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City looks to move fire dispatch Cornelia Naylor
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A space crunch at Burnaby’s main fire hall has the city looking at relocating the fire department’s nerve centre. The department’s busy, in-house dispatch centre, currently housed at Fire Station 1 on Sperling Avenue, handled more than 13,000 emergencies last year, according to documents posted on the BC Bid website. The centre also deals with a multitude of other public inquiries and intradepartmental communications every year. But it takes up about 500 square metres of space at a fire hall that “outgrew its capacity more than a decade ago” and needs more space to meet current and future Burnaby Fire Department needs, according to the documents. The city is looking into moving the centre to the second floor of Fire Station 7 at 3151 Gilmore Diversion. It plans to hire a consultant by the end of December to conduct a feasibility study and provide conceptual design options for the new centre. A report on the study should be complete by July. The Gilmore fire hall was built in 2009.The Sperling hall was built in 1970. Burnaby has retained its own fire-dispatch service while many other Lower Mainland municipalities have joined E-Comm, a multi-city agency created in 1997 to provide shared emergency communications operations for police and fire in the region.
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Council trims licence fee after backlash Some Burnaby landlords called the fee ‘class warfare’ that would punish renters Kelvin Gawley
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When the landlords of Burnaby spoke up, city council listened. City council voted last week to slash some fees for its new home rental licence after hearing what Mayor Mike Hurley called “a fair bit of feedback and concerns from residents.” The city originally planned to charge homeowners a $570 annual fee, plus $50 application fee if they rent out their home without living there.
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was set to extend next year to all homeowners who do not live in a home they rent out. As declarations forms and information about the new program were distributed, the city heard back from homeowners, unhappy about the new expense. “We have taken these concerns to heart and restructured our approach in a way that I think is fair,” Hurley said. The licence for those renting out the main unit of their home will be $130 annually, with the planned
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they earned rental income from it or not. Anyone who rents out both the main unit and a secondary suite in a home will be charged both the $570 and the $130 fees. “These proposed changes would ensure that all rental property owners in Burnaby are treated equally across the board,” Hurley said. Homeowners have until Nov. 30 to return rental declarations, whether they rent out or not.The city plans to send out bills for rental licences in the new year.
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Judge orders man to pay $1.15M in commissions “There is no evidence of an intention to flee the country so that they could retain the benefit of such a bald fraud. $300,000 would not have sustained the two of them for long in any event,” Branch said.
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A businessman who made $6.67 million in a matter of months by flipping a bundle of Burnaby lowrises has been ordered to pay his realtor $1.15 million in outstanding commissions. The judge also dismissed the man’s attempt to have a $300,000 bonus paid to the realtor returned. THE DEAL Wenxue Wang is a businessman from China with a net worth in the millions of dollars, according to B.C. Supreme Court documents. He got involved in the local real estate market shortly after his first visit to Canada in 2014, soon learning about the concept of land assembly – the packaging of several properties together for redevelopment. By November 2015, Wang had secured accepted offers on three adjacent lowrise apartments at 6585, 6559 and 6525 Sussex Avenue in Metrotown for $33.3 million with help from realtor Laura Zhao and her father Raymond Zhao, president of Vancouver Home Park Realty Ltd. According to evidence presented at a civil trial earlier this year,Wang had signed an exclusive listing agreement with the Zhaos and agreed to pay them a $300,000 bonus for assembling the properties under his control. Without telling the Zhaos, however,Wang then began working with another agent, Robin Fu, and signed over the properties a few months later to a new buyer for $40 million, earning $6.67 mil-
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lion in assignment fees from the purchase and from the transfer of the rights. The Zhaos said they felt betrayed when they found out Wang was working with Fu. Raymond Zhao said he had warned Wang they would still be entitled to the commission even if he sold through Fu. “Mr.Wang said this was not his view,” states ruling Wednesday by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ward Branch. Raymond Zhao testified it was his impression Wang wanted the various real estate agents to simply “work out the commission issues between themselves.”
NO ‘BABE IN THE WOODS’ Meanwhile, included in the paperwork Wang signed to dispose of the properties was a document deducting $300,000 from his proceeds for the Zhaos’ bonus. Wang said he didn’t realize the deduction had been made until he picked up his cheque the following day. When Raymond Zhao called him later that same day to press him about the exclusive listing agreement, Zhao said Wang told him to forget about it or he would sue him over the $300,000. Wang then posted a general message in a group chat about potential realtor fraud and threatened to release
the name of the realtor in one week. He also made contact with a journalist and a story was published about the Zhaos’ alleged misconduct. Wang then filed a lawsuit for the return of the $300,000 in July 5, 2016. Putting himself forward as a Chinese newcomer who could not understand, read or speak English, he claimed the Zhaos had breached their fiduciary duty and taken advantage of him, getting him to sign the bonus agreement under false pretences. The judge didn’t buy it. “I find that Mr.Wang was not a ‘babe in the woods,’”
he stated. “He is a sophisticated businessman, used to driving hard bargains, and playing people off each other.” Branch noted that Wang’s claim he had put his full faith and trust in the Zhaos was contradicted by evidence he had brought in a series of people to give him supplementary advice or second opinions. Branch also said the alleged $300,000 fraud “would have been too poorly executed to be believable” and that it made little sense for the Zhaos to perpetrate a fraud that would “almost certainly have been immediately revealed.”
CREDIBILITY KEY The Zhaos countered Wang’s claim on July 11, 2016, seeking the $1.15 million commission they said was owed them under the exclusive listing agreement and the right to keep the $300,000 bonus as per a bonus agreement signed between the parties. Branch said Wang and the Zhaos were in “separate evidentiary universes” when it came to facts of the case, and the claims ultimately came down to credibility. In the end, he ruled the Zhaos were more credible than Wang and their allegations more consistent with the documentary record and the evidence of independent witnesses. Branch dismissed Wang’s claim and ruled he owed the Zhaos $1.15 million in outstanding commissions. DEMOLISHED The lowrises on the three Sussex properties, meanwhile, have since been demolished to make way for a new, 47-storey mixed-use tower and a 14-storey, nonmarket-rental apartment building.The developer, Thind Properties, is working in partnership with the province, City of Burnaby and New Vista Society on the non-market-rental part of the project. Construction began in April.
Second trial ordered for man with coin-eating compulsion Cornelia Naylor
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A Burnaby man acquitted of assaulting and threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend faces a new trial after a successful appeal by the Crown. Varinder Singh, 46, was charged on Feb. 20, 2018 with assault causing bodily harm, theft of a passport and two counts of threatening to cause death or bodily harm. The charges arose from incidents involving his common-law partner Claudia
Garcia. The two met online in 2015 and started living together in Burnaby in 2017. Garcia told the court Singh insisted on keeping possession of her passport and described him as extremely controlling over every aspect of her daily life, according to court documents. When she surreptitiously reclaimed her passport after their relationship broke down in February 2018, Garcia said Singh became extremely angry. After a verbal confron-
tation, she said he grabbed her hair, threw her to the ground, choked her, twisted her fingers, scratched her face and punched her numerous times in the chest. When she refused to give him her passport, she said he threatened to get a knife and kill her and then kill himself. Singh, meanwhile, testified it was Garcia who had assaulted and threatened him, not the other way around. He was ultimately convicted of stealing Garcia’s passport but acquitted on
the other charges in May 2018. On Friday, however, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Murray ordered a new trial on those charges after a successful appeal by the Crown. Murray agreed with prosecutor Jennifer Horneland’s argument that the trial judge, James Bahen, had erred in his assessment of the evidence in relation to Singh’s mental health. At trial, Singh had said that he had “anxiety and depression” and a “panic disorder.”
He also testified he had an “OCD problem” which he was worried might be causing him to swallow coins. Delivering his verdict, Bahen said he preferred Garcia’s testimony over Singh’s, but that he could not “entirely reject” Singh’s evidence because Singh’s selfreported mental disorders might have made him present himself in an unbelievable way. Since that left him with a reasonable doubt about Singh’s guilt, Bahen acquitted him.
Horneland argued there was no evidence – no professional medical assessment, for example – before the court to support the conclusion Singh’s evidence could not be rejected because of his self-described mental disorders. Murray agreed. “In my view, the trial judge erred in finding reasonable doubt where there was no evidence capable of creating such doubt,” she said in her ruling. No date has been set for Singh’s next court appearance.
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City offers homeowners a $2,500 sewage grant Kelvin Gawley
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One hundred days a year, “combined” sewer lines in Burnaby overflow, causing mixed sewage – from storm drains, toilets and more – to flow into local waterways. The city is hard at work separating its combined lines to prevent raw sewage and rainwater from mixing and polluting Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River on rainy days – but that’s “only half the equation,” says Coun. Sav Dhaliwal. Thousands of private properties still have combined sewer systems pouring rainwater into sanitary sewers, causing them to overflow and drain some 125,000 cubic metres of sewage into local waterways
every year, according to a city report. City council has approved a new program that will offer homeowners up to $2,500 towards separating their sewers.The city plans to start promoting the new program online before sending letters first to eligible homes in northwest Burnaby, then to homeowners in the southeast. The municipality only requires owners to separate their lines during a major redevelopment, and separating sewers on private property costs $5,000 to $15,000, the report says. So why would anyone take the city up on its new offer if it will still cost them thousands? “The incentive is that every day you don’t do it,
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things get more expensive – that’s one. Number two, you’re doing also some favour in terms of really helping the environment as well,” Dhaliwal told the NOW. Dhaliwal, chair of the city’s finance committee, which recommended the new program to council,
said he expects Burnaby will one day require all homeowners with combined sewers to separate them. But with the city still working to separate the remaining seven per cent (approximately 45 kilometres) of its own infrastructure, that deadline is “probably a long ways from now,” he
said. The new grant program will be capped at 250 applications a year, which would cost $625,000. With no deadline on the horizon, however, Dhaliwal said he didn’t expect uptake to be strong. “We’re probably being optimistic, human nature
being what it is. Generally you wait until the last minute,” he said. “I think eventually all of us, as a society, we will recognize that there’s going to be some cost to all of us to really achieve our objectives of clean water, clean air (and a) clean environment.”
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A 90-year-old driver survived a rollover crash in Burnaby with only minor injuries last Friday morning. Witnesses told police they saw a Honda Fit coming down Cariboo Hill hit a curb and leave the roadway. The vehicle hit a light
standard and a tree before flipping onto its roof, according to police. Emergency crews were called just after 10:30 a.m., according to assistant fire Chief GregYoung. He said firefighters had to remove the car’s trunk and rear seat to access the driver. The senior was taken to
hospital with minor injuries, according to Burnaby RCMP. Police say a medical incident may have caused the crash. Cariboo was closed to northbound traffic well into the afternoon, leading to delays on several arteries on the Burnaby-New Westminster border.
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Another supportive housing myth has been busted The BC NDP government has set the gold standard when it comes to building new housing to get people off the streets. And while the targets the government has set for how many projects it can complete are reportedly a bit behind, we are applauding the progress that has been made so far. One problem that some cities have faced – leading a few to nix supportive housing projects – are citizens opposing the projects on the
grounds that they negatively impact area land values. Now, as bad as it is that people are more concerned about their own land values than they are about people dying on the streets from not having a place to live, it’s also not necessarily true. The construction of shelters and supportive housing doesn’t have a negative impact on surrounding land values, according to the summary of a new BC Housing study. The report looked at
more than a dozen facilities across the province and found that median assessed property values in the areas around the sites tracked consistently with the municipal average. Of the 13 facilities examined, two areas saw decreases in land values while, in four areas, values grew faster than the average, while the rest mirrored the citywide trend. “This suggests the introduction of non-market housing, such as supportive
or affordable rental housing, does not affect residential property values,” the report stated. The study’s findings dispel a notion BC Housing said is often put forward when such projects are introduced that non-market housing projects will hurt real estate prices. For example, in the 200-metre radius surrounding one project in Coquitlam, there are 39 properties that increased in median value an average of
40 per cent between 2015 and 2018, while the 361 properties within a 500-m radius rose 41 per cent.The increases are consistent with the 44-per-cent rise in property values seen across Coquitlam during the threeyear period, the report stated. Other cases showed the property values surrounding non-market housing facilities increased at a faster rate than the municipal average. Residents within 200 m of Alouette Heights in Ma-
ple Ridge, for example, saw their median assessments rise 84 per cent between 2012 and 2017, during a period when the municipality saw a 72-per-cent average increase. This is good news for anyone in Burnaby worried about the new supportive housing project that has opened up on Norland Avenue, or the future projects that are planned.
MY VIEW MARIO CANSECO
People don’t trust their neighbours The phrase “we are a nation of laws” has been used extensively to describe Canada on different occasions, including the observation of extradition requests, the development of immigration and refugee policies and even the performance of politicians. But while we are quick to point to certain traits that make us different from other countries, there are specific regulations that not everybody is adhering to. When Research Co. recently asked Metro Vancouverites about the residents of their cities, just under two-thirds (63%) described most of them as people who “definitely” or “probably” follow existing laws. Only one in five Metro Vancouverites (21%) claim that most residents of their city do not care about rules. Women (23%) are slightly more likely to believe that their municipality is plunging into a state of lawlessness than men (19%). Residents of Burnaby (26%) and Surrey (25%) are also more cynical about the residents of their communities than those who live in Vancouver (15%) and other municipalities in the Lower Mainland (21%). The survey also sought to find out what types of law-breaking are more likely to anger Metro Vancouverites.When queried about their immediate reaction to witnessing 12 different behaviours that are prohibited, residents are exceptionally irritated by humans who forget to clean up after themselves and their pets. Almost three in four Metro Vancouverites say they
become upset when they see people littering (73%) or dog owners who do not pick up dog waste (also 73%). A slightly smaller proportion (67%) are annoyed by people who throw cigarette butts on the ground. There is also anger directed towards careless motorists, with 72% of Metro Vancouverites saying they are incensed when they see a person using a hand-held cellphone while driving and 70% who feel the same way when somebody chooses to park in a handicapped spot without a valid decal. The resentment of Metro Vancouverites towards drivers also appears when we witness other instances of lawbreaking, such as speeding on a municipal road or street (65%) or when a person who is driving or riding in a car decides not to wear a seatbelt (61%). It is not surprising to see that Metro Vancouverites aged 55 and over are significantly more likely to get angry after witnessing these behaviours than their younger counterparts – although some irritation is practically universal in every age group and city. Reversing this trend must begin with taking a look at our own conduct and showing our entire community the respect it deserves. Results are based on an online study conducted Oct. 24–27, 2019, among 700 adults in Metro Vancouver. The margin of error, which measures sample variability, is plus or minus 3.7 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Mario Canseco is president of Research Co.
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Proximity to rapid transit was helping to turn Burnaby into “a bedroom community for organized criminals,” according to a police report on 1999 crime stats. Presented to city council by RCMP Superintendent Ron Dicks in March, the report found overall crime had dropped in 1999, but the local drug trade and the city’s appeal as a nesting ground for organized crime remained a concern. “Overall Burnaby appears to be an area where various organized crime figures reside and base their criminal operations,” stated the report.
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Council must push for new Brentwood bus loop Editor: It seems that a past Burnaby council dropped the ball when it was handed to them. The bus loop at Brentwood mall was lost due to the construction of the mall expansion and condo towers. Transit passengers have to walk much further to catch their bus connection. There has been no provision for a bus terminal under the new mall. There is only a connection to the SkyTrain where once there were stairs and a ramp leading to a small bus loop. Now I find out that Carter Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Ram has closed. At this time, before any redevelopment plans get submitted, it is my thought that Burnaby City Hall address the lack of easy transfer from train to bus or bus to train by making a terminal a condition to obtaining a building permit. Making an entrance to this new terminal off of Alpha and the exit onto Dawson allows for the traffic lights to move vehicles quickly and gets the buses away from the corners of Lougheed and Willingdon and blocking traffic while at a bus stop. Transit riders will be happier that they can stay dry while waiting. A passenger pick up/drop off could also be included similar to the airport with no waiting or stopping unless actively loading or dropping off. Burnaby council, you now have a vision before you. A challenge so to speak. The Carter Chev GMC and Esso lots provide the easiest connection location between buses and trains, but unless you require this terminal at this location, the opportunity will be lost. Council makes deals for
extra density or allowances if the developer does something of benefit to the residents of the city and I see this as a benefit. Does council have the vision and the intestinal fortitude to require a bus terminal be included in any future redevelopment or not? Are you looking forward or do you just have hindsight? Make it so and I see re-election bonus points overflowing but I can’t accurately predict the future. Jim McGivern, Burnaby
Tankers are a big risk
Re: Trans Mountain oil tankers not worth setting your hair on fire, NOW Letters, Nov. 7 Following John Hunter’s logic, we needn’t bother having fire extinguishers or smoke alarms if our homes haven’t caught fire, nor need we bother to have earthquake preparedness kits since the Big One hasn’t hit yet. First of all, the TMX Aframax tankers would carry diluted bitumen, not conventional crude oil. There have been two diluted bitumen disasters, the Enbridge spill in the Kalamazoo River in July, 2010 and the Keystone burst pipeline in North Dakota just last month. Both originated from the Alberta Tar Sands. Unlike conventional crude, which floats and can be skimmed off the surface, bitumen sinks and can’t be fully recovered. Waiting until there’s a dilbit disaster destroying our coast is akin to trying to douse the flames after your home is an inferno. Preventing the fire in the first place would make far more sense, as would preventing a 20-fold increase of TMX dilbit tankers from plying B.C. waters. Roslyn Hart, Burnaby
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Police have busted a stolen-property operation suspected of working out of an abandoned home in the city. Just after 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 1, Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of suspicious activity at a residence in the 5000-block of Keith Road in Burnaby, according to a police press release. A caller had told police there was a pickup truck parked near an open garage at an abandoned home and that a man and woman were loading items into the truck. Upon arrival, officers approached the two people. Both said they were doing cleanup work at the residence, police said. When asked to identify themselves, the man gave a false name and was arrested
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District wins award for its campaign on SOGI Cornelia Naylor
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Burnaby school district staff working to combat misinformation about the province’s sexual identity and gender orientation policy during last year’s municipal election campaign have earned a national communications award. The B.C. Ministry of Education’s SOGI 1 2 3 resource, developed to help B.C. educators make schools more inclusive and safe for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities (SOGI), was a hot-button issue during the election. School board candidate Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson, a Christian blogger and former co-host of The 700 Club Canada, described the SOGI resource as “genderfluid ideology” and said it had “no place in school.” And fellow anti-SOGI candidate Jimmy Zhao said SOGI 1 2 3 was his biggest concern when it came to students’ mental health.
Things came to a head at an Oct. 3 all-candidates meeting that saw pro- and anti-SOGI candidates yelling over each other and a few dozen anti-SOGI audience members chanting “We’re against SOGI! We’re against SOGI!” Police were called in after allegations incumbent trustee candidate Larry Hayes had pushed a baby-carrying audience member who had blocked his way. But even before that spectacle, senior staff at the school district had become concerned about misinformation around SOGI, and the district’s communications team was already conducting a campaign to combat it.
Gina Niccoli-Moen told the NOW. “This communications campaign was a way for us to do that on a largescale basis. It was also a way for us to highlight the exemplary work of our staff and students on SOGI.” The campaign – designed by communications manager Dana Bales and communications specialist Carrie Sera – didn’t directly challenge statements candidates made at meetings, in the press or on social media. Instead, it was designed to draw attention to work the district was already doing to make students of all sexual orientations and gen-
‘MISCOMMUNICATION AND MISCONCEPTIONS’ “When we hear things in the community that aren’t a reflection of what happens in our schools and when we’re getting questions from families, we see that as an opportunity to provide clarity,” superintendent
der identities feel welcome at schools. At the heart of the campaign was a Celebrating Diversity page on the district website with links to its sexual orientation and gender identity policy and a downloadable PDF of frequently asked questions. To direct parents and community members to the information, the communications staff sent out more than 24,000 rainbow bookmarks with the website information to every student in kindergarten to Grade 12. A spike in visits to the district’s website during the
Wong said he was proud of the team for its work combatting “miscommunication and misconceptions around the SOGI program,” especially given the Burnaby district’s history of working for the inclusion of LGBTQ students. (The Burnaby board adopted an LGBTQ-specific anti-bullying policy in 2011, years before it was mandated by the provincial government.) “We were one of the pioneers of having a separate policy,” he said. “I think it’s important that we respect differences and celebrate diversity.”
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CITY OF BURNABY–PUBLIC HEARING–ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS The Council of the City of Burnaby hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing
TUESDAY, 2019 NOVEMBER 19 AT 6PM
in the Council Chamber, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendments to “Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”. 1)
Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 32 , 2019 - Bylaw No. 14078 Rez. #19-13 9702 Glenlyon Parkway From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District, and M5 Light Industrial District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District, M5 Light Industrial District, the Big Bend Development Plan, the Glenlyon Concept Plan guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “9702 Glenlyon Parkway Burnaby BC” prepared by Taylor Kurtz Architecture and Design Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a two-storey light industrial and office building.
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Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 33, 2019 - Bylaw No. 14079 Rez. #19-36 3713 Kensington Avenue From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C2 Community Commercial District, P6 Regional Institutional District and P2 Administration and Assembly District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C2 Community Commercial District, C3e General Commercial District, P6 Regional Institutional District and P2 Administration and Assembly District in accordance with the development plan entitled “Adamas ESports” prepared by Dsquared Projects) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit one of the units within the Fortius Centre to be utilized for an e-sports training facility. 3)
Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 34, 2019 - Bylaw No. 14080 Rez. #19-37 5751 Marine Way From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C2 Community Commercial District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on C2 Community Commercial District, Byrne Road and Marine Way Development Plan, Big Bend Development Plan guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Revised Statement of Uses” prepared by Anka Cornea and Frederick Li) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit general commercial uses, based on the C2 Community Commercial District in the existing specialized retail centre. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by a proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard: » in person at the Public Hearing » in writing should you be unable to attend the Public Hearing: Email clerks@burnaby.ca Letter Office of the City Clerk Fax 604-294-7537 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2
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4) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, 7) Amendment Bylaw No. 35, 2019 - Bylaw No. 14081 Rez. #19-41 6755 Napier Street From: R4 Residential District To: P1 Neighbourhood Institutional District The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to align the zoning of the subject site with the zoning of 1030 Sperling Avenue, in order to permit a child care use. 5) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 36, 2019 - Bylaw No. 14082 Rez. #17-07 Portion of 7201 11th Avenue From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM1, RM5 Multiple Family Residential Districts and C2 Community Commercial District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM4r Multiple Family Residential District, Southgate Neighbourhood Master Plan and Edmonds Town Centre Plan guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “G6” prepared by Integra Architecture Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a six-storey rental building in the Gateway neighbourhood of the multi-phased Southgate Master Plan area. 6) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 37, 2019 - Bylaw No. 14083 Rez. #16-13 4960 Bennett Street and Portion of Lane From: RM3 Multiple Family Residential District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the RM5s Multiple Family Residential District, RM5r Multiple Family Residential District and Metrotown Downtown Plan as guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “The Bennett” prepared by IBI Group) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a 35-storey high-rise strata apartment building and a six-storey rental apartment podium.
Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 38, 2019 - Bylaw No. 14084 Rez. #17-26 6525 Telford Avenue From: RM3 Multiple Family Residential District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the RM5s and RM5r Multiple Family Residential Districts and Metrotown Downtown Plan as guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Telford Multi-Residential Development” prepared by NSDA Architects and Connect Landscape Architecture) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a 37-storey market (strata) residential building and a six-storey rental residential building. 8) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 39, 2019 - Bylaw No. 14085 Rez. #17-27 6444 Willingdon Avenue and 4241 Maywood Street From: RM3 Multiple Family Residential District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the RM5s and RM5r Multiple Family Residential Districts and Metrotown Downtown Plan as guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “6444 Willingdon” prepared by GBL Architects Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a single 43-storey apartment building located at the corner of Willingdon Avenue and Maywood Street, townhouse buildings fronting Maywood Street and Cassie Avenue, and a six-storey non-market rental apartment building fronting Willingdon Avenue. 9) Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 40, 2019 - Bylaw No. 14086 Rez. #17-30 6556, 6566, 6580 and 6596 Marlborough Avenue From: RM3 Multiple Family Residential District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the RM4s Multiple Family Residential District, RM4r Multiple Family Residential District and Metrotown Downtown Plan as guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Marlborough” prepared by GBL) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a 34-storey, mixed-tenure apartment building and a four-storey affordable rental apartment building.
Please note all submissions must be received by 3:45pm on 2019 November 19 and contain the writer’s name and address which will become a part of the public record.
Copies of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk at 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2 from 8am to 4:45pm weekdays until 2019 November 19.
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.
NO PRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING K. O’Connell
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A gala night celebrated the best in Burnaby. The winners in the 20th annual Burnaby Business Excellence Awards were announced Nov. 7 at the Burnaby Business Excellence Awards gala event attended by 350 business, community and political leaders. Co-hosted with the City of Burnaby, these annual awards recognize businesses, entrepreneurs and notfor-profits for their business success, innovation, community involvement, and environmental sustainability, said a Burnaby Board of Trade news release. This year’s awards were hosted at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, which was also recognized at the awards gala as the 2019 inductee into the Burnaby Business Hall of Fame, the 17th business to receive the distinction. “It is an absolute pleasure to co-host the Burnaby Business Excellence Awards
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truly one of the highlights of the year.” said Paul Holden, BBOT president and CEO. Taking home the Business of theYear award was HUB International Insurance Brokers. HUB International has grown to be the largest
insurance broker in Canada, employing 300 employees in its Burnaby head office alone, and providing risk resources to customers to help them navigate the rapidly changing insurance landscape, supporting the development and growth of their staff and supporting community events. THE WINNERS IN EACH AWARD CATEGORY ARE: ! Business of theYear: HUB International Insurance Brokers ! Business of theYear (up to 50 Full Time Employees): Centaur Products ! Business Person of the Year: Leza Muir, Pacific Blue Cross ! Entrepreneurial Spirit: Traction on Demand ! Environmental Sustainability: Hemlock Printers ! Business Innovation: Stantec Consulting ! Not-for-Profit Organization of theYear: Progressive Housing Society ! Burnaby Community Spirit: Cockney Kings Fish
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STOCK UP ON GOODIES AND GIFTS at the Winterfest Market at Parkcrest, Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Parkcrest Elementary School (6055 Halifax St.).There will also be a 50/50 draw, door prizes and a concession. For more information, visit parkcrestfair. weebly.com or facebook.com/ParkcrestFair. PHOTO ISTOCK
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Visitors can also enjoy entertainment all weekend long, and there’s a kids’ art workshop, face painting and other family activities. There’s also a tree decorating contest, where the public votes on creations by various city departments. This year’s festival once again includes the Park’s Edge Paint Off, with artists going head-to-head in a live painting battle on Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. After that, the audience has a chance to vote on their favourites (up until 4 p.m. on Sunday). The artwork created during the battle is also sold online in an auction. WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW? Admission and parking are free, and it’s open to all ages, so take the whole family over to take part in the fun. For more details, see www. burnabyartscouncil.org or call 604-298-7322.
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formance through the lens of dance, martial arts, theatre, music and other art forms, blending multiple genres of art. It’s led by artistic director Shay Kuebler. Telemetry loop plays in the Studio Theatre at Shadbolt Centre, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. It’s on at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, plus a 10 p.m. show on Thursday, Nov. 21 and a 4 p.m. show on Saturday, Nov. 23. Tickets are $36. Buy through tickets.shadboltcentre.com or 604-205-3000.
Annual craft fair at the Nikkei The Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre is inviting everyone in to get a jump-start on the holiday shopping season. Nikkei Centre is hosting its annual craft and bake fair on Saturday, Nov. 16 and Sunday, Nov. 17.The fair will include more than 85 booth featuring arts, crafts, baked goods and food. The selection includes a range of offerings – knitted items, handmade woodworked goods, jewelry, greeting cards, soap and bath bombs, pet gifts, homemade Japanese sweets, Christmas treats and more. The fair will also include a free origami
Christmas ornament making drop-in workshop on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m., as well as a number of workshops by pre-registration.You can sign up for a workshop in kirigami (a form of paper art featuring cutting and folding) on Saturday at noon, tsumami zaiku (cloth flowers) on Saturday at 2 p.m., and sumi-e (traditional black ink painting) on Sunday at 1 p.m. There will also be a Santa photo shoot and a kids’ craft zone, and the fair runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $3, or free for children 12 and under and Nikkei Centre members.
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Dance and technology meet in a unique performance that’s coming to Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Radical System Art is bringing Telemetry loop to the stage Thursday, Nov. 21 to Saturday, Nov. 23. The show is a reimagining of the company’s most successful work,Telemetry, and it’s described as a “360-degree immersive experience.” “Telemetry loop looks to transmit the art forms of bebop footwork, swing and tap dance with house and con-
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Burnaby singers are taking centre stage in an international opera production. Opera Mariposa is presenting Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, onstage at St. Faith’s Anglican Church in Vancouver Nov. 15, 16, 22 and 23. The production features a diverse cast of rising stars from across three continents – among them Burnaby baritones Cameron Killick and Zainen Suzuki in the roles of Betto and Marco, and Burnaby mezzo-soprano Shanté van Horlick as a soloist in the Italian opera
scenes preceding the opera. The plot of Gianni Schicchi revolves around a greedy family determined to inherit a fortune at any cost.The one-act opera is Puccini’s only comedy, and it contains some of the composer’s most familiar music. “Gianni Schicchi has a catchy yet complex score, because it’s basically a musical family argument,” said Mariposa’s artistic director, Jacqueline Ko, in a press release. “It needs amazing voices to do it justice – especially for our production, since we’re staging excerpts
from other great Italian operas alongside the main event.That’s why we’re thrilled to have talented artists like Cameron, Zainen and Shanté bringing these characters to life.” Killick has appeared onstage with Vancouver Opera and other companies, as well as singing in oratorio, concerts and world première productions. He was excited to be cast as Betto di Signa. “Gianni Schicchi is very different to the way most people perceive Italian opera,” he said in the release.
In the spotlight: Burnaby’s Cameron Killick as Betto in Gianni Schicchi. PHOTO KATHRYN NICKFORD, CONTRIBUTED
“It’s far from being serious and stuffy – it’s a zany comedy which anyone can enjoy. My character Betto is sort
of the family rascal – he’s often in the background making trouble for everyone, which makes him a lot of fun to play.” Suzuki joins the cast fresh from performing with Vancouver Opera in their production of Verdi’s La Traviata. A graduate of Opera McGill, he recently returned to Burnaby after living and studying in Montreal. Van Horlick is a regular on the Lower Mainland opera scene, having previously performed with Opera Mariposa, Burnaby Lyric Opera,
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between mother and daughter in the absence of blood ties – the storyline reflected many of the assumptions made about adoption in today’s society. Growing up as an adoptee with a mixed-race background and Caucasian parents, I was constantly asked prodding questions about why I didn’t look like my mom and dad, asking me where I came from, and the reasons behind why I had been adopted. But unlike the storyline in my show, my story was one of love and intention. With the mention of adoption comes a series of questions, and often those queries (though usually not by intention) imply that the adopted child was a backup plan after a failed pregnancy attempt, or as a result of a generous act of charity by “noble” parents. Unaware of the negative connotations, people ask, “Why would you adopt
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While watching one of my go-to shows the other night, it came out that one of the lead characters was an adoptee. She winced whenever the topic arose, and when her adopted mother finally made an appearance, an anger-fuelled altercation revealed that the mother had only wanted to collect a cheque – that she didn’t love her adopted child as she had loved her naturalborn children, and that the adoptee had always felt like an outsider in her family. The eye-roll-worthy scene was thick with stereotypes – from the white woman “rescuing” a poor orphaned black girl and raising her alongside her Caucasianborn birth children, to the narcissistic intentions behind the adoption, to the disconnected relationship
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Entertainment now She’s singing for light in a world of darkness something tangible. Something she could feel. She avoided talking about it, at first, not sure how to raise the subit down with Stephaject with anyone else. But the Holy nie Standerwick, and you Spirit wouldn’t be put off. wouldn’t know she’s ever Her faith journey wasn’t linear. faced doubt or darkness. As life often does, it wandered; she There’s nothing forced about believed, yet resisted her faith at the effusive greeting, the cheerthe same time. ful smile and the sunny self-confiIn her personal life, Standerwick dence she brings with her into the hit a dark point. She remembers coffee shop. And why shouldn’t lying on the bed one night, just she be brimming with optimism? asking God to let her die. The 31-year-old Burnaby sing“I didn’t think I could even er recently returned from Atlanta, make it through the night,” she Georgia, where she was honoured says. “The next day I woke up and with an International Artist of the all these miracles started happenYear award at the International ing.” Gospel Music Awards. Some were small miracles. Throw in a resumé that includes Like the time she stood in the performances at some of the Lowcereal aisle at Safeway, wanting to er Mainland’s biggest venues and get a box of Cheerios but realizing aYouTube channel that’s earned they were $6 – money she didn’t her some 800,000 views, and you’ve got all the makings of a suc- have if she wanted enough for rent, and gas. cess story. “I thought, ‘I can’t afford this.’ What you might not see, So I cried, and I put the cereal box though, is that for Standerwick, back.” her story is less about success and Then she got to the cash regismore about faith. And healing. ter, and the cashier offered her a And love. scratch-and-win promotion card. Her prize? A box of Cheerios. WHERE IT BEGAN Other physical things came her tanderwick was raised in a way as she needed them – a dressChristian household, in a famer, a bed, a car. ily that regularly attendedWillingThen there were the big things. don Church. The career-changing things. “I grew up hating Christians, She heard from a producer thinking they were judgmental,” she admits, “even though I consid- who’d come across her work while she was singing in the Metropoered myself one in the shadows.” lis at Metrotown Glee Club.They Even as she continued her own wanted her to record a song for churchgoing journey, she found the reopening of B.C. Place Staherself pulled towards a more dium after its major renovations. secular life; she loved rock muNext thing she knew, she was singsic, and she admits to getting herself kicked out of church choirs for ing at halftime for the B.C. Lions’ first home game in the newly renosinging in rock bands at casinos. She always believed in God, and vated stadium – televised on TSN for millions of peoin her own relationple to see. ship with Him, but it “That was when wasn’t up close and I was going, ‘God, personal. Find out more at her just show me what “You could pray, website, www.stephanie you want me to but it was like He standerwick.com, or check do,’” she recalls. was on the other Other career-deside of the wall,” she out her music at www. youtube.com/stephanie fining moments says. standerwickmusic. started to happen, Standerwick spent too. She had a gig at her younger years the River Rock Cagoing full-tilt after sino, where she met Mike Reno, her music career, singing in a vathe lead singer of Loverboy; she riety of corporate and party cover wound up working with him on bands. She also set her sights on an as-yet unreleased rock album. science, studying molecular bioloAt the River Rock she also came gy at Simon Fraser University. across Natalie Cole, who heard her Along the road, she says, she sing and tweeted out about Standgrew selfish. She alienated herself erwick being “the next Joan Jett.” from her family. She got entanIt was enough to erase her gled in an unhealthy relationship. doubts. Music was what she was She ended up basically homeless, meant to be doing. couch-surfing with friends. In stepped God. FROM ROCK TO GOSPEL t first I was afraid to start BORN AGAIN making Christian music,” he was sitting in a church sershe admits. vice when it happened. She was worried that her non“All of a sudden, it was like liqChristian friends wouldn’t underuid love going through me,” she stand or that she might alienate says. herself from the mainstream muSuddenly, the words “Holy sic industry. Spirit” – words she’d been saying That hasn’t happened. She has and singing her whole life – meant Julie MacLellan
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continued to perform as a rock singer for corporate cover bands, and she’s now focusing more of her attention on her journey as a Christian artist. A year ago, she started up a Song of theWeek project on herYouTube channel. The Christian songwriting project started as her musical way of tithing, she says; she had no money to offer the church, so she offered her music instead. Inspired by the biblical exhortation in Psalms to “Sing to the Lord a new song,” she writes and records a new song each week. Her audience was small at first. Then one of her tunes, Gold, made it into a Best Christian Songs of 2018 playlist, and suddenly a few hundred views became 500,000. A similar journey happened to a second song, and now her channel has about 800,000 views. Her songs are now also finding a wider audience, courtesy of a producer she connected with through her work with Reno; Standerwick’s music is now included in a catalogue of music for film and TV use.Thanks to that exposure, she’s now working on a new Christian album. She has also earned international attention through a Netherlands-based project called The Gospel of Dance, which works with artists around the world to release Christian dance music. It was through her work with that group that she applied for the International Gospel Music Awards – which landed her on the red carpet in Atlanta in September. “I think God’s doing something with the music,” she says with a smile. MUSIC AND HEALING ince the end of 2017, Standerwick has coped with some per-
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Music lovers, save the date for another Live at the Gallery night. Deer Lake Gallery is hosting an open mic night by the Vancouver Classic Guitar Society on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Classical guitarists can turn out to play guitar in a casual atmosphere, and music lovers can turn out to listen. Everyone is welcome, and the nights include treats and refreshments. Live at the Gallery is free, but because space is limited the gallery encourages everyone to reserve a ticket through Eventbrite.ca. (Search for Vancouver Classic Guitar Society Open Mic, or use a direct link at www.tinyurl.com/ GalleryGuitar2019.) Deer Lake Gallery is at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. OPERA IN CONCERT Opera fans, this one’s for you. Burnaby Lyric Opera is back with its Opera on a
Sunday Afternoon concert series. The next concert is Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. in Studio 103 at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave.The opera concerts always feature highlights from operatic works, brought to life by emerging professional opera singers. Tickets are $15, available through tickets.shadboltcen tre.com or 604-205-300. GREEN ART Twelve Filipino-Canadian artists are paying homage to nature with a new exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery – and a Burnaby artist is among them. Broderick Wong is one of the artists who will be showing work in How Green Is Your Muse?, running from Nov. 16 to Feb. 2 at the Surrey Art Gallery, 13750 88th Ave. An opening reception is set for Saturday, Nov. 23 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. “In an exhibit of catalytic artworks, they convey visceral images of peaceful, majestic surrounds while engaging the viewers to
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A Burnaby tech company kicked off the giving season earlier this week with an initiative that saw it work to support local non-profits and volunteer in the Downtown Eastside. Traction on Demand hosted a “day of giving” in the DTES on Tuesday, working with six Vancouver non-profits to “help improve each organization’s salesforce capabilities.”That includes Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver, Cassie and Friends, B.C. Parks Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, Down Syndrome Resource Foundation and Coastal Jazz and Blues Society. Traction on Demand also worked with Save on Meats to give out meals to those in need. Specifically, teams hit the streets of the DTES to hand out sandwich tokens, and the day will end with 15 volunteers cooking and serving a three-course meal to 70 DTES residents. BBOT ADVOCATES WITH GOVERNMENT The Burnaby Board of Trade recently hosted 14 provincial ministries to advocate for the local business community’s needs. Twenty-five government representatives, includ-
ing senior deputy ministers from 14 ministries, attended an all-day meeting with the board of trade to talk about issues businesses face in Burnaby and beyond.The meeting included 15 other chambers of commerce and boards of trade, who joined in advocating directly to the government. The Burnaby board said it advocated on several positions, but specifically named three. It called for the B.C. employer health tax’s exemptions to be raised to include more small businesses. The health tax, which is replacing the MSP premiums, exempts businesses with payrolls of $500,000 and less, but the Burnaby Board of Trade called for that to be raised to $1.5 million. It also called on the government to amend the B.C. Assessment Act so municipalities would tax business properties on their current uses rather than the “highest and best use.”Taxing properties evaluated for their highest and best use is being called “an existential threat to businesses” by the board of trade. Finally, the group called for government programs to be more accessible to smaller businesses, saying small companies are too often left “out in the cold” due to upfront costs, time-consum-
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New show highlights precious waterways Oke in a press release. “We are able to speak to each other, to the past and the future, by being present in a specific place.” In the midst of ongoing damage and violence to our streams, rivers and oceans, echoes features works that contemplate the transformative ways in which we interact with our waterways. The artists, calling on knowledge systems that don’t rely on the written word, have created pieces that are both a rumination on ancestry, memory and history and a glimpse into our shared future. The artists come from a wide range of backgrounds. Preissl, who was born and raised in Burnaby, is an explorative designer of both Sto:lo and Squamish descent who has begun introducing traditional artistic customs into her practice as a means of connecting to her culture. During the fall and winter of 2019/20, she’ll be leading a research and creation
A screen capture from Scott Benesiinaabandan’s blood memories, part of the new echoes exhibition. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
commission with the gallery around local plants, foods and stories embedded into place. Benesiinaabandan is an Anishinabe intermedia artist, based in Montreal, who works primarily in photography, printmaking and video. Danger is a two-spirit/queer, Métis/Saulteaux/ Polish visual artist raised in Winnipeg, whose practice includes photography, sculpture, performance and video.
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cial Work. Accompanying the exhibition of their work will be a softcover art publication with contributions from the six featured artists and the guest curator, presented alongside texts by jaz,Valeen Jules, Bonnie Klohn and jaye simpson. The catalogue will be launched at the opening reception. The gallery is hosting a number of special events in connection with the exhibition, beginning with a Salmon and Waterways Walk this weekend (Saturday, Nov. 16). See sidebar at right for more details. The Burnaby Art Gallery is at 6344 Deer Lake Ave. It’s open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m., and closed Mondays and statutory holidays. Admission is by donation, with suggested donation of $5. See www.burnabyart gallery.ca for more information.
! Salmon and Waterways Walk: On Saturday, Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. will be the first in a series organized by artist Nicole Preissl to engage with the history, plants and waterways of the area. This walk will be hosted by John Preissl. Participants should meet in front of the gallery, bring snacks and/or lunch and dress for the weather. It’s free, and everyone’s welcome.
! Opening reception: Turn out on Thursday, Nov. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. for a free reception and a chance to learn more about the artworks. All are welcome. ! Curator’s tour: On Sunday, Dec. 1 at 2 p.m., guest curator Emily Dundas Oke will lead an in-depth tour of the exhibition. It’s free, and all are welcome. ! Stewardship workshop: On Saturday, Jan. 18, from 10 a.m. to noon, artist Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour will lead a workshop for young people aged five to 16, with a parent, about reciprocity and looking after places in nature. It costs $10. Sign up at www.burnaby.ca/ webreg, barcode 522331.
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Our waterways and the ways in which they connect us all are at the heart of a new exhibition at Burnaby Art Gallery. The new group exhibition, echoes, opens Thursday, Nov. 28 with a 7 p.m. reception. The exhibition will run at the gallery from Nov. 29 to Jan. 26. The exhibition features the work of six artists: Scott Benesiinaabandan, Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour, Dayna Danger, Caroline Monnet, Nicole Preissl and Maika’i Tubbs. The artists use a wide range of mediums – including video works, digital prints and sculpture – to consider the role of water, landscape and materiality in communication. “This exhibition contemplates ways in which recurrences traverse generational and geographical expanses. An echo is a continuation which needs a physical body on which to resound,” said guest curator Emily Dundas
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It proved to be a perfect storybook season run for Burnaby sisters Anisha and Janika Sangha. In their second season together as members of the University of B.C.Thunderbirds soccer team, the pair were big contributors to a national championship run that ended with a 1-0 triumph over the University of Calgary Dinos Sunday in Victoria. The siblings soaked in the celebratory moment with their teammates after the final whistle, before a T-bird-friendly crowd. Danielle Steer scored the game-winning goal for a second straight game, to lift the Canada West champions to a U Sports national banner. “I saw the ball coming in deep and knew from what we worked on in practice to go to the penalty spot,” said Steer of Sunday’s winner, which came in the 79th minute. “I saw the ball coming and knew I needed to get something on it. I put everything in my body to get a touch on it. I got a bit of my head on it and when I saw it roll in, it was the best feeling I’ve ever had.” Natasha Klasios’s cross created an airborne logjam, as players battled to get to the ball. Steer’s contact with a Calgary defender jostled goalkeeper Lauren Houghton. She got her head on the ball and redirected it into the net. It was also a rematch of the Canada West final, where Calgary pulled out a 1-0 win. It made the final result fitting retribution. “They beat us (in the Canada West final), so we had a chip on our shoulder,” said Steer, who was named championship MVP. “We knew it was going to be a close game, but we felt like we had more in our legs late in the game.” The Sangha sisters followed the same path to UBC – having played locally, then through Mountain United, and after graduating from Stratford Hall private school. Janika was named UBC’s player of the game in their 1-0 quarterfinal victory over the Montreal Carabins on Thursday.The second-year midfielder helped blunt a powerful attack, which also hinged on a strong performance by UBC goalkeeper Emily Moore keeping the ball out of the net. “I was focused on winning my battles in the middle (Thursday) and not letting Montreal turn and get up field,” she said. “I tried to support my team as much as possible and I’m super excited about our result.” She was named to the tourney all-star squad, joining four other teammates. Elder sister Anisha, also a midfielder, is in her fourth year as a T-bird.
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The St.Thomas More Knights are looking at keeping their win streak rolling on Saturday, when they face the Mount Douglas Rams at BC Place Stadium (5 p.m. kickoff). The two teams will battle for a spot in the B.C. Subway Bowl High School football semifinals, slated for the following week. The Knights enjoyed a bye through last week’s first round of the playoffs, after posting a perfect 7-0 record during the regular season. The 4-3 Rams, the defending B.C. champions, defeated Seaquam 42-12 in their opening playoff test.
ARM IN ARM: Moscrop Panthers’ Pouria Maghali, at right, steals the ball from Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils’ Kevin Litvin during the second half of the
Fraser North Athletic Association’s AAA senior boys soccer final last Thursday in Coquitlam. Moscrop won the game 4-1, with both teams now advancing to the B.C. championship tournament, beginning Nov. 21 in Burnaby. PHOTO MARIO BARTEL
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Even from thousands of kilometres away, Colleen Gaskell got a good feeling for just what her Moscrop Panthers were going through last Thursday in the inaugural Fraser North District senior boys soccer final. Gaskell, who was in Manitoba watching her daughter play for Team B.C. at the girls national midget hockey championships, had her phone positively buzzing every time something happened in the soccer final – where Moscrop knocked off the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils 4-1. “My phone was just going
off,” recalled Gaskell. “They were texting me – goal, goal, goal. I was so happy and nervous.” The Panthers jumped out to an early lead when Pouria Maghali surprised the Blue Devils’ defenders for the opening goal.The forward would net the next two goals as well, with the Burnaby squad leading 3-0 at halftime. In the second half, Daniel Milkovic upped the lead to 4-0 before Best countered. Netminder Aqeel Allifdina was sharp in dousing the Blue Devils’ comeback attempts. Best, who had been slotted No. 2 in B.C. just prior to the game, were unable to contain the No. 4-ranked Panthers dur-
ing the first half. But the tide shifted somewhat in the second half, with the Blue Devils putting a tighter watch on Maghali, while trying to generate an attack of their own.
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“I know (Best) put a lot of pressure up front in the second half, and that’s something we can have a better plan for,” said Gaskell. “They were marking (Maghali) on what I believe was his hat trick goal, and he went all
the way down the field and through a number of players before ripping it in from 23 yards out.” Best coach Dave Jones, whose team has won a couple of provincial titles over the past six years, was impressed with the Burnaby school’s skill level. “Moscrop had some strong athletic and technically skilled players,” Jones told the TriCity News. “Their speed up front was good, which we expected, but our team did not adjust defensively.” The element of surprise – considering Moscrop didn’t field a senior boys team last year and has never even won a Burnaby-New West league Continued on page 33
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Panthers set for provincials
Continued from page 32 banner before this season – may be over now that the provincials are on the table.The Panthers are seeded in a pool with Oak Bay, LA Matheson and North Peace, and will open Nov. 21 against North Peace (11 a.m.) at Burnaby West complex. “We have such a good
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