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BACK TO SCHOOL? From left, trustee Gary Wong, CUPE president Paul Simpson, assistant superintendent Roberto Bombelli, communications manager Jodie Wilson, student safety coordinator Suzanne Vardy and board chair Ron Burton ride SD41’s first-ever Vancouver Pride Parade float. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

District shows its pride Burnaby school district has created its first-ever float for theVancouver Pride Parade this weekend

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Around 30 volunteers are at the School District No. 41’s maintenance shop today (Friday) putting the finishing touches on the Burnaby school district’s first-ever Vancouver Pride Parade float.

The local school district has participated in the parade for the last two years, but its entries – consisting of groups of trustees, teachers, students and parents marching beside decorated school district vehicles – weren’t exactly fabulous.

“Shortly after the last year, we got a lot of comments from all of our partner groups that we should have maybe a better presence

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CUPE has also donated time hauling desks and other old classroom equipment out of storage for the parade entry.

Trustees, meanwhile, have donated 5,000 than what we had last year and the year beFrooties candies to hand out during the pafore that,” trustee Gary Wong told the NOW. rade. All that remained Friday was to jazz up “Most people felt it was lacking.” the float with banners, bunting and flags.

The outcome of those discusInvolvement in the parade is sions is this year’s float: a 20a way to showcase what the foot trailer decorated in the It demonstrates local school district stands for, style of a traditional classroom, according to Wong. complete with two rows of stu- our commitment “I think it demonstrates our dent desks, a teacher’s desk to human rights commitment to human rights and a chalkboard with the lines and that Burnaby schools “Diversity is a beautiful thing” welcome all students and we written on it. don’t screen our student for District parent advisory counthings like sexual orientation cil chair Jennifer Mezei came up with classand everyone’s welcome and we provide a room idea, according to Wong, and DPAC safe and caring learning environment for all volunteers will pitch in decorating the float our students,”Wong said.

Continued on page 4 and walking in the parade.

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The National Energy Board has asked the City of Burnaby to help provide police for the September Kinder Morgan hearings, but the city has said no.

The board asked for seven RCMP officers and one field supervisor and offered to cover the costs, but Burnaby declined in a July 29 letter.

“It is with regret that the City of Burnaby will not be able to authorize the reallocation of police resources from the Burnaby detachment for the services requested,” wrote Lambert Chu, the city’s deputy manager. “The reassignment of seven police officers plus one supervisor to the hearings would reduce the operational strength of the Burnaby detachment and compromise its ability to respond to major emergencies and to maintain public safety during these situations.”

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan and the RCMP could not be reached for immediate comment, but city lawyer Greg McDade criticized the NEB’s police request.

“The reason why they need the police is to keep the public out,” he told the NOW, adding that the NEB issued a ruling banning the public from sitting in on the hearing.The only people allowed to attend will be actual intervenors, and they’ve limited them to two people per intervenor, he explained.

“What kind of a public hearing is it where you are keeping the public out and you are so afraid of the public attending, you’re asking for police presence, you’re asking for armed guards to keep the public away from the board panel?” he said. “What are they afraid of?”

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Burnaby shaping up as a battleground Tight race is unfolding as new riding boundaries have changed the face of a former NDP stronghold Jennifer Moreau

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The newly formed federal riding of Burnaby North-Seymour will be the one to watch in the next election, as things are shaping up to be a tight race in the riding that combines half of an NDP stronghold with a traditionally right-leaning piece of the North Shore.The writ may be dropped as early as this weekend, but these candidates are already in campaign mode. Conflicting polls show the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP all have a decent shot at winning.

LIBERALS According to the Liberals’ internal polling for the riding, conducted roughly seven months ago, the Grits were in the lead with 33 per cent, trailed by the Conservatives with 31 per cent, the NDP with 26 per cent, while the Greens, who did not have a candidate at the time, had 11 per cent.

Liberal candidate Terry Beech said his campaign has looked at the voting history in the new riding (from superimposing the new boundaries over past election results), and never in the history of that riding would the area have gone to the NDP. “When you look at the numbers, they can’t take any more votes from the Liberals than they already did in It’s obviously the last election,” Beech going to be a said. “In 2004 and 2006, focus riding this riding – with the votes counted as they have been – would have been Liberal, and in 2008 and 2011, it would have been Conservative. Although the NDP does consistently well in the riding, it seems to be there’s 4,000 or 5,000 votes that switch between the Liberals and the Conservatives that the NDP would have to go after in order to have a chance at winning. As of the last election, the only points those could come from is the Conservative base.”

The Grits are already zeroing in on Burnaby North-Seymour, and leader Justin Trudeau has made two Burnaby visits recently – the last on July 23 to thank volunteers.

Beech also pointed out that the riding’s candidates are all newcomers and the Tory and NDP incumbents have decided to run elsewhere.

CONSERVATIVES Conservative candidate Mike Little has been door-knocking since January, but he has not done any riding-specific polling.

“What we’ve mostly been focusing on is re-identifying the vote that we identified in 2011,” Little said. “In 2011, obviously there was a campaign with Ronald Leung, and they identified quite a few Conservative supporters, so our focus is to re-identify support.”

Little also noted Prime Minister Stephen Harper came to the riding. (Harper went to a North Shore secondary school in April.)

“Hopefully, we’ll have him back before

NDP: Carol Baird Ellan with NDP leader Tom Mulcair, right, during a March visit

by Mulcair, in town to talk about his small business strategy. PHOTO NOW FILES

Liberal: Terry Beech (with microphone) during a recent visit from Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (rear left) to his Burnaby campaign office. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Conservative: Mike Little (centre) with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife, Laureen. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Green: Lynne Quarmby says her support is trending upwards in Burnaby NorthSeymour. PHOTO NOW FILES

the election, but it’s obviously going to be a focus riding for us,” he said.

NEW DEMOCRATS New Democrat Carol Baird Ellan, a retired judge, started door-knocking “in earnest” two months ago. She said her party has not done any internal polling, but she pointed to an Insights West poll in May, commissioned by the Dogwood Initiative.

The results put the NDP in the lead with 35 per cent, the Greens second with 19 per cent, and the Tories third at 15 per cent.

(The Liberals barely registered with just six per cent.)

“We see polls from time to time. It’s interesting to see how they vary almost based on who’s conducting them sometimes. Certainly, what we’re hearing at the door is a groundswell of support behind the NDP and Tom Mulcair,” she said.

Baird Ellan said she wasn’t nervous the new riding would tip to the right.

“We’re not concerned about that, particularly given what we’re hearing on the doorstep in North Vancouver,” she said. “We hear people saying all the time, ‘I’ve always voted Conservative, and I’m voting for you this time.’”

GREENS SFU professor Lynne Quarmby said the Greens have done some internal polling.

She declined to discuss specifics but said mour is a swing riding, but he takes all polls the results were close to the Insights West with a grain of salt. poll, which put the Greens in second with The Liberals’ internal poll used interac19 per cent of the vote, much higher than tive voice response technology, meaning retheir typical four per cent. spondents never spoke to an actual human.

“If you look at my trend line, I’m going McArthur said that’s the “least reliable” up,” Quarmby said. “This is going to be a method because it’s hard to know how reptight race. I think it’s going to be really hard resentative the sample size is.The smaller to call.” the sample size, the less reliable the results Quarmby, who’s been door-knocking are, he noted. (The Insight West poll only since spring, is up against voters who don’t had 301 participants in the riding.) want to split the left and let “I think what you can say Harper back in. is we know the Liberals are I would guess claiming they’re doing quite “The strongest message I’m getting on the doorwell, the NDP claims they’re that fits the step is: ‘I think you’re great. quite well. I would notion of this as doing I think you’re the strongest guess that fits the notion of a competitive this as a competitive constitucandidate. I love what you stand for, but I’m not sure I constituency. ency,” he said. can vote for you, because I’m Nationally, the Liberals and worried about Harper getting the Conservatives have been re-elected,’” she said. “I think on the decline since January, I’m strong enough that it’s while the NDP has picked not about splitting. I’m a seriup considerably, according ous contender.” to CBC’s poll tracker, which Quarmby said the riding would be intercombines all major public opinion polls. esting and difficult to call, even in the elevThe Tories made gains in July, but they enth hour. were tied with the NDP at press time; both had 31.6 per cent and neither with enough ONE EXPERT’S OPINION seats to form a majority government.

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Fab float: The Burnaby school district’s first-ever float for the Vancouver Pride Parade features a traditional classroom, complete with desks and a chalkboard PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

Burnaby celebrates diversity, inclusion Continued from page 1 Vancouver and Burnaby are the only districts with entries in the parade, but that’s not because they’re the only ones committed to celebrating diversity related to sexual orientation, according to Wong.

“There are a lot of other school districts that do have similar policies to what we have,” he said. “I would think that, because we’re in the Lower Mainland, it might be a little bit easier for us to participate in the parade as opposed to some

that aren’t as close to what’s going on. But I certainly would welcome more school

I certainly would welcome more school districts to participate.

districts to participate.”

Costs for the district’s involvement will be minimal,

Wong said, with $200 for the parade entry fee and about $75 for a barbecue Friday for volunteers.

Anyone interested in joining the school district entry in the parade can meet the group on Thurlow Street between Haro and Robson streets by 10:30 a.m.

Don’t expect a ride on the float, though. School district insurance doesn’t cover anyone who might be injured riding on the float, so the desks will remain as empty as they usually are during the summer months.

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A man shot and killed in Vancouver Monday night was facing a manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a Burnaby man last fall.

Samir Mokhtar, 20, was found dead on the side of the road on Seaforth Drive near Rupert Street in Vancouver shortly after 9 p.m.

Monday after police received several reports of gunfire in the area.

Mokhtar was on bail on a manslaughter charge stemming from the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Aladdin Ra-

madan outside a Burnaby residence in the 2000 block of Rosser Avenue on Sept.

24, 2014.

A Canada-wide warrant for Mokhtar was issued shortly after the shooting, but the Vancouver resident fled the country. He resurfaced three months later at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Dec. 10, 2014, when he was detained

by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and turned over to Canadian authorities.

Police are treating his killing as targeted but have yet to determine a motive.

“There are theories being developed, but (it) would be inappropriate for me to discuss those at this time,”Vancouver Police Department Const. Brian Montague Montague told theVancouver Sun in an email.

By press time Thursday, no arrests had been made in connection with Monday’s shooting.

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‘She was a real team player’ An outspoken trustee candidate in Burnaby’s last municipal election has died.

Maria Parente, a candidate with the Burnaby First Coalition, died at age 61 at Royal Columbian Hospital Monday, two weeks after being diagnosed with a metastizing cancer.

“Her strength honestly amazed me more than anything,” Parente’s daughter Julia told the NOW. “She still continued to be a moth-

er even lying in that bed, who spoke her mind.” and it just blew my Parente is surmind. She cared vived by her husabout us so much.” band, Nicola; chilNick Kvenich, dren Giuseppe, a fellow BFC canJulia and Julian; didate, had known and three grandParente since their children. A service high school days for Parente will be in East Vancouver held Aug. 6 at 10 at Templeton Sec- Maria Parente a.m. at Holy Cross ondary.

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Opinion now OUR VIEW

The nation’s eyes may be on Burnaby All eyes, it seems, may well be on Burnaby come federal election night.

If the local parties concerned are to be believed, the newly drawn riding of Burnaby North-Seymour may well be one of the nation’s horse races.

Let’s be clear up front.

We’re more than a little skeptical of the numbers involved – we tend to distrust internal party polling, and the numbers being bandied about by the Liberals are

seven months old (which, in political terms, might well be several lifetimes ago).

But the principle behind them is nonetheless intriguing.

There was certainly a time, not so long ago, when no one would have much questioned what the voters of Burnaby North would do. (Does the name “Svend Robinson” ring any bells?)

But now, thanks to a riding boundary shakeup, we have the traditionally leftist

territory of Burnaby joining forces with the traditionally right-of-centre North Shore – which pretty much makes this one an “anything goes” situation.

Adding to the intrigue is the fact that every single candidate in the riding is new, since the city’s New Democrat incumbents are running elsewhere (Kennedy Stewart in Burnaby South and Peter Julian in New Westminster-Burnaby). Not to mention the fact

All eyes may be on Burnaby come federal election night. that the federal landscape has changed rather significantly since the last election, when the late Jack Layton led his NDP to an unprecedented “Orange Crush” and Liberal leader Michael

Ignatieff went down to inglorious defeat. Replace those two leaders with Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau, respectively, and you’ve just shaken up the picture a whole lot more.

But what will this all mean for Burnaby?

Whoever wins, we at least hope that the possibility of a three- or four-horse race may motivate people to get to the polls.

Too often, it seems, voters can become apathetic when

the outcome seems foreordained.

Maybe, just maybe, the thought that this riding is anyone’s to win will motivate voters to turn out in record numbers.

And maybe, just maybe, a higher voter turnout will result in a government that’s more representative of the popular opinions of Canadians than the existing Parliamentary imbalance.

We can only live in hope.

MY VIEW ALAN FRYER

Coal industry boosts B.C. Many municipalities and their residents might be surprised by the scale of coal industry spending that goes on in their own backyards, including those in Metro Vancouver far from the mines themselves, such as Burnaby.

While the 26,000 jobs and $3.2 billion annually in economic activity that the industry is responsible for might be better known publicly, a recent survey of spending by Coal Alliance member mines and terminals reveals that more than half of B.C.’s communities and thousands of businesses across the province were the beneficiaries of $5.16 billion in spending on goods and services between 2010 and 2014.

Across Metro Vancouver, the figure amounted to more than $2.1 billion – spending that generates tax revenue which in turn helps pay for many of the municipal services we depend on.

In Burnaby, spending by Coal Alliance members totaled $130.4 million over the five-year period.

Much of this spending is with small and mediumsized businesses that supply equipment, materials and services for daily operations – everything from environmental consultants and equipment manufacturers to local catering services.The economic benefits of coal filter into a huge crosssection of B.C. society.

But the benefits of coal go well beyond the economic arguments.The fact is,

we all rely on B.C.’s coal industry in much more direct ways as well. Most of the coal mined here in our province is steel-making coal, and steel is an essential part of our daily lives.

With the holiday weekend upon us, take a moment and think about it.

Is camping in one of British Columbia’s scenic parks part of your plan? Everything from the tent trailer and the car hauling it, to the portable barbecue and the pots and cutlery you’ll eat with has steel in it.

Maybe roughing it isn’t in your plans. Instead you’ll head out onto the ocean or one of the thousands of lakes in B.C. for a little boating or fishing.Think of all the items that need steel, from the boat’s engine to the hooks that will bring in the big catch.

It could be that relaxing and doing a little backyard gardening is all you plan to do this summer.Well, everything from garden tools to the water faucet at the end of your hose is made with steel.

The point is, steel is part of our everyday lives, and British Columbia’s coal industry is proud of the many contributions it makes, not only to the communities and businesses across our province, but also to the many products that we all rely on.

Alan Fryer is with the Coal Alliance, which brings together representatives from the coal industry, including mines, railways, labour and others.

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Senate move is just deflection by Harper

Burnaby gets funds for library, trails

Dear Editor Whenever politicians want to shift public attention away from their own failures, they invariably choose to toss the ball into someone else’s court.

Christy Clark did it to the Mayors’ Council regarding transit funding, and Stephen Harper is doing it to provincial premiers when he says a moratorium on appointments “will force the provinces” to come to grips with the question of Senate reform/abolishment.

Harper stopped making Senate appointments two years ago. If he truly wanted to achieve a national consensus, he has had at least that much time to convene a First Minister’s Conference to launch a consultative process. But, of course, he has consistently declined to meet with provincial premiers as a group for the last six years.

That suggests he really isn’t interested in what they have to say about anything.

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Grateful for kindness of a stranger Dear Editor To the kind, generous and anonymous Boston Pizza guest: On Thursday, July 9, your unexpected kind act made the day of several seniors and staff from Elim Village.

The group had spent the afternoon on an exciting outing, travelling from Surrey to downtown Vancouver to see the sights, watch the production of The Lion King and share in a special meal together at the Boston Pizza on Lougheed Highway in Burnaby.

As the group sat down at their table to eat, they engaged in conversations about the day and the magnificent theatre show they had just enjoyed together, how they were having the perfect day, and how thankful they were to be able to participate in this special occasion.

As the meal came to an end, with residents and staff feeling full and happy with the wonderful day they had just had, something beautiful happened. The server came to the group to tell them that their entire bill had already been paid.

As the group stared at each other in disbelief, the server went on to explain that a very generous customer had already taken care of the bill, the entire bill. All of our resident and staff meals were paid for by a beautiful, generous stranger that night, and their gesture left everyone in a state of shock and awe at this amazing act of kindness.

The next day, the Elim community was buzzing with the amazing news of the previous day and how wonderful they felt knowing there are outstanding individuals, such as our Boston Pizza hero, living in the community and making a difference in the lives of others.

You took our exciting and wonderful day and made it perfect.

So to you, anonymous friend, we thank you. We thank you for being kind, thoughtful and generous, and for filling our hearts with happiness.

You have made a difference and a positive impact in the lives of our seniors, and for that, we are forever grateful. We wish you happiness and health, and we hope you know how thankful we are to you.

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Harmel Guram Great attempt to buy votes with our money even though the Feds are on pace to add $1 billion to our debt. But we’ll take the upgrades as they are better than the nothing that they’ve given the past decade that they’ve been in power. bill smith Wow, great news... I’ve seen a lot of federal money being spent around the lower mainland over the last 6~7 years. If somebody was so inclined to calculate it, I would be willing to bet that we are on-par (per person) with federal spending back east... maybe even higher. Traditionally, this has never been the case.

Same as political representation. I think that the upcoming election will be the first one in BC’s entire history that our votes will be equal to an Ontario or Quebec vote thanks to the additional 6 BC ridings.

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Newsnow City refuses NEB request Continued from page 1 However, in June, the NEB said the public could watch the hearings online, but that doesn’t sit well with McDade.

“I also find it completely ironic they announced to great fanfare they’re coming to Burnaby to hear from the Burnaby public, and the Burnaby public isn’t allowed to come in.They have to watch it on the Internet,” he said.

According to the board’s request, the police were required to attend the hearings, liaise with the board’s security advisor and conduct security rounds.The RCMP were to respond to any serious incidents, injuries or criminal activity, ask for backup if needed and debrief the NEB’s security.

Tara O’Donovan, an NEB communications staffer, confirmed the board received Burnaby’s rejection letter, but only shortly before the NOW called for comment.

“We have to take some time to consider our options, but I do want to say our first priority is safety.

This includes the safety of our staff members, hearing participants and the public,” she said.

O’Donovan said the NEB has no legal authority to compel Burnaby to supply police, but the board has an obligation under the Canada Labour Code to conduct a security assessment prior to the hearing to ensure staff will be safe.When asked about anticipated security threats, O’Donovan noted the “various disruptions” on Burnaby Mountain. (Last fall, more than 100 people were arrested while protesting Kinder Morgan’s survey work on the mountain.)

“Our hope is people will be respectful of those who come to present their final arguments,” O’Donovan added. “This is intervenors’ final opportunity to present face-to-face to the board.”

Hearing sessions for the oral summary arguments for intervenors will start on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and run until Sept. 30 at the Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre.The NEB will have three of its own security advisors attend each hear-

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23, and Simon Fraser University will present on Friday, Sept. 25, although the schedule is subject to change. Other intervenors include MetroVancouver, various First Nations bands and civic governments, environmental groups and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

Kinder Morgan representatives will make their final case to the board in August in Calgary.

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Jesse Roper Occupation MUSICIAN Why is he in the news?

If Jesse Roper could sing and play guitar for the rest of his life, he would.

The blues musician from Victoria will make his first Burnaby appearance during the 16th annual Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival at Deer Lake Park this weekend.

Roper is one of 12 acts in the 2015 lineup.

The NOW caught up with the 33-year-old rocker to ask a few questions, including what locals can expect of his upcoming show and what it’s like to rub shoulders with A-listers.

Gates to the Saturday, Aug. 8 festival open at noon, with artists taking the stage from 1 to 10 p.m.

Playing along with Roper on the Garden Stage are Devin Cuddy and Colleen Rennison.

On the Westwood Stage, check out Jim Byrnes and the

When did you first pick up a guitar?

I think I was six. My dad was playing all the time.

You know how little kids watch their peers and elders and just kind of decide they want to do what the older people are doing.That was me.We were in Kelowna at my aunt’s house, he sat me on his lap, put the guitar in my hand and held the chords while I strummed it, and that was it, I was hooked.

What were some of your musical influences growing up?

ACDC, Jimi Hendrix, Steve RayVaughan and everything else that’s good, but those guys definitely.

And Metallica.

You had a fear of performing live well into your late 20s. How did

Sojourners, Sibel Thrasher and Terra Lightfoot.

On the mainstage, meanwhile, the action is rocking all day with Harpdog Brown, the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas, Ruthie Foster, Lee Fields & The Expressions and The Sheepdogs.

Single tickets are $60 in advance, or $200 for a four-pack.

Single tickets on the day of the show are $75.

Along with the music, the festival also features vendors, food, and kid-friendly activities.

Check out all the details, including a full schedule of performers and information about transportation and parking, at www.burnabybluesfestival. com.

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RISING STAR Jesse Roper and his band will hit the stage at the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival on Saturday, Aug. 8. you get over that?

I just was kind of tired of being all nervous about it. A friend of mine had a show and it was an open mike. I got to the open mike, played half decent and decided it wasn’t really that bad. I was watching other people and always admiring other people for getting up there and wishing I had the courage.

I was like, well, I can, I just need to go do it and get over it. So I did. It was great, I felt like a million bucks. I feel like a million bucks pretty well every time I perform, and especially the ones where I’m really able to let it hang out and I’m not worried about what people are thinking and I just do my thing. It’s usually when I play my best.

As a blues and rock guitarist, what can concert-goers expect of your first Burnaby show?

I’m going to freak out up there and have a really good

time. I’m going to try and put on a pretty diverse, dynamic, like no-hold-barred kind of show.We’ll see what happens (laughs), you never know. Just a good time and good vibes. I think the band’s getting to a point where we’ve played enough together now that we’ll be able to really crush a good blues set. For a long time, it was just me, solo, doing 95 per cent of the gigs myself.

It’s new territory and it’s a really big festival that I’ve wanted to be in for a long time.

How important is it to you to connect with your fans?

That’s important.To be totally honest, there’s been shows where I haven’t gone out afterwards. I’m just like tired and I just don’t feel like it. I like to not take that attitude but for the most part, I like to smile, shake hands, high-five and do the autographs. It’s rewarding

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for one. People give you all kinds of love and wonderful compliments, so that’s nice.

You want to give the fans a big piece of yourself so they feel connected.

You just finished playing Rock the Shores in Victoria, playing the same stage as The Black Keys and Jane’s Addiction.What was that like?

It was cool. I wasn’t really thinking too much about those guys because it gets very intimidating, you know.

It’s neat to be on the same stage.They treat you like superstars back there. Everybody knows me there because I’ve lived inVictoria almost my whole life.

They treat you like The Black Keys and it’s really nice and it’s exciting.

It’s neat to see your name on the posters, but it’s more afterwards that you really think about who you played with.

Where do you see your music career going?

I’d like to see this thing go

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way farther than it is. I have no desire to live a normal life. I want to do this until I die. B.B. King, what did he die when he was 89? And he performed until six months before he died.That’s what

I want, 100 per cent. I have no desire to retire. I just want to go and play and enjoy what I’m doing because I absolutely love it.

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CELEBRATE B.C. DAY on Monday, Aug. 3 at the Burnaby Village Museum from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.The museum is hosting Market Monday, where local vendors hawk their goods.There will be jams, jellies, children’s books, pies, tarts, pastry dough rolls and handmade kitchen items for sale. Many of the vendors only take cash.

The usual museum attractions include the demonstration garden, blacksmith and platen press displays, scavenger hunts and carousel rides.There are also roving entertainers wandering the museum grounds.The museum is a great, low-tech place to let your kids burn off some energy. Bring your camera or smartphone, because there will be a few photo stations. The museum is at 6501 Deer Lake Ave. Admission is free.

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GO FOR A WALK OR A BIKE RIDE along the Central Valley Greenway in Burnaby and pick some blackberries.

The bike route runs along Still Creek Drive, and there is a section west of the Burnaby eco-centre that is lined with tons of blackberry bushes. Cyclists and pedestrians regularly stop to pick berries there.

Serve them with ice cream or yogurt for a locally foraged treat or eat them straight off the bush, warm and sweet from the sunshine.

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HEAD UP THE HILL FOR STARRY NIGHTS @SFU ON SATURDAY, AUG. 1 FOR A STAR-GAZING PARTY. The folks at SFU are teaming up with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, whose members set up telescopes for the public to peer through.

These helpful volunteers are happy to share their knowledge of celestial objects.

The event is on from 9:30 p.m. to midnight.

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recommend you get there early to line up, as this attraction is very popular and the observatory can only accommodate a handful of people at a time.

The courtyard surrounding the observatory is full of backlit star maps, showing the seasonal changes to the night sky.

There’s no free parking, but visitors’ lot B is your best bet. No flash photography.

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The session is free, and there’s no need to preregister. Just show up.The museum is at 6501 Deer Lake Ave.

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BY DAVID CHAO

Located a little over half an hour from Franz Josef Strauss Airport by car or train, BMW’s Munich headquarters combines four operations: the automaker’s head office, a multifunctional customer-experience centre known as BMW Welt (or “World” in English), BMW Museum, and the Munich assembly plant.

I’ve been to BMW headquarters several times in the past, but this recent trip was one of the most impressive – thanks to many updates BMW has given to the huge complex.

By the way, did you know that you can order your new BMW from Canada and actually pick it up in Germany? Owners who select European Delivery service (available with all models except the USmanufactured X3, X4, X5 and X6) will be immersed in the complete BMW Experience before picking up their cars, after which they can tour Europe at their leisure. When it’s time to return home simply drop the car at one of dozen locations in five countries, and BMW will ship it to Canada, where it will be inspected, cleaned, and delivered to your door.

Of course, you don’t have to buy a BMW to gain admission to Welt—while BMW’s head office is off limits to the public, anyone can visit BMW Welt, the museum and the factory. So here’s a brief summary of my experience with the amazing BMW complex:

BMW Tower

Upon arriving, the first thing that catches your eye is the landmark BMW Tower, designed by architect Karl Schwanzer. Located next to Olympic Park and completed just ahead of the 1972 Summer Olympics, the tower is inspired by the four-cylinder engine, with four round towers suspended from a central tower. Each floor was constructed on the ground

before being elevated and attached to the structure—an impressive achievement.

welding shop, paint shop, and final assembly. A two-hour tour covers all of these areas, with guides describing the techniques and technologies in use.

BMW Museum

The adjacent BMW Museum—also designed

by Schwanzer and built in 1972—accepts visitors on a daily basis. Bringing together decades of BMW memorabilia, the Museum provides a retrospective on BMW’s past and a look into the future, contemplating topics that go beyond the automotive world, into the realms of communication and society at large.

Chief amongst the exhibits is the award-wining Kinetic Sculpture: 714 steel balls suspended from the entrance ceiling by near-invisible wires.

Representative of the form-finding process, the balls move in time to background music before settling into the shape of a BMW car. It’s a spectacular display, both soothing and surreal, and worth the small price of admission.

From there, a spiral ramp leads visitors upward through the bowl-shaped building, past significant cars, BMWs seen in James Bond movies, and displays describing new and retired technologies, among other things. One room offers a history of BMW, beamed onto a table from a ceiling-mounted projector. But unlike most projected displays, this one responds to touch, enabling users to select topics for further information.

However, the most mind-boggling of these exhibits is the room dedicated to BMW design, which features a wall showing hundreds of design features set against thoughtful and inspirational words such as “believing”, “sense”, and “effect”.

It is an impressive visual spectacle, simultaneously capturing the art and practicality of automotive design.

Casual visitors will find much to entertain themselves in the Museum, while auto enthusiasts will be sad to leave. Luckily for them, there’s a lot more to do.

BMW Munich plant tour

BMW Munich is one of many assembly plants around the world producing the ultra-popular 3-Series, specifically tasked with manufacturing 3-Series sedans, Touring wagons, and engines.

Like most plants, Munich is divided into four main areas: the stamping shop (where steel panels are formed),

The paint-shop portion of the tour is particularly notable, because virtually no one in the world offers a tour of automotive paint shops, due to possible contamination from dust, dirt, etc. To avoid this issue, BMW constructed a glass corridor adjacent to the paint room, enabling visitors to see vehicles as they move through the painting process. Amazing!

It’s hard not to appreciate the painstaking detail that goes into this wonderfully synchronized process—both at BMW and other automakers around the world.

However, some factories seem to achieve a level of precision and effort that goes beyond the norm, and the Munich factory is definitely in this category.

BMW Welt

Last but not least is the “showroom” portion of the BMW empire: BMW Welt. Essentially an exhibition facility and distribution centre, Welt shows off current products and serves as an event forum. It’s also the place that you go to get your European Delivery BMW vehicle.

Constructed over four years and opened in October 2007, Welt’s architectural design melds sharp angles and cutouts with smooth curves, glass walls, and a giant vortex that draws in the roof like a whirlpool.

The expansive, stunning interior is capped by an undulating roof covered in solar panels. Almost every current BMW vehicle can be found inside, along with conference rooms, a restaurant, and—of course, a gift shop. It’s a perfect complement to the Museum, reinforcing BMW’s automotive design through its amazing architecture and enabling the company to establish strong connections with customers picking up their cars.

Against the backdrop of the Munich plant, Welt brings a modern, contemporary feel to BMW’s headquarters without minimizing the presence of the BMW Tower and Museum.

At the end of the day

Eventually you’ll run out of things to see at BMW Welt, and will find yourself wondering where to go next. Seeing as you came this far, it’s worth remembering that there are three other automakers not too far away. The Audi museum and factory are 45 minutes away, while Mercedes-Benz and Porsche are in nearby Stuttgart, roughly a two hour drive.

If you love cars – especially BMWs – this is a trip of a lifetime.

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6) Modern and Clean Flooring: Another fairly costly but totally worthwhile renova!on is put!ng down new `ooring. Most buyers do not like carpet, especially on the main `oor. Replace aging carpe!ng with hardwood, laminate or !le. For the eco-conscious homeowner, go for bamboo and cork, which are really in vogue.

Brome’s advice: never use more than three di$erent `ooring materials in your home, otherwise it will look too busy and choppy.

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Similar to many tree fruits, peaches will ripen after they have been picked; however, they will typically not get any sweeter.The sweetness level will be determined by whether the peaches were allowed to grow to maturity on the tree. Although maturity and ripeness may sound the same, a mature fruit is described as one that has grown to a degree that allows it to ripen.The ripeness of fruit focuses more on the texture appeal. Maximum sweetness levels will develop on the tree, while the juiciness and softness will continue to evolve after they have been harvested.

Peaches obviously offer their best quality to our awaiting appetites when they are consumed fresh, but they can easily be

canned or frozen to help extend the season into the winter months.

Basically there are two distinct qualities of the many varieties of peaches that are currently cultivated: clingstone and freestone.

One may assume that the definitions of these two categories are obviously defining the level of ease in the removal of the stone. Although this is true, it goes beyond this first assumption. Clingstone peaches also offer a firmer flesh that is preferable for canning, as they tend to hold their shape better.The flesh in freestone peaches is more delicate and should be reserved for eating fresh.

If you purchase peaches that are firm, leaving them at room temperature for a few days will allow them to soften. Otherwise they should be stored in the crisper of the refrigerator to ensure the maximum life– span of their edibility.

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Chasing gold on the yellow brick road Last-second score by Burnaby rugby player in semifinal gave Canada a shot at Pan Am Games gold medal Tom Berridge

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Admir Cejvanovic found a Pan Am gold medal at the end of his yellow brick road.

The 25-year-old rugby 7’s national team player shared that medal with an enthusiastic 20,000-strong Pan Am Games host crowd in Toronto following Canada’s 22-19 victory over Argentina on July 12.

“I just jumped into the air.The satisfaction of knowing (we had won gold) was phenomenal.We all went nuts, just losing it. It was pretty cool,” said Cejvanovic.

But earlier in the day, everything was not unfolding according to the game plan for the Burnaby Central Secondary grad.

Leading 12-5 in Canada’s semifinal against the United States, Cejvanovic drew a yellow card on America’s game-tying try, enabling the U.S. to take a seven-point lead while the 6-3, 240-pound forward cooled his heels in the sin bin.

When the Burnaby product returned to the field he told his team captain he wanted the ball.

“I had to make up for that (penalty),” Cejvanovic said.

With less than a minute left to play and the score knotted at 19-19, Canada

pinned the U.S. in their own half and were eventually awarded a five-metre scrum.

The Americans came away with a tap penalty, but Mack stole the ball in contact and got it to teammate John Moonlight, who relayed the pill to a charging Cejvanovic.

“I saw my gap, put my head down, kept my feet moving and put the ball down (in the end zone),” said Cejvanovic of his gamewinning score.

“To me it was crazy. I went from ‘I don’t think I’ll ever play rugby again,’ to putting my team into the critical gold-medal game,” he said.

For those who grew up with the Burnaby product, the outcome at the Pan Ams does not sound so fantastic.

In 2008, Cejvanovic made a bet with Grade 12 schoolmate and multi-sport athlete Ross Enns that he could put the shot farther in a head-to-head contest. Cejvanovic won the bet and later that spring came out of nowhere to capture the shot put gold medal at the B.C. high school track and field championships.

“My big thing was I was so competitive I had to prove that I could pick up a ball or do this sport and be good at it,” he said.

With the help of throws coach Don Steen, Cejva-

The road to gold: Admir Cejvanovic of Burnaby scores Canada’s game-winning try against the United States in the semifinals at the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Canada went on to claim the gold medal over Argentina at the Games. PHOTO COURTESY JOSÉ ROMELO LAGMAN

novic worked on his technique and went from a modest provincial qualifier to a champion with a winning heave of 15.51 metres on his second throw at the championships.

Cejvanovic had long been

told he was a raw talent, but it was his search for perfection that made all the difference.

He started with soccer before trying every other sport – basketball, wrestling, football – it all helped to get

him ready for his biggest challenge yet on the rugby pitch.

Just out of school, he won a national championship with B.C.’s under-18 rugby team.

As a 20-year-old, he went

to play rugby in Australia for a season.

But back at the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club, he still played backup to the ageless World Cup veteran Colin McKenzie.

Continued on page 20

Lakers falter in leadup to senior A playoffs Worst-case scenerio could see Burnaby club losing a spot inWLA post season to Maple Ridge and Langley Tom Berridge

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In the words of actor Steve McQueen in the 1966 movie The Sand Pebbles, “I was almost home, what the hell happened.”

The Burnaby Lakers are now in a similar situation following Tuesday’s 9-6 loss to Maple Ridge at home.

Leading 6-2 midway

through the second period Burnaby’s Western Lacrosse Association playoff hopes suddenly came crashing down upon them.

The Burrards took advantage of a retaliatory slashing penalty and turned their game around on first star Ben McInosh’s first of three goals in the must-win matchup.

“We definitely knew we

didn’t play well in the first period,” said Burrards rookie Connor Goodwin. “Everyone was talking about it, either start playing or we’re going home.

Maple Ridge added a tally on the extra-man and Goodwin drew the visitors to within a goal, before setting up McIntosh for the game-tying counter just before the second period end-

ed.

In the final frame, Maple Ridge blanked the Lakers with three unanswered markers.

Burnaby opened the first period, scoring four times on a dozen shots, while Tye Belanger was solid in goal, allowing just one Maple Ridge marker on 11 shots.

Robert Church registered a hat trick for Burnaby in

the first 29 minutes of the contest.

But all that good ball sense was abandoned in the second half of the game in no small part to indifferent defensive markings and undisciplined penalties, almost all of which the Burrards took advantage of.

“We felt we had a bad period and I think (the Lakers) felt they had won the

game,” said Goodwin.

With the win, Maple Ridge drew even with the Lakers with 18 points apiece.

Burnaby closed out its regular season against New Westminster on Thursday (after NOW deadlines).

Langley complicated matters with a win against Coquitlam in its final two Continued on page 21

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Sportsnow Vancouver on 2016 world 7’s circuit Continued from page 19 “It was frustrating. I wanted to play (B.C.) Bears, Canada, but I had to crack the Burnaby Lake lineup,” he said.

In the 2014/15 season, he struggled with injuries, and following an ill-advised comeback against the UBC Ravens, was knocked out just minutes after being subbed on to the field.

“After that, I realized I had to take a step back, something was not going right,” he said.

Cejvanovic stopped playing rugby altogether for three months and concentrated on fitness.

He took on a physical trainer at Fortius in Burnaby who reshaped how Cejvanovic approached training.

“Instead of being this strong kid, I became a more balanced player,” Cejvanovic said.

He returned to the pitch and helped lead Burnaby Lake to a 9-1 season, and to within a point of beating champion James Bay in the provincial final.

His play caught the eye of Canada’s head coach Kieran Crowley and an invitation to a selection camp be-

came available.

At the camp, Cejvanovic enquired about a later national 7s camp, but was told by coaches it was closed.

Undeterred, Cejvanovic scored a game-turning try for the B.C. Selects that staged an upexpected win over Canada Probables at the camp.

Crowley approached the husky Burnaby back row forward again and said, “You know that 7s camp I told you was closed, it’s open for you now,” Cejvanovic said.

Seven representative 7s appearances later, Cejvanovic is now setting his sights on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Canada still needs to qualify for the Games, but the burly forward is ready for the challenge.

With 10 World Rugby 7s tournaments on the circuit next season, including a first-time stop in Vancouver, Cejvanovic is pumped.

“It will be huge for me,” he said. “Canada needs to be in the Olympics.

“A year ago, I didn’t think I would be sitting in the gold-medal game and helping my team win, but I did.”

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The A’s swept the Delta club in four straight games, winning their seventh consecutive playoff title following a 16-8 win in Ladner on Tuesday.

Coquitlam put up big numbers in the final three

games of the series, almost doubling the Islanders in overall goal output, after getting by Delta 9-8 in the opener on July 22.

Kitchener-Waterloo product Chris Cloutier, who led the Ontario junior A league in scoring before being picked up by Coquitlam, led the Adanacs with a playoff-high 40 points and 23 goals, averaging nearly five pops per game.

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Adanacs goalie Christian Del Bianco topped the playoffs with a 0.825 save percentage.

On Monday, the junior A’s took a stranglehold on the series with a 17-6 win in Coquitlam.

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Sportsnow Tie-break policy very likely Continued from page 19 league meetings, leaving a possible threeway tie with Burnaby and the Burrards as one almost certain scenerio.

According to the WLA tie break policy, the team with the most wins overall in the regular season would win out, said league commissioner Ernie Truant.

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2015 BFL KID’S CHALLENGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COAST KINETICS

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the event!

Silent Auction Donors

A special thank you to our committee

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Platinum Sponsors

• Silver Sponsors Chevron EPR Coquitlam Dave Pel M&R Environmental

Allison Joe Bayline Contruction BC Lions Capilano Suspension Bridge Coast Kinetics Delta Burnaby Electronic Arts Element Hotel Glowbal Group Metropolis Pacific Blue Cross PNE Pro Organics Shape Property Management Science World SFU Summer Camps Teresa Tibbutt The Fermented Grape Trail Appliance Vancouver Canadians Vancouver Stealth Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Vancouver Theatresports League Vancouver Whitecaps Zazou Spa

Allison Joe Darlene Gering Dave Pel Dorothy Moreno Fiona Burrows

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Frank Bassett Kevin Walker Michel Pouliot Nicole Horton Teresa Tibbutt

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Lululemon Rocky Mountain Chocolates Simon Fraser University Starbucks Subway Valley Bakery Yoga Spirit and Wellness

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Burnaby Fire Department Burnaby RCMP Coast Kinetics Metro Vancouver Firefighters Band Starbucks Subway Sushimoto Yoga Spirit and Wellness Bosa Development Corporation Embassy Development Corporation

Media Sponsor

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THURSDAY AUGUST 6 TH 7PM

GET IN FOR JUST PLUS TAX & FEES

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