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Uber not on city’s wish list

Man shot: RCMP ask for public assistance

Ridesharing company chats with Burnaby city hall, but city clear on its definition of taxi

By Cayley Dobie

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Hold the phone – Uber isn’t setting up shop in Burnaby just yet.

Though a representative for the smartphone-based ridesharing company was invited to speak to city council’s executive committee, the service won’t be appearing in the city any time soon.

“We made an attempt to let them know, before they go too far and try to launch in Burnaby – we have a bylaw that’s very strict in regards to taxi services,” Coun. Sav Dhaliwal, who heads the committee, told the NOW. While he said there was some back-andforth with Chris Schafer, public policy manager for the company, about whether Uber is a ride-sharing app service or a transportation provider, Dhaliwal said the city has a firm position on the definition of “taxi”.

“If you charge for transporting passengers from Point A to Point B,” he said, “that’s a taxi.”

The company has not applied for a business license in Burnaby, Dhaliwal said, and hasn’t applied for permission from the B.C. Passenger Transportation Board as of yet.

“I can’t say if they will,” he added.

Dhaliwal pointed out it would be up to the transportation board to make any licensing decisions, as it issues taxi licenses.

Schafer spoke a lot about the technology behind Uber, according to Dhaliwal, but the committee was more interested in hearing about how the service would adhere to local regulations.

The company doesn’t have plans to expand into Burnaby at this time, according to Susie Heath, a spokesperson for Uber.

“We were pleased to have been invited by the City of Burnaby to come and speak about

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SHOTS FIRED: Investigators with the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. were in Burnaby Saturday afternoon collecting evidence after a suspect was shot during a confrontation with police on Friday night. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

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Investigators with the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. were in Burnaby on the weekend following the city’s second police-involved shooting this month – this time near Lougheed Town Centre.

Burnaby RCMP were called to the 9300 block of Salish Court around 7:45 p.m. Friday night after receiving a report of a man carrying a gun, according to a media release from the local detachment.

Mounties were told the suspect had left the scene in a vehicle, and when he was located he appeared to be in distress, according to police.

“Police officers engaged the suspect who allegedly threatened to harm himself and then the responding police officers. Shots were fired and the suspect was hit,” stated the release.

“I heard the banging as soon as it went off and ran out to my balcony,” said Dan Walker, who lives at the Lougheed Village apartments.The shooting took place in front of the apartment building, which also houses the Lougheed Village Bar and Grill.

Walker said he could hear police yelling, “Drop the gun! Drop the gun!” From his balcony, he could see the suspect bleeding and when paramedics arrived they cut open the suspect’s shirt.

“I don’t think whatever happened here has anything to do with this building. I think it was just a onetime thing that coincidently happened here,”Walker added.

The suspect was taken to hospital and is expected to survive. No one else was injured during the confrontation.

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Gilley closed after shots fired Gilley Avenue was closed for several hours Monday afternoon while police investigated reports of shots fired in the area between Carson and Portland streets.

According to Burnaby RCMP, the call came in around 12:40 p.m.

So far, no suspects have been arrested and not much information is known. Officers were on scene until about 3:30 p.m. collecting evidence.

No injuries have been reported.The investigation is ongoing.

– Cayley Dobie

SMASHED: A Kinder Morgan contractor’s truck was vandalized and equipment was stolen on Monday. Kinder Morgan claims that pipeline protestors did it. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

KM blames protesters

Window smashed and survey equipment stolen near Horne Street

By Jennifer Moreau

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Kinder Morgan is alleging a band of masked protesters made off with a piece of surveying equipment Monday.

Burnaby RCMP were combing the woods with police dogs around Horne Street, after the window of a Kinder Morgan contractor vehicle was smashed and a piece of surveying equipment was taken.

Kinder Morgan spokesperson Lizette Parsons Bel alleged it was protesters that took the item.

“They grabbed the survey equipment and ran off with it,” Parsons Bel said.

“We believe it’s an individual who’s previously interfered with our work. …

There were three masked

protesters who showed (up).We understand from the other two that the equipment was being taken by the Caretakers.”

The Burnaby Mountain Caretakers are a loosely knit group of pipeline opponents, who have protested Kinder Morgan’s pipeline activities in recent months.

The incident happened around 9 a.m. Monday morning.

Kinder Morgan has been conducting ongoing fieldwork in the Lower Mainland, including Monday’s survey work, as part of the proposed pipeline expansion.

According to Parsons Bel, Kinder Morgan warns its contractors about the controversial nature of the project and what to do if

ple met at Kinder Morgan’s tank farm to have their photos taken with the sign SFU professor Tim Takaro photographed in early March. After Takaro snapped his picture, Kinder Morgan called police, setting off an RCMP investigation, but no charges were

Group launches new NEB lawsuit

By Jennifer Moreau

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Searching: Burnaby RCMP were at the scene on Monday. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

confronted by protesters.

“We talk to them about not being confrontational and packing their equipment up and removing themselves, but we need

to get the work done,” she said. “(The protesters have) indicated they will continue to look for us and watch for us and follow us around.”

Sign selfies highlight concerns A group of pipeline opponents staged a tonguein-cheek protest at Kinder Morgan’s tank farm, participating in the same activity that triggered a recent police investigation of an SFU professor.

On Friday morning, about two dozen peo-

Investigating: Mounties on scene at Gilley Avenue between Carson and Portland streets after shots were fired. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

laid.

Friday’s protest involved selfies and group shots with the same sign that landed Takaro in trouble.

“We kind of joked that it was a workshop, and we had a serious discussion about Bill C-51, and we had a lot of laughs,” said

Burnaby resident John Preissl, a Burnaby streamkeeper who’s concerned about the pipeline, the NEB process and the environment.

“It was really good. It was a very positive energy.”

According to Preissl, the Continued on page 10

It’s official. ForestEthics Advocacy has formally announced it’s taking its fight with the National Energy Board all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, and three Burnaby residents are going along for the ride.

The plan, previously reported by the NOW in February, involves a constitutional challenge against the National Energy Board’s restrictions around public hearings, which the group alleges unfairly limit public participation, thereby impeding Charter rights.

At issue are the subjects the NEB defines as relevant to public hearings on major oil pipeline projects, like Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion.

“The NEB’s claim that it cannot consider scientific evidence regarding the longterm impacts of the export bitumen is simply wrong,” said the group’s lawyer David Martin, in a media release. “Instead, the NEB is making a misguided choice to adopt an unconstitutionally narrow interpretation of

its jurisdiction so as to avoid having to address the real competing public interest that pipeline approval applications necessarily entail.

The purpose of this application to the Supreme Court of Canada is to ask that court to direct the NEB to do its job properly.”

Besides ForestEthics Advocacy, there are eight people listed as applicants in the case, including Burnaby residents Ruth Walmsley, John Clarke and Lynne Quarmby.

The case started last year, when the group filed a motion with the NEB, which was denied. In a previous interview with the NOW, NEB spokesperson Sarah Kiley explained that the board rejected the applicants’ arguments because they did not establish that the NEB Act or the board itself were violating the Charter. Kiley also pointed out that the NEB doesn’t create legislation; politicians and parliamentarians are responsible for the NEB Act. ForestEthics Advocacy then applied to the Federal Court of Appeal, which rejected the case on Jan. 23.

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Suspect sought in Burnaby condo mail thefts Cayley Dobie

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Two condo buildings in North Burnaby had mailboxes broken into recently, sparking residents to reach out to the community for help catching the culprit.

On March 10, shortly after 4 a.m., about 200 mailboxes were broken in at 2020 and 2060 Bellwood Ave.The thief stole anything

containing personal information, Heinz Biegenzein, who lives at 2020 Bellwood Ave., told the NOW. Biegenzein said it wasn’t until later that afternoon that anyone noticed the mailboxes had been broken into. It appeared as though the suspect had gained access to both buildings’ lobbies through a gate at 2020 Bellwood Ave., Biegenzein added.

Residents called the Burnaby RCMP, who came and collected evidence, including images of the suspect captured by the buildings’ security system.

In these images, which Biegenzein gave to the NOW, the suspect appears to be a Caucasian man, in his 30s, and clean shaven. He was wearing a zipup, hooded sweatshirt with white wording on the chest.

Do you know this man?: Pictured is the suspect in two mailbox thefts at condo buildings on Bellwood Avenue earlier this month, as caught on surveillance video.

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He was carrying a messenger bag.

“We called the police and police were here, but they didn’t do anything,” Biegenzein said.

About six months ago, another thief broke into the mailboxes. Residents called

police then, too, but haven’t heard from the investigators since then, Biegenzein added.

The NOW contacted Burnaby RCMP, but calls were not immediately returned. Biegenzein hopes that by sharing the surveil-

lance images with the NOW, someone in the public will recognize the suspect and report him to police.

Anyone with information can contact Burnaby RCMP at 604-294-7922 and quote file number 1510809 or 15-10810.

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Racing ahead despite what we know Last week, researchers at the University of Texas published a study that found warming ocean water was reaching Antarctica’s Totten Glacier.This is troubling because the glacier’s ice alone is sufficient to raise global sea level by at least 11 feet.

The week before that, hundreds of seals were found along the Oregon Coast, brought there in a futile search for dwindling

food due to changes in the ocean. And then this week one of the wannabe contenders for the president’s job in the White House proudly reaffirmed his belief that there is no such thing as climate change.

Within the same news window,Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone revealed the province’s 10-year transportation plan.

There’s money for bike

lanes and $312 million for transit funding elsewhere in the province, but the gist of the plan is $2.5 billion to be spent on widening highways and rehabilitating roads and bridges.The plan and its timing have no doubt been a poke in the eye for the Lower Mainland’s mayors, who have been handed the staggering task of winning a plebiscite on funding the expansion of our own transit and transportation system.

Now we know better. Or at least we should.

Just under one-third of North America’s greenhouse gases comes from our transportation sector – much of that from the tailpipes of people commuting long distances.

Our urban landscape was largely planned when fossil fuels were in seemingly endless and cheap supply, there was plenty of elbow room on our roads and tax dollars to build more when they filled up, and climate change was something debated by science nerds.

Now we know better. Or at least we should.

Contending with the costly and damaging effects of climate change is

likely going to be the defining challenge of our time and it’s certainly going to be a legacy future generations judge us by.This plan encourages sprawl and shows little interest in addressing the problem.

We may soon have more in common with those seals than we’d ever like to contemplate.

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MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Another blow for the Yes side?

Timing in politics is everything, which makes the B.C. Liberal government’s decision to publicize its 10year transportation plan just as people in Metro Vancouver started receiving their transit plebiscites somewhat puzzling.The official reason for the timing – that it was to provide certainty for project contractors and municipalities – is rather weak.

Waiting a few weeks (until the end of the voting period) wouldn’t have made much difference.

In any case, the transportation plan served to remind potential plebiscite voters of the stark contrast in how the government is treating their transportation needs compared to the needs of those outside Metro Vancouver.

The 10-year plan boasts of spending about $2.5 billion, but almost all of that is earmarked for projects (chiefly highway improvements) outside of Metro Vancouver. It refers to the mayors’ plan in Metro but contains no hard and fast funding commitments.

There are a couple of lines where the government promises to provide one-third funding for major rapid transit projects but with two big excuses for the government to say no: if the project doesn’t fit into its fiscal plan, or if it can’t make a business case the provinces approves of.

With those caveats in place, the government is free to determine which projects fit its political agenda. So, the Massey Bridge

and Surrey rapid transit rank at the top, while the Broadway subway line is nearer the bottom.

Even if the No side wins the plebiscite, those kinds of projects will still be built, but the timing will be in the hands of the provincial government.

Nevertheless, a number of Metro Vancouver residents have hit upon an inconsistency here: a plebiscite is being used to determine the future of transportation projects in their region, but not in any other regions.

That, plus the fact that no one else outside of Metro Vancouver is being asked to pay a higher tax for transportation improvements.

I can’t see how this helps the beleagueredYes side as it struggles to convince voters to send in ballots with an X in theYes box, but perhaps that is by design.

As I’ve noted before, the Clark government has been, at best, tepid in its support for theYes side. On paper, it insists it is firmly behind aYes vote, but there is little evidence of anyone on the government side aggressively campaigning for it.

A successful No vote will put pressure on mayors to find new funding source and presumably will reduce pressure on the provincial government – at least in the short-term – to fork over billions of dollars. Hmmm.

Perhaps that timing of the plan’s announcement wasn’t so “puzzling” after all.

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

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Mayor found guilty of distracted driving

Dear Editor Profound disappointment set in upon reading of our Mayor Corrigan’s guilty verdict for distracted driving. A simple admission to the charge and payment of the fine would have been a much more acceptable approach. Such a desperate and far-fetched defence has only served to lower his esteem and force citizens of Burnaby to ponder their mayor’s mettle.

Tim O’Hearn, by email

SFU must take lead on climate change Dear Editor Simon Fraser University has a moral obligation to divest funds from fossil fuel companies, including Kinder Morgan and the tar sands.

As the Burnaby municipality and Mayor Derek Corrigan have so amazingly pointed out, the Kinder Morgan expansion project proposal will negatively affect Burnaby residents, and contribute to climate change. As a concerned citizen, and a student, I understand that my future is at risk.

Because the federal and provincial governments have not stepped forward to protect us from multi-billion-dollar extraction projects contributing to climate catastrophe, municipalities and public institutions must act as leaders and represent their constituencies, by pulling investment from fossil fuel infrastructure. Students, staff and faculty have made consistent demands for ethical investments and will continue to remind SFU that by staying invested in fossil fuels, the school is not remaining neutral – and is contributing directly to obscene numbers of human rights violations and the millions of people displaced by climate change.

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Let’s not memorialize every past offence Dear Editor I would strongly discourage the push to raise statues for all and every incident of the past that we find offensive. The memorial now there is legitimate in that it was in appreciation of those Canadians who fought for the the freedoms of those Koreans during their civil war. This particular event re: the comfort women of the Second World War was not something the Japanese people are particularly proud of, obviously, but there comes a time to move on. If this is to be some kind of memorial to all women, against the viciousness of all men, then I must insist that a memorial be built in the park in order to shame all non-Christians because of the mass murder of Armenian Christians, Greek Orthodox and Nestorians at the hands of Turkish Muslims!

These people were beaten, shot or starved to death, and numbered (by the best estimates) from 2.5 million to 4.5 million, before, during and after the First World War. As they say, “They came and went, and are not, and come no more anew.”

If it is OK to shame innocent Japanese, and men, then surely it follows that present-day Muslims should be included for what happened 100 years ago (and, indeed, continues to this day in some areas of the world).

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Adam Ballantyne Wouldn’t have happened if he took transit like the rest of the plebs.

Kim Makaseff What a joke, Mayor Corrigan is one of the only Mayors working to make our City a better place. This police might really look for something to really find someone guilty of.

Maxine Kennedy .thought he was above the law. @StevenForth perhaps he should be using transit @Phileo99 Wow what a shining moment of honest leadership on display by mayor #DerekCorrigan @EdjoSadowski Way to “Man-Up” there Mr. Corrigan. You should have paid the fine right away and saved taxpayers’ money.

Keith Considering both himself and his wife were/are lawyers, you would think Mayor Corrigan would be able to come up with a better defence than ignorance of the law. And where are all these people he keeps seeing driving around with bricks in their hands?!

Wouldn’t have be dangerous? What happens if you get in an accident? That brick will suddenly become a projectile and could seriously injure someone …

Transit referendum keeps them talking Saye Nomore I, too, am voting yes.

I agree that the referendum was a bad idea, I also think it was designed to fail.

So, I am voting against allowing the Province to continue ignoring this issue. I am voting against the short-sighted belief that voting No will somehow ‘prove’ something. I am voting against being manipulated into a situation by a government that has shirked its duties, and is looking for scapegoats. Mostly, I vote Yes to call Stone’s bluff. He said the money is there, waiting. I want to see it.

ESTEE Indeed, this is another example of the provincial government avoiding its responsibility and handing it off to the regional politicians. But, as we have heard many times, Christy Clark promised her corporate friends she won’t be raising taxes. So, instead, she manipulates others to do her dirty work. Dear Mayors, while I respect you greatly for all your good work and great ideas, this time I figure this referendum wasn’t a good idea. This action is a dangerous precedent which will cause federal and provincial powers to download even more duties onto the municipalities. Bad idea.

Marv Walling Translink will never get a vote of confidence from the people.

The reason Tranlink was established was to remove accountability from the public’s eyes. We need transparency.

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Cops seek witnesses Continued from page 1 processing the scene and speaking with witnesses.

Investigators believe there are more witnesses to speak with and are asking anyone who may have been in the 9300 block of Salish Court between 7:30 and 8 p.m. on Friday night to call 1-778988-1041.

Earlier this month, the Independent Investiga-

tions Office was deployed to Burnaby after a suspect was shot during a police pursuit following an alleged attempted robbery at the 7-Eleven at Canada Way and Edmonds Street.

At this time there is no new information regarding the March 1 incident. Investigators have completed many interviews and are awaiting analysis of the fo-

rensic evidence collected at the scene, Kellie Kilpatrick, media spokesperson for the investigations office, told the NOW. “With IIO investigations, we rarely have updates after the initial incident until we are closer to completing the file,” Kilpatrick said.

“We are reliant on the firearm analysis and that takes time.”

Uber can’t just ‘muscle in’ and flout regulations Continued from page 1 the benefits of the Uber platform,” she said in an email to the NOW after the meeting.

“We had a very healthy dialogue during our presentation on Thursday – we are always happy to help communities explore ways to best serve their citizens and look forward to continuing our conversations with officials on ways that Uber can help the people of Burnaby better move around their city.”

Representatives from the taxi industry also spoke at the meeting, held last Thursday.

Mohan Singh Kang, president of the B.C.Taxi Association, said he was satisfied with Burnaby’s approach.

“I think it went pretty well,” he said. “The com-

mittee members have done their research.”

Uber cannot simply “muscle in” to the industry and flout regulations, Kang said.

“Uber must meet the set requirements of law,” he said.

But he added the decision on whether or not to support Uber lies with the committee.

“It is their ballgame,” he said.

Staff will compile a report on the meeting, which will go back to the committee.The committee will then forward its recommendations concerning Uber to council.

If council approves the recommendation, it will be sent to the transportation board, Dhaliwal said.

Council received a staff

report on Uber back in October, which outlined concerns with the San Francisco-based company’s plans to expand into Canada.

The report called it an “unlicensed and unregulated ‘taxi service.’”

At the council meeting in October, Mayor Derek Corrigan said he opposed the service and said he was worried about the effect it would have on the local taxi industry.

In 2012, Uber briefly offered its services in Vancouver, but in November of that year the passenger board told the company there is a mandated $75 minimum per trip rate for limousine services in B.C., after which the company stopped providing services in the city.

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The sentencing hearing for a 46-year-old man involved in a fatal accident is set for May. Burnaby resident Mohammad Abdolmalekpoor is accused of causing the death of 26-year-old Mark Holmes on April 19, 2011.

As previously reported by the NOW, the cement truck Abdolmalekpoor was driving ran a red light at East Columbia and Holmes streets and crashed into Holmes’s car, sending it through the barrier and down a steep drop-off into Lower Hume Park.

Holmes died at the scene.

He was on his way to pick up his wife and infant son for a doctor’s appointment, when he was hit shortly after 11:30 a.m.

Following an extensive investigation by New Westminster Police Department’s major crime unit and collision analysis and reconstruction team, Abdolmalekpoor was charged with one count of danger-

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ous driving causing death in June of 2012.

He was also charged with several Motor Vehicle Act infractions, including failing to ensure his vehicle was in safe operating condition; operating a vehicle without effective service brakes; driving without due care

and attention; and driving without reasonable consideration.

Abdolmalekpoor was eventually ordered to stand trial in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. His court date was scheduled to begin March 16, but before it did, an application to have

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his case moved to provincial court was submitted to the presiding judge.

According to Neil MacKenzie, spokesperson with the B.C. Criminal Justice branch, Crown counsel agreed to the change because they’re expecting Continued on page 10

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Company has no problems with photo taking Continued from page 3 group stayed for a couple of hours taking a photos with the sign, but this time, Kinder Morgan’s security staff simply closed the blinds in the booth by the entrance gate.

The Friday protest was in support of New Westminster residents Takaro and Lesslie Askin, a retired systems analyst who was also under investigation for taking photos close to the tank farm. Both are participants in the National Energy Board’s hearing for the proposed pipeline and tank farm expansion.

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Takaro appreciated the gesture.

“I think it’s great that people are expressing their ability to freely take photos on public land, and I would also say I hope this brings attention to the issues about human health risk from the tank farm being right there in the community, and in particular, I hope people will ask that the Burnaby emergency preparedness office see all of the plans Kinder Morgan has for a response to a tank farm fire,”Takaro said. “I think the long-term (question) is what kind of neighbour is Kinder Morgan? What is the relationship with the RCMP?” Andy Galarnyk of Kinder Morgan Canada said the company has no problem with people taking photos near the facility if they are open about their intent.

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Continued from page 9 Abdolmalekpoor to plead guilty.

“Ultimately, of course, that’s in the hands of the accused, but that’s what Crown anticipates will happen in due course in provincial court,” MacKenzie said.

Assuming the guilty plea is entered, Abdolmalekpoor, who is currently out on bail, will return to provincial court on May 13 for sentencing. It’ll be up to the judge whether or not Abdolmalekpoor is sentenced that day or at a later date, MacKenzie added.

“Our security guards often see people take photos, and in 99 per cent of the cases, these occurrences do not get reported to

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PUBLIC HEARING

The Council of the City of Burnaby hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing TUESDAY, 2015 MARCH 31 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. 8, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13454 Rez. #14-41 7868 Government Road From: R1 Residential District To: R1a Residential District The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit construction of a single family dwelling with a gross floor area beyond that currently permitted under the prevailing zoning.

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 9, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13455 Rez. #12-07 1735, 1763 Douglas Road and 1710 Gilmore Avenue From: M1 Manufacturing District To: CD Comprehensive Development District (based on the RM5s Multiple Family Residential District and Brentwood Town Centre Development Plan as guidelines, and in accordance with the development plan entitled “Aviara II” prepared by Integra Architecture Inc. and IBI Group Inc.) The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to permit the construction of a 42 storey apartment building and two 4-6 storey low rise apartment buildings.

Unopened road right-of-way, Portion of Price Street north of the following addresses: 4920 Royal Oak Avenue; 5276 Price Street; 5315/5375/5415/5475/5485/5525/5585/5631/5681/5717/5761 Grassmere Street; AREA 3: 6110/6260 Deer Lake Avenue; 4827/4828/4837/4846/4857/4868/4883/4896/4893 Rowan Avenue; 6137 Price Street; Portion of 4949 Canada Way (East of Century Parkway); AREA 4: 5155/5165 Sperling Avenue; AREA 5: 6088 Dufferin Avenue From: A2 Small Holdings District, R1, R2 and R4 Residential Districts and P2 Administration and Assembly District

BURNABY ZONING BYLAW 1965, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 10, 2015 – BYLAW NO. 13456

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Rez. #14-45 AREA 1: 4710/4780/4810/4846 Moscrop Street; Portions of 4886/4960/5020/5040/5060 Moscrop Street; 5119/5139/5169/5120/5140/5170 Thyme Street; 5021/5041/5061/5081/4976/5080/5120/5180/5125/5145/5165 Grassmere Street; 5246/5276/5326 Nelson Avenue; 5009/5011/5015/5019/5039/5049/5069/5091/5155/5010/5016/5020 /5030/5050/5070/ 5090/5150 Farwell Street; 4991/5011/5051/5091/5409/5429 Royal Oak Avenue; Additional City-Owned properties occupied by Deer Lake Parkway as follows: 5120/5140/5170 Price Street; 4921/4951 Royal Oak Avenue;

The purpose of the proposed zoning bylaw amendment is to bring the zoning of the subject City-owned properties into conformance with approved park/conservation designation and their current use. This rezoning is being advanced as an ‘administrative housekeeping’ matter, and as such, there is no change of use or development being proposed with the rezoning proposal.

AREA 2: 5010 Royal Oak Avenue; 5315/5375/5415/5475/5485/5525/5585/5631/5681/5717/5761/ 5843/5863/5925/5989/ 5988 Grassmere Street; 5988 Gilpin Street; 4899 Iris Avenue;

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

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

Copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk at 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays from Wednesday, 2015 March 18 to Tuesday, 2015 March 31.

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News now Reptile rescue: More than 500 garter snakes rescued from a construction site in Boundary Bay were returned home to hibernate on Sunday, March 22, after a stay at the Wildlife Rescue Centre in Burnaby.

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On Sunday afternoon, more than 500 garter snakes were moved from their temporary home at the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in Burnaby back to their hibernaculum on the dike.

The snakes were unearthed earlier this month as construction crews from SNC-Lavalin were slated to begin repair work on a section of the dike.

A group of Beach Grove Elementary School students helped alert the crew to the presence of the snakes by posting signs around the area where the work was taking place.

The Corporation of Delta’s environmental consultant then assessed the situation and a rescue plan was put into place.

The plan included removing the snakes and moving them to Wildlife Rescue.

The operation took three days, and, in the end, more than 500 snakes had been rescued.

Each snake was examined and placed in a large plastic

Sleeping snakes: Volunteers return rescued garter snakes to their hibernation home at Boundary Bay. The snakes were rescued from a construction site and spent some time at Burnaby’s Wildlife Rescue Centre. DELTA OPTIMIST PHOTO GORD GOBLE

container with a thick layer of damp wood shavings and a dish of distilled water where they could continue hibernating.

The snakes are still in a state of hibernation and were returned to the dike on Sunday to allow them to emerge from hibernation in a familiar location, mate and disperse as usual.

The snakes were tagged prior to their release so that a team of biologists can follow their progress over the next few days and throughout the rest of the year.

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Cinderella gets an enchanted retelling A twist on a beloved fairy tale is coming to the stage at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

St.Thomas More Collegiate’s drama department is presenting Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Enchanted as its spring production this year.

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Entertainment now Get crafty at the library Julie MacLellan LIVELY CITY

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Burnaby Public Library is helping to mark 2015 as CraftYear.

The library is holding a special event on Tuesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at the Metrotown branch (6100 Willingdon Ave.): Meet Your Makers – An Evening of Fine Craft and Fine Literature.Three Burnaby craftspeople – a ceramic sculptor, a jeweler and a computer-aided tapestry weaver – will be on hand to talk about their ideas and processes.The session will also introduce those in attendance to the resources they can find at the library to help them feed their own crafty creativity.

The session, a co-presentation with the Craft Council of British Columbia, is free, but space is limited.

Register at www.bpl. bc.ca/events, pop in and register in person at the firstfloor information desk, or call 604-436-5410.

VINTAGE BOOKS WANTED Are there any book lovers out there with vintage books they can lend to a good cause?

Royal City Musical Theatre is on the hunt for books: “lots and lots of vintage or vintage-looking books,” as the group notes in an email.

The theatre company needs the books for the set of its upcoming spring musical, My Fair Lady, which opens April 9 at Massey Theatre in NewWestminster. If you have any books you can lend or donate, get in touch with the theatre company by email, rcmtoffice@telus.net.

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Local firefighters are inviting residents to “Spring into Action” for a good cause.

The Burnaby Firefighters’ Charitable Society is hosting its annual Firefighters Ball on April 18, and organizers are hoping to raise enough money to continue supporting important programs in the community, as it has in past years.

“It pretty much helps

set us up for all of our programs.We’ve got over 40 groups that we help just in Burnaby alone, and it kind of lays the foundation for our budget,” Rob Lamoureux, president of the International Association of Firefighters Local 323, which represents firefighters in Burnaby, told the NOW. Much of the funds raised support ongoing programs run by the charitable society such as the nutritional snack program and CPR course for high school students,

Lamoureux added.

Last year’s fundraiser raised more than $70,000 for the society, which also uses the money to support many organizations throughout the community, including the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, St. Michael’s Hospice, Burnaby Family Life, Burnaby Seniors Outreach Society, South Burnaby Neighbourhood House, Burnaby Christmas Bureau and dry grad celebrations at Burnaby secondary schools.

The Saturday-night event, now in its 23rd year, takes place at the HiltonVancouver Metrotown and starts with cocktails at 6 p.m., and the full buffet dinner is served at 7 p.m. And don’t forget your dancing shoes – Lamoureux said the dance floor is often packed with people.

Throughout the evening there will silent auction prizes to bid on as well as a live auction, featuring a roundtrip vacation package to Jasper courtesy of VIA Rail.

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Isobel Mackenzie will be at Bonsor Recreation Complex from 1 to 2 p.m.on March 26 to discuss seniors’issues.

The Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society is hosting the event,which is part of the group’s series on healthy aging.

“It’s an open forum where they can come in and talk

with her,and she will answer questions seniors have related to different aspects that affect them nowadays,”said Heather Martin,who sits on the society’s board.“There are so many topics that are of interest to seniors now, … and a lot of people don’t know enough.She would be able to guide them and help them understand.”

The event is on Thursday, March 26,from 1 to 2 p.m.at

Bonsor Recreation Complex at 6550 Bonsor Ave.Admission is free,and there will be refreshments.Info:604-6898609.

Mackenzie last came to Burnaby in February,when CARP,a seniors’advocacy group,invited her for a similar session,and she also visited New Westminster recently.

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Voices of Burnaby Seniors, the local planning table that advocates for seniors’issues, is not talking about its position on the vote,where residents must decide if they support a 0.5 per cent tax increase to pay the billiondollar price tag for 10 years’ worth of transit projects.

“Voices of Burnaby Seniors members were not forthcoming on talking about how they will vote on the transit referendum,but they are all concerned about the lack of available transit and concerned about leaving many isolated,”said member Elsie Dean in an email to the NOW.“Voices of Burnaby Seniors has campaigned for better public transportation since 2003,and it still re-

mains high up on the list of unmet needs for a majority of seniors.”

According to Dean,the group invited Burnaby seniors to share their views in a round-table discussion in February,and improved public transportation was high on the list of needs.

Metro Vancouver residents will vote on whether to accept a 0.5 per cent increase to the PST to help fund 10 years’worth of transit projects put forth by the Mayors’ Council.

Of particular concern to seniors is TransLink’s HandyDART,which offers door-todoor service for people who need help using transit.Seniors have complained of long wait-times (up to hours) and having to book days in advance.

The tax increase,if implemented,would help cover costs associated with expanding HandyDART.The

Mayors’Council plan includes an additional 190,000 annual hours to the service, which reflects a 30 per cent increase to existing service levels.

The Mayors’Council also proposed splitting HandyDART costs with the provincial government,given the majority of trips are related to health care and social services.

“Seniors who cannot ride buses and SkyTrain were particularly pleased to see that the proposal includes a 30 per cent increase in HandyDART service hours over 10 years,averaging about 2.7 per cent per year,” Dean said.

Even so,some seniors took issue with the tax increase.

“Concerns were expressed about the method of funding.Some considered it an unfair way to tax,because it hits those trying to survive on extremely low retirement

incomes.Even adding the price of a cup of coffee or tea is more than they can afford,” Dean added.

The 10-year transit plan would cost $7.5 billion,and additional work would bring

the final total to $7.7 billion over 15 years.

The plan also includes building a new Broadway subway line,adding more Bline bus routes and replacing the Pattullo Bridge.Elec-

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Communitynow EVENTS CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Free documentary screening of Payback, 7 to 8:45 p.m., McGill library branch, 4595 Albert St. Guest speaker: Coun. Anne Kang. Film explores the meaning of debt in relation to society.

Free, but space is limited.

Register online at www.bpl. bc.ca/events.

Municipal Pension Retirees’ Association, Burnaby district, meeting, 10 a.m. to noon, Bonsor Recreation Complex, 6550 Bonsor St. in the Metro Sports Room.

The association works on behalf of people receiving a municipal pension. Guest speaker: Brian McConville, Lower Mainland regional director. Refreshments provided. Info: Ed Hepting, 604-961-6622.

Inclusion Cafe, hosted by Safe Harbour - Respect for all Program, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Guest Speaker: Liza Bautista, settlement program manager, Immigrant Services Society of B.C. Topic: Inclusion of live-in caregivers into a broader community.

Registration required: call 604-436-5400 or register online at www.bpl.bc.ca/ events.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31 Presentation on wills and estates, 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Experienced wills and estates lawyer Edward Macaulay will provide an overview of what should and shouldn’t go in your will, including changes with the Wills, Estates and Succession Act,.

Free, but space is limited.

Registration: call 604-4365400 or register in person at the library.

Burnaby Neighbourhood House, “Spring is in the Air” community dinner, at Gilmore Community School, 50 S. Gilmore Ave. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner served from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Cost: $3 for adults, and $1 for children.

Tickets sales are limited and must be bought in advance at the North Burnaby Neighbourhood House office at 4463 Hastings St. Info: 604-294-5444 or visit burnabynh.ca/northburnaby-office.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society meeting, 7 p.m. in the Discovery Room,

Burnaby Village Museum, Canada Way at Deer Lake Ave. Karen Myskiw will be speaking on habitat gardens for butterflies, birds and bees. Refreshments served; everyone welcome. Info at brags.ca.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4 Easter bonanza, 10 a.m. to noon, at Bonsor Centre for 55-plus, 6533 Nelson St. Admission: $2, includes Easter egg hunt, cookie decorating, face painting and a visit from the Easter bunny. Pre-register by calling 604-297-4580.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, Free workshop on loans and mortgages, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Burnaby Multicultural Society, 6255 Nelson Ave. Workshop will provide information about loans, mortgages.

Registration/enquiries: Carol at 604 431-4131 ext.27, carol. ha@thebms.ca.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Giant indoor yard sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bake sale, plants and jumble sale. Burnaby North Lawn Bowling Clubhouse. North End of Confederation Park.

ONGOING Thrift shop sale, every Thursday until June 4 at South Burnaby United Church, 7591 Gray Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Clothing, household items, collectibles, books, toys and more. Donations are welcome. Info: 604-4348323.

GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing) meets the second Thursday of the month at Gilmore Community School, 50 South Gilmore Ave. Preregistration is required, email graspvancouver@ gmail.com. GRASP is a non-profit, peer-led support group for families and friends who have lost a loved one through substance abuse.

Burnaby International Folk Dancers, meet every Tuesday night 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Charles Rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells. Learn folk dances from around the world in a friendly club environment. New dances taught every night; all levels welcome, no partner needed, drop-ins welcome.

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Artsnow ARTS CALENDAR TO SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Drawn: Exploring the Line, an exhibition of drawings by Aimée Henny Brown, Anson Aguirre Firth and Teodora Zamfirescu, at Burnaby Arts Council’s Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Open Tuesday to Saturday noon to 4 p.m., free admission.

Opening reception March 7, 2 to 4 p.m. Info: www. burnabyartscouncil.org or info@burnabyartscouncil. org, or call 604-298-7322.

TO SUNDAY, MARCH 29 Visualizing a Culture for Strangers: Chinese Export Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, an exhibition on tour from the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, at the Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Gallery open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

Admission by donation, with suggested donation of $5.

Info: 604-297-4422 or www. burnabyartgallery.ca.

TO SUNDAY, APRIL 5 Magic Hour, an exhibition featuring works from the Nikkei National Museum’s collection, created by the Instant Coffee Artist Collective, ongoing at the museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres., 604-777-7000, www. nikkeiplace.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 TO SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Leftovers, a comedic look at life on the left in a time unfriendly to socialism, with political comedian Charlie Demers, presented by Neworld Theatre at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby, www.shadboltcentre.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Cinderella Enchanted, by Rodgers and Hammerstein, presented by St. Thomas More Collegiate at Shadbolt Centre, 7 p.m., $15, www. shadboltcentre.com or 604205-3000.

Expression of Spring, art exhibition opening, 5 to 7 p.m. in the Community Art Space at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., featuring work by members of Century House arts and crafts programs. Info: www. anvilcentre.ca.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27 TO SUNDAY, MARCH 29 Burnaby Artists’ Guild presents its art exhibition and sale, Beautiful Burnaby, at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., open Friday 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to

5 p.m., with featured artist Eileen Fong, plus work from the guild’s many artists in a variety of styles and mediums. Free admission.

Info: 604-291-6864 or www. burnabyartistsguild.com.

to 9:30 p.m. at Michael J. Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPherson Ave. Proceeds to Kinbrace, a refugee support organization.

Info: www.facebook.com/ BurnabyDSAC.

experiences of JapaneseCanadians living in B.C. during the Second World War. Info: centre.nikkeiplace. org/registered or 604-7777000. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cinderella Enchanted, by Rodgers and Hammerstein, presented by St. Thomas More Collegiate at Shadbolt Centre, 7 p.m., $15, www. shadboltcentre.com or 604205-3000.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 TO SUNDAY, JUNE 7 REGISTERED, by Leslie Hossack, an exhibition that’s part of the Capture Photography Festival, at Nikkei National Museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres., examining places of power and persecution and the

SATURDAY, APRIL 18 Amabilis Singers presents The Elements, with works exploring the four classical elements of earth, air, water and fire, 8 p.m. at New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave., Burnaby. Tickets $20, or free for children under 11.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Writing workshop: Tarot and storytelling, facilitated

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Cinderella Enchanted, by Rodgers and Hammerstein, presented by St. Thomas More Collegiate at Shadbolt Centre, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., $15, www.shadboltcentre. com or 604-205-3000.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31 Meet Your Makers: An evening of fine craft and literature, 7 p.m. at the Burnaby Public Library, Metrotown branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., free, register at 604-436-5410.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 BLOOM, an art auction and fundraising party for the Nikkei National Museum and Heritage Centre, on the theme of Vessels, featuring containers created by local artists. View online at www. charityauctionorganizer. com/auction/bloom2015.

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In my last column, I wrote of the inevitability of you landing in the strange place we call Hospitaland and the curious customs of its inhabitants.To prepare you for a potentially unexpected visit and to reduce the chance of a misadventure, I’ll review the essential things you should pack.

I suggest that you neither wear or pack your best Victoria Secret lingerie or Calvin Klein underwear.

They are likely to be cut away with utility scissors for emergency procedures.The same goes for your favourite Superman or Sponge Bob undershirt.

If you’re planning to be admitted for an elective procedure, consider using a Sharpie felt pen on yourself to leave advanced directives when you are unconscious in the OR. “Not this leg, the other one.” “I’m here for my gall bladder not a hysterectomy (or a vasectomy).” “I signed up for a left hernia not a bilateral orchidectomy (castration).”

Your “travel documents” are essential. I don’t mean your passport and boarding pass but rather the essential information that a doctor will need to give you the best care.This includes a one-page summary of your medical history, including allergies, previous operations and hospitalizations, family history, and both chronic and past illnesses.

If you don’t have this information at your fingertips, your family doctor will be able to provide this to you.

Look into this now, rather than waiting until you urgently need it.

You should also carry a complete list of any medications you are taking, including nonprescription vitamins or drugs.This should include a prescription drug’s brand name and generic (or chemical) name, dosage (i.e. in mg) and directions (i.e. twice daily).

Another essential document is an advanced medical directive, that some call a living will.This states what you would or would not like done to your body should you not be able to make medical decisions at the time. For example, if you had a stroke and couldn’t speak, would you want to have CPR (chest compressions and assisted breathing)? Would you want IV fluids? Tube feeding if you

couldn’t swallow? Machines to assist breathing? Blood transfusions?

Sorry, you don’t get to choose the colour of your hospital gown.

You should also indicate whom you would want to make decisions on your behalf.This should be someone you trust to respect your wishes.Talk to this person ahead of time so that your values and preferences are known.

What you should not bring with you to the hospital are things that could be lost or stolen.This includes valuable watches, jewelry, smartphones, electronics, credit cards and money.Your old cassette or CD player is OK. Because you don’t have a choice of roommates, room temperature or lighting, bring earplugs, headphones, an eye mask for sleeping, warm socks, a supply of clean underwear, a sweater and an extra blanket.

Of course, as with any other trip, bring your toothbrush and toothpaste, but don’t bother with makeup (even if your nurses or doctors are really good looking).

Definitively, do not wear any cologne or perfume that may be harmful to other patients with allergies or respiratory problems.

Bring something to keep you occupied when you are lying or sitting around for hours at a time: puzzle books, magazines and books. Always have a pad of paper and a pen.This is helpful for you to take notes of what your healthcare providers discuss with you and to write down messages or questions for your attending physician.

If health-care providers use unfamiliar medical words, ask for clarification and have them write things out for you. In the case of doctors, ask them to print.

On Friday, March 27 at 7 p.m., I’ll be speaking on “How to SurviveYour Hospital Stay” at the Confederation Community Centre at 4585 Albert St. in North Burnaby. I’ll tell you everything you need to know to have the healthiest, least eventful hospital stay possible. On April 7, I’ll be speaking at the Bonsor Recreation Complex on a topic relevant to your healthcare both in and out of the hospital, “WhatYou Should Know About Medical Ethics.” How can you ensure your wishes are respected?

What is the essential information you need to make

informed decisions? Who is looking at your medical records?

These free public talks are part of the Burnaby Division of Family Practice’s Empowering Patients education series For more information, call Leona Cullen at 604-259-4450 or register online at lcullen@ divisionsbc.ca.

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Community garden suffers growing pains Janaya Fuller-Evans

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If you ask Rick McGowan, “How does your garden grow?” he’ll likely reply, “It doesn’t – not yet.”

The Metrotown resident is looking for space in the neighbourhood to start a community garden but said his first choice was rejected by the city.

Last April, McGowan proposed a demonstration garden be established

I’m sure we could fill it, if we had it. on a vacant city-owned lot at 5608 Halley Ave., but the community development committee did not approve the project.

The lot is one of two cityowned properties – the other is at 5587 Chaffey Ave. – where the city is putting in a pedestrian walkway, with plans to put the rest of the

land up for public tender.

“It’s more of a benefit to have a community garden there,” McGowan said, adding the vacant house on the property could be used for tool storage and community meeting space.

McGowan said he is frustrated by what he perceives is Burnaby’s lack of willingness to have community gardens on city-owned properties.

He recently met with Shirley Brightman, Burnaby’s senior real property administrator, and said he was told he’d have a better chance establishing a garden on TransLink property, school sites or on park land.

But McGowan said he thinks the property is ideal for the project.

He also said he was told he should submit a petition from people interested in becoming members.

“It’s kind of a hen and chicken argument,” he said.

“I’m sure we could fill it, if we had it.”

Last year, McGowan started the Metrotown Residents’ Association, to or-

Garden woes: Metrotown resident Rick McGowan wants Burnaby to allow a community garden on one of two city-owned lots in the neighbourhood. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

ganize community projects such as the garden.

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Brightman confirmed she had met with McGowan in an email to the NOW, but said she couldn’t provide information on city-owned properties or specific sites for a garden.

“I encouraged him to really research and explore the options for siting a community garden, keeping in mind the need for convenient access, parking, water, security, etc.,” she wrote.

“I suggested that it is better

Garden plans face obstacles to avoid properties that are slated for future redevelopment in favour of sites that are not likely to be sold or rezoned. Typically school sites, rights of way (such as under the SkyTrain) or parkland are sites that fit that description.”

Diana Hall, president of the Heights Garden Society, is only too aware of the challenges of establishing a community garden.

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Burnaby Food First is also looking for volunteers to work with Burnaby high school students on gardening projects. Prospective volunteers should have gardening experience and enjoy working with youth.

The time commitments are flexible, but a criminal record check is a must.

For more information or to apply for any of the programs, email burnabyfood first@gmail.com.

– Jennifer Moreau

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Sport to report? Contact Tom Berridge 604.444.3022 or tberridge@BurnabyNow.com

Peewee A power at BWC

Rep A teams win two gold and a silver medal at provincial hockey championships Tom Berridge

tberridge@burnabynow.com

Kitimat is used to shoveling through 10 feet or more of snow each winter.

But the way Burnaby Winter Club A3 team ploughed through the opposition at the B.C. peewee Tier 3 hockey championships in the Northwest corner of the province was something else altogether.

The winter club A3s were a perfect 5-0 at the B.C. minor peewee championships, winning its first provincial banner for head coach Ernie Bone following a 10-2 victory over Vancouver Island’s Tri Port club on March 18.

“I was surprised to be honest,” said Bone, who had won a single bronze medal at four previous trips to the provincials.

With only two lines and 11 skaters, and playing longer 20-minute periods at the provincials, Bone can be excused for being a trifle shocked that his boys appeared to play much of their best hockey in the later periods.

“It was a flawless tournament,” Bone said, while giving kudos to the Burnaby Winter Club’s total embrace, following Canada’s development structure of teaching skating, passing and shooting skills.

“Hats off to the winter club, its system is second to none,” Bone said.

In 10 playoff games, including provincials, the A3 team outscored its com-

EDC to Cup final Tom Berridge

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A1 champs: The Burnaby Winter Club A1 peeewee hockey team lost just one game in league and playoffs en route to the Tier 1 provincial banner in Semiahmoo last week. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

bined opposition 98-16, including 58-11 at the B.C. championships in Terrace.

Gagandeep Manhas and Depkaran Hans shared top spot in scoring at the provincials with 26 points apiece. Manhas led the team with 18 goals, while Hans had nine goals and

17 assists.

In the championship final, Manhas had five goals and one assist, while Hans had two goals and four helpers. Isiah Colina also chipped in with a goal and Nicolas Ardanaz, who was a late addition to the team, gave a strong two-way ef-

fort on defence.

Starter Brandon Zetina Naidu and Damian Perozic, who came in for the final period, shared the goalkeeping duties for the club.

BurnabyWinter Club defeated Lower Mainland rival Arbutus Club 5-1 in the semifinal. Ryan Favaro got

the game-winner for Burnaby on the line with Tyler Schweitzer and Marshall McDonald. Joey Craddock had an outstanding semifinal game on defence.

“It was pretty emotional even from a coaching standpoint,” said Bone.

Continued on page 31

EDC FC Burnaby is off to its first Vancouver Metro Soccer League Imperial Cup final.

The Burnaby-based premier division soccer club earned a spot against firstplace West Van FC in next weekend’s cup final following a 2-1 victory over Inter FC at Memorial Park on Friday.

Played under miserable conditions on a rain-soaked artificial turf pitch, EDC got off to a poor start, giving up a penalty kick to Inter in the 25th minute, just when the Burnaby club was seemingly finding its rhythm.

“The early start and field set up made us rush our pre-game talk and our warm-up felt rushed.We did not seem ready at the start of the match and it showed,” said EDC head coach Claudio Ramirez.

With less than 10 minutes to go in the first half, EDC caught a break, when the field lights went out, allowing both sides a breather for 15 minutes before light was restored.

The unexpected break allowed EDC to refocus and the Burnaby side responded, tying the match within a minute of the restart on a goal from Habib Mohamed off a Josh Hardy set up.

Continued on page 31

Gymnast freshman of the year Briannah Tsang helped Penn State to best-ever Big Ten team score For the Burnaby NOW

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Co-freshman of the year Briannah Tsang helped Penn State University post its highest-ever team score at the Big Ten women’s artistic gymnastics championships.

Tsang, who shared the top freshman honour with Michigan’s Brianna Brown following the NCAA Division I conference championships, shared in Penn State’s 196.725 point score.

Penn State’s fourth-placefinishing score beat the program’s previous record set

in 2000 and was the 11th time in 24 championship appearances at the conference finals that the Nittany Lions scored better than 196.000.

“It was an outstanding performance by our team today,” said Penn State head coach Jeff Thompson in a school press release. “The girls handled some pre-meet lineup changes very well and everyone did their job. I feel really good about where we are right now, heading into the NCAA regional selections.”

Tsang tied for 10th place in the all-around with a

combined score of 39.350 at the conference championships at the University of Michigan.

Tsang capped her freshman season, earning second-team All-Big Ten honours.

The Burnaby Central Secondary grad ranks among the top 20 in the Big Ten on all four apparatus and finished the regular season ninth overall with a regional qualifying score of 39.380 in the all-around.

Her 9.890 RQS score on the vault is 30th-best nationally and sixth in the conference. She also won a

school record four Big Ten freshman of the week honors.

Tsang also wrote her name into the Penn State record books on three occasions, twice on the vault and once on the balance beam, while also claiming 11 individual event titles and four all-around competitions during the regular season.

The Burnaby teen won four titles on the vault, three on the balance beam and floor exercise, and one on the uneven bars.

Her season-high score of 9.950 on the vault is tied Continued on page 31

Top freshie: Burnaby’s Briannah Tsang was named the Big Ten conference co-freshman of the year in women’s gymnastics PHOTO MARK SELDERS/PENN STATE ATHLETICS

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Continued from page 29 “I’ve coached for 25 years – it’s the ultimate goal for every season. It doesn’t matter if you’re A1 to A4, it’s hard to win. … But our players made the coaches look good.They played lights out.”

Burnaby Winter Club’s A1 peewee team was equally dominant, piling up a 37-10 goals for and against total, including a 9-0 victory over Juan de Fuca in the banner final, to win gold at the Tier 1 provincials in Semiahmoo.

Trevor Wong, Johnny Evans and Kyler Kovich led the way with two goals apiece, while Kaelen Szeto, Justin Sourdif and Ryan Helliwell chipped in with single markers. Dante Giannuzzi recorded the shutout in the gold-medal final.

“This group has done well since atoms,” said peewee A1 manager and club president Steve Fabbro. “It is a very deep team – three solid lines, defence and goaltending – just unstoppable.”

The A1s were easy winners over Prince George, host Semiahmoo and the North Shore Winter Club in round-robin play.

They also doubled Juan de Fuca 10-5 earlier in the tournament. Burnaby’s toughest game was a 4-3 win over 2-2-1 Kelowna in the morning game prior to the final.

Burnaby Winter Club’s A2 peewee team just missed a third club gold medal at the provincials in Prince George.

Burnaby went undefeated in pool play and then knocked off Port Moody 7-5 in the crossover semifinal before falling 8-5 in the Tier 2 gold-medal final.

The A2s placed fourth overall in the regular season in the Pacific Coast Flight 1 league. As the only A2 team in the top flight, Burnaby posted a 9-9-2 record.

The winter club opened with a 7-1 win over Greater Trail, before dumping Campbell River 13-2 and Penticton 8-0.

In the bantam division, Burnaby Winter Club finished with an overall record of 3-2 at the Tier 1 provincials in Kelowna.

“It’s been a very successful year at the winter club as a whole. It shows we’re going in the right direction,” said Fabbro.

The winter club’s atom A1 and A2 teams also went as far as they could, winning the Final Four final and Flight 1 President’s League banners, respectively.

“Our ’02-03 group is very deep right now. Atom and peewees are very strong at the winter club.When you mix high-end kids with good coaching, you get good results,” Fabbro added.

The club’s second-year Elite 15s academy team was unlucky at the Canadian Sport School Hockey League finals in Penticton last week, falling 3-2 toYale following a twogoal, third-period comeback by the Abbotsford academy team.

The comeback win was a second consecutive victory forYale in the midget academy provincial final.

Logan Bromhead and Angus Crookshank scored single goals for Burnaby.

The academy under-18 team also had a competitive first season in the prep division earning a top-eight finish and a spot in the playoffs, Fabbro added.

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Reaching the goal: Chase Manderville, in red, helped the New Westminster Royals win gold at the B.C. Tier 2 midget provincial championships in Trail. PHOTO LARRY WRIGHT

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Continued from page 29 A key moment in the second half came on a second Inter penalty-kick opportunity.This time,Vasquez came up with a game-saving stop on Inter’s leading goal scorer Milad Mehrabi.

The stop appeared to inspire EDC and the club came through in the 89th minute with the game-winning goal on Mohamed’s second tally of the game.

The win advanced EDC to the Cup final against West Van at Trilium Turf East on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Continued from page 29 for third in the conference, while her 9.950 on the balance beam is also tied for third among Big Ten gymnasts.

At the conference final, Tsang also posted a careerhigh 9.900 on the uneven bars to place fifth.

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