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Huge need for housing in Burnaby City will need 7,400 more moderately priced units by 2021 Janaya Fuller-Evans

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BEATING THE HEAT Four-year-old Megan Schiedel gets a kick out of the water at the Charles Rummel spray park. Spray parks will remain open in the city – at least for now – but wading pools are being closed due to water restrictions. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

City wading pools closing Water restrictions will close all wading pools, but spray parks will continue to operate - for now Janaya Fuller-Evans

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There’ll be no more wading around in Burnaby this summer.

The city is draining its wading pools in local parks as part of the Stage 2 water restrictions present throughout the region right now.

“We have to fill them and drain them daily

when they’re used,” Dave Ellenwood, Burnaby’s director of parks, recreation and cultural services, told the NOW. “So we’re going to close those.”

However, because the city’s spray parks have user-activated switches, they will continue to operate for now, he said.

The pools were to be emptied by press time, according to Ellenwood.

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The city’s wading pools are located in Brentwood, Cariboo, David Gray, Forest Glen, George Green, McGill, Edmonds, Ron McLean,Wesburn,Westridge and Willingdon Heights parks.

The spray parks are at Central, Charles Rummel, Confederation, Ernie Winch, Keswick and Rene parks, and are open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily until September.The Continued on page 4

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Burnaby will need an additional 7,400 units of low- to mid-market range housing by 2021.

Metro Vancouver has informed Burnaby that it will need to drastically increase its housing stock in those categories within the next six years, Coun.

Colleen Jordan said at Monday night’s council meeting.

“We have some significant challenges,” said Jordan, who chairs the city’s planning and decomWe’re not velopment mittee. “We’re going to be not going to be able to do able to do this on our own.We this on our need help from own. the other orders of government to do that.”

As of 2011, there were approximately 91,400 residential housing units in Burnaby. Since then, the city has issued building permits for approximately 7,300 new and replacement housing units, with 58 per cent in highrises, 20 per cent in lowrises and townhouses, and 22 in single-family homes and duplexes, according to a city staff report.

On average, 1,500 housing units in a range of markets have been added annually to Burnaby’s housing stock over the past decade.

The Burnaby housing report was requested by the city’s planning and development committee at its April 28 meeting and was presented to council this Monday.

“I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but housing seems to be taking a very prominent place in the minds of people in the region and in our city,” Jordan said at the meeting. “A lot of people are struggling because we don’t have very Continued on page 4

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PUBLIC HEARING

The Council of the City of Burnaby hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing TUESDAY, 2015 JULY 21 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”.

1) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the P11e SFU Neighbourhood District and SFU Community Plan as guidelines) AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 19, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13489 To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the Rez. #13-20 P11e SFU Neighbourhood District and SFU Community Plan as 4756/4828/4874 Lougheed Highway, 4818/4828/4829 Dawson Street, guidelines, and the development plan entitled “UniverCity on 2235/2285/2311 Delta Avenue, and 2316 Beta Avenue Bumaby Mountain, Parcel 18, Bumaby, BC” prepared by Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc.) From: M2 General Industrial District, R3 Residential District and CD Comprehensive Development District (based on P3 Park and The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the Public Use District) development of a high rise residential building adjoining a mid-rise residential building.

To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM4s, RM5s Multiple Family Residential Districts and Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan as guidelines) and P3 Park and Public Use District, 5) BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Woodlands AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 23, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13493 Site Master Plan and Phase Ia” prepared by James K.M. Cheng Architects Inc. Rez. #14-48 The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to establish a Conceptual Master Plan, Design Guidelines and a detailed first phase of development for the subject site, which would provide for specific development rights for the initial phase; and guide further site specific rezoning applications for the development of a multi-phased high-rise apartment and ground-oriented townhouse development with neighbourhood scale commercial uses along Dawson Street.

7765 North Fraser Way

The public is invited to review the Woodlands Conceptual Master Plan with staff in the City Hall Foyer (4949 Canada Way) in advance of the Public Hearing. Staff sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, July 15 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and Thursday, July 16 between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. For further information, please visit our website at www.burnaby.ca/woodlands.

2)

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 20, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13490

To:

Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the M2 General Industrial District, M5 Light Industrial District and Big Bend Development Plan as guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “7765 North Fraser Way, Burnaby B.C.” prepared by Christopher Bozyk Architects Ltd.)

6)

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 24, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13494

Rez. #14-10

Rez. #14-49

4221 and 4227 Hastings Street

8155 North Fraser Way

From:

C8 Urban Village Commercial District (Hastings)

From:

To:

CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C8 Urban Village Commercial District, Hastings Street Area Plan guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Hastings and Carleton” prepared by Chandler Associates Architecture Inc.)

CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the M2 General Industrial District and M5 Light Industrial District)

To:

Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the M2 General Industrial District, M5 Light Industrial District and Big Bend Development Plan as guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “8155 North Fraser Way, Burnaby B.C.” prepared by Christopher Bozyk Architects Ltd.)

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a multi-tenant light industrial development in accordance with the Burnaby Business Park Concept Plan and the Council-adopted Big Bend Development Plan.

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 21, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13491

Rez. #06-62

7)

6500 and 6620 Hastings Street From:

CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C2, C2a, C2h Community Commercial District)

To:

Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C2, C2a, C2h Community Commercial District, Apartment Study Area C guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Kensington Square Shopping Centre Renovation” prepared by Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership Inc.)

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit exterior renovations to the existing Kensington Square Shopping Centre and reconfiguration of on-site parking.

4)

CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the M2 General Industrial District and M5 Light Industrial District)

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a multi-tenant light industrial development in accordance with the Burnaby Business Park Concept Plan and the Council-adopted Big Bend Development Plan.

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a five-storey mixed-use development, with commercial/retail at grade, and residential uses above.

3)

From:

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 22, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13492

Rez. #15-03 8850 University Crescent

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 25, 2015 - BYLAW NO. 13495

Text Amendment The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw text amendment is to regulate the location of payday loan and similar services.

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.

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 July 08 to Tuesday, 2015 July 21.

NO PRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING

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Fire rips through city apartment

DIGGING IN: Kids get down in the dirt during the Burnaby Village Museum’s Back to Nature Week summer camp. The village’s summer camp program kicked off this week with the first of nine camps. For more info, visit www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Hands-on fun for campers BurnabyVillage Museum offers a host of opportunities for youngsters Ethan Reyes

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The Burnaby Village Museum’s soon-to-begin summer program promises to tire out your tykes while also teaching local history and cultural awareness.

July 6 marked the first of nine weekly summer programs at the museum. Each week’s activities are centered on different themes, such as Back to Nature and Culture Quest.

Kate Procopio has been the program’s camps coordinator for the past 11 years.

Procopio said she feels that parents and children alike both underestimate just how much fun a camp at the museum can be.

“People think it’s going to be a summer of ‘Don’t touch anything,’” she said.

“There has to be something in each week that appeals to everybody,” said Procopio, who acknowledges just how competitive the business of summer camps has become.

While the program’s head admits that keeping the camp fresh for returning campers is a challenge, she also says that she sees many of the same kids return year after year. According to Procopio, one of the most rewarding parts of her job is seeing former

Back to basics: A camper wraps up goods in the general store during one of Burnaby Village Museum’s summer camps.

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campers come back as volunteers.

Although learning and cultural enrichment are a top priority for camp counsellors, Procopio assures parents that their children will spend just as much time outdoors as in.

The summer camp takes advantage of its proximity to Deer Lake Park, located adjacent to the camp grounds, and the museum itself to host their many activities. One counsellor has been known to share his knowledge of horticulture when on nature walks, while another year, campers were treated to a lesson in aboriginal basket weaving.

“Kids get diversity,” said

Procopio.

Campers enrolled in the one of the many weeks can expect to be kept busy with canoe trips, kite making and an entire week dedicated to archaeology, where participants can look forward to unearthing a treasure trove of “artifacts.”

The outing also serves to test the campers’ critical thinking skills, as they will have to then explain to the rest of their peers what they thought that object might have once been used for.

The program boasts a one-to-four ratio of leaders to campers, including volunteers, and staff members are not only trained in ensuring that campers have

fun but also in dealing with situations such as severe allergic reactions and bullying.

Although typically beginning its day at 9 a.m. and closing by 3 p.m., an additional program that runs until 4:30 p.m. has been created for parents with work obligations.

Procopio even recalls how one parent, after picking up his daughter from a long day of activities, found his daughter asleep in the backseat.The astonished parent swore that this had never happened before.

“He asked me what we had been doing all day,” Procopio laughed.

An empty unit on the fourth floor was the source of a three-alarm blaze that nearly destroyed an apartment building on Linwood Street Tuesday evening, according to firefighters.

The fire, which was reported around 4:30 p.m. on July 7, destroyed the entire fourth floor and parts of the third floor of the four-storey apartment building at 3950 Linwood St. near Canada Way and Burnaby Hospital, assistant fire Chief ErikVogel told the NOW. “Once it got in the roof, it ran and it was such a visible fire. If you saw any of the footage it just looked like the whole building was on fire but it was actually just the roof,”Vogel said.

Firefighters initially went in battling the blaze from underneath, but that was deemed too dangerous so the ladder trucks were called in to douse the flames from above. Despite best efforts by firefighters, the fire spread from the roof into the building itself, eventually destroying the fourth floor altogether.There’s also smoke and water damage to a portion of the third floor and the majority of the second and first floors that wasn’t too charred by the fire,Vogel said.

“There’s a lot of water damage to the lower suites,” he added.

All residents and their pets were able to escape safely, but two firefighters were injured. A notice on the City of Burnaby website reports that all the ten-

ants had insurance and that no donations are needed. Some residents were allowed back into the building onWednesday to collect any items that survived.

The city is advising residents to contact the property management company for updates on the damage and returning to their suites.

Any residents who have not yet registered with the Burnaby Emergency Support Services are asked to do so by leaving a message at 604-570-3772.

Forty-one firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire, which is nearly all the firefighters on shift at one time,Vogel added.

Once it got in the roof, it ran.

The initial investigation indicates the fire started on the balcony of a unit on the top floor of the building.

The unit was empty and the Burnaby Fire Department is still trying to reach the tenant for information,Vogel added.

“It looked like they were doing some flooring,” he said. “There was a planter (on the balcony), so it could have been something as stupid as a cigarette butt in the planter, but we can’t say because there’s so much damage.”

– Cayley Dobie

City may limit payday lenders Payday loan operations may soon find it harder to set up shop in the city.

A bylaw amendment to regulate the locations of such stores in Burnaby is going to public hearing this month.

The bylaw amendment would limit new payday loan locations to zoning districts in the city specifically for pawn shops and second-hand stores. Currently, they’re considered a bank under the zoning bylaw and are permitted in commercial and neighbourhood districts, where banks are.

There are eight payday loan locations in Burnaby, according to a recent staff report, with six located on Kingsway.

The public hearing takes place in council chambers at city hall on Tuesday, July 21 at 7 p.m. For those who cannot attend, written submissions must be received at the city clerk’s office by 4:45 p.m. on the day of the public hearing.

Burnaby council does not accept submissions regarding rezoning applications after public hearings.

– Janaya Fuller-Evans

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Outdoor pools would be Park fire doused shut down at Stage 4 ited basis, we would water those. Soil-based fields, no, we won’t be watering those.”

Ornamental flower beds will also be watered on a limited basis, he said. However, decorative fountains are being turned off.

Golf courses can water greens and tee areas normally, but fairways can only be watered once a week.

Stage 2 is in effect from July 3 to Sept. 30, unless Metro Vancouver needs to further restrict water use.

The city has two weeks to implement all the required changes to its watering sys-

tems but is working on getting it done as quickly as possible, Ellenwood said.

Stage 3 restrictions would further limit watering at the city’s golf courses. In Stage 4 of the region’s water shortage response plan, all types of watering are prohibited to conserve drinking water.

Ellenwood said he couldn’t remember reaching Stage 4 in Burnaby.

“Everything’s shut down, even our outdoor pools,” he said.

The region hit Stage 3 in 2003, and Stage 4 briefly in 1997.

Around 3 p.m. on July 6, firefighters were called to the north-east corner of Confederation Park following reports of a grass fire in the area.

Once on the scene, firefighters doused the small, 20-by-20-foot fire, according to assistant fire chief Rick Weir.

“It was extinguished by one engine company and (there was) nothing really to it,”Weir said.

The cause of the fire is still undetermined, but Weir said it was likely the result of some type of “smoking material.”

– Cayley Dobie

Mayor calls out province, feds Continued from page 1 accurate information we’re trying to deal with when we’re making housing policies.”

The report detailed the city’s housing policies and programs, population and housing stock, and specifics on rental housing.

“It’s the hope of the committee that instead of just focusing on one particular issue that seems to pop up from time to time, or another issue that pops up, that this document will provide us a framework that looks across the whole housing continuum, that we can use this as a baseline for studying going into the future,” Jordan said, adding it’ll make sure “we’re not just picking things out of the air and saying, ‘Well, I think we’re doing a good job on this.’”

In 2011, 64 per cent of Burnaby residents owned their homes while 36 per cent lived in rentals, according to the 2011 National Housing Survey numbers provided in the report.The city estimates it currently has 31,290 units of rental housing.

The city has the secondlargest non-market rental housing stock in the region, but it is not increasing significantly, and the primary issue affecting non-market rental housing in the city is a lack of funding from senior levels of government, according to the report.

The city has policies in place to support the development of non-market housing and also provides funding for non-market projects through the city’s community benefit bonus

housing fund, the report stated.

The city has funded 19 units of special needs and affordable housing, contributed $1.7 million to non-profit housing projects and provided land leases to seven non-profit housing projects, the report added.There are an estimated 7,900 units of non-market rental stock in 154 developments in the city, the report stated, with the highest

amount – 42 per cent – in non-profit and public housing.

Increasing non-market rental stock, as well as other forms of affordable housing in the city, requires a commitment from senior levels of government, Mayor Derek Corrigan said at the meeting.

“As you know, it’s not up to the property taxpayer to try to subsidize other people’s homes,” he said. “So

we need much more significant commitments from the provincial and federal government to all types of housing, particularly in the affordable rental and social housing markets, which are the ones that have been devastated by two decades of inaction. I think that’s where the problem lies and continues to lie.”

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“Suncrest is being replaced,” he said. “Hopefully that’ll be done sooner rather than later.”

The Stage 2 water restrictions for Metro Vancouver also affect how often the city’s parks and sports fields can be watered.

“Only the sand-based natural turf fields get irrigated,” Ellenwood said.

“If they don’t get irrigated within a two-week span, they die, so on a very lim-

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Students to the rescue on SkyTrain International students from SFU came to the aid of a visually impaired man who fell into the tracks Cornelia Naylor

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A blind man who fell into the path off an oncoming SkyTrain last month may owe his life to a French student staying in Burnaby during an internship at SFU’s Burnaby Mountain campus.

Adrien Michel and two fellow engineering students from Dijon, France – Cathie Matz and Mathieu Humbert – who’ve all been at SFU since April, were on their way to Vancouver Island for the weekend via public transit on June 26.

As they waited on platform 3 at the CommercialBroadway SkyTrain station, Michel said he looked up at the sound of an approaching train just in time to see a man fall onto the tracks.

He bounded to the spot, he said, and he and another bystander who had also seen the fall grabbed the man’s arms and hauled him onto the platform.

“I’m not sure the SkyTrain can stop at the good moment, so I prefer to run to help him to be sure,” Michel said.

“It was really scary,” said Matz, who didn’t see the man fall but witnessed the rescue.

She said the train would have hit the man if he hadn’t been pulled to safety.

“The SkyTrain stopped earlier than its normal position,” she said, “but regarding to the position of the guy, I think it was like maybe something like one metre after the position of the guy, so if he was still on the tracks and he didn’t succeed to go back on the platform, he might have been injured.”

It was only after pulling the man onto the platform that Michel realized the man, who was still holding a white cane, was visually impaired.

He appeared more embarrassed than hurt or pan-

icked, according to Matz, and his main concern appeared to be his cane, which had been bent during the fall.

A SkyTrain attendant was on the scene within minutes, Michel said, and waited with the man after thanking Michel for his help.

For SFU physics professor Simon Watkins, who’s been working with Michel, Matz and Humbert, the incident raises concerns.

“My questions are the following,” he told the NOW in an email. “Why did the train not stop in time? If trains are going to operate without drivers, they need to have extremely robust sensors.Why was there no followup with the students? As far as I can see, there was no report generated. No contact info was given to the students.There is certainly video footage of this incident.What does it show?”

But TransLink told the NOW all emergency systems were working as they should, and a safety stop was initiated when the man fell onto the tracks.

“People and objects do occasionally fall into the guideway, which will immediately trigger our highly sensitive track intrusion system, causing the train to emergency brake, followed by a full investigation by staff,”TransLink media relations manager Cheryl Ziola said in an email.

While he may not have taken down Michel’s information, the SkyTrain attendant did get one witness’s name and phone number, Ziola said.

“Obviously you’re probably not going to take the name of every, single witness, but in this case we have sufficient information,” she said.

The man who fell onto the track was taken to hospital with unspecified injuries resulting from the fall,

Close call: Adrien Michel, centre, was with Mathieu Humbert, left, and Cathie Matz, right, last month when he saw a man fall into the path of an oncoming SkyTrain. He and another bystander helped pull the man out. Michel, Humbert and Matz are engineering students from Dijon, France, wrapping up an internship at SFU’s Burnaby campus. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

according to Ziola.

For privacy reasons, she said she couldn’t confirm the man was blind, but she said TransLink is considered a “best practices leader in accessibility features for the blind and disabled communities.”

At least one SkyTrain feature for blind and sight-impaired passengers is unique in North America, according to Rob Sleath, chair of Access for Sight Impaired Consumers, an advocacy group for people with visual impairment.

He said he has not heard of another light-rail rapid transit system on the continent with a service like SkyTrain’s VIP Assistance Line, which blind and sight-impaired passengers can call when they are near a station.

“They’ll send a SkyTrain attendant down to assist us, either up to the platform or down from the platform,

out to the closest bus stop … They’ll guide us right on the train,” Sleath said.

His organization lobbied TransLink for the service, and the transit authority started offering it about 12 years ago.

At about the same time, Access for Sight Impaired

If trains are going to operate without drivers, they need to have extremely robust sensors.

Consumers also successfully lobbied TransLink to install the yellow, tactile platform edges in SkyTrain stations, which allow sight-impaired passengers to feel when they

are close to the platform edge.

Sleath said incidents of sight-impaired passengers falling onto SkyTrain tracks went down significantly after the feature was added, with about 24 incidents in the 16 years before, and three – including the most recent fall – in the 12 years since.

Sleath said he was surprised to hear a blind man had fallen onto the tracks considering the features that are in place.

“I’ve heard of this happening a couple of times since the tactile material was put down, and it’s usually a case of human error,” he said.

Ultimately, a glass barrier would be the safest arrangement for sight-impaired passengers, according to Sleath, but he said that wasn’t a realistic expectation for SkyTrain.

Over the past year, four

people have died on SkyTrain tracks – all as a result of suicide, according to TransLink.

“None were related to accidental death, medical emergency or misadventure,” Ziola said.

Since its inception in 1986, SkyTrain has seen more than 60 deaths, she said, with the vast majority deemed suicides.

“In terms of accidental deaths, a couple of persons fell into the track due to a medical emergency such as a stroke or heart attack; plus a small number accidentally or purposefully entered the track while under the influence of alcohol or drugs,” Ziola said.

She said SkyTrain has not seen a death arising from a train doing something it shouldn’t have.

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Don’t be the guy with the green lawn There’s one in every block, isn’t there? That guy across the street who just has to keep his lawn nice and green, watering restrictions be darned, and who keeps that sprinkler going regardless of what time or day it is.

Don’t be that guy, OK? If there’s anyone out there who remains unaware that the region is facing a potentially critical water shortage this summer, we’re not quite sure what rock they’ve

been living under.To those people, and to those who know but who choose not to care, we issue this reminder: Be responsible with water use this summer.

Sure, it’s great if you can do the required minimum.

As of press time, Metro Vancouver has declared Stage 2 water restrictions, which means restricting your lawn sprinkling to one designated morning a week from 4 to 9 a.m. (evennumbered homes on Mon-

days, odd-numbered homes on Thursdays).

At the very least, please abide by those rules.

But, frankly, doing the bare minimum just isn’t enough when we’re facing the kind of drought this summer is bringing us.

Even if the small amount of rainfall forecast for the weekend does come to pass, it won’t be enough to restore our water levels to anywhere near normal.

We all need to be going

We all need to be going above and beyond the call of lawn sprinkling duty. above and beyond the call of lawn sprinkling duty to make sure this water shortage doesn’t become a major crisis.

Which means taking a few extra measures to save water in your own house before you point a finger at that guy across the street.

It’s not rocket science, people.

Take shorter showers.

Don’t flush the toilet every single time you use it.

Turn off the tap while you’re brushing your teeth or washing dishes.

Use “grey water” from baths or dishes to water your flowers and shrubs.

Quit washing your car.

Don’t powerwash the deck and the driveway.

And, above all, just let that lawn go brown. Brown grass doesn’t hurt anything – and the water we can save turning off those sprinklers can add up to the difference between low water levels and a full-blown emergency.

In other words, just stop and think before you turn on the tap.

Our planet will thank you later.

MY VIEW JANAYA FULLER-EVANS

No more silence on human rights You may have noticed a wave of rainbow-tinted profile pictures on social media in the past two weeks, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on June 26 legalizing same-sex marriage in the States.

Among the many people going technicolour were a number of reporters and editors, including myself.

In the past, I have been fanatically careful about not sharing my opinions publicly, to avoid even the hint of perceived bias when it comes to my reporting. I never sign petitions. Every year I hem and haw over whether wearing a poppy is a political statement or a sign of support for veterans.

Talk to me at a party and you’ll find I can be frustratingly tight-lipped, refusing to weigh in on local issues.

But social media has changed the situation. It’s no longer as simple as reporters not putting election signs on their lawns.

We have a melding of public and personal personas happening online, and it is something each of us is trying to figure out how to handle.

One of the beliefs I do share publicly is that it is important for reporters to maintain ethical standards, to strive for objectivity and balance in their reporting.

I try to stay very aware of any personal biases or blind spots I might have. I sometimes go overboard, trying to make sure I’m fair when reporting on something about which I feel strongly.

There are many reasons readers may feel a reporter is biased in their reporting, and often it is because of the way the reporter has presented themselves. Not only do we have to manage our own biases, we have to constantly contend with the perceived biases people assume we have.

But human rights are not a blind spot, and staying publicly silent about other people’s rights – especially those who have been silenced in the past – is not the way to maintain objectivity on the page.

When I chose to put a rainbow filter on my profile picture on Facebook, I did so to acknowledge that a group of marginalized people were finally receiving the same rights as others in their country.That is no small thing, and in a time when newspapers are filled with some of the ugliest things humans are capable of doing to each other over their perceived differences (such as the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina), I think it is especially important to note humanity’s successes and moments of hope.

As a bisexual woman, I also felt it was important personally to celebrate the rights of people within the LGBTQ+ community. I use my Facebook profile to stay connected to family and friends as well as sources (a difficult balancing act). I post about comics, gardening, my family – why Continued on page 7

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Liberals evaded their job on transportation

Are water restrictions tough enough?

Dear Editor Well, let’s pull out the stagecoaches. B.C. has the most greediest, dumbest government of all time. Instead of doing its job, they evaded the transit situation by foisting it off to the Metro Vancouver mayors and public so that they would seem to be blameless if it didn’t work out. Just like everything else in governing this province, they are never available for addressing anything.

Where are they? Off probably soaking up the sun and collecting their obscene paycheques.

With the projections for the population growing to one million in the next 20 years in the Metro Vancouver area, something must be done. But don’t count on the Liberals.

Oh yeah, they will push on with a new bridge to replace the Deas Tunnel, simply because it will help their coal polluting supplier buddies. The only improvement people in this province can look forward to is kicking out the Liberals in the next provincial election.

W.A.C. Bennett would be sorely disgusted with these so-called free enterprisers.

Cody Tabois, Burnaby

Adam Ballantyne Too many 2nd chances (warnings) and the fine isn’t steep enough. I bet the $50 barely pays the admin costs for issuing and collecting the fine.

Shairose Lila Noticed people still have their timed sprinklers going off.....

Adam Ballantyne No doubt. I’m visiting in Coquitlam right now and not even two minutes ago the neighbours bordering on the backyard have their chit-chit-chit sprinkler going so hard it’s going over the fence and watering my hosts walkway and back lawn.

It’s past time for city to meter water Dear Editor With an exceptionally active and dangerous fire season predictably following a winter with no snow accumulation in the Lower Mainland, perhaps it’s time to reopen the discussion of water conservation and water metering. Vancouver finally mandated water meters in new residential construction and major renovations over three years ago: Burnaby still does not require water meters in residential construction.

Not metering water makes about as much sense as having a fixed fee for any fill up at the gas pump, whether you drive a smart car, motor bike, or a Hummer. The argument that meters, where there is no water shortage, do not justify their cost is specious; particularly for a municipality that was just recently “surprised” by a $150-million surplus, which might have covered much of the capital cost of water meters.

Thomas Hasek, Burnaby

Devon Johnstone A bit of a bugger that is but it is really the BC Assessment Board that decides what your taxes will be and that is part of the BC Government. Burnaby only (as far as I know) only sets the mill rate.

Dear Editor I have a suggestion for a Plan B for TransLink. Give the transit portion back to B.C. Transit and the bridges and highways back to the provincial government.

These two areas were run separately before TransLink. Everyone knows that the B.C. government really runs TransLink behind the scenes, so they might as well officially take over. This would end all the expensive neverending fooling around between the transport minister and the mayors. Also, since B.C. Transit is a Crown corporation, some of their funding must now already come from Metro taxpayers, and it would only seem reasonable that transit service be finally again combined under the provincewide service.

Interestingly, B.C. Transit recently ordered a large number of new buses, and if we move fast, we might get some of them. It only seems reasonable to assume that present taxes should be adequate to run a pure transit system consisting of buses, trains and SeaBuses.

W. Lutz, Burnaby

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Randy Rinaldo Burnaby city council increased property taxes 2.98% in 2015, even though they have over 600 million in reserves.

Peter Dickinson-Starkey Today, we have way too many taxes,almost on each bill we get .It is time to reduce such taxes on those who are building Canada.

Adam Ballantyne It’s a combination of too many taxes and Translink’s obvious inability to manage their budgets appropriately.

When human rights triumph over bigotry Continued from page 6 wouldn’t I include something as important as people like me finally having the right to marry the person they love, regardless of gender?

I won’t tell you how I think you should vote in the next election. I won’t editorialize when I cover issues – including those important to me personally – for the Burnaby NOW. And I won’t sign your petition, especially if it has anything to do with the issues I cover.

But I also won’t hide who I am. I will celebrate when human rights trump bigotry. And I’ll probably wear a poppy next year, too (for the 11 seconds it takes before I typically lose it).

Janaya Fuller-Evans is a reporter with the Burnaby NOW.

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By Jennifer Moreau

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Local Liberal candidates Terry Beech and Adam Pankratz weighed in on the Kinder Morgan pipeline issue during a recent visit to Burnaby from their leader, Justin Trudeau.

Like Trudeau, neither seemed to choose a clear stance for or against the proposed expansion, but both talked about the need for improved regulatory processes.

“Right now, we’re having the wrong debate,” Beech told the NOW. “We’re debating about yes or no on Kinder Morgan when we really should be talking about: Is Kinder Morgan the right project in the context of others types of energy, in terms of other pipeline projects, in terms of potential to refine crude oil?”

Instead of choosing sides, Beech called for a new government with a dedicated evidence- and science-based cabinet that makes objective decisions on proposed projects. Beech is running in

Burnaby North-Seymour, the riding that includes the pipeline terminus, the tank farm and marine terminal.

He also lives on Inlet Drive, close to the existing line, about seven homes down the road from the site of the 2007 pipeline rupture, which happened before he moved to the area.

“This is a core issue that not only affects me, it affects all my neighbours, and I hear about it from everyone,” Beech said. “So I’ve been completely disappointed with the way the environmental regulation on this portfolio has been taken aback, especially in the omnibus budget bills in 2011 and 2012.”

Adam Pankratz, the candidate for Burnaby South, said the issue with the pipeline wasn’t “yes or no” but more about the corruption and perceived lack of objectivity from the National Energy Board.

“I think that’s where we need to return, towards a process that is truly objective that doesn’t give the impression of being stacked and in the favour of the oil

companies, because that’s not a process anybody can really respect,” Pankratz said.

The two Liberals made their comments while Trudeau was visiting Burnaby’s General Fusion on June 30.Trudeau seems to be shifting positions on the Kinder Morgan pipeline. In 2014, he told Metro (Calgary) that he was “very interested” in the expansion project.

“I certainly hope that we’re going to be able to get that pipeline approved,” he told Metro.

On July 1, the NOW reported that Trudeau supported Kinder Morgan, but Trudeau’s staff called to clarify that he thinks Kinder Morgan still needs to secure a social licence from communities and the environment must be protected but stopped short of saying he was for or against the proposal. However, in a separate interview,Trudeau told Metro’s Emily Jackson that he did not support the pipeline. Further calls from the NOW to clarify his position were not returned.

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Local magician among Masters of Illusion Tereza Verenca

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Burnaby’s famous magician will be on the tube July 10 for the season premiere of CW’s Masters of Illusion.

It’ll be Murray SawChuck’s second year starring in the reality TV series, which brings some of the world’s top magicians together.

“Last year, I did illusions with some bigger stuff,” SawChuck told the NOW in a phone interview from his Las Vegas home. “This year, it’ll be comedy magic – magic that’s funny.”

One could argue being in front of a camera is second nature to the Burnaby bornand-raised star.

That’s because he’s been featured on over 20 reality shows, most notably America’s Got Talent back in 2010, followed by the History Channel’s Pawn Stars.Today, SawChuck has found a home at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Sin City, performing five days a week.

But Burnaby will always be home, he says.

“I went to Moscrop, graduated from Burnaby Central, worked everywhere from Hudson’s Bay up in Metrotown, worked at the Keg as a dishwasher and was a lifeguard for six years,” he recalls. “Mom still

lives in Burnaby. She comes down every few months to check up on me and hang out.”

SawChuck’s love for magic developed at the age of seven, when he received his first Siegfried and Roy magic kit.

His first show was booked by age 11 when his aunt and uncle penciled him in for a birthday party that paid $10.Watching David Copperfield make New York’s Statue of Liberty disappear also had an impact, he says.

“I thought that was pretty cool back then, in the ’80s when there was no Internet, noYouTube and there was only 13 channels on TV. Everyone watched it and it was a pretty big spectacle.”

SawChuck perfected his craft when he met Marvyn and Carol Roy, a.k.a. “Mr. Electric.”

The couple, who mentored SawChuck in his earlier years, had toured the world as magicians for five decades.The local began performing in Europe, with later shows in Southeast Asia and Canada.

Some 20 years later, he found himself on the stage of America’s Got Talent, securing a spot in the semifinals. Some of the tricks he used to wow the judges (Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel)

Back on TV: Murray SawChuck (middle) walks with guest act, Douglas ‘Lefty’ Leferovich, and assistant/wife, Chloe Crawford. SawChuck is appearing in the season premiere of CW’s Masters of Illusion, airing July 10 (tonight) at 5 p.m. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

included producing a Ferrari from thin air and making a steam train vanish.

“When you have 22 million people watching you, it changes everything.You go from no one knowing you to everyone knowing you,” SawChuck said of his NBC appearances. “From standing in the airport, to people

walking up to you. … It’s wonderful. I’ve worked all my life to be an entertainer.

I love doing what I do.”

Asked what he loves about live shows, SawChuck responded with “there’s no turning back.”

“You’ve got one chance to impress them and it really shows your skill of being

a live entertainer because you have to entertain them at that moment,” he said.

“So when you walk on that stage, it’s one take; you may still do the same bits, but every audience makes the show different.”

So what’s next for Murray “Celebrity Magician”?

He told the NOW he’d

like to become a full-time television host sometime in the next five years.

“I really enjoy the business,” Sawchuck said.

Masters of Illusion airs July 10 at 5 p.m. PST on the CW Network. Check your local listings for channel info.

Symphony returns to Deer Lake for 26th year TerezaVerenca LIVELY CITY

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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra hits the stage at Deer Lake Park on July 12 for its annual free outdoor concert.

Now in its 26th year, the two-hour event features many classical favourites, including Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6: I.Allegro ma non troppo, Raiders of the Lost Ark: March from Indiana Jones and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

“This is a special concert for us every year, and one that I personally look forward to very much each season,”VSO associate conductor Gordon Gerrard said in a press release.

“There’s something magical about an outdoor con-

cert on a summer evening, and it’s a wonderful feeling to look out into the crowd and see so many people of all ages who have made this concert a family tradition year after year.”

Part of the VSO tradition is to shine the spotlight on a young up-and-coming musician.This year, 13-yearold Colleen Venables – a pianist and violinist – will be performing Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons: Summer.

New for 2015 is a family area, where parents and their kids can stop by and participate in art activities, see a theatre performance and get their face painted before the show starts.

The concert runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Don’t forget to bring a blanket, a chair and maybe a picnic.

Since parking in the area is limited, organizers suggest finding alternate trans-

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JAZZ PIANIST COMES TO MICHAEL J. FOX THEATRE To celebrate the five decades Burnaby and Kushiro, Japan have been sister cities, a special 50th anniversary concert is being held at the Michael J. Fox Theatre tonight (July 10).

Japanese jazz pianist Kentaro Kihara and guitarist Yuji Nakahjima will serenade the crowd with “fluid melodies and renowned compositions,” according to a press release.

Kihara, who was born in Kushiro, began playing the keyboard at the age of four and composing at age five.

His music has been featured in J-POP, theatre, animation, film and television, while his albums have been sold across the U.S. and Japan.

The concert is being put

on by the City of Burnaby and The Japan Foundation.Tickets are $22 and are available at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the curtain rising at 7:30.The Michael J. Fox Theatre is located at 7373 MacPherson Ave. SUMMER MINI-CAMPS ARE BACK Get your kids out of the house by enrolling them in one of the city’s minicamps.

Whether they’re five years old or 11, there’s something for everyone. How does learning how to tell stories in comic format sound?

What about acting?

The full camp guide can be found by visiting www. burnaby.ca. Mini-camps run until Aug. 14 and are for ages up to 12 years old.

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In the park: The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra returns to Deer Lake Park on July 12 for its 26th annual free outdoor concert. The performance runs 7 to 9 p.m. PHOTO FILE

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LOCAL ACTOR NABS NOMINATION Burnaby star Ryan Erwin has been nominated for best performance by an actor in a leading role.The nomination, done through

the Community Theatre Coalition of British Columbia, comes after the local played Max in Lend Me A Tenor with the Vagabond Players this summer.

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Local dancer pirouettes to the national level Tereza Verenca

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The National Ballet of Canada has chosen one of Burnaby’s very own to be part of its upcoming apprenticeship program.

Jeannine Haller and nine others from across the country will start the 10-month stint this August, building their technical skills and learning to adapt to a professional schedule, all while making a decent buck.

“At the beginning, I didn’t really know you could dance as a career and make money,” 19-year-old Haller told the NOW in a phone interview from her Toronto home, where’s she lived for the last three years.

“Once I found that out and was accepted, and made the decision to come to Canada’s National Ballet School and move across the country from my family, I kind of decided, OK, I’m going to do this.”

Haller was accepted into Canada’s National Ballet School in Grade 11.

“This is almost unheard of because the NBS likes to

train its own students from a much younger age; 10 is the norm,” wrote Kate Lancaster, communications coordinator for Place des Arts, Haller’s former dance school in Coquitlam, in an email. “After two years at the NBS, Jeannine was one of only two students from the NBS accepted into the National Ballet of Canada apprenticeship program this year.”

Haller credits much of her success to her ballet teacher, Lucienne Anczykowski, who’s worked with her since she was six years old.

“She’s very dedicated to all her students. I would do private (classes) most days of the week, at odd times, like the middle of the afternoon, and she would come in and work with me and push me really hard,” Haller said. “She wanted us to be the best we could be.”

Anczykowski wasn’t at all surprised when one of her top students received the good news.

“As the years progressed, I knew what I had in my hands,” she said. “I knew

she had tremendous potential, that she had a future and that she’s going to go very, very far.”

When Haller was just a kid, Anczykowski noticed she had great attention to detail and was very focused.

“She would be one of those students who would question why and what and how. If I gave out homework, she would be the only one out of the whole class would who go home and actually do it,” the dance instructor recalls.

Being selected as an apprentice is no easy feat, she added.

“It’s like the Olympics.

Everybody wants to get in and everybody’s good, excellent. Everybody has what it takes, but then it’s what separates you from the top?”

During her studies at the national school, Haller took part in various productions, including the 2013 Assemblée Internationale and Esmerelda.This past March, she was invited to guest star at the Semperoper Ballet in Dresden, Germany, where she performed in Swan Lake.

“That was an amazing ex-

Born to dance: Jeannine Haller, with Alp Deris, will dance with the National Ballet of Canada this fall as part of the 2015/16 apprenticeship program. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

perience,” Haller said. “It was so fun to be immersed in the culture, in the language, and the company was really amazing, too.”

Besides being a part of various company produc-

tions, NBC’s 2015/16 apprenticeship program also allows dancers to work with school children throughYou Dance, an education and outreach program.

“I’m just thrilled for her,”

Anczykowski said. “This is actually an accomplishment for the community because it doesn’t happen that often, that somebody reaches the top.”

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Small hatchback wagons that can be ordered with all-wheel-drive are all the rage these days, and that’s what might give the new Fiat 500X a shot at stardom.

From an engineering perspective, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has developed a two-pronged approach that has the 500X and the Jeep division’s recently released 2015 Renegade sharing platforms and drivetrains.

However, where the littlest Jeep’s design is decidedly whimsical in nature, the 500X’s lines are far more understated. The Fiat is also a more mature and practical version of the basic two-door Fiat 500 and is far more visually appealing than the microbus-looking 500L four-door that’s similar in size to the 500X. There are more grown-up features to be found inside the 500X as well. The minimalist dash layout of the Fiat 500 gives way to a more elaborate triple gauge pod grouping and adjacent dominating touch-screen display that can be had in the 500X. In back it’s a tight squeeze for three adult passengers, as you might expect considering the car’s dimensions, but total passenger volume is actually a bit more than that of the close-relation Renegade. In nearly every other key measurement, including stowage space, it’s a dead heat between the two.

That sameness also extends to engine choices.

The starting point is a turbocharged 1.4-litre four-cylinder that can be found in a number of

FCA models. It’s rated at 160 horsepower and 184 poundfeet of torque.

l/100 km in the city and 7.6 on the highway with the turbo 1.4.

Although the Pop, which starts at $23,200 including destination charges, is the base trim, it comes with most key necessities, including air conditioning, cruise control, remote keyless entry, fold-flat passenger seat and four-speaker audio.

Optional is a non-turbo 2.4-litre four-cylinder that produces 180 horsepower and 175 pound-feet of torque.

All sounds good, but here’s the kicker. If you want the turbo engine you must order the price-leader 500X Pop and your sole transmission choice is a six-speed manual. The punchier 2.4 is optional on the Pop, but standard on the Sport, Trekking, Lounge and Trekking Plus models.

Yes, those are the models - really. That engine locks you into a nine-speed automatic transmission, which is just fine with most car shoppers who rarely opt for manual gearboxes these days.

As well, the 2.4 is mandatory when equipping your 500X with all-wheel-drive. The system has a free wheeling (and fuel-saving) rear-axle-disconnect feature for those times when directing torque to all four wheels isn’t necessary. The AWD comes with a Dynamic Selector knob adjacent to the floor shifter that allows the driver to pick from Auto (default setting), Sport and Traction+, depending on road and driving conditions.

As yet there are no official fuel-economy stats to report, but since the 500X’s base weight is about 100 kilograms less than the Renegade’s, the numbers should be slightly better than the Jeep’s rating of 9.8

The Sport trim level adds two more speakers to the audio system, fancier interior trim, keyless start and 17-inch alloy wheels (up from 16-inch steelies).

The Trekking and Trekking Plus are designed to emulate off-road-capable vehicles and come with their own front and side body trim plus unique 17and 18-inch wheel designs. Unfortunately they don’t appear to offer any additional trail-tackling ground clearance.

Both the Trekking Plus and Lounge versions have standard climate control, ambient interior lighting and power-adjustable front seats.

From there you can select a dual-pane power sunroof, 16-centimetre touch-screen with navigation and crash-avoiding forward-collision warning, blind-spot warning and cross-traffic alerts, the latter of which really does put eyes in the back of your head.

With the wide array of small-sized wagons and hatchbacks to choose from and without the polarizing looks of the Jeep Renegade, Fiat will need to push hard for the 500X to be noticed, even with style and substance on its side.

What you should know 2016 Fiat 500X Type: Engine (hp): Transmissions: Market position:

Four-door, front- /all-wheel-drive sub-compact tall wagon 1.4-litre DOHC I4, turbocharged (160); 2.4-litre DOHC I4 (180) Six-speed manual (1.4-litre engine); six-speed automatic (2.4).

The rapidly expanding small-wagon class has many new entries, with more models on the horizon. Their practicality and fuel efficiency are starting to make converts out of defecting sedan owners.

Points:

Modern styling stands in contrast to the Jeep Renegade’s over-the-top looks; There’s no logical reason why the base turbo four-cylinder engine cannot be had with an automatic transmission; Inexpensive all-wheel-drive system is a worthwhile option; Trekking trim levels should do more than simply look off-road tough.

Safety:

Front airbags; side-impact airbags; side-curtain airbags; driver’s knee airbag; anti-lock brakes; traction control; stability control.

L/100 km (city/hwy): 9.8/7.6 (1.4 turbo, est.); Base price (incl. destination)$23,200

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Arts now Local author goes digital Tereza Verenca

editorial@burnabynow.com

Local author Winona Kent has lots to celebrate this week.

That’s because her publisher has released her four novels as e-books – a first for the writer – and plans to print them in paperback this August.

“People have been asking about Skywatcher for a really long time,” Kent said of her first book. “It went out of print 25 years ago.You can get it used, but it’s difficult to find.”

The Burnaby resident, who’s known for coming up with tongue-in-cheek spy plots, and most recently, storylines about time travel, said she’s excited about going digital.

“I know when I go and I want to buy a book, I love being able to do a one-click download and have it on my phone or my iPad or my computer,” she said. “I think this will make it really available for people.”

Kent’s previous publisher, Fable, went out of business earlier this year, at

which time Diversion Books in NewYork picked up her contract and told her of their plans to give her stories a new life.

Digital: Author Winona Kent’s novels are now available as e-books. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

The local’s love for the written word started before she could put pen to paper, making up stories and drawing them in pictures, according to a previous interview with the NOW. She won a national contest with a short story in her 20s, eventually getting a freelancing gig with Flare magazine.

By the time she reached her 30s, novel writing became a serious priority, with Skywatcher published by age

34. Set in Vancouver, the mystery thriller follows hero Robin Harris as he suddenly finds himself in a real lifeand-death spy drama.

Her other novels are The Cilla Rose Affair, Cold Play and Persistence of Memory.

The latter, the first story of what Kent hopes to be a 10part series, deals with “accidental time travel.”

“It was inspired by me doing family tree research,” she explained. “I started digging up all the information on my mom’s side of the family that I didn’t know before, and I ran up against a great-grandfather that I just couldn’t find information about … I thought what would happen if I was able to travel back in time and actually meet him.”

The sequel, In Loving Memory, will be coming out later this year.

Kent, who works as a program assistant at UBC, hopes to spend more time on her craft once she retires in five years.

For more information, visit www.winonakent.com.

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City now

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HEAD OUT FOR A BIKE RIDE with the Burnaby chapter of HUB this Sunday, July 12.The cycling group is leading a free, two-hour bike tour on the Central Valley Greenway and the Lake City loop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet at Gilmore SkyTrain.The rides are fair weather only, and it may rain on Sunday, so keep that in mind.

Participants must have a helmet and a bell on their bike, and be sure to pack water and a snack. Info: bikehub.ca.

Tour Burnaby by bike this weekend

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PULL OUT YOUR KNITTING NEEDLES and join the friendly Knit2gether crew at Tommy Douglas library this Saturday, July 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.This popular knitting club meets regularly on the second Saturday of the month.There will be complimentary tea, but feel free to bring cookies to share. All skill levels are welcome.There will also be needles and yarn for people interested in trying knitting or crocheting for the first time.The library is at 7311 Kingsway.

3

KICK BACK IN DEER LAKE PARK on Sunday, July 12 for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s free outdoor concert, on from 7 to 9 p.m.The show will include light, popular classics. Since the grass in front of the stage fills up quickly, we recommend arriving early with a blanket and a picnic to stake out a decent spot before the crowds arrive. Bear in mind, it is supposed to rain this weekend, but we’ve been assured the show will go on unless there are torrential downpours. Deer Lake

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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND Jennifer Moreau

jmoreau@burnabynow.com

Park is at 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Consider alternative transportation (transit, cabs, cycling, for instance) to avoid parking headaches as space is very limited.

4

LEARN HOW TO PROTECT LOCAL WATERWAYS at a free Uncover

Your Creeks workshop on Saturday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to noon in Jim Lorimer Park. Participants will learn about the watershed ecology, water quality monitoring, invasive species management and care for native plants. Evergreen, a Canadian environmental group, runs these free workshops. Evergreen will

provide refreshments, gloves and tools, but be sure to bring boots, sunscreen, work clothes and something to wear in the event of rain.

Jim Lorimer Park is close to Gilmore SkyTrain station.

Info: evergreen.ca.

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CHECK OUT THE RUGBY ACTION at the BLRC Lighthouse Sevens Tournament at Burnaby Lake this Saturday, July 12.

The tournament runs from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and the finals are from 3 to 5 p.m.

The Burnaby Lake Rugby Club is hosting the tourney

and defending their titles from last year.There will be a beer garden, a barbecue and entertainment. Info: burnabylakerugby.com.

6

TAKE A HISTORICAL TOUR at Forest Lawn Memorial with local historian Maurice Guibord on Sunday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Register by calling 604299-7711. Admission is free. Meet at the cemetery entrance at 3789 Royal Oak Ave. Send Top 5 events to jmoreau@burnabynow.com

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Home maintenance? It may not be sexy, but it’ll keep you safe

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By Michelle Hopkins, REW.ca t’s July, and the weather beckons you outdoors. But with the dry weather holding up, now is actually a great "me to make sure your home systems, such as wiring, air condi"oning, water heaters, vents, alarms and smoke detectors are all in working order. It isn’t sexy, but it will keep your family safe! Regular maintenance is also key in keeping your home looking good, thus protec"ng your investment.

As part of our 2015 essen"al home tasks calendar, REW went to Quinn Newcomb, director of stakeholder engagement and communica"ons at B.C. Safety Authority, to explain the importance of regular maintenance.

“Rou"ne maintenance by a quali_ed individual is the best way to con_rm your appliances are opera"ng safely,” he says. “Appliances such as furnaces, boilers, _replaces, hot water tanks, ranges and dryers should be inspected and serviced annually by a licensed contractor, as should vents, chimneys and radiant hea"ng systems.”

Newcomb went on to say that the poten"al hazards posed by improperly installed or maintained appliances can be quite serious – _re, gas leaks and carbon monoxide poisoning.

“The most important advice we can o#er homeowners wan"ng to protect their investment and their family’s safety is to always obtain the proper permits and to have all installa"on and maintenance work done by a quali_ed individual, licensed or cer"_ed by B.C. Safety Authority,” he says.

To _nd out more, visit the B.C. Safety Authority website at www.safety authority.ca.

“One addi"onal resource you may wish to consult or link to our incident data on carbon monoxide incidents in our 2014 State of Safety Report (Appendix A4),” adds Newcomb. “Carbon monoxide risk awareness is something we try to promote as broadly as possible whenever the opportunity arises, and informa"on about the importance of carbon monoxide detectors is also available on the home safety page of our website.”

There is also a lot of general maintenance that homeowners can do themselves to keep their family safe and ensure a healthy home for years to come.

Your Home Safety Checklist 1) Electrical cords and outlets: Check for frayed wires.

Small tasks for safety: If you have young children, finding plastic safety covers for unused outlets in your home is just one of the myriad small tasks that can help to keep your home safe. Summer is the perfect time to catch up on safety-related maintenance projects around the house – such as inspection and servicing of your furnace and water heater and checks of your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

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Repair or replace any loose or frayed wires on all electrical devices.

Make sure that none of your electrical cords run under rugs or across doorways.

If you have any small children in your house, place plas"c safety covers over all unused outlets.

Check for a faulty electrical system by feeling all outlets and plugs to see if any are warm; if so, call an electrician immediately to check them.

2) Home hea!ng: Examine the outside vents – they should be properly sealed and clear of obstruc"on to prevent carbon monoxide buildup in the house.

Vacuum all vents and fans.

Take a cashlight into the furnace cue and look for buildup of soot or rust or any loose parts. Tap on it to see what falls: rust is a sign of condensa"on, which is cause by an ine%cient furnace. If this is the case, call a professional to service your furnace.

Check registers and vents for loose or missing covers and screws.

Check around radiators for leaks, or damaged coors, which could be a sign of a leak.

3) Inspect water heaters: Test the temperature-pressure relief valveby quickly discharging it two or three "mes. Following the tes"ng, keep an eye out for small leaks from the valve.

Drain about a quarter of the tank a few "mes a year to remove sediment and debris. You do that by turning o# the cold water supply, then by hooking up a garden hose to the drain valve and le!ng the water run into a bucket un"l it is clear.

If the water remains cloudy, for a short "me open the water supply valve to s"r up remaining sediment, and drain the tank again.

The temperature should be set at no higher than 120 degrees to prevent burns.

Newcomb suggests you insulate older units with a _breglass jacket to improve e%ciency, being careful to avoid contact with the cue (newer units already are insulated — check your owner’s

There is a lot of general maintenance that homeowners can do

manual to make sure). Also, insulate the hot and cold water pipes.

Prior to leaving on holidays, adjust your gas heater’s thermostat to “vaca"on” se!ng, which maintains the pilot light without hea"ng the water.

4) Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors – should be Canada Standards Associa"on (CSA) approved: Replace any smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors that don’t work. B.C. Safety Authority says alarms and should be replaced every 10 years and CO detectors every seven years.

Replace the ba$eries once a year…

Or sooner, if the alarm squeaks.

Clean your detectors by vacuuming each grille.

Carbon Monoxide (CO) – CO is a colourless, odorless and tasteless gas that blocks your body’s ability to absorb oxygen.

CO can appear from your _replace, furnace, water heater or gas range.

You can tell if toxic levels of CO are seeping in your home if there is window condensa"on, sick or dying pets or plants, soot build-up or discolora"on on _replaces, discolora"on of fuel burning appliances or hea"ng system, and/or your en"re family is sick at the same "me.

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Eggshells and coffee grounds good for growing Anne Marrison GREEN SCENE

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Question: I was wondering what tea bags, coffee grounds and eggshells do for plants and could you apply them to any type of plant or only specific plants?

- Norma Burnett, Chilliwack Answer: All three are generally good for the garden.The beneficial elements in them are slow-release and present in relatively small quantities.

So you don’t have to keep any of them away from any specific plants.

Allowing them to break down in the compost is one good way of using them.

Another is blending them into the soil around various plants, but not concentrating any one kind in one particular spot.

The tea in tea bags contains nitrogen. So do coffee grounds.The coffee grounds also have trace amounts of phosphorous and potassium.

Eggshells provide calcium to the plants they are placed near. Calcium is especially

valuable for tomatoes.

The only snag with eggshells is that most people just crush them (potato mashers work well). But in the ground crushed eggshells take ages to break down.

Ground-up eggshells release calcium much faster.

An old blender might do this job.

Question: I am planning to make a small bed approximately sixby-five feet and plant two lilies and a banana plant there.All are fairly small. Could I layer the top layer of soil with wood chips or something to give it life? Also what type of flowers would go well with lilies and the banana plant?

– Allan L., Burnaby Answer: To give your soil some life, Sea Soil or compost spread over the bed would help the fertility immensely.

If you don’t have your own compost, garden centres sell bags of commercial compost. A bag of one or the other would be sufficient.

On top of whatever nourishment you choose, bark mulch suppresses weeds very well.When seeds fi-

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My top choice for planting under your banana tree would be sempervivums.

Their leaves are rosettes in various patterns and shades: reddish, blue-grey, green with red tips, etc.

These plants form a carpet so dense weeds seldom germinate. In summer, some of the older rosettes produce thick stems with

flowers. After flowering, the old rosettes die, but new rosettes quickly fill in. Sempervivums are extremely drought-resistant.

Cranesbills are another possibility. My top choice would be the deep purpleblue flowered one, Rosanne.

This stays blooming for a very long period. It’s dwarf and spreads into a wide, low mound. A pretty, mat-forming annual which is also a great bee plant is sweet alyssum.This is available

in mauve or white forms.

They’re covered with flowers all summer and are very sweet-smelling.They die in winter, but re-seed themselves abundantly in spring.

If you prefer taller plants you might like the perennial Oriental poppies that produce huge, spectacular flowers in red, orange, white or pink in late May.These seed themselves around if you leave the seed capsules on the plants.

If you prefer spring flow-

ers, the perennial Hellebore orientalis flowers give pleasure for many months. Buds pop up in late January, followed by cup-shaped, longlasting flowers then interesting spiky seedheads.

The hellebore leaves are evergreen all year until late winter when they should be cut back to make way for next year’s growth and flowers.

Send gardening questions to Anne by email, amarrison@ shaw.ca.

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Burnaby grads to continue their soccer friendship with Simon Fraser University Tom Berridge

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Three soccer-playing friends won’t have to say any goodbyes following graduation this year.

Mountain United FC teammates Teagan McManus and twins Allyson and Christina Dickson will be closer than ever next season, when they team up for their freshman seasons with the Simon Fraser University varsity women’s soccer team in September.

McManus, a Burnaby Mountain grad, and the Dicksons from Burnaby North have been playing soccer in Burnaby since the age of five, and together as early as nine years old.

As younger gold-level players, they used to be a back line together. But as time went on, McManus became more relied upon on defence, while the two sisters were moved forward, with Allyson in the midfield and Christina up front.

In fact, the friends have played all over the pitch at one time or another – Christina even played in goal at one time.

Just last week, the trio won a first-ever Premier Cup together with Mountain United’s under-18 girls’ team following a 3-1 victory over regular-season champion Surrey United at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West.

“Our team choked in earlier finals – a mental block,” said McManus. “This season, we’ve had an unbelievable season.We’ve achieved our goals and won that trophy, OK, we did it.”

All three come with a pedigree.

McManus has spent time in the Canadian National Training Centre and has been a member of the provincial team program from 2010 to ’13.

Christina played with the B.C. under-16 team and has been singled out for a Mountain United player of distinction award.

Allyson was named the MVP in

We three: Christina Dickson, left, Allyson Dickson, centre, and Teagan McManus have been playing soccer together since they were nine years old. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Mountain’s recent Premier Cup win, was the winner of the golden boot for North in the B.C. high school girls’ provincial soccer championships in 2014 and this year graduated as a three-time athlete of the year.

Off the field, the three are all honour roll students, as well, and planning to take similar studies into their post-secondary careers in psychology and criminology.

But the thought of actually being

in the same class one day “seemed a little weird” to Christina.

Back in elementary school together, they used to stagger themselves into different heats when competing in running races, so that they never had to compete against each other.

“We did it because we didn’t want to come second.We wanted to win,” they said.

And winners are exactly what SFU is going get, when the three

join the varsity squad later this year.

“Allyson plays with a lot of heart, she is tenacious and she competes with great intensity,” said second-year SFU head coach Annie Hamel, in a Clan press release.

“Christina is our most versatile incoming player,” said Hamel in the release. “She can be a shutdown defender or a reliable goal scorer. Her grit and willingness to sacrifice her body exemplifies true passion for the game.”

“Teagan is a player with unparalleled work ethic and unlimited potential. She … provides an attacking threat from the back line,” Hamel added.

The incoming Clan freshmen know they have a challenge ahead.

SFU won just three Great Northwest conference matches over the past two seasons.

But all three like the idea of stepping up to a challenge and building on a new foundation.

“Personally, I like an intense atmosphere to go in and work hard – relate it to a game and how to improve,” said McManus. “I just want to be pushed to the limit.”

“It’s great to be a part of it – a rising of the program,” Allyson said. “We’ll be the underdog, but in the next two years there will be a really big difference in the results.”

The friends also agree that winning a championship for the Burnaby Mountain school is why they are headed there.

“To map out a program that will make future players want to come to SFU, to talk about and not overlook.”

“It’s that willingness to compete that makes the difference,” Christina added.

And after the four years of varsity eligibility are up, the three insist that soccer will continue to be their bond into the future.

“We’re trying to keep it that way.

It’s worked out pretty well for us so far.”

Top singles win Burnaby Tennis Open Tom Berridge

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Pre-tournament favourite George Jecminek was true to form at the Burnaby Open tennis championships.

Jecminek plowed through the men’s open field winning all his matches in straight sets before dispatching No. 2 seed Carl Ho, a University of New

Mexico grad and current assistant pro at the Richmond Country club, 6-3, 6-2 in the championship final at the Burnaby Tennis Club on Sunday.

Jecminek defeated No. 4 seed and Burnaby Tennis Club product Patrick Walker, who plays tennis with the Simon Fraser University club team, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the open final.

Juliet Jia Wen Zhang won

the open women’s title in three sets.

The No. 1 seed defeated third-seeded Ana Maria Andreea Ileana 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the women’s final.

Ileana upset No. 2 seed Angie Walker 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the women’s final.

In the men’s doubles final, top seeds Steve Deakin and Jerry Turek defeated the fourth seeds Evan

McNicol and Tejas Phaterpekar 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in the final.

Michelle Sing and Petra Turek won the women’s open doubles.

The No. 2 seeds got by the unseeded pair of Jessica Albuquerque De Brito and Jenny Fu 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

De Brito and Fu upset top seeds Alex and Angie Walker 7-6, 7-6 in a closely contested semifinal.

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In the men’s wheelchair final, top seed Misha Bilenky dispatched Richard Peter 6-0 and 6-2.

Top seeded Mark MacConnell lost in the quarterfinals of the men’s 4.5 singles 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to No. 8 Jonathan Kooy.

No. 9 seed Daniel Dziarmaga defeated Kooy 6-4, 6-3 in the men’s final.

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’Rocks showin’ they’re No. 1 Tom Berridge

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There was no mistaking which team is No. 1 in the Western Lacrosse Association.

The Victoria Shamrocks’ No. 1 national ranking was on full display Tuesday evening following a 14-7 victory over the Burnaby Lakers at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre.

Daryl Veltman set the tone, tallying a pair of markers in the opening eight minutes of play.

Corey Small kept the Shamrock pressure cooker on boil, popping in his first two of three – back-to-back – to keep the Victoria juggernault on the march early in the middle frame.

Small, the game’s first star, finished off his hat trick to end the period on a nice flip-and-go from Jesse King to give Victoria a 13-4 lead. ’Rocks captain Scott Ranger finished off the team’s scoring in the final frame in highlight-reel style with a clever move after an even better cross-floor, behind-the-back pass from second star Cory Conway.

Victoria also had its running game front and centre, scoring on transition on nearly half of its goal-scoring opportunities.

Backup Cody Hagedorn got the start and looked good, stopping 29 shots for the win, while Victoria shooters fired nearly 50 balls at Burnaby keepers.

“We have to win as a team and come a little more prepared,” said Burnaby defender Jeff Buchanan after the game. “There is no doubt (Victoria) plays with pace.We have to keep mistakes to a minimum.The key is to eliminate unforced errors and play tight as a team.”

Robert Church and third star Jason Jones both notched a pair of the goals for Burnaby, which fell back to 6-6 with the loss.

Burnaby is off until next weekend when it hosts Nanaimo on July 17 and then takes on the Adanacs in Coquitlam on July 18.

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ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Burnaby high schools choose top athletes Fidel Hodge and Lauren Hum were named male and female athlete of the year at Moscrop Secondary.

Kirsten Geyer and Dimitri Vukovic were respective winners for top Grade 11 female and male athletes.

Jessica Hu and Dayna Louie shared the junior girls’ award, while Mohammed Abdi was the top Grade 10 boy.

Nathan MacMillan won the Grade 9 boys’ award and Fiorella Ravelli took home the juvenile girls’ honour.

Bantam athletes of the year went to boys Ted Graveson and Simon Sheehan and girls Madeleine Richardson and Sarah Tam. THREE IN A ROW Graduating senior Allyson Dickson was named female athlete of the year for a third consecutive season at Burnaby North Secondary.

Dickson was joined by co-winners in the Grade 12 boys’ athlete of the year voting, Paul Perperidis and Ryan Wong.

Top Grade 11 male was

by Michael Luo, while Kaitlyn Tsang earned the female award.

Junior athlete of the year honours went to Christian Gilchrist and Megan Lai. Justen Chau and Kimia Tavakoli were named juvenile boy and girl winner, respectively.

The boys’ bantam athlete award was shared by Nikolaos Benetos and Mark Van Genderen. Morgan Chow was named the bantam fe-

Continued from page 23 In the 4.5 women’s singles, Fu, the top group seed, beat No. 2 Anastasia Kriv in straight sets 7-5, 6-0 in the final.

Unseeded William Baumann defeated No. 3 seed Michael Curtis 6-4, 6-3 in the 4.0 men’s singles final.

No. 1 seed Ellen Chen beat unseeded Hisami Ikegami 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 in the 4.0 women’s final.

Unseeded players topped both men’s and women’s 3.5 finals.

Paul Nestick knocked off mn’s favourite Firas Abdullatif 7-6, 7-6 in a highly competitive championship final.

Helena Sun also took three sets before prevailing over No. 2 seed Karen Tumura 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the women’s final.

In the 3.0 finals, Benjamin Zhao and Gloria Sung came out the winners.

Zhao, the seventh seed, defeated unseeded Horia Buzgar 7-6, 6-2, while Sung got by No. 1 Susan Lazaruk 6-2, 7-6.

male athlete of the year.

BYRNE CREEK ATHLETES Byrne Creek Secondary School named its annual athletes of the year.

Body Geoffrey won the Grade 12 boys’ top athletic award, while Anna Cruz and Sarah Biasura shared the senior female award.

Lucas Bonamici and Rowena Lau won the school’s Grade 11 male and female award, respectively.

Brandon World was named the junior boy and DorriAnna Mackenzie took the top junior girl award.

In Grade 9 voting, Adel Biasura was selected top boy and Christine Malinao winner of the juvenile female award.

Shahram Tohky and Abby Galamgam earned the Grade 8 boys’ and girls’ athlete of the year awards.

ON BURNABY MOUNTAIN Robyn Lee and Andrew Woinoski were recently named the senior female and male athletes of the year at Burnaby Mountain Secondary School.

Grade 12 student Sean Jiang was awarded the senior academic athlete of the year at Mountain.

Mehar Thukral and Lauren Gaffney were the male and female junior athletes of the year, respectively.

Juvenile male athlete went to Sam Spartano and Elyse Willan won the top Grade 9 female award.

Bantam athletes of the year were Ryan Roberts and Jenna Picillo.

Burnaby No. 1: Top seed George Jecminek defeated Patrick Walker in straight sets in the semifinals of the Burnaby Open tennis championships. Jecminek went on to win the men’s open. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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in the women’s gold-medal game.

Fraser Valley was the toast of the B2 gold provincial regional rugby championships held at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-East last weekend.

A Fraser Valley East side won the under-18 men’s competion, while a full Fraser Valley XV took the u-18 women’s title.

Fraser Valley East defeated Vancouver South 11-8 the men’s championship final.

Fraser Valley nipped Vancouver Island North 15-12

YOUTH CLINIC IN BURNABY Kids aged six to 14 can learn rugby from the big boys at youth clinics to be held in Burnaby next month.

National team coaches and current B.C. Bears provincial team players will be on hand at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-East for a youth clinic on Monday Aug. 3.

Clinic times are 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. and the cost is $30.

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PACIFIC NATIONS CUP Canada’s national men’s rugby team will be kicking off the Pacific Nations Cup competition against Tonga later this month.

The international matchup will take place at Swangard Stadium on Friday, July 24 at 7 p.m.

The Pacific Nations Cup is an international competition between six Pacific Rim nations, including Fiji,

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