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‘Dying’ system upgrade to cost $8.9 mil

Renters forced out by new highrises

By Jennifer Moreau

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By Janaya Fuller-Evans

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Burnaby is getting some LIP work done, and it is going to cost big bucks.

The city is replacing its current permit plan system with a much more extensive Licences, Inspections and Permits System.The system purchase and first phase of implementation comes with a price tag of $8.9 million.

“This is a major software initiative for the city that will, number one, replace the dying permit plan system,” Coun. Dan Johnston, head of the city’s financial management committee, said at the last council meeting. “This would replace that software, which I understand is in its last stages. It would also be able to tie in the new software into our safety system, so there will be some real economic benefits from tying the two systems together.”

The new system would allow city staff to enter and share information while out in the field, Johnston pointed out.

“The software will give our existing staff the ability to replace what they’ve got, but also to be a little more mobile and tie into their laptops,” he said.

“When staff are out doing inspections in the community, they’re able to enter information right into the system, they don’t have to come back to the office.”

The current system is more than 18 years old, according to a city staff report, and the hardware and software is no longer supported by the vendors. It is used to process licences, Continued on page 8

HOUSING Perry Obedzinski was one of about 40 people who turned up for an ACORN rally on Silver Avenue

Members of a local advocacy group want the City of Burnaby to do more to protect low-cost apartment rentals in the Metrotown area.

About 40 people came out Wednesday for an ACORN rally on Silver Avenue, in front of two buildings they fear will be demolished to make way for expensive condos.

“We have lots of members who live in rental apartments in Burnaby and a lot of them, like the ones on Silver Street are relatively inexpensive,” said ACORN spokesperson and Burnaby resident Murray Martin. “We’re worried that none of our members are going to be able to afford these new places.They will be displaced.With the vacancy rate so low, they will probably be forced out of the city.”

Martin said the Metrotown area is a hot spot for condo development. “by the City of Burnaby’s appetite for condominium development,” Martin said.

According to Martin, ACORN has 1,300 members in Burnaby.The group would like to see the city restrict rezoning to help stop the demolition of more affordable rental buildings.

“The city saying there’s nothing they can do is factually not true.They can start by not allowing rezoning applications on existing purpose-built rentals,” Martin said.

The NOW called Mayor Derek Corrigan for comment, but we did not hear back by press time. Coun. Colleen Jordan heads the committee that oversees housing issues in Burnaby, but she wasn’t available either.

According to a 2014 report from the Canada Housing Mortgage

Wednesday to protest the demolition of affordable rental apartments in favour of new developments. The local advocacy group is calling on the city to stop the demolition of low-cost apartments. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

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Watch out when you’re watering City only allows lawn watering from 4 to 9 a.m. on certain days

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HORGAN ON HOUSING: B.C. NDP leader John Horgan, left, sits with Tamala Mwandemere and her mother Hiruth. The trio were part of the Families Need a Break! tour, which stopped in Burnaby on Thursday. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

Horgan steps into debate on affordable housing NDP leader drops into Burnaby during provincial tour designed to highlight challenges families face under Liberal government

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Burnaby coupleYu-ta Lu and Evonne Cheng are hoping to one day buy a home for their family of four.

In the meantime, they live at their parents’ place – a situation they say won’t be changing anytime soon.

“As a one-income family, I find it simply difficult to buy a house here.When we look around, the price starts at $400,000, $600,000,” Lu said. “That’s just not something we’re able to afford.”

Lu’s story was one of many told during a roundtable event held in Burnaby on Thursday by B.C. NDP leader John Horgan.

The discussion, aimed at holding the Liberal government’s feet to the fire, was part of his party’s Families Need a Break! tour being held throughout the province.

Horgan referenced February’s budget, when the government increased utility fees and medical service premiums, while giving a $236-million tax break to the top two per cent wage earners.

“They told the rest of us to tighten our belts and do a little bit more with a

little bit less,” he said. “I think that’s wrong. … The end result of all of this, piling the costs onto regular families, is that people around this table are having a tougher time making a go of it.”

Local mother and daughter Hiruth and Tamala Mwandemere also spoke alongside Horgan, sharing their experiences of being saddled with student debt.

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I find it simply difficult to buy a house here for nursing, said she’s still paying off her student loan, while trying to keep up with her mortgage and put her daughter through school.

“If I didn’t have my parents, I would have really struggled to go to school,” Tamala explained. “It’s really hard to go to school full time and work full time.”

Horgan argued one of the factors contributing to less affordable housing is foreign investment, a problem he said is not being acknowledged by Premier Christy Clark.

The early bird gets to water the lawn, now that annual watering restrictions are in effect.

As of June 1, Burnaby residents can only water lawns from 4 to 9 a.m. – those with even-numbered addresses can only water on Monday,Wednesday and Saturday and those with odd-numbered addresses can only water on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

“With this year’s recordlow snowpack and unseasonably warm start to the summer season, we encourage all residents and businesses to do the right thing and conserve water whenever possible,” Metro Vancouver board chair Greg Moore said in a press release.

Businesses and other organizations have even earlier restrictions, according to the release Non-residential addresses can water lawns between 4 and 9 a.m. on Fridays, however, the rest of the week watering is limited to 1 to 6 a.m. – even-numbered addresses can only water lawns

on Monday and Wednesday, and odd-numbered addresses can only water on Tuesday and Thursday.

The restrictions, in place until Sept. 30, are intended to conserve drinking water and reduce water demands during the summer season, according to Metro Vancouver.

Restrictions do not apply to the watering of flowers, vegetables, shrubs and trees.

Sports fields, school yards, parks, golf courses and turf farms are also exempt in Burnaby.

However, cemetery lawns, municipal ornamental lawns and boulevards are not exempt.

Those with new lawns or those treating lawns with nematodes to control chafer beetles can apply for an exemption.There’s no fee for chafer beetle treatment exemptions, however, new lawn watering exemptions cost $50.

Sprinkling outside of the set days and times can result in a $50 fine.

For more information, go to tinyurl.com/bbywatering.

By Janaya Fuller-Evans jfuller-evans@burnabynow.com

Can’t catch a break: Evonne Cheng, with son Miller, is one of many people who are trying to break into the housing market, but find they can’t. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

“The government doesn’t have any data.The premier got together with a couple of developers, real estate speculators, said ‘What do you think we should do?’ and they said, ‘Let’s

just wait and see.’ Not good enough,” he said.

The roundtable was held at the office of Raj Chouhan, MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds.The city’s other two NDP MLAs also attended.

The City of Burnaby is selling packages of nematodes to residents at a subsidized rate as of next Wednesday, according to the city’s website.

The microscopic groundworms are being offered to tackle the chafer beetle problem many city lawns are experiencing.

The chafer grubs feed on grass and are considered a tasty treat by birds, raccoons and skunks, with animals tearing up lawns to get to these subterranean snacks.

Residents can buy up to two packages of nematodes, to be picked up by mid-July.

Each package contains 50

million nematodes, which can treat up to 750 square feet.

The city is taking pre-orders on a first-come, firstserved basis at Bill Copeland Sports Centre, starting next Wednesday, June 17, until the following Wednesday, though not on weekends. Orders will be taken from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 17, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 18, 19, 22, 23 and 24.The cost per package is $35, and buyers must bring proof of Burnaby residency to pre-order.

The treatment time for nematodes is in late July, when chafer beetles are in the larval stage. For more information, go to tinyurl. com/chaferbeetleplan.

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Protest: Members of the Burnaby chapter of ACORN rally outside some Silver Avenue apartments they fear will be demolished to make way for condos. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

Fewer rental units available Continued from page 1 Corporation, Burnaby’s number of rental units declined to 12,357, which is 267 fewer than in the previous year.

ACORN pointed to the 2014 Goodman Report, authored by real estate expert David Goodman, which showed there were 123 rental buildings that changed hands in the region last year.

(That reflects an increase from 94 sold in the previous year.) Most were twoor three-storey wood frame buildings built in the ’60s, and the lion’s share was in Burnaby’s Metrotown area.

“Unlike Vancouver, Burnaby provides an example of free-market forces allowing for unrestricted demolition of rental apartment buildings, and ironically this is an

NDP stronghold,” Goodman’s report reads.

There were 23 apartment buildings sold in 2014, and there have been another eight sold in 2015 so far.

The overwhelming majority are in the Maywood area close to Metrotown, which is one of the city’s largest concentrations of rental housing.

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Lifetime: Arne and Iris Sorbo renewed their wedding vows at Normanna Rest Home this week. The two were reunited after living for nearly a year apart in different care homes. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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It wasn’t their style, according to a long-time friend, but two Burnaby seniors renewed their wedding vows this week after being reunited at a local care home.

Arne and Iris Sorbo, who’ve been married for 58 years, were reunited at Normanna Rest Home in February after the story of their nearly yearlong separation in different care homes was featured in the NOW. On Wednesday, Nor-

I felt I did a little good to the organization. manna hosted a sunny outdoor ceremony, complete with bubbles drifting in the breeze, for them to renew their vows.

It’s not an idea the couple would have come up with themselves, according to Arne, who once sat on the board of Normanna, a care home established by the Norwegian community –

the Sorbo’s community.

“People who are happily married are going to be remarried,” said Arne. “I could have said no, but I felt I did a little good to the organization.”

The ceremony wasn’t Iris’s kind of thing either, according to friend Kari Meidal, who’s known the couple since 1958, but she said her friend perked right up in the company of old friends on hand for the event.

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Saying one thing and doing another Some might call it hypocrisy, others might call it just getting to the point a little late, but in any case, it was still hard to believe.

Stephen Harper said, “We simply have to find a way to create lower carbon-emitting sources of energy.”

Now, this was said at the recent G-7 summit where the nation’s leaders get together for photo ops and some behind-the-scenes arm twisting, so we’re not sure if Harper was just try-

ing to look like he’s a 21stcentury leader or if he’s really serious.

After all, Germany has basically called out Canada for its handling of the oilsands and says this nation is shirking its global Leadership responsibilities.

Harper said the call for a low-carbon footprint will “require a transformation in our energy sectors. Nobody’s going to start to shut down their industries or turn off the lights.”That’s

an understatement. Harper’s government has done virtually nothing to move away from oil dependency. Far from turning off the lights, Harper has, by his complete lack of leadership, turned a blind eye to the problem.

There is something sadly ironic that while Harper stands spouting clichés at the G7 gathering in Germany, back in Canada nothing has changed.

In fact, here in Burnaby,

the National Energy Board is looking at an application

by Kinder Morgan to make a massive expansion of both its oil pipeline and shipping facility.

If Harper was remotely serious about changing course in this country, he would have directed the NEB to allow information and evidence regarding the impact of such proposals on climate change. But, instead, we have a board that will ignore the elephant in

the room. And, why is that?

Because if one looks at what impact our rush to expand the oil business has on our future on this planet, one would have no rational excuse for massive expansion.

It is simply counter-survival.

It’s a bit like a parole board deciding that it can’t look at how a murderer’s release might impact the community, only looking at how good he was at keeping his cell clean during his stay in prison.

But perhaps we misjudge Harper, and somewhere on his desk, beneath his plans for Senate reform, is a brave new plan for transforming the energy sector in Canada. One that would see a newly formed National Energy Board securing proposals and funding for new alternative energy sources.

Dream on.

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Anti-SLAPP laws necessary It’s important to clear up misconceptions about SLAPP Suits, or Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation. Bill Phelps writes that the NDP and I want to deny a plaintiff’s right to a trial (Burnaby NOW, June 5). Nothing could be further from the truth.

Anti-SLAPP legislation is specifically designed to bring a speedy resolution to unmeritorious civil suits and to protect rights to freedom of expression and assembly.

At present, plaintiffs responsible for SLAPP suits – usually large transnational corporations – do not want a speedy trial but rather seek to drag court cases on ad infinitum in order to increase the monetary, time and emotional costs for defendants. SLAPP suits rarely go to trial as they are primarily meant to punish, intimidate and threaten those who oppose the plaintiff’s economic or political goals.

SLAPP suits are also used for their “chill factor” over the public at large.The mere mention of a multimillion-dollar lawsuit often deters many others from exercising their rights to free speech and assembly. In this way SLAPP suits attack the heart of Canadian democracy as we know it.

No one wants to deny the right of legitimate plaintiffs from having their day in court to remedy a wrong.

Anti-SLAPP legislation is designed to ensure that only legitimate lawsuits are

permitted to proceed past a preliminary stage. In cases where a defendant can show it was expressing itself on a matter of public interest, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to show that its case has substantial merit.

Anti-SLAPP legislation is designed not to suppress Charter rights, but to protect them for those who do not have tens of thousands of dollars to defend themselves from large corporations who want to stop public protests.

In my case, I was denied a court trial to clear my name because the large transnational that brought charges in a $5.6-million civil suit against me used a legal procedure to “discontinue” the case.This has resulted in damage to my reputation as an advocate of non-violent protests and freedom of expression.The discontinuance forced the transnational to pay a fraction of my legal fees but leaves standing charges of conspiracy against me personally.

Quebec has anti-SLAPP legislation and there is a bill before the Ontario legislature. In the United States, almost half the states have anti-SLAPP legislation to protect constitutional rights to freedom of expression.

B.C. had anti-SLAPP legislation in the early 1990s and was the first province in Canada to enact protections, before it was repealed by the Liberals. It is time to bring anti-SLAPP legislation back to B.C.

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Dear Editor What a gift – the city is going to make a few hundred doses of nematodes available to the first in line.

The chafers are flying early this year – I can see them hovering over my boulevard. They tend to love open, uncovered areas, and our public boulevards are the perfect host for them. So when the city offers to subsidize a few hundred doses of nematodes, they are hoping that you are going to apply them to public land because, if you apply them only to your property, you are setting the scene for continued procreation of next seasons turf tossing, war zone, skunk rooting, crow digging ad infinitum future crop of chafers.

If the city would take a small portion of its surplus and devote it to real research of the chafer problem I expect that we would see some improvement, but until they do you can expect to see continued massacred lawns all over Burnaby and beyond. Excuse me while I chafe when paying my huge property tax bill knowing that the city is likely to spend it on something frivolous or gift it to elitist sports groups. Oh, I have just ordered enough nematodes to nuke my lawn and the nearby boulevard on two sides of our property. Maybe the city would like to give us a tax credit for doing their job?

Patrick Gillan, Burnaby

Why was recall campaign excluded?

Dear Editor I am a resident in Burnaby North and am concerned that the Burnaby Heights Merchants Association has overstepped its authority by not allowing the B.C. Citizens for Recall volunteers to participate at the Hats Off Day street festival on June 6. Why they would not allow an authorized Elections B.C. campaign hints at political interference.

The BHMA said it did not want any political activity at their festival but I understand it allowed the sitting MLA, Richard T Lee to have a presence. Additionally, the politically active Dogwood Initiative was also to be there with volunteers asked to collect signatures for a specific political cause. Also, the B.C. NDP were to be there and actively asking for signatures for their own petition.

It is clear that the claim of wanting to be “strictly non-partisan” by the BHMA is not the motive for excluding the recall volunteers.

According to the Burnaby NOW, the BHMA has suggested that there were “past complaints about people aggressively handing out pamphlets.” This is, in fact, incorrect as the recall people have been active for less than two months and are trained to not interfere with voters and carry Elections B.C. guidelines that clearly define permissible behavior. If this was actually an issue it could have been discussed and additional guidelines set but this never came up. This further suggests that the BHMA’s motives may be political in nature.

The recall campaign is an authorized initiative by Elections B.C. and is a part of the democratic process we all support and enjoy by living in B.C. It should be enthusiastically supported by any and all persons and corporations that call B.C. their home. What is the truth behind the BHMA’s request for the recall people to not attend their event? It is clearly not the politics. It appears to be yet another B.C. government “dirty trick” and originate from B.C. Liberal government operatives.

Doug Soon, Burnaby

earlrichards Chevron can get its oil from Alaska, if KM was closed temporarily due to an accident.

JohnCHunter Did not do any research again, did you Earl. ANS (Alaska North Slope) is a heavy crude; Chevron is configured for light sweet Alberta crude.

They can’t run ANS. We are not talking a short term accident, but rather following your recommendation to kick them out of BC. Or are you seeing how nonsensical that was now? earlrichards The oil refineries in Puget Sound can accept ANS, so Chevron can get its products from these refineries in an emergency. ANS being heavy crude and and Chevron refinery not being set-up for heavy crude, where is the source for this information?

JohnCHunter Google ANS and call the refinery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You said get rid of KMC. So we are not talking an emergency!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Furthermore, Chevron supplies a small percentage of the petroleum products here. We are not talking replacing Chevron’s products but probably three times that if as you recommend KMC is gone. Stop this nonsense and do some supply/demand balances - you can get them on the BC MOEM website and have some knowledge about what you are discussing.

As I have promised before, and failed to do, I will not respond to your stuff in future. It is a waste of time. You throw all this stuff and hope some will stick to the wall. In my opinion, you have no idea what you are talking about.

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earlrichards Chevron has the only refinery in Vancouver, so where do does the other large percentage of petroleum products come from. Getting rid of KM is an emergency, before they kill 21,000 000 sockeye salmon and destroy BC’s commercial and sport industries. No toxic, tar sands for BC. Keep British Columbia beautiful. Is the light sweet Alberta crude synthetic crude?

JohnCHunter It is refined in Alberta at refineries such as the one I help design called Strathcona and also Shell’s Scotford and shipped as finished petroleum products through KMC. There is far more from this source than Chevron which is only 55,000 bpd, Answer to last question NO it is conventional crude. Chevron can’t handle syncrude.

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Sorry, Uber, you’re not welcome in Burnaby Janaya Fuller-Evans

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Burnaby council won’t welcome Uber to Burnaby.

At last week’s council meeting, council agreed to inform the ride-sharing service that it is ineligible for a Burnaby business licence.

Uber’s ride-sharing service does not comply with Burnaby’s bylaws, according to a city staff report.

Burnaby council requested the report after Chris Schafer, public policy manager for the company, spoke to the committee in March.

“We took the initiative to actually call them, to see if there was any way to accommodate them – any business that wishes to come to Burnaby generally is courted,” Coun. Sav Dhaliwal, chair of the city’s executive committee, told the NOW. “We try to go out of our way to make sure that there isn’t anything in their way in terms of setting up shop but we do have standards, we do have by-

laws, we do have rules that we expect businesses to generally follow.”

City staff determined the company’s business model did not comply with the city’s Cab Regulations Bylaw.

Burnaby councillors voiced concerns about the service, including passenger safety and how it would affect the city’s taxi industry, at previous council meetings.

THREE PROPERTIES TO BECOME PART OF PARKS Three city-owned homes are being removed so that the properties can be absorbed into city parks.

Burnaby council approved plans to rid the properties of the homes at last week’s council meeting.

A city staff report recommended the sale or demolition of houses at 5361 Rumble St. and 1576 Gilmore Ave. A second report recommended the demolition of a home at 4504 Napier St.

The Rumble Street property, acquired by the city in 1990 for McPherson District Park, recently became vacant, according to the report, and the Gilmore Avenue property was acquired in 2000 for Willingdon Heights Park.

Any business that wishes to come to Burnaby generally is courted.

The Napier Street property is vacant and will become part of a linear park area planned for the Willingdon Avenue corridor for next year, the second report stated.

“Once the structures are removed, the land will be eventually integrated into the parks.The park boundaries are established through the community planning

process and approved by council,” Dave Ellenwood, director of parks, recreation and cultural service, told the NOW in an email.

BUILDING PERMITS OUTPACE 2013 NUMBERS Burnaby is experiencing a wave of new construction, with the city’s building permits surpassing 2013’s numbers and nearing those of 2012, according to a city staff report.

As of April 30, the city

the final cost for implementing the system was estimated at $28 million.The total

those were for new builds), and 156 were for demolitions.

There were also 46 permits for multi-family buildings, with 34 of those for alterations or repairs.

As of April 30, there were 108 new single-family dwelling units built in the city, 42 duplexes, 42 strata units in buildings up to four storeys) and 158 strata units in buildings higher than four storeys.

PUBLIC HEARING The Council of the City of Burnaby hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing TUESDAY, 2015 JUNE 23 AT 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2, to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendments to “Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”.

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BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 17, 2015 - BYLAW NO. 13482 Rez. #14-19

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Continued from page 1 inspections and permits.

The cost for the first phase of the project was estimated to cover software licences, hardware, contingency, professional services and additional staff to implement the new system.

City staff will assess the costs for future upgrades and phases of the project as it is implemented, and will issue staff reports to council when requesting authorization of further expenses, Johnston said.

Last year, the city authorized $4 million in spending for the extension and upgrading of enterprise and departmental applications software.The initiatives covered included a fuel-system upgrade, web portal development, geographic information systems, supplier-relationship management, as well as funding towards the replacement of the licence, inspections and permits system.

The first of the city’s major system upgrades came with an even heftier cost, and has cost millions to maintain annually.

Burnaby replaced city hall’s enterprise resource computer system with the multimillion-dollar SAP (Systems, Applications and Products) system in 2007 –

had issued 594 building permits for 2015.That number easily passes last year’s entire permit total – 127 – and has even gone beyond the 524 permits issued in 2013. And it is only 34 permits away from tying with the 628 permits issued in all of 2012.

Of the nearly 600 permits issued, 157 were for commercial buildings (149 of those were for alterations or repairs), 141 were for single-family homes (108 of

6380 and 6420 Silver Avenue From: RM3 Multiple Family Residential District

cost of running the portal was more than $29 million as of 2013.

To:

CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM5s Multiple Family Residential District, C2 Community Commercial District, P1 Neighbourhood Institutional District, and Metrotown Town Centre Development Plan Guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “6380 & 6420 Silver Avenue” prepared by IBI/HB Architects)

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of two high-rise apartment towers (26 and 41 storeys), with low-rise townhouse, retail, childcare, and office components.

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BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 18, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13483 Rez. #15-17 7000 Lougheed Highway From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C1 Neighbourhood Commercial District, C2h Community Commercial District and M5 Light Industrial District) and R2 Residential District To:

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Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C1 Neighbourhood Commercial District, C2h Community Commercial District, M5 Light Industrial District and P2 Administration and Assembly District and in accordance with the development plan entitled “BC9916, Bainbridge & Lougheed, 7018 Lougheed Hwy,” prepared by TRK Engineering, to be superseded on 2016 July 01 by the development plan entitled “BC9916 – Phase 2, Bainbridge & Lougheed, 7018 Lougheed Hwy,” prepared by TRK Engineering.) and R2 Residential District.

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the temporary deployment of a Cell on Wheels (COW) telecommunications antenna installation.

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by a proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw. Written submissions may be presented at the Public Hearing or for those not attending the Public Hearing must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk prior to 4:45 p.m. the day of the Public Hearing. Please note that all written submissions must contain name and address which will become a part of the public record.

The Director Planning and Building’s reports and related information respecting the zoning bylaw amendments are available for public examination at the offices of the Planning Department, 3rd floor, in Burnaby City Hall.

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Copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk at 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays from Wednesday, 2015 June 10 to Tuesday, 2015 June 23.

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The B.C. government’s decision to hike beer prices isn’t sitting so well with a local brewer.

Ben Coli, owner of Dageraad Brewery, says the new wholesale pricing system has negatively impacted his craft beer business since it came into effect April 1.

Private liquor stores, which used to receive a 16-per cent discount on wholesale costs, now pay the same price as their public counterparts.

The policy change, however, has resulted in a higher bill at the till, as the stores pass the cost onto the consumer.

Craft beer, in particular, was hit with a 12 to 14 per

cent markup as of June 1, according to Ken Beattie, president of the B.C. Craft Brewers Guild.

To put it in perspective, Coli’s private liquor store clients now have to pay 30 to 40 cents more per bottle of his Dageraad brew, which he said could equate to up to 60 cents more on a shelf in a private liquor store – his main clientele.

“I’m quite worried about some of my customers and whether they’re still going to be in business this time next year. I’ve already had one customer close so far,” he told the NOW. “The fear is that they’re not going to be able to compete anymore.”

This is just another disadvantage for private operators, Coli says, adding B.C. Liquor Stores now have

weekend and holiday hours, as well as the right to install refrigerators.

Coli’s brewery, which opened its doors last year, has dropped its profit margins as a way of absorbing some of the blow. Prices in the tasting room, meanwhile, have been kept “reasonably low.”

The entrepreneur isn’t sure what the summer season will look like given the new rules, but imagines his production volume will be affected.

“It makes a big difference for us. (Craft beer) is booming in this province right now, and for the provincial government to step in and basically pour cold water on the whole industry at this moment, I find it baffling,” he said.

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Curiosity in the spotlight at Shadbolt Young theatre companies present experimental and experiential work in Back Away, Slowly Young theatre companies are bringing experimental and experiential work to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts for the final Live at the ’Bolt event of the season.

Back Away, Slowly is on at the Shadbolt on Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20, starting at 8 p.m.

Theatre Replacement’s artistic directors, James Long and Maiko BaeYamamoto, are working with alumni from SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts to produce an evening of site-oriented performances.

We have seen an influx of young companies born out of SFU Long andYamamoto are both graduates of Simon Fraser University’s theatre program, and all the companies they’re working with for the evening were created by alumni from the past five years.

“Over the last five years, we have seen an influx of young companies born out of SFU, all interested in creating work that attempts to push formal, spatial and conceptual approaches to performance making,” they said in a press release.

“We invite some of these emerging artists to envision a work that uses the spaces in, out and around the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

On site: Jamie Taylor and Sarah Bernstein of The Jamie and Sarah Experience Project are taking part in Back Away, Slowly, an evening of theatre at the Shadbolt Centre on June 19 and 20. PHOTO TIM MATHESON, CONTRIBUTED

as their canvas for creating an inventive and engaging evening.”

The companies include Resounding Scream The-

atre,The Jamie and Sarah Experience Project, Hong Kong Exile, Zugzwang and O, o, o, o.

All are creating work

around the theme of curiosity.

“They say that the natural response to being curious is to back away, slowly,” the

release says. “Join the next generation of theatre makers as they ponder and trouble this mischievous theme.”

Tickets are $16.

See tickets.shadbolt centre.com or call 604-2053000. For more information, see www.theatre replacement.org.

Artisans, sculptors sought for summer festival Julie MacLellan LIVELY CITY

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Calling all artists.

The Burnaby Arts Council is looking for participants for its Summer Arts Festival, coming up Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Deer Lake Gallery.

Artisan booths are available to rent ($50 for arts council members, $75 for non-members), and there will also be a juried sculpture exhibition featuring 3-D garden sculpture. Applications for the juried exhibition are due by June 30.

The day is planned to include live music, a summer theatre performance and an art workshop for kids, along with a barbecue. Check out www.burnabyartscoun cil.org for more details or an application form, or call 604-298-7322.

HANDS-ON ART FOR ALL This one’s for artists and non-artists alike – as long as you’re willing to have fun with art.

The Burnaby Art Gallery is holding the next in its series of In the BAG family programs this Sunday, June 14.

Families can drop in any-

time between 1 and 4 p.m. to take part in the program, which lets participants check out the current gallery exhibits and then create work connected to them.

The theme this time out is Contour Lines and Colour, in connection with the ongoing Gravure Automatique exhibition featuring the prints of Dalla Husband.

Incidentally, the exhibition is on until June 21, so you also still have a bit of time to pop in for that one.

Check out www.burnaby artgallery.ca for more details about the exhibition and related programs at the gallery.

SCRAPYARD ART Art lovers, if you haven’t checked out the Vanessa Lam exhibition at Deer Lake Gallery, you still have some time.

Lam’s Scrapyard Chronicles exhibition opened June 6 and runs until June 27.

Lam uses mixed-media assemblage “to explore urban environments and everyday objects,” as a press release says – incorporating traditional colour palettes with burlap, found papers and newspaper clippings and adding in colour digital photography and expressionist gestural painting.

Continued on page 13

On display: Dalla Husband’s Three Horses in a Landscape, 1939, engraving on paper. It’s part of the ongoing Gravure Automatique exhibition at Burnaby Art Gallery. PHOTO COURTESY WINNIPEG ART GALLERY COLLECTION

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‘Darkly surreal’ novel in spotlight at Spoken Ink Author Melia McClure is the featured reader at the last Spoken Ink night of the season.

The Burnaby Writers’ Society’s reading series returns Tuesday, June 16 to La Fontana Caffe.

The evening includes a reading by McClure along with an open mike session.

McClure is the author of The Delphi Room, her debut novel, which was released

by ChiZine Publications in September 2013. She has since adapted the novel – described as “quirky” and “darkly surreal” – for stage and screen.

Her fiction has appeared in The Danforth Review and has been shortlisted in the CBC National Literary Awards. She’s also an edi-

Quirky: Delphi Room author Melia McClure is featured at the next Spoken Ink night. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

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Her bio notes that she grew up dancing and acting, and in addition to working extensively as a writer and editor, she has appeared on film, television and stage.

She’s also a graduate of The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University.

The reading starts at 8 p.m., with open mike signup at 7:30 p.m.

La Fontana Caffe is at 101-3701 Hastings St. in North Burnaby.

Spoken Ink is a reading series presented by the Burnaby Writers’ Society on the third Tuesday of each month, except July and August. See www.burnaby writersnews.blogspot.ca or contact bwscafe@gmail. com for more details.

Opera, symphony set to return to Burnaby stage Continued from page 11 The Deer Lake Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. It’s at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Check out www.burnaby artscouncil.org for information.

OPERA IN CONCERT Opera fans, be sure to turn out to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts for the last Opera on a Sunday Afternoon concert of the season.

Burnaby Lyric Opera is staging its next concert on Sunday, June 21 at 3 p.m.

The concert is set to feature highlights from Georges Bizet’s opera The Pearl Fishers, all sung by emerging young opera stars from around the Lower Mainland.

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is at 6450 Deer Lake Ave. see www.shadbolt centre.com for more.

TELLING STORIES The Burnaby Public Library is keeping the art of storytelling alive.

Everyone is invited to a free storytelling circle on Sunday, June 28 at the Tommy Douglas library branch.

The afternoon will feature “Tales from Our First Peoples,” plus graduates from the library’s storytelling workshop series.

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The free program is open to tweens, teens and adults, and refreshments will be served. For more info or to sign up for the next workshop series, email story telling@bpl.bc.ca.

Registration is required.

Check out www.bpl.bc.ca/ events for the details or call 604-436-5400.The Tommy Douglas branch is at 7311 Kingsway.

SYMPHONY RETURNING Here’s a save-the-date heads up for all you Vancouver Symphony Orchestra fans.

The VSO is returning to Deer Lake for its ever-popular Symphony in the Park concert on Sunday, July 12.

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from 7 to 9 p.m., and, as always, everyone is encouraged to come early with picnic, chairs and blankets in hand to make an evening of it.

SHARE SUMMER FUN Do you know of any good summer arty happenings for kids and teens? I’m compiling a list of arts-related summer camps and programs in Burnaby, and I’d love to hear from you.

Email me at jmaclellan@ burnabynow.com with your details.

Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@burnabynow.com, or find her on Twitter, @juliemaclellan.

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Your journey starts here.

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Slide behind the wheel and Mazda’s crossover feels very much a driver’s car

BY BRENDAN McALEER

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The new MX-5 is a brilliant little car, nimble, light, quick; all the appeal of the original wrapped up in a package that meets modern requirements but has the soul of the original.

But it doesn’t really matter.

No, as good as the new ND-chassis Miata is, it’s not going to save Mazda. It simply doesn’t have the room to carry the company – and while many have fallen in love with the best-selling roadster ever made, we all have more practical needs to consider. Enter the need for a crossover.

Yawn. Crossovers? Boring.

But wait. What’s this? Is it... fun?

The recipe’s all wrong: front-wheel-drive, fourcylinder, automatic transmission, and a needlessly jacked up suspension. It should be dull.

But here’s the thing, this little lightly powered crossover manages to be more fun to drive than several so-called sports coupes. It’s a Miata-with-a-backpack, and it just might be the saviour Mazda needs.

Design:

First impressions are excellent. Mazda’s new design language has already produced the great-looking Mazda6 sedan, and turned the stalwart Mazda3 into a sort of Japanese Alfa-Romeo. Here, it gives a compact crossover the sort of fresh and modern look the very first Mazda3 had when it hit showrooms in 2004.

The front is dominated by the shield-shaped corporate grille, and the jutting lower portion of the fascia gives the little CX-3 a bit of a growly character. LED daytime running lights bleed into the chrome surround of the grille, a cue perhaps cribbed from BMW.

The floating roof out back is a nice touch, and makes the CX-3 look even smaller than it is. The body-lines are two overlapping swooping curves, and give the car a hunchy, just-about-topounce, demeanour.

The base CX’s get a standard 16” alloy, which could maybe benefit from a slightly betterlooking pattern. The GT versions get an 18” which looks great, but will cost you more when its time to swap tires.

Environment:

Apart from the iPad-glued-to-the-dash look of the infotainment, the look of the CX-3’s interior exceeds pretty much anything in its class, and could go toe-to-toe with entry-level luxury like the MercedesBenz GLA. Little details, such as the colour accents throughout the cabin and the single horizontal air vent, give this little crossover an upscale feel.

Slide behind the wheel and Mazda’s crossover feels very much a driver’s car. Hands automatically grasp the wheel at the correct 9-and-3 position, and the seat feels nicely bolstered. Rearward visibility isn’t wonderful, but the side mirrors are large enough to handle the issue.

Adopting a more relaxed position, I rest my right elbow on... nothing. There’s no armrest here, it’s a dealer accessory.

Pretty as it is, the little Mazda has a few ergonomic quirks. The cupholders, for instance, are mounted almost exactly where your elbows go. Here, too, the CX-3 is just like its droptop cousin; in that the cupholders are an afterthought as well.

Smartphone storage is a bit more of a mixed bag, with a small tray up front that’ll work for most folks, but is too small for larger phones. Still, dual USB outlets are handy.

Cabin space in the rear is quite small – if you’re a young parent, stick with the CX-5. The trunk has a two-position floor, so is narrow but usefully-sized.

Performance:

Under its long hood, the CX-3 gets the same 2.0L four-cylinder engine as found in the Mazda3. Thanks to some packaging considerations, it makes a little less power: 146hp and 146lb.ft of torque.

That’s hardly about to set the world on fire, but paired with the quick-shifting

6-speed automatic transmission, the CX-3 feels sprightly off the line. As an urban runabout, it’s got plenty of scoot. It sounds pretty good too.

On the highway, the main impression is that Mazda’s really done a good job in controlling noise, vibration, and harshness.

The CX-3 is a smooth cruiser, even with its short wheelbase. As a commuter, it’ll do the job too.

But where this little trucklet really comes alive is at the weekend on a wriggly mountain backroad. It is a hoot, a dive-in-the-corners momentum machine that absolutely loves to dance.

Steering assist is electric, so there’s not a ton of feel, but in all other respects, the CX-3 drives like a modern interpretation of the Protege5. Remember that useful little wagon? In the same way, this machine doesn’t have big power, but it makes the most of it.

So, we’re talking about an automatic-equipped crossover that puts a grin on your face? You bet, and with plenty of grip and a faithfully composed chassis, the CX-3 is actually surprisingly quick through the corners. It eggs you on, a willing co-conspirator for backroad shenanigans.

Frankly, Mazda should immediately start figuring out how to turn this car into the next Mazdaspeed machine. Add some turbocharging pep and it could really put the hurt on higher-dollar machinery. As it is, it’s a single-serving-sized barrel-of-laughs.

Features:

Mazda’s infotainment system, while not fully integrated into the dash, is actually very easy to use.

There’s a single rotary controller, BMW-style, and navigating through the menus is easy. Navigation is a dealer-installed accessory.

Fuel economy figures are a claimed 8.2 litres per 100 kilometres city and 6.7 L/100 km highway for the front-wheel-drive, and 8.8 L/100 km city and 7.3 L/100km highway for all-wheel-drive. Observed mileage in mixed driving was right on the money.

Green Light:

Great looks, inside and out; sporty handling; smooth ride; good fuel economy

Stop Sign:

Smallish interior; some ergonomic issues; could handle a little more power for highway passing

The Checkered Flag:

Most of the fun of a Miata, but with four doors and a trunk.

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On Saturday, a little bit of Sweden could be found in Burnaby.

The Scandinavian Community Centre celebrated Sweden’s National Day. Traditional songs were sung, and “skål” could be heard as people clinked glasses.Tables were topped with plates of typical Swedish food such as pea soup followed by pancakes and cloudberry jam, as well as the crowd-pleasing marzipan princess cake, only served on the most special occasions.

To coordinate such an event takes effort, though, and some centre organizers are concerned by dwindling youth participation, with a few wondering whether there will be a next generation of volunteers to continue cultural activities.

“It’s always a worry,” says Swedish teacher Asa Eidelof.

A member for 20 years, she sees the centre as her family now. Eidelof immigrated to Canada in 1978,

and most of her relatives are still in Sweden, so the centre is where she has made meaningful friendships in her adopted country. Eidelof even works there, teaching three adult groups and a children’s class. She explains that, while interest in Swedish language lessons is up, this doesn’t necessarily translate to increased community engagement, especially among youth.

Every year, our volunteers get one year older.

Swedish House Society treasurer Ron Spence says that he’s spoken with members of the Italian Cultural Centre and learned that they similarly struggle with recruiting and retaining young members.

“Culture alone doesn’t seem to bring young Scandinavians to this place anymore,” he says, adding that refocusing energies on more universal projects is key if

the centre wants youth engagement. Spence believes that some cultural events can even deter people from participation, with some thinking that you have to have a Nordic connection to get involved.

The creation of a sports club is one way the centre is trying to bring their five member countries and the community at large together. Some activities include weekly runs at Burnaby Lake and ice skating for kids. Spence says that sports is inclusive and appeals to youth. It also builds a foundation in community engagement, where people make friends and then might be interested in attending some of the cultural events. At least, that’s what the centre hopes for.

Still at the idea stage, Spence says that the centre is also considering a “Scandinavian-style daycare” as well as a sports centre, where both Canadian and European sports could be played on their property.

While he personally loves the Midsummer Festival, he says that it might not be

around in 10 or 20 years if membership trends continue.

“Every year, our volunteers get one year older,” Spence says. “Some younger people come in at the bottom, but I don’t think it’s enough to counter attrition at the top.”

Norman Eyford, vicepresident of the Icelandic group, isn’t as concerned.

Young people are busy with their families and careers, he says. Eventually, though, people find the time to honour their culture and celebrate it. Eyford has the most hope in some of the centre’s youngest members. Earlier that day, youngsters as young as four years old received their diplomas following a year in Swedish language study at the centre. “You hope that those seeds that are planted … will mature some day and sprout,” he says.

This year’s Midsummer Festival runs June 20 and 21 at the Scandinavian Community Centre.The 2015 theme is Nordic Capital Cities.The popular wifecarrying contest will return

Living tradition: Young Isaiah sports a war helmet at the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival in 2013. This year’s festival returns June 20 and 21. PHOTO NOW FILES

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City now International visitors: Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis met with 33 police cadets from the People’s Public Security University of Beijing, who were in the Lower Mainland for two weeks as part of the Justice Institute of B.C.’s international program.

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Burnaby RCMP had some special visitors last week.

Cadets from the People’s Public Security University of Beijing stopped by the local detachment last Friday to meet with Burnaby RCMP officers.

Thirty-three police cadets and three instructors from China made the journey across the Pacific to spend two weeks in the Lower Mainland as part of an international program run by the Justice Institute of B.C. in New Westminster.

Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis was approached by Ken Davies, a retired Vancouver police officer, who now runs the international program at the Justice Institute, about arranging a visit for the cadets.

The international program is tailored specifically to each group.

For the 33 police cadets from Beijing, Davies arranged a variety of activities in addition to classroom time, including trips to Victoria, Harrison Hot Springs and Whistler.

“We bring in subject matter experts, and we create unique programs, and everyone is different, and we deliver exactly what they requested, as well as giving them a little bit of tourist activity while they’re here,” he said.

While in Burnaby, the cadets met with Buis, two motorcycle officers and two general duty constables.

They also got to check out some of the department’s vehicles, including two patrol cars and some motorcycles.

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Communitynow FRIDAY, JUNE 12 Community Bike Fair, Forest Grove Elementary School, 8525 Forest Grove Dr., from 6 to 9 p.m. Mountain bike tricks show, obstacle course, bike decorating, repair station, concession and more. Helmets are mandatory for all riders.

Admission is free.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13 Celebrate worldwide knit in public day outside the Tommy Douglas library branch, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 7311 Kingsway. Bring a lawn chair, or cushion, your own food and drink, your project, maybe sunscreen/ umbrella.

Burnaby Potters Guild summer market, runs June 13 and 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Capitol Hill Community Hall, 361 S. Howard Ave. Fifteen potters will show their wonderful ceramic wares. The theme is “garden party.”

Inclusion Festival, noon to 4 p.m., Ernie Winch Park, 7680 15th St. Multicultural event with arts, crafts, face painting, snacks, music, dancing and more.

Free paddle on scenic Burnaby Lake, at Burnaby Canoe and Kayak Club’s open house, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Try out a recreational kayak or a racing kayak or join others for a dragonboat paddle.

Silent auction and lots of games and activities for all ages at the Burnaby Lake Pavilion, 6871 Roberts St. Info: www.burnabylake. com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 14 Free two-hour bike tour in the Edmonds area. Meet at Patterson SkyTrain station at 11 a.m. Hosted

by HUB, a non-profit society promoting cycling.

Participants must wear a helmet and have a bike bell.

Children under 16 years old must be accompanied by a guardian. Bring a snack and water.

$10 non-members. Advance tickets only, no refunds: Register by calling 604294-1936 or online at www. burnaby.ca.

TUESDAY, JUNE 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 information session from 10 a.m. to noon at 200–906 Roderick Ave. in Coquitlam. For further information or another session date, please call the North Fraser Recruitment Team at 604-764-8098.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 Chair yoga, with instructor, Julie Lee. Build your flexibility, energy and strength. Weekly drop-in course starting Wed. June 17, from 11 a.m. to noon.

By donation. All Saints Anglican Church, 7405 Royal Oak Ave. Info session on trade jobs, for permanent residents, protected persons and caregivers, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., hosted by S.U.C.C.E.S.S., #200-5172 Kingsway. Registration: 604430-1899 or visit http://goo. gl/iSZB8g.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 Info session on Canadian workplace culture, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at S.U.C.C.E.S.S., #200-5172 Kingsway. Learn about Canadian workplace culture with a panel of professional immigrants.

Registration: 604-430-1899 or visit http://goo.gl/iSZB8g.

SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Annual strawberry tea, at 2 p.m. Tickets, $5, available at the door. All Saints Anglican Church, 7405 Royal Oak Ave. SUNDAY, JUNE 21 Weedbusters, at Burnaby Lake Regional Park, 1 to 4 p.m. Help remove invasive plants that threaten native species. Meet in the Glencarin parking lot. Info: 604-432-6359.

MONDAY, JUNE 22 Free talk for parents with dyslexic children, with author Sue Blyth Hall, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St. Free, but space is limited. Register by calling 604-299-8955.

Maple Leaf Singers in concert, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (doors open at 1 p.m.), at Confederation Seniors Centre, 4585 Albert St. Tickets $9 for members,

TUESDAY, JUNE 23 Info session on IT industry, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at S.U.C.C.E.S.S., #200-5172 Kingsway. Mentors will be matched with mentees after

FRIDAY, JUNE 26 Family Place 22nd Anniversary and Open House in new location at 9887 Cameron St. Family Place offers free parent/ caregiver and child drop-in sessions every Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a circle/story time at 12:30 p.m. Meet others in a supportive and friendly environment, while children play. Resource rack, Info: Andrea at 604-444-1090.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Flea Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Willingdon Community Centre, 1491 Carleton Ave. (three blocks west of Brentwood Mall) Call 604297-4526 for more info or to rent a table. Free admission for shoppers. No early birds!

TUESDAY, JUNE 30 Free presentation by Parkinson Society of B.C. Includes overview of the illness, common symptoms, causes, treatment options and more, 7 to 8 p.m. at McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St. Register by calling 604-299-8955.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 Free Canada Day concert, with 54-40, Jon and Roy and Mostly Marley, at Swangard Stadium, gates open at 5 p.m., fireworks at dusk.

SUNDAY, JULY 5 Weedbusters, at Burnaby Lake Regional Park, 1 to 4 p.m. Help remove invasive plants that threaten native species. Meet in the Glencarin parking lot. Info: 604-432-6359.

MONDAY, JULY 6 Manga! Kids Day Camp, runs till Friday, July 10, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ages nine to 12.

Fee: $210 plus tax. Manga is a popular genre of comic book illustration. Info: 604777-7000 ext. 110 TUESDAY, JULY 7 Weedbusters, at Burnaby Lake Regional Park, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Help remove invasive plants that threaten native species. Meet in the Glencarin parking lot. Info: 604-432-6359.

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Communitynow MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Volunteer gardeners brighten up seniors’ home

By Jennifer Moreau

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A Burnaby seniors’ home is looking much brighter thanks to a few kind souls and some fresh flowers.

Jennie Hollinshead, the receptionist at Fair Haven Burnaby Lodge seniors’

home, decided the outdoor courtyard needed a change.

“The garden was ugly.

It was overgrown with St. John’s wort, and there were roses, but you couldn’t see them till they bloomed,” Hollinshead said.

Last summer, Hollinshead teamed up with two

In bloom: Fair Haven receptionist Jennie Hollinshead with Peggy Lockwood in the newly redone inner courtyard at the Burnaby Lodge seniors’ home. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

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family members of a resident to spruce up the courtyard, where residents like to sit.The ladies’ auxiliary donated money for flowers, and they planted rhododendrons, azaleas, geraniums, peonies, lilies, clematis, pansies and hydrangeas. It wasn’t till this

If it puts a smile on my residents’ faces, then I’ve done my job.

year that the garden really took hold, and residents are spending more time enjoying the courtyard, Hollinshead explained.

“If it puts a smile on my residents’ faces, then I’ve done my job. And when they tell you it’s beautiful and they appreciate it, you

feel really good,” she said.

Fair Haven’s Burnaby Lodge has 110 residents who receive 24-hour care.

Fair Haven is a non-profit faith-based organization that provides more than 350 Burnaby seniors with low-cost housing and residential care.

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DIY decor enthusiast o!ers tips to make your home a special place

By Michelle Hopkins, REW.ca ancouver’s Tijana Popovic is a self-professed DIY frugalista whose blog, Frugal Living Adventures, o#ers "ps on everything from DIY projects, recipes and ways to decorate on a budget. She is also one of three hnalists in the inaugural Western Canada’s Next Home Stylist compe""on, which is running all summer.

As a host, actress and enthusias"c home décor lover, the judges were impressed by her unique take on a#ordable design, her keen eye for fashionable details and infec"ous outgoing personality – tou"ng these a%ributes as secrets to success.

For the next couple of months, Popovic will compete in a series of three challenges to win the coveted "tle, plus a $1,000 Urban Barn shopping spree, media exposure across two provinces and the opportunity to appear on-stage at this fall’s home and design shows in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton.

“We were extremely impressed with the responses received from across Bri"sh Columbia and Alberta, and selec"ng our three hnalists was no easy task,” said Jill Kive%, regional director for contest organizer Marketplace Events. “Each of our hnalists brings a unique blend of personality, tenacity and style to the table, and we would be lucky to have any of them take the stage at our home and design shows in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton this fall.”

Meanwhile, Prince George na"ve Popovic says living in small spaces demanded that she get very crea"ve in the way she maximized her square footage – or lack thereof. She now lives in a 1960s duplex. She was happy to pass onto REW some of her own unique decora"ng trends.

“Rethink the use of your space, your furniture and accessories,” says the 35-year-old. “I repurposed a DVD / bookcase I was going to sell. I bought a ton of mason jars and hlled them with my spices… the bookcase is now in my kitchen and features my spices and various olive oils.”

If Popovic has one piece of advice for others who love to decorate it’s this: “Don’t play it safe … if your eye is drawn to something, go for it.”

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Gallery wall: Showcase your cherished belongings – whether it’s a piece of art, a framed photograph, antlers or an old wooden window screen.

NEUTRAL IS NICE: A sleek sofa looks clean and comfortable in a modern home. Tijana Popovic says a couple of bright throw pillows will add the necessary pop to make it a winning combination. PHOTO THINKSTOCK

“Living in a small space, it’s a great way to feature some of my favourite things that I love,” says Popovic. “It’s an easy and a#ordable way to update your space.”

Don’t be afraid to change it up o$en or with the seasons. Add, subtract and be whimsical, she says.

Make a small bathroom appear larger: Buy a colourful, chic bathroom shower curtain, change up your hxtures and use baskets or other items as storage niches.

Invest in a good quality couch in a neutral tone, then mix and match di#erent cushions and throws throughout the year.

Blend a selec"on of pillows in various sizes, shapes, textures, big or small pa%erns and/or bold and subtle colours to add interest to your couch and ul"mately your room.

Popovic likes to keep her bedroom simple and clu%er free. However, she does love to mix modern and vintage.

“We have mismatched reading lights, both caged, on each side of the bed. I

call them his and hers.”

Instead of a co"ee table in front of your couch, try a vintage velvet o%oman in the living room. To create added charm as well as a hrm surface to set down a drink, Popovic placed on top a wooden box and hlled with iowers, rocks and books.

“Again, just hll the box with some of your favourite items … you don’t need to spend money. You might be surprised at what you already have.”

Make the most of a feature wall, such as covering it in patterned wallpaper: Create a focal point with big prints, geometric pa%erns or coloured stripes to create a striking feature wall in any room. “Don’t shy away from bold wallpaper, even in a small room,” she adds. “A cleverly chosen print can really open up a space.”

Love entertaining but no "me for an elaborate table se!ng? Create a table runner out of fresh Eowers – it doesn’t take long and looks stunning!

“It took me 15 minutes to make

‘Don’t play it safe ... if your eye is drawn to something, go for it.’

my iower runner,” she says. “It adds pop of colour to the table yet keeps it simple. Also, instead of plas"c dishes, mix and match vintage dishes (that she purchased at second hand stores).”

Need a solu!on for decora!ng a small balcony or pa!o? This passionate DIYer used a vintage ladder that doesn’t take a lot of space to feature her herbs pots. It is the epitome of func"on meets chic.

“I have a "ny pa"o just outside my kitchen door and I repurposed the ladder, which used to act as a bookcase in my living room, to grow my herbs.”

Vintage tea cups make for beau"ful iower pots. She hlls many with succulents because they are low maintenance.

Another great entertaining style !p is to create your own signature herbbased cocktails and serve them at a table with a hand-wri%en label and artfully arranged herbs and iowers.

For more informa"on about Western Canada’s Next Home Stylist or to vote for Popovic (public vo"ng begins Monday, June 15) visit Home and Garden Events Facebook page. You will have the chance to help choose the winner and be entered to win a $250 Urban Barn gi$ card.

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Tips for unusual gardening problems Anne Marrison GREEN SCENE

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Question: I have four goji plants that I started from seed in 2014 (West Coast Seeds). I transplanted them to soil in the spring.

They grow quite well for a while, then one or two little branches turn brown and shrivel up.

They are watered along with everything else in the garden with an oscillating sprinkler.

They have had lots of lime, but nothing actually measured.Any ideas to keep them healthy?

Jim Ormesher, Tsawwassen Answer: Goji berries hate wet, soggy soil.They also need to be grown in a sunny spot, though in Tsawwassen, this isn’t likely to be your problem. In this climate they don’t have any pest or disease problems (as far as is known at present).

But the dislike of wet soil could be an issue.They are grown commercially in Tibet, Mongolia and parts of China for the health-giving berries.

But apparently they are also planted on the edges of deserts to prevent the desert creeping further in.

Peat moss, compost and manure aren’t recommended for use with them be-

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When goji berry plants are first put into the soil, they do need water to get settled in.

But the soil should be very well-drained so that water moves through. Once they put their taproot down, they’re said to be very drought-resistant.

I suspect the oscillating sprinkler and the grass clippings are causing root rot problems in your goji plants.

Grass clippings hold onto water and your clippings will be especially moist since water is being added via the

lives in Kamloops. He’s wondering if he plants the Tulameen canes next to his other raspberry bushes if they will cross-pollinate. Should he plant the new canes separately further from his other canes?

Judy, Email Answer: Cross-pollination isn’t likely if Tulameen is planted close to other raspberries.

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Scholarship her time for giving Burnaby South grad to Ohio on NCAA Division II girls’ field lacrosse scholarship Tom Berridge

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For Burnaby South’s Amie Morrison, earning a field lacrosse scholarship to a mid-west U.S. university was her way of giving back.

Ever since her father passed away when she was just eight years old, Morrison has had a special bond with the game that will carry her all the way to Tiffin University in Ohio to play NCAA Division II ball for the varsity Dragons this fall.

“My dad got me into the game and when he passed away, I felt I wanted to hold on to it (lacrosse) because it was something he was passionate about. I wanted to keep something of him – to keep him around,” she said.

Being the youngest with two older brothers, it was easy for Morrison to follow them into an active lifestyle.

First came basketball and lacrosse, soccer came later.

“I kept playing everything because it looked like fun. It wasn’t because I wanted to do it all, I just ended up doing it,” Morrison said.

She says she gets that trait from her mother, a single mom who works full time bringing up three kids, while also finding time to be a Girl Guides leader, work on the parents’ advisory council and take an active interest in her daugh-

Headed southP: Burnaby South’s Amie Morrison will be playing NCAA Division II women’s field lacrosse on scholarship at Tiffin University in Ohio next season. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

ter’s sports.

And Morrison is the quintessential active young person – a standout student athlete at South, who has played varsity volleyball, basketball, soccer and cricket since her freshman years at the school. She is also busy off the pitch, dividing her time on the school’s sports council and volunteering in a host of other ways.

“I’m everywhere, all over the place.The community and athletics is something I want to be around at South,” she said.

Morrison has been so eager for so long, she still remembers a time at Nelson Elementary School when they tried unsuccessfully to slow her down.

“In elementary school, it just came out with a leadership class and I was all over

it, but the teachers said, ‘Amie, we need to let some other kids try.’ I vividly remember that.”

Morrison made the B.C. Lacrosse girls’ team three years in a row, winning two gold medals in midget girls’ box. She also played field lacrosse with the Burnaby Mountain Selects program and in the small Lower Mainland league, while also finding time to coach

youth box lacrosse for the Burnaby Lakers minor association.

But it was picking up spots on random travelling teams playing at select field lacrosse tournaments in the United States, where Morrison was finally noticed.

It was after one big recruiting tournament in Florida that Morrison first heard from Tiffin. Later, at Continued on page 36

Athletes medal too at junior provincials Tom Berridge

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The future continues to look bright in track and field for the Burnaby/New Westminster district.

St.Thomas More Collegiate placed 10th and New Westminster Secondary was 14th in the junior combined aggregate at the B.C. high school track and field championships held in Langley last weekend.

Oak Bay won the junior combined with 79 points, closely followed by Vancouver College and Semiahmoo.

Shiloh Corrales-Nel-

son took first place in the Grade 8 girls’ shot put with a winning heave of 11.02 metres. Shiloh was also eighth in the 100m.

The STM junior boys’ clocked a fast gold-medal time of 44.67 in the 4x100m relay that would have earned them a medal in the senior final.

Yousef Mian also earned a bronze medal in the bantam boys’ 1,500m for the Knights.

Ben Tjernagel of New West won a silver medal in the junior boys’ 100m.

Tjernagel also finished fifth in the 200m.

Diego Medrano of Burn-

aby South captured a bronze medal in the junior boys’ 100m hurdles in a time of 15.51.

New Westminster’s Sarah Forgie placed third in the junior girls’ high jump with a leap of 1.60m, while teammate Devin Strome was fifth at 1.55m.

Amanda Scott gave Cariboo Hill its only medal of the meet, finishing third in the Grade 8 girls’ 800m in a time of 2:24.44.

Just missing a medal was New West’s Grace Fetherstonhaugh with a fourth-place finish in the junior girls’ 3,000m. She also placed eighth in the

1,500m a day earlier.

Jack Foster of New West had quite a meet, placing fourth in both Gr. 8 boys’ long and triple jumps. Foster also came tied for seventh in the high jump.

Glenbrook Middle’s Nisa Reehal won a silver in the Grade 8 girls’ 400m. Jeremy Belcher was seventh in the triple jump.

New West junior Brianna Bates placed fourth in the girls’ pole vault and fifth in the javelin behind fourthplace finisher Giovanna Janes of STM. Andrew Juni placed fourth for STM in the junior boys’ 1,500m.

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Emmanual Dadson of STM finished fifth in the junior boys’ pole vault.

Another Knight thrower Sam Steele was fifth in the Gr. 8 boys’ javelin. Andreas Kobryn placed fifth for Byrne Creek in the shot put.

Amanda Silvieri was seventh in the girls’ shot, while Jasmine Lyck of South came seventh in the girls’ 100m. Stephanie Zaborniak of Burnaby Central placed 10th in the 3,000m.

“It’s one of our better years (in track and field),” said STM track coach David Mattiazzo. “There are a lot of kids who are contributing.”

Youth to ride at Giro Road cycling fans will get an exciting look at Canada’s next generation of cycling stars when boys and girls aged 12 to 16 go headto-head at the opening race at each of the five B.C. Superweek criteriums next month.

The new B.C. SuperweekYouth Series is a partnership between B.C. Superweek and Global Relay’s Bridge the Gap Fund, which is coordinating the series.

In addition to racing at the Tour de Delta criterium, UBC Grand Prix, Gastown Grand Prix, Giro di Burnaby and the Tour de White Rock criterium, boys (12 to 15) and girls (12 to 16) will also race at the Mission Raceway criterium, and the Valley Gran Fondo.

To make the racing as accessible as possible for youth racers and their families, entry fees for the 20-minute races have been waived for the Superweek crits and discounted for the others, thanks to the generosity of race organizers.

In addition, the local youth cycling club EV/ DEVO is offering to host out-of-town families. Registration for the youth races is limited to 50 riders with nearly half the available spots already taken.

Andrew Pinfold, managing director of the fund, is excited for the inaugural B.C. SuperweekYouth Series.

“I’m over the moon that we have been able to work with the various B.C. Superweek organizers to put in place events that will showcase the future of our sport,” said Pinfold in a press release.

Riders will race for approximately 20 minutes (15 minutes plus 2 laps). Boys and girls will race together but be scored separately.

Bikes must to be in good working order.

For information on youth cycling programs in your area, please visit the Cycling B.C.Youth resource page at cyclingbc.net/youth/youthresources/.

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Runnin’ Rebel: Burnaby South’s Jennifer Shannon gave it the old college try in the girls’ 1,500 metres at the B.C. high school track and field championships.

Were spirits at work at Bill Copeland Sports Centre?

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Strange forces were at work at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre this week.

The Burnaby Lakers followed the junior A lacrosse team’s extraordinary comeback almost to the letter, posting an eerily similar 8-7 victory over the visiting Nanaimo Timbermen in Western Lacrosse Association play on Tuesday.

Two days earlier, the Burnaby juniors were down by five goals before mounting their 9-7 comeback win over Port Coquitlam.

The senior A Lakers trailed 5-0 after the first period and began their unlikely trek back at 6:49 of the second period – the exact same time the juniors started their Sunday rally.

As incredible as it sounds, both teams were helped

out by a five-minute penalty against them at a similar moment of the second period that resulted in a pair of turn-around shortanded goals for both Laker teams.

In Tuesday’s case, it was back-to-back beauties from first star Robert Church, who last Saturday shared in a Champion’s Cup with the Edmonton Rush of the NLL, that got the Lakers back on track.

“It’s just a fluke, a complete fluke,” said an unconvinced Church after the game.

Church went on to score two more goals in the game, including his fourth of the night, which sparked a 3-0 shutout period for the Lakers.

In Sunday’s junior game, Burnaby also blanked PoCo in the final frame.

Another coincidence was what happened in goal.

Tye Belanger, who was picked up from Brampton just days before, gave up the first six goals of the game but was near-perfect the rest of the way, allowing just one past him in the final 33 minutes.

Belanger, a Wallaceburg, Ont. product, played in the NLL with New England.

In the junior game, another recent pickup Graham Husick blanked PoCo from the 6:49 mark on.

Dane Stevens, with a fivepoint night, spurred the about-face with his fifth goal of the campaign.

“It was a big bonus, getting that first goal,” said Church, still adamant there was no hocus-pocus going on. “We’re not that far away.

Once we’re back together we’ll be all right.”

Burnaby is in Coquitlam on Saturday. Game time is 7 p.m.

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Make it easier for mom Continued from page 35 a Palm Springs tourney, she met the Tiffin coach and chatted about how she might fit in to the lacrosse program.

“I liked what I heard and I thought it might be a team I’d like to play for. In February, I went out there,” Morrison said.

“I liked what I saw, … I definitely see it as somewhere I can fit in.”

At Tiffin, a city of approximately 18,000 inhabitants about 80 miles west of Cleveland as the crow flies, Morrison hopes to play in the midfield for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference run-

ner-up, likely in a more offensive role on the team where she can expend her indefatigable energy.

“I can play on the ball, off the ball – I feel I have a good knowledge of the game, so I’m in position when the ball comes to me,” she added.

Playing a host of other sports also helped, Morrison said, but the most valuable lessons came from community, family and most of all mom.

“I just wanted to make it easier on my mom,” said Morrison. “I appreciate her so much. Everything I’ve got is because of her. She’s amazing.”

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$ 500 700 Morrey Nissan Customer Loyalty Dollars- up to $1000 for all returning Nissan owners

1,500

$

INCLUDES

MY CHOICE BONUS CASH

MY CHOICE BONUS CASH

MY CHOICE BONUS CASH

ON MICRA SV or SR TRIMS

MY CHOICE BONUS CASH

NISSAN of BURNABY

Call 604.291.7261 • 4450 Still Creek Drive • Burnaby

LOUGHEED HWY

morrey NISSAN of Burnaby

CR EEK

WILLINGDON AVE.

morrey

MAY BONUS CASH±

PLUS

GILMORE

Call 604.464.9291 • 2710 Lougheed Hwy, Port Coquitlam

1,000

$

$

ILL ST

NISSAN of COQUITLAM

INCLUDES

ROAD

morrey

750

$

INCLUDES

BOUNDARY

NISSAN of Coquitlam

$

WEEKLY

2015 NISSAN JUKE

0 84 %

FINANCE† AS LOW AS

TRANS CANADA HWY #1

CANADA WAY