff return each year? How are staff selected and trained? ◆ Can you tell me about the policy o phone calls and family visits? ◆ What do you do in the event of emergencies?

There are many different camps avai able. Choose one that fits your child.

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moved on from working with 3D puzzles – the pieces kept getting lost – to completing a 1,000-piece puzzle of the Brooklyn Bridge on his own.

“I did it myself,” he told the NOW, adding, ON MY BEAT when asked how long it Janaya Fuller-Evans took, “Not long.” hile the memFoxton has been doing bers of a jigsaw the puzzles a long time, Meetup based in he said, and has been with Burnaby may have differthe group since the begining levels of ability, they ning. have what’s most imporWhen asked if he’d tant to the group – a pasmade friends at the group sion for puzzles. he said he hadn’t made Sitting near the window any yet, until Woods at Joe’s Table, puzzling reminded him of another over pieces together, it is member, Andrew, who clear that Jon Foxton and was planning to be at the John Woods have known evening’s gathering. each other a long time.

Foxton also said he They chat about people liked going to the café so they know and a concert he could have a treat while they attended together working on his puzzles, about a decade ago as they and added that the food search the piles for pieces was good there. that fit.

The café was estabWoods started the lished as a tribute to Lower Mainland Jigsaw Joseph Chung, who Puzzlers’ passed away Monthly at the age of “One of the Meetup at 32. Chung Joe’s Table in things that’s had multiple September. interesting about disabilities “We but was best this Meetup is noticed that known for there were that a lot of peo- bringing joy to a number others, accordple that are from ing to his of people throughout it are people with obituary.

Burnaby who The café developmental enjoyed doing employs peojigsaws indidisabilities.” ple with difvidually, and fering abilities, JOHN WOODS we thought so it was the puzzle enthusiast maybe it’d ideal place for be fun to just people with get together developmental disabilities and have some coffee and to bond over a common a treat and chat while interest rather than their we were working on our limitations, according to puzzles,” he said.

Woods.

The pair first met when “One of the things Woods was working at a that’s interesting about home where Foxton lived, this Meetup is that a lot though now Woods’ work of people that are from it involves helping people are people with developwith developmental dismental disabilities,” he abilities, like Foxton, make explained. “And so we connections in the comnoticed that there were a munity. lot of people in Burnaby Foxton is an avid puzPuzzles Page 30 zle enthusiast who recently

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Rhodos thrive in acidic soil, rainy climate GREEN SCENE Anne Marrison

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They’re popular with plant breeders because they hybridize very easily.

Breeders also like rhodendrons that are easy to work with.

These selections will root easily, resist rhododendron diseases and flower early. Especially for people in smaller spaces, it’s important to choose varieties that they love the look of now and that won’t annoy them later by excessive growth.

Some rhododendrons can stretch far and wide as they get older. This means that pruning may be necessary if they’re planted near a door or under a window.

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These have compactly rough bark usually branched rounded bushes respond well to pruning. that produce pink buds Smooth-bark rhodos may opening to pink or white have trouble – and both flowers. These plants are kinds are unlikely to flowvery hardy and tolerant of er on the new shoots for a harsh conditions. few years Rhodo ponticum isn’t The dryness under roof as popular as it was before overhangs and alkalinity people discovered it can from concrete foundations thrust up shoots from its can also cause problems roots. In Scotland and for rhododendrons.

Ireland, it’s invaded many People with very small acres. But the purple-flowspaces would do best ered R. ponticum with with extremely compact white-edged leaves is still rhododendrons. These sold. include some nice purpleAnother variegated blues such as Blue Bird or leaf rhodo Blue Diamond is President or the paler “It’s easy to find Roosevelt, Ramapo.

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who were doing these jigsaws by themselves or what have you, and just not having a chance to get out and meet other folks.”

However, since the group started, it has expanded to include a variety of jigsaw enthusiasts.

“The neat thing was, although the group started out being a lot of folks with developmental disabilities who were in the group, now it’s actually grown, and we’re getting people from the greater

community who also have an interest in jigsaw puzzles who are just showing up and doing it as well,” Woods said. “It’s a great opportunity for people to meet over a shared interest without really having lots of considerations about whether people are disabled or not disabled.”

The group meets from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. on the second Friday of the month. There are about 11 members online, and about five to seven people show up for the evenings, according to Woods.

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“The common denominator is a shared love of jigsaws,” he said. “I’ve been doing jigsaws for 20 to 30 years here and there, but I’m definitely not as capable or enthusiastic a jigsaw partner as some of the other folks who come out here.”

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Thousands of Canadians get taken in each year by unscrupulous salespeople coming to their door selling everything from hot water tanks to new furnaces.

They say they’re from a legitimate business or utility company and seem to have all the bells and whistles — a name tag, an official-looking clipboard. But in fact they are attempting to persuade unsuspecting homeowners to buy products they don’t need, and at an inflated price.

Sad thing is, they’re very convincing.

They might tell you your furnace is outdated, against code, dangerous even, or that you are being overbilled. They aim to frighten, and in some cases convince people to sign into multi-year rental or payment schemes that are impossible to get out of.

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Similarly, if a utility is servicing an area, it will inform residents in advance, and never ask to see a bill as it already has that information on file.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 24 Lawn bowling registration, for South Burnaby in Central Park at Kingsway and Inman Street, at 7 p.m. Registration is also possible on Friday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m. For info: phone Brian at 604-4336658.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 Giant flea market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maywood Community School, 4567 Imperial St. Lots of bargains.

Admission is 50 cents. Door prizes. Concession. Tables are $10. Call 604-664-8208 to book.

Burnaby Minor Softball Association, parking lot sale, at 1679 Gilmore Ave., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bases, bats, balls, gloves and catching equipment at great prices.

Linens sale, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to benefit Helping Families in Need Society.

Sheet sets, pillows, blankets and kitchen appliances at ridiculously low prices. All items are new and were donated by stores; most were used as display products.

Sale at 1679 Gilmore Ave., proceeds go to the locally run society, which provides free furniture to low-income families or people who have lost everything in a fire.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27 Plant sale, hosted by South Burnaby Garden Club, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be at the Buy Low’s parking lot at Royal Oak Avenue and Rumble Street, featuring perennials, bedding plants, herbs, garden tools, birdhouses and more. Club members divide their plants to give participants low prices.

Oral Storytelling Circles, at the Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave. From 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Philomena Jordan will share her songs and poetry from her own childhood and from the rich heritage of Ireland.

This is the first in a series of storytelling circles hosted by the Burnaby Public Library. It is a drop-in event and everybody is welcome. No registration is required. Light refreshments will be provided.

RCM Alumni’s Annual Scholarship Recital, at the Shadbolt Centre, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., show starts at 7:30 p.m. in room 102. Enjoy an evening of music by senior students achieving top marks in their 2013 exams. Tickets are $10 for Adults, $8 for seniors and students, and $30 for families. Reception to follow the recital.

West Coast Symphony, at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave. in New Westminster. Under conductor Yariv Aloni and featuring Anne Goldsmith and Pam Aloni on violin and cello, the group will perform the St. Paul Overture by Mendelssohn, the Double Concerto by Brahms, and the Symphony No. 3 by Sibelius.

Admission by donation, show starts at 7: 30 p.m. For more information, call 604-5221606.

SATURDAY, MAY 3 Annual Japan Kids Festival, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nikkei Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cres. Kids’ cooking classes, crafts and a variety of Japanese food. Free admission.

Community spring clean up, hosted by the Edmonds People In Community Residents Association (EPIC).

Registration opens at 9 a.m. at Gordon Presbyterian Church, 7457 Edmonds St. Event starts at 10 a.m., followed by a barbecue at noon provided by the Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society.

Family-friendly festival, come out and support the Council of Parent Participation Preschools in B.C., a local non-profit and registered charity. The council is hosting a festival at the old Riverway West Elementary School, 4340 Carson St. From 1 to 4 p.m. there will be lots of entertainment, including Music with Marnie, Peter Rooke the Magician, the Tumble Bus, bouncy castle, carnival games and much more. For more info on the council, visit www.cpppre schools.bc.ca.

Phoenix Chamber Choir, in concert at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave. in New Westminster.

Concert repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the contemporary, including many Canadian works. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. Adults $20, seniors/students $15, and children $10. For more information, call 604-5221606.

SUNDAY, MAY 4 Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society, plant sale, silent plant auction and spring bouquet contest at RhodoFest in the Shadbolt Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free admission. Info: brags. ca.

MONDAY, MAY 5 Resilient Minds in Tough Times, at the Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave. from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Celebrate Mental Health Week at this free workshop presented by the Burnaby Public Library and the Canadian Mental Health Association VancouverBurnaby. Learn about the benefits of emotional resilience and why it is important, generate tools to build your personal resilience, create a framework to set resilient goals and get an introduction to laughter yoga and mindfulness meditation. Registration is required. Register by phoning the Metrotown branch 604-436-5400 or register online at www.bpl.bc.ca.

Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi, classes for beginners start, 7 to 9 p.m. at West Burnaby United Church, 6050 Sussex Ave. (close to buses and Metrotown SkyTrain station).

Unlimited classes available to beginners in various Metro Vancouver locations. Info: 604-681-6609 or visit www. taoist.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society, meeting at 7 p.m., Discovery Room, Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave. Catherine Dale speaking on The Land Conservancy.

Refreshments served, everyone welcome. Info at brags.ca

SATURDAY, MAY 10 Science Rendezvous, and International Astronomy Day, at SFU’s Burnaby cam-

pus, hosted by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Games, prizes and science-themed activities for kids. Indoor events will take place in the Academic Quadrangle, South and East Concourse 3000 level from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free parking in “B” lot. Star gazing starts at 9 p.m., Info: rasc-vancouver. com.

TUESDAY, MAY 13 BadGut lecture, put on by the Gastrointestinal Society.

From 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dr. Brian Bressler will discuss the physical and emotional effects, nutritional needs, and treatment options. There will be time to ask questions.

Anyone with ulcerative colitis and their support circles, and health care professionals are invited. The event is free but registration is required. To register, visit www.badgut. org/events/events.html.

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The Compassionate Friends, Burnaby chapter, is a grief support group for parents who have experienced the loss of a child, at any age. A sharing circle meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. South Burnaby United Church Hall, at 7551 Gray Ave., Burnaby (use the side entrance).

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ONGOING Miniature train rides, until Oct. 15, at 120 Willingdon Ave. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends, and holidays from Easter to Thanksgiving.

Sharing circle, with the nonprofit the Compassionate Friends, which is a nondenominational support group for bereaved families who have lost a child. The circle happens every third Wednesday of the month at the South Burnaby United Church hall, 7545 Gray Ave., 7:30 p.m. For info: Grace, 604-574-0099.

Arthritis Support Group, welcoming social group where we enjoy gentle exercises and information sharing, meets every second Wednesday monthly from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. at Confederation Seniors Centre, 4585 Albert St. Bonsor Singin’ Seniors, a four-part harmony choir open to seniors over the age of 55.

We perform two programs a year in senior residences and care homes. We practise on Fridays (September through June) from 1 to 3 p.m., Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor Ave. We are in need of a choir conductor.

For more information, call Christine Leston at 604-5160277.

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Monday evening dances, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., refreshment break at 9 p.m. Confederation Seniors Centre, 4585 Albert St., $5 for members and $6 for guests.

Thrift shop sale, every Thursday until June 5 at South Burnaby United Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be clothing, household items, collectibles, books, toys and more.

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BUYERS, OWNERS tive director of CHOA. “The requirement for a depreciation report will considerably affect the way a strata corporation in B.C. plans for its future. Strata corporations will now need to be proactive with their financial forecasting and future repair and maintenance planning”.

In addition, the regulations set requirements for what information must be included in a depreciation report.

Affecting more than just the strata community, these reports will also impact B.C.’s real estate industry, Gioventu suggests.

“These reports will change how people buy and sell a strata lot, and how people qualify for a mortgage,” he added, “Buyers will now be able to ask for copies of the depreciation report so they know up front what they are buying into. Mortgage providers will also want to assess risk when determining eligibility for financing”.

Another change for the real estate industry is the amendments to the Form B, Information Certificate. These amendments will require specific disclosure regarding parking space and storage locker designations and allocations.

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Under the changes, the provincial government has introduced new regulations making depreciation reports mandatory for strata Corporations.

A depreciation report is a comprehensive study of the common physical components within a strata building, including an inventory and summary of all necessary renewals and maintenance for the next 30 years, plus a financial plan for the future.

The reports ‘will provide a strata corporation with the tools it needs to properly and accurately plan for the future,” according to the Condominium Owners Association of B.C. (CHOA) Strata corporations with less than five units will be exempt from the requirements, plus a strata corporation may consider exempting itself by passing a 75 per cent resolution every 18 months.

Every non-exempted strata corporation will be required to commission a depreciation report by December 13, 2013.

“These regulations will have a dynamic impact on B.C.’s strata community” said Tony Gioventu, execu-

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