Burnaby Now August 10 2023

Letter to our readers: BurnabyNOW to go digital-only

You are reading the final print edition for the Burnaby NOW as we transition our business into the digital-only age

While it was a difficult decision to stop printing, it shouldn’t come as a surprise As flyer customers continue the move to digital, and our local advertisers purchase our digital offerings instead of print, the business model from the past is no longer sustainable.

The good news for our readers is that our strength and our focus has always been community news, and it will continue to be well into the future Over the past few years, our reporters have built up our online audience, with hundreds of thousands of articles read every month by our loyal NOW readers

We’re not going anywhere.We’re

still here, and we’ll continue to provide the high-quality community journalism that our readers have come to expect over our decades in Burnaby To our business community, we will continue to sponsor and support our local charities and events just as we have always done We want to say a special thank you

to our loyal carriers who have delivered our paper in the snow, rain and heat and always with a smile.

I’m extremely proud of what the Burnaby NOW has achieved in its online presence leading up to this change, and excited about continuing to build our audience online

Please make sure you sign up for our daily newsletters, where you will find all the usual stories you read in print, organized in a very digestible format, and bookmark our website for daily updates

Thank you Burnaby see you online!

Lara Graham Regional publisher, Tri-City News, Burnaby NOW and NewWest Record

We’ll continue to provide the high-quality community journalism that our readers have come to expect over our decades in Burnaby.

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Citynow

Burnaby has second-highest rents in Canada: report

finds

LaurenVanderdeen

lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

It’s not a surprise to anyone apartment-hunting in Burnaby: the city has the second-worst rents in the country, according to a recent report.

Whether it’s a one-bedroom or two-bedroom, Burnaby beatToronto by $6 for the most expensive average asking rent, according to the July 2023 rent report by Rentals ca and Urbanation

The average rent for a Burnaby one-bedroom is $2,578, a 27 2 per cent year-over-year in-

crease.The average for a two-bedroom is $3,314, an 18 4 per cent increase over last year, making Burnaby rents among the fastest-rising in the country.

Burnaby rents come second only toVancouver

If renters are looking to move out of their rent-controlled apartment where they currently live, they could face a steep increase in their monthly living expenses

One-bedroom apartments in Burnaby that are already rented and occupied are an average of

$1,418, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. data.

That means renters who sign a lease for a

new apartment could pay about 81 per cent more than their current rent.

In theVancouver area, asking rents for vacant

units are, on average, 43 per cent higher than those paid for occupied units, according to CMHC’s rental report.

For a renter to pay the “affordable” standard of 30 per cent of their gross annual salary on the average Burnaby rent, they’d need to make almost $93,000 a year

Average asking rents across Canada hit a record high of $2,042 in June, surpassing the previous November 2022 record of $2,024 by 0.9 per cent.

Over the past two years, according to Rentals ca,

average asking rents in Canada have increased by 20 per cent, an average of $341

When it comes to purpose-built rental apartments and rental condos, Richmond, with an average asking rent of $2,974, has Burnaby beat by just $1 per month, with its average asking rent of $2,973 Coquitlam follows in fourth-most expensive asking rent for condos and apartments, at $2,973

The most expensive mid-sized market is affluent Oakville, Ont , at $3,230

Ex-friends wage courtroom battle over stolen anti-drone tech

CorneliaNaylor

cnaylor@burnabynow com

A Burnaby anti-drone technology company has been ordered to pay $800,000 to aVancouver anti-drone technology company for stealing its confidential source code Vancouver-based SkycopeTechnologies said it spent $1,654,480 developing wireless technology that enables users to detect and jam unwanted drones, according to a ruling in B C Supreme Court last month.

Applications for the technology could include protecting personal privacy, keeping drones out of air traffic lanes and preventing them from being used to carry contraband into prisons

In August 2018, Skycope launched a lawsuit

against Burnaby-based BluvecTechnologies Inc. for stealing its trade secrets through former Skycope employees.

After 10 days of trial between August 2021 and February 2023, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Nitya Iyer released her ruling in the case on July 27.

Citing expert evidence, Iyer concluded Bluvec had used Skycope’s confidential code and gotten a ninemonth head start on its anti-drone technology, wiping out Skycope’s “competitive advantage ”

But the only evidence Bluvec gained financially through its wrongdoing, according to Iyer, is that it used Skycope’s direction-finding code (technology Skycope developed to identify the location of a drone and what direc-

tion it came from) to make its own direction-finding function, which it sold to a Chinese company for $800,000.

Iyer awarded that amount to Skycope in damages.

Skycope said it had incurred nearly $10 3 million in losses because of Bluvec’s actions, but Iyer said the company didn’t provide sufficient evidence to support those claims.

“I agree with the defendants that there is no evidence that Skycope suffered any financial loss at all,” Iyer said Behind the lawsuit, according to Iyer, was a “close friendship” that had fallen apart.

Zhenhua “Eric” Liu, the head of Skycope, and Junfeng “Jack” Jia, the head of Bluvec, had once been

friends working for cyber security giant Fortinet in Beijing

Both came to Canada to work in that company’s Vancouver office, and both were founders of Skycope.

Liu left paid employment first, in early 2016, to work on the start-up Jia came onboard clos-

er to the end of the year, in October 2016, as the company’s chief technology officer

Things went south just over a year later when Liu fired Jia without notice in Dec 13, 2017

“(Jia) described Mr. Liu as having ambushed him and stabbed him in the back,” Iyer said.

Bluvec was launched three month later, according to the ruling.

Within a couple of months, five former Skycope employees named in the lawsuit had left Skycope and joined Bluvec

At trial, Jia repeatedly insisted Bluvec’s business was about much more than wireless anti-drone technology, but an affidavit he swore in October 2018 stated the development and marketing of an-

ti-drone technology was Bluvec’s “sole project” at the time.

After Skycope found out about Bluvec in June 2018, it hired a private investigator who rented space at Bluvec’s office building at 3999 Henning Dr. to find out whether the new company was designing and marketing anti-drone technology using Skycope technology

A member of the investigator’s team posed as a prospective client, saying his company was having drone problems at its cannabis warehouse

The “client” was given a PowerPoint presentation, a brochure describing Bluvec’s product, and demonstration atVancouver’s Adanac Park in August 2018

It showed how the prod-

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PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER/BURNABY NOW

LAWSUIT: Burnaby-based Bluvec Technologies has been ordered to pay Vancouver-based Skycope Technologies $800,000 for using confidential Skycope information for its anti-drone technology

PHOTO KYPROS/MOMENT/GETTY

CityConnect

Burnaby Housing Authority

The City of Burnaby is pursuing the creation of a municipal housing authority to help ensure that individuals and families of all income levels have access to stable, secure housing options that range from non-market rental and ownership to market rental

The Burnaby Housing Authority (BHA) would be an arm ’ s length municipal corporation that would work collaboratively with housing providers and developers to increase housing diversity and affordability The BHA would help to fill gaps in Burnaby’s housing supply strategically, accelerate housing projects, and act as a centralized hub to develop and manage non-market housing for public benefit

Join us for a Virtual Information Session (Registration is required before 4 pm on August 15 )

Tuesday, August 15, 6:30-8 pm

Join us online for an opportunity to learn more about the Burnaby Housing Authority and to ask questions to the project team

Registernow!

To receive zoom link to the event, please contact us at: Email: housingauthority@burnaby ca | Phone: 604-294-7400

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‘Enmity’ evident during trial: judge

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uct could detect a DJI Phantom 4 drone, take control of it and cause it to land.

Skycope launched its lawsuit and won an injunction in October 2018 prohibiting Bluvec from competing in the anti-drone industry for two months and developing any anti-drone source code or software based on SkyCope’s source code pending a trial

Jia, Bluvec and Leyuan “Michael” Pan, an ex-Skycope employee who joined Bluvec, would go on to breach that injunction, according to Iyer’s ruling Skycope had asked for a permanent injunction against Bluvec, but Iyer

ruled a permanent injunction wasn’t warranted because there was no evidence the advantage the company had gained by misusing the confidential information has continued

She also declined to award punitive damages against Bluvec, Jia and Pan.

But she did find Jia and Pan had breached their employment agreements with Skycope, which included confidentiality and non-compete clauses, and ordered Pan to pay Skycope’s legal fees in his case Jia had launched a counterclaim for wrongful dismissal; the return of a $10,167 06 loan; $100,000 in overtime and unpaid work; and a 30 per

cent ownership share in Skycope, which he said he was promised in an oral agreement before he joined the company

At trial, Liu insisted Jia was not a founder of Skycope, but the company’s own lawsuit stated Jia was a founder, and Liu himself had listed Jia as a shareholder in an email presented in court.

Iyer ordered Skycope to pay Jia $12,475 for the return of the loan and two weeks’ pay in lieu of notice for his termination

She also ordered Skycope to pay Jia damages equal to a 30 per cent equity interest in Skycope as of the date he was fired.

Iyer said the former friends’ “enmity” was evident during the trial.

Burnaby hookah lounge ordered to pay $25K in withheld wages

CorneliaNaylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

A Burnaby hookah lounge that was ordered to pay two former servers a total of $25,661.19 in withheld wages has lost a bid to have the order overturned.

Bloo BBY Restaurant Ltd., which operates a hookah lounge at 4052 Hastings St , was ordered to pay the money in February after two ex-employees complained to the province’s director of employment standards about the business

Both servers claimed they weren’t paid their earned wages on a regular basis and never got tips.

Bloo was also fined a total of $2,000 for failing to pay wages at least semi-monthly, failing to pay all earned wages on termination of employment, unlawfully dealing with tips and failing to produce or deliver employ-

ment records following a lawful demand

Bloo appealed the decision to the Employment StandardsTribunal, claiming the two complainants’ unpaid wage claims are “largely, if not entirely, fabricated.”

The company argued the delegate who had made the earlier ruling had erred in law and failed to observe the principles of natural justice.

Bloo also said it had “relevant evidence not previously available ”

But Employment StandardsTribunal member KennethThornicroft said Bloo’s submissions did not explain “in even the most rudimentary fashion” how the delegate had erred in law or failed to observe the principles of natural justice.

As for the “evidence not previously available,” Thornicroft noted the screenshots of text mes-

sages Bloo submitted on appeal were dated January 2020 and thus clearly “available” when the delegate was first conducting his investigation into the complaint.

“Apart from that fatal failing, these text messages are largely, if not entirely, irrelevant to the issues properly before me in this appeal,”Thornicroft said Thornicroft noted Bloo had made “no meaningful effort to participate in the investigation” into the server’s complaints, provided no information and ignored at least nine separate letters and phone messages from the Employment Standards Branch.

“Quite simply, (Bloo) was given a more than fair opportunity to respond to the two complaints,”Thornicroft wrote.

He concluded Bloo’s appeal had no reasonable prospect of succeeding and had to be dismissed

PENALTY: The Bloo BBY hookah lounge at 4052 Hastings St has lost a bid to overturn an Employment Standards Branch order to pay nearly $28,000 after complaints from two ex-employees

PHOTO GOOGLE STREET VIEW

Cost of living triggers wave of labour disruption

Adeal was finally agreed to late last week to end the labour dispute atthe Port ofVancouver, but do not think that’s the last we have seen of job action and full-on strikes in various sectors across this province and the entire country.

In fact, we seem to be entering a time of uncertainty and dissatisfaction in workplaces the likes of which we have not experienced in decades

A combination of a steady increase in the cost of living and all that comes with it (rising food and energy prices, to cite just two daily concerns) plus an ongoing rental housing crisis have built up pressure over the past few years on employees who may feel their employers have not allowed their salaries or wages to keep pace.

As a result, there have been more labour

disruptions across the country, and more may well lie ahead

In B C , we have experienced that 13day port strike, which caused economic havoc, plus recent lengthy strikes at two transit companies in the FraserValley and the Sunshine Coast, plus a twomonth strike by support workers at Capilano College

About 200 unionized employees at Richmond hotels have been on strike for more than six weeks, and unionized employees at three majorVancouver hotels have voted in favor of strike action

Earlier this year, more than 150,000 federal public sector employees went on strike and now a major Ontario grocery chain finds itself behind picket lines Last year, more than 50,000 Ontario education workers went on strike as well

A little more than halfway through the year and Canada is on track for the most work stoppages and the most person-days lost because of those stoppages in years.

Aside from so many unionized workers wanting to “catch up” quickly after years of relatively small annual raises, a couple of other factors seem to be in play

First, the make-up of the labour force is changing. Members of the baby boomer generation, who are retiring in droves, were traditionally “married’ to their jobs and saw little movement from workplace to workplace

Broadly speaking, younger generations such as Gen Z and the millennials seem less tied to their workplace and seek greater mobility Therefore, their willingness to engage in such things as strikes if they feel they are being treated unfairly seems to be

higher.

Hovering over all this is the economic uncertainty that lies ahead Most recently we have seen massive layoffs in the telecom sector plus ongoing job losses in some resource industries (notably forestry in B.C.)

Then there is the whole work-fromhome shift for many companies and their workers, which gained lasting momentum when the pandemic changed so many things in so many places

The workplace is indeed changing and so are the people in it. Frustration and high expectations are now on the table, and many workplaces may prove to be more disruptive in the months and years ahead

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

Opinionnow

Burnaby NOW print edition will be missed

Editor: I have written numerous letters to the editor over the last many years, and this will be my last.

Thank you for all your years of providing us with the Burnaby NOW I have lived most of my 7 decades in Burnaby; Grades 1-12, SFU, taught for 35 years in Burnaby elementary schools, and volunteered for another 8. I have always looked forward to receiving the Burnaby NOW at my door. At one point, there was no delivery person for my area, so I drove to the office each week to pick up my copy

I have loved reading about kids I taught, people I know, wonderful events held here, and all your human interest stories. It deeply saddens me that you are unable to continue publishing, and I will miss the Burnaby NOW newspaper very much Thanks for everything, and I wish you and all

of your employees the best of luck

Ila Appleby w

Editor: We are so sad to hear that Burnaby NOW, NewWestRecord and Tri-CityNews will stop their paper publication Burnaby NOW has been part of our lives for past 40 years It has kept us abreast of all Burnaby news, events, issues facing Burnaby, the city council news The loss will be tremendous, especially for old people who await the paper copy week after week from our very “Old Faithful” Burnaby NOW by Glacier Media. No other media can take the place of a community newspaper. They serve the citizens directly. Thank you for being part of our lives and we will miss you more than you can imagine. But we wish you the very best with your digital publication

Our heartfelt gratitude for serving Burnaby citizens for past 40 years Thanks to all the carriers who have grown up delivering the paper copy faithfully and on time Best wishes,

Bansi Gandhi

THE BURNABY NOW WELCOMES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. We do, however, edit for taste, legality and length. Please include a phone number where you can be reached Send letters to: The Editor, #201A–3430 Brighton Ave , Burnaby, B C , V5A 3H4, email to: editorial@burnabynow com (no attachments please) or fax to: 604-444-3460 Letters to the editor and opinion columns may be reproduced on the Burnaby NOW website, www burnabynow com

Communitynow Skateboarder ramps up competitive profile

Fifteen-year-old Burnaby resident OliWard is ranked sixth in Canada for men’s park skateboarding

LaurenVanderdeen lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

Skate fast and air high

That’s what local skateboarder 15-year-old Oli Ward wants to do

Headed into Grade 11 at Burnaby North Secondary, Oli is ranked sixth in the country for men’s park skateboarding

The Burnaby teen has been skating for almost half his life, and Canada’s national team considers him a top prospect for the Summer Olympics in 2028 and beyond.

Still, Oli is taking the success in stride, and his biggest priorities are to have fun with his friends and get better at skating

SKATEBOARD BEGINNINGS

After his dad found an old skateboard in the garage when Oli was about eight years old, Oli started skating around the street with his sister in front of their grandfather’s house in South Burnaby

When the family moved to North Burnaby, he started skating at Confederation Park.

“I just found it real-

ly fun, and I found more friends who did it, and I just kept going to the skate park and wanting to learn more things.”

When he was 11, Oli started competitions at Queen’s Park in New West He came in 15th place.

“I just did a bunch of random stuff, like air out of the bowl to flat, and stuff that you’re not supposed to do,” he said

“I didn’t really have that many proper tricks back then ”

But after seeing “all the good guys come out to Queen’s Park,” he knew he wanted to level up.

Since then, Oli has placed on the podium at multiple local competitions: in the last month, he’s won first place at the South Surrey Skatepark Bowl series, first at the Slurpee Canada Open in Winnipeg, first at the Seylynn Skate Bowl Series and sixth at the Slurpee Canada Open in Calgary

Since February, he’s gone to twoWorld Skate Olympic Qualifiers, in Argentina and the United Arab Emirates.

When the NOW asked what the best part of winning the competitions was, he said, “It feels fun to go out there and see all the people that I don’t usually get to see every day”

Oli described the skating community as a place where everyone, even those from across the country, get together to enjoy the sport and compete.

“Especially when I’m skating with kids my age, I feel like we can just push each other Because I feel like if my friend learns a trick, I feel like I have to learn it too Keep pushing each other I don’t want to get worse than him, and he doesn’t want to get worse than me.”

NEXT STOP

Oli will be headed to It-

aly in October as an invited participant to theWorld Skate Paris Olympic Qualifier

“All the best people in the world are there,” he says, adding, “It’s crazy, because I’ve been watching those people onTV since I was little ”

It’s one more stop in a busy year

Last month, Oli petitioned city council to

build an Olympic-grade skateboard park in Burnaby something he said is “desperately needed” in the city.

“I don’t think anyone actually comes to Burnaby to skateboard, because all the parks, they’re really old and rough ”

Hastings Skate Park (affectionately dubbed “Mother Hastings” by local skaters), while also an older park, is better taken care of “polished and stuff,” says Oli.

For now, Oli is working on his kick flip indys and wants to learn how to 540

He pulls out a mini fingerboard at one point to demonstrate a smith grind, where the board grinds along the ramp’s edge

“After you learn a certain amount of tricks, it’s really hard to learn more because it just keeps getting harder.”

But for Oli, that’s also one of the best parts of skateboarding.

“It’s all the friends you make and learning new tricks, and how there’s never a point you have to stop learning stuff.”

AIR TIME: Oli Ward, a Grade 11 student and top prospect for the national team, trains at the Hastings Skate Park in Vancouver on Aug 4, 2023

PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

Beyond the smile: How your oral health could be impacting your entire body

Straight, white teeth shouldn’t be your only goal when it comes to taking care of your mouth

The mouth is the gateway to the body, says Dr Sherwin Nabi from The Dental Lounge at Brentwood And when you recognize the significance of that, it makes complete sense that any problems originating there can have a serious impact on your overall health.

“Oral health plays a crucial role in maintaining your overall health and well-being. It really goes beyond having a bright smile and healthy teeth,”explains the Burnaby dentist.

So, how does the state of your mouth affect your body?

Here are five impacts your oral health can make to your overall wellness.

1. Systemic health connections

Several studies have revealed links between oral health and various systemic conditions In these, poor oral health has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory infections, stroke and even adverse pregnancy outcomes

present in the mouth can enter the bloodstream and spread to other parts of the body, which can contribute to the development or worsening of these conditions.

2. Inflammation and infection

Oral health issues like gum disease, which is also known as periodontists, can lead to chronic inflammation in the mouth This inflammation, in turn, can trigger a systemic inflammatory response, which can have negative effects on other parts of the body. And exactly how inflammation can spread from the mouth to the rest of the body, infections in the mouth can do the same if left untreated, causing a systemic infection that can manifest throughout the body. In some cases, untreated infection can even trigger sepsis, where the body has an extreme, life-threatening response to an infection

3. Respiratory health

Because of this linkage, bacteria from oral infections can be inhaled into the lungs, potentially leading to respiratory infections, pneumonia, or exacerbation of existing respiratory conditions.

4. Nutritional impact

Chewing, biting and swallowing are all essential for proper nutrition.

Oral health problems, like missing teeth, tooth decay or gum disease can make it difficult to eat certain foods, which can lead to nutritional deficiencies. Poor nutrition, in turn, can weaken the immune system and increase the risk of developing other health problems

5. Mental health and quality of life

However, it doesn’t have to be all bad news. Taking care of your teeth at home is one of the best ways to maintain good oral health and, consequently, overall health.

It is important to practice regular oral hygiene, including brushing your teeth twice a day and flossing daily, but it’s equally important to visit your dentist for regular check-ups and cleanings to stay ahead of any issues.

Circling back to how the mouth is the gateway to the body, bacteria

The oral cavity and the respiratory system are closely connected.

Oral health issues can have a significant impact on a person’s mental well-being and quality of life. Pain, discomfort and embarrassment caused by dental problems can also lead to decreased self-esteem, social isolation and even depression or anxiety.

The Dental Lounge is a luxurious dental clinic in Burnaby. From routine dental cleanings to more complex procedures, their treatments are customized to your unique needs and goals, whether that’s enjoying a pain-free mouth or sparkling white teeth.

To book an appointment with The Dental Lounge at Brentwood, Burnaby, please visit their website at thedentallounge ca

The Dental Lounge team. Photo by The Dental Lounge

The Dental Lounge clinic

Photo by The Dental Lounge

The Dental Lounge clinic

Photo by The Dental Lounge

Weekendnow

Don’t miss these weekend events & activities!

SUNDAY, AUG. 13

NIKKEI GARDEN FARMERS MARKET

Enjoy the sights and sounds of a community farmers market with a focus on Japanese food and goods

The market will have booths full of fresh, locally grown produce from Brave Child Farm and Hans Farm, locally crafted food by Japadog, HatchanTakoyaki, rice bowls by Japan Rice Bowl Association and more, and unique artisanal goods like lovely jewelry byTsuki Jewels, Kira Craft and Jewellery and Puripi Visitors can also appreciate the Japanese garden in bloom. At 11 a.m. there will be a free samurai sword-fighting show, followed by a Zumba class at 11:30 a.m.

WHEN: Sunday, Aug 13 from 10 a m to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (6688 Southoaks Cres.)

COST: Free admission

STORIES FROM A SUITCASE

Watch this high-energy, family-friendly piece of theatre presented by three talented storytellers as part of the 2023 Burnaby SummerTheatre Program.

The show will follow various adaptations of Italian folktale, featuring a very wise clock, a very sad prince and a farmer trading his sheep Woven throughout the 35-minute show are music, acrobatics and audience participation

All the three performers (Emma Schellenberg, Stella Jack-Rennie and Christian

Billet) need are the materials that fit in just a suitcase

WHEN: Sunday, Aug. 13 at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

WHERE: Deer Lake Gallery backyard (6584 Deer Lake Ave.)

COST: Free, register online on Eventbrite (search “Stories from a

SATURDAY, AUG. 12 BURNABY BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL

This iconic Burnaby event will feature headlining indie-folk band Fleet Foxes performing The band will replace Buffy Sainte-Marie, who recently announced her retirement due to health concerns and physical challenges

Other artists joining the lineup include Grammy-nominated artist Allison Russell; pop, rhythm and blues groupThe Dip; hymn-jammer Boy Golden; Arctic soul bandTheTrade Offs with lyrics blending Inuktitut and English, and vintage-rock songstress Bebe Buckskin, this year’s festival promises to be one to remember.

This is the first year the festival will be free to attend and will have food trucks on-site (including the Brownie Bakers, the Jerk Shack, Shameless Buns and more) and a family zone Beer and wine service will be available for the 19+ crowd.

The event has a capacity of 9,000 attendees

WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 12, gates open at 1 p.m., opening act at 2 p.m., event runs till 10 p.m.

WHERE: Deer Lake Park festival lawn (6450 Deer Lake Ave.)

COST: Free admission

Suitcase Burnaby”)

KARAOKE NIGHT AT THE GREAT BEAR PUB

Get ready for a night of vocal power and pizzazz on a rollicking night of song and lyric at the Great Bear Pub on Kingsway.Whether you want to sing the blues,

or power up a pop-punk party anthem, gather your friends for a fun-filled sonic evening.

WHEN: Sunday, Aug. 13 (8 p.m. start)

WHERE: Great Bear Pub (5665 Kingsway)

COST: Free admission compiled by Lauren Vanderdeen

SUMMER MUSIC: Ruby Waters performs at the 2022 Burnaby Blues and Roots festival This year’s concert will feature Fleet Foxes on Friday, Aug. 12.

PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER/FILES

Buffy Sainte-Marie bows out of blues and roots festival

AbhinayaNatesh anatesh@burnabynow.com

Canadian musician Buffy Sainte-Marie will miss this year’s Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival.

Sainte-Marie was slated to headline the festival at Deer Lake Park Aug 12, but due to a combination of health concerns and physical challenges, the singer-songwriter has announced her retirement from live performances ahead of the event, the city said in a press release

Grammy-nominated American indie-folk band Fleet Foxes will now be performing as the headliner for the free festival.

The band has earned

two Grammy nominations, one for Best Folk Album in 2012 for Helplessness Blues and one for Best Alternative Music Album in 2022 for Shore

Joining the lineup this year will be 2022 RBCxMusic artist Bebe Buckskin, a Cree/Metis artist with deep roots in the muskeg and boreal forest of Northern Alberta; Grammy-nominated artist Allison Russell; pop, rhythm and blues group The Dip; hymn-jammer Boy Golden; and Arctic soul bandTheTrade Offs with lyrics blending Inuktitut and English

This is the first year that the festival will be free to

attend and will have food trucks on-site and a family zone Beer and wine service will be available for the 19+ crowd

For more information, see www burnabyblues festival com

BURNABY BLUES + ROOTS FESTIVAL

When: Saturday, Aug. 12, gates open at 1 p.m., opening act at 2 p m , event runs till 10 p.m.

Where: Deer Lake Park festival lawn (6450 Deer Lake Ave )

Cost: Free admission with files from Lauren Vanderdeen

and peace of

Communitynow

Burnaby dad to go the extra mile as a tribute to his daughter

AbhinayaNatesh

anatesh@burnabynow com

One August day 10 years ago, three-year-old Scarlett Drabble was gripped by a high fever that never subsided

A doctor’s visit confirmed her parents’ worst fears The fever presaged a cancer diagnosis, and she was taken to an intensive care ward for treatment.

Her father, Paul Drabble, remembered the day like none other the feeling of simultaneous panic and numbness taking over while his wife burst into tears

Recalling the initial days of Scarlett’s leukemia diagnosis, Drabble said she had a fever without any of the other symptoms associated with a flu or bad

cold, going on four days

When nothing seemed to help her, she took a blood test Her parents then rushed her to the emergency ward at B.C. Children’s Hospital

In a triage room, staff performed tests; a doctor returned to inform them of Scarlett’s leukemia diagnosis.

It was disorienting news.

“It’s hard to really know what to think,” Drabble said. “Is my daughter going to die today, or what?

“You have a normal life just going about your business, going to work and doing your shopping and suddenly, you’re in an intensive care ward and in an oncology department. And you’re looking around and seeing things

that you’ve only ever seen onTV shows and this is your new reality”

But with time and treatment, there was a happy outcome.

Following two years of doctor meetings, tests, medical procedures and

chemotherapy treatments, Scarlett’s cancer went into remission, and now 10 years later, she is a happy, healthy 13-year-old, excited about high school.

This year, to mark the 10-year anniversary of her cancer diagnosis, Paul

Drabble will participate in the “Tour de Cure” cycling fundraiser as a tribute to Scarlett and her courage and resilience

Each year, the BC Cancer Foundation hosts the event, in which thousands of cyclists across B.C. pedal to raise awareness about cancer and raise funds to help cancer patients

On Aug. 26 and 27, Drabble, a longtime cyclist, will join around 2,000 other riders for a two-day, 100-kilometre ride from Cloverdale to Hope.

“I want to give back to BC Cancer Foundation,” he said. “I’ve been thinking about it for a while. I think I needed a push, and the 10 years is symbolic ”

Drabble will be joining

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Expand your palate during this month’s Crave the Heights event

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Everyone has a few “go to” restaurants for the days we are craving our favourite dish or are taking out someone who is new to our area.

From celebrating birthdays to postdance show dinners, a couple of special restaurants hold many memories for me of important people, milestones and delicious food.

When roaming the Heights with a friend,whenthequestionofwhattoeat comes up, it has always been easy to go with something I know And I know I can never go wrong with chicken gyro or gyoza.

However, working in the Heights this summer has inspired me to get out of my comfort zone and expand my horizons when it comes to dining, and I’m so glad I have. I’ve discovered some new favourites like Chad Thai’s Vietnamese iced tea and Shen Sushi’s rainbow roll. I’m just getting started, and I still have so much more to try

If you’re like me and seeking a little more culinary adventure this summer, especially in your own neighbourhood, experience all the flavours the Heights has to offer during Crave, a 10-day dining event, from August 18 to 27, 2023

Everyone can join the celebration and enjoy limited edition menu items, great deals, drink features, and delicious desserts. This dining showcase is best paired with good company, so be sure to bring your loved ones, family, friends, and colleagues out for a summer evening on the Heights

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Sun, sips, and scrumptious food at top five patio spots

AbhinayaNatesh anatesh@burnabynow com

Before August slips away into a moment in time (yes, this is our reaction toTaylor Swift’s latest announcement), you might want to make the most out of your patio season.

Whether you’re a Burnaby resident, travelling to the city or just looking for some unique lounging spots in the Lower Mainland, there are plenty of patio dining options in Burnaby for you to soak in the sun while it lasts so grab your sunglasses, put on your sunscreen and sit out in the patio to enjoy the summer of 2023

Here are five picks in Burnaby:

BIRDIES EATS AND DRINKS

Earlier in July, where a former Earls was located, a new Californian-inspired restaurant quietly opened its doors in North Burnaby serving weekend brunch, lunch, dinner and happy-hour drinks with a sunny attitude and a laidback atmosphere

The casual dining spot in Burnaby (conceived by a small team from Earls) boasts pastel colours, a spacious lounge, a 20-seat terrazzo countertop bar and a 75-seat patio, making it a place you wouldn’t want to miss this summer

While you’re there, don’t forget to try their “oh so sticky Korean ribs” and their happy-hour drinks like their spicy verdita, strawberry sour margaritas and blue crush

Where: 3850 Lougheed Hwy.

EARLS KITCHEN + BAR STATION SQUARE

Like Birdies, Earls has long been known for its patios especially the one in Station Square.

The Station Square location, although overlooking traffic, offers an expansive covered patio, where you can spend your summer evenings sipping on margs and sunshine.

From Cajun blackened chicken to truffle tortellini, the restaurant has it all; plus drinks Hawaiian MaiTai, anyone?

Where: 6070 Silver Dr.

RIVERWAY CLUBHOUSE

This unique patio spot overlooking the golf course should be on your list of patios to hit this summer.

With floor-to-ceiling windows, wood-beamed architecture and the view of the golf course, the Riverway Clubhouse has a patio you wouldn’t want to miss.

The patio seating is on first-come-first-serve basis, so arrive early at the restaurant if you want a spot

While you’re there, to

complement your meal, try out their coffee crunch cake with chantilly cream a decadent end to a decadent meal

Where: 9001 Bill Fox Way

HART HOUSE RESTAURANT

This gorgeous Burnaby venue, which was named one of Canada’s most romantic restaurants back in February, turns into a summer paradise with its patio options in the summer

Situated in Deer Lake Park, the Hart House Restaurant has one of the most stunning patio views you can get in the city with rustic ambience and a delicious spread.

Whether you’re looking to indulge in an elegant spaghettini allo scoglio or a luxurious three-course meal, a night out (or a day out) at the restaurant can make for a great summer date or a friendly get-together

Where: 6664 Deer Lake Ave

ZUBU RAMEN

ZUBU Ramen is a budget-friendly ramen joint with a cozy patio vibe in Burnaby This patio is highly accessible by transit just steps away from the Metrotown SkyTrain station.

They also have branches all over MetroVancouver.

Don’t forget to try their seasonal favourites: Cilantro lemon ramen, cold ramen and munch crunch wrap, to help you stay cool in the heat.

Where: 4575 Central Blvd. M01

SUMMER LOVIN’: Birdies Eats and Drinks opened early July in North Burnaby Which Burnaby patios are you visiting this summer?

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Citynow Hudson’s Bay closing Lougheed mall location in December

LaurenVanderdeen

lvanderdeen@burnabynow com

A Canadian department store that shaped land use and traffic patterns in what became Burnaby’s LougheedTown Centre more than 50 years ago is closing down.

Customers shopping at Hudson’s Bay in Lougheed Mall over the weekend were met with closing sale signage: “This store is permanently closing ”

The department store will close officially in December this year, according to spokespersonTiffany Bourré

From the beginning, the shopfront was unique as it was Hudson’s Bay’s first location in a mall, but the path there was filled with complications

A SHORT HISTORY OF HUDSON’S BAYAT LOUGHEED MALL

If it weren’t for the Bay, Lougheed Mall wouldn’t have been built.

When the mall was first planned in the mid-1960s, the city specifically took “great care” to ensure the shopping centre was supported “by at least one prestige department store,” according to a staff report

from 1967

Burnaby city council refused to rezone the 30 acres of farmland on North Road until one of those department stores signed on to the project.

Council delayed rezoning the land while the Bay negotiated with the mall developers, GreatWest Saddlery Ltd , a Manitoba leather goods business that made saddles for the Royal North-West Mounted Police turned Alberta real estate, construction and retail conglomerate.

Council proceeded with the mall development only when the Bay “indicated by telegram that it would be in the proposed new centre ”

With those assurances put into a legal agreement in 1965, council and the developers began “a great deal of work” to rezone the land, plan the roads and buy the properties.

But two years later, the Bay withdrew from the mall development and “irrevocably terminated” its lease agreement with the shopping centre

“Several reasons were given for this action, which are a matter between Rupert’s LandTrading Company (the Bay’s real estate

arm at the time) and the Lougheed Mall Shopping Centre,” Burnaby’s municipal manager said in the report.

The city expressed its frustration to Hudson’s Bay executives

“The decision to locate a major shopping centre on North Road had triggered many changes in the land use pattern and road pattern in this section of the municipality which had reached a point of no return, and … it is imperative that a major shopping centre go on this site,” the city manager said

The city manager said the executive for the Bay was “fully sympathetic” to the city’s situation and expressed a “continued inter-

est” in the Bay establishing its first shopping centre store in the Lougheed area of Burnaby – if certain undisclosed criteria were met.

By 1968, the Bay was heralded as the mall’s main anchor tenant

It was the Bay’s first location in a shopping centre when it opened in August 1969 – and it was an impressive boutique.

The design and décor cost $1 million (almost $8 million in today’s dollars), and the store opened with 200 employees, according to the Vancouver Sun on Sept 23, 1969

LOUGHEED HUDSON’S BAY CLOSURE

Founded in 1670 as a fur-trading business, Hud-

son’s Bay is the oldest company in North America

The firm, now owned by parent company HBC, bills itself as a premier North American retailer with a portfolio of real estate assets

Bourré, the Hudson’s Bay spokesperson, said: “HBC continually looks at opportunities to optimize its real estate portfolio. After careful consideration, Hudson’s Bay has made the decision to close its Lougheed location.”

Bourré said “transfer opportunities” for Lougheed store employees “will be explored where feasible ”

The Bay’s three surrounding stores at Metro-

town, Coquitlam Centre and Guildford Town Centre in Surrey will remain open.

The Lougheed Hudson’s Bay is now selling its merchandise at discount prices; store fixtures are also for sale

The NOW has reached out to Shape Properties Corp., the current owner and developer of the City of Lougheed, for details on the future of the 125,400 sq. ft. leased shopfront and is waiting to hear back

There are currently 85 Hudson’s Bay brick-andmortar stores, according to HBC com, down from 89 stores in February 2019.

Hudson’s Bay Co has laid off 500 corporate employees this year.

The last public reporting period showed Hudson’s Bay made $5 47 billion in retail sales as of November 2019’s third quarter

In 2021, the company separated its brick-andmortar stores as “Hudson’s Bay” from its online e-commerce brand “The Bay.”

Formerly a public company, Hudson’s Bay went private in March 2020

END OF AN ERA: Hudson’s Bay at Lougheed shopping centre will close in December this year PHOTO ALEX RAMIREZ/CONTRIBUTED

Communitynow Burnaby student wins $5,000 Youth Award scholarship

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A Burnaby student from the University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School of Business has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship in recognition of academic achievements and commitment to community service in Canada and abroad

Jonathan Chan was one of the recipients of the International Business Scholarship, part of Export Development Canada’s (EDC) 2023 youth education program, in which 27 students across Canada were chosen for awards from 700 appli

ACHIEVER: 2023 Youth Award

Scholarships from Export Development Canada named Jonathan Chan as one of the recipients of $5,000 international business scholarship

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Chan is a fourth-year student specializing in accounting, organizational behaviour and human resources

ients were awarded the International Business Scholarship, while seven received the new Community Leadership Scholarships, awarded to students from equity-seeking communities. Aside from their academic standing, the students who received the community leadership scholarships were chosen for their dedication to supporting their communities through extracurricular and volunteer initiatives

In an emailed statement to the NOW, Chan said the scholarship will allow him to continue to give back to the community through social entrepreneurship initiatives in

LaurenVanderdeen

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SFU Gallery is getting a revamp

Simon Fraser Universi-

ty has announced its campus art gallery on Burnaby Mountain is getting a $26 3-million overhaul, and the school wants its new gallery to be a community living room

Replacing the old SFU Gallery, the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Gallery “the Gibson” will be 12,000 square feet of free exhibits and programming space for the university and its neighbouring community, according SFU.

It will include an art studio, courtyard, salon and forum, designed by architect Siamak Hariri

The gallery’s website describes the space as “SFU’s living room: a warm and welcoming place to find one another and learn together ”

The gallery will host “a range of new artist-led learning and community engagement offerings, such as artist residencies, handson sessions for university and K-12 students, and weekend family programs,” according to the release. Right across from the main transit hub on Burn-

aby Mountain, the gallery will be located near the First People’s Gathering House andTrottier Observatory.

Construction began in a ground-breaking ceremony on Aug. 1.

Donors including Marianne Gibson, the Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation, theTuey Charitable Foundation and an anonymous donation in honour of SFU president emeritus Andrew Petter contributed more than $23 million to the project

The Gibson is expected to open in 2025 and will be home to SFU’s art collection of more than 5,800 modern and contemporary paintings, photographs, sculptures, works on paper and large installations

GALLERY NAMED AFTER DONOR, FORMER FACULTY

The late Edward Gibson was the director of SFU Gallery from 1986 to 1997 after joining SFU as a charter faculty member in 1965.

“I’m filled with excite-

ment for this museum to continue to bring British Columbian arts and culture to the faculty, staff and students of SFU, as well as to the community of the Lower Mainland and the province,” said Gibson’s wife, Marianne, in the release SFU Galleries director Kimberly Phillips said the new gallery would become a “new kind of visual arts facility”

“We are committed to creating a space that will extend the ways we support artists, strengthen the arts ecology of our region, and manifestly reimagine what an art museum can do, and for whom it exists,” Phillips added SFU Gallery was established on Burnaby Mountain as a public art gallery in 1970, according to its website, and expanded toTeck Gallery at Harbour Centre inVancouver in 1989 and the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts inVancouver in 2010.

You can take a virtual tour of plans for the new space on the Gibson’s website at gibson sfu ca

Citynow Man charged with running illegal gambling operation

CorneliaNaylor cnaylor@burnabynow.com

A 58-year-old man has yet to make his first court appearance after being charged with running an illegal gambling operation out of a Burnaby bowling alley building.

Richard Kurt Giebelhaus was arrested in March 2021 in connection with an investigation into illegal gambling activity inside the Revs building at 5502 Lougheed Hwy , according to the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, which investigates gangs and illegal gambling in the province.

“Information was received that an alleged illegal gaming operation was being conducted within the Revs Bowling building which initiated an investigation,” CFSEU spokesperson Sgt. BrendaWinpenny told the NOW in an emailed statement

Investigators conducted a search warrant at Giebelhaus’s residence on the day of his arrest, but he wasn’t charged until June 30 of this year

“Once the investigation reaches a point that the required evidence has been collected the investigative team drafts a disclosure package that is presented to Crown counsel,”Win-

penny said. “Crown counsel then has the onerous task of reviewing all the disclosure material and deciding what charges if any are appropriate and meet the charge approval threshold This can take some time.”

Giebelhaus has been charged with one count of keeping “a common gaming house” between July 10, 2019 to Aug 26, 2021

als participating in activity that appeared to be that of an illegal gaming house” in the restaurant, according to an earlier CFSEU news release

During that raid, CFSEU seized poker tables,

slot machines, cash, poker chips, playing cards and other items, according to the release.

The Joint Illegal Gaming InvestigationTeam was launched in 2016 to provide a coordinat-

ed, multi-jurisdictional response to illegal gambling in British Columbia “with an emphasis on top-tier organized crime and gangs,” according to the agency.

His first court appearance was slated forTuesday, Aug 1, but his lawyer appeared on his behalf.

His next court date is Aug 23

COVID-19 appears to have led to a proliferation of illegal gambling houses, according toWinpenny.

locations that allow them, have been the root of other criminal offences that impact the safety of the public,”Winpenny said in the news release announcing charges after the 2020 raid on Big Shots Café age or

“Anecdotally, we can say that during the COVID 19 pandemic restrictions and the closure of casinos, illegal gaming houses became more common or prevalent and have continued to operate in this manner,” she said.

CFSEU’s Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team was in Burnaby just last month to execute a search warrant at Big Shots Café in relation to an illegal gambling investigation

The agency had raided the place before.

In July 2020, officers located “several individu-

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