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Giro hits the streets In the chase:

Top cyclists converged on the Heights July 10 for the annual Giro di Burnaby, part of the B.C. Superweek race series. This year’s fast-paced races were won

by Luke Keough on the men’s side and Erica Allar on the women’s.

See more coverage in today’s sports section starting on page 19, and see more coverage – including video – at www.burnabynow. com.

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Tsleil-Waututh set to challenge pipeline Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

Canada’s federal court of appeal has given the Tsleil-Waututh Nation the goahead for a legal challenge against the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion that could derail the National Energy Board’s hearing for the project.

Kinder Morgan wants to twin the Trans Mountain pipeline and expand the tank farm and marine terminal, all partly within the nation’s traditional territory in Burnaby and around the Burrard Inlet.

“The Crown and the National Energy Board have entered into an unlawful process, one that does not respect aboriginal rights and title,” said Chief Maureen Thomas in a media release. “We are still at the beginning of a long fight, but we are deeply committed to protecting our territory. We will use all the legal means

necessary to defend it against (the) NEB’s unilateral and one-sided review process and Kinder Morgan’s project.”

The nation launched the challenge in early May, claiming the NEB did not have the authority to move forward with the hearing because the federal government and the board had not consulted with the nation about the hearing and the environmental assessment for the pipeline expansion. The appeal is the first legal challenge from a First Nation against the project.

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“When I say ‘participate,’ we may not file a response or an argument, but we will of course comply with any request for documents,” she said. “We haven’t seen that appeal yet. Once that comes in, we’ll take a look.”

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Speaking out: Rick McGowan of the Burnaby First Coalition speaks at a press conference outside Burnaby City Hall July 7. The coalition is taking aim at what it says is a lack of transparency over city finances.

‘Accountability deficit’ Jacob Zinn staff reporter

The Burnaby First Coalition is calling on the City of Burnaby to be more transparent when it comes to the city’s finances.

At a press conference outside city hall before the July 7 council meeting, BFC supporters highlighted issues ranging from the secrecy surrounding Burnaby’s collective agreement with CUPE Local 23 to a five-year tax surplus of nearly $482 million sitting in the city reserves. “’As it stands, British Columbia’s largest municipalities have a serious accountability deficit,’” said BFC supporter and former Green Party candidate Rick McGowan. “I didn’t say that – if it sounds

familiar, it’s because it was stated by the BCA’s friend and my NDP MP Kennedy Stewart in 2005.”

McGowan noted that since 2009, the tax levy for Burnaby residents has increased by 25 per cent, which, paired with overestimated expenditure forecasts and underestimated revenue projections, has led to the eight- and ninefigure annual surpluses.

“As a result of this flawed budgeting process and no oversight, we see tens, even hundreds of millions of dollars of taxes and user fees being transferred from our pockets to the city reserves,” he said.

The BFC also questioned why some workers making more than $75,000 are receiving significant raises year after year, while the salary total for city employees making under that amount has hovered around $80.8 million over the past three years.

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Union (HEU).

“Believe it or not, it would be a lot The hospital has invoked its overcapac- worse if they hadn’t done a lot of things ity protocol on and off for two that they’ve done,” Ostrow months, according to Fraser “What it means said.

Health, and the facility was about emergenpractically on the cy Concerns at its highest level of overcaroom overcrowding come pacity (OCP 3) as recently as on the heels of a provincial ground is that Monday. of Fraser Health that there are a lot of review “What it means practically pointed to major problems at patients being on the ground is that there are Burnaby Hospital. a lot of patients being cared Released by the health cared for in halls. for in halls,” HEU communiministry last week, the report That’s not concations director Mike Old told said the local health-care facilthe NOW. “That’s not conducive to the best ity showed “flags in nearly ducive to the best of care for patient-safety indicators” care for patients.” all patients.” and was among the worst in It could also put workers at Canada for indicators like hosMIKE OLD risk, he said. pital acquired infections and Hospital Employees’ Union “Our members have raised fractures, readmission rates, concerns with local managand treating patients with fracers about both patient beds and hospital tured hips within 48 hours. equipment like linen carts blocking emerHospital officials said some of the data gency exits,” he said. used in the report were two years old and The union attributes the problem to the that significant progress on patient care hospital running over capacity with inad- has been made in the interim. equate resources. twitter.com/CorNaylor

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Governments failing to protect parkland

As people across the country are load- in the country are facing greater challenges than they were a year ago. ing up their vans for camping weekends Specifically, the report says governand hoisting their backpacks for wilderments are prioritizing industrial and ness adventures, a group dedicated to commercial interests over the saving Canada’s parks says ecological, social and economic governments from coast to benefits of parks. coast are failing to protect the Burnaby NOW Sadly, if not surprisingly, land we all treasure. our own B.C. government comes under The Canadian Parks and Wilderness fire in the report. The reason? The Society just released its sixth annual changes it made in March to the provinreview of the state of Canada’s parks cial Park Act that allow the government – and, worryingly, the group finds that most parks and proposed protected areas to issue permits for feasibility studies

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related to the construction of roads, highways and pipelines through provincial parks – and for the broadly defined category of “research.”

“These changes undermine the fundamental principle that parks are to be protected from industrial development in perpetuity,” the report says.

B.C. is not alone. Also highlighted in the report are a move in New Brunswick that will open up increased logging in conservation zones, a proposal for a hotel in Jasper National Park and plans

to open up the Yukon’s Peel watershed to mineral, oil and gas staking.

Enough already. Whatever money such plans may generate is not worth it.

Canada’s parks are parks for a reason.

We are renowned for the beauty of our land, and that land deserves to remain intact for generations to come.

Here’s hoping that this report – and the storm that’s already brewing in response to it – will cause the powers that be to rethink where the real value lies in this beautiful land of ours.

First Nation issues ‘eviction’ notice W

land. ell, that didn’t take However, the Gitxsan appear long. Last week, I to take the novel approach that wrote that, while the excluding people from the land Supreme Court of Canada deciit claims title to must take place sion granting aboriginal title right now, in order to meet one didn’t mean the sky was falling, of the tests to establish title to there would certainly be stormy the land. times ahead.

I don’t know where And now one this is headed, but it particular storm has Keith Baldrey seems things could get appeared on the ugly – particularly if horizon, and it looks the Gitxsan tries to forcibly evict foreboding. or blockade one of the parties it The Gitxsan First Nations in is trying to “exclude” from the northwest B.C. has issued “evicland they are laying claim to. tion” notices to CN Rail, forest Presumably, a court will industries and sports fisheries weigh in on this matter. But this to vacate the land and cease all is a prime example of a situation activities by Aug. 4, unless they that can cause potential investors receive the consent of the band’s to pull back from putting money hereditary chiefs to be there. into B.C.’s economy, because The band has seized upon of the uncertainty of just how a section of that court decision extensive First Nations’ powers that sets out conditions that ultimately are in this province. must be met for a First Nations The Gitxsan will undoubtto establish aboriginal title. One of those tests is that a band must edly not be the last First Nations prove it had “exclusive historical band to try to exercise more control of the land they are claiming occupation” of the land in questitle to before that title is actually tion. proven. Meanwhile, circle Aug. 4 “Exclusivity can be estabon your calendar. lished by proof that others were ! excluded from the land or by The looming Surrey mayorproof that others were only alty race is shaping up as a allowed access to the land with warm-up exercise for the next the permission of the claimant federal election for a number of group,” the court wrote in the major political operatives in this decision.

One would think the wording province.

Already, a bunch of wellapplies to the situation that was known backroom political there “historically,” or before contact with European settlers Election Page 7 who ultimately occupied the

IN MY OPINION

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR City needs to put out political fire Dear Editor:

Re: Burnaby fire department wants Kinder Morgan to fight its own fires, Burnaby NOW, July 9.

I find the belligerent attitude being adopted

by Burnaby and the Burnaby firefighters towards Kinder Morgan to be deplorable.

Clearly, from reading the very thoughtful and wonderfully balanced article by Jennifer Moreau on the Kinder Morgan tank farm, there are issues on both sides.

Whether I support Kinder Morgan’s presence in Burnaby is irrelevant – what is relevant is they have been here for 60 years, paying their taxes to the city.

If a fire broke out at their facilities, I would want it dealt with swiftly and in a way to minimize environmental damage.

If in 60 years, they have not had a fire, then it does not make sense for Kinder Morgan to have people trained up full time to fight a once-in-several-generations fire. But it does make sense to work with the local fire department to provide ongoing special training to firefighters and make sure that in the unlikely – but possible – event that a fire did break out in the tank farm, the City of Burnaby and Kinder Morgan would respond swiftly and knowledgeably.

Politics should not be a factor in these situations.

Kinder Morgan seems to want to work with the city

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR City response ‘belligerent’ continued from page 6

to find a solution to these issues, and the city is being extremely belligerent in its response.

Meanwhile, the reality is, for now at least, Kinder Morgan are operating in our city boundaries – let’s work with them while they are here to ensure there are no environmental disasters!

Sally Gillies, by email

Facts don’t back claims Dear Editor:

Re: Firing back at Kinder Morgan prez, Letters to the Editor, July 10.

The Burnaby NOW published a letter from Robyn Allan suggesting that if the proposed Trans Mountain expansion project is approved, Metro Vancouver residents would pay higher gasoline prices.

The facts do not back up her claims.

Prices paid by local consumers at the pumps are driven by world oil prices, not Alberta oil prices, so any increase in price per-barrel as a result of Alberta producers accessing world markets due to

expanded pipelines does not mean higher gasoline prices for locals.

Her argument also ignores the many factors that go into the price paid by consumers for gasoline – taxes, refining costs, seasonal fluctuations and the general rules of supply and demand.

The cost of crude oil makes up less than 50 per cent of the ultimate price you pay at the pump.

In addition, she ignores the reality in the Vancouver area, that refineries, including Chevron in Burnaby, cannot get enough raw product from Alberta by pipeline and are currently supplementing their supply by transporting crude oil on rail.

Our project would allow for more, not less, supply for both local refineries and world markets.

There are many independent sources for information about gasoline prices, and we encourage your readers to learn the facts. We suggest visiting Natural Resources Canada at www.nrcan.gc.ca and the Canadian Centre for Energy Information at www.centreforenergy. com for more information.

Scott Stoness, vice-president, regulatory and

finance, Kinder Morgan Canada

Election: No challenge in Burnaby continued from page 6

organizers are getting involved in the various camps.

And they have ties to both the federal Conservative and Liberal parties, and it appears some of them are working beside each other.

Linda Hepner, the would-be successor to Diane Watts as the Surrey First mayoralty candidate, has veteran political strategist Pat Kinsella in her corner, but he’s got plenty of company. Communications pros Norm Stowe and Laura Ballance and veteran political organizers Stu Braddock and Prem Vinning are also helping Hepner.

Barinder Rasode, the independent councillor who is expected to challenge Hepner, has veteran federal Liberal organizer Mark Marissen running her team.

But NDP stalwart Moe Sihota is there as well,

and ex-B.C. Liberal pollster Dmitri Pantazopoulos (one of the few people to accurately predict the last provincial election) is assisting, as is Kareem Allam (Kevin Falcon’s deputy campaign manager in the last B.C. Liberal leadership race).

I’m not sure how Doug McCallum, the former mayor trying to get his old job back, will fare in landing the same number of experienced hands.

But I suppose one reason (aside from personal ties and loyalties) all these political pros are flocking to Surrey is that it may be the only intriguing mayoralty race in all of Metro Vancouver.

In 2011, almost all incumbent mayors were re-elected, and I suspect the same thing will happen this fall.

There seems little reason to think Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore,

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart or Delta Mayor Lois Jackson are vulnerable to a strong challenge (unless any of them decide against running again).

The wild card, of course, is Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, who has been making news (for all the wrong reasons) these days.

Former Vancouver Sun editor Kirk Lapointe announced this week that he will run as the mayoral candidate for the ironically named Non-Partisan Association.

Robertson will likely not face a credible challenge from the left, as the COPE party has been captured by fringe elements who like to shout slogans at each other.

But if the NPA can get its act together, there no reason to think the party can’t take a run at the sitting mayor.

Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global B.C.

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Have your say on the Kinder Morgan pipeline MP holding letterwriting workshop for commentators Jennifer Moreau staff reporter

Kennedy Stewart is hosting a letter-writing workshop for commentators in the Kinder Morgan pipeline hearing, and the Burnaby-Douglas MP says many may not know they are allowed to participate

while commentain the hearing. tors can only subStewart’s office mit letters outlindiscovered many ing their concerns people were with the pipeline unaware that they expansion plans. were accepted as The letter-writcommentators. ing workshop People who is scheduled for applied can conAug. 5, from 6:30 tact his office and to 8:30 p.m. at find out if they were accepted, as Kennedy Stewart Charles Rummel Community Stewart has the list MP Centre, at 3630 of commentators.

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RCMP officer disciplined for parking lot spat Jacob Zinn staff reporter

A Burnaby RCMP officer who called a woman a “dirty slut” in the heat of an argument over a parking space has been docked six days’ pay, according to an RCMP disciplinary decision.

In the opinion of an RCMP adjudicator, Const.

Harinder Paul Singh Pabla should have handled the situation differently, given his 16 years on the force at the time. While a judge ruled that the woman had assaulted Pabla in the confrontation, an internal investigation took issue with the officer’s foul language.

On the afternoon of New Year’s Eve 2011, Pabla – who was off-duty – approached then 23-year-old Jessica Olive after she pulled into a parking spot that he had his eye on at Willowbrook Shopping Centre.

A teary-eyed Olive testified Pabla was upset she had taken his spot. While the conversation started normally and she apologized, she claimed he refused to accept her apology and the situation escalated.

Olive told Pabla, “Stop being a dick. It’s just a parking spot, let’s move

City opens park Families in North Burnaby have one more fun place to play this summer.

The City of Burnaby is holding an official opening this weekend for a new playground and water play area at Confederation Park.

The 700-square-metre rubberized surface playground, built in-house by city staff, features structures for preschoolers and children including a multiperson see-saw, spinner bowls, child-size picnic tables, swing sets, a climbing rock and more.

Adjacent to the playground is a 400-squaremetre plaza-style water feature, designed by a Vancouver-based firm, space2place, which opened in the summer of 2013.

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on,” at which point Pabla made the aforementioned remark, among other sexually explicit comments. She attempted to walk away from the confrontation, but Pabla followed her, leading

Olive to kick him in the shin.

Pabla pulled out his badge and stated he could press charges for assault, to which Olive said he had verbally assaulted her and

tried to walk away again, but when he continued to follow her, she hit him with her purse and told him to leave her alone.

“I was very scared at that point,” Olive told the

courts last July. “It felt like no matter what I did, he wouldn’t leave me alone. I didn’t know what else to do to get him away from me.”

According to testimony, Pabla struck Olive in the

face. He was previously charged with assault in connection with the incident but was acquitted by a judge last August.

– With files from The Province

PUBLIC HEARING

The Council of the City of Burnaby hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing TUESDAY, 2014 JULY 22 AT 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2, to receive representations in connection with the following proposed amendments to “Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965”.

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BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 22, 2014 – BYLAW NO. 13363 Rez. #13-12 Metrotown SkyTrain Station Parcel “B” (Statutory Right-Of-Way Plan 3962) of District Lot’s 99, 151, 152 and 153, Group 1, New Westminster District From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on P2 Administration and Assembly District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on P2 Administration and Assembly District and the development plan entitled “Metrotown Station Upgrades” prepared by Via Architecture) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to accommodate the expansion of the existing Metrotown Station. The proposed development involves the expansion and the architectural enhancement of the existing station to accommodate projected ridership demands over the next 30 years and to improve accessibility, safety, comfort and convenience of transit use within the core area of the Metrotown Town Centre.

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BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 20, 2014 – BYLAW NO. 13354 Rez. #13-23 6280 Cassie Avenue and 6331/6363/6377 McKay Avenue Lot A, DL 153, Group 1, NWD Plan 8356, Lot 1, DL 151 and 153, Group 1, NWD Plan 8356, Lots 2 and 3, DL 153, Group 1, NWD Plan 8356 From: RM3 Multiple Family Residential District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the RM5s Multiple Family Residential District, C2 Community Commercial District, and Metrotown Town Centre Development Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Gold House” prepared by Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the development of two residential apartment buildings, 41 – storeys (north apartment building) and 26 – storeys (south apartment building) respectively, with a townhouse component and a commercial office-retail component.

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BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 23, 2014 – BYLAW NO. 13364 Rez. #14-06 418 Gamma Avenue Lot A, D.L. 122, Group 1, NWD Plan BCP51571 From: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM3 Multiple Family Residential District and C2 Community Commercial District) To: Amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM3 Multiple Family Residential District, C2 Community Commercial District and Hastings Street Area Plan guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled, “Montage” prepared by Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to construct a four-storey mixed-use commercial and residential building.

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BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 24, 2014 - BYLAW NO. 13365 Rez. #13-41 7262, 7268, 7274 Eighteenth Avenue Lots 24 – 26, DL 95, Group 1, NWD Plan 1915 From: R5 Residential District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on RM2 Multiple Family Residential District and Edmonds Town Centre Plan guidelines and in accordance with the development plan entitled “18th Avenue Townhomes” prepared by Robert Ciccozzi Architecture Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a 3-storey (27 unit) stacked townhouse development with underground parking.

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BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 25, 2014 - BYLAW NO. 13366 Rez. #14-16 Portion of 3700 Willingdon Avenue – BCIT NE1 Building Lot A, D.L. 71, Group 1, NWD Plan 68136 Except: Part On Plan EPP6322 From: P6 Regional Institutional District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on P6 Regional Institutional District and in accordance with the development plan entitled “BCIT NE1 Skysign Application” prepared by The Colborne Architectural Group Pacific Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the installation of two skysigns on the west and east frontages of an existing institutional building on the subject site.

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by a proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw. Written submissions may be presented at the Public Hearing or for those not attending the Public Hearing must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk prior to 4:45 p.m. the day of the Public Hearing. Please note that all written submissions must contain name and address which will become a part of the public record.

The Director Planning and Building’s reports and related information respecting the zoning bylaw amendments are available for public examination at the offices of the Planning Department, 3rd floor, in Burnaby City Hall.

Copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk at 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays from Wednesday, 2014 July 9 to Tuesday, 2014 July 22.

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Shooting joke not so funny for Burnaby RCMP Cayley Dobie staff reporter

Nearly the full force of the Burnaby RCMP was dispatched to a local home on Saturday – turns out it was a joke that got way out of hand, and police aren’t laughing.

Burnaby RCMP officers, Air 1, the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team and the Integrated Police Dog Services were all called to a home in North Burnaby, in the 4300 block of Napier Street, on July 12. The show of force was in response to a 911 call the department received from a man saying his girlfriend had sent him a text message reporting she was being shot at in her home, stated a press release.

“This was potentially a very serious situation and we responded to it the way we must, with all of the appropriate resources that are available to us,” Insp.

Bob Page, Burnaby RCMP investigative services officer, said in the release.

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20.5 per cent since 2011, and the overall wage total for those employees has increased by $10.5 million in the same period.

In summary, the BFC called on council to allow the provincially appointed municipal auditor to review the city’s books, publish all contracts and other civic dealings on the city’s website within 90 days of ratification, provide five years of city budget data in an objective format and release estimates of future costs determined by city staff stemming from CUPE negotiations.

Coun. Dan Johnston, who chairs the city’s finance and civic development committee, could not be reached for comment by the NOW’s deadline.

While Burnaby First’s slate has not been officially announced, the conference was attended by former independent council candidate Nick Kvenich, former TEAM Burnaby mayoral candidate Tom Tao, former Parents’ Voice school board candidates Helen Ward and Charter Lau, retired teacher and Vancouver School Board administrator Ben Seebaran, and BFC supporter Linda Hancott.

girlfriend did not intend for her boyfriend to contact police and the text message was a joke. For this reason,

police chose not to charge her with public mischief, which can carry a sentence of five years in prison if the

person is found guilty of an indictable crime.

“She didn’t intentionally want the police to

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Page said. “We urge people to use their common sense.

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Three ‘heathens’ filming their spiritual journey Secular filmmakers taking religious pilgrimage to Spain

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he Camino de Santiago. An 800kilometre spiritual pilgrimage across northern Spain to a far-off cathedral, the supposed gravesite of apostle St. James the Great.

In search of enlightenment, thousands of Christians annually make the extensive walk to what the Romans called “Finisterrae,” Latin for “the end of the world.”

So why would a secular trio of Burnaby 20-somethings want to embark on such an arduous trek across the land of the ON MY BEAT Jacob Zinn setting sun? To make a film, of course.

Will Ross, Devan Scott and Daniel Jeffery – all recent graduates of SFU’s film program – are setting out to make a documentary about the expedition, combining contrasting filmic styles to illustrate the diverse viewpoints and experiences of themselves and others on the two-month journey.

“We’ll be meeting hundreds of people who are at a time in their lives when they’re specifically seeking answers for themselves,” said Jeffery. “It’s a really ripe time to connect with people and expose those things about them.

“Ourselves, we’ll be going through something similar.”

The idea for the feature-length doc came six years ago courtesy of an internet forum where Scott saw one user’s deeply personal photo journal of the trip – it wasn’t just a slideshow of landmarks. There was something more to it.

“It got me thinking, it would make a great subject for a documentary. I’m going to do this someday,” said Scott.

“The climax of it wasn’t that he got to this beautiful cathedral at the end of this big, symbolic journey – the climax was, ‘I arrived there a different person than I was at the start,’” added Ross.

While none of the guys are religious – hence the film’s title, We Three Heathens – they each have an anthropological interest in how widespread beliefs came

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Spiritual journey: From left, Will Ross, Devan Scott and Daniel Jeffery – three graduates of SFU’s film program – are heading

to Spain in September to film their 800-kilometre trek on the Camino de Santiago, a Christian pilgrimage to St. James’ supposed burial site. The secular filmmakers are eager to meet others taking the journey and see how the trip impacts their own opinions on religion.

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For Scott, this isn’t his first foray into spiritual cinema: He, along with two Catholic friends, spent four days in a monastery filming a documentary on monks who had removed To donate themselves from mainstream to their society.

Indiegogo “It gave me an opportunity campaign, to really see the lifestyle and scan with Layar kind of demystified a lot of it for me,” said Scott. “It got me fascinated with the culture behind it and the thousands of years of history created because of this.”

“For me, the interesting thing about religion is that most of the great things that people get out of religion are things that I think I get too,” said Ross. “The

interesting thing is what makes that common ground between people.”

Rather than approach the trip like travelogue documentaries, all three will carry cameras and film from their own perspectives, often migrating as a group but sometimes wandering in different directions.

“As much as I expect us to be a group most of the time, I expect it to be a really solitary trip – that’s where I expect tensions to come up,” said Ross. “When you do this sort of thing, you’re in your head so much, you’re thinking all the time and you have nothing to do but talk. Of course you’re going to butt heads with other people.”

“That will be the reality TV angle of the trip,” said Jeffery with a laugh.

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To make it across the Atlantic in September, the guys have started an Indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000, with stretch goals in $2,000 increments up to $20,000. While they’re close to reaching their base goal, any extra funds will aid in making the film as best as they possibly can.

“If we get $20,000, we can make it with a better camera, hire assistant editors and have more money for the sound mix,” said Scott.

They are also buying other equipment so they can send footage to crew members back home, who will log the clips.

All three are going into the 60-day trip with certain expectations: Their patience will be tried, their values will

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Premier attends opening for new microgrid lab said Clark. “Their new Microgrid Lab will help provide greener, more affordable energy here at home and around the world.”

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chneider Electric Solar Business, a leader in solar power conversion solutions, unveiled its new 15,000square-foot microgrid laboratory at its Burnaby headquarters, which the company will use to test the safety of its solar products.

A microgrid, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, is a controlled local energy grid, meaning it can disconnect from traditional electrical grids and operate on its own.

The lab contains 70,000 pounds of wiring, 300,000 pounds of test equipment and a 1,800-point control structure.

“Our new MicroGrid Lab is one of the largest of its kind in North America and is enabling Schneider Electric to realize its potential as a global leader in solar,” said Jill Tipping, CFO and vicepresident of operations at Schneider Electric.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark was on hand for the opening and commended Schneider for its work in the field of solar energy.

“Schneider Electric’s investments in British Columbia are a vote of confidence in our economy and our future as a clean energy provider and technology leader,”

Hall of fame for 49th Parallel

Forty Ninth Parallel makes some really good coffee – and now they’re being recognized for it.

The local coffee bean producer, run by brothers Mike and Vince Piccolo, is set to be inducted into the B.C. Restaurant Hall of Fame, under the coffee and beverage award category.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the hall of fame ceremony, which honours “some of the province’s most innovative and dedicated industry leaders that contribute to B.C.’s worldclass restaurant scene.”

“We have been honoured to celebrate exemplary people within the restaurant industry for the last nine years,” noted Ian Tostenson, president and CEO of the British Columbia Restaurant and Foodservices Association, in a press release. “The event gives a platform for them to be recognized by their peers and see how their contribution has affected the industry in a positive way.”

Alongside Mike and Vince, brother Sammy Piccolo is an awardwinning barista and runs Prado Café on Commercial Drive.

The gala will take place on Sept. 29 at the Italian

Heathens: Journey continued from page 13

be questioned and the ways they each see the world will likely shift.

But regardless of how things go across their routes to St. James, they know they’re coming back with a film unlike their previous works.

“I expect to, at the very minimum, meet some interesting people, investigate why they’re doing what they’re doing and create a film that will communicate those ideas to other people,” said Scott.

“I would hope that through our own style and guerrilla tenacity that we’re able to make something that does resonate with people,” added Jeffery.

“No matter what happens, we’ll all grow as filmmakers, but I hope that we go through some actual real personal development on the journey – hopefully for the better.”

To donate to the Indiegogo campaign, visit indiegogo.com/projects/we-three-heathens-a-documentary.

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Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St. in Vancouver.

The event includes a dinner, a live and silent auction, and a tribute to the late George Tidball, who founded The Keg. Tickets are available for purchase online at www. bcrfa.com or by phone at 604-669-2239.

Entrepreneurs recognized

EY, a national business firm with a focus

on entrepreneurship, has named four Burnaby businessmen as finalists in several categories of the Pacific branch of its Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

The Burnaby selection includes Scott Edmonds, president and CEO of Webtech Wireless, for business-to-business products and services; Charles Chang, president and founder of Vega, for business-to-consumer products and services; Vern

Brownell, president and CEO of D-Wave Systems, for emerging entrepreneur and Jack Newton, CEO and founder of Themis Solutions, for information technology.

Other categories include energy, entertainment and hospitality, mining and exploration, and manufacturing.

“The future of entrepreneurship in Canada – and here in British Columbia – is brighter than ever,” stated Lui

Petrollini, director of EY’s Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year program.

“Our Entrepreneur of the Year finalists defy the odds, and the impossible, to reach new heights – for themselves, and their country.”

The winners will be announced at a gala on Sept. 30, with the overall Pacific winner representing the region at the national gala in Toronto on Nov. 25. jzinn@burnabynow.com

Horsemen’s Association hosting open house

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There will be horse demos, barn tours and pony rides. (The pony-ride lineups start at 10:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.) There will be information on the Burnaby Lake Pony Club, which runs lessons on horsemanship for children as young as six.

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For more information on the association, visit www.burnabyhorsemensasso ciation.com.

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Burnaby NOW • Wednesday, July 16, 2014 • 17

Keeping cool, and green, at Grand Villa Casino

longer lifespan and lowers total energy consumption. staff reporter According to informaIt’s not easy being green tion provided by Gateway – that is, unless you’re talk- Casinos and Entertainment, ing about the Grand Villa the tower offers an annual Casino. energy savings of nearly The Burnaby casino was $90,000 per year. having a problem; it was Most importantly, for struggling to keep its cus- going so green, the casino tomers cool during the hot was offered incentives. summer months.

With B.C. Hydro providThe HVAC system used ing $185,000 and FortisBC to regulate the casino’s offering another $43,000, indoor temperature could the Grand Villa Casino was only offer a comfortable within its budget to add indoor temperature when in the new cooling system. it was below 28 degrees The tower has reduced outside. Once the tempera- the casino’s annual energy ture rose above costs by $120,000. that level into the The Grand 30s, the system Villa Casino is became overloadnow in the proed, and customcess of installing ers and staff had a second coolto struggle with ing tower. The indoor temperareason? The first tures rising as high system was overas 28 degrees. worked.

Something had “The first tower to happen, but had been worked with the cost of a Michelle Lin to the max,” said new cooling tower Energy specialist Michelle Lin, running $425,000, energy specialist a creative and out-of-the- for Gateway. box solution was desperInstalling a second ately needed. tower will keep patrons The team at Gateway and staff comfortable durCasinos and Entertainment ing the warm months of the got their heads together summer. and came up with not only For Lin, the big story a viable solution, but a behind the cooling towgreen one at that. ers is the funding. With The Grand Villa Casino the money in place, not was fitted with a new cool- only could the Grand Villa ing tower and heat exchang- Casino afford one tower, ers. What the tower did was but now a second as well capture all the heat rejected – and that second cooling by the casino and redirect it system will be completed to the hot water supply. As within the next few weeks. well, it reduced the strain The legacy of this eneron boilers and water heat- gy saving practice has been ers – which gives them a contagious. According to

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Edmonds fair on this weekend One of the city’s most festive fairs is set for this weekend.

The Edmonds City Fair will be on Sunday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Edmonds Street, between Canada Way and Kingsway.

“I think it’s going to be awesome, just like last year,” said Lindy McQueen, one of the organizers.

The fair, organized by a slew of community groups, features kids’ rides, food, a classic car and motorcycle show and a petting zoo.

Burnaby Neighbourhood House is hosting an international village, a series of booths set up by people showcasing the cultures of their homelands.

Entertainment includes Rainshadow, a local band,

Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley impersonators and a talent show. (To enter, call Jeff Scheffel at Volunteer Burnaby: 604294-5533.)

Many businesses and restaurants are planning to stay open while the fair is on – something new this year, as they are usually closed on Sundays.

The fair draws thousands of people every year.

“Last year, it was so busy. It was wall-to-wall people,” McQueen said, adding she expects a big crowd this year as well.

Parking restrictions will be in effect, starting at 7:30 a.m. and running till 8 p.m.

Organizers ask that people walk, bike or take transit to the fair.

the Grand Villa Casino website, it became the world’s first casino to buy and use renewable natural gas.

Further, the casino has improved its electrical usage by installing electricity-efficient lights.

But the casino did not stop there. Organic food waste is now placed in kitchen bins and then taken to a processing plant making biofuel and compost. The kitchen is also fitted with energy-efficient equipment.

What started as a creative solution to an overheating problem has become a tour de force for the team behind the Grand Villa Casino. For them, the greener the better.

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Green machine: Jeff Lee, energy operations manager, and Gateway Casinos general manager Randy Sears at the Grand Villa Casino’s new cooling tower.

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SECTION COORDINATOR Tom Berridge, 604-444-3022 • tberridge@burnabynow.com

A winning weekend of racing firsts Tom Berridge sports editor

It was a weekend of many firsts for race car driver Remo Ruscitti.

The 20-year-old Burnaby driver took three checkered flags in two separate International Motor Sports Association race series, including the first-ever wins for both Autometrics Motorsports and 8Star Motorsports at the Canadian Tire Motrosport Park in Bowmanville, Ont. this weekend.

Ruscitti opened with 8Star’s first win in his racing debut in Prototype Lights series on Saturday.

He then won for a second time in Round 8 of the series in the rain on Sunday, taking first place in the 29-lap race in an Élan DP02 by 17 seconds over JDC Motorsporsts Mikhail Gokhberg.

On Saturday, Ruscitti also gave Autometrics its first-ever team win in the Continental Tire Sports Car street tuner class, codriving the team’s No. 04 Porsche Cayman with Adam Isman to the wire in a 26-car field.

“It was awesome and I can’t thank everybody enough. It’s sweeter that this was my first time in the car and with the fact

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A checkered future: Remo Ruscitti of Burnaby won three International

Motorsports Association races last weekend, including his first two rides in Prototype Lights. that I won earlier today in my ST car, so it’s a great day,” said Ruscitti in an IMSA press release.

In the Porsche, Ruscitti and Isman set a race lap record of 1:33.568 on the 2.459-mile circuit and then

outduelled Eric Foss in a BMW 328i for the lead with two laps to go.

Earlier in the series, Ruscitti was in contention for the lead at a race in Kansas City when the clutch failed. In a later

race, his car ran out of fuel while in the lead at Watkins Glen.

At the only Canadian stop, the Autometrics’ car was forced to start from the rear of the pack because of tire issues. Isman brought

the car up to 12th place before handing the wheel to Ruscitti.

With 15 minutes to go and good on fuel, Ruscitti battled Foss and Andrew Carbonell, looking for his third win of the series in a Mazda MX-5, down to the wire.

Ruscitti took the lead on the second-to-last lap and held on for the win.

“It was really a fight to the end,” said Ruscitti on a long-distance call to the NOW after winning his third race of the weekend.

“Today, I was just kind of happy. I’m usually good in the wet. I seemed to pick up on it pretty quickly. I had the lead in the third lap and pulled out to a nine-second lead.

It’s actually pretty hard to believe.”

With just one more race in Indianapolis, Indiana on the schedule, Ruscitti is hoping there is a possibility for more rides this season with either the Autometrics or 8Star teams and further opportunities to thank his local sponsors BBA Accounting Group and Bosa Construction.

“Hopefully, a lot of people are taking notice,” he said. “Everyone knew we had a good car (in ST), but in Lights, we proved it’s not just the car that won the race.”

Team sweeps men’s Giro, woman wins in debut Tom Berridge

sports editor

The Giro di Burnaby was in good hands this year.

The California-based United Heathcare team swept the podium at the Giro for a second time at B.C. Superweek To view as Luke Keough two his videos, claimed third straight scan with podium title Layar with a victory on the streets of Burnaby Heights on Thursday, after earlier wins in UBC and the night before in Gastown.

Keough led an all-United Healthcare sweep with runner-up Ken Hanson, the winner of the 2012 Giro, and Australian Hilton Clarke, the Giro di Burnaby winner in 2006, in third place in the 45-lap, 55km men’s criterium.

United Healthcare swept the prodium at the UBC Grand Prix earlier in the week and placed riders first and third at Gastown.

Keough said achieving results like this may look easy to the

unpractised eye but it is hard work.

“People say it looks easy, but we have six guys committed to one goal,” he said.

Like the women’s criterium, no rider was able to establish a clear break from the pack, although Team Colombia’s Sebastian Molano and Jan-Niklas Droste of Team Heizomat tried, because the alignment of the course and the strength of the headwind leading up Hastings Street after the 180degree hairpin turn on Madison Avenue.

“This race, everyone was racing so fast, you just try and ride as fast as the breakaway,” said Keough after the race. “You just have to ride really steady.”

Last year, United Healthcare won 32 of 34 races the team entered. They are doing equally well this season. Keough also expects the team to be back at the Giro next year.

“To have a crowd like this, screaming and yelling, it gives us all the energy in the world to come back next year,” Keough

Dave Wielki/burnaby now

A blue streak: The United Healthcare team, in blue, was a force in Superweek this year, sweeping the men’s podium at the Giro. said. “We’ve heard its great racing (up here). It’s just a prestige event that brought us here.”

Something’s cooking

Erica Allar made her Giro di Burnaby debut a special one.

The Colavita/Fine Cooking team rider outraced B.C.

Superweek leader and four-time Canadian criterium national champion Leah Kirchmann in a sprint to the finish to win in her first-ever start at the Giro on the streets of Burnaby Heights on Thursday.

Giro Page 20

Not so, home, sweet home Tom Berridge sports editor

The Burnaby Lakers played some of their best lacrosse against the Victoria Shamrocks, but it’s still not enough to break a homefloor jinx.

For the fifth time in seven starts at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre, Burnaby went down to defeat, this time losing a close 8-6 decision to the visiting ‘Rocks on Friday.

Burnaby fell behind 5-3 after the opening period but played the league-leaders even up after that.

“The second and third periods is how we want to play,” said Burnaby defender Pete McFetridge, who took a ball to the facemask in the middle period but later returned to the floor. “The first period wasn’t up to our standard.

Victoria is a team you can’t come out slow on.”

Robert Church tied the game 3-3 on back-to-back scores a minute apart, but the visitors got those back later in the frame.

Victoria held three-goal leads on three separate occasions during the second and third periods.

Church got the deficit down to two goals with his hat-trick goal on a five-onthree power play late in the game.

With the loss, Burnaby’s home record fell to a leaguelow 2-5, in stark contrast to its 5-1 record away from the Copeland centre.

“That’s a tough one to put your finger on. It’s obviously something we want to turn around,” McFetridge said of the poor home record. “I think we have lapses. For the most part it’s there, but there are times we get complacent or lose our focus.”

Church led all scorers with a five-point night.

First star Corey Small also garnered five points, including a pair of goals for Victoria.

Matt Flindell took the win with 44 saves, while Tyler Richards stopped 36 Victoria shots in the Burnaby cage.

The Lakers remained Lakers Page 20

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Football camp at Bby Central on July 27

A Football B.C. development camp for all players entering Grade 5 through 8 will be held at Burnaby Central Secondary School on July 27.

It is free for players who attended a combine series.

To register, go to www.playfootball.bc.ca/pages/ registration_fbcdevelopmentcamp

Slow down and drive with care when approaching a “Cone Zone.”

Dave Wielki/burnaby now

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Exciting finish: The women’s 37-kilometre criterium came down to a showdown between Colavita/Fine Cooking, left, and Optum p/b Kelly Benefits.

Giro: Team wanted to support event continued from page 19

With the wind direction creating few opportunities for breakaways over the 37-kilometre race, the final charge down Hastings Street was won by Allar by a wheel over Kirchmann, who had five top2 finishes in six previous Superweek races, including wins in the criterium in Ladner, Delta road race and the night before at the Gastown Grand Prix.

At Gastown, Allar was caught behind a crash on the final lap and taken out of contention.

“After last night, I was super motivated,” said Allar, who was part of a three-rider Colavita/Fine Cooking team

that came up to support Superweek’s move to provide equal prize money for the women’s race.

“We wanted to support the event,” Allar added. “We really wanted to represent our team and the sponsors, because we want the sponsors to know we appreciate their support.”

The 28-year-old American rider was the California calendar criterium champion last year and Allar and her team are currently leading the series again this season.

Laura Gilder, the 2012 Giro winner, picked up her second Superweek podium finish, placing third in Burnaby.

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BURNABY NOW SPORTS BRIEFS Kimberly Newell of Burnaby was the lone player from B.C. named to Hockey Canada’s national women’s development team selection camp.

The 18-year-old Princeton University junior is the youngest of six goalies invited to the under22 camp scheduled to take place from Aug. 8 to 17 at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.

Newell is also one of 10 invited players who helped Canada’s u-18 women’s team win gold at the world championships in Finland in 2013.

Final too far

Burnaby’s junior girls’ lacrosse team lost 6-3 to New Westminster in the bronze medal final at the B.C. Lacrosse minor pro-

vincials in Pitt Meadows on Sunday. The junior girls finished with a 3-2 record in the round robin.

Burnaby’s peewee girls failed to make it to the medal round. The team’s lone win was a 4-3 victory over Nanaimo.

Summer Games

The B.C. Summer Games kick off this week in Nanaimo with more than 3,000 emerging athletes expected to turn out.

Athletes ranging in age from 11 to 18 in able-bodied sports will compete in 19 different athletic disciplines. Athletes with a disability will also take part in athletics, equestrian and swimming events.

Golfer fourth Burnaby

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Alex

Francois finished fourth with an even-par 288 at the B.C. Junior Boys’ Golf Championship at Meadow Gardens Golf Club in Pitt Meadows on July 11.

Francois finished five shots back of junior champion Keaton Gudz, matching the Victoria native with a final round two-underpar 70.

Curtis Chan of Richmond made a lastround charge, firing a tournament-best seven-under 65 to finish in a tie with Trevor Yu of Vancouver, who led the field for the first three rounds, one shot back at 284.

Francois shot rounds of 71, 73, 74, 70 in the 72-hole competition. St. Thomas More grad Kevin Vigna placed seventh with a 290.

Alan Tolusso shot 305.

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alone in third place despite the loss with a 7-6-0 record.

The Shamrocks all but wrapped up first place, bettering their first-place record to 11-1-2 with four games yet to play.

Burnaby takes on the Coquitlam Adanacs this Friday at home in a game

that could make or break either team’s playoff hopes in the closely bunched pack.

Game time is 7:45 p.m.

Currently, just five points separates second place from sixth as the regular season nears its final two weeks of play.

To view a video of game highlights, go to www.burnabynow.com and click on this story.

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