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The faces of Canada: Above, Monique Rodrigues, 12, displays her Canadian pride at the Canada Day celebrations at Edmonds Park. At right, five-monthold Ryvan Ibrahim was all decked out for the occasion at Edmonds Park. Edmonds was one of three locations for Canada Day celebrations in Burnaby.

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HAPPY CANADA DAY Above, three-and-a-half-year-old Mia looks out over the giant Canada flag adorning the gazebo at Burnaby Village Museum for its Canada Day celebrations. See more online at www.burnabynow.com. PHOTO JEAN KONDA-WITTE

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Voters say no to transit tax plan

Burnaby residents voted nearly two-thirds against the proposed 0.5 per cent tax hike for transportation Janaya Fuller-Evans

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Burnaby voters were amongst those in the region to strongly oppose a proposed transportation tax to fund projects throughout Metro Vancouver.

Nearly 65 per cent of Burnaby voters voted no in the transit plebiscite, which wrapped up at the end of May. Elections B.C. reported that 69,468 registered voters in Burnaby sent in their ballots, with 64.94 per cent voting no and 35.06 per

cent voting yes.

In total, 61.68 per cent of registered voters in Metro Vancouver rejected the plan, with 48.64 per cent of registered voters in the region sending in their ballots.

While Burnaby didn’t have any major projects tied to the plebiscite results, Coun.

Dan Johnston said the city is waiting to see what’s proposed, in terms of funding transit.

“We didn’t have a lot on the table as far as projects are concerned,” Johnston, who heads the city’s transportation committee, told the NOW.

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There were some minor projects for the city, particularly north to south transportation improvements, in the plan, he added.

“I think from Burnaby’s perspective, we’re going to continue to work towards making sure that the projects that Burnaby needs are high on TransLink’s, or its successor group’s, agenda,” he said, adding he hopes for better funding proposals in the future – ones that don’t include raising property taxes.

“I think the region needs to smell the coffee a little bit and get down and look at some serious proposals for funding transit in Greater Vancouver,” he said.

The transportation committee will be meeting to come up with long-term objec-

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tives for the city, most likely this fall, he added.

“I think we just have to be diligent that Burnaby gets its fair share, as a municipality that’s located in the centre of the (region), and that transit is a priority because Burnaby residents shouldn’t have to put up with traffic coming in from the Fraser Valley,” Johnston said.

The Burnaby Board of Trade also weighed in on the results, asking the province and TransLink to start working on a new solution.

“A long-term, regional transit plan is vital to the future economic health and continued livability of our region.

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By Cornelia Naylor

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W

hen seven-yearold Ciara Peterson played T-ball in Coquitlam last year, she didn’t hear the shouts of encouragement from spectators and coaches that her teammates did.

She didn’t get all the coaching either.

The only deaf player on a hearing team, Ciara felt isolated, her mom Jascine told the Burnaby NOW. And Ciara wasn’t the only one.

Seven-year-old Aiden Coyle, playing T-ball across the border in New Westminster, felt isolated too, according to his mom, Sarah.

“It was tough,” she said, “because I noticed that he knew all the names of the kids on his team, but none of the kids knew who he was, other than, you know, the deaf kid.”

Fast-forward one year, and that’s all changed – thanks to one willing coach and a new grant for sign-language interpreters for deaf athletes.

Ciara and Aiden, along with eight-year-old Teanna Santos, who is also deaf, just wrapped up a season with New Westminster’s Red Cardinals rookie team.

Their final game at Queen’s Park last month was a testament to the transformation of their baseball experience.

There was plenty of enthusiastic yelling from the sidelines but also lots of “deaf clapping” – an applause alternative that looks a lot like jazz hands.

On the field and in the dugout, interpreter Brynn McIntosh moved unobtrusively among the players, acting as the deaf players’ communication link with coaches, teammates and anyone else who doesn’t know American Sign Language.

And, of course, there was the camaraderie between the deaf players.

“I like it when they’re with me because they’re my best friends,” Aiden said.

The Red Cardinals final game also drew a lot of support from the Lower Mainland deaf community, including former players on the Deaf White Sox, an all-deaf Little League team that formed for a couple years in White Rock in the early 2000s.

“Looking back now, it was such a great experience,” former player Cole Sanderson said through an interpreter. “I’m really excited that now we’ve got three other deaf kids on a team having the same kind of experi-

ence. I really hope that we keep it going next year and that it gets bigger and grows.”

It will keep going if coach Ian Williams has his way.

All 11 kids have been invited back to play for him again next season.

“It’s been fantastic,” he said, “best year yet.”

Coaching deaf players has come with a learning curve and a few logistical challenges for Williams, who has coached for eight years and played for 30, but it’s not just deaf players who’ve benefited, he said.

“It was a good effect on the other kids too,” he said. “It’s all about inclusion. It’s good experience for them for eight or nine weeks that they see that there are people with some challenges and how hard they fight through them.”

Besides learning a few basic signs and generally gesturing more for the deaf players,Williams said he has also learned some things that will help him coach all young players better.

“Eye contact is huge with this,” he said as an example.

“It’s really good. I can tell if they’re confused or not.”

Aiden’s mom Sarah, meanwhile, said she can’t say enough positive things about Williams, who first coached her son in Tball last year.

“He was incredibly accommodating,” she said. “I think sometimes, with deaf kids, if you don’t know how to communicate with them, then you just kind of get scared.This coach doesn’t have that fear, was not scared at all.”

So when the three sets of parents, whose kids all attend the B.C. Provincial School for the Deaf in Burnaby, decided to get their kids all on one team and were assigned Williams as their coach, they were thrilled.

The last piece of the puzzle was an interpreter.

That part fell into place thanks to a new grant from the B.C. Deaf Sports Federation, funded through a Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development community gaming grant.

On Mondays,Wednesdays and Sundays during the eightweek season, McIntosh was the conduit of communication between the deaf players, coaches and teammates.

“Initially, at the beginning of the season, there was a little bit of awkwardness,” Sarah said.

“Now it’s like nobody even notices.”

For Ciara’s mom, Jascine, who is also deaf and spoke to the NOW through an interpreter, the whole thing has meant

Signs of inclusion: Top, Ciara Peterson listens to coach Ian Williams through interpreter Brynn McIntosh. Above, Peterson talks to McIntosh by the Red Cardinals dugout. Above right, Aiden Coyle runs for third base. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

being able to step back and just watch her daughter enjoy the game.

“She can communicate with her teammates,” Jascine said. “She can understand the game better; she understands the coach.With that open communication, I think she’s had a lot more interest in the sport. She can see the interpreters and everybody cheering her on.”

Communication: New West Red Cardinals coach Ian Williams gives tips to batter Ciara Peterson with help from interpreter Brynn McIntosh. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

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Canadian pride: At left, three-year-old Sophie perches on the shoulders of dad Daniel Kolda during Canada Day festivities at Burnaby Village Museum. Above, entertainer Charlotte Diamond brings youngsters up on stage at Edmonds Park. PHOTOS JEAN KONDA-WITTE

Transit referendum fails Continued from page 1 “The provincial government, the Mayors’ Council and TransLink need to understand what voters were saying with this plebiscite result and then get back to the table and determine a plan for where we go from here,” Paul Holden, board president and CEO, said in a press release. “While we need to listen to and address the concerns voters raised during this plebiscite, we feel that in many ways the vote was more an expression of dissatisfaction and a rejection of this specific

funding model than a vote against improved transit and transportation.”

The plebiscite results were about voters rejecting a tax increase, not about the public perception of TransLink, according to Doug Allen,TransLink’s interim CEO. “I know some of you will say this is about TransLink,” he said at a press conference on Thursday. “No, it is not.”

Allen went on to say the system is recognized by experts for its efficiency.The issue came down to the increased cost to voters, he

said.

TransLink will review the system and work with the provincial government and the Mayors’ Council on a funding solution, Allen said.

The plebiscite question asked whether voters would accept a 0.5 per cent increase to the PST to help fund 10 years’ worth of transit projects put forth by the Mayors’ Council.The 10-year transit plan would have cost $7.5 billion.

The plan also included a new Broadway subway line, more B-line bus routes and Pattullo Bridge replacement.

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Burnaby gears up for sister city visitors Park dedication, 50th anniversary concert set to mark occasion Janaya Fuller-Evans

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Strolling: Tyler Lee and Krissy Edwards enjoy the trails around Deer Lake Park on a recent sunny day. If you’re looking to enjoy the outdoors, take note: the forecast is calling for another hot weekend, so apply that sunscreen and drink plenty of water. PHOTO KEVIN HILL

CITY HALL IN BRIEF

City approves property sales Janaya Fuller-Evans

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The city is making a pretty penny on two properties it recently put up for bid.

Two Metrotown lots – 5587 Chaffey Ave. and 5596 Halley Ave. – are going to the highest bidders now that council has approved the sale.

The Chaffey Avenue property, which has a home on the lot, had a minimum bid price of $1.17 million.

The city received 10 bids and it is selling for $1.51 million.

The Halley Avenue property had a minimum bid price of $1.10 million.The city received five bids and it is selling for $1.49 million.

“It’s just mind blowing,”

Coun. Nick Volkow said at the June 22 council meeting, commenting on the strong sellers’ market in the region. “We’re not even the tip of the spear in this market.”

The names of the buyers have not been released.The transaction completion date is July 28.

HIGHRISE PLANNED FOR UNIVERCITY A proposal for a terraced 17-storey apartment building on the north side of University Crescent in UniverCity is going to public hearing later this month.

The development includes an adjoining six-storey midrise building, with front-facing townhouses.

The site proposal is differ-

ent from what was approved for a previous rezoning application – a 16-storey building atop a townhouse podium – and so the applicant is looking to have it rezoned.

The proposal is being put forward by Intergulf Development, and includes plans for 186 units, including the 12 townhouses.

The rezoning application goes to council for first reading on July 6.The public hearing takes place in council chambers at city hall at 7 p.m. on July 21.

KENSINGTON SQUARE UP FOR A FACELIFT Kensington Square Shopping Centre could be sitting pretty if a renovation proposal for the mall is ap-

proved by council.

The proposal would mean major changes to the storefronts at the centre, according to a staff report, including the replacement of peaked roofs with flat ones; brick cladding with laminated tiles, glass roofs and wood panels; and a new vertical architectural accent.

The proposal would also get rid of the angled parking layout on site, which would be replaced by traditional 90-degree parking.

The rezoning application for 6500 and 6620 Hastings St., put forward by Colliers International Reality Advisors Inc., goes to council for first reading on July 6, and then goes to public hearing on July 21.

Burnaby is having a family reunion next week.

The city is celebrating the golden jubilee anniversary of its sister city relationship with Kushiro, Japan.

Burnaby and Kushiro became sister cities when delegates from the Japanese city came to town in 1965. Reeve Alan Emmott signed an exchange affiliation agreement with the delegation, which was renewed at the 25th anniversary in 1990, according to a city staff report.

Burnaby is hosting delegates from Japan July 7 to 11, with two public events planned for the visit, according to the city’s website.

There will be a ceremony and park dedication at the Playground of the Gods in Centennial Park on Burnaby Mountain next Thursday.

Refreshments will be served at the dedication, which takes place from 9 to

11 a.m. on July 9.

The city has also planned a special Burnaby-Kushiro 50th anniversary concert for Friday.

The concert features jazz pianist Kentaro Kihara, who was born in Kushiro. Kihara composes a wide range of music, according to a post on the city’s website, and has albums in the U.S. and Japan.

Jazz guitaristYuji Nakajima is also performing.

The concert is co-hosted by the city and the Japan Foundation. It takes place on July 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Michael J. Fox Theatre.Tickets are $22, and are available at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, www. shadboltcentre.com.

The Nikkei Matsuri Festival in September will also share the story of the sister city relationship with the public.The third annual Japanese culture festival will take place on Sept. 5 and 6.

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Opinion now OUR VIEW

Transit vote was loud but not clear

Mark us down as disappointed – but not surprised.

We were all pretty much expecting a No vote in the transit plebiscite.The only question was how resounding that No was going to be.

And, with nearly 62 per cent of voters sending in their No votes, we’d have to say that’s a pretty loud response.

The trouble for political leaders now is deciphering exactly what that No vote means.

Was it a No vote based on the unwillingness – or, in some cases, the genuine inability – to pay more taxes? (Let’s face it, asking anyone if they would voluntarily agree to pay more tax for anything is kind of a no-brainer for a negative response.Who’s actually going to say, “Sure, I’d love to pay more tax, thanks for asking!”)

Was it a No vote based on a distrust in TransLink and its perceived mismanage-

ment and mishandling of taxpayer funds?

Was it a No vote based on the belief that transit and transportation in the region is actually doing more or less OK and that massive change is unnecessary?

Was it a No vote based on the belief that transit and transportation in the region is so completely and irredeemably messed up that we’d be wise not to spend more money on it?

Was it a No vote based

on general grumpiness and dissatisfaction with political leaders of all kinds?

You get where we’re going with this.

Anyone who claims that the No vote is a victory for anything at all – for democracy or for taxpayers or for common sense or whatever other phrases you’re going to hear bandied about over the next few days – has another think coming.

A No vote, without any attached analysis and inter-

pretation, tells us absolutely nothing about where the problem lies – or, more critically, what to do about it.

Which is where political leadership needs to come in – because, quite frankly, it was a failure in leadership that got us to this point in the first place.

Yes, Premier Clark, we’re looking at you. An issue as fundamental and as critical to the future of the region as transportation had no business being subjected to the

whims of a popular vote in the first place.

What the premier needs to do now is what she should have done in the first place: work with her transportation ministry, local governments and TransLink to find a way to fund the 10-year transportation plan – not turn it into a political football to be tossed around till the next election.

Over to you, Premier Clark.Your voters deserve real action – and fast.

MY VIEW JORDAN BATEMAN

Vote sends a clear message The people have spoken – and they don’t trust TransLink with more of their hard-earned money.

Who can blame them?

The NoTransLinkTax campaign, led by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, highlighted more than 80 specific examples of TransLink waste and mismanagement, and made a strong case for major change at TransLink.

More than that, many referendum voters have had several bad experiences with the system.TransLink itself canned its CEO, effectively admitting their organization was not well run.

Now is the time to change all that, and rebuild the taxpayers’ confidence in their transportation authority.

TransLink should start with a core review, drilling down into program spending with the intention to cut anything that doesn’t move a single person a single inch.

This push for efficiency isn’t about cutting money from the transportations system; it’s about reinvesting it in things that actually matter to riders and taxpayers and restoring confidence in TransLink.

The review should include a move to cut the six boards of directors to one, and collapse all the various subcompanies.TransLink doesn’t need multiple human resources, communications, administration or purchasing departments.

The transit police force, which ran $2.2 million over budget last year, should be scrapped. Response times

and public safety wouldn’t suffer if local police took over the big files, while cheaper transit security officers handled fare issues on the system.

TransLink projects like the Pattullo Bridge refurbishment should be independently reviewed by the Ministry of Transportation or another peer agency to ensure they are being done in a safe, cost-effective manner.

Legislative changes are needed as well.The B.C. government should make it clear that the transportation minister has the authority to fire the TransLink board of directors. Either the provincial auditor general or auditor general for local government should be given regular access toTransLink’s books.

Politicians of all stripes, at all levels, should also hear the clear concern of taxpayers in this region. Many of them are struggling to make ends meet, and the evergrowing tax burden is not helping. Don’t come back to taxpayers for more cash – find the savings within the billions we already send you.

Hundreds of thousands of Lower Mainlanders voted for change in the referendum. A huge swath of the public has lost confidence in TransLink: It’s a message the premier, minister, mayors,TransLink brass, and the rest of theYes side, can no longer ignore.

Jordan Bateman is B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

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Renaissance coffee house will be missed

Integrity takes another hit, online

Dear Editor I was saddened this morning when I hiked up to SFU and found that my favourite coffee house (Renaissance) was closing’s the doors on June 27. We’ve been coming to this coffee house since 2006 when Parmindar Singh Parhar opened his doors to the public.

At that time, UniverCity was not all that populated and it must have been a risk opening on University High Street. However, he did, and for nine years he served us free trade organic coffee, delicious homemade baked goods and great paninis, all at very reasonable prices.

Forward to 2015 and UniverCity is expanding at a rapid rate and I imagine Mr. Parhar’s corner location lease must have skyrocketed. I was told by one of the staff that the lease was the reason he was closing his shop. And who is moving in? Well, if you guessed Starbucks, you’re right. Will we be able to get the value that we got at Renaissance? Most likely not.

At Renaissance we received a great coffee and a homemade muffin for $3. It’s sad that the small independents are being driven out of the market and replaced by corporate brands.

I guess that’s the way of the world in 2015. Still, I’m sorry to see them go.

Thanks for all the great coffees and especially the muffins, Parmindar. We’ll all miss Renaissance Coffee.

Ludwig Kaiser, Burnaby

Pull our own weight Dear Editor In 1969, then Conservative Prime Minster Lester Pearson proposed to the world’s donor nations that we donate 0.7 per cent of our gross national income to overseas development assistance. In 1970, the UN ratified it and several nations in the world do more than that, some are up to a full per cent. Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work. The rest of the world is serious about eliminating extreme poverty and this year, as the millennium development goals expire, they are working on the sustainable development goals, with the target of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030. Meanwhile, back in Canada, Stephen Harper has dragged us down to a humiliating 0.24 per cent, woefully behind other, less wealthy nations.

Canadians need a more responsible government – not a short sighted, morally bankrupt miser who is destroying Canada’s hard-earned reputation as a strong and responsible global citizen.

Leo Young, Vernon

Let science decide Dear Editor Media reports tell us that Rachel Notley and Justin Trudeau have decided that the Kinder Morgan twinning scheme is best for B.C. B.C. needs to see a process that fairly and independently shows the probability of marine/shipping incidents in Douglas Channel, Burrard Inlet and the Salish Sea. Fortunately, our U.S. neighbours choose to let science help them decide how increased marine traffic could/might affect our shared waters, the Salish Sea. A recent, independent risk analysis report (by Washington State and EPA) concludes “…simply, when traffic increases, risk increases … there is no guarantee that risk increases, due to traffic increases, can be fully mitigated.” Let B.C./Canada collaborate with Washington State, where both countries can agree to science-based tanker routes in our jointly managed/protected waters.

Carl Shalansky, Burnaby

Jean-Michel Oblette What serious paper prints anonymous online comments and gives them as much, if not more, weight as someone who has been at the forefront of a citizen’s campaign to hold our ejected represtatives more accountable?

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cherylincanada I would call a lawyer and speak to them about “journalistic integrity” and the Burnaby Now. They have assisted someone to damage your reputation. They owe you much more than a print apology, imo....

Kristine Walker Mike B’s comments are typical of the teacher-bashing Liberal trolls that like to attack character and not the issues themselves. They seem to lack a healthy respect for the democratic process when things don’t go their way. Given that public opinion has turned so heavily against Christy Clark according to recent polls, it’s not surprising the paid digital influencers are in attack mode once again.

They are a shameful group of Liberal puppet-cheerleaders.

Steve Lloyd It is insufficient – and potentially libelous – for a paper of record to insert the word “Trending” with a hyphen to the content in a headline, then under the protection of ‘trending’ print every scurrilous opinion regarding the issue and individuals involved anonymously. Burnaby Now owes an apology to Jennifer Heighton for having failed in basic journalistic integrity: to ensure information presented has a basis in fact, and secondly, that it is presented by persons able and willing to have their opinions published under their legal name for the community to appreciate. Surely Burnaby NOW saw in the news, and perhaps even published itself, that the Premier of B.C. hired hundreds of ‘online communicators’, in twitter-ese ‘trolls’, to slander and misinform regarding any critics or criticisms of Ms. Clark’s policies last year. So-called MikeB writes in their style, and has been re-printed in your article as if his (or her) opinion isn’t bought and paid-for by the Liberals under a cloak of anonymity. (Maybe it is; maybe it isn’t; don’t look to Burnaby Now to find out.) In so doing, in effect Burnaby Now has quite likely rendered itself a Clark-paid ‘troll’ as well. Your newspaper may want to review that new, deeply degraded status in civil society, immediately after issuing a sincere public apology to Ms. Heighton.

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Police investigating shots fired in city Cayley Dobie

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Safety first: About 150 people took part in the inaugural Burnaby RCMP motorcycle safety skills challenge in South Burnaby on June 27. The free event was open to anyone. Participants navigated a recertification course based on the RCMP’s motorcycle training program, and officers were on hand to answer any safety questions. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Bikers test riding skills About 400 people braved the heat on Saturday to check out the first-ever Burnaby RCMP motorcycle safety skills challenge.

The event, which took place at the Riverway Sports Complex from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 27, attracted about 150 riders and an additional 250 stopped by

to watch them navigate the course, according to Burnaby RCMP. Riders from all over the Lower Mainland, including Langley, Surrey,Vancouver and Burnaby, took part.

Some even arrived before registration had opened, according to Burnaby RCMP. Motorcyclists had to

traverse a recertification course, which tested their riding skills. Mounties were on hand throughout the course to guide riders and answer safety questions.

The aim of the event was to share up-to-date safety information and info on new motorcycle laws.

– Cayley Dobie

Did you see a scooter crash?

Mounties are looking for witnesses who may have seen what caused the driver of a motorized scooter to lose control and crash Sunday evening.

Burnaby RCMP were called to the area of Union Street near Kensington Av-

enue, shortly before 7 p.m. on June 28.

An initial investigation suggests the driver lost control of his brown-coloured scooter while on Union Street, possibly hitting a curb, and crashed, striking his head on the pavement,

according to police.

The driver suffered serious injuries.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact Burnaby RCMP traffic services at 604-2947922.

– Cayley Dobie

Mounties in Burnaby are investigating after shots were fired on Eton Street last week.

According to police, the department received several calls reporting shots fired in the 4100 block of Eton Street at about 7:20 p.m. on June 23.When officers arrived on scene, evidence was found confirming shots were fired.

Some witnesses told police they had seen a suspect running west down Eton Street while two more sus-

pects climbed into a silver van that had been parked on the street. Both were wearing masks.The van also fled westbound. A black SUV was also seen leaving the area at the time of the shooting, according to a media release from Burnaby RCMP. Burnaby RCMP say they do not believe the shooting was connected to any recent incidents in other cities.

“The Burnaby RCMP believe that this was a targeted incident. But the fact this happened in a family neighbourhood as people were finishing dinner con-

cerns us greatly.This kind of criminal behaviour is not acceptable in Burnaby,” said Cpl. Daniela Panesar, spokesperson for Burnaby RCMP. According to Panesar, a number of police resources have been assigned to investigate the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Burnaby RCMP 604-294-7922 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS. Calls to Burnaby RCMP for an update on the investigation were not immediately returned.

Man arrested after thefts from tire shop Cayley Dobie

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The theft of about 80 tires from a local tire shop on Edmonds Street led to an arrest by Burnaby RCMP earlier this month.

Between June 6 and 18, a tire shop on Edmonds Street was broken into seven times, according to a media release from Burnaby

RCMP. The owner told investigators he believed the thefts were the work of one suspect. In addition to breaking and entering, the suspect allegedly stole about 80 tires from the store, the release added.

Investigators were able to identify the suspect through video surveillance, and on June 19, officers executed a

search warrant on the suspect’s home.While the 80 or so tires were not found in the search, investigators found enough evidence to support four counts of break-and-enter, the release stated.

Peter Valenti, 39, remains in custody at this time. He is set to scheduled to be in court on July 8.

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Do a little business with the B.C. Lions Janaya Fuller-Evans

MOVERS & SHAKERS

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The Burnaby Board of Trade is co-hosting a special mixer next week, Networking in the Lions Den. The joint mixer with the Surrey Board of Trade takes place on Friday, July 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. at B.C. Place stadium.

There will be a networking reception that includes retired receiver Geroy Simon, B.C. Lions president and CEO Dennis Skulsky, and manager of football operations Wally Buono. Those attending will also watch the team’s pregame warmup from the sidelines, and watch the Lions take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the home opener, according to the board’s website.

Tickets for the mixer are $36, and the deadline to register is today (Friday, July 3).

To register, call 604-4120100, email admin@bbot. ca, or go to bbot.ca.

BBOT COURTING NEW MEMBERS Burnaby business people who are not currently board of trade members – this event is for you.

If you’ve always wondered what it takes to join, and what members get from being part of the board, bring your questions to the membership info session at the board’s offices at 2014555 Kingsway on Wednesday, July 8, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

NICK OFFERMAN COMES TO TOWN “Don’t start chasing applause and acclaim.That way lies madness.”

While Nick Offerman’s well-known character, Ron Swanson, advised his Parks and Recreation colleague Leslie Knope to avoid the spotlight, Offerman himself is garnering much applause and acclaim these days.

The comedian has recently published his second book, Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Troublemakers, and will be signing copies at Metropolis at Metrotown this month.

The signing is on a firstcome, first-served basis at Chapters on Saturday, July 18 at 2 p.m.

Copies of the book must be purchased at an Indigo, Chapters or Coles store, and those who want their copies signed must bring a receipt.

We could not be more proud of the businesses FORMER SFU COMMUNITY TRUST HEAD HONOURED Michael Geller has been a writer, architect, property developer and urban planner over the years, with many connections to Simon Fraser University and UniverCity.

Soon, Geller will be honoured for this body of work at a ceremony at the Richmond Country Club.

The Building Minds event is set for Sept. 1 and is being sponsored by ORT, an international educational non-profit organization.

“I was literally shocked when I was approached, but very much honoured,” Geller said in a press release. “My first thought was of all the other people who

are probably more deserving. But, that being said, I agreed to do it because I am familiar with the good work ORT does, particularly in the field of education.”

Geller was president and CEO of the SFU Community Trust, and oversaw the planning of the first phase of UniverCity. He is currently an adjunct faculty member of SFU’s centre for sustainable community development.

For more information or for tickets to the event, contact event organizer Mary Tobin at maryt@ortcanada. org, or by calling 604-2769282.

BBB BURNABY AWARD WINNERS Two Burnaby businesses won Better Business Bureau Torch Awards recently.

School is Easy Tutoring won in the marketplace excellence small business category, and also won a second place People’s Pick Award.

Canadian Safe Step WalkIn Tubs Co. won in the marketplace excellence large business category.

The awards gala was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver on June 11.

“It was a great event and we could not be more proud of the businesses that took home awards,” Danielle Primrose, president of the bureau serving Mainland B.C., said in a press release. “They really incorporate the mission and values of BBB in their everyday business practices. It was great to see last year’s winners presenting awards to the new winners, a passing of the torch if you will.”

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

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Artsnow

Not your average performer: Nathan Piasecki, back, is the Artful Dodger and Carly Ronning is Oliver in Theatre Under the Stars’ Oliver! this summer. The show will alternate nights with Hairspray from July 10 to Aug. 22 at Malkin Bowl starting at 8 p.m. For more info, visit www.tuts.ca or call 1-877-840-0457. Tickets cost between $30 to $45. PHOTO TIM MATHESON, COURTESY THEATRE UNDER THE STARS

Novice performer lands starring role Julie MacLellan

jmaclellan@burnabynow.com

It’s not just any novice performer who could nail an audition with confidence and land a starring role in a major musical theatre production.

Evidently, Carly Ronning is not just any novice performer.

The 11-year-old Burnaby resident is playing the title role in Oliver! at Theatre Under the Stars in Stanley Park this summer.The classic Lionel Bart musical is alternating with Hairspray at the popular Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre.

Carly auditioned after hearing about the opportunity through her sister’s fiance’s sister.

“I never really went to auditions before, so I wasn’t really expecting anything,” she admits.

When they told her she had won the lead role? “I was like, ‘Oh my good-

ness!’” says the Grade 6 student at St. Helen’s Elementary School in Burnaby. “I was very excited.”

Her enthusiasm bubbles over the phone line as she chats about the chance to star in the musical, based on Dickens’ Oliver Twist, which traces the fate of the unfortunate orphan who’s consigned to a life on the streets after he makes the egregious mistake of asking for more gruel.

“Oliver is the nicest boy, but he’s the dumbest kid ever,” Carly says frankly. But she’s found a lot of sympathy in her character and notes that playing him requires her to run the gamut of emotions – he’s often scared, or sad, and the numerous tragic plot twists faced by the young street urchin have left Carly near tears in rehearsal.

“He’s just sobbing all the time,” she says – adding quickly that it’s totally unlike her own personality.

Carly has become hooked on the 1968 movie version of the musical (“Oliver is my favourite movie ever!”), noting it’s been helpful to watch just to see the emotional journey of the young lead character.

You have to look at the expressions in his face.

“You have to look at the expressions in his face,” she says. “You just have to watch the face of Oliver.”

Carly admits it can be intimidating to be on stage, although she says it’s somewhat less frightening to be surrounded by other people than to sing on her own.

“It’s really scary, but you’ve just gotta get up there,” she says.

It helps, she says, that

she’s surrounded by a supportive and talented cast.

“It’s such a privilege to work with all these amazing artists,” she says. Plus, she adds, the rest of the cast – especially the other orphans and Nathan Piasecki, who plays the Artful Dodger – have become friends.

“It’s a really great experience, we get to have a fun time. I get to make lots of new friends,” she says. “It’s, like, a fun experience and so amazing.”

The young performer has found plenty of inspiration and support in her own family – she credits her two older sisters,Taryn and Kristin, for paving the way for her to sing.Taryn, she says, is a “really really amazing singer” who previously sang with a band, and Kristin is studying music at Belmont University in Nashville.

Mom Ivana, though not herself musical, gets full credit from Carly for be-

ing an enormous support all the way and for making so many trips to rehearsals.

The male members of her household – brother Ty, a Vancouver Giants hockey player, and dad Cliff (yes, THAT Cliff, the famed former NHL player) – aren’t particularly musically talented, she says, but they have been supportive too.Ty likes to call her “Ollie” all the time, and as for her dad?

Well, he does sing, Carly says; his favourite song is Piano Man. For the record, she says the musical talent in her family comes from her Nonno – her grandfather on her mom’s side. “He loves to sing, he’s Italian,” explains Carly.

Being part of Oliver! has convinced Carly that she wants to stay involved in musical theatre, she says.

And she’s excited for the impending opening of the show, which will alternate nights with Hairspray from

July 10 to Aug. 22 at Malkin Bowl.

“It’s amazing,” she says, and the conviction in her voice makes it clear how much she means it. “I love it!” * Oliver! also stars New Westminster’s Marie West as Nancy, Stephen Aberle as Fagin/Mr. Brownlow, Damon Calderwood as Bill Sykes/Mr. Bumble and Nolan Fahey as Charley Bates.

Audience members will also be treated to some offstage extras – upon arrival, audience members will enter into an 1840s-era village fair, with sing-alongs, food stalls, foot races, a market and more, with specialized “shillings” for payment.

Shows start at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. on fireworks nights) and tickets run from $30 to $45. Call 1-877-840-0457 or see www.tuts.ca.

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Lights, camera: Metropolis at Metrotown has opened its free interactive light room to celebrate the International Year of Light.

The installation is located in the shopping centre’s grand court and is open daily from noon to 7 p.m. until Sept. 7.

PHOTO LISA KING

Exhibit forces art lovers to think about decay TerezaVerenca LIVELY CITY

editorial@burnabynow.com

Head over to the Deer Lake Gallery tomorrow (July 4) for the opening of Epocha.The 2-D and 3-D exhibit showcases the art of Ewan McNeil.The theme?

Urban decay using recycled materials.

“Constant destruction and wasting are the actual conditions of our societies’ ‘constant growth,’” according to a press release.

“Because these forces of destruction are quite sublime, and cannot be conceptualized in their entirety, the sculptures are on the (one) hand quite beautiful.”

“The properties in the materials, aided by gravity, time and space, want to pull those careful sculptures down,” the release reads.

There will be an opening reception at the Deer Lake Gallery (6584 Deer Lake Ave.) tomorrow, from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

The sculptures are on the (one) hand quite beautiful

CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JACK AKROYD There are a couple of other exhibits to check out at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Robert Bigelow: Daily Practice features a largescale installation of recent paintings on panel by printmaker Robert Bigelow.

His abstract style is a result of collaborating with artists like Josef Albers, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Ellsworth Kelly, and Frank Stella.

Bigelow’s work will be on display in the upper gallery

“The paintings also evidence certain anxiety about being a human in cities organized by economic, rather than social rationalizations.”

Epocha, which is on until July 25, replaces the exhibit featuring Lee Roberts (Wire, Fire & Wood).

from July 3 until Aug. 23.

Downstairs, meanwhile, visitors will have a chance to check out a collection of Jack Akroyd’s paintings and drawings.

Akroyd, who was originally from England, was an active artist in Vancouver during the early ’60s throughout the ’90s.

“His style is really graphic, almost comic-book style, so very quirky, with lots of unusual imagery,” Jennifer Cane, assistant curator, told the NOW. “Lots of Canadiana, like boy scouts, orcas and totem poles.”

The pieces are from the City of Burnaby’s permanent art collection, as well as other media sources.The exhibit is being launched in

conjunction with the eighth book in The Unheralded Artists of B.C. series, The Life and Art of Jack Akroyd

by Peter Busby.Viewings run from July 3 through Aug. 23. For more information, visit www.burnabyart gallery.ca.

LOCAL DANCER DANCES ON THE EDGE Burnaby’s Natalie Gin hits the stage at Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver this weekend as part of Dancing on the Edge, one of Canada’s longest running dance festivals.

The local artist will be performing NINEEIGHT, which reflects on personal fractures, disorientation, and the significance

of a “motherland” at times of social, political and geographical transition, according to a write-up on the festival’s website.

The performance is inspired by Mo Lei Tau, a phenomenon of absurdist, comedic film.

Gan’s choreography has been presented in other cities, including Vancouver,Toronto and Seattle.

Tickets for the show, which runs July 5 and 6, are $22.The curtain rises at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit tickets. firehallartscentre.ca.The Firehall Arts Centre is located at 280 East Cordova.

For more information about the festival, visit www. dancingontheedge.org.

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Pilot

Popularity usually has little to do with what’s on the inside, but what people see on the outside. So, how do you like it now?

BY MALCOLM GUNN

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What Honda vehicle seats up to eight passengers, has moving-van stowage capacity and comes with a standard V6 engine? - naturally, the Odyssey minivan. But the Honda Pilot is also the right answer. The same-but-different models are about equally versatile; however the Pilot’s key advantage is an available all-wheel-drive system that allows it to go that extra mile when road and/or weather conditions become unpleasant.

Honda’s third-generation Pilot, which heads to market this spring, represents a much different design approach. The previous boxy structure that made the Pilot look the part of a proper boulder basher has been supplanted by more mainstream sheetmetal. Following the usual market research due diligence, Honda determined that a softened appearance could earn the Pilot more friends (i.e. women buyers or influencers). That same approach has worked well with the Toyota Highlander, Nissan Pathfinder and Chevrolet Traverse, whose utility also caters to family life.

That’s not to say that the Pilot is necessarily a copycat. The grille is definitely all Honda and from the sides and rear the styling is as plain as vanilla, although not in a disagreeable way.

The latest Pilot grows about nine centimetres in overall length and about five centimetres between the front and rear wheels, while the roofline is slightly lower for improved aerodynamics. The changes mean a bit more passenger legroom plus

slightly more room behind the third-row seat. The rear side door openings make thirdrow access a bit easier while pushbuttons on the outer edges of the second row bench, or newly optional individual high-back chairs, make them super easy to slide and tilt forward.

Getting in and out is about as easy as it can be.

There’s a myriad of bins and storage compartments along with enough USB ports (five) plus a 115volt outlet to satisfy the power-up needs for all aboard.

The engine is the latest rendition of Honda’s 3.5-litre V6 that makes 280 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque. That’s up from the previous 250/253 rating.

The V6 mates to one of two automatic transmissions depending on which trim level is selected. Base LX, EX and EXL models come with a six-speed unit, while the top-end Touring version employs a nine-speed automatic. The differences between the two are almost imperceptible, which is testament to the smoothness and efficiency of both.

All-wheel-drive is optional with LX, but standard with EX, EXL and Touring. Honda says the hardware is about nine kilograms lighter than before and responds more quickly. Unlike most competing systems, the Pilot’s AWD can direct 100 per cent of the rear torque to the outside wheel while turning, without applying braking force to the inside wheel. The resulting “torque

vectoring” creates more corning control/stability with reduced understeer (the natural tendency for the vehicle to want to travel in a straight line when the steering wheel is turned).

AWD-equipped Pilots also have “Intelligent Traction Management” that lets the driver vary torque delivery to the four wheels via Normal, Snow, Mud and Sand terrain settings.

Despite the increased dimensions and added power, fuel economy is pegged at 12.4 l/100 km in the city and 8.8 highway for frontwheel-drive six-speed models and 13.0/9.3 with AWD (12.4/9.3 with the nine-speed). Those numbers are slightly better than for the 2015 Pilot, aided by a 136-kilogram weight reduction.

Over the road, a combination of less heft, more power, and AWD improvements provide the 1,850-kilogram-plus Pilot with impressive acceleration and a noticeable crispness in the turns, which is a quality that many of its competitors lack. We’re not talking sports car-like by any means - that’s not what this rig is all about - but the Pilot’s sharpness is reassuring.

At $37,200 (up to $52,200 for the content-laden Touring AWD) the Pilot’s pricing is little changed over the 2015 model. Virtually everything else has been thoroughly retooled, replaced or refreshed to make the vehicle drive better, load and unload more easily and, therefore, should be more popular.

What you should know 2016 Honda Pilot Type: Engine (hp): Transmissions: Market position:

Four-door, front- /all-wheel-drive tall wagon 3.6-litre SOHC V6 (280) Six-speed automatic; nine-speed automatic (opt.)

The popularity of mid-size wagons with three rows of seats remains steady due to the transportation needs of many families along with the need for AWD to securely transport them in a variety of conditions.

Points:

Total redesign forgoes edgy for conservative; larger vehicle weighs significantly less than previous model and most competing brands. Lighter is better; improved V6 delivers more power with reduced fuel consumption; Adding all the electronic safety features and luxury content raises prices into Acura MDX territory.

Safety:

Front airbags; side-impact airbags; side-curtain airbags; anti-lock brakes; traction control; stability control.

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Communitynow COMMUNITY CALENDAR 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 B.C. Fuchsia and Begonia Society meeting at St. Helen’s Catholic Church gym, 3871 Pandora St. at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments served. Info: Fran, 604-3913262 or Elsie 604-299-5438.

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.

THURSDAY, JULY 9 Resume and cover letter

workshop, Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free workshop hosted by MOSAIC. Learn how to put together a professional resume and cover letter that stands out. Target your audience and let your resume be your marketing tool. Feel free to bring a copy of your resume and cover letter with you. To register, contact MOSAIC and have your PR card ready. Please call 604438-8214 ext.112 or email fbilikano@mosaicbc.com.

Knit2gether, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Tommy Douglas Library, 7311 Kingsway.

Registration is not required.

All ages and skill levels are welcome.

SUNDAY, JULY 12 Free two-hour bike tour of Central Valley and Lake City loop. Meet at the Gilmore 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.

SATURDAY, JULY 11 Knit2gether, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tommy Douglas Library, 7311 Kingsway.

Registration is not required.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 Join Burnaby Gogos, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Wings Pub, 6879 Kingsway for a burger or pound of wings and a beverage. Proceeds go to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, Stephen Lewis Foundation, supporting grandmothers raising a generation of children orphaned by AIDS. Silent auction, crafts.

Tickets $20, burnabygogos@ gmail.com or phone Claire 604-433-3026. Info: www. greatervangogos.org or www.facebook.com/ burnaby.gogos.

THURSDAY, JULY 23 Job interview preparation workshop, Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free workshop from MOSAIC to help you be prepared before and during the interview to reduce the stress. Review common questions and sample answers most likely to appear during the interview.

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with knowledgeable answers for the desired job. To register, please contact MOSAIC and have your PR card ready. Please call 604438-8214 ext. 112 or email fbilikano@mosaicbc.com.

Knit2gether, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Tommy Douglas Library, 7311 Kingsway.

Registration is not required.

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MONDAY, JULY 27 Free info session on mediation and arbitration alternatives to family court, Bob Prittie Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., 7 to 8:30 p.m. Lawyers Kathryn Sainty and Kamaljit Lehal presenting. Registration: 604-436-5400.

ONGOING Buyers beware – everything you need to know about buying your first home, every second Thursday at 7 p.m. at Keller Williams Black Diamond at 252-5489 Byrne Rd. Seating is limited, RSVP to 778-861-6859.

Loudspeakers Toastmasters: Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at 3605

Gilmore Way. Drop by or email contact-9517@ toastmasterclub. org. Info: loudspeaker. toastmastersclubs.org.

Learn how to use a computer. Access the Internet, send email and upload your photos from your camera to the computer. No experience necessary. Part of the Confederation Computer Club at the Confederation Seniors Centre. For information, call 604-2941936.

you want to learn these skills in a fun and supportive environment? Join Salsa Speakers Toastmasters every Monday at 6:45 p.m. at 3605 Gilmore Way. Parking is free at the back of the building. Everyone is welcome. Attendance is free for guests.

Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. needs volunteers for the outreach, animal care, the helpline and transportation. Visit the website and follow the volunteer link, www. wildliferescue.ca.

Drop-in English conversation class, at the Burnaby Multicultural Society. Anyone welcome for socializing while practising English. Class accommodates all levels.

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon, and Wednesdays and Fridays from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Burnaby Multicultural Society, 6255 Nelson Ave. For more information, Carol at 604 431-4131 ext.27, carol. ha@thebms.ca.

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Tips to keep plants watered in dry weather Anne Marrison GREEN SCENE

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With wells going dry, city water restrictions tightening and no rain predicted for the foreseeable future, it’s not the best time to contemplate all the water-shortage preparations that would have helped so much had we only done them in the spring.

More useful right now is figuring out ways of using the little bit of water that still comes our way.

Conventional watering advice is that watering should be a thorough drenching infrequently given. But in desperate times this becomes impossible unless one picks a few favourites and leaves the others to their fate.

Grey water is very useful and most is relatively clean.

Luckily, even small doses of water can stop a plant from dying. Grey water is very useful and most is relatively clean. I’m thinking of left-over tea, boiled-egg water, vegetable water, as well

as water left over from rinsing dishes, washing clothes or the cold clean water that runs down the drain while waiting for hot water to kick in. All good for flushing toilets too.

Years ago when our water supply came erratically from a five-foot well down in the bush, we plugged the bath and got a water bonanza from a week of showers.

Showering with cold water up to your knees is not fun.

But on weekends, we put a hose in the bath, connected a small portable pump and used the shower water for watering the vegetable garden.

Later we harvested a very decent crop – though we did discover that pole beans watered once weekly are stringy unless picked much earlier than normal.

Grey water isn’t clean enough for leafy vegetables or dwarf beans. But it’s very effective for trees, shrubs or berry bushes especially if you get it directly down to the roots.

Standard garden equipment includes deep-root watering spikes which can attach to a hose.The lowtech way is to plunge a crowbar into the soil (or in a pinch, a sharpened piece of wood) and pour water down the hole which results.

Best to cover the hole afterwards so it stays open for future use.

Container gardeners may

be interested in watering bulbs.

Lee Valley Tools sell porous ceramic spikes which can screw onto various water containers such as soft drink bottles or wine bottles.

With food crops, priority should always go to anything currently forming fruit or the edible part of the crop. Other extra-needy plants include shallow-root-

ed ones such as rhododendrons and blueberries.

Any tree, shrub or perennial plant in its first year also has an increased need for water.

Meanwhile, the tougher characters include anything with taproots, tubers or bulbs. Filagree, lacy or needle-like leaves, grey leaves or succulent or waxy leaves also withstand drought well.

So do lawns – and they do green up when (if?) fall rains arrive.

People wanting to be prepared next spring in case next year is like this could start early mulching vegetable beds with grass clippings in-between the rows.

The clippings can be spread closer into the rows as vegetables sprout.

Soaker hoses are a good

investment too, though it’s best to remember the soaking is less effective towards the far end of the hose.

Sprinklers are not effective.

Sprays of water evaporate super-fast.

Anne Marrison is very happy to answer garden questions.

Send them to her via amarri son@shaw.ca. Please include the name of your city or region.

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WHY DRIVE OUT OF THE REGION when Burnaby Mountain is home to some amazing hiking trails with spectacular views? The trail network on the east side of the mountain is a dog-friendly, somewhat easy hike that takes one to three hours, depending on which route you choose. It’s an elevation gain of 300 metres, with views of the Burrard Inlet.

The area is also used for mountain biking, so keep an eye out for cyclists while on the trails. Pack some sunscreen, water and a picnic lunch and make a

day trip out of it. Park in Centennial Way, close to Horizons Restaurant, and head out from there. For a map to plan your route, visit http://tinyurl.com/ BurnabyMountainHike.

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There’s live music every week, a book exchange and vendors selling produce,

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TAKE THE KIDS TO CELEBRATE THE TANABATA at the Nikkei Centre on Saturday, July 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. As part of the holiday celebration, there will be bon odori dancing and taiko drumming. People can write their summer wishes

on colourful streams of paper and have a take-home “sasa” bamboo branch.

There will also be kids’ activities, food and games.

Festival goers are encouraged to dress up in jinbei or yukata, but if you don’t have anything to wear, there will be some options available at the centre.The event is suited for families with children aged three to 10. Info: 604777-7000.The centre is at 6688 Southoaks Cres.

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Want to buy a cabin? Recreational property market is heating up

By Susan M Boyce, REW.ca ummer’s here, and it’s not just the mercury that’s rising throughout B.C. After a long slump, the market for recreational properties is heating up… rapidly.

“This is the busiest start to a year that I’ve seen in a long, long time,” says recreational property guru Rudy Nielsen, president of Niho Land & Cattle Company and Landcor Data Corporation.

The recent annual recreational property report by Royal LePage and one issued recently by Re/MAX both shared the same message, citing increased interest from overseas and domestic buyers because of the low Canadian dollar.

The good news for buyers? Now’s the time to snag some good deals while properties are still attempting to rebound from previous lulls and interest rates remain low.

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Market rebounds “In an economic downturn, recreational properties are always the first to feel the pressure and the last to come back,” says Curt Jansen, vicepresident of sales and marketing with Skaha Hills in Penticton. He adds that sales are now so strong, Skaha Hills’ initial phase sold out in just over two months — a far cry from the predicted two and a half years.

He notes the 2008 financial meltdown lured many British Columbians to invest in desert locations like Scottsdale or Phoenix when the Canadian dollar was at par and American recreational property was readily available at 40 cents on the dollar. Now, as the loonie loses ground against the U.S. greenback and bottom-line travel costs – especially airfare – skyrocket, many property owners see a new opportunity in Canadian markets.

“You’ll likely be able to sell your U.S. property at a profit, plus you’re making 20 per cent on the dollar when you convert to Canadian funds,” says James Askew, president of rareEarth Project Marketing. “Meaning you can purchase a property somewhere like Vancouver Island or parts of the Okanagan that are still undervalued by 10 or 20 per cent, and often still keeping money in your pocket.”

Heat indicators: the decision to buy Access remains a key driver in the decision to purchase recreational property, but proximity to services and amenities is gaining strength as a major

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consideration. “While there will always be people who want the pure solitude of being somewhere out in the bush, the majority of buyers still want the convenience of things like a grocery store, coffee shop and somewhere to eat out,” says Campbell. “They also want to be able to get there in three or four hours after work on Friday – even if they’re arriving at midnight, it’s OK.” Nielsen agrees. He’s nicknamed it the “golden circle” – an informal but remarkably accurate price predictor based on proximity to the urban hubs where most recreational property buyers live.

“For example, you’ll likely spend $600,000 to $700,000 for a lakefront property in Merritt — about a two-hour drive from Vancouver.

If you’re willing to drive five hours to Williams Lake, you can find the same kind of property for half that amount.

And in Prince George, a 12-hour drive from Vancouver, there are lots of lakefront deals to be had for around

$100,000 — but you can’t spontaneously drive there for the weekend.”

Hot spot snapshots So where are the hot deals to be had?

Apparently, lots of places.

Vancouver Island: According to most insiders, Vancouver Island is one of the top hotspots when it comes to value for money – especially in Courtney/ Comox, where reliable WestJet flights simplified commuting from Vancouver or other urban centres.

Gulf Islands: A bargain hunter’s delight with waterfront lots as low $50,000 on islands with boat access, according to the report by Royal LePage.

Even islands served by B.C. Ferries have deals – like a lowbank, waterfront acreage for $400,000 or $500,000 with a residence already built.

Penticton: WestJet and Air Canada flights from Vancouver or Alberta are also being hailed as a game-changer for this Okanagan destination. Plus there’s the allure of owning in the heart of wine country.

Recreational properties are always the first to feel the pressure

South Cariboo: Particularly appealing to families in their late 40s and 50s or early retirees, waterfront properties average $260,000 and non-waterfront can be found for under $100,000 according to Royal LePage 100 Mile Realty statistics.

Kelowna: Now emerging from a prolonged and severe case of the doldrums, Kelowna is once again attracting attention from a diverse range of buyers whose motivations range from enjoying more vacation time, create a family legacy, or owing a property that can be rented out now and become a full-time residence in retirement.

Lakefront properties commanding as much as $2 million-plus are once again moving steadily if not rapidly.

Gated communities – especially when associated with amenities like a golf course, luxury spa, or winery – continue to gain attention.

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Coming into a last-place university women’s fastball program with a nickname of an extinct species – The Mastodons – might not be the most inviting introduction to a new recruit. But for incoming freshman infielder Lauren Watson of Burnaby it’s an opportunity too good to pass up.

The 18-year-old Burnaby Mountain Secondary grad earned both an academic and athletic scholarship to NCAA Division I Indiana-Purdue University – Fort Wayne.

The academic part should be easy for the 3.85 grade point average honour roll student.Turning around a softball team that won just three games all last season, while competing in the Summit League conference, may not be as simple.

Last year, the entire senior class followed the departed women’s head coach to another school, leaving a young team, including just five juniors, to struggle after being ranked among the top 50 in the nation the season before.

“I think it’s a really good opportunity to find a starting position as a freshman.We’re definitely in the middle of a rebuilding program.

Hopefully, by the time I’m a senior, it will be a lot better,”Watson said.

Watson heard about the team’s need of an infielder from her college recruiter in California.

She contacted the school and

Leading off: Lauren Watson of Burnaby earned an academic and athletic scholarship in fastpitch to Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

earned an invitation to a player’s camp, where she impressed enough, batting three for three to earn a spot on next season’s team.

“I focused on myself. I figured

they wouldn’t have invited me all the way to Indiana if I wouldn’t be a good fit for the team,”Watson said.

The 5-2 second base has a heap

of experience on how to win, too.

She has been to every national fastpitch championship since she was 14 years old, including a bestever runner-up as a first year under-18 with the Delta Heat last season.

But that’s not all.

The multi-dimensional athlete has championship experience in both club volleyball and ringette as well. She has been to a Canadian championship with both Air Attack and the Coquitlam Ducks as a setter and libero.

In 2013,Watson also played centre and forward, scoring two goals in Team B.C.’s 8-4 historic win over Alberta in Fredericton, N.B. – a first for a West Coast provincial team at the ringette nationals.

But stepping up to Div. 1 will be a whole new level of experience.

The Fort Wayne school will visit neighbouring Big 10 schools Purdue and Indiana, as well as meeting powerhouse programs Texas and Oklahoma on its non-conference schedule next season.

“Softball teaches you how to deal with failure,”Watson said.

“Half the time you strike out at the plate.You have to keep a positive attitude. Over the years, you just keep dealing with it.”

Watson remembers a moment at her first nationals vividly.The play was in extra innings and the team was a game away from an appearance in the u-14 finals.

“The ball came to me and I Continued on page 28

Burnaby cat-nap costs team big win

Lakers lose all-important season series to Thunder following 8-7 defeat at Copeland Tom Berridge

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Napping can have therapeutic benefits, but not if you’re playing lacrosse.

The Burnaby Lakers went to sleep for a twominute span in the third period and it cost them an 8-7 loss to the visiting Langley Thunder in Western Lacrosse Association play on Tuesday.

Leading 6-3 after 40 minutes and playing some of its soundest defence at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre this season, Burnaby looked poised for a W midway through the period, when Scott Jones tallied his hat-trick goal on a pow-

er play at the seven-minute mark of the frame.

But, the NOW’s early season pick for WLA rookie of the year – Anthony Malcom – sparked the threegoal mini run less than two minutes later with his second goal of the game on a nifty cut to the net.

Alex Turner tied the score less than a minute later, and Patrick Saunders got the game winner midway through the period on a long shot from the left side on Lakers goalie Tye Belanger.

“We don’t have a young team, so there are no excuses there.We just couldn’t hold them off in the end,” said Burnaby

captain Bryan Safarik. “We definitely had our chance. … We don’t make three mental mistakes and it’s probably our game.”

Burnaby took a 3-1 lead with three goals in the final four minutes of the opening period, including a pair

by Jackson Decker, who appears to be more comfortable joining the attack more often.

The two teams exchanged three goals apiece in the middle stanza in the evenly played contest.

Langley’s Kyle Belton momentarily tied the game 4-4 with an unassisted tally on a transition counter.

A minute later, Jason Jones, who shared a game-

high five-point night with teammate Scott Jones, regained the lead for the home team.

Belanger could not be faulted for the loss, backstopping Burnaby with an .822 save percentage, while kicking out 37 Thunder shots in goal.

Brodie MacDonald had 36 stops in the Langley cage.

The loss left Burnaby in a tie for third place with the Thunder – both with identical 5-5-0 records.

However, the win gave Langley the all-important season series over the Lakers.

With the two teams trailing second-place New

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Westminster by four points at the midway mark of the season, Friday’s home tilt against the Salmonbellies takes on a very real significance.

A win over the ’Bellies would give Burnaby that series advantage.

“It’s a challenge right now.We win Friday and it’s back to a log jam,” said Safarik.

Game time for Friday’s fixture is 7:45 p.m.

Burnaby also has an important league matchup on its usual home night on Tuesday, when it meets the first-place Victoria Shamrocks at the Bill Copeland centre on July 7. Game time is 7 p.m.

Three choose TWU Three Burnaby women inked their names on the roster of the Trinity Western University soccer team for next season.

Forward Lauren Ehrhardt, defender Taylor Falcone and midfielder Jessica Filippelli were three of five players who rounded out the Langley school’s 2015 recruiting roster.

The other two included New Westminster Barcelona product Carly Willmott and Rachel Proskin from Calgary.

Ehrhardt, who was a big part of Mountain United FC’s under-18 girls’ Premier Cup win over Surrey United last weekend, is a graduate from Stratford Hall.

“Lauren is a very good technical player with good vision and the ability to create chances for those around her,” said TWU head coach Graham Roxburgh in a school press release.

Falcone, a 5-9 defender and Alpha Secondary grad, played her club soccer with Coquitlam Metro-Ford. “(Falcone) is a very good athlete, a quick defender and has a willingness to compete,” Roxburgh said in the release.

Filippelli, a Burnaby North Secondary grad, shared a lot of club success in the midfield with Whitecaps Prospects and TSS Academy.

Most recently, Filippelli played with the Fraser Valley Action in the Metro Womens and Pacific Coast soccer leagues. “(Filippelli) is great in possession and very sharp on the ball, … and a very good culture fit for our program,” added Roxburgh.

Willmott, who earned an under-21 Division A title with the New West club in the Metro Women’s league also helped Barcelona to a silver medal at the provincial championships.

“The Spartans soccer team is an amazing group of girls that I am so thankful to be a part of,”Willmott said in the release.

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Slap happy: Left-handed hitter Lauren Watson currently sports a .500 batting average with the u-18 Delta Heat. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

runner bat left handed to increase her chances of getting on base.

To this day,Watson continues to take that coach’s advice to the bank.

Watson is currently hitting a crisp .500 in nearly 50 games with the Heat this season.

Batting either No. 1 or

2 in the lineup, she has an equally good on-base percentage.

“Coaches are looking for players who are power hitters, but every team needs a fast player – a lefty, slapper hitter,” she said. “I’m a pretty happy swinger. I just want to hit.”

Malaina Sidhu, 10, qualifed for both the US Kids and IMG World Junior golf championships in her age group this summer.The US Kids competition will be played at Pinehurst, North Carolina July 30 to Aug. 1.The junior worlds is in San Diego, California in early July.

Canada Day was no party for the Burnaby junior lacrosse team.

The junior A Lakers took another one on the chin following a 16-5 loss to the first-place Coquitlam Adanacs on Wednesday.

Burnaby kept pace with the B.C. Junior Lacrosse league frontrunners for the first eight minutes of the match on goals by Wyatt Pinder and Aidan Milburn, but it was tough sledding after that.

Coquitlam outscored the last-place Lakers 12-3 in the final 40 minutes to chalk up its 17th consecutive win of the season.

Burnaby’s Tyler Vogrig, who was loaned to Coquitlam at the trade deadline for a player and two

top-four picks, had a pair of assists against his old teammates.

Graham Husick made 47 stops in the Burnaby net.

Earlier this week, Burnaby fell to Victoria 17-7 at home on Sunday.

Vogrig factored in on all but one of Burnaby’s goals, scoring five and assisting on one other.

“I found myself in the game today,” said Vogrig after Sunday’s loss. “We have to … play the way we can.We’re just not showing it on the floor.”

The Laker juniors are in Nanaimo on Saturday, before finishing off the season at home against the New Westminster Salmonbellies on Sunday.

Game time is 7 p.m. at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre.

League playoff match-

ups will also be decided on Sunday for Delta, New Westminster and Victoria – all three of which are currently knotted in second place with identical 12-6-1 records.

The best bet for runnerup appears to be the junior Shamrocks, which have back-to-back games this weekend against the 5-131 Port Coquitlam Saints.

Delta and New Westminster tied their season series at 1-1-1, following a 6-6 draw last week.

Both also have upcoming league games against Coquitlam to close out the regular season.

Should Delta and New West still be tied at the end of the regular season, the tiebreaker would come down to goals for in the head-to-head meetings between the two teams.

Jack Crosby all-stars on display

The 30th annual Jack Crosby All-Star novice lacrosse tournament runs all this weekend.

Four days of the best lacrosse from to-

morrow’s stars will be held at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre until Sunday, July 5.

Medal games take place on the final day, beginning at 11 a.m.

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Time makes everyone a better learner and Watson is no exception.

“Especially in the field, I want the ball to come to me, and when at bat, I want to have the opportunity to be the one who hits the winning run,”Watson added.

This weekend,Watson will get that chance again, when the Heat take on the best in the future’s division at the Canadian Open fastpitch international championships at Softball City, beginning today.

And even though Watson admits she has never belted one out of the park in her ball career to date, the righthand-throwing fielder is no easy out at the plate.

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