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Wages too high for city workers?

Report says public sector employees are paid too much

By Janaya Fuller-Evans

jfullerevans@burnabynow.com

Derby Centre to award Champoux, and five other residents, medals for their service on Juno Beach.

The men were Noel Gooding,Thomas Lecky, Garnet McDermid, Harry Porter, Edward Leask and Champoux.

“This ceremony is first a ceremony of memory, a duty to entertain the memory of those who shed blood on French soil during the war,” Chapuis told the NOW. “It’s part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, where Canada, but many other nations, joined in to free Europe from Nazis.

The symbol for the years to come is to tell the young Canadians that the sacrifice and the bravery of their fathers or grandfathers is

It’s hard to find good workers these days – that’s the City of Burnaby’s take on the current employment market for municipal positions.

The challenges of a competitive market, as well as negotiating contracts with city unions, are the primary driving forces behind the city’s salary costs, according to Pat Tennant, Burnaby’s director of human resources.

“We’re trying to be competitive,” she told the NOW. “There’s just a lot of activity in the recruitment field. Everyone is struggling.”

The city strives to be fair when it comes to wages and benefits, she added.

“We try to be cognizant of what’s happening in terms of the cost of living,” Tennant said. Specialized positions are particularly hard to fill, she added.

Tennant spoke on the topic of municipal salaries in response to a report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Public sector employees make up to $8,145 more annually than private sector employees in Canada, and work up to six hours less per week, according to The Wage Watch report.The federation is advocating for public sector wages to be brought in line with the private sector.

Though Tennant hadn’t seen the report before being contacted by the NOW, she said there are many differences between the public and private sectors.

The private sector can respond quickly to market conditions, she pointed out, whereas city employees have contracts that span a number of years.

“There’s a negotiating process,” she said, adding CUPE Local 23, the city employees’ union, has a four-year contract

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70 YEARS LATER: Edmond Champoux smiles as his son snaps his picture after a medal ceremony at the George Derby Centre in Burnaby. Champoux was one of six veterans honoured for their service at Juno Beach. PHOTO JENNIFER MOREAU

They said: ‘Don’t look back’ In a historical ceremony the French Ambassador awards six Juno Beach vets medals in Burnaby

By Jennifer Moreau

jmoreau@burnabynow.com

When Edmond Champoux stormed Juno Beach in Normandy back in 1944, his orders were clear: Don’t look back, and don’t stop to help anyone.

“They told us, ‘The job for you guys is to gain the beach. Now if a guy gets hit and goes down, he can’t help us any more.’We were told to just leave the guy right behind.

You had to leave him there and keep on going,” said Champoux, now 100 years old.

“We didn’t really think about too much of anything – just go.We knew that’s all we had to do.They did tell us we could not fail – you guys are landing on the beach, you’ve got to take control of the beach.”

Casualties were heavy, but the invasion was a turning point in the Second World War and another nail in the coffin for the Nazi regime.The attack forced Germany to defend the West Coast of France while still fending off the Russians in the east.

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Not enough time for public input Burnaby resident says city isn’t doing enough to inform citizens about developments, or giving them enough time to respond

By Janaya Fuller-Evans

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If a tree falls in Burnaby, but no one attends the public hearing that determines its fate, does it make a sound?

The falling of a particularly large group of trees is causing a Burnaby resident to pipe up on the property’s behalf.

Ten wooded lots located at Canada Way and Claude Avenue were recently bulldozed to make way for a 161-unit townhouse development.

Keith Bemister, who lives near the site, is concerned there was not enough public consultation for the project.

“They ran the typical little ad (in the newspaper) before Christmas,” he said, adding it wasn’t enough notification, particularly at a time of year when people are busy. “Burnaby does a poor job of letting us know about a development.”

Bemister is concerned that the residential neighbourhood is wrong for such a large development, pointing out that Burnaby council recently vetoed a 12-family residential development proposed further east on Canada Way, near the Edmonds neighbourhood.

“There’s no elementary school within walking dis-

tance,” he pointed out, adding traffic would increase dramatically in an area near Rayside Street, which is known for accidents.

Keith and his mother, Denise Bemister, sent in letters opposing the rezoning. Another resident, Carol Stinson, appeared in person at the public hearing on Dec. 9 to express concerns about the proposed development. Other than that, there were no submissions.

“People don’t know what’s happening,” Bemister said regarding rezonings.

“It’s a frustrating process.

Another Burnaby resident, Chris Ciavarelli, recently told the NOW he was also frustrated by the city’s public consultation process.

Ciavarelli started the Save the Mountain Shadow campaign this spring after finding out the local pub was closing.

The public hearing for the redevelopment of the site took place last summer, but Ciavarelli said many people in the neighbourhood had no idea it was happening.

“I don’t think the city’s process is there to trick people necessarily,” he said.

“But it really works for the developer.”

Though Ciavarelli collected more than 650 signatures opposing the rezoning,

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Burnaby resident Keith Bemister is concerned that 10 wooded lots were cleared along Canada Way with little public notice. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

There’s a problem with the system. There’s no outlet to appeal it.

he was not able to present his petition to city council or speak as a delegation after the public hearing.

“I think it’s ridiculous,” he said. “There’s a problem with the system.There’s no outlet to appeal it.”

But Lou Pelletier, Burnaby’s director of planning and building, told the NOW the public consultation process for rezonings is determined at the provincial level as well as by the city’s zoning bylaw provisions and policies.

“Every public hearing is advertised two times in a local newspaper,” he wrote in

an email to the NOW. “Notices in the form of fourby-eight foot signs are also posted on the subject property to notify the public of the rezoning process and scheduled public hearing.

As well, direct mail notices are sent to property owners and occupants in proximity to the proposal.”

While city staff can receive information regarding a rezoning application at any time, it is provincial legislation and case law that re-

stricts council from accepting submissions after the public hearing, he added.

“The purpose of the provincial legislation is to protect the integrity of the public hearing process by ensuring that council receives the public input in a scheduled public meeting that is open to be heard by the community,” he wrote.

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Four Burnaby students contract measles

By Cornelia Naylor

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Fraser Health held an immunization clinic at Carver Christian High School in Burnaby on Thurday after four students at the school contracted measles on a cultural outreach trip to China last month.

The students were among a group of 10 Grade 11 students from the school that returned from a 10-day trip on Air China Flight CA991 on March 21.

“They were diagnosed immediately when they came back because they had fevers just leaving China,” Carver principal Paul Tigchelaar told the NOW. “The doctors there thought it was the flu.”

Tigchelaar said the Grade 8 to 12 private school, which has just under 200 students, has been in close daily contact with Fraser Health and parents.

Through the health authority, parents and family doctors,Tigchelaar said the school confirmed that the members of the

China team that didn’t show symptoms of measles had received double shots against the disease; they were allowed to attend school March 30.

“Those few that did test positive for measles were permitted back to school when they were deemed non-contagious,”Tigchelaar said.

Fraser Health would not comment on whether any of the students who contracted the disease had had either full or partial immunization against measles.

The Thursday clinic was

to ensure the whole student population had a complete set of vaccinations.

“If there’s a student with one shot, they’d give a second,”Tigchelaar said. “If there, heaven forbid, are any students who don’t have a shot, they’d give them their first shot and then their booster later.”

News of the measles cases drew a crowd of media to the school Thursday morning, and the Carver principal was concerned about comparisons being drawn to outbreaks at other Christian schools, like Mt.

Cheam Christian in Chilliwack – an ultra-orthodox religious school that was the epicentre of a measles outbreak last spring with more than 400 confirmed cases in four weeks.

“The way it could really spin out of control is if they said, ‘OK, it’s a Christian school. Do Christian families have a higher rate of not wanting immunizations?’ and I don’t believe that is true,”Tigchelaar said.

According to the Carver principal, not all Christian schools are alike.

“We’re not two blades of grass,” he said. “We’re an apple and an elephant sometimes.”

Fraser Health is advising passengers on Air China Flight CA991to review their immunization status.

People born before 1957 are considered immune, and do not need a vaccine.

Those born between 1957 and 1970 should have one dose, and those born after 1970 should have two doses to be protected.

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In honour: Burnaby resident Harry Porter stands while French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis pins a medal for his service on D-Day during the Second World War. PHOTO JENNIFER MOREAU

‘He’s my hero. They’re all our heroes’

Remembered: Above, Edward Leask salutes shortly before he receives his medal.

Right, Thomas Lecky’s family members came from as far as Florida to attend the medal ceremony.

Continued from page 1 still inspiring the young generations.”

As testament to that, J. P. Giroud, a prominent French geotechnical engineer, sent a letter to be read at the Burnaby ceremony.

“I was a little boy when you risked your life for me in France,” Giroud wrote. “Thanks to you, I have grown up and studied in a free country.”

Gooding, who was about 20 years old during the invasion, told the NOW he felt good about receiving the medal.

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The majority of George Derby Centre’s 300 residents are veterans, and family members of the men attended Friday’s ceremony.

Diana Davis travelled from Florida to see her father, Lecky, receive his medal.

“He’s my hero, and he has been for generations,” Davis said. “They’re all our heroes.”

France is awarding 600 D-Day veterans with medals, 66 of whom live in British Columbia.

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Opinion now OUR VIEW

How much notice do citizens need?

It seems like the world is changing at a rapid rate.

One day you’re driving by a field, the next day you see bulldozers there. In the past it seemed like developments took longer to get started and longer to build.

But perhaps that’s just our perception. Or not.

Our story on page 3 today reflects what we are hearing more and more from our readers.When their neighbourhood changes, they are often sur-

prised and wonder why they didn’t know what was happening.They often blame us for not doing more reporting on planning and development in the city. Or they often read the story in our paper on the development and wonder why they weren’t informed by the city.

Gone are the days when a neighbour might spend some time with you over coffee sharing information.

Now, residents race from

car to kitchen to the media centre, and back out in the morning to work.

Our attention spans seem shorter and the deluge of information seems impossible at times to keep up with.

So, what is a city to do when its residents say they are not being informed about changes to their neighbourhoods in time to offer input?

Burnaby, like other municipalities in B.C., is

bound by rules and regulations on how and when to inform residents on developments or changes.

They must advertise in local newspapers, put up signs and deliver notices.

But is it enough? We think not. A recent court case in Vancouver ended up with a judge saying that cities must be held to a higher standard when communicating changes to residents.

But it appears that we are heading down a path to

a lower standard.There is a trend for cities to believe that posting things on their website can somehow be considered proper notice. But how many taxpayers go to the city’s website to find notices about meetings? And should citizens have to hunt down such information?

But how can a city appease citizens and also not have development slowed to an unacceptable rate?

It’s a tough balance. But

clearly there needs to more thought put into the whole process and how folks are informed and for how long.

It’s simply not acceptable to hope that folks catch a notice or see one ad, or a sign as they drive by. More time is needed and more communication, otherwise citizens rightly feel shut out and that’s not a good thing.

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MY VIEW DERMOD TRAVIS

Tracking votes raises concern Hear the one about four political parties that walked into a Vancouver hotel with the Chief Electoral Officer last September? Sorry, no punchline. But the parties had reason to chuckle.

Selflessly, the four proposed to the Chief Electoral Officer, Dr. Keith Archer, and Elections B.C. that political parties be given a province-wide “participation extract” following an election. Nice way of saying: who voted, by name and address.

One party operative sold it – get ready for this – as “a tool that allows parties to engage voters on an ongoing basis.” Yeah, right.

Someone said it’s done in Ontario.Voters there don’t seem to have warmed up to it though.Turnout is lower today that it was before all that ongoing engagement got underway. Last year, it was 52.1 per cent.

To his credit, Archer saw a live grenade and didn’t grab it. A week later, in his report to the B.C. legislature, he took no position on the request.Yet, mysteriously, there it was in Bill 20 tabled by the government last week.

If passed, there will still be the little matter of the hoops one has to jump through to register a party to get a copy of the list. In Ontario, it requires 1,000 signatures from voters, and the party leader must attest annually that its purpose is to endorse candidates and support their election.

In B.C.? Two signatures, no attestation, and you don’t have to run a candidate at all, as long as you run two in every other election. And what about independent candidates? Will they be given the list for their riding? Forty-six ran last time.

Last November, The Province obtained a corporate memo from Wall Financial Corporation – one of Vision Vancouver’s biggest donors – encouraging “all associates” to vote for the party.

The memo was a dumb idea, but at least the associates never had to fear Mr. Wall finding out that they hadn’t voted, a fear which could become very real if this measure is adopted.

Which brings us to the secret ballot. It ain’t so secret any more.

Former Liberal MP Tom Wappel once had to apologize for not helping a constituent because he had voted for the Alliance party.That was in 2001 when voter tracking was still in its pubescent phase.

Last September’s proposal by the four parties isn’t about engaging voters. It’s about tracking voters in an era of data mining. It will make it easier for parties to identify the likelihood of how you voted and whether you’re even worth their campaign efforts in the future. And that’s not good for the political system.

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC.

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Dear Editor I fully understand the dangers of driving while distracted, but in the case of the Mayor getting caught, it is not on the taxpayer’s dime for any legal bills he may incur.

I’m wondering why the big deal about pointing out the mayor’s shortcomings, when other, more high profile politicians have been caught doing much worse than holding a cellphone while driving.

Remember Liberal MLA Jane Thornwaite who was stopped, and was originally charged with impaired driving, because Don’t drink and her breathalyzer reading drive, because exceeded you will go for nearly twice the legal the full ride. limit at 0.11, and although she originally told the public she was willing to take full responsibility for her actions, she pleaded not guilty in front of the judge.

A trial date was set, which was her right, but before it ended up in front of a judge, the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor charge of driving without due care, or some such ridiculous slap on the wrist. She paid a measly $500 fine and community service.

While we’re at it, let’s not forget our former Premier Gordon Campbell who got away with the same thing in Hawaii, and came back to Canada as if it was no big deal, because he got away with a simple fine, and no loss of driving privileges.

Look where he is now, living high on the hog, on the Canadian taxpayer’s dime, while hobnobbing with royalty, as the Canadian High Commissioner to the UK. The lesson to be learned here is that unless one is a high-ranking politician or wealthy bigwig, don’t drink and drive, because you will go for the full ride that the laws were intended to, depending on who you are or your social standing.

Wayne McQueen, Burnaby

Seems Corrigan likes to be contrarian Dear Editor I wonder, is it just me or do others get the feeling that Mayor Corrigan wants to both, hunt with the hounds and run with the hare?

It has always seemed to me that our mayor prefers to be contrarian when the majority has other ideas. And that’s okay, it’s just that when we agree, I usually feel, for some reason, ill at ease.

And on the subject of ‘hares’, this Thumper philosophy, “If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all” strikes me as just a little too twee, at this point in the controversy.

What I suspect hizzoner will do, is the same most politicians do when undecided – watch to see which way the parade is headed and then get their eminences stationed at the front.

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Burnaby city council approved spending for nine parks and recreation projects, totalling $1.3 million.

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts will receive the bulk of the funds for an entryway beautification project and other upgrades.The cost of the project is estimated at $300,000.

The Burnaby Art Gallery is getting a $150,000 renovation of its fireside room.

The Burnaby Village Museum is getting $85,000 in interior fit outs, while the Alta Vista and Fraser Foreshore playgrounds are being replaced at a cost of $175,000 each.

Council also approved $175,000 for a dump trailer for parks maintenance.

An additional $60,000 was set aside for design plans for the Cariboo artificial field, slated for replacement in 2016.

Burnaby Mountain Golf Course will get upgrades to its main practice putting green at a cost of $115,000, while Riverway Golf Course is getting $30,000 for washroom upgrades.

REMEMBERING VICTIMS The City of Burnaby is acknowledging victims of boyhood sexual exploitation and abuse this month.

Coun. Nick Volkow read a proclamation on behalf of Mayor Derek Corrigan, declaring April Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Awareness Month at Monday night’s meeting.

“The problem of child sexual abuse persists in an

atmosphere of silence and ignorance and the problem of boyhood sexual exploitation is often overlooked, neglected and poorly understood,” the proclamation stated.

FILLING EMPTY BOWLS The City of Burnaby is helping organizers of the Empty Bowls Gala by providing $1,500 in in-kind printing services for the event.The gala takes place at the Hilton Metrotown Hotel on April 23.

City council also approved six other grants at the March 2 meeting.

The Richard Major Art Group will receive $300 for a Burnaby-based art program, the Maple Leaf Singers will receive $200 for their annual spring show, and École Alpha Secondary

School will receive $200 for its dry grad celebration.

Scouts Canada was granted $5,000 for its 2015 scouting program, while the Community Centred College for the Retired was granted $2,500.

The Afghan Women’s Sewing and Craft Co-operative will receive a onetime lease grant to cover three months rent at the Edmonds Neighbourhood Resource Centre, totalling $1,424.31.

And finally, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre will receive a $1,000 in-kind grant for its Hokori event, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Japanese Canadian soldiers’ participation in the First World War.

Suspect in mail thefts now in police custody Residents of two condos near Brentwood mall can rest a little easier now that the man accused of breaking into their mailboxes in March is behind bars.

It is alleged that shortly before 4 a.m. on March 10, a suspect broke into two buildings in the 2000 block of Bellwood Avenue and cracked open the mailbox panel, stealing mail from about 200 boxes.

The buildings’ surveillance system caught the robberies on video, and once the suspect’s face was circulated throughout the Lower Mainland officers in West Vancouver were able to identify him, Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis told the NOW.

The video footage proved to be sufficient evidence for police to locate and arrest the suspect, Buis added.

Thirty-one-year-old Jordan Schumacher, of no fixed address, was arrested

by West Vancouver police on March 31.

He has been charged with multiple counts of break and enter and theft in numerous jurisdictions, including Burnaby,Vancouver, Surrey, Chilliwack and North Vancouver. He remains in custody at this time.

Schumacher is expected in Vancouver Provincial Court on April 16.

– Cayley Dobie

Are city hall wages too high?

In B.C., the report specifically covered municipal positions in Victoria and Vancouver, including heavy equipment operators, dispatchers and general office support workers.

“On average, the annual pay of these municipal employees is $61,023, while that of comparably employed private sector workers is $56,049,” the report stated. “These findings reflect the representative cen-

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The report’s findings were primarily based on the 2011 National Household Survey results.The federation excluded positions that didn’t exist in both sectors from the results.

In 2013, the City of Burnaby had 590 employees who made more than $75,000, according to last

year’s Statement of Financial Information.

City manager Bob Moncur retained the highest pay, taking home $251,229, up $16,000 from his previous year’s salary. He was trailed by deputy city manager Chad Turpin at $209,064.

Deputy city manager Lambert Chu cracked the $200,000 mark to join Moncur and Turpin in the top three at $208,719.

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Ciavarelli used to frequent the pub with friends who were attending SFU, he said, but hadn’t been in some time when he heard it was closing.

He was concerned that there was little knowledge of the planned closure in the neighbourhood, he added.

“I don’t feel like a lot of residents got to know about it,” he said, adding he canvassed the neighbourhood for reactions to the redevelopment plan.

He said many people

Save the Shadow: Chris Ciaverelli started a petition to save the Mountain Shadow Pub from redevelopment. The Burnaby institution is closing down to make way for a three-storey mixed-use commercial and residential property. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

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The Mountain Shadow Pub had its last hurrah Saturday night and is slated for redevelopment.

“I’m sad to see it go,” said former patron Chris Ciavarelli, who started the Save the Mountain Shadow campaign.

were shocked to find out it was closing, however, there was not much to be done as the city had already held the public hearing for the rezoning.

Ciavarelli started the campaign on behalf of people who loved the pub but hadn’t known about the public hearing in time, he said.

“I kind of started it as an outlet for other people to speak,” he said. “There was a lot of support for it.”

Ciavarelli’s online petition has more than 650 signatures, and he collected more than 70 from the surrounding neighbourhood, he said.

Though not a heritage building, the ski-chalet-style pub is unique in the city, he added.

“It’s ludicrous to say it’s not important,” Ciavarelli said.

Some of those unique elements will be included in the new structure – a threestorey mixed-use commercial and residential property, according to a city staff report.

“The architect has chosen to retain some of the current building’s elements in the proposed new design,” the report stated. “Specifically, brick and beams in the current structure are proposed to be re-used as a touchstone of the site’s past.”

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YES OR NO? Many local businesses are staying out of the fray when it comes to the transit plebiscite. The Burnaby Board of Trade is cautiously backing the Yes vote, though the organization says it has concerns about how the plan to fund the expansion of regional transit and transportation will be implemented. PHOTO FILE

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Many Burnaby businesses are expressing caution and not taking a firm stance on the transit plebiscite, a drastic change from the heated back-and-forth regarding the short-lived harmonized sales tax.

But a local car dealership is somewhat relieved that new cars bought outside of Metro Vancouver by local residents would be subject to the transit tax if it goes through.

“I am definitely glad to see the concerns over sales leakage were addressed,” Sean Kumagai, general manager at Metrotown Mazda, told the NOW. Last month,Todd Stone, B.C.’s minister of transportation and infrastructure, made the announcement regarding new vehicles in an

effort to lessen the burden the tax may have on local dealerships.

However, Kumagai’s take on the plebiscite itself is less cut and dried.

“I’m really torn because I see both sides of it,” he said.

“I absolutely support smart investments made in our province, and you look at investments in transport and infrastructure – they’re most definitely needed.You look at our population, we’re going to increase by a million people, and we need to have improvements and be able to accommodate them.”

Though Kumagai is in the business of selling cars, he said he often uses transit to get around.

“I live in Burnaby, but whenever I’m going downtown, going to a Canucks game or just going out with friends, a lot of times I just take the SkyTrain,” he said.

“Then I don’t have to deal with traffic and parking, and especially if you’re going to drink – you don’t have to worry about drinking and

Will this have a negative effect on our economy if you increase the taxes?

driving.”

Because of this, he definitely sees the need for improvements, but he said he is worried about the implementation of the Mayors’ Council’s congestion improvement plan.

“I guess my concerns are

more, you know, you look at setting tax policy by referendum, and concerns about the financial stress that it’s going to place on residents,” he said. “Will this have a negative effect on our economy if you increase the taxes?”

Whether or not the plan passes, the region will have to find the money for transit improvements, he added.

Though many business owners did not respond to interview requests from the NOW, and the Burnaby Board of Trade has cautiously given its support to the plan “despite concerns,” one local business owner is emphatically on theYes side.

Ben Coli, owner of Dageraad Brewing, delivered kegs of beer to his brother’s restaurant on Commercial Drive via SkyTrain last month.

Coli took the trip to show

his support for aYes vote, he said.

The journey began at the Production Way SkyTrain station.

“It was more relaxing,” he said of the trip. “You don’t have to worry about traffic.”

There has been a difference in the time it takes his delivery people to get his product out since May, he said, and staff who drive to

I’m concerned about the city being a livable place work instead of taking transit are often stuck in traffic.

While he acknowledges the additional .05 per cent sales tax will have an effect

on his bottom line, he said it’s worth it.

“I’m concerned about the city being a livable place,” Coli said.

Voters should keep that in mind rather than focusing on TransLink’s ills as a company, he added.

“If they vote against it to punish TransLink, they’ll only punish themselves,” Coli said.

Metro Vancouver residents recently received mail-in ballots asking whether they support a 0.5 per cent Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax, to be added to the provincial sales tax, which would fund the expansion of the regional transit and transportation system. Residents have until May 29 to cast their votes.

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Gamma Garage hosts a weekend of art North Burnaby studio opens its doors for annual exhibition The artists of the Gamma Garage are throwing open their doors once again and inviting the community in for a weekend of art.

The annual Gamma Garage art show is set for Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12.

The converted garage is the home studio of artist Sheila Chowdhury. She created the Gamma Garage group with three other local artists: DianneYard,Wilma Cook and Pat Sexsmith.

Each year, they open the doors of the studio at 232 North Gamma Ave. on Capitol Hill to share their art with the community.

Visitors can expect to find a wide range of styles and mediums.

Chowdhury works in acrylics, mostly creating landscapes and abstracts.Yard creates floral and nature images on either a grand scale or a tiny one, while Sexsmith will be showing mainly prints and

drawings. Cook, meanwhile, draws inspiration from her native Scotland to create acrylic and pastel landscapes.

Joining the foursome will be guest artist Kathryn Newell, who has taught watercolour classes at the Kelowna Art Gallery for many years. She’s known for her paintings of the Okanagan and its wineries, but since her recent return to Vancouver she has also been adding coastal scenes to her repertoire.

Past shows have been well-received by the local community. At last year’s show, the group produced a 16-panel group painting as a special project.The work has since found a home and will soon be hung in the recently opened St. John’s Hospice at UBC. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the show. It’s open noon to 5 p.m. April 11 and 12 in the garage studio at 232 North Gamma Ave.

Dream role for local performer A Burnaby performer is cal theatre really began with in the spotlight as a Rodthem, and the risks they gers and Hammerstein retook as writers,” he told the vue returns to the stage next NOW in a previous intermonth. view.

Rodgers and HammerThe revue features songs stein: Out of a Dream is onfrom every one of the duo’s stage at the Gateway The11 collaborations, includatre in Richmond April 9 to ing the most famous –The 25, followed by stints at the Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, Anvil Centre, EvSouth Pacific,The ergreen CulturKing and I, and al Centre and the Carousel – along Chilliwack Culturwith lesser-known al Centre. offerings such as The show was State Fair,Allegro created by forand Flower Drum mer Burnaby resSong. ident Peter JorThe songs are gensen, co-artistic tied together by producer of Pata loose narrative rick Street Produc- Katie Murphy based on the stagperformer tions – a company es of love, from devoted to contempossibility to love porary musical theatre that in bloom to complications, was founded in Burnaby in separation and deeper love.

2007.

“My admiration for their Out of a Dream first ran work, their gifts and their onstage at theYork Theatre contribution to the musical last year. theatre form has been growFor Jorgensen, the tribute ing and ripening over many to Richard Rodgers and Os- years,” Jorgensen said in a car Hammerstein II was the press release. “This compiperfect vehicle for his comlation brings out those aspany, which is devoted to pects that thrill me most contemporary musical theabout their astonishing creatre. ations.”

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Art in bloom: From left: Wilma Cook, Dianne Yard, Sheila Chowdhury, Pat Sexsmith and Kathryn Newell are inviting the community to enjoy their artwork at their annual spring art show. The Gamma Garage art show is open Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12 from noon to 5 p.m. in the studio at 232 North Gamma Ave. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

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Communitynow Musical revue at Gateway Modern dance in spotlight Continued from page 12 Sayer Roberts returns to the stage after appearing in the original version.The other cast members – Burnaby’s Katie Murphy, with Jennifer Andersen and Eva Tavares – are new.

And, this time out, Jorgensen himself appears onstage.

“This is a rare opportunity for audiences to watch one of the best local musical theatre actors interpret and perform his own work,” the press release says.

Out of a Dream runs April 9 to 25 at the Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd. in Richmond.

Tickets are $45 regular, $20 for students with ID, or $40 apiece for groups of 10 or more. Call 604-270-1812 or see www.gatewaytheatre. com.

The show then moves on to the Anvil Centre in New Westminster for an April 29 to May 3 run (www.tickets nw.ca), followed by a May 5 to 9 run at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam (www.evergreencultural centre.ca) and a May 10 showing at the Chilliwack

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Drivers still not getting the message that using cellphones behind the wheel is unsafe got a rude awakening this week, when Burnaby RCMP conducted a crackdown on the dangerous habit.

Volunteers with the RCMP’s CellWatch program, which goes out into the community each month to record the number of drivers using phones behind the wheel, joined officers near Metrotown on Tuesday morning, reminding drivers to leave their phones alone.

Volunteers in bright fluorescent jackets were stationed onWillingdon Avenue near Kinsgway with large signs asking drivers to put their phones away.

Mounties stationed a short distance away ticketed 30 people for using cellphones while driving during the one-and-a-half hour blitz.

According to Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis, distracted driving

is comparable to impaired driving. At one time, having a few drinks and driving home was a common occurrence. As more research was conducted and evidence was published, drinking and driving was revealed to be a reckless decision, which often carried with it severe and fatal consequences.

It appears that distracted driving is destined to follow in the footsteps of impaired driving, and what’s most needed right now is education, Buis said.

“It’s really unfortunate that we see this many people texting and using their cellphone. However, I think with increased education, followed by some enforcement, people will get the message,” he added.

Throughout the month of March, CellWatch volunteers checked 24,448 cars for distracted driving. Of those, 65 drivers were talking on cellphones and another 93 were observed texting behind the wheel.

“There’s always the enforcement, but this is the ed-

ucation portion of it,” Buis said.

For the Brentwood and Hastings Street area, referred to as District 1 by RCMP, part of the education component includes sending letters to drivers observed using their cellphones while driving.These letters serve as a warning to the registered owner of the vehicle that whoever was driving at the time was using an electronic device.

The Burnaby RCMP is hoping to expand the letterwriting program to all areas of the city.

According to ICBC, between 2009 and 2013, one quarter of all car crash fatalities in the province were connected to distracted driving –which averages out to 88 deaths per year.

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Business now

Tri-Cities Cask Fest kicking off tonight

By John Kurucz

editorial@burnabynow.com

Dan Helmer is offering the best of both beer worlds.

A co-founder of Moody Ales, Helmer is heading up tonight’s inaugural Tri-Cities Cask Festival, an event that marries oldworld brewing techniques with the microbrew craze that’s swept across the taste buds of suds lovers in recent years.

Helmer said the tradition of serving beer in casks, which are similar to a wooden barrel, began to die out in the 19th century, though the renaissance of that practice is very much in the here and now.

That re-emergence coincides with the proliferation of craft breweries, and those beers account for roughly 20 per cent of all beer sold in B.C. annually.

“Cask beer is really big

in the craft community,” said Helmer, who is also head brewer at Moody Ales. “They are really oneoff experimental beers, so it’s a really unique and neat event.”

Set from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the RockyPoint Taphouse, the festival will include offerings from 14 craft breweries in Metro Vancouver, including Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing.

Those in attendance will get a voucher that allows them a chance to try each of the beers at the event, and an hour-long educational meet-and-greet with the brewmasters will also be included.

“In terms of the breweries that are taking part, I tried to focus on the ones that don’t get a chance to participate in these types of festivals very often,” Helmer said. “I really wanted to focus on the little guys, but I

didn’t realize that I’d get a 100 per cent response from these folks. Every single one that I’ve approached wants to participate.”

Helmer’s company set up shop on Murray Street about six months ago, during the winter months when traditional thinking would suggest beer sales would sag.

Not so.

“It’s definitely exceeded our expectations,” Helmer said. “This has gone beyond everything we thought with our business plans and projections.We had a really strong winter and I’m really excited about the summer, when beer consumption typically picks up.”

Helmer said his company’s success has largely come by capitalizing on a recent movement towards all things organic and local - as more attention is paid to where ingredients

Fun brewing: Burnaby’s own Dageraad Brewing will be taking part in the Tri-Cities Cask Festival tonight.

Above, Dageraad brewer Mich Warner and owner Ben Coli. PHOTO FILE

are sourced, the better his business will do. Having a reusable container, called a growler, to package the product in also helps, as does the proliferation of social media. Helmer admits that his company invests little in advertising, and couldn’t compete with bigger breweries in that respect even if they tried to.

A lack of brand loyalty among his customers, coupled with a healthy dose of curiosity, has also helped the business grow.

“What’s really cool about the average craft beer drinker is that they’re not loyal at all,” Helmer said. “It’s totally unlike Budweiser of Molson Canadian where some people say, ‘That’s my

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The festival takes place from 5 to 8:30 p.m.Tickets can be purchased online at www.eventbrite.ca/e/tricities-cask-festival-tickets16025392380.

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Businessnow

Mayor set to deliver State of the City address ago.

Business tax credits for MOVERS & SHAKERS equipment and software jfuller-evans@burnabynow.com investments that were introduced under the harIf your bucket list inmonized sales tax were cludes lunching with the scrapped with the return of city’s political elite, then the Burnaby Board of Trade has the PST, according to a policy bulletin by the board. just the event for you.

The board is asking the Mayor Derek Corrigan B.C. government to introwill be delivering his annuduce an input tax credit for al State of the City address new equipment, machinery at a luncheon hosted by the and software. board on April 28.

“This is the twoThe event inyear anniversacludes networking ry of the return of opportunities with the PST, and so we other city businessthought it was apes. City and propropriate to take vincial politicians the opportunity are also usually in to call for a credit attendance. for business inputs The luncheon that could help retakes place at the invigorate busiDelta Burnaby ness investment, Hotel from 11:30 Derek Corrigan mayor boost our coma.m. to 2 p.m. petitiveness, and Tickets are $60 drive economic output,” each or $460 for a table of eight for board members, or Paul Holden, board presi$80 each or $620 for a table dent and CEO, said in the release. of eight for non-members.

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PLAY PAC-MAN AT METROTOWN FIX THE PST Those nostalgic for the The Burnaby Board of days when video games Trade is embarking on anwere primarily played in arother ambitious undertakcades can revisit the past at ing this month – getting the Metrotown at Metropolis government to fix the prothis month. vincial sales tax.

The Lotto! Signature The board sent out a Store at the mall, located press release this week renear Target, has Pac-Man garding the switch back arcade games on hand from to the provincial sales tax, April 6 to May 3. which took place two years Janaya Fuller-Evans

CITY HALL IN BRIEF

New child-care centre proposed New centre would include 36 infant-toddler spaces and 116 for preschool-aged children A child-care faproposal.The plan cility could rise includes space for from the ashes of 36 infants and toda defunct fitness dlers and 116 precentre in Burnaby. school children.

The City of “There is a huge Burnaby has reneed there, too,” ceived a proposhe said of infant al for a daycare for care spaces.

152 children at the But Mayor Derformer site of the ek Corrigan pointPietro Calendino Fit City for Wom- councillor ed out infant care en, which closed requires more abruptly in 2012. staff.

Coun. Pietro Calendino The rezoning application voiced concerns that there for the site goes to a pubwere too few spots for inlic hearing on April 28 at 7 fants and toddlers in the p.m. in council chambers.

There are also Pac-man scratch and win tickets available for purchase, with contest codes for Pac-man prize packs and a grand prize draw for a Pac-man arcade party unit.

That’s a whole lot of Pacman.

B.C. BUSINESSES THINK POSITIVE Spring showers aren’t dampening a burst of optimism experienced by B.C.’s small business community.

Entrepreneurs still face some major challenges The Canadian Federation for Independent Businesses reports that the province’s future expectations were the highest in the country in March, hitting above 70 on the federation’s optimism barometer index.

On a scale between 0 and 100, an index above 50 means owners expecting their business’ performance to be stronger in the next year outnumber those expecting a weaker performance, according to the federation, and levels of 65 to 70 mean the economy is growing to its potential.

“Overall, small business confidence levels in B.C. continue to remain steady and that’s obviously really good news,” said Rich-

ard Truscott, CFIB’s vice-president for B.C. and Alberta. “But entrepreneurs still face some major challenges, such as tax and regulatory cost, and finding enough skilled workers.”

Do you have an item for Movers & Shakers? Send ideas from Burnaby’s business community to Janaya, jfullerevans@burnabynow.com, or find her on Twitter, @janayafe.

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Your journey starts here.

Beetle

Retro looks without the retro driving experience

BY BRENDAN McALEER

brendanmcaleer@gmail.com • Tweet: @brendan_mcaleer

Is nostalgia alone a good enough reason for a car to exist? Volkswagen certainly seems to think so – at least for now.

So, too, do Canadian car buyers, as the VW Beetle continues to sell in greater volume than something like the Golf Sportwagon.

You’d buy the latter for its practicality, but the former’s appeal is mostly down to its link to the past.

And it’s a pretty tenuous link. The original Beetle was air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive, simple and austere. Here I’ve got front-wheel-drive, a turbocharger, heated leather seats and satellite navigation.

So it’s not the same sorta Beetle at all. But does it still charm like the original?

Design:

The previous reincarnation of the Beetle was unabashedly cutesy, from its starry-eyed headlamps to the vase mounted next to the steering wheel - looks like the flower child has grown up a little.

VW tweaked the shape of this car a few years back, giving it just a hint of aggression and a little bit of Porsche 911, if you squint. And stand really far away.

And cover one eye.

Whether or not this shape is a faithful homage to the clattery original, it looks great. The Beetle Turbo is fun but fierce-looking and mid-level cars like my Comfortline tester still retain a level of femininity not commonly seen in today’s market. No, no, no, the designers tell us, what the buying public wants is a car that looks like Hannibal Lecter fitted with LED headlights.

Nuts to that. The Beetle’s rounded form is a bit harder edged than it was before, but it’s still a happy looking

car. It’s pretty, not pretentiously aggressive.

you want a little more zip, but this version’s the soft option.

Environment:

That, like the exterior, isn’t really a problem. Rolling this doodlebug up the sea-to-sky, the only real complaint was the slight softness of the brakes, but the rest of the car was quite polished. Wind noise in particular was very wellmanaged, something you’d never say about a Beetle from the 1960s or 1970s. It’s quite comfortable and pleasant.

VW really toned down the retro on the inside of their new Beetle, with just a few nods to the original to be found. The body-coloured panel crossing the dash immediately catches the eye, but aside from that, the rest of the car feels like a regular Golf with an extra tall roof.

For the most part, that’s a good thing.

Compared to the previous-generation front-driver Beetle, this car is far more cohesive inside, and no longer has a dash-to-windshield distance big enough to host Oktoberfest. The rear seats are big enough – just – for an adult, and will accommodate a child seat.

It isn’t, however, better than a Golf would be in any way. The seventh-generation Golf is a sharp-handling little car that puts a grin on your face, yet is also very comfortable. The Beetle has the grin plastered on its face already, but perhaps not one on its driver.

The steering wheel rim is slightly thinner than the one in the Golf, perhaps a nod to the tiny steering wheels of the 1960s, but everything else is fairly conventional.

Comfy seats too.

Mind you, step off the winding roads and back into the city, and the Beetle’s poise comes back a bit. It doesn’t have much character apart from its exterior shape, but so too does it have few flaws. Even the visibility isn’t bad, through the lack of a backup camera is regrettable.

However, there are a few issues. Mostly, these are reheated complaints about the sixth-generation Golf, as the Beetle doesn’t have the VW’s latest updated platform. Thus, the infotainment screen is small and a tad fiddly to use. Hooking up an iPod also requires one of VW’s proprietary cables, an irritant found throughout much of the VW/Audi range. Why not just a simple USB?

Performance:

The big news under the nose (not the tail) of this model year of Beetle is a new 1.8L four-cylinder turbocharged engine. With the old 2.5L engine gone, this means that every Beetle is a Turbo Beetle: you can have a thrifty turbo diesel, a GTI-like 2.0L turbo gasoline engine, or this one.

I have to say, it’s an absolute peach. Horsepower is rated at 170hp, with torque coming in early at 184lb/ft. That’s a godly amount of forced induction grunt, and its available well down in the rev range, giving the Beetle far more off the line scoot than previously.

The transmission is a conventional 6spd automatic, not one of VW’s quick dual-clutch systems. Not a bother – as soon as you get the Comfortline on the move, you find that this car isn’t about sporting intent much. It’s softer than a Golf, even an older one, and built to cruise. Get one with the 2.0L and a stick-shift if

Retro looks without the retro driving experience – not exhilarating perhaps, but they built millions of the old one, so just buy one if you want that authentic feel. You’re probably going to want to commute in this one though.

Features:

Added on to my mid-level Comfortline tester were two packages: the tech package bundles together Fender-branded premium audio (very good) satellite navigation, and a blind-spot detection system. The appearance package adds bi-xenon headlights, leather interior, and dual zone climate control.

All this stuff does drive the price up, with the out-thedoor cost for this car at $30,740 plus taxes. For that kind of money, you might want to take a look at a GTI. Fuel economy for the 1.8T is pretty good. It’s rated at 9.9L/100kms city and 7.2L/100kms on the highway.

Premium fuel is not required, although if you’re obsessive over long-distance thrift, be sure to check out the TDI option. Real-world mileage was solidly in the high eights.

Green Light:

Retro styling; punchy turbo engine; good ergonomics; comfortable ride

Stop Sign:

Outperformed by Golf; previous-gen infotainment; no backup camera; no USB

The Checkered Flag:

Looks a bit like the original Beetle but drives nothing like it. That’s bad if you’re a purist, but great if you live in 2015.

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Arts happeningsnow TO SUNDAY, APRIL 5 Magic Hour, an exhibition featuring works from the Nikkei National Museum’s collection, created by the Instant Coffee Artist Collective, ongoing at the museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres., 604-777-7000, www. nikkeiplace.org.

TO SATURDAY, APRIL 18 The O’Conner Girls, a Vagabond Players production of Katie Forgette’s family drama, runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. in the Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park. Tickets $15, or $13 for seniors and youth, or $10 for previews (April 2 and 3). Reservations: 604521-0412 or reservations@ vagabondplayers.ca.

TO SUNDAY, JUNE 7 People With Cameras, a Burnaby Art Gallery off-site exhibition featuring photos from the City of Burnaby Archives, at the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) branch of Burnaby Public Library at 6100 Willingdon Ave. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

TO MONDAY, JUNE 8 Laura Widmer: Face to Face, a Burnaby Art Gallery

off-site exhibition, featuring the work of award-winning printmaker Laura Widmer, at the McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St. Info: www. burnabyartgallery.ca.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3 TO SUNDAY, APRIL 5 Art Across the Pacific, International Eco and Humanities group exhibition, presented by the Burnaby Art Gallery and Guiyang, China, showcasing the Burnaby/Guiyang artist exchange. Showcase features traditional Chinese painting as interpreted by well-known contemporary artists and members of the Burnaby Artists Guild. At Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Info: www. burnabyartgallery.ca Art Across the Pacific, exhibition at Burnaby Arts Council’s Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave., featuring work by artists from the Burnaby Artists Guild and Guiyang, China. Info: www. burnabyartscouncil.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7 National Poetry Month celebration, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at New Westminster

Public Library, presented by the League of Canadian Poets with Canada Council for the Arts and the library, featuring readings by Candice James and George Fetherling, plus open mike.

Info: www.poets.ca.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Burnaby’s Got Talent, a show sponsored by the Burnaby District Student Advisory Council, featuring top performers from Burnaby secondary schools, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Michael J. Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPherson Ave. Proceeds to Kinbrace, a refugee support organization.

Info: www.facebook.com/ BurnabyDSAC. Short story open mike, 7 to 9 p.m. at Renaissance Bookstore, 43 Sixth St., New West, with host Margo Prentice. Share short stories or excerpts from books, journals and essays. Info: www.rclas.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 TO SUNDAY, JUNE 7 REGISTERED, by Leslie Hossack, an exhibition that’s part of the Capture Photography Festival, at Nikkei National Museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres.,

examining places of power and persecution and the experiences of JapaneseCanadians living in B.C. during the Second World War. Info: centre.nikkeiplace. org/registered or 604-7777000. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 TO SATURDAY, MAY 2 World in Transit, a solo painting exhibition of work

by Joy Munt, at Burnaby Arts Council’s Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave., open noon to 4 p.m., free. Opening reception April 11, with artist in attendance. Info: www. burnabyartscouncil.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Opening reception and artist conversation, 3 to 5 p.m. at Nikkei National Museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres., in connection with Leslie Hossack’s photography exhibition, REGISTERED. Info: centre.nikkeiplace.org/ registered.

Gamma Garage Art Weekend, at 232 North Gamma Ave. on Capitol Hill, Burnaby, noon to 5 p.m., featuring the work of Sheila Chowdhury, with landscape and abstract

acrylics; Dianne Yard, with grand scale and tiny floral and nature images; Wilma Cook, with acrylic and pastel landscapes; Pat Sexsmith, with prints and drawings. Featuring guest artist Kathryn Newell, with watercolour landscapes of the Okanagan and the coast.

All welcome.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12 Gamma Garage Art Weekend, at 232 North Gamma Ave. on Capitol Hill, Burnaby, noon to 5 p.m., featuring the work of Sheila Chowdhury, with landscape and abstract acrylics; Dianne Yard, with grand scale and tiny floral and nature images; Wilma Cook, with acrylic and pastel landscapes; Pat Sexsmith, with prints and drawings. Featuring guest artist Kathryn Newell, with watercolour landscapes of the Okanagan and the coast.

All welcome.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18 Amabilis Singers presents The Elements, with works exploring the four classical elements of earth, air, water and fire, 8 p.m. at New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave., Burnaby. Tickets $20,

or free for children under 11.

Order from choir members or call 604-503-2074. Info: www.amabilissingers.org.

Artist talk and gallery tour, 2 p.m. at Nikkei National Museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres., in connection with Leslie Hossack’s REGISTERED. Info: centre. nikkeiplace.org/registered.

VanDeca Choir holds a cocktail party-style fundraising concert at River Market, 810 Quayside Dr., New Westminster, raising funds for Pianos on the Street, with door prizes, silent auction, canapés and more, $30. Info: www.

VanDecaChoir.com.

Celebrate Spring, festival at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cres., featuring Japanese activities and traditions, including kimono dressing, tea ceremonies, kids’ crafts and a marketplace, plus Bento lunches ($13, must order in advance at 604-777-7000) and entertainment. Info: www.nikkeiplace.org.

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What you need to know about medical ethics Dr. DavidicusWong

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Do you believe that medical ethics is an area of philosophy that doesn’t apply to you?

Many share that misconception.The principles of bioethics – autonomy, confidentiality, beneficence and non-maleficence – certainly sound like high level philosophical concepts. No wonder people assume that they’re not relevant to their everyday lives.

In reality, ethics is at the core of your relationship with doctors and other health-care providers. Although we seek to help our patients (the principle of beneficence), this must be balanced with the risk of doing harm. Every treatment, medication and test carries potential risks, including side effects and complications. For this reason, the first rule of medicine is to do no harm (non-maleficence).

Tests and treatments, including medications and procedures are merely the tools of medicine; ethics guides us in their use.

In the practice of medicine, we have evidencebased protocols and guidelines on the best treatment of specific medical conditions, such as an acute stroke or heart attack.

They are continually being updated based on clinical research. However, the treatment that individual patients would choose for themselves may not be what the guidelines recommend.

In health care, we do not treat medical conditions in isolation; we treat the whole

person in the context of a unique life. Individual autonomy (the ability to make one’s own choices) is a fundamental guiding principle.

For example, if a previously capable adult was unconscious after suffering life-threatening blood loss in an automobile accident, the emergency doctor may recommend a blood transfusion to save his life. However, if that patient when capable left clear written instructions that he would not accept a blood transfusion under any circumstances, his wishes would be respected by the physician even if family members want him to receive the blood.

During the time that Burnaby Hospital had its own Ethical Resources Committee, I was the chair for 17 years. In my last 10 years in that role, I led a team providing ethics consultations at the request of families, patients and health-care providers when they couldn’t agree on the best course of action.

Many of the patients we were asked to see were in the intensive care unit or in long-term care, where it wasn’t clear if life support such as machine-assisted breathing, feeding tubes and IV fluids would provide benefit to the patient. In all cases, the patients were unconscious or for other reasons no longer capable of understanding their situation, making medical decisions and communicating their preferences to the care team. In none of the cases had the patients put anything in writing in the past, when they were capable of giving consent.

Family members would

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then have to make heartwrenching decisions on behalf of the patient based on what they thought their loved one would want. Dilemmas arose when family members disagreed with one another or with members of the hospital care team.

Sometimes, it wasn’t clear which family member was the most appropriate decision maker on behalf of the unconscious or otherwise incapable patient.

If you were the patient,

who would you choose to make decisions on your behalf? Would they respect

Who would you choose to make decisions on your behalf? your values and all that gives your life meaning?

Who has the right to see

your medical records? Under what circumstances may you lose the right to make your own decisions? How do you make your wishes known in advance?

I will address these questions in upcoming columns and on Tuesday, April 7 at the Bonsor Recreation Complex at 7 p.m. I’ll be speaking on a topic relevant to your care both in and out of the hospital, “WhatYou Should Know About Medical Ethics.”

This free public talk is

part of the Burnaby Division of Family Practice’s Empowering Patients education series For more information, call Leona Cullen at 604-259-4450 or register online at lcullen@ divisionsbc.ca.

Dr. DavidicusWong is a family physician. For more information on the Burnaby Division of Family Practice’s public health education series, visit divisionsbc.ca/burnaby.

For more on achieving your positive potential, go to davidi cuswong.wordpress.com.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015 Culinary delights prepared in partnership with members of the Rotary Club of Burnaby and students from the Burnaby School District’s Professional Cook Training Program Net proceeds earned from this event will be donated to: • Bursary to students of the ACE-IT Professional Cooks Program • Roxy Relief Program to support Pet Guardians who are homeless, low income and /or elderly http://pawsforhope.org • Rotary’s Legacy Foreshore Park Project for fitness facilities at Fraser River Foreshore Park

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TAKE THE KIDS TO AN EASTER BONANZA from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Bonsor Centre for 55plus, at 6533 Nelson St. The event is targeted towards grandparents and their grandkids.

Admission is only $2 and includes an Easter egg hunt, cookie decorating, face painting and a visit from the Easter bunny.

Pre-register by calling the centre at 604-297-4580.

Take the kids on an Easter egg hunt

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HEAD TO THE VISTA BOUTIQUE AT THE NEW VISTA CARE HOME, 7550 Rosewood St.The non-profit shop sells used clothing and household goods and is open Saturday, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Funds raised in the boutique support special programs for the care home elders. Info: 604-527-6226.

COMMUNITY. Burnaby Food First is offering gardening plots through the Sharing Backyards program, where people offer space in their backyards to gardeners. Burnaby Food First also needs volunteers to work with high school students on gardening projects. Also, Burnaby Food First is always looking for people with extra space for gardeners as part of the Sharing Backyards program.To get involved, email burnabyfoodfirst@ gmail.com.

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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND Jennifer Moreau

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CHECK OUT MAGIC HOUR, an exhibition featuring works from the Nikkei National Museum’s collection, created by the Instant Coffee Artist Collective. Sunday,

April 5 is your last chance to see the show before it ends.The museum, at 6688 Southoaks Cres., is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Info: www.nikkeiplace.org.

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CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING WITH THE WILDLIFE RESCUE ASSOCIATION OF B.C., which needs volunteers for the busy summer season.

From May to September, the Burnaby-based centre will take on roughly 2,500 injured or orphaned animals, which means the care centre needs more help.The group needs people to answer the wildlife hotline, assist with gardening and transporting animals.The association

also needs people to babysit ducklings and keep predators away, while the baby birds run around outside in an enclosed pen.

The association asks for a minimum commitment of four hours per week for three months.Training is provided.To volunteer, call the office at 604-5262747 or go online for more information at www. wildliferescue.ca.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 4 Easter bonanza, 10 a.m. to noon, at Bonsor Centre for 55-plus, 6533 Nelson St. Admission: $2, includes Easter egg hunt, cookie decorating, face painting and a visit from the Easter bunny. Pre-register by calling 604-297-4580.

TUESDAY, APRIL 14 Free workshop on memory and aging, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Burnaby Multicultural Society, 6255 Nelson Ave. Workshop will provide info on maintaining and improving memory, and advice on when to seek professional help.

Registration/inquiries: Carol at 604 431-4131 ext.27, carol. ha@thebms.ca.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, Free workshop on loans and mortgages, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Burnaby Multicultural Society, 6255 Nelson Ave. Workshop will provide information about loans and mortgages.

Registration/inquiries: Carol at 604 431-4131 ext.27, carol. ha@thebms.ca.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Giant indoor yard sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bake sale, plants and jumble sale. Burnaby North Lawn Bowling Clubhouse. North end of Confederation Park.

MONDAY, APRIL 13 B.C. Fuchsia and Begonia Society meeting, 7:30 p.m. at St. Helen’s Catholic Church gym, 3871 Pandora St. Refreshments served. Info:

Asian Women Business Luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Garden Restaurant, 3355 North Rd. Burnaby.

Invite a friend, co-worker or relative as well. $30/person includes seven-course meal, jewelry fashion show, networking and door prizes.

Call Suyin 604-931-4800 for advanced ticket purchase.

Tickets will sell out fast.

THURSDAY, APRIL 16 Have you considered becoming a foster family?

There are children and youth in Burnaby who require skilled, caring, foster parents. To learn more, the Ministry of Children and Family Development invites you to attend an

Jumble sale: Don’t miss the massive indoor yard sale on Saturday, April 11 at the Burnaby North Lawn Bowling Club in the north end of Confederation Park. PHOTO FILE

information session from 10 a.m. to noon, at #200–906 Roderick Ave. in Coquitlam.

For further information or another session date, please call our North Fraser Recruitment Team at 604764-8098.

Immigration law presentation, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Find out the basics of immigration law and get a broad overview

of applying for permanent residence under the various categories, from Express Entry to Family Sponsorship.

Also, find out when you need to instruct a lawyer during the process, and how you can protect yourself from scams. Presenter: lawyer Malvin Harding. Program is free and co-sponsored by the People’s Law School. To register, call 604-436-5400 or register online at www. bpl.bc.ca/events.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17 Retirement and Legacy Financial Planning Workshop, Bob Prittie Metrotown branch, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Financial advisor Gloria Chen presents an educational workshop on retirement and legacy planning. Free, but registration is required.

Email Elder.Planning.Help@ gmail.com or phone 778846-2718.

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Can you afford a vacation home?

By Atrina Kouroshnia of Lavarates.ca

W

ith the summer travel season approaching, you may be eying a vacation property that would allow you to escape the everyday grind. Assuming you have a good credit rating and you’re not maxed out on your primary home’s mortgage, that lakehouse or mountain cabin could be well within your reach.

Many Canadians purchase secondary properties in the U.S. or elsewhere, and there are special mortgage and tax considerations that apply in those situations, so you’d want expert advice tailored to your speciYc circumstances. For this piece, we’ll focus on what you need to know about getting a mortgage on a second home within Canada.

Qualifying for a Mortgage on a Second Home Most lenders will allow you to purchase a second home with as little as Yve per cent down, meaning you’d get a mortgage for the remaining 95 per cent. Lenders typically deYne a second home as a weekend getaway home or a cottage with year-round access that you or family members occupy. It could even be a property that you occupy half of the time (for instance, if you work in a di"erent city than your primary residence, you might commute to your primary home on weekends and spend weekdays in your second home).

Qualifying for a mortgage on a second home is essentially the same process as qualifying for a mortgage on a primary residence. Lenders will look at your income, employment history, debt and credit history before qualifying you for a mortgage.

If your plans change in the future and you decide to rent out your second home, you could do that (provided your strata or homeowner’s association allows it), but you would not be able to use any of the rental income to qualify for that initial mort-

gage.

Insuring a Mortgage on a Secondary Home With a down payment of less than 20 per cent, you’re required to have mortgage insurance. Last May, CMHC announced that they will no longer insure second homes. How-

Thinkstock photo ever, Genworth and Canada Guaranty will still insure one second home per owner.

If you’re considering purchasing a second home, a mortgage professional can run the numbers to see how much house you can a"ord and also calculate how the payments would Yt into your overall budget.

Don’t skip these spring cleaning chores L

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ike many British Columbians, your home is likely your biggest investment.

But keeping it protected with simple home maintenance often falls behind your busy lifestyle and other priorities.

The good news is that basic home maintenance does not require a lot of specialized skills, is cost e"ective and an excellent approach to protect against unexpected costs. Here are a few important tips to keep your home and family safe.

Prevent the possibility of a Yre hazard by keeping the dryer vent clean. Clean the lint Ylter every time you run your dryer and once a year slide the vent out and remove any lint buildup.

Run an energy-e!cient furnace by replacing Ylters at least every three months, especially for proper operation over winter. Dirty Ylters block airXow, lowering air quality and making it potentially dangerous to your family’s health.They also cause furnaces to work overtime, increasing energy bills and eventually to overheat,

burn out and be replaced.

Prevent mould by monitoring your home for condensation.Too much moisture indoors eventually poses a health risk, and if left untreated will rot woodwork. Examine your windows, checking for cracks or breaks in the seals that can easily be Yxed.

Guard against water damage by looking for signs of dripping and corrosion on exposed pipes around toilets, sinks and appliances. Leaking Yxtures can often be Yxed with simple replacement parts like O-rings, cartridges or Xappers for leaky toilets. Leaks are easy to miss, but early repair avoids costly water damage.

Make sure your gutters are clean and water run-o" is unobstructed. At least once a year physically remove debris and build-up from your gutters and ensure your downpipes are

clear. Blocked gutters and pipes can force water to back up and soak into roofs, walls and even the foundation.

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Why aren’t my apple trees producing fruit?

Question: I have an espalier apple tree with three different varieties of apples in a pot near two apple trees growing in the ground.

Last year I had many apple blossoms but only a few apples.

If I move the espalier apple away from the other two apple trees, do I need another apple tree to plant alongside for pollination?

Sally Wong,Vancouver Answer: It sounds like a pollination problem from lack of bees. Insufficient cross-pollination problems of other apple trees is also a possibility. But with five apple varieties in your yard, I don’t think all are incompatible.

I wonder how many bees you have in your neighbourhood. Honeybees are in short supply everywhere., but in densely populated areas (small lots/townhouses etc) wild bees are also hard to find.

Wild bees are vital for pollination and die from pesticides just like honeybees.

I’d recommend your

starting to keep mason bees.

Their nesting tubes need very little space on house or shed walls, they never sting and are easy to keep. It’s too late this year to get kits of mason bee houses/egglaying tubes/cocoons, etc., but it’s something to keep in mind for next year.

Because the cocoons contain little living creatures, it would be best to order from a garden centre in very early spring. Usually when you buy a kit you are given instructions with it. Mason bees make a big improvement in fruit tree and berry crops and once you begin caring for them, you don’t have to buy a kit again.

There’s also a very good book, Pollination with Mason Bees, by Dr. Margriet Dogterom. It’s a gardener’s guide to managing mason bees for fruit production.

I doubt that adding another apple tree to your yard would help. Some varieties of apples are self-fertile, others pollinate only certain varieties and a few don’t crosspollinate any other apples.

Trying to match five apple

varieties isn’t practical.

But did you know that crabapple trees are great pollinators for all apple trees.

I’d suggest adding a crabapple tree to your yard.The fruit is small and acidic but makes delicious jelly and is quite decorative and so are the flowers.

A third possibility with your low fruit production is that the in-ground trees are just too young to bear much fruit.They may be concentrating on vegetative growth.

Your espalier tree may also be young, but it also could be the pot hasn’t been big enough. Planting this in the ground is a good idea.

Question: How can I plant peppers from seeds – in soil and in pots or in the ground?

Florence,Vancouver Answer: Peppers need to be started in sterilized potting soil in pots.This can be done on a windowsill or under a plant light in your house – or in a greenhouse or cold

Delicious offerings: If you’re having trouble getting apple blossoms to turn into fruit like this, then bees may be the issue – or, more accurately, lack of bees. PHOTO THINKSTOCK

frame.

Now is the best time to do this because peppers are very slow-growing and can’t be put out until frost season is well over.The end of May is the very earliest it’s safe to plant peppers in the outside garden.

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nials – many treasures. Info: rose_marie_adams@ hotmail.com Anne Marrison is happy to answer garden questions. Send them to her by email, amarri son@shaw.ca Please add your region or city.

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On the road Above, Michelle Derrick, an SFU bachelor of education student, completed the first semester of her professional development program in India. She spent six weeks teaching social studies to Tibetan students in grades 8 and 10. Here, she’s seen in front of the Sambhota Tibetan School in the village of Chauntra, in northern India. Below, Burnaby boys Justin Adamoski and Max Yuen (along with brothers Ryan Adamoski and Rex Yuen) in Phoenix, Arizona, during Major League Baseball spring training. They travelled there with the Bullpen Baseball School to play on the Big League Dreams field. Behind them is the ‘green monster’ from the Fenway Park replica field where they played and lost in the quarter-finals.

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Sport to report? Contact Tom Berridge 604.444.3022 or tberridge@BurnabyNow.com

Denver D-man turning pro

Conference player of the year inks two-year, entry-level deal with Edmonton Oilers Tom Berridge

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Joey LaLeggia would trade all of this year’s accolades for another shot at a Frozen Four final.

The University of Denver senior and Hobey Baker finalist scored the Pioneers’ only goal in a 4-1 loss to the No. 14-ranked Providence College Friars in the NCAA Division I East Region men’s hockey final on Sunday.

LaLeggia tied the contest 1-1 midway through the third period with his 15th goal of the season.

He was then handed a major penalty and a game misconduct after being whistled down for a hit to the head that led to Providence’s game-winning goal on the ensuing power play.

It was nobody’s way to end a season, let alone a career.

But two days later, LaLeggia made up for it, penning a two-year, entry level pro contract with the NHL Edmonton Oilers.

“Yeah, Sunday was pretty terrible the way it happened, but that’s hockey,” said LaLeggia on a long distance call with the NOW on Tuesday.

“Now the focus is making the (Oilers) team next year, that’s all that matters.”

Denver, ranked sixth in the nation, finished the collegiate men’s hockey season with a record of 24-14-2 after advancing to the second round of the NCAA tourney for the first time since 2011. It was also the varsity program’s 14th consecutive 20-win season – the best active streak in the country.

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Player of the year: Burnaby defenceman Joey LaLeggia is turning pro after a storied university hockey career in Denver. PHOTO UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ATHLETICS

year of university hockey.

“I have no regrets.We played hard and the guys deserved better,” LaLeggia said. “But I’ve had four years filled with memories.

I was lucky to come in with a great class and I’m going to remember my four years with them. I’m happy I got my chance to come (to Denver).”

LaLeggia is perhaps luckier than most seniors.

The Burnaby skater recently became the first defenceman to be named player of the year in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference – arguably the

top hockey conference in the country.

Denver head coach Jim Montgomery is on the record describing LaLeggia as “the most dominant player in the best conference in college hockey.”

LaLeggia also repeated as the conference defenceman and offensive defenceman of the year at the annual awards celebration.

The Burnaby Winter Club product led all National conference D-men with 15 goals, 25 assists and 40 total points this season – placing fourth in overall scoring and third in

the nation for points by a defenceman.

LaLeggia, who recently graduated with a degree in business administration at Denver, was also the lone unanimous choice for all-conference team selection – his third first team honour – and was player of the month for both January and February. He was named the national rookie of the year as a freshman.

The fifth-round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers was also a five-time defenceman of the week this season.

“It’s special to be men-

tioned in that way,” LaLeggia said.

He had one more accolade that could have overshadowed even last weekend’s dark cloud.

LaLeggia was one of 10 finalists, including three other Canadians from Ontario, for the coveted Hobey Baker Award, emblematic of college hockey’s top player as voted on by college hockey coaches and online fan balloting.

The winner will be chosen from a paired down list of three players on April 10.

Continued on page 36

Royal named CCAA coach of the year Tom Berridge

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Douglas College varsity men’s volleyball coach Brad Hudson was recently named the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association coach of the year.

Hudson received the honour at the national collegiate men’s championships at Holland College in Charlottetown, P.E.I. last month.

“Brad has been an out-

Athletes leap into outdoor season

standing coach at Douglas for the past few years and has directed that program into one of the top programs in the nation,” said CCAA men’s volleyball convenor Ray Sarkis in a CCAA press release.

The former Burnaby South Secondary School volleyball coach led the Royals to first place in the PacWest with a 21-3 season record, while also holding on to the No. 1 ranking

in the nation for much of the year.

The Douglas Royals were unbeaten in exhibition play against Alberta schools this season, including a straightset victory over nationally ranked Red Deer College.

Douglas was later upset at the PacWest provincial men’s final in four sets

by No. 8-ranked Camosun College. Camosun went on to win its first-ever CCAA national title.

Hudson was also named provincial coach of the year, while Royal players George Thompson, a CCAA AllCanadian, and Carson Heppell were named player and rookie of the year, respectively, in the PacWest.

Douglas also placed two players on the PacWest first team and a third on the second team, while two Royals were named to the all-rookie team under Hudson’s mentorship.

Coach of the year: Brad Hudson

Two Simon Fraser University freshmen opened the collegiate outdoor track and field season making NCAA standards.

Monique Lisek, a former B.C. high school champion, won the women’s 400metre hurdles in a NCAA provisional time of 1:02.01 at the University of British Columbia Open track and field meet in Vancouver on Saturday. Lisek also finished third in the 200m.

Vladislav Tsygankov also made a provisional qualifying standard in the men’s long jump, winning the field event with a leap of 7.37 metres.

Clan teammates Vladis Moldavanov, Jerry He and Andy Ho placed second through fourth, respectively, behind Tsygankov in the long jump, all with personal bests.

Moldavanov’s jump of 7.15m qualified him for the Great Northwest championships.

He, with a third-place leap of 6.85m, and Ho, at 6.78m, also made provisional conference standards.

Moldavanov, a sophomore, also qualified for the conference finals in the triple jump, winning the event with a mark of 14.48m.

Second-year runner Joel Webster was runner-up in the men’s 200m.

Ella Brown won the women’s triple jump in 11.52m, while New Westminster’s Natasha Lazecki was second in the long jump with a personal-best jump of 5.40m. Alana Mussatto placed fourth in the 800m.

At the Spring Break Open meet, which ran over the same weekend in Seattle, Selina Byer and Peter Behncke of SFU both made conference standards in their respective throwing events.

Byer won the women’s javelin with a personalbest 42.22m throw, while Behncke had a PB toss of 50.40m in the hammer to finish second overall.

Sam Humphreys, in the pole vault, and Ryley Carr, in the hammer, made Great Northwest provisional standards in their events.

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Two goals: Burnaby Inter FC’s Sabrina Mitsiadis, in blue, scores the first of two tallies in a 2-0 win over the CCB Hammerheads in the Division 4 women’s silver championship final. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Stealth make deadline deal

The Vancouver Stealth and Minnesota Swarm swapped up-and-coming talents at the National Lacrosse League trade deadline Tuesday.

The Stealth sent 2014 Lou Marsh finalist Johnny Powless to the Swarm in return for last season’s NLL rookie of the year Logan Schuss in a one-for-one deal.

Schuss, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2013 NLL entry draft, currently has 14 goals and 33 points in nine games this season.The 6-0, 210-pound lefthander had 36 goals and 73 points in his rookie year.

Last season, Powless recorded career highs with 30 goals, 53 points and 50 loose balls with the Rochester Knighthawks.

In 11 games with the Stealth so far this season, Powless has 39 points, including seven goals.

In other moves, New Westminster’s Kevin Crowley was picked up by the Toronto Rock in exchange for restricted free agent Garrett Billings following a last-minute trade with the New England Black Wolves.

A day earlier,Toronto matched an offersheet made to Billings by Rochester.

Crowley has 19 goals and 52 points in 10 games with the Black Wolves.

Billings, a three-time all-pro and NLL MVP runner-up, is the first player in league history to record three consecutive 100-plus point seasons.

Burnaby NOW hockey briefs Burnaby’s Adam Helewka scored two times, including the game winner, to help the Spokane Chiefs defeat the Everett Silvertips 6-2 in opening round Western Hockey League playoff.

The third-year winger scored goals less than two minutes apart, including the game-winning marker, midway through the first period to even the best-of-seven first-round series 1-1 with the U.S. division champions last Saturday.

Helewka also scored Spokane’s only goal in a 2-1 loss to Everett on Wednesday.

T-BIRDS TAKE OPENER Mathew Barzal opened and closed the book on the Seattle Thunderbirds’ 4-3 victory over the Portland Winterhawks in Game 1 of their WHL playoff.

Barzal tallied his first goal of the playoffs in the opening minute of the first period and then scored the game winner with less than three minutes left in the contest. He also garnered an assist in Seattle’s 5-2 win over Portland on Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

TO JR. A RIVERMEN

First-year Grandview Steelers defenceman Cameron Ginnetti was added to the roster of the B.C. Hockey League Langley Rivermen for next season.

The 16-year-old blueliner garnered seven goals and 18 points in his Pacific Junior Hockey League season.

COUGARS DOWN TWO Burnaby defenceman Joseph Carvalho assisted on two Prince George goals, including the game-tying marker, in a 5-4 loss to the Victoria Royals in Game 2 of their WHL playoff.

College was the right decision Continued from page 35 LaLeggia ends his collegiate career at Denver third overall in all-time points for a defencemen with 132 and goals with 49.

LaLeggia is on record as saying he will likely finish this season with the Oilers’ American Hockey League affiliate – the Oklahoma City Barons – on an amateur tryout agreement.

But LaLeggia cannot be grateful enough to his coaches at Denver and the college ex-

perience in general for giving him the opportunity to grow and mature as a player and prepare him for what lies ahead in the pros.

“I was 16 when the WHL came knocking – I was 160 pounds – it didn’t seem smart to me. Now, I’m 22 years old and signing my first pro contract. I got two extra years playing in college hockey,” LaLeggia said.

“Right now, it’s looking like I made the right decision.”

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